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The Chinese press says that the tobacco tax In Peking was increased by 20 per cent, as from February 11

The plan to import an expert to undertake the Angat River pro ject of the Metropolitan Water. District is meeting with a strong opposition on the part of Manila authorities, because it would later make it difficult to place respon sibilities if the work failed

The Angat River project, a million. peso, piece of engineering work has been decided upon to prevent water shortage in Manila whose.

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It is rumoured in Chinese The report for 1924 of, the circles that the manager of the Society "for the Propagation of Wuchang Government Mint is Christian Knowledge, which is carrying on a prolonged quarrel with the Financial Commissioner issued under the title "For Church and that this is the reason why and Empire and the Reglens the mint has not resumed work Beyond," calls attention to the since the New Year holidays special interest which the society The stoppage is creating a great takes in the overseas settlement of amount of suffering among the church people. The publishing 2,000 work people. It is feared business of the society is develop that the cessation of productioning, and its financial results are from the mint will cause a big becoming more satisfactory; though decline in the value of cash-notes last year there was a loss on the on the market..

trading account.

A destructive fire which re

Followers of Ratana, the Maori rapidly growing population has gulted in Tis. 80,000 loss by faith-healer, announce that the threatened to render the present damage occurred at "Messrs. water supply system of the district Butterfield and Swire's lower with the Japanese Government is result of their leader's 'interview inadequate. It will bring the wharf. Hankow, between three that he has "married" the Maori water from big Angat River in and four a.m. on February 9. Bulacan to the city, and the The scene was a tin shed beside the salvation of the former is now race to the Japanese race, and that management of the District their railway siding where in his hands. A great number of favours the bringing of an large, cargo of unpressed cotton Maoris bitterly resent this sent expert from America to do the job. was being stored. The fire total-ment, and passed a resolution ly destroyed the shed but some re-affirming their loyalty to the part of the cotton will be able to British Crown, and deploring the be saved.

outrageous disloyalty of the Ratqua Party..

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Marshal Chang Chung-chang, Commander-in-Chief of the Feng- tien troops in Shanghai, is keeping his promise made when

Mrs. J. E. King, chairman of The first came tosShanghai, to

The Easter Associated group the prison advisory board in punish his soldiers if they give Austin, Texas, on February 10 of cable companies, invite sug trouble locally. That he is not to be trifled with is proved by the pictured prisoners in the peniten-gestions to improve working. barbaric sentences passed on fourtiary hanging by their hands and standing Suggestions and Inven- soldiers for molesting women. thumbs and similar cruelties, in lions Committee has been ap The men were beheaded in the her testimony before the legisla-pointed, and so far as patentable ideas are concerned, officials are old-fashioned way and their tive committee. She described bodies were hung up on poles, in one convict's death as "cold-recommended to secure provi- the more important thoroughfares blooded." as a warning to other malefactors.

sional protection before submis- sion. To encourage the staff the companies are awarding three' sums of £25 for ideas. The prizes are in addition to results arising, from adoption working

Suggestions or recommenda- Some big deals in furs have tions of the Governor-General, the lately been carried through, at Présidents of both Houses of the Harbin, including a very large Legislature and the Department purchase of kolinsky by Messrs. secretaries in the Philippines

The Shanghai police arc Jarding Matheson at a price with regard to amendments to the searching for the driver, believed slightly in advance of what rules and regulations governing to be a Russian, of a motor lorry local buyers are paying. The the selection of government belonging, to a laundry in Tong- purchase was made by a repre- students, are tasked by Secretary shan Road, Shanghai, who is sentative who arrived

from of the Interior Agoncillo in a Tientsin. A considerable quantity letter he has just sent to them in of squirtels are being brought in his capacity. as chairman of the from Siberia, smuggled of course, Pensionado Committee. and the curious thing is that the XXXX | Russian sellers would rather, have';

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alleged to have lost control of his vehicle in Dixwell Road shortly after midday on February 11.. The vehicle knocked down a Chinese pedestrian and bumped against a wall near Makalee Terrace. The driver filed im- mediately and the injured pedes- trian was removed to St. Luke's Hospital, where he died.

• Dissatisfied with the fact that two outsiders were brought in to act as master cigar makers for the personnel in the factory, more The action of the Asia Banking than 500 tobacco factory workers Corporation 1. E. H. Himrod, of the Alhambra Company. involving a sum of Tis.217.309.46 Manila, struck on February 12. alleged to be due under the provi- Prospects point to the con-barned to death in a house in sions of a chattel mortgage, has tinuance of the strike for several been settled out of court. Another days. action brought by the Murray Packing Co., at the U. S. Court Shanghal, against the defendant has also been dropped, plaintiff's

Pacific legal representatives, petitioning: for leave to withdraw without Manila, prejudice.

A five-year-old child was

Sing Yu Lee, near Heng Feng Road, Chapei, lo spite of deter mined efforts to save it.

Valeriano Toral, cashier of

Commercial Company, A huge crate which was

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sentenced on being hauled up from the fore- Februaly 12 to three years' shore to the Bund recently op imprisonment and to indemnify posite, the Yokohama Specie the company in the sum of Bank, Hankow, on February 9, In reply to a request from the P22,709.47 or suffer subsidiary caused a good deal of surmise Kiangyin Guild begging for finan-imprisonment. The complaint among passers-by. The contents cial assistance for relief purposes, against Toral stated that on comprised the new motor fire- Marshal Chang Tso-lin says that December 13, 1924, he being escape ordered, by the foreign he is at present unable to make acting cashier of the Pacific Com- Municipalities. It is of French any contribution, but he promises mercial, misappropriated themake and is the very latest of its to ask the Government to use above sum which he received to kind at present in China. It is $4,000,000 which he knows has pay out the salaries of the about seven and a half tons in been collected for relief work but employees of the Pacific Commer-weight, is about 34 feet over all,. which has not yet been spent, forial Company and to buy internal and extending under its own this charitable purpose.

revenue Stamps,

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Major E. A. Baggard soldier,

Captain G. F. Hyde, who will

Dr. Lou Charles Casartel! author, and founder of the Veteran's commission the "Vindictive" and Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford Club and the Veterans' Corps, died bring her to the China Station, for more than 20 years, an eminent suddenly on January 21, aged 64, belongs to the Royal Australian He was a brother of BaronessNavy, and is a very smart and Oriental scholar died on January d'Anahtan.

experienced officer, who, will after 18, at the age of 74. wards take the "Diomede" to the Australian Station.

Accommodation in the Kasumi gaseki Imperial Villa at Tokio has been arranged for Prince George on his expected visit during his service in the Bagship of the China Station,

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Lieut-Com. A. B. Fanshawe has.! joined the Staff College, Greenwich, for an intelligence course, follow ing which he will proceed to the Chin Station to take command of The following appointments are the "Moorhen," one of the river made by the Admiralty:-Surgn. flotilla. Commi-J. A. O'Finn, M.B., to Carlisle (Jan. 22). Sub-Licuts.-S. Stevenson (act), to Bee; G. E. Among the results of the Hilary Jones, to Tarantala; and C. Fexamination of students of the Ridge, to Cockchafer (Feb, 1 ). Inns of Court, held on December |8, 9, 10, 13 and 12, Raja Musa has passed in the first class in Roman Law, and Khye Seng-lim in class three of Criminal Law.

"The appointment of Captain CE. Kennedy-Purvis to command the Diomede" is dated from Jan. 21. This cruiser has been commanded by Captain Geoffrey Hopwood, CBE, since April, 1922, although it was not until October, 1922, that she was commissioned at Ports- mouth, for duty on the China Station. She is to be relieved during the coming summer by the "Concord, temporarily,

and subsequently by the " Vindictive," and is to return to England by Sept. 2 to fit out for service in the New Zealand Division. Captain Kennedy-Purvis has been serving

Captain Robert Grant Webster, formerly M.P. for East St. Pancras, who died very suddenly on Jan, 14, aged 79, was the author of works on "The Trade of the Dr. Aldo Castellani, Professor since August, 1922, on the staff of World," "The Law relating to of the London School of Hygienethe Signal Department, Admiralty. Canals," "Japan from the Old to and Tropical Medicine, has had and as Naval Member of the the New," and "The Awakening the Grand Cross of the Crown of Wireless Board. The Diomede" of an Empire."

Italy conferred upon him.

will be his first, sea command since his promotion to captain in

The following appointments Captain Leonard Durafork December, 1921. were made by the Admiralty on Pinkney, of the P. and O. liner Jan. 19:-Lieut.-Commrs.-N. H. Mantua," who died suddenly Beaver, to Scarab, in command (on from cerebral hemorrhage while Professor Carl J. Arnell, who relief); H. D. C. Stanistreet, D.S.O., the ship was at Port Said coaling, was credited with knowing fifty- to Mantis, addl. (Jan. 27), and in was 55 years of age. After serving three languages, from that of the command (from date of joining); in the Conway" he joined the Eskimo to that of the African WA. Higgins, to Teal, addi. P. and O., and in August, 1914, Hottentots, has died at Tacoma (January 27), and in command commanded the liner-Somali" | (Wash.). He was Secretary to (from date of joining); and transporting troops from fadla. American Ambassadors to Japan G-NW-Boyer, to Woodlark, Then he went to fallipoll, and for twelve years, and was the addi. (Jan. 24), and in command later was employed conveying second white man to complete the (from date of jolning), Lleuts.-G. wounded from Gallipoli to Malta | course in Oriental languages in R. Fuller, to Widgeon (Feb. 7), and Alexandria. He commanded the Imperial University of Tokyo. and C. M. Faure, to Robin, in com" the "Khyber" when that vessel was On leaving the American Embassy mand (April 1). Payr. "Sub, Lieut. repatriating Belgian refugees and at Tokyo Mr. Arasil became a -W. G. Axworthy, to Curlow (Jan. bringing home English prisoners professor in two universities to the 23).

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