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HELPING YOKOHAMA HOUSING, The Home Minister of Japan has notified the Mayor of Yoto- bama thar the Government will; loan the city Y,600,000 for the purpose of constructing new houses to relieve the present shortage. The Mayor announced that sites had already been select- in four different sections of Tokobama and that work on the new municipal houses would start next month.

A COMFORTABLE STATION. The General Manager, F. M. S. Railways replying to a letter addressed to him by the F. M. 5. Chamber of Commerce suggesting | that the Railway, Department should provide dressing rooms bath rooms, barber shop," etc, in the Railway building at Penang, states that arrangements being made to provide this ac commodation forthwith.

MONEY TROUBLES.

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The N. C. Daily Mail says the Peking market is flooded with Government Treasury bills of very small denominations, with which the troops are now paid. Small conflicts are reported between the hawkers and the soldiers from various parts of the city. The soldiers demanded 88 coppers for a $1 Treasury bill which in most cases was accepted for fifty coppers, hence the quarrel.

'PHOTOGRAPHIC DISCOVERY. Professor Gorski. the well- known Russian scientist, who has been resident in Norway for some years, has made what experts describe as a sensational discovers in regard to the reproduction of natural colours by photography. The patent has already been sold to a syndicate, which has floated a company with a capital of eleven million kroner to develop it. General Holmsen has been appointed chairman of the directors.

IS THIS THE RECORD?

who A correspondent

has recently returned from a long sojourn in the East, writes to the Daily Express to claim a record for a certain course of the Sepoy Lines Golf Club in Singapore. HesaysThe curse has four holes. The start is at the mater- nity Hospital. The course then runs to the gaol, then to the inebriates bome, and winds up at the insane asylum. The bunkers and hazards are Chinese graves." If it is not a record, it reads like

one,

AEOMB STORY.

A "bomb" story "with --a humourous side to it comes from Shanghai. A coolie deposited two cigarette tins on the counter of a tobacconist's shop there, and departed quickly. One of the tins was found to contain oily rag. The other was filled with coal dust, and some yellowish powder of a non-explosive charac- ter, belying the fuse attached to) it. It appears that the recipient' is concerned in some litigation at the Chinese City Court, and the "bombs were accompanied by an anonymous letter advising that withdrawal from the case. would be the better part of legal satisfaction.

THIEVING CHINESE. The writer of "A Londoner's Diary" in the Evening Standard remarks An officer recent- ly back from France, where he has had considerable experience of the Chic. ese Labour Corpsy was discuss- ing the Chinese murderer with me. He tells me that many of the officers have become criminelo- gists as a result of their experi- ence. For the Chinese coolies were adept thieves. and in certain cases brutal murderers of each other. One officer had to spend most of his time going from Calais to Havre and back in- vestigating cases for courts marti al. The experiment of bringing East and West together has had many dangers.-

CHINA'S SALVATION.

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Dr. Sun Yat-sen addressed a meeting ofstudents at the Federa. tion headquarters in Bubbling Well Road Shanghai recently, his subject being

"Initial Measures for China's Salvation." Some 700 students, including many girl students, are reported to have been present. It was at 6rst announced that Dr. Sun would be unable to address the meeting "owing to the danger arising from the hall being over- crowded," but this announcement caused "great commotion which threatened to develop into hostile, criticism, and Dr. Sun was even! (tually persuaded to proceed with his speech. He gave a history of events since the revolution, and dwelt upon the intrigues of politicians and militarists, and Bomewhat cryptically declarež that the country must be saved either by the whole people sur porting the Central Government or by completion of the work begun by the revolution/in 1911

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

JAPANESE STEAMER AFIRE.

Paris, Oct. 25.

Fire broke out yesterday on board the steamer Taibu Maru (3,000 tons) anchored at Marseilles. It is feared the only way of extinguishing the fire will be by sinking the vessel.- Haves.

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Paris, Oct. 27.

Many Japanese cargoes are now in port at Marseilles and have principally copra and peanuts coming from Ameri- can plantations in the Philippines-Havas

FOREIGNERS LEAVING FRANCE.

Paris, Oct. 26.

Certain foreign papers have said that foreigners cannot lease France with a sum above one thousand francs. This information is not correct. Foreigners can carry all the money they want however considerable it is The French Minister of Finance gives always the necessary authorisation and the delay is only 2 hours-Havas.

BATTLE OF YSER.

Paris. Oct. 27.

Yesterday in Dixmude, the Belgian Army celebrated the anniversary of the Battle of Yser in the presence of British and French military attachee. The Belgian War Minister in a striking speech praised the beroirm of the British and French troops who stemmed the German tide.-Havas.

FRENCH FINANCE.

Paris, Oct. 25.

The French Minister of Finance will deliver a speech making known the projects of the Government concerning the means and methods by which it is proposed to solve the Lation's economic and financial problem-Havas.

HONOURING THE DEAD.

Paris, Oct 26

The "Journal Officiel" publishes & law providing that in every commune, in France a ceremony shall be held in each year on November 1st or 2nd in memory of the soldiers, who fell during the great war-Havaz

WAR CRIMES.

Brussels, Oct. 28.

The Government has forwarded to Paris 1,160 names of Genoan civilians and soldiers charged with crimes during the invasion and occupation of Belgium.

FRENCH MILITARY ATTACHE IN LONDON.

The French--Government has reappointed Brigadier

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