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FINAL PREPARATIONS AND COMPETITIONS."

ENTHUSIASM IN ALE QUARTERS,

SPORTSMAN NATURALIST THIRTY BRITISH FRISONERS

IN NORTH CHINA.

A review in the Times of Fur and Feather in North China." By Arthur de C. Sowerby (Tientsin: The Tientsin Press.) says

BUTCHERED.

BY ORDER OF THE BAVARIAN CROWN PRINCE. GEMAN DESERTER'S CONFESSION. Private Friedrich Kuller, Bavarian 100 two. more desertor, has given specific rastances of the murder of British captives by order of the Crown Prince of Bavaria during the last week in December, says Mr. Percival Phillips, special correspondent of The Daily Bzpress on the Belgian Frontier

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JUST LANDED: HIRANO MINERAL

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Bottled by the

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Kuhler, who is twenty-two years old. is a native of Ludwigshafen. He has IMPERIAL MINERAL WATER Co., been in the army two years, and was in The Metz garrison on the outbreak of war. He then joined the 2nd Infantry attached to the Regiment, and was machine gun section of the 5th Compang.

His regiment. after servico with the

By appointment to the Imperial Household Bavarian Crown Prince's army further east, was sent to reinforen General von of Japan, Ofisially Recommanded by the of Ypres with the 4th, 9th, 17th 18th, and Medical Colleges of The Imperial Universities Kluck, who was holding a position sonth 5th Infantry Regiments, extending before

of Tokyo and Kyoto. Hollchake to Messinea:

For the purposes of this, his lateat bock Booklets giving particulars of the on sport and zoological science in the forthcoming Far Eastern Championship Far East, Mr. Sowerby takes the 23rd Ganies at Shanghai have been issued, paraded of latitude as a dividing line pointing to the fact that the final between Northern and Central China. arrangements for the cet are nearing This method of partition excludes from completion. Plaas of this ground, fists he purview a good deal of country of officials and events, together with other which a reader (accustomed to the usual useful information, are given, and copies division of North and South at the may be had on application to the secre-Yangtzo) might expect to find under the heading of North China" and it tary's office, 4, Quinsari Gardens, explains the absence, for example, of the Shanghai.

bamboo-partridge (bambusicola thoracica) from his index. The journeys and res While the preparations in Shanghai are going ahead, other places are getting for almost exclusively to the provinces seurches described in the present volume into shape. Hongkong and Canton are holding a match to decide which city of Chihli, Bhensi, Shansi, and N. Kasu. will send the volley-ball and the football to Mongolia and a part of South Man churia; at the same time, for purposes teams. They have already selected two of comparative enquiry, the thor's tennis men and about fifteen track and observation extends occasionally beyond field competitors, and it is expected that his selected field, southwards and cast, trenches, which resulted in the capture over forty athletes will be present from Anni, Szochuch, and South Kansactau near Hulleteke, where they the south, Word has been received from Hankow and Yuchang to the effect that accientific us Axhaustive, this work up prisoners.

Without any claims to be classically made a number of English and French Kuhler says:- The order not to take party of their best athletes will be sent,lies much information, valuable alike to and the same remark applies to North sportsmen and to naturaliste, and sup- English prisoners was well-known in our China.

plements for these northern regions the regiment, but the men were reluctant to writings of Wallace, Wilson, and other murder them after surrender becausa we A very successful meet was recently explorers of the fauna of Central and knew the British were treating German held at Tientsin, at which one of the com-Western China, The even chapters prisoners humanely, despite the allega petitors from the Nankai School did the devoted to ornithological subjects, as well tons of our officers to the contrary. half-mile in 2 min 12 sec., and later he as those which describe the Rabitat of the This wild sheap (via juinta), goral, and won the mile in 4 min. 50 4-5 gee.

A FINE TJENTSIN RUNNER.

A day or two aftor Christmas-Kuhler thinks it was Decembar 27th-his division made a strong attack against the Allies'

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CALDBECK,

received a letter from his mother saying MACGREGOR&C.

"One of the men of our regiment had is the first time, we believe, that a Chinese wapiti of North Shansi, are particularly that his brother, who was a prisoner in Nevertheless, we were runner has ever got below the 5 min. interesting, for the reason that they are, England, wrote assuring ter that he was mark, and he is expected to do great for the most part, a record of the well treated, things in Shanghai. The same competi-author's personal observation and experi- forord to kill the English, while the One group of four soldiers and two Lor is also credited with doing the quarence. There is also an edifying chapter French were sent to the rear. -ter in-Bō-secs. On May 1st an open-meet / rats and mice, in which are described offices were shot at Hollebzko imme

will be held in Peking in order to select

distely after their surrender | the best inen among the foreigners to com

pete in the opers international events, and on the same day a meet will be held at Tientsin for Chinese competitors, the places included being Peking, Paotingfu, Tientsin, and other northern cities.

The local bodies are busy getting their crack men out, and on May 1st, the St. John's College Athletic Association have an inter-collegiate meeting for the pur pose of picking the competitors in the East China section. A week later, there will be an open meeting on the Y.M.C.A. ground, in order to give an opportunity to those who are not computing in the cql lege meetinga, and these reaching acer tain standard will be able to get their places in the teams.

JAPAN AND AMERICA.

the griful Jerbon (Dips Surerbyi), discovered by the author in the Ordos desert seven years ago, six species of mole- rats, and many other attractive rodents Mr. Sowerby writes rather as a spats man than as a zoologist, but he combines trained faculty of observation with the patient industry of the born naturaliet, so that his work is likely to be popular and to supply a want that has long been felt by students of natural history in the Far East. There has been no lack of competent ornithologists amongst Eur opeans in China the labours of Pere David have been ably carried on, over wider field, by workers like Styan and d In Touche, but their accumulated results. have never get heen recorded in

a form accessible to the general reader.

Another party of twenty-four British including several officers, were ordered to be shot by Major Hoffman, command- ing my regiment, but the order was not carried out there.

We took the prisoners to Werwick, halfway between Menin and Warreton, where we rested in detachments alter pately two days after two days in the Gring line.

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INSURE YOURSELF against all sorts of aches and pains-- SOTO throat, sprains, strains and bruises leadaches, toothache, backache, earache, At Werwick the prisongs wereby keeping close at band a bottle of turned over to Lieutenant Nourichle. LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM It rub it in where the pain, ache or soreness who asked why tho men had not been shot stops the pain. Stops it quickly. Just Lefore.

They wore ordered ont for executionis, and see how soon you get blessed one at a time in an open space behind relief!

Sold at 15, 4d. per bottle. the headquarters, five soldiers being assigned to each victim, in order, at the officer said, to give an opportunity to as many Bavarians as possible to kill m Englishman.'

In his brief preface to the present volume Mr. Sowerby declares that one of his chief objects in writing it is to rouse

The oxccution was carried out in public interest in the subject, with a view to the ultimate protection and pre-this manner in the presence of an officer, It was servation of many species which, under all the men being blindfolded. existing conditions, are doomed to ex-impossible to arcertain the regiments to tinction. We fear that this most land-which the man belcuiged, as the identi able purpose is only capable at best of fohtion marke had been cut off."

Krhler, who tells his story in a a very limited measure of fulfilment

the case of pheasants and other birds straightforward manner, says he deserted

who met Tousaint in the Shanghai at one time were sianghtered bytezause of insufficient food and ill-trent-

Nor is there

RELIEF FUND.

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It has been definitely settled that the Meji baseball team will represent Japan: The Keio University will send four tennis players, the pick of whom is Kumamaya, the Japanese champion. There is some talk of his playing with Kashio, the local Japanese tennis player championship final last year, and if this can be brought about, they will certainly thousands, in season and out of season, meat, make a strong pair in the doubles. Two by Chinese trappers, to meet the demand

of the Europasm odd-storage and plumage MANILA AND THE BELGIAN long distance men aring sent my the trades, the prohibition on export, intro Osaka Main and in addition there duced by the Maritime Customs, proved will be track men, jumpers, hurdlers and of great value and successfully checked

A Manile correspondent sends us swimmers. At least two of the local this wholemle distruction; but no restric Japanese baseball teams are trying for tive measures which Europeans might number of cuttings from the Manila places in the open international tourne recommend would be likely to protect in Press to show the very practical sympathy ment, and ore vigorously training. their native wilds such animals as the

Information has been-received from the mask-der, the sika (cerns hortularum, of the people of the part with the efforts. Philippine Islands that the American or the Manchurian wapiti, beanse this made to relieve the distress among tho Government cable-ship Rizal will bring rcasses and horns of this boasts yield

Belgians. The performances at the eighty competitors, and they will make to the hunter spoils, readily portable, the Navy Y.M.C.A. their headquarters for which he can obtain a high prics from Zorilla Theatre in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund resulted in a contribution They are being accompanied by Mr. Osny Chinese apothecary

of nearly P.1,200 to the fund. mens, Speaker of the Filipino Legisla ang prospect of the preservation of the

A very popular item on the programme ture, and by Senor Quezon, the residentegret and other beautiful birds, so long delegate from the Philippine Government as the European demand for their easily in Washington. The ship is expected to smuggled plumage creates an irresistible of the entertainment was "It's a Long Way arrive in Shanghai on May 12th, so that incentive for the destructive energies of to Tipperary." The original was admir- Chinese hunters. Not to Presidential the competitors will have a chance of get mandates or other protective enactments ably sung by Tony Macleod, who was ting over their stiffness before May 15th,must these harried animals lock For followed-to the huge delight of the audi when the Games open.

their last chances of survival, but to some once-by Hyberta Humes, with a varia- remote and inaccessible wilderness whition entitled "It's a Long Way to Where They're Fighting. "Not to be denied, the In connection with the Boy Scout rally, ther the pursuer may not follow. there is every indication of & visit from My Sowerby admits to a fondness for large number present joined enthusiastic- between 400 and 500 boys. Extensive pre-making pets of now and strange beasts, ally in the singing,

make giving them the run of his premises the parations are being made to Wednesday, May 10th, one of the biggest better to study their ways. He deglaros Pre-that the golden cagle makes a good pet. days held by the scouts in China. sident Yuan Shih-kai has been asked to It may be so-even a captive eagle may send an official representative formally be good but we have never seen one that looked happy. Of mole-rats as companies to open the Games, and Admiral Tseng he has a less favourable opinion; their Jus promised to allow his navy band to be disposition is too savage. Une that was present on several days N.-C. Daily allowed the freedom of his bedroom bored Newe

its way through the entira thietnes of the bed clothes-mattress, blankets, quilt, CIRCULATION OF FOREIGN and all-in its blind sarch for wider

liberty. The lively little Jerbox, or He's just the sweetest, loving, fighting,

darling of a man! progresses by. COINS IN KWANGTUNG, kangaroorat (which

means of eight-foot jumps), makes, it

THE BOY SCOUT RALLY.

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IT'S A LONG WAY TO WHERE THEY'RE

FIGHTING (Feminine version of "It's a long way to Tipperary!")

dearly love the soldier boy who get off

to the war:

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The following paragraph from the re-azemi, a splendid pet; even bats are It's a long way to where they're fighting, port on the Trade of Wuchow in 1912 by highly interesting objects of study in It's a long way to go.

captivity. Incidentally. Mr. Sowerby It's a long way to where they're fighting, Mr. J. W. Loureiro, Acting Commis-states that the Chin se regard the bat as To the sweetest boy I know. sioner of Customs at the port, though a thing of evil, and never miss an oppor- I long so to caress him, tunity of subjecting it to cruel tortureTo kiss his curly heir;

very late in publication, will not be found No doubt this is true of the ignorant It's a long, long way to where they're

fighting, uninteresting to readers in Hongkong-peasantry; but Chinese decorative art,

Treasure. Hk. Tls. 4,000 in syces under and notably that applied to wedding But my heart's right there.

imports show that at a few places inland insignia, proclaims the bat (u) to be the od grant my boy come back to me and may

dealing in timber foreign cains do not classical emblem for happiness.

It is

find favour, and that figures under other interesting to note that this book, well not lose his life, headings are not higher must be attri-illustrated with line-drawings by the 1' be to him in every way a model-little-

wife; author and a number of excellent photo buted to the fact that money, is prin- graphs of birds and beasts, is a product of 11 toast his slippers at the fire, and place

bis easy chair, cipally used for paying duty or jikin North China, having been printed and " and sirenlates itself within the port. The published at Tientsin. coin imports were 1,400 Indo-China dollare, 810,828 dollars in 20-cent pieces, and 846, 368 dollars in 10-cent pieces; and

THE

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And show him that we women, think the

brave dese.ve the fair.

It's a long way to where they're fighting, etc.

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IMPORTANT SCHEMES.

the export movements of silver were 74,000 Hongkong, China, and Indo-China dollars, 59,229 dollars in 20-cent pieces, The Great Northern Steamship Com- and 29,295 dollars in 10 cent pieces.pany, the owners of the steamer inne- Ewengsi government bank notes have sota, which went aground in the Inland been in circulation throughout the year Sea of Japan on the night of April 17th on & par as small coin, and in September has received an offer from a Japanese credit of £360,000 to preliminary works official efforts were made to enforce the wrecking company to save the stranded acceptance of Chinese 10-cent coins. The vessel.

The Russian Cabinet has allocated a

for the construction of a railway from

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