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GENERAL NEWS.

More Submarlaes for'

Honolulu..

Washington, March 31.-Secre- tary Daniels has ordered three more submarines to be seat to Honolulu,

Earthquake In Java.

The Java Bode reports on: 00- ourrence of earthquake, at Ber- coolen on March 26 at 1.30. 8.m. The shocks lasted seven seconds. The Chinese inhabitants ran terrified from their bosses. into the streets, but no injury or damage was sustained,

Burapean sentenced at Kobe.

In the Kobe Ohio Saibaasho, on March 23, jadgment was de livered in the case in which 0. Holstein was charged with kid- napping a swineherd named Taukamara Kanekichi. Accused was found guilty, and sentenced to pesal servitude for three yesi8, Holstein at once expressed his intention to appeal.

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An officer writes:We ate our waistcoat off! He said be liked it, Christmas dinner in the trenches, and, therefore, he should wear it can't play a "mouforgin, but no matter how hot he got! I gave the two you sent me to I must say we are being done the men, and the trenches re- prond just at present in the way sounded all day with perfect of clothes, t melody, mach to the annoyacca Talking about trenches, I heard of the Germans, who are only colonial man say the other day seventy yards away. They sent that he thought the soldier's shells and bullets whistling over training should be three years ba- fore he is fit to fight. One year the heads of the players.

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Famous Latiolst's Death. The death is announced of Mr.

The day after I left on my leave H. J. Roby, formerly a consider where we are in reserve, far away was a bad one for the battery as able Parliamentary figure, but from comforts. I haven't even better known in the educational my toothbrush, and but one blin borio, as any rate to succossive ket, and it's very cold. No trin-heils, one actually on the top generations of schoolboys, as the port is allowed within miles of a shelter pit, and killed four men writer of the beat, elementary us by day, and food, etc., is only and wounded three others. The Latin grammar extent up to his sent up at night, and bodies of other barst on the roof of the farmhouse the battery staff and time. He died at the ripe age of troope, except when engaged,

mese were in and killed my late eighty-four, and was a notable only move at night. ⠀

On the 6th the town we were

servaat and wounded the major's man in many ways. He carried

servant. The poor sergeant-major the banner in the battle for the in was evacuated by all troops on extension of the benefits of the scoount of shelling. The Germans got most of the tiles off the roof endowed schools, and he was shelled the place vigorously, and falling round him. No other seorotary for three years of the houses crumbled in all directions. shells came near, so those two Endowed Schools Commission. That night was indeed a treat were just bid luck." At a later period, after a career shells of the "Maria" type all night The day after I got back we in commerce, he entered "Parlia-long, and other types, too. One moved into action again, and my ment, where for five years he did fell plumb into one of our billete, waggon line is now 13 miles a great deal of work with a killing four and wounding four; behind the guns great nuisanca characteristic iadastrs. We re it was a pitiful sight to see the if we are wanted quickly, but, of member him with gratitude as poor fellows like rats in a trap course, very safe. All sorts of one who did almost as much as unable to hit back, and not know- rumours of a possible move, which any man of his generation for the ing where the next shell was I shall not believe till we do move. extension of education and the coming.

The weather is really too vile to rational devolopment of teaching. The Bik was sa bad. One sheli do much.

fell in the strast just outside our Really, now we stop in one Soveral new allotments for the arcand billet, but inercifully got plaço such a long time, this war Jooal Pablic Works Department no one. I had a very narrow becomes, besides uncomfortable, amounting to P218,000 were shave about this time. When abaclutely monotonous and dull, announced in Manila last week by walking up the street a "Black have actually started break the Secretary of Commerce and Maris" fell on a house quite close, fast at 8:30 to make the day Police. The city of Zamboanga tringing glaw, dust, mortar, on ahdrter, but of course one dare

I have not's minate 10 spare, receives P75,000 for the installamy head, but nothing else. A not take one's clothes off, as you tion of a modern waterworks nearer one, was, however, to come. never know when something will as I am adjutant now; and when system. Taree thousand pessa. I entered a house with one of my be wanted. Only two nights ago we are not in the trenches I am

Private D. Singleton, 1st East hoad. my has been set aside for the Bauan officers, and went upstairs. Just I was called up at 48.m. to send absolutely worked off Naguilian road in the vicinity of as I got there a Black Maris" two guns to open fire at daylight, We came out last night aften ten Lanes Regiment, writes: Just a line to thank you very much for the railroad station. Forty struck the basement, and brought and then the job of waking the solid days in the trenches...

We do endure ghastly tortures the packet of tobacco I have just thousand pesos goes to construct down most of the house. I have men has to be gone through... a wharfas Bilang-Bilang, Surigao. never been in or near anything The other day when I got back in this war. The cold is perfectly received through the Weekly Thirty thousand pesos for the relike it bricke, dust, glass, wood, after the Germans had been shell-appalling, however many clothes Dispatch." Loan assure you it was opening of the Abalong-Lino fames, and smoke, and debris al ing rather heavily, I found my he wears, and I haven't slept for very welcome. Canal io Aparri, Cagayan. Thirty around one, but devil a soratoh kitchen fall of country people nearly a fortnight, so I am awfully. We are in the trenches here at It is a wonderfully luxurious thoussad pass for roads and Unfortunately the wretched refu- taking refuge. I told them they tired and done ap. bridgea in Leyte, The geea sheltering in the cellar got would all have to "aller," which We have established friendly life, about 2ft. of water in places, Fugaegarao

loala road in it badly, two women being killed they seemed to understand; and relations with ourenemy opposite and mud-well, a Thames mud- RECRUITS PROBLEMS SOLVED Cagayan gets P25,000. Ambos and children wounded. all cleared out except an old woman just for Christmas, and all to-day lerk would be a pattern of olean- Camarines is to got P15,000 for Poor, wretched people, it was a who had a small child with her (Christmas Day) English and liness to me at present. I am Morris and Dawson 4.00 Tighe Hopkins 8.50 roads and bridges.

torrible sight.

this child came up to me and held Germana baye been standing in mnd from head to foot. We have We were in the trenches 6th, up ons wounded finger in the groups between the treno es din about 200 yards to go for water 7th and 8th, and were relieved mort pathetic manner, and though cussing the war and exchanging and rations here, and have for the last week or so run the gsunt San Francisco, March 30 on 9th. We were blazing at the I don't believe for a minute she cigarettes. More than three hundred ex-Germans, and they at ne at a had been hurt by a shell, I hadn't A Lieutenant attached to the let of the Germans fire, but they careicaists had a narrow escape range of about 75 yards across a the heart to turn them out. Indian Expeditionary Fores got on our track yesterday, and from being drowned today when turnip field. We could hear My bedroom in this farm isles-Our days of "rest" are wounded one of the chaps as he the steamer General Frisbiestruck them talking and shouting. We quite a nice little room, and I nearly over now. We go back to was going for wood for the fire. a rooz off the exposition grounds weren't strong enough to attack, have a large cold kitchen to cook start fiddling round the trenches I am writing this on a pad I and was sunk. The General and they wouldn't except by firing. and have meals in Your parcels in a day or two. It's great having a have just brought from the con- Frisbie had been ohartered by I had a third narrow shave on arrived two days ago, and I have brigade to fight and one to rest, vent close by, at least, what is Good Templars who were on the my way back from the trenches, eaten one box of chocolate biscuits as things are arranged now. left of the convent. They bave way to Vallejo to attend the four shrapnel falling quite close and a good bit of the ginger: Ihed to-day I had to issue a lot of their shsil fire. The most wonder In one of the few spare moments made an awful mess of it with dedication of s monument to the to me, but doing no damage. and for lunch bad some tinned fur waistcoats to the men, and ful thing to me is, that let into founder of their order. Most of These Germans are swide; strawberries and tinned cream. the passengers were women and they have been systematically Just fancy strawberries and cream everyone followers and every two of the walls are images of children. There was an entire shelling an undefended town ander these onditions Judge like coa with long sleeves, standing. It is simply

are Christ, and they are the only walls body Ripping things they a

marvel absence of any panio, disorder or simply because they have failed ing by the men's letters I censor nd coming right down just likes lous how some of these images confusion when the retrack take it after swearing to do so they all parcels, with roket, and not topping at have escaped injury when the re- and commenced rapidly to sink. by a certain date, dings in them, and pies which

waist like a waist mainder of the building has been Lifeboats put out from shore and. Lance Corporal Fairlie, of the apparently always arrive in small

London Scottish Transport, bits.

coat. Government provide them wrecked!

San Francisco Excursion Boat Wrecked.

from the war ships of the Pacific fleet which were anchored near band. All of the passengers were rescued.Cablenews,

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