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NEWS.

Why the Duke. Resigned. The Duke of Marlborough, who Das just resigned the position of Joint Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture, explain ed.in the House of Lords that he found it quite impossible to de- fend the policy of ploughing grass land in March, wiile in his private capacity be was trying to bring about the abrogation of the anwien polity which was being -enforced upon him as a farmer,

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Girls' Hurt by Tank Bank. As the Tank Bank "fou Ration" was leaving Wandsworth, in the presence of a great crowd, it suddenly swerved and pinned two sisters gainat some iron rail- ings. The gitla, Dorothy and Violet Holden, were taken to the mirmary in a critical condition. "One foetsined a fractured skull,

and the other had both her arma "broken, sad wse otherwise

Eriopal injured.

'Russian's Dramatic Suicide.

Dejected by the events in.

Russia, a young Russian offer, S.

Captain Nicola Waebnchafst, committed suicide recently in Paria in the preeence of a friend.

first withdrew

-gome bülleta from hia re- volver, then, after giving severel taras to the barrel, eaid :—"]; leave it to fate. I shall press the trigger twice. If one of the cham- ́bere in loaded I mast die, if not I shall live and fight" The second time the hammer fell the bullet struck the officer in the heart,

Art Master's Lost Asterisk.

After several protests, Bath 3dacation Committee sgred to increase the salary of Mr. H. R. Wilkinson, headmaster of the Bath School of Art, a concientioua | objector, who was said to be engaged on national service- tree felling. This, it was con- "tended, was an evasion of nation- | al service. The chairman said that Mr. Wilkinson

"Dot drawing the salary, but members objected that be would sub- *sequently benefit by the increase

I was decided to delete the asterisk on the minutes signily. ing that Mr. Wilkinson is on military or national service.

Brigadier General's Visit to Fortune Teller. When Detective-Inspector Bed. ford went to s hours in Brompton Road with a warrant for the arrest of Marie Charles on a charge of fortage telling he found bersitting at a table with a brigadier general of the British army. On the "table was a peok of playing-carde that had apparently just been cas, sed the officer said Mme.

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do. The tanks are with us and' přepired to receive contributions and we beg all the citizens of the capital of this mighty Empire (Enados) to be "up and at 'em." (a paraphrased quotation ascribed to Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgiam, not in

Charles was a friend, and he had It used to be a standing instruc-SE London). just dropped in to see her. She|tion of Lord Northcliffe's that no- Carlyle (a noted historian, bed, he added, just cat the cards," thing was to appear in his papere sometimes called the Sage of but be did not know what which could not be understood at Chelees. This sage has no con she was going to tell him, and one glance by the man in the cexion with onions) had but a be had not paid, her soy street. On the whole it was an poor opinion of the British Public, money. Be wie "just about to excellent rule. The newspaper bat we have the profoundest faith, proceed to the front. On the way is read at the breakfast table, in ita intelligence and counos but to the police station defendsut, not in the study where one believe that it will not stand who was remanded on bail, said can

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Justice for Nations.

averbrook'a organ the Daily in War Bonds. Don't delay!; Hopefulness that a world-wide Express a short time ago publian Hurry to Trafalgar Square (eo) international tribunal may sooed a paragraph to the effect that named on account of Nelson's "seed in making “the world sale wolves had appeared olon to the great victory, Nelson was a for civilisation was expreared city of Rome, and beaded it sailor), for remember that the old by Mr. John Galsworthy in a “Looking for a New Romulus?" classical proverb, "Bis dat qui speech in London. I en inter. Then, fearing that this classical cito dat" (He gires twice who sational ceart of justice, backed, allusion might be lost on the in gives quickly), was never more of coares, by international force, telligence of its readers, an extrae, than it is to-day. oply vestled's few disputes and planatory footnote was added.

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Census of Boots and, Shoes.

allayed only two or three arises, If this sort of thing spreads we it might become .FO firmly may expect to see leading ortielef established that it would appear written, says the Passing Show æ much a matter of course in the following manner:

It has been decided to take a among civilwed States The British Nation is not in census of boots and shoes in the our law courts were to enlight want of a leader. It has one. Mr. bands of wholesale houses and ened men. The English speak Lloyd Georgells the role French retailers, which should have ing races must work together for part) superbly assisted by Mr.schedules for the purpose by for the future happiness of the Boner Law admirably, and in March 30. Good stacks of boots. world, and for the development the immortal words of Shake are believed to exist, and returne of a spirit of justice in its work-enesze (Poet and Dramatist. He made by manufacturers indicats ing,, ssid Mr. Galsworthy. If foariabed in the Elizabethan era) that production is maintained at America did not set her face we beg him to "lead on!" Holy a satisfactory level.

inst the Gadarenes, all nations Writ (Bible) informs as that, the ald go downhill together. If things that are Oxsar a should be tick were simply to get rendered unto Cesar (s-famous swelled bead" the world might Roman General, Historian and

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