1927-01-18 — Page 11

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1927.

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THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.

"Bush fires have caused enormous damage in the Northern, Western, and Southern districts of New South Wales.

Murray, the: Australian "escapo- logist," released himself from n strait-waistcoat when suapanded by his foot from crane 180 feet above Piccadilly Circus.

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The roof of a small cinema called The Lion at Alexandria collapsed during a performance, seven people were killed and 30 injured.. All the victims were Egyptians.

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Mining development work at Poonah, 60 miles to the north-weet of Perth, Western Australia, has resulted in the discovery of an im- portant emerald mine in that centre.

A huge mangold-wurzel weighing 88 b. has been grown on Vancouver Island by a Dr. Calvert. In the crop were 100 mangold- same wurzels averaging 20 ib. each in. weight.

Bacchus, an appropriately named negro, has been convicted and given three months imprisonment; at Shakatoon (Saskatchewan) on charge of "informing a person where to secure a drink illegally."

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In its work of indicating houses in London where distinguished per- sons have lived the London County Council have affixed a glazed ware. tablet to 2 Palace-gate, Kensington, W, where Sir John Millais, the artist, lived and died.

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Mr. Nikola Pashitch, the veteran leader of the Serblau Radical party died unexpectedly from apoplexy, at the age of 80

Unemployed miners gathered a huge haul of sprats which were washed by the tide on the beach near Fort Talbot.

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Mr. R. Haxas, Secretary of the Now Zealand Treasury, left Walling- ton on December 18 for London on a five months' official tour.

An officer of the East Indian Railway named Lewis has been kill- ad while making a tour of inspec tion in the Dhanbad district by a man-eating tiger which he had gone

a Clapham confectioner's win-out to shoot.. dow was what was claimed to be the "world's biggest Christmas cake," standing 8 ft. high and weighing over a ton.

The Canadian Post Office has al- ready received advance orders from philatelists all over the world for the new lasus of Canadian historial postage stamps. The stamps will bear the heads of prominent charac- ters in Canadian history.

TEETHING WITHOUT. TEARS.

A festive note was introduced into, Canada's latert slogan postmark, The period of dentition is a time which showed a picture of Fatherdrended by the mother, a time of nerve. Christmas carrying a parcel, with racking experience in which she feels the inscription "Mall early. Be helpless to mitigate her child's suffer sure your gifts arrive in time," in Ing. Mothers who have once used

Own Tables for: Baby's. English and French.

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In the Chancery Division, Mr. Justice Eve decided that under the will of the late Mr. James Driscoll, the prize-fighter, his widow And child and those whom he intended to benefit ahould take the £3,750 subscribed and given to him by his adrairers on his retirement.

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Wilfred John Shepherd, of Gaw cott Farm, Buckingham, sentenced to a month's imprisonment and fined' £15 at Winslow, for being drunk in charge of a motor-car, and failing to stop after an accident, was stat ed to have run into a cyclist, whom he left injured by the roadside, the bicycle being dragged for 2 miles.

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they find in those Tablets just what in needed to help the child and save it pain..

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guaranteed to contain no marcotia or other harmful, feverishness; remedy indignation, con- drugs, quickly cool stipation, colier check diarrhoes; re- fave croup and colds; allay teething pains; expel worras; quiet the nerves and promote gound health-giving sleep, Your chemist sells Baby's Own Tablets, also post free, 60 cents the vial, from Dr. Williams Medicine Co. 60, Klangse Road, Shanghai:

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Since 1928 the LN.E.R. have been able, by alterations to their lines, to close 79 signal-boxes, thereby effect- ing an economy of £33,000 a year. These changes have been made pos afble by power operation of pointe and signals over long distances.

Fire broke out in the ala storo- houses of Messrs. Morris & Co., of Glasgow, at Oran. Some 8,000 tons df alfa grass wore destroyed, the loss being estimated at three million franca (about £24,000.) The store- houses are covered by insurance.

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The appeal of Henry McCabe. sentenced to death for the mur- der of the four McDonnells and their two servants at Malahide,. Co. Dublin, was dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal at Dublin.

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Sir Landon, Ronald has accepted an invitation to conduct at a sym- phong concert at the Opera House; House, Monte Carlo. This is a signal honour for Sir Landon, as he is the first British conductor who has ever received such an invita-

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The Air Ministry announces. the grant of the India Generalbroeghent Best of Food and Barrios. Service Medal, 1908, in silver. with clasp, "Waziristan, 1925, to the personnel of the Royal Air Force who took part in the operations in Waziristan between- March 9, 1925, and May 1, 1926,

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In the House of Commons Mr. Churchill, replying to a question by Mr. J. H. Hayes, stated that the collection of the death duties: of the Houston estate was being:

pursued with vigour by the Revenue authorities, and would continue to be so pursued, but these matters took a considerable time with regard to a very com® plicated estate like this one.

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Munirse en 100ta is Auntzaile after

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and, Ameirut, Actikury, Compary: of Barton after holding their. 289th annual fall ESURE outing is Mastal The CAREXAYWAR Sonnded J 1939' ne na mifiata! silakon)....a the Artillery Company of London, England.“

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Weston Shepa. Winnipeg.

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"La Maison Canadienne", students. halal' in the outskirts of Pavia, willi be the future home ec Canadian, university studente in Paris, 11 was opened Daleber ist by the Prines of Wales and was, buili- by public subscription et which the sum of $280,959 wat given by E. W. Hesity, Prasident of the Canadian Pacific Restway.

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