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GENERAL NEWS.

The Late Captain Lane-Poole. Captain Francia Gainsborough Lane-Poole, Royal Marine Artillery, died on December 33 st Shoeburyness sa the result of an accident. Es was the eldest son of Mr. Stanley Lane-Poole, Litt D., of Donganstown, Wicklow, the biographer of the late Sir Harry Parke Captain Lane-Poole was aged 35.

A Dispute Decided. -

The Lyon King of Arms st Edinburgh has delivered judg ment in the claim by Mr. David P. Henze, of Plean Castle, Stirlingshire, to the chiefship of the Clam Menzies and the Nora Scotia baronetcy held by the late Sir Neil Monzies, Miss Menzies, af Menzies, sister of Sir Neil, opposed the petition. The Lyon King refused the petition and awarded costs to the respondent

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An Improbable Story.

A Now Fock despatch to the Asahi, dated January 21, reports that the New York Herald and some other journals publish a Loa Ageles massage to the effect that about 300 Japanese troops have been discovered camping on the Mexican frontier of Lower Cali- formis, and that the Mexican Gov- ernment has issued instructions to carry out an investigation of the report.

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