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GENERAL NEWS
Obituary.
Walter Davis -Townsend, formerly of Boston, Mass, and long a resident of Chemalpo, Kores, died there recently. He whs 62 years of age.
A Big Wages Payment. The biggest wage payment in, the history of the Clyde ship- building trade was made recently when time workers received their wages plus the 121 per cent. wär bózus,
À Russian's Offer.
"If I am exempted I will ent oldiers hair free of charge," asid à Russian hairdresser at the La Society Tribunal. He was
told that his services in the Army would be valasble.
Four Brothers Killed and-
Fifth Cassed.
In an application for the exemp tion of his son a storekeeper, aged 18, and belonging to Claes à, a mag at Willesdon said he had four sons killed in the war and a fifth badly geared. Six montba'
· exemplion was given, and the tribunal expressed sympathy with the father.
Wages According to Cost Living.
The dyeing, bleaching and kindred tradea sanounced recovt- ly at Manchester that they had arranged with their 50,000 em- ployees for the regulation of wages on a sliding sosle, to be reviewed every quarter according 4o the cost of living.
Navy Prize Fund. -The British Government will distribute abortly the dayy prize fand of. 121 millions sterling, derived from the sale of captured enemy ships and stores. The fand is sufficient to give to every seaman concerned £30. It is distinol from the prize bounties awarded for the sinking of bestile Vessels,
Chloest and Boglish Marriage |
Law.
At a meeting of Chinese ladies, including the wives of most of the Leading Chinese of Penang held. recently, being entirely a ladies' morement, a resolution wae maenimously passed to" petition the Government to introduce a modified form of the English law of manisge for all Straite born Chinese. This meeting, adda a correspondent, is a veritable landmark in the history of the Straits Chinese.
War Widows Entertained. About 250 wives and, children of British soldiers were entertain- at a Christmas dinner, organiced by the Australian War Club for Women, at the Holbarn Restau- rant recently. The Grenadier Guarde band played selections, and afrwards the children re- ceived gifta from a Chris:mas tree, Addressing the women. many of whom were widow of the heroes of the first expedition- sry Forsi, Sir Thomas Mackenzie,| High Commissioner for New Z land, paid. All you want to be told in the truth, and then you are anxious to go and do your duty."
Shanghai M. C. Lon
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„Gas Shortage in Germany. were mide at the recent Minister- ing Children's League rale, of
The pas question is becoming A may, sentenced to twelve secila: all over the Central Em work and entertainment at months' hard labour at the Opires. Vienne hes introduced a Shanghai. All expenses were Bailey 69, when errated, wear gasless 24 how weekly. Berlin's privately defrayed and the money ing a gold stripe. “No, I haven't population has been warned to is being divided up as follows been a soldier," said he, bat this exercise be almost economy, as $100 to Dr. Barnardo'a Ecmes; is because I was wounded in au only very small supplies of coal $100 to French War: Orphan; air raid." 850 to K. OL. Homes in Eng-
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The husband, a labourer, doced amount of gas interferes tried to join the Army aifeeriously with varicus industries, mobilisation, but was rejected. and the situation will become Famous Pier To Go. worte shortly, when a reduction
Sold Water at a Pengy a Bucket...
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moved from the City, says the Portobello Piet on the Firth of in the amount of electricty used Davy Ohronicle, by the death of Forth coast, is to be demolished. is introduced, as is reported will Robert Hawkine, popularly known The pier stretches a quarter mile be the case.
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Old Bob." Before the Besward, and in the finest struc-]
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leaving by selling water of proprietors applied to the suthori penny's bucket to cabmen and ties for sanction to obtain the others in the neighbourhood of St. material for repsira, but this was
refored Pagla Bat the motor made his businem a precarious one. His
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New Army Discharge Centres. bost, fiends during his later canoil instraction states-is to A discharge centre-en Army years were found among the f
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