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LONDON, April 4th. Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Sandham Jandwine has been gazetted Colonel Com- mandant of the Royal Artillery in succes sion to the late Major-General Trevor Brace Tyler. Colonel Carton De Wiart has relin. guished the rank of Major-General and has been placed on half-pay.

ENVER PASHA'S DEATH.

April 4th.

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THE

Mir Habinatullah Feride DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE

from Kabul sends a Bijnor, expressing surprise at the incredu- letter to an extremist organ, the Madina, of lity of Indian Moslems who still seem to have some of Enver Pasha's death regard to the news

LONDON, April 2nd. In connection with the scheme of wireless development in the Empire, recently out- Lined by Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, the Marconi Company will shortly be erecting stations on two sites on the Mariborough Downs, in

Wiltshire, or in the Midlands, sent scheme contemplates the erection of

pre two groups of six stations, so designed that each will be able to communicate simulta easy with six different parts of the world each with a minimum enpacity of 35,000 to 10,000 words per

The correspondent gives 'n graphic des hour. Each station will cription of the last struggle and death of the ultimately link up ten others situated in ex-General of the Turks. He writes that in South Africa, Australia, Montreal, Van his last momenta Enver Pashs was accom- couver, India, Buenos Ayres, Rio de Janpanied by a batch of 16 Indian Muhajirin, with eiro, Fermanbuco, Peking and Tokyo,

These stations will be equipped with one transmitting and three receiving sections each.

GAS AS A WEAPON OF WAR

LONDON, April and The official history of the War dealing with gas illustrates the progressivo deve lopment of British protective measures When the Germans first used chlorine cland gas 4 per cent of 4,207 cates died. Later when lethal gases, such as phosgene, were used the mortality was 3 per cent. ut 8,806 CARES,

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KEMAL PASHA ON WOMEN'S ATTIRE.

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LONDON, April 2nd, While fashionable folk in the West are adopting Eastern, modes of dress Is Tutankh-Amen, Mustafa Kemal Pasha is pursuing a campagin to impresa Western idens dress on Turkish women.

correspondent of the Daily

that Kemal Pasha, in a speech at Konin, drew at tention to the extremes in the style of women's dress shown by lack dress! Ds. While

one adopted a shapeless and veil caver

covering overy part of the wearer except the hands and feet which was the traditional attire, another sometimes carried licencs to an excess which would not be tolerated even in European ballrcoms,

towns.

Turkestan. A regiment of the Bed whom he was roaming about in Eastern

who wore went to capture the m

took Enver Pasi by surprise in that part of the country, and a free fight ensued. It was an uneven struggle, and Enver was soon laid low by bullet through his head. His

Kai

Wan in Hissar 469 in a villago named Belj;

The correspondent adds that arrange- ments are being made to have the codin removed to Angora, where it will be buried with due ceremony.

WHOLE VILLAGE DRUNK.

LONDON, April 8th

The Paris correspondent of the Times states that the little commune of Blanc almost to a man as the result of a railway Misseron, near Mors, became intoxicated collision. Workers on the rails noticed wine leaking from a large reservoir wagon, holil- ing 16,000 litres of aperitif. Hundreds of people flocked to the scene and drank copiously. Some filled bottles, while others drank from pools formed in the ground until the supply was exhausted, and the effects were visible throughout the village during the whole afternoon. Nine persons collapsed in the streets, and one WBS police had to be drafted into the district. hospital in a dangerous, condition.

WEATHER IN ENGLAND.

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LONDON, April 9th. The exceptionally warm weather of March was dispersed by biting east winds, and land to-day, the falls in some cases being anow fell in numerous places in South Eng- the first of the winter, causing anxiety for the fruit crop.

LORD INCHCAPE'S WORK.

LONDON, April 9th. Не points out that the Mosiero religion ing of Lord Inchcape, says that his work has The Times, on the occasion of home-com- proscribes dress harmonising social require ments with those of virite and that it been a conspicuous success. The fact that a Turkish women oboyed religious injuncthree British members submitted an unani- committee consisting of three Indian and tions, they would neither veil themselves so heavily nor display their persons too freely, GERMAN MONEY" PROBLEMS.

LODON, April 3rd. The Paris correspondent of The Times states that the disappearance of the mark as a serious monetary guarantee is forecasted, Mr. Jules Descamps, in an important article, states that Germany is now thinking in terms of gold, and tixing prices, obtaining credits and conducting exchanges on a

standard. The ent gold loan is interpreter as the preliminary raising of a step to the abandonment of the

gigan tic issue of worthless paper and the establishment of a new financial At present there are 6,000 paper marks compared with 199 ard last

year.

The phenomena

of the mark since the Ruhr occupation is due to the Reichsbank fixing the price in accordance with this policy, but behind the screen the mark: continues to depreciate New monetary systems are being adopted. Agriculturists pay wages in kind, and when leases and property are transferred, the Pista

is calculated in real goods. Indus- pay their workers partly in food- staffs and other ne

Hanover.

and Westphalia regard

of coal as their monetary unit. Mecklenburg-Schwerin have emitted bonds reckoned in barley, The Baden Gas Works guarantees a loan in coal. These are all temporary expedients. The real goal is the adoption of a gold standard.

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GREETING THE VERNAL EQUINOX.

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mous report on all essentials is evidence of Lord Inchcape's personal tack and the spirit of genuine co-operation which animated the Committee The Timer hopes that the, recommendations will help to solve the pro- blem of Indians finances. The embodiment of many of the economies recommended in the current Budget proves their practical character and essential soundness.

RAMOS FEW REGIMENTAL

LONDON, April 10th. The RA.M.C. has discarded ita old regimental inarch Her bright eyes haunt me still," and has chosen as a substitute the tune Bonnie Nell. The Army Council has approved the change.

THE VICTOR OF ANGLESEA,

-LONDON, April 10th.

Mr. Lloyd George haa telegraphed to Sir R. Thomas, who was supported by both sections of Liberala, "Congratulations on your splendid and significant victory in Anglezes, which has given a fine lead for Liberal unity,

COST OF EDUCATION IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, April 10b.

education estimates reveals the expectation A memorandum explaining the reduced that the fall of 100,000 children attending school in the current year, will probably continue for some years owing to the sle clining birthrate.

The estimates provide for a reduction of 1,300 teachers, giving an average class of 31 and an average cost per child ampant ing to £11. 8. Gd-u saving of 6 per bead.

WELL-KNOWN SINGER'S LAW SUIT.

LONDON, April 10th-

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LONDON, April 3rd.? The special correspondent of The Times at Constantinople states that the Khalifa header vast crowds with great pomp and

A wettlement of the Lett action was pageantry on a pilgrimage to a mosque out- aide the city to attend the ceremony of the announced in the King's Bench. Fathés dervishes to greet the Vernalplained of, and undertake not to publish any have agreed to destroy the records com- The mosque was crowded with dervish whereon they were sang. They also liberal- of the original records without the date dignitaries in gay robes ceremonial floor, and the firs

3g the

contributed to the costs of the action with inceuse

heavy that Phyllis Tett should not be out of and Arabic prayers, the crowd thunderously and said there could be no lubt that Mis of Perakan litanyackets The Judge expressed gratification, God on the Khalil's Lets had a real grievance. No one, how. who was sitting in a latticed gallery. bad faith.

ever, suggested that Pathes hard acted in Byrups, milk, and sweets were distributed to tires circles of dervishes. The dervisheя formed on the floor with linked arms and commenced to go round in the direction of path with a monotonous chant and increasing their per

Following the recital

invoked the blessing

the

the

THE DEATH OF REBEL LYNUH.

Losnos, April 12th. speed till they became,It appears that Lynch, Commander-in- Suddenly, the circles broke up and a died of wounds which he received when the Chief of the rabels in the Irish Free State, and perspiring.

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