1918-05-29 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

Kwangul Wants An Arsenal. Hitherto all the troops of Kwangs have been depending upon the arsenal at Kwangtang for supplies but great inconven ience has been experienced in transportation. Moreover, should any quarrel break out between Kwangtong and Kwangui, the lo latter will at once be deprived of its millitary supplies. The Kwangai suthorities have now decided that an arsenal should be erreated Lungehow, and

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officials have been appointed to proceed to Hongkong to parchass machinery and to engage foreign experts for the purpose.--Peking Daily News.

Bogus Officer Sentenced. Robert

Stevenson, falsely describing himself as an officer, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Derby recently for obtaining an officer's kit and #11 from local tradesmen by means of a worthless cheque. The chief witness was David Steel, a well known Hotspur foot- baller, now in the Naval Air Service, from whom the cheque was stolen while prisoner was staying at his licensed house at Tottenham. He then styled himself Lient, Tollington, and wore the Victoria Cross and -French and Russian decorations. "Previous convictions were proved.

A Japanese Girl's Ambition, A girl named Imazumi Tateo, ged 20, living at Kawajiri murs, Kamogan, Birebims prefecture, says the Japan Chronicle, has sp- plied to the authorities for permia- sion to undergo the examination necessary for obtaining a naviga- tor'a licence. Her father is. the owner and captain of a coal tran- sport, on which she has been assist- ing bim.from childhood, and it is enid that abë now knows the ssafar- ing trade even better than her -father. Both have accordingly decided that she should become a -Captain, and have now applied to the authorities for the necessary permission. This is the first application to come from a woman but the authorities have decided to accept the appliostion, since the regulations simply provide that applicants should be 20 years or upwards of age, making ro distinotion of sax. If she pasER the examination, she will be the first woman navigator in Japan, Japanese Currency.

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A redaction in the size of 50) san, 20 sen and 10 sen silver coins was announced by a Japan. ese Imperial ordinanes recently, the reason being not only taat | the silver coins in sa at preesut are rather inconvenient to ostry

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collaboration with the Admiralty and the War Office with a view to ensuring that no delay intervenes between war service and re- settlement in civil life. In con

af melting them into ballion, on London, April 6.-The nicide nection with theay arrangements account of the unusual apprecis in prison at Manich of Kart it is proposed to form at so early tion in the market price of silver. Eisher, formerly editor of the data a committee representing The new silver coins will be Socialist nevepaper Verwaarts of professional and business inter- smaller in size by about 1/100 of Berlin, is reported in an Ez esta an inch than the present onea shange Telegragh despatch from

Chang Hust-chi's Resignation. and will contain 8 smaller Copenhagen. Herr Elener 59 Owing to the difficulty of proportion of silver. The arrested in Munich last February selecting a successor, the Central government intends to mint for having taken a leading part Government says the Peking Y.20,000,000 in the three deco in the strike movement at that Daily News has hesitated" to minations in the course of the time, and charged with high accept the resignation of General current fiscal year and gradually treason.

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eirculation. The small paper Newa has reached Japan that Second Afmy, but has urged him motes issned last year to supple. hir. B. Singleburet is among to remain at his post. He has now ement the silver coinage, will also those reported missing. Mr. again telegraphed to the Central be withdrawn. The smount of Singlehurst was manager of the Government asking to be relieved the paper: 10 sen, 20 sen and 60 Yokohama branch of the Liver- of his command. He says "I have een notes issued reached 7.43.-pool, London and Globe Insur-again been attacked by a chronic 580,000, by the end of April. ance Co. He left for the front disease, rendering it impossible Welcome to Overses Officers, early in 1915, and later received for me to sudore the strain and Lord Derby, who presided re-a commission. About a year ago fatigue. The constant exposare cently at a Foncert organised by he was seriously wounded, bat has increased the illness. In the Committea of Welcome for recovered and returned to the Shantang the, local "talei" and Officers Beyond the Sess, at the front.

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