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GENERAL NEWS:

A Famous Rugger.

Dorando, hero of ths- Olympic

Marathon of 198, in now driving motor lorry in the Italian

transport service.

Presentation to Famous Editor,

Mc. O. P. Soatt, governing directar and editor of the Man- chester Guardian, celebrated his| 70th birthday last month. At & large gathering of the misf of the paper, in which every department was represented, he was given an illuminated addrem signed by 231 men eng1ged in the Man- chester and London offices.

Oplum Haul at Harbin. Baroin, Dec. 29.—The railway authorities have confiscated 60016. of rpium at Hurbin Station. While a railway cficial was scarching cara where the opiam "we discovered, his own car wae searched by gendarmes, who had received a wire from the station

of Manchuria stating that opiom was hidden in the chief railway official's compartment. Nothing was found,

American Tobicco Released. Between 2400,00 and £60 1,000 worth of Americau tobacco, which bad been detained at Copenhagen and Rotterdam because of failare to comply with Great Britain's conditions regarding importation, has been ordered to be released. The Uaited States State Departe ment in announcing the release, expressea "much eatisfaction at the concessioa."

Kuomintang and Premier. Peking, Dec. 29.--The Secale! to-day volad against the appoint. ment of Chang Kuo-kin to the Ministry of Interior, thereby failing to confirm his recent elec- tion by the Lower House. It appears that the independent parties in the Lower House sup- ported the Premier's nomination and ontveted the Kuomintang. With a stronger asjarity in the Seaste the Kuomintang has now been able to defeat the nomina- tion thus em; hasizing the politi-| , cal, dead), ok now prevailing—N.'

O. Daily News

Rush on the Parcels Post. Que of the mat curious dete lopments of the freight problem is the ra-h ca the parcel post, | says the Japan Chronicle Every. body knows how the cum brons Customs and other arrangements. caused a considerable parcel post trade to develop between Japan and Reesia in silk and tes. The high freights have cameedetil] more extraordinary development in the parcel poet by sea. The chief lines bave mail! contracts at fixed rates, and the response to the great increase in freights was the consignment of all aorte of the more expensive

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goode by parcel post, The Foreign Secretary to the War Office, pro- Post office is frequently piled up mierd in the House of Commen‹ with parcels of silk or Panama recently to remedy grievances hats, and a mail steamer suddenly concerning medical re-examine. finde ita valuable freight space

tion of rej`cted men.

Metale, Mr. MacCallum Scott called occupied by postal parcels, which, owing to the increased costs of attention to the order recently running ships, ata by no means ined by the Wer Office calling remunerative cargo.

up for re-examipation men who British Man Power and Japan, had been rejected and had been unfit for general Eritish subj cts in Japan who c.rtified as

lie wished are between the ages of 18 and 41 service. He said have been called upon to report specially to complain of the way. themselves to the Consul in the in which the War Office was district where they are domiciled dealing with attested men who to furnish him with such details had been rejected. It made the WILLIAM WILSON & SONS

feel that they had fallen into a regarding themselveɛns may be re- quired and undergo a medical ex-trap. amination as to their fitness for He also protested against the service in the army. These order dealing with unattested steps are being taken in view of men who had been rejected by u the probable calling up in the medical board since May 26. near future of British subjects They were told that they would for service in the army. Any men not be called up at present for so called up will have their re-examination. What did that travelling expenses to Europe mean? Was there to be no defrayed by Government, There finality in this matter? Why is po intention to apply any form these constant eximinatione and of compulsion, says the Mili. re-examinations ? tary Attache in Tokyo, and the Mr. Anderson said there was

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