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GENERAL NEWS..

*Protection of Fishermen. The Chineso Government has received a telegram from the Governor General of Kwangtung stating that the stations fr nocording protection to the fisher- men along the sea cast have been established.

Coloured Murderer Lynched. Rochelle, Ga., Sept. 28:- Nathan Brown, coloured, was Aynched by a mob hero late to-day for shooting to death Edward Rountree, a form · overseer. Brown was caught after an all- day chase with bloodhounds.

Capt. Wilson Walker.... Captain Wilson Walker, who was very well known on the China coast, died at the OK House Hotel, Nagasaki, on the morning of the 5th instant, following an operation. Captain Walker oame out for the Nippon Yusen Kaisba a number of years ago, bringing one of their new vessels to the East. Ho afterwarde was engaged in the coast trade between China and Japan, and was a familiar figure.at one t'me in Shangbai, where he was highly respected by a largo circle of friends. Liter he joined the service of the Japanese Govern- ment as a pilot in the Inland Ses, and after being in this work for a number of years be retired and lived at Nagasaki.

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A follower of General Carranza, who attempted to ussassinate General Villa, has been arrested and executed.

Japanese Military Manoeuvres. It is officially announced that the Emperor of Japan will attend the grand military mazoeuvres to be held in the neighbourhood of Osaka from November 15 to November 19.

Foreigners in Chinese Customs. According to the Kuo Pao, the number of foreigners of the diffr ent nationalisjes who are employ- ed by the Chinese Customs is 1,308 apportioued as follows:- 548 British, 248. Grmans, 89 Japanese, 21 French, 78 Russian, 57 American, and 10 Italian.

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Everybody knows that there was a great deal of sympathy for the South in Eagland, especially among the upper classes, even more powerful politically then than now,

Everybody knows that war Learly came about by reason of it, bat, was avoided-happily and Not Quite the Perfect Villain. mercifully avoided, as we English-

But England is not quite the men have been in the habit of say-1 perfect villain. She bas bad her ing till General von Bernhardi lapses; she hae missed her chances came along, to teach us to say now and then. She has not always unhappily and stupidly evaded.

hit her man on the head when he Everybody knows that in the

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notable exponent of German en not only to lay down their The well-known firm of George Newnes (Ltd.) has had another policies and principles, General lives, but to take the lives of their prosperous year, the profita being von Bernhardi, is good enough fellow countrymen aye, of their to point out to bie countrymen own brethren if need be. History £81,200, against £80,100 for.

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great republic lives. is placed to dividend equalisation it more than once. account, making it £50,000, and

Quotations From the Book, Here are a couple of passages

What Britain Did. That was what Great Britain £12,000 is carried forward. A-I quote from the English trans- did. What does General von year ago £20,000 was specially lation of the book:

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