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Darbhanga Rivers in Flood. Laheria Sarai, September 12- It is raising incessantly and the rivers are in full co). A roport appeared in some papers pre- vionaly that the Guages wAB rising alnormally and ihreston- ing Lalaris Sarsi, This is not! true. Laheria Sarai is about 90 miles inland from the Ganges. The Goodek and the Bagmati rose in flood and insadated a part of the Bamastipur Eub-division.
Earl of Halsbury.
The Earl of Halsbury, who was ninety years old on September 2, and in full intellectual vigour hos outlived all his colleagues in the Disraeli Ministry of 1874, except Lord St. Aldwyn, who was at the Colonial Office. He must also be almost the last surviving low- yer who was connected with the famous Tichborne case. AЯ 3 young barrietor, the veteran Earl narrowly escaped A dramatio death, for an iospe olergyman fired a pistol at him while he was defending a prisoner at the Old Bailey
Increased Price of Morphine. Daring the bearing of a case al Bangkok in which the chinchew of the Doasi wan charged with smuggling morphins, the court
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MR. ELLIS ORIFFITH ON
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WAN
defence-came into operation; and it was followed by none of those ovil effecra which some of ite opponents anticipated. The
sided. The whole nation must be organized for this war if we were to carry it to a successful issue. Uo admired the splendid patrict- iem which had enabled us to raise an army of about 3,000,000, but eomething more was needed then that.
Handiede of thousands more men would be required. He objected to the voluntary system because it was haphazard, unfair,
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A great meeting of women who have relatives that are serving or bave served in the Navy or Army was held on September 3, at the land unequal. Queen's Hall, Langham-place, in The Approaching Japanese
Some time in the futuro there support of the cause of National Corunation.
Service either in the fighting line would come to the Allies a great In connection with the Corone or at home during the war.
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In its composition the gathering by the optimistio Press as the oad has been making investigations
WAS remarkable, and it of the war, and on that day re- as to the old men and wom hardly less eo in its numbers and cruiting would stop dead. We sbroughout the country. It bas
earnestness. The ball was Elled might be courting disaster by not been ascertained that there are to over-flowing with women. The having enough men and letting 288,000 men and women above andience included people of all victory slip when complete victory eighty yours; 20,000 men and classes, there being a large ad- should be within our grasp. We women above ninety years, and mixture of humble folk, the were obliged to look abead be 1,200 mon and women above a mothers, wives, sisters, and cause it was only men with many bandred years of age. Thie Pre-other relativea of soldiers mouths of training who were fecture holds the record for the and sailors, who had stood of use for fighting this war. Oon- greatest number of aged people. in
bour ecriptionists were asked if they As long as discussion was calma UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. Eiroshima. Niigata and Chib at the doors. They were quick wanted to Prussiasize England, and temperate and reasonable, it Prefectares come next. Imperial to appreciate and appland the bat was France Prassianized, ought to be encouraged father. gifts will be given to all these points made by the speaker, Russia enslaved, or Italy no long toan condemned. But if he had old men an women on the occa-Lord Denraan, Mr. Ellie Griffith, er free? Each of those countries to ohcose between two alternatives Eastern Extension sion of the Compatina.
E.C., M P., Mrs. Archibald Col- bad conscript armies. He should-to disones National Service in
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Many residents of N garaki will regret to learn that the wife and of the obitdrea of Brigadier General J. J. Pershing were borned to death in a fire at the Presidio, Ban Francisco, last month says the Nagasaka Press of September 24. Of four children
it should be bitter, why the questions, showed that the matter was only one escaped death. General
It was Pershing is serving with an in- form tickets were maned to Lady and temperately upon its merits always right to have discussion
Lord Denman presided. Plat- tion could not be examined calmly ripe for discussion. fantry brigade on the Mexican Casillis, whose
before decision. What had husband He emphasized the point that the
i frontier. He was connected with serving, Countees De Marella, moremont was in no way directed women, it was asked, got to do the Philippines for several years the Hon. Mrs. Maxse, Mrs. Ellis against the labour movement, and with this question? The Gov- Hongkong, 7th October, 1915. and with his wife made many Griffith, Mrs. F. Riberts, the denied that there had ever been froment themselves had consulted visits to Nagneski, the last time Secretary to the Italian Embassy any suggestion on the part of the women. The poster, 18 y
8 your being a little more than twelve and Mme. de Parents, Misa Mar- those who were in favour of best young man in khaki?" was months ago when General Persh- ing was transferred from the com- Birmingham, and Mr. W. Boosey, the rank and file under compal-belp them.
garet Douglas, the Bishop of National Service that the pay of an appeal to the young women to
Chinggun 35 Connaught Road, -ory service should be reduced, The Government read the voice Shanghai. Lord Deamen on Looking Ahead. The thing was quite unthinkable, of a mother to say, "3o. It is Do-sienku. Shanghai.
The moral effect of National (your duty, lad."
Kinzang Why did not
c/o Lord Denman said he did not Service on the industrial order the Government itself asy, Go? Queen's Road, Shanghai.
Kumonloong, Shanghai. oppose the like of the present would be tremendous, for he was (Cheers.) It was a strange thing
Hengho, Amoy, -made their first appearance, to this country before. ities to withdraw from circulation gathering had ever been seed in quite certain that when they saw to think that the Government of
Tongsangloong, Kohe. He under- the rest of the community under great Empire abould hide its Benry VII. Both terma were in assemblage bad at least some of/tion would entail and submitting of the mother. gether with sovereigns, understood that every woman in the going the discipline that organiza- responsibility Lehind the voice San ase from that time until the reign her men-folk-possibly all of to the discipline for the purposes of Charles I, when they disaphor mea-folk-serving at the of the war, they would not lag tion for personalities and reozími-; Hongkong, 8th Oct ber, 1915. peared for about 200 years. Their [front, either in France,
bebind, and no more would be revival in 1817 inspired a letter the Dardanelles, with the Fet heard of strikes or "down tools" from Cobbett to Lord Sidmouth, in the North Ses, or in the wars
while the war conticued. in which he asks permission to which the country was waging in express a hope that, when a gold other parts of the world. Some of coinage comes out, it will come them-doubtless many of them- out under the old fashioned names in letting their menfolk go to the of guineas and half-guinese, and
front had made the supreme
Mr. Ellis Griffith, M P., esid sot, be the newspapers told as it sacrifice of their lives, and that that at last we were beginning to us through this war without en-those in authority made up their would, under the names of wover in itself should entitle their realize that we were up against perimposing upon it State control. minda, the bitter it would be: eigns and demi sovereigns, which
opinions on seem to ndicate a sort of longing National Service to consideration that the world had ever seen. It got a proper adjustment of mili
the question of the greatest military organisation His view was that we could never (Cheers.}
Mra. Archibald Colquhoun for that doctrine of legitimaoy and respect. (Chorre) which, as your Lordship well
was an obligation of honour thattary to non-military fanations on-moved, and Mra, Miry Gant knowe, is esotrary to all the prin- eay, would also become historia, honour, was not the privilege supervision and State control to
The gathering, he ventured to drove un into this war. But less there was established State ecconded, the following resola-
tion:- ciples which were entertained by for it would inaugurate a new of some; it was the possession of arrange and dicoot all these mat-
We, women of the British Em- our forefatbere, which are record movement—a movement which all. (Cheers.) There were men, era. That was what he meant by pire, believe tüut the time, hsa ed by all the great writers on our would add to the fighting power) wire men, who in colamne of the National Service. It was the orcome when every it man should
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Mr. Ellis Griffith's Reply to Critics.
This was far too grave a ques
nation. He was not concerned about newspaper policies and party controversy. The quotica be bad to ask himself was, "Do I beliove this right?" and then be cared not what a newspaper said.
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He held that, unsided, voluntary Service on the other. The sooner effort would never suffice to carry
lawe, end which were never af of the nation. It would giva ade-newspaper,
that ganization of all our resources for be made available for the fighting proclaimed tempted to be deviated from with-
the prosecution of the war and line, or, if specially qualified, for quate organisation for the purposes
silence was golden, and seemed out producing revolution or civil of the war and enante, so far or not to have discovered yet the during the continuance of the war, National Service at home during
it was possible to ensure, equality truth for themselves. They told so that the full strength of the the war.
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