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GENERAL NEWS.

A Shaughal Sikh's Savings. At the beginning of the war much alarm was felt by Icoal Sikhs regarding the stability of the banks, says the NO. Daily Naws of February 4. Large numbers of men withdrew all their savings from the Hongkong Bank and from the Municipal Savings Bank, Shanghai. Yester day a odbk in the employ of the Police requested permission to return his money to the bank by instalments of $20. When asked what he had done with the re- mainder he said it was buried in the Race Course and boxas awaiting a lavourable opportunity to go and dig it up!

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BEACONSFIELD, Battery WANTED-Experienced lady pulsion of the Ramon are rather smination of American exports, was formerly a colonel in the

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No. 62 The Peak, (2 Cameron Telegraph." similar character. The propell of neutrals, unless such interferoner. The Prince, in telling

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o Austrian General onterad is a 800-boree-power unit, un-of the belligerent so noting.

Great Britain would endeavour Frojas "Castle, where he was structed by the Union Gas Engine Company. This engine mesures to act within this principle, pro- staying, and brusquely announced forty-three fast over all and vided bat she was not denied the that, as a colonel in the Russian weighs approximately 120,000 right to interfere with contraband Army, he must consider himself arrested. Fire guarde were told of war. pounds. It is coupled to a pro-

Statistics are quoted by Sir off to take charge of him. peller at each end of the vessel through friction clutches. As Edward showing that New York's the to propellers are of opposits exports to neutral countries larga. pitch, the movement of the beatly increased in November, 1914, is controlled by engaging either 65 comparing on the of 1913, one clutch or the other, thus corresponding month of

The reply euggests that the eliminating the necessity' reverse gears or reversing the brinkage of neutral countries' trade complained of by America engine itself.·. Fire at an American Consulate. Was due to the diminished pur-

As a result of the audience the Shortly before midnight on chasing power of belligerents January 30, a fire wae discovered rather than to Great Britain's Prince came away with the, im- pression that the aged monarch in the residence of the merican particular action.

The huge increcson in the was at present without any voice Consul-General at Tientsin, The alarm was promptly giren by the neutral countries' importation of in the conduct of affairs. He police of the German and British American copper," remarks the even asked his visitor to give him 'creates the strong the latest news, Baying is B Concessions, hut a considerable Minister, time elapsed before effective presumption that the bulk was plaintive tone that he knew why " they did not tell him the truth. streams were brought to bear for un interested enemy's use."

Britain is prepared to admit Ilia Highness failed, however, upon the blaze. The fire was got

· obtain any help from under without great difficulty, that foodstuffs will not be inter- to bat not before the roof had fallen fored with unless intended for the Emperor. Ha axed all the in, and the interior of both the enemy helligerents' armies but it family influence he possessed in Consul-General's residence and is pointed out that America's Vienna, and eventually obtained offices had been heavily damaged prohibition of the publicstion of permission to leave for Switzer-

manifesta for days incrassed the land. by water..

The Princo seared the repre- Snow and Ice in the North, difficulty of detecting contraband.

The Government of Great sentative of the journal referred In addition to bringing the anow to Tieztain, the easterly Britain, the reply adds, will to that the ruling class in Austria winds have piled up drift ics in gladly enter into an arrangement is beginning to see the hopelosanese the river to a height in rome to avoid mistakes and promptly places of over ten leet, says the recompense neutral countries for Peking and Tientsin Times of improper detention of cargoes.

Plain Language. February 4 From the watch tow-

Sir Edward Grey waid that it! er at Taku nothing Lat ice can be eren in the Gulf. Shipping was imperative for Great Britain "schedules in many cases are sadly to stop copper shipments which brokes, versole being hemmed in which were not genuinely des by ice in the Gulf for several tined for neutral countries. hours at time. The Fukushu The Government had positive Maru, the latest arrival at Tong evidence that foar Swedish con- bu, was delayed for six days in signments had been destined for the Gulf unable to make head-Germany.

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of the position in which Germany has placed them On all hands be beard remarks that "Germany had dragged Austria into the business,'

Utilising an Oyster Pest. The Barnham (Essex). Urban communication that the Treasury Council has received an official

Board of Agricultare · and has agreed to advance to the Fisheries a sum of £6,000 for

Board.

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The Government had placed to the enemy becoming a bise of Bequest to National Gallery. cotton on the free list, yet it bad supplies for the enemy.

Britain would endeavour to pro- The late Baroness Firbright, received information that cotton- Pirbright, Surrey, and Avenue carrying ships had been specially, rout the danger by intercepting d'lena, Paris, widow of Lord elected to ostry concealed con- goods in.ended for the enemy Pirbright (Baron Henry de traband, and he affirmed the Gov- without interfering with those Worms), who died on November ernment's intention to ramius which were bona fide for neutral

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