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OERMAN "THICKERY IN
AFGHANISTAN,
DUMMY WIRELESS FAILS TO DECEIVE THE AMIR.
OY THE FROXYIKE.
A correspondent of a London paper An engineer who had just returned frum Afghanistan to Calcutta after a stay of two years in that country gives for the first time some details regarding the Germany mission which went to Kabul Due in the early days of the war in the hope Loaden of the Amir from hist
wooing on it, was undoubtedly 1916.. sent to Afghanistan with the object of upsetting the Governmen; of India on Nov. 6 the frontier. The Germans had with Dec. 17 them in... Dec, 24 | Persia, a *1917
SUCCESS OF THE BLOCKADE.
VANISHING BUTCH EXPORTS TO
GERMANY.
the
Red
The Timis recently published an interesting testimony from its Amstor dain correspondent to the success of the arrangements of the allies with Holland in regard to the exports from that country to Germany. In the first fix months of 1918 grain exports from Hailand ta Clermany-which had amounted to 1,781,846 tons in the first six months of 1814-had 4447 tons, including an consignment to Cross. Ra copper Eram) 37 (KD tone to one ton, wrought exporta feli copper oxports, ceased altogether, raw end fell froci 5,300 tons to 253 tons, and a tin from 0,800 tons to 29 tons. as in 6 year there was a great increase in wireless apparatus-the exports to Germany of oils and fats, box by means of which they said they this year that have almost entirely received novas daily from, Berlin, and disappeared, with the sale exception from Mesopotamia. But this story did edible margaring the export of which not deceive the Amir, and the Germans had fallon from nearly 6,000 tons.in the Jan. 28 found that they had a shrewd man to first the winnths of 1915 to 1,450 tons in Feb. 11 Feb. 19 Shah, as in the case of their comrades in from 93,000 tons in 1815 to two tons in Mar. 11 Persia
1018, and wool from 18,00 tons in 1914 to 90 tons. Mar. 18
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but not very successfully. They said that this particular machine did not need wires of any sort, nor masta nor expressed, and they were asked to Cemonstrate the powers of their wonder- ful machine, they had to fall back on the threadbare excuse that the apparatus
hul broken down.
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CURIOUS PROVISION IN ENTAIL
OF SCOTTISH ESTATE.
Mr George Millar Bowman, of Lorie Fife, who died in February last, leaving personal estate valued at £1,850 was the proprietor of a library to which women. and children were not allowed access, He was the tenant in tail of the estate of Logie, concerning which, and the library at the house, a very strict entail was executed by his ancestor, Mr Andrew Bowman, who bought, the property in 1750.
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That the mission failed in its object ia, of course, well known. All its efforts to use trouble were in vain, and after being in the country about six months the discomfited Germans were obliged to depart in ignominy, if not in disgrace. The party was split into two, and sent out of Afghanistan by clifferent routes,
While the Germans were in Kabul The library consists of valable BANDOETG, they had may conversations with the Amir and Government
officials, and in-editions of the ancient classics and dad CHERIBON"," dulged there in the familiar Hua trick valuable collection of engravings, and Dr, of spreading news of German "victories the heir is prohibited from lending the DJORJAKARTA such as the Paris, the defeat of books, but he is bound to keep a suitable KOTA RADA,
room
for the library in his house, and to MaxAss, During their
the Amir opened allow free access to it to the neighbour-MEDAN, Parliament to give the people an opporing gentlemen, there to read and study. PADANO, tunity to voice their opinions, and toe is also bound to have a basin with PALEMBANG, this Parliament he announced his inten-water and a towel that the books mayFIKALONGAN, tion to remain neutral, nod to have not be soiled with unclean hands, and PEVANO, nothing whatever to do with the Ger- women and children are expressly pro- reansin the future. This, and the hibited, from having access to the
libmry. ignominicus expulsion of the German
the
• British fall sty
stay
so on.
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munism on the part of the people, which was noticeable when war broke cut. The feelings of the people veered round, and little incidents' which had shown a lack of sympathy with the British ceased.
to occur.
FRIENDLY AMOL
"There is no man in the world,"ti the engineer, who has had it in his power to canse more trouble for the British and Indian Governments during
A
BURNING OF WAR SAVINGS.
MINERS PLAN TO PAY HOMAGE
TO FALLEN COMRADES. "
:
Some miners in the Amble distet of Northumberland, aysa Home paper, propose-re-unite themselves with their fallen brothers by making a sacrifice of
the war than the Amir of their savings. The scheme will lake the
and who has yet remained so
friendly and loyal. He owes no
no allegiance to the British. He is an absolute monarch
form of a ritual, a quantity of war script being bought and then burned publicly
in his own country, and has great power in & brazier, the latter with ita ashes to and influence with the frontier tribes
Early in the war he called all the be preserved as a memorial mullahs (preachers) to a durbar, and told The purchase of a voucher entitle the then the English were his friends, and purchaser to nominate a fallen relative or be wanted them (the mullahs) to be as the friend, and these names will be inscribed was, friends of the English. They pro- mised they would, and the result has
on a Roll of Honour and sent to the King. been's bear an approach to penes on.he At the same time, with the burning et frontier as anyone who knows that wild -country and the wilder men who inhabit
ever expected.
it
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the bonds."the State is relieved of the AUTHORISED CAPITAL... Yes 48,000,0000 liability to redeem.
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"There is no doubt the Amir prevent ed the possibility of any general treable on the frontier and by so doing prodestroyed bably saved the Government of India lakhs and lakhs of rupees. The day be fore I left Kabal I had a long interview with his Majesty, lasting from 10 in the morning till in the evening, and thankel him as he hidden Englishmar, for what
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