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The Eastern Times reports: Chu Obia-pao the Civil-Governor of Chikli, is now on leave owing to the funeralof his father, and Chu Obi-chup, the Minister of Home 'Affairs, will be appointed the "acting Civil-Governor of Chibli, while Chien Nan-haun, the Junior Chief Secretary of the State Da partment, will be appointed Boting Home Minister in addition to his present position.
Penang Town Quard, Penang. Maroli 12-Mr. Justice Ebden presided at a meet- "ing of over sixty Britishers, which accepted the scheme of a provision- al committee for starting, subject to Government sanction, a Towa Guard consisting of those who were unable or ineligible to join the Volunteers. Major Millken, 0.0, attended and promised hie Essistance.Straits Times.
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Siya the North China Daily in the densely populated valley, Cloth manufacturers cannot fail News of March 18: The Paper-Its life and energy, the power of at this time to recall that their hunt Club races on Saturday were ita brains and the strength of its industry had its beginnings in distinguished by an event that arma, seem to be concentrated the distracted state of the Low can rarely, if ever, have been within the walls of hot and noisy Countries some centuries, ago. equalled an owner of three mille." The valley is not occupied Many Flemish weavers of the ponies and no more, riding them solely in making khaki for the present, day, driven from their all himself, and winning three ritish soldier, though the bulk mille by the common enemy, have steeplechases. This was the good of the machinery is engaged in been given employment in the fortune of Mr. E. S. Benbow satisfying the voracions cloth textile factories of the West Rid- Rowe, who carried of the Jorrocks hunger of our own War Office. ing. The spirit of comradeship They are allowed 25 per cent. UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. WHAT I FOUND OUT, by An Esg• Cap with Mameluke, the Club It is despatching green-gray cloth shown by the weaver in readily for pocket-money. Fifty Oballenge Cup with Bornite and to the Russian Army, and blasagreeing to work side by side coat, is banked in the names of the Stewards' Cup with Marengo, grey, of a dark shade, for the with Belgian refugees is in sharp the operative and the borough Eastern Extension Australasia An informal reception was held at Belgians, and of a light shade for contrast to the attitude taken up treasurer to prevent ite being;
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Allies in the West, Lodz and coal from the rich Belgian teams itare, The remaining 25 Verviers and Routaix are in the have found sanctuary in this cent. is paid into a common fund hands of the enemy; their indus-country, but the Yorkshire for distribation amongst the Japan, and the Formosans. tries are awaiting their certain Miners' Association have decided whole of the refugees at the time The Society for the Assimila-resurrection. Meanwhile the that they cannot tolerate their of repatriation. tion fue Formosan," says the Colne Valley must work as it presence in the pits on which the Japan Chronicle, was not an never worked before to fill the khaki milla depend for fuel. altogether attractivo title gaps in the equipment of the There are between 50 and 60 sounds almost like a euphemistic Allies.
Belgians employed in the mills ia description for cannibalism, but So wo find that there is hardly, the Huddersfield district, and the it was with the best of intentions any out strictly war work going sircumstances are so anvel that it Taxation of Tonnage at Dairen that Count Itagaki founded the forward in the mille.. The volume is worth placing on record the society some years ago. The of orders is unprecedented. The conditions on which they have It was proposed some time ago Formosan authorities, however, measures taken to cope with the been given work. The first is that to levy a tonnage tax on the bouts are so little satisfied with toe rash are likewise without preced- they shall be paid the standard registered at Dairen, but at that society's work that they have on Regulations under the rate of wages, and the second time the proposal was dropped on ordered ita abolition, on the Factory Acts have been relaxed that, should the want of employ account of the objection of the grounds that ite. existence is in order to allow women and caent arise, they shall be the first shipowners at Dairen. The de- detrimental to public security. ebildren to work overtime. Men to be dismissed. As they have ciston now reached is said to ba Colonel Nozu and other Japanese are working hours that even in for the present to contribute that the levy of the tonnage tax gentlemen interested in the work this time of national emergency nothing towards their mainten- at the rate of 30 sen per ton will of the society have left Taipeh, an some of their leaders regard as ance, their wages are being par be enforced on all ships registered Asahi despatch announces, for excessivo. Unemployed cotton celled out on a uniform plan, at Dairen from April 1. Japan.
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