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Members of Parliament who
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The "Laconia" and Others.
are adhering to the leadership of in Paris is gradually disappear-
The problem of small change} In view of the arrival to Dr. Sun Yat-sen, met at Shanghaiing. The dirty little papar francs morrow of the st. Laconia, it will on January 5th, in the French and balf-franes are almost re doubtless be interesting to our Concession, to exchange New Year placed by the readers to learn that she is no greetings and to congratulata coinage, whose value, however, as is being popularly rumoured, their leader on the fine victory of dapends on the same security of the largest ship ever to put his troops in the western part of the associated Chambers of Com loto Hongkong Harbour. The Kwantung. They intimated their merce. This improvement will Canadian Pacific Steamship intention to leave for the south be marked, at the end of the Company holds the bonour of shortly. More than 50 bare year, by the withdrawal of the having brought to Hongkong the already left for Hongkong-little square aluminium tokens largest boats and they are the NP,PN,
which the omnibus comany bas Empress of Censsi and the Em.
issued to make up for the
· press of Australia. Perhapa' the Sir Skinner Turner, Chief Judg* following table will best show the of H. B. M.'s Supreme Court for melting away-in a literal sense differences in some of the big China, was expected to leave-of coppers for their intrinsic
value. vessels which have visited the Shanghai during last week for port:"
the purpose of trying several
There is no batter test of eases in Tientsin. Sir Skinner was to deal with the case of civilisation than the way in which, Stephen Power on January 16:h.we treat our opponents. It is with a jury, and will also hear only (in England) in the more Empoul Amtralia 21.50 85 755 413s libel action against the Peing antediluvian corners of Pall Mall
Name of Vrese!
Length
Berndth
Emp. 44 Canada Minnesota
21.517 6 19 42
19,279 LAPAT AL In Stel Deep 15 & 2
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Cleveland
Empress of Asia 15A9 51:32 42 Empres ofoliowa 1500) 570 1832 42 Taiyo Maru
14 13% 520 15,3 312 Pres. Cleveland 24.124 517 722 Tenyo Maru 10 119
POLICE EFFICIENCY.
pound of the Central Police Station.
land Tientsin Times,
that old gentlemen still declare that those who disagree with Mr. A. M. McGregor was the them should be shot, but the victor for the third time in the Dictators who throw their critics Shanghai Golf Club Champion. [iato gaol and suppress unsubser- ship against Mr. C. vient newspapers, and the Com- Hopkins which was played on munists who break up meetings January 6:b. at Hongke Park.at Dundes and elsewhere, exbibit Mr. McGregor won by one up the same spirit of mediaevalism., after a thrilling finish similar to There is only one rule for the the result of last year's game. civilised man, and that is to do
to his opponents as he would
[ •
It is
never
The pretty wedding of Miss they should do unto him. Bessie A. Wells, daughter of Mr. also wisdom: for one Frederick Wells of Kingswood,kcows wher the other man's Surrey, and Mr. John F. Alcorn, turn may come. son of Mr. John Alcorn of Prest- A Test This Morning.
wick, Ayrshire, took place at the It is probable that one of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shang-early results of railway amal- An interesting occurrence hat, on January 6.b. immediately gamation will be which is saldom seen outside of following the civil ceremony bolition of second-class carri
the general; the routine work of the police which was performed by Mr. ages. The Midland Railway long Was witnessed this morning when Sidney Bartop, C.M.G., H. Magoted the way in this matter, con- several bundred members of the Const-General. The very Rev. verting its old second-class intoj Force assembled inside the com- Dean Symons officiated.
third-class accommodation-and fares. Other railways have been Some of the Russian refugets contemplating this step for some The bugler had sounded the who base been temporarily time, and the fusions just com- alarm, and all available members housed ashore at Shangbai until plated will basten the measure. of the Force, even those who the departure of their ships for There are railway reformers, by were taking their TARL after ome other destination, Eave sutthe way, who advocate the ▲ spell of duty during the ceeded in bringing in suficient democratic principle of night, turned out with carbines acimunition, bombe and pistols to class only." and bandoliers and were marshal-equip an arsenal. The Police on omnibus and traway travel, led in line bofore the Captain January 5th. removed from No. 4
5.3 being
in Superintendent of Police and Jessheld Road, and No. 116 Sinz with the spirit of the times. accord other officers. The squad in Road, a large quantity of Mill's But railway directors are oth charge of the two Lowis guns and bombs, revolver and rifle ammuni- to abolish first-class entirely the traffic officers with theirtion, in addition to several pistols cycles also stood by, and
the and Bl
rifle. These refugees spectacle was such an
The Medical Research Council unusual would seem to have walked from basisaed reports of the Iodos- one as to draw quite
slarze Woosung to Shanghai sad crowd of spectators.
tary equipments into town with the study of accident causation. managed to smuggle their mili tris! Fatigue Research Board, containing two contributions to
Dut being observed by Abe native authorities
In a prefatory chapter it a: Woosung-stated that fatigue may be an The feet under the command
important contributory cause.
It was explained that this
was
one of the tests to which the
Force is being subjected with a view to providing for ful efficiency in the event of being called out to deal with an armed outbreak or other serious crisis. After instructions had been given: by the C.S.P., the men were put
**one
2. obtains in
more
is
of Admiral Stark will sail as soon and in addition to speed of as repairs to one of the ships have been completed..
production and fatigue. an im- portant part is played by Setting out on one of the psychical influences such as through some drill, and the order lengthiest tramps around the alertness and attention. AG- .for dispersal saan followed.
SUIT AGAINST NEWSPAPER.
world, two Russiana, Korobkof other chief fartor in hability to and Johannsen, have arrived in accidents is undoubtedly inex Shanghai from Harbin, from perience. Certain qualities of which place they started on south, such as bravado, failure October 16th. last. They tramped to realize danger, &c., tend to to Tientsin and from Tientsin to disappear with increasing age. Shankhai vis Peting, Hankow Another factor which cannot be and Nanking. On every station wholis disregarded is alcohol Mr. Fraser Claims $8,800.
en route they obtained the signa- while in addition to the qualities tures and seals of recognized inherent in the individual, ex- The case was still being heard ufficials in order to prove the: trinsic conditions (such as environ on January 11th. in which Mr. their tour was a genuine one and meat) bava been proved to bear a James W. Fraser ued the that they had not sought the close relation to accident in- Shanghai Mercury, Li, Shanghai, of any means of transportation cidence. Inadequate or unsuit- in H.B.M. Supreme Court at other than walking. They sell able lighting has been shown to Shanghai before His Honoar, Sir their photographs on the way so an important contributing Skinner Turner.
as to purchase food and pay for cause; and, similarly, the tem-
ba
The case for plaintiff was tha: sleeping «quarters. In a book perature of the worker's environ- be had been wrongfully dis. which they carry, there are ment seems to have considerable missed from the editorial several entries made by railway influence on accident risk. staff of defendants' newspaper station officials in regard to the and was therefore entitled to time of their arrival in any one $3,800, being 22 months' wages particular town en route, which he had been deprived of
WHEN LOSS OF TIME WOULD BE DANGEROUS.
Baby's Own Tablets Save Children's Lives.
Your little one gets hot at play,
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& a result of defendants' breach It is not given to every man in of the contract existing between Singapore to be able to claim the parties. The contract. the nearly 40 years of continuous) defence maintained, was chiefly service in the same employ, as} to the effect that plaintiff should can Mr. Frank Bateman, who has then aits down and takes a chill devota bis entire time to the just retired from the Singapore or kicks off the bed-covering all newspaper and not take work branch of the Hongkong and night and is attacked by colic: outside. which istrer clause Shanghai Banking Corporation. parents do not need to be told bow it is alleged be violated in that Mr. Bateman is now 15 years old. tragic may be the consequences. he supplied the Shanghal Times, The death has occurred under
It is because they are just the with duplicate copies of his tragic circumstances of Mr. U. B.times, gentle in action yet prompt right remedy at such fatefull law reports in consideration of Or, the head of the firm of $100 monthly and furthermore Messrs. Latham and Go.. brokers,should always be kept ready in the in effect, that Baby's Own Tablets received from the South Man Rames Place, Singapore. churia Railway The. 518 for six Ort, who was the defendant in eve bean saved by their im Mr. home. Innumerable little lives dara' work on a Japanese Cour: police court proceedings arising caie. The defence farther alleged:
out of a commercial contract a few! that plaintiff absented himself
Guaranteed absolutely harm- months ago, was recently admitted from the offices of the Mercury on to the General Hospital suffering Baby's Own Tablets contain not less to even the youngest, infant, many afternoons for the purpose from veronal poisoning. He was of working outside, and that onio en unconscious condition and * atom of "sleepy stuff" or other] Beveral occasions be did nothing he died the next day without jurious drug, and are easily ad-i
ministered, being reducible to s powderina moment and pleasantin Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice and toate. They dispel colic and can- DISTINGUISHED PASSENGERS. Lady Fitzmaurice arrived in stipation, reduce fever, check dier- Among the passengers who left Singapore on New Year's day by rboea, allay teething pains, eure
• London at the end of November the Straits Steamship tost from indigestion, expel worms, quiet the by the F and O. Bombay Express Penang, to which port they had nerves and bring health-giving to join the s.s. Macedonia at Mar- come by the outward bound mail. sleep in a natural way.
ellies wore Sir Henry Dobbs, Sir Maurice spent the week in Druggists sell them, also post for Fort Said, Mr. Justice Ayling Penang, presumably inspecting free, 60 cents per vial, from Dr. and Sir Francis Oppenheimer for the Prye Harbour works, and his Williams' Medicine Co., 80 Bombay, and Sir Maurice and Legislative Council before the and Kiangse Road, Shanghai. Lady Fitzmaurice, for Singapore. of next year. The eminent Viscount Encombs, the Aga Khan, engineer is believed to be engaged | You don't need to be rich to oWA and Sir J. B. Wood embarked in to report on the Gunong Pulai
A VICTROLA. the Macedonia at Marseilles for water scheme for the Singapore bak Mourie's about their eary payment Bombay,
Municival Commission,
Syntext.
but certain law reports.
regaining consciousaces.
TUESDAY. JANUARY 16 1923.
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