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GENERAL NEWS.

House-Flies and Disease.

GENERAL NEWS,

Lady Aeronaut Killed.

When a balloon called the

A pamphlet on "The House- fly as a Dauger to Health; Ita Zuriob, coming from Switzer- Life History, and How to Deal land, attempted to land near With It," has been issued by the Trustees of the British Museum, Munich, says the "Daily Mail" a and may be obtained-on applica-balloonist fell out of the car, tion to the Director of the British This caused the balloon to re- Museum (Natural History), Crom ascend rapidly with a woman paa- well-road, London, S.W. (price sanger hanging half out of the 14. postage 1d.,) and it is proposar. One of the men left in the ed to distribute from the Natural

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Lord Kinnaird, who was elected obairman, mentioned that for the firs: time. Tarkey was repre- sented.

Pickpockets" "Pal" Rabbed.

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Indian Legislative Council. At the farewell banquet given by the Indian community and pre- sided over by Sir Harnam Singh, Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson, reply ing to the toast of his health, praised the reform of the Legis lative Council. He had no hesita- A thoft was committed récently tion in saying that it bore the from Mr. G. D. Purcell, the bar-most favourable comparison with rister, who was in his way to the the best analogous assemblies in At the Oxford-circus most courtries, and was immes- Courts,

Tube Station Mr. Purcell was surably superior to the remain. followed by pickpockets, and der. The English people after a "hustle organised by were pledged to give thom he found he had lost a Indians a share in the political valuable presoul.tion gobl watch. influence and emoluments of At the Middlewx Sessions sub whninistration, but he counselled Hongkong th June, 1913. sequently the Chamanispressed Indians not to condemn English his sympathy with Mr. Purcell, bonesty and veracity if they found who was present, saying that he them moving very slowly forward should have been the last to have towards the goal of Lading hopes. such an experience This remark The English were somewhat stolid paused considerable laughter, as and political caution was part Mr. Percoll has defended a great cf their Blood. Judians must not number of pick pockets, Mr. mistake slowness for want of Purcell replied that he thought faith. This quality of caution it was very ungrateful, but he would promote Indian progress was optimistic enough to believe by ensuring that it would be that he would get the watch back. steady and well ordered. As a matter of fact a few years

Irrigation in Slam..

ago when he was made the object The Government of Siam are of similar attentions by pick- pockets, one of the men looked woll-advised to take upotce more. up and recognised him. "Oh, the question of irrigation. The it's a pal," he remarked, and Mr.range of mountains running from -Purcell's watch was left intact.

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There is no economy in going, to an optician of doubtful ability. to purchase glasses upon which your eye-sight depends.

the Gramophone Company, 'Limited, complete with 100 re-| cords, of which 70 are practically !new. This gramophone works Un- by an electric motor. It was furnished, 3 rooms with use bought in May, 1911, and is in the Malay Peninsula shuts off of Kitchen; highest level; good good condition. Originally cost Robbery at a Post-office.

Siam to some extent from the rain-view: Reasonable," Hong-100.Apply to Adjutant 126th Recently the sub-post office bearing currents of the monsoons, kong Telegraph."

Baluchistan Infantry, Kowloon. at 83, Buckingham gate, Weat and there are periods when canals minster, пав broken into would be of the highest advant-

lende such a pampered existence and money aud stamps represent-age to the country. There is

as the South African ostrich. ing over £1,200 stolen. A largo already the nucleus of an irriga-

The importance of the industry number of post il orders were also tion department, as a scheme for

Personal attention is given to to South Africa may be gathered taken. The circumstances indicate canals was started some years ago

from the fact that at a rent the examination and the fitting that the robbery was carefully but it never came to fruition and

feather market in Port Elizalth of lenses that will relleve all planned and carried out with the the way now lies open for work

The tendency in England to no less than £125 was realised trouble. The only charge is for aid of burglars' tools of the most on an extensive scale. Mr T. R.J. scientific pattern. It is assumed Ward, the Irrigation Engineer extend the anti-plumage campaign for a pound of feathers, a price the glasses. that the thieves gained an entry whose services are being lent to to ostrich feathers, announced in which had not been equalled into the premises by removing a the Bangkok Government, has a cablegram to South Africa, has since the eighties. pailook from the iron collapsible bad wide experience in India, and created something of a sensation railings in front of the door and be should be able to carry out a The ostrich farmers desply resent then opening, the door by means project that will give Siam the the allegations of cruelty, which, of a false key. A dumny padlock canals that are most urgently they say, can only be the outcome had been fixed on the railings to needed. His work will be of an avert suspicion. The massive safe interesting kind as all the, condi- of prejudice and ignorance.

Allegations of Cruelty Denied,

in the ostrich farming districts.

MASPERO

¿CAIRE,EGYPIE,

N. LAZARUS,

Nails in a Cow's Heart.

Ophthalmic Optician 1A, D'Aguilar Street.

Two nails were found embedded

FRESH

in the heart of a cow belonging

The Ostrich Farmers' Associato Mr Percy Romant, of Dunsfold, was found to have been torn tions of the country will have to tion have taken the matter up, Surrey. It had been ailing some open by means of a strong drill. be carefully investigated, beginn- and are preparing to submit day, and ultimately had to be The office date stamp is missing ing with rainfall and the supplies evidence proving, on physiological destroyed. and the thioves are thus able to of water available from the rivers grounds, the entire absence of

put the postal orders in oircula- at different seasons of the year any cruelty in connection with tion. Special vigilance is being "Pioneer."

exercised in dealing with orders

purporting to have been issued

New Battleships.

the industry, One farmer who,

with his brother, owns 6,000

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from the Buckingham-gate office. A large staff of draughtsmen are birde, asserts there is no

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more.

A drill and other burglars' imple-engaged at the Admiralty on the cruelty to the birds than there is in abearing wool from monta were left behind on the drawings of the "fast battleships" is

which are to be laid down in the sheep. The first feathers are taken premises.

autumn, B078 the "Globe." when the ostrich is six months Sleeping Sickness and Big Game. These vessele are to combine the old, by which time there are Dr. Warrington Yorke, of the principal features of the battle some twenty-five plumes on each Liverpool School of Tropical Meship and battle cruiser, and there wing, technically known as: spadonas." They are ripe, and dioine, lecturing to the African is good reason to believe that Boolety, dealt with the whole sub they will be armed with eight clipped with ordinary shears, not plucked." The blood has by ject of sleeping sickness in Rho 15in. guns, in association with desia and Nyasaland, and exprese sixteen Bin, guns. This will be this time drained from the nourish ed tho opinion that the number of the most powerful combination ing pith, or medalls, into the cases was likely to increase in the of gan power in any ship of the quill, which remains in the body future. He added that 11 cabes Dreadnought type. The armour and continues to grow. The pro of sleeping sickness, of which one protection will also mark an cess, say the farmers, means no was European, have been found important advance over that of more to the bird than trimming recently in an isolated fly belt recent battleship types, and, not one's nails or cutting the hair. south of the Zambesi in Southern withstanding that the displace. No domestic animal, it is claimed, Rhodesia the Sebungwee die- ment willexceed the 27,000 tons of trict; an area 2,500 square miles the Queen Mary, the designed in extent. It is proposed to re-speed of the new battleships will move the native population to be 25 knots, which means, accord-

Notice

THE FAIR FARM.

EGOS, and

fly-free areas This would save ing to the experience with all the people in the district, but he turbine-driven ships, that their thought it would turn it into what actual sea speed will be between would be practically a game 26 and 27 knots, In the light of reserve: The fauna would multiply those characteristics it is possible 1S Located In The Healthiest and gradually spread into the to appreciate the reference whick District of Kowloon, and Supplies Burrounding districts, and probab- the First Lord made to the ships us dally with the Cholcest ly the fly would increase and when he said they would constit VEGETABLES, spread pari passa, until the inva- ute a far reaching change of POULTRY,

The Farm Is under EUROPEAN sion of surrounding villages de principle in the design of what manded father removale. Dr. are called battle-cruisers." It is SUPERVISION and every atten

PROPER Yorke proposed that instead of claimed for the armament that its tion is paid to the the population being removed the disposition will increase the effect- GROWING OF VEGETABLES, wild fauna of the Sabangwee die iveness of the broadsides by and the Poultry of EUROPEAN trict should be destroyed, and not over 30 per cent, as compared STOCK. Try Our Delicious allowed to return to the area, but with the Queen Elizabeth class kept back by constant shooting of battleships now building, Grand Hotel, Queen's Road,

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