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Porsian Request for British Loan
The Paraian Foreign Minister has requested the British Minis ter to use, his good offices in the direction of obtaining a loan of £350,000 from the British Go vernment for the reorganization
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THUES RY, FEBRUARY 11, 1913.
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Royal Hongkong Golf Club, On Friday interesting matohes took place at Happy Valley in- connection with Captain's cup. The competition is à monthly one and the twelve successful players play off at the end of the year for of flying columns is proposed, the trophy. The semi-finalists and the sum asked will provide were Mesars. Kinnaird and Barri- for the maintenance of 1,796 men son, and Messrs. Ritohie and for three years. The money will Arnold. be placed, it is said, entirely at
the Gondarmerie. A system
Kinnaird conceded Harrison 3 beaten 8 The
Was
the disposal of Colonel Bjalmar-strokes and sen. With regard to the punish-up and 7 to play. ment of the murderers of Captain game was lacking in interest, Eckford, the Minister stated that Harrison being a winner all the 1,000 gendarmes would leave for way. Shiraz early in the spring..
The game between Ritchie and Arnold was a closer one and more: interesting. Ritchie finally won out on the last green, being one up at the 17th, and halving the last.
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The final was played off there
Mosque Terrace.Apply found regret at the resignation of and then.. Harrison won the first floor, the Opposition leader and appre- three holes in 4, 4, 2, halved the | Hongkong. 29th Jan., 1918 ciation of his great services to fourth in 4, but lost the 5th where Australia and the Empire, and he had a stroke, in 6 th Ritchie's; admiration for his versatility, 4. Ritchie thus got a start and geniality, and exceptional capa- made good ground, reducing the oily. Sir John Forrest emphasizes lead to all square at the turn.. the affection inspired by Mr. Eventually Ritchie ran out the Deakin's magnetic courtesy, and winner by 2 up and one to play. the absence of any personal little ness in the most strenuous con- 'troversy.
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articles enthusiastically praising its power in the treatment of nervous conditions.
Among these conditions are impaired memory, lassitude, a Under existing conditions, feeling of physical and mental everyone in China needs a tonic debility, depression, so-called at some time. Most of the drugs' nervous dyspepsia, insomnia used for this purpose are, how and nervous exhaustion."
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The need for tonics ia, usually, that people have made undue demands on their nervous system, Alcohol, which so many take to
Soon after taking Sanatogen, the sufferer is conscious of an un- accustomed sense of well-being and fitness. Lassitude is lost, sleep returns, his haggard: ex- pression vanishes, his eyes grow clear and bright, work is uo longer a burden, but is done with increased ease, and he under-
never understood it before. atands the meaning of the phrase to enable them to meet thess" The Joy of Living" as he has
things they can use. Apart from Remarkable Statement. the reaction it causes, there is
Mr. Harry de Windt, one of the grave risk of its seriously under-most distinguished travellers of mining the general health. the day, writes: "I have derived
Germany and Liberia, The l'aglioho Rundeohan" published on January 11 a letter from Liboria alleging that der. man officile and officers of the The result was a win for the German ships had been insulted Minnesotans with a score of 18 by the President and other per-
to 7... Bons in Liberis, and demanding Beers, as pitcher for the win- the intervention of the Foreign aing team, played extremely well, Office. The North German striking out eleven men in the Gazette " that there can be no question of le used a long out curve and asmands, is one of the worst
stated two days later innings; this is a record in itself. any insult to the German Navy quick-drop effectively. or of any hostile treatment of the 8.8. Petersen, also of the Min. German Government representanesota,, did some hard hitting, tives. The demands of the four times to the bat, scored two German commanders have been Home runs, and one three Batised, "elthough not until bagger." some pressure had been exer-
The U.S.S. Callao have challeng- ciaod, and a Liberian officered the Minnesotans to play on
Sunday next. The line-up was accused of proposing to kill detachment from the gunbont
Minnesota Panther has been dismissed from. F. Gove ...Clack
Petersen Gillosi C. Geisler E-len Ex-President Castro.
P. As reported in our telegrams, 2nd B. McPhail
Beere
Duncan Trouche the Federal Court has quashed
3rd B. Moir Berry habeas corpus previously granted R. E Parker to Senor Castro, the ex-President
Hutchins (capt) Fansi. Kulla Ballard
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Claude L. Wheeler, answer. H. made a new man of me, physical.|N. writes: Wibingten.
Schillin (capt)
STRANDED.
of Venezuela, detainer in quaran-1st. B.
L..F. tine pending permission to enter the United States. The Court held that it could do nothing be fore the inquiry into Senor Castro's status as an immigrant was com- pleted. The Special Board of faquiry decided that Senor Castro the Police Court, on Monday, a Before Mr. C.D. Melbourne at should be prohibited from enter man named Roy Walters was ing the United States, Senor charged with vagrancy. Castro's attorneys have announced, Inspector Maclonald said the that they will appeal to the man was sent to the American Department of Commerce at Consul but that gentlemen said he Washington. The reason given by could not do anything for him. the Beard for Senor Castro's His Worship-How long hate exclusion was that during his you been in the Colony? committed perjary, pretending the " Taming," three days ago.
Defendant-I came here on ignorance of matters concerning
His Worship Where did you which he had knowledge.
came from ?-Manila. Stenographers Pay Homage to Pitman.
examination the ex-President
Did you come as a passenger? -Yes, Sir.
Defendant, who was smartly dressed, was sent to the house of
New York, January. 3.—Steno- graphers throughout the country to-day observed, the centenary of detention. the birth of Sir Isaac Pitman, in- ventor of modern, shorthand. There were commemorate exer- oises in public schools, collegre and other intitutions here and; similar exercises were held simultaneously in England under
SHAKESPERIAN LECTURE.
On Thursday evening, at nine the auspices of the Lord Mayor of o'clock, an interesting lecture will London. Sir Isaac Pitman was be given by Mr. James Young born in Bath, England, in 1813, at the European Y.M.C.A. Rooms and in 1894 was knighted by in Alexandra Buildinga. Quen Victoria for his work in shorthand and phonetics. He died in 1897. His system of shor- thand forms the basis of most modern systems.
Sardine Plants Shut Down, Lorient, France, Jan. 3.- One hundred and sixteen sardine can ning establishments of Britanny
Everyone will naturally ask-enormous benefit from taking a What is the best tonic? Lat| short course of Sanatogen. Sana that distinguished physician, Dr.togen in a few short weeks has
ly and mentally."
16. Blaster Cla The Best Tonic., "Either to keep the nervous writes: I have no doubt Santo system of the healthy individual gen has had a material effeat in up to the mark, or to raise it to the vigour and physical fitness necessary efficiency when attack-with which I have been enabled el, not only protein (the body- to go through my duties. It is building food) but phosphorua only fair to say I have been rather must also be forthcoming in am surprised at the results. They ple quantities. This applies with have just been what you pre- peculiar force when the bodily dioted."
defence of Shylock" and he will Mr. Young'e subject will be "A throw side lights on that famous character. His Isoture promises to be of manoh value to lovers of Shakespeare,
Mr. Young played Hamlet for
forces are weakened from pre- If you wish to know more about vious attacks of illness, and the this preparation, which can be digestive organe are unable to obtained of all Chemists, write take up their proper quantity of for a copy of a most interesting autriment from the ordinary Book, "The Art of Living," by meals....
that distinguished medical author, "Obviously, a combination of Dr. Andrew Wilson. It will be pare protein with that form of sent, free, to all mentioning this phosphorus which normally exista paper, on application to A. Wulf- in the body and nerves will be ing & Co., 6, Kinklang Road, exactly what is needed in such Shanghai. cases. Reasoning thus, Science has produced the combination Taft will not Send Nomination. demanded. It is known all over
Washington, Jan. 3.-President the civilised globe as Sanatogen, Taft to-day definitely told Senator "The debilitated nerves and Brandages of Connecticut, ohair- tissues take up Sanatogen as the man of the inter-oceanic-canal parched earth drinks up water. committee, that he would not send Sanatogen is in no sense a stima. to the Senate the nomination of
Colonel George W. Goethals a lent. I is a food-a highly con- centrated and very nutritious civil governor of the Panama food-endowed with special tonic Canal Zone, because of the oppo- properties and nothing else." sition by Democratic senators to
Because of these properties, his appointment. nearly sixteen thousand physi cians have certified in their oWE handwriting to its value, while every medical paper has printed
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