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GENERAL NEWS.

Dr. Des.

Dr. Das, whoan " black stone hwai 'sold as Obristie's won the Vigrestest of Tudor eozoerera ́ and a Mdavourite with Queen Elizabeth. He took the shortest way to her favour by promising her perennial youth and beauty as soon as be Could discover, with assistance from the Royal purse, the Elixir of Life. He was a clever man and one: fof the tricks he played for the Queen suggests that he had dis covered a method of plating by the "eleotrotype" process.

Only Just Heard of the War. If we were able just now to find

anything astonishing, it would be

that a man should have been

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Over 300 Miles of Desert. daah and daring. We have al ton Railway (the first public rail-

The regret of the mejvity was ready beaten the Germans once, way in the world), in still preset that there had not been more and we areoul to beat them again." ed at Darlington Station, where fighting with the Germans in it may be seen on one of the plat-South-West Africa. They were forme. The "Invicta," built for enthusiastic about the plan of the Canterbury and Whitstable campaign evolved by General Railway, which is now part of the Botha, which resulted in what they South-Eastern and Chatham, has described as "round up," with also exaspad the crap heap the Germans completely beaten. There three gather with "I do not think people here in ours of German overtures for a the "Rocket," the "Agenoris," England can imagine the magni- sopar to peace. It is alleged that and the other two or three early tude of the victory," said ons of Germany offered Russia Galicia & FLEMING, engines at South Kensington, a group of the men. "The Ger-and the Dardanelles, with a exhaust the list, we believe. man forces not annihilated by the guarantee of the integrity of her Largest Circalation in the World. fighting so much as teaten by frontiere, Germany stipulating for Tue Paris Journal, of which M. superior strategy and daring. We Egypt on the pretext of ceding Charles Humbert becomes editor fought them as frontiersmen, and the same. to. Tarkey, and for a in obief next Monday, bosate of our officers were not tied by the free hand to deal with Bussis's one of the largest circulations in conventionalition of European Allies, the world. In normal times it is tactice, and I believe as much as bought by nearly a million and anything this led to the upsetting epite of her brilliantly organised & quarter readers a day, and of the German plans. We never although this is less than half the did what they expected to discount the sentiment of the oironlation, of the Pelit Parisien, would do.

Late Mr. R. Marsh.

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PEACE INTRIGUES.

Cynical Offer to Russie. Petrograd; - Aug. 11.-The Novos Vremya confirms the rum-.

"This attempt testifies that, in capionage, Germsay entirely fails

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~' (HAMPION'S DEATH.

The Last Letter of Captalà Authony Wild ng.

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RAID ON OFFICES OF “LABOUR LEADER. " Russian aathorities and of the

Documents Seized By Police. it is & remarkable figure, "One of the greatest faota over whole Russian people, while the

Shortly before 3 p.m. on August baesuse the Journal is a non-accomplished was the trek across cyniciem of the proposals them- party organ. On the one occasion the Kalabari desert by the Eastern selves can no longer surprise 18 two inspectors and four detectives of the City Police when the Journal abandoned its Force, which was raised at Kim anybody." mentral attitude the change was berley. From Kuruman, where New York, August 11.-The visited the London offices of the so unpopular that a speedy return we assembled, we marched to wholesale spinning of German Labour Leader in St. Bride's was made to political neutrality. Reitfontein, on the Gerasa bor-" peace" intrigues after the passage, Fleet-street, with a How Capt. Anthony Wilding, This was at the time of the der, for three hundred miles over capture of Warsawia the eaaroh warrant under the Defence lawn tennis champion of the "Affaire," when the Journal a trackless waste of sand and rook subject of a powerful loading of the Realm Act. While they world, met bis death is told in the and Mail, which publishes hie last ranked itself for a time among on which there was no water. To article in the New York Tribune, were, examining broke the Anti-Dreyfusards. *

the Germans and to most South which declares in the most documents and pasting them in a letter. Africans who knew the country it solemn tones that the necessity for box, apparently for removal, the

While waiting with the Dake Nothing that the Late Mr. appeared madness to send men circumspection and cantion at ordinery business of the office Richard March ever wrote won and Lorees across such a waste. Waebington is greater now than went on, and inquirers who called of Westminster's Air Squad- st Dankirk, he him so much popularity as "The Bat the authorities sent ont ad- at any time since the beginning were given information in the rom Beetle," originally published vance parties to bore for water, of the war. What the Tribune usual way. The clices are also attached bimself to the Indian some eighteen years ago 86 and wells were sunk. There fears in that Washington may be the Landon offices of the Inde Corpe, but before going to the serial in a weekly paper under the were however, lesa

front he had a trailer built to We than Bioveigled into giving countenance pendent Labour Party, less intriguing title of "The Peril dozen bore-holes in the whole 300 to this peace move engineerod by At about the same hour the carry a three-pounder gun." The

polios visited the head offices of following is his letter:-- of Paul Lemingham." Mr. Marsh used, to say of himself that he milee, and the supply of water Germany.

I am envinced that its fears the paper at 30, Blackfriars was comparatively small, for wo

My dear-For really the was'a clomay, but enthusiastic numbered about 2,000 troopers, in are unfounded, but the comments streef, Maochester. They made student of whatever makes for addition to transport drivers, with which it bases on them are none a thorough search of the premises first time in seven and a half proficiency in the fine art of doing nearly 6,000 hurses and over the less a suggestive indication of and took possession of some copies months I have a job on hand nothing, but this was only his 10,000 oxen. On one stretch I the state of American sentiment of the peper of various dates, and which is likely to end in gun, 1, little joke, says the Globe. He remember we had to march overa in wide circles. Any peace of some pamphlets bearing on the and whole outfit being blown to wana hard and prolifo, worker, hundred miles in terrifio bet patoled up to day, says the war. Later, at the request of the hell. However, it is a sporting writing an average of two novels with note drop of water obtain-Tribune, would not mean a real rolice, the editor of the paper chanse, and if we succeed we will a year in addition to serials and his other than that which could peace, but simply a victory for submitted proof gee of the isane help our infantry, no end. I short stories, and his energy also be transported. We did this Germany, who now is precisely to be printed during the evening know the job exsctly and the found an outlet in cricket, stretch in less than three daye, in in the position of Japan when the and on their instructions track objects in view, from my study football, gelang, oyoling, and detachments of a couple of hun-appeal to Mr. Roosevelt led to the out on advertisement and a letter of them, which is the only way to motoring. A series of his sketches dred men, is being impossible Peace of Portsmouth. It adds from a private correspondent. play businesailor war. What i depicting the experiences of a

write to you about is this: If my to move the regimente as a whole. Prase to-day would give Ger dier in the New Armiss is at The task was a bard ous, but many Belgium, however, the terms

trailer and I get forcibly put out When resent appearing in a monthly casualties were remarkably few, were arranged it would dispose are but scraps of paper, and that of action I ask you.

and when we reached the German of France as a Great Power; it crimes, such as the Lusitanis followe a direction with regard lo border the foros was fit for any would me that all things in massacre, are profitable. Any the disposal of his property after |thing, with not an ounce of spare Germany would be done in the contribution, by America, to a his death predi you have lost your appstite flesh on any man or his mount. name of Kultur, and that her peson such as this would be a Very acon after writing he was ore of the variety of The Germans were taken-com- moms di terribleness had been denial off that America has put out of notion." The official report speaky highly of the work dainty dishes at the ALEXAN- plotely by surprise. We had justified by achievement; it would meant to mankind and

done by Captain: Wilding & gun, DRA JAFE is sure to tempt 0complished what was thought establish the doctrine that treaties her long hiatör. -/*

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