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As Army Order announces that tha King had been pleased to signify his ples-
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Mr C. O. Bohanan Me and Mrs.
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Okpt. & Mrs Branch Mr Brand & family Me R. H. Brown Mr W. G. Browell Me M. W. Bruce Me N. Barns
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mure to recogaisy, "by the, grant of a Mr D. Abraham). (Mr. C. Little distinctive decoration, the services venir Wa Adama Major and Mrs D. dered by his Majesty's military forces Miss AG. Anderson Larimor under the command of Field-Marshal Sir Me Baring Major and Mrs D
My Gea: 8 Arabatt Mr G. Ladin A special cable to the Allahabad dated. D. P. Franch, 0.0.1, G.C.V,O,, Mrs Y. Baring Macdonald London, December 28th, says: The Times †K.COM.G., in France and Belgium during Mr. H.A. Barter Judge & Mm Hae-
Mahon military correspondent devotes an article the earlier phase of the war in 1914, up Capt. J. Baxter.
ME. L. Bayley to the extent and consequences of the to midnight November 1, 1014. Mrs E. R. Bafilic The decoration will be. Star in bronze Me0. D. Ball auemy reinforcements to the West Nd clasp will be issued with the 'Star. Mr R. Birbock Russia. He considers that the Eastern The ribbon will be red, white, and blue,Me J. D. Birrell, Front must be guarded if only to prevent shaded and watered, the percolation of Bolshevik notions into Germany, but probably dalt = minion
Commenting on this announcetral men can be transferred, spart from The Times pays-While we welcome, possibilities arising from the contemplet the forthening tace of a special star to ed employment of 200,000 recently the first seven divisions of the British esptured Italians in German mines and Expeditionary Force, and other units who the release of German prisopars now in served in France and Belgium up to Russia. Although the German man November 22, 1914, wo-trust that the power prablem had reached a critical authorities will not make the mistake of stage, the maintenance of the strength specifically assisting it with the battle during 1818 is now reasonably assured, of Moms. The attempts to call the new Lesuming operations to be at the general decoration the foca atare very
Me J. L. Plummer My AO. Putosky character of previous years. The Ade much to the deprecated. Only four divi
Mr W. J. Pringle -** trians must be prepared for surprises inione were in the line at Mons, and only
MB Pritchard outh-west Bussia, but having shortened two of these divisions were fully engaged Mr and Mrs Cordley and s the Italian front they may spare a quaria the battle. Our Tower at Mons are Mr.D. Courtney Mr. Pujades er of a million men for Alsace. In his said to have been not much more than Sir and Mrs F. LH E. H. Bay
Mr and Mrs Darby Dr W. T. Qursifa spring plans Hindenburg may decide t° 0,000. From the British point of view,
Davidson
~Miss F.-Reny | include in the attempted, invasion of Eng-the greatest beltle in all this period was Bay, and Mrs W. S. Hr E. E. Bood
land, an attack on the British, French, the first battle of Ypres, when oar Duvis and child Me D. Reichelman Americans or Belgiasus in France, opera casualties numbered close upon 50,000. MrJE Edwarda Me F. Reichelman
Mr r& Mes Entickansy Mr G. Risch tions through Bitzerland, a thrust at The first battle of Tprise will always be Mime. E. Emsalt Saloniks or assistance to Turkey, comted among the memorable battles of Mr. H. Ganjoin Although the enemy reinforcements history, for it determined the whole Mr and may destroy our too narrow margin of bent course of the war in the West.
Mrs B. Gosaler numerical superiority they will not give The reason why the public persistine F. Goulboure the enemy the crushing superiority talking of Mons and not of Ypres is that Mr and Mrs F. Gray necessary for decisive results. We are, the story of Mons was told at the time, Mr D. S. Guthrie however, liable to be hard beset in the whereas the supreme importance of the Mr and Mrs Rob Me R D. Sheldon
Mr and Mrs Ed. West, particularly if the enemy, realisest battle of Ypres has only recently been Capt. T. P. Hall
Shellin and baby cessful rearguard setion, but the memory
Mei M. Slade of the glorious stand at Ypres will be Mr and Mrs E. R. Mrs W. H. Sparke
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**HOWLERS."
The University Correspondent publishes some more amusing schoolboy "hawlers." Among them are the following:-
Walter Scott was imprisoned in the Tower because he could not pay his debts; while there ho wrote the Waverley Novela, but he was afterwards burat alive; be also brought tobacco from Virginia,
ROBBING THE KAIDER.
DARING AND EXPERT WORK IN THE CASTLE BURGLARY.
AMSTERDAM. Nov. 9.
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Hannibal
Нодявол
Mr and Mrs M. MAC. Trimm
Joblin
Mrs L. M. Joblin
Mrs M. Jolleg
Mr and Mrs T. W
Tatwiler M.H.J.Vollenweider
ph Mr W. J. van Wag
Mr E. M. Joseph
en leadonk
During & severe stories on Monday nig, W. B. Walters
thiaves broke into the user's castle of Capt. T. Larsen Me P. Wilhelmshoebe, In addition to doing a
called after his beloved mistress Queereat deal of damage, they made off with / Bir And Me Mr 8. T. Wilinenson
Elizabeth.
James F claimed the Throne of England through his grandmother, because he had no father.
The attempts at colonivation in Flike beth's reign were that Raleighght shoking into England and had a bucket of cold water thrown on him, and Drake discovered potatom round the world and planted them in Lancashire, in
Laurtisan
Mrs J. Watson
P. Whitham Mr W. D. Latimer Mra P. Whitham
Capt. and Mrs M valuables to the extent of about. £3,000 | Mr A. H. Lay
Wilson These consisted of clocks, bronzes, vases, Mr Louis Lazard Mr C. F. Walsiffer porcelain, and uld weapots. Leiria
Mr and Mrs J. J. Mr G. G. Wood One of the burglars at least must have been an art connoisseur, fer, great, dis- crimination was shown in the selection of of objects d'art to be carried off. One of
"PEAK HOTEL. the stolen bronzes, has a value of £1,000. Mr and Mrs Adams Dr and Mrs Roch
Early on the following morning one of Mr and Mrs D. F. Mr and Mrs G. P. the thieves was during enough to dispose
Blair
St Tammert & child
Henry the First's son William was of some of the stolen treasures in Cassel, Mr and Mrs O. T. Mr. W. G. Litt drowned in the White Ship and never seat which bown the Imperial residence smiled again.
Lambert Simpel was defeated at Stoke and sent to roast in the king's kitchen.
The Pope called Henry VIII. "Fide
the Ofensive."
Joan of Arclived in the French Revolu tion and one day she fell into the arms of the English and got burnt.
Childe Harold was defeated by William the Conqueror, at the Battle of Hastings By eating slowly, food is digested before it is swallowed and the enriches the
blood, which, goes down one leg and up the other.
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The present Primate of England is Mr. Lloyd George;
Poetry is a thing you make prose out of The laws are made by, Lloyd George or eise by the policeman,
The Daylight Saving Act shortened the day by an hour.
The speaker did not expect ironclad cheers,
When a drunken mas sees what a fool he has been, and is going to turn over a new leaf, he is called a Reformar, John Wydiff was Beformer.
Intands. To one art dealer he sold a large
Chinese vase for £100, and in like manner got rid of some old arme, dating from the time of the Thirty Years War, and of some rare old German porcelain.
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$4,000, VOL.00 Mr&Mrs A. Findlay $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND PAID UP CAPITALA Mrs Garlick The Times comments on the reduced Mr and Mrs B. A. Smith
SHÅNGKAI BANK, to be placed on Basava Juara 29,100,000. gold output of the Empire last year which was $1,161.000 sterling in the
Mr & Mrs V. Findlay FIXED DEPOSIT at 4 PER CENT. Transvaal below the record attained in Me and Mrs HR Smith y 1916 and is estimated at half a millionHarling & child Mrs K: Svesn laks
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