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Ex-Candidate Killed,
While leading his men in action, Major J. HL. Whitworth, a former Liberal candidate for Shrewsbury, has been killed. He was's son-in- law of Mr. A. J. King, who wa at one time M.P. for the Kanta- ford division. By profession Major Whitworth was a Chancery barrister. Last year he was gassed. He gained the M.O. for gallantry at Nisuport. His home was at Bowdon,
The Honorific Plural. Jastics Oldfield at Madras. revised the order of the District Munsif dismissing a suit filed by a zeminder on the ground that in the plaint. the reminder used the honorific plural "wo." Asked to amend his plaint the zeminder
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A "Narrow Escape.' The Englishman writes:-It appears that the new two" anna piece had a very narrow escape from being launched upon the would have been won by now Daily Chronicle as follows: the world ander insuspicious cir- He always looked upon it aa s
· The great world-war originated camatances. It was originally mistake to have a pivilian at the proposed to issue it on. All Fools' head of the Navy administration, in the secaler oorflict between Day! Fortunately, however it especially in war-time. It was the far and the Austro-Han happened to be a bank holiday cot by those with the fleet at ees garian Government, and the and hence the new issue, as that we had been led to minimize settlement of that controversy already mentioned, W88 in submerice peril, but by White must be a primary condition of sugurated on Taseday.
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any lasting European pasce. We unique feature of the new nickel A Million for Paper and Prlating was the true "mar-peace" which are apt to asy that Alsace-Lorraine piece is that, with the exception Compared with those of s year made wat inevitable. Bat it was of the Ceylon 5 cent, it is ago, the estimates for Civil Sar-in Serbia, sad not in Alsace believed to be the only equare vice and Revenue Departments, Lorraine, that the war began, and coin in the British Empire. 1918 19, show an increase of Serbia, and all that Serbis repre It is interesting to know that | £7,148 489, the total being
weight is the same
BE $95,744,300. The war, says then, hea & firet claim to con-
aideration in the settlement. The]" that of the eight anda piece. No Secretary to the Tressury in his lees than 2,400,000 two-snna bita memorandum, continues to effect and aspirations in eobject peoples, war has swakened many hopea have been turned out by the the civil estimates. The continu bat none more pare and well Calcutta Mint, of which about two ed rise in prices increases the cost justified, and supported by more millions have been issued to the of fuel, light, building materials, disinterested patriote, that those pablic. We owe the design to violasiling, stationery, and stores of the Southern Slava. Every Lieutenant Colonel McCormick, of all kinds. The estimate for claim of justice and centiment B.E., Mint Master of Calcatis. stationery and printing now and interest should inoline The same coin is also being exceeds a net total of a million.
the Allies to look with sympathy inted at Bombay.
Sir D. Halg Thanks the 3.A. on the Jugoslar ideale.
De Shanghai Boy's M. C. Many friends in Shangbai will for the service it bae rendered to the writers and workers in this beartily congratulate Mr. and the British Armies in France; Bir oause, presents in this admirable Mrs. J. Valentine on the distino D. Haig says in a message to book (A Dying Empire. Bogumil "tion won by their son, Lieut. D. General Booth: The Salvation Vosnjak. George Allen and Valentine. A telegram has been Army workers have shown them Unwin, 41. 61. net) a csse for received stating that L'eut selves to be of the right sort, and Jugoslav emancipation from the promise as a 'fédéralised Anstro-Esat; and it is a fact of very Valentine had been awarded the value their prezence bere se Austrian yoke which it is im- Hungarian empire.
significant import that in Austris Vilitary Cross. Lieut. Valentine being one of the best influences possible to gainsay. It self. And what is this Austria all Germen parties, including the ia well known in Shanghai, bay. on the moral and spiritual wel determination be not merely an Hungery which some persone Pan Germaniere, are for the ing been born there 26 years ago. fare of the troops at the bases. empty phrase, that principle ap- propose to perpetuate after the preservation of Austria." This He was a medical student of the The inestimable value of these plies literally and precisely to the war? Dr. Vosnjak reminde a little book is not not only a piece fourth year in a London hospital influences is realised when the claims of the Slovenes, Croatians that it is no longer sai jaris, that of powerful advocacy, it is s when the war broke oat, and moral of the troops is afterwards and Serbians who compose the it is now little better than an ap literary work of much cherm and immediately received com-put to the test at the front." Jugoslav nation.
panage of Prussia. The Jugoslave distinction, and ranks high in miarion in the King'a Own £32,000,000 Prize Money, The perpetual sabjsotion of had no desire to remain subject quality and in interest in the vast Scottish Borderere. Ai the Inquiring in the House of Lords this race to a government repre- to an independent Austro literature to which the war has end of two years' service be, toge about the payment" of prizesenting a dominant minority of Hungarian empire. They have given birth. ther with other fourth year money, Lord Beresford said it was the Anatro Hangarian peoples still Tesa to belong to an empire students, was ordered to qualify, estimated to amount to £12,000 was never probable or practicable, which is only a "main prolongee" -Soldler's £186 Jewel Thefts." which he did last July, and was at 000. The Earl of Lytton, who Can anybody imagine that it has for the purpose of realising Three years' penal eervitade once attached to the R, A. M. O., replied, said a Naval Prise Bill become so after the Prumian ambitions of world" was the sentence, passed at Lon": and at the beginning of this year would be introduced this session, experiences of the present war? dominion. Jugoalsvis cffers don Sessions on Gordon W. 0. was attached to a regiment in The latest figures showed that the Is it possible that the Jugoslave, splendid material for the build- Ward, a soldier, for stealing France. On March 28 he was in prize money in the hands of the after the tortare and pro- ing of a strong and free nation goods to the value of $186 from the big pach, taking the place of Supreme London Prizs Court acription they have endated at state just where, such an Yarious West-end shops. Prisoner a doctor who had been captured, amonated to £9,518,226, The the hands of their present ralere, institution is needed for the had been staying at the Bon- In a letter written at that time amounts in the hands of other should be thrown back after counteraction of the Germanicnington Hotel, Southampton-TOW he speaks of working eleven con- Prise Courts of the Empire were the war on say terms whatever "Drang nach Osten. “Germany and obtained jewellery by pre- secutive days and rights without not yet available and from the ander that political anachronism knows what Austria, mesne tending he was Sir Roger Curtis, m break, and evidently he has total of them all the "draits” of known-as she Daal Monarchy 2.) to her writes Dr. - Yoen. In the care of some rings he ssid |- experienced some more hard the Admiralty and other charges At any rate, Dr. Vornjak and his jak....” The master of 'Austria is his fiances was the daughter of a fighting.
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