CRICKET.
v. Navy
the Last of the Feaians.
the last few survivors tly identified with the anian movement of 1848) Sed away in the person of
DIO"
Hepegso, a native of Roscommon. He took an arpart in the movement and losely assisted with the Le of that time.
"Hallo, Father ! "
his lecture on War Aim Peros at Queen's Hall! atly the Earl of Denbigh dentally told an excellent
A friend of his tork ter an elderly German "of who was very nasty about ind remarked that he could- le himself by the thought thie officer son was killing "uty pige of Englishman s dWhen the captivo arrived southampton a cheery voice
from the quay: "Hallo, firi have they got you too?" lens and National Service. he Minister of National Service decided to establish a Cim. see to adries him in connec i with questions relating to iemployment of aliene. The amittee will consist of the jowing members: Lord Barn-
(chairman), Sir Herbert rgen (vice-chairman), Majir nel Rothschild, M. P., M. adurier de Obamsigne, Mr. inest Marshall, Mr. T. Mansfield anter, Mr. M. Nicholson, Mr. iter Ralli, Mr. Gordon Sel idge, Mr. Van der Veer; together ith representatives of any other sovernment departments inter- ated.
"Heart-Broken" Burglar. Sentence of 18 months whe passed at London Sessions recent. yon Arthur Dixon, 61, organist who was found at night in Upper Richmond-road, Putney, carrying 's bag of burglar'a implementa. It Was stated that in Australia he was convicted nine times for burglary and sacrilege, and that since he came to England three years ago be had been six times in, prison. He was released only in October, Prisoner said be bad tried to get work, "I osa sasure "he remarked. to Sir Robert you." Wallace, "that it is heart-break- ing to me to come back here again and again."
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Women Liberals and War Alms. The Executive Committee of the Women's Liberal Federation have ansnimously carried a re- solution expressing their apprecia tion of President Wilson's message to Congrees, "in which he once more focusses the attention of the world on the aime for which the Motor-Car Gas Trailers. Allies entered the war-namely, The Local Government Board restitatics, reparation, and, above bave ioformed local authori is all, world-freedom from the men that'shat part of the Heavy Moto: ace of militarism, which it is Car Order (1904) which provides hoped to secure and maintain by if a heavy motor-car draws E the establishment of a League of trailer the speed shall not exceed Nations." The Committee arge five milee an hour shall; for the the Government, in order to make period of the war sad twelve Ait clear that those are still the montbe after, césse to apply to s
abjects for which the Allies are heavy motor-ear drawing a "ga fighting, to state their wer sime container trailer" The trailers in simple and definite terma. most not exceed 150wt., and must have wheels fitted with preomatic Caught in St. Paul's, When Esther Fancet, 16, tyres or those made of a soft, meobipist, was charged with tbelt elsatio material...
Shiding, Scale Wages. at St. Paul's, before the Mansion
A novel wage agreement bel Hoose magistrate recently it was stated that in consequence of wern; employers and 50,000 to many complaints she had been 80,000 miscellanroda workers in watched for about four months, the dyeing, bleaching, calico- A vergor stated that on Friday be printing, and farnishing trades saw her kneel behind a worship-in Lancashire, Cheshire, and and take the latter'a bag from Derbyshire WEB announced chair. She extracted something recently. For twelve months, or! from the bag, put it into her until the declaration of peace, pocket, and then walked to the weges will be regulated on a slid- west door, where she was stopped. ing scale, which will be reviewed It was also stated she had admitt- every three months according to ed being responsible in respect the Board of Trade figures of the of the complainte. She was re-jocst of living. The commencing manded.
acale given a bonus of 43. 20 [hour to males and 243. to females. Janiara receive 2d. and 11. respectively.
per
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Bayan Army order, will be found Munitions states that no arbitrary soldier, who was in the retrest from the Labour Corps, and will rule has been formulated in ref from Hons and the battle of the form direct accounting ozite oference to the advertising expenses Marne, and lost a leg at the Aisne, THE Dances advertised for the the Labour Corps. The constitution of controlled establishments. The was at Croydon Police Court of the standing invaliding boards Miniéry makes fal allowance for sentenced to three months in the of the sad catastrophe at Happy
Valley. will remain the same. Men who advertising on a pre-war basis; second division for stealing $58 are surplus to establishment of and, while it is possible that ossea, belonging to the Creydon District units and considered fit for far may arise in connection with Association of Voluntary Orgenis- thet military servios, will be dis- contracts with the Ministry in ations. The Town Olerk stated posed of ander the orders of the which advertising charges would that prisoner'a total defalostions General Ofoer Commending in- have to be more on lese disregard amounted to $107, and that dur Chief or transferred to the ed owing to the particularcontrecting the past ten months no less Labour Corps. Those unfit for baris, such charges are in general then 4400 had disappeared from RAINWATER PIPES further millsry duty will be sint, treated of part of the legitimate the fund. Harcourt pleaded that edited to dwoharged centres, Man, establishment charges of the firm. his terrible mental and physical may, however, be reclamafed by All in coaps & are “desle- with suferiage had driven him to
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HONGKONG. DOG AND CAT SHOW 1918.
THE committee bee to notify 'Intending exhibitors that the Show will be held sometime) during March, on a date to be notified later.jonalne It has been decided to include Poultry provided that sufficient entries are forthcoming.
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