London, Sept. 23.
Col. Sir Ronald F. Adam, Commander of the Royal Artillery, First Division, has been appointed Commandant of the Staff College at Camberley, succeeding Lt.-Gen. Vi count Gort, and has been granted temporary rank of Major-General Wireless through Reuter. figure of H.K.$12,963, which includes contributions of $11] and $252 respectively from the dance committees of, H.M. Pandora and H.M. Submarine Rover. The most imposing contribution of at was hended over By Mr.
J. H. Taggart a week or só ago, and totals $10,000.
The health of the Colony seems to be improving, and a glance at the chart in the Medical Office a day or two ago shówed that cholera apparently on' the decline.
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