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GENERAL NEWS.

Another Substitute for Flour.

Chicago, December '17.-8ɛme ples of banana four have been ex- hibited here'this' 'wock, · Those interested in it sy it has much the same properties' as wheat four. They assert that it can be made od'a baxis equivalent to about 50 cents a bushel for wheat, add they expect to manufacture it freely within six months.

New Painter's Oll.

It is reported thai Dr, Asano Kimbel, a Professor in the Naga-. saki Higher Commerical Sobool, has discovered a mothed of manu- facturing superior paint oil from fish oil and the black flaid dis charged by cuttlefish. A certain business man ban sirendy started a project for establishing a com pany to manufacture the new pakit oil.

Typically.Chinese,

A few days ages Chinese dealer in Kobe ordered from a Chinese trader in Nagasaki two jars of a certain Chinese wins, valued at Yea. 49.50. On arrival one jar was found to contain water. The Kobe Obitros took the other jar to the Sannomiya police station, where its contents were also sacertained to be water. He accordingly filed a complaint with the authorities against the Nagasaki Chinese, gharging the latter with fraud. The Nagasaki man then proposed to send new jurs, explaining that the trouble Was due to his employes baring mistaken water for wine.

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Russia's Oratitude.

A not inconsiderable part of the gloomy feeling regarding Baesis developments says the New York Evening Post arises from exseperation over the pro- spective wastage of the immense

pplies furnished to the Russian armies by the principal Allies, Oar bunkers, of course, bave 6 liveily sense of the financial effort that was involved in the pro- duction and transportation of these supplies; and one osn understand the annoyance and disgust associated with their re sations that the efforts apparent. ly were so largely wasted.

Ambulancea for Italy. The American Poeta" "Ambul. ance in Italy announces that ite fand has now reached $167.889- 55, of which $155,289.55 bee already been received, and $12,- 800 is a red from special sabe- criptions: Recent contributione have come from St. Mark'e

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rise in Italian exchange, it is now in of the greatest significanoe, be abed."

Just how this conference of ed is decided most carefully. Ime and mer, but in brain determination. Whatever is deciding all our forces, not only in in position to purchase several aaye, owing to the fact that labour

fabour representatives is to poms large cara' to accompany its unit, is all-powerful now.

situation has not shout, Sir John does not attempt is very diffrent sitastion from power, to solve the great world which the committee has been "The

that of Rawia."

straggle, in which he saye, Isbour Sir John believes the Russians will in the end by the final victor, informed through ite represents-come about becsuae of Rus to say in detail. Of one thing he

ificence," tive, Nelison Gay, of Rome, are sian

Sir John is sure, that there will be "a

aza idealists but impracticable. "It is diffialt for one to realise on haring German repreWe are not in fuenced by them," there is a war in America," greatly needed by the Italian said at the Hotel Seville, "bat row

he because of the fact that labour the leaptatives sit with others in the

he says "The frightful sitas- 48ye, "with men everywhere, with War laventions in 1917.

world ever is tired of this war. conference.

"While it may be officially

tion they have got themselves your cluba open, with white broad Daring 1917 there was an The workers have ecffered much. increase in the number of patents They know that Germany is no carried by the labour people," he into will retard rather than ad-served on your tablee, with build- Tance democracy in England." ing construction going on anrega- applied for in the United King-going to be wiped off the earth, 850, "a great mass of the people

In regard to the fact that the flated, Bat Americs has the dom (according to a report made that there must be pesos some minority-resent the idea of Bailore sad Firsten's Union, one power to win, I know, for I have by Messrs. Hughes ard Young, day, and they want to see if they having the Germana sit with of the strongest unions in Eng. bean many times and know of Spatent agente, of 55-56,Chancery: cannot find out what the sime of them. There is an antagonism land, at the time of the proposed your ability to put a thing over Idne, London, W.0.2). In normal the German people are. The to Germans 88 Germane. The Stockholm conference, refused to you have a mind to. It is only times applications number about political power of the Labour majority sare, however, We are. 30,000, but this year there were party is growing fast in England not going to shake hands with ke anyone on a boat who was question of organising your forces. going to meeta German, Sir John The whol: situation will be only a little over 19,000; this to-day. It has gained enormously them, but to talk with them."

BAIO,

"That question will now affected largely by what America “Industrial England Eubscribes figure, however, showed an in- daring the war. It may be that

have to be settled by labour, but does. Il you sood soldiers quickly oresse roughly of 1,000 over the present labour party is strong to President Wilson's. No deal-

we can trust labour to settle it to help the other countries there the number of applications enough to overthrow the presentings with the Hohenzollerns. I can only say this year labour will be a great warmth of enthine- made last year. Applications for Government. One cannot always Therefore, they exy, we can only will be favourable to a conference: iasm and a big decision may be patsais from women have be certain what will happen in have deslinge with the German Whatever, is decided will be gained on the battlefield. Bat it. materially decreased. The in- Rogland."

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Fangenuity got inventora has been Our people are all anxious to does not agree with this ofocurse: British are not lacking in deter-and inteceive service this year, largely devoted to the production wis the war. They don't want an Bat you have no such provision mination to win the war. The and her allice, who have suffered of armament devices. A number scommodating peace, Never for democracy in Government in of patents have been applied for theless there is a growing convic America an we have in England, attitude of British labour people generqualy, are brought face to Hongkong, 28th February, 1918. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVE

Meeting of Shareholders will be with regard to inventions design- tion that Germany would make and, the present Government is simply is "Can't we get now, by face with holding the line for the

held in the Office of the Company/la ed to ford protection against big concessione. British labour not so populer as it was with the talking things over what we must filth winter, one cannot say what

2, Queen's Buildings, Hongkong. U-boat attacke. A large propor- people want to see whether the sbour peorie. Lloyd George get later by bloodshed. And the will happen."

British Government is always in-

on MONDAY 25th, March, 191, tion of the applications relate to democratic party in Germany has splendid energy and fore-enced by pallic opinion."

at 12th ngon, for consideration ohemiasi process08, new dyes, eurot be prevailed upon to make sightedness, but he certainly is

Sir John, distinguished writer

33 Years In Prison, tapning,

substitutes, a sadden oprising and compel not popular with the Labour and journalist, has from abe be

WE have been appointed by of the Directors Report and food attiaation of waste products the German Government to give party. Attacks are being made on ginning of the war parved he John Day, an old man of 82, Messrs. Jenson & Nichol Statement of Accounts for the son Limited of London to be year ending 31st December," internal com baston engines, or in. The German people know that our ministers-just as in fact they Chairman of the War. Lectures was at the Old Bailey sentenced their Sole Agents in Hongkong, 1917. LORS DE dnance, ammunition, artificial Germany is not going to win there being made on your cficists Committes. He has travelled ex- to 12 months imprisonment for South China, and the Philippins The SHARE REGISTER and limbe and surgical appliances, war. They cannot win the war. You cannot conduct a war tensively in Raceis, Italy, France, house-breaking at Lambeth. It Islande, for the sale of their TRANSFER BOOKS will be glass and glass substitutes, sato. Everything is against them. All and escape it. But every Govern- and the Balkens, in the service of was stated that the accused had Vemishes, Enamels, Paints, Col- closed from the 16th, to the 25th, matic machinery, labour saving their mercearing at present is ment in England takes note of the Government. He has visited strendy served 33 years penal ours and all kindred lines manu-

seromantics, electrical ap rather that they may not loss the say great power. No Govern the trenches, he has visited the servitude. Starting in 1861 with factured by them... pliantes, toys and games, life war, which is a very different ment can stand up against or rest of the variona Governmente five rests, he was next sentenced THE HONGKONG MERCANTILE

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