1914-02-04 — Page 3

GEŃEFAL NEWS.

Vesuvius Wears a Mantle..

Abundant now has fallen in Southern Italy, and Vesuvius ie covered with a white mantle. From its lofty incandescent pin- nacle issues smoke, accompanied by frequent explosions caused by the infiltration of water inside the crater.

Governor Resigns. Captain Carl I. Stone, P. S., Governor of the province of Min-. doro, has presented his resigna- tion to the governor general. No action has as yet been taken on the matter by the chief executive, but it is authoritatively stated that it will be accopted in the near future."

Malls Snowed Up.

The motor mail van which left Dover for London late the other night was snowed up about a mile from Folkestone; and could not resume its journey until ten o'clock дест morning. The

Deal and Dover 'mail cart waa also anowed up, the driver having to walk into Dover and obtain assistance to dig out his horse and cart.

Portuguese Consular Posts. According to a Bangkok paper, Commander L. L Flories Portuguese

Charge d'Affairea

there, has been called to Lisbon by the Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs, to be consulted about the reorganisation of the diplomatic consular posts in the Far East, as he is the oldest | officials. He expecte to be back| in four months.

Sarah's Chance.

On the last day of the old year Sarah Northern, whose convic- tions at the Guildhall alone' date back to 1872, was once more char- ged with being drank and dis- orderly, Sarah has become an institution, and on many occa- sions has left the court with a donation to enable her to "buy a little stock," only to appear again the next morning a prisoner.

St-rving in the Snow.

A starving out-of-work was rescued from death in the snów at Tyburn, Birmingham. While out with bis gun a Mr. Edking found the man lying unconscious in the snow, and after restoring animation carried him to his residence. There the man revived, and gave his namo as William Armitage, stating that he had fallen exhausted after fasting for two days..

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Man Who Arrested Mr. Burns. The man who, many years ago, arrested. Mr. John Burns during the riots in Trafalgar-equare bas inst been presented by the Yiewsley (Middlesex) Brotherhood with a' bound copy of " The Lifo of the Right Hon. John Burns, M.P." He is Mr. Maitland, aj member of the Brotherhood. In making the presentation Mr. W. 'H. Knowles referred to important part Brother Maitland. had played in the life of Mr. Barns."

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The Unattended Fire, A cable worker in the employ of the Calendar Cable' and Con struction Company placed an iron bucket full of coke fire outside the Company's premises, Ormond- yard, Ormond-street, Holborn, in

order to have more room to get a cable off a drum,. No one wis left in charge of it. Three minutes later seres me were heard, and Florence Whiting, & five- year-old girl, who was playing in the yard, was found in flames. An ingnest on the child was hold and the jury refurred a verdict of "Death by miesðventure.” ad- ding a rider that fires should not be left in the street unattended.. Model Village Frc.

A fire which broke out the other night at the model village of Crawley, near Winchester, destroyed a huge barn and three cottages, and three families were. rendered homeless. A workman'e Christmas sapper had taken place in the barn, which is used us a skating rink, and the company had just gone to the reading-room when the barn was found to be ablaze.

IF you havelost your appetito

one of the hig Variety of dainty dishes at the ALEXAN- DRATICATE is Suara ko“ tempt

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPU, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1914.

Notices

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No. 68 Peak, Mount Kellet Church Mission Society, Bunga. low) from 1st October, 1913, till, 30th May, 1914, partly furnished. Cheap rent."

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No. 6 Cameron Villas, No. 59 Peak to lot furnished for one year from 1st May, 1914.

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FOR SALE.~ “ ALTADENA "

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For

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

will be drawn from Portsmouth Some time ago the University for the Thistle, and half crew of Pennsylvanis sent out an for the Widgeon, Woodlark,onipe, mazon expedition to the regions Nightingate and Kinsha, draw uf Brazil, and a preliminary retrom Davonport an Iustiorowe for port has just been received from the feil, Mirase,

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members have made a trip up

the Uraracuera liver to a point much bigher than suy previously reached by white, men." They went as far as they cald, until further progress was bindered by waterfalle.

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lved in tunt region for about twenty five years, liad married one" of the Indian women, and hai become thoroughly familiar with'

he different Indian languages.

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