Here Alfred Abel, well-known German film actor ind producer, died in a Berlin hospital after a Tong and painful itiness at the age of 52—, Trans-Ocean, Vice-Admiral Takamado Tokyo. Dee, 13.
Vice-Admiral Kosuke Takamado, member of the Naval Reserve list and steward to Flest-Admiral Prince Hiroyasu Fushimi, died of heart disease on Saturday night at the age of 62, it was announced to-day—Domei, Foreign News in Brief Acconsixo to present arrangements, the King and Queen will leave Lone the Royal Family will spend' Christ-
Banox Francostein, the Austrian Minister to London, was received in audience by the King at Buckingham Palace on Dec, 17 and invested with the insigne of the G.C.V.0. (Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Orders), Moving to ald the development of natural "resources in North China, the Japan Iron Manufacturing Company will open offers in Peking, was announced on Dec. 19. The com-any, which is capitalized at Y.35 £21,000, is a semi-official concern. Establishment of the offices was decided upon at an executive confer once after the reluirn of investigators from China on Dee. 16.
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