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Black List a Dead Letter. The black list which was in- stituted several years ago by Act of Parliament with the object of preventing those who had been convicted of drunkenness three times within twelve months from. being served with drink in publio houses, was admitted at the Marylebone Police Cours recently to be practically a dead letter. Before the court was a notorious inebriate, and, having dealt with her, the magistrate enquired if the police still kept a black list. "Ic- spector Carter replied that they did, and sid they still distribui
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The Transit of Mercury. Philadelphio, Nov. 8.
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barrels the converance of milk from the Throughout my several articles the tona reckoning quite accordance with other farm to the consumer. There is I have contented myself, with in no doubt that the almost universal quoting facts and figures all of statements he makes, and quite praction of employing cans or which have been official for ex as incorrect. Throughout the churns of tinned metal of large perience has taught me that, world-including, of coures, Den- capacity is open to numerous inasmuch as there are always two mark-barrelled petroleum pro- objections, and that a liquid eo sides to all questions, the easier dacts are taken at seven American liable as milk is to germ-con-plan is to put one's case forward barrels to the ton. tamination nerde far more care as clearly as possible, leaving it With these general remarks, I handling than it has hitherto to the reader to form his own con will proceed to the main question received. A recent writer on cold clusions from the facts adduced, at issue, namely, the probability transportation systems suggests The desire to limit myself as that Germany is receiving ber that a proportion, at any rate, of far as practicable to the quotation motor spirit supplies via neatral all the milk should be frozer, of statisice in the present instance ports. The details regarding the bef re leaving the farm, into was materially strengthened by various shipments made to North- solid blocks of dimensions easily the knowledge of the fact that west European countries since the handled, and should be packed the obvious and only conclusion war commenced, and, which have into tin-lined, insulated vessels that could be drawn was that been given by me in former for ronveyance by rail. It is not certain North-west European articles, still remain absolute fact, necessary that more than one nations were breaking the laws inspite of Mr. Hildesheim's would- third part of the milk should be of strict neutrality, Suoh a back-be corrections. The statement of actually frozen, for it is pointed door policy-if it be occurring the shortage of motor spirit in out that if all the milk is first must, of course, meet with the Denmark must be taken cum pasteurised and cooled to s tem strong di approval of all who grano salis, for prior to the de- peritare of 4deg. C., the frozen delight in fair-play, and it must, claration of war, Copenhagen blocks, representing one third of therefore, be coneoling for us alone had received this year from UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS; the entire weight, will suffice to to hear from Mr, Hildesheim that, one fort in the United States—— keep the remainder when poured in the case of Denmark at all New York-considerably over over them without injury. The
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events, such a contingency is thirty times the amount of motor special vessels in which it is not likely to occur."
spirit that was shipped from carried will then serve to preserve I regret, however, that I cannot that port up to the correspond- the milk for a fortaight and more congratulate Mr. Erik Hildesheim ing time last year, while she wholly unchanged.
upon his knowledge of actual had also received one and a half⠀⠀ facte, for his criticism has shown million gallona of gas oil from
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No Shortage of Tankers. Baakon is still laid up in the Home rapers announce the A few general remarks upon harbour of Copenhagen, but here marriage of Mr. James Chapman his criticism" may suffice to again I would remind him that Anderson, M.A., berriater-at-low,
lo err is human. As a, plain retired Bengal Civil Service, of bow its garbled character. His Aikenhead, Blairgowrie, Perth-excuse for barrelled shipments of statement of fact, the Danish moter spirit going into Denmark vessel King Hankon sailed from ehire, and 2, Poriman-mansione, W., to Eolores, Augusta (Lola), in euch large quantities jast New York on October 8th this elder daughter of le late after the commencement of the year with a cargo of 9,344 barrels war is that there and almost half a million gallons present Lieutenant-Colon | L. R. Dondall,
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