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GENERAL NEWS.

A BOLD CHEET.

bold piece of daylight rob- bary was perpetrated at the entrance of the Yokohama Specie Baak, in Dairou, recently. A Chine employes of a Chinese exchange broker went to the Yokohama Specie Bank and drew 2,730 yes, which he placed in a cavas bng. With the bag dang- ling from his hand, the young fellow came out of the Bank Building, and as he just set his feet on the street a: Japanese pounced upon him, and with a harp knife cut off the corrls of the Esg, and started on a dash to hat was eventually escspe arrested.

--A” REMARKABLE PLIQUE" General W. Q. H. Salmond, commending the Air Force in the Middle East, arrived in Baghdad after having flown from Cairo. A party of five, consist- ing of General Salmond, General A. E.

Borton, commanding Palestina Brigade of R. A. F., Captain Rose-Smith, of the! Australian Flying Corps, and two air mechanics left Cairo and arrived at Damascus 534 hours Ister. They stayed the night. and left Damsecus arriving at Baghdad six hours and fifty minutes later. The "final stage was a distance was510 miles in a non-stop flight.

THE LATE GENERAL BIDDULPH.

The late General Sir Robert Biddulph was one of the few surviving veterans of both the Crinan War and the Indian Mutiny, Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, who is three years younger, being another distinguished aurviver of those stirring rain- paigus. His chief and best work as as High Commissioner of Cyprus very soon after that ialsu was ceded to us by Turkey im-

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CHINESE RAILWAY STUDENTS. Buth the Communications Office. Peking, and the China Railway Association have endors ed the proposed despatch of Chin- tes students to Japan to undergo course of training to the end of equipping them with practical kaowledge and training at the hands of the Imperial Govern- maut Railways. Young candid- stes have been selected from all' the Government Railways and s formal overture is to be made to the Imperial Government Rail- These students number

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DEMOBILISING TROOPS IN INDIA,

It is the intention of the Home authorities to demobilise the British troops in India by groups according to the national import- ance of the trades followed by the men before enlisting, says exchange. To facilitate demo- bilisation, commanding officers

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EFFECTS OF THE BLOCKADE.

experience of fighting in China.

No more eloquent proof of the He took part in the China Ex- of all units have been asked to desperate straits to which our pedition, 1900, was present at prepare an elaborate census of blockade at last reduced the en-relief of Peking, and the actions all British troops under their emy could be provider than that at Peitsang and Yangstun (medal commands. In this form will be which was found in the advertise with clasp), and in the days detailed the name, age, length of ment pages of Garman and Aue-preceding the present war he was many General Staff Officer to the Forces service, medical category, next of trian newspapers. For kin, occupation and many other months past offers of metals, in North Chins, and shared in details. A complete census was chemicals and fats appeared in the siege and capture of the in this way to be taken on 15th considerable numbers. But, in German stronghold at Tsingtan December and the lists completed the last batch of Germa perioiod. by the Allied naval and military and submitted by commanding icals to hand, covering the period forces (mentioned several times officers by 22nd December so that of the Allied offensive, there was in despatches, brevet lieutenant- there was A possibility of de almost a complete falling off in colonel, Order of the Rising mobilisation starting early in the the number of these. On the Sun, D.8.0.).

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- MOHAMEDAN CONFERENCE.

HORTICULTURAL 'BOCIETY.. An interesting show, held by The Standing Committee of the All-India-Mahomedan Educa of which come from aeroplane the National Chrysanthemum tional Conference was to hold its works, including the Zeppelin Society at the Royal Horticultur 33rd sessions at Surat on the factory near Spandon. The pa al Society's fort-nightly meeting 27th, 28th and 29th December. pers also contain an advertisement in London recently, we opened A strong reception committee from an inventor, who claims to by Sir Albert Rollit, who had been formed to make the have patented. "a real safeguard announced that the Japanese movement a success. It was ex- against the fall of aeroplanes" Ambassador had become a patron pected that a very large number Even this hardy optimist, how of the Society. This mark of the

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