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The Norwegipist defence battleship Bjorgiss lunched from the Elswichyard of Sir W. G. ArmatrdWhitworth, and Co., Ltd., on ult. The Bjorgvin is a sistessel to the Nidaros, laurohom the same yard on June 9ose vessels have a length of ft, and are each of 4,875 topspire mont Thoir principal agent consists of Two 93xima and four Gio, guns. Thole if the armament is beigast acted at Elswick, and tbhole of the armour is being pifactured at the firm's Open Works at Manchester. Topelling machinery and bra for both vessels are being tructed by Messrs. Hawthorle, and Co., St. Peter'e Workers. Petersen, the wife of Capt. Petersen. Chief of the Nofian Inspec. tion Commissioit Elawick, launched and nithe varel. Coke Driven MoOmnibuses.
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to Foar women seated Apply by me were talking. I quickly moved away. Kaiser William w88 being being dissected in the most outrageous language that I have ever heard.
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the brutality, the everything. thal-is-beyond-the-pale of the Gemana that is the perpetual and ever-absorbing theme of the cerepapera, the cafes, the ille etroller of the boulevards. One operated, exclus by steam.
cannot escape it. Last night I power, the fuel uieing a crude
sought refuge from the heat as paraffia; but, alth this spirit is considerably costly than After a 17-bour journey, in-well as the vituperation in the petrol, still fari economy is volving a carriage drive across conlabades of the Bois de
'Boulogne. effected by the usbe solid fuel, the frontier, I have just returned Some idea of theing entailed from Brussels, and find Paris may be gleaned fake fact that scod deal more snimated than in order to compeith the coke, when I left. Busy scenes motor benzol androl (costing being witnessed at the railway respectively. 1. 18. 4. per stations. Traine are now coming. gallon) would bay be obtainin more frequently from Switzer able at 4d. per on, so that land and the south, and they all mile for mile aboro-thirds of arrive laden. At my hotel, facing the fuel coste alaved. The the Gare du Nord, there is a construction of thke grate e constant stream of comers and remarkable in the continous goers, and I notice many English
smong them. fuel feed is prod for, the and Americans coke being passeom busker Information as to the where to fire by menf rocking abouts of a large number of pokera on eich if the grate, tourists is still, however, unxione while the disposablinker and ly sought. Srme Americans are Stranded near ash-a scambligock which reported to be has hitherto retarthe progress Geneve. For our own people of the solid fuelstoria ar- the British Colony Committee is ranged for by ds of con-doing everything possible to ren- tinuously operatejcking bars der Fasistance,
Sound Civic Rule. at the base of tire. When
The beat remains excessive, this method used with motor omnibuses chimney and one never seems to feel it is necessary, anin outward quite so much as in Paris. Hap.
But it was only the echo, exag gorated perhaps and vilely phras ed, of the language of the news papers. Colomas are devoted daily to the recounting of some freeb atrocities--the killing of wound- ed soldier, the burning of cottages, the butchering passants with which the enemy. is oredited. Ouo does not speak of "Les Allemande " it is
i olmaya Lox Gauvages ***** Len barbare," "with occasionally the subtle alternative of "Gorille."
An Honoured Odest. De Paris, Aug. 22.
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Not even the French soldiers. march into Alsace could have had are spirited and moving General French when he arrived welcome than was accorded to
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appearance the vdes will be pily, the ice supply has not been here to-day on a flying visit to indistinguishable those al interfered with further evidence, ready running. Tailer, sitnot be it asid, of the admirable man. ed under the bonnmmediately zer in which the situation has under the grate, Bists of been handled. number of sentolesteel horse. thorities have their eyes shoe tabes rading from everything, and new central roservoir, at being supolating to something or plied to the motora pressure other are issued daily. of 300 lbs. fq. in. lo engine is morsing the public is warned.
brillisut soldier that was worthy of the borizatal,.able-acting against unauthorised collections 4 welcome to popular and type, with twin cylbra of 4 in. that are being made for the of himself, his country and his bore and the seastroke. A alleged benefit of the military, condenser i slo ployed, the while motorists are warned that mission." If wild cheering counts water of condensatiundergoing driving at excessive speed will for anything, the object was then filtration before beireturned to be punished with the utmost achieved. General French spent the boiler. It migle expected severity of the law. This applies a long time at the War Office this that some difficull would be alike to civilians and drivers of afternoon, returning later to the found in regard providing military cars. Undoubtedly, the British Embassy, where, it is sufficient fuel for journey of temptations arising from the understood, he will remain till any considerable anco; one attenuated condition of the traffic bis departure for somewhere to- anpply of coke antater, how, on the roads have led to much morrow morning.
I om jast informed that 150 ever, will carry theor for 60 fast driving, and
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picked men of the British Volan- miles, and provision made for accidents have occurred. a supplementary Fupply alert the police have became can sticient for a farth 50 miles, be realised when it is said that teer Corps are to be immediately King's Permion. no fewer than fifty motorists sent to the front. This is very of the Military Authorities with The King has bog pleased to were hauled up yesterday. welcome news, sa the intentions
Official reports fally bear out give and grant to Ernest
d Connell, Esq, assist engineer, what I wrote previously as to the regard to the disposal of the force
My, attention has been draw Tientsin Pakow Bay, Non-excellence of the French cen 8 king; John DolliataRead, Esq, now being barvested. In spite
ina Vadrid newspaper of last} deputy traffic maner, Shanghai- of all the labour difficulties, the to a staggering report published Nanking Railway, Snghai: bod actual production is expected to Monday's date. It is to the effect that e great naval battle bad taken Philip Loury Green, E-g, be considerably in excess of that nanstant trafic serintendent of last year; so the prospect is place in the North Sea, that 18 Shanghai-Nanking Railway, that the importat on of foreign B itch and 28 German abi s had been destroyed, and that Admirel Shanghai, His Marty's Royal wheat will not be necessary. The Licence and author to wear the grain market here is at the anne Jellicce, whose portrait is given, was no more. It is curious that Insignia of the Sixlass of the time practically at a standstill, Order of the Exilent Crop, owing to the bulk of the wheat
atory has been made in any of which decoration à been con- eropa being dealt with by the no mention of this extraordinar ferred upon them by s President military authorition, who are the French or other newspaper bere; has London had any ink of Repablio c.China, in paying the farmers from 20 50 to
ling of this fictitious tragedy? recognition of valpole services 20 francs per quintal. rendered by them.
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Paris, Aug. 21. Surely one of the most to give ind grantinto Arthur With low l'uglafe general astounding features of the war in U. S. Cruiser, Strikes Reef.
Pago Pagu, American: Sinan, manege Shonisi-Nanking the orgy of hatred of Germansy
to which Ang. Gpcjał Bun: Fraccizco Ang and everylbing German tboiit to wear the it is given cxisterar! I do not The U. S. S. Princaton LOW: "popular" feeling lying on the beach here, with FI Class of the know
Fellent Crop, fnda, expression in England, I hole in ber bottom four feet ions brea con speak only of France, whose pent across. A brief announcement ferred am the President up bitterness of 44 years flows that she strook an uncharted rock China in te faster with the news of every fresh on July 11, while on survey day, vabible services success already has been given ont Paris kicfit The trezobery the uavy department in Wa
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