1914-07-06 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Lt. Colonel E. F.Twigr. “ Lieutenant-Colonel E. F. Twigg, who bas just been appointed Gommandant of the 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry, Tientsin, North China, has been connected with the In- dian Army since 1888, when he joined it from the" Green How-

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ards," in which he had served a RECEIVED BY THE short time. He shared in the operations of 1895-96 in East Africa against the Mazru rebels (medal), in which service the 124th took an activa part.

Major Tarver D.$.0. ́ Major A. L. Tarver, D.S.O., appointed second in command of the 124th, is an old officer of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, with which he served three years be- fore joining the Indian Army in 1893. He reached his present rank in 1908, bas held several staff ap- pointments in India, and has the East African campaign, 1890 (model), the Tirah Expedition, 1897-08 (medal with two clasps), and the North-West Frontier Ex pedition, 1908, "including the actions of Matts and Kharga, the operations in the Zakka Khel country, and in the Mohmand country (mentioned in despatches,

·D.8.0., medal with clasps) to his credit,

The Sack of Kalgan. Peking, June

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was never of great importance The chief refiners in the three principal centree to-day are for in Salisbury Avenue, Kow- the most part firms of old aland-loon. Cheap rental. Shop with ing, some of which are known Godown attached, Nathan Rd. Kowloon. Kowloon Marine Lot throughout the world.

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & mutiny was inspired by southern sugar industry of the United and Greencok according to brok- revolutionaries. while similar Kingdom may be ascertained by era' circalars was 940.578 tone, FINANCE CO., LTD.

Alexandra Building's reports are being circulated in a brief reference to the world as compared with 917,903 tone Peking. Well informed circles, production. In his circular of and 903,498 tons in 1912 and however, consider that there is December 19 last Mr. F. O. Licht 1911 respectively. Imports of

newspapers hint that the Kalgan

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not the slightest justification for estimated that the beetroot crop refined sugar in the same threeO LET.-From 1st May, 1919 LET.-Part of First Floor "such reports, and perhaps. the for 1913-14 would yield 8,475,000 years were 908,045 tons, 822,- No. 1048, The Peak, furnish- fact that the mutineers were prin- tone. To this must be added 547 tons, and 920,000 tons ed. Apply to S. J.DAVID & Co.

640,000 tone of American best, respectively. Deducting ex- Prince's Buildings,

bome refined with which Mr. Licht does not ports of

cipally men from Heuohowfa is partly responsible for the rumour, although friends of Dr. Sun Yat sen lose no opportunity of mag- nifying this and other troublea with a view to discrediting the Central Government.

Statue to Roger Bacon.

deal. Mess:a. Willett and Gray, of 23,709 tons in 1913, 20,202

cuch

of New York, on December 18 last tona in 1912, and 30,262 tous ined on to their backs and prevent estimated the cane yield of the 1911, it will be seen that the their heads from falling into the world for 1913-14 at 7,007,014] United Kingdom consumption of water.

jackets would! tons. Adding to these estimates refined sugar was 1,825,754 tous prevent the drowning of persons the stocks on August 37 last, the in 1013, 1.711,188 tons in 1912, through feinting in the water, world's supply for 1913-14 would and 1,798,286 tons in 1911. The which is believed to have been a be approximately 17,500,000 tons. foregoing figares further show frequent cause of loss of life. In fact, it is considerably more, that approximately half the sugar An impartial examination of the was refined in the best type of life-jackets available as great quantities of sugar are consumed

would obviously be in the intereste| produced in India and elsewhere United Kingdom.

Beetroot and cane were asad of the travelling public for local consumption of which no record is available. Still, of in each of the thres-ports during the production for which statistics 1913, in about the proportion of are available it will be seen that 40 per cent. of cane and 00 per the United Kingdom consumes cont. of beet. The majority of about one-ninth.

the refiners use both cane and beet; indeed, at present there is

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Apollinaris

The seventh centenary of the birth of Roger Bacon, in 1214, wae commemorated. at Oxford on Wednesday by the un-eiling of a statue in the University Museum and by the delivery of a series of addresses. The statue, which is the work of Mr. Herbert Pinker, Was unveiled by Sir Archibald Geikie, O.M., chairman of the executive committee for the com- memoration, in the presence of a

Except for the American pro- only one refinery in Great THE QUEEN OF distinguished audience, and was accepted on behalf of the Univer-duction referred to, the Continent Britain which refines cane alone. sity by the Chancellor, Lord of Europe provides the whole of This isone of the Greenock firma; the beet output, Germany being its produce as a rule enjoys a Ourzon of Kedleston,

the largest producer and Austria-premium. The quantity of sugar The Lord Chancellor, speaking Hungary and Russin coming next now refined in cane and best pro at Oxford on June 6, said:This with about equal amounts. Last ducing countries is steadily in- was a time when moderation of year, of our total imports of sugar, creasing, bat with a correspond- refined and unrefined, which ing increase in foreign consump statement and the avoidance of

amounted to 39,425,680owt, Ger- tion the proportion of imports of reproaches were above all essen- tial. He gave his opponents the many sent no less than 9,1134,972- refined to the quantity refined in fullest and most sincere credit for ct. of refined and 9,433.7720wt. this omntry does not vary much. the reality and the firmness of of unrefined; Austria-Hungary-Times.

Lord Haldane on Ulster.

their convictions. Sir Edward sent 3.988,8250wt, of refined and Carson bad said things which be 3,220,7670wt. of unrefined; the could with be bad not said, but Netherlands, 3,575.777cmt. of be knew how hard a battle he had refined and 227,546 wt. of un-

Chinese Order for Britisher. to fight, and he knew, too, that refined; and Belgium, 998,398-

The King has been pleased to Sir Edward had done his best to wt, of refined and 50,5200wt. of keep things quiat in Ulster. unrefined. These figures are a give and grant auto Mr. William (Cheers.) But he had raised an good indication of our principal Henderson, Chief Accountant, army in Ulster with the inevitable sources of beet supply. Cubs Peking-Mukden Railway, His result that a counter army had leads in cane production with Majesty's Royal licence and been raised in other parts of ire-nearly 2 million tons, and Java authority to wear the Insignia of land, an army which threatened is second with about 14 millions. the Six Class of the Order of the But last year, owing to the Excellent Crop, which scordation evan to exceed the Ulster army Eastern demand, scarcely any has been conferred upon him by in numbers. Both forces were

utterly applies were sent to this country the President of the Republic of groas illegalities and unconstitutional,, and one of the from Java, in contrast with China, in recognition of valuable things the Government had had 3,650,879cwt, in 1912, Cuba, services rendered by him. to consider was whether they however, sent 4,479,004owt.. as should interfere with them or not.against 1,732,866owt, in 1912.

Ulater.

Canadian Naturalization.

Safer Life-Jackets. According to the narrative of On the whole, he thought it had The British West Indies, British the first officer of the Storstad, been a wise decision to leave Guians, and British Honduras floating masses were discovered events to take their course. It cont 954,2800wt., about an aver- in the water after the Empress of was not part of their desire or of age supply; Peru's contribution Ireland sank, "which on examina- their daty to coerco opinion in fell off by over 50 per cent to tion proved to be people with heada 550,406ont Mauritius sent drooping beneath the earface, 403,500ont,, as against consider hanging limply in lifebelts." As ably more in former years, A tho two greatest shipping disastera Ottawa, June 4. The new big drop was noted in supplies of recent years occurred in calm naturalization Bill was given from British India, and also from water-those to the Titanio and third reading in the House of Bayli and St. Domingo, and Empress of Ireland-it seems Commons to day. Sir Wilfrid Brazil. In addition to the highly desirable that attention Laurier moved an amendment to countries and, possessiona named, should be directed to the type of atrike out the clauses giving the draw supplies of cane from life jackets, employed: Life- Secretary of Stato power to grant Dutch Guiana, Mexico, and jackets are, when boats fail, the or refuse naturalization papers various parts of the Empire last hope of the non-awimmer.

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understand says the Times without giving reasons for his where cultivation of the cone is action, Mr. Doherty, Minister of extending of that tlie Board of Trade is serioas Justice, said that this discretionary The Refialog Industry. ly considering.a.proposal only to power was considered by the Refining is carried on in the approve life-jackets which auto- Imperial Conference of 1911 to be United Kingdom principally at matically turn the persons encas one of the essentials of legislation. London, Liverpool, and Greenpok The amendment was lost. Objec. For more than a decade Bristol, T tion was also taken to the clause which once did a great deal of

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