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GENERAL-NEWS.
Transferred. Mr. 8. A. Magnussen of Messrs, Andersen, Meyer & Co., Tientsin, has been transferred to "Hankow on promotion as export manager for, the firm in that port, says the Peking and Tientain Times.
An Old Custom.
In giving an account of the marriage of dr."Tonny Hatobeson to Minnie Shearer, theG. C. Pòrt eye in the absence of banne, for which there was no time, the names of the contracting parties were cried at Renfrew Crow according to old
Custom."
Enemy Subjects from China.
The Dutch steamer, · Orsɛja, with, the enemy, anbjects from China on board, arrived at Nagasaki on Sept, 20, A Japanese gun-boat and two torpedo bosta were in port during the steamer a atay and communication between the enemy wal jacts and persona sabore was strictly prohibited.
Finacial Panic at Tainanfu. Something like a funncial panto recently prevailed a Tio enfu sa the result of the refusal of the government railwaya" to sohept bank noter. This has killed the value of notes and the market is inoperative. The Chamber of Commerce ham sppealed to the Government for remedy, says the Peking Gazette,
...i Chang Pun's Property."
The police have taken steps to confiscate Chang Tua's property in Poking and the confiscated property will be offered for ale to the public. The proceeds therefrom will be devoted for oharitable works, pocording to the report of the vernacular paper. One big business pre- mises which is now ranted to the merchanta sa a bazaar outside Chion Men has been taken over by the police. Obang Fan's estate agent in charge of the said building together with a faw thousand dollars collected therefrom have been taken to the police station.. Investigations are being made to locate other pro- perties in possession of the said monarchist and it is understood that there are some. five or six. business premises, which will be confiscated by the police.
Successful Claim”for a Penny. The London General Omnibus Compeur made a succesful claim at West London County Court yesterday for a penny fare. Mr. Stoneburst, the compary's conn sel, said that on May 25 the defendant, Mr. Bigg, residing at Emperor'e gate, Kensington, and her daughter got on to an omnibas at Kensington Church
and travelled to Earl's Cloart road.
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