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China's Output of Maaltioas Admiral Sir Sah Cherping, the Director of the Government arsenals, has lately deputed a delegate to Haryang to consult Mr. Lin Ching-eng, the manag ing Director of the Arsenal, on certain importantaffair. In his Better to Mr. Lin, Admiral Sah in- structs the latter to double the manafteture of the ammunition for supplying the punitive ex- pedition
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in síter years, “when after a fruit- taken a grest interest in any to be removed, after one of less journey throughout Europe in Macadonis, and especially in
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Some days later I was introduced lines from Briston to Kennington We found the Prince in an to the Prince at the palace. Some and from Whitechapel to Bow hotel where he was a regular time later I heard from very im- In a large billiard portant sources that in 1902, after being opened in 1870. And as proof of the growth of car tram
room Reveral Andian chicere his anal visit to Vienna and system all over the country since the seventies, it may be mention were playing and drinking wine. Barlin, he stopped his action in 1 noticed a tall, smart fellow who Macedonia owing to a secret ved that whereas in 1878 146,000 had just made a fine stroke. His agreement which he signed with
000 passengers were tram travel face was of pure Orleana type, both countries.
Even then the Kaiser, who was ets, by 1909 the number bad risen and he might have been consider- to 2,659 891,138.
ed a rather handsome man if it angling for Turkey opened his Marcantile Assistants Leaving
was not for his very prominent, heart to the ruler of Balgaria sod England!
promised to support him în gain- Calcatta, Pebuary 16.-In con- characteristic pose.
"Prince Ferdinand was not rection with the represents-
exchange for a fatare artente iä tion of the Bengal Chamber of surprised at our propoesi. Being his absolute independence in Commerce that the Aliens Restric-spoke as though he had known case of a European war This tion (Amendment) Order in Great about it for a long time, and with encouraged the Bulgarian Frince, Britain was being operated so as a sarcastic emile expressed to us who, without further hesitation, to prevent the departure of news his deep regret that he could not unexpectedly proclaimed bimself Tear of Bulgaris, gaining such a engaged and leave-expired mer- accept it
The next day we were invited position for his country as no cantile assistants leaving for India, the Secretary to the Govern- to the Coburg Falace, where our Balgaran could have dreamed ment of India, Home Deperiment, host as well as his mother treased of a few years before. bas replied that reference was us like his best friends. We the zation did not know that W28 8 simple made to His Majesty's Secretary were informed that the refural their Tear of State for India, who has replied which the Prince expressed the damny of the Kaiser. When that the practice at present in previous day at the hotel was a they attacked the Servisnsin 1913 not or precaution in case his appoint the Kaiser and his vassal miscal vogue is to allow men dinarily resident in the United ment should he willed without chisted the strength of the Balkan Kingdom and on a temporary the previous consent of the Great allies, and the Balgarians were visit only to that country from Powers and the Porte, which brought to their knee. The truth India, to return. This practice would be a breach of the Berlin became known, and most of the Bulgarians fully realised the rele will not be affected by the Military treat.
**That was only a formality of their Tear in those pitiful Service Act.
which could be easily overocme, events. With deep suspicion they sod practically we found a Prince are watching his new adventure, in a billiard room, smilingly which undoubtedly, will rain Largest
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