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GENERAL NEWS.

Snow In Siberia,

It is reported from Mukder

that now féll in the Aœur "Province, lying to a depth of two feet. The crops were considerably "damaged and the unseasonable visitation gave occasion for 'all kinds of depressing rumours,

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"Sclnililae Jurts." There is to light of the legal profession who can put things in quite such an epigrammatic way as Mr Justice Dirling, and re- cently he surpassed bimself. The action being tried concerned, the income-tax assessment of one of our most popular jockeys-ar infant," by the way. This jboy,"

"said Darling, J., "gets co shore with ro property, and gets off with a thousand rounde "in his pocket." Has the career of a winning jocksy ever been' more neatly summeɖ ap?

Explorer' Wedding.

The marriage will take place! shortly of Lisat.-Commander J.B. Mother, R.N.V.R., and Mika Maud I. Barraclough, the daughter of

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Buildings" Kowloon Cheap annum. according to the amount of the its injury and the wrong done to neutrality until you return to the rental. Apply to SPANISH Steam Launch "America" in property, ranging from half per itself, to all neutrals, and to practice of respecting our neutral DOMINICAN PROCURATION. first class condition, having been

civilization by the savagery of rights.

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Germany in killing without wara- Shall we limit ourselves to re- TO LET. From 1st September. hauled in 1914. Ceylon Planters Killed in Action, ing or change of escape non-com- posted remonstrances when our known as "Stonehenge" No. 5, both in first class condition hav- that part of the building 2 Buoys with their Moorings, Aelegram has been received batante on merchant vessels, women and children have been Robinson Road, now in the oo ing been recently thoroughly by the G. O. C. Troops, Ceylon, Impliedly Germany now tells us killed, our rights to travel the high capation of the Nippon Yusen overhauled and relaid with new from Alexandria reporting that that she will not abandon the seas denied, our protest ignored Kaisha-particularly suitable for mooring chains. For further Second Lieutenant B. C. P. Derry, criminal practice, but that she is when we denounce the supplant-Boarding House, Apply to information apply to R. O. Ceylon Contingent, attached to willing to talk with us about ing of war as civilized peoples DAVID SASSOON & Co, Ltd.

Morton, Agent. the 2nd Battalion, Hampshire safeguarding American passeng understand it by the barberoUA Regiment, was killed in actioners on ships loaded and controlled laughter of rou-combatante? "If on August 6, also that Lieut. A. as she directs. If we will abandon so, a stain will rest on that page specified belligerent merchant

respect American ekipe, or evenUNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS. H. Footner, Ceylon Contingent, our plain, clear rights on the high of our bistory whiobrecorde that attached to the 1st Battalion, seas, she will try to apare our lives! we were neither prepared nor

ships, to be used by American Ester Regiment, reported mis: The suggestion is an insult.

brave enough to do anything but passengera, in a trap baited with

self-interest. Not alone passen Eastern Extendon Australasia sing, is believed to have been It is not, moreover, rights only, complain.

& China Telegraph Co. killed in action on August 6 hut right, we are apholding.

So far as the Germans defend gere but all non-combatants mut These young planters had many Privileges and profits may some- their attack upon the Lusitanis be protected. To certify to Ger-

Infatchong, Sydney, friends in Ceylon. Mr. Foner times be abandoned; but right, nd the other misdeeds of their many that sash sbips held po co

traband would be to point out! was a keen rugger player who never. As the leading neutral submarine warfare on merchant'

Khanmohomud Oil Company turned out regularly for Kelani nation, America stands for the hips, it ie as reprisal or retalia there not so certified for dea rue-Pagoda, Penang, J. M. BECK,

tion, and to make ouráelves accom- Valley in the past few years. freedom of the seas, for tortion. England, they say, has in

plices if they are destroyed in eecurity of non-combatants' Accident on the Singapore

her blockade and minelaying defaces of the right of search and liven, for those basic ideas ofxceeded fermer limitation of visit and regardless of life; and Esplanade.

law which do international law; therefore There was a nasty smash at the international

Germany evidently proposes to Cricket Ulab and of the Es-not rest on technicalities bu Germany may kill non-combatants

mankind's. condemna. planade abortly after ten o'clock voice

As ube chooses. This can hardly continue to do just this. Germany this morning says the Straits tion of murder and piracy. If this called argument; it is that will not modify her submarine war to meet our rights; she aske Time of August 18, Mr F. W, country bad protested vigorously vicious misuse, and expec King, of the Singapore Harbour at the outset against the lawlession of technical rules that 8 to waive our rights to meet ber wrong-doing and to be board, was driving a car into invasion of Belgium and again Germany has shown from

come an accessory thereto, town when the car came into the laying of wines by England in the first Antwerp. has fortifica- We are rot ready to help Germany collision with a horse and victoria the North San, it would be in s tions miles away from the city, accomplish the very thing which

coming

across stronger position now to uphold, therefore it is right and honour

we have officially denounced and from the direction the not merely its own rights, but the able purposely to drop bomba on which has. stirred our hearts to theatre. The animal was very world's osuse of justice and hu-houses in the centre and kill bitter resentmen. Even to sug- badly cut up and blad freely manity.

women and children some gest.it is a colosal international from a gash in the cheat. The It is inconceivable that in any Belgians may have fired on impertinence. wind Boraen in the car was new note from the United States German soldiers, therefore it is In the second Lusitania note smashed and the occupante- to Germany we should retreat an right to kill and bara in there were several passengers inch in our stand or in our declars discriminately in Louvain. And our Government declared that it were romewhat shaken but for tion that we shall hold Germany so on through the series of was contending "for something much greater than mere rights of tunately no one was injured. to strict accountability for such savage acts which have made

or cffenses committed Great Irrigation Scheme,

which Germany's

conduct in this property or privileges of com- merce. It ia contending for In the Punjab, in addition to may be

The war horrible and repulsive. The the Bind Bagor scheme which has time for notes has gone by. old ory that England's blockade nothing less high at samed than the rights of humanity, which been postponed for the present, Any note we can possibly is atarving German people has two important now projects are send must be a repetition, and a been over-exploited and its falsity in respecting and whichiro gov

every government honours itself maturing. They are the Sutlej re-repetition, of what we have is known. Germany is not carry ernment is justified in resigning Valley and the Jhelum-Chenab enid already. Self-respect re- ing on her submarine war to get on behalf of these under its care Whitehall Gardens, Melbourne, schemes. The first is to irrigate quires this Nation to act; we food into Germany, but to keep and authority."

Melbourne, July 14,-Aa" im-" no less that 1,500,000 acres part have talked long enough. What munitions of war out of England

Until Germany admits its ob-portant inter-state conference has ly in Bikanir ond Bahawalpur car action should bais a question a perfectly proper object, but territory below the confluence of for thought and decision. The Out not one to excuse atrocities. The ligation to regard therightsof nea- baen opened with the object of the Batle and the Beas river took has more than once pointed fact is that from the beginning trals and non-combatante as to life effectively crganising the work and is expected to cost some 18 out that there are several possible Germany has acted on the belief and safety, it is fatile folly to talk of making war munitions. The crores. The second will improve courses of actin, none of which that might makes right: proof and blockades. The United States of prominent engineers, em- passenger accommodations conference is very representative the water supply of inundation necessarily involves a warlike gathers that her purpose was eg will not disker. With or without ployers, and employes from all channels which now imperfectly attitude. Because this is not rossive from the start, and so far, the help of others, it should assert parts of Australia. irrigate a million-and-a-carter generally understood we repest as she is now on the defensive it its rights and the rights of hu acres on the Maltan side below here what we said two weeks ago from necessity alone. If neumanity. It must maintain as well the confluence of the Jhelum and on this point:

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all other nentral Powers to unite The proposal of Germany to with the triple project.

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