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Germany's Need of Metal
The Lokal Anaeiger, publishes s. proclamation "srating that all church bells in Gsemary will be seised by the military authorities, The phurches in large towns and the oathedrals will be allowed to keep una bell each,”
Hamburg-Amerika House. The-Cockspar-street, London, building. kad en as Hamburg- Amerika House, having a site area of §,000 ft., was to be sold at the Hart on June 28, the sala to take place under the Trading with the Enemy Amendment Act, 1916.
£24.000 from Condemned Boots,
Uyndemned Army boots sold by auction bare realised £24,000, agsins £14,000 which would have been realised on the same sales the prices fired under the old contracts, "states “Mr. Forster, of the War Office. It is estimated that (under the now system by which boots are graded before being sold) about $350,- 000 a year is being saved in the re-issue of boots prematurely condemned.
Officers' Mess Menu. The subject of waste in soldiers* camps provoked some hot speeches at a conference at Westminister recently. One spasker iäad “a | copy of a mean for the Sunday dinger of 38 young officers, sent him by the despairing mess pre- siden. Is included tomato soup, a very large salmon, two huge joints of matton, three vegetables, foa: large triflis amothered with foar inches of cream, etewed apples and catsrð, sardines on toa, cheese, butter, apples and oranges
Recruiting Scandal.
At Liverpool Assizes recently the trial of the prisoners in con- nection with the recruiting scandal was concluded. In the last of the cases Captain Herbert Wilson. engineer, sad John Hoghse, 60, provision dealer, pleaded not guilty to ebarges of corruptly accepting or giving sumís amounting to £875 to secure exemptions. Both were found guilty Dealing with Wilson, his Lordship said his offenes WAS a very serious one. The sentence upon him was one year and nine months' imprisonment. Hughes was sentenced to twelve months' mprisonment, and ordered to pay 26200 towards the costs of the proxcation. Francis Barnett was eentenced to nine months' im- prisonment. Ernest Birnett to "twelve months' and Mendel Fishel
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Recently BI meeting of established dockyard men, held at Chatham, the following resala- tion was carried by a large majriy-Having been request- ed by so usauthorised body of Brade unionists to leave work at 5 p.m. this day, we, the established men, fail to see grounds for such drastic action, and desire to re- main at our several occupations for the following reasons. 1. Our duty to the country in its present need. 2. Such request is against all principles of justion to those fighting, 3. The request is an“
A Little Touchiness. anconstitutional act and has
That was an exquisite fowar There is a shortage in Birming of speech in which Admiral von not the official sanction of our various societies Sir Edward ham of from 15,000 to 20,000 Capelle characterised the relations Carson, First Lord of the Admir-house.
between cfficers and men in the alty, has sent the following reply, The Future of Sarawak,
German Navy. Generally speak- The death of the Rajsh of Sare- for comezanisation through the Admiral Superintendent at Chat-wak will lead to discussion about, they are good, says the ham, to those who passed the re- the fature of that country, for so bat naturally there is a little champion of sea-frightfulaese, solution :-I have read with much many years ander the unparallonchiness" due to war etrain. satisfaction the resolution passed
eled rule of family dynasty From this and from the admission Iset night at the meeting of est Bays a Home contemporary. It i
of that other entertaining person ablished workmen in the Chatham well known that Sir Charlee yard. The spirit which inspired Brooke always strongly opposed he "nerve-racking" experience in the Reichstag who spoke of its entirely in keeping with the gnation of bringing waiting night and day for an patrioti-m which has characteris-
Sarawak more closely under the
enemy who does not come out, it ed the employees generally of abe control of Whitehall."
It will be Royal Dockyarde throughout the interesting to see what will hap that all is is not quite right in would be very easy to conuluda wat period. It will be read with pen Dow that the masterfu certainly no less satisfaction by Sarawak for half a century has
the German Navy. man who WES supreme iD the mg of the Fleet and oar- soldier at the front, who are gone. It is of interest to not enduring each hardships and that his son, Mr. Vyner Brooke, dangers at this time on our behalf. who will presumably succeed him
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General Smuts' Successor. As anticipated at the time of General Smuts leaving the com mand in East Africa, the choice married & daughter of Lord Esher of his successor bas fallen apon Two features of the late E jah' General Deventer, the ablert of reigu will always be remembered is South African liewenants. to his credit. One was his fair and Like General Smate. Deventer generous treatment of native in showed great ability in the fight terests, and the other his resolütefing sgainst as in the old war, His; opposition to the concessionaires most brilliant exploit in this war Wiccarnis creates a wealth of In order to safegaard Sarawak was bin astonishingly rapid march www.rich, red blood, which from financial. syndicates he with the contingent that advanced bring the rcues back to your established some years ago soto German Bouth-west Africa obrek, gived a sparkle to the Sarawak Government agency in on the south, in which the im
yee and surcharges the whole England with an advisory council, portant centre of Warmbad waa body with new vitality and new Ia 1912 the Rajsh expressed the apared. He may be trusted to life. That is why over 10,000 opinion that he had provided for clear up what remains to be done Mido:nra recommend Wincarnis. the security of the State for the
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