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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Madame Jeritza, the well-knownD prima dona as asked the German authoritica to

titled "Baross a book en. by Dietrich The four-pound land was on sale Arndt, of which the early public parently at Kilsyth, Stirlingshire,tion is announced on the ground at the reduced price of id:, which that it deals with her privato life was virtually down to pre-war level, in a manner reflecting on her mor It was claimed that this was the als. She is also zuing the author cheapest price in Britain.

for libel

At an inquest at Carlisle on a 22-month-old baby, who died as the result of burns, it was stated that the child had been playing with a celluloid rattle near the ro during her mother's momentary absence, It was surmised that the baby held the rattle over the fireguard, when it ignited.

Nation study does not stop short at language, but includes also literature, history, economics, art culture, and religion. Complete facilities for this study are offered at the School of Oriental Studies and the School of Slavonie and East European Studies, which form part of the University of London. Government Commission in 1918

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With a view to considering the jute situation, representatives of the commercial interests of Calcutta met in conference recently under the

amber, which submitted *

of the Bengal National

gestion for Government loans to the cultivators, the restriction of the cultivation of jute, and the estab lishment by the Government of an advisory jute board.

When four boys pleaded guilty to, charges of warehouse-breaking and stealing a motorcar at Leeds, it was said that they had read about. the exploits of Jack Diamond, and their imaginations had been so fired by his escapades that they decided to play at gangsters. The eldest of the boys, who was seventeen, mid

Tariff increases and other restric-dealt with the general ignorance in they broke into a warehouse by tive measures designed to reduce England of the life of remoter luxury imports by 825,000,000 an- countries, which some cases it deshing a window, and found a nually are planned by the Treasuryclared to be abysmal." The lan-bag of money which they shared, Department of Mexico. Plans are guages of enuntries not ordinarily niso under consideration to with included in a university curriculum draw 10,000,000, silver, pesos, worth can be studied at these two schools $5,000,000, from circulation, with the object of improving the Mexican exchange which is worse than it has been in yeaTS.

The licensee of the Freedom View Hotel, Walkley, Shefeld, was re- rently summoned for a breach of the music licence by allowing a gramophone to be played on Sunday. Sheffold Licensing Jun- tices recently ruled that granio. Phones came under the definition of. nasie. The case was dismissed on payment of two guiness corts, but Hit was pointed out that in future enses would be dealt with inore éeverely,

In connection with the reports re- Intive to the opening up of the Iraq oilfields through an international group, the Düsseldorf Vittag says that approximately a third of the

material and equipment, particu- tarly pipes and railway requisites, required in the oilfields will be sup plied by the German, mainly West German, iron and steel industry. The orders will be handled by a syndicate to which the well-known firm of Otto Wolff, Friedrich Krupp, and Gutshoffungshinette belong.

A modern Bluebeard has been ar- rested in Athens in the person of Petr Kulaxides, who is accused of Phyring killed seven women with Lachom he had been married. Kulaxides donied the murder

SIX of his wives Aut admitted having killed his Inst wife because she had told him lies. The death of his first wife he ex- plained to have been caused by ex citement and pleasure at the news of his release from prison, where he had been serving a long sentence. I was arrested at the moment he was going to marry for the eighth tjme.

The Mayor of Bunos Ayres has asked the City Council to establish a municipal censorship for all mo- tion pictures, The measure pro-. poses three classifications which would have to be prominently print- ed on theatre programmes, and failure to do so would entail a

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The tall, angular woman was re- garding the fisherman, as he un- loaded his boat, with an expression of deep disgust. When he took out a fish rather smaller than the rest she could contain herself no longer

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The tramp knocked hopefully at the door of the cottage.

"Please, mum," he said to the lady who opened it, "In a sick man. The doctor gave me this me- dicine, but I ain't got nothing to to take it with."

A sympathetic light came into her eyes..

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"Foor follow!" she murmured. "I suppose you want a spoon and à glass of water' ?"

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