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GENERAL NEWS.

Europe's Copper Stock.

According to Messrs. Hy. R Merton's statistion, the total stock of copper in Europe and afloat: and thereto on 31st alt. was 16,763 tons. The settlement prics of standard copper on that date was-6111 per ios, against 2103 10%. a month ago-

Japanese Visit to Petrograd.

Tokyo, Sept. 1-Prince Kanin and suite left this morning for Petrograd, to return the vitit of the grand Dake Michaelovitob. Representatives of Their Imperis! Majties the Emperor and Em- prees, and Princes and members of the Cabinet bade him farewell. In their editorials this morning the newspapers isy stress on the importazes of the visit as increas- ing the rapprochement with Buscis. Prince Kanin'e party] arrives in Petrograd on the 23rd.

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Political Parties in Peklag. The formation of political parties is now in fall swing, says. the Peking Gazette. The reorgan ination of the Kuomintang and the Chinputang, in spite of the repeated denials of the leaders, ia now no socomplished fact. These two parties form the principal opposing forces in Parliament. The number of independents is, ΟΙ however, as large as ever. this last class many are now. COR. templating the formation of a third party, whioù, if successful, will become the deciding footor in the two H.aws. The pro- moters are acw canvassing mem- bers for the formation of this party.

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"Gross Deutschland:" The Giornale d'Italia learns that the most popular book in Germany just now is one by Otto Richard Taunenberg entitled "Gross Deutschland," which takes an amazingly Utopian view of Germany's future. The book lays down a wonderful pregramme of German expansion in Asia; Africa, South America, and Polynesis, Among the future conquests to be achieved the author includes the whole of Agis Minor, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamis, Northern Arabia, China, the Congo, Mad- agascar, Morocco, and the whole

bayer Dr. Waterhouse, one of the of South America as far as the was brought up at the annual surgeons at the Anglo-Russian river Amazon Moreover, he bea auferance of the New Zealand hospital at Petrograd, has (says vision of all the Dateb colonies Council of Argiculture. The the Central News correspondent becoming German.

lack of uniformity between the successfully operated on a Bussian New Zealand soldier whose brain was injured schedules of what constitutes in recent fighting on the Eastern Germany's Promises. Washington, Ang. 11-The hereditary unsoundness in front. United States Government, having

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her liability, and promises to pay an indemnity for American lives. Mr. C. J. Reader, chief vater experiences when under the lost. She expresses rofound inary officer, said the question had operation, the patient informed regret for these deaths, and em- to be viewed from two aspects, the representative of a Petrograd Travels Without Permit Beyond star of prosperity has risen in the phasises the assertion that the The Stallions Bill was a measure journal that, although no snaer- Killing of Americans was mainten- which was drafted with the ides thetic was used, he felt no pain, tional. The United States Gov-of securing an Aot that would in end, so-far as can be ascertained, erament has been waiting to 500 time ensure that every atallion the man's mentality has not been whether Germany will obeerre travelling the country should be detrimentally of cled. her guarantees for the future. given

A licence, and the licence would ensure that the animal was free from hore- Lieut. C. Mills, Seaforth High-ditary unsoundness. He did not landers, formerly sub-inspector of think a disease could be termed

A Let-Off.

Disappearance of Workless Men and Hungry Children. "Jadging from outward signs a

East End of London,” writes a "correspondent who has retarned to London after two years abroad. ***Last Sunday afternoon 1 took Baroness Bettina 'von Hutten, s motor omnibus ride from the the well-known authoress, resid-Strand to Canning Town by way ing at Holbein House, Cheless, of Commercial road and the East was at Westminster Polios Court | India Dock road, and I mervelisd fined £5 and fine guineas coste at the change. In the summar for having as an enemy slion of 1914 there were deep travelled more than five miles pavarty- And striks riota from her registered place of resid. throughout the East End. Bare-legged, badly clothed, ill- agurished children Alled the slums, sullen, workless man stood at the street corners, women were receiving charity to feed their families, the pawnshops ware over-stocked with pledges,

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"Now all is changed. Well shod, wellfed children looked smart in their Sunday boot, there

the Shanghai Manicipal Police, hereditary unsoundness unless it mitted to the Veterinary Asso may congratulate himself on he could be hereditarily transmitted, ciation of Great Britain before ing one of the comparatively few Ha quite recognised the difficulty they were adopted. Be thought ence without a permit. men who have had the unusual of the judges. When a veterinary there should be some way of get- experiece of receiving, a beart examiner had not rej:oled an sing over the difficulty in The Baroness is an American wound and living. Lieut, Mills animal for suffering from these connection with the shows lady, who married Baron von was hit by gun fire on July 23 at diseases, then the opus war without patting the diseases Halten, Chamberlain, to the King High Wood. The bullet entered thrown on the judge. His own on the official schedule of here- of Bavaria, in 1887. In 1939 there his left breast and, according to view was that, strictly speak-itary unsoundness. Taking the was a divorce by matual consent,

these diseases aboutd opinion of some of the best men and it

stated a newspaper cutting which Mrring, Milla Lie forwarded to a friend not be

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as here in the profession, he was sure her counsel that "she was 53 ad. in Shanghai, passed through theditary unsoundnew. They they would be doing wrong in verse to German and all their heart. Mre. Milla enoloses a short most commonly occurred in including these disssses in their ways as anyone in this country,' note written by her husband and animals having hicks of bad oon official sohadale. It would be

was an air of alertness and pro- On Baturday, July 8, she tray- dated August 6, atating that formation. When the Sallions quite possible if an association led to a village in Herts, alperity about the men women he is programing favourably and Bill was originally drafted an expressed a desire to have the anthough she was well aware of the gezing on the traffic from flat windows looked contented and that the doctors were hoping to examination for conformation was imala examined for show purposes requirements of the Aliens' Ben-

[charfal extract the bullet soon after the included in it, but finally this was for these particular defects, in triction Order. In February last date of writing. The patient is omitted, sad the schedule was addition to the others. The the baroness was charged at in nursing home in London limited to diseases sloze. There Hawke's Bay Association had ask-Barnstaple, but it was not sug where he is receiving every atten- diseases were included in the ed "the deparment to examine gested that, in either case, she tion. 1. U. Dang New schedale of Australis, but not in ander the Australian schedule, had been soluated by any im.

the schedule of the Royal Society of and they did so.

propar motives. England, the Board of Agriculture As it was stated, there was no Mr. Francis, the magistrate, in IF you here lost your appetite for Bootland, and the Board of posibility of the Stallions Bill passing stance, aid if it had boots. In place of the old rabbit One of the big variety of Agriculture for England. More being dealt with this year, con- been the first time he might have fars there were to be seen many dainty dishes at the ALEKAN- Over, the schedules of the two videration of the question was overlooked the lady's defiance of handsome and expensive speci DRA CAFE sure to tempt Boards of Agriculture-were "emb- deferti

he regulationava

"The motor omnibusesfor Wan-i stead and Epping Forest were crowded chiefly by well-dressed girls who, while still displaying their characteristic and gorgeoun colouring and elaborats headgear, wore expensive blouses and ornate

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