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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
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'knemy.
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BELATED DESPATCH.
The despatch incidentally mentions that when rews of the Armistice with Turkey as received General Milne was actual en the River Murites, ready to occupy Adrianople while the Arst Hellenic Corps WEA echeloned between Kavalla and Drama and ready to participate in a general advance on Constantinople.
LABOUR MOVEMENTS.
FORMER HONGKONG|
CONSUL'S SUICIDE
ADDICTED TO DRUGS.
Full details are now to hand of the death of Mr. E Alvarez Calderon, former Consid General for Pera in Elongkong who as was recorded in last LONDON. January 2nd. sight inoue of the "China Mail" shot him- The Gazette contains à despatch from self in a San Francisco Hotel. Calderon's General Milne describing the important body was lying fully dressed on the part the British played in the offensive Hoer of his bed-room. Apparently he Last September against the Bulgarians had returned home during the night between Lake Doitan and the Vardar. and bad shot himself while, standing
The British fough: aangainary battles on September 18th and 19th, suffering and with his back to a mirror. He still inflicting severe losses in assaults, wore an overcoat and a partly smoked dominating elaborately fortified heights, cigar was clutched in the fingers of bis and the ridge at Grand Couronne
left hand. As automatic pistol lay These battles served their object-to pin, beside the right hand, and the holster down the Bulgarian reserves so that they was in a half-opened drawer. The would not be available to oppose the great bullet, after passing through the Franco Serbian, attack: which Burst through and led to the utter defent of the left side of the body tear the heart, dropped on the top of the durasu, where it was found. A San Francisco detective found a note under the door, It was from a Mr. Luis Dovizia, 420 Broadway, San Francisco, who was employed in the Peruvian Consulato, and set forth that he was disappointed in not having met Calderon at the St. Francis Hotel, earlier in the evening. Calderon was about 30 years: of age and was a member of one of the wealthiest families in Peru. He Had been head of the Peruvian Consulate in San Francisco rince last August, before which be bact been Consul General for Peru in this Colony. He was not married. Recently the mother, brother and sister of the dead man went to San Francisco to pay him a visit. They were brought, there on account of reports of his ill health. They departed for their home in Lima, Perd, only a few days before his death. The father is Mr. Ezequilo Calderon, a wealthy banker. According to the Peruvian Vice Consul, Calderon bad been extremely nervous of late on account of his health. The manager of the hotel where the shooting took place, told about Calderon having recently suffered from influenza and that he, the manager, was in the habit of taking cup of coffee to Calderon each He discovered the body Quorning At an Imperial - Air Floer banquet, when ba. visited the TOOMI given to celebrate the British Empire Calderon generally did not return home war victory, at which General Birdwood,antil after mid-night. When the police Bir. Richard Turner, and High Commis-and deputies of the Coroner, were Zioners Perley and Thomas Mackenzie searching the Consul General's effects Were present, the Under Secretary of the Air Service, General Seely, dwelt on the part. that British airmanship had con- trilled towards winning the war.
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The Ministry of Labour is calling atten- tion to the difficulties that have arisen in connection with the forty-seven hours" agreement in the engineering and ship It has arranged Con- building trades. frences between the Employers Federa tion and Trade Unions with a view to settlement.
Loxton, January 22nd.
It is understood that the Railway Executive Committee has arranged to batablish an eight hour day for railway men, commencing from February ist.
AVIATION.
MZLBOURNE," January 2nd. The Commonwealth Government bas Banctioned the formation of a Company to survey an aerial route between Aus- tralia and the East.
Loscos, January 2nd.
they found quantities of narcotic tablets which indicate that he was a drug addiet and ended his life after a losing battle against a habit that was enslaying him. The San Francisco Deputy Coroner, Mr. Frank Becker, who found the tablets, was also told that Calderon whito was frequently seen taking a
He said: "Britain must reign supreme in the air, in order to secure the peace of the world. We must have one great aff feet to help forward air traffe of the future. Plans have been made in the most elaborate detail for the establish-powder.. Mr. Becker has made the ment bf great Imperial air routes."
He did not ace any reason why, within "the life time nearly all of us, mep should not have great air routes to all parts of the Empire:
NEW ZEALAND'S LOSSES:
LONDON, January ed
following statement;—
"Persons who have knowlege of this will be summoned to the inquest into Calderon's death as there is an air of mystery connected with his suicide. He recently recovered from an attack of influenza, but there was no apparent reason why he should have killed him- Bell
The Times' correspondent at Wellington DIOCESAN BOYS; SCHOOL: states that New Zealand's casualties to
the war were 57,932, including 18,500 killed and only 45 taken prisoner..
TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, January.23rd,
The Anglo-French troops have taken ever the administration of the Turkish railways, including the Bagdad railway.
ATHENS, January 23rd.
RESULTS OF OXFORD
PRELIMINARY LOCAL
(EXAMINATION TAKEN IN SEPTEMBER 1918).
Twenty-one boys from the above
school took the Examination, twenty
A mesenge from Contantinople states passed, three of whom gained, Second that Kismil Pasha, Commanding the Class Honours and one Third Class Third Army, has been arrested on a charge of massacring Greeks and Armen-Honours. The following is the list of inas..
FLOODS IN EGYPT.
CAIRO, January 18th, Egypt has had a deluge of raïn. The environs of Cairo have been converted into lakes Handreds of Arab dwelling houses collapsed. Business is paralysed. The loss of life has been small.
** UNWRITTEN LAW" AGAIN.
MENDULA (Texas), January 18th. The Grand Jury refused to indict Madame Le Baudy for the murder of her husband, the so-called King of the Sahara,"
BRITISH WAR BONDS.
LONDON, January 2nd. The subscriptions to the National War "Bonds issue which closed on January 18th, exceeded sixteen hundred millions Eterling.
OBITUARY.
LONDON, January 23rd.. Mr. William Hibberdine, one of the Administrative Heads of the Eastern telegraph Company, who had been in the amploy of the Company for noorly 30 years, died suddenly at his office to-day From heart failure..
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successful candidates:-D. V. Lopes" Yueng Kam Chnen, Awdk Hing Kai, K. Tyson, Li Man Kit, E. V. Beed, A. B. Hamson, Kwok Ying Kong, Chan Leung Shi, Im Chn Hei Kang Ban Li, R. G. Reed, H. J. Prata, w. Zimmern, Wong, Chan Fak, "Chin Yun Lok, Im Chul Chan, Ewok Ping Lan, Lo Kau, J. L. Bowell,
Kwok Hing Kai, Edgar V. Reed, and Chiu Yan Lok are placed in the Second Class Honours list, and Wong Chun Fak in the Third Class Honours list.
I will be remembered that in the Hongkong University Matriculation Examination, beld in July 1918 that zovem boys from the above school were" entered and soven passed, one with hon- oors; apr in the Hongkong Junior Examination twenty boys out of twenty- five who took the Examination passed. In the Junior Examination the Diocesan Boys' School gained, eight Distinctions out of the total of sixteen Distinctions awarded to Boys' Schools in the Colony.
As there is no Hongkong reliminary. Examination, the Oxford Preliminary is taken each year.
GOVERNMENT GAZËTTE ITEMS.
A proclamation making the forces, in Hongkong subject to the Army Act till May 3 appears.
[Br. Hibberdine was only recently ereatest Commander of the Most Distin-A Commission of Enquiry into Publie guished Order of the British Empire.]
THE SILVER MARKET.
`LONDON, January 2nd.
The silver merket is quiet.
IRISH REPUBLIC.
"London, January 23rd, The Sinn - Fein Parliament, held a Cecret Bession yesterday and appoiated Fremier and four Ministorá, "
heir names have not been disclosed
MEGA LONDON, January 22nd. Two contables, escorting a cart, con- timing gelignite in Tipperary, were shot dead by masked men who lepped from
Servico Pay consists of Messrs. C. M. Ede, D. Landale, C. Mol. Messer, R. G Shewan, and Sir W.B.Davies, with Sir Willam as Chairman and Mr. JAE Bullock an Chief Clerk,
it Mr. E. Molino is recognized a Con sül for Fanama,
Dr. H. Macfarlane acts da P.C.M.O. during the lenve of Dr. Cornell-Johnson. Mr. John Reynolds is appointed tem porary Sanitary Inspector.
There was a large attendance at the whist drive held by the Garrison Ber geants Mess, laat night, Qr, Mr. Bergt. Sherrif carried out the duties of M, C. with despatch, ant at the end of the Play prosented the prizes Ladies 1st, den Pears; And, bira. Ovenden;
Lency and shouted "hands up. They and Mrs. Thornton. Gentlemen lat fired on the constable, stripped their 31, Serut Rivers, RG. 2nd, Mr. hadjes, took their rifles and ammunition, Hart, 3rd, Blaf Borgt: Bowen, R.A.8.0. drove off in the cart and disappeared.. 4th Staff Sergt. Thornton. E/A 0.0.
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