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General `news.

The New Lieut-Governor of Burma.

We believe it is more than probable, says the Rangoon Times, that Sir Hrocurt Buller, dur Liont-Governor-elect will proceed Home on leave during the sam- mer, and that he will not to se ap his appointment in Burma until the Autumu.

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Street Accidents in London, Mr. McKenna, in a written. reply to a question by Mr. Kell- away, says the total tr.füs fat- alities which occurred during January and February of this. year were 40 in each month, na compared with 29 and 10, res poctively, in the corresponding months of last year.

Registration of British

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An important new Order in ... Council, relating to the registra

tion of British companies, has been issued by Sir Havilland de Sagamarez at Shanghai. A number of interesting points are given.

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New Britons.

No fewer than 236 пищев appear on a list of aliens to whom naturalisation certificates have

been granted, which was publish ed in a recent issue of the London Gazette. The now subjects of the Kinginclude Germane, Austriane, Russians, Swedes, Dutch, Swies. Roumaniaus, Americans, Nor wegians and Greeks. Even

Guatemala aapplies a new subject. They include merchants, man- ufacturera, authors, barristers, portere, and waitore, Included in the list is one baron.

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The British held their line, but at terrific cost; scored lay dead, and there was acarcely an unwounded man in the whole long line of trench. The Walsh Regiment in the cautre had suf- fered heavily. Reinforcements from the scant reserve behind the Ouly now, aftor the lapse of many chateau were hurried into the "Not a Monstrosity." weeks, is it possible to tell the trench, and then the Germansholl Mr. Harry Ralph, very much story of how 800 Dritisu soldiers ing commenced all over again. better known as Little Tieh, who barred the Kaiser's road to Culeis: The day wore on, men fell left has been appearing in the King's how fewer than 500 English lines and right, and as yet there was no Bench Division in the role of men charged right into the mouth sign of the Worcester Hegiment. The Poak; unfurnished 5 rooms,

"Bishops Lodzo South "No. 11 defendant in a breach of contract of a veritable inferno; drove buck Towards dark the Germans could osse, does not confine his wit to a twenty times stronger force of be seen massing for another st

55 ELGIN TERRACE. the stage. Some years ago the Clermans, and for ever freed Eng-tack, and the British troops pre. Peak, unfurnished (6 rooms) from Exgesford No. 124 The conductor of an Answers to land from the menace of the Hun pared for a final stand; there 1st May, 1915. Correspondenta colama in 8 on Calais sands. weekly contemporary received an

were no more reserves, and if the "Merion" No. 6 The Peak, The story is inquiry as to whether it was officer who is but now reattack nothing could stop them.

told by an Germans bat persisted in their unfurnished (6 Rooms). WANTED.-Bachelor desires true that the comedian had six covering from a wound-

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board and residence, pre- fingera on each hand. The journal-ceived on that day at the end of and then came the second attack.

The shelling redoubled in fary, oor, Queen's Road Central. ferably with

Westward Ho Bonham Road. Hoogkong side only suitable. private family. ist wrote to Little Tioh to assure October when 2,400 men of the The fall fury was directed at the

Apply to himself on the point before reply-coatemptible" British Army centre of the line, held by

Apply B.V." "djo LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Telegraph." ing, and repaived a letter obatain held the village of Gheluvelt, on the Welsh Regiment. Horde upon ing the dignified answer, quits in the road to Ypres, against 24,000 horde of Germans pressed for- the Johnsonian manner, Sir, I of the War Lord's hordes. The ward. Handreds fell as they

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am an artist, not a monstrosity." British troops consisted of the advanced, but where one fell two

Village-Planning in Madras. Madras, which has made much Scots Guarde, the South Wales trench they came; right up and sorely thinned battalions of the filled his place. Right up to the progress in different ways, such, Borderers, and the Welsh and in. Then it was cold steel. The for inaianes, as in the great Queen's Regiments, which had Welshmen fought stubbornly, improvement of its port, in its bustily constructed trenches across dying, rather than give ground,

Faris, Mar. 13. waler and drainage arrangements the front of Gheluvalt village. but weight of numbers told, and Armentiers, on the British suc- The Matin's correspondent at snd so on, is now setting an ex ample in another direction, viz., feat there poor defences against ed the treach from the centre.

There had been no time to poras night fell the enemy command-case at Nenve Chapelle, says: village-planning: In this the artillery and rifle fire of the

"Since Sunday heavy artillery connection an important order basenemy, but every British soldier Britieb. Savagely the Prussians Li Baasee was engaged doubtlese No quarter was given to the fire along the front from Ypres to been issued by Government which know that the position had to be stabbed about them. Bayonets preparing the action in which deals with the rudiments of held at all costs, for once the line were thrust into dend and living, large contingents of the English science as applied to areas which are likely in the next fifty years atop the Huns' maroh on Calais. wounded by a Prussian bullet, British artillery did excellent work was broken there was nothing to and many an English soldier, but were taking part. The heavy or so to develop into towns or be Reinforcements had been promis- was murdered by a Prassian around Lille, where the enemy absorbed in existing towns. The ad; the Worcesters were on their bayonet, erder deals with the choice of

occupies the old forts. Tuis work healthy sites, laying out of roads would be nine to one.

way; but even then the odde

On the left the Scots Guards is said to have been so effective) still held their line and on the that if the persistent rumours and marking out and keeping. available routes along which the

Commander Dug-out,

right the Queen's were at bag, which are in circulation may ba roads of the future will run when

and before the enemy could believed a great part of the Ger- From long before dawn the advance they had first to deal man General Staff at Lille has the village or small town develops battle raged. The German artil-with these gallant remnants of already set out for Tournai, ng- drainage and so forth. The action lery searched the British trench gallant regiments. But now the parently indicating a withdrawal which Government are taking from and to end and shelled the Worcesters had arrived. "An officer of the German troops. will tend in no small way to help Chateau of Gheluvelt, where the of the South Wales Borderers, the Municipalities down South. It battalion commanders were quar-old 241b, which gained undying spot and

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le to be hoped the village-planning tered, causing their boatyremoval fame at Rorke's Drift, had a fighting converged on order will be copied in other to a deg out in the chatean great risk to himself found and day and Wednesday around parts of this country." grounde. Men fel! not by ones and guided the Worcesters to the Neave Chapelle and Aubers.

twos, but by dozens and half hard-fought field.

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dezens, but those who survived

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Enemy's Last Chance.

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The German losses were very heavy, for the British and Canadians fought with splendid courage. Their success obviously

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Chinese Aeroplanes.

For the first time in the history of the Chinese army, says the

whether the war may not lead to At last the shelling ceased and The Englishmen were only delighted them, for all the British a retura of whiskers. The facial there was a stir in the German three companies strong, but these faces were beaming, and the men adorament of the military was a ranke. They were about to charge. scarce 500 men oharged right returning from the front were the lawyer. The actress nodded. matter that gave Queen Victoria Now the British knew that the through the shot-swept streets of ainging gaily. The Germans left some concern, and in 1857 ahe time of their inactivity was pass-heluvelt, right up to the lost over 1,000 prisoners in the hands to sue at this time. The war is wrote to the Duke of Cambridge ed now they could take toll trenches, almost into the heart of of the Allies, including several crowding everything else off the to express the opinion that officers of the and men alike should be com- comrades who lay stark and mans turned and flod-fied when brought to Merville on Wednes- Public Ledger, enemy avenge their the German host; and the Ger- hundred officers. They were front pages. pelled to wear moustaches, with still around them. The machine the odds at this moment were day evening, and provisionally, out the option. It was not, how-gunners looked to their weapons; more than twenty to one in their interned in vessels anchored in ever, until 1868 that the Army there must be no hitch, no jam favour, and fleeing lost for over the Lya. Regulations laid down the law when the moment came. on the subject. The United Ser vce Magazine contains come words

And so the Germans charged. to Colais. Had they withslood and stiff, and were visibly doing ultilised in the sham fight which The officers appeared haughty N.C. Daily News, aeroplanes were On they came without fuss and that desperate charge, had they their best to swagger. The men, took place along the Yung-ting of advice to soldiers who may be without Harry, only to be mown in turn borne down upon the who included elderly men and river recently. The 7th and 10th ignorant of the etiquette of the down in thousands by rifle and Englishmen, sheer weight of boys, appeared depressed and army divisions formed the op- matter. To be smart, saya our gun. One moment there was a numbers would have carried them afforded a sorry sight with their posing ferces, each being equip contemporary, “it is necessary to solid advancing mass of Germans, through to the Calais road. be clean-abaven, or, if a mous and the next there was still a they fell back-back behind The British did not hide their enterprising flying officer throw But aniforms all stained and torn. pod with two aeroplanes. One taohs is worn, it should be kept mass of Germans, but they were their original position, and were certainty that the north would some "hemba trimmed, and not allowed to grow farther away, while between them never again able to break the speedily be freed. The popula- infantry and artillery which wore on the enemy's long or be waxed or oiled. The and the British was a carpet of British line. hair abould be kept short, and grey heaps. Again the Germans Of the 500 Worcesters who terest and lively sympathy the

tion followe with the greatest in well placed. not allowed to grow on the side came on, climbing and stumbling went to the charge bat 200 un-efforts of our allies. Our fellow- of the face below the point where over those grey heaps those wounded men answered to the citizens who are still under the the top of the ear joins the obesk." heaps which but a few moments roll when the field was won, and domination of Germany must you have lost your appetite Thore is about this counsel a before were the leaders of the of the 2,400 British soldiers hale tremble with joy when they hear one of the big variety of 133asuring air of finality that advancing host. The carpet and whole when morning broke the guns swelling in sound and dainty dishes at the ALEXAN should silence all

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