GENERAL NEWS.
Shipowner's £846,000 Will. Mr Jubn Lasse Jacob 10. Cumberland terrace, Regent'a Park, NW, hipowner and broker, left bequesta for Jewish and other charities- $846,025.
· Dr. Jouvelat's Arrest Untrue." We are pleased to be able to atcje that the report which was being circulated in the Capital con Wednesday night_concerning the street of Dr. Jonvalet at Dr. Tilang in insocurate. Jouvelet has stayed behind at Tatong in order to assist Dr. Oben in his work at that station. The report of his street probably arose from the fact that when the 'three doctors left Tatang on -Thursday afternoon; Dr. Joarelet
wae not in the party.
A First Visit.
The Hon. T, Sammons, Ameri- can Consul General at Shanghai; and several other American affioisle, and a score or more other greats including prominent Ühinese officials and business man, tiffined on Batarday on board the etr. Chins of the China Mail. 8. S. O in oslebration of the first berthing of the ship at a Shanghai wharf say the N.0. Daily News of the 21st instant. It was ad nounced that the company will bring out the str. Nanking next month and that both ships' will regularly go alongside in the Huangps. The Nanking was “formerly the Congress which was partially burned and has been rebuilt.
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Women Smökers-
Well, of all the obeek!' This was a popular comment by girl smokers on the anggestion of the Tobacco Controller that, in view of the shortage of tobacco, women ought to stop smoking. "Why should we do all the giving op?" was in fact, the demand of all the female smokers to whom a Day News represnta tive submitted the suggestion of
•oritics, that women abould never have begun amoking-irom sn other that, having taken to the habit only recently, they are able mach more easily, to discard it, "What do women want to amoks at all for?' saked a confirmed male smoker, with Tory" tenden- cies in matters affecting the sex. *Itis ̄onlyTMTMpoae, intended to
ehow they're as good as we are
whereas some of us would like to think they are better."
Another Would-be Mediator.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918.
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"To Paint the Lily." Colonel H.E. Rawson, at the Wingut say ordera from the Royal Colonial Institute, pro Central Government," General duced a large number of example President Wilson, to-day announ- international court, To such for the movement. The United. Chen Koang yuan, the Tachan of of what sunlight wae able to feed that the United States would a police of the sea this country States was still neutral, and had Kiangai, of his own scoord tele-in changing the structure, caloare, he willing to contribute its share will be ready to made fall oc- not dreamed then of being in- graphed to General La Yang-ting and foliage of planta by experi to an international navy of enfi tribution, and to that end the Tolved in a world war. Mr. Bryân arranging terms of peace. The ments in screening the plants alloient force to give validity to expansion that bow crowds all argued that each a course would following are the terms he has selected intervals of daylight. the international decrees" of the the old and new whipbuilding be unconstitutional, and object- proposed: (1) The resignation of Yellowe, scarlets, and crimson-perce conference.
resources will scon place thisions of various kinds were entered, . General Li Yuan-hang should be were transformed into paroles, The Secretary of the Navy, country in a position to farnieb which indicated that the subject accepted? and General Feng Kw well as into one another. dealing with the subject of a many and as powerful ships as still regarded as scademic chang allowed to remain at bis Within two years's clump of international disarmament in bis will come from any other country and remote of accomplishment. present post as President; (2) dahliae had been transformed into anual report, just available to. It would be a lasting calamity if la certain sense, however, Parliament "should pass the a new purple variety unknown el jas, gare indeed the first clear when this wat sods, there should what Mr. Daniels has said will be nomination of General Wang Pretoris, and they were poides of what the United States linger as a borden upon a read with interest by the liberals Shil oben sa Prime Minister; (3) growing freely in his Hertford might propose when the nations people already beavily taxed by in Germany, who have argued Proper cope should be allowed jabire garden."
of the world are gathered togeth- ware a competitive programme that the reduction in armies never to the Administrative Department Surgeon's Daring Act, er in peace council to decide of costly navel construction. could be approved by the Central of the Gourfoment when the Itse sonounced in the Gazette how the security of the world This country will, no doubs, Powere unless there were some formsi Constitution is fixed; (4) that the King has enferred the shall be guaranteed in the fature. take its proper place in bringing aanrance that naval building The former sctions of the Tuchun Albert Medal on Surgeon Pro Mr. Dziela's proposals are about such provisions in the peace would cease. "Navaliem" has Group should not be investigated. batiozer R. S. 8 cmith, R. Ndirectly in line with the Pre treation as will never again been held up by Germany as an Sboald General Lu agree to the V. R., medical officer of one of sident's previousy expressed constrain any nation to adaps its inspiration to jingoism almost as shove proposals, General Chen H, M. ships which was torpedoed position on a league fo enforce naval programme to the pro mach sa the opponents of Ger- will secure the reatoration of the by sn enemy submarine. When peace so much so that this gramme of some other nation from many have condemned militarism. defaect Parliament.-Peking the enemy torpedo struck the phase of the annual report which there is the compelling England's eforts to obtain Ger Daily News.
ahip Surgeon Probationer Smith undoubtedly received the careful mensos of possible and unpro-many's consent to a naval holiday was in toe wardroom aft with attention of Mr. Wilson before voked attack. Such compulsion and America's willingness to "B. A. T." Heroes.." A sad bat interesting in the First Lieutenant. The ex-its publication.
is the very negative of natural enter into an agreement looking Memoriam nosice appears in the plosion wrecked the wardrooms
"The immediate hope," writes and orderly naval development toward the same end, se expressed last isade of the B.A.T. Bulletin, and rendered the lieutenant no-Daniels, "for a world-wide It means the tyranny of a pro-in a resolution by the American In proad and honourable re-conscious. All other exit being agreement of the navy-building gramme dicated by apprehension Congress approving. Winston membrance of the two hundred blocked, Surgeon Probationer nations for reduction of arms rather than the free choice Churchill's anggestion, furnish fellows officere, ́n. c.o'a' and
Smith piled the wrecked furni-ments through joint action, which of standard suggested by incontrovertible evidence, how
under: the men-farmerly stacked to the are
skylight I have urged in every previous national perds and sapported by ever, of the present German att of the British American and got the lieutenant report, cannot be cherished now national ideale. An international Government's refusal to halt ite Tobroca Co., Ld., who have fallen through this on deck. He then that all the world is at war. Bat Davy, on the contrary, will make own naval building programme in sotion in the Great War. The attended to a Petty Offoer who if this condition would not be possible such naval development in the past. 2,000 of their colleagues still sery was lying on deck with's broken reached in time of peace, may we as each nation deems fitting for But on the sasumption that a ing with the colours on the various arm and lag, adjusted and blew not belive that it will be one of its own people. It will also serve new spirit will animate Germany fighting fronts or in training, up his lifebelt, and sfter doing the the compensations for the terrible the 'parliament of man' by when the war is over, on the same for the lieutenant got him tragedy of war? The necessity providing a naval force ample sumption that the social and staff who are left to carry on, join overboard, as the ship was then for naval vessels will continue, enough to give validity to inter liberal inflgences of the Central BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP in this expression of grief for foundering. The lieutenant was but among the policies that will national decrees, and strong Empires now working for a non- ébese lives so nobly laid down for by then partially consciona, bat be approved in the peace con- enough to keep inviolate the peace vindictive peace need a stimulus, the world's freedom" To how a sgain stunned owing to anference that will follow war there of the world.""
the reiteration by the United come appreciation of those of their explosion when the vessel found should be incorporated a provision The above paragraph repre States of its readiness to par auf who have had the honour: fered, and when he was picked up guaranteeing an international sents a significant advance toward ticipate in an international naval being mentioned or decorated in by the boat he was apparently navy to enforce international world organisation. When the organisation is in itself en assur. Sorgt W. Pitt, holder of the title, APPLICATION the war, the Company makes a desd. Burgeon Probationer decroes. To this international President first mentioned the unce that the words of Piseident present of 50 gaineas to every Smith applied artificial respira navy, composed of seperate naval possibility of an international Wilson about the rights of amall man who has received such a die. tiba until the lieutenant showed establishments of all nations, combination which should by nations and the right of every tigolion. An extract from a letter signs of life; he afterwards attend-exch nation ebould contribute in force insure the peace of the nation to determine its own life from Gen, Sir William Robertson ed to the injured in the boat so proportion to its wealth and world, criticism came from will be thoroughly supported expresses his gratification at the far as the circumstances allowed, population, or upon some plan to Republican, as well as Democratic hereafter, if necessary, by the eplendid work the members of the until they were picked up 43 insure that no cation can safely quartere, notwithstanding that greatly expanded navy of the
hours later, Company have been doing.
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