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TELEGRAMS.

The

following telegrams

· appeared as an Extrs after we went to press yesterday:-

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THE BALKAN CRISIS,

TURKEY'S DILEMMA.

Reuter's

[Service to the "Tolegraph."]

London, January 15.

Router's correspondent at Con stantinoplestates that the National Assembly to dooide the question of peace or war has not met yet, nor has it even been actually con- voked.

general neWS.

The Cape University. A message from Cape Town says that the Duke of Connaught has been elected to the Chancel- lorship of the Cape. University. The office was formerly bold by

the King, who resigned on his Accession, there being no pre- cadent of a Sovereign's holding

this office in any university of the Empire.

The Anglo-American Peace Centenary.

Tho American committee for the colebration of the 1000th anniversary of peace among Eng- lish-speaking peoples has sent resolutione inviting Lord Gray and other members of the British committee to be the guests of the The Porte ie foarfal of disaster American committee next April, from internal disruption if it when it is proposed that a con- deoides on peace and from defeat ferouce shall be held. After a if it agrees to war.

meeting of the sub executive

The Allies' representatives have committee it was announced that 'mot in London to consider the the erection of a monument to situation and have decided to Queen Victoria and of a bust of swait the Purte's reply before William Pitt (Lord Chatham) in "presenting their Note." After Washington had been unanimous

wards the delegates · had inter-

ly approved. views with the Ambassadors.

Evidently Constantinople in the centre of hesitations and anxieties to which international jealousies contribute not a little.

DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT

NO FURTHER BULLETINS.

London, January 15.

Router correspondent at Mon- treal states that the Duchess of Connaught has so far improved that no further bulletins will be issued, but she will not leave hospital for some time.

LAND OWNERSHIP. CALIFORNIA'S RESTRICTIVE

BILLS.:

London, January 15. A messago from Sacramento, California, staten that three Bills dosigned to prohibit the holding of land in California by foreigners who are us admissable for oitizenship have been introduced in the State Legislature.·

IMPERIAL WIRELESS.

COMMITTEE'S REPORT

APPROVED.

Progress of the Royal Colonial Institute.

The President of the R. C. 1. Earl Grey, drew attention recent- ly to the large accession of Fellows during the past year, which would bring the total by December 31, Lant to 8,000, and once more expressod the hope that the num- her might be raised to 10,000 in the new year, while he looked forward to seeing as money as 100,000. Fellows and Associates (men and women) on the roll-call of the Institute. It is to be hoped that Fellows and Associates will supports the efforts the Presi dent and Council to realise this Aspiration-3 not impossible achievement, it only all Follows will take a personal interest in the question and give their active assistance.

The Source of the Congo.. The German officer Lieutenant Gratz, who in 1900 traversed Africa in a motor-car fand then undertook to cross the continent in a motor-boat, has sent the following telegram from Sakania in the Belgian Congo-By the first voyage along the entire river course from source to mouth. I

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have found Wulfing's Formanint| most effective for the cure of sore throat, which quickly disappears after using a few tablets.".

The Rt. Hon. Lord Glantare Under the existing climatic writes: "I have been using conditions, throat ailments are be- Wulfing's Formamint for sore coming prevalent. Among the throat with most satisfactory most frequent are simple sore results."

The Rt. Hon. Lord Kingsale

throat.

These affections are due to writes: "I and my family use which have been inhaled quite a numbur of Wuling's For- germs by the sufferer and have multi- mamint Tablots, and find them

plied in his throat, overcoming all you say they are. I always his powers of resistance to them, carry a goodly number in my because his vitality has been packet, and have recommended lowered by over-exertion, worry them to many friends." or illness, etc.

Whatever the throat complant, it is of the utmost importance that it should be checked as ra pidly as possible, that the sufferer may be prevented from getting any of the serious germ diseases -like diphtheria - which begin with sore throat.

To cure any complaint, the throat diseases, the cause is the cause must first be removed. In

throat. It is, therefore, essential presence of the germs in the that they must be destroyed.

Lord Sherborne writes that he "finds Wulfing's Formamint very useful in all affections of the throat; and the facility with which it can be carried about in the pocket gives it a decided advan inge ovor. gargles.”

Statements like these, made by such distinguished men, must convince everyone of the supreme for curing sore throat. value of Walfag's Formamint

Try Formamint To-day. Wulfing's Formamint may be obtained of all Chemists, in bot- Until a few years ago, gargles ties of fifty tablets. Its success were universally used for the

has caused many imitations to bo purpose. To-day, this treatment is known to be useless, for, as a put on the market. Do not be specialist has written in The deceived by any statements that "just as good." They Lancet: "Gargles are best they are avoided, especially when the are not. You court possible dis- parts are inflamed," for they can if you rely on these to care aster and certain disappointment not reach the germe in the more distant parts of the throat."

your sore throat or to prevent What Doctors Say.

germ diseases. A physician has Now, every doctor employs written that he has tried six Wulfing's Formamint- the plea-substitutes and found not one of sant-tasting, germ-killing throat them ellicacious."

lave proved the Chambezi in Northern Rhodesia to be the source of the Congo. This do- tablet-to cure all forms of sore Insist, therefore, on getting the finitely establishes that the Congo throat. Thousands of doctors genuine Wulfing's Formamint. is the longed river in Africa. We have endorsed this preparation Write to Messrs. A. Wulfing & London, January 15.

have reached the Katanga by in the highest possible terms: |Co., 6, Kiukiang Road, Shanghai, Mr. Samuel, Postmaster Gen-motor-boat from both the east and One of them writes in The Prac- mentioning this paper, and they eral, has announced that the the west coasts, thus completing titioner: Government will give immediate the trip across Africa which also Britiel Pharmacopeia lozenges, written by a London physician.

Having tried all the will send, free of charge, a Booklet, dealing with sore throat, and Besent to the recommendations of included observation trip and most of the well-known pro- the interim Report of the Marconi through the new Kameran."

prietary antiseptic lozenges, I Commissiou.

Child Immigrants to Canada. have become reduced to one, and Commissioner Lamb, of the ons only (for sore throat), namely, Salvation Army, returned recently Walfing's Formamint." to England from a Canadian trip.

SERVICE MATTERS.

H.M.S. Talbot

an

Reported Frontier Violation .in India.

on the

It is reported that Portugese It is so powerful, that a dis-

soldiers under a European officer in the course of which he visited tinguished scientist once mixed a surrounded some villages ip Bri- The cruiser Talbot, which has the Maritime Provinces and went little Formamint with water and tish territory at Holda (?) o returned last month to England as far Wost as Winnipeg, where added it to the virulent germs Cloan frontier on the 15th ult. Two with relief crews from the China on behalf of the Salvation Army taken from the throat of a patient men, four women, and ore child Station, was reduced in Third he conclufled arrangements with dangerously ill with diphtheris,

the Manitoba Government for the The germs were all killed within were shot, and 21 men, women, and children were seized. The Fleet status at Devonport.

ernigration of a large number of ten minutes. This suggested the violation of the frontier is con- lo 1909, which was the starting the orphan and deserted children use of Wulfing's Formamint for firmed at Bombay, but the casu

Ieles. The curing sore throat, and prevent alties and captures are not yet point of the present situation, from the British Australia abandoned her proposal Manitoba Government has autho- ing it and germ diseases. It is verifiel. Detalls are lacking, and to make an emergency contribu-rized the Salvation Army to make now constantly used for these possibly the incident arose from tion, the Admiralty agreeing that euitable selections of children of purposes.

The Australian Navy

the Race's revolt, which has

greatly troubled the Portuguese.

For Best Mails just try the The Rt. Hon. Viscount Mas- screene and Ferrard writes: "I ALEXANDRA CAFÉ CO.

Numbers of distinguished peo- it might be wiser for her to con- from 5 to 11 years of age and certrale on the perraanent task to convoy them to Winnipeg, at ple have testified to the efficacy which was than allotted to her in which centre there will be a of Wulfing's Formamint for cut- the joint programme for the Paci- receiving and distributing home. ing sore throats. fic. It is instructive to note that, The Government undertakes to as a result of this decision, the and suitable foster parents of Commonwealth, has incidentally British stook for the children, accomplished more than any other who will be regularly inspected Dominion to meet the "em and reported on until they are. ergency by "increasing the happily absorbed into the life of margin" of the Empiro'a naval the community.

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