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A Look Through
The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
Dec. 4, 1889, The returns of the number of valtors to the City Jail Musouin for the wook anding Dec. 1at ari-Europeans 217, Chinone 1,953 total, 2.170.
At the audit of accounts the other day, on the turning over of the weal of the Viceroyalty of the Liang Kuang by Chang Chín tung to là Hal chask. the eve of nine million Laels in hard cash, we are credibly informed, was handed over to the now Viceroy by the Treasurer of Chang Chih-tang
25 YEARS AGO
Dec. 0. 1914,
In Belglum the enemy has assumed
to defensive and his cannonading han lackoned. Wo. progressed at several points and are firmly holding others nirendy nequired. •
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In the Soissons district Intermittent
provalled. In cannonading
Argonne #ovorni aitseks
In were repulsad." Wooyre the enemy bombarded Apremont forest.
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A Yellow Book completes the Allien' documents and denten German publica. Lions, giving a strong and indisputable impression that the netual crisis in the consequence of, the tenacious pulicy of Germany In seeking war with resola. Lion, beginning from ten years ago.
It is officially announced from Petro- grad that stubborn Aghting continues in the direction of Lodz. The Germanın undeavoured to advance in the region of Szczercow, but were repulsed with | great losses,
After ten days' fighting the Russiana have captured the Austrinn positions defending tho passen of the Car pathians, thirty mics from Koniechno, north of Bartfeld, through Zaydownkle and Zhindanown to Houke and south of Mezoo labores, capturing quick-ring and other gun,
10 YEARS AGO
Dec. 6, 1929. Sandy Herd, the veteran Britial pro- fessional golfer, playing at Moor Park, Elekinansworth, to-day, holed eat at the eighteen in one stroke. The hole
146" yarda long
This is the eighteenth occasion in hi long career on which ferd has performed the holing-in-one feat and his record in this respect in quite un- paralleled. An American golfer has promised Ilerd old gold putter when he does his twentieth hole in one.
A day abend of schedule, the Axoma Maru, tha Best of the new ultra-modern motor Passenger ships built for tho N.Y.K.'s Oriant-California service rived in port this morning and berthed at the Kowloon Wharves. She was, during the day, the object of general admiration. The two sister-ships, the Chichibu Maru and the Talauta Maru. will be seen are in the spring of next year. The threa liners are truthfully deserted an the largest and mort magnificent motor ships ever bullt in Jugno,
5 YEARS AGO
Dec. 6, 1934. Following the Dritish statement of policy in the House of Commons debate on imperial Defences, and the broad hint that Germany should give tho Powera some reassuring word, there have been rapid developments of din Armament and peace problems in Euro- pean capitals. The new factors in the alluation appear to be of a more hol ful character.
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One of the most decisive and hard. fought battles over waged between the Government forces and the Reds, neg anti-Ned thu commencement of the campaign on the Hunan-Kwangai bor- der, is reported to have taken place in the vicinity of Chuenchow, within Kwangel territory, over the week-end,
The utter defeat of the Reds in this battia was quickly followed by their general withdrawn from the Kwangal border districts. According to General Liu Chien-sui, Commander of Hunanese Forces in pursuit of the Reds, nearly 10,000 casualties were inflicted on tho enemy during the engagement.
Five battalions of the Red survivors are being surrounded by the joint Kwangai-Hunna forces at a point to the south of Chuenchow.
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Great height naturally lessens the effectiveness of detailed observation, but it does not altogether destroy it. diference to the And it makes no Important consideration of actual practice in night navigation over routes which may have to be fol- lowed again,
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