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LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The only local case of, noti fiable disease reported on Tuesdayed was that of a Chinese, from the city district, suffering from enteric fever.
The summons, taken out against Sanitary Inspector C. Strange for alleged assault an an employee of the Lee Yuen firm, coconut dealers, 25 Lascar Raw, will be heard at the Central Magistracy this afternoon.
A rather severe earthquake was felt in Tientsin on the 8th inst. at 9.05 o'clock. Although the tromor lasted only for two or three minutes, great excitement prevailed among the populace of the port, says the Chinese press.
The two tallymon who claim. Osses and deaths of cholera $44 each from Holt's whart in reported in the registration aren respect of wages for May and of Bangkok on the 31st May are month's wages in heu of notice as follows: Total new cases 151. were yesterday afternoon awarded Total deaths 7 Patients rernoved. $15.65 each with coats by His bo hospitais 13; Total in hospitals Honour Mr. Justice Wood, Pulsne 72; Cases reported after death 5. Anti-cholers inoculations per- Judge
formed for the day 1472.
Mexico City June 9-A fourteen-year-old boy, Jose, was crucified recently in the jail at Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacan, by the other prisoners there for hav ing beaten his mother and grand mother. He was tied to a cross for two days, and no effort was made by any one to take him down, although hundreds went to see the spectacle.
Nome, Alaska, June 7- Captain Ciarink of the motorship Trader which returned to-day from a cruise among the islands of Bering Sea told a tale of death, starvation and canibalism. He. said 300 natives at Indian Point, Siberia, died of starvation last winter and that the survivors ate their comrades, relatives and dogs. He said many killed. their wives and children and then com
to end their mitted suicide. misery.
Tokyo, June 10-The Tokyo A Chinese who was charged municipal authorities are greatly with stowing away on board the concerned over the demand said to 8.8. "Javanese Prince" from have been made by certain French Shanghai and a steward of the citizens that the Tokyo City vessel who aided and abetted by Bonds which were issued in 1912 concealing the man in his cabin to purchase tramways, shall be both pleaded guilty before Mr.repaid in British instead of de-variations in the sun's heat is to J. H. B. Nill at the Kowlcon Blated French currency. This de- Magistracy yesterday and were mand follows a decision of a fined $50 each.
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Washington. June 7-Mers chant ships owned in foreign governments and operated for hire and the carrying of mer chandise were declared by the upreme court immune from the American admiralty law. The decision is of great importance to shipping and establishes a policy thef only congress can change.
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A good deal of comment is taking place in Hankow Chinese papers in connection with the meeting which took place the other day in the Lao Fu Garden especially with reference to the trades made by the leaders of the Wu-Han Communist Executive These openly avowed that they were in opposition to the focal Government and would give a hearty welcome to the northern expedition from Canton. They stated amongst other things that they had despatched a telegram to Canton urging the expedition to come north as soon as possible.
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Under the auspices of the American Geographical Society an observatory for measuring be erected near the Brukaros seven miles from Mountains,
Construction of the Beersheba. observatory is to be commenced immediately. As a result of the observations that are to be made, it da believed that it will be pos sible to make weather forecasts with greater accuracy than has.. hitherto been possible.
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Manila, June 10.-The sus- penson of Lieutenants Fortus and Juban of the constabulary de- inSen Fernando, bachment Pampanga, while the administra tive investigation against them is being conducted, is demanded by Acting Chief Vicente del Rosario of the executive bureau, in a com munication sent to the department of the interior yesterday. At the time; the bloody incident in San Fernando occurred, these two lieutenants were away from their posts and were in a neighbouring
Incorrect scales used at fish and vegetable markets are due to carelessness in handling them, it The "Straits Times" cor- was found as the result of the in-town. respondent telegraphs that the vestigation recently completed, by fruit season in Penang, this year the Tokyo Municipality. The pro- is abnormal. For the first time prietors of wholesale stores at the in nearly half a century durians market were severely reprimand- and mangosteens are to be seened for improper care of the in every shop and by the road-scales. The Tokyo authorities in sides. In town, medium" size spected' 8,020 scales used by 699 durians are selling for three cents wholesale and retail stores in the and mangosteens for one and a fish markets, of which 855 were baif cents. A number of lessies found incorrect. More than 50 of plantations are suffering heavy out of 511 scales used at vegetable losses owing to the abnormal markets were also found incor- supply from the mainland and rect. In most cases, inaccuracy other places. Owing to Malay of the scales was due to the fact fisherman looking after the that they had not been cleaned plantations, fish is scarce and for some time. Hongkong is
in need of such an inspection.
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Madras, May 19.-Acute dis- treas is reported to be prevailing among the fisher folk in Malabar owing to a serious depression in the nahing industry consequent on the shoals the absence of which have given a wide berth to the Calicut coast. The fisher folk are under the jurisdiction of the Fisheries Department. Fishing operations on the coast are prac- tically at a standstill; the fishodl presses have almost all been closed and, trained to do no other. work, the fisher folk are practi- cally starving.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The University of Glasgow has offered the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity to the Rev. H. F. Wallace, Principal of the Anglo Chiness College, Swatow.
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Those invited are reminded of the formal opening by H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi), of new premises at the Engineers' Institute at 5:30 p.m. to-day.
H.R.H. Prince George was aboard San Francisco, June 9-Filipinos H.M.S. "Bee" when she left Shang-and white persons cannot inter. hai on the 8th inat, for a visit th marry in California, according to a decision handed "down - to-day by Yangtag porta.
U.S.. Webb, attorney general of the Passengers departing for Manilastute, who ruled that Filipinos and yesterday by s.. "Empress of Asia" Mongols come under section 800 of included Lieut. Col. L. G. Walls, the civil code which prohibita inter Lieut. and Mrs. J. N., Spry and marriage. Lieut. and Mrs. H. P. Rush.
Many friends will be sorry to The Rev. Bru. Patrick. Sub-hear that Mrs. Buchan, of Shang- Director, St. Xavier's Institution, hai, who went to Mokanshan, the Penang, left on June 8, by the other day, where she has taken P. and O. "Malwa" on Home Mr. Tucker's house for the sum leave after being about 12 years mer, fell down last Tuesday (June out East
8) and broke her arm.
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Berlin. June 7-A dispatch to Germania to-day from Munich says" General Ludendorff's wife la suing for divorce, but that the cast was adjourned to-day. No reason for the suit has been made public. General Ludendorff was one of the outstanding leaders of the Ger- man army during the great war. Kobe, June 11.-Miss Hepping- Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Mactavish left Kobe for Home on retirement stone, a stenographer employed at
Washington, June 7-Chief Jus after thirty-three years residence the Kobe office of the Rising Sun tice William Howard Taft was in that port. Mr. Mactavish was Petroleum Company, suddenly
partner of the firm of Teveraon | disappeared on Monday after-prevented by illness from attending and actavish. At one time heao. It is believed that she to-day's session of the supreme court. A Chief Justice Taft's was connected with the Hongkong started to climb the hills near her
home it was said his illness was and Shanghai. Bank. Mrs. house at Tarumi but there has not serious, but that his physician Mactavish applied herself inde-been no further report.
advised him to remain in be two fatigably to benevolent and other
tor three days. It will be remem- Institutions devoted to public
byred that Judge Taft visited Hong- Welfare.
kong some years ago when he was the hero of the "We Come" in cident.
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mosque, which Calcutta, May 26.The famous figured so prominently during the recent riots in Calcutta, will, it is understoort, be pulled down and re-
New York, Jung 7 Twelve Jesuits, including two priests, en- trained to-day for Seattle where Colonel Harington, Comman. they will sail for the Philippines in missionary work engage dant, went on long leave on June to
Before going to the railroad station 1. Colonel Harington has com- pleted nearly thirty years of ser. they attended mass in the church vice in Borneo. His leave neces of St. Francis Xavier The mem- sitates several transfers of Con-bers of the group were chosen by stabulary Officers. Captain Cole the Reverend Laurence Kelly of
built at a cost of about Ea 7-lakhs, Adams goes to Sandakan as Officer-in-charge of the East
and will when completed be a Cuasi contingent and Captain The Far East was well repre- notable addition to the many in- Rice-Oxley comes to Jesselton as sented at the Shakespeare birth posing buildings in the city, The Adjutant. Captain Pearson will day celebrations at Stratford on new building will be about 80 feet look after Civil Police work in Avon this year. There were re-high and will be adorned with two addition to his Criminal Investi presentatives present from China, graceful minarets. These minarets Siam and Japan. The Japanese will be visible to ships in the port gation duties.
In particular have become strong and will be used by the, muezzin admirers of Shakespeare in re-to call the faithful to prayer.ru cent years, and several quita creditable Japanese Hamlets have been played.
Although bare knees have been more or less the vogue in America for some time, it is only recently
Shanghai, June 11-Some ex- citement was caused outside the the English girl has seriously
Shanghai Club at tiffin time yes taken to the fashion, SAY Home fashion paper. It has re- Harbin, June An English terday when a Cadillac car, be quired no little courage, but man named Hackstep (7) who longing to Mr. JC. Hutchison, by the Soviet suddenly burst into flames. The already some brave pioneers have was arrest made their first public appear G.P.U. on June L on the charge fire, which was confined merely to
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Domestic Occurrences Leading Articles Correspondence-
New Ferry Dragon Boat Day" Legal Omission
Canton Wedding Spurious Notes After 49 years...... Stopping Places A Good Price Alleged Damage Film Infringement Indo-China Co Dancing Show Snatchers Busy Strike Papers ·· Clan Fight Doors Closed! Assault Summons Europeans' Losses China Association Home Mails East of Suez. New Catholic Bishop Douglas Co. Rocket Signals Leper Work
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Snatching Cases
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"China's Lepers
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Conditions in Hongkong. .19
Peak Tram
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Quashed
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Stolen Property
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Shippers' Duties
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Essay Contest
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To Mariners
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Chinese Funeral In Bankruptcy Stowaways
Notices in Gazette Daring Robbery
8-10 Public Reception 10 Police Court Items
Police Changes Thefts.
Supreme Court 2
Forty Years Ago..
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Cruiser Arms Echo
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Council Member
Canton News
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Property Sale
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Colony's Health
Master and Man
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Always Stealing
False Alarm ak
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Motor Smash
The Cannon Case. Wedding
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The Dog Law Taikoo Launching
Club Lusitano Five Thefts Accidents High-Handed" Poeta Cormier League Tennis Lawn Bowla KC.C
Malaya Tour- Hore Runa Tennis Final
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