CHINESE NEWS,
THE MOTOR TRAGEDY.
Funeral of the Victim.
THE HONGKONG
-TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Piracy Rampant. Our correspondent at Canton reports that President Sun Yat- sen left Wushaw for Kwailin on Prior to cremation a funeral It is stated that a second Hat of the 14th escorted by four service for Francis Akins Take, the illustrions names may at no battalions of infantry, and will little boy who was killed in the distant date be added to those arrive at his destination during motor accident in the New Terri-which are tescribed on the dome the first part of next month. tory last Friday, was hold in Union interior of the British Museum All the trading junks on the Church, with which the family reading room. The namen which North River, owing to numer-were associated. A very large were put there some years ago cos pirates who are not satisfied (tendance of members of the Japan, form a round robin of the immor- with anty looting but who also ese community as well as European tals, and are: Chancer, Caxton, kidnap the owners of the janks, friends evinced the widely felt Tindale, Spenser, Shakespeare, hava stopped plying for trade.ympathy extended to the parents Bacou, Milton. Locke, Addison,
The four fires which broken their sorrow. Among those pre-
Swift, Pope, Gibbon, Wordsworth, cut during the last ten days in fent were Mr. Tsubokami, the Ja Scott, Byron, Carlyle, Macaniay, the west part of the City Faye panes Cansul General, and Mrs. Tennyson, Browning- 9 fo all. ruined properties to the enormous Tubokami, the manager and staf Each name fills a panel beneath sum of about ten million dollars. of the Yokohama Specie Bank, window, and below again is a Of the Chinese Insurance Com-also the teachers and staff of the corresponding number of empty panies fow have paid the claims, Japanese Primary Schouls.
panels. What will be the names, some have closed up, and others'
will äft this circle of spaces? Cas wonders, which in due time have advertised that they wish to terminate their contracts.
A report from Wuchow state that the junk traffic to the upper part of the river is practically suspended owing to numerous pirates. A motor bast which made a daring trip from Wuchow for Lauchow the other day was fired at three times by bandits but successfully escaped. One) passenger was wounded.
PEKING'S FINANCIAL
CRISIS.
A Peking telegram states that
holders.
Floral wreaths were sent in large numbers by friend- amongst them Mr and Mrs. A. Purtes, Me. and Mrs. F. E. Newhouse and Rev. and Mrs. J. Kirk Maconachie.
A touching feature of the service
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Apple trees are to be supplied to the gardens of houses built by the Birmingham Corporation- the reading by one of the an excellent example which Lon- pupils on behalf of the School of a don authorities might well follo* little address of condolence in if and when they add to London's emory of their playmate. Mrhouses, says a Home journal
The introduction of cordons has Macocachie in conducting the ser rice recalled the sircumstance that made it possible to turn even a almost exactly a month ago the mere back yard into a miniature ittle boy had stood there, along orchard which will yield the an appreciable profit. with.bis small bluther and sister, tenant
to receive baptisth No one could! Cordons have not the selfish greed
the financial position is very have thought then how sore their of standards and espaliers, waich! serious. Owing to rumours pre- vailing everywhere, many banks beats would be to-day, yet the demand much ground for their They may be are being run on by banknote sorrow was lightened by sasured development.
Christian hope. They could still say planted but two feet apart, and "It is well with the child," and will rial good fruit in some accept, though with bowed spirit, abundance. They are, too, so words, accommodating that they will the Saviour's gracious
Suffer the little children to come thrive close to a ferce if sat at
half-right angles to it unto me, and forbid them not."
The question of submitting the Shantung affair to the Washing ton Conference has been finally decided, and, Wellington Koo and Alfred Sas have been instructed accordingly.
GOV. CHAN'S ADVICE,
Many friends followed to the crematorium, where the committal The different newly-appointed service was read by Mr. Macon- district magistrates of the pro-schie, Mr. and Mrs. Toko being vince bave interviewed Gov. Chan present as chief mourners.
King-ming during the Jast
INJUDICIOUS EATING,
few days. When interviewing! these magistrates Gor. Chun talked abou: the important duties of district maxis- trates. "District magistrate- should be in the clasest contact with the people." said Gov. Can. "Since I assumed the governor- ship of the province I have to blame for the fact that they
A Common Failing.
Many people have themselves
As, no doubt, thousands of readers have discovered, it is not so difficult to find the letters "B.M." on Georgian pennies and halfpennies as to discover one without the initials, remarks a Lordoa scribe. And investiga sion of the silver coinage of the present reign will yield the same result. "B.M.,” in fact, does not indicate a product of the Bir- mingham mibt but the designer of George V.'s coins-Sir Ber- tram MacKennal. His initials
always been planning to find are victims of indigestion, for the will be found on the neck of the some able and honest men who trouble is usually brought on King's head on every coin, plain. are qualified to take charge of either through over-eating, any discernible unless the coin is the civil affairs of the different unsuitable diet, or faulty masti- much worn. districts."
cation.
The governor advised them that
When the ailment becomes
chronic victims sometimes fly to pre-digested foods, or purgatives. Though such things may bring temporary relief, they do not, and
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the most important things in their
completed his 70th year, has been administrations are the improve
honoured in two notable waye by ment of educational and industrial
this country, says a Home paper. functions. "In order to carry out
He is the only Frenchman who the administration efficiently," cannus, care.
has been appointed a To eliminate indigestion we Field Marshal and obviously, British Gov. Chan continued, "the peace! And order of their districts must get at the cause. Like all therefore, is the only soldier who are of prime importance. When other organs of the body, "the
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Frenchman was the first tion of the magistrates. I wish poor and thin, it calls in vain-receive the Order of Merit. This to do the same thing with the Indigestion soon results. Build
distinction was conferred upon magistrates of this province up the system, maintain a supply him before the conclusion of hos again." In conclusion, the of pure rich blood, and you get to tilities, aud subsequently Marshal governor warmly advised the the root of the trouble. magistrates to recognise their! great responsibility.
Joffre was made a member of the That is why Dr. Williams pink Order. The only other foreign pilts have proved successful in 8OM.'s are Count Togo and Prince stomach trouble. They combat and soldier.. many cases of indigestion and Yamagata, the Japanese sailor the poisons in the blood, purify and enrich it, and so enable it to restore the digestive organs to In ancient times says a com- health and strength.
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THE KAISER'S ILLUSIONS IN 1914.
Wanted to Throw the Main
Army Against Russia. Illuminating disclosures bear-
Just one example of the bene-Kirkcudbright, were sheriffs of ing on the origin of the Greatficial results of Dr. Williams' pink Galloway, and associated with War are given by a friend of pills is here quoted. Mrs. Alice Scottish history, but the third General von Moltke. The friend Norrie, of 5, St. James's Place, Peer lived extravagantly, and at is Dr. Steines, who detailed the Greenwich, England, recenus his son's death in 1669, under age facts to M. Jules Sauereivein, of said:
and unmarried, creditors seized the Matiz,
"In November, 1920. I was very the estate. The third Lord German war plans on France run down. For a long time I had Kirkcudbright involved himself were 15 years old, and remained been under the care of a doctor, through his devotion to Charles unchanged until just before the but not being satisfield with his II. Ho raised at his own expense ettack in 1914. These plans treatment, I sought other medical a regiment of foot, but when the provided for a simultaneous advice, and this doctor gave me family fell on evil days the attack on Belgium and Holland, to understand I was suffering Merry Monarch," as uspel, but Von Moltke who was Chief from
indigestion acute
and forgot his obligations. The fifth of the Staff in 1914. omitted Hol-palpitation of the heart. I had and sixth peers were so poor that Isad, so that Germany, in case twelve bottles of medisine ba: they did not assume the title, of blockade,
might have breathing space.
none of it did me the slightest though the sixth voted at the good. I was awfully depressed. election of Scottish Represent Direct proof that the Kaiser I could not eat at all and was on stive Feers, the title being kept| believed England would remain milk dist. Deutral, is given by the dis- closures.
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. VICEROY ON PRINCE'S INDIAN VISIT.
Plea For Suspension Of Political Strife.
upon the religion of Islam. His. own presence as Viceroy was in itself a proof of the religious free- dom under the King Emperor.
"Believe me," continued his Excellency, "I seek peace among you all. I want help from you. from those who think with you.
Lord Heading, the Viceroy of India, replying to a deputation of Punjab Moslems last month, and from those who are - BVOD referred to the coming visit of the ¦ against you and whose views zrince of Wales, and asked that may conflict with those of Gov. On Saturday, July 31. Voal pink pills. I obtained a bottle of take the rebuilding of Haifs the moment be laid aside.
Should Messrs. Fearson under-political controversies should for erament. Moltke found the Kaiser with the pills, and after taking them for Harbour, a way into Syria and
"I seek assistance from alli Bethmann-Hollweg. who
The Prince was coming un-{ who desire India's welfate, and W& a little while the pains I had been the riches (if any) of Mesopotamis affected by them to grasp indis in particular from all who wish literally trembling, Falkenbarn, subject to were not so violent. I will at last be opened, observes a firmly by the hand, India was to proceed along the path lead- and several other generals. The found I could eat food that I dare London paper. But apart from passing through a critical stage ing to complete self-government Kaiser was denouncing the plan not touch before for fear of from the tapping of the potential in its political development. of his Chief of Staff, and said he
in India instead of dividing the had received better news from the pills, and every day saw ana centre of deep interest to the Turkey, the Viceroy said that he
I continued with wealth of the interior, Haifs is indigestion.
With regard to the future of torces of Indians. England. Not only would
Let them join with us, the improvement. Soon I was able tourist, who at present has no fervently hoped that a treaty of few British in this country, and England remain neutral, he said, to eat practically anything easy means of landing on the peace might soon be concinded above all let Hindo and Mussul- but would prevent France from fancied. I am now feeling bioe, coast. making war,
Mount Carmel, which on reasonable terms satisfactory man unite for India's good. Let and enjoy life. I am convinced overtops the town, has still its to Turkey and to Indian Mostemali advocata a policy of reform the it is Dr. Williams' pink pills, and famous monastery and logical plan was to throw all his them alone, which have done me rock tomba-with Greek inscip the change in the attitude of the wieb, but let them join together many opinion. The vast importance of a persistently as they may forces against bussia. He was deaf to all objections.
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tions. It is to the Austrians and British Government towards with us, whatever may be theirị Vou Moltke had no faith in the digestion by beginning Dr. Wil-owas whatever recent prosperity
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