1918-10-07 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

French Air Mail.

A telegram to the Temps"from Marseilles states that Flight Sub Lieut. Aber left the serodrome of Bao, Paris, si 6 o'clock in the morning, landed at Lyons at 9.15, and left Eyons at noon for Mar sailles, where he landed at 2.14. The flight from Paris to Marseille -aotual flying time-took 5 hours 7min,, s speed of 100 miles per hour.

A Lion Story,`s This story comes from British East Africs, A banter met a magnificent Lian almost face to fuco. With a terrible roir the beant sprang at the man, bat mitsed his aim by jumping two feat too high. Disappointed, it dashed away into the woods. The Dext day a party set cut to track the beast down, and at last come upon it in an open space in the jungle practicing low jumps.

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Greek Minister to Tokyo. The Greek Community in Tient sin has been informed that Mr. Verenikie, the newly appointed Greek Minister to Tokyo, will leave New York. It is not known whether bin daties will inelade China or whether a Greek Minis ter to China is to be appointed.] There are three thoneand Greeks in Chins at presest who are under: the protection of the French Government.

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Lady "Commercials," The number of women employ- ed as commercial travellers in the place of men who have been call- ed to the colours is steadily on the increase. In numerous cases wivea are replacing their hus bands "for the daration," bat it eceme certain that many women will continue to follow the calling after the war. They specialise for the most part, in women's goods and light articles; and those best able to jadge consider that the change is all to the good.

Silver Ores in Hunao. Recently there was discovered in Heisagt'sa, Bonso, a new mineral which looked like alam or quartz bat which is found to consin silver in workable per- centage. Although the name of

the miners! is yet unknown, the Hasch'ang Company is produc- fing daily several hundred table of silver out of it. Other amsil concerne also make profits. From

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How Germany Got Wool. The existence of an enormous traffic between Iceland, which | belongs to Denmark, and the Central Powers, was disclosed in. the Prize Court recently by the Attorney General în opening the case of a group of captured cargoes. In a few months from the outbreak of war, he said, the whole Icelaadio output of 200,000 wool skins was exported to Ger many and Austria by Danmark. It' had been difficult for us to detect this traffic because the ships went north and slid down the coast of Norway in territorial waters, The first of the vessels in the group, the Gustaf E. Falck, carried acme bundreds of balea, of wool and 58,000 sheepskins, and when she was challenged by EMS. Moldavis bolted for territorial waters and did not etop until fired apón.

Forged Army Papers. At the Tasmen Police Court Morris Miller, 23, of Russian nationality, described as a tailor, and Joseph Levy, 31, & dealer, were each sen tsk.ced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour, in addition to being fined $50. for having in their possession forged Army documenta. Miller who stated to be a deserter from the Royal Fusiliers, sad Levy sn absentee from military service, having moved from place to place and failed to join up. Mr. Williamson, prosecuting, said that in each case the documents consisted of a full set of Army papera (discharges and a National Registration ⠀⠀ "card) marked by false rubber stamps. It had acme to the knowledge of the anthorities that an extensive business was being done in these forged dreuments, especially in the Esst-end of London.“ spector Bant said that men pro- yously charged had admitted that they had paid as much sa 250. for sets of documenta of this des-

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NOTICE

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LIMITED!

SHAREHOLDERS are remind-

H

ed of the Extraordinary. General Meeting of the Company to be held on TUESDAY the 8th day of October, 1918, at 12 o'clock NOON at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Company Limited No. 6 Pedder Street. Hongkong for the purpose of considering and, if iheught fit confirming as a Special Resolu tion the Resolution set out underneath which was passed at the Extraordinary Genital Meeting of the Company heid a the 19th day of September, 1918,

That, the regulations con- tained in the printed document submitted to the meeting and for the purpose. of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof "be and the same are hereby approved and that such regulations be and they are hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company in substitution for and to the exclusion of all the existing. Articles thereof. 1918. Dated the 20th day of Septem-

THE UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.,ber:

Honorary Secretaries & Treasurers.

ong, 15th January, 1911

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By order of the Directors.

JARDINE MATH2891

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