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GENERAL NEWS.

The Rohlin's Grave. The rock on which the pospital ship Robilla went ashore is admitted to be one of the most dangerous spots to navigatiopron the East const. It has beau responsible for countless wrecks, and has quits an unenviablo re- putation among marinere, It an often be seen quilo distinctly at low water. One very curious and interesting thing about it is that it is full of fossils of what appear to have been snakes, and local legend has it that the raptiles were numbered (aming those tit foll victim to "St. Bilde.

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Generous Contribution from an Arab Chief to P.W. Fund. Bashire, November 1.-Sheikh Isa, the ruler of Bihrem Islande, has this week contributed 5,000 rupees to the Prince of Wales' Fund. Bihrem is situated on the Arab cast of the Persian Gulf and is the centre of the pearl fishery, an industry which perhaps has suffered most in. 'The consequence of the war. Sheikh's revenue has also suffered soverely in consequence.

Holland's War Loan. Amsterdam, Nov. 2.—In con- nection with the projected Dutch. loan for military purposes, the Handelsblad learns from The Hague that the Government will be empowered to force the largest Dutch taxpayers to participate in the loan in proportion to their means if the total of 250,000,000 florine is not voluntarily subacrib ed. The interest on the forced participation will be lower than on the voluntory subscriptions.

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Diamonds and Radlum. In an address at the Royal Society, Sir William Crookes, the President, mentioned the curious fact that diamonds exposed to the action of radium became highly radio-active, and that this activity continued for years with apparent ly undiminiebed force. Sir Will

We in England, razard the iam produced a diamond which War as "made in Germany.

Brandt, Dorothy Lyman, Hong- had been exposed to radium for The Germane, on the other hand, kong Hotel, Shanghai. some monthe, about twelve years label it "made in England." Cohan, Sydney, Hongkong ago. After the exposure it was The spirit of Militarism and Pan-Hotel, London. found to be highly radio-active, Germanism that has made this Collins, Passenger Oriental, and affected a photographic plate war inevitable is thought by us Bangkok, Though it had never beon near to be the logical outcome of the radium since, it was now practic, philosophy of Nietzsche, bat ac- ally as active as ever, in epite of cording to the German Press the the fact that it had been carried responsibility for having dis- about in his pocket and subjected turbed the penco ao passionately to the drastic treatment of being desired by Germany should be boiled in strong aside.

divided between Sir Edward Grey and Mr. Winston Churchill. Canton Gambling Monopoly. Herr Reinhold Wagner, however, The Kwanglee Syndicate bas informs us that it was "Edward obtained a gambling monopoly for VII. of England the greatest three years. The Government re- criminal against humanity in venue will be $4,200,000. an- the twentieth century "-who nually. The Syndicate will brought about not only this war, purchase paper from a Govern but the Russo-Japanese War and ment mill to the value of $10,000 the revolt of the Hereros in monthly. Gambling will be by South-West Africa. "It was his Shanpiao and Pappiao lotteries. desire and aim that Germany's

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Saya the San Francisco Ex-on furlough, and that their places PRIVATE GREETING CARDS. aminer of November 3: Acting under instructions from the Navy Department in Wash- ington, Admiral Charles F. Pond, supervisor of neutrality of the part of San Francisco, you- terday caused the arrest of four German navy men and two Eng lish army officers, who arrived on the Pacifio Mail liner Korea."

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New Covernment Posts. his greed and his craving for According to a White Paper power and to gratify personal issued to-day, the number of malice against his nephew on additional poste created in conse-the German throno, Edward VII quence of legislation since 1908 did not scruple to set the world was 15,807, of which 5,287 were in a blaze and let loose the faries established and 10,510 temporary, of wr." That such things Of these 2,314 established and should be said (ceriously ap- 9,181 temporary had a maximum parently) of Edward ealery of £150; 2,712 and 1,292 Peacemaker only shows to what) a maximum salary of £500; and desperate straits come people ara 301 and 30 a salary exceeding reduced in trying to find excuses. £500. Of these, 2,133 established It seems, however, that we have and 9,887 temporary were appoint11, English and Germans alike, ed without competition, and 3,254 been guessing wrongly; and a and 623 were appointed after correspondent in the Church suppose, includes not merely the competition (open or limited). Times sets us all right" by Low Church, but all Noncon- the German gunboat Geior. The appointments without exam informing us that it, we not formiate) neither wishes to make ination include cases of per ons Nietzsche, but Martin Luther, his ethica for himself ncr denies promoted or transferred from an who was the arch-criminal that his obligation to accept the ethics ant of the Geier. existing situation in the public brought about the War, "Without which God has decreed for him. cer of the Geier, service obtained after competition. Martin Luther there would have He claims the right, however, lo Streiber, Paul, chief gunner of

East-End Trade Revival. been no Traitschke, so Bern go to the fountain-head for thes the Geier. The report for October of the tardi." The chief orime of the ethice.

Reaberison, Major P. S., under, Medical Officer of Health as to followers of Martin Luther seams We are told that, "If in the orders from London to report for the effect of war upon employ to be that they reserve to grest soheme of things punish- anty.

The matter will be taken up in ƒ THE WIFE OF SIR IBAAO, HARABLE BESE PRIESTLARIGA ment in Stepney enye the tailoring themselves the right to decide in ment lies in seeing the result of Lawson, A. B., formerly on

and Texpect farther MAN, H. G. Wells trade is inclined to be slack, all- mattera of faith and our noticns, then the saddest soul officer in the English militions...

THE WALERS, J. J. Bell ECHOES FROM THE FLEET, L. C. THE except in the businesses where doctrine" whereas "Catholica in the universe to-day is that of The Germans were taken The arrests were made by THE RED CROSS IN WAR, Mary

Comford. military uniforms are being made. sccept what the Church chooses Martin Luther." Personally aboard the United States cruiser Lieutenant J. Woodworth of the Billngton No case of distress was found in to give them. It was not so should think that he would feel Cleveland, and will be held pend-Cleveland, who followed the THE REAL KAISER, Anonymous workshops or out-workers pro-much what the Church chose to other emotions besides sadness ating investigation

NASH'S WAR MANUAL customs tug alongside the Kores NAS misen. The cabinet making trade give as what the chose to sell the thought that the present

HOW THE NATIONS WADED WAR, Lawson was released when he in a motor cutter, menned

by 0. M. Kennedyabar pute is very quiet. In other trades the that Martin Luther found himself awful conflict could possibly be raved that ho holda no commie-enilora rnd with four murines as BRIT. Hodder.

REGIMENTS AT THE large number of men enlisting unable to accept. The letter con- attributed to bis influence and sion in the British army, and an official bodyguard. makes work more plentiful for tinues, "This war is a teaching, compararik Major Robertson was released on All the arrested men took the

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[GAZETTEER SE AND WAR MAP OF WESTERN those who are left. Carmen who war between the right to make ———

parole, to report when called on. matter good-naturedly, and then worked half time only have now your ethics for yourself and you have lost your appetite The German gunboat Geier is other passengers lined the star- OF THE FUTURE, Tadsjaff ben put en full time again. the obligation to accapt those ono of the big variety of in Honolulu harbour. The two board deck and waved them goodBanne Casual workers alep in many ethics, which God, in His, infinito dainty dishes at the ALEXAN-commissioned and two non-com-bys as they sped up the bay in the ANTARCTIC 05100 have been finding more wisdom, has decreed for you, DEA CAFE sure to tempt

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"As for Major Robertson, he is technically on active service, being under orders to return home. Lawson showed that he is not on active service, and was released; ———

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