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fierce fighting, and were prepar-Bu-noo, where every regiment of Plague In Burma.

ing to march upon Peking, and his army defiled before him, and There were 142 deaths from similarly occupy it, and the For the assembled, crowds cheered plague ia burma daring Septem- bidden City, the residence of the him vociferously. Bat quite other ber, 1914, as compared with 324 Emperor, when news racched feelings were entertained towards in August and 476 in July last. them that the latter bad fd him by the inhabitants of his The fures for these three months northward into the wilds of capital, and when not only the during the past four years have Mongolis, accompanied by his ar ny he had so latoly reviewed, mother, the Dowager-Empress, but the fleet als "ned against sed his entire Court.

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London, Oct. 4. Moulmein Town from 24 to 2 husband, the Emperor Napokon,

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railway station through streets ailent until the word of command countered French batteries near stocks have also improved. Ad filled with howling mobs, amongst was given..

Sousin. A regiment of the vices from Sydney Fay that Lord The Terrible Cossack.:

whom rumours of the dias:ter The Guards, deceived, orepton Death's Bead Bussars threatened Kitchener's statement has created The numbers of stories which Lad already began to spread. until a bugle sounded, followed to sabre the men at the gans. oplimiam where before it did onuld be told of Cossack exploits Once abo was within an ace of by a volley, decimating the first ⠀

not exist, and has caused a notice- in the field is endlees. There are being discovered. The sherp line.

The French, who say that the able improvement in business THE BRITANNIO, REVIEW-596-- is of a little street arab ponet Despite the officers' encourage. Hussars were a thousand mafres operations, particularly on the clat Warum bar Cossack horsemon have transfixed rated her diegaies, and he cried meat, the second line wavered away, quickly took out the horses. Stock Exchange, where gilt-edged . B. C. GUIDE TO THE GREAT with their lances hores and man out, Voila! L'Imperatrice!" Then the Crown Prince's regi- When they were 000 metres away securities have greatly improved, THE SIEGE OF LIEGE by an Eye- together, á grest, proportion of (Look ! It's the Emprese "ment officerad by the flower of the batteries were loaded. Tae the Russian cavalry is now One of her male escort, by the the German aristocracy, charged Hussars continued their furious owing to the enemy's evident fear of mind, saved the situation. He opposed to the rough, bo-headed.

being reaipped with laces, exercise of marvellous presence one flank. They found themesfrom gallop. Tuen the geaners firea, THE BLUEBIRD

of the Casaoke. The Germans coffed the lad soundly two or men of the Bataillons de Fra few seconds nothing wàs aro wearing hoods soaked with three times, asking him how l'Afrique.

visible bat blue smoke; then the water over their helmets as adored he ory out "Vive L'Imper The Guarde cffered an heroic plain was seen dotted with black provision against swordcute from atrice; Long live the Empress!" resistance, but were unable to live masses of struggling horses. the Cosasoke, who are now at such a time, and the crowd in the withering fire of the The Prussian officers tried in vain consequently slashing the applauded, saying that the per- French, Boon only a company to rally the men, but the bar shoulders, and not the heads, of tilest little Monarchist ought to remained, then they dwindled ta teries fired a second time and the GermaneRenter, vedi ben birched. Afterwards the a handful, and lastly, an araio- the Hussars fed.§

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