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GENERAL NEWS.

Judicial Administration. Reform. Governor Hsu of Fakien reports to the President that he is solive- ly carrying on the reform in the judicial administration as is emphasised in a series of recent Mandates, says the Peking Daily

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The ologgal state entry into Warsaw, and the Everest. After being held up in swept

Russian armies are still intact and Calcutta for a mail the expl):e: Polement that diff olive on their new lines, it Terraco, 171 "Magdalene received, through the American the biggest stroke of military really amounts to disaster for 1 & 6 Torres Buildings" Kow- Consul-General, a negative reply strategy ever attempted. The

the enemy. And it is a very loon. Moderate rental. Ready for to his request addressed to the German plan was to drive a significant fact that the Germans occupation. Apply to:-SPAN. Indian Government to be allowed wedge north and south, which should have made peace overtures 18H DOMINICAN PROCURA- to make the ascent. There being would out off the retreat of the to Raggia in the hour of what TION. no further object in remaining in Rassian crmies defending War-seemed to be their triumph in the India Dr. Cook and his party saw. It is pe:hapa a little early Eart. How far the enemy will TO LET A House in Knuts tooked their passages by the Kam for the cautio us military critic to attempt to press on after the Bang for Singapore on August 31. dogmatise on this subject, but at re'reating Russiane is still a THE We presume be has brought his present it is to lerably certain that matter. of conjecture. Bat the cinematograph paraphernalia with the German plan has failed. The more carefully the situation is bim an, according to Dr. Cook, enemy hold Warsaw right enough considered the less likely it seems his intention is to visit Sumatra, and no doubt the Polish capital that the German General Staff TO LET Norman Cottage, No. 2 Peak Rond, 4 good Java and Borneo, these being will witness the triumphant entry will embark at this season of the neutral countries stounding in of the Kaiser Wilhelm at the year on any rash adventures into rooms, immediate possession. rior Dog; answers to nammē pictureeque scenery. Straits head of his chosen legions, and the inhospital la heart of Rassis, Apply PERCY SMITH, SETH of Mac. Lost in the vicinity of Times.

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There is no information at pre- drove the President from hie "palace"; then his friend she appears on the morning of the sent available which suggests that day that eaw another Zippelin they have any prospect of succed- Governor retaliated by killing raid on the English coast and ing in either of these tasks. 100 political prisoners; and now about twenty women and children the mob has despatched both Pre-blown to bits. The Poles must

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promises to be beneficent. But of seizing the narrow neck of are fat and stodgey, the Austra- There are to fewer than four meanwhile be holds a number of the Peninsula, and thus cutting fans are gannt and muscular the leading Poles found in War-off from supplies and reinforce athletes. They have discarded saw as hostages of war. They ments the Turkish forces engaged all possible clothing that they corresponding to midnight in are to be shot in platoons unless in resisting our advance from the could, -

and Bre ngland-8a.m. in Western Aus- the city is absolutely submissive, West. At any moment it is be-barechested

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unadulterated. p.m. English time. The whirling rope before their eyes. The Rus Constantinople will make a thad Indians, find a sort of sporting Hongkong, 17th September, 1915. of our globs is a big handicap to sisne shot some of these dogs, in history. There is very high attraction in this new war game such simultaneous celebrations in and their souls must have gone authority for the view that Con of chacking dynamite about. It position. Kitchener's Army la different longitudes. When, in straight to the nether regions. stantinople will prove the key is also noteworthy that the in the field, hardened, well drilled October, 1009, San Franoicco, 16-

that will unlock the road to Ber-Australians and the Indians, who in the real thing, and trained to built after the great earthquake Sa far as Warsaw is concerned lin. Once Turkey has been die shared the same honours and an once. All great military of 1806, was "officially reopened the Germans found, when their poeposed of, and the task will not perile on the historie occasion of strategists, before and since and to the world, President Taft esvelry pushed cautiously into its be difficult when the naval guns the landing, and have fought including Napoleon, have re- auggested that at noon on the suburbs alter swimming their command her ancient ospital, side by side ever since, have cognised that the most difficult opening day the whole American horses soross the river, that the Russia will get munitions to give become nation should simultaneously place had been absolutely cleaned viitory on something like equal brothers-in-arme.

sworn friends and and delicate manoeuvre in war la to select the right moment and drink to the future prosperity of out. There was not an ounce of terms to her gallant and stubborn Ban Francisco, But it was die molal left in the city. Even the armies, the Balkan Staten will be

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the best mesas of converting a covered that there are four moons telegraph wires were carried ull. compelled to declare themselves asking what is going to happen cffensive. General Joffre and bis Everybody is perhaps naturally general defensive into a general in the United Staten (which em If the same is true of the neigh openly and finally, and there will next in the West. Fighting has Staff have patiently been waiting brao nearly sixty degrees of bouring fortresses now or thort be a fresh concentration of troops been going on all the time right until the right moment seemed longitude), and as agreement could ly to be in the hands of the Ger and energies elsewhere. Sir Ian along the line from the sen to the to them to be at hand. They have not be reached as to which noon mans, it is an amazing achieve Hamilton is conducting the Eight-Vosges, but it has been more or been waiting until the German (2 blocks West of Cent. Market.) RON, STEEL METAL, and HARD to, select, the idea was dropped. mont, and shows that the Russian ing in Gallipoli in a way that less sporadic fighting, like nege strength had been worn down to rotrest must have been long fore more than justifies his military operations, and the main cffensive a certain level, and until pufficient you have lost your appetite reen and carefully prepared. But renown, and the troops under his is still delayed. But it is coming reserves of ammunition have ore of the big variety of nty dishes at the" AlmXAN- it is difficult to believe that the command are among the finest right enough. Huge roseries of been collected to ensure DRA CAFE is sure to tempt Russians can really have got away the Allisa possess. A special man and monitions are now in Continued on Extra,

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