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New Philippine Policy Rejected

by Republicans.

New York, Fatxuary 16-The platform adopted by the Now York State Republican Con Tan- tion depannees the Marican and Philippine policies of the sd- ministration, pledges the party to work for greater national pre- parodnoms, and insists on the. Emaintananos of upright interns- tional relations,

A Sensible Ct. The Governor of Singapore has vary generonały forwarded to the Honorary Treasurer of the local Children's Aid Society a cheque for $1,440 being the amount re funded to His Excellency by the

· Liquidator of the Norddeutscher Lloyd. This sum has been giren by His Excellency to the Society on condition that it is used so the nucleus of sa Endowment Fund, the Interest only to be applied to the purposes for which the Society exists. This Fund will be known as the “Sir Arthur Young En- dowment Fund” and the Com- mmittee would like it to be known that any additions to the Fund by

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■ British municipality go to Ger-On the other band, when many because they not only once a Zeppelin has started quoted firmer prices but promised upon ita way it ja very delivery in a much shorter time. I difficult to see how it can be inter- We shall never capture German cepted. He goes on to say there trade while our manufacturers remains one other course--but it maintain their 'take-it-or-leave-is a very effective one. It is to

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Baddbistic remains have also then the blood is on the head of makes the production of gas for been discovered 看 Terila, those who with thisr eyes open illuminating purposes an particulars of which have not yet have proroked it. The whole pensive business. What the World has been a witness to our Singapore Manicipality clearly Forty George-Streets About patience. But for the sake ought to do is to scrapheap its

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Department, Says the Evening Sydeny children the time has come when promote an Ordinancs to expro- News-Alderman M’Namara, of these murders must be stopped. priste the Tramways Company, the Paddington Council, attempt If their civilians die as a conse- start an up-to date and efficient Led to have the name of Leicester- street, off Oxford-street, altered to quence of the deliberate actions Electricity Supply Department- Ansic." He pointed out that of their fellow countrymen, then we would say "like Pensng" were it is they and not we who have it not that the local rates are complaints had been received doomed them. There abould be rather high. But that would be that Leicester-street and Leinster- street

similar in no limit to the bombardment of a big undertaking and apparently these towns. We should go on the Singapore Commissioners zame that much confusion was caused, and correspondents free and on until we have a formal lack the courage and energy to quently went astray. Alderman promise that this form of warfare tackle it-Strails Echo. Parrell pointed out that the late shall stop. The Han is only

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Alderman George had lost a 200 hecan be frizatial with impasity, still The earth, says Krabs, at the front. He was a man who Blood and Iron" is bis doctring travels from West to East at the had done much for the municip ality, and be thought it would be eo long as it is his inum and rate of 464 metres per second fitting to name the street after the French began to retaliate in mind, dropped their bombe some one else's blood. When The Zeppelins, it should be borne that gentleman. Alderman Point-

a. Karlsruhe end Heidel- while travelling westward. Fr m ing asid that it had been recomburg several German journals the height at which they travelled mended some time ago to name the street after the late Alderman at once announced that such war the bombs took from 20-6 to 25 | fare was inhuman, and it has as seconds to reach the sarth. Allow- George. After further discussion, a matter of fact been discontinued ance for the rate of earth's move- kus motion, and in fatare, Leices-

ment and that of the Zeppelin's After so much jubilation over speed can be made fairly accurate ter-street will be known as the number of public buildings ly; the trouble is to determine George street, Paddington. There claimed to have been destroyed how long the bomb will take in are already 39 George streets by the last Zeppelin raid over its descent, so much depending about Bydney and suburbs, Pad- dington makes the 40th.

London, it is rather surprising to on alight differences of weight. come scross in a military month shape, size, and also the state of Ir a paper by a certain Herr the atmosphere. Herr Krebs Krebe, explaining that the reason speaks hopefully of the improved

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