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The Monsoon.
Simla, 8ptember 3-The minnapan has now, reirested from the greater part of Lodia, To-day's weather chart shows that the rainfall has almost entirely been confined to east of United Pro vinces, northern Bengal and Assam, the Punjab is completely blank, but Kathiaway reports half an inoh which will be of inestim- abla: value in fnoresaing the supply of fodder.
Now Irish Roman Catholic Bishop. The Pope has appointed Father Joseph MacRory Vice-President and Professor of Hermeneution and New Testament exegesis, at Maynooth, to the bishoprio of Down and Connor, Dr. MsoRory, who is 54, is a native of Co. Tyrone, and was trained st Maynooth. He was formerly a professor at Oscott, and is senior editor of the Irish Theological Quarterly, of which he was one of the founders.
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of our Allies, who were fighting Richard Dane says that he does
with a dash, tenacity, and heroism not require for that parrase. The
that, had never been surpassed amount solually released, accord-
by our own or any other army. ing to 6 Renter mersage to Shang- hai papers, was £150,000, hat Colonel Arthur Lee, M.P., who (Cheers). There was nowhere the banke deduoted certain loan recently returned on abort leave where the white flame of patrio obarges amounting to £200,000. from France, where he has been tism barned with purer and Chinese Military Expenditure. Berring with the Expeditionary steadier light than in France to After an investigation of the Force for the last ten months, on day, end whilst national service condition of the Chinese Army, August 17, delivered an address there was compulsory, it was the Government has provided into his constituents at Fareham accepted as a proud and eager the Budget for the annual ex on "Lessons of the War." He privilege. There were no strikes penditure of troops as follows: said what he had learned at the there. (Cheers,) Soldiers in the $1,700,000 for one Army Division, front had burned in certain con- French trenches had not had to $850,000 for one Brigade, 8425,victions which he felt it his curse their mates at home for 000 for one regiment, $900,000 bounden duty to put before his striking about wages and hoars for one Mixed Brigade, $455,000 constituents. He spoke for himself whilst their comrades were being for one Mixed Regiment, 81,100-stone, but the views he expressed, slaughtered for lack of gaus and 000 for an Independent Brigade, were shared by nearly all who bai ammunition. (Cheers.) He had and $550,000 for an Independent been in contact with the realities read in certain newspapers and of war. He was in no sense a■peeches of politicians that com Regiment.
palaion was “not consonant Interest on Domestic Loan, pessimist, but it was no ass The Inspector General of Cus-pretending that the present situs with the traditions or genias tom notifies subscribers to the tion was at all like what anyone of our people." Well, if it was Fourth Year Domestic Loan of expected twelve months ago. only a matter of "traditions," a twenty-four million dollars, that "The position to-day," he proceed good many might have been sep. in accordance with the Loan Re-ed, "threatens failure and ruin pered during the last twelve gulations the fall amount of for Germany, but it is also fall of months. (Heir, hear,) Some of $1,440,000, being the amount of deadly perif for us. If Germany our traditions were thoroughly interest on the loan for one year, has not won this war, we have bad, and none more so than our has been duly raised by the not won it either, and the danger reliance on "maddling through" Ministry of Finance and has been we bare to guard against is in war time. It was euited fer- "deposited in the Bank of China that it may end in a stale haps to our little ware with other peace of universal untrained muddlers, but not to s and the Bank of Communications mate, as a permanent guarantee for the exhaustion and bankruptoy, with war with Germany. Whilst we interest on the loan,
the certainty that it will break out were preitling about our precious
"traditions" and "British free On the other hand, the moral Shorter Hotal Hours. again as soon as Germany san Melbourne, Aug. 24. The num-recuperate. That must be prevent dom," she was swiftly undermin-effect of our adopting compulsory ber of persons brought before the ed at any cost. (Cheers.) Decisive ing the very basis upon which all service would be instant and in City Court on charges of drunken-victory on only be attained by freedom rested. How much free calcalable. It would hearten our ness shows no decrease since the exerting every ounce of oar dom and how many traditions allies, dishearten our enemies, closing of hotels at 9.30 p.m. On strength, and by throwing into remained in stricken Belgium.and impress all wavering neutrals, the contrary, there is a very the scale everything we possess in should we allow any mouldy catch-and restore self-respect to cur-
words to expose us to her fata ? : solver. had marked increase of about 20 per mon, money, and resources,” bent, over last year's figures. (Hear. hear.)
"The peril is grave and urgent,ment, and he could not believe Taking the figures from January Voluntary System's Fallure.
In condemning the so-called be continued, "and we must ex- that the National Register was Proby. Midshipman (R. N. B.) I to to-day, there are for that period of 1914, 4481 names involuntary" system, as he felt ert our utmost strength to save only a political compromise. Bat the register, and for 1916, 4638. compelled to do, be had nothing but our own skins. (Cheers.) There unless this cataloguing of the Tempy, Midshipman (R. N. R.) July & was the last date on which admiration for the response it bad are some people foolish enough to people was immediately followed the hotele did business during produced throughout the country, believe that we are anfe because the usual hours. There were be but that the system was wrong of our navy, but if France and compulsory call on their Tempy. Midshipman (R. N. R.) fore the Court 1008 persons from he was profoundly convinced our Allies should be beaten down services, it was an empty and than the paper on which it was July 7 to August 24, 1914, a (Hear, hear.) It became more now, in ten years there would be anal farce, worth much less Against 1201 for the same period evident daily that the voluntary Germanised Europe, united by printed. (Cheers.) We could of 1915, the increase being 195. system, if not already squeezed force against us, with control of win this war, but only if we ex- These figures present an interest dry, could only be pressed further the channel ports, and where erted ourselves to the uttermost. ing problem for the temperance with increasing injusties to the should we stand then? The If we did not do that we could community sad ct a cost which services of the navy bave surpass we could not afford. (Cheers.) ed our highest expectations, but not, and did not deserve to win.
It was now or never. (Cheers). In reg rd to men, the opponents cou'd we build and fight against
Replying to a vote of thinke, “BEWARE, ENGLAND" of compulsory national service the whole world in aims, and Colonel Lee said: We have got The War of Words Against the asserted that we had already could we defend ourselves at all them by the throat, but we want could withoutnavies and armies so great sufficient force to choke the life do with and more than we could that conscription would be but out of them. (Cheers.) The Hamburg Fremdenblat publishse an article under the and equip. Who was right, the lightest of our burdens ?"..
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title of "Beware, England." It pulsionists ? If Lord Kitchener We could not from the question had all the men he wanted why of money afford to continue the The recent air raid will re- this recruiting campaign and voluntary system on our new and mind England that we do not there degrading and offensive gigantio scale. At present each forget she is our chief emery potters? (Cheer.) We were not British soldier cost three times as What results the air raid actually palling our weight. The anti-much as a German. Owing to achieved we do not really dire. What concerns as is moral results, compulsioniste tried to ride off on the necessity of bribing men to the argement, "We have to keep enlist we were squandering money "There is bound to be a man back to make munitions for at a rate which could only lead enormous day of reckoning with
The emence of as to bankruptcy. (Hear, hear.) "Allies," England. It will come either by an alliance was that each partner There had been a great deal too an invasion of England or other should do his utmost. He had much boasting about silver retary of the Admiralty makes the wise. We can
Soldier as Red Cross Sister. wait, broause time no patience with those who replied ballets and too little provision following announcement
Garmany, we H.M.8 soxiliary praleer Ipdia plays our game.
that we were doing more than [of lead ones.
Petrograd August 7. Meantime we shall continue to we promised. Perhaps we were, knew, was making ceaseless at (Commander W. G. A. Kennedy send bomba made in Germany, but what had that got to do with tempts to drive a wedge between R.N.), whilst engaged on patrol commision investigating the and make them enter England it? The only question which the Allies, to suggest dogbts and daty in the North Sea on August abuse in warfare has placed on wil hout paying soy duty. Beware, maitared was: Are we doing suspicions, and to tempt any one 8th, was torpedoed by a German record that an alleged Austrian Red Cross party with a Siater of England. Daily News.
enough to win to save our lives? of her victims to agree to a sep-submarine and sunk, It was clear that we were not. srate pasce. Those intrigues Twenty-two officers and 119 Mercy approached Russian
would never succeed if we all men have been saved. The Shirker's Charter.
gre Officers Saved. There was the hoary but folish played the game to the uttermost, o
that one volunteer was but there would be a genuine Commander William G. As
or five conscripts, sind danger if in the hour of supreme medy lsory servics produced trial we alone should reserve the Liant, (R. N.R.) Richard or unwilling soldiers. I right to shirk the fullest effort Groundwater,
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