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GENERAL NEWS.

Singapore Mortality Returns.

The mortality returne for Singapore issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths show that, during the week ending Novem- ber 14, there were 227 deaths (150 males, 68 females), giving a ratio per mille of population of 30.01. Malarial fever accounted for 30 deaths, phthisis 31, convul- aiens 25, bari-beri 11, bronchitis 12, dysentery 14, pneumonia 15. Thirty-seven children under three montba of

died. The age

nationalities were represented as follows: European 1, Eurasion. 1. Obineso 173, Malaye 35, Indians 14,

Fire at Sheerness.- Heavy Damage.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1914.

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Fire broke out in High-street, Bao Town, Sheerness, immediate- ly opposite Sheerness Dockyard wall, on October 20, and before it could be extinguished heavy damage was done. The Gordon Sailors' Rest, a tobacconist's shop, and a public-house were totally destroyed. Captain Prendergast, Super atendent of Sheernese Dockyard, Colonal Percival, com- manding the Royal Engineers," rondered and other officers valuable assistance, with men of the Navy and Army, in arresting the flames. The Council and Sheerness Dockyard police fire brig: de assisted. The fire affected property which is believed to have Monitors and Coastal wariare. Certificated Pupil of the "IN-

existed in the days of Lord Nolson.

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The distinction which Sir Chas... Morrison-Bell, who lumber, Severn, and Mersey has died in his 84th year, was the have brought upon themselves is father of two Unionist members, causing a vast amount of atten- Major A. Morrison-Bell, who tion to be given to the general represents Honiton, and Captain type to which they belong, and loo, Macao and ends E. F. Morrison-Bell, M.P. for all sorts of things are being writ- All Goods coming from that Firm Ashburton. Educated. at Car-ten to explain what a "monitor are to be Sold at the same Rate bridge, the late baronet was is, how it got its name, how it as in Paris. The latest Catalogue lieutenant in the 15th Hussars, does its work, and so on. Most will be placed at the disposal of the Lancashire Bussare, Yec-writers, says the Globe, have the Ladies, if required. maary Cavalry, and the Derkam jumped to the conclusion that Mudame D'C. CASULLI, Artill ry Militia, and mujor in the the Moniter which was laid down old 3rd Battalion Durham Feat Brooklyn in October, 1861 Volunteers. His baronetcy was (exactly 53 years ago to-morrow)! conferred in 1905, when he also was the first of its type; but this adopted the additional surame is at the case, as the Danish" and arms of Morrison by Royal monitor Rolf Krake was begun licence.

a few months earlier. The monitor which brezne famous in history as the only vessel which could stand up to the Confederato ironclad Merrimac was generally known as the "pill box cn a

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Cotton Expert's Death. Mr. William Tattersall, former secretary to the Federation of Master Cotton Spinners and Troognised expert in the cotton

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low freeboard. Her square fun- ed in the arrest of several The Smithfield Club Show will pels could be unshipped on going inent members of the literati who take place as usual at the Royal into action, and as there were no held office under the old regime. cther deck'encombrances of any Agricultural Hall, Lelington, com-

Queen's Building. Apply cident was responsible for the to "S.A.," olo"Hongkong Tele- mencing on December 7; it will magnitude the guns bad a com- was created locally, and the in- TOLET-roomed office, No. continue until December 11. The plate circle of ure.

As an all-round fighting ship circulation of many rumeurs, but graph." to'al amount offered for com- petition in ordinary prizes, elab the Monitor was a failure-sheI understand that the policy of champion prizes, &c., is £4,450. capsized the firet tigis she got President Yuan Shih-ksi is not Post Office Tunnel into a seaway; but the type was to go to extreme measures with The Postmaster General has never intended for sca service, the culprits. accepted the tender of Messrs. The United States went on build. The members of the Imperial John Moslem and Co., Weating vessels of the same general family sesert, that they were minter for the construction of design down to the beginning of ignorant of the movement. the railway tunnel fr un Padding this century, and there is no letter from the ex-Emperor to the ton to the Eastern District Office, doabt even now of their effective President, which was received authorised by the Post Office pess for coastal work, as the to-day, urged the latter to sup (London) Railway Act, 1913, for Severn and her sisters buve shown press the propaganda as it would us. The real revolution embodied tend to render abortive the steps the conveyance of mails.

in the Monitor was the revolving which have been taken to leave No Empire Trade Mark. The Board of Trade has refused turret, marking the first break the government of the country in the application of the British from the old system of putting the hands of Chinese,-N. C. Empire Trade Mark Association 50 per cent. of the guns on either Daily News. for a mark which subscribers to broadside.

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The aerly accounts of the niceasary to maintain longer as and Teal types, oarrying nothing: minimum prices the ratce beavier than 6-pounder guns and sinking of the British merchant- recommended to retail grocers as protected by ballet proof plating man Glitra by the German a temporary measure in the Many of these vessels are on the submarine U 17 stated that when Commission's notice of September China S ation, where the majority the latter had brought the Glitra 11. Retailers will still be required of the small craft have been paid to by a few shots fired across hor to observe as maximum rales the off in crder to free their crew for bows the officer commanding the Au-tris eubmarine ordered the skipper to prices recommended by the more effective corvinu Advisory Committee of Traders has half a dozen river nouitura send a boat so that a boarding known as “hasbikirazu," and is admiral had several pipe-like air in Groceries and Provisione, on the Danube, armed with one party might take in hand the described as being wonderfully bags made, which, placed along- namely:-

or two 4.7-in, guns, but the ten sinking of the merchant ship. It tough and durable, serving ad-side each other like a raft," re- For good granulated 31d. per lb. which remain on the effective list is not known whether any sab mirably the purpose contemplat salted in a life-saying device TUCK'S CHRISTMAS CARDS.

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Admiral Philip Colomb was in a Japan Magazine, Admiral Yoko sheete of the paper pasted fore it was of any value; and the general way opposed to the idea, yama describes now type of bois, together were so strong that two submarine, being still on the sur but some words which he wrote suitable for carrying in sub-men pulling against each other face (otherwise the raft could not 1878 are worth recalling now, marines, which he has constracted with main force could not break be launched) would remain ex- The building of powerfal ships from paper made from the fibre of or tear the paper. Having posed to the attack which caused

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