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Majr feVittle has been ap points norry secretary of the Singapore Rifle Asecoiation. The Mid-eunt interport match will
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Ex-Lieutenant Cameron.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
ex-
· About two yǝbra #CU Lieutenant Cameron and his wife wore sentenced to three years
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To let, furnished, for two or has since gone on to the stage. significance of German naval ex-three months; " ATTADENA," chuan, Tatub of Kinngen, from office on the ground that he has But those who know the inner passion was beginning to be No. 13 Pest. deserted the city and left them history of the theft wore purti-appreciated; and so in 1908 the FOR SALE-HARTING and like helpless lambs among a pack cularly anxions to secure the ro- policy of withdrawal was in-ROGATE, on part of Kowloon In- of hungry wolves. Meanwhile lease of the ex-Lieutenant, and to augurated. The annihilation of land Lot No. 1154. Chen Teh-chunn has resigned for this end a petition was sent to the the Russian fleet rendered the
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ery large number of the officers those on the China station were had served a pretty conclusive cruisors were sent out to replace of the regiment in which Cameron recalled; but three armoured
proof that they had not lost faith protected ones, and the Austra- A resident of Cleveland, Minn., in him. The Rayn! olemency has lian squadron was reinforced. has completed a trapalation of the not been asked for in via, and The East Indies squadron still Bible according to a system of at the present times the ex-Lieu consisted of two second olass and phonetic spelling which he davis- tenant is free to commence life two third class cruisers, and re- edhimself. Most of the manuscript afresh. It is said that his im- mined at this strength until in being kept in a safe deposit prisonment was largely an act of Vault, while the four books of the voluntary suffering rather then Gospels and the book of Acts are allow his wife to go to prison being put into type. The trans-alone. A movement is on foot to lator began his work 21 years ago, endeavour to secure his read- when he was 60 years old, and he mission to the Arriy, has devoted most of his time since
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Officially Dead at 137. ed considerable fame
in his dering the past few years, heen several reapects; in the first the China unit; bat it if still Application has been made to speciality, of phonetic spelling concentrated in home waters place a battleship-not a parti- uncertain how she will be dis- the authorities at Heidelberg (says having originatod a method which requires no demonstration by cularly useful one, but still posed of, as the presure of com- the Berlin correspondent of the eliminates all silent letters and means of tables rays the Times battleship the "Swiftsure," petition lias grown more severe "Daily Mail") for fourtesa persons H.M. King George V. substitutes. His system of spelling of Indin." What is frequently lost has taken the place, of the Swiftsure to the East Indies States in 1852 to be officially de- at home. The despatch of the who emigrated to the United has been in use in the English sight of is the extraordinarily second class cruiser which was station is perhaps an instalment, clared "dead." The oldest of sphools of China for nine years, marked alteration in the balance flagship on the East Indice. and the Chinese are particularly of naval power that has been the station; and it is possible the even though a poor one, of this the party was born in 1776, and enthusiastic about the method sa result of this concentration. A sister ship, the "Triumph," will programme; but, as matters would by now, therefore, have making it easier for them to learn comparison between the number follow her here or will go to stand, India must look for pro- the language.
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tection on the sea mainly to in Eastern watera ten years ago modern second-clase cruiser, the British fleets is the North Sea, Berlin, July 28. and at present shows how air-Dartmouth," is to replace the and secondarily to the Australian August Starnickel, the most kadly our power has declined; comparatively venerable "perstition. ("Times of India"). smode German criminal of mo- though as regards the East Indies seus." Absolutely, therefore, the lern times, was beheaded with station itself the change is rather squadron is stronger than it was. na axe in accordance with the in the direction of a strengthen- A more important factor, how-officer, Colonial Forces, Straits Prussian method of oppital punishing-to compensate in an entirely ment at Frankfort-on-the-Oder, fondequsts degree for the dis rear Berlin, at day-light to day. appearance of strength in the The particular crime for which other squadrons of the Eastern Steroiokel was excuted was the Fleet. In 1903 there were 4 morder of a farmer, his wife, and battleships on the Chics station, msidéervant in January. But bo 8 cruisers, of which ope was nfessed to another murder two armoured and two first class, 11 years ago, and had bea prootioni-sloops and guabsata," and thrca ly convicted of a third. For ten destroyere; at that time Rassin years he has either eluded cap had 6 battleships, 11 cruisers and tre altogether or emped after a dozen destroyers and Japan was eat. Several unexplained mur-not taksh very seriously. The lora in various parts of the coun-Est Indies aqua tron consisted of ''y are now laid at his door. He one second-class and thres saaltor woat to the block to-day thorough-cruisera and four sloops or gun ly impenitent, having refund the bouts. The Australian squadron ensolation of a priest and laugh was weak, and composed of small efironically at the suggestion of and unserviceable vessela; but it had been decided to bring it
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