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GENERAL NEWS.

Harvard Professor and the Customs Law.

Boskan, Sept. 28.-Dr. James Homer Wright, of the Harvard

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1912.

SERVICE MATTERS.

Successful Tria! With Battle Cruiser Lion.

Medical School, appeared bofore the new floating dook at Sheer The battle cruiser Lion entered the United States Commissioner

nose on October 2. It is the first

FIJI'S PROGRESS.

The Deputy-Governor of Fiji reports as follows: The Colony torily. Legislation passed dur continues to progress satisfac-

hore to lay to answer to a charge time that a warship of this gigan life. A large area of native land ing the year should toad to im- of violating the customs laws.tic size has been placed in has been taken up on leasehold prove the general conditions of Ila was held in bonds of $500 floating dock. The first test with tenure, and the industries of the for a hearing Cotobor 3. The the Sheerness dock was made customs officials allege Dr. Wright with the battleship St. Vincent, upon his return from Europe, of over 10,000 tons, a month ago September 11, named in his Now the Lion, with a nominal declaration to the customs officials displacement of over 28,500 tons, only personal property which is has been taken into the dock with exempt from duty. A search of his baggage, it is charged disclos- ed numerous articles purchased abroad. Despite Dr. Wright's protest, the goods were seized by the inspectors and sent to the appraiser's store, where a falni tion of $1,100 was placed upon

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ipal sugar-producing districts in it desired Apply Linstead & the Colony, and when tramline Davis, To receive the big cruiser the connection with Lautoka has been Hongkong, 99th (o, 1912 duck was sunk in the water by ad-established the output of sugar thereby should be considerably mitting water ballaat till there was there Consideration OFFICES TO LET,—Fint Class, a depth of 40ft. at the entrance, showing that it will be a simple been given to the question of the airy, on First, Scond and Third Floor. mattor to receive a damaged. Construction of a railway from in new building being erected for Messrs. Dreadnought which might have and it is reasonably anticipated LTD. Entrance from Des Voeux Road. Suva through the Rewa valley, WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO., that draught.. "Seasick Step" New Dance-

that if the project is carried into Electric Lift to all Boom, Electric Newport, R. T., Sept. 27-The

As soon as the cruiser was in effect and an outlet thus provided Light throughout. members of the late staying sum-

the dock the pumping engines for the inland resources of the mer volany here were introduced wore started to expel the water island of Viti Levu, the export of to a now dance stop this evening ballast, and by two o'clock, three at the home of air. and Mr hours after the Lion had entered, green fruit and of other products

should be considerably extended C. P. Hatch of New York. It the ship was clear of the water was called "The Seasick Step," and a dead-weight of 32,000 tons and it is being projected by Uriel Davis of Washington, who earlier in the summer introduced the horeo trot. The now dunce is a alow one and is nothing more than a combination of dips. A

Film Smugglers go to Prison.

had been raised. The ship re- CHINA COAST GAZETTE. mains in deck: The test is regard-

l as most satisfactory.

Army Heavy-weight Motors. The employment of heavy weight motors is the object of vory grent inforest in Japan, owing to its limited resources in horses. For some years, says the United Service Magazine," the

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Hongkong, 18th Aug,, 1912. [588

Mr. J. C. Parren has been sp-Co., Ltd. pointed second officer, Poochi.

Mr. F. Schulerud, second officer, Poochi, hae resigned.

Kwangoli, has resigned.

Mr. Paton, acting second officer,

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George B. Graff, a represent tive of a moving-picture concern in Philadelphia, and Sidney Red- dington, chief steward on the arsenal at Oankn bas beon ex-ed as second officer, Waishing. American liner New York, who parimenting in the construction Mr. J. O. Perren, second officer, pleaded guilty to an indictment of heavy weight motor wagons. Waishing, has resigned. charging them wih snuggling These experiments have, appar-

Mr. W. Hockford, from leave, moving picture films into the ently, been crowned with success, has gone chief officer, Loksang. Mr. J. W. Falk, acting chief United States from England, have and several wagons have been been sentenced to serve terms of issued to the Military Train. In officer, Loksang, has gone acting three months eagle in the Poniten-addition, it is contemplated, in chief officer, Tookwo. tiary on Blackwell's Island, by Japan, to introduce the bounty Mr. W. D. Rodgers, acting Judgo Hongh in the Criminal system already existing in France, chief officer, Tuckwo, has gone Branch of the United States Dis-Cormany, and Austria in order to trict Court. Other mombors of encourage individuals to keep the crew of the liner, who con-heavy weight motors of the type fessed to laying taken part in the determined upon by the military

authorities. smuggling, were released.

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second officer, same ship.

Mr O. Tory, second officer, Tuckwo, has resigned.

Mr H. W. Cornwell, second officer, Luenho, has gone second officer, Wosang.

Mr. E. Green, second officer, Wosang, has rosigned.

Mr. J. W. Dawson, from leave, has gone chief engineer, Loksing

Mr. W. Jackson, chief engineer, Lokeang, is awaiting orders.

Mr. M. F. Barkeley, second of ficer, Linan, is on reserve.

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Dr. Viotor G. Heiser, chief of the Manila bureau of health, has raised the quarantine imposed on Ateerage passengers from Amoy and Hongkong since last April on account of plagus in cities along the China const says the "Cable- news American."

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Passengers leaving. Hongkong Mr. H. Sutor, from reserve, hss and Amoy after October 31 will" gone second officer, Liaan. not be required to undergo the Mr. O. McDougall, supernu-usual qurantine at Mariveles un- merary, Dredger, has gone acting less quarantinable diseases ap second engineer, Chingkiang. pear on board a vessel after leav-

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Selected after competition with all other systems *by the Advisory Board to His Majesty King George V as the sole reinforcement to be used in the construc- tion of the New Water Works for Windsor Castle.

The New Zealand Battle Cruiser, A marriage has been arranged. The New Zaalundi hattle-orniser, between the Hon. and Hor. Or built at the charge of the Now lando St. Maur Weld Foroster Zealand Government by the Fair- (missionary at Chen, China), fold Shipbuilding Company, second son of the late Canou Lord Govan arrived at Plymouth on Forestor and Miss Dorothy 30th Sept. and went into dock at Salome Wynne Wilson, dightor Devonport the next day to be pre- of the late Rev. William Wynne pared for her ollicial steam trials. Willson and of Mrs. Wyano Will The New Zealand offer was un son, of Masters' Lodge, Mari- conditional. The battle-cruiser borough College.

may be employed when and where. Chinese Soldiers

the Admiralty pleases, and though The following is a Calcutta sio will ultimately be attached to impression of the Chinese soldiers the China squadron of the Eastern from Thibot and, who arrived in fleet, she is to serve in European Singapore on Octollor 26:-Ab-waters for a time: out 400 Chinese soldiers arrivod . Col. H. Finn, C. B.. hore on October 17, and their Col. FI. Finn, C.B., retired pay, who has been given the rank of appearance caused grent surprise. to those who expected to see hard brigadier-general, was last emp warriors. They are undersize 1, loyed as Inspector-General of the feeble looking mon, apparently Commonwealth military forces, Mr. R. G. Banks, superaum-A Famous Australian Cricketer, with no senso of discipline, and Australia, with the local rank as erary, Hsin Pekin, has gone.

Mr. G. G. Macartney, the well- with the bearing and manner of jor-general. He passed his reg-noting third engineer, Paoting. coolies. All, however, Feem to mental career as an officer in the Captain F. Hopkins, of the in Colombo a few days ago, on known Australian cricketor, was have lots of money, even the 21st Lancora, to which he was Yungshin, is deceased.

his way to Australia by the P. privates having Rs. 1,200.

gazotted in 1881 after a service in Mr. Edgreon, chief officer, and O. Moldavia, Mr. Macartney the ranks of nearly ten years. Ningebao, has gene master, played in a cricket match at

Admiral Custance. Yungabia.

Port Said, and, with Lieutenant- Mr. T. Schulerud has been General Sir John Ecoles Nixon appointed chief officer, Ningshoo, for partner, put oa 150 runs be- HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN.

Shipping and Engineering." fore they were separated.

Singapore Mortality Returns. The mortality returns for Sing- apoor, issued by the Registrar Admiral Sir Reginald N. Oust- of Births and Donths, show that anco, K.C.B, who has just retired during the week onding Octobor from the active list, was one of 10, there were 267 deaths, giving the few remaining active list a ratio per-mille of population of officers who had seen service 42.04. Malarial fever accounted against the Japanese during the for 31 deatlis, phthisis 32, con- fighting of 1862-64. He was in against the Japanese valeious 25, bari-beri 34, bron-netion

antine will not cause h-alth This raising of the plague quar- officials to relax their viligance in examining for cholera carriers on 10 arrival of vessels in Manila, bar- bour.

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chitis 17, lysentery 19, pneumonia mutineers at Kahding, Kagoshima, DO YOU READ FICTION? 20.Twentyeight children under and Shimonoseki... It is a curious three months of age died. The fact that most people imagine nationalities were represented that the British were at war with as follow:-Europeans 2, Eurasian Japan when those actions took

1 Chinese 218, Malays 30, place ladinas 14..

Adjutant of the 1st Buffs. Japan and the Salt Tax.

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Boross the top of a human skall; Fatal Explosion at Nanking,

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