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A War Correspondent's Bankruptcy.

In the London Bankruptcy Court, before Mr. Registrar Hope,

sitting has been appointed for: the public examination of M-, Ellia Ashmead-Bartlet', war cor- rospondent, whose statement of. affairs

showert pertly-secured creditors £2,073 holding securi- ties valued at £2,000; unseoured liabilities, £4,194; and asseta oil. The debtor was adjudged bank- rupt on Dec. 30 last. Mr. E. Leadam Hough, Senior Official Receiver, said thatthe preliminary examination of the bankrupt was not yet completed, and his Honour adjourned the publicciamination.

Accident, to Father Algue. The Rev. Father Algue, S. J., director of the Weather Bureau at Manila, who ricntly met with a painful accident, has gone to Baguio to recuperate. While he was travelling in a carromata ong of the wheels clipped into a deep rat and the vehicle completely overturned, throwing Father Alguo heavily the ground. He was buried under the overturned. vehicle and on recovering his Agenses had to walk four miles with an injured shoulder until he' could find saistance. Surgical examinations showed that he bad suffered a broken collar-bone..

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Telegraph." bera of the United States Army and near Messines our gun destruction brought to bear (No. 1 Fairview) from 1st Febru- and Navy, who will respond in shelled a detachment of about 300 against him is well known, and, ary 'SHORNCLIFFE" the event that volunteers are infantry with considerable effect, with the development of new: called. General Wood hea tot Similar satisfactory reports as to weapons, the number of nick- Road to lot furnished, (6 rooms). openly endorsed the plan but is the action of our artillery bave names in no has been extended Peales furnished or unfurnished, No. 1 Gough Hill Road, The is known that he has given income in from different parts of until they form a language which from 1st April, 1915. formal suggestions which have the line.

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lave The French ation stone of the University however, remained in our hands appropriately called "Baby." building. No date has been fixed in spite of three counter-attacks names for the German projectiles. yet. The Maharaja of Bhorer which the enemy delivered during The heavy fiold howitzer shell, has returned from England and the night. This 6ghting took known to as as "Jack Johnson," was presented with a number of place west of the area known as is called "Une Marmite," and the addreates of welcome.

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airmen, but has not prevented terms, but the Landsturm men, in more seasoned troops should be- reconn riesence. On one day it spite of the fact that only picked come available, for the ranks of IF you have lost your aptitepe was blowing so hard that an men are taken, are said to make the new formations, which took one of the big variety of cheerver epunged in photograph- very indifferent soldiers, the truth the field in October contained dainty dishes at the ALEXAN-ing a certain ares found himself probably being that men on the many such, and right well did DRA CAFE is gura to tempt soluzlly travelling backwarde te wrong side of 35 who have spent they fight,

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