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Queen Alexandra and Sarah Bernhardt. Queen Alexināra sent the following telegram to Mme. Sarah Bernhardt when the latter recont- ly went under a serious operation; | "It is with the most profound regret that I learn of the great misfortune which has befallen you, Ideeply sympathize, with you in your suffering, and this is shared by the whole of England, which laments the misfortune to the world's greatest ärtist.

The ladian Government and India.

A conference between two Gor- ernment Departments and repre- Bentatives of the indigo industry. in various provinces of India commenced on February 22. The aim is to icquiro whether the war, offers an opportunity of placing the vegetable insigo industry. formerly worth $4,000,000,yearly

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WITH THE FRENCH EASTERN

ARMY, W. Curoy

the Governor of Hongkong reprris making undesirable disclosures, it by a miracle; the other has It is possible to-day, without of the great church. Das tower -the north-is still standing, es that a sum of £17,000 has been to give something approximating had its top portion shot away and placed to the credit of the Fund. to a general review of the present has been holed and lacerated in That sum is apart from the $100,- situation on the western front, a 000 voted by the Legislative situation which is everywhere many places," Council. The Goverupr. makes entisfactory, and which adstitutes. Sapecial mention of the goneianty the fullest posible justification of of the Chinese and Portoguess the counsels of patience on communities, a first contribution sistently offered to the French of £10,000 from Panang is also public by the best-informed annonoced. The gift of such military writers. munificent sums these and The operations in Champagne might have been drawn around many others which we have are the centre of interest, and it is it to hide its wounds. Day by already recurded are a tribute to probably not far short of the truth day fresh stones fall and fresh the patriotism of Britons in the to say that from the ses to the beams crack. Que enormous fart places of the Empire,

Vosges all other op ratious ara, shell has remained baried in the Permission to Wear Chinese D e. fur the momaut, subsidiary

central portion of the vaulting. thereto.

East of Rheine, in Cham- The King has been pleyard to South of the British front no" Pagao, the French offer give and grant onto the under infantry actings are reported. The sive still develops, apparently meationed gentlemen His Majes og sweep below Airan towards without hitch of any kind. ty's Royal licence and authority Soissons, the scene of some of the Germans, however, have been" to wear decorations (as stated fiercest engagements of the entire reinfcreed and they are un- against their respective names) campaigu, is enjoying a period of doubtedly making great efforts to which have been conferred upon quiet, itself a sure guarantee of stem the advance. tlere again" them by the President of the the Allie' strength. It is

the French arullery, which is in very "Republic of China in recognition probable that the Germany, who,

Bat sirength, is rendering at Stosswehr, a small village just inople. It may be realled that of valuable services rendered by fa little while ago, concentrated

invaluable services.

over a mile to, the north-we-tof both these politicians fed fram them Third Class of the Order large numbers of troops in the ln the Tour de Paris, further Monster, also on the Frohr. The Constantinople in April, 1900. st of the Excellent Crip, Paul vicinity of Noyon (whence they east, there has been plet ty of fight. French front from the Gol da the time of the outbreak against Horry King, E-q; Fourth are able to make good use of the ing of the most desperate and Bosbomme southwards towards the Committee of Union and Class of the Oder of the railway lines. running eset sanguinary description. At one Cernay has not been sensibly mo. Progress, They took refuge in the Excallout Crip, Charles Talbot through Laoo and so th through spot eight mines, were exploded dified sizes the time of the heavy Russian Embassy in Constant Bowling, E-q Fith One St. Quentin) have drawn on these simultaneously under a Gorman actions around Steinbach, inople, and then embarked on s of the Order of the Excellent rese vee to reinfo ce their army advanced trench with terrible

ship for Odessa. T Crop, Walter Henry Williams, in Champaign, but whether they results. The French infantry Esq., Harry Robert Bvd, Esq. have really weakened their hold hen charged, and found ita-lf Chinese Chickens. [upon tìa sector which represents "engaged in a hand-to band con- "Nearly half-win fowls the extreme limit of their flot with a Fattalion of the 15th are believed to have been sunk in thrust towels Paris has yet to German. Reg.ment of the line, one consignment," said a large be reen." The ri-k, in view of which made a very feeble reaist- imparer to a newspaper repre-en the aurelaxing pressure that is ence, large number surrendering tative. To meet the urgent requ re being exerted around La Bauer, after their comrades had been ments of hotels, clubs, and the and the forthward progress of killed, Then, with great sudden- general public, and to fill up the the French troops to the east of sear, the French left swung round supplies of bigher-class bird Rheims, wald be a serious one. and took a company of the same which have been in demand for In the zone of ions the 15th Regiment and the 83rd

8.6a, Feb. 20.. hospitale during the war, buyers auemy has entirely failed to fol- Landwehr Regiment in the rear. According to private advices have had to take huge consign- low up the succes gained at What followed is said to have from Constantinople,m ving- ments of Chinese und Manchuriano great a cost by Gateral von been a veritable massacre. picture shows there have DOW chickens." Two years ago," anii Kluck. Ihan pot hern Cessary In the neighbourhood of Les been ordered to close ar 11 o'clock. the buyer for one of the largest for the French commanders in Eparges, mouth-east of Verdun, at night, and cafes and wine houses in London, wo should attempt any dramatic coup by the Fench (ffnsive continues, shops one hour after sunset. hardly have looked at a Chinese way of counterstroke. The charge-pite German fforts to create a The reason for these meures bird, ne they are much interior to ces now are that the Germans, diversion by attacking the French is stated to be attempt on the the Russian or Canadian supply; instead of being dislodged at a Troops in the Bois da Bauchst, life of Talat Bey, Minister of the but since the war supply from beavy coat in human life, will be The French operations here, of Interior, who was fired upon by Chin ba trebled, and what we forced to evacuate the fortified Cureo, bave to be considered a man with a revolver from a die- paid 91. for, two years ago now positions Birth of Rom, in conjointly with these in the forent tarea in the streets of Samboul. which as a retirement north- of Apremont, Tue taking of a The ballet, however, missed ita Half-Time Sch ofs for Hupett. east of Sasons would follow trench in the Buis Bruis and the mark. As far as lemile eraction is almost Be a matter of course. fighting in the Hons de Bavalot A telegram from Constantino- conurraed, Rupeh in perhaps the The population of Rheime cer- both men that the German hold ple nanounces the departure for leader of other provinces. Since tainly shores this confidence on Saint-Mibiel explained only Berlin of Djid Bay, the ex- the Revolution, schools of various Thirty thousand inhabitants still by the necessity, from the enemy's Minister of Finance, who is in descriptions for the female sex remain in that sorely-tried city, point of view, of commanding the reality still directing the financial have been established and now and they draw consolation from min line of milway to Verdun Affairs of Turkey. His resignation Mr. Li Wen-tean, Director of the the very bombardments to which from the south-ia being shaken, of the post of Minister when Tur Department of Education in the they are rubj cted, from Les Eparges and the forest key joined in the war ja rousider Governor's Yamen, has decided M. Lenoir, Depay or the Morno, of Apremont it is nogreat distance ed in financial circles in to establish a few half itae schools who wis present or ne te bou to the frontire line, and the docstantinople to hare been for the femtes ind the regulations barment of Sunday and Munsy French artillery rccupies com- werely a manoeuvre in order to the horrafted have been approved last, zetorned to Pasis to-day manding positiine in close prox be able evezinally to recome by the Governor.These are: (1) He says that the city was shelled, imity to the principal sterice of friendly relations with the Eu four schouls should be first with greater violence than communication from Merz, tente Powers, established in other cities (2) ever before, and he bel eves The one point at which the Husein. Djsvid, the delegate the first blase a dents of the that the official statement scoord French temporarily had to of the Council of Bondholders of in charge of Mr. J. O. Ferrier. Mr. Girls normal school shall be ing to whtob, 1,509 projectiles teachera of these schools; (3) were fired, ander tates the facts,

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