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GENERAL NEWS.

Bare Feet Advocated: The Rev. H. V. Scott goes further than the Eastbourne Board of Guardians; who s78 recommending poor people to buy cloga instead of boots for child- rep, fcr be suggests that the fashion of going barefooted should be reintroduced.

United States "Duty,”. New York, Nov. 25.—Mr. Jacob Sotif, speaking last night at s conference of the League to Ec- forca Pesos, asserted that it was the duty of the United States to more immedediately for pesos. He believed the United States. could end the war, and by so doing grin the warm friendship of the entire world.

Munition Girls' » Guinea Boots. Two smartly-drewed munition girls complained to the Willre. den magistrates that their landlady was detaining their clothes and other belongings. In

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Sugar Beets for Chicory, On account of the Swedish Government's prohibition against using engar beete for making corn brandy, so en to reserve the whole crop for sugar making, several of the growers, who had sown beet for the corn brandy distilleries, bave not been able to obtain in their opinion-a astia- factory price from the sugar factories. According to Lunds Dagblad, they told their bente to B Bouth Swedish chicory isetery having an extensive export to Germany.

Starving Syrians. Paris, Nov. 26--The Matin publishes a letter from the Syrien poer, Chekri Ganem, addressed to the King of Spain, arging the King intervere on behalf of the Syrian population. He says: "In spite of the considerable. quantity of provisions available, "the Syrian population is condemo- ed' to die of hunger. Already 150,000 have succumbed, Dj mal Pasha is allowing the food Lüfə plies to ret rather then let the atarving pipalation est,

This in an attempt at deliberate exter- mization of the whole innocent population." Chekri Ganem adda that he ie aware that there are numerous international and diplomatic obstacles. of every kind in the way of any action by Elie Majesty, but believes that they are not insurmountable if the King of Spain should decide to intervene.

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Lient-Colonel C. 8. Taylor, of A Call for the Clergy to Fight. of the Artillery, who has died of wounds at the age of forty-nine, was the son of the late Mr. W. F. Dock, Wharf, Riverside, and. Taylor, of Mossley Hall, and Moor General Workers Unior, the Green, Birmingham, and joined Glasgow Weeldy Herald reports, the B.A. from Woolwich in 1887. hate recorded their view that When war broke out he was com- msading the 98th battery st

"the breaking up of homes with, Malts, and after promotion to

out the slightest resson or cone Bideration is an outrage and a licut-colonel in October, 1914, he scandal." They ere of opinion that! went to the front to take charge the first claim should be made up. of a group of heavy batteries. Athough he had not the good ed domestic responsibilities; that on single men or men with limit. fortune to see any active service previous to the present war, be men of any cises who prior to the wasanexperienced ganvery officer be badged, particlarly single men; war were not industrials ought to of scientific attainments. He held

and that religious institutions the appointment of Fire-Maaler at should come under the claims for Hongkong in the early nineties, and was soberquenly adje aut of holy orders. The religious bodies man power, inclusive of olerks in a regiment of Militia Artillery. badged would more than number an army curps," sistes a reaola. The late Lord Llangattook, least 50,000 mra, theological tion passed by the Council." At majnt in the R.F.A., who died on students and others, now +x- October 31, aged 493, from wounds

be amenable empt, bould received in sotion, has left eatate- of the value of £1,100,000, "eo far military service. In view as as at prevent be sacertained." of the fact that the working olasses He left #100,000 to the Central have contributed more than 95 Board of Finance of the Church Per cent. to the fighting foroer, of England in trust to apply the they have just claim in demand- same for the angmentation of the ing that the profcances of religion

Truth.

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and students should not te abielded."

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manner at in the discretion of the that the "single men firal" policy The Council also urge strongly Bishop of L'andoff ball beat help should be strictly enforced and to minimise the effcots of the that a superior Medical Depart disendowment of the Church in ment of State be established, to some of the rural districte, Hei also given two sume of 250,000 ct in conjunction with local and stall Ironmonges, Pig Colle tions, to guarantee physical 37, Hing Loone Bizet, (ad Birsel, want medical and municipal organias Foundry Coke Importar. Gumal Store- ke specs and Shipahandises. Now, 35 and efficiency to the Army sed to stay of Central Market, Telephons 35. 315 dislocation and domestic wreck

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