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Above is a flood scone from Paris, an enthusiastic angler being seen trying his luck off the Seine embankment.
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A flood scone from Holland, in the village of Mook, Limburg. The pigs in the foreground are on a railway ombankment which is keeping back the water from other villages.
INDIAN POLITICS.
SWARAJIST AMENDMENT
REJECTED.
Delhi, Fet. 18.
The Council of State has rejected without division a resolution by the Bombay Industrial magnate,
Mr. Pheroze Sethna, for the imme diale appointment of a Royal Com mission to enquire into the working of the constitution arid to formu
late a-scheme for responsible Ho
vernment,
A Swarajist amendment which
STRIKE SETTLED.
ART OF DANCING.
WIRELESS MEN BEGIN WORK DISPLAY BY MISS O'KEEFE'S
London, Feb. 18:
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PRETTY SCENES.
TURKISH REFORMS.
A NEW CIVIL CODE. The opening number "Enchanted Garden," gavolte, was very daintily
Constantinople, Feb. 18. performed, and this was followed
The Assembly at Angora haa by a pretty. Dutch dance, those taking part being Marlei Gubbay voted en bloc a new civil code of and Dorothy Henderson... A sold
by Winnie Henderson was ex-over. 900 Articles regulaúng thi tremely pleasing. One of the most civil life on western lines, It no- successful items was given in the tably deals with the status of wo- second half, "La Poupec," in which
men who now acquire divorce rights The scene ten pupils took part. The Theatre Royal: was well All-represented a lady in a shop wish-i equal to men. The code is based less operators' strike has been set- ed last evening when an excellent nig to buy a doll, and the dolls on Swiss Legislation, and abolishes
ed. Work is being resumed in- daging display was given by pupils were pretty little girls, lying in mediately-Reuter.
As a result of negotiation at
the Ministry of Labour, the wire-
THE SETTLEMENT TERMS,
Later.
the employers, namely a reduction
of Miss Daisy O'Keefe, in aid of long boxes.. In the background polygamy and prohibits the mari Earl Haig's Fund. The programme were four "toy soldiers, in bril-age of Moslem romen with Chris
took liant uniforms, and a "golliwog" tinns.-Reuter. and Was a lengthy one up the greater part of two hours, added a humourous touch to the The Secretary of the Wireless but considerable thought had been scene. The "dolls" danced for the given to the selection of the lady, and when the scune conclud-· Union states that the wireless's arious items, and so well had they ed, the enthusiastic applause show would not be satisfied until an 'osi- operators will resume work on the been chosen that interest
waed that it had been thoroughly core had been given. reduced rates of pay demanded by maintained throughout.
enjoyed.
Miss O'Keefe herself pleaset Sir Alexander Muddiman, a Home
Another highly successful item momber, described as a demand for of 22s. 6d. per month. The whale Miss O'Keefe is to be congratuwas a study in Eurythmics by eight those present with a dance entitled immediate and complete respon matters in dispute including wages lated on providing the public with of the older pupils, and this was Spirit of Joy", an item that was sible Government, was rejected. will be the subject of negotiation a smart and pleasing display, and remarkably well done. Attitudes, carried off in a very polished and Musicale, and Greek artistic fashion, in which the finer Sir Alexander Muddiman after the resumption of work and the ability and skill of all those Moment
grace points of dancing were well demon- opposing the
said if no settlement is reached the dis- taking part reflect great credit on dances were given with a resolution
The and dexterity which way much for strated. trat while the Government puted questions will be referred her abilities as a teacher..
care and attention with which the the interest the pupils take in their
The pupils taking part in addi- believed
had to arbitration.-Renter the atmosphere
pupils had been trained
tion to those mentioned above changed it had not improved
noticeable by the graceful manner Little Winnie Henderson and wereK. McElderry, R. Lam, G. to an extent to cause the Govern-
in which the girls danced their Alison Mackenzie secured a a great ment to change the decision an-
Mend; G. Smith, M. Netrousoff, F. nounced last September. Reforms which all India had at heart would numbers, some of which were by ovation when they gave "Carnival," Smith, P. Trevelyan, M. Lane, Edith were still not working in two of the be near, but a proper atmosphere items were varied with song, the bunches of gally colour balloons Smith, B. Judah, M. Bryson and K. no means easy to do. The dancing Attired in vory pretty dresses, with Dunn, D, Stone, G. Razavot, C. Provinces though they were work-would not be created by calling for
soloist being Mrs. M. Minnie, who attached to them, they executed a Bedford.. ing in a spirit of goodwill in the reforms to camouflage the forming delighted the audience with several lively dance, white coloured strea- rest of the Provinces. When there of conspiracy societies or by oppos- solections. She was loudly encor-mers rained on them from the sides
unambiguous evidence offing the essential measures of aded after giving "A little Damozel" of the stage, until the whole pro-formance at the Theatre Royal to- goodwill forthcoming, the day ministration-Reuter.
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