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gkong and Shangkat Bank. We Peking Daily News under- stand that Mr. E. O. Hilfes, of l the Hongkong--and Shanghai Banking Corportion, has been
oalled to Fondón to consult with the head office regarding the Bank's continued association with the Deutsche Asiatische Bank. During his absence Mr. R. C Allen will take charge in Faking. Ballot Bor Robberies in US Pittsburgh, November 30,- Charles MaChesney, who yester-- day pleaded guilty to opening ballot-bases, and entering a build ing in connection with frauds at the September primary election, to-day was sentenced to pay a fine of $950 and serva months in jail. More than 100 in- diotments in connection with, the election are yet to be disposed of.
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Japanese la California. Sa Francisco, Janasry 5.- certain Harada, Japanese resident in Southern California, has pur- chased Isad in the name of his child who was born în America. This has given rise to a legal dispate. On the 5th, Mr. Webb, Attorney-General of California, who drafted Anti-Alien Land Law, gave an interpretation of his reading of the law. In his opinion any Japanese who was born in the United States can own land in the State, without regard to the Anti-Alien Land Lawsocieties in India are raising funds Oscha deshi.
Indian Missionaries and a Motor
Ambulance.
It is announced that the mis sionaries connected with various
with the object of presenting » motor ambulance to the St. John Ambulance Association for us in the war.
The Britisher's Religious Ignorance.
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A German airship has passed A letter written lately from France confirms the impression Crer Tarmouth and dropped received from other quark as of several bombe, doing a good deal of damage to property and inflict.
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Format) minds, that, during the period of short statement of the Christian of the motor was plainly andible. Each house contains downstair mercial correspondence in Eng marest in October and November Faith issued by authority in 3 The aircraft appeared to be carry-two good rooms and upstairs h for Chinese business Crown Prince already referred to, there was form suitable for the instruction ing a search-light. The period three bedrooms, each with bath gentlemen a speciality. White strong exodes of passengers to of simple and busy folk. wards Hongkong by steamer and, simultaneously, a heavy influx by
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Manuscript of every kind Imperial Bouquet remarked, sa an instance of the as represented by the man at the ersning. It was impossible to son Boad. Newly done-up and short nonce by Englishman. Extra Fine (Grand
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German Deserters Flee to America.
of bomb-dropping lasted for ten minutes and one man had his bead blown of. The aircraft is believed to have been a Zeppelin.
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New York, Dec. 4-Two stow aways, claiming to be deserters Sir Alien Young, who has died from the German army, arrived ed four bombs at King's Lynn, on DAVID SASSOON & CO. LTD., at the age of 85, was a noted here to-day on the freighter Oes- Arctic explorer. Estering the terdyk sud were turned over to the Norfolk coast, and also bombs mercantile marine when he was the federal authorities. They gave Bear Sandringham. It was too TO LET. - Ravenshill East
dark to identify the sixteen, he rose to command at their names ss William Krappe which visited Yarmouth, bat rooms, 3 bath rooms. East Indiaman, and was captain and Albert Obla. This is the
ber Apply Deacon Looker of the troopship Adelaide daring second case of alleged German from the nause of the engine it is quarters, &c. vacant 1st Novem the Crimean War. When the ex- deserters reaching America. Hein- believed to have been an Bero-Deacon de Harsto pedition was sent cat to search rich Schultz, who also claimed to plane. It remained over the town for the missing vessels and records have escaped from the trenches for ten minutes and dropped five of Sir John Franklin, he became in Flanders, arrived as s tow-bombe. Three people were kill TO LET-First Class shop in the navigating officer of the Foxy a couple of weeks ago ed and several houses shattered,
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a position which he held from The Raine Law" Sandwich while many windows were brok lane at, rear.
The question of what constituen. The aircraft subsequently 1857 to 1859. Three years later he undertook a cable survey in tesa meal would be no novel dropped two bombe at Sherring northern latitudes, and after hold-problem in New York. It arose ham which however, did Do ing a naval command during the there several years ago, not as a damage. It is noteworthy that Taiping rebellion, he reverted to result of any anti-treating order, an Amsterdam telegram reports Arctic exploration.
Seals for the Chinese Ücvernment.
but in connection with the drink that three Garman sircrafts, were selling privileges of hotels ander sighted from the island the Baines Liquor Law. This Ameland early in the afternoon, enactment, while prohibiting the flying westward
The Chinese Government has
sale of drink on Sundays and on Successful Russian Pursuit of made twelve new seals, some of certain hours of week days in
Retreating Turks. jadestone and some of gold. Oloons, permitted it in hotels as The Bassians are still success- the occasion of appointing an long as it was accompanied by the fally pursuing the retreating hair to the Throne, a jadestone vision of a meal. Usually this Turks, clearing the enemy from seal will be used. In diplomacy, condition was complied with by the Thamschorok country, captar- one jadestone seal and one gold the placing of some cheese and ing his positions on the Sultan Beal will be used. In asuing biscuits, or a sandwich, at the Selim mountain and inflicting Imperial Decrees, one jadestone seal and one gold real will be end of the bir. The general heavy losses. used. in the worship of Heaven raion of the law was soo O and Earth, a special white jade cotorious that the "Raine Law sandwich "became a standing jake.
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French Säbmarine Sank. The French submarine Saphir | went on patrol duty of the 15th inst., near the Dardanelles and has not rejoined the squadron since. --Foreign press accounts state that the French suburarins has been sunk, and that Turkish
of rewards and grand reviews of Eastern Extension Australasia vessels réscusé part of the crew.
troops.
Those Lady Conductors. A woman conductor in Paria who held up a long string of tramears for three-quarters of an hour while she argued over the change for x-pence was dealt with by the police; and the next day a woman booking clerk of the State Bailway system was fined for declining to take legal coin of the country in payment for a ticket. A wag who was tired of being refnsed change managed to secure some hundreds of one and two contime pieces, and tendered them in payment of his face. The clerk would has none of them the police were appealed to, sad a summons -was issued with the result stated...
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„Priesthood. Cardinal Mercier, Primate of Balgium, has sent & letter to the priests of the Diocese protesting against the German forcing en trance to their vicarage, seizing bis pastoral letter, threatening them with punishment if it were read, violating his (the Cardinal's) dignity, detaining him and violat ing the rights of the priests and himself. Cardinal. Mercier con- gratulates the priste on doing their duty.
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