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Rubber Director's Estate."
Mr. Joba Norman Campbell, of Thornhill Park, Bitterne, South- ampton, chairman and director of four rubber companies, whore death took place on April 4, hae left estate of the value of £245,"| 027.
No Vote for Kitchener!
It is a curious incident of our electoral system remarke BD Exchange that Lord Kitchener never had a vote, He had no bonte in England till he acquired Broome Hall in 1910 and by that time he was peer. On his occ83-- ione risits to England be had alayed with friendeunally at Mr. Ralli's house in Belgrave: Squate.
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Murder by Machinery. Marder by machinery hae always, it would ›eem, had a faroi- nation for the Teuton mind. Ger- man inventors with this diabolical end in view were already buay in England in the 17th century, For the diarist Evelyn recorda that, on the let of June, 1667, he went to Greenwich, "where his Majesty was trying divera
grenadoes ahot out of cannon st the little hill, from the honse in the park; they brake not till they hit the mark; the forged ones brake not at all, but the cast ones they will. The inventor was a German.Daily Chronicle.
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Bat the sadiences have chang- d. They have become more phlegmatic and stolid than before. They laugh at the comio situa- News of the Allied Offensive. tione, bat ibe laughter is not the careless, spontaneous, estching laughter of the days before the Two roomed-flats in Nathan A Neatral who has just return war. There is something strain-Road, Kowloon, ed from Berlin sende so the Times 'd and forced about it all, and Apply to:- It is a matter of special actiefso the following notes of his imit is easy to see beneath the cold ineering expression affected by tion, observes the Daily Chronicle, premions that General Smuts is clearing
many a one among the audience the Germane away from the neigh- My visit to Berlin happened to an ever-present and gaswing: boarhood of Victoris Nyanza, fall during the days immediately saziety, a desire to be amused be little doubt that "the English because, while half of the lake preceding and following the and to laugh and to forget what offensive" was what their thoughts has hitherto been in German offensive of the Allies. It was is never forgotten, for it is upper were largely concentrated upon.
dammer weather meat in the minde of all—the war,
It was on Sunday night, the possession, the whole of it should ■plendid
Island Arsenal Destroyed. be ours, as it was discovered in and the capital
offensive baring began on Satur- wour- always the war.
Now York, July 31.-A series ¦ 1858 by the English explorering much the same appearance ge Yet I am bound to say the day morning, that we had the of terrific explosions of ammuni Spake, mach to the annoyanos it did before the war at this people did not seem disappointed first information. On Monday it tion awaiting shipment to the and jealousy of Barton, who season of the year. Indeed, to with the course of the war so far was the universal topic of con- Eglente Allies and stored on
share in the anyone accustomed to Berlin, as it has gone. They are pound Tenation. It was taken very Blackton Island, in New York har discovery, although on the same where all the public services are of their successes and do not seriously. The Germans generally bour, off Jersey City, early this expedition the too had explored well organised, everything seems erein to be anxious about the final admitted that their troops "had morning, oiused property loss Tanganriks. When two years at first to be going on much he outcome of the struggle. One been obliged to retire a little," estimated at 25 million dollars. Ister, after a further exploration, usual. It is not until you pene change there is, however.
but many said to me You
"Aber es So far, two men are known to Spoke hasarded the theory that trate a little below the surface that hear people speak less than bleibt doch immer fraglich ob sie have been killed. The exact the Victoria Nganz was the you realize that a great change formerly of the results, the gains, es behalten" (but it is still ques-number killed will not be avail- source of the Nile, Barton langh has come over the people. They which the war will bring to tionable whether they will keep able tatil the workmen employed ed him to acorn, and the two were have been sobered by ecrrow,
Germany. Among the women,
it). On Monday all the places on the island and the boats moored to have debsted the question ia At the cutbreak of the war they especially, the desire for pasce is where the news is etnok up on
the walls were crowded. Officere, near by have been checked. were intoxicated with the exteneral. They are still very pat-
Scores of people were injured citement of the great adventure, riotic, and they always add, when civilians, aurace, every scrt of
person was to be seen crowding debris. The detonations, which by shrapnel, broken glam and War was a new sensation, fall of they express their desire for peace, round the placards. In the tram- glorious possibilities, and no one,
were felt in five States, began This does not mean, they ex-ways, on the underground, every with continuous rapid fire of small could resist the contagion of the An interesting name appears enthusiasm. Bat no. Just let plain, that they want to wait till one was reading the newspapers ehelle. Then came the explosion the papers, Mr. F. O. Selous, the me give en illustration of the Germany has achieved a victory containing the news. It was the well-known bunter and African difference.
of great quantities of dynamite abject which interested every and other high explosives, fol- over her enemies. It means body to the exclusion of all others, lowed by the bursting of thou explorar, being mentioned by
opportunity to conclude peaos General Smuts in despatches forį I was staying in a boarding in an honourable way." Their but opinions were expressed only and of shrapnel shells gallant and distinguished service houss in Wilmersdorf, a suburbļidea is that Germany should not
Very shortly after the publica-the surrounding country and which literally showered in the East African campaign. Mr. of Berlin, and I noticed on the have to sue for peace, · but]
tion of the first new there came waters for miles around. Selous who is 64 years of age, is a wall a card bearing in large letters that both sides should come a farther announcement from temporary captain in the Royal the word "Schutzengraben!
63 understanding." It
The fire following the first ex-- Fusiliers Frontiersman), and as no (trenches). I asked the lady of is now more freely aid than Headquarters that the German plosion destroyed 13 huge wars- man has a greater knowledge of the house what her object was in before that there is no intention cops had been able to prevent houses on the island, containing Africa hia servioss have been of giving such prominence to this to retain porsession of Belgium; the necessity for suy general pra-merchandise valued at 15 million great value in the operatione. He placard. She replied that it hang but they say they will never give cipitate retreat. I think the dollars. The skyscrapers of Now is a remarkably virile and ener-there as a constant reminder of the Poland back to Eumeja.
way the German Headquarters getic hunter. Daring his adven- men in the trenches. "If we are For a week before the Allies' gave the Germin public the in- Tork shook as by earthquake and tarcus career be has broken ever tempted to forget the offensive-trom the Monday till/formation of the beginning of miles of streets in New York were almost every breakable bone in seriousness of the times through the Shinrday-there was come the offensive, and then followed strewn with broken glass,
According to evidence obtained his body, but he is as tough as which we are passing, if any of thing in the air. One could feel it up with a resteuring statement, by officials of the Lehigh Valley nails and energetic as ever. For us become too frivolous, I point it. You heard people speaking It enabled the repls to bear it, Railroad, the disaster was cauard
was most artistio and diplomatic. over thirty years he travel-to that one word and immediately all the time of the English for they were Arat told that they fire starting at one o'clock led Southern Central Africs our thoughts are carried to the offensivo.” They said, "Very
fin the morning" on barge essa elephant hunter and trenches where so many of our likely the English offensive will army had retired and the next moored alongside a dock used for maturalist. Years ago he brought dear ones are lying, and we grow begin woon now," and the interest
day that it was already in such a the transfer of ammunition, 85 down his hundredth sleghint, grave again.”
taken in this momentous event rozssity for retiring in a hurry.
position a to prealade the loaded rail road OLTA were and his bag of ferocious benata DË The restaurants and theatres was almost painful in its intensity. With this consolation, they had destroyed by the force of all shapes and sizes ruas into are still crowded. In the theatres Not much was said about the probe for the time being perforce to be
the explosion, which wrecked thousands. In Mashonaland he there is still the old lazary of able result, nor did you hear the once encountered & lion, three mire-en-scene, the most beautiful people speculating as to whether atent,
migration station on Ellis Island, lionesses, and three cabe. He costumes are to be seen on the the German arms would be able
Two barges ladna with shrap- shot the lion and two of the stage, there is no falling off in to resist the attack, ́And ver
nel ahelis drifted so Ellia Island, Lionesses with four ballots in four the numbers of the choras girls likely this was one of the causes
Two other fire-swept barga minutes, a unique performates of and supers, and orchestras as of the precocupation of the minds; one of the big: variety of grounded on Elin Trland. Th which he is very proud.-Ex-large as ever play music during of people as a whole of which I dainty dishes at the ALEXAN- migrants were removed to Net change.
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