Tt ik reported from Simla that Ir. Sven Hedin, who has arrived in Inia after having explored the interior Tibet for two years, has discovered ti sources of the Brhamapootra and Indo, and another He explored great region hitherto unknown to the world and found-s mountain rac 2,000 miles in length, which he tem Trans-Himalayas. Hi cold and hanger, bat, thanks. to assistance of some friendly merchante. he remained undetected thronghom Dr. Hedin says that the Chinese bar decided permanently to shut up Tibs, and that the Tibetans have mo choice! but to conform with this decision. In. the course of his journey, which extends! lover 4,000 miles, be saw several goid mines. He has made an elabony map of the interior of the country, that there is practically no room te further discovery.—Osaka Asahi."
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London, September 15.
Reinforcements for the first battle of the East Kent regiment (the Bufs) embark on the troopship Soudan a Southampton to-morrow.
September 18.
Professor John Churton Collins. well known author, essayist and lectorer who has been professor of English literature at Birmingham since 1904. has met with an accidental death.
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