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(From Our Own Correspondents) NETHERLANDS LYNES GOVERNOR.

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Singapore, September 29. Mr. Fock has been appointed Üsvernor of the Netherland Indies.

HALAY STATES VLUNTEERS.

Singapore, September 29. The Malay States Volunteers ar baing disbanded. They will be raformed unter officers and noncammissioned officers who have seen active service. The voluntary principle is to be maintained.

RUBBER RESTRICTION.

Singapore, September 29.

Many estates have agread to metrics production of rubber and meantime prices are rising.

THE ALTENBURG DISASTER.

Singapore, September 29. At the inquest on the victims of the Altenburg disaster a verdict of death by misadventure was retumed, no blame being attached to

'the salvors of the Harbour Board.

TO-DAY'S CHINESE TELEGRAMS.

"NEW BUILDING:

We learn that -nogotiations have been proceeding for somN A tima past for the acquisition from the military authorities of price of ground opposite the Naral Fard for the erection of a Y.M.Q.A. building similar to that of the Chinese örganization in the Talplogshan district.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

SAUSAGES

Pork Sausages

The Home organization is interested in this transaction, their intention being to fulfil a want long-left by European members of the Association in Beef

the Colony.

As one of the objects of the soheme is that of ministering to Liver

the comforts and recreation of the

soldiers, it is felt that no difficulty Bologna

will be, axperienced where the

military authorifles are con- Brawn

cerned.

FRAUD BY TWO EUROPEANS.

TWO CASH-BOXES STOLEN.

In consequence of the parpatra- tion of a serious fraud, the Police are very anxious to discover the identity of two Europeans When the steamer Kinsban who are implicated in the matter. arrived here the night before last with an unusual number of re- (agees from Canton, two Euro- peans who represented themselves to be Police Officers boarded the vessel and proceeded to conduct

search into the effects of the second-clas passengers. From the boxes of two young Chinese two cash-boxes

that contenta with

were

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MEMENTOES OF THE BATTLE

It will intereat Britisher who are proud of the achievements taken out for inspection: and as H.M.S. Kent at the Battle of they were locked and the keys in the Falklands, to learn that a the possession of the owners piece of metal from the upper father who had remained behind works of the cruiser was retained in Canton, it was stated by

memanto by the naval the

officers bogus Police

authorities here before the cruiser of the inspection 4.07

was handed over to Chinese was necessary, and

bands for the process of breaking this object they took charge of the boxes, whichp. This piece of metal had a gaping hole through it, caused Shanghai, September 29.

the Europesos.memorable chase. It is now The British and American Governments have shown no objection ETP taken ashore. This was the by German shell during the ax to the exchange of posts between Dr. Wellington Koo. Chinese When, yesterday morning, the being mounted in a conspicuous Minister in Washington, and She Shao-chee, Minister jo London.

suggest itself. the two Chinese Place in the dockyard.

Recently the Admirally also After a conversation with the representative from the Ministry suspicion of a fraud bad begun to for Foreign Affairs, the Russian Minister agreed to hand over all the reported the matter to the Police. Russian concessions. All the Russian merchants are to fly fags at They produced a piece of paper seat home the ship's bell in which had been given to them by respect of which application was Tang Chi-yeo, Tuchun of Yuman, will convene en extraordinary the Europeans as a receipt for recently made by the Mea of memento of the meeting in Chungching on the 10th of October, the nationst day of the boxes. This contained nothing Kent who are destrous of retain the Republic, to deal with the condition of the whole country-more than a few lines of in- ing it as Over one hundred old M. P.'s have already arrived there.

halfmast to mark the occasion.

LIFE-SAVING.

DAY BY DAY.

last

sean of

decipherable writing.

The victims have placed their case in legal bands, but there sppears to be little hope of a recovery of the large sum which formed the contents of the cash boxes stolen from them with such

The masters of the steam TRESENTATION OF BELILIOS MEDAL

tsunches Hung Fat, Kwong Yat ease. Kwok Sing, a member of the and Tai Loi were prosecuted this crew of Revenue Department morning before Commander C.W. Launch No. 1, was, at the Harbour Beckwith, R., Marine Magis Office this morning, presented trate, for failing to observe the with the Belilios Life-Saving rule of the road on the 26th They pleaded guilty and Madal for his services in attempts, instant. to rescue the crew of a capsizd were fined $10 each, or fourteen sampat in the Harbour on August days with Lard labour.

3rd.

The record of the deed skates that on that day, during a squall capsized, and the sampan

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Many people so far misunder- When the Philippine Legislx-stand the digestive system as to core meets next month, one of the treat it like a machine; neglect- most important matter that it ing it until it works sluggishly, will be called upon to solve is the then irritating it into work again. question of the rent problem in The stomach certainly needs The late Sir Norman Lockyer the city of Manila which is be help at times, but a study of the (says the Star) grew up in an coming more and mon serious process of digestion will show

His every day, says the Bulletin.that pargatives, as commonly LAUNCH PARTIES *GARDEN PARTIES atmosphere of science..

To safeguard your digestionCAMPING OUT Etc. father was one of the first workers Since the Legislature adjourned taken, are seldom necessary. on the electric telegraph, lector-lest February without taking

the present the diet must be controlled.

the situation,

offices Over-eating is always harmful, ing on it at Rugby School and steps to remedy inventing an apparatus that tran-rent

the two houses have but one must assimilate enough Revenue Department Lamach

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smitted electric signals round of No. 1, which was passing ner

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bis garden. It seems strange teen flooded with petitions food to supply the needs of the who urging that the matter be taken blood. Remember, the blood has the spot attempted a rescue of

young The local office of the Toyo that the her crew. Unfortunately, in

the in

acientific Municipal Board has passed the body, find fuel for its energy, and light sinking, the sampan had turned Kisen Kaisha is in receipt of was destined to be so bright up at the coming session. The to carry nourishment all over the over and her crew were thusadrice from its Home Office that

digestion. Hence, when the blood pinned beneath the boat. The the new monthly service to South world should have been, for following resolation addressed to defences against its enemies, as to dire America, vis usual ports, will be time, editor of the Army Re-the Legislature asking for the well as the requisite juices for

It solution of the same problem: obvious course

"Whereas, it is of common and becomes weak and fails to do its beneath the overturned sampio, inzugurated with the sailing of gulations at the War Office.

new modern freighter from was mach the same old War for a rescue to be affected, which was not easy, considering the Hongkong. named the "Tokuyo Office, for he used to tell how general observation not only work, indigestion arises; also, rongh sea. However, Kwok Slag. Maru," on or about December 9th, onpapalar he made himself by here in Manila, but also in the when indigestion begins the blood inventing a general pay-sheet provinces, the existence of con- suffers. Therefore, the treatment with commendable promptitude. 1920.

This vessel has a gross tonnage for all the different branches of stant and difficult troubles pre-of indigestion and stomach

more effective than purgativeY. endeavoured to effect a rescue in

the Army, which before bad each railing between landlords and sluggishness demands something

sheet. His reform tenants:

If you suffer from any form of this manner. He made severs! of 5,500 tons.

yielded a considerable saving ip "Whereas, these troubles are indigestion choose your diet care- attempts to dive beneath the vesel, until compelled to desist

printing, but Red Tape was caused mainly by the arbitrary, fully sad take wholesomenourish- unreasonable. ⚫ disproportionate ment. Above all, start building through sheer fatigue.

seriously alarmed.

and high rents, which landlords up your blood by taking a course Sir Peter Griggs seems destined demand for their buildings, houses of Dr. Williams pink pills. Then, to be remenhered as a politician and lands; mainly because of his abstention!

Io making the presentation. which was done in the presence of members of the staff of the Har- bour Department, Comra and er Beckwith, the Harbour Master. expressed his pleasure in perform-

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GERMANS IN HONGKONG.

SOME SAID TO BE IN HOTELS.

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under the influence of the re *Whereas, it is the practice of generated blood, your digestive A number of Germans have from tobacco. In 1910 he vowed the landlords, in certain cases, system will respond usturally, ing the function. He mentioned been passing through the Colony that be would give up smoking that when they raise the rents, your appetite will improve, and

There unless Ilford elected him to they make them effective as far your food will do you good.

Digestive debility has often the very creditable record of the during the past month.

of the launch, four are, we hear, still some residing Parliament, and kept his vow as six or seven months back,

of in local hotels, awaiting boata to until this happened nine years which practice is indeed tyran-resulted from the use of, pur gatives, but only benefit can are holders whom live-saving medals. He wished take them to the United States later. His self-denying ordinance nical, oppressive and illegal,

Whereas, this state of affairs sccrue from regenerating the Kwok Sing many years of life to and Japan. One, a Mr. Brachman, lasted longer than that of Thomas wear his medal and expressed bis left this morning by the Kores Poole, the Nether Stower tanner, often calminates in the ejectment the blood, therefore begin Dr. hopes that he would continue to Maro, which took away a big who financed Coleridge for some of the poor tennis, who, in Williams' pink pills, now. You render as valuable services as he number of passengers. hall on the occasion in connec-Germans, it is believed, will be years. Poole was a staunch sup the majority of cases before lear-can obtain the pills from dealers porter of the Abolitionists, and to ing their holdings, offer physical everywhere, or from Dr. Williams tion with which the present breaking their journey at Hong-show his horror of slave labour resistance, resulting in riots and Medicins Co., 96 Szechnen Road, kong in the course of the next few he swore that he would go with public disorder: Now, therefore, Shanghai, at $1.50 the bottle, 18

for 6 bottles, pout free. award was presented.

The function terminated amidst weeks. A good many have during out sugar and souff for a period be it

the past two weeks gone from hereof twelve months. Abstention

"Resolved: That the Philipine paplause.

to Canton, we are informed. from sugar troubled him little,

but his craving for auff was so Legislators be, and Hereby is, MARSEILLES-LONDON,

keen that, we are told, "at the requested to take the necessLTY

the

Poole steps towards remedying the of

year The P. and 0. Company notify end The telegram quoted below was that they are informed by their sat up till midnight opposite situation for the solution of this collection of well-filled important social problem, which received by the American Con-head office that there will be no to & miste General, Hongkong, from and O. special train from snuff-boxes standing ready on vitally affects the welfare of the "Resolved: That coples of this the Manila Observatory at 10.49 Marseilles to London, in con- the table, and joyfully indulged community, and belt further transport charges, and that

nection with the homeward mailin s first pinch the im to-day-

Balintang steamers, for probably the next instant that the clock had struck resolution be sent to both housen:

of the Philippine Legialsture." Typhoon E, of

twelve months.

twelve." Channel, moving N.E.

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