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GENERAL NEWS.

Chinese on British Ships- Another Protest.

Cardiff scamen on 11th ult. "passed a resolution renewing their protest against the employment of Chinese on British ships. Mr Henson, District "Secretary of the Seamen's Union, produced evid- once that Chiness were signed on at 53 15 against the rate of £6 28. Dredging at Möjt.

On Christmas Day the dredg ing of rections 1 and 2 of Moji harbour was completed, bure being now 24 feet of water there, enficient in accommodaté steam- ora up to 12,000 tons. If the crk progresses at its prevent rato, says the Kube Yushin, it will not be long before the whole harbour is really for first-class ehtipping.

A Successful Penang Chinese Student.

News han en received from London to the effact that Mr. B. H. Ung, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs, Ung Chang-san, tf Penug, has successfully passed his B.A. examination. Mr. B. II. Ung is studying Civil Engineering in University College, London."

Japan to Send an Embassy An interesting. piece of in- telligence comes from Rome to the affect that a religions order in the Italian capital baving a branch in

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Rome, January 8.. The German Government has T. Cabins, 22 nurses under Miss

At Knocke there is no heavy Yamamoto and Miss Kiyooka, and given the Vatican an explanation, two clerke. The contingent in of its treatment of Cardinal Mer- artillery, but there are about ten travelling by way of America, cier, in which it ia declared that machine gune. It is evident, and left New York on 13th inst. there is absolutely no foundation therefore, it is on Zeebrugge that Japan bas also despatched similar for the assertion that he was over the defence is particularly con- contingente to Russia and Franco, arrested or even confined to his contrated. Other measures are Kobe Harbour Works own palace or prevented from adopted for the Dutch frontier. Of the total area of 68.25 acres, leaving it. The communication The Germans have blown up! nearly 33 acres have now been adds that the German authorities, moet of the bridges of the Leo- reclaimed. An area of 1147 acres "entrusted with the most delicate poid'e Canal, which runs parallel of the sea floor has been dredged and difficult task of maintaining with the Dutch frontier.

Trenches have also been made for the basins between the quays. order and convincing a hostile The first and fourth of the four popalation of their sincero desire in all directions, and there is a piere under construction are for their good," simply addressed defence line along the Nether- already in use, though not yet to Cardinal Mercier a most defer-lands frontier to meet any attack entirely completed. In the recond ential request that he should from the Scheldt.

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