The 700 Islands of varying size in the South Sea group for which Japan obtained mandatory rights at the peace conference will have a Japanese governor and a thorough system of administration. The governor at present will remain under the direction of the navy, which has been in control of the Islands since their acquisition five years ago. It is possible that later all connections between the navy and the Islands will be severed. The League of Nations council in November is expected to work out a detailed scheme for the application of the principle of trusteeship by which Japan retains her control. The idea involved in enlarging the scope of civil administration is to establish three distinct administrative sections of domestic affairs, colonial affairs and police affairs.

Woman With Rolling Pin Knocks Out a Burglar New York.—When Mrs. Sophie Petrowsky returned to her home at 108 Bedford avenue after shopping, she discovered a man ransacking her home. Seeing her, he rushed out with a bag of loot and she followed, first arming herself with a rolling pin. In the street in front of the house, she caught up with him and knocked him senseless with the rolling pin. At the Bedford avenue station, the man said he was James Duane, Brooklyn. The police say he has been out of Sing Sing only two months after serving a four-year term for burglary.

CHOLERA INCREASES IN CHINA Troop Movements Blamed for Worst Condition in Twenty Years, Says Professor Dye. New York.—As a result of the frequent movements of Chinese troops in Zechuan province, West  China, cholera has spread more extensively recently than in the last 20 years. 