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GENERAL NEWS.

Royal Society Council.

SERVICE MATTERS.

Major C. C. B. Tow... By the President and Counell Maj. C.U. B. Tew, who will be of the Itoyal Society the following remembered as an officer statione have been recommended for in Hongkong with the Wost election for the year 1013-Yorkabiree, Las récently retired President, Sir Archibald Geikie; from the 3rd Reserve Batt. treasurer, Sir Alfred Bray Kempe: East Surrey Regiment. He took secretaries, Sir John Rose Brad-part in the Boer war in the old ford and Professor Arthur 14th, and was severely wounded Schuster; foreign secretary, at Pieter's Hill. After having Dukinfield Henry Scott.

been invalided home he was adju- tant of Militia at Chatham, and left the line and took a company

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Royal Garrison Artillery. In the House of Commons, Colonel Sir Ferderick Ponsonby Colonel Yate asked the Secretary has been selected for the post of for War whether, considering the Governor of Bombay. The Go- fact that twelve years had hit-Tennis 0 art. vernor-designate terved Queer herto been the longest period fix-bedrooms, dressing room, two bath- Victoris and King Edward with ed for promotion by longth of rooms Drawing and Dining Rooms conspienous ability before being service of lieutenants to the rank fantry accomodatiin. Sepsmate mess appointed as Equerry and Assist of captain, he would now take in- ing. Apply, MONTE, HONG- ant Private Secretary to King to consideration the question of KONG TELEGRAPH." George, and he has won high fixing twelve years instead of favour from all three Monarchs thirteen as the perica in which Sir Frederick Ponsonby states that lieutenants in the Royal Garrison, MR. F. R. SHACKLETON. nothing definite has been settled. Artillory should be promoted if otherwise qualified. Colonel See- ly replied: This is merely a tem porary expedient to relieve the congestion amongst the subal torne in the Royal Garrison Artil- ery. It is not considered necer- sary to roduce this period of qualification in the direction suggested:

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Arrest in West Africa on A Charge of Fraud.

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have informed the authorities in expected to rank for dividend, The Portuguese Government £108,386, of which £23,662 was liabilities being returned at England that following on the while the assets were stated at receipt of a cabled provisional £9,620. asse arrested Mr Francis Richard the Boer war and was invalided warrant their local officere havo Mr. Shackleton served during Shackleton at Loanda, Portuguese home. West Africa, on a charge of obtain-i ing monoy by fraud.

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Elopement by Air. Much amusemont has been caused by the elopement of Arthur Smith:, an airmin, and Miss Aimee Cour, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, whose parents obj:oted to her marriage on the ground that her sweetheart's cccupation was teo precarious. Failing to overcome their opposition, this modern L. chinvar laaded from his neroplane in a field not far from the home

Former U.S. President's Sir John French, speaking at

Mr Shackleton in 1899 was ap- Widow to Re-merry. of his sweetheart. She was wait- Brighton last month, said he had pointed assistant secretary (un Princeton, N. J., October 30. ing for him, and soon the couple every opportunity of knowing how paid) to the Office of Arms. Dub-Tho announcement has been were flying over their native city, ruch the Navy and the Army in, and from 1905 to 1907 he made of the engagement of Mra. They flow seventy-fivo milos to the were working together. Every was Dublin Herald. He, with Grover Cleveland, widow of the village of Hillsdale, where they day they wore in the closest con- other officials, resigned in Novem- former president, and Thomas J. were married. After the ceresultation with the Naval Staff and ber 1007, when the office was re- Preston, professor of archaeolegy mony, says the "Daily Mail," atliey thoroughly understood each constructed.

and history of arts at Wells Col-1 telegram was sout to the bride's other. He felt sure that nothing The warrant, which was issued lege, Aurora, N: Y. The date of parents, who repliei: Forgiven, could tend more to the efficiency by the Bow-street magistrate at the wedding has not been an- but come home by train.""

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Five Cantonese, a woman and combination. In the Near East wore cabled to Loanda, where Mr Orango, N. J. His early college DO man and also a man and two wo- they saw two great masses of men Shackleton was known to be life was interrupted by illness, men, were charged at Singapore at war. In organizaton, training, staying. An ollicer from Scot and he began a business career the 25th ult. The first two with and discipline one Army possess land Yard with the warrant has in which he accumulated a for- bringing a young Chinese woman ad everything that could possibly gone out to Loandia to receive tune. Elo entered Princeton into the Colony by fraud and de-be wanted. On the other side, Mr. Shackleton from the Port-after he was forty years old and ceit for the purpose of prostitution they saw years and years of war-uguese police, and under the took several degreas Mrs. Oleve. and the latter with attempting to like training of the rough kind, provisions of the Extradition land, who was Miss. Francoa dispose of her. The young wo but no real preparation for war, Trenty between the two countries Folsom, daughter of Grover Cleve- min, who gave her name as Chan no discipline, and, above all, there will bring him back to England, land's law partner in Buffalo, was Ah See, and who wept bitterly in was no leading. They saw the In the ordinary course he will married to President Cleveland the box, related how her hashard result and surely it gave on a appear before a magistrate sit-June 2, 1880, when she hd deserted her in Hongkong lesson. and how she had mot a woman al

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