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Sir Clements Markham,
July 20. -Sir Clements Markham, was 6 men to whom the Empire owes somewhat. He is ao verestile that it is not easy to determine his exact plova," Perhaps the greatest service be has rendered the State was the introduction of chinchona cultiva- tion from Pera into Tudia in 1880; but he is probably best known from his long tenure of the pre- sidency of the Royal Geographic al Society, and as the originator
of recent Antarotic exploration. Bat for his energy, the South Pole would, in all likelihood, still be terra incognita.
Snapped up by a Shark.
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The Séoul Press quotes a mess- age from Iwon District, South Homkyongdo, stating that a few dayango while three female Corean divers from Quelpart четв eng ged in collecting ear-belle off Chabo, a huge shark suddenly made its appearance. One of the divern escaped, the two others wry devoured by the monster. Babarquently fibermen in the employ of one Mr. Okada, a Japa naro engaged in fishing there, while neving yellow-tails, caught a1rge shark. The fiab was a veritable monster, weighing more
The Times in informed that the than 270 kwan or some 2,235 Franch military aathorities are pounds, and is opposed to have about to supply the men engaged basn the shark that devoured the in trench warfare with a special Cuirassiers alone of French troops form of helmet. It is practically continue to wear the breastplate. identical in form with that de-The British heavy cavalry have Civil Service Bank Sentences.
signed by the great battle painter long discarded it in the field, and Edouard Detaille, but is composadit is generally admitted that arm- James Trippelt Southgate, & of different material. Dataille's our of any kind in open warfare is solicitor, and Edwin Wilding, on helmet was made of leather, and an encumbrance. accountant, were sentenced to five bore too strong a resemblance Several varieties of shield bave years' penal servitude at the Old to the hated "Pickelhaube" to bren used by both French and Bailey for conspiring together please the Parisians, who mocked English troops since they en- and with a man camed A. S. at it when it was worn for the trenched on the Aiane. Scarcely a Cooper to issue a balance-sheet of first time by a selected company week goes by without some fresh the Civil Service Bank which at a 14th of July review some device in this direction being they knew to be false. Southgate three or four years ago. The discovered and adopted, and, 80 was chairman of the bank and new head-covering is made of far as shielda are concerned, Wilding acted as auditor. Cooper, heavy steel, which hue been Britain has not lagged belt who was manager and secretary, specially treated so jucrosga tra
femalé divers,
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can at will either bring the hel-ballets of the enemy. A privale TO LET A House in Knuts- met forward and protect bis eyes in the Dorest Territorials, is a THE HONGKONG LAND IN- or wear it so as to protect the letter to bis parents, saya :- base of the skull.
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News has beon recaived in
Defence Against Salpers. Putterworth of the death, on
The suttorines believe that the August 18, on board the B.I.' steamer Atankola, of Mr. Baloption of the heavy helmet for Morgan Peters, of the Straite trench warfare will enormously Trading Co., Ltd., aya the Straits reduce the mortality and in- Times. Mr. Petere came to the capacity caused by head wounds, Est soms turteen years ago to The opposing forces in the join the staff of Pritchard and trenches are at many points Co., Ltd., of Penang, and later, separated by rot more than 30 after a period of planting in yards. The parapets are rarely Selangor, jined the works office higher than an ordinary man's st E of the Straits Trading Co., head. A prouching position is New Retrenchment Committee. addressed to Ministers by Lord UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
to invite the immediate attention
Ltd., in Falau Braai, Singapore. of the sniper. The enemy is so On his return from homs leave, 23 years ago, he was transferred near that he frequently firea
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ex ent of $25.
Ribblesdale and Lord Peel.
Lord Lansdowne, who spoke The argent need of retrench-for the Government, explained
& China Telegraph Co.
Edgar B. Davis, New York. Karavolos, Bhanghai. Mengeoon Seng, Bangkok.
J. M. BECK, Superintendent.
to Batterworth. Mr. Patera, says through the Icopbolon of the ment in public expenditure and that the Retrenchment Committee Eastern Extension Australasia the Panang Gazelle, had been in opposing trench and over the of personal economy occupied the would deal, not with the whole embrasures of the metal shielde attention of both Houses of Par of the public expenditure, but ill-health for ecm months past which are in position, Death fiamant to-day says the Times with the civil expenditure of the and left by the above boat on
caused in injury
this Parliamentary correspondent of Government. In the strain end Sunday 15th inet., for a stay in Ootacamand, India, where he way is almost invariably brought July 20. In the House of Com-stress of a great wat it was im- hoped to recuperate. His loss about by head wounds. Agai et mone the Prime Minister an- possible to impose a public in- is much felt by the members of attacks of this sort, which are of nounced the terms of reference to quiry on the War Office and the the staff of the Straits Trading daily and sometimes hourly ooshe Retrenchment Committes and Admiralty without running the Co., Ltd, and all residents in Currence, the new helmet should its composition. It is to inquire risk of paralysing their nativities. ¡afford almost aɔmplete protection.and report what esvings of public Neither of these Departments was As was pointed out in The expenditure can, in view of the indifferent to the case of public Times of Tuesday,
Rayward Tangomaru, Kobe. Doctor nedsselties created by the war, be economy. The War Office was
Yiezan & Co. Queen's Road, Devraigne, of the French Army ffected in civil Departments with most anxious to stop any on-
bas borne out detriment to the interests of necessary expenditure or waste. Shanghai,
going Tongsangloong, Kobe. Mr. O. W. Bowen, manager of Medical Service,
B. BLACK, matter himself the tea department of W. R. testimony in the Lancet to the the State. The gentlemen who Lord Kitchener was
Superintendent.!
Butterworth.
Japanese Tea.
the
Grace and Co. of New York, valua of the calottes metalliques have been invited to serve apon it into
with the Chancellor of the Er-
Bro
Mr. H. T Baker, MP.
Great Northern Telegraph Hongkong, 2nd September, 1915. Company, Ltd. Hangsang, Chefoo. Raymondhoe 133, Connaught Road. Yokohama.
forces. If the Government's action stopped at the appoint-
The Chancellor of the Exohe chequer, and he had appointed a Hongkong. 3rd. September, 1915. Departmental Committes in the (Chairman). Mr. Montaga, Financial Secret-War Office to deal with the whole subject. This Committee was to the Treasury. Lord Midleton.
working in consultation with the Treasury, and every effort would
ment of this Civil Committee the be made to avoid waste.
Lord Oomer urged that if any and appeals for private economy country would be disappointed thing was to be done in the way would fall on deaf ears. of public economy the eximple Lord Crewe, in reply, insisted must be set by Parliament. The that a formal inquiry into ex- Treasury should cease to be s
Bir Leo Chiczza Money, M.P. Mr. J. F. Mason, M.P. Mr. Evelyn Cecil, M.P. Mr. J. H. Thomse, M P. Sir Gilbert Olaughton, chair- man of the London and North-
which claims to be the largest already worn by some of the commercial house in the United French troops in the trenches. Stutes, save the Japan Times, These, however, are merely head-quer reached Yokohama from Sin pieces of light steel, shaped like Francisco by the Manchuria after the colatte, cr small skull cap, ary an absence of two years. While worn by the clergy in Roman on his present tour it is the inten- Catholic countries. This clerical tion of Mr. Bowen to visit all the calotte only covers the pan of the tes producing countries including skull, while the military variety Formosa, China, Java, Ceylon and practically covers the skull pro- India. In course of conversation per and is worn ander the "kopi." Mr. Bowen mentioned that Japan- It was, however, only adopted as ese tese are extremely popular a makeshift, and will very soon
sparding Department, and should penditure of the Naval end Military Departments was an- with the tea drinkers of America. disappear.
be brought back to its proper desirable and impracticable dur Breastplates and Shields.
function of controlling the exfug the mor, but the personnel of the "As a matter of fact," he rem›rk- ed, "since the colour has been Breastplates have been worn
The scope of the Committee's penditure of other Departments, eliminated from teas consumera under their clothing by both
and greater supervision would generally have been educated to French officers and mon, but at inquiry formed the principal topic He dirsented from the view that it Treasury had been strengthened accept teas of good quality such their own expense, and that no of debate in Committee of Supply was impossible to exercise any be exercised-Timer. as the firera of Japan have light one. "Cuirasses" were on the Supplementary Vole of control over naval and military produced. To maintain and in exposed for sale in armourere Credit for £150,000,000 for the expenditure daring war. orease the consumption, however, slope in the North of France a prosecution of the war, which
ceived from all parts of the IF you have lost your appetite ore of the big variety of far book as last November, and was granted by the House. it is necessary that the cup the prices ranged from 90 to 200 No War Expenditure Inquiry. country strong remonstrances dainty dishes at the ALEXAN- quality to improvod av much as
fraros. For the present it is no To the House of Lords the against unnecessary expenditure DRA CAFE is sure to tempt. possible."
proposed to supply the French subject was raised in questions in connection with the military you
Western Railway,
Mr. Gaspard Farrer. Mr. Harold Cox,
Lord Midleton mid he had re-
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