GENERAL NEWS.
Quiet in the F.M.S. According to the Malay Mail, the state of unrest in the mining contres of the Malay Peninsula, which has caused some anxioty since the war broke out, is gradually giving place to the nor mal, the police having manager to lay by the heels the heads of several notorious gangs, and segregating or banishing others whose charecters would not bear' investigation. These criminolaj were in every instance Chinese,
Manila Hemp BilI. · "The bill providing for exemp tion from the provisions of the homp law passed by the last legislatore, of hemp, pacol, maguey and sisal, graded and baled prior to January 1 of next year, whose passage will save. Philippine hemp men more than P.250,000 was passed by the Philippine Commission and is now ready for action by the Assembly.
"To look at the Dark,TM* "I want to go up West to look at the dark," said a bright sabar- ban young lady yesterday. The latest diversion of Londonere ja that of making up parties and promenading in the inky glim- mer in which it is difficult to tell Piccadilly-circus from Trafalgar Square.
Rubber in Churches. Rubber has been
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Although the boat was timed invasion of German warships so to sail at 3 pm.. it was crowded far north can well be imagined, to the very guarde shortly after for the railways in the north of Honour for Loyal Mayor,
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The Scene Changed, One is often led-to-wonder-to-In less than a minute happy,
They are mostly penniless, and what useful purpose the Boy laughing crowds became a panic at best have only just enough to "Scouts pat the broomstick which stricken herde. With blanched carry them through to their forma part of their equipment, facee, men and women began destination without undue delay. A would-be wag who ought to rushing for box.a and bags. No provision has been made to take a rise out of a party of lads People fell over each other in house cr feed them, and they are guarding a Home railway bridge their attempts to regain the quay encamped on the docks with sil has discovered at least one and make for the train which was their belongings and numerous Assuming a German accent he to take them a six days' journey children. announced that he was about to around the Swedish and Finnish The Swedish people, according "plow up der pridge." During canete of the Gulf of Bothnia. to the accounts of numbers of the next few seconds he saw Although there was no danger Russians to whom I have spoken, more s'ara than there are in the imminent for the women, most of have been exceedingly kind to Grave Charge Against a German,
If these plans should be of milky way and was borne off in them preferred to accompany the fagitives who came from
any bee to the German Govern- triumph insensible! Which shows their husbands or brothers on the Germany, and have shown them Sensational allegations were
ment please make any payment that one should not play the fool wear ome and distant journey. every attention, but they can made at Merthyr on October 20 to myself only. I personally am in war time.—Exchange.
All in all, some sixty passen hardly be expected to cope with against a German named Karl
unable to come. gera, fifty-four women and four "I beg you, said the Turkish men, remained on the boat. the misery which is bound to Fick, who was brought up under Fick had carried on business in
arise among the Russian tesory-the Official 8:crete Act.
the locality for the last four or Ambassador at Petrograd on resolved to risk it, and, with me, ita and their families coming
NEW WAR PUBLICATIONS. Chief Uonstable Wilson said five months as a steeplejack. GERMANY & THE GERMAN EM❘ THE WAR THAT WILL END WARS meeting his diplomatic colleague, another Englishman past the from across the sess. As it is the defendant was registered in Detective Dove said on Septem- PEROR by G. H. Forris 2.50 by H. G. Well the Belgian Minister there, "to military age. It is, of course, there is great distress among the Angust. Op September 13 it ber 15 he visited certain premises THE GERMAN ENIOWA. WHAT
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE ?—AK accept my condolence on the difficult to foretell what is in Swedes themselves, as the re-eme to his knowledge that the and saw the defendant with an- WART WHAT THEY CAN DO 2.50 THE NATIONS OF THE
GERMANS THINK, WHAT THEY
magaddon and After 30 capture of Brussels by the Ger- store for us. For the patt, two serves in Sweden have all been defendant had approached another person. Defendant asked THE DERMAN ARMY FROM WITHIN 175
WAR: France & Her Feople mane. The Belgian Minister weeks or so steamers both under called up, and at present some other man with a view to com- that person to go to America and WITHIN 175
Burela replied: "I aleo ask your Excel- the Swedish and Russian flags 60
men are under arms. municating to the German Am 888 the German Ambassador for GERMANY'S GREAT LIE "The lenoy to accept my condolences." have been leaving Stockholm and "Why," naked the Porte's repre- the port of Gefle, some seventy Their families have to be pro-bassador certain plans for laying the purpose of selling to him. Becret White Paper 60 IN THE FIRING LINE
THE TIMES BOOK OF THE NAVY 80 Adcock... sentative, mush astounded, "On miles farther north, for Raumo, Vided for, and all charitable a land mito. Detectives conceal-plane to destroy all their enemies. THE KAISER AND HIS BARBARI ASCRAP OF PAPER The Inner
Fick was remanded in custody WARS by W. N. Wills and the capture of Turkey by the which is nearly opposite Gefs, institutions are taxed to the ed overheard a conversation be-
utmont. Great placards sonounce tween defendant, and another por- for a week, Germans," was the retort, on the Finnish coset.
This passage aremed perfectly collections for these reservists, son. Tiek suggested that the other To Destroy Sea Mines.
At Marlborough-street Police and even clothing is badly needed should go to America and hand safe, sad the Norwegian and
Court, Friedrich Stramberger, of you have lost your appetits Swedish trains from Bergen and for them. In all public instituto the German Ambassador certain
Variety of Christiania to Stockholm, wore tions, banks, and hotele depots plans in connection with the mine German nationality, living in GREAT one of the big dainty dishes at the ALEXAN crowded to their fall capacity for collecting clothing hays been scheme. These plans, it was con- Fitzroy square, was sentenced by DRA CAFE is sure to tempt with passengers for Russia. The eat blished, and are being rapid- tended, it carried out, would Mr. Denman to six months im NAVAL RECOGNITION BOOK by J.
annihilate the British Prisonment for having 31 car consternation caused by this bold ly filled.
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