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GENERAL NEWS.

Coal discovered in Congo,

Free State,

Telegrams from the Congo Free State report the discovery of extensive coal beds in Central Africa The beds, which are on

SERVICE MATTERS.

General Fairholme's Retirement, Brigadier Gen. W.E. Fairhome commanding the Artillery of the 3rd Division at Balford, has been placed on half-pay owing to ill- health.

the shore of the great Tanganyika A. D. C. to the King. Lake, which forms part of the

Lieat. Gen: Sir Robert Scallon, eastern boundary of the Congo commanding the Burmah Divis Free State, are distributed over ion, has been appointed an Aide an area of 100,000 hectares

de-Camp General to the King, in (247,110 acres).

succession to Gen. Sir Edmund Barrow.

Troublesome Estate Coolies in Borneo. On January 5 eight Chines coolies created a disturbance in the Segama Estate (British North Borneo) fermenting shed while tobacco was being received, They managed to seize the money. boxos and incidentally to injure seriously the lead tandil. Mr. Ryden, who had rushed up from

Promotion for College Commandants. Cols. A. M. Stopford and A. E. Holland, D.S.O., commandants of the Royal Military College and Royal Military Academy respec- tively, have been granted the rank of brigadier general.

Col. C. N. Watts.

the fur end of the shed, also got Col. U. N. Watts, formerly of a nasty cut on his arm. The Sherwood Foresters, has arrived coolies got clear away at the time home on leave, preparatory to but were afterwards all arrested. vacating his post as General Staff

"BN.B. Herald"

Japanese Aviation.

Ollicer, First Grade, Secunder abad Division, in four months'

Col. Parker, A.SC.

Captain Ishimoto, of the Sap-time pers Committee of the Japanese Military Aeronautic Experimental Col. St. J. W. T. Parker, for- Association, proceeded to the merly of the Army Service Corps, Aoyama Palace on the 12th inat, has been appointed an Assistant with Major-Geveral noge, of the Bame: Association: The

officers look with them three models af military aeroplanes in glase cases three feet square. They were recived in audience, by the Emperor, and gave detail- ed explanations of the models, which they presented to his Majesty.

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EX-CONSUL'S DEATH.

An inquest was held on the 22nd

aged 39, who had retired from the Consular Service on pension and had lived alone for two years

Tavern Licences in Shanghai, and Works at the War Office, in ult. on Thomas Gartland Carvill,

Notice is given that the Shang-succession to Brigardier-Con, T.J. hai Watoh Committee will sit on Anderson, who has gone to the Friday, March 28, to decide upon Eastern Command as Chief Er the number and locality of vinoer, Foreign Taverns to be licensed during the ensuing year. An opportunity will be afforded to

The Hankow Budget. The annual report of the British Municipal Council, Han- kow, for the past year shows that, the total income was Tla. 113,087

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CANTON CHRISTIAN

COLLEGE.

A Generous Dift.

Mrs. Kennedy of New York City, by a gift of $25,000 gold in Cromwell Avenue Mansions, has provided fands for an Ad- Hammersmith, where he was ministration building which will found dead in bed on January 18.be erected at once, says the "News- The evidence indicated that Mr.letter" A gift of $3500 from The following subjects havo. ratepayers to protest against or been adhed to the seamanship his flat for a month. All letters the equipment of the building, Carvill had been lying dead in Mrs. Shauffler is to be devoted to support before the Committee the examination for the rank of gan delivered after Christmas Eve The Administration building will issue or renewal of any licence. uor, gunner (T.), and boatswain: No fresh licences will be issuedHow to lay off a course, how to were found behind the door un- greatly facilitate classroom work during the twelve months ensuing fix a ship's position by cross-pened, and that was the latest in Martin Hall by removing the after April 1, 1913, and until the bearing, and how to read a chart, day he was seen by the caretaker offices of the Exeontive, Bursar, next annual sitting of the Com- The total number of marks is to His father, a barrister, said "he Architect, and Commandant, as miltee.

be reduced from 1,000 to 300, and preferred to live by himself, and well as the Bookstore into regular the percentage to pass increased objected to his relatives visiting quarters. Thas the classes # from 60 to 80 per cent.

the flat." "I had imperative reciting in the dormitories and orders," said the caretaker," that various places will be accom- no one was to go into the flat,modated in the lecture hall. The time has surely arrived for and he looked after its tidiness The plan of the fourth dormi: one special consideration to be himself. The medical evidence tory, to be built with funda con- Siren to the very hard case of the attributed death to a clot of blood tributed by the Chinese, is now subalterns of the Royal Garrison on the brain, and the jury found in preparation by the architects. Artillery. Of the 561 subalterne a verdict of death from natural Already the rowly completed on the list on January 1, 1913, causes.

The late Mr. Thomas third dormitory is crowded to the more than half have over nine Gartland Carvill, who was born attic with students, so that an-

Globe," while over twenty-three career in the China Consular needed. years' seniority, according to the Oct. 22, 1874, spent his official other building is immediately per cont. have over twelve years' Service. He passed a competitive. The second McCormick Lodge, whom are floing the work of a Student Interpreter in China, tracting much interest for two ervice, the large majority of examination, and was appointed now nearing completion, is at- Such an imposition Sept. 4, 1894. He was promoted reasons; the architecture "adapts would not be tolerated in any other to be a Second Class Assistant graceful features of the Chinose occupation or trade in the country. May 13, 1899. Subsequently he style of building, and the house The fact is the officers of the became Acting Vice-Consul at is to be occupied by a Chinese Royal Garrison Artillery are too Shanghai (1899) and Acting professor and his family who will proud and loyal to agitate, and Consal at Wenoliow the same share it with some young girl they are paying the penalty. year. Promoted to be a Tiret students, taking Grammar school Their brother officers of the Royal Class Assistant April 5, 1902, he stadies along with his daughter. Lagineers, Army Service Corps, was afterwards Pro-Consul at

The foundation of Dr. Woods

as against Tis. 79,216 in 1911. From the budget for the our reat year it appears that no alter ation in taxation is proposed bey ond an alteration in the method of levying the extra charge on undeveloped lots. It is proposed that theso shall pay a land tax of double the amount which is charged on the land in occupation. A total expenditure of Tls. 124,376,89, is provided for in the captains. budget.

́ ́A: Sensational Report. According to a Tokyo despatch, the Yokosuka gendarmerio has discovered a plot to sell the plans of a Japanese gun to foreigners. believed to be Americans, for Yen 730,000. Several service men and a resident of Yokohama

are implicated. If the full details of the affair are brought to light it is believed the arrest of many prominent meu, as "traitors, will

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and the Indian Army are more Tientsin, Vice-Consul at the same house is now finished. fortunate, the latter getting their place 1902 and 1903, and Acting The site for the Chinese village Consul at Nanking in the latter on the Canton Christian College promotion in nine years..

year. He retired on a pension grounds has been agreed upon, May 1, 1905

and the first house will soon be follow: Tho prios mentioned la If our naval development con- Chinese Immigrants to Singapore erected. The College head buil- certainly sensational, as we be- tinues in the same path that it During January, 25,348 Chin- der, Bob Tsan Shue, and his CASSUM AHMED, lieve that a similar expenditure has trod during the lost three or ese immigrants arrived at Sing family will occupy it, would probably secure the co-four years, and more especially apore, compared with 18,918 in operation of the most renowned during the last few months, and in January, 1912. The average gun-makers in Europe and the oversea Dominions support January arrivals from 1903 to America in the invention of a the mother fleet with promise and 1002 wers 14,911. new gun. Exchange. !

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Sumatra Volcano In Eruption. we may shortly ace many of the On January 23. about 8 p.m. minor naval bases, closed down there was a magnificent eruption under the Fisher regime, resus of the Merapi at Padang Pand- citated, says the "Globe,' Can- jang, saya the Sumatra "Bode." ada will probably 10-open and At first, there was a strong rum- develop the" Halifax

and bling, with dull booming sounds Esquimalt dockyards, the one, on in the interior of the earth which the Atlantic and the other on the caused many persons to run out Pacific coasts, as well as bring and look towards the top of the even larger naval building and HONEYCOMB SPONGES mountain. A huge mass of repairing centres into being. smoke was first noticed, which, India may further develop the

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however, was suddenly rent by Bombay dockyard and re-open TURKEY SPONGES an imposing glowing red column the more ancient repairing base of fire, which the crater shot up at Trincomalee, Ceylon while high into the air with great viol- South Africa may back the gift once. From this column incandes- of a contingent of protected cent pieces of lava were thrown cruisers with the refurnishing of off which, on cooling broke up the old coaling station at St. and spluttered with a crackling Helens. The Australians have BATH GLOVES noise as of a quick-firing gan. already given the dockyard at Shortly afterwards, the top of the Sydney, New South Wales, a mountain was seen to be wreath new lease of life, and are con- od in a mantle of fire and glow-templating the provision of much ing masses of lava were clearly larger building and repairing seen rolling down the slopes of centres on her coast-line Thus the mountain. The scene chang-the evolution of naval affaire may, ed: continually and soon the in the course of a dozen years or

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