Mining College, the faculty and students had a very enjoyable time. In the morning, a special ceremony for the occasion was held and the afternoon was spent in sports in the campus, and every event was keenly contested. Parents and friends of students were entertained in the evening with a social gathering. The programme was composed of speeches by Dr. Timothy Richard, the well-wisher of the college, and Mr. 8. K. Tsao; Mra Crocker and students contributed musical items, and Mr. C. Lee did some clever conjuring and sleight-of-hand tricks, 451
Tae body of a Chinese found in a box on the Bund foreshore last week has been identified—a pawn-ticket afforded the clue—ae that of a member of a gang of thieves. The clue enabled the police to get on the track of an organized gang, and three men and two women are now in custody, one of the men being leader of the gang. It appears that the deceased was killed in the course of @ quarrel, and his body was afterwards placed in the box and at night carried to the foreshore. The leader of the gang is on remand, and the other two men have been handed over to the Chinese authorities. The women were discharged.
Presipext Wilson has received and accepted the resignation of Dr. Louis Livingstone Seaman, ce First Lieutenant of the Medical Reserve Corps of the Army on the inactive list, says the "New York Times"
resignation was written before the Secretary for War called upon Dr. Seaman for an explanation of his alleged criticisms of the conduct of the German campaign in Belgium, Statements attributed to Dr. Seaman were construed by War Department officials as a violation of President Wilson's order for all officers to refrain from partisnn discussion of the European war. Dr. Seaman's resignation, however, closes the incident.
Ix the U. 8. Consular Court on Saturday, before Mr. N. F. Johnson, J. B. Melton appeared on a judgement summons for the nonpayment of $886.70, due to' Bickerton's Hotel. The plaintiffs were represented by Mr. J. W. Rice. In answer to counsel, defendant state ed that he had not paid the debt, nor any part of it, simply because he had no money. He had been working on a "Social Directory," seventy-six copies of which had been sold, and he had collected $420.—Evidence was given by W. G. Murphy, and the case was adjourned for counsel to submit a suggestion as to the form of the order to be made by the Court.
Brivis soldiers under—twenty years of age are not sent on service. They are, therefore, exoluded from the Expeditionary Army. The average age of the rank and file of the Foot Guards and infantry of the line serving in England (exclusive of those under twenty years of age) is approximately 24} years. The average of a French and German infantry soldier in peace is approximately twenty-two. In war, that of the French active army, with its reserves, is from 27 to to 98, and of the German first line troops and reserves from 95 to 26, The total weight carried by a British infantry soldier in war selli, oz. against 0Ib. 1002, Thy a German and alb. by a French soldier.
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