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GENERAL NEWS.

British Emigrants, During January 5,820 British subjects left the United Kingd: m to take up permanent residence in plages out of Europe, a consider- ablo, decrease on the correspond. ing month in 1914, when there were 12,208 British emigrante,

Provincial Finance. The Deportment of State has proposed to the President that spacial delegates should be appointed to the": provinces to make confidential investigations of the accounts of the Govern ment revenue to ascertain whether the figures of the revenue proceeds which hava bien report- ed by the Ministry of Finance agree with the original accounts.

Cattle Tax...

With regard to the collection of the cattle tax, which was proposed by the Government some time ago, the latter has decided that me a tentative measure the collec- tion of this tax should first be enforced in some of the 'scuth western provinces such se Yurnan Szcobwan, Kwangui" and others. Should this collection of the tax prove successful in those regions, it will be gradually extended to Manchuria, Jetol, Oberbar and other frontier provinces.

The First Standing Army. Professor B. M. Leon, lecturing

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The Man of Push,” Although the appointment is at the rooms of the Scoiete Internot yet formally declared, 1 hear, nationale de Philologie, in London, says the London correspondent of mentioned that in the reign of the Manchester Guardian, that Saltan Orchan (1326-1359) a Sir George Gibb will be the now-Exchange. Turkish standing army was rais-Government basinoen manager to હતું.

This was at least a century organise industry and workshops

Falaba Act in A Music-Hall. before Charles VII of France for the manufacture of war

The torpedoing of the liner established his fifteen permanent supplies.

Falaba is praised all over er companies of men-at arme, errone-

many. The Eolak - Anaseger Peer's Protest Against the ously regarded as the first stand-

atatea that the patriotic panto- Consorship. ing army,

The Duke of Fordland, speak-mime "East and West," which ing on Sunday at Shirebrook is being performed at the Oirons. It is reported that the ex Im Town Hall at a concert in aid of Sphumann, kas now been "im perial Courot Chin bald a con- the local War Relief Fund, said proved" by the inclusion in it of

No. 3 Des Voeux Villas, 59 ference with the Manobu Princes that, in his opinion, the newe-an act in which a German sub recently to discuss the question of papers presented mainly only the marine is seen torpedoing a Mount Kellett, The Peak.

(Furnished or unfurnished), cutting off the quenes of officials favourable side of the war. Per passenger steamer. and euntohs in the ex-Imperial haps,, he said, a higher authority

No. 1 Cameron Villas, No. 61 The performance has proved a

The Peak, furnished. (immediate Court. It is said that fifty per compelled them to do so. His great success. The audience rose

possession. cent. of the Manchus serving in Grace expressed the belief that in their seats singing "Dantkob-WOODBURY" No. 4 Han- the Court have discarded their the war would not be settled in land, Deutschland, Uber Alles, kow Road. Kowloon,“ hairy appendage, but the Imperial less than a year from the present when the torpedo exploded in the Consort considers it desirable that time.

Manchus and Queues.

German War Loan,

Amsterdam, March 30.

steamer and the British-dress- ed" passengers jumped into water straggling for life.

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War Preparations in Greece. Greek Contul in San Francisco is San Francisco, April 20.-Tie purchasing a great number of horses in Americs.

to return home immediately upon receipt of notice from the home Government.NKER

Interesting Discovery at Tsingtau. ministration, in the course of a The Tsingtan Militory Ad-

thornagh cleaning up of the city

in the vicinity of Ariakesho. San Francisco, April 22- time of papers boncealed in a wood There on examination proved to be important papers relating to the recent siege of Taingtau, and among them was discovered the Secking More Men.

Imperial meassge to the Governor The Governor of Ariesto has relating to the safety of non-com- pablished a manifesto leaned by batante. The papers are expected the military commandant of Graiz (o yield arme useful and interest- ordering all proviously rejected ing information with regard to men born between the years 1873 thestudy of thescientifio reduction end 1877 to submit to a fresh of foitresses. examination beginning on the 6th inst. ·

all of them should keep to a an- iform fashion. All Manchus, it was decided, should cut off their A Berlin telegram atstes that

Murder a Painful Duty,' queues before the end of May, the result of the second war loan

Amsterdam, April 1. A. Berlin Japanese Boycotting of Chinese, is the subscription of £453.000,- semi-official telegram says:

The Japanese merchants in San 000, composed of 2,601,060 sab: "The declaration in the British Francisco have started a boycott scriptions. Of these 1,094,359 and neutral Press that the crew movement against the Chinese contributions of £50 and less of the German submarine laughed merchants in the U. 8. The pro-yielded £48,450,000, 911,223 at the death struggles of the motors of his movement hive contributions of £50 to $50 passengers of the Falaba is based Italian Officers Retalled. and outskirts, came upon eight issued circular letters to Japanese yielded 4157,200,000, and 85,478 ba lies. Great Britain's prosedure Italian efficere in Switzerland in America arging them to cease contributions of over 5500 to in giving premiams for success have been instructed to be ready commercial inter-course with, the over £50,000 yielded £249,350,-ful attacks on submarines by Chinese in order to retaliate for 000.-Reuter,

merchant ships compele the sub the alleged boycott movement Corsair's U.S. Victim, marines to sot quickly, against Japanese goode, At Bap Washington, March 31-£t bas

"The destruption of human Francisco a society has been or been established to the satisfac-lives is now the painful duty of ganised for this purpose and itation of the United States that the our submarines, which, as Great members bevo adopted the wheat cargo on board the Ameri-Britain has hitherto soknow- following resolutions:- can ship William F. Frya was not ledged, have acted with the great

1. The members of the society American-owned when she was est bumanity." should buy all their food, clothing jeank by the Pricz Eitel Frisdrich. and other neccsssries of daily life The Americaa Note which will from Japanese shops only. abortly be forwarded to Germany Washington, March 31. Mr. 2. All members of the society will therefore only ask for pay- Bryan, Secretary of State, has should absolutely refrain from meat of the ball. Officials are made the following statement de Aircraft Manufacture in Canada, UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. of opinion that her sicking was doing the attitude of the Govern The Curtiss Aeroplane and 3. Even Japanese of the poor unwarranted by international lawment towardaloons to belligerents: Motor Company, Ltd.,hus been in- and coolie class should take their aud expect that Germany will The State Department has from corporated and will be established meals in Japanese restaurants, consent readily to pay damages, time to time received infor- at Toronto with a capital of 50,000 Eastern

4.Ai members shall be ander and to express regret.

mation, directly or indirectly, to dollars. It is believed (nyn a obligation to urge their friends

Our Moral Superior. the effect that belligerent nations Reuter message) that the business and relatives to become members

General Zurlinden, a former have a ranged with banks in the is encouraged by the military of the society Minister of War writing in the United States for credits of authorities of Canada,

The movement is spreading Figaro, Bays: "In spite of our various same. While loans to rapidly to other cities in the recent successes we must not belligerents have been disap

Lord Haldane Stili Spares United States; some Japanese think that the Germans have proved, this Government has not

In an interview with the have already established Chinese been completely beaten and are felt that it was justified in inter- London correspondent of the restaurants with a view to supply incapable of attempting anything posing objections to credit Chicago Daily News, Lord ing Chinese mails to their cou-serious. Their discipline is still arrangements which have been Haldane siya patriate.

good, but their moral is low, brought to its attention. ... It has Germany perfectly understood The Rum Ration in the Field, while the moral of the French is neither approved nor disapproved Britain's position before the war, Divergent views of the question increasing. Since the victory of them, it has simply taken no but pacito Germany was over- of serving out rum to the troops the Marne the moral foroa has action and expressed no opinion whelmed by the arcendency of Wing Pang Tan, Queen's Road at the front were expressed at the beta on our side, and it is impos

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the Prussian spirit. As a result of annast meeting of the Council of sible to doubt of sperosohing Fighting Lawyers the war, the real Germany will the British Women's Temperance success, thanks to the great worth Association, hold in Cissgow of car leaders

there will be a grest democratio The legal element in the New take the helm; secret diplomacy

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A Supply Ship?

Aroanafully more. Another list

The Enemy's People,

Lady Griselda Cheape, speak Lodewiky Van Nassau is lying tary of the Bar Council which A large cargo vessel named the has been prepared by the Score ing as a professional nurse, in Newhaven Harbour under an brings the number of barristers deolared that the ration was

On the Verge of Famine, v invalgable. When she worked armed guard. The vessel was serving in the Forces up to 852. A 4 telegram to the Tribuns ina London temperance hospital brought on March 30, mor ing third list, too, has been published from Washingt: naaya that s re- she knew it was given 85 5

under an escort of two torpedo by the Secretary of the Law port from America'a Vice Consul medicina Pomen who said that boale. The vessel has her name Society which shows that 2,949 General in Berlin to the Depart- painted in large white letter members of the other branch of ment of Commerce in Washington, alcohol was absolutely wrong in every instance were only hinder- nearly five foot high on her side, the profession, of whom 1,016 states that Germany is on the very ing temperance work,

and she is stated to have a cargo are solicitors and 1,093 artioled verges of amine. The report in of linseed oil and other oils, and clerks ere, nom

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Mre, Honeyman (Glasgow) said she had been seked by soldier Rupposed to hays been supply vice. If the absteinera, if in uning rum as a ing enemy submarines with oil:

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