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By a presidential ordinance, In accordance with the agree.
the German Government has liftedment between Japan and Germany "English Football League, yester the embargo on gold marks.
A cable from Batavia-states that the revised list of casualties in the recent earthquake is nów established at 664 killed and 52 injured.
Tokyo papers announce that the War Office has decided on the erection of a radio Station on Yap Island, in accordance with Article 2 of the Japan Agreement.
regarding wartime damages, the German South Seas Phosphorite Company has been paid by the Japanese Government 1,250,000 marks as a first instalment of compensation.
In the first division of the
The day, Nottinghani defeated Preston North End by 2 goals to one. game was played on the former's ground.
A property auction took place at the China auction-room yester day afternoon, involving change A new foreign-style hotel will of ownership of 105 Jervois Street. be ready for occupancy on Decem-, The building is in a good Chinese ber 1, in Yokohama, Japan, as an business locality and has aD sonnced by the Pacific Hotel of approximate area of 870 square Yokohama. The hotel will have feet, but those present apparently fifty modern rooms, all facing considered the inducements in- out toward some view of the sufficient for keen competition. The "All Blocks" continue hotel's gardens, or tennis courts or Consequently the property was A cable Yokohama harbour. It will offer sold at remarkably low figure. their victorious career. to-day announces that this strong both the European and American Bidding started at $10,000. The New Zealand Rugly aggregation plan. A roof garden will be open-first hid brought it up to $31,000, defeated Oxford University by 33 fed in the Spring. ...
while an increase of $100 made by Mr. Yee Chak-sang gave
that points to IS. The game was- played at Oxford.
gentleman the property.
A Melbourne telegram states that the Wharf labourers have joined the waterside workers in their offensive against oversea shipping. In consequence, the fatter will be held up in all Australian ports.
There will be a Children's Christmas Party held at the Helena May Institute on Friday, December 19, at 4 o'clock, Fancy dress optional. Tickets, obtainable from the Secretary, 75 each-Adol
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The young lady ticket-sellers at Tokyo Station have made a representation to the railway authorities to abolish the hanging. of their name plates beside the booking office on the ground that they are deluged with love-letters
from strangers,
Two days before his death, it was reported that His Highness the late Sultan of Boelongan, Dutch East Bomeo, gave 25,000 guilders to the poor. It is now rumoured that His Highness's death Is a mystery, and a few Java papers bave urged Government to make an enquiry
In an address at Manchester on the work of the international Labour Office, Mr. Tom Gillinder, of the League of Nations Union, claimed that the office had met with success in China. They would have cause to fear an economic Yellow perll unless they could do something to raise the industrial standard among the millions of China.
The few guests lunching at the Savoy the other day, who recognized Prince George at one of the small tables with two or three friends, remarked on his growing resemblance 10 the Prince of Wales, while a group of Americans who did not know him as one of our Princes decided in loud tones that it must be "awfully nice to look so much like the Prince of Wales that everyone turned to look twice at you just to be sure you were not the Prince" (says "Evening Standard" writer.)
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Money and valuables to the amount of over $20,000, have been Shameen firm, stolen from a Messrs. T. E. Griffith, Ltd., when their strong room was broken into by thieves on the night of the 16th instant. It is said that most of the lost valuables belong to Chinese citizens of Canton. It may be recalled that when Canton was in a panic over the M. V. C. outbreak last month, wealthy citizens here, especially those residing at Salkway, had their money and valuables deposited with Shameen firms, such as Messrs T. E. Griffith. The Police authorities in Shemeen has been advised of the matter, and a reward of $500 is said to have been offered for any person who can give information leading to the arrests of the culprits.
The Messageries Maritimes ●❤ liner "Angker" had an exciting experience a few days ago. It appears, that when she was in the neighbourhood of the Minicoy Islands, which are about 600 miles from Colombo, the vessel cut into a large object, siicing it into two. An officer on board the vessel told a representative of the "Times of Ceylon" that in his opinion it was a whale which the ship encountered but a passenger on board thought The it was a large sized shark. vessel sustained slight damage to her propeller blades and was, on arrival, docked to undergo the necessary repairs. The "Angkor” put into Colombo on October 27 from Europe and is on her way to Japan with a large number of passengers and a general cargo in transit.
The famed Equity Ball, looked forward to by New Yorkers as the biggest event of the year, is reproduced in "Broadway After Dark," which is now playing at the World Theatre for to-day and to-morrow only. In this ball scene one finds Fred and Dorothy Stone, Mary Eaton, Raymond Hitchcock, Elsie Ferguson and a thousand others. If the vampires of ten years ago could rise from their screen graves and see the brand of 1924 vamping, as exemplified by Carmel Myers, they would give up the ghost a second time Carmel is and shout "You wio." the vamplest of them all, and does inconceivable tricks with her siren lures in Broadway After the famous Dark," which has Great White Way for its locale.
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A project is afoot among eminent members of the Japanese House of Peers for the creation of an organ aiming at the cultivation of friendship between the Japanese and Chinese peoples, according to the "Kakumin,” The promoters of the scheme include Viscounts
In view of the decisive victory The sub-committee appointed Aoki and Midzuno and Barons by the new Cabinet to investigate Fukuhara and Ikeda, of the Kenk of the Conservatives in the general the authenticity of the Zinovicffyukal, the biggest party in the election in England it is interesting letter has reported that there is no Upper House, Barons Funakosh! to note Mr. Baldwin's electoral reason to doubt its genuineness. and Fujimura, of the Koseikai, and pledge on the question of Protec- The Government's reply to M. Boron Yabuki, of the Koseikoi. tion Speaking at Newcastle Mr. Rakovsky's recent note will be in These peers were the chief spon- Baldwin said: "I want to repeat this sense and will emphasise the sors of a resolution which was what I have said on several occa-- necessity for cessation of Bolshevikunanimously adopted by the House sions, that at this forthcoming elec propaganda in Britain, according in the 46th session, the underlying tion the general tariff is no part of to a Reuter message received last motive of which was to promote our programme. We do not stand night
friendship with the neighbouring for it, but we hold ourselves at Dexiestic OccurrezEM Republic. The "Kokumin" says liberty to safeguard any efficient Leading Artialemu se mu se v trg Kim Shi-sho, the Korean bomb. that there has been an exchange of industry in which unemployment thrower at the Double Bridge views between these peers and may be caused by unfair competi-Local and General..... entrance of the Imperial Palace General Li, the emissary of Dr. tion of any kind, to safeguard that Becial and Personal incomm Grounds, and four others Japan Sun Yat-sen, who has just left industry by such a measure of safe Criminal Sessions....... esed, who assisted Kim in stowing Japan after a brief stay. The pro- guarding as, after careful study Quake in Java away from Shanghai, were sen- moters of the new project intend and consideration, may seem to us Shaukiwan Bize
the most effective instrument for A Small Fire... tenced as follows:-Kim Shi-sho to visit China as frequently as to penal servitude for life; Hide possible so as to come into per that purpose." As the Economist
Kowloon Hospital Staff Contact with prominent points out the general tariff seems shima Hiroll, to seven years' penal Bonat servitude; Kobayashi Kai, to three figures in China, irrespective of to have been dropped for the idea Obituary years' penal servitude; and Kuro-party affiliations, with a view to of a piecemeal tariff, which it is Claim for Wages.... abima Rikel and Kobayashi Kan-promoting mutual understanding hoped to undermine the fiscal Motor Car Collision. ichi, to six months' penal servitude. between the two peoples.
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To prepare for French and" Russian negotiations Mr. Rakovsky, he Soviet Envoy in London, arrived at Paris on the 4th.
Mr. Bancroft, who arrived in Passengers who left by the *Empress of Russia" yesterday, Tokyo on Monday last, was included Dr WH. Burton, Mr. G Carry, Capt JF Dargan, Mr. J. A. received in audience by the Prince Jameson, Col. J. Brooks Nichols. Regent when he presented his
credentials, after which he was. The following forthcoming Kidnapping Mystery Addressing a civie luncheon at received in audience... by the weddings, are announced.--Mr. Blasting Honolulu, on November 7, on his Empress. The formalities were Servant of Shanghai, to Miss
William Shaw Cruickshank, Civil Tenista Who Vacate way through to Tokyo, Mr. Edgar hastened to view of the Imperial Williamson, who arilves
Addison Bancroft, the American Ambassador to Japan, summed up garden party. American foreign policy in the one word "Magnanimity,"
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A Madrid telegram states that General Serring and the Lieut. An excentrichy 'in spelling is recorded in connection with the Colonel, mentioned yesterday, death last month of Mr. W. H. A were killed during the withdrawal Jacobson, formerly lecturer on from the Sheshuss-Tetuan line. anatomy and consulting surgeon | F
In the Colony by the 1.5. "Macedoola" Rev. Goldsworthy Reginard Heder, of Yunnan, to Miss Ida Nethaway, of Torrington North Devon, England; Mr. Luiz Augusing Cutienos, of 39 Bonham Road, to Miss Anizia Maria Lopez, of Minder Villas Kowloon.
as Guy's Hospital. Mr. Jacobson A later message states that General has been privately decided, was one of the ten children of a Federico Berenguer, was wounded gays the Japanese paper "Yo former Bishop of Chester, and his "the moment he took over com- miari, that Prince Chickibs, the mother was one of the six accoumand from General Serrano,”
Emperor's second son, will visit plished daughters of Dawson
England and study there. It has Turner, the banker of Yarmouth,
been longestion whether he so that he had as uncles Sif The following passengersarrived should do so, before or after his Willam Hooker and Sir Francis by the President McKinley from wedding. The young Princefaged Palgrave. The eccentricity in Manila to dayM¥^J °C. Black, 23) is now a second-llontenant spelling, in which he followed the Mr. W. H Carnon, Mr. and Mrs attached to the 6th Company of example of bis grandfather and his B, Calamanan, Mrrand Mr. M. H.6 3rd Infantry Regiment, Azabu, father before him, that he Duckworth, Mr and Mrs. Tokyo. It is said that Imperial wrote his name Jacobson, with a SW Ehrman, MisaRY Panction for his departure will be capital B, though it is said that he Imperial, Miss B. Lord, Mies 71: -gwen shortly and he will tears for took it unkindly If the mal Manning, Mr and
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