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MARQUESS OF MILFORD HAVEN DEAD

FORMER FIRST SEA LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY.

LONDON, September 11. The death is announced of the Marquess of Milford Haven.

Admiral Louis Mountbatten was created 'first Marquess of Milford Haveri in 1917. Born in Austria in 1854 he became a naturalised British subject as Prince Louis of Bartenberg and he entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1868. After serving in the Egyptian War 1882 he was Com mander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet during 1908-10, commanded two divisions of the Home fleet in 1911, and was second Sea Lord of the Admiralty during 1911-12. He resigned from the Navy in 1914 after be had held the position of First Sea Lord of the Admiralty for two years. jin 1917, at the King's request, he relinquished his German titles, assum

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FRENCH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK.

GOVERNMENT'S FILLIP TO AGRICULTURE.

PARTS, September 10.

The grape harvest now in progress is bidding fair to rival wheat as regards quality and quantity. Consequently the agricultural year on the whole is quite satisfactory. Under the circumstances prices of the chief commodities should soon show a substantial decline. The Cabinet is con- templating further measures to reduce the cost of living and curb specula- tion. Under the Government's auspices a wheat show is being held in Paris in order to advertise the most modern methods of wheat cultivation. In his opening address, the Minister of Agriculture stated that France should soon become self-supporting as regards wire at. Business is decided. fly on the upward trend-Hares.

FILM ACTOR ARRESTED. -

FATTY” ARBUCKLE CHARGED WITH MURDER.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 12,

A serisation has been created by the arrest of the fim actor "Fatty" Arbuckle charged with murder in connection with the death of Virginia Rappe, a film actress who died after a party in Arquckle's apartment. The district attorney states that. Arbuckle is charged

section of the

code providing that life taken in rape or attempted rape is considered mur- der. The complaint was filed after the post mortêm and examination, of several persons alleged to have been attending the party. Arbuckle who was at Los Angeles returned to California and surrendered. The prisoner

declined to make a statement.

LAWN TENNIS SINGLES.

SHIMIDZU'S WIN IN US. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

PHILADELPHIA, September 11.

In the United States national law a tennis singles championship second round Shimizu beat the Californian Allen 6-3, 6-0, 12-10.

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_GIRMAN_EXCHANGE.

STEADY DEPRECIATION CAUSES FRENCH MISGIVINGS.

PARIS, September 10.

THE DOLLAR.

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To-day's closing rate 2.8 To-day's opening rate 2.8

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$1,000 BAIL IN ARMS CASE,

TWO MAGISTRATES TO TRY INDIAN.

Magistrates Orme and Lindself sat in the large Court this morning to hear evidence in the case in which 30 Indian watchman employed by the Garrison School was last week remanded on a charge of having had in his posseizion two automatic pistols, one revolver and a quantity of ammunition without a permit.

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That | because hit client had been very excited when he interviewed thim, and he was unable to get the ful facts of the case. Since then. be had received instructions which would involve several witnesses, thus making the defence a very long one. In the circumstances, he suggested that the evidence of the Crown should be taken this morning, and

case then remanded. the Crown's case was very short, Mr. Burlingham, DSP, said that and he was prepared to proceed with the cyidence. He would like to ger rid of the matter as soon as possible. as he had other things to attend to.

the

Magistrate Orme said that he would rather have the case heard right through in one sitting, and gave a remand until Wednesday afternoon. Bail in the sum of $1,000 was extended.

CHARGE OF FORGING BANKNOTES

REMANDED TWO DAYS.

The Yaumati police raided No. 4.

Pine Street on Saturday afternoon Kwangsi Bank actes, and engraved and seized a quantity of forged

brass plates and stones bearing facsimiles of the front and back of the notes. They arrested two men and a womas. When they were enarged before Magistrate Orme this morning with unlawful possession of forged notes, printing counterfeit notes and possession of counterfeiting implements, Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the defence and applied for a remand until Wednesday- The application was granted, but bail was refused.

MR. C. C. WU.

The steady depreciation of German exchange is causing some misgiv- A WASHINGTON CONFERENCE ings as foreboding of a possibly acute German crisis. The mark is now worth less than a halfpenny.

POSSIBLE INTERNATIONAL COURT JUDJES.

GENEVA, September 10.

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(Canton Information Bureau)

Canton September 10-Aṭtection here has been drawn to a Reuter message from Peking, said to be based on a Canton telegram to the

The election of the French jurist Weiss, Lord Findlay, and the Japanese Oda as judges of the International Court of Justice at the Hague is consi-effect that President Sun Yat-sen dered assured.-Horas,

FRENCH EXPRESS ACCIDENT.

[TWENTY-FIVE KILLED AND SIXTY INJURED.

LYONS, September 11.

Twenty-five persons were killed and 60 injured in the express train accident (mentioned in our earlier cables).

LYONS, September 12.

would "not agree for Mr. C. C. Wa to go to the Washington Conference as a representative of the Central Gov. ernment." As Mr. Wa is Vice-Minis ter for Foreign Affairs of the legal Government of which President Suo is the Chief Executive, there would be no need for him to seek the Pre- aldent's decision regarding an offer that would make him a repre sentative" of ag admloistration which lacked the constitutional

Thirty-eight persons were killed in the Strasburg Lyons express sanctions of a legal government. derailurent.

TEXAS FLOOD3.

DEAD ESTIMATED AT 39 DAMAGE AT $10,000,000.

SAN ANTONIO, Septemb 12.

The foods are not so serious as originally threatened. The dend are now estimated at 39 and the damage at $10,000,000.

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MR. MA SOO DENOUNCES A LIE.

(Canton Information Bureau)

Canton, September 10.—A telegram has been received from Mr. Ma Soo,

A six-reel super-production, dis denying that he issued or was in sny sense responsible for the statement tributed by the Arrow Film Corpora protesting against the appointment tion, "Foolá Gold" Mitchell Lewis of Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman as raking the leading rule, 'will be screen-American Minister to China, which ed to-morrow. (Tuesday), It is the appeared in the foreign press in An attractive Vaudeville prostory of a big hearted, sympathetic Hongkong and elsewhere some weeks gramme featuring the Gibson Family son of the gil who with the passing ago. In point of fact, Mr. Ma Soo Entertainers, will be seen to-morrow of time becomes iron master and the has been on friendly terms with Dr. at the World Theatre. They will final thrilling scene shows him stag-Schurman and they lunched together stage their original Oceanic absurdity gering from a burning mine shaft a few days before the latter's Fas On A Battleship" in which the with the human being he has rescued. departure from Washington for artists will, cavigate a shipload of It is a story true to life and not ex- China. mirth and leave you, drowning in a. aggerated in conforin in some mis

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