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Uniformée "girls who weBL Jewellery are becoming inèrese "Ingly common says the London Daily News Opal pendent ear- rings worn be a carwoman is evere tailorm des was one of the laughably incongruous sights to be seen treenily in Gray's Jan- road: Many tremcar condociree- ese sport two or more gold and stone finger-ringe, in addkion to the wedding-ring if they are married. There is no sign of a alackening in the cheap j-wallery trade, rather the reverse," said a "South" Londen pawnbroker. "Every fresh rush of women into industry pats Treasury votes or at any rate silver-into my till”
The Dangers of Kissing,
Sir Aribar Neweholme, in a -memorandum issued recently on -ostebro-spinal (spotted) fever, saya that the disease is usually csaeed Ly spray infection, or by direct contact, as in kissing, or indirect contact, as by the 'nee of eating or drinking aterrila in common. Indirect infection by dust or fomites is very impro- bable: "Inasmuch." Bir-Arthur adds, “as daring the prevalence of the fever a considerable, pro- portion of the general public. harbour meningocovei, it is desir able that periain precautions should become customary, These precautions should include the esretal use of handkerchiefs io anetzing and coughing and the occasional use of antisptic gargles and spraya."
Dyes after the War. Early this year Germany's big ohemical factories, which before the war enjoyed practically a monopoly in the production of dyes, formed a huge combine for the srowed purpose of being in a stronger position to recover, their It is old markets after the war. now announced that five of the leading concerne. in the railine dye trade, including the well- known Friedrich Biyer Com pany, the Baden Aniline and Soda Fictories, Lid, and the Berlin-Treptow Aniline Dye
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Lenin ssid:-
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the centre of attention. Reports countries dee not support me noth fr headquarters state that the g will come of our revolation.. army on the whole regards the If the Allies do not comply with proposal with reserve. Only the our wishes, we have powerfal means of compelling them to. Fifty Army has agreed to begin bey. We can declare the State parleying with the Germans.
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Trotsky has sent Note to the
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that if he wished to see him he
Socialist pacifists, Uhicherin could come to the staff quarter and Petroff, interned in Eng Ensign Krylenko thereupon dis
land, pointing out that English missed Cheremtsoff from his poat After making speeches to the men in Russia are working with soldiers in Pekoff the Balebevil the Bassinn bourgeois counter- revolutionary parties. Bolshevike "Commander-in-Chief" went to
etate that the Note implies that if the Fifth Army, where he again Chicheria and Petroff are not made speeches, sad had the
released, Englishmen in Russia -Los Angeles, December 11-
Bombay, December-28.-Pre-commander of the army, General will be arrested. In the Ministry The three Christian Pacifists, the siding over the fourth All-India Boldyreff arrested.
Conference of the Indian Chris- Dakonin's position is reported of Foreign Affairs and other TUESDAY, the 29th January, declaring & Dividend and electing Rev. Robert Whitaker, the. Reians, which is now holding its to be growing firmer, and the Ministries the cfficiala still re- fase to werk. The Coun. Floyd Hardio, and Harold Story,essions in Bombey, Mr. M. D. Committee's varions armies have! the
oil of
People's Com. who have been tried and con- Davadoss, of Madras, referred to declared that they will sopport
bigher officials and threatened to victed here, received the maximum she present political situation in him and the General Army Commissaries has dismissed the the Maximaliste have been gain sentences on Saturday from Jadge Ladis, and said that what con-mittee in the conflict with limina all the rest if they do not
orned them moet was what should Krylenko. The Committee on ing influence in Vladivostok Thomas P. White. Each one was be the attitude of the community the
resume work before a certain lately. The Japanese residents have make preparations to leave sentenced to save six months in towards it. He said: I may em telegraphed to Milrevcon and the date. Many have been expelled the port at any time. When a goal and to pay a fine of $1,200 phatically say that, individual Committee of Pablic Safety from their ats in Government Japanese "man-of-war made her The complaints against the opinions apart, our community as demanding that civil war skall quartera. Yesterday the Bolshevik
in the port, the
a whole (I am speaking with a cease, and a Coalition. Socialist Minister of Finance, Menzhinsky, appearance
defendanle were of "holding fall sense of responsibility) is Government be formed, inolud.again made an attempt to secure Japunere residente numbering abon 4,000 gave her a frantic unlawful assembly, refosing against any form of Home Rale ing all the Socialist parties. Os money from the State Bauk. The
the The Russiane of the to disperse
Earue, and put forward by the called the whole, it may be asid that officials refused to subscribe to the declaration of allegiance to disturbing the pesce."
Home Rulers. I am voicing the the Bolshevik attempt to dis the new Government. The higher opizion of the community when integrate the Russian army has officials were dismissed, and by the Maximailste, were also
Motion for a new trial and I say. (1) that the people of this a yet neither succeeded nor Mezzhitsky declared he would Overjyed to see the cruiser in the the harbour as they feel bat their arrest of judgment by the defend. country, nay the continent, have failed.
Commente in the Petrograd statutes of the bank.
not ecrople to override the "lives and property are now safe. ant's attorney Mr. J.H. Ryokman, not arrived at that stage of deve-
Oral notice of fopment when they could govern Press vary according to party, In abort the arrival of the Japan were denied.
A thinly attended Congress of was given, and the themselver; (2) the clashing of The moderate Socialist Den Peasant Deputies, which opened ese warship restored public appeal confidence. On the whole the defendants were released on 2, osales and creede makes it garde Trotsky's Note as the on Sunday, was more like a
jadicions, nay dangerous, at inevitable consequence of the eitastion has greatly improved 500 ḥail esch..... during the past few days,
assembly. After two or The court was under a heavy suy rate at present, to remove Bolshevik policy, and gloomily Kilkenny Fair than a political The "Genuine Article." police guard. A large body of the protecting hand of the British prophesies that Russia is destined hours screaming and brawling, The life of a sing song girl is Grand Army veterans and crowds astion from the internal adminis to become a second Turkey-the the president fell in a dead faint. not all roses and boney-even of people pressed in to bear the tration of the country; (3) the boots of predatory Imperialists of Spiridonora ordered, soldiers they have their little surprises judge, who administered ajarity of our public men bare all countries The Novaya Zhian destory the literature of the Com and adventures. At 9 o'clock on seething rebuke to the defendants not learnt to sabordinate self to expresses great indignation, and ittee of Public Safety and arrest recent night one of this frater before pronouncing the centence, public good; (4) the basic ides declares that the Allies take the committee. Another brawl nity who lives in Chekiang Road, The judge declared the religion that every member of every elses account of the incalculable: nori
the dourse of which began, in Shanghai, received a call from a character of the Christian Pacifist and carte, however low is fices of Bussis in the war, and that arms were brandished. Finally, lodging house in Kiukiang Road Conference to be a sham be citizen entitled to equal privileges their only aim is to crash the re-ldiers from the front declared were havings little private sup that Bibles or hymn-books were people at large; (5) the veated they tried to serve, ont by pre they would emsel the building. per in a private room. As usual, used, alen because the conference rights of certain classes and osats venting the conclusion of peace APT CARE CONTE
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the songstress took a companion had no religious cited and per are too strong to give to political The Novaya Zikian thinks that the and everyone in it. "Cheracf with her, and when the pair were mitted discussion of escnomic esgacity and wisdom.
fact that the Spanish Ambassador appeared and was called by sonisone a counter-revolutionary, was the first to reply Effcially to bat he secured the command of shown into the private room there questions. He said he spoke for was no outward indication that the whole city of Los Angeles in
Trotsky's Note in a great diplom the majority, and finally * afic success for the Bolshevik resolation was adopted ignoring all was Dot' well. While the declaring that no crišišism of the Cottages For The Working singer sang of the glorious deeds President or Government would
Classes.
Government, and indicates that the Bolabavik Government, and of a robber chieftain who lived be permitted here during the
Spain is prepared to take a pro- demanding the immedinta form- knows how many centuries progress of the war.
Designs for cottages suitable minent part in engineering peacetion of a Coelition Government for the working classes of Eng: negolistions. #go, the thres men enddenly cost
Addressing the defendants, he land and Wales are poaght by the al organ ofthe people's representing all Socialist Beide their reserve and r told them that they had beer Local Government Board, which Commissarion defies all threate themselves as robbera, They
1,000 up. altacked the girls ang took 3270 weighed in the balance and found has placed at the disposal of the and declared that Revolutionary
Winner of the Competition to meet worth of jewellery, consisting of wanting, and that their religione Institute of British Architects a Basis in prepared to fight all the A. £10,000 Portrait,
President" Wilson is giving Bergt. W. Pitt, holder of the title, in s
gaws of 1,000 up. pair of gold bangler gold/ pretensions were a mere excuseam of money for this purpose, world. Much more interesting is
cover up insidions propaganda sittings, la John Sargent, H. A games to be played at the V.RO, dr-zing and gold and fade of sedition and he proposed to areas for the competition. Is the Tamin and his distant Glebol for the British Red Cross portrait, Batanes Fee: 100,
[make axemple di defendants ip home counties ares three: 2100 with a delegation of the 49th for which the late Sir Engh Lane Tires Frizer for the Winner of Com let. As the robberu fled the wider to deter others from a like prises, four of £50 esah, and ons Army Corps, Chaboff said." The paid 10,000. Bir Hagh stim petition, the Eunder Up and the Highes
hoe and pry wis raised
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of £30 are offered for designs of Government is isolated and time of his desih in the Isuitania ens: watchman and a * The defendants, two of whom four types of cottages, with four thing to the sin As., the bad made no, nomination of s Bikh poliosman obsse, cate
n; were given no or five rooms and a soallery sad zumistios, denga joling one of the men in Nanking, are, o
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