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In the House of Commons on Freedom of Dandos February 7th, Mr. Lloyd George Prime Minister. In the course of dupied the chargo of overworking his utterance, Mr. Churobill doctors. One panel doctor dropi- said:The Navy is strong, and od dead in the street, and, of it needs to be strong in times like course, ho eneored, that care theso. (loar, hoar.) When received great prominence in cervo an opportunity of address- tain newspapers; but the fact was ing the House of Commons is that ho ha no more than 130 March, I shall be called upon to case on his list. It is perfectly do so on the Naval Estimates for unreasonable to demand in three the year. 1 am confident I shall wooke the establishment of a per- be able to show that the Navy is fect system. It must take years to not only strong, but is gotting bring the system to perfection stronger actually and relatively We have not only bogun, but we and that there is no danger what have had an extraordinarily ever to the great position we have successful boginning."

acquired, and which we have set Answering the question, "Why ourselves rosolutely to maintain "don't you allow persons to make from being diminished or under-

their own arrangomonis?" Mrmined by the progress of time or with a view to obtaining discri Lloyd George said emphatically by the changes in anval science, mination in favour of the deser- That was never intended exept Wo have also tu co-operate ving man, and in order to remove for excaptional

what has hitherto been felt our sistor-sorvice by original plan was to allow ud, and during the passage to be a very great hardship arrangements to be made beat the last years the Admiralty namely, the difficulty experienced tween the approved societies and have been working in oven closer by a man in obtaining food from the doctors; but the doctora cecord with the War Office to the time when he leaves the aried out about the tyranny securo the defence of these is casual ward in the morning until or the friendly societies," "Tic inde from all possible danger or he arrives at the next casual medical profossion insisted on the menaco. Tho furtherance of ward. It is proposed to apply panel system, and now it does not British policy, necessarily world- to the country generally the auit them they turn round and wide in its reponsibilities, the atom which has been known say, 'This is au instrument of guardianship of

either as the way, ticket system our Empire, torture, forgel and manufactured proad over the surface of the or the Barkshire system. Under by the Chancellor for the torture globe, require the joint action this system boards of guardians of an inaccent profession." Li-both of the land and son forces of in a county combine and agree berals laughed loud and long, and the Crown. The Army does treat the vagrants uniformly, Mr Lloyd Corgo added quietly, not play 80 'large apart giving preferanen to the desery "They convinced the and I gave in our forces, offensivo oring man and providing a vagrant way. They covinced mo so defensive, as the Navy; does not with means of obtaining a mid- thoroughly that I cannot see my compare with standard of other day meal.

Powers in anything like the same | An Important Discovery. way to ohange again."

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PROPERLY "FITTED. Thers is my la going to an optician of dabtful abiliy 6 pienas gaiss upo wİJT yat ryo-sight depends.

"I do not know." was thereply. "It might, though probably the cost woull be too great to

worth whilo, Thof make it importance of the discovery ja that we have deciphered another line in the book of nature and have opened to door to further diso veries. There may by commoriest consequences there probably will ha: but thost are not the concern of the scienti- fic investigator. We are on the threshold of an entirely now de- parture in scientific investigation. "One advantage of the dia covery is this: It is now within.} the reach of anyone who can command a battery and a coil to repeat the experiment Forly- only those who had large stores of radium could attempt anything of the kind."

Football. The replayed cupsios resulted ut I believe it to be perfectly tionise the science of chemical rue to say that the British Army, escarch, and set, hundreds of as follows:-Newcolo United 3. the King of the battle cruiser though a small army-very chemists working on new lines Hull City O; Sundorlanti 2, Man- New Zealand before her departure mall, indeed, compared to the all over the world has, says the cl as er Ci y O; Shelial Wednes on her cruise around the world. forces of Continental nations Daily Mail", been made by Sir day 0, Chrison 0; Everton 1, On visiting the ship's bakery His yet nourishes a military science, William Ramsay, Professor Nor- Brighton and lleva O Majesty displayed great interest knowledge, and an originality man Collie, of University College, ia the equipment, remarking how of professional experience which London, and Mr H. Patterson, of much better things were managed placo its ablest officers on a level the University of Leeds, Although now than when he was at een, with those even of the greatest it has still to be developed it when they had to put up armies on the Continent of Europe means one of two things-either with weevily biscuits and mag

the transmutation of elements, or goty flour.

According to a statement made the evolution of matter from On passing to the quarte- by Canon Alexander, it is not energy, both of which have the midshipmen, bis Met was improbable that a special method hitherto been regarded us im- much amused to." ds up. of dealing with the foundations possible.

colours of St. Paul's Cathedral will be "Does it mean, for instance, Some of the O.. onbins and proposed before long. A number that you will be able to turn lead the captain's oain were next of careful investigations are now into gold ?" Sir William was visited, and the route then taken being carried out by Sir Francis Baked, was through the lower deck, Fox, the consulting engineer, where the seamen and marines with the cathedral architects. and petty officers' meszes are. Great expense would be in localed. The King remarked up-volved if this work were carried on their smartness, and subse-out, added Canon Alexander, bui quently expressed to Captain he thought the feeling of the Halsey his satisfaction with every-country was so strong on the thing he had seen. The King subject of the safety of the addressed the officers on the cathedral that any eam that was quarter deck. He said 1 necessary would be forthcoming. wish you an interesting and on The work of cementing the Lord. Petworth's Daughter. joyable oruise, and I hope you oracks in the upper part of the will come safely back in October. cathedral is making good pro- Good-bye."

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Death from Cigarettes. Excessive cigarette smoking was stated to have caused the death of Private Herbert Halfield; aged twenty-three, of the 2nd Bir Coldstream Guarda, stationed at Chelsea Barracks, upon whom an inquest was held at Chelsea. The jury roturned a verdict of death from natural causes,

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