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ERAL NEWS.

Landon, Dec. 2

The City Cor

afion to-day adoptad a propos

for providing special constables

with overdosis and boots.

New Stamps for Chios. Philatelista will be interested to hear that a cow issue of stampe is being prepared in China to commemorate the change in gor-

Death of Kaiser's Former Skipper,

The death has occurred at Gos part of Mt. Robert Games, the successful racing yacht skipper, who for five years commanded the Kaiser's Meteor IL

Illusioated Policemen, To minimise the danger of be- ing run down by motors the East- boczne policemen an point duty at might now wear red electric lights on their belts back and front.

F.M.S. Chinese for Ladla.

- The services of 1,500 Chinses coolies, have been secured from the Malay State and Penang and are being sent to work at the wolfram concessions in the Taroy District, says the Advocats of India,

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Boxing Championship. New Orleans, Doc. 7-Kid Williams and Frankie Barns met here last night in a twenty

Cholera in the Philippines... rounds' boxing match for the

In the city of Manils there was bantam-weight championship of the world. The result was alone death from cholars on Jan-J draw

nary 1, a Japanese named Sira Caws, who resided at 557 calle A Hint to Hongkong. The Kobe SPCA continues Madrid, and on January 4, Amparo to do good work among the coolies Paredes, residing at 1234 callejen in charge of horses, and last month M. Natividad, Santa Cruz, died the Inspectors gave over a hun- of the same disease. A telegram drod warnings to men whom they received later at the Bureau of caught driving overloaded an Health from Dr. Jacobe Fajardo, imals, beating horses, or otherwise chief health officer for the Depart ilitresting them.

ment of Mindanao and Salu, reports that there were 14 cases of cholera and 14 deaths in the Taraca valley, Lanao, during the preceding 24 hours.

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Hongkong University and the F.MS.

On the four Loka Yew Scholar ships at the Hongkong Univer ity, which are open to poor Chinese boys from Malaya, only one has at present been granted Two of these Scholarships are for boys who have been educated in the FMS. schools. The Malay Masl understands that no FMS candidates have yet applied. The Scholarship includes free tuition, free board and free lodging.

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