1918-05-16 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

C.O." Hanger Striker's Death, An: inquest was held at Hall Gaol.on William Edward Barn, s Amontoientious objector, who it was! Sundarsicod · died after going on -Ahúnger sirika,

Two Brothers.

The Right Hon. Andrew Fisher, High Commissioner for Avetralis, recently attended the wedding of *ibis brother, Mr. David Fisher, s clark employed by the Lancashire and Yorkshira Railway, st Liver- pool.

Automatic Telephones:" The Automatic Telephone Man- afacturing Company states that the installation at Leeds is com- pleted. It is understood that a publice automatio telephone service will be available there at an early date.

Balloonist Rescued by Ladder.

A balloonist descended in diffialties from 6.0001. Bear Ohertsey resently. The car oaught| in the top of a tree, where i hung suspended, with the balloon stretching downwards and soross the meadow. Farm crkers re- soned the occupsut by Indders.

* Munitions in the Streets,

Pentral munitions of war sre lying in London's streets and many other places. The West. minster City Council has offered for sale to the Ministry of Munitions between five and six hundred guard posts, made of oast ion, now n the city'e pavements. Phey are 15 to 20 years old, their weight is between 150 and 200 tone, and their value is about] 3800. Edinburgh decided soMG time ago to scrap a large portion of castiron park mailinge, sad another town to sorap ite old osanon.“ Now is the time to sorap obsolete plaat-there will be no place for it after the war.

Three Partners for the Army.

Three partners in a firm, who were each represented by counsel. came before the House of Com mona Tribunal recently. Bir Donsid Maolean, the quairman, remarked "We are not sitting here to try partnership sotion.* He suggested that the three part. ners should interview three mesi- bers of the tribansi. Gounasi readily agreed to this and, lexy- ing their clients in the hands of the three members, departed. After balf-an-honi's con-altation the parsies returned, when the chairmen announced that the tribunal's decision was that all three applicants should join the Army..

Mr. Asquith's Portrait Presented.

M. Acquith, in the presence of a large gathering of Liberal members of Parliament, wäa ut the Reform Clab recently pre- sented with his portrait in oila, painted by Sir John Lavery. The portrait will hang in the dining room of the clab. The presented was made by Lord Torrington, and Mr. Asquith, who was enthusiastically reasivad," expressed his gratitude for the gift and his indebtedness to the subscribers. Ealogistic speeches wars subsequently delivered by Lord Shaw, Mr. Eagene Wason, M. P., M. T. Wiles, M P., and

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Referring to an interview with Mr. Godfrey Isaacs at the Automobile Club, when he as- He said statements made by Bured Mr. Leasca that there was ounsel for the Mrooni Company no truth whatever in the Telefun- imputed to him both an inten-ken story, Sir Charles said Mr. tion and an attempt generally Isaacs account of the interview before the war to induce the was a proved fabrication," and he Telefunken Wireless Company of certainly never made the state- Berlin to come to England and ment that Mr. Isasca had his etart in rivalry to Marconi's and of upon my neck.".

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The Infant Shuttlecock. There were 12 Gurecument departments doing health work and eight health services which were watertight compartments, asid M-joc J. W. Hills, speaking at a meeting of the Women's foundation. The case bad been that Mr. Iessos had taken Local Government Society at settled without any reference to advantage of the absence of Ourton Hall yesterday in favour these statement, so that he bad witnesses to give a wholly antras of a Ministry of Health. At pre- no opportunity to refute them in and malicious account of a private interview which he arranged in senta child between its birth and court. the age of 16 was passed like s In August 1913 he was appoint order to get the country and the tion arging the Governmen The TRANSFER BOOKS of shuttlecock through all these sd chairman of a committes to Pot Office out of a difficulty.

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Old Age Pensions Acts, with May, both days inclusive. meal. Lady Rhondda, who telegraphy. Of that committes visit to the Telefunken station quire into the working of the from the 3rd way to the 17th presided, said that all women Bit H. Norman was a member, was an incident, and not the main the object of removing objections ranted this Ministry, and when and he was also a member of object of the visit. He much and snomalies. It is suggested

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limit now 8. a week, should be war masiest the Royal Institution the German administration. In company, or anybody else. Bach raised to at least 159, & werk. recently were the following February 1914 he was appointed an ides never entered his mind. There is a tone-poem by Richard Postmaster General, and retired Any statement to the contrary Strates which is the wickedést, from the committee. Parliament was sbsolutely antrice, and isst, ugliest production of its being in recess, he went to Berlin absurd. His whole attitude in kind, but which, four years ago, to look into the matter, and Bir the matter of the Imperial wireless we were asked to accept as art. Henry Norman accompanied him chain had been that no com Eagland'a musical triumpba za interpreter.

mercial organisation should be during the Nelson period wers About that time a statement allowed to erect such stations, her 863 congs. Wagner remarked appeared that the wireless atation but that the State itself should of "flod Save the King," that ita at Neden was able to communicate do so, opening bars represented the with Togoland. They visited the British character--"stardy and R search Department of the Post obatinis" be probably meant. Offies and also the Telefonkon "Tobnikov ky's "1812" is the most ucusesful piece of vivid scene painting of the century.

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