The publisher of the "Hiukuojchpao" appeared at the French Mixed Court on Tuesday charged ith the publication in the issues of March 12 and 13 of article: suggesting bad treatment of Chiv ese workmen in France, of a nature; to disturb good relations between foreigners and Chinese and fendily to upset the peace by the conveyance of impressions of a completely erroneous nature. The statement: in question were especially of nature injurious and damaging to France.
This paper had previously come under the notice of the authorities, having been the object of proceed: ings for having in September, 191¢, published seditious articles against the constituted Chinese authori A fine of $300 was imposed, anu the Court ordered the publication in its next issue of a correction.
We have received a copy of new monthly journal named "Discovery." is an. endeavour to popularize research in the arts and sciences and to present the most recent discoveries therein in an interesting and non-technical form. The first issue promises well. A glance at the articles, several of which deal with subjects that are on the borderland of the known and unknown, will be sufficient to case many thinkers to start their subscriptions with the first issue, dated January, 1920. The Secret of Philae by Professor R. S. Con-the Modern Theory of Dreams by Professor T. H. Pear, are among its contents; other well known authors contribute articles on such varied subjects as Smoke Screens at Sea, the Paris Conference, Spitsbergen, and Methods of Sound-Ranging. in War Time. The journ: l' is well printed but the paper does not lend itself to modern illustrations. The publisher is Jcbn Murray and the price 6d, net.
Tae following acting appoint. ments, in the Civil Service have been gazetted:—His Honour Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz to act as Chief Justice. Mr..J. R. Wood to act as, Puisne Judge with effect from March 1, 1920. Mr. E, A. Irving temporarily to act as First Police Magistrate and Coroner.
A political programme for th immediate future was discussed last week at a secret meeting of students in the Government University at Peking. It was gathered that the—students template wider activity with a view to the formation of an all-China Liberal Party in opposition to the Anfu} Club.
A party of 20 Chinese gamblers vere at the Mixed Court yesterday fined $3 each, while their bank, consisting of nine Mexican dollars, nine 20-cent pieces, 10 10-cent pieces and 92 coppers, was confiscated.
About 9 o'clock on Thursday fire roke out in an alleyway near Pingliang Road, and spread to five cighbouring houses. The first ouse was burned out, and most of the others were more or less seriously damaged. In the excitement following discovery of the fire, 2 girl jumped from one of the houses and received serious injury.
he was conveyed to hospital by Police. The outbreak was dealt th by the Hongkew Division, tral Division also attending. litle less important in the Building up of industria than confidence in the men we Purity Percentages 9 98.75 %——90
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