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GENERAL NEWS.

Singapore Mortality Returns.

Singapore mortality ralarna for the week ending May 1, show a total of 184 deathe, giving a mor- tality rate of 25.18. There were 23. dentha from malerial fever, 28.from phthisis, 20 from "other causes."

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Austris and the Vatican.

Harbin, April 21,-Qa the 9th inst. King Emperor Franz Joseph sent an envoy to the Pope with an salograph letter. A legate carry- ing an apever from His Holiness loft Rome for Vienna on the 16th..

Military Use of Schools.

The Board of Education hava informed local education authori- ties that the Army Council, in addition to bearing the cost of reinstating school premises at the end of the military occupation of them, will make good reason- able" additional expenditure incurred in providing educations! facilities elsewhere.

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Call to the Rev. F. B. Meyer. At a meeting of the members of Christ Church, Westminster

Cyclists and the War. Bridge-road, it was unanimously

We have had the first and pro-. decided to extend a call to the Rev. F. B. Meyer to become pastor bably the last of the big cycle of the charch in succession to Dr.race meetings this seBron, This Oldham Len Broughton, who recently was the festival promoted by the Sheffield W 35 14 12958 01 40 34 107 11 69 43 39 resigued on account of ill-health. Southern Union every Good Fri- Everton Mr. Meyer previously held the day in London, and it served the W. Bromwich35 14101144 37 38 good purpose of providing £100 Sheffield U. 33 13 12 843 34 38 pastorate from 1892 to 1907,

to buy additional comforts for the Sunderland 35 17.41474 69 38 A. F.M.S. Convalescent Home. Bailore and soldiera. Toe money Bradford C. 34 1213 9 53 42 37 taken bas been eent to the Bradford · 33 15 612 50 58 38 An influential meeting at Kuals War Office at the enggestion Burnley 33 15 613 55 4 35 Lumpur on April 30 has elected of Lord Kitchener who lent his Middlesb'gh 34 12101256 67 34 a central.committee represonting patronage to the meeting. It will Auton Villa 33 12.012 56 65 33 all olasses of the community to probably be the last Sports of ite Liverpool

35 11 9 15 59 73 31 farther a proposal to invite kind because all the chief riders Newolatlo U. 33 9 915 40 44 27 aobcriptions for the purpose of have joined the Army and very Tottenham.35 81116 55 80 27 forming a fund for the equipment few possible competitora remain. Chelson 32 7121341 51 26 and maintenance of a F.M.S. When men rushed to enlist on the Bolton W. 34.0 61865 82 26 convalescent home and for pro outbreak of war there were no Notte C. 31 712 18:38 57 26 viding relie! in any other manner cycliete orps, and the need of ManchesterU.3471116 59 56 25T that may be decided upon for the despatch riders was not emphasis As usual the Easter football men engaged in the war.

ed with the result that race has extended over four days, and riders joined the Infantry regi-iba pro 1nced the customary sense- ments. Meanwhile oyalias havation. This time it was a new one been organised both for active without parallel in the history of Apropos the subject of the and home service and men most the game. Iu the match at Mid- forthcoming Singapore Club useful for this new branch of the dlo-brough, Cook, the Oldham meeting be position of alien service are not, in the siream bask, after being cautioned for enemy members it might be stances, available. Still there are unfair play was ordered to leave meationed that a question on that said to be about 10,000, including the field. To the dismay of this was casually asked and answered those already at the front and side le point blank relased to Southern League. at the Swimming Clab annual these in training as part of obey the referee and the latter

the man, proud, and rightly so meeting last week. The answer Kitchener's Army, whilst more had no other option then to stop just now for three games have life that Johnson has abused the Watford are hard y prospering of his prowess. It is in private was that such members had then 100,000 have joined volunt the march. At the time Middlee only furnished them with two title ha beld, and it can only be automatically rououoad member-ary corps for home defence. Many brough held the winning lead of points. In the circumstances, it thought that the defeat which ahip by non-payment of anbriders too have become attached four goals to ore, and if they is rather surprising that they has now overtaken him is the ecriptione.

motor branch of there ordered to replay the game a still head the Southern League penalty for his saccess and dis- mooth great iojantis will be done them. table, but both their chief rivals, sipation. Never before has a Lady Paget's Reported Death picked men have been learning to It was not their fault that the Reading and West Ham, bave boxer made so much money, sod work and control armoured care catch came to a summary end, also suffered reverses. Watford's it has been spent with a reckless. A report of the death of Lady on English roads. These ca and, moreover, it would be unfair form is puzzling. Oa good Friday mess that would have been harm- Faget, who has been engaged corrging three men, who must all to the other cluba striving they lost at home to Laton and ful even if the supply had been with the British Red Cross in be able to dive as well as work a for the championship to give on Easter Monday when they inexhaustible. Servia, is entirely incorrect, says quick-firing gun, have a speed Uldhem the chance of escaping visited Lnton, in turn they won Johnson inside the ring against It is not the the Bangkok Times. A telco 69 miles an liour, and can be he defeat they 82 thoroughly easily. graphic enquiry was bent from eversed at the rate of 30 miles merited on this occasion. Man they bad six goals scored against but it is very generally thought next day whom there is any grievance, Bangkok to London some days as hour The method of steering chester City are still at the top of them at Swindon. This last match that in future the pagilistic ago, and the reply, despatched backwards is less difficult than the table, but they have not as was a Cxtraordinary one for all abilities of the nigger should BAKER'S from London on the afternoon of in, an ordiusry cor. Instead of good a record as their Oldham the siz goals were registered by be confined to the black race. April 23, stated that Lady Paget keeping a course by looking over rivale.

one man-Bown, the Swindon in As a boxer Johnson has been a was getting on nicely.

your shoulder thore is room to

"Second League.

side left. The recorda show no working champion, and oppon- stand in front of the wheel on these war cars, and when the One of the chief points of in- Parallel to this remarkable ecuring enis have had to wait until his Penong, May 3. A large party necessity arises to reverse and go tereat in the Second League has eat, and never before he pue superb physical fitness has been man obtained as many pointains under-mined by his careless of invited guests, saw Kaman- full speed actera the driver is been settled. Darby County are firatclass match. It appears as if living. The giant Texas' comboy, ting's new dredge work on able to face the way the machine certain of promotion and next the strain of struggling for the Willard, timed his challenge an Saturday and they were greatly is travelling and obtain a clear cas00

championship mat prove too curately, for the cabled reports of impressed. It was aated that look out. The care are splendidly the Firet Lengud. Taey have now from March 22 to April 6, ranfi ted up for their purpose, and in scored 49 points and only Preston sell for Wallerd, who have the fight all tell the same story small resources in playing talent of the breakdown of Johnson con- North Eod can possibly overtake outside their regular eleven. Both stitutionally, Willard must be a ning day and night, 101,000 many ways are remarkable. onbio yards were dredged in 516 Champion Sprinters.

them, The LsLosshire club are West Ham and Reading are play better boxer than is suggested by hours, and yielded, 880 piouls at W. R. Applegath and Jack also practically certain to " go up" a working cost of $7,000. Donaldeon the "Blue Break" of with Darby. The only way in ing keenly with a fall, realisation hia record, which even in the The Chenderiang dredge in Australia, are to meet again next which they can fail is for them to of the possibilities of the situation picturesque writing of the Ameri- April worked 232 hours for 120 week, this time for the world's lose their three outstanding Ex- and either may snatch the chao- can sporting journalist, is a very picals.

yards'

modest one. He has knocked out championship. tares and for Birmingham to win pionship. Applegarth was "discovered." every point from their last five English boxers have at once made George Rodel of South Africa, "A Modestly Modulated Version ahen running off the 7.1/2 yards matches. This is hardly possible up their minds, following the de- whom we have seen over here, and mark in a London sprint jo 1909, even in a sport so uncertain aamust be no more Whites v. Black points by Gonboat Smith. It is feat of Jack Johnson, that there two years ago was beaten on At an entertainment at the and since then the Yorkshire youth profesional football. Similarly Colombo Public Hall lately a has won his way to the top of the it can be said that Glossop and Contosta for the championship, the last result which is confusing young lady gave modestly athletic tree. Besides covering Leicester Fosse will almost and are saying that Jesse Wil in attempting to weigh the modulated version of the notori-the 150 yards in the world's re-certsialy

the cocupy

lard's viotery is the beat thing capabilities of Johnson's con Ceylon vouches for the foot. was holder of the A.A.A. 100 and of the season. In that event they in America, where negro in scarce a dull and heavy boxer of the ous "Maxixe." The Times of cord time of 14.2/5 seconde, he bottom positions at the close that could have happened. The queror, for Gunbost Smith when same view is likely to be taken he recently visited England was The next thing we shall hear of 200 yards championships. In the will have to apply for re-election ly tolerated and where Johnson unitspired type. However, we will be "a prudish modification Olympiad atStockholm ho was not to the competition. The applica- of the "oncan" for Paritans" at his best, being beaten in the tion of the Leicester Club will no has been abused and persecuted are sure to see Willard. Within and the "bacchanale" adapted second round of the 100 metres by doubt be successful, but Glossop ever since he won the title from two houre of the news of his for girls' schools, says the Straits inches and finishing third in the fixtures have never been popular Tommy Barns in Australia on victory an invitation was cabled Echo.

200 metres final to Craig and and they may fail to regain a

Boxing Day, 1908. Never has to him by Dick Burge, the old Lippincott, of U.S.A. It was place. The season has been most boxing champion had such an light-weight champion who in after Stockholm that he broke the disappointing for the London unhappy time on his throne as now conducting a very pro- world's record, and, having gain clubs, particularly the Arsenal, Johnson, and be has been far too sporous undertaking as bezing ed the highest national honours who began with what appeared aport In the ring he has gested as the man who ought to notorious for the good of the promoter. Frank Moran is ang 1 ore of the big canopy title of world's champion pro. in the tournament. It is clear that always conducted himself well, meet the new ho ought to

Fyou have lost your appetite ap amateur, longed for the on paper

Jack Donaldson at the honours are going to the clubs with a nice me of fairness any event if Willard accepts, as dainty dishes at the ALEXAN-fessional. DRA CAFE is sure to tempt that time declared himself open who deserve them best,-Derby and that golden grin which has he is almost sure to do, he will to meet all comers and Apple County and Preston North End. tantalized opponents into deleat not be asked to fight until the

was simply the boyishness within and of the Wo

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