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Job, May the dung THE VICTOR VICTROLA
Ipoh, May-18-At a meeting of the Council of the F.M.S. Cham- ber of Mines, the view was'ex- (pressed that thongh there was Do shortage of labour in Ferak,, Limited immigration to the extent of replacing wa-tage would not be unwise, A letter, who read from the Worlen of Mines on the question of the supply of Molyb denito as a bardener of steel. It was stated that Sheffield before was largely dependent ca Ger- many for supplies of atcel hardeni re. Now the sources ef supply were within, the Empire and would be systematically tapped, Molybdenite was known to cooar in the Malay Ponineals, —Straite Times.
Malacca Plantations Report. Londor, May 11. The report of * Malecos Rubber Plantations show prost of $144,000, with a "dividend of 17 per cent, carrying forward $16,000. The French tar "assersmelt over a five years period amount to 831,000. The report describes the tax as unexpectedly heavy. Straite Timoa.
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Rome, April 13.-The Tribuna, Paris, April 7A Nantes commenting on the interview with D.spite the fact that to-day the the attention of the Emperor,rewspaper publishes the follow the Pope, says, sarcastically, that theatre of operations "lies bat a
questing that be atould be ing story: "Daring a bajonet “the American journalist Vigand abort distance away, it still re- mains that vest numbers of men granted double the rate of pay attack on the Yeer, a French in (that is, the German journ list Singapore Art Club. and animals and yasatities of given to wounded non-commis-fantry lieutenant, carried away by Karl von Wiegead) is well known his own ardour, fell into the for his semi official relations with Singapore, May 12. Tos Singo material have to be carried over one officers of the first class.
enemy's bands. A shot laid German upper circles." pore Art Club Exhibition was the water, thus involving all the
him low, and the Germans left After saying that the Pope OUR REGIMENTS & THEIR OLO- opsied yesterday by Lady Evelyn difficulties of embarkation and
him for dead. In reality be was intended to speak to Americaas THE SECOND PHASE OF THE Young. It was a most creditable disembarkat ca, quite apart from
badly wounded and losing through aa American DOWS- GREAT display and there were nomerons the resources necessary t provide King Albert's Son in the Ranks, blood freely, but by to me aot of paper, the journal adda: "Uafor- exhibite, among them sme good the transport and adequately pro
Paris, April 7-A Havre tele-miracle he managed to crawl away tunately aven this time the Pope's work. The first prize în Oile was test that transport in its crowing.
gram to the Matin slaves that from the immediate scene of the good neutralist intentions have LIFE OF HIS MAJESTY ALBERT non by Mr. H. D. Jackson; in "A Fest Unique in History,
Prince Leopold, the eldest son of fighting, gained the border of a been somewhat compromised by THE MINOR HORRORS OF THE Water Coloni 8 by Mrs Aldworth; To place an army of one million the King of the Belgians, has little wood, and asak down ex- the circomet ness in which the WAR in Black and White by Mrs. Ben men on the Continent is, then, a succeeded in obt sining permission, hausted on the edge of a ditch. interview was granted. ⠀⠀ | KRUPP'S & THEIN MUS Dixon;
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1.60 Penres in Applied Ait by Mrs. concerned, a great feat. Fion now been enrolled in a regiment his appeals for help could not be tion is an able. German newspa- LEST WE FORGET: AN ANTHO Goodman with Mrs. Wilson se moral point of view it is even a of the line which was present at heard, and presently, overcome perman who serves Germany in LOGY OF WAR VERSES cond, Mre. Hunter and Mrs. Co.
War will never he be defence of Dixmade. by the pain of his wound, he Americs and elsewhere this timeWILLIAM & B15 MARCH. drington. The prize for a design brought lome to ng people until On the day that his son was fairted, On regaining op elsewhere. Those who know the THE SOLDIER'S POCKET COM for a frieze we won by Mr it is carried into their own enrolled. King Albert a idressed sciousness he found two Belgian pressure exercised by Germans to LIFE OF GENERAL JOFFRE by A Aldworth. Strails Echo..
constry, end to raise by voluntary bis tropa and expressed the joy officers with him, 020 of induce the United States to pro- Kahn B. A Cost of the Post Office, enliet uent each on expedit onry be experienced in seeing bis so whom dressed his wounts, while pose peace will soon recognise THE GERMANS IN BELGIUM:
Experiences of Neutral unit of a regiment of heroes, the other gave him a cordial to in the Faral interview, as report WHEN BLOOD IS THEIR ABOU The art mated cost of the Fotforce is unique in birtory. Office for the coming year is Again, the number sentabroai While His Majesty was speaking drink. Then they lifted him ed by won Wiegand, the same MENT: AN ANALYSIS OF given in a White Paper published will be raonably approached by the sound of the onnan rolled with infinite care and carried him German plan.
PRUSSIAN CULTURE by V. M.Haefer. on Monday at £26.836,380, an those remaining behind for Home incesantly from the neighbouring to a waiting moto-car
la brief, the able journalist increase of £1 320,804. In this Defence and the provisio battle ground.
The chaufear was in the Royal has turned the Pope's pacifist the gum is included $1,455,518 for of reinforcements to
livery, for the offer who had thought into a channed desired the development of the telephone armies in the field, so that
rought out the wounded man or by the Germans, In reading the syitem and £844 331 for the pur- the total will not fall fart ohase of plant of the National stort of two millions. And yet the loss of a father or brother. Ite
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between the Vatican declarations The Sarawak Gazette hears have fally materialised it will be will long remain."
ard Berlin demarches. As regarde parely internal from Oya that there is a great no exaggeration to class England rage there just now for 1884 as a great military Power even in affairs, then, the future le bright Straite Settlements copper money a continent of armed nations. The with hope. The popular prejudice AUSTRIAN BOMBS AMONG Uyga twith the Queen's head, and that dream, indeed, will have become against the profession of arms WOMEN AND CHILDREN,
they are being bought by Sara a reality and that in period will have been largely if not com wak Malays for 15 dente esch, scarcely conceivable.pletely broken down. The gulfe
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These repasted-attacks on wo men and children of entirely un- fortified: towns cause the most intente anger and indignation In Kuching they are siro sought. It is hard to look into the years between the different strate of 72 Killed and Wounded. after as they are supposed to con- to come and foresee the time when society will bave been narrowed; Sir J. Roper Parkington, Consol throughout Montenegro; as no purpose whatever is dain a small percentage of gold. England shall present to the world for the more the Army is of the General for Montenegro, has re military
Death of Two Bishops the spectacle of a nation on nation and not of a caste apart, served the following official tale served. The ravages of typhus and typhoid are spreading great- The Bishop of Swofford, Dr. organised and undisciplined, and Edward Aab Were has died at therefore, despite her great ros understand one another, and the gram from Cetinje
The Austrians have again been ly, aggravated by some seventeen Lichfield after an illness which sessions, without national more realies each other's common basy with wanton stacks on un- thousand refugees from Bosnia lasted several months, Dr. Were, efficiency in the eyes of her hopes and interests."
defended towns. About half past and Herzegovina recently driven Of the prospered and leisured four on Thursday sa seroplane | across our borders by the Austrian who was 168 years of age, was enemies, subme
IGDY will have served in the merly Birbop
over Cattero, and seven troops. Derby. Drain Future Bright With Hope, L formerly Bishop of A large proportion of thefathers ranks of those not thus
were thrown on the market many will have neid and a former vior of of the coming generation of Eng-
place at Fodgorilaa, killing or
72 women and children, Melliehmen will have been those ho It is unthinkable that Tades comented with has died have borne arms in the great war,
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