The Archive · 1911

China New Year

Tur "Japan Gazette" of January 4 reports that there has been " heavy appeared as the representative of the Bridge, on January 4. Mr. Carroll who

ramway Ca. said that accused were snowfall in Aomori and neighbouring ven an opportunity of leaving the car districts doring the past few days, ben it was found that they bad got snow accumulating to a depth of over into the wrong tram, They refused to three feet. Traffic on the northern get out, and at the Garden Bridge. sections of the State Railways is inter-abused and threatened the Company's opted st various places. compradore and other employees. The Massns. J. W. Gande & Ca., are in cbarze against ove man was dismissed receipt of advice from Mesars. Jeho the other accused was fined $2, Dewar & Sons, Ld., that His Majesty Ar the Mixed Court yesterday a King George V has been graciously foreman in the employment of Mr. J. pleased to confer upon them the Royal Cromarty was charged with converting Warrant of Appointment ax Distillers to his own use $21, money belonging to to His Majesty. Like honours have his employer. The complainant stated also been held at the bands of His Into that he had discovered that accused had. Majesty King Edward VII and the failed to turn over to him $21. the late Queen Victor balance due upon the carcases of some Suontty after three o'clock on Wed-cows. The dealer who bad purchased nesday morning a fire broke out in the carcases gave evidence, after which Chinese shop, No, 164 Sangkiang Road, the Court decided that complainant near the corner of Fohkien Road, and should withhold $20.50, wages due to the flames spread very quickly to the accused, to compensate for the amount adjoining building. The Brigade soon squeezed, and further sentenced the had the fire under control and were able foreman to three weeks' imprisonment. to confine it to the two shops, Nos.

We: are glad to note that at the laet 164 and 165, which were, however, meeting of the Postal, Telegraph, and almost completely gutted.

Telephone Committee of the London Tar King has been blessed to Chamber of Commerce, the atten tic and grant unto Mr. Alexander Smit! of the Committee was directed to the Harvey, barrister-at-law, His Majesty's fact that, whilst parcels can be sent to Royal licence and authority to accept Chins vid Siberia from France and and wear the Insignia of the First Germany, this cannot be done from of the Im-England, though parcels are forwarded perial Order of the Double Dragon con-from China overland to England as ferred upon him by his Majesty the Emperor of Chins, in recognition of well s France and Germany. It was resolved to approach the Postmaster-valuable services rendered by him.

General on the subject, and we may

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