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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Only one case of corebro- Flans have been made to pro. spinal fever was notified on Tues-vision, the refugo huts in the Oetz [day: the patient being Chinese, That Alps Tyrol) by means of uertplanes. In the ecming summer the courser provisions being drop ped, while more delicate objects will be released with parachutes.

The seventh conference of the Japan Medical Society will be held for five days commencing Apr 1, the Imperial University of Tokyo.

Outgoing British Air Ma traffic during 1925 showed a "big" increase. The total weight of letter malls rose to 16,5201b... and that of the parcel malls whole of the Continental services. to 50;0001...

on the

"City of Puris polide statistics.

The Cameroons, under French for 1925 state that during the year mundute, famonaced by serious" in- Indicating economie prosper- there were 166. murders, an internal troubles in consequence" of ity and Anancial stability of the ereuse of thirty-nine as compared the increase in the cost of wives. non-Christian inhabitants of the with the previous year, 487 auIn pre-war days the native pur-. Philippines, brought about by the tomubile thefts, against 260 inchased a wife for about 700 francs rapide development of agriculture 1024, and important housebreaking Today the cost is more than 5,000 and other industries, revenue col robberies numbered 222, against franes and this increase is con-

There were made |sidered, excessivo... lections in all provinces under the 192 for 1924. Jurisdiction of the bureau of no- 11,844 arrests, Including 1921 for-

The discovery of a synagogue- Christian tribes last year recorded elæners. Foreigners figured dur nearly 100 per cent. increase over ng 1925 in dealings with Paris built in Roman times on the Sea collections. In preceding years, police to a proportion of 14 per of Galilee was announced by off- according to Director Hidroaclibcunt. against 10 per cent in 1922. Feials of the Palestine Exploration of the Bureau of non-Christian In the way of automobile mishaps Fund, who believe it to be the one there were 3,566, with 348. death referred to by Luke as having been tribes

and 3,212. injured

built by the centurion whose ser- A "United Fress" balegram to

vant was healed by Christ. It was Following upon a recent break-found on the site of Telhum, which contemporary says that the women of England in general are down of the Turbo Generator at the probably was the BibHeal.Caper. not in favous of women police. The Dah Foong Ching Kee Cotton Mill. naum Two Roman eagles on the ghief objectjón la that the women the Chapel Electricity & Water-keystone and other architectural have ne power to arrest a male works Company. In conjunction features bear out the supposition factor, and that if a girl is molested with the Shanghal Municipal Elec-that it was built by the Romans.. and wants protection, all she can tricity Depalment, effected a cre-

A Jij Yokohama dispatch do is to file a complaint with "a ditable piece of work. Supply was woman bobby, whertas" apollee-given and the spindles were able states: The Messageries Maritimes man can handle things much more to run again within 6 days from has announced a novel plan for expeditiously and make an armest the date negotiations were com- the round-the-world tours by In-

the situation calls for it. British menced. The Dah Foong Ching stalments. The steamship women-3] rather the National Kee Cotton M is one of the pany proposes that its big ships. Council of Women-suggest that largest mills in the Chapel area: shall travel between Europe, China.. there is nothing to be gained by The foregoing brings forward oneJapan, and America in 150 days, injecting sex antagonism, into of the many advantages the Central and each passenger is.to pay to the situation which is difficult us best. Power Station possesses over the concern the total expense of $650

isolated plant.

In three year's instalments of $16.58. per month. The scheme is looked

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over L woman tumbling backward on an ascending escalator An amusing story of a boy's on with interest by rival com at the Tottenham court lonjon revenge,, that led to a valuable dis- panfest subway station knocked down the juovery. was told by Sir William

A Bananas have become popular entire thirty-four persons behind Bragg at the Royal Institution her, and they fell with precision, famous Reientist friend of his, said as a training food with. British, Professional each one toppling over the person 5 William, when a boy. of eight,football players.

the step below. In a few had been annoyed by his little trainers of athletes have come out seconds the whole thirty-five were sister on the eye of her birthday in favour of the Banana,on account lumped in a scrambling muss at the party. Conceiving a deep scheme of the readiness with which it is foot of the stairs and only the of revenge, he crept into the cellar digested and the fact that it con- th higher percentage of fortunate alerity of the guard in where jellies for the feast were thins stopping the sundutor prevented "setting."" and poured vinegar into calories than most other fruits. more seriousl Thirteen each jar, "to give it n wasby Football players want to avoid any persona, either fainted or were in flavour."" Next day the jellies had risk of stuffing," but during cold jured, but only one had to be taken not set, and in after years the weather they want to be sure to the hospital. The others were scientist realised that he had made that whatever they eat will con bruised, kicked or sprained and had the discovery that, glucose mattertain as many heat units as pos-

gible.. will not solidify if acid is added. their clothes baran.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The Kobe Amateur Drumatic Club produced "Lord Richard in the Fantry on Thursday and Friday last.

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Mr. F A Percy returned to the Colony by the "President. Jeffer- son" on Tuesday.

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Mr. John Wanamaker has offered a handsome silver cup for the best score made by golfers on the "Empress of Canada" during the cruise. "A number of passengers on board Eave formed an Around

Mrs. J T. Smalley is due to Mrs. R. E. Lindse, Mr.. W. R. arrive in the Colony in the "Morea" Mansfield and Mr. and

Mrs.which left London on January 29the World Golfing Club, and when

in Shanghai recently were guests of the Kjangwan Club.

C. L. C, Sandes left London for Hongkong in the "Bevanha" on the 12th instant.

Mr. F. J. Einer of Baguio states that he can hear the Shanghai can- cert and other radio programmes with as much facility as he is able to get loqu Philippine Island statione.

An interesting announcement appears in this issue regarding the aixth annual re-union dinner of the Queens College Old Boys Associa- tion on March 13.

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Christmas, bathing was revived at Bath. Mixed bathing parties. revelled in the hot mineral water baths, indulging in a fashion that Mt. C. R. Zeininger, editor of had lapsed from the 18th century The bathing the Manila Bulletin," is leaving until recent years." next month for a six months holi-began on Boxing Day, when the day in the States.. Mr. Roy snow lay outside, continued all the Mixed bathing was vogue at Bath in the 17th century, aa Pepys and caricacurists of the period testify.

Cables received in Shanghai Bennett will occupy the editorial week. atate thas Mr. F. Harold Dollar,chair in his observer Vice-President of the Dollar Com- pany shipping and lumber in- terest, had successfully under- gone an operation in a San Fran- cisco hospital..

Duty amounting to about £280,000, is payable under the will of Mr. Thomas Robine Bolitho, of Madron. near. Trengwainton,

who left Penzance, Cornwall,

Sixty-eight years' continuous ser- vice, not only with the same firm, but in the same. department; is the remarkable récord of John Milward, aged 78, an employee of A short address was delivered Messrs. Ward, Sturt and Sharp, by Mr. Henry Morgenthau, former hosiery manufacturers, at their

States United

ambassador to Belper (Derbyshire) factory. £866,137, Mr. Bolitho, who died Turkey and later to Mexico, before Milward joined the firm in 1857 aged 85, was a banker, and for a large gathering of Jewish re at the age of 10, and is still in nearly 60 years Master of the sidents of Manila at Emil Temple,active employment. Employees of Western Foxhounds.. He left many When introduced as a prominent the Belper factory are noteworthy, legacies to charities, friends, and Jew by Mr. Juflas A. Waon after for their long service, for 26 of servants, including:-, «

regular services, Mr. them (including three Morganthau emphatically stated have been with the firm that he was first of all an Amer-years, or more, and seven have ieun. He dwelt upon the oppor- passed half a century at the tunities afforded Jews the world factory. aver by the United States and hoped Jewish residenta in the Philippines would, avail them- selves of those opportunities, Morgenthau named several' Jews, prominent in the world, who rose to that prominence by availing themselves of the libera? and open handed policy of the United States.

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The death took place on the morning of January 17, of the Rev. Walter Najsh, sometime Chaplain of All Sainta' Kobe.. "Mr. Naish collapsed at Bexley railway station, und died in a few minutes. It is supposed that he had hurried So catchy the train, and that the exer tion, combined with the cold weather, had proved too much for him. He was 75 years of age. Mr. Naish was a great traveller.. and there were few considerab e tracts of the civilised world that he had not visited. Age" did not diminishká zest for truzel and after leaving Kobe he went to Australia and other fresh fields: With all this he was very methodi cal, and kept a diary of daily hap penings for some half-century In Kobe he was indefatigable In his duties and was held in great re spect. Much regret will be felt at the news that he is no more...

women:) for 40

COY JOHN COOLIDGE

£1,000 to his groom, Charles Dale, for long and faithful ser- vice!

1500 to my good gardener," James Creek.

$250 each to his huntsman, Thomas Davies, and his former cook, Sarah Triggs.

To ench executor' he left £2,000.

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To commemorate the Prince "of Wales's visit to the Spanish-speak- ing South American countries; it is; proposed to endow a Department of Spanish at his old University; Oxford. The Lord Mayor of Lon- don appeals for contributions to the sum of £25,000 required, and these may be sent to the hon," treasurer, Lord Aakwith, 6; Cadogan-gardens, London, SW8; or to Oxford Chair of Spanish Fund," co. 31essrs. Child and Cols branch of Messrs. Gly, Mill and Co., 1, Flest-street, FC. In a let ten to the Lord Mayor, the Prince wrote:

The urgent necessity to pro vide the représentatives of British commercial and other Interests in Epanish-speaking countries with as thorough an equipment Be Te garda a knowledge of Spanish, and, of the other branenes of practical Colonel John Coolidge, father of knowledge relating to their future the US President, has lost use of spheres of activity, is one to which his right log, due to paralysis. Due I can personally testify My re to his advanced age his conditionrent visit to thres South American causing Wor

Republics very strongly brought this home to me."

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1926

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