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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1912
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The "Indian Rubber Journal": contemporary, wonders why the The report of the Director of has recently contained views of Tokyo Government remains idle Military Training on the tactical various planters, and others on and plays the part of an onlooker efficiency of our regimental offic. the thinning out question. It in North China. If recent inforin era oritical reading, says the seems, generally conceded that ation from Peking can be relied" Globe," And the remarks apply the subject is of the utmost im- upon. Russin has acquired the not to the subalterns and captains, portanto, and it opens up a point privilege of extending the but to this majors. The majority that dasta grave responsibilities Chinese Eastern Railway to a of the former, especially the sub-ea the directors of the various o, point in the Pechili Gulf, be alterns, are said to possess but a companies. The cost of such an Chinese sides placing Mongolia under theoretical knowledge of tactical undertaking is not inconsiderable, Apply her own protection, Gront principles gleaned from text. it is imperative; at whatever Hongkong, 28th Oak, 1919.
Paper. Britain, too, has placed her iron books, and little or no onpacity ago you may remove a tree, that hand upon Tibet, with the appar for applying those principles with the stump and outlying roots ENGLISHMAN, gradunte ont intention of severing relations troops in the field. This is un-should be taken up and destroyed. ceptionni, knowledge of Chinese, between Tibet and China. Au satisfactory enough, whether due From the opinions expressed by undertakes translations Imas and fisto indicated in a recent telegram to lack of study or misguided those best able to judge no more Chiaore. Fetitions, addresses &ap from Paking, the Chinese in effort, but it becomes more serious than about 75 trees should be parod in ither English or Chino ce Manchurin have shown a disposi when exhibited by majors in their grown to the aore, and time will moderate forms. Apply X,«
Hong- tion to rely upon Japan for the examination for Tactical Fitness show that Mr. Wickham is right koug Telegraph." protection of life and property in Command," because they are the that 40 or 50 treosan soro would, Hongkong, 28th Oct., 1212. that region. And yet the Tokyo officers who will soon be respon-in the long run, give best resulte.. authorities hesitate to take any sible for the instruction of their The manager on the spot should stop whatever in that direction.
juniors. The percentage of beat able to judge which troon failures among majors is unfor- are to be removed, for a good deal M. Piorro Loti has arrived in tnnately very much on the independs on the foliage of the Now York in connection with the crease.
trees and tho ravages made by production of his play, "Daugh
In Docomber, 1010, it stood storm, disease pest, and accident. ter of Heaven," at the Century at 12,24 and in this year'a May The axiom of the survival of the Theatre next month. Ho at first examination at the high figure of fittest must be an important
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refused to be interviewed, but 38.15. The comments on some factor. The sooner some of our the Peak from 1st May, 1018, later received the reporters, to of the subalterns' papers certainly boards study this subject the whoni ho chatted about his play, do not indicate a very high better, and we look to those prac on long lease.
The reportera did not think standard; and, speaking of ex-tical, up-to-date planters, who, might be stringed; 5 boi-ronta. Al- this was making good local copy, orciso III., our regimental officora unfortunately, are so rarely found teritions will be made to ani: tonnat so they began asking questions. pro told that it is time they at the beard table, to press homo What did monsieur think of the learned to dissociate themselves at whatever cost the necessity of skyscrapere? M. Loti smiled, and from methods which are known to a determined policy. his answer might be transintod lead to disaster. Their ideas on as follows:-"Your skycrapore, be subject of mounted reconn. so long as they stay in York, ox-nissance aro likened to the actly fit in with the American mothod of walking up partridges atmosphere, but they would be in a turnip field. impossible, abominable, in Paris.”
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The Changlu Salt Gabello. The Oilicial Gazette" an acances that the Chinese Ministry of Finance has issued an order instructing the Commissioner of tho Changlu Bilt Gabello to place OFFICES TO LET-First Class, Central accommodation, light 'and' eucli.month a certain amount of airy, on First, Second and Third Floor, the Chartered Bank in order to WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO.. the salt revenue to the credit of in new building being erected for Mussts meet repayments of the Crisp LTD. Entranos from Dex Vœux Road. Loan, Liu Yu Lin, the Chinese Electric Lift to all Bors. Eleatic Minister in London, has been Light throughout.
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After being closed for about kok Daily Mail" observes two years, the Royal Naval Engi- soo that a Hongkong gentleman neering College, Dovonport, is be has "invented a pair of houtsng prepared for the first batch of in which to walk on the water.
"Lieutenants E." who joined the Thoy aro, of course, more like Navy as cadets under the systom boats than boots and the motive of cominon entry, and will uhti instructed to inform the principaltars obtained at the O.fitos of k£ears,
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Horgkong 13th Aug., 1912. (888 Co. Evidenes was ton fored by WIRE MESH SYSTEM.
power is supplied by the weight mately be required to undergo a placed upon them actuating a course of special training in engin lot of glata of wood like louvre Jearing. The gymnasium con. boarde. But I may mention, with nected with the college is baie annual amount, realized from A Chinese paper states that the all due deforence to the llongkong equipped with machinery, under likin in the Province of Yunnan Chinaman's inventivo gonius, that the supervision of Engineer-Capt. I saw just the same iten used in C. G. Taylor, who was appointed fully exceeds $1,000,000. The an attempt to walk on Sydney to the Admiralty last February for anxious to rendor every help to Ifarbour about 20 years ago. this service, and the first course the Central Govorament, hns The same thing happend thon as of instruction will commenco on decided to transmit annually that happosed in Hongkong recently "ctober 1, 1913, when the officers the walker couldn't walk half who have completed their term of n knot an hour.".
training at sea will be transferred The "Independence" of Shang-
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Colebrations will take place on the 3rd proximo to mark the full of Shanghai says the "N..Chian
New Naval Airship.
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Dailydovals of this entise sane eapacity, has been so constructed DO YOU READ FICTION? making the months of nearly
nouncements some can, if onsos mention the foto as celobra-and travel on the surface of the ting the independence of Shang water. Exporimonts carried out hai, this evidently being regard-on the like of Bracciano, have ed as synonymous with the taking given very satisfactory results, over of the plaro by the revolu- tionaries. It does not appear to identical design are now being moro airships of be quite certain why the 3rd has built. been fixed for the celebrations.
And three
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