GENERAL NEWS.
Freach Minister, to China.. According to Japanese reports, His Excellency A. B. Conty, the Freach Minister, has tendered his resignation to his Government and will probably leave Peking in the middle of September.
American Naval Men in London.
The London section of the. American Navy League recently entertained Admiral Sims, the Chief of the U.B. Naval Forces in European waters and Commodore David N. Boyd to a dinuer and smoking concert at Pagani's Great Portland Street. – „ata
Called Up At 70-% At a Leede recruiting office sa old man, with a white beard, stated that he had been aslled up for examination, and asked for the regulon 26. 91. He was 70 years of age, bad served in the "West Yorkshire Regiment for 22 years, being discharged in 1888.
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New Titles in the Peerage.
It is notified in the Gazelle that Baron Astor received the dignity of & Tiscount, and takes the title of Viscount Aster. of "Bever Castle, in the county of Kent, Biroa Colwyn, of Colwyn By, in the county of Denbigh, is the title of Sir Frederick Henry Smith.
£1,000 Damages.
Geo, Castle, Newark coal mer- cheat, was awarded £1,000 dsm- ages against James Ding, a Nottingham potato merchant, for personal injuries. While plaintiff was driving with a lady op March 20, defendant's motor lorry collided with them, throw. ing them bot. Plaintiff's arms had to be amputated.
Miners and Conscientious
Objectors.
The Hebbarn miners who re fused to descend the pit with a
·conscientious objector, have ap- pealed to other lodges in the ecuotry to support their action. The Executive Council of the Darbam Minare' Association have asked the lodgee to condemo the Hebburn men for their treatment of courcisations objectore,
Chief Scoul's Tribute to His
Father. The Chief Scout, Sir Robert Bidea-Powell, presented colcura to the troop of Boy Scouts connected with S. Nicholas'a "Church, Plumstead, in memory: of his fatuer, the Rev. T. Biden. Powell, who was vicar of Piam. atend from 1821 to 1827, and whose greatest friend was Robert Stepbeneos, the famona engineer, who was Sir Robert's godfather," Shanghal Japanese Swimming.
A Japanese Swimming Club 38 in process of being formed in Shanghai. Toe President in Mr. T. Ibukiyama, manager of the Nippon Yaten Esiaba; Vice- President, Mr. E" "Marai," of the South Manchuris Railway. The other officials are:-Mesare. K Kaweziye (honorary secretary), S. Sagiora, K. Hatta and T. Kawanishi (members of Cham- mittee). Already some fifty 'mem. bore have been enrolled,
Chinese Ex-Minister to Austria.
The Ministy of Foreign Affairs; at Peking is anderstood to have received a telegram from Mr. Sheng Jai-ling, former Chipoea Minister to Austria-Hungary, reporting his elo arrival at Sweden, where we will stay for some time.
There was only one Chinese student madying' in Austria-Hungary, whom Minister Sheng took with him when be laft Vienna,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1917.
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Fire At Woolwich Arsenal' had a capital of $750,000. The
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OK WEDNESDAY
the 12th day of September, 1917, at 3 pm, at his. Salon Room Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong The following Valuable Leasehold Property situats at Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong viz:
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at 12 o'clock (NOON)
at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, The Steamship " Shiu Hing"
Length 122 feet:
Breadth 13 feet 5 inches. ::. Depth 8 feet. Nett Tonnage 176. " ALL THAT piece or parcel of
Cross Tonnage 294. ground situate at Victoria afore. The above vessel is moored off. said and known and registered the Cement Works, Honam
as he (Canton) and is now on view. in the Land Office Remaining Portion of Inland Lot Terms: Cash and the steamer No. 1622 Together with the to be at purchaser's risk on fall messuage erections and buildings of hammer.
A fire broke out recently in gross revenne in 1916 was £421, Huge Increase in Excess Profits. Woolwich Arsenal. It originated 000 and the net profits. £223,000,
The account of the total revenon
this of the United Kingdom for the from an unknown cause in an The estimated profit for
£250,000, and quarter ending Jane 30. 1917, extensive building on the north year was sbows a net increase of £13,278,- side of the Arsenal, three for was expected that £40,000 would 288. The most striking increase in height, 200ft. long sud 60ft. Be paid in income tax. This year wide. The two upper flors and 2,500,0001b. of rabber and is that of excess profita daly the roof were ablese when the 2,000,000lb. of tea were expected, thereou known as No. 85 Queen's (including munitions levy), being firemen arrived, and it was si There are two partners in the Road CentralTerm 999 years no less than $34,867,000, the Tevenne under this head for the once decided, to issue a "Die concern, and the obairman of the commencing from 26th Jane trica Call," calling out 20 motor-ribunal, Me. Donald Maclean, 1843. Proportion of Annual quarter being £41,080,000 as
caunot plead | Crown Rout about $14.00. Es- against £8,219,000 for the cor- pumpe, ladders and other appli- remarked, You responding period of 1918. CPA and the river finte, with berdebtp here. You must get timated Aren about 935 Square Castows show an increase of 120 firemen. The fire was in the somebody else." £1.748,000, the total being £17,- result prevented from spreading 310,000 as against £18,162,000. to adjoining buildings and no explosion was involved, but the
The Excise returns bare dropped building in which the fire broke by £2,457,000. falling from £11,571,000 to £8,114,000. Pro- out was Berionely damaged.
perty and income-tax yielded in increase of 23,751,000, the respect
DIOCESAN SCHOOL AND ORFANAGA
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£7,593,000,
THE HEADMASTER. group of rubber companies which Hongkong 28th August, 1917.
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