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SHANGHAI ROBBERS.

SENTENCED TO DEATH,

SEQUEL TO SHOOTING AFFAIR OF LAST JUNE.

-tetramet-Feb-8th.

WAR IN CHINA WILL END.

DURING NEXT FIFTH MOON,

PROPHECY AT. BUDDHIST MACCA,

—འཐོན་བཙན་ནི་སུ་t-tr་པraaecac་ཎ་བར་ལྔ་rdcdfrriotrrcG= Detective Superintendent Conduis fut Our has arisen from his agr this morning prosecuted two Chi. long shop to announce that the war, rose armed robbers in the Provi-will end in the fifth moon of the sional Court in the final stage of a current year! wys the North-China trial which bas lasted for several Standard, The Merciful One, or hearings, and resulted in the two the Maitreya-Buddha, to be précise, accused receiving the death son resides in the Wo Fo Sou in the tence for an affair which involved West City. the death of one and an attempt suddenly and without warning, he Several days ago at midnight, apon the lives of three other Chiarose from his stunder, and walked nose Policemen, who met with a through the temple premies. Eo gang of desperate armed robbers Was seen by an acolyte who was within

almost overcona by the vision. Q few minutes of their

As he walked the Buddha mur- having committed a robbery in a mured to himself, and after his. Chinese house in an alleyway on return to rest, in front of his image Chekiang Road of June 15th of, which bore the following inscrip- was discovered bamboo tablet.

last year.

14.

In sikdition to the Chinese police. au who was shot dead be the robber, a Chinese detective attach. ed to the French, Municipal Police was wounded while oat of the rob. bors ww killed by the police and two others the accused-eseapod. tor the time being.

The affair occurred at 4.50 am. on June 13th.

The" gang entered the house and while one member of the gang guarded the doors, the other ransacked the house from tu to bottom, collected a quantity of loot and were making their escape) from the premises when they met a party of police with whour they exchanged shots,

SHANGHAI'S LATEST

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Won: The war will end during the fifth 'noon. The soldiers will be peace all over the Innd."" return to their hanes and there will

The finding of this pronouner- ment was at once reported to the abbot of the temple.

Mecca Of Buddhista.

+

The temp one of those which are rarely visited by foreigners, has now become the mecos of devout Buddhists in every walk of life. Thousands are Rocking to this place of worship to see the Laughing God who brought such glad tidings to

war-jaded world. Motor-cars Wo Fo Su Temple, moving that line, the entire west wall near the not only the poor people are giving up, their "mite. Thousands of dollars have been subscribed-for one never go to a temple empty. handed-abling the monks ASTESCHL an elaborate mat-shed" in which they are chanting their

prayers.

to

THE CHINA KENNEL CLUB.

THE CAPITOL COMPLETED CLASS FOR "FIGHTING DOGS"

SHANGHAI, February 8th. Shanghai's latest theatre. the Capitol, is now completed, says the North-China Daily News,

WANTED.

SHANOKAI, February 8th. occupied the chair at a full meeting Mr. E. T. Byrne, the President. of the committee of the Chinn Kennel Club, held yesterday even-

was decided provisionally to hold another dog show on Saturday, May 19th.

The new building is situnted on the corner of Museum and Sunehowing in the Shanghai Club, when it Roads. The central location, on such an important thoroughfare, so well known to Shanghai's theatre goers, was more than an inducement "What Is A Fighting Dog?" to the ownere, Moners, S. E. Shah- moon Co. to dreide to erect on by a letter from a well-known Some Amusement was cecasioned their property a building comprising | enthusiast who, had asked the Muni. a fully modern equipped theatre oncipal Council to present the Kennel the ground floor and five finars of officers-and-up-to-date apartments on top. It is for the first time in local building history, that a theatre has been overbuilt by offiers and apartments. It not only is encourag ing theatre construction in the most desirable locations in the city but it also proves that Shanghai in every respect is keeping pace with modern building construction methods abroad.

All Modern Tendencies Represented. The Capitol Building has been designed by Mr. C. I Gonda, an That an unobstructed view of the stage is obtained from every sent, and the entire absener of any columns is the are interesting. since it must be borne in mind that, notwithstanding the big space from wall to wall of the auditorium, five

for the best fighting dog owned Club with a trophy to be awarded by Chinese exhibitor, his idea probably quite correct-being that nothing was better calculated to lessen the number of armed rob. bories than the keeping of well- trained watch-dogs, The Municipal Council apparently could not see their way to giving a trophy, but the committee agreed that they would be quite willing to include the suggested class in their next show if someone would present a prize, define a "fighting dog," and ex- plain exactly how it could be dis- tinguished from any other and judged.

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Do. (Def.) secretary was instructed to open a Waterboats, preliminary register. A sub-com- Benguete mittee also was appointed to con- sider the subject and, if possible, to draft a definite set of rules and conditions to govern registration and examination. North-China Daily News.

The committee engaged in a lengthy debate regarding the open ing of a register for China-bred pedigreed dogs. It was decided

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floors are carried on top of the that, if dog shows are to continue, Day," al

theatre. This was only possible by the use of large reinforced concrete beams spanning the entire audi torium, carried by huge reinforced concrete columns in the aide walls. The balcony and the two rows of boxes have been cantilevered so as to avoid strictly any column on the ground door of the theatre.

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"AMBITIOUS BRIGHTON. TO BECOME FIVE TIMES PRESENT SIZE.

Barbaros. "This will be an historic year for Brighton," said Mr. J. H. Rothwell, the town clerk, discuss

g the expansion of the boundary to almost five times its former size. For many years it has been Shanghai Ladies Amateur Orche miles of front, but this included Brighton'e boast that it has four tra, which was the feature of the Have's portion. In three months' programme at yesterday's meeting time Brighton will be able to claim of the B.W.A. Music Section. about six miles of front. Mr.

Rothwell said:

Mrs. J. E. Badeley, whose musicianship impressed her auditors at the Burns Nicha" concert, has gathered about her nine other ladies who apparently take music quite as scriotisly as abe, and in the short time-some six weeks, if one is cor- rectly informed-since her offspring saw the light has created the nucleus for an orchestra that infects one with the players' enthusiasm,

Yesterday's programme ran large- ly to Mozart, tempered with the lighter vein of Siede and of Sousa.

The orchestra is composed of the following: Violins: Mrs. J. E Badeley (Leader), Mrs. A. Michael, Mrs. J. Stewart-Whitney, Mrs. Grant: Mrs. P. Davies, and Miss Billie Matiasam, Cellos: Mrs. A L. Jordan, Miss J. Klicne, Mins L Cazmenco. Piano: Mrs. McNeill. "“North-China Daily News.

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