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Amsterdam, May 31.-Emperor William has conferred upon Crown Prince Frederick William the Star of 3rend Commander of the Royal House of Hohenzollern, with Swords, a Berlin drepatch to-day sunoucose. In bestowing the drearstion the Emperor sent "In the following telegram: -view of the great successes which the brave, battle. proved troops of your army group have gained in these dara under your com. mand, I confer upon you the Star of Grand Commander of the Royal Order of the House of Hoborzollern, with Sworda, änd convey to you my heartiest con- gratulations on this bigh and well-merited distinction.
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A Doctor's Fees. Unnatal allegations were made against a doctor at a London Police Court recently. The defendant was summoned for attempting to obtain 30. by falee pretences. It was stated by the prosecution doctor
called by WAS police on the cocasion of an air raid, and a few days later he sent in a list of 18 persons he said he had attended. charging Te. 6d. for each. Inquiry showed that three people were attended by the defendant on the night of the raid, and four persons denied having been attended at all. When the eamricna was serred, the defendant, haid the proseca- ting solicitor, was "guilty of ba such colossel cheek"
bad never heard of in the osse of a professional man. The defen- dent told the inspector he had went a list of those he attended, ar was told be attended, and if be did not attend them the police should have found ont and told Aim, adding that if the people said he did not attend them he did not deny it. The hearing was adjourned,
Opium Growing In Shensi Besides enforcing drastic mea- eares to suppress the cultivation of opiam in bis own province, and providing beavy punishments for Shenai opium smugglere, General Yen Hei-chan, Tachan of Shansi; some time ago appointed Ko Jai and Wang Pei-yusa as special delegates to pro. ceed to North Shenai to institue an investigation on the opiam growing there. These delegates have returned from Shensi, and have submitted their reports and maps abowing the condition of Taling, Saiteh and other cities in North-enet Sbenei, where the
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The Malaria Scourge. "It would be a tragio irony if the threatened scourge of malaria, brought home by infected soldiers, ehoald breek oat in our midst,, esya a London paper. For here we bave the two magicians who tracked the malady through its After Laveran amazing course. had isolated the parasite, Sir. Patrick Manson, by brilliant deduction, declared that its cycle of existecce outside the buman body was passed in a morquito. WOD1 to Sir Ronald Bose
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