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Fo-morrow ja' the angiveraity of the behrading of her John the Baptist.
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Local cricket clubs are remind- ed of the Lengae annual meeting 6.15 p.m. on Monday.
In
recent
of view
the The Mexican Army on August
in the number of 3 dismissed 1,000 army officers in increase
for permission to cluding three Colenels and 28 applicants Lieutenant-Colonels, These alteors conduct excavations for ancient were dismissed on account of over-relies in the Loland tomba, the staying their leaves of absence, or Government General of Korea has devoting their time on other actividerided to prohibit all such work. ties than army duties.
Special prohibitions will concern the. 1.376 tombs in the old Leland Paul Smith's, New York, District. 16 historien buildings in August 21-President: Coolidge Seoul and other places, which aru The dead, does not consider feasible any to be registered as historic monu- Victor Arnold, the pint. proposal to except companies im-ments and are preserved for future William Burms and Claire Blodgett, porting rubber tobacco, etc., generations." Among the structures from the provisions of the Sher to be designated are the Nandaimon man Anti-trust act us exporters and Todaimos Gatos, are exempted under the Webb- Pomerene act, it was learned to- day.
The pilet and two passengers were killed at Kalamazoo, Michigan. on August 22 when a stunt-flying plane fell 2,000 Yeet.
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traidents of Kalamazoo,
the
New York, August 21. The
The "New York Herald Tribune" pub-
American secretary of lishes a dispatch under the date
Labour, James J. Davis, addressing line Dumaguete saying that it
"Ap official, announcement wired the Lodge of the Order of Moose" may be stated with some degree of certainty that Colonel Themp from Sydney by the "United Press" on August 19 denounced the immi- statem that two plant.radio stations gration of Asiaties into North son's report will oppose the grant will be ready to establish regular America. He said:"China with ing of further autonomy to
commercial and press communice her 400,000,000 people: India with Philippines. The dispatch says
tion between Australia and Canada, her 300,000,000; Japan with her that any extension of autonomy and Austraile-Britain in October. 70,000,000, and other Aslate lands will be unjustifiable because the These stations wit both operate with their millions, will swoop over Filipinos have more now than difees with the Canadian and Bri-you, keep your wages low, and your they can handle effectively." The tiah stations 30 metre wave racial development questionable, report will also say that the "in-
until eventually the white man will dependence move is directed by
be submerged in North America. unless preventive measures polisicings not representative of popular sentiment." according to
taken." the Herald Tribune” dispatch.
length.
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Summer White House. August 13.-President Coolidge approved plans for two gommer- cial air lines, the first to be estab- A Washington cable from the fished in the United States. One Nauen, August 5.-Twenty- United Press" says:-The Depart route will pass through the two German youths living in Iment of Patice is sponsoring southern states and the other Italian SouthTyrol have been ar national investigation of Juvenile through Chicago, hence to Dallas, rented by the Italian authorities crime which is increasing at an Both will terminate in San Frah-on a charge of high treason, alarming are each year. "Many cisco. It is planned to inagur-is caimed that the youths plotted in official circles are frankly we ate both lines within six months. for the autonomy of South Tyrol. ried over, the prevalener of ban-
Professor Ronse, leader of the or- ditry, murder and other crimes
meef the expenses andganisation "Heimatbund." which committed by bors and girls under costs arising na of the General is striving to get autonomy for A preliminary Strike it is proposed to impose Alsace-Lorraine, has been con- Bearly demned by the French court to amount immediate dismissal from office. Rosse thereupon was iramediately elected secretary-general by the Alsace Lorraine school teachers' organisation.
18 years of age.
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To
Estudy of the situation in widely *pecial
of asutssment sentbered sections of the country £30,000 in Glasgow, un prove conclusively that this sort of equal to about two-thirds of a penny
There lawlessness is increasing.
per £ sterling. One hundred hes mise been a marked increase in claims for damage to property and
of the proportion illegitimate looting have been admitted by the Ibirthsa
Corporation. The police expenses incurred during the strike period
At the Old Bailey the Re- - San Francisco, August 22.- exceeded £26,000, and the loss in The Scripps-Howard chain of Glasgow tramway revenue
corder, Sir Ernest Wild, K.C... said he had always understood that newspapers publish an editorial estimated at £50,000.
every member of the Junior Bar to-day "on the crisis coming in the Philippines" in which it is Dr. Wirth. former Reichs in cours in robes was bound to emphasised that American so- Chanceller, has written an article take a dock brief if selected by a He had noticed of late vereignty in the Philippines is not in the "Berliner. Tageblatt" in prisoner. a question that concerns only the which he asks the German Re- that there had been a practice of United States and the Philippines, publicans to oppose any reaction- some members of the Bar, who' but involves important interna- ary manifestations. saying that did not wish to be selected by a tional factors, such as peace in the fusion of Germany and prisoner to defend him, of remov the Far East and the open door in China. It advocates a policy of non-interference in the domestic affairs of the islands and the maintenance of a military pro tectorate over the islands, pro- gether with supervision of their foreign affairs...
Austria must be consummated, but only after the lapse of a few generations, Dr. Wirth urges the necessity of entirely clearing the atmosphere of European politics, especially with reference to the relations between Germany and France.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. Elizabeth Rhoda Canaing him, wife of the American Consul- General at Shanghai, has arrived in Mails on the navy transport "Henderson." She is returning to the United States..
Among the passengers arriving here from Manila by the s.s. "President Cleveland" yesterday morning were:Mr. and Mrs. George Eugene Lamb, Mr. Edwin A. Payne, Mr. Edward W. Payne, Master E. W. Payne, Mr. Ernest Smith and Mr. James W. Wilson.
Catholle Church officials in Paris have discovered a plot to plunder Notre Dame Cathedral and obtain the fands of the treasury for use in connection with a plan to as sassinate Premier Mussolini. It is known that the cathedral treasury Hunnetianes contains a large sum and a heavy guard has been stationed in the vicinity.
A Paris cable of August 23 from the "Associated Press" says Alexander P. Moore, former Ameri- can Ambassador to Spain, said to- day there was absolutely no truth
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Winddoek, August 10. In the course of judgment on the ex- Kaiser's application, Mr. Justice Gutschew commented on the de- fective nature of the application and intimated that much that was necessary evidence on law and fact had not beep laid before the Court. He declared that the ap- plicant on the case as presented, was not entitled to an order, but could renew proceedings if desir- ed. "Times of Ceylon:"
The Queen of Spain, who is British by birth, asked - all her friends during her recent visit to Britain-scrupulously to obserys
and to as the Spanish custom her hand where they greeted her and when they took thei: "leave. Her Spanish husband, on the other hand. adopted British customs in Britain. He shook hands with everybody, high and low, and wis even seen heartily slapping on the Finck some of thin old polo comrades,
up from the Riviera.
ing their wigs. That was con- trary to the practice as he knew it, and he thought it would be a pity if it continued. Sir Travers Humphreys, senior counsel for the Treasury said the matter would be brought before a special meet- ing of the Bur"Mess.
NEWS.
The United Press" cabled from August 19:~~~ Southampton on Arishnamurti, the "new Messiah" being sponsored by the World Theosophist Society, sailed for New- York aboard the "Majestic" to-day. He will remain in the metropolig only a few days, then proceed ti Chicago and speak before the cen- gress of World Theosophists.
Senator Bert M. Fernäid, United States Senator from Maine, died, on August 28 at the age of 38. Sena- tor Fernald was elected in 1918 t All the unexpired term of the late; Senator Edwin 'C. Burleigh. was re-elected in 2018 for a full term of six years and again re-eleut- ed in 1924. Hia term would have expired in 1931. He was a Re Lublican
on
of
Mrs. P. J.Sproule of Singapore, in the rumours that he soon would who was recently presented by wed' the widow of Adolph Mrs. Amery at Buckingham Spreckels, of San Francisco. Mr. Palace, wore a gown of white net Moore raid:"Mrs. Spreckels in sewn with crystal beads over most intelligent, charming and very rich, but I consider her too smart to desire to marry any one, especially
The bath is announced Mrs. Bekah, widow of Captain Belbin, Who for many years was a steamer trading between Bangkok and Singapore, named the "Bangkok." The death oe- curred at the St. Louis Hospital, Bangkok, and the funeral took place on the following day. On the death of Captain Belbin, which occurred well over thirty years ago, Mrs. Belbin returned to her home in England. But she came palest pink, sheath coatee of out to Siam again about ten years silver, and crystal bead em- ago and was living at Samray be broidery caught up in front with fore she entered the St. Louis hanging ornament of jade and Hospital a year ago, owing to in- diamanté. Her train was jade. firmity. She was about eighty The "London Daily Express" green and silver brocade lined years of age.
silver tissue, trimmed with crystal prints a dispatch from its Angora and silver embroidery and bead eorrespondent saying that Mus
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London, July 29.-Vice-Admiral pha Kemal Pasha, the Turkish fringes, held up on the left should-Sir Guy Gaunt was the correspon- dictator, is planning to establisher with jade green yelvet flowers. dent in Sir Richard Cruise's suc-
a monarchy with himself on the throne. The mosage said that Kemal was actively seeking assur- nee from the French government that the latter would recognise him
as king.
The in-
cessful divorce suit to-day. Sir Richard, who is the Surgeon Ocul- A $50,000 damage" suit against ist (Extraordinary) to the King, Captain Walter Evans, formerly in his evidence, said that Sir Guy governor of Samoa, whom Samuel Gaunt knew his wife, then Miss S. Ripley charges with having Margery Barbara Woollcombe- wrongfully kept-him from landing Boyce, before his marriage in In Samos as an undesirable allen. 1913. His wife went on a trip to Report of the murder of one of will be heard before the Federal Kenya in 1924, Sir Guy visiting the Belgian Fathers engaged. District Court of northern Illinois Kenya simultaneously. He, how- religious work in Central Mongolia beginning September 20 has been received by the Belgian cident occurred five years ago whenever, had no suspicion then, but in March 1926 Sir Guy told Str Fathers in Manila, Father Ruyffe Ripley un American citizen, Richard that he was becoming too laart, the dead man, had been laputed to be partly Sampun, attempt fond of his wife and that he was missionary work for 17 years. Ited to land in Samos but was re going abroad. When he returned la believed that he was robbed and fused admission Ripley, Bays u murdered by a band of bandits, United Fresa" cable of Auguer home after a week-end his wife The section of China in which his 21, Instituted suit immediately on had gone. Subsequently his wife death occurred is notorious for the the ground that he suffered great wrote to him from British number of bandits and is utterly ly in loes of business and personat Columbia, where she was lying
with Sir Guy Gaunt. unsafe for traveliers,
Frestige."
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