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Useless Record Making,
Bir George J. Carter, K.BE, "managing director of Messrs. Cammell, Lairda, says he looks upon the individual riveting: contests that have taken place 29 worse than umless, None of them had been carried out under -ordinary working öonditions, and they have been the means of s very great stoppage of work in the care of other men.
Definition of Calf. The definition of a calf given at Maidenhead Police Court the other day="a bovine animal in which the grinder, or molar tooth, is not visible"-anggeata "that it is a cow which has not cat ita wisdom testh; and with that des cription the dictionary, as well se common observation, generally agreea. But there is much more in the science of definition than meets the eye, & farmer who has sent his quarterly cheque to the landlord for fifty years may well sympathise with the late M. Jourdain when the dips into a manual of political economy and finde out that Reat is really some- thing quite different
Lost for Three Years.
A North Lambeth family lost all trace of their only ron ɓahting! on the Western front in 1915. Ea was posted 88. missing, and
his parents after the long silence presumed he had been killed. Recartly bis sister visited ab East End hospital to see a wounded friend, when sbe noticed at the end of the room in a chair a soldier who whenever "ebe looked towards him jerked bia bead. The visitor thought he was offering from some form of shell shock, and beyond this paid no further attention, until a sieter came and said he wished to see ber. She accompanied her to the. invalid, and then found that be was her missing brother. He bad had lost both arma and legs and
is dumb,
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publish atories of German The Question of the Premiership will specially be informed of the
It is reported that Premier Count Tera açit and Biron Geto, the Minister of Foreign Affaire,
Premier Count. Tersuchi co-present chees upon their resigna
treatment due to their respective by the detailed evidence which wrzed A meeting of Cabine
tion.
chivalry usually arco:roborated
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supports countless instances of Ministers at his athizial residence Dr. Matzamaro, the Minister morn- on the afternoon of 21st Septem- of Justice, Mr. Kamiyama the infamy this ing relates, says the Globe, bar and reported of the particulars Vice Minister of Agricultura the following:-A Scottish of the presentation of his resigna and Commerce, Mr. ́ ́Ichiki, boy in a German prison osmption and the resignation of all the the Vice Minister of Finance, Mr. esrat that his mother was Ministers, which will be Tadokoro, the Vica Minister of seriously ill, and was expected presented together in one or two Education, Mr. Ushida, the Vice
dis in 8. few weeks. days.
Minister of Communications, Mr. Okeds, General Baperintendent the facts, ffered to pay the lad's Marquia Saionji who has been of Metropolitan police, and Mr. return fare to Scotland on con- neked to form a Cabinet by the dition that he gave his word of Throne will decline it. honour to come back, and he
Later. actually went to Scotland, saw his Marquie Saionji is considering mother, and returned to Germany. carefully, about the question Apart from the improbabilities whether he will accept premier with which this narrative bristles ship or not and his decision will including Dr. Mɛtsamuro have -the passport question, is one be reported to the Throne in one been duly appointed by the we notice that Miss Colenso: on or two days,
Throne as members of the House
The camp commendant, learning There is a report current that
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Later.
As reported seven high officials
"whose authority this farrago is If Marquis Saionji will not of Peere, Eastern News Agency. published, atates that "I forget accept the responsibility the for the moment in which camp" political situation will became the incident cecarred. So we complicated again. A portion of • Women Scaremongers.. should think.
the Kenseikai is reported to have! The new Military Governor of planned to have Marquis Okame Athens, General Tenisserlis, who "The cardiasi fact as regarda recommended as Premier. lis just back from a tour in Indian prices at the present Tokio, 22cd September. |Macedonia, spoke in high terms time is that we are dealing mainly Marquis Saionjite still carefully of the fiery patriolism of the with a world problem," writes considering about the reply te Greek soldiere. Regarding bie Mr. Findlay Shirras in a compra the Throne about the car for five, be declared that he intenda hensive etatistical survey of prises him to form a Cabinet. If Har to put into practice against alar- and house reals, particularly in quis Ssionji will not accept the mist women the ancient method the great poita of Indis, at the premierekip, Prince Yamagste-namely, that of making a show end of 1917, in comparison with and Marquis Matsakala will try of them throughout the arrestɔ, the index number of 100 in July to persuade him and even Mar.
1914, and at subsequent inter quis Okams is determined to see 1: NOTICES. vening periods. The rise in the Marquie Saionji to sek bim so,
wholesale prices was 111 per cent, accept the premiership.
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