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GENERAL NEWS.

Diary of a Boy Pepys. Extracts from the diary of s boy Pepys wire read at Middles er Semions, when Osborne Wil- liam Patley, 18, was sentenced to nine months imprisonment: for breaking into 'soldier's home at Mill-hill. Mr. Nield, K.O., M.P.- (deputy-chairman), read a page of the diary which was found ou Pasley-After breakfast I walk- -ed about the streets of London all day (it began, and went on): And so to Finchley, whers I broke into an orchard.. I closed the day by breaking into (here he mentioned the soldier's home) and I took all the valuables I could find.

Dragged by Doctored -Cigarette."

• When a police witness; at the Ola Bailey, described. Eliss Weinstein, a Ramanian, accused of theft, aa au asociate of some of the most notorious forgers and foreign criminals, Mr. E. Wild, KO, demanded his authority. The cfficer replied that he had the statement from a woman, and Jadge Atherley Jones remarked that it was an evil practice to take thase loose stateme.ats. Weinstein & was oharged with stealing 14 1,000 freno notes from a Cricklewood watchmaker, 'who, it was said, he dragged by means of a doctored cigarette. In passing sentezos of 15 months' hard labour the judge said the case savoured more of a popular magazine than of the setualities of life.""

Who Shot After Confession.

The shooting of a married wo- man named Bessie Crown at Baistól: Bailway Station 'was investigated by the coroner. Her husband, Priraje Arthur Gross, of the Gloucesters, standa obarg- ed with wilful murder. He waR represented by a solicitor, whose questions were directed to shữw that the occurrence might have been an sociĝent. · Evidence wea given that the soldier had beeZ for some time at the front, and - that - his “wife” had “admitted miacondnot - with a married man. She was on the platform for har "bashend's departure, and Cross was seen to lift bis Bervice rifle to his, waist. The weapon was fired, and the woman received fatal injuries. The inquiry was adjourned.

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after the Goods have left the. Blinded Heroes' Children.

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No Fire Insurance will be Corfa, Oct. 20-A funeral met, with a generous response,

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“A vast ocean of debts and after the goods have left the BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, morrow in the Serbian church in ed. The address of the fund is tazes." Such is the description Godowns, and all Goods remain-

Agents. memory of Major Cisade Askew 224, Great Portland-street, W.1. of Austris's Assncial position in and his wife, whose tragic death has evoked much grief among all Aeroplane Engines Entirely Made & remarkable atudy from the pen Serbians. In a long article in

of the eminent Austrian economi- the Journal Ofieid, Surgeon In opening an exhibition of Colonel Boris Savljevitob, pre- women's monition work the Lord cal export, Professor Sommereg-signed by

ident of the Serbian Red Cross, Mayor of Birmingham said we ger, in the issue of the Reichpost,

had not yet resched the maximum received here to-dsy. *The untiring sotivity off the Askawɛ on behalf of Berbis output of monitions necessary to

On the optimistic supposition win the war. There was a vast thatthe war will finish by the down the outcome of the great] affection and sympathy for the amount of repairing work to be of the New Year, the war debt of Serbian people which had come done. In view of the possible the Danubian monarchy would, THE BRITISH INDIA STEAM further drain apoa the manhood he says, stand at 50 milliards of

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During the delivery of a jadg. orders, was recently taken to the obligations abe bae contrated having arrived from the above to steamer's arrival. ment in the House of Lords his Wormwood Scrubs to serve six with the Austro-German banking ports. Consignees of cargo by All broken, chafed, and damag

are hereby informed that ed goods are to be left in the lordship had ecossion to refer to monthe' hard labour. In bir de-concerns can only be lightened her a decision in a case Noble v. fence be atated. "My reasons approximately, on a basis of in-all Goods are being landed at Godowns, where they will be Ward, tried before Baron Bram for not joining the B AMC. are terest. At the end of Jane last their risk into the hazardous examined on any Tuesdays and Hongkong, 15th January, 1917

and/or extra hazardous Godowns Fridays between the hours of well at nisi prine, a oase presen- that I hold that as an officer in gear it was officially calcu-of the Hongkong and Kowloon 10.45 a.m. and noon within the ting some extraordinary facts the RAMO. my chief daty would lated that 280,000,000 kronen Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., free storage period. relative to the non-delivery of not be the alleviation of anffering, were required for the payment whence, and/or from the wharves, No claims will be admitted some pieces of cloth. His Lord- bat of preparing men to return of interest on eleven "milliarde delivery may be obtained. after the Goods have left the ship said: My lords, let me first to the slaughter. In their own of banking

Fince Goods not cleared by 5 P.M. steamer's Godown, and all Goods that I unhesitating Bocapt

interests I believe my right coures when these debts have undergone on 4th January, 1918, will be remaining undelivered after the Noble v. Ward as well decided is to prevent their offerings." a considerableinoresse. Moreover, subject to rent,

ist Jan., will be subject to rent and laying dowa correct law,

next December Anatria will need.

All broken, chafed and damaged All Claims against the Steamer another two and a half milliards packages are to be left in the must be presented to the under The judgment in the Ex chequer was the jadment of A band of 3,060 Mongolian to meet interest due, and of this Godowns where they will be signed on or before the 15th Jau. examined by, Messrs. Goddard or they will not be recognised... Pollock, Bramwell, Channell and Huugha ze bandita recently atom all but a quarter of a million and Douglas on 4th January,

No Fire Insurance will be Pigo:t. In the Exchequer cham- tacked Chinese villages some 50 bas to be levied in the shape of 1918, at 10.00 AM.

effected. ber the judgment was given by miles west of Teitelbar, causing fresh taxation.

Claims against the steamer

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Willes, and was concurred in by the population to fly to the rail- Professor Sommeregger sees up must be presented within 10

Agents. Blackburn, Mellor Mostaga, way area for protection. Accord possibility of averting dire rain days of arrival, otherwise they Smith and Lust. He would be sing to a correspondent of the N. except by Austris insistion on a will not be recognized.

: No Fire Insurance will be bolder iconoclast than I am who C. Daily News, a detachment of special indemnity for berself. should say that judgment resting Chinese troops which was sent A propos the foregoing declara- effected by us in any case what on the authority of such names in parsuit of the bandite retired tione, socording to reporte Bills of Lading will be counter- did not correctly set forth the law after ansuccessful skirmishes circalating in important banking signed by

Hunghotzé Attacks on

Chinese.

of England. But now comes the with them. The. Mongolians circles bere, Austris recently ent question of what exactly it was are well ormed, but suffering a sort of altimatum to Berlin Bet Noble v. Ward,deoided, and from a lack of provisions, hexos Aring the space of four months sa

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