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pathetic in their very triviality and hours from Tearskog Belo Alexej Simplicity. Thus on December 16, Nikolaisvitch's nose began to bleed. 1917; the Empresa wrote
Dr. Dervento, who always,accom TRAGIC MEMORIES IN LAST I am now knitting the little one panied him, tried to stop the blood,
LETTERS.
stockings. He has asked for a pair, but nothing availed; and the situa for his ars in holes, while mine aro, tion became so threatening that Dr. The last interior illumination of thick and warru.. How I knitted Derevento decided to ask the Em perhaps the profoundest and most laat winter. Do you remember?peror to turn back, the train, as complex tragedy in history is sup. I also do for my folk everything of Alexei Nikolaievitch was loeing plied by the letters written by the that sort which they need Papa's much blood. The Emperor passed Taaritus Alexandra Feodorovne trousers are terribly patched, and hours of tormont awaiting their re from har Tobolsk prison to her most my daughter's blouses as in holes.turn, as he feared such attacks of intimate friend and only woman Mama has mosses of grey hairs. bleeding more than anything. With confidant, Madame Anm Vyrou Anastasia is very fat to her des extraordinary precautions he was bova.
These remarkable docupair], as Mary was formerly long carried from the train. I saw him. inents will be published shortly in and strong in the body and thin ne ho lay in the nursery a little wax letters and memoire, the correction short lege. I hope she will grow like face, with the nostrils plugged proofs of which have very courteous still. Olga is thin and Talians with bloody cotton wool, Professor y been placed at the writer's dis also. Their hair is growing war. Feodoroff and Dr.. Derovenko were sal by the Russian publishing derfully, as they go about without attending to him, but the bleeding would not stop. Professor Feodo Juse of Djakovar With a single shawls.
roft told me be much wanted to try. ALL BO BRAVE AND GOOD." earlier exception, they extend over the period between Oct., 1917, and In her next letter the Tsaritsast resort, which was some sort of glands of guineapige. The Eni the removal of the Imperial family writer of her husband: **He is
press was on her knees at the bed- to Ekaterinburg in April, 1016-positively anazing such firmness sides, racking her brains, as to what They were written partly in Eng of spidt, though lio suffers endlessly to do next, Returning home 1 fish and partly in Russian, but the for the country. But I am amazed received from her a note with an text in the memoirs is entirely in when I look at him. She adds: order to call in Gregory Efimovitch. the latter language. The only de-All the other members, of the He came to the Court, and with the Yesterday afternoon, a twenty-two Rasults to Saturday, Jan. 6 (Inclusive)
fails suppressed are a few phrases family are so brave and good, and parents went into seo Alexei Níko·· year old daughter of a boarding-house
and personal experiences of the never complain, and just as God laievitch. According to their ac
as Madame P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. Empress, which,
and our friend (Rasputin} would count be went up to the bed, cross- master was fined $50 for ill-treating Liverpool.34 17 2 5 49.22 30
Her owned the Heir to the Throne; telling her mui taai, the Magistrate, Mr. R. Sonderland 94 14 7 3 60 23 36 Výroubova says, "were too sacred wish them to be." B. Lindsell, taking a lenient view as Huddersfield 34 19.75 35 18 31 to me to be made public. Need-anxiety for the country of her adop: the parents that nothing serious Newcastle...? 25 11 8 8 27 10 30 less to say, these letters were tron binds expression a few lines was the matter, and there was not the girl had been well trented and up- Middlesboro 24 11 0 5 39 31 29 carried on by the Tobolsk That is the cry of my soul day and ed round, and went away.
Manchester C...24 12 6 8 30 29 30 Among the authorised correspon later, in: "Oh, God, save Russia! reason for them to be uneasy, turn peared to be well nourished and
Sheffield U. 25 117 738 31 20
night, Only not that shameful bleeding stopped, and-next day the dothed. Dr. Valentime examined the Bolton W26 10 8 10 30 30 56 captives under Bolshevik surveil-
Burnley
24 10 89.40 31 26 lance, but wore smuggled out of peace," and again; in the same Emperor went to headquarters. mui teat on February 5, finding braises | W. Bromwich A...240 60 38 23 24 their prison house by devoted letter, she returns to the theme. The doctors said they were absolute
Aston Villa24 0 6 9 31 33 24 friends and servants, who self-steri- How old I hava. become, but 1ly at a-loss to know how it had been on her legs and weals on her arms, Tettonhant
According to the defendant, the Ukekburn 24 7 8 9 31 35 on ficingly took upon themselves the feel myself to be the mother of the done. But it is a fact.
21 911 28 37. 19 grave risks of keeping open these country, and 1 enfer with it na il mus taas had been improperly conduc- Preston N.E.4 7.7 10 34 39.31 clandestine communications. The with my own child, and I love my 6 9 10 24 31 21 Taaritsa was well aware of the den-land, in spite of all the terrors at ting herself with the lodgers. Asha Birminghan 25
Chelaon
24-6-8-10-£6-20-20. was in charge of the household (ber Cardiff C. 24 8 4.12-34 38
ters which such correspondence in-the present time and at the wrong 20 8 4 14 40 6:1 26 volved, and repeatedly enjoined dahe. You know that love and mother being dead), she called the Argons!.....
38 6 6 14 23 44 19 upon her friends the necerity of Russia cannot be torn from thy Notts F.
24 8 19 26 38 16 mui taxi'inta-ber, room and remon
20 Oldhem.......
15 burning all letters. strated with her. Complainant became insolent, pushed her and knocked her down. In her own delegte she seized
Finching
His Worbip: Do you persist in saying that all the bruises were inflicted by a foot ruls in a free fight?
Defendant-Yea
Everton
Fulbam
JAKART
DIVISION I.
Goala
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5
& 16 25 48
DIVISION II,
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The
Madame Vyroubova's account of the last meeting between the Tear
and. Rasputin may, perhaps, also be worth quoting, with proper-meer vations:
The last time the Emperor saw To the disheart, in spite of the black ingrati-Rasputin was in my house at I had mgard of these admonitions we are, tude to the Emperor, which lace. Tsorskee Sclo whither at any rate, indebted for a fresh rates my heart-after all, that was summoned bim by order of and valuable light on one of the not the whole country.
I
their Majesties. That, was about Results to Saturday, Jan. (Inclusive)
Goala
most perplexingly contradictory The letters, in fact, should finally month before his murder. Here a Chinese foot.rule and struck the
P. W. D. L.F.A. Pls. characters to be found among the destroy the legend that the Empress convinced myself more than ever She mul teas about the lege.
Notts County....24 14 496 12 32 prominent personalities of history.was treacherous to Russia and fav. what an empty invention was the admitted also
her. Bary...24 12 8 4 3 19 39
SPIRIT OF RESIGNATION.. oured Germany. On March 15, talk about a wish for a separate The complainant natched the Loada 24 13 6 5 25 15 32
peace of which the slanderers Blackpool...20 11 9 6 0 21 31 Infinitely mischievous as the 1918, che writes: " ruler from her and hit her about the Leicester 24 13 8 8 37 23 31 Teorits S own letters to her hus- God! How our country suffers spread reports, stating that that was body, head and eyes,
Sianchester U....25 11 8 8 18 13 26 band have shown her to have been Do you know I love it much more the desire either of the Emperor or Derby County.....24 10 7 7 30 23 97 West Ham 24 11 6 8 30 24 27 as a political force, her correspon-warmly and tenderly than you do? of Rasputin or of Sturmer or of Barnsley .........25 10 5 10 34 31 26dence with her favourite Lady-in-Vahappy motherland. You have others. The Emperor arrived mixi- Shathampton....25 898 23 23 Waiting sets her forth in quite un-been tormented from within and ous and, sitting own, said: “Now, Wednesday.25 979 30 30 6ather light, and it is impossible to the Germans have inutilated you Gregory, say good prayer. It His Wombip But a little foot rule South Shields.24 8 8 10 21 30 23 read the documenta now to be given from without, taking away an seems, to rue that even naturo is could not possibly have caused such Port Vale...93 4 10 23 94 25 to the world without a feeling of enormous piece, as in the days of going against is now. He then bruises on anybody.
Coventry24 10 2 19 29 35. 29 admiration for the spirit of selflose Alexei Michailovitch, and that told us that in consequence of the Defendant's reply was that atockport 24 24 11-18-34-ignation in which-the-bora, the without fighting in the line of snowdrifta it was impossible to
Hull City4 7 7 10 29 26 27 Chinese lost-rule was very heavy and Rotherham 8:8 11 29-40 26 terrible humilation and sufferings revolution. If they bring order hring.com to Petrograd. Gregory 9.10 10:28 19 of her closing days. The dominant into our country, what could be Efimovitch cheered him up, saying suggested that the braites were the Bratiford C245
Orys. Palaco. kü 5 8 19 25, 42. 18 note of all the letters, most of mora insulting and humiliating than that the main thing was not to con result of piaches...
Claptona 6-24- 48 12 13 32 16 which are very long, and which to owe that to the enemy? God elude peace, as that country would i Wolver. W... 244 6-14 19 41 11 together will fill thirty or forty forbid. Only they would never win which showed the greatest en The Em closely printed octavo pages, is one have dared to talk to papa and durance, and patience.
peror agreed with this, remarking of profound and obviously sincere mans.
On the following lay she is even that ho had-news of the food silun piety. Through all her trials and
tion being bad in Germany. Theo tribulations the Empress rever lest more emphatic: her trust in religion and her belief Such a nightmare that it should Gregory Efimoviich pointed out that everything, which sho was call-be the Germans who are saving that thought should be given to the upon to bear was but part of the everyone and introducing order. lot of the orphans and disabled 2011 505 16 25" 20 9 7 4 98 19 25 bonevolent designs of an inscrit-What could be one or more after the war. He said "No one At times the humiliating than that? We accept should feel aggrieved an every one Wigan B........
20 10 531 25 25 ablo Providence. Neison 01
16 11 05-24 17 32 writer's religions exaltation be-order from one hand while they has given for you the dearest that Stalybridge9 10 4 5 20 14 24 comes almost ecstatic. As, for in-talto everything from us with the he had." When their Majesties Walsall.... }Halifax T.. 19 8 8 8 58 23 21 stance, in the following extract other. God save and help Russia. rose to take their leave the T- Darlington
Nothing but disgrace and horror. peror said, as always, Gregory .20 7 6 7 32-19 90 from a letter of March 16, 1018:
but Gregory Southport.. 21 7 6 16 17 20 With heart and soul I am always It is God's will that Russia should cross all," Lincoln C. Accrington .20 84-8 29 37 40
20 7.07 20 23 20 with you in prayer. May God pre-bear these insults, but it kills me to Einovitch answered, "To-day you bless me," which the Emperor did. serve you. And thanks to all in think that precisely Germans-Whether Rasputin felt that he was Hartlepools... 768 28 37 28 Crowe A. .........217 22 22 19 general. Soon Spring will be upon; in battle (that goes without sayDeeing them for the last time I Wroxhuni.....28-6 9 17 90 16 us, and joy in our hearts. First the, but in time et revolutionare mov- Since out last report от Ashington.21 R4 11 28 41 16 way of the Cross and then Christing forward and have taken Batoum know not. I cannot assert that he had premonitions of events though December 26 per Str. "Kashgar," Grimsby........ 19-03-10 27,25. has risen. Soon it will be a year and so on. They have completely what he said came to pass. Per- our yam market has not
since I 'parted from yon, but what plucked our warmly loved country. dergone any material change, owing Durham C.1947 8 20 27 15
His Worship, after examining defendant's arm for the injuries alleged to have been, received in retaliation from the muinai said “Ij
see no sign of any mark at all."
DIVISION III.
NORTHERN SECTION.
Goals
P. W. D. L. F.A. Pta.
Mr. R. E. A Webster for the Reaalts to Baturday, Jan. 6, (Inclusive.) defence poured the foot-role after a -brief adjournment-and-Hire Worship-Bradford
Chesterfield.. after summing up fined defendant as Rochdale... stated.
COTTON TRADE.
Megara. Falishwalls and Kotwell, cotton and yarn brekere, raport under data February 12-
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¿Tranmere R.21 3.5 13 17 33 13
in Couton sad surrounding distaista SOUTHERN SECTION. which has greatly bampered entire trade.
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92 % 8 7 17 20 21 29 4 8 8 21 27/30
RASPUTINIS INFLUENCE.
death Rasputin associated great misfortunes-for their Majestice During his last monthe be con- stantly expected that he would soon be killed
HONGKONG TIDES.
is time? Nothing. Life is vanity cannot reconcile myself to this,nally I only describe what I heard and we are all only preparing for that is to say, I cannot think of it an how I saw him: With his own the Kingdom of Heaven. Then without terrible pain in my heart." there will be no more suffering:
Apart from these letters the book Results to Eaturday, Jan. 6. (Inclusive) Everything else can be taken from!
Goals A good demand from Yunnan Pro-
man, but his soul no one can take, is historically worthless. If Madame P..W.D. L. F. A. Pts.
To Madame Vyroubova's con- vince has induced buyers to operate Bristol C.14.18 2:40 23 37 though the devil lurks for him at Vyroubova had been a trustworthy on a moderate sople, resulting in the swanso4-24 14 8. B 51.23 33 overy step. He is cunning, but we witness, her evidence, as to events firmation of the repular theory 22:14 2 6 81 17 30 must fight him bravely. He knows which took place under her eyes at Sir George Buchonail was the total sales of about 5,000 bales of 10e. Plymouth..
our weaknesses better than we do, would have been invaluable, for she real author of the Russian Revolu• and 12. Counts, with an increase of Watford
and takes advantage of this know-wai a regular messenger between tion serious, attention need not be $4 to 8 per bale, while other Counts Pertaniouth 24 11 4 9 28 20 26
Brighton.....
„23 10 .6' 7'30'20 26. 1249.186-21 19 26 todge. But it is our business to be the Russian Imperial pair and given. This is only one feature of are entirely neglected.
Millwall
on our guard, not to sleep but to Gregory Rasputin. Unfortunately a great deal of political nonsense. The heavy fall in Rupee exchange Northampton...92 9 7 6 31 17 25
Swindon 239 9 6 33 29 23 fight. All life is a struggle, for for her, the Tantea's letters have contained in her book. has made the Foreign bolders very Luton
499 33 33 24 otherwise there would be neither been published since the memoirs firmi, who are holding on their stocks Norwicht 877 278 22 accomplishments nor rewards. All went to the press, and they have
.93 8 10 7 20 25 22. in the anticipation of a substantial Charlton
23 9 4 9 13 39 20 trials sent by Him are for the best. proved up to the hilt a great deal rise after the Chinese New Year.
2477 10 99 25 21 Everywliore you see Hir bond: Do of what the lady-in-waiting, exerts men act evilly unto you? Then herself desperately to disprove. 33 11 26 39 19 bear it without murmur. He will This concerns mainly the role of 22 8 8 10.0 32 18 also send His guardian angel, His Rasputin, who, she preposterously 24 4 8 12 20.38 16 comforter. We as never alone, declares, had no influence on Im- 237 13 19 38 15 He is omnipresent, omniscient love portal policy, though the Taaritea's 23 6 4 13 28 35 14 itself.
How is it possible not to letters show, that Madame Vyrou- -224 315 19 44'11believe in Him? The sun shines boy repeatedly acted as transmit-risk the year 10099 brightly. Although the world einster of the Starets e political mes KOWLOON BUSES. and we sin, and darkness and ovil sages to the Court, and that her Bargains in Chinese hands about!
prevail, the suu/of truth will shine house was a regular rendezvous of 7,000 bales.
As will be gathered from our forth. It is only necessary to open his worthless candidates for vital Shanghai Local milaroksported vestisement columns, the Kowloon our eyes, to hold wide the doors of Ministerial positions. According to to have done good business and large motor Bur Co, propose to operate a the satti,, in order to receive into Madame Vyrobova, Rasputin was lots have changed bands, owing to the fifteen minste sarvios, running direct oneself the mys of that fun. We merely a holy man endowed with asgerau of Chinees buyers who are from the Star Ferry Wharf to Kow. love Him, do we not, my child, and healing and prophetical powers, and taking advantage of the present cheap leon City via Chatham Road, yo know that it in neary all the stories of his excesses wer Gascoine Road, Hung Hom and the Only patience a little longer my only calumnies of enemies. Nei soul, and these sufferings will passther herself nor any of those who Old Kowloon City rond. This and we shall forget, our torments knew him well, she declares, ever Japanese Yarn:The present here are so unfavorable to those service commence to morrow and it on there will only be thankfulness noticed any sign of his notorious ruling in Japan that large transnations will be the serenahopinion of the for The Lord.help those who debauchery. She even goes to the have paid during the hole interval travelling public of Kowloon that the not the love of God in their point of maintaining that no as under:-1200-Balen Nagasaki No company have taken a ght, step in cruck halta, who see only what is woman, even if she had wished it. 20s $210/225; 1200 Bales 3 Horses No filling up a much felt want.
Fouthend....
Exeter.. Queen's P.R Owing to the very near approach of Bristol the Chinese New Year, which is on the Berthyr 16th inst, business is almost easpen Brentford ded, but as the Chiness dealers have Reading very small stock in their hands, a fair Newport ly large business is expected at the Gillingham.. opinicg of the market in the com. Aberdare. mencement of the New Year,"
Would stock 9,000 balea,
rates.
16 $210; 500 Bales 3 Horses Mo, 20s $207/217, 2000-Balea Yellner Jose No. 20, 3210/223; 2000 Baler Betru No. 10 $197, 2000 Baler Seten No. 201 $227, 2000 Bales Bins Fish No. 20
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