GENERAL NEWS.
"Hervy. Rabi La Madras, Madum”. November 11--Tha mgoon has barut with a von- geance, Baia has been pouring in- cossantly for soms days and several roads in the towns are under water. It is raining heavily at this time of wiring.—” Ass xist- ed. Prona
Ceylon's War Contribution. Colombo, November 20-The *Governor having given- Lima! | sament to the war scatribefinn ordinance passed at the Legiala- fire Council, has telegraphed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies a request that the £100,000 may be paid over to the] Imperial Government Fromm
Colony's balances in London forthwith
A High Sheriff's Example: The High Sheriff of Lanca-hire (Mr. Edward Graham Wood) hes discontinued for the remain- "Jar of his year of office the oficial sinners at which it is customary for the High Sheriff to est rtain the grand jury; and instead bas made a contribution of £500 to the funds of the Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
Throwing a Centenarian Downstairs.
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Fatal Washington Fire. Washington, Nov. 16-Oze man was burned to death and
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Four-roomed flats in May Road, with every modern convenience. including English baths and kit- chen ranges, hot water and water carriage system. A few flats specially designed to accomun:0- date three hachelers at ressonable rentals. Immediate possession.
Four-roomed House in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Ayenne Kowloon, Apply to
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Houses in Clifton Gardens, Conduit Road.
New Houses in Broadwood
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situated at Taipon containing LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
age sa s “little over 100 years," the historic Benning Race Trackin
Any European, Non-Asiatic or sppeared in court to-day to pro- the suburbs of Washington Isat Indian desiring to leave the Becute her sun-in-law, James Ross, night, which in addition to burn Colony should apply in writing! who, she said, bad struck her and ing 14 of the stables and other for permission to do so to the thrown ber down a flight of stairs structures, burned at least 20 Captain Superintendent of Police, THE HONGKONG LAND IN- of their home. The aged woman valuable borses to death." Esti- at least 48 hours before the in- was found last night by a police-mates to-day placed the lose attended hour of departure, giving man lying on the sidewalk and about £27,000.
name, rationality,
TOR SALE—The residence. be- age, sex, height and occupation of the TO LET.
longing to Mr. H.K. Holmes Ravenshill East, applicant, and stating the maze Park Road, conts ining four rooms ont offices, &C. Own Superfluous Alcohol of the steamer or other rassel or rooms, 3 bath rooms, servants Electric installation. Large gaz- With the object of unilising the the hour of the train by which quarters, & vacant 1st Novemden and Tennis Court. heavy stocks of alcohol which are the applicant wishes to leave.ber.
For The Viceroy of India has pre-at the disposal of the Transory, Applicants should apply in person Deacon & Harston
Apply Descon Locker, particulars apply:- sented to the Royal Philatelic and in view of the fact that coun- for their passes at the Central
THE HONGKONG LAND IN- Society nine lithographic stones fries friendly to and allied with Police Station between the hours
VESTMENT & AGENCY and fear engraved copper plates Rosais are in need of alcohol, the of 9 am to 1pm, and 2 pm. to
Co. Ltd. which were used in the prodne Minister of Finance proposed top daily.
so badly hurt it was necessary to send her to s bospital. Roma was fined $25 and costa.
Interesting to Philatelists.
tion of the first general Indian the Council of Ministers to-day Hongkong 9th. July, 1915. postage stamps, printed at Cal-the export in the near future of watts in 1854-55 by Captain about thirty million · vedrus (afterwards General Sir Henry) (eighty-two and a half million Thuillier, Sarveyor-General of gallons) of alcobol. India, from the designs of Baba Numerudeen..
American Arrested in London.
London, November 12.—John Wesley de Kay, of New York, was remanded at Bow Esteet Police Court to-day on a charge of fraud in France in connection with the supply of rifer to the Belgian Government, Bail was not allow
Saving the Labour. Meniza, Swan and Edgar have decided not to clean the brass on their shop fronts in Regent streat and Piccadilly because they feel that twelve men employed for four hours a day în polishing the brass could turn their time to better advantage. The weather ed. The prisoner in said to be will tone down the brass-it may In author, and a member of eren look neglected-bat it is several New York and Boston pa poseful deglect in a good cause, chiba. "In the spring of 1914 he ** went to Europe on a mission to parehase azms and ammunition for the Government of Provisional President Enerta
Shortage of Wheat in Mozambique. Bombay, November
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Negro Shot In Innois. Taylorville, IL, Nov. 6-A pose of a thousand men, to-day surrounded in a wood three new groes sccused of shooting Guy & Winters, of Decatur, shot one of mom 200 TRE
negrown to death and
second.
The
22-Athe representation by the Hinds in captured s habitants of Mozambique has negroes are accused of shoot been received by the Bombay ng Winters, who is a Wabaab Presidency Association in which train conductor, when he put they complain that, owing to the them off his train. It is thought probibition of wheat export from that he will recover. India, the Hada inhabitants of Mozambique, who number some 300 souls; have been suffering
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** Sameer and punch "tichess mahalla for siti gar not already full pamagat the time stand in che Company's time tables, was not for spİNİ CA, Can San Francisco, Nov. 6.-Par-be nitused on application as the Company's Odice- No Semios tient witi de inmond until-pesast theen.
Campenfare order nipresenting Bank XOO
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from shortage of food, wheat bechase of five powerful wireless ing their staple food. The Asso-telegraph plants to establish com cation has been requested to for-manication between the west ward the representa ion to the coat of Mexico; all parts of the Government of India.
United States and Vancouver, B. The Worship of Heaven. It sa underwood shat the 23rd has been ordered by General Venustiano Carranza, first chiaf
Krupp's Tin.
boarden Teke Katze week Cheese an
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KEROSENE - OIL.
A member of the diplomatic We guarantee all kerosene oil
sold by us to be
of December has been appointed of the Mexican Republic, it was by the Chinese Government & anncunced here to-day. Stations the day for the Worship of are to be erected at Mezatlan and Heaves. The day has been Gazymns, and smaller ones st proclaimed av z holiday for the Guadalajara, Manzanillo and San sofferent Goverment offices sad Blaa, Mexico, ta Paolocis. A grad sacrifice will übe offered at the Temple of
Hewan The Minister of the service vouches for the following Interior has received orders from incident:- Just before the war, President to make things a Balkan State that has always sady against this solemn admired and liked France had a The different Minis big ammonition order to place. and other Governmentorgans Both Krupp and Creusot were out sordered each to appoint to get it, and competition WAS sher of officials to participate Loan, Krupp's repreentative did crifice Orders have not know the local Minister of ant by the Minister War, and, mistaking his mRE, to the officials of clumsily thrust £4,000 cbegae Heaven to super-into his hands at one of their Ithe various preparations interviews. The Minister took it,
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the goodwill and stock-in- trade of the well-known Hong- kong urkish Bath and Toilet Bow Company To reasonable offer rejected:" Apply to Gen. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
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Have you noticed that your eyes are much more fired, sad that you have headaches sinos the war started ?
Everyone is reading two or three times as many páDĚLE 25 nsual Their additional reading causes eyestrain in eyes which had been previously capable of doing all the work they were asked to do. If your eyes were perfect, or if "you had correctly fitted glasses, you could read all day
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