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GENERAL NEWS.

Still in Siam,

Mr. W. H. Hunter," accretary and treasurer of the Bank of Madras, is still in Siam, having been invited by the local Guvara- ment to enquire into the banking situation and the desirability or

establishing otherwise of

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Another American Cardinal. Loudon, January 5.From a parena who is in a position to know thera come assurances that Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul will be created cardinal st next consistory, the date of which has not yet been fixed. This io": formation comes through diplom- atic channels..

Deathbed Masonry.

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At Hallingdon. Mr. L. A. Glover, a master printer and wall. known tradesman, should have been installed Worshipful Master of the Amity Lodge of Freemasona; but was mortally ill. The members of the lodge, de. virous that Brother Glover abould not be deprived of the highest honour their, lodge had to bestow, proceeded to his house, and while he was on his death-bad went through the cermony of installing him Worshipful Master. Shortly afterwards Brother Glover became unconscious and passed away.. Who Shell Guard the Guardians? Saya. * Chicago paper →→ Business girls here resent

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The following is a summary of sociations have named a score of the pastoral letter for which example. Citizens of all classes

Cameron Villas) prominent society women to set Cardinal Mercies, Archbishop of have given their children with TO LET No. 59 The Peak (5 TO LET-European house, No. aa chaperones at the dances aad

BEACONSFIELD, Battory Boo that "hugging" and the Malinee was arrested early in splendid generosity to their coun- January by the Germans. It i try. But the humble people above) "olose embrace" are cat out.

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furnished, "My very dear all cuffer privation, cold, perhaps brothers," and dated Malines, hunger. Christmas, 1914, with "Patriotism

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Cardinal Mercier begins hie pastoral letter with an eloquent description of the sorrows of Bel gium. She bleeds, her children fall by the thousands in our forta,' on car battlefields, to defend her rights and the integrity of her territory. Soon there will be no longer on the soil of Belgium one single family who will not be in mourning. Why, O God, all these corrow! Lord! Lord! Hast Thou formaken us?"

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Belgians and the invaders, The Archbishop then defines the attude which it seems to him proper for the people who remain in Belgium to adopt towards the German invader.

"This Power has no legitimate authority. Consequently, in the owe it neither esteem, nor affec- secrecy of your own bearte, you tion nor obedience.

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affection and submission.

Lieut. James Lenob, who has been awarded the Victoria Cross, was born in the army, his father being a sergent in the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, He spent his boyhood in Msu- phester, and enlisted as a private

The Archbishop then passes to in the Northampton Regiment.

a description of the devastation When the war broke out he was

caused by the German invasion.

"Nevertheless, the, cocupied ago, on a corporal. A few weeke

"I have gone through most of being given a commission, he was transferred to the Manchester the places in my diocese which part of our county is placed in a position to which it should loyal- have been most wasted. Regiment, Sergeant John Hogao,

have surrendered to the enemy. who has alas received the Cross, What I have seen of the rumay submit. Most of our towns was a corporal and reservist em- and the ashes passos everything They are bound to respect the ployed as a postman at Oldham that, in spite of my most acate conditions of that, surrender. when he was recalled to the fears, I could ever have imagined.

Churches, schools, charit-ide the gallant troops of our "Our Army alone, fighting be. coloura in Augast.

able institutions, hospitals, con Allies, has our honour under its The Imperial Merchant Service vente, to a considerable number Guild having cale certain sub-are unfit for use or in ruins. Protection, and is charged with know how to wait for our final missions on the matter to the Whole villages have a most dis our national defence. Let us Admiralty are now informed by appeared."

What, ho anke, will be the deliverance at its bands. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that it has been de-foot of the war upon Belgium? vided to increase the pay of Lieut.. "God will save Belgium, my Commandera, Royal Naval Re- brothers, we cannot doubt it,

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"Towards those who rule our country, by military force, and who, deep down in their con- sciences, are compelled to admire

Berve fram 10/- to 13/- per Let us say, rather, He is saving the chivalrous resolation with day, ie, the minimum rate of foll her.

Is there single which have defended and pay of a Lieut. Commander H.N. patriot who does not feel that

defend our independence, let us This will be applicable only to glory, has come to Belgium? behave ourselves as the public Officers of the permanent Royal Which of us would have the cour interest demands. Many of them Naval Reserve Torce who have age to tear out the last page of

declare that they are willing to been granted the rank of Lieut. our history? Which of us can

day to the best of their ability to Commander en attaining eight look without pride on the splen-lessen our trials and to help as yours seniority se Lieutenant. dour of the glory that our marder-

to recover at least a portion of The isorense, will take effect seed country has won ?"

our normal public life." Lst de Patriotism, in short, is no from August last.

A Singapore Temple. secular thing. "The religion of respect the rules which they im- Amongst interesting placea well Christ exalts patriotism into a pose, so long as they do not trans- worth a visit, both by residents, law. There is no perfect Christian, Bress the liberty of our Christian consciences or our national digni- and by those visiting or passing who is not a complete patriot." through Singapore, is the "It is not true that the State. Let us not behave as though bravado was courage or tumult Chineno temple in Kim Keat in a God Moloch on whose altera Road, situated off the Balestier all lives are a legitimate sacrifice, gallantry."

Road. The temple, which covers The brutality of Pagan customs an area of several acres, is and the despotism, of the Cresare

possibly the largest Buddhist gave rise to the erroneous idea-Divorce Plea Against American place of worship in the Straits, which modern militarism tends to Settlemente, and although it was revive-that the State is omnipot

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more especially as the officials in second part of his Pastoral with a IF you have lost your appetite charge ara hospitable to a degree vindication of the fame which

nae of the big variety of and take great pains to entertain Belgium, by her resistance to the dainty dishes at the ALEXAN

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