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GENERAL NEWS.

Floods la Borneo.

The Borneo Herald says that record floods are reported every- where, some places being five feet ander water. At Lamag the villagers took refuge in the Go vernment Offoss. One stage of the Padaa Ferry was washed away, 32 wash oute were reported be tween Beaufort and Tarom, and traffic weå greatly Inpided. The work of repair has been com. manoed. An incident was that H E. the Governor and Mrs. Pearson, and the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Francis, on returning from a fortnight's tour, were held up st Kota Belud by the Tempaank floods, reported to be a record for 49) years.

Tellor's Bill Tax. Besides those taxes on food recently announced now isres which will bring in more than £80,000,000 have been voted in France. Those relating to war profits averaging from 50 to 80; per cent, and deeds of gift come into operation at once. On April Ist new taxes at the rate of 28. on payments of £4 will be levied. This tax will be imposed on all payments above 7: 43. For example, there will be tax of 5d. on a tailor's bill of $10, and the tenant of a fat who para £28 oo quarter day will be texed la. 44. Another tax, oslled the "luxury tar," is one of ten per cent on payments for merchan dise, articles of luxury, and for expensive meals eaten in high- class establishmente.

Battlefield Salvage. marked decrease in the amount of relief giren in thh south-east coast district from the Prince of Wales National Relief Fund has been brought about by the employment of a number of lodging and apartment house. keepers in work connected with the battlefield sslvage soheme of the War Office. Material gathered in the war zone is brought over and placed in dampe, and the. women sort it, Those too old for the work will still receive relief." Owing to the much larger number: of holiday visitors the claims from East Anglian and Yorkshire 18 soïta have been fewer in 1917 then in the two previous years, About half of the total of nearly six and a half million poanda which have been subscribed to: the fand has been expended, mainly on neval and military relief.

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Some time ago gold was din application, it being under- covered by one Pak Tankil of ment will have ite ebare of the stood, of confer, that the Govern- importation of Chinese labourers, street and the their homes were the State Council of Defence will disinfected. Two other савен

Fasin and a Japanese named S landa of Masan, at Whacheaz, Mr. Landa thicks that to secure profit of any such enterprise. Bat "They think it's going to be a Chongmyon, Tongas! District such a licence gives him the right arge upon Congress the necessity were reported in the same street of removing the

next morning, one of the victims wide open town, sh? You just peer Fesan, save the Japan restrictions against the bringing in of Mexican being a young woman of eighteen publish this. There's going to Chronicle. The two men seked and workmen. These restriction con and the other a 2 year old baby, be an eight ton weight right on the Government-General for per letrongly worded letter about HOLDERS OF UNPAID WIN-

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once informed men besting the assemble in large crowds to the surname of Chyong through prevent a man armed with that cur Kores, numbering more then they conceive to be the Govern 130,000, of the stair. All of ment's an hority from digging a them took the same attitude as mine in another man's ground, The American bandeman who Mr. Chyong, and the problem has And whom were they threatening? shows that "etsleness is ba- Dockyards in Kobe, the undergoing three years' im- become difficult of solution. Od If it were were Meaers. Isoda and NOTICE IS BEREBY GIVEN obvious," and thie is attributed to Naval Arsenal at Kure, the Militesnit of a conviction for man- letter urging Mr. Chyong to somoval by the police rather thabhas-from-the 12th February, 1918, day of March, 1918, at 11.30 coming increasingly common and Military Arsenal at Himeji, theorisonment at Nagasaki as the the 3rd" inst., a strongly worded Pak, it seems a case for their reMarty, Rene Salle Successor, kong, on SATURDAY, the 23rd

that the Firm of A. R. persistent -long hours of the tary Arsenale at Hiroshims and laughter is reported by the quieses in their request was that of the Chyong clan. deprivation of weekly rest." Kokars, and the State Steelworks Nagasaks Press to have received received by him from Pak and

The reference to Mesare. Laoda More and more complaints are at Yawata. It was expected thái * remittance of T200 from his Loods. Greatly enraged, Mt-and Pak the "minen by insures the Postal Service be of Accounts, and the: Report of made by workers that they are the military magnates would reas paid the expenses of the trial to the place, where his kinsmen the Seoul Press is very significant.

friends. With this money he Ohyong hurried on the 15th inst. "fed up" or "fair whacked." The turn to Tokyo on March 9th, committee suggest that the times.

and a balance of Y50 he has in Tongasi and Yanges had selo Children and Religion.

Religion is ripe for a farther substantial

presented to the family of the assembled, and showed a thres The Headmaster of Rugby, victim se part payment of the tening attitude. Although they reduction of hours in maaltion Bev, A. A. David, speaking at the sum of Y3,700 which he was were dispersed by the policy their works, and that this can be accom Teachers' Christian Union Con ordered to pay se compensation. opposition to the mine owners.la plished without any material fezence at the YMCA., said that Is in, reported that the prisoner becoming stronger, Cebu His Highness the Maharaj saduation in output Sunday the unattractiveness of religion ass promised to make remittances The Srout Press, which telle Holkar of Indore has most gener Ishons only best discouraged, was paraspe often due to some to the family after and work before breakfast is held reminiscence of early repression from imprisonment.

after his release this story, attributes Mr. Chiyong's only offered: Bal 5 lakha for war Mori, attitude to the "deep feeling of perpa They ofw i krsa, been

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