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The Salt Gabelle. Ohang Hu banded over bis Ea't ties sad in leaving immediately Shanghai from where he will oceed to Szechwan. It is lieved that there will be whole-
changes with regard to Chi-: as Salt Commissioners as mostį the present Commissionera were ected and appointed by Obang
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Admiralty, Lord Kitchener as press recently have been really, Secretary for War, Mr. Lloyd treasonable, and calculated to Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett Among he Rescued from the Majestic. George as his own "mon of push weaken the Allies in the face of Among thore on board the and go"as Minister of Munitions, the enemy in every way. The batleship Majestic, which en "Lord Curzon, Mr. Bonar nation ia se sound as a bell, ready Corpedoed pat sunk at the Dar-Low, Mr. Austen Chamberlain, for any escrifice, eager to fight to Halles on Thursday, was Mr. Lord Selborne, Sir Herbert the bitter end. The sense and Asimend-Bartlett, the special cor- Carson, Mr. Long and Mr. Elon- temper of the people is no kesjondent of The Daily News derson, the very decent Labour more refl cted
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ber ad the locality of the shops But this is a rarely temporary dacelles were dropped so far as Hongkong, 6th July, 1915. in to Capital where the present appointment. Mr. McKenna goss the British Fleet is concerned. weigts and mesenres are manu to the Treasury as caretaker till This being a virtual impossibility
factted. Government factories Mr. Lloyd George comes back his place is likely to be taken by They have decisively checked the with some knowledge of the troope to maufacture the new weights again after paying his gigartie another sailor, several names German thrust through the Car and thoir leaders, the writer and peasures will be established game of "ahell out." There is having been mentioned, including meabile, but the existing shops great hope and good augury that Admiral Jackson and Admiral pathians on the West, and very would be prepared to tack against the Aur will fill be allowed to do business this War Qab nat will be efficient. Callaghan. But it seems more thoroughly trounced the Austri-them
very serious apor securing a licence. It is Representing as they do the whole probable that, if Lord Fisher aas at the Eastern extremity of triana any day. Italy's inter- intored that from the let of the nation, the new Ministers can does go, it will be Admiral the range. The Russians are fight-vention is a 9th oath of this year the use of silence criticism, rely on the on- "Tug" Wilson who
ing splendidly, causing the Ger- thing for the Austrc-German will the ow weights and measures thusiastic support of the whole take his place.
mane enormous losses, and hold-commanders, and the possi Our troops shallbe enforced in the Capital, country, and need fear nothing at the Dranslies have been ing their own in a very confident bility of Austria dropping out manner. Rassin can well allord to has more than ever to be con but as year's grace will be but failure to realise their own fighting heroically, but making wait. She is in no harry. A War gidered in Berlin. I may men- gran nd to the users of the existing strength and responsibility. little progress. The truth of the weigts and measures.
The Yellow Press.
of exhaustion saits her admirably. tion as an interesting matter of matter is that they have a very Austria has cow to face Italy, speculation that in rome well- hard out to crack. If they get whose troops are already swing-informed quarters in this country through with the operation, and Fu have lost your appetite During the past week Lore he Straits are open, by the ending over the Frontier with great and on the continent there is a de of the big variety of Northoliffe, the impetuous "Na of August, it will be very satis can. There are different opinions firm conviction that the aged daint dishes at the ALEXAN-poleon" of the Daily Mail ano fctory considering all the diff as to the fighting efficiency of the Emperor Franois Joseph has been DRA CAFE is sure to tempt the Times has atrained gres pulties. Meanwhile the Russians Italian army. But it is over dead and buried for some time.
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