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GENERAL NEWS.

Sir C. Clementi Smith.

Sir Cecil Clementi Smith was one of the guests at a dinner of welcome given at the Hotel Cecil an April 3rd to the members of the International Congress of Historical Studies.

Funds for French Eastern Colonies,

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IMPORTANT CONTRACT

LOST.

British Shipowners and French Builders.

For the first time, it is believed,

an important British shipbuilding

contract has been lost to home firms, says the "Times", Offour The "Temps understands large passenger and cargo stoam- that proposole will be subraitted es ordered by leading British to the shareholders of the East owners, three are tobs built at Dan- Asiatique Francais with the obkirk by the Societe des Ateliers ject of procuring necessary funds to establish in the French colonies et Chantiers de Franc, ; the fourth of the Far East atores destined is to be built on the Norib, for the reception of goods on East Coast. The four steamers which advances may be made by aro each to be of nearly 10,000 the largo banks, notably by the Bank of Indo-China. This bink is, it is said, interesting itself in enterprise, and may be repressat- od on the Board of the East Asiatique,

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tons, and are to be identical in plan, so that when they are in Fervice the English" vessel will have to bear comparison with her three French sister-ships. Allare to be delivered in, the course of The Imperial Merchant Service next year and all are likely to be Guild hure received a letter from engaged in trade between Eng- their agent at Wellington, Newland and British oversen ports, Zealand, reproducing the state. Though the French firm is a

Frost Bite.

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water front, East Point. further particulars apply Proper ment of a man who had been in builder of engines, rough castings Office, Jardine Matheson & WANTED-Chinose Dispen

the machinery for the Co., Ltd.. conversation with Commander of Evans, of the Scott Pulo exped French ships will be sent to

"O LET—" BREEZY VILLA," tion, that when Captain Oates Dunkirk from, England and

No. 2, Park Roads 4 Room Toft his comrades in the tent and on the thero castings French D- went outside "Le had no fent hayport duties will have to be paid.ed Bungalow with Tennis Court. Commands splendid View of ing lost them through frostbite Yet the contract for the vessels Harbour. For Rent, etc., please sone time previously, and farther been given to the Dunkirk apply to-YAP HOK LING, No. that when the bodies were found, firin partly because the total cost 1, Ripon Tarraco. "his two empanions were cover will be less than if they wore to Hongkong, 28th Mar,, 1913. [264 ed up in their sleeping bags, while be built at Home, British ship-FOR Rent at Kowloon. From June 1st or earlior. NEW he [Saptain Scou] was half out of building-coats,owing, to some ex- his with his left hand behind his tent, to the general rise in wages, LY FURNISHED FLAT Two lead and the right hand fingers are now on a very high level. bedrooms, two bathrooms, draw Roughly, the paymonts to the ing room, dining room, large hall, grasping ancil."The statemont, it will be stan is given at third French firm will amount to about Pantry, Servants quarters, etc. Electric light, Telephone and hand, appears to be a reproduction £500,000,

A sccond reason given for the every possible convenience re- of rumours that have been uncon firmed, and is at varianes with placing of the contract in Francoquired.-P.O. Box 225. Captain Scott's own narrative.

The late Dr. Hahm.

London Theatre Losses,

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ery in the country. As was made WHY WOLSELEY SNEER- clear last week in the Lloyd's quarterly returns, the British shipbuilding "industry is still enjoying remarkable prosperity,

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of Lake Superior, and, when he reached the trouble zone, the re- bellion had collapsed.

A Paris correspondent reports the death of Dr. Philippe Hab, a

Mr. Johnson guceses that the former Fronch Resident in Indo

Military men seem to be agres- reason for President Grant's re- China, who, after useful work in the navy medical service, settled but there is a strong belief among ed that the late Viscount Wolseley, fusal was either because the canal in Cambodia, where he became owners that the delays natural was one of the best soldiers of his was under the control of the state the close friend of King Noro. to

great activity time, says the San Francisco of Michigan, a fact which Wolse- In his later ley seems not to have known, or After the death of the are Ling aggravated by the Evening Post." dom. King, Dr. Hahn entered the dilatory attitude of the men who, years he wrote much on war and because the the President wished French Colonial servics, and for by their unious, are forbidden to there were fow who were more to make a virtual declaration of nearly 30 years devoted him: If work overtime. Thero bave been expert or enlightthan he on all neutrality. At any rate, after to maintaining the influence of murmurings for some months aspects of his subject and the men the incident, Wolseley cherished a the French in Cambodia. " past, but there has never been fit involved save one; ho never lifelong hatred of General Grant. such a practical commentary as wrote a good word of General Facts are valuable in explana

French contract, The Grant.

tion of the sneering allusions the In the bankruptcy of Mr. Rh. this

Mr. Rossiter Johnson explains English soldier always always bert Arthur, the well-known order is a high "compliment to provitelal and London theatre the French builders, supported this curious fact in a letter to made to the great Americans' "New York Sun." It military achievements, and it onner and base, the creditors though they are by Govern-the have received from the Official ment bounties. Yet the causes seems that during the Red appears that he found occasion to Receiver a statenient of affairs in wtoreby work has been Icat to River rebellion led by Louis write of them often, which the liabilities are stated to hundreds of British workmen Kiel in 1869-70, Lord Wolseley, be £51,374, of which £40,070 is deserve to be thoroughly thrashed thea a colonel, was sent in com exp. ated to rank. and Bets out. The far-sighted owners who mand of an expedition to suppress £035. From 1805 until 1911 the debtor estitaared that in con- nection with three London, thea tres, the Camden. the Coronet, and the Fulham, he lost £34,000 The court judged the debtor a bankrupt, and a trusted was op. pointed for the estats.

Philippine Independence a Dream

New York, May 1.-The latest of the metropolitan papers to discuss the question of Philip- pine inde; andence is tho New York Times" which to day treats the subject in a reasoned and careful way. After marshalling the arguments pro and the con, it states that "Philippine inde pendence is now a dream,'

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U.S. Army Manoeuvres. Wasbington, May 1-The an- naal departmental mant zuvies of the United States Army are now on, and are creating much public interest Secretary of War Lind. ley M. Gairon is very much interested, and has attended a large number of the field exercise given in connection with the

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have placed this contract abroad the half-breed. Wolseley pro- Murderer's Suicide at Singapore. may before, long be again in the ceeded by way of the lake route A ricasha puller was to have market for new ships, and, unless until he reached Sault Ste. Marie, appeared in the police court the British conditions become where he found the American the other day, at Singapore, more favourable, further large canal was the only water-course for the further hearing of the British orders may go to the Coo-to Lake Superior. He asked per charge against him of murdering tinent.

mission of the United States gov- another paller hut he had chosen ernment to use it, but was refused to take the law into his own hands. by General Grant, who was then When his call was visited in the President. Wolseley was com.morning he was found hanging pelled to pack his military im- by his trousers from a peg in the pedimenta through the wilderness door. He was quite dead."

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HOPES AND FEARS.

Premier's Resignation.

The "N. China Daily News" correspondent at Peking writes on May 2:-

The Premier has been granted leave of absence on account of toothache and other ailments, and it is the general belief that his! repeatedly presented resignation will be accepted.

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Peking is full of rumours re- garding a hitch in the loan, but all responsible quarters are con- fident that nothing is likely to coeur to prevent its completion, although it is impossible to ignore the fact that the European citun- tion causes uneasiness.

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Shanghai Consul Honoured.

President Yuan Shih-koi is rTe- M. Victor Grosse, Coreul- General in Shanghai for Rassin, ported to be preparing to take has just been recognised by the measures for a military demonstra- Czar with a high honour--that of tion in the Yangtze valley. It is actual Counsellor of a ate, a stated on gosd authority that hereditary title of nobility. HeGeneral Chang Heun has bas The is the youngest Russia Consul been ordered to Pukou, while general in the Far East. Daring 1st week the popular official was inundated by a good of con- gratulations.

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