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FROM CONVICT TO GENERAL.

Rapid Promotion.

THE "ONGKONG ¡ELEGRAPH THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8 1912

JAPANESE TROOPS FOR NEWS OF THE WORLD. by the doctor and naturalist

CHINA,

A Significant Step.

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(From Various Sources)

The Motor Car as an Ald to Crime Again. Says a Now York despatch of Janasry 3-A gray automobile

Arnold. The flower grows low

on the ground and taeasures from

Hotels.

a half to three-garters of a meter THE TAIWAN HONGKONG HOTEL

in diameter The natives call the

Of the 24,302 world's postage: stamps, the British Empire has

issued over 7,000..

The Abors wear their most binding oaths over a dog, which is then killed and eaten.

British and six of French

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giant flower a mushroom, but it More Rembrandts for. America. The following in from the

is certainly not that. When Mr. The "Japon Mail" of January Three moro world-famous Ottolander was on the top of Shanghai Mercury.” — 20-says-On Wollnesday night paintings by Rembrandt, "The Mount Kabah and saw the lowor There have been many bold the streets of Tokyo reverberated Circumcision," "St. Peter at his he at once recognized the "giant bids for fame since the outbreak with cries of "Extra! ExfDesk," and "A Portrait of a Gon-flower of Sumatra and set about Tudor the Direct. Management of the of the revolution, but that credited and when, the citizens detected tloman," have been purchased, men for export to Buitenzorg with great care to secure a speci- to an ox-convict will tako a great that the extra inned. from the according to an announcement with all possible' speed. As it EXCELLENT CUISINE AD deal to beat, a correspondent office of the "Asahi Shimbun, made a few weeks ago by Mr. P., was not possible to pack it in s writes. Two years ago he was some exuitement was caurel, ns A. Widener, the owner of "The way that one could have wished "laid low" by the municipal the "Asali" does not send out Mill." Mr. Goorgo Widener, sau the flower could not roach its des and an the voyago was a long one, authorities. Ilo was a notorious extras after the light-hearted wax-of_the_Philadelphia millionairo, tiuation in perfect condition. At bad character, being in the habit ner of someoLits confrères. The oxplained that tho picturos had Buitenzorg, however, the plant ranged for without any trouble to of swaggering "round town" to excitement. was justified, for the hoon acquired by his father from will receive the best attention soonkong. 1st Feb., 1919. 184 the accompaniment of a great extra declared that orders had Lord Wimborne through Messrs. that very probably the gardens display of pistols and daggers. been given for the immediate Sully & Co., and that they ar- addition.

have acquired an important In fact ho at times resembled dospitel of the Twelfth Division rived in Now York Inst July. It quite a decently

equipped to Manchuria. The Twelfth Divis stat 1 in the newspapers that armoury. A volume of romaneesion is under the command of the purchass price for the three could be written round the Lieutenant-General Anto, and has, swashbuckler and his military its hond-quarters at Kokura ju

paintings was £200,000. instincts und foryour, but un- fortunately the gentleman did not Kyushu. Tho nows of its des keep his collection as a hobby or patchsoomod to command ero lence as a lover of conscription ideals. inasmuch as the exact detail of klin ideas were far more material- Antio, and so it is that the middle the troops was given by roziments rolled up the Bowery at a suail's Of the fifteen neroplanes owited of the year 1909 anima misora battalions, with the names of pace yesterday and cano, almost by our War Office, nine are of able captivo-another failure to their commanding officers, and a stop at the corner of manufacturo. avade the arm of the law. The the list showed that the whole Deinnegy street, while one of the charge shoot was not an easy task Division,, with the exception of five passengere leaned over the for the clerk of court, but it "assisted" the prisoner to a com- small forces of garrison, artillery | door of the car and waved a re- fortable sentence of two yours and land transport, avas to take volver. Singling out one of the imprisonment and expulsion. the fold. The reason assigned crowd of belated merry-makers, 25 WORDS $1 for 8 insertion And so the ruffian met his fate. was that the interests of peace and he took careful aim and fired, Two youra 4

quod" was not a- pleasing prospect for this Ama- the protection of Japanese life and mortally wounding his man, teur, Volunteer company but property in the Three Eastorn Monthy longil Provincos demanded the prosence tempus nyit. ened

went past of an effective body of troops in until the summer of 1911 came Manchuria, and when the nows harriving from that qisarior during fore him with its hundreds of the past few day's was considered, simpletons and ready marks for there certainly did appear to be hie guns and swords again. But

some ground for this decisivo stop. agroator opportunity camo to him with the revolution and, like Application at the War Office, a wise man, he seized the tide of howevor, disclosed the fact that affairs at its floods. What is the the rumour was at least prema result? To-ly ho is cominderture.... In view of the situation in of a regiment of 700 or 800 men in the Nativo City; a herd of the Manchuria it appöared to revolution, perhaps. Cortain it Japanese Authorities tint the ser is he ought to be improving on vines of the army might aty his collection of arms at lost noment be required, and orders And still down somewhero in some little pigeon tole not far had accordingly been issued to of the Club was seen to bo work-Telegrams from the junction of. Foochow the Twelfth Divisiou to hold itself ing desperately at a wire leading «

*Sparkless" and Houan Road there is a record in readines. But the ollicials of on to the balcony,

you doing?" enquired the pre-HEAD OFFICE: 7 JINKEE ROAD, SHANGHAI, storod away amongst many such

the likugunslo-oxplained that sidont of the club. "I have got similar-dovu monts of a-convict-

DIRECT AGENTS OF THE MANUFACTURERS No. 99 or whatever he was namnthe-step-taken-was-puroly-of-an-dove-of-peace-at-the end of this bored, when in gaol. Will it be precautionary nature; and that, string," was the reply, and I a family skeleton yet?

although Manchuria seemed to be trying to see if I can make it ELECTRICAL Another similar case whoro, falling into a disturbod condi- come in. I hear there is a mes- sage for Mr. Taft." A moment however, the central figure was on the safe side of the law, during tion, nothing had, yat occurred later a "dove" appoared strug- his stay in the settlement at leal, to makes another splendid illustra tion of the benefits aceruing from taking Shakesponro's diola ro garding the tide of fortune. The wise man on this occasion was ju

out and

around and our hero was fros once more-the

world

:

the

Joseph Harris, a clerk. Harris KING EDWARD 12.00 noon to 1.00 pm. 10 min.

Declined to make any statement, regarding the affair, and the polico declaro. it was part of a gambling war which is hold as responsible for several serious fights' recently. There is no clue to the frontity of the assailants

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Mr. Talt's Arbitration sohemos were the principal subject of a jest at the annual dinner of the last month. The dinner was ut- Gridiron Club at Washington. tended by the President and Hongkong, 16th Jan, 1912. some 200 leading statesmen, dustry in the United States politicians and captains of in- THE Between the courses a member

"What are

warrant such a decisivo gling desperately. When it be- step as the despatch of troops out to be not a dove, but a goïse. cano undone, however, it Lumod Besides, there was already. The President demanded an ox- force of 1.1-2 Divisions in the plauation. "Why," was the an- Peninsula, and that would amply wor, "the dove of peace is serve for any iunno fiato purpose always a goose.” Municipal Council, Whether he The whole mattor, therefore, sani-

er-police constables. under the

had ambitionsof military nature med itself into the fact that the THE GIANT OF SUMATRA.

is not known; ho was not cross-wolftli Division had been re- examined on the question when

Botle of the 6th instant, a spe- A few days ago, says the "Java

las bocato a guardian of the law.quired to hold itself in roadings The policeman hailed from the for inmediate over soa service.

cimen of a rare flower, called the Paoslion district, but his carnor in It is noticeable, however, that Rafflesia, was sent from Bankoe- the Settlement occupation he had selected was not a very long one. wat has been effectel is not len to Dr. Kooorders for the bota- Nemesis, regardless of the worthy mobilization in the full sense of nical gardens at Buitenzorg. It aspirations of his victim, was on the torm. The reserves are not was Mr. Ostolander's good fortune

his track; even the blue-cost of called out, and the order for pro-

the Council failed to guard him paration affects only the men against the fatos. And so it was that one day there camo along an with the colours, that is to say inquiry from the native police of force of about ten thousand of all

Paoshan. The Council-though ranks.

the intimation did not put it нO bluntly in black and white-was harbouring a criminal, and with the inquiry came a warrant for

a

News received from Moxion

the ascent of the. Kabah in the to find this flower when he made Rosidoney, of Benkoelen. The flower was first discovered when!

Sir Stamford Raffles made his first tour from Benkoelon to the interior of Sumatra accompanied 59]

our friend the policeman. His during the last few days has sins had found him out at last, alarmed Washington. It appears Ropentance was of no avail. To that the revolt headed by General Paoshan he was conveyed and Reyes was not crushed at the there found guilty of forging time of his surrender, but has certain certificates which are sought other leaders, and lias of the greatest utility to natives made its appearance, again in va anxious to join the Chinese rious parts of the country. Other police forces. So from raptor be acts of violence and disaffectión | GRAVING

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