GENERAL NEWS.
Old and New Japan.
The Daly Expriss publieben en ar ali dwelling On the significance of the presentation of sword to the King by a Prince: of Old Japan The presentation, it aaye, is one the most portentous signs of the greatallianor betweEU“ - the two island kingdoms. "I
in only
since sixty yearë the Japanese classed it se -red-headed barbarians,Now the wonderful and mysterious old swords of Japan have gone.
The sword presented, to the King is a modern sword with the European blade of a Japanese Field-Marshal of to day. As such and sa, a eign of the great alliance between two modern nations it has been accepted by our King."
"
Peace Society in Canton,
A meeting of the executive com- mittee of the Pesos Society or Ho Ping Ubi Chan Hni, was called at the hall of the Educational As Fosistion in Kau-yi street, Canton, **812 o'clock in the afternoon of December 4. Two motions were pissed; one was that the members of each subcommittee should be appointed by the president and the other, that the society should wire to the other societies in other provincas sorcuncing its organisation in Canton,
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Canton War.Work Campaign, I The Canton campaign for $50,000, Gɔld, for the United American War Work, hagan on November 28, has ended with the sum fully realised. Ac. cording to reports received more than $80,000 local currency bave been abscribed, The 18th team, led by Mrs. Job Fong, one wholly composed of women, gos more than $7,000. So far, that team is on the top of the list se far as funds are concerned. There were seventeen teams altogether, i and fire of them were led by lead- ing officials of the Military Gov. erament. Last Tomaday night, a benefit performance was given by the two well-known Uanton and Hongkong soties, Li Shaft Fong and Ba Ching Kwan. A large Bum was realised, and this went
to the women's team.
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Looked at from that standpoint, Ortboro lie Bospital to realise there was no trouble we could take, that the use of miraclea was not no energy we could expend, and yet passed. He appealed to dis- no money we could pay, too much abled men not to give up their to mark our appreciation of the cases as hopeless, for the country lada.was anxious to do all that medical gallant" service of our (Cheers.) This exhibition, as well science and human sympathy as other exhibitions that were could to restore them. being held this was organised
Speaking of the King's Fund,
New Philippines Cantonment.
Preliminary arrangements are by the National Council of the Mr. Hodge said there was po taint now being pashed for the oon-
Y H. O. A.. which had done of charity about it. The Siste traction of the new nations! guard cantonment which will so such. wonderful and magnificent restored a man so far as that was comodate 15,000 men for their work for our fighting mense humanly possible, trained him in three monthe training period. meant to demonetrate to the public w occupation suited to his of supply have not only what was being done for physical disability, and afterwarde been listed, and the guard bas disabled men, but what should be equipped him with tools, il sach made arrangments to get the done for them. Anything that were ceeded. Then the Labour. necsegary bamboo, zips, suele could be done by way of teaching Exchanges stepped in and found and other constraction material them new arts and crafts was loations. The King's Fand came at the proper time,
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Chinese Company Closed at Shameea.
good thing for the men and for in where it was considered desir. the nation, for all of as mas able to set a man up in basinė3E, realise that when the war ce ed io case, for example, where it had got to be paid for, and we he was not shle to take up, fall- employment, "Some The M-dion Insurance Comali not do that onless we utilia tims pany in Shameen was closed by ed the skill of the men of the people," Mr. Hodge said, “ury. order of the British Consul actry to its almost limit. Once that is charity. It may be so, but General, J. W. Jamieson, two peace wes declared, the nation I do not loo! upon it as charity. i b the most skilled men was I look upon it as the out-pouring deye ago, sìthe capital is in sufficient and the policies of the going to be the first in the race of the nation's gratitude towards company were not sigued by a for the central markets of the the men who have done so much for ae." (Cheers.) Would the foreigner. This company is really world. (Hear, bear.) owned by Chiness, bat registered Mr. Hodge catlined his plans people who talked of charity stop as foreign, it is reported. It is for enabling disabled men to put the work of the YMO A, of the reported that the company may
themselves in a position of io-Red Cross, or the sending of the soldiers and not be reopened anless the $150, dependence by making them-cigarettes to 000 capital is provided for and evaa skilled in some art or craft, green vegetables to the sailors on the papers are signed by 20 that their earnings, plus their heees? In the administration of foreigner, according to law as a pensione, would put them, in not the fand there was to red tape. foreign corporation.
8 few cases, in positions £aancial Already 2,600 men had benefited ly better than those they occupied ad were their own bosser," In before the war. He regretted bis closing words Mr. Hodge. that disabled mea were not apoke enthusiastically of the way coming forward as they should in which the women had soted in for treatment and training the war. Seroh the history of Labour being scarce they found our cuntry through, he said, and profitable employment now, as should find no parallel to the bat too often the occupation devotion end carsge of our wo they entered was of the blind men folk. (Cheers,) alley type, and when demobiliss.
THE DISABLED MAN,
Mr. Hodge's Achievements and Hopes.
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The exhibition recently held themselves casted because of their in the Free Trade Ball, Manches inability to compete with the
For the Blood Is the Lifò,"
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