GENERAL NEWS.
Village Destroyed by. Earth- quake.
A Rime telegram alston chat Monterahi, near Aries ›, has been completely destroyed by an earth- quake. Tae soldiers ausarthed the victims.
The Public Interested in the Occult.
"Rymond: or Life and Death," Sir Oliver Lodge's book ban reached its seventh edition-20 the pablie want it, whatever the -critica may say.
Not Martially inclined. Ordered to join up, sackstar Smith, a member of the Sidm th (Devon) Urban Council, fainted, and the case was adjourned for medical examination.
Calcutta Turf Club's War Chari- ties.
At a meeting held recently the members of the Calcutra Tarf Clab Toted R 375,000, or £25,000, ai a farther contribution to War Fond. This, with the Ra. 3,40, 000 so far paid to War Fande and charities, bringe the total con- tribations of the Club for these par pores up to Rs. 7,15,000 since the outbreak of the war.
Half the Irish Public Houses
Offered for £2,000,000. London, May 9.The parlis- mentary correspondent of the Daily News says that Mr. Joseph Devlin, Nationalist member of Parliament for Belfast, has offered the Government half the public bouses in Irelan1 for £2,000,000 sterling. The offer would mean the clo-ing of between 7,000 and 8,000 stablishments.
Death of Mr. Arthur James. We regret to sunounce the death of Mr. Arthur James, a well- 'known owner of racehorser, and one of the "despotic three," who are otherwise, known as stewards of the Jwkey Club. Mr. James's etud farm was at Coton Ball, nçer Rugby. Several of his horses have carried bie colours to victory on the racec eran, and be was said to have won £18,500 in one year.
Singapore's Mortality
Statistices.
for Sing The mortality returns spare for the week anded June 9 show 272 deaths a ratio per mille of 39.45. The chief causes of death were malarial fever 39, typhoid 5, fever not specified 16; convulsions 38, phthisis 32, beri beri 24, dysentery 15, paedmonis
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As the result of s round-up" of some 200 men in Bathan Green and Spitalfields, four wer← handed over to the military, the rest being released...
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teen.
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