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Fitty Miles Tandem Record, After an unsuccessini akteraph Messrs. F.J. Parker and V.J V.6l: Unity C.0., nucceeded in beating the fifty miles unpaced tandem record of 2hrs Imìn, 50-ào, made by O, Bryer and E. H. Grims ell in 1903. The new time, 1br. 68min. 33 eo approximsies rather closely to the paced recurt of Wheelock and Walton, Ihr 55mn. BOseo., made in 1885. On the day hef to Parker and Viel's rate, F. Elliott and F. Raven, Fox Co, beat Davey and Paul's southera fifty miles tandem record, duine Ehre. 5min. 10.ee, alainst the "Vege's" 2hre, 5min. 38arc. They rode from Kenley to Horebam and back to Smitham. The weather was bitterly cold and misty, and Elliott the Bleersman-wae wat through at the finish.

107-Year-Old Sea Captain. Captain Jackson, a Bitper-air- ed old fellow who is 107 years olj age this month, was among the congregation of nearly 8,000 at the annual national service for seafarers in St. Paul'a Cath dial and followed everything with the greatest interest, though he kept bie eest throughout the service. He retains all his faculties. Cap- tain Jackson came in a taxicab to St. Paul's, and as he stopped

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During these activities" wa steamed at top speed. The seas had closed up with the last of the -Jewish Wedding at Singapore. and apray flew all over us, and Kaiser's destroyers, and placed

There was a large gathering of covered us fera and ́aft.

'her hors de combat. The Legion the Jawish community as Singa. The German destroyers turn had two men wounded, By 3.30 pore on the occasion of the wedd-ed about and fied, but we had the action was over, and the ing of Mr. Hyeem Moses Eliar, the the advantage in speed, and soon German flset, had been reduced second son of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. got within range with our six by four units. Then came the Elias. of Singapore, and Mine inch bow-gun, and opened fire order to lower boats and save life. Victoria Benj mio, daughter of Our captain formed up our flotilla

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"Altogether we saved two of Singapore. After the religious cffctive range, our four-inch officers and twenty-nice men. ceremony at the Synagogue, the semi-automatic

guns blazed One of the officers, the captain of bridal party drove to the residence away, the destroyers acting the destroyer 8119, was so badly of the bridegroom's parents, independently.

maimed that he died shortly where a reception was held and

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over. The trip to Harwich was hia first shore leave since the battle..

"Like a Wounded Bird." "The German destroyers, zee-

at which the happy couple re- ceived the heartiest congratulaing themselves cornered, altered their course, with the intention of

The Sikhs' Disc,

"The total comp❜ament of the four dest oyers must have been about 240, so over 200 perished

tions of relatives and friends and wishes for their future happiness. obtaining a bitter strategic posi- in the engagement, which lasted tion. They opened fire on us, about an hour-a crowded hour The steel arrow need by Ger most of the shooting being aimed of glorious life. Thore wretched man military aviatore is an inat to destroyərə,

Teutons made a devilish good 10resting reversion to mediæval "Lusty cheera rang from our fight." merhode, Bat the most remark-sipu as the first German des able of hand-brown steel missiles trajer disappeared. At a distance is the disc of the Sikhs. Former-of-yards a six-inch lyddite

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ly this was the most terrible shell struck her just below the MENTIONED IN weapon of that warlike people, bridge. She toppled over on her though various Hindu races have bram-ends like a wounded birds known it for centuries. Vishou then righted herself level with the himself is sometimes represented surface, and finally plunged bow holding a disc in each hand. The first, all in the space of atout two dise weighs eight ounces; it is a minutes,

"At 2.55 p.m. the second of sixth of an inch thick and its diameter is eight inches. The the enemy's vessels was seen to edge is as keen as a razor. It is be out of action, being ablaze Al-rown as one throws fit pabbles fore and aft, showing the fearful to make ducks, and drakes. Its buvog our lyddite shells were trajectory i flat, and its rotation making. As each shell, hit its No. 9959 Bat. Qrmr. Sorgt WR. Stevens.

A young suburban dostor 2nd Batt. King's Own Yorks during the flight causes a terrible ma k, funnels, bridge, torpedo E. Warren.

Get whose practise was not very wound. Sir Ralph Fayn Gallwy tubes, and all deck fittings dis 1st Latt South Wales Berderers, L.I. has experimented with it. He apered like magic, dence famEA Lient-Col. H. E. B. Leach Lient. Col. R. C. Band, D.80; gr at eat in his stufy reading lazy afternoon in early has thrown it two hundred yards, from the explosive, the deadliest Major W. L. Lawrence: Capt. Majs. C. A. L. Yate, E, E. Traver and it can sover an inch-thick of its kind, covering the ships W. O. Prichard; Lieut, and Adit and O. E. Heathcote Capt. J. E. armer. His manservant ap- breach without losing any ap-fore and aft

C. J Patterson; Lieut. J. O Simpson; Lisate. W. de E. Wil peared at the door, Clinging to Wreckage. Coker (killed).

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