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"Lord Brooma's Union Jack.
The Union Jack which was wvid by Lord Broome from s torpedoed warship under his Command was recently received af Barham Parish Church, Kent, and hung there sa souvenir, There was a special service "attended by a' naval contingent.
Lord Broome is the nephew of the: late Lord Kitchener from whom he interited Broome Park in Kent,
Record "Red Cross Mail. As showing the ever-increasin growth of Rd Cross work
stated that the it may be after Easter mail in the Stores Department of the British Bed Cross Socisty and the Order of 8t John, 83, Fall-mail, S. W.L was so large that fire persons were busily engaged for on hour and three-quarters in opening the letters alons, This "record" mail contained requisitions and demands of all sorta from places as far away as Kempotamia and Alexandria, and in addition 100 hospitals in this country were asking argently for supplies of various kinds.
"He" and "She" Bibles. Old English Bibles, the pro- perty of the late John Bogers, of Nottingham, were included in a recent sale at Hears. Sotheby's. The Matthew Bible of 1537, the first edition of the Bible, publishe ed by authority, a perfect copy of this very rare edition, sold for 205; a fine copy of the first issus of the first edition of the Authorised Varsion, 1611, known sa the Ho" Bible, from the read- ing in Rath iii. 15, $180 (both bought by Mr. Qasritch); a near- ly perfect example of the second issue of the same edition, known as the "She" Bible, from the reading in the same vored, was bought for $28 by Mr. Tregaskis, who also secured for £64 8 fice. copy of the Bishop's Bible, 1588. The original MS of Mark Twain'e **More Trampe Abroad,”
on about 1,800 catavo sheets, was bought by Mr. Spencer for £20,
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sad Turkey wrested the fortress Parliament-strest, 8.W.1, are Floding and Keeping. from Ibrahim Pasha, He also undertaking the capture of elvers At Guildhall, James Scaris received the New Zealand medal (young esls) from a river where brick, painter, living at for the Maori War, the Crimean they are abundant, in order that Shaftesbury street, Hoxton, was medal, and the Turkish and they may be used to stock lakes, remanded, on bail, on a charge of Sardinian medals. For 17 years 1eservoirs, farm ponde, marsh stealing by fading, three £10 he was honorary secretary at Ez- drains, and poole, and the Bank of England notes: The mouth of the Royal Lifeboat upper parts of river systeme scoused said that he found the Institati in which pollation of the lower resobra impedes or prevents the ascent ci elvers from the ges. It is not considered advin able to introduced elvers into waters where more valuable fish, anch as trout or grayling, are abundant. The rate of growth of the col varies, but is takes at least
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three or four years for an elver to before Mr. Waddy, Archibald sona, four were in the Army before grow into sa" eel of marketable eiss. For purposes of distribution Jack, a gunner in the B.FA, the war. Three of them have been who had been absent withon commissioned from the ranks, one the elvers ers packed in traga leave from bir battery at Aldex being a major on the Staff at the THE HONGKONG CICAR STORE CO., eLolosed in a wooden case; the bottom of each tray is made of shot since Good Friday, was War Office and two lieutenants. cheese-cloth; the top tray of the ordered to be detained for two The fifth son joined up on the Oase contains ice packed on wad. daye to await an escort. Jack, outbreak of hostilities and has ding, to keep the eivers moist who plays centre forward for the served in Bouth-West Africa. Of Tottenham Hotspur Football Olab, Mr. Hesketh's five grandsone, during transit.
in excuse of his conduct, said, two are cfficere, one is a non- "I wanted to play for my team commissioned officer, and the I scored two goale on Saturday other two are in the Navy, One | and two on Monday."
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A Guildhall Henry Jours, dairyman, Stoney lane, Hounds ditch appeared to answer four
rfficer, another a non-commission-sell by Public Auction Theft at Scotland Yard. Summonses ander the Milk
At Bow street Palies Courted cfficer, who has been badly (Amendment) Order, in which it was alleged that be had sold Ernest H. Hammond, aged 18g4sed, and the other attained milk to which water had been said to be the son of a professional the rank of warrant officer before his discharge, hat has since died. added. Es was also summoned man
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Rebuke to Young Jews. ander, the Sale of Food and Guilty" to having in February The Jew sh Chronicle contains Drage. Aot for selling milk last stolen a 55 Bank of England he following note: The entha adalterated with 20 per cent, of note from a young officer whe fam with which so added water. Mr. T. G. Vickery, bad been detained with him in Russian born Jewe and others of prosecuting for the Food Control cubicle at Great Seatland, Yardar co-religionists in America are Committee of the City, said that It was stated that Bemmond we volunteering to join the battalione the c1as was regarded as a originally detained under the of the Jaderns that are being The defendant Military Service Act. He formed there ought to pat to eerions one. carried on business in a block then allowed to join a Cadet hame the young Jews in this situate South of Victoria Road
WBA sent to 8 of arisane dwellings, and sold Corps and
country who are holding back, near Mount Davie Hongkong about 79 gallons a day. A great Leopards. He secunded aba Felusing to give service to the and comprising as if the THE EIGHTH ORDINARY msoy samples bad been taken,. was rearrested at Bearborough or very few of which on analysis March 1, when he admitted that country which has sheltered them to a Crown Leas of the piece or
and shielding themselves hebind parcel of ground registered in the AHRE BULDERS in the shore.
Land Office as RURAL BUILD roved to be genuine milk, Mr. be bad decerted because of birthe accident of not being 'British 1NG LOT No. 135 together with Company," will be held at the Company's offi et George's Z flert, for the defence, atated having taken the bank note. Hr.
abjecta. It was bad enough the house erected thereon known that under the Milk (Amendment) Garrett sentenced him to 21 days when they were called upon to as THE BLARNEY, &TONE" Buildiox Hongkong on WED NESDAY the 3rd July 1918 at Order condensed milk and milk imprisonment,
ake their share in defence of Term 75 years. Estimated area 11.30 AM. for the purpose of powders were exempt. Es object. | ̈ A Link with the Old Navy. England just as the average 4,900 square feet. Crown Rent presenting the Repor of the ed to the four summonses on the Paymaster-in-Chief Matthew Englishman, and refused. It is $12 per annum.
General Managers, and State- ground that his client had been Fortescue More-by, B.N., retired finitely worse now that they will For further particulars and ment of socounts to 31st May experimenting with condensed eldest son of the late Admiral of not ja a unit specially formed conditions of sale apply to phal mik, and the samples had been the Fleet Sir Fairfez Moresby, for Jews and which is allocated MESSES, DENNYS & B WLEY THE TRANSFER BOOKS of doka from this. The Alderman G.C.B., and brother of Admiral for work and purpose dear to 6, Des Voeur Road Central, the Company will be ULOSED dismissed the four summonses Moresby, the explorer of New every true Jewish heart. Then
from 24ta June to 3rd July 1918 Adder the Milk Order, and on the Gainen, died recently at Ex-ibeir conduct sbowed ingratitude
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