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Mysterious Child Murdor.

Another mysterious child murder is engaging the attention of the City Police and Sootland Yard. The victim was a little girl, Margaret Emily (Maggio) Nally, of No. 11, Amberley-road, Paddingtor Elar dead body was found in an apartment of the women's waitingroom at Alders- gate-alrect ilay station just befor midnight, Theroj was a piece of cloth stufed in her month, and one report says that she had been strangled. Another speaks of "suffocation as the cause of death. There were evidences that she had been asdulted. When found the body Wae warm, and it is thought that the child met her death about two hours previously-Pall Mall Gazette.

Thirty Years Kentish Vicar.

The Rev. B. B. Biron, so old", Kent oricketer, has died sudden ly at his residence at Barham, Last Kent. For over thirty years he was Vicar of Lympne, near. Bythe, "retiring two years ago. Be was one of the oldest and "most constant tabitues of the Oanterbury orick.t festival and a noted Rosarian. Mr. H. C. Biron, the Metropolitan stipendiary, is bis nephew.Exchange.

Gale Damages the Canal

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Reuter'á New York correepoar They bave had a bad season the honours was excellent. They dent states at the tng Lucker-w.th last year there has been a

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are practically responsible for the winning on opponents' grounds of, Abraham Lincoln, on Good missing,

club, nd they are finding it an had been the feature of their dis Friday April 15, 1865 aays th Bookmakers Turn to Cotton, The Manchester Guardian'sxpensive hobby, Birmingham, plays. To the end Reading have N. V. Evening Post of April 15. another club with big resources, remained a first class team, but By special executive order sen London correspondent writes:— I bear the astonishing news en havo shoben un ble to command they Lave made one or two bad to all Federal offices in the success. They have finished well mistakes, and their failure to country and throughout the the most rober authority that some London bookmakers have lately enough; but they started too badly reach the top of the table has world, the lag was flown at 10.baco any chance of filling one been due to this trifling inconsi-half-mset over every building in taken to gambling in cot of the two top positoah, Clubs fulares. The decline in racing

stency. The prominence of Cardiff which a representative of the has prevented them from doing who tught to be pleased are City, is a strong challenge to the Federal Government was housed.

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Fifty years ago the country next September, and it is ang mas plunged into deepest gested that the senior division mourning by the death of the should be extended to embrace President, early in the morning, 26 clubs. Such an extension is following his assasination by very unlikely, and mean while John Wilkes Booth at a gala per- the question of putting into formance in the old Ford Theatre, operation the relegation rule this Washington, held in honour of season bas been left to the annual Lee's surrender at Appomattox. meeting to decide. In the oir-

Appropriate exercises were held cumstances the fixture of Gilling in many of the city schools, Some bam and Southend, who in or time ago Dr. William H. Marwell, dinary conditions would have to City Superintendent, suggested is in doubt. go down to the second division, to all principals that such exer-

cises be held including Billiards-Match of the Season. the reading of the Gettysburg

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The fortunes of Inman and address and Whitman's "My P.W.L.D.F.A.Pie Gray in what is proving to be the Captain." eil is holding an eight day session Watford .37 218.8 86 45 50 best billiard match of the seZION Reading 87 20107 64 43 47 have fluctuated almost day by day The European war would not Cardiff 0.37 21124 67 36.45 nd the play has aroused great have started bad not the Chris West Ham U.37 18118 57 46, 44 interest. About forty spectators

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tian religion been superficial," Millwall 3016101049 42 42 at an ordinary game are described of skill. It man is playing with the of a fund of $250,000 to be said Miss Bennett. She said mis-Northampton35 159,1147 41 41 68. A good attendance" but disturbing consciousness that his devoted to manual, usining of Bion work throughout the world Swindon 37 15 111177 58 41 at both afternoon and evening young opponent may at any mo Antonia boys and girls-Puilio has been greatly crippled by the Portsmouth 37 16 12 9 54 42 41 sessions of this game the ment develop a big break by what Ledger. war, and that one of the remar Southampton 361714 5 70 72: 39 famona Saloon in Leicester has come to be known as his "all kable features of the crisis was Exeter C. 37 16 14 8-50 38 38 Sanere has been crowded. For red route and run away with the

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