TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1915.
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SECK IT HISTORY OF TO-DAY
(From Home Paper.)
THE CHINA MAIL.
Signor Gabriele D'Annunzio, the famous Italian pert and dmmalist, will shortly be appointed to a post in the Italian Navy. He is a finit believer in the Cause of the Allies, and is anxious for his country to jom in the fight against the Huus.
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FAMOUS WAR OFFICE SEOR T
WHAT WAS DUNDONALD'S TERRIBLE PLAN”
CONSCRIPTS IN BRI- TISH KHAKI,
PRISONERS STRIPPED OF UNIFORMS.
Fresh detail with fegard to conditions Santewhere in the War Oflée, prin Germany have been supplied to me, bably in a well-guarded pigeon-haulo
to which no one bus access but the writes the Chronicle's Romanshorus docrespondent, by a friend who has been There is much speculation in Society "ciralos sorcerning the basty Minister of the moment, is a mystravelling through the country, visit paid by the pretty wife of a Guants officer' to Faris à few daysterious document which other Powers have tried their hardest to obtain, ANO. Some say it is not unconnected with a wire she had recaived in regar to her husband's presence in the capital on "sick" leave, and and far which they would give a the fact that he was staying as a guest at the house of a fascinating fortune out of their Secret Service
Countess.
sappearance.
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This is the famon Secret Plan
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these
F fear of a teappoience of the. Allies' men over Fridrichstaven the military authoritius have moved the Zeppolin hengers 10 another part of the
There is apparently a considerable shirt- age of military equipment, as the missen. recently eslled up present audioruus Bgures, uniforms, including portions of khaki tunics clothed as they are in scrappy and absolute flched from British prisonora.
Referring to the noticable shortage of Au using story is going the With the suspension of Truda of War" devised by Lord Dun-mon of military age in funich, he sid Parks apply equally to Wastom rounds of South London polico cir-Union restrictions, the armament donald mare una haudred years that directly the towns are left behind (and UNITY Saxony and Badeal 150 scarcity at elos about the way in which u special bictories bare introduced a large ago, which military experts think.
has never been equalled by any war once becomes mero striking still tha constable, whose ideas on discipline amount of new labour. At one well-tite inventions, and, despite the cor- agricultural work everywhere. has been are rather breezy, outwitted his ser-known factory in the Midlands one
mous progress in science during the taken over entirely by old men and women, man of grant one night recently. Feeling of the now workers, a
arduong mamal duties. coll, and being near a taxicab yard superior education, quickly made last century, may still be us effectist they are even performing the more as ever it was claimed to be by its Even in the country districts of Prussin, awned by friend, ho popped inside friends with the regular workers, whe
ingenious inventor:
where the last classes bave not yet been fat a, bos drink. Later be learned were impressed by bis technical skill
Thomas Cochrane. Tort Duncalled up. similar sonditions prevail that his sergant bail soon him enters by his genial manners and lack of donald.
seaman of outstanding revealing the great drain on the manhood
of the nation which the war has imposed. and was waiting outside for his re-stand-offishness.
ability, and on inventar of many
the west of Coblenz my friend dis things for the chapiovement of the covered that a most formidable series of The goot impression which heavy, first proposed his plan in 1811 concrete trenches had been constructed. With the help of his friends, how. made was deepened when it became when it was referred to a secret com-evidently for use in the event of a retreat. ever, lig gown "devised a plan for known that he is the youngest son mitte, consisting of the Duke of and this evidence of the pussitility of making a sumpa una en, The ci a popular sporting port, and that. Yark, Logl Kith, Ler Fish, military operations in their niidss has ha
a must sobering effect on the population of the user was ordered to take out a having been unable to join the Armyil she two Congres, who pre-the district, where a genuine stata of alarm enth, under ther sent, of which the ter medical reasolis, he is showing nounced it to be “infallible, inreds. has been produced. I definiter bid thuself. The appars his "patriotism in this humble gapetible, but inhunan," and on
Cathy empty cab successfully, passed city of an artisan and giving all his out it was not adopted.
lo segnal at the gate, and a few fearings to a relief fund." ahutes afterwards the constable! strollert curelessly down the street, to, The wife of a well-known peer is the utter astonislament of this superine interesting herslt in a scheme for Sunnittee of us efficacy thus when THE Undersigned dave received instrace when he very respectfully providing the troops in training with
Brutonald accepted the Lanas from Tax Orican In Chauds, į eduto d.
good Iterature. The other day she invitation of the Chilian Government Sell by Public Auction,
to undertakti organisation and Apers-mally distributed a large quan. How German stuff overeared tity of statant works amongst the sand of the Chili Savy, la Siselt is fimustugly related by a Swiss men at a training eng a far was pledged by the Prince Regent friend is the world, despite their aislarste Min. Quite recently a news trom Fondon. A small deputation hot to se it for any silter country propaganda: the Americans ar bented avour in Mulicas Maxived a parcelas se to res their thanks to than his own, a pledge that be hon very sightings, and the Swiss are spely ei cupies of the Emukfort Zei- the donor, and in reply to the spokesumably kept, although he must have accused of favouring the Allies-aven the North Swiss urnals, which are printed in Gurman. The feeling at the Swiss is distribution, in which than she said, "I hope you don't bien sorely tempted to break it.
On his instatement in the Eng so strong, in fact, that they are being sent the French had read a lot of the trash that is printed fish Navy in 18932 he at once brought out of Alace, pred these lung extahhahod suffered a gravo defent at Belfort. in the sixpenny magazines.
*** With 50,000 prisons Insing been taken out u stils the man gravely replied, secret plan agam to the notice in hesines.
Geramus lloncing to the unarmed “ by the Germuaths, An hour later af Se, maana, Ilon't read it. If the authorities, lat en every
Landsturm residing in Switzerland have telegem orieel asking for the intrike it."*
This order been readied for service. He was one of the most evasion it was rejected as for terri medias rerum of the papers, they widely read writers of magazinale al inhuman to be put into effect. having been destined. Ar Malhouse lart stories.
but always with the clear admissionplies to men between the ages of 21 and that it was capable of producing the German acouts are at the prosent time on Thuringin, now Alsace. But the
results which Dundonald claimed for actively engaged in buying up all the avail agent had sell outy and the towns-
It is rumoured timt Lord Joicey fit.
able nickel and copper coins which circulare people were living a good laugh 35 is the new proprietor of Land and
largely in the Teswine, paying 12 fennas for the 100 pieces of 10 centimes or a premium The expense of their German gover Fraser. Jaurs, Jorg Belfort being only a short
The Journal do Genève makes Annie ľstaneo aning, they were well aware bhat the statement in the official gazette. Was all lies."
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PUBLIC
AUCTION.
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WEDNESDAY.
he 9th June, 1915, at 11 a.m., at the Army Service Corps Supply Office,
Wallington Barricks,
Queen's Ind
ABOUT SO CASES JAM.
fin view from th Jace betwero 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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oirred in regard to the re-friends, petstaded the Govenment newspaper man, arensing Great Britain of The greatest secrecy has always Dundonald assisted by influential caustic remarks bout the statements re
cently made by Herr Ballin to an Americ muval at the end of last August, to investigate his invention once causing the war. Herr Balliu, rays the when Paris was mexaced, of the ore, and, as an inducement to thein | "Journal seems. baya unconsciously The French have found a way to French, Mint. It now appears that to acrept it, he offered to blow up when he touches this essential point.
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A clean breast of Germany's guilt timberwone of their prisoners of war
on August 28 a chosen number of avery Hussin fortress in the Baltic End we (Germany), known at the As there was a great short staff were told to be ready to sedul
at a cost of less than £200,000. Lord commencement of the negotiations that ugeot dock laborers at Marseilles, leave next morning for an unknown Palnerston appointed- Commist England would enter the cupiga against Several hundred German prisoners destination. This destination proved to consider his plan. consisting of us Austria would have been more con1 wire suit to do the work as an ex to be Cassel, a little town in the Professors Faraday, Playfair, and
ciliating peritent. Among them proved South of France.
Herr Balli's declaration asys; in fact, The work of hahun, who reported favorably as plainly as possible: “It is we who be any Hardang dockers, who nee
coinage was, here proceeded with, concerning it, but declared, “after have caused the conflagration, sincs hné the coins being specially marked mature she has a bat tinglas, ale take sides. with a C...
any experiments should be made We assume to be possible that the plan contains power for producing the sweeping gestartion the inven-Would the attackars be allowed to plead in tor ascribe to it, but it is clear that Court, We should nos have nailed the the power could not be retained ex-pleiutis had we kown that they would The wretch who came receice assistanCO clusively by the country, because it to the rescue was enreeled in the shadow Brat eplymert would develop its it is he therefore, who is the calprit. be
cense had be shown himself we should A HOUSE in Koutsford Temare. have gone our way with our hands in our pockets ****
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A singur incident occured re centis at one of the big hospitals at which ong wounded Indian soldiers! are being tended. One of these men
ure vers Ture.
REFUSAL TO PLEAD AT COURT-MARTIAL.
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only turned over in his bed and refused to herd further intercourse with anyo, intending to give hing self up to death. He had tenant Jurisdiction Disputed by Recap-principle thd action." thus for two days when a retirel General who had onee conuaialed the regiment to which the map, bes longed chineed to visit the ward,
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out."
This analogy follows **Two men attack two passerby, to whose surenne third unannounced.
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INVALIBLE WAY TO VICTORY. Lord Dindonald died in 1860. Cool and self-passossed, the two German Only a few weeks before he died fre officers, Ober Liont. Hase Andler und prophesied that his invention would, Lieut. Baus Friedrich Itudolf von Saaders one day betried, and it would prove His attention being directed to Leben, who escaped from the Dyffryn Aled the infnilite means of securing vic-
war camp at Llansanna, near Denbigh the strange patient, he scanned and were recaptured near Harlech a week tory by decisive blow. medical chart over the bed and re
later, had the nerve to seek protection Many enjéctures haye, of course. / Chaplain's. Advice to Women of TO 9, QUEEN'S GARDENS, Ist
To-day. "Oh. I see from the Hague Convention when they been made, to what was the secret HE Undersigned have received instruc-marked to the nurse,
you have one of those cases: they appeared before a court-martial at Chester plan. On that it was a means of
In-Castle recently. Both officers showed suffocating he enemy by sulphurous women who
Suina severo words were spoken about
Bre atil ary quite common in India."
engrossed in intimate scquaintance with the details of stantly the man becure animated,e Convention, and copious notes which fures, a cajecture based on u ne fahions in spite of the inving recognised the General's they produced when charged with escapingmoranduin de. by Lord Bun-pecially shout the "apper." by the Rav
Rogal, Sheng, scantly. He was address- at 2.30 p.m., st their Sales Rooms,; No. 8, voici, atd. using lumself, said, indicato tast they had been reading it up donald. is, however, has the Hugh R: Chapman. Chaplaits of the Chapel
Why. General, I never expected to after thar recapture.
Andier. the German naval simman fatal objeun bat Lord Dundesling at the Queen's Hall public meeting see your fuce again!" After a con- Iversation with the man in his native fol in the North Sra. and his left hand expressly utel that it would des of the Women Signallers' Territorial Cores,
Tons to Sell by Public Auction.
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TUESDAY,
the 15th June. 1915, commencing
Des Tax Road, Corner
of Ice House Street,-
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dialect, the officer informed the nurse that she would have no further FURNITURE, etc.. PRINCIPALLY trouble witha bira as he had recited
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The Chaplain's address was entitled, bandaged and wore a dainty wrist watch. tog fortrees and ships-obliterate
The Exceptional Value of Women's lo appested to possess a higher intelli- then, usiwern, from the land- gened that his fellow who bas
The war contes sind aus ein priser, en la scape. Our solutions have been of Work," He said he tald mut this
the servies of the Leben were the full Pru-sisa uniform, more gul character--that his happy woman who was not employed A
or the country with the exception of khaki pattece, which plan las bn superseded by modern was making here for the first time that nod women real. Biany had been
him in place of the explosives or that the resisting women were realising given to One of the best known residents black topboots.
and philsortering was beginning to bea sin. Andler occasionally replied in fairly powers of resent-day fortifications marriage was not their only calling in life, None. Few spee's of our file today ware more ab Clacton-on-Sea, on the night of
god English, but gave most of his An- render. hiplan obsolete. the Zeppelin raid, happened towers in Gesun through a military later. however, these guesses fit in with distressing than some of the women to be down to his front garden gate just preter. I am gailly, be pleaded, but what we kw of the invention, par-seen every day in the Strand and farther after dark. To his surprise he. K the President (Colonel H. E. Irwin Royal ticularly oft-repeated statement West, with the noses against the windows of couple of motor cyclists dressed Fusiliers) explained that no evidence that it wabsolutely infallible, the fashion shops, Mir Chapman went on to in khaki handling their powerful would be taken on that plen, and the irresistiblejut inhuman. And they that he could never simile at the doings of the "flapper, at be regarded her as the would convict bio ad's canter of weetylene «fups in
fact that its inventor's opinion it cause of an enormous amount of tragedy. u mysterious June,
wan disastrous. fabion. He shouted out to them wih to know, wil andler, whose remained ective after fifty years, Her lack of discipline
Beferring to the courage and laurery of One Pair vory fine Blackwood Cabinata.tlut they onght to know better than was tried first, if i cin appeal from an opinionconfirmed by experts, the Canadian troops, be said they had been i
seems to ggest that its principle told that the Canadians had painted Salis 14-fold Blackwood Fire Screen (Porcelain to be out with such lights, when, this Cours to a higher Court?"
to is astonishment. they jumped on
Andler then made protest against the is one that has hitherto not been bury considershly red, but if they had not Panels), Stand, Teapoys, Hotters, eto their machines and went off at a
tried by nation.
paicted Salisbury red protably they would His objection was that not having given At all ots, it is a satisfaction to never have got the guns back. Ose Fiane in good condition, several paire rapid rate. Two hours later the Lace Curtains (NEW) 4 yds. long, One Zeppelins pussed over the very spot his parole he was only subject to discip think thate, have up our sleeves Singer Sewing Machine.
where these cyclists had been Bash-linary punishment by the commandant at
the camp or by his immediate, superior a trump that we could play. ing their larop.
Bebeld that banishment of an officer who if circumsces demanded-A N did notchreak his parole was not so severe A. in the Echo.
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The commiding officer of famous Territoriil regiment was re- burning to his quarters late pre night 499 last week whed he lost his way. BDO
HE Undersigned have received instruc
to soll
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE" QORQLENZD),
at their Bales Rooms, No. 84 Les Voeux Rd, Corner of
Ice House Street,
One Grand Pisco by
Court
The President No.
convirin of the Court.
did notchreak his paule ra
The President pointed out that whaterer punishment was ficted on bim would
| navo bio ko confirmed by Gearm binawin-
nun. commuding the division, and hir
out
than
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INVAIN OF ENGLAND.
Ba, to Harbour.
suddenly, found himself spinning attement would be considered by that headlong down a steep hill. Half-offer. The decision of the Court was How Gern Force was Dilven
be wiped way down a sentry's voice challenged at firal; it was liable to be. tim to Halt! He just minnged altogether or modifiad.
Leben proved mure
1 was generally koond that the to gasp, I can't bult Lost con Andler. He refused to plend. and also trol, and whizzed past, but not be protected susinst the constitution of the Germans to land on expeditionary fore Le heard the sentry, who had out. He was stared to be a lieutenant force in Ebd, and that it was our recognised his officer, call out: All
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The article conoltides, with advice
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