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French Honours for V.C. Alrmen.
Lieutenant Colonel H. Bishop, V.C., the Canadian sirman, has been made Obevalier of the Legion of Honour, first- class, and bas been awarded the Croix de Guerre (with Palm Lesf), for distinguished service in
he zone of the French Armies.
American Wins Freedom. John 8.. Dann. U. S N., won his freedom recently when he was arraigned before Judge Dike in the County Contt, Brooklyn, on charges of forgery sad at tempted grand larcany. District Attorney Lewis noticed a gold bar on his sleeve, and saked Dann how long he had been in foreign service.
Dann replied
eighteen months. The prosecutor then permitted. Dann to plead guilty to allempied petty laraany. Jadge Dike ben waived the usual formality of holding Dann for fortysight hours before paru- ing senter ce, and freed him on a suspended sentence.
6 000 000 Women Voters. It is said that the British Empire will now have 6,000,000 women voters in the forthcoming general election. In Japan there are only 1,500,000 electore, and all are man. The comparison of the two figures indicates that we men of this country are not given a right equal to one fourth of that of the British woman to participate in national politics says the Miyako Japan now possesses an army s large as that of Great Britain. Officials encourage young men who are going to enter the military service, saying that to become a soldier of the Emperor is the first and the noblest daty af 8 man. Why are the majority of our countrymen not allowed to take part in national politics, while they are all requested to enter the military service? Ia & word the authorities recogniz; the fall value of a Japanese men sa s soldier, bat before their eyes our value sa voters is hardly as much as one fourth" that of a British woman..
Sinking & Burciag Mualtion Ship.
The King has approved of the award of the Albert Midal for gallantry in saving life at ses to Commander Walter Henry Calthrop Calthrop, R. N. The spoount of the services în respect of which this decoration bas been onferred is as follows:-01 the night of April 14-15, 1918, a fire: broke out on board the R. Proton, sa ammunition ship, st Port Said. Commander Calthrop, on being informed on the telephone that the ship was on fire, immediately prosseded to the sosos. The ship had already been abandoned by her crew, and was ablaze in Not. 1 and 2 holds. The forecastle was also slight, and it was impossible to get down to the fore well deck owing to the beat of the flimes. Knowing that the Proton had 240 tons of ammonition on tourd, Commande: Calibrop decided to endeavour to flood the ship, and
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in the Gower Peninenlo, “at theļ western extremity of Glamorgao. Since, the succeeded the property has greatly enhanced in valo owing to the development of Por COLONIAL SECRETany's Department, Talbot. Aa far rack as the early No. 8.237 It is hereby notified that 'cinaties her father's estate, sealed tenders in duplicate, which Wit valued st £2,000,000 should be clearly marked "Tender maintained at her own expense.ring. apart from £1,000,000 for Quarries," will be received at this
PARTICULARS and CON- See also constantly provided the rest Western Railway stock Ofice until Nooz of WEDNESDAY, DITIONS of the letting by Public Firet with large quantitise of and the reversionary interest the 13th, day of December, 1918, Auction Bale, to be held on trait and vegetables.
in a large trast fand. At the beginning of the year icetence showe Miss Talbot' tioned Granite Quarries at Hong Public Works Department, by On for the letting of the undermen Monday, the 16th December, 1918, for this parpose obtained 8938 Death of a Great Philanthropist. Miss Talbot fouaded, at a cost of kindly feeling towards the people kong, Kowloon, and the New Ter Order of His Excellency the at 3 pm, at the Offices of the tance and went down into the engine-room and opened the
£37,000, a Chair for Preventive An unremacerative colliery fall ritories, for one year from the 1st Officer Administering the Gov sea inlet. He also tried to
Medicine at the Medical School into ber hinde, bat he kept January, 1618. Miss Emily Obarlotte Talbot, of st. Cardiff; She also equipped
ernment, of One Lot of Crown break the main res valve cover Margom Abbey, Glamorgen, who and maintained the Mirgam Cot. Working for the sake of the wirer Each tender must be accompanied Land at Taumati in but was not successful in this.
and obildren of the mînerë, st by a receipt to the effect that the Colony of Hongkong, He accordingly sent for a gun-
wa repated to be the richest age Hospital. To the Church, personel loss of nearly £100,000 tenderer has deposited in the term of 75 years, with the cotton charge for the purpose of woman in Britain, has died at her too, she was a great benefactor. To the first War Loan Masa Talbo Colonial Treasury a sum as stated option of renewal at a Crown sinking the ship, and warned all London residenor, 3, Cavendish Bre not only built churches," but
subscribed £30,000. -
in the schedule hereander opposits Rent to be fixed by the ehips in the vicinity to get under are, aged 78, The eldest arenes the stipend of the way. He then returned to the daughter of the inte Mr Ohris clergy in needy asses, Joint Is ie anderstood that the to each quarry, as a pledge of the Surveyor of His Majesty the Proton, which was now blex ng topher Talbot, M.P., she acceed founder with her sister of Sr. Batates will he inherited by "bona fides" of his offer, which som King, for one further term of 75 fiercely forward, the sides being ed at his death in 1890 to his Michael's College for Training Captain Andrew Mantel Talbot shall be forfeited to the Crown, if years.
large estatea and immenke Clergy in the diocese of Lisadaff, Fletcher, the only son cf Mas the tenderer refuses to carry out his PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. red hot as fat sit as the bridge wealth, which was estimated at ba alea erected St. Theodore Talbot's sister, Mrs. Fletcher of tender and comply with the con
and the bridge acrean all alight.
He again boarded her with the between £5,000 000 and £8000, Church, Port Talbot, in memory Saltons, who died in 1813 ditions hereinafter contained, should first and second engineers and ,000.
fbs brother, Mr. Theodore Captain Talbot Fle cher, who wa the tender be accepted. went below, trying to break the
Minn Talbot never took a Talbot, who was fully injured born in 1880, erved in the 2n The Government does not bind it- doors of the condenser wih mominent part in pablier, while hunting in 1876, and who Litle Guards in thSouth African self to accept the highest or any sledge hammers, After about five bat lived very quietly at Margem had been deeply interested in the War. He is at present on bome tender. minates this was found to be Abbey. Her gifts to charitabl work St. Alban', Bolborn. impossible, and they returned on movements, however, deck, By this time a picket boat amerous and substantial. Dar
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It is reported that some banki Mazi No. 3°
had arrived with the gun-cotton ing the last two yours, owing to To her benevolent spirit Miss charge, and it was decided that failing health, she was ausble to Talbot the ship ought to be sunk sa soon spend much time in Walse, where business aptitude, and to her as possible. This operation was she owned extensive properties foresight and energies may be accordingly carried cat. Com- broughout the Rhondda Valley argely attributed the develop mander Oslihrop displayed the Her life in London was simple, ment end prosperity of Port notes might appear in Canton, 3 and 4 nimest gallantry and disregard and she only es ber intimate Talbos, which was named after markes before long. These book ten Kok Mo of his own personal safety in friends. Despite her indisposition. her father, froms small village to notes are now being issued by Jordan Houd making protrsoted efforts, first to she took & deep interest in wer a thriving town possessing docks, the Ministry of Finance in Peking Tours Bo Aɔod and then to sink she ship, charities, providing two large steel works, and important rail in memorandum of the Allies 200 whilst exposed to continus ziek YMCA. huts ic Glamorgen, and any junctiona, Miss Talbot's Victory. The faces of these bank of an explosion of the ammunition converting PantiosCastle, her sest landed estate comprised 31,500 notes are printed with words in a wo on board. His efforts undoubted. * Swanka, into an officers' sores around Port Talbot, mostly. Chinese; their meaning, being ly provented serious loss of life, hopital, which she equipped and mineral bearing, and 13,600 acres Allies Final Vistory,
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