GENERAL NEWS.
Russian Savings Bank. Official statements issued in Potrograd show (says a Refer telegram) that the deposits in the Russian State Sivinge Bink dur-. ing February amounted to 44,- 500,000 roubles, compared with' 800,000 rɔublea in February last year.
All lodian Hľadu Conterenca, Tas All-India Hindu Conter- ence opened at Hardwar on April 9 under the presidency of the Mahiraj of Osimbazir. The great fair wbich ecmea round once in twelve years at Hard war, is now taking place, and several thousand of Hindu pilgrims have assembled from all parts of fadia.
Wedding of Japanese Princess.
The wedding ceremony of Princess Yasn, 20 years of age, ninth daughter of the late Meji Tenno, and Prince Bigoabi Kuni, 29 years of age, the ninth son of the late Prince Kani, took place, on May 7, His Highness graduat- ed from the Military College with honours.
U.S. Treaty with' Russia' Ratified.. Washington, March 22. Ratificalles of the psace commis sion: treaty between the United States and Russia were exchanged to-day by Secretary Bryan and George Bakhmeteff, the Russian Ambasador. Fifteen suck tresties are now in force,
Victorisa Dat Harvest.
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Melbourne, March 30-Oficial statistics relating to the Victorian oat harvest show that as a result
The French papers are discus- of the average yield per acre has decreased from 22.11 bushel in sing the possibility of a coming 1913-14 to 3.70 bushels in 1014-invasion by Germany' of Dutch
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Sergeant C. Macnab Wilson, of By mail to-day April 19th, we The French Chamber passed the Hongkong Police, who is received a huge bundle of Sing the Bill authorising the marriage serving as a gunner with the apore and Penang tapere, with by proxy of soldiers and sailors Siege Artillery, Lydd Camp, was dates ranging from Feb. 17th to serving with the colours for the married on March 8, in Aberdeen March 24 b, which had evidently duration of the war.
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A large number of German of Music to the Corporation of Bournemouth, has been gazelted prisoners of war, it is announced, second heatenant in the 3rd are to be interned in the Crystal Battalion Dorset Regiment. Mr. Palace, and their custodiana are Godfrey has been in the hand to be members of the City of of the Coldstream Guards for the London National Guari.. last two years, qualifying for a
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two sanitary inspectors to be selected by Surgeon General. Already more than 10,000 wo-Gorgas from men who had expe. military baudcastership. It is Notice is given in the London 1000 have responded to the Go-rience under him at Panama.
Large additional funds, it is) interesting to note that although Gazette to marinera that naviga- verrment's call for women volan the well-known Godfrey family tion is to be restricted in the teere to do the work of men who expected, will be required, as bae been asacciated with the army English Channel in the neigh-are of military age. Most of the oholera is threatened in Servia, for about 100 years, Mr. D. S. bourhood of folkestone and Port women want to go into ammuni- and unless promptly checked may tion factories. "I want to make spread to all parts of Europs: Godfrey is the first member to land.
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A remarkable case of patriotiem is reported from Auxerre. M. Surague, formerly Mayor of the Springfield, Mass., March 22 town and now 76 years of age, The death of Mies Florestine has enlisted as a smapper for the 60,000. SERVIANS, VICTIMS "Albertine Beaudoin, whose body duration of the war.
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Eby are taking toServia an initial had lived disguised as a man for informed the Germany Trades
supply of 10,000 anti-cholera fcur years. She resided with her Federation that be has broken off
treatments. They will be followed eister, Mre. Mary LaChappelle, all connection with British textile
immediately by the other mem- and as "Albert Beaudoin" work- industries, and requires samples
bere of the commission. Doctor ed in the paper mills of Holyoke of German gods.
Nicolle, the French expert on The only motive suggested for
typhus, has been invited to co- her long masquerade ie that she
Washington, March 18.-An operate with the commission. Hongkong, 6th May, 1915. It is stated, that gastronomic could earn more as a min for the support of herself and her sister, experts have discovered that American Sanitary Commission According to a London despatch. who is a widow.
certain makes of English cider has been organized under the received to-night, conditions in may safely replace for cooking auspices of the American Red Servia ore appalling. The des
Mr. Pinckney of Sumatra, Moat for the Army: purposes the so-called German Cross and the Rockefeller Foun- patoh saya that Ernest Bicknell
Mr. Pisokney, the well-known and other wines.
dation and soon will be at work and Henry James, Jr., of the War Sumatra planter and international Recently Mr. Holman com-
in Servis aiding in the suppres Relief Committee of the Rocke tennis player, was formerly with municated with the Prime Minie. There arrived at Kieff 472 sion of typhus fever, which has feller Foundation, returned to the United Lankat Company and ter of the Commonwealth, re officers taken prisoner at Prze- already claimed 60,000 victime. London to-day, after a tour of returned to the East recently has questing action under the Com-mysl. All are members of the Announcement was made to inspection through Servia. They joined Mr. Patrick Hadow as merce Act to prevent Australian meat obviously below War Office Hungarian aristocrary. They are day by the Red Cross that the said that several diseases were visiting agent and will bbageforth standard (and not intended for wearing rich uniforms and have Rockefeller Foundation and the epidemic theto divide his time bel weet, Sumatra, such service) being sold to the Renter
enormous quantities of baggage, Red Cross had each given Typhue, the most deadly of and Borneo. Mr. Pinckney came $25,000 had been furnished for these, already bes caused the death out to the East as long ago as the War Office. A letter has now been
this work, which Surgeon General of 60 out of 400 native doctors of early eighties. received from Mr. Fisher uddar. Orer 300 German infantrymen William O. Gorgas, of the United the country, and the foreign Red taking to give very serious con- were removed to an asylum near States army, says is the most Cross units have cuffered great sideration to the request. The six la-Chapelle shortly after the important sanitary problem at losses action arose out of the Premier's battle of Neuve Chapelle. They tacked in years. Tue, Servian. Dr. Thomas W. Jackson, who attention being directed to a rem sined for hours under the Government by cable has e
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