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Death of a 'Japanese Naval
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1915.
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The death took place on January 21, at his residence, of Vice Admiral Ekashira, ex-Chief of the Naval Affairs Bureau. Ee 04 cases of non-registration, 362 has bern auffering from heart cases of refusals to take the oath. disease since early last month, to 1,161 cases of absences from dri 1 which he finally succumbed.
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The LTD. Entrance from Des Voeux Road. way clerk named Matsuoka Takichi offences relating to non-registra Electris Lift to all floors, Electris was arrested in the Kobe station tion and the taking of the oath Light throughout, compound on a charge of receiving offences against discipline.
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200 Years in the Army. when he was ultimately allowed cord of his family's service in the The following remarkable re- to march out at the head of his 15th East Yorkshire Regiment, troops with all the honoure of beginning nearly a hundred years Contest for Amateurs To-night.
war. Colonel Teyssier han re-ago, is contributed to the "Army cord of 28 years of service. He and Navy Gazette" by Mr. Petor
To-night at the Victoria Theatre
went through five campaigns, and McKenna, who holds an appoint-there will be some "turns"
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he was four times wounded. Hement under the education com- in the regular repertoire of the girls' competition and the sudi-;
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mittee of the East Riding Countly Hughos Musical Comedy Co. Council:
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The Company presented "The Bullfighters" and "Three of a Kind," to a crowded house last night. There was "A chorus
fence did the judging. Need- les to say there was much excite For some time past Mr Hughes ment over the different items. has had numerous requests from Miss Clark, the lady who broke amateurs to be allowed to go on her arm, won the first prize with the stage during the performance a Scotoh song" When Hielan Mary of the company but of course that did the Hielan fling," the second was impossible, so finally he de- falling the Miss Chambers for the cided to hold a contest among song "My Hero," and the third to them and see which was really the boxing girls Miss. Dunlo and the best "Artiste" and to-night Miss Lathrop who were seconded will see them at the Victoria by Mr. Harry Kelly of the Grand Theatre en masse, There will be Hotel, and Mr. B. le Blano, the cash prizes offered of $15.00 for Hebrew comedian. the best turn offered and $10.00 Cordell, the famous boxer, was for the second best.
referee and gave the verdict as a the audience and the satisfaction draw, much to the amusement of of the girls.
London December 28.-The Prince of Wales has been com- pelled to resign from the Bulling don, the most swagger olub at Oxford. Details of the affair became known to-day. His royal highness, on a recent night, en. Mr. McKenna adds that of this gaged in what the students called 2009 years' service roughly 103 arag," which is a mild sort of years were spent abroad. The frolio, but discouraged by the connection of the family with the university authorities. At the regiment is likely to continue for height of the gayety, a prying thirty years at least longer, as the Navy have especially taken to The members of the Army and prootor came along and took down three nephews last mentioned are the idea and it looks as if the the names of all the participants, still serving, and Mr. McKenna prize will go to them, as they which he later reported. It is has four boys to join. not considered a disgrace for stu-
have some fine talent, and besides dents thus to be "progged," a8
there is quite a bit of rivalry Buch reporting is termed, but
between them and they are ali when nowa of the affair traveled
There are already down to Buckingham palace and reached the royal ears of King George he commanded the future king of England to resign from
the club.
commission's failure to
Army Biplane Wrecked at Aldershot,
On Laffan's Plain on January four to win. 2, in front of the Royal Pavilion, enough entries to ensure a good un Army biplane was completely show and any others who may wrecked, says tho" Times." The wish to enter this contest must machine was under the pilotage have their names in not later of First Class Air Mechanic Green, then 4.00 p.m. to-day, who has recently transferred from
This will be in addition to the
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Australian Sugar Commission.
The manner of selecting the tho Royal Engineers to the Royil winners will be left to the contes Melbourne, Dec. 28.-Mr Walt, the Victorian premiar, will visit lying Corps. Although Green tants and they decide whether England early in February to ar- with expert officers he was still in or to a omittee selected from had made several practice trips they want it left to the audience range a loan conversion and the the learning stage and when the the audience. organization of the state's repre- accident occurred he was rolling sentation in London. The sugar the biplane over the surface of mend the nationalization of the the review ground, changing his regular, performance of the Hug- practice to hopping.. He rose
hes Musical Comedy Co. and Australian sagar industry, now rather higher than the latter the management wishes to an- completely dominated by the Colonial Sugar Refining Com- practice demands, and when he once that owing to the longth of the show that the curtain will pany, has disappointed the Labour was between 30 and 40 feet up party, but the proposal to secure gust lifted the right wing of the a constitutional smondigent enab biplane, which was thrown to the ling the Federal Government to ground. The machine smashed control the sugar duty on a slid- completely and the struts and the ing scalo and to standardize propeller were driven into the soil to a depth of 18in., but Green, prices will assist the party's re- ferendum campaign. The com right thumb, was uninjured. beyond a slight sprain to his mission's report, now published. The biplane was driven by declares that nationalization would involve a heavy loss, un-
Gnome engine. less the treasury charges the con- sumer a higher price than a pri- vate company demands. The It has long been known that commissioners' scheme to abolish the waves used in wireless tele- both bounty and excise is general-graph aro propagated through ..ly approved.
earth as well as through air, but Physical Life After Death." the first people to apply this Paris, Jan. 8.-At yesterday's knowledge to military purposes meeting of the Academy of have been the Germans. They
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Veteran Shanghal Volunteer, Sargt Major T. Mellowa of the Shanghai Volunteer Artillery was presented with a gold wrist watch last week by the members of the bittery on his completion of twenty-one years' service with the corps. Captain L. E. Can- ring made the presentation. Rinderpest on the Upper Yalu.
again on the upper Yala, and is Rinderpest has broken out
reported to be spreading rapidly. Dozens of cattle fell victims to the epidemic about Chungkiang- some days ago. The authorities are doing their utmicat to stamp
it
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The Soldiers in Manchuria. The Tatub of Kirin gives the numbers of Russian soldiers in To-morrow night, will be the North Manchuria as follows: last performance of this talented about two thousand along the company as they leave on Wed-stations of the Manchurian Rail- resday for Manila and Australia, way: 1,500 along the Man-ta Ho; The following are some of the 500 in U-pu-tu; 1.500 in Fu-er items:-Gus Daniele, Coon Song chi; 1,000 in Heilungkiang; 500 "Maime May" and Sand Dance in An-dab; 2000 in Tion-chow- Joe Cayley, Comic Song, "In the kon; 300 in Dua-chia-san; about same old park" and imitations; 10,000 in Harbin. Musical Trio, Selections; Wilkie Bard, Comic Song, "I want to Comio Song; L. a. Jukes, Comic ALEXANDRA CAFE CO. eing in opera; " Bill Henroy, For Best Meals just try the
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