GENERAL NEWS.
Chicago Commission to improve Mornis.
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Chicago, January 11.-A per Imanent commission to devise ways and means of improving the city's morals was appointed by Mayor Harrison to-night.
Monte Carlo Suffering. Paris, January 14.-The Monte Carlo Casino is suffering severely from the war. The daily receipts of the gaming rooms are now only $1,200; a year ago they wore $14,000. Since the beginning of the Reason the decresse has amounted to £500.000.
Appointed Japanese Minister to
Slam.
Mr. Ganabira Nishi has been appointed Japanese Minister to Siam, and is expected there at the end of the month. He has been Counciller to the Japanese Em- bussy at Vivana, and studied in Belgium.
Asletic Petroleum Employee
Killed at the Front,
The regrettable news boo reached the Aviatio Petruleum Co. in Singapore by cable that Mr. W. R. N. Leslie, cf the company' Singapore staff, has been killed
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whose nationalities are as ander voluntary system of enlistment British 1,105, French 1,003, Gar-Compulsion, he declared, had not man 533, Russian 463. American yet become a necessity, co: any 174, Japaneno 207, Italian 75,thing like it, and the Government had great hopes of being able to Austrian 50, Belgian 171, others, solve the calistment problem by 158, Total 3,948.
Verdl and Race War. the magnificent response that was Giuseppe Verdi, who was neetill being made by those whom
I think it fair to discuss that great a patriot as he was a masi-be dezoribed as picked men, and einn, foresaw that Inly would therefore of a better quality than policy. It is one which has led one day have to interveno to the dead lovel obtained by com- the Filipinos to believe that we defend the cause of the Latin pulsion. To compulsion, he are playing at government, aad races against Prussian militarism. significantly added, the Govern- the result is that all the anti- In a letter which he wrote in ment would some with reluctance, pathies which exist among the November, 1870, and now refrc-bus in the ovent of a national dgood by the Times, he necessity it would be their duty criticises his countrymen for not to yield to that necessity. Con- the nowspapers of America, prob. barred ably was not of any great extent, suming to the aid E France in sequently they LOW the Franco-Prussian War, beliey- nothing in principle.
but it is only the beginning of lug, as he did, that the overthrow Slight and guarded though it others, from time to time, which of France would mean that of was, thie interesting hint gave will be greater. The natives European liberty and civilieation, marked antisfaction to the feel that the government is weak, Opposition, Earlier in the debate "The newspapera here indicate Unionist speakers had seemed that the present administration Singapore Mortality Returns. The mortalny returns for Sing rather to shrink from giving desires to withdraw from the apore issued by the Registrar of expression to what was supiosed Philippices. I favour this idea, Births and Deaths show that, to bo "in their minds. Thus, unless a constractive government during the week ending February instead of talking conscription, as is again placed in operation.
To retain the responsibility 6, there were 192 deaths (127 he had been expected to do, Lord males, 65 females), giving a ratio Midleton dilated on the licence of government without exercising per mille of population of 29.47 permitted to seditious publications the power, can lead to nothing Malarial fever accounted for 12 in Ireland and do the meagre but disaster. Better, by far, deathe, phthisis 28, convulsions recruiting returns obtained from acknowledge our incapacity and. 27, beri-beri 30, bronchitis 9, the southern and western Irish souftle the ship than to let it dysentery 8, pneumonia 11. counties. Apparently this per- proceed without a rudder, and Twenty-six children under three formance feild to interest the with the responsibility for its safe- months of age died. The nation for mer Wai Eecretary'scolleagues, ty in our hands." alities were 18 follows: One of whom, with the excopt Enropeen 0, Eurasians 3. Chinese 150, Melaye 28, Indiana 9...
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of Lord Curzoo, had the fortitude we could get it with regard to to sit the speech out. On the the new forces now being raised lity of compulsion sa being UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. other hand, it stirred an emula in Germany. Despite this plain" within the landscape which we The Petchaburi correspondent tive impales in the breast of Lord wiring, Lord Curson sintinued can see at present.”- of the Siam Observer writes to Mayo, who showed what he, at to press for the desired informa- An incident noted by the House say that a letter has been received any rate, had believed Lord Mid- tion. I am unable to give it," generally with interest and sym- from Mr. H. A. Shearing, who leton to be driving at by the zest was Lord Luoss's emphatic reply, pathy was the indirect yet digni- recently left Bangkok with the with which be presently rought and nothing is going to dr w it fed and effective reply made by intention of walking to Borms, to deride the Irish National from me." At the same time he Lord Haldane to his traducers in The correspondent advised him Volunteers a body, so he pleas admitted that the time might a small section of the Tory press, to make for Kanburi, where be only assured the unresponsive come when a special call might So far as the immediate audience
Theatre, found the postmaster a moat House, that would "run away have to be made for recroite, was concerned, no such reply Kwang Hing Luar, Nozaleeaz. entertaining and obliging man." and disappear if the Germane just se has been done before." could have been recessary, ou, I did the journey, Faye Mr. hear came. As Lord Crewe frigidly And we have no doubt," he indeed, was clear from the grave Sarifa 12 Bridges St. Second
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Lord Haldane. Moreover, is and on the need for recognising On the question of numbere, should be noted that Lord Crewe, "that we were fighting for noth- as has been said, the Government dealing still later in the debate jug less than, our lives. It was declined to be drawn. According with the same subject, used comforting to hear from 60 Yingkiat Street, Amoy.
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