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Mr. Cecil Chesterton's Tric),
The trial of Mr. Cecil Chester- ter on a charge of publishing libellous statements against Mr. Godfrey Iso.es in connection with the Marconi contracte was to begin on April 28. New French School at Shanghai.
The French Municipal Schro for Chinese, which has been un der construction for the past year, was formally opened on Thursday last. This school ja aituated in
SERVICE MATTERS,
Ex-Lieutenant Alan Sutor Agalù
Ex lieutenant Alan Sutor was recently obarged at Bow Street | with wilful damage. A police officer stated that the defendant threw a stono with great violence through the window" of the in-
spector's office at Bow Street Police Station, When taken into custody, he simply said, “All right." The damage done was 40s. In reply to the magistrate the defendant said, "I am guilty of breaking the law. I think all
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decided to call upon him to open the doors at once, and failing compliance with this demand the auggestion was made that ali shops should be closed."
In the meantime the local justi- ciary appears to have coored one against Soochow with reference to the course of last week no fewer the forthcoming trial of Inng. In than eight judges arrived from Soochow with the expressed object
should be handed over to them. Oa sunday, the Soochow judges Shanghai brethren in possession took their departure, leaving their
the field.
of
Upon being asked by a deputy from the Opium Suppression Bureau where lang Kwei-shing obtained bis supply of opium and
The Malacca Plantera' Associa-Retired officers and the Territorial tion met to discuss the suggested scheme for estate hospital legisla-
. Following on the decis tion, put forward by HE the the Army Council to replace the tions which have been adopted of conducting the trial, but the Governor. An seberement of $3 retired officers who were original there gave rise to a meeting of Shanghai bench was firm upon per cultivated acre for the capitally selected to be Territorial Force protest in the City recently. Cap their right to do so until definite the subject, and refused to admit cost of central estate hospitals is brigadiers by officers on the notive tain Mow, Chief of the Constuurders were received that the case proposed, the sites to be selected list, Colonel F. B. Johnstons bas by a committee of planiere, Also, relieved Colonel A. B. Helyas balary of the district, issued assessment is to be fixed by a (retired pay) in command of the orders a few days ago to close the committee for the annually re artillery of the Lowland Terri- buildings entirely to the public, current expenditure, and the torial Division. Colonel John and it was against this step that estates will have to pay the cost alone, who served as an artillery of diet and medicines for their adjutant all through the first part the meeting of protest was con- own coolies. The Government of the Boer War, only gave up vened, says the will contribute 6 per cent, of the command of the 23rd Field Artil- News." capital cost of the annual expendi-lery Brigade last January on com ture. At the close of the meeting, pleting five yer ra ervice as a The leaders at this meeting an opium-smoking outfit from, regimental lien-colonel. If the were the chief of the local volun- Inspector Kang of the South Sec- teers and members of the munition denied that lung was allowed Territorial Force hae no other use, cipal bodies in the district, and it to indulge in opium-smoking, says "Truth," it at any rate keeps| colonels in touch with soldiering 18 stated that the gathering was but admitted that for the while they are waiting out on particularly vehement in its con- sake of Iung's health, opium half-pay for farther employment. the Nuntao Municipal Buildings, police.
demnation of the ol sing up of pills were given him by the The "Shenpao and Motor-Cyclists and the Army. On this subject the protest Siawanpao" both state that the The War Office has been con- was the stronger ae thess build- opium suppression officials have sidering the question of utilising inga belong to the Municipality, to accept this statement although statement by the Minister of War the motor bicycle as a method of and the action of Captain Mow they know that Iung has been in the Budget Commission of the reinforcing the means of inter-was taken without leave of the and is still being supplied with Reichstag, in which the Minister communication at the disposal of local governing body. It was opium daily.
it was agreed to ask for a larger contribution from the Govern ment, and for further information regarding the hospital ecom modation for the neral con munity,
Kalver and Duelling. The attitude of the Emperor towards the question of duelling
in the army is illustrated by
said that the Emperor at the commanders in the field, and bas
New Year's reception impressad decided to enlist motor-cycliste
on the generale that a farther for the Expeditionary Force and
decrease in the number of duels the Territorial Force,
must be aimed at, asibly through
the higher training of officers.
In a subsequent Imperial Cabinet
order to the army, he declared
that the fut has a barber of cases of dools were provoked by insults exchanged between offi-
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Self-control and. In July, 1912, the accused en-
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