GENERAL NEWS.
Posed as a V:C.
At Bristol recently Charles Marlin was sent to prison for three months for unlawfully wearing the V.O, ribbon." It was stated that he had been up and down the country living in the hospitality! of publio me and wounded
soldiers. At Leads a collection of 18 was made and handed to him.
Law Lords and Frozen Salmpa. From:n salmon from Canada is "preserved," and not "fresh," fish, the House of Lords decided a few weeks ago.. It was stated that when it reaches this country it is rigid and bard, like wood, and when struck gives a ringing sound. Some of this fiab, which has been three years in England, is still in good condition.
A Simple Remedy,
The N. G. Daly Ners publi shes the following formula for mosquitoes-in-the-net-Take a pair of cooks, not necessarily s soiled pair but a pair that hae 'been worn one day, and attach thom to the top of the net, ons ecck inside and one outside. Any mosquitoes that may be inside the net will be attracted to the pedal garmente and remain there, lear- ing the sleeper to slumber in pesca.
A School's War Pecordi Speech Day was observed re- Taylors' cently at Merchant
School, Charterhouse-square. The Headmaster said that of the 501 old boys and 12 members of the ateff serving with the colours, 210 had been killed and 238 had been wounded. The decorations gained nambered over 200, and included two Victoria Crossss, 20 D.80.'s, 50 M.C.'s and 15 foreign Ordere. One hundred and five had been mentioned in dispatches.
Could not Steal Victoria Cross.
A young led's conscience pre- vented him, according to his story, stealing the V.C. of an officer, from whose bouse he was charged at Tottenham recently with the theft of several other articles. The officer was Capt. Clayton, of The Chine, Winch- more Hill, and two brothers were concerned in the charge, Frederick and Bidney Tranter. Federick told the police that he broke into the captain's house, and he added.
I saw Capt. Clayton's new V.C. in s case, but I would not rob s brave man of that." The brothers- were remanded..
Damages for Being Called a Germon.
The Sensations of Flying.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, ` 1918, .
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Elizabeth Jeesie recently on Caletreth, 19. The busband said they were married on Sanday. The wedding party was kept up! till 1 a.m,, sod abe was very live-: Mr. G. D. Faber, U.B., M.P.,cfly and happy. They went to Rash Court, Wallingford, one of their newly-prepared home, and the new peers, will take the title the following day at a quarter to of Baron Wallingford, "which baeix she sat in a obair and began been extinct for over 300 yesre. to ory. Then she got up, and Mr. Faber is High Steward of the while looking in the mirror fell borough of Wallingford. backward to the floor and died| shortly afterwards, Dr. Spilsbury
A Gratifylar Report.
A verdict in accordezde:
At Northampton Resizes re- cently £250 damages for libel and elander were awarded to Loais Steinberg, leather merchant, Northampton, against Thomas Duncan Wren, boot polish mann- facturer, Northampton. Plantiff Was & Bassian, born in Courland, and bad lived in England for 30 years. He became naturalized 15 years ago. It was stated that the defendant had described Steinberg as a German", and had said that lights had been abowa at hie house on a night when enemy aircraft were in the country. Mr. Justice Lusb It is gratifying to learn says the stated death was due to syncope said, knowing what we did of the Peking and Tientsin Timer that owing to fatty degeneration of the foal orimes Germany has com- the post offices in Shanghai have heart ocasequent on an inficenza mitted not only against ber fces received instructions from the attack. in the field, but against helpless Ministry of Communications and with the medical evidence was people of every olsas and both the Consular Body not to deliver returned.
exes, what viler insult could be certain newspapers sent from A New Chinese Trading
Company. made against a man than de- Switzerland. These papers come from German sószoss although berately to call him a German?
Since the promulgation of the printed in English and French. regulations governing the issue All the senastions of trips to Last month a certain foreigner in of gold currency notes a proj 30% the skies and to the centre of the Hankow received a parcel contain has been on foot to establish a earth were experienced by a partying several newspapers which company for foreign trade. The of scientists who recently visited were pro-German. They were name of this company will the premises of Mesars. Siebe
and it will have a capital of Aged Missionary's Death. Gorman and Co. Members of
It is with very deep regret that) $5,000,000. The memorandum. the party entered a chamber in we (N. O. Daily News,) learn of and articles of the association which the atmospheric conditions the death, at the age of 34 years, have been already drawn up by at various heights up to 20,000 of the Bew. John Whiteford the Ministry of Finance. All feet were reproduced, and they Stevenson deputy-director of the foreign goode whether ordered by aleo experienced the sensations of China Inland Hission in Shang. Government or by any public a journey into the depths of the bai, which occurred at the pre-department will in fature pass earth, in a greatly intensified mises of the Mission, No. 9 through this company, while atmosphere. In this rarified air Woosung Road, on August 14. special privileges will also be Alving man cultivate their "sir Mr. Stevenson, who was a native granted to it by all the steamship lega." The visitors were shown of Glasgow and had been educated and railway companies regarding how birde give warding of poison at the Castle Douglas Academy, rates. What seems to deserve ga. A bird in a cage WEB Siret arrived in Chins in 1866 and attention is that there is no re introduced into a obamber into had held the position of Deputy-striction concerning the subscrip- which poison gas was turned director of the China Inland Mietion of shares by foreigners, eo it The bird was rapidly rendered eion for more than 30 years. He is expected that a great part of anconscions, but Dr. J. 8. leares a widow. and two the shares will probably be taken Haldane, who was also in the daughters, who are now at home, up by foreigners. The memo chamber, showed no effects of the
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The Director of the War Trade part of that office Department directs the attention ebipment of the goods of which of exporters of grey cotton piece samples have been submitted; goods to the Order of Council and (b) produce the certificate to dated the 11th Jane prohibiting the Customs authorities at the the exportation to all destinations time of delivering the relative
shipping documents. "Cotton "manufactures, the Cotton goods in the grey which following-typewriter cloth and do not fall within the scope of fine cotton cambrion in the gray, the prohibition will not be per- from, 40 to 50 inches, wide, and mitted to be exported without
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To the Justices of the Peace of the Colony of Hongkong. Gentlemen,
It is my intention to stand for the vacancy on the Legislativa Council to represent the Justiços" of the Peace during the two months" absence of the Hon. H. E. Pollock, K.C
Mr. Andrew Forbes has pio- posed and Mr. Evan Ormiston has seconded my nomination.
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A general licence (W.T.D to the Custome authorities by the 27325/18) has been issued by the exporter to the effect that the Privy Council sathorising (anbgoods are not covered by the pro- ject to the observance of certain hibition in question. conditions therein referred to and It should be noted that it will without farther application to the still be necessary
obtain War Trade Department) the er-licences from the War Trade port of goods falling within the Department in respect of all goods scope of this prohibition to all covered by the prohibition relat destinations in British Possessions ing to " cotton, all manufactures THORESEN & CO. and Protectorates, and also in mixtures, and products of, not France, French Possessione, Italy, otherwise specifically prohibited" Italian Possessions, Spain, Porta (list c), when the goods are for gal, end countries outside Europe shipment to destinations other (other than those on the Mediter than those alluded to in paragraph ranean Bea and in Asiatic Russia) 2, and future applications for These conditions require that such licences will only be exportere desiring to take advant-considered by the War Trade age of this general licence shall Department if they are.socompan- (s) eubmit samples of their goods ied either by the certificate (ie, typewriter cloth and fine mentioned in paragraph 3 or the Cambric cloth of the above declaration mentioned in para- desciption) to the War Depart-graph 4,
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THE HONGKONG & BOUTE.
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for
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