GENERAL NEWS.
Brazil's German Ships.
As far-se in kuowo, 42`fine `Geraian ships have been s»ised by Br sil practically undamaged and they will immediately be placed at the disposal of the Allies.
War Time Official Staffs. Including voluntary workers, the Ministry of Food has a staff of 283, the Royal Commission on Whest Supplies 145, and the "Royal Commission on the Sagar Supply 40.
New Novel on Peking Life. The Peking Gazette announces. that " de Boyer, the versatile backer, sportsman and clubman. has written a novel of modern life in Peking, which will be publish. in a few days."
Reviving French Forests: Abt 1,000lb. of pine seed from British woode sent to France during the past month by the Agricultural Belief of Allies Committee, will be used to replant forest lande devasted during the the war.
Russian Official's Suicide. A recent Harbin diepsten to Japanese pspers reported the enicide of the Rasian acting Consul General at Harbin, who
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blow out his brains with a re- volver. The revolution is sup posed to be the cause of bis suicide. Accident to Well-known
Missionary.
The Rev. 0. H. D. Fisher, of the American Baptist Mission, a well-known missionary worker of Tukobams, met with a nasty accident recently being thrown down be an electrio car, breaking bis right arm just above the wrist, crashing his left arm, and receiving several braises about the body.
Killed in Action. We regret to learn that Mr. Gerald Simus, has been killed in action. Mr. Samuel came out to Shanghai four years ago si Managing Director of Hesars. Simael and Co., Ld., and remain. ed Lee for six months, when be retarded. Home. Meeste. Samael
and Co., Shanghai, received news of his death yesterday; says the N C. Daily News of Jane 18.
The Situation in Anhul.. The extreme seriousness of the situation in Anhui is reported by a visitor from that province, saya the China Press. Troops have seized the Bank of Cains at Wahu be said and, on Sunday had been mobilised and fully -equipped to move. They were taking over all bosts on the river at that point and were liced op along the bank with their kite, ready
to embark, Relations between the soldiers and the people were strained almost to the snapping point. The sivi! popalation favours the President and his paboy and hates Ni Shib- chung and Chang Haan bitterly,
sad with troops saddled upon them are ready for an outbreak.
Japanese Telegraph System.
Tue elegraph service between Tokyo and Kobe is steadily get- sing worse, says the Japan Chronicle Time was when wa could depend on a telegram reaching me in three hours, if not in two, bas, now messages from Tokyo také anything from five hours to ten. Money spent on telegraphing news from Tokyo ia wasted. The other day a telegram from Tokyo to a fim in Kobe was transmitted in less than three hours, but the operators received such a shook that the message waelaid in our cffice until this Laer] morning by error "1 S. although there was no delay on the wires, delay in delivery brought the time between de epatch and receipt up to about 17 acure.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1917.
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