GENERAL NEWS.
Japanese, In Manchuria.
Ai the end of last August there were 110,374 Japanese in. South "Mincharli, an increase of 7,00€ since December. The rate of ipcreses has been more remark- able since last April, the average increase being about 1,000 or RG.
The Japanese population in distrigs under the Jurisdiction of the Daire Civil Adminstration le
Luck ?
A subalternas the front describes in a letter homa, a curious Osospe he had. He calls it lack." "His mother has no doubt that it was the inger of Providenos. He had been insonlased, and the doctors t told him that he must not” Ispra his bad for a day of two-He tried to obey, but it seemed beyond hir power to stay, to be laft bis 'bid'and went out of the hous When he returned he found this his pitst had been bombarded and one abell that pierced the roof had gone through his bed. He would certainly have been killed had he obeyed the doctors”
Formerly of Heagkong. -The death has taken pisua st Torquay, in his ninety first year, of the Rev. Andrew Horsburgh. He was a graduate of St. Andrew's *University, of which he wis Bursar from 1842 to 1816. Later he was curate at Campbeltown until he left for China, where he wi Chaplain to the Foreign Factories at Cantor, and was on the Oathedral Staff at Hongkong. Afterwards he became Acting Chaplain st Sarawak, Borneo, and adccessively missionary at Ban ting Selkirk, Peshawar, Darajat, Delhi, and Naini Tal, and was Senior Chaplain of the Bengal Ecclesiastibal Establisment, N
Kitchener Bust for the War Office.
There was an interesting little private ceremony-at-the-Wat Offee recedily when Mr. Richard Belt, sculptor, presented to the Lord Kitebenar National “Mem- orisi Fänd Committes s gunmetal baut of the late Field Marshal Earl Kitchener which he had recently executed. There were present a large number of general officers, personal friends, and contades, of Lord Kitchener. The bust has been placed at the head of the 'grand stairosse. Mr.
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Balt, in making the presentation, Tank No. 113 went into the said he did it that fatare City on December 6 and did great Ogilvy," Gilianders, generations might know the business. One way and another, 550,000; Commercial Unior, features of the soldier at whose from different inpersone officer $100,000: London Assurance, -call a great army of free men he collected $805,000. Be had $53,000; Fo/8b Exchange Assur
$50,000; rallied and bravely left these to put in ons or two particularly fance Corporation, shores to fight and dis for fancy lewe" to get through Liverpool and London and Globe hamenity and for justice. Sirbis itinerary in the narrow street-seuracee, £50,000. Reginald Bride, in scoopting the of the equare mile," but he did Let the public consider these gifs and the custody of it on it triumphantly. The City watch figures, and then further take behalf of the Army. Gacil, ed him with all the interest in life. into consideration the foot that thanked the sculptor for his It took all the efforts of his body, they represent only a faction of generosity, and warmly congratus guard of good-humoured police what the insurance companies lated him on the excellence of the af times to keep that interest bara put into war bonds. The likeness he had produced. He from being dangerously close. Prudential on Wednesday handed could think of no more fitting "Less you want your tose trod off its great interest oheque of aite for the bust than the office in you'd better get back at once," £828,500 to the tank to be reis- which Lord Kilobener performed was the line to take, you remem vested Other ompanies have his browning work. Sober, when the elephants brought been prevented from following the gans. Many a brightinguiring suit by the fact that they had An Unpublished Spy Story. Bruce the war British visitors young spirit in the parlians of the already reinvested their dividenda to Paris have been no little de Bank found himself suddenly by return of of post. Could any lighted to make the acquaintance upon the sidewalk, having been more striking proof be given of of street newsvendor, who, a lifted bodily and deposited there the soundness of war bonds traly Cockney accent and John by a stalwart arm. The tank's an investment ? There are no Ball, bluffness, trust his wäres bodyguards grew quite expert at fehrewder judges of securities in
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for
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anything hat an English with, perhaps,
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The man had become veri
a dramatic thing happened. As not be afraid to follow. Their The results of using common in the capital, bis it paused a moment, having com- own staffs have not hesitated soup instead of antisepties in the institution
pleted his "slew."" a portent of the tank has taken many applic-dressing of wounds in 368 cases the skies appeared saddenly stions for certificates from inpurare described in the Lancet by Above. It was an sirship, dating ance, employed; ond wir take two R. AK. O captaine The THE committes bow to notify
"God Save the writers say that soap solution lonely and beautiful in the apper many
intending exhibitors that ***Not very high up, for you King" was sung of one of the dressings clean & wound quickly the Show will be hold sometime the English paper, of which all
picked out the gondelss ander the offices called on, and cheere for and less painful. The during March, on a date to be he seemed to have the sole strest selling rights, Hiloro cold bewitching silver body, and the "boys at the front raised at practice of letting, blood from a notified Inter.
ANTENNA number and identification marke another. The crowd at the Royal healthy person flow directly into ofjan be beard (against regala,
It has been decided to include' tions) Osiling out the latest war, and could even see human figures. Exchange wee enormous,
the reins of a badly wounded Poultry provided that sufficient It was "Scotland's Day" in man who bas lost much blood, is entries are forthcoming, squastion, his demeanour, hen mere dots even at the height. The the now was particularly bad or two moneters, one of earth the Trafalgar-square. The total growing in importance. It estat Further particulars may be the Allies, sauming a strange other of air, gravely saluted one takings of the tanks for the day ed, in the Britian Medical Jiarnal obtained from the Undersigned.
parameter another, sad the crowd, quick to were 2000,729, and the grand that out of 36 ssses of a desperate jodularity. For three years, this
nature, all of whom "xcept one public character enjoyed the Ppreciate the significanes of the total is now £2,213,308.
Dould not have survived otherwise, freedom of Paris, no one suspect incident, bares suddenly into s
22 were saved by "trenafasion of thef behind those apparently ringing cheer. This meeting of British features there dwelled the tank and be, airship in the
blood. The problem of how to the brain of a Boche. This fact very heart of Empire will live
Miss Righton, of Disley, deal with the person who, appar however, penetrated long in the memory of those who Cheshire, has been appointed ently well himself, carries in his ing lady persplosoity the 61 it. It was unrehearsed end scting surveyor to the local Para threat virulent diphtheria germs,
with recounted, her learn to perfect.
council in place of her brother, has long pasaled abofors, but by RAINWATER PIPES Commissary The The total collected by No. 11 Lieutenant L. Bighton, who is removing the loamis of air recog
more English has best given. These were going abroad. She is the first nised diphtheris carri
shot companies contributing and the womso to be appointed to such a medical officers have azerons German spy: amounts they gave: Olerical, public office in Cheshire freeing them from
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that the ORDINARY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN- ANNUAL GENERAL MEET- ING of SHAREHOLDERS in this Company will be held at the Hongkong Hotel, Hongkong. on SATURDAY, the 9th February, 1918, at 11:30 AM. for the purpose of receiving the reports of the Directors together with a State ment of Accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1917.
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED-fram the 4th February to the 14th February (both days inclusive), during which period no Transfer of Shares can be registered
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Hongkong, 26th January
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The REGISTER SHARES- of the Company will be CLOSED from MONDAY 4th to SATUR- DAY 9th February11918 (botk days inclusive), darlex which period DO TRANSFER, of SHARES can be Registered.
By Order of the Board Directors.
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Hongkong, 30th January, 1918.
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