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The Austrian Loa",
The Paking Cuzette of Decem ber 5 report 4 that the Aa- atrian loan, hỏi boơn signol by the Vinistry of War without his “having first asked the Üsbinet to
approve it.
Cell Suicide During Storm.
Details of a suicide at Dar: moor Frien of a convier named Wilson, a native of Birmingham, show that ho broke the glass of bis cell window, a. furious storm preventing the nnise of the fall- ing glass being heard, and, mak- ing a rope of his bad sheets, 1 hanged himself from the rod bur
outside the window.
Counterfeit Coln.
STREET HAWKER'S POEMS,
Chocolate-Selfer's Book of Nerves.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1913,
NAVY MANŒUVRES MYSTERY.
Raids and Invasion :" What
Pls the Truth 7
Away back in the summer the In two morenges addressed to Daily News interviewed the
she Lord Roberts has drawn attention National Service League meetings Lohocolate-seller poet of Lothbury to the lessons of the rent naval Mr. William Shepperley's literary manosayres as discksink under abilities hul alrea-ly boon die present arrangements fur 1ome overed by the Poetry Society defence the possibility of a serious which a few weeks later prinjen said which might entail a vital his first published poem, "An Ode blow at the heart of war Empire
Ja iemarkable fact that the Evening Star," "in the though three months baye passed inco thess manceuvres olused no report has been issued, and the country is still completely in the larkas to what really happened.
So far as the foots have been published, they are not of a reasuring, natura.
Nelow..
Two Fleets
The verses, roughly scribbled on old scraps of paper in the intervals of elling oheist and sweets on the baw kura pitch behind the busy Bink, slowed A counterfeit tical in imitition and merit that Me. Shepler of the new issue has been utt red was advice to collect his were engaged, Blue, under at the Hongkong and Shanghaiis vulume form. They now Admiral Sir George Callaghan, Bunk, Bangkok, and is bisers appear published by Jones and generally representing the British detected by the cashier. The new Evens Lockship, Ltil in a thin forces and Red, under Admirel in was only issued on the 11th shilling volume, bound appropri- Sir John Jellicoe, generally re of last month. The counterfeit ately in chocolate coloured covers presenting the German Fleet is sail to be an excellent copy of
Mr. Shepperley's Life Story.
The Blue cominander was given the soul thing, Inquiries were at
230 abips to Red's 117, or nearly once set on foot regarding the Hov, altor sponding his early 2 to 1, and in battleships and molter.
years abroad in Belgiu, Italy, battle oraisers he had 28 to 18, For Left-Handers. and Spain, Mr. Shepperley became a preponderance of 55 per cent Enterprising manufacturers foreign correspondence clerk to a The advantage was far greater make various articles for the City firm, broke down in health, than he would possess in actual special benefit of lofthanded peono failing to earn a living by war unless every British fighting ple. Besides scissors adjusted for translating and teaching foreign ship was brought home from the their use, you on hny Jeft-handed languages, started ne a erret Mediterranean. scrows, gimlets and other tonla, hawker, was the romantic story And, most though:ful of all com- told by the City_chocolate-seller" trivano:8, to minister to their when the Usition of being a physical peculiarity corkscrews poet was bought against him by twisted the wrong way, nan right | the Poetry S wiety, hantled person would think, fər left-handed butlers and writers.
Soldiers at a Bank.
B
They lume of poems just published under the title of The Prie-to-s of þ14” and other. Charged with attempting top ems should be read with the break into the London Country recollections of Mr. Shopperley's and Westmintor Bauk at Burdon life story, but not beans of it. Camp, four privates of the South .mid the noise of the Oity Wales Borderers were remanded and the quiet season office boys at Whitehall (Allan.) Two pol-nd clerks give to chocolates icemen, oroling past the bank en between the lunch time and tea figures in the darkness and are has evolved most of the rested the accused, who, it was thoughts anil na le 'most of the alleged, had forced open one winctes fur the i lea+ on Lifs and dow and cut the patty from three sides of another.
Girl Strikers' Pay. Singing "We will all oling to gether like the ivy " the 360 girl workers at Messra. Courtauld's
Death, love and pain, stara and birds, and Nature daring the teti ours be has hawked" at the Lothbury corner pitch.
A Cathedral's Inspiration.
The events of the war may briefly summarised as follows: July 23.-War declared, July 25-Red Flest raids the
Humber and lands from 24,000 to 36,000 men. July 26-Red Flest raids the
Wear, Blyth, sud Sunder") land, and lands 24,000 men, July 27. Trace suddenly
ordered from Whitehall.: July 31-War recommenced indecisive battle, fought. Aug. 2-War eüdød.”
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The Red admiral thus appears £1,250 to the French Hospital, to have captured four of the mesindusked his Majesty's approval. important parts and bases on the Eistost and to have put be between 48,000 and 80,000 men Bhore. He inflicted very heavy loss upon the Blue, or Britiel. silk mill, Braintree, who have Only the Lines Written in Fleet without himself sustaining struck work for batter wages,
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port, he succeeded in despatching strong force of cruisers into the lantio to prey upon British rade, le had thus gained a great advantage, when suddenly the manoeuvres were brought to
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Smoked out of Church. Fire broke out on a recent Sun day in the basement at Wodey Church, West Hartlepool The morning service had just begun when smoke ia nonsiderable volume issued from the bisem°n} and pervaded the chapel. The service had to be abandoned and the congregation dispersal. The horough fire brigade were attend ing the mayor'a Sunday parade to Offist Church and received The versatility of this little book natice of the fire just before en- of poems besides the ambitious **Priestess of Ida" is exemplified tering. They went forthwith to Wesley Church and quickly by sonnets to Dante and Keats ting to the entrance of Cromarty
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Ding-dong; Carfew Bill! Cover fires of hits and spleen, Angry flumes of passion quell, Let there he peace até eu |
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