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GENERAL NEWS.

Baalshees from F. M. S.

Eight banishment notifications in respect of Perak ara published in the F. M. 9. Government Gazelle, the banisheen being me von Chinese and one Indian.

The Drought of 1918. The Abbe Moreux, who is the Director of the Observatory of Bourges, in France, predicts & prolonged world-wide drought in 1918. Hejbases his opinion upon statistics, that the world has every 17 years to face a period of drought, which is followed by n similar period of raius. This appears totally with the drought. and rains in Egypt ́in Joseph's time. The world has now on- fortunately entered upon the dry oyole since 1912.

A Triumph of Dentistry, An amazing triumph of dental and surgical skill has been de- scribed before the Royal Society of Medicine. Daring the Neuve Ohapelle action Highland Lieut. enant had part of his lower jaw blown away by a shell. I wo attended to by Lient. Valadier,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1915.

NOTICE.

THE VICTOR VICTROLA

BRINGS TO YOU AN INFINITE

VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT

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EXCLUSIVE

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put a new floor in the month,

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ficial teeth. A hoaled up sour

near the mouth is now the only

sign of the injury.

A Survivor of the Frankin Expedition,

The last survivor of the Sir John Franklin relief expedition

SERVICE.

MR. RUNCIMAN'S TRIBUTE.

to Captain Main a piece of plate which he had no doubt that officer

has died at Bodmin in the per- Hesperian's Commander and his duct when his vessel was tor-

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son of Mr. John Berry, who wa

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Captain Main, is a breezy searched the Arctic regions for

Mr. Runcimin, President of acknowledgment of the gift, de- two and a half years in in on the Board of Trade, made present❤olared, amidet the approving deavour to find the explorer. The ationa on October 8 to officers of cheers of the audience, that British Bazzard west farthest north to the Allan liner Hesperiso, which sailors were not going to allow Point Barrow, where the crew dis- was torpedoed without warning "threeGermaa fellows to get to the covered onions growing that had in the Irish Sea on September 4 windwird of them." Amon get nu- been sown by the captain of the last. After the presentations, merous lettere and .commonica- Blossom in 1826, and frequently which took place at the Town tions he bad received was one from all hands were piped to pick Hall under the presidency of the Admiral Farquhar, who said that onions.

Lord Mayor, Mr. Runcima visit- one of the brightest spots in this ed tho Colton Exchange, the war was the way in which the Mysterious Animal Diseases in the Philippines.

newerooms of the Liverpool Ex-ear men of the mercantile marina Iloilo, November 7.—-A fatal change, and subsequently the hid not only manned their vessels, but had come forward to serve epidemic is reported to be killing Corn Exobange. thousands of chickens at Gai- The recipients of the gifts at their King and country. Thay marae. The natives are unable to the Town Hall were:-W. 9 would all appreciate this tea classify the dispase. Another Main, commander of the Hee-timony from so high an authority. mysterious disease which is ball-perian; A. Maxwell, chief officer; Mr. Ranciman then handed the ing the experts is killing hundreds 4. M. Watt, third officer; A. awards to the officers and members of goats in the towns of Janiuay Wilson,

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"G" known trasiment seems to benefit braith, fourth engineer: H. P. vote of thanks, said he wished to Apply to CHATER and MODY, care of "The Hongkong Tele-

on same being returned to the animals affected by these Ewart, sixth engineer; H. Jones, say how deeply the Government 5 Queen's Road Central.

Igraph." mysterious plagues, which threat-chief Marconi operator; It Jones, appreciated the courage with

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ly as nearly the entire forl and Scott, boatswain; J. Barr, buat mercantile marine service, as well stability they were making it UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. egg supply in Iloilo is furnished awain's male; E. Mork, store as the navy, during the last possible for this country not only from theaffected district.-Manila keeper: J. Maxwell, quartermas- fourteen months. Instances to finance its own undertakingǝ

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The Pride of a Seafaring People. through and foos the perils Allies. The Board of Trade had Eastern Extension Australasia

Mr. Runciman, after a reference: Although Dr. Damba has been

almost non-existent. He had some large dealings with the very much in the limelight of to the courage and carefulness was informed by some of the Association. How the Association late, it is carións remarke The take all precautions with which mercantile marine cfficers in the bad disposed of the cotton the Globe, that bin previous diplometio the merchant service faced the pountry that they scarcely knew Board of Trade had to sell he was activities in France seem to have perils to which this war was suy case in which men had not able to say. He was told on been generally overlooked. He subjecting them, said that of those inked perila by refusing to go to many hande that the work had ie by no means unknown in perile he need say nothing except sex because of the submarine been well done. He did know Paris, whore he obtained the re- that they were characteristic of putation of a man who concealed the military Government which ease. So long as we had mon that it had been done without of such spirit, eo long. were we unduly disturbing the market, a very lively intelligence behind organised them, and however likely to retain supremacy at sea, and it had left the Exchequer

Of Ron much that military Government (Cheers.)

little worse off than they might a nonchalant mancer.

might excuse themselves for manian origin, he shares the pro-

have expected. (Laughter.) dominant characteristics of the finding it necessary to interfere Austro-Hungarian ruling caster, with our traffic, our ships, our

man

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All-India Aeroplane Fund:

Mr. Runciman at the Cotton -

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At the close of the Town Hall

America and Cotton as Contraband,

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Paris knew him so well as the men, or neutral passengera as well ceremony Mr. Ranciman visited

as our own, we could well say the Cotton Exchange and spoke only for the purely Liverpool behind the the Austrian Embassy, that if that no more dastardly form of to the members from the gallery members, but for their American Washington had asked for in-warfare ever emerged from the Ho congratulated the Association friends as well, as to the recent on having weathered probably declaration of cotton to be con- formation from the Quai d'Orsay, mind of man. (Cheers.)

When the vessel was struck the the worst storm that bad ever the United States authorities

crow behaved as we would expect blown over the Liverpool Cotton traband. The Government were men of the British mercantile Exchange, Last autumn, when prepared when they declared marine to behave. There was no the financial and commercial cotton to be contraband to take The suggestion that an All sign of panic. They obeyed their world was convulsed by the out-stops to prevent the American nontrols offering from their India Aeroplane Fand should be orders, they obediently carried out break of the European war, it was started gives a fine opening, what was expected of them by one of the duties of the Board declaration. They did not wish writes the Oivil and Military their officers, and, for 30 bourn of Trade, as representing the in warfare to make nentrale suffer Gazette. The cost of an acro- after the vessel had been struck Government, to give auch support the declaring of action to be con- plane is not prohibitive, and they endeavoured to get her as was necessary to enable the individuale of substantial means, safely into port. The devotion of Cotton and other Exchanges in traband was a sin; it became

paramount duty. Any stops they and comparatively small localit- British seamen to their ships had the country to tide over auch a

might have felt it necessary to ies, can have the satisfection of been one of the characteristics of crisis, and be could sincerely take, however, would have been supplying something definite and our race ever since we became a congratulate them on the fact that fatile, for the market had been tangible of their own to aid in seafaring people, and it was good the steps then taken obviated able to take care of itself. Their Osaka.

A subseription to find in these days that there anything in the nature of a great most lugubrious prophecies had war. that is swallowed up in a was no decadence in our stock upheaval. He believed that as turned out to be incorrect. The Shanghai. The deed of the men a result of the action then taken large fund may give small (Cheers.)

directors of the Association bad satisfaction to the donor, but the who went back to the Hesperian there had not been recorded a

made many prophecies to him, knowledge that Aeroplane 120, when she was in a sinking condi-single case of failure among the and they had all been wrong, shall we say, is flying for the tion was worthy of the profession members. The Association had (Lond laughter.) He was in- honour of Malik Amir Khan or to which they belonged. They in fact been making a great con- formed on good authority that it Shanghai Bank, Peking Bai Sahib Doulat Ram, or for the would not, however, wish him to tribution to the defence of the glory of Garmpur, will bring in say that they had performed in country, and he was proud to a because they nero etch bad many more sams. It is to be any degree a service which would hear that no less than 1,200 men prophets that they were able to make a living. Ho wished evory hoped that the suggestion will be not have been equally undertaken intimately connected with their taken up with vigour, and that by their follows in similar oir baciness were serving with his succes to the Lancashire cotton industry. He would be glad to India will have the satisfaction of cumstances. They had met Majesty's forces. knowing that the rainingel count, particularly with the object of

Ha would also say that their see the exports of cotton kept up

to their highest level. This would one of the biz variety of (2 blocks West of Cont. Market, less bombs on the last fortifica-making presentations from Bir contribution was not limited to tions of Berlin will be largely due Norman Hill' Association (the the men they had supplied, but support both ourselves and our dainty di-hes at the ALEXAN- to the nerisl flest provided by the Liverpool and War Risks Associa by the more fret of maintaining Allies, not only in a military but DRA CAFE is sure to tempt

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