Tokyo, Mar. 29.
Effective from April 1 this year, the Ministry of Communications is to make a general reduction in charges for cables destined abroad, including those sent to American and European countries.
According to the new measure, t charge of Y.2.55 per word between Tokyo and New York, which is at present in force, will be reduced to Y.2.47 per word. The charge of Y.2.38 per word between Tokyo and points in Europe will be reduced to Y.2.32. The Ministry of Communications, through the present reduction, will, it is announced, suffer a loss of about Y.1,000,000 annually.—Reuter Dead Foreigner Found in Seymour Road Market A foreigner of the beggar class, believed to have been a Russian, was found dead in the Seymour Road market early yesterday morning. The man was dressed in grey trousers and a blue jacket and his age was believed to have been about 42
Settlement police authorities are now seeking relatives of the deceased, or anyone who could identify the corpse, which is now lying in the Kiaochow Road mortuary. formed to raise funds during the current year reported that a bridge and mahjongg tea has been arranged to take place in the guests' green room of the Shanghai Race Club on April 27. It is hoped to arrange a children's concert or entertainment before the summer. A fun fair will be held in September and a variety performance in November.
The President brought the Anti-
Spitting Campaign, sponsored by the Joint Committee, to the notice of the meeting and urged all members to do their best to support through the sole medium of the scriptures and complimented the society upon the work it has done during the last year.
Bishop Curtis, who has just returned to Shanghai from the interior, related several incidents which occcurred during his visit, which showed how much the work of the society means to the Chinese who are at present suffering much as a result of the hostilities.
The meeting was held in connection with the annual printed report of the society. The report, which contains a record of the work done during the past year, gives many interesting accounts furnished by members of the Bible House who are working in all parts of China. Bibles have been distributed not only to thousands of Chinese but to many Japanese as well. A letter from one member tells of his experience with a Japanese try who, upon learning thi was carrying a number of Bi Chinese refri; are printed was held in connection with the meeting. According to a report issued by the London offices of the British Bible Society, Christian literature has been printed in more than 1,600 languages and dialects.
Gypsy and Russians Charged with Theft A 20-year old Serbian gypsy and two Russian youths all living in the Wayside District were brought before the First Special District Court ye: terday and charged with attempted larceny and also with being in pos-ossian of heroin. All of them denied the attempted larceny charge but one of the Russian boys admitted that he possessed several packages of contraband when he was arrested. Judgment was reserved until the next week.
Police evidence was that on Tuesday the trio bought the contraband from a Korean in the French Con-ud that while returning to Vayside district in a bus running on ing Road they tried to steal money from the bus conductor. They were alleged to have been caught red-handed and sent to the Central Police Station where two of them were found in possession of heroin packages.
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