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A Chindae who was implicated In a highway robbery at Jordan Road in February, the victim being Yee Chung-fu treasuror to General Tung Pun-yan of Heinow, was een toneed to three months, hard labour at the Kowloon Magistracy yester day.
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The "American Review ed the palm for the greatest news-public that beginning from March twenty million care in america paper headline. It appeared in the rate of subscription will be "Some cars can be purchased with an American newspaper over aIncreased too on 86 in view of payments at the rate of only $5 story of the refusal of Robert the fact that the inter-comm week after a modest first de- Bridges, the English post lau.cation service between theposit The totalit reate, to be interviewed. It read Chinese territory and the Settle-stak King's Canary Won't Chirp.
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There are numerous expenses ment fund of $2,000, to be invest-attached to a world cruise, not ed in Sarawak, to produce an in- only for the passengers but for importance have fust been made A number of acquisitions of come large enough to secure the the steamship company, as well by the British Museum, Among maintenance of the new mission For example, one item alone, on them are 11 Japanese woodcuts. aunch Santosa. The launch has the cruise of the Empress of Three of these are by Utamaro accommodation in which the Scotland amounted to $25,233 and two by Hiroshige, Four Bishop can work when held. up 9 (g). That was for the canal Siamese paintings on cloth are in- saves at least two out of every tax averages $1.38 each net ton but for the use for which they three days that used to be spent The net tonnage is 18,202and were intended in travelling,
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Rear-admiral, Luke MeNamee, naval attache at London has been drdered to 'command the American destroyer squadrons of the battle feet on the Pacific. He relieves Rear-admiral Frank H. Sehofeld who is due for shore duty, but not assigned
Joseph O Jennings, known to thousands of travellers of the Atlantic, retired as senior chief stoward of the White Star Line, when the Majestic arrived in Southampton, and after visiting a sister in South Africa, will settle at. Crosby, near Liverpool. He is sixty and has followed the sea for forty-three years. He started in as a boy in the old Guion Line steam: ships the "Nevada" and "Wiscon- sin, Abyssinia" and "Wyoming." going from Liverpool to New York in nine days when the weather was ine. He remembers when the ship bill of fare was limited to soup, roast beef, corned beef, chicken, hem and pork.
Charlotte Bronte died on March 3, 1855, yet Mra. Mary Ann Slade, who died at Hastings the other day at the age of 108, was at school with the author of "Jane Eyre,” Mrs. Slade's associations with Jong dead authors did not end there. In 1892 she had the privilege of presenting to Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author or "Uncle Tom's Cabin commemoration of the emanely tion, of the alaves long ay
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Only three rayal Courts are to be held during the coming summer season If the King and Queen find it possible to visit Scotland there will be a fourth held at Holyrood Palace, which needless to say will be largely Scotland. This meang three, only instead of four Courts at Buckingham Palace as is the. usual programme...
It is extremely hard for Russians however distinguished, to become naturalised British citizens An exception is being made in favour of Dr Glyeb, Anrep, the physiolo gist, who for several years now has been lecturing at Univeralty Col lege. He le a brother of Borla Antep, the artist, who made the new mosaic pavement at the Tate Gallery. Several learned societies have supported his applica his ambition is to be reali
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