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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14,

GENERAL NEWS.

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nervous system, declares CO The Governor-General of the education and love of indo-Philippine Islands has been in- pendence have developed a race vostigating charge against Mr. of selfish women, in whom the P. C. Moltonnell, one of the lend-TET on 2nd Floor No. 2. Ped- maternal instinct is being Tasting ollicials of Manila, of having blotted out. He wids that as taken more than 18 per cent, o Bociation with the new womon gear on thosey lent by him, con has developeit à type of cool, trary to an order promulgated by calculating, nonmarrying young Governor-General Forbes. The Governor-General's letter of ae-

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but the actual presence of Ameri- oan. authority backed up by American troops and forts aud battleships would keep the Jap in- es from ultimate control of the Philippines."

Motor Car Shipment Record. The record shipment to the

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The following extract from Mr. Macgkong, 19th Aug, 1912. McDonnell's reply is of more | thing local interest-

Kowloon, immediate possession

Apply to A. Raymond, c/o 8. J. David (588 & Oo.

fent that it is but fair to at the truth of things can ever U.S. FUTURE OIL SUPPLY. call the attention of your Excol-stagnate into infallibility, exist in the Philippine Islands in of Princoton University ten years loney to the conditions as they "Mr. Wilson became the head

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The Fuel Oil Journal in a

The supply from

even when new oil-folds are wells, continues the article, will not be equal to the demand, developed in the Oklahoma and North Texas district, the Illinois area, and the Caddo district of North Louisiana.

East of fortyone motor. cars in reference to money. You must ago, gathering, in the discharge/recent issue states that the future one ship and consigned to one know with your familiarity with of his duties, a first-rate experience oil supply of the United States firm arrived at Singapore on the Fairs in the Philippine Islands in the business of administration will be derived from the distilla- ith per steamer Bloemfontein. that the rate of eighteen per cent, and the management of men. He of oil-saturated shale, which is to They wore all "Fordis,aut were per annum is not only usual but bettered that by standing for and be found in half the States of to the order of Mesars. Weare reasonable under existing con being elooted to the Governorship the Union. "Brothers, Limited, Oreliard Road,ditions. The average individual of New Jersey in 1910.- -the Ford specialists. Modern Fire-armes and woundspine Islands is satisfied with a re-he displayed a tonacity and power who invests money in the Philip- "Ia his conduct of that office Professor Jedilka, of Prague turn of not University, has delivered an in- amount.

loss than this of generalship, a directness of The Philippine Islam's word and deed,' and an under tereating lecture on hisexperiene a have not roached the point in their standing of the needs of the in Felgrade. He had already trente o amic development where State that not only broke, the ed 070 wogled, of whom only there is a surplus of momoy avail-power of the Bosses and won over two suffured ampitation: Re-ablo for loaning purposes, and partially hostile legislature, and consumption of petroleum in The article states that, if the markable is the rapid and success until that time arrivds the hor- transformed ful healing of wounds caused by tower to secure sier will and Statute Book, but also stamper 200,000,000 barrels will be need-

not merely the

creases at its present rato, contemporary firearms. Even int necessary to offer a return which upon the mind of the whole ed to meet the demand in 1917, jury to the hears hecasioned by money can safely be expected to country an immediate conviction demand which can only be met the rifle healed quickly and thor Turu if diverted into other chan-that a new leader had arisen by the distillation of shale-oile to oughly. On the strength of these nels. The existence of these Nothing has occurred since then supplement the supply from wells observations he characterises the conditions is romoguised by the to weaken that conviction, and modern rifle as a weapon which fet that the maximum fato fixed much has happened to confirm that the demand is outstripping As evidence of the statement disables but valdom-killa.

ut which “Governmont employes and amplify it. Singapore Mortality Returns. way loan money is eighteen per "The well-nigh universal feelPennsylvania crude oils, which the supply, it is pointed out that The mortality returns for Sing-cent spore issued by the Registrar of

ing among his countrymen is that solid at 1.30 dols. per barrel at the Births and Deaths, show that AMERICA'S PRESIDENT Tresidency of great national offered, at from 1,60 to 1.70 his election is the prelude to a welle last December, are now during the week ending Noven

achievement and brilliant per-dola., and similar advances have

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the impression is strong in the oil industry that new fields of sufficient size to stop this drain jon reserves will not be found.

ber 30, there were 237 deaths, Dr. Woodrow Wilson as Scholarsonal distinction." (170 males, 58 femalos) giving n

taken place in all other oil fields. ratio per mille of population of

The present rosorvo stocke of 32.32 Malarial fever accounlod for 30 deaths, phthisis 15, on-fily-six years ago of mingler.

Dr. Woodrow Wilson was born Enormous Specie Shipment Home States are estimated at 80,000,000 "light crudes" in the United The P and O, liner Maloja, harrels as against 95,000,000 vulsions 25, beri-beri 33, bron Scotch-Irish and English stock with over £1,950,000 in light barrels in July, 1911, as a result chitis 4, dysentery 17, puenmanin He was president of Princeton sovereigns from Bombay arrived of refiners having been compelled 9. Twenty-six children under University before he entered polit Plymouth last month. The to draw on their reserves, and three months of ago lied. The ties two years ago, and was shipinent of specie, is one of the nationalities were represented solected Governor of New Jersey largest that has been made in follows:-European 1, Eurasian Ho is a distinguished scholar and any vessel for a very long time. 1,Chinese 181, Malays 41, Indians author. 13. "

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"I should not envy the man even from distant towns-to the who tried to persuade Mr. Wilson camps at the front. It is one of to act against his conscience; but the most memorable features of I should have no fears about try- a nation at war. Many of these ing to convince him that, on a women have been severely wound given question, he had reached a ed while carrying water to the wrong opinion. No one with his actual firing line. But that doon alertness and open-mindedness, not keep them back, for they no one so unpretentions and so glidly abars the dangers of their foonsaions of his limitations, and husbands and brothers and sons. Eo insistent as he is, on getting

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