'When the water packing boiler on vuleanising plant. situated at North Shanse and Boundary Roads burst' "on Aug. 20, the Fire Brigade apparatus and ambulance were called into service. The men laid on for a short period and handled the matter expeditiously, while the ambulance removed a Chinese to hospital, Ar the request of the Government of the Republic of Dominica, the Chinese Government has appointed Mr. Ling Ping, Chinese Minister to plenipotentiary delegate to 'a Sino-Dominican Treaty. of Navi ation and Commerce, revenue for last. year, while admin: istrative expenditure totals, $0,981, 260, which shows an increase of $436,000 over last year.
view of thie situation a rev) sion is ordered and. drastic trenchment is to be applied in conformity with the prevailing policy, of the Government.
Tt is learnt that a contract for the purchase of 110,000 sleepers, has been signed between the Ministry
dealers at an approximate cost of Teliways and American lumber $200,000. The sleepers will be used for the Munan-Hupeh section. of
Ain, the. Canton-Hankow Railway—Kuo Mu. J H, Liddoll's gardener, Zeo Ab-tung, 37, died on Aug, 27, from electrocution as the result of picking up an electric wire that had blown down during the night Jat Mr. Liddell's residence, " 678 Hungjao Road. The house. cool who saw Zee pick up' the wire and then collapse, removed the wire from the gardener's body means of a piece of wood, and found that he was dead, The police were informed immediately ofthe eeurrenee," and the body
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