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GENERAL NEWS. Woman Drowned in Man's Clothing.

body, which was at first ught to be that of a man was overed from the Thames at idington Beach recently. On og landed it was found to be oman whose black hair was sely cropped. She was wear.

male clothing.

British Customs In Samoa,

Of German territory occupied Great Britain since the out- esk of the war," the president the Bank of New Zealand lately sted to his shareholders, "Now baland is most interested in ames, owing to its proximity to

Dominion and the fact that it as first captured--and that, too, ya New Zealand expeditionary free, German currency in Ba os has been lately superseded

Britieb, and a branch of this ank has been established at Apis, to principal town of German 4x108. The future of-Samoa ill not be determined until the love of the war. Meantime, the ountry is being held by New Gealand, on account of the Im- serial authorities, and is ander military control.”

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for making explosives. unavoidable cause, the husband] King's prise after a tie with have allowed themselves to get percent, of the total number of cars mans dave all the raw material | would have had no oase; but as Lance-Sergt. Barr of the London rust in the suspension this year of its nearest competitor. From it was brought about intentionally Rifle Brigade. He claimed still of championship and other meet the reports we hear, the factory is quantity of cotton used by der he was entitled to a divorce. another distinction shared by no inga. J. H. Taylor, who was the more than doubling its capacity many and Austria for manufacture other marksman in the bistory of winner of the stroke competition this year, so that if Victoria gets of war munitions is enormous. I Pall Mall Gazette.

the National RAs Association, in the morning with a score of its share it will be fairly alive believe I understate the facts in Chopin's Heart in Moscow. Before the Russians left Warsaw which was founded fifty five 72, was playing with machine with Ford cars a year hence.

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Queensland, October, 1915. Queensland is fast becoming a Shelley's heart was also preserved A.0. A native of Edinburgh io Duncan, who was a little wild in a casket. When the poet was be had then been living in Lon- with some of his drives, and real- drowned off Leghorn in 1822, his don two years, having left office ly looked like doing a bad round. state where automobiles outnum body was cremated by Byron, work to take part in a rifle mak-He took 39 to reach the turn, and her all other means of transport- Leigh Hunt, and Trelawney, and ing business. He invented the had a 6 on his card coming home.ation à ravent report shows his heart resoned from the mea negative angle sight, which en dat Duncan plays brilliantly even that there are now upwards of When ables a man to hit a target at un- when he is off his game, and he 1,000 Ford care alone in this 1.atnamed.

returned a card of 74, which state, while each month's salen of by the

gave him the second place. Var this popolar machine set's new Boxing. King Robert Bruce of Scotland known ranges.: died in 1329, bis heart, too, was

new Richmond in doo, who has been playing what record. As far back as leat May There is a It was preserved in a casket. Piven to his friend, Sir James the boxing ring. B.fore Jack Duncan calls "crazy stuff", went the monthly sales of Ford cars he out in a brillians 35, but fell awaz aggregated 03, with sales increas dethroned WAB hare been des on the homeward, journey, and ing by leaps and bound.. Douglas, to be buried in Jera-Johnston

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Bear-Admiral C. H. H. Moore, According to before him in the battlefield, inoh, weight just short of 13 stone, crying out, "Now, pass onward and has all the strength with as them wert wont, and Douglas which one expects a heavyweight retired list, has been appointed a Zeitung the German Pablis Pro- The to be endowed: Another feature temporary lieutenant-colonel in secutor has intervened to stop the will follow thee or die." heart was found next day by Sir which his supporters are pleased the Army to carry out the duties cironlation of several anti-warmaru c/o Morioks, Teklo. Simon Leigh, who brought it to claim in his favour is that he of Assistant Embarkation Staff pamphlets. Search warrants were

CHING CHEONG back to Scotland, where it was bears a striking resemblance to Officer. This is only the second issued and large quantities of buried in the Monastery of Mel Jess Willard, the Texas cowboy recorded instance of the appoint. pamphlets entitled "Who is re Hotel, Dairen, eta

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