Peking, June 7.
Sergeant Kivett and Private MeNulty of the American Marines were returning to camp from the rifle range yesterday afternoon when the chauffeur drove the car against a slab on the roadside and overturned it. Sergeant Kivett has since died from his injuries and Private McNulty is in a serious condition.—Reuter.
Caeraix and Mrs. Basil Taylour, of Hongkong, were recently the recipients of a'magnificent silver cup from the French community of Hongkong, in recognition of their work for the Devastated Villages of France. The cup, which is suitably inscribed, is about 18 inches high, with graceful handles on cither side.
Sevexty bankruptcy announcements have been made by Tokio concerns since May 1, 10 of the firms and corporations involved having had capitalization of half a nfillion yen and upwards, according to a statement of the Metropolitan police authorities. The chemical and dye industry appears to be the hardest hit by the existing financial depression, chemical and dye works figuring largely in the list of bankrupts for the month, while those concerns which are weathering the financial tempest are conspicuous:
cutting down the number of their employees.
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