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GENERAL NEWS.

Singapore Hotel Robbery."

Says the "Straits Times" of of July 18-In the early hours of the morning Mr. Church, who is staying at the Hotel Van Wijk, was awakened by the noise of a Chinaman exploring the room, The intruder made good bis es cape, taking with him a pocket- book containing $198

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a far greater but sosroely more scrupulous Englishman, baa half redeemed his fame." The episode ia told with considerable dramatio force.

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Digging for Butter.

The steamship Turaking, which recently arrived at the Port of London from New Zealand, caught fire at Rio de Janeiro, and was beached and flooded. Fifty thou- sand carcases of mutton had to be thrown overboard. On arrival in London .some 9,000 crates of choose, out of a total of 14,000 cratea, had to be dostroyed, and as a great portion of the 900 tons of batter on board had melted it had to be dug out of the hold.

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At the inquest at Fulham on George Henry Bevan, aged 53, who died in the infirmary from

A Spirit of True Renascence. Tang's republican proclivities blood poisoning, got up by

It does not follow that the wore known to his chief, and were Bycosis, commonly known "barber's rash," it was stated that material is bad material, and the among the causes that got him deceased had a shove at a bar-closest observers have formed high his appointment. With his ua- ber's establishment in Greyhound. hopes of the men who now happy and coatly attempt to road, Fulham, and that a pimple occupy the stage. Despite im-egotiate the Belgian loan in

joined the Chinese Telegraph Ad- on his ohin, which was hidden by matorities and even absurdities, March, 1912, while the Provisional GRANT'S HEROIC DEATH. Company, and he only recently ministration for special service in his beard, was cat off. A rash something of a spirit of trae re- Government was committed to

Mongolia. He was with an ex- broke out, and erysipelas set in, nascence is abroad. It is certain deal exclusively with the Six

ploring party which was broken causing death. In returning that great numbers of the leaders Powers, the author is justly severe; verdict of "Accidental death," realizo perfectly well the vastness the only explanation for this

up in Western China some years the jury added a rider to the of the task which lies. aload, palpable breach of faith is Tang's effect that barbers should be more They understand the radioal nervous breakdown unders family on Thursday, Mr. Henningsen, of ago when an Indian surveyor was

killed. the new affliction. In the aggregate it is the Peking Telegraph. Admin. Great credit is due to Mr. Hen- careful to see that the brush and differences between razor were properly cleaned after China, for which they stand, and a very human company we have

istration, who took a party inningsen, who led the search party the Old. They recognize the to deal with in these pages.

search for Mr. Grant, returned to consisting of Mr. Giles, & British "Dr. Jim's" New Post. great gulf fixed between them, "A Cornwelllan Role."

They neversaw any Chinese troops The Britieb South Africa and frankly admit that the ideals. It is possible in the growing Peking.. According to "North subject, and Mr. Wolff, a Swede. Company announces that Sir for which the Republicans have confusion of conflicting aims that China Daily News," he states after leaving Kalgan, and with the Starr Jameson has been elected to striv.n are not to be attained Ynan may be compelled to"under that there is no doubt as to the greatest temerity marched straight ahead into the enemy's country. The presidency of the British short of many years. And, whit take a Cromwellian role," but in death of Grant. The rescue party Their captors said that they would South Africa Company, rendered is more important; they appreciate the author's estimation before travelled to the north-west for 120 vieant by the death of the Duke the fact that the most essential this point is reached it is to be miles, when they ran into the have been beheaded, but for in-

element in the requirements of of Jameson Raid fame) has had handmaiden, properly organized lie in effect with Yuan, Shi-Kai, for Mr. Grant's murder. The

Sir Starr Jameson ("Dr. Jim" progress is sound finance, with its expected that the idea of the chief Mongols and were captured by structions received from Urga.

power of the state continuing to the same band as was responsible a long connection with Rhodesia, administration..

as it undoubtedly does at present, Mongols showed Mr. Henningsen the territory administered by the

be acquiescéd will

1. Grant's saddle and other property. appearance of company, and from 1893 to 1895

"One Mongol described how was administrator of the whole of the southern division.

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The Leaders.

Ordered to Manlia Washington, July 18.-Lieuten- ant Commander John Hancock

In his estimate of the leaders It has the He was which the crisis has brought for a contradiction in terms a reGrant was bound before he was to 1908. A friend of Mr. Cecil tolerant, says the New York there is a great and honorable because so great a number found | States navy, has been ordered to Premier of Cape Colony from 1904 word, Mr. Kent is commendably public under a Dictator-but shot, and how be jeered at them Merriam, pay officer, United Rhodes from the earliest days, he Evening Post." It is clear that work of national education to bait necessary to tie up a

carried on before China is fit for man. The Mongole said that they was with him at his death, and

under his will became & executor and trustee.

German Cruiser won't be Launched.

they cannot be fairly judged by representative rule.

co-the standards of an alien civiliza

the sake of a theory in the face

the total value of the buildinge

single Manila-"Osblenews" In each would soon stop him laughing,

Manlia Fire Loss. The total loss in the Calle Gan- tion, yet there are moral lawe as work a career is open for every and twenty men were lined up ganerally recognized in Asia as man of patriotism and training, with rifles. Grant continued to dara fire, according to figures in America, and it would be idle and even the Kwangtung hot laugh at them and shouted just compiled by the police and fire de- The new German, oruiser Der- to deny our right to hold them beads must pause before they before the volley was fired at him, partments was Pesos 200, 300. This flinger was to have been launched up to judgment under these. It precipitate another revolution for You may kill me, but you can, represants nearly fifty per cent of ||

never frighten me." Blohm and Voss's must be remembered that nearly of the passivo demands made by nt Mesure. lunch was due to take place it still alive and that the author has the needs of the mass of the Skelmorlie. He was formerly on which amounted to Pesoa yard recently but just before the all the actors in this drama are was delayed for some unexplained been long associated with" technical reason. In the mean of them; also that the evident in time the tide had gone out, and the case of a living man is neven The conduct when everything was ready it was complete.. found necessary to postpone the of Yuan Shi-Kai is launch owing to the lowases of ted to rigid but

kindly scrutiny. He has been The obstraction was not dis-accused of opportunism and of covered until the last moment, and playing false to his liege; but! General von Mackensen had al-"the East is preteminently the

the water.

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Personal attention is given to words, I commit thee, proud Manchu Dynasty. What he was fabric of men's bande, to thy ele imbued with was a large and the examination and the fitting trouble. The only charge is for ment," But on the removal of patriotic interest in the future of of lenses that will relieve all

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