"GENERAL", NEWS.
Silver Hoarding in Ireland. While the police were search ing the homes of prominent Sian "Feiners in Cabstoiveen recently for arme they seis1d £62 in silver hoarded in James O'Shea'a hönse, #63 in Mary Bride Mahoney's house, and £76 in gold and silver in the same bonas, bat halonging to Mortimer O'Connell.
Temporary Government, Clerks,
An Association of the Tem- Government porary Staff. in
Offices, promoted at the Ministry. of Food, has been formed with a view to after-war, employment į for its members and the adjust ment of minor grievances. Mr. Qiynen bas expressed his sympathy and interest in the ides, and conveyed his good wisben. There are three existing associations in other Government |
· Departmente, and représentatives: will meet to draw up a soheme of federation.
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Proper Cultivation of Land,
· It is announced in the London -Gassie that the Board of Agricul- ture and Faberies propose to make a regulation under Part IV. of the Corn Production Act, 1917, which empowers the Board to enfores the proper cultivation of land, providing that the time within which any person ag- grieved by a notice may under #abeection (1) of section nine of the Corn Production Act, 1917, requires any question to be referred to arbitration shall be 14 days from
the date of the service on him of
the noties or copy of the notice.
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"Foreiga Decorations.
The King has granted to Sir
John Field Baale, K. B. E., Vice- Chairman of the Royal Commission on Whest Supplies, Chairman of the Allied Whest Executive, suthority to wear the Cross of Officer of the Legion of Honour, conferred upon him by the President of the French Repablic, and to Mr. Farrow Biddall Bellamy, of Tensriff, suthority to wear the Cross of the Order of Immbel the Catholic, conferred upon him by the King of Spain, in reapgaition of valuable services rendered by them.
Prisoners' Welcome Home.. Two hundred and forty-two repatriated British prisoners of war, including 88 cot cases and 23 civilians, were landed at B38- ton recently. They were welcom ed by cheering crowds, waving of fliga, the ringing of church bells, the blowing of ships' sirene, and evolutions of low-flying! seroplanes. After the usual for malities, the soldiers left. for St. Pancras by special train. The civilians, all merchant' seamen and fibermen belonging to Hall Grimsby, Aberdeen, and other porte are being sent bome direct. Mercantile Marine Repatriation.
Mr. Garabom Stewart, MP. has informed the secretary of the
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Explosion at Seaside Resort,
¿ heavy explosion, "involving the death of three soldiers, cocarred at an Ewt Coast seaside i resort recently, The windows of the Pier Hotel, with those of nearly all the houses on the s88 The front," were, destroyed. explosion was at dcst attributed to adrifting mine, but it was found that a shed on the pier
very good value
in the
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NOTICE:
"CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION OF HONGKONG.”
A General Meeting of Members of the above Association will be held in the old Chamber of Commerce Room, City Hall, on Thursday 6th November at 5.30 pm to pass Resolutions urging the Government to appoint & Commission to consider the Housing Problem in all its aspects and the transit questions io ponnection therewith. and the equally important subject of German Trading in this Colony after the War-
In order to take part in this
MEILINK SAFE Meeting. Residents interested in
Prices range from
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A small, Meilink safe
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ared to store explosives, had ALEX, ROSS & CO.
- blown up, and that a sergeant
-and two-appers of the Royal į Engineers had lost their lives. One of the soldiers had been talking just before to a „lad: fiebing from the pier, and just after the sapper re-entered the stel the explosion occurred. 8 voral visitors were struck by pieces of wood from the thrust but none was seriously -but-Corps – for – the
Machinery Department. Telephone 27.
these questions are invited to send in written applications for membership of the Association to the Hon: Secretary 11, Beaconsfield Arvade, or to sign applications at the Meeting.
NOTICE.
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FLUID.
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Subscription List Closing November 20th, 1918)
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the Piper "Day TOWN CAROL
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THE HONGKONG & SOUTH
CHINA WAR SAVINGE ASSOCIATION,
APPLICATION
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