1914-10-23 — Page 7

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Motorlag Makeshifts.

I was once saved from missing' a train and various important engagements by atilising the rank grags at the side of the road while motoring to a Scottish railway etation. The drive to the station was a long, one-about fifteen. miles and a somewhat jaded. looking tyre on the near back wheel elected to burst soon after starting, which necessitated the spare whool being put on in its place, which took some minutes, but left us with just a comfortable amount of time to catch the train in. When about five miles from the station one of the front tyres went down with all the annoying auiidenness peculiar to tyres w. ei trains have to be caught. There was no spare tube in the car, and thinga looked rather hopeless tifl we hit on the idea of taking out! the ionor tube and stalling the tyre will grass hastily torn from the roadside. Enormous handfuls were stuffed in till the tyre would hold no more, and then ita outer bending was forced back into place as if a new tube had been put in. When the operation was completo the wheel bad quite un awe-inspiring appearance owing

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Ta Kiangai the cfficiale are exercising unusual severity ja dealing with the Prees. Within four days two Chinese papers are these, says the Globe, have been reported to have falles victims to organised into one marine and THE VICTOR OF LEMBERG. the ban of the officials. The first two naval brigades, the whole obe was Tienhsiung Pao, which, comprising the infantry of one owing to its publication of a division, to be called the Royal certain item of news, which was Naval Division. alleged to be libellous to a cer The marine brigade, for the tain person, was suspended from organisation of which all pre publication by the police authoriparations had been made before ties. The second one was the the war, has been for some time

Nicholas Vladimirovitch Razi Vu lun Pao, whose fate, but for in being at a strength of 3,000, ky, the victor of Lemberg, is one its humorous aspect, would easily and has already been employed the General Staff, with wor THE HONGKONG LAND IN-NEWCASTLE." Finder kindly of the most prominent clligare of escapé public notice. It happened on active service at Ostend. The that, on the President's birthday,two naval brigades have been or.

experience of two campaigns and. the said papir published an ganised in the first instance at He is in his Gist your, and, before prolonged service with the colours. article of newe concerning the strength of 3,750 each, and have the war, was a member of the celebration Ceremony to bo been incamp since August 19. The Army Council and one of the held in the Chiang Clan's cadres of their eight battalion closest associates of General Suk office. By the mistuke of have been formed from the Royal its compositors, a certain Naval Volunteer Reserve, the Japanese war he was appointed homlinoff, During the Russo- Chinese character in the text of Royal Fleet icservo men and Chief of the Second Mancharian. the said newe was misprinted, Royal Naval Reserve men form Army, and in this position he instead of the original word, a ing on these as they were word meaning "death" took its despatched from the pitts. The gathered valuable experience in place. Now according to the threo brigades

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of masses of troops. Again, as "death" especially on one's birth: field training to fit them for rol and supply in war time, and propitious to mention the word entered at once upon a period of member of the Army Couzeil, which deals with questions of con day. So it enraged the Chiang service abroad if required in the finally as commander of an army. Chun of the province, who at New Year. The battalions of the once seat a military officer to the two naval brigades will each be well trained for the command of corps, General Ruzaky has been office of the said paper" and named after arrested its proprietor. Knowing follows:-

an admiral, 88 the large fighting force with the trouble, would come, the paper

which he has Bobisved so First Royal Naval Brigade, published a special correction of Drake (1st), Benbow (2nd). He has himself laid it down: brilliant a series of victories. the misprinted word on the Hawke (3rd), Collingwood (4th). In order to be a good general following day, but it was too late.. Its proprietor was arrosted, and

Second Royal Naval Brigade. one must be able to devise a remanded in custody by the order

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