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Eclipses in 1917.
Washington, December 30,- Four eclipses of the sun and three of the moon, the greatest number posible in a single year, will opcar in 1917, according to a memorandum isened to-day by the Naval Observatory. The last year in which even eclipsref came was early in the last century, sad the next will be 1936. Oa January 8 there will be a total eclipss of the moon by the earth's' shadow visible throughout the United States, beginning at 12:50 A.M. and ending at 4:39 A.M., Esetern standard time. Between 2 and 3:29 A.M., Estern time, the eclipse will be total.
A M Iltary Schoolmaster.
Mr. David G. Rose, M.A., Head- master of the Scottish Orphanage School, Bombay, who has been serving for about twelve months with a maxim gun battery in Est Africa, has now been com misioned in the Afrioso Scouts B.ttalion, a body of men raised fica the Askarie, who escaped from German control, and which is likely to take ite place as the 3rd Bait. of the King's African R. Mr. Ross is the youngest brother of Rev. Donald J. Roas, St. Andrew's Church, Penang.
Canadian Shell Making.
The new fase manufacturing plant erected at Montreal is now io satisfactory operation, and over 3.000 men are in constant em- ployment. By the establishment of the factory, Canada can now produce for Great Britain over a Ecote cf thousand of stelle every day, all ready for the artillery st the front to fire. Like Great Britair, Canada is is now recroit. ing girls and women to work in the munition factories and it bas already been found that their. work is of inestimable velae to the cause of the Alliea. They are easily trained to handle machines and have proved competent and reliable workers, but many more are needed.
For the Far Eas!.
Half a millon dollara gold from the estate of a rich Amerioar, the Iste Mr. Charles M. Hall, will be spent in the Far East, every year for the cext fifteen years of educational work. At the expira- tion of the fifteen years, or before, the capital of the bequest, amounting to between $8,000,00€ (gole) and $10,000 000, ie to be spent in the Fur Fast for each work. There gifts, are 10 be given to non-denominational educa- tional work, Mr. Hall died about a jear and a balfago at Niagara Falls, He had no immediate family, and his cetate was inventoried under the law of New York and paid taxes on a valge of 25,000,000 dollars gold.-Exchange.
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As sooo as the Osaka Shosen Kaiska announced its intention to increase its capital some time ago, some of the shareholders of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha set to work The Osaka Shosen Ksiahs held to agitate for a similar increase. general meeting of shareholders They have been assiduous bath at Oaks on January 24 to ona-in Tokyo and Ossks, and the sider the accounts rendered for matter is apparently cuming to the last term and a proposal to a head, reports the Japan Chroni- increase the capital from T.24,-cle. Their desire is that the The Job that Pays.
750,000 to Y50,000,000. The capitst be doubled, that is to Harry Lauder, it is said, is to resolutions were unanimoɑs-Y88,000,000, and that some of the get 2500 a week and a share of ly passed, though tbers amount carried forward be dis- the profits of the new theatrical were a few dissentiente as to the sributed to shareholders. It is anid entertainment he does not call distribution of new shares. Of that up to January 24 the promo it a revue in which he will be 505,000 new shares, it was decided tera hâd enlisted the support of the spiral figure. He has had to allos 247,500 to the present shareholders possessing a little cver £1,600 for one week's work abareholders in the proportion of over 150,000 shares in all, and i in Scotland. Caraco is believed to one new ebare for two old shares, will open formel negotiations have made a steady $10,000 a while the remaining 257,500 new with the company's management Jear for long past. Bat Charlie shares are to be offered for pablia immediately that pamber reaches Chaplin, with his minimum of subscription at a premium. 200,000. £2,000 a week, every wosk, under According to a statement made bis present "Mutual" arrange by Mr. Hori, President of the ment, still Iraven all the other Oaks Shonen Kaishe, the man- stara behind him. Yet it is not so agement has decided to carry out
Our Debt to the Seamen. very long since • Oabinst a project for the construction of Minister's salary seemed a really steamers aggregating 380,000
Lady Carson was present sta big thing; and "Tommy" is tons at a cont of Y,105,000,000 Christmas gathering and grand risking life and limb for a shilling | during the next five years. Of this concert given in the Sailors' a dey.—Exchange.
tonnage 270,000 tons represent Palace, Limehouse, when 50 wounded naval seamen and neveral steemers to be built for the ex- tension of the company's services, wounded mercantile asilorn ware and the remaining 110,000 ton entertained to tex, cigarettes, for the replenishment of the float fruit, etc., by the British and Steamers sirasdy ordered in Foreigu Sailora Society. The purnance of the scheme aggre- majority of the men hava boon gate 68,000 tour, valued at Wounded in totion, Mr. Havelock ers are brought before board 1.8,700,000, while those already Wilson, speaking of our debt to of seven working men selected by ordered bat whose cost is not yet the mercantile marine asid that the trade anions concerned in the decided total 74,000 tons, and the in spite of all the frightfulness by prednotion of munitions. The
tonnage awaiting allotment the Germans there had never -board hear the cffender's explane- amounts to 240,000. In part pay. been a ship detained ten minutes tions, point out the gravity of the ment Y.3.600,000 has already in consequence of not being able fault, and give a warning that if been paid to the dockyards, and to get a crew because the British lime is not kept during the next, the payment for the entire scheme sexfaring men were afraid. fortnight the osse will be placed to be met by Y.13.000.000
Time-Keeping on Shells.
A new scheme to promote im- proved time-keeping in munition factories is in operation at Cover- iry and some other centres which is proving very effectual. Offend-
before a Munitions Tribanal. If cash in hand, over 4,000,000
this step should prove EDF to be shortly called for from you here lost your appetite the men is left undefended by his shareholders, by the premisms. Conerof the big variety of nion. - The board's warning his for the now shares,and by the dainty, dishes at the ALEXAN- beeg in the majority of: maide surplus fands for the nezi fra DEA CAFR is sure to, tempt endissent.
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