GENERAL NEWS.
Mrs. Burton Harrison. Mr. Barton Harrison, wife of tae" "Governor-General of the. *Philippines, is at the Grand Hotel Yokohama and will shortly be joined by her husband, who takes a later abip from Manila.
Magisterial Philosophy. If women would not talk to much there would not be so much trouble in the world," asid a London Magistrate addressing a woman who complained of the conduct of another woman.
Mr. J. Archibald Jun. Mr. John'Archibald junior, son of the proprietor of the Central Cllina Post, who is serving with the
Gordon Highlanders in France, was Hounded by the bursting of a shell on March 17th, and is understood to be recover- ing. He is at St. John's Hospital, London,
Aaxious for his Enlistment. Mro. Jessie Foulter, Stainford- road, Batterses, was charged at the South Western Police Court with attempting to commit sui- cide. Her husband anid his wife had been feeling irritated because he had not enlisted. Magistrate:
"Why does she rent you to enlist?"
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She was built from Captain pose of the thousands of barrels debts. Lieutenant Partridge's
Villa's Forces Are Scattered. This agent rid that he knows Lukhmanoff's own designs and is now a drag on the market. His resignation from the army was
electro-chemical reared. a remarkably pretty and comfort-process is an
Washington, April 20,-Word the names of Manchester and Bradford skippers who have sold sble little craft. Her engine is one, and differe from all dibere Frisco Chinese Appeal to Hague,
OBD Francico, April 25-The has been received here that Gon- to German Sirus. He also stated the Penta-Marine motor, 13hp. in that he uses nothing but heat,
business association eral Villa's army has been orash- that a protest had been lodged fed with kerosene, or 15hp. with pressure, natural gas and electr: Chinese
known as the Six Companies" ingly defeated in the southern with the British Consul General gasoline. The Penta, for which city. in Shanghai.
the Swedish Trading Company A company has been formed to has sent a cablegram to the Hague part of the province of Sonora and If Lord Robrchild had died at ideal engine, for it combines, in tion. Eight plants, totalling "Obina is resisting the demands of
are the Hongkong agents, ie anset the new process into opera-calling for assistance for Chins, that the troops have been forced
The message points out that to so tter. this time last year his demise an unusual degree, simplicity daily capacity of 80,000 gallons, Japan, bat says that the Chinese would have been reflected with durability. To say this is are planned. in tens of thousands of to say that the Fents must needs Mr. Cherry is an electrics on-bave no faith in Yuan Suih Kai, newspaper oostents bills. As it be popular among yachtsmen and ginter and a member of the who is weakering in his stand." is, the announcement appeared launch-owners: There are, we American Institute of Electrical on only a very small percentage gather, four types of molde of Engineers, He has spent three says, has no aseistance either at the state, are entirely fooded- THE of the posters. What with the this patent: the Z, suitable for years perfecting his process, drink question, the Liverpool small, light boats (1hp.) the M, deck trouble, and the submarine which is 21%, 5 or 10bp., the B
The motor is fitted with an warfare, the death of anyone not and O., 15, 24 and 30hp, and the directly connected with the war, D. which goes up to 48 and eveu original watertight Bosch Migne whatever bil eminence, hardly 72hp. The governing principle to. The sparking plage are of focusses the public attention to a is, of course, the same in all these the same type, and watertight. marked extent.
The engine of the B. and O. class The cooling water pump is of the An Important Conference.
with which the R. V. F. launch planger type, is of excellent The Eastern Times reports is provided, is of the vertical, cimetruction and supplice suf ficient water for the purpose of On the 21st April, President Yuan single-acting, four-cycle type. Shih-kai coarned a meeting of
On the frat down stroke oljouoling the cylindera. It is oper the State Secretary, Senior and the piston, air is drawn into the ated by an excentric off the oam Junior: Chief Secretaries of the bylinders through an open inlet shaft. Special attention has beer State Department, the Minister, valve, and the requisite quantity of paid to labrication. Under sor and the Vice Minister of Foreign fuel oil is simultaneously admitted mal conditions the motor is la- Affairs at the Chingchun Hall in
bricated on the splash system. through the his presence, After a long co-vaporiser. On the following up- There is a pool of oil in the bottom ference an identical telegraphic stroke the mixture of fuel oil and care and the connecting rod big message was sent to the Chinese sir is compressed, the inlet valve enda dip into it at the bot- Ministers to London and Wash having in the meantime closed, tom of their stroke. These are ington and then a lengthy reply The mixture is now ignited sad fitted with small scoops, which from both Ministera was received. the consequent explosion sends carry oil to the big-end bearinge They again met in the evening the piston down on its power and also throw it up in a stream, and discussed the situation till late stroke. The products of com- some of which falls over the main at night.
bastion are expelled through the crankshaft and connecting rod open exhaust valve on the second bearinge, and a thrown up the upstroke of the piston. The valves, inside of the cylinder and piston, in the price of bread in Cochin which are situated on top of the so that the cylinder walls and the China has happily, been averted cylinders and are easily accessible small end bearings are lubricated. by the Government's timely action for the purpose of cleaning and The supply of oil is kept constant în remittingimport duty on whest, grinding on removing the causes by means of a sight feed lubrica and the bakers are only putting immediately above the same. The tor, feeding ornatantly into the up prices by a modest one or two catacase is situated immediately crank-case. In order to prevent cents for the smaller-sized loaves above the cylinders and is easily all the oil collecting in any one and five cinta for the kilo lost, removed for the purpose of in- part of the crank case, the later which is by no means "unreason specting the valves. Tue camshaft is provided with special conduite able considering the worldwide of mild steel case hardened, is which automatically carry the oil rise that has taken place in the operated by means of a vertical to the forward end. By this price of wheat since the war het in the front of the motor, means an automatio circulation of 1. The Obember of the crankshaft rests in bearings he oil le attained giving a moet Commerce is now agitating forst in one with the base. The satisisotory lubrication at all the re-introduction of the duty on bearings, are in halves and are
This is but a brief outline of Esize imported into ang
provided with adjustable loose
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14 Inch Guas for Corregidor, New York, April 25,-Fourteen inch guns which are to be used at Corregidor. were tested at the Sandy Hook proving grounds yesterday in the presence of War Garrison, and Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff.
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