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GENERAL NEWS.

The Governor-General of Formosa,

General Sakuma, Governor- General of Forms, arrived at Moji last week by the Bingo- maru on bis way to Tokyo, and left the same day for Kobe. The Governor General's beslth how declined since he fell fre mi a cliff and was injured in June last, when he visited the scene of operations for the subjugation of the aborigines. He intends to spend some time at Kaward, & health resort in Izü Province. Now that his plan for the nub. jugation of the aborigues has been successfully carried out be will resign his office after reporting to the Throne on the condition of the aborigines and on geners! administration in Formosa.

Anglo-American Fair in London,

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London, Aug. 20-The Anglo- American Exposition, now in progress in this city, is especially important to the English-speak ing people as marking primarily the end of a century of peace between England and the United States, and also illustrating the great achievements of the two. great nations in the aris, sciences and fodustries during' that time. The expositing was organized by a general commit

Engineering firms are seriously Of the many accomplishments tee, including among its mem considering the possibility of so with which the German Emperor bere a large number of prominent arranging their shop hours as to honestly believes himself to be wen of both countries, and of minimise the inevitable distresa gifted the one which appeals which the lake of Connaught is arising out of war, conditions. most to his vanity is to be con- the Imre Kiralfy. The general The conditions holding in the sidered a great military comman- and sub-committee rolls are most majority of engineering works der. It is acte many years ago interesting and representative, are so entirely unlike those to be that he was facetiously known and read like a list of the found in the cotton till that among his Royal relatives as the prominent statesmen and scholars anything like universal short "tin soldier," His favourite of both nations. The exposition time is quite impossible, and in quotation then was Napoleon's opened in May, and closes on any case there are certain special saying that “the head of an army October 1st. The exposition dificulties which require careful is everything. It was not the grounds are a dream of beauty, consideration.

Roman army which conquered The court of bonour, which with Is it easy to paint the prospects Goul, but Cœur. It was not the "its dainty minarete and archi- of trade in too dark a shade. Carthaginian army which made tectural glories, picked out in the Provided always that the business Rome tremble at her gates, but most delicate shade of terra cotia, world retains its calm-of which, Hannibal. It was not the Mace- is really enchanting. A shim fortunately, there is every donion army" which marched to mering lagoon sparkling in the prospect and looks stnadily the ladus, but Alexander. It was sunshine or gleaming beneath forward to the revival of not the Prussian army which de- the red ctions, of myriade of international trade following on fended Prussia for seven years fairy lights, leads the eye to the the termination of the war, there against the three most powerful splendid cascades, splashing dow's is no reason to activipate ary. States of Europe, but Frederick."! from the lofty pinnacled palaces wholesale diminution in the No doubt he hopes to add some- which, guarded on either side by volume of work to be done. The thing equally appropriate to the lacy Oriental arches, forms the home trade remains intact, if present war.

for her end of the court. On the diaturbed; colonial and other In 1880, at the age of ten, he loft is the Palice of Science, and foreign trade other then with was appointed a second lieuten- on the right the Palace of Ladus mid-Europe should be almost ant in the 1st Prussian Foot tries. The exbibie are very normal in a few weeks' time; Guards, but did not join for daty extensive, covering every field of and, .in addition, those until he was seventeen. He be- human activity. Of special firms which are enterprising came captain and company-chief interest to our readers, however, and alive to their opportunities in 1880, major in 1881, and in is the fact that possibly the finest will surely secure some of the 1833 colonel of the first battalion, and most attractive industrial trade of necessity, dropped by which he actually commanded exhibit is made by the piano the other combatante. Further, for two years. For nearly two industry of the United States.

thero will be a certain amount of years he was with the cavalry Assignments of U. S. Military work directly occasioned by the attached to the Guard Hussar war. The prospect is, therefore, Regiment; for three months did The following American army anything but hopeless. Still, duty with the 1st Guard Field | officers already attached to encertain firma and branches o Artillery Regiment; and, as a bassies abroad have been assigned engineering will be badly hit, m jr-general, commanded the na military observers in the and there will be a general slack2ad Guard Infantry Brigade until European war as follow:-Major r888.

he succeeded to the Prussian Spencer Cosby, Corps of Engin Special Measures Justified. Crown and the Imperial Dignity.

Attaches.

cers, with the French army Major George C. Eqnier, Signal Corps, with the British expedi tionary force; Capt. Allan Brigga, Twenty-sixth Infantry, with the Austrian army; Mj George T. Langborce, Fifth Cavalry, with the German army are justified, provided that other "Playing," mea on certain days First Lieut. Sherman Miles. Fiold industries are not hurt by delayed is not quite so good for the men Artillery, with the Servian army, deliveries. This latter point is of and their efficiency; nor does it It is possible that Major Edward importance because most en- reduce, as short time does, the P. Lawton, U. S. A., retired, now gineering productions are in the charges on the works, such as at Berne, Switzerland, may be natore of tools and plant used in power, lighting an I stores, to any sssigned to one of the armies other forms of manufae are an very great extent, but it at least Inter. Major James A. Ryan and industry. It seems desirable, occasiona no lose as compared with Capte. Jalian R. Lindsey, Herman therefore, to work normal hours the normal practice of reducing Glade, and Frank A. Wilcox, on in all canes where dates of the number of men on the books. duty at the United States Military delivery are important, In other No doubt many firms, both Academy, have also been detailed cases the best course will prob. engineers and others, will initiate as military observera in Europe. ably be to start after breakfast some form of short time, but it Impudent Tokyo Swindle. instead of at 6 s.m. and to stop seems desirable that an under- One Haoji Towata, and three Saturday morninge; although standing should be reached so other young men were arrested there are some arguments for that some uniformity and fairness by the Metropolitan Police on the shortening the other days before of work as between firms should 21st ult. on a charge of fraud closing Saturdaye. Where de- obtain, and also in order to secure The Japan Gazette says it appears livery dates are important the the active cooperation of the that they have realized some principle of alternate shifte meets trade unione, Y.15,000 by the sale of portraits the difficulty. Normal, and even It will not be practicable to of the late Prince Kateurs at overtime, hours are worke but adopt uniform short time even in prices ranging from Y.30 to either two sets of men are em- one works or in one department, Y.100, the portraits being sold to ployed on alternate weeke, or the and if the needs of "industry are innocent people on the pretext men are "played" for a few to be met by prompt deliveries that the scheme was backed by days, in rotation.

and efficient workmanship the Count Okums, the Premier; Baron Fortunately there are in the management of the works, must Batone, Minister of the Imperis! case of a temporary artificial re- have sufficient freedom to make Honsehold; Baron Kato, Minister striction of trade sound economio the necessary arrangements with of Foreign Affairs; Viscount Oura, reasons in favour of short time out hindrance or ill-feeling from Minister of Agriculture and and alternate shifte, especially those whose work cannot he so Cɔmmerce, and many other the former. It is well known favourably arranged. Given good- influential persona,

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It is the asaal, practice for His ability as a leader of troops engineering worke during bad is very mach questioned by the trade to work full time with German General Staff, but there reduced numbers of employees. is no doubt of his earnestness and There are often good reasons for enthusiasm.-Globe, this, but the present is co ordinary situation, and special measures

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