GENERAL NEWS.
Back from the War. Another well known Shanghai} man has returned after some „years' absence, and ie buy greet- ing old friends and renewing. acquaintances, Mr A. Kinn, of Mare. Pathe Freres. Mr. Kahn eft Shangbai in 1909 for ba south and was at Hongkopy when the war broke dot. Be proceeded. immediately to France agi ban seen three years' service," : Bume of the time as interpreter for the 'British Army in France. He irin Shanghai for a few weeks.only and will probably have charge of one of the company's branch offices in Chios,
Combating the Submaride Menace.
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It is needless to 'thousands of brains are at work in an attempt to combat the
■ubmarine menace. In the United Stales" the home of genius"- the problem is getting mach attention, and many and varied are the methods suggested. In most of them a ray of electric light projected ander the water forma AD important factor.
One genias advocates the projecting of each surpassing Abrilliance and power that it would "blind" the perisccopes of the submarine, and thus make it impossible for the observing A officer to locate an enemy ship. Anciber would project a similiar ray in such a manner that it would be intercepted by a sneaking sub- marine and instantly chown apon ...a faorescent screen, and thus enable the submarine bunters to locate their quarry, whilst a third pins his faith
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armoured forte sank in the water. ways and armed with anderwaler gans and torpedoes-which, by the way, might as readily fire into a friendly machine sa into -s hostile one. The "blinding" of the submarine is the most fessible of the many methods, and to do it every ses going ship would have to be fitted with an apparatus of anything up to 100,- 000 candle-power-a very ali "order.
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Indon's small change to. Founded in the daya of Lord blee-Tram and boa con Nelson and with Admiral Gambier | ductors report an amenal numbe: its first president the fo halfpennies in circalation. Society has made the welfare "Up to about two months ago' of British Besen ite firet said the conductor of an I.. 0.0. charge throughout the past hun cer who had a rocketful, “we dred years. Dering the progress could not get sufficient.balipen of the War the Society's niea for change, but now we get institutions in all parts of Great too many. We have to give them Britain and elsewhere have given to passengers in their change in shelter, food, sad clothing to order to get rid of them, and thonesade of men. The crews of among those who take panny torpedoed ships are one of its tickets a remarkable number pay pool. first charges, and most grateful with two halfpennies. thanks have been received by the "Society from owners, officers and
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WEDNESDAY, the 14th
November, 1917. commencing at 10.30 a.m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, (For account of the concerned) A Large Consignment of Canton Silk Embroidered Silk Shawls and Bedspreads (The above are being sold without reserve owing to the failure of a firm to take up the guode)..
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WEDNESDAY, the "21st November, 1917, commencing at 11 a.m. at his Sales Roome, Duddel? Street, (For account of the concerned). A Large Quanlity of Electrical Goods, comprising:-
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40 Desk Fans.
9 Ceiling Fans
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FRUKO screws. fuse bodies, gauze rings and cartridges, arc lamps, hand lamps, bulkhead fittings, globes, A Quantity of Gent's and Lady's enamelled and glass abades, etc., Boots and Shoes in Brown and etc., black leather.
On view from Monday [2th inst.
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