1917-06-16 — Page 3

GENERAL News.

aft Cigars at 10 Guineas - Havana cigar measuring near- Ty 200 long and Sin, round were sold by acction for 10 guiness ssch at a war sale at the Sports- man's Ambulance Fund.

Canadian Customs Revenue. Canada's revenus from Custom during the year ended March 31 Was £20 200,000, an increase of £8 800,000 as compared with the previous year and the largest on record.

Rubber Plantatios Imports.

The April rubber plantation imports into the United Kingdom amounted to 6.112 tas, and de- liveries to 8,273 tous. The total stock of Para and Plantation rub `ber is 11,487 tons against 8,973 ..topa."

Japanese Aristocracy. According to recent "official statistice the number of poera in Japan on the 20th of this mobib was 933. There are now 17 princes, 38 marquises, 100 vis- cousta, 380 counts and 393 barons in Japan.

Bomb Explosion in Fieatsin. Information has come to our knowledge that as the result of a bomb explosion in the French Concession, Tientsin, a man's arm was blows off. The explo sion is said to have occurred in ́s bouse need for the manufacture of bombs.

West Indian Sugar.

Sir Francis Watts, Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture for the West ladiee, bas prepared a acheme for the establishment of Government-aided central Eagar factories in Jamaica. The Legia lativ Council will be asked to give feel to the proposal.

Admiral Poore. "Admiral Sir Richard Poore, KO. B who is one of those senior naval officers who have voluntar- ily gne on retired pay to facili. tate the promotion of young ¿fficere, was a sub-lieutenant in the Philomel that took part in the Persi Expedition of 1875-6.

Aviation In Japan. Mr. Champion, the American aviator who came to Japan' with Miss Sinson, is understood to be making preparations to fly from Naruo to Tokyo without slighting anywhere between the twn pisoss, ▼He has had ■ special tank" fitted to the aeroplane capable of hold- ing a koko 139 70 Imp. gal.) of gasoline. He expects to cover the 365 miles between Naruo sad Tokyo in about 6 hours, A Tax on Cats.

Some years ago the Prussian Treasury recommended local au- | thorities to tax cats Be an easy source of new revenue, It is Low annoorced that the one attempt

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917.

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A Big Fortune, to Brforce a tax on osta during Mr Richard B. Thomas, who the war, in a provincial town, died on February 14 and left bas proved a complete failure. property of the value of £447,588, Imposition of the tax resulted in lowes some of it to Singapore, such a wholesale massacre of eye the Singapore Free Freas. feline pets that the community He was the massging director of Was soon sa ring from a mouse the largest steel and tin plate andi rat,plague. The tax was manufacturer in the Uaired then abolished.

London's Coal by Canal,' Two motor barges of a pew

Kingdom.

Oirls Marathon Race.

A Marathon race of Japanese ype arrived recently at a B girls is reported from Kagoshima gent's Canal wharf in Pancras Prefectare. Ou the 20th alt Boad, baring brought 50 tons of students of the Girls' Normal coal entirely by inland waterways School and the Second Girls' from the Cann ok Chase Colliery, Sabool in Kagoshims prefecture) near Birmingham. The trip was held a Marathon race and about

Д experimental one, 10 score of picked c'arsen of the twr fartherance of a scheme which schools ran the distance of 25 may be of mach importance to miles. London next winter, the bringing

of a cost supply by this means,

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Amusing Errors.

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instead of by railway or seagoing arapped up in official handbook- colliers. As the railways are suffering from congestion and compiled eince the commence- Que desling Jabour shortage, and the seaborne meat of the war!

with mɛchine-guós bse oply coal is exposed to risk of loss, the new motor-barge,

recently been withdrawn. I which is economical saj quick in working, should sither be handed by A. stated gravely that a certain gan may prove of great value. A detachable motor is used, placed Male or by an "intelligent ros-

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The Kaiserin's Jewels. Among the Kisenia's jiwela

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