GENERAL NEWS.
Japanese Labour in the Philippines.
With a force of forty or filty Japanese carpenters hammering, sawing, and whipping into tangi- ble form the Oregon pine timbers which will form the temporary structora designed to make the historic Bridge of Spain passable, for another two year term, City Engineer Katigbak ia bending every effort to have the Bridge completed by Christmas Day, Thousands of Filipido carportera in Manila and env rane would gladly accept of employment on this structure at one peso or one peso fifty contavos por day, ramarks the Callenews American, but Japanese have been selected by the officials in charge, and only twenty-five per cent, of the force employed is represented by Filipinos. The Japanese carpen tars receive a wage of F3.00 per day, while the Filipinos mast content themselves with P1,00 and P1:50. ****
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Harvard's Big Win New Haven, November 22.- Harvard won an overwhelming football victory over Yale yester- day at the latter's own grounda defeating the Light Blue by the s score of 36 0. The result was one of the biggest surprises of the present football season, as the two teams were regarded as of Washington, November 21. equal strength by all experts. According to reports received from Bruges there is much sick Harvard, however, sprang some new playa that bal been carefully ness among the men of the Allied guarded and held in special and German armide. reserve for yesterday's game, fighting is going on at the pra taking the Yaleeleven completely at time. Bruges also reporte-Sole Agent for Hongkong, by surprise. Seven'y thousand that the Garmons have com- people attended the contest, a menced fortifying the rear of record crowd for the season, if Berlin, not in American inter-collegiate
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Theatres have been re-opened in Brussels,
Blast furnaces are working day and night in Charleroi incin srat ing the German dead.
Germans Checked in Poland. Wo-bington, November 22, The Germans have been checked in their victorious advances in Poland. The Russians concetrat- ed a huge army in the region of the German advance and be sheer force of Bambers have for the present stopped the Gerinae from progressing any farther.
football history. Gloom pervad- Washington, Nov. 21.-Accord- ed New Haven to-day, while ing to official reports published Cambridge was ablaze with in New York there are 29 army bonfires and full of yelling and corps in the military line up of the allies along. a battle front of singing students celebrating the
350 miles on the western front. victory-Manila Bulletin.
This line is composed of 22 Fracch and six British army Manchester, October 10.-Sir corpe, the remaining corps being Charles Macara, president of the composed of two Indian and six Master Cotton Spinners' Associa- Belgian divisions. The Germans tion of Great Britain. had the have a total of 29 army corps following to say today on the lined up against thean and too cotton situation: "For year I army carpa in the field opposed have advcoated that if to the twenty corps of the Rug plagae, famine or revolution took eas in the oust, place affco'ing
Przemysl to Fall Soon. Washington, November 21 industry, the industry, so far as England is concerned, should The Russians aro alaiming partial be dealt with as a whole and not succossos along the Waria, where from the point of view of certain forca of 500,00 Germans ie intereste cr individuals. The opposed to them. The Russians situation now to be dealt with not also predict that Frzemsel will fall at an early date. An.ther only concerna tho American gotton crop, but the cotton crop despatch received of the world as a whole. What Petrograd says that Generals von
Washington, November 22.— affecte the cotton industry. of Bredow and von B:cmel, two England affecta virtually every lerman oflicere,committed suicide One of the fiercest battles of the other industry. The solution of following reverses to their com war is raging in the vicinity of the present difficulty is of mands at Czestochows. The des Verdun, which the Gerons are supreme importance. It is evident patch also says that the Russians attempting to capture. According that even if the English mills are are meeting with success in East to latest reports from the battle Prussia and Galicia, The front received to day, the Allies able to run on half time, at last one-third of the world's cution Petrograd raport claiming a are having the best of the engage orop would not be wanted at a victory, at Cracow is contradicted ment and have effectually check- time when it in pressed heavily on by a Vienna despatch which led the German offensive, advanc the market, although but for the declares that the Austrins haveing at several points, war it would have been purchas been successful. me reprria ed between now and the end of thata fee ing of uncasines isbng
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the season by countries whose-lt in Bulgaria and Italy. The The severe cold weather that advance of the Austrians into prevaile bas put a temporary halt industries are now paralysed.":
Servia is progressing. London to operations in Flanders. Both A Rubber Exhibition Award. states. that m ne fielda have armies cre, suffering severely The Exhibition Committee of been extended to protect the cast from the cold, the London International Rubber of England.
Poland Issue Depends on Lodz Exhibition bave on reconsidera-
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Washingto, November 22--- Washington, November 23.- ton's Cup for the best exhibit The Austic-German garrison at So extravagant are the claima from the Federated Malay Ftitea Przemysl yesterday offered terms that are being made by Berlin or Straits Settlements to Mr. John of surrender to the Rasians, An and Petrograd as to the progress
The Tennessee Affair. Spuired to action by persistent Baxter, Manager of the Kejong emissary was sent out with a of the Sghting in Poland that the
Washington, November 22-
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Chinese Ergs in America. era where a long porley was held. is very doubtful.
United States Government in ex-Turkish authorities, President One hundred cares ontaining At the onelusion of the con It is clear that much dependsplanation of the shot fired upon a Wilson has issued orders to the 36.000 eggs arrived in St Louis forence the Russian commander-on the issue of the but le now at from the American craiser com nander of the Tennessee and from China recently. The im-in-chief (of the bee'ezing forces proceeding at Lodz, which is Tennessee at Varla early this North Carolina, now in Turkish Forter says he can sell the eggs to sent the emissary back with a described as of huge extent and week, Tarkey has notified the waters, authorising them to fake retailers at 20 cents a dezen and reply to the effect that the terms unprecedented ferocity. State Department, through the extrame measures to protect the still make a profit. Eggs are were not entisfactory........ Petrograd reporta victories for American ambassador, that the lives of American citizens. The quoted in St. Louis around 20 Washington, Nov. 23.-Reports the Russian arms within the past shot in question was fired as a commandera of the American
from Rome state that the officer week, while Berlin mokos similar warning against mines which had craisors have been expressly GERMANY & THE DERMAN EM- Manila Bill to be Redrafted. in command of the garrison of claims for the Austro German been recently laid in the harbour authorised to resort to bombard- The Philippine Commission at Przemysl bas off red to surrender furces.
ment of Turkish Forte in any ita session yesterday morning the city on the condition that he continued the consideration of the be allowed to join the Austro-
It is believed that the explana case where in their juigment agricultural cooperative credit German forces. Surrender on Conditions closely resembling that the incident will thus be not properly protected.
Washington, November 28tion will prove eatiefactory and American interests and lives wers ociation bill, says the fanda these conditions has been refused, eiego warfare now obtain in closed.
The American commandera are Bulletin of November 24, without From London comes the report Flanders, according to the French The report of Captain Benton cautioned by the government fo atziving at any definite conola that the Russian advance in East official statements received here, C. Decker, commanding the use the utmost caution in investi- THE TIMES BOOK OF THE SAVY 50 sions in regard to the measure. It Prassis and in Galicia has ceased. and the armies are exposed to cruiser Tennessee, on the Vurla gating cases and in arriving at ans by W. N. Willem is understood that in view of the A great battle is being waged winter weather. Every message incident was made publio last decisions as to what course to COMMERCIAL LAW IN WAR TIME arious suggestions which have along the centre of the battle to hand lays stress on the freezing night. Captain Decker rapere purane in relation to alleged THE GREAT WAR BOOK Daily been offered by the different line in Poland, where seven million cold which is experienced.
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