1914-07-10 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS:

Chinese Quarrel in Calcutta. Mr. Bartley, Joint Magistrato of Howrah, had before him recently a petition anbitter by a China- man named Akban of 59, Golobaree Road, who had com- plained against another Chinaman nomed Chong Yus for, chopping off his arm auder circumstances already reported. It was pointed out that the complainant's employees Lad proposed that the hocused pay Rs 800 for the lom of the arm ao as to enable the complainant to proceed to Chins and settle down in some business there. In consequence of the lose of his arm the complainant would never be able to do any manual work. If the accused paid the amount proposed all further criminal proceedings were to be withdrawn," The matter was sent to the file of Mr. Bose, Deputy Magistrate of Howrah, before whom the accused paid the money claimed and the charge was withdrawn.

"China's Dental Conference..

The first modern Dental Con- ference to meet in China has been in session here since July 1, says Reuter's Peking correspondent. Ita sittings concludo to-morrow. Some 225 members, representing sevan provincos, are present. Mr. Lan Tze-wai, and Mr. Kinng Ting-mi, the first foreign educat ed dentists, are Chairman and

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standing at Debenture stock re- from the Railway News: In demption account has

been increase as compared with the view of the almost absolute transferred to general reserve, previous year, mainly due to the cleanliness associated with porco- The increase in profit as com cost of the despor drilling in the lain and like surfacea, a suggestion pared with that for 1912 is Twingone area of the Yenang. has been advanced by Mr. Hales mainly due to the higher range young field. No encouraging re- Turner, of High Elme, Lennox of values which ruled throughout sulte have been obtained in the Road, Gravesend, that the present 1913 for practically all oil Minba field, nor in any of the absorbent wood and iron-built

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