A CORRESPONDENT writes:—''There is no doubt some very excellent reason for what appears rather peculiar to an interested observer. T refer to the fact that neither the call for the Annual Ratepayers' Meeting, nor for the recent Election of Municipal Councillors was signed by any representative of Austria-Hungary. Is not Austria-Hungary a Treaty Power?"—According to Land Regulation Lx. "the following Treaty Powers or a majority of them" shall sign the Th position than we are to say why be did not eign the notices in queen tion.
'Tae firs: of a two days' entertainment in aid of the Red Cross fund, organized by Mrs. John Liddell, took place at her house in Bubbling Well Road on Thursday afternoon. A charming programme had been prepared with dances Master Dermot Hanbury,. Master Rory Macleod and the Misses Stephen, and by Mr. Henry Bou-songs by Mre. J. Johnstone, Tsenman and Mr. Donne; and recitation by Mr. Henry BSchlee.
7 o'clock the bar was opened, which was under the charge of Mrs. Beck, Mrs. O. Girardet.
With "house full" throughout the evening the Red Cross Fund should benefit largely.
Mrs. R. Calder-Marshall, with the aid of Mrs. P. L. Bryant, has prepared an Anglo-Chinese Cookery Book, which is to be published by Messrs. Brewer & Ca. early next month, in Englidh and Chinese, which will contain more than 1,000 recipes, The translation into simple Chinese has been made with the utmost care, by competent trans-such as any Chinese cook can easily understand. The price for the two volumes is $6 and the entire nett proceeds of the sale will be given to the various war the and thereafter to. local funds during the continuation of
chan Such a book will oer-tainly fil a want long felt by housekeepers, and the war funds should benefit materially.
Honours for officers and men who took part in the operations at Tsingtao are being published in Japan daily. Among the honours for naval officers announced on the 24th instant, proemment are those ninth conferred on eight aviators, headed by Lieut.-Commander Kaneko. He is granted the Fourth Order of the Golden Kite, with an an-unity of Y.500, and the Third
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