GENERAL EWS.
The Lyons Fair. The Committee of the Lyone Fait, has found it necessary, owing to unforeseen difficultier caused. by the present, excentive cold. weather in France, to postpone the opening of the Fair to the 18th of March, next. It was originally intended, it will be remembered, to open the Fair où March 1. It is very gratifying to learn that the Fair this year is on a much more extended scale than last year's, surpassing in siza and importance the somewhat similar Fair at Leipzig.
Sugar Refidery in Chosen. As already reported, a proj et has recently been conceived by SO De representative businesI MEN in Tokyo and Chosen to establish a sogar refinery at Prongsang. A Tokyo telegram now reports that the promoters of the undertaking met for a conference recently, and elected Mr. B. Fajiyams #s Obairman of the Orfanis tian .Committee. Decision was then reached that 35,000 shares out of the total 100,000 sharce would be taken up by the promoters.
German Prisoners in Osaka." With regard to the proposed removal of the German prisoners of war interned in Oks to Nishima, Hiroshima prefecture, it is reported that the military authorities have decided to curry out the removal on the 18th in- stant. All the German priscDETS | in Oaks, numbering 544, will be entrained at Umeda atation on the morning of the day in question, arriving at Ujins the following morning. All iba personal effects of the prisoners will be carried to the new camp at Nishima.
Effect of Tobacco and Cinemas
On Eyes.
At the antal meeting of Dambarten Ere Dispensary, Dr. N. Gordon Cluckie read bis annual report, which showed the total number of eye cases treated
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Ex-Pugilist's House Burgled, A New York message of January 14 states that thieves have broken into the home of James J. Corbett, former heavy-weight pugilistic champion, st Bayside,LongIsland. The fact that the intruders had been sleeping in Corbett's beda, drinking his wines, eating his food and helping themselves to his silverware was discovered, Corbett was in the West on a vaudeville trip. His wife bad
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Hokee 17 Hollywood Road, from Singapore.
Hirose Momohara, From Foo-at chow.
Hieplonhin, from Saigon. Knox Miss Mar.aret Chenan. from Tientsin.
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Ng Sun Fe c/o Taikoo tugar
Spradberry Hongkong Hotel, from Kualalumpur.
Wolson Hongkong Hotel, frem Mazila.
J. M. BECK,
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bean staying at a New York hotel Hongkong, February 22, 1917. while he was away, and the home had been anocou pied sives his departure, ten weeks previously.| The value of the loot exceeded $5,000.
"Q" and Sunday. Sir Actbur Quilles-Couch, speaking at the Quarch of 8. Martin-in-the-Fields, Tafolge Square, recently said that he had been handed a parcel of leadelt indicating the sins of which his biebop desired him to repent Neglect of Sanday observance was one. "I do not play goil on Sunday," he said, "and I detent; the week end habit, but I oannct #oo how Sahbash-breaking can be considered in any degree to have brought about this war. My bishop bas no templution to play golf on the Sabbath as be is far too basy on that dey.”
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Hongbi, from Amoy. Kwanghing. from Shanghai.. Shundahching, from Shanghai. >hingkee, from Amoy. Tienfook Shoe Shop Wanchai, from Shanghai.
Juibsiu, Chiuchunping, from Shanghai,
Yoshidabenjiro Mitsui Bussan, i from Shanghai.
Abkung Sinkiang Menli Hotel, from Shanghai,
A. B. SORENSEN, Act. Superintendent. Hongkong, February 23, 1917,
Prevalence of Smati-Poz in Japan,
of the land.
Fish Breeding in Austreila. The Commonwealın Chief
Since the beginning of the year Secretary has received a report mali-pox has been prevalent in from oon of his cffcere that for different part the first time in the bistory of the According to reports received by State, eggs of the Marray ood have the Home Department there have been artificially stripped from the been 345 de altogether :- fab, feruline", hatched, and the Tokyo, one CARD; Osaka 207, fry reared unul fit for liberation. Kanagawa Prefecture one, Diogo Eggs of the golden parch 16, Toyams cas, Kagawa 4, were similarly treated and the fry Elima 6, Fakaoks one, Miyazaki
harobed. The attainment of this 73 and Kochi three, "result" will render practicable, st, "domparatively small cost, the "stocking of all suitable `dams,
weire, and reservoirs, and the [ you have lost your appetite testooking of depleted rivera, one of the big variety of with fresh water food fish, of per- Jainty dishes at the ALEXAN- had great un economic value Dh4 CAFE is sure to tempt Miss any in the world's
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FRIDAY, the 2nd March, 1917.
Ardshiel, No. 119 the Peak
(Plantation Rod.j
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
A Quantity of Valuable Household Furnit re (Full particulars from catalogue)
Also
1 American ice chest.
1 Damp proof Cigar sefe.
And
and maiden hair ferns
A Quantity of plants in pots
On view from Thursday, the 1st March, at 2.30 p.m.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer.
THE Undersigned has received Instructions to se 1 by Pablic Auction un WEDNESDAY, the 6th March, 1917, commencing at 2.30 p.m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, Quantity of Valuable House-
hold Furniture comprising:- Teak batsland, chesterfield couches, easy chairs, teak flower stands, marble clocks, blackwood & teak overmantels, engravings, ornaments, etc., etc.
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Fine Leak extension dining table & chairs, teak sideboards & dinner waggons with bevalled. mirrors, dinner services, E. P. glassware, etc., etc.
Teak double bedstead, teak, wardrobes with bevelled mirrors, teak dressing tables, washstands, toilet crockery, etc, etc.
Also
1 Grand Piano by Collard & Collard. 5th, March, 1917.
On view from Tuesday, the
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