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Science Congress.. : Arrangements have been dom- pleted for the, Congress of the. British Medical Association, and the delegates from overses (num baring about 400) should reach Adelaido on August 8. Here the allicist opening of the Congress will take place, and the first address will be delivered by.. Sir
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French Railway Returns The gross railway returns up to date for 1914 may usefully be compared with those for 1913. They show the effects of the crisis through which we have been pansing, and which may now fortunately be regarded as draw- ing to an end. The receipts cu the old West system, recently repurchased by the state, shew an increase of only 700,000/ since 1st January 1014; for the Paris Lrone Mediterracean the increase in the same period, ia 22001; for the old state eyelem 455,000; for the Nord 441,000 !; for the Est proper 750,000 f; for
The Olympic Congress-or, if the Mi. 11000f; for the Or you prefer, the Congress of the leans, 1,718,000. The year 1913 National Olymp'e Committees was certainly not a good one for held in Paris, was brought to an the railware, with rising prices end this afternoon. The aim of (especially coal prices) and the Cougross was definitely to increased wages, -
elaborate the programme of the coming Olympiad which, as you | know, takes plus na Berlin in Field events: Running, high 1918, isys the Sporting hronilisid long jumps, bop, step, pole of June 26.
vaulting, throwing the javeliu die us, shot (58)b, and 161b.).
Reduction of Native Mortality on the Rand Miner,
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·Surgeon General Gorgas, who went to South Africa at the instance of the Chamber of Mines"
As I am pending these lines for the purpose of enquiring into mind is somewhat confused. the cause of the mortality of I have heard uttered. so many natives on the Rand Mines, has different opinions- some decided, issue his report. He advic.tes ly strange, in so many differ out the increase of Boor space to fifty languages--sten decisions taken feet per min in the native living and then contradicted, that all quarters, and the encouragement has become involved. Even the of locations, with separate huts members of the Congress them for married men; also a central selves were confused for to-dar, hospital, instead of the sixty-two being the last eitting, they hospitals now in existence, and endeavoured to come back on the establishment of a central sanity bureau under the Chamber previous uncertain decisions, and, of Mines.
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5 000 metres, 10000 metres, and Marathon (42 kilometre) Hardles: 110 metres, 400 metres, and 3,000 metrus, Relay races: 400 metres 74,100 metres), I WOU metres (4 40 metros), Team rice; 3,000 metres. Each team to sposed of live raniera, three being qualified for the fin...1.
Uro-conatry: 10,000 motres individual and team plamnus. such team composed of six run- nere three qualifying.
Walking: 3000 metros and 10,000 motrea.
Pentathlon: 200 metree and 500 metres (8), running long jump, throwing the javelin and discus.
Decathlon: 100 metres, 400 metres, 1,50 metres (ft), 110 metres (hurdles), running, high and long jumps, pole vaulting, patting the weight (right and left Band), tug-of-war (eight' athletes per team noweight limit).
kilometres race,
Swimming: Man, 100 metres, over doing it, reversed some 400 metres, aud 1,500 - metres: determinations which a few days (frpe style); 100 metres, bank Chino Slam Bank Directors..
back appeared irrevocable, 200 metres, 400 metres, breast: The losing of the Lotion
Thus the sports of Rughy, 800 metres relay race, tear of brought by the At orney General hockey, aud archery, excluded four swimmers (free style); water against the directors of the Chine" definitely during the opening polo, a team for each unten; 8:00 Bank was acain postronedt « meetings of the Congress, were diving, three competitions. Wo day, says the Ban, kol Daily Mail bastily admitted-Rugby and men: 100 metres, 300 metres of July 9 The lawyer appinuing archery on the suggestion of (free style); 400 metros, rely for Meh Tang Dee, one of the France and hockey on the sugrace, team of leng; two living directore, made an application to gestion of Armorica. Secio competition. the Chart asking for a farther this, some jakrre from Austria Cseling: Rand, 150 to 250 postponement for 15 days, saying proposed the inclusion of baseball that his chent lás not yet suffiol and toboggan, but the suggestion ently recovered to attend Court, was repelled. The Attorney General thereupon
True, the sports of Ragby, applied it at medical practitioner hockey, and archery are not go and examine her and report obligatory, but I should be pleased upon her condition, as there was to learn where the difference re- nothing to show that she is in an sides, Effenuvely the Congress unfit state to o më to Court. The has decided to abolish the general Rowing, lawn tennis, football Curt here fore postponed the case classification of nations at the end (Association) shouting, fencing, of the Olympic Games is in past werewling (b-men and years and to replace this classific+ catch-as-ontou can), riding, te. tion by a different one for each yachting, boxing, and gymnsetios sport. Therefore, how can there compose the other sports, The be any distinction between the regulations of there sports have sports that are obligatory and not all bean decide upon, la
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Track: 100 metres, 60 kit matres; 2,000 maires tandem ros, 4,000 metres. Madaru Pentathlong Swimiming: 300 metres; cross-country, 4,000 metres; shouting, dis anc 25 matres, 20 bullets; cross-bountry ride, 5,000 metres.
most cases the International réderations have been amigned The suppression of the general to draw them up, thus for the cleesi Gotien of nations at the end sport of boxing an internations! of the Olympiad appears to me body in being created specially important, * and even serious. for that effent." Anglo-Malaya "and" Bakit rummy view point it will deprive Kijings are marked up to the event of must interest ani after (ränemotions in the letter at
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