GENERAL NEWS.
"Fatal Accident to Americza Chaplaio,
Major Robert E. Brooka, US. formerly a captain of Philip- pine scouts, as fatally injured in the collision of an Aurors, "Elgin and Ohiosgo limited electric train with an-auto truck st Elmhurst, IL, some weeks aga, according to advices reach- ing Manila, His skall, waż fractured causing his death. He was sesistant recruiting officer for the Chicago dintriot. Daring his service in the Philippines he was on duty at Ft. 8. Pedro, Iloilo, and slao in Menila,
Germinaya' Losses,
The Deutsche Addeblott journal devoted to the deeds and interests of the German aristo- cracy, publishes an interesting summary of its losses in the war. The German counts who have fallen number 270; they include Beven Counts Dohna and seven Counts Finck, six, Conota Bohwei inils and six Counts Bohwerin. The number of barons who have fallen is 633; the Wangenbeim family heads the list with 13. Families via the title of "vOD have lost 1,672 members. The families which have lost heavily are the Wedels (22) ́and the Arnims (21).
Welbalwel Holiday Season."
A Weihsiwei correspondeat writes to the China Orilie : ***. "The bungalows sad hotels are now fall up and all have been en- jaying to the full the long spell of fine weather. Not so the farmers, for in some parts of the territory the bean crop has failed. and other crops are threatened. ¿Last week the rein hung about in “a tantalising way for two days. but we had to be content with only a slight shower. We have had unusual entertainment the last few days is the form of a cinematograph exhibition of British War films. Ae this is only the third occasion on
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UNCLE SAM'S BOYS,
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Bopert Brooke onde bazarded
Turkey Short of Money. which the "movies" have Advices eceived from Swi zir• been shown ip Weihaitreiländ state that the last Turkieb there has been quite a rush on loan was a completë failure. The the part of the Chinese to see the Tarkish Government is argently shows, which were shown on a appealing to Germany for money. screen in front of the stage at the Unlean there is, liberal response the opinion that it was the wear-" temple, The films depicting the the Turkish forces will be reing of a belt instead of braces (or, doinge of the Chinese labour duced, and no fresh levies will should one esy "enspenders"?) contingent were especially inter- be called up. eating. Mr. Chen, of the U.M.8. N. Co. is bere superintending the, salvage operation in connection
with the 8.8. Auping which strook
Carpet Men Strike.
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BIG BEN
THE NO. 1 ALARM CLOCK SOLD EVERYWHERE
CALL
AT
I that gave to the American
the street" his peculiarly easy and springy walk.
пікл
THE HONGKONG CICAR STORE
Carpet Co. wenton strike demand- It is not for a woman; who|
A reef off Eddy Island during ing a rise in wages. Learning of
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fog last year. The wreck lies at the strike, 120 operators at the merely "slands and wait" to "EL PALACIO
a considerable depth so the work factories in Sakai, Sumiyoabi, inquire as to whether the sartorial
in attended by a good deal of belonging to the same company, habite of the aforesaid man in the difficulty. The removal of the went on strike on the 8th. Every strest sra, altered when Sammy coolies. pay oface to Tsingtao bas effort is being made to pacify the rate his uniform, an; but he taken from our midst Mesars, operatore, but no settlement is se andoubtedly retains
his Bourne, Moss, Rogers, Gull and vet reached.
sttractive carriage. Eddie. Many of the residents Japanese Residents In Siberia, bid them a reluctant farewell."
After his walk, it is the speck. According to the latest census, less grooming of the "Sammy," the number of Japanese residents who is becoming a familiar figure in Siberia and North Manchurian
our London streets, that
A Dolls' Hospital.
Dolls eye making was never is as follows: 4,000 at Vladivostok, excites our admiration and envy. perhaps a very important industry, 300 st Nivolek, 20 at Leziornoye,
The aim of the American
but it was one of those which the 10 at Gladekovo, 40 at Hogenkoye, Germans before the war had got 10 at Spargoye, 430 at Habarovek, woman, we know, is to appear in s'most entirely into the hande. 200 at Blagovestobensk, 100 at the street as immaculately turned The demand for dolla hranet Irkatek, 10 at Kiskta, 50 atat as if ebe bad stepped from 6 • band-box, sad lessened in the last few years, and Hanho, 260 st Peiho. 28 st Aibon, English manufacturers have been 2,360 at Harbin, 200 at Man- her success is considerable. New York is a clean clearaired city, hard rat to it to find applies of charis, 190 st Haller, 180 st
as different as possible from our the glase eye with "delicately Teitelbar,
moky, gritty metropolis, "none
shaded iria which adds so much War Memorial for Delhi. the less she hea so surely taught to a doll's beauty and lovableness. In addition to urasting B For the most part reliance has carrying out the project of an her gearst to her brothers and bern placed on French makers, Imperial War Memorial in Eag-consins and uncles that Sammy bat the industry has now been land the Government of India bas avigates our orowded thorough. taken up here. A Stoke firm, decided to establish on similar area remaining trim and speck. who at their works in the lines, though not necesssily of so less and as serenely aloof as the Potteries, make great quantities Tide & scope, an Indian War young "Greek gods" who figure of china dolle beads, have set Memorial at Delhi. It will relate in American clothing atore up at their Manchester branch to those portions of the sreas publicity announcements, what they call a dolle hospital. of setivity where troops from
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NOTICE,
We in England are described A few expert workmen have been India have been employed, as an unfriendly race, bat Sammy matey obarac employed, sad, aided by wounded and will deal with the forms a not the soldiers, they are now making of economia and other assistance teristics of our Tommy." pa
He is dignified and unbending gissa eyes to fit in the china afforded by the Indian Empire. beads. It is fairly new work in With this object in view oom as the line of bis hat; be in self England; one might almost mittee has been formed to work conscious and alert; he bears the count on the fingers the number in connection with the Education stamp of his recent intensive of men who can carry through the Department, and is collecting training that is immensely cheer- first processen of working in on trophies, official records, books, 125 to 6 who sit at home AOWING to restrictions on the export of wire ropes from the molten glass the black pupill pictures, photographs, posters, girding at our inability and the iridescent stresks of the ds. The Government has invited to give concrete sapport to those England the TRAM SERVICE Um around it. But there are individuals who possess suitable who in France are holding on will be REDUCEO as from 1st other little operations in the mak. objects of interest to give, lend, till there is nothing in them ing and Exing of the eyes which or sell them to the proposed except the will that says to them less skilled people can do, and it museum and library. It is under-Hold on!".
is hoped that eventually when stood that the museum and library, he wears the look of a man the business erlenda employment will be temporarily housed in a who is determined to meke a may be found for quite a number ball in the Fort at Dahind close job of a dirty business, and The that permanent quarters will not to go back till it's over Lunitions looks with altimas 7 be found for them to oret
lorento 2018 his own speed great marching song,
September, 1918.
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