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A Plucky Man's Death, A car standing unattended on shill in Eastbourne by some means got into motion. John Robertson Middleton, aged 50, jumped on to the footboard to try and stop it, but the car con- tinaed down the hill, and, collid- ing with a tree, the man was thrown off and killed.
Nails for Buttons,
While Hugh McLaughlan, off Kilmarnock, was at work aÌ ́A osrtain factory, he lost a bullon when stooping, so be tied a piece of string to two iron nails by war of s trouser holder. Bat it was an offence to have iron nails în bis possession as the factory, and he was called upon to pay £5.
Convalescent Officers. The following letter appeared, recently in the Timce: Bir,-I should like to add a case to that] stated in your columns by "J.V:" My hasband was wounded six months ago, and is now awaiting an operation, which is to take "place in about three months? time. His doctoraad vire quiet and rees in the country in order that be may reooperate his powers for the coming operation; he requires no speci 1 diet or treatment, and
till Jaze 1, was allowed out of hospital on sick leave and was rapidly improving. Sicce his re-admittance to bospits!, owing to the new order of June 1, bel has lost weight and condition. Cantot 60030 preesuro be brought to bear on those in authority to relax this bard and fast rale of incarceration in hơn"; pital in favour of
ried cfficere? We do notį complain of separation when the needs of the country demand, we face the dreaded possibility of eternal sparstior, but this keep-| ing of cfficere, away from their homes when there is do need in infcting an unnecessary hard. ship on those who have been separated for so long. I should like to add that <fficera have to be back in hospital at 6] p.m.. and men are allowed oat! till 7 n.. Why?—A Wife.
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National Photographá, . Io tas 60th annual report of, "the Trustees of the National Por- trait Gallery it is stated "thst oming to the suspension, since the outbreak of the war, of the great, in aid for parchsing portraits, the lack of any endowment, and the exhanetion of the savings of former years, the trustees havere.
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luctantly disposed of a duplicate portrait in order that they may make provision. toward the acquisition of such important historical portraits as may be offered for purchase or thrown 00 | the market in the immediste inture. 'A reference collection cf. photographs of eminent living. perenne was inangaerated by the National Portrait Gallery some time ago. The trustees have cow decided to commemorate, by & .caiform
nerice permanent photographe, the features of all distinguished living contempora ries of British nationality. In this
Germany and War Finance. 50 per cent, b. low its pence value. series they hope to include yesra-of war fosnce, the Frank has only falles 21 per cent.
Writing on the rat ject if three hile the French exchange! a'l persons, Davel, military, furter Zeitung expresses the opin and Bitish 184: Complaining or civiliso, holding, im-
100 in reference to the question of the inadequacy of German war portant or responsible positions, of credite after the war, that our taxation, the Frankfurter Zeitung and others who have rendered tries like America will have every poists, ent that in this respect service to their country. Two
interest in extending the bighest Germany makes a very bad show- partraits of Lord Kitchener bave possible credit to Germany, as ag compared with England. The been presented to the Gallery this will prove the only way imposition of higher taxes on 185 cne, a painting in pastel and of marketing. their gosache by Charles Horsfall, pre-production, especially as their much extravagance, and the con- sarplue profits would have prevented prefent customers will be bat poor sequent rise in prices, from which bayern when the war is over. The the poor have been the obief paper adda, however, that it will sufferers. The paper adds that restrict her imports owing to the middle classes is undermined. be necessary for Germany telia Germany the position of the
which forma a dark chapter, in appearing, whilst the formation condition of her foreign exchange, All the smaller businesses are din- the history of German war finance, of The German mark, it says, is now [enormously.-Reuter.
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seated by Sir Lers Koowles, and the other's large oil painting by bir H. von Herkomer, R. A presented by Mr. Pandelli Ralli, The former cannot be exhibited astil the building is reopened, but the latter has been sccepted on losu by the National Gallery, who have placed it on exhibition."
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