Labourers building the memorial. Since the discovery of gold Local.
Bannockburn township, in clock tows of the parish church in at Kingston, Jamaica, have agreed November, 384 claims have been to work on Saturday afternoons staked by prospectors and a without pay, so that the tower may panics, according to the Ontario be finished in time for the Prince Department of Mines, which adds that all the likely areas have.now of Wales'n visit in the spring.
been staked. Grab samples of ore. brought inck from the field for Their - Offering.
assay purpose (samples with no free gold showing), urre tested and found to have a value of 843.50 per ton.
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Mr. Douglas Cowburn, the Lam- beth Coroner, said at an inquest on a woman who had been knocked down by a motor-coach: "I holding casca now at this rate of one a day. It is perfectly shocking the loss of human life that is now going on in the London streets?
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To provide employment for junior matches. captains certain vessels in the Royal Navy, which have been in command-
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The conference of miners nad. mand in the future. The sloop Dol- Motorists of Syracuse, New York phinium, which has recently reownere has definitely broken down.
Page 0. for some time have been obtaining turned from a two years commis free petrol from a hole in the sion on the Africa station under ground near the factory of a manu-Commander C. E. 3. Farrant, was facturing company here. No one paid off at Sheerness and rosom- hos sem able to find out where the missioned by Capt. A. H. Peters for petrol comes from, although alla further two years on the Africa filling stations in the city have been station. checked.
The Age for Dictators.
Lord Lloyd and Mr. Gandhi.
Lord Lloyd, a former Governor of Bombay speaking at Shrewsbury A reaction set in, ‘a triumphant tour of the provinces was hastily
The Daily Express has opened its referred to the Government's policy abandoned, and Miss JOHNSON ber-columns to suggestions from it in India. "Taky the case of Mr.. Is there any readers regarding the proposed ap Gandhi," he said. self faded from the newspaper pointment of a directory of five one in this room, any freedoni columnk. The fear now is that Mias people to govern Britain. Many loving Socialist, who van tell me why names have been put forward-those Mr. Gandhi was not tried? If Mr. JOHNSON is attempting another which occur most frequently are Gandhi committed sedition why was spectacular adventure to rehabilitate Lord Hailsham, Mr. Reginald Me-ho not tried? I tried him and put herself in the public eye. Hor start Kenna, Sir John Simon, Lord him in prison when I was in India. was almost unobserved, and her the two Chamberlains, Bir. Lloyd that the old moral authority which Beyobrook, Sir William Morris, I think that our trouble to-day is Bress.former patrons do not seem to be George, Mr. Montagu Norman, was ours has been weakened and we
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concerned in the maller. One can only hope that if Miss JOHNSON makes a successful flight to the Far Enst she will not be impelled to undertake farther enterprises of an increasingly difficult nature. There is solid and unostentatious,wark for people of her calibre, and she is of far too fine material to waste ber- self on providing good copy" for sensational newspapers.
COAL MINING AND GREED.
and Mr. J. H. Thomas-but, so far the names of no young man has been submitted. In the above list the youngest man are Sir William Mor ria, who is 53, and Lord Beaver brook, who in two years younger. Mr. Thomas, one of the "babies of the present Socialist Cabinet, is 55. The others are on the 60 mark or bror it.
have got to get back to it,"
Judge Says "Take 500 Lines,
Judge Callenden, of Detroit has devised a new method of dealing with offending motorists. Consider ing that drivers who break the laws are like thoughtless schoolboys, he has devised some old-fashioned schoolbey punishments for them. If he finds a traffic offender guilty the man is sent to the police "bull pen There n sergeant hands him a picco of paper and he writes, over and our again, his offence, such as "I passed a stopped street car," or
Page D. The London Sunday newspapers- deal with the spectre of war that is stalking Europe.
An earthquake at Corinth de stroyed a number of houses, but there were no fatalities. Page D...
The Edinburgh-Landon express was derailed at a sharp curve near Carlisle. Three were killed Page 0.
The Paris-Saigon airline was opened on Saturday by the depar ture of a three-engined monoplane. Page B.
The death has occurred of Maho- med Ali, the Indian Moslem dele- Page-19.. gate to the Indian Round Table-
Miss Amy Johnson, engaged on a Conference, t fight from England to Peiping, ar
rived at Berlin several hours inte owing to severe weather. Page 9.
H.R.H. Princess Royal, who has. been ill for some time suffering. from a weak heart, has recently shown signs of increasing weakness... Pago 0.
Four thousand employees of the B.A.T. at Liverpool have been placed on half-time as a dircet con- sequence of the new Chinese tariff.
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Arrangements are being made by Canada to advance a loan to China to secure, the marketing of wheat A 4 Page 0. and other Canadian products in the Orient.
South Africa, and the England XI..
In the second Test match between
the latter followed on and had, scored 28 runs without loss at the close of play.
Page Resulting from a brawl between Chinese and Burmese in Rangoon, serious rioting occurred. The police fired on the mob, killing three and... Page 0. wounding 23. Pago D. The Government is intervening in. Anxiety was felt at the non-arrival the South Wales Coal dispute, and Mr. Ramsay MroDonald, Mr. at Bermuda of the monopla Graham, and Mr. Shinwell are to. "Trade Wind," flying from New
Page 9, York to Paris, but the monoplane meet the miners' representatives in
Page D. (Continued on previous column:) ton Roads, landed at the naval base at Hamn, London, to-day.
Lord Darling and the " Savages?
Lord Darling wound up his Bist birthday in an atmosphere of genuine Bohomianism and was in first-rate oratorical form at the Savage Club, where he was the guest I made a left turn against a red of honour. Until close on midnight light. After the literary labours the veteran judge listamed to sweet have ended the judge calls the cul record is involved she will make the IT is impossible for the general music (including a version of "la prits into his courtroom for an old A. S. WATSON & CO., journey from successive stages a public to judge the rights and the the gloaming, O my Darling") and fashioned lecture,
weather conditions permit. No one wrongs of the present coal dispute was oven called to the bar. Mr. A. P Herbert, who was in the chair, oan fail to admire Miss Jonsson's in Great Britain. The mine owners drew e comparison between the Captain Barnard and Lord Love- courage, but, reading the news declare that they have not got the artistic professions, where, mis lace and an American mechanic. cabled by Reuter's, it is impossible money with which to meet the men's takes are a matter of regret," and engaged on a flight from England the law whore mistakes are a mat-to Capetown, were injured as the not to feel grave misgivings about demands. The miners' reply that of outine," adding that while result of their machine crashing the enterprise: Mrs. JOHNSON, the there is plenty of money, and, in one court of appeal is all very well, near Tripoli. young woman's mother, admitted any case, they would sooner strike two courts of appeal look rather her daughter had made no definite than work on the conditions offer-tered this uently with the remark plans, and had no particular objected. The matter would appear to that if Mr. Herbert had been a in making a flight to China, except be one of hard figures, but neither judge his mistakes would have been Rough Stones to establish another British air
party seems able to clinch its case, deadly to other people instead of to record. Miss JonNSON herself had The owners certainly appear to be no idea exactly how long it would doing badly, but neither side take her to reach Chinn and the
merits the least sympathy. There route was not definitely mapped is no doubt that huge fortunes have out. Reuter also informs us that been made by mine owners, and the flight is "most hazardous over when the industry was on a sound the Russian section, as the cold is basis they could have made labour intense and the ground is in places conditions satisfactory. A quarter [10301 probably several feet deep in
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The name of Union Bank, Ltd., of the money spent on resisting has been struck off the Register. demands that had eventually to be granted would have satisfied the old
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On the other hand, the miners are
The name of Mr. Pan In Tat has been added to the list of authorised architecta
The rainfall for December was largely an ignorant, spendthrift and 1.23 inches. Rain feil on eight days only later in winter, so as to see backward section of the community. only during the month. whether an all-seasons service is They have not helped themselves, possible.
The Inspector General of Police reminds all persons in possession of firearms that they must renew their licences forthwith. All arms licences expired on December 31.
A reception in honour of Miss F. C, Woo, the Principal of the College, will be held in the College' Hall of St. Paul's Girls' College, Macdonnell Road, on Wednesday, January 7. Miss Woo has recently returned from a successful trip to America, where she raised a large'. sum of money on behalf of the College
A report has been made to the police of the loss by Col. Skinner. residing in Room 408, Peninsula Hotel, of a gold ring with five Looking Back 25 Years, Miss Jonagon, it would and they have allowed their unions Mcers. Dunbar and J. Ddinmonds, of-half moon shape, scen secm, bas, started without having to be exploited by political in Humphreys returned from Manila in platinum, valued at £20. An ly ("magically" the Chinese say) made the careful planning and triguera who have had more concern yesterday by IL.M.6. Empress of consideration of known cireum for revolutionary theories than the
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Chuents are still baing mysteriums
other police report states that a string of pearls, valued at $10, has
but off at Canton, generally in the night. The authorities are offering rewards for a solution of the mystery. Can it be that the
welfare of the industry to which the fortunes of the miners were in- extricably bound. The more moder The Hong Kong University been found near the Kowloon Hotel, ato loaders have fought for a Amateur Photographio Club is Hankow Road.
victims are themselves reformers, nationalised and state pampered holding its Annual Exhibition at
and have made a mystery to “save industry, while the extremiste hawe
Sir. Miles Campson, British
faco?"-Hong Kong Daily Press, frankly sought to use the miners the Union Assembly Room from
nister at Peiping, sooompanied i
January 2, 1000 as the spear-head of a revolutionary January 5 to 10, 9 am to 5 pm, movement,
by his daughter and Mr. C. N. daily. Admission is free. The third party to the unedifying
Stirling, third secretary at the Looking Back 50 Years, Aliss JOHNSON, however, struggle, the successive governments.
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amateur pedestrian young Dr. S. W. Tao (Commissioner British Legation, arrived in Hong of the past forty years, do bot come seems to be courting risks that could out of it any better. The Liberal HKP (R.) Chines Company Kong on the F & O liner Ranchi tends teating his walking powers on have been partially avoided. We party policy has been called laisser all admire that spirit that faces faire, and the Conservatives have should like to meet all the members on Friday. Sir Miles is on a holi the Race Course at seven o'clock perils, and is willing to accept the also yielded to the pressure of the of the Chinos Company at the day and expects to be absent for two this morning, when he hopes to
owners. Al constructive statesman dangers confronting the pioneer, like Sir. ROBERT PEEL would have Headquarters and Club to-day at months, visiting Indo-China, Baug- cover a distance of seven miles in Our Empire and our prestige among shown as little consideration for 5.15 p.m. Every member of the kok and Singapore, nations have been built up by the vested interests as he did for Chinese Company is earnestly re the owners of early factories with
quested to be present, a courage and enterprise of such a their disgraceful conditionsn kind: To accept the odds is ono JoatFH CHAMBERLAIN would have
It is notified that architects; hours of Saturday morning. A his morning's airing, still there thing, but it is regrettable beyond driven through the difficulties in the way that he pulled down Birming words to omit proper precautions, hara slums. The miners and mine barristers', dentists (whether remotor-car chauffeur who first saw ought to be a sufficient number Car antthe fail, because | owners between them have nearly gistered as dental surgoons or on the body natified the Police, and there looking after the griffins to it be able to noto his form and style, untold suffering on La bicion
reduced for a minimum.
a Labour Government insists uportioners, pharmaceutical, chemists, To many of us Miss Amy Jousson solution entirely unjust to the and solicitors' certificates to prac per annum for delivery in Hong has become a somewhat pathetic owners it will be the Ingical con- tise for 1831 may be obtained from
sequence of refusing a settlement Kong $13; including Postage to figure, and we are, therefore, when a government more favourable the Stamp Office on payment of the
Stampa Duty of 825. doubly anxious that success should to their interests was in power. any part of the world $16,
an hour nad a quarter. This is at rather an carly hour for so short an intimation and he cannot hopo
The body of a Chine was picked up in Cloverly Street in the early to have meny spectators to criticies
the Pune Karcher
alleged later that the man had to show up well; we may be treated either, jumped or fullen from n now and then to a walking match verandah of the Tung Ah Board or two.-Honog Kong Daily Prem,
January 3, 1881. ing House near by