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GENERAL NEWS.

Lord Darby's Confidence.

́Át the annual meeting of the Knutsford Division Conservativo Amosiation a letter was read from Lord Derby stating that, contrary to being despondent as to the result of the present war crisis, he was confident that we should beat the Germans both on land

After the war, the letter added, we must da su that is possible to beat the Germans commercially.

War on Rats.

Lord Chaplin and Lord Lam- bourne have issued an appeal to farmern to wage war on the brawn a. Ona moderate estimate, they say, the English countryside is feeding one rst per head of the total population of these islands, and ten rata, apart from what 'they spoil, will est a quarter of coin every year, or the bread ration of two people. Farmers are urged to inspect systemati- cally barns, gransrice, and dairies, to protect saaks and bage, to make the fullest now of traps, snares, ferrets, dogs, and barn owls. Organised effort is necessary among other things suggested being the persuading of local ecout mastera to train and employ their scouts in rat estohing.

Brig.en. Asquith.

The Minister of Munitione hsa appointed Brigadier-General "Arthur M. Arquith, D. 8. O., to be Controller of the Trench Warfare Department of the Min- istry, in succession to Major- General G. T. M. Bridges, D.8.0., employed on special daty. Bri gadier General Acquith, Mr. Asquith's third son, on the outbreak of War joined the Anson Battalion of the Naval Division, and went with

it to the defence of Antwerp. He completed his training with the Bood Battalion, and went to the Dardanelles, where he was badly woanded. Later he went to Frazos as a lieut. commander, and it was found necessary to His career amputate his foot. has been One of great dis tinction. He holds the rank of brigadier-general, and has wòn the D.B.O. three times.

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The following obituary notice neglected and despised science. licences should be made in respect of orders actually received, they was issued by the Commanding We have not understood that it ia may in special circumstances General of the German Air Forces, simply the whole of human include an additional quantity to General von Hoeppner; "Baron experience ordered and classified. A State which tries to govern von Richthofen has not returned -cover prospective small orders.

from a pursuit of the enemy. its affairs without science is blind. Trade Relations with France,

The army Every step it takes is a step into. The Speaker, as President, and He has fallen. Lord Moulton, as one of the vice- has lost its generally admir. unexplored ground, and it only

hero, the scouts Presidents, of the Association of ed Great Britain and France write irresistible (fortreissenden) and tumbling into every shell-hole it to bring the Association to the beloved leader." He remsing the comes scross, attention of those whose interests hero of the German people, for call muddling through—a method and sympathies are affected by whom he fought and died. His of which some people are proud.

"But look at the frightful dost, bave comeia contact with to uneducated trade. Back a the industrial, commercial or death is a deep wound for his agricultural intercourse of the equadron and for the entire sir By proceding along these lines realities, and have learned the trade cannot etats its peeda pither two countries. The Association, force. The will by which be we have already lost the flower of issues of life and death. Bat one with definition or accuracy. Nor they point out, corresponde to conquered and led, and which be our youth. Our politicians, train- cannot expect the mechanism can it interpret into practies and "L'Association Fracce-Gracie-handed down (rererbte) will healed in the old school, wander into af the change to be set out in a atillise the results of research. expeditions and adventures with few worde, and hence we have Indeed, it does not feel the need on the other side of the the wound."-Beater. Bretagne

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"One of the main points of the for the fall development of re- ideals and especially the economic apprentice named Banfield eum-an experiment dealing with the

report is that it is necessary not search schemes until, we have a Fins of France, in order that true moned his employers, Mesers, death of a rabbit, -

The question of the future is only to make scientific experts, generation of leaders qualified to reciprocity, founded, on metaal, Tinsley and Williams, at Old- anderstanding, may be establish street yesterday to show canse whether our democracy has learn- but also to educate every indivi- demand and make use of in- The creation of such leaders," ed. Its work began last April why his indentares should not be ed the bitter lesson that war has dual in this country so that hejdastrial research." and it now counts among its sup-cancelled. The employers object taught that for survival i may know of the existence of this porters some of the most promined on the ground that the lad's must use the laws given by mase of human experience, and Profesor Starling added, "is one *nt firme and trade associations training had cost them money science, or go ander. The penalty may recognise that behind every of the main objects of the changes in the kingdom. The subscrip- and that the firm was engaged on of sin is death. And sin in this problem with which he is conadvocated in the report," tion-two guiness has been kept Government work. Mr. Clarke case is a neglect of Nature's laws fronted there is the great body of "The preparation for this re science to which he can sppesl low, and po entrance fee is Hall, however, suspended the in charged, as it is felt to be of the dentures for the period of the volution mast affect every phase for a right solation of his diff first importance to collect a large war, saying he would hold no lad of the education and development culties. One example of this body of members. All inform bound at the present grave elage of the youth of this country. It need is shown by a paragraph in ation regarding the Amosistion of the war, bat Banfield would may be that we shall only get the the report, quoted from a corres may be obtained an spplication to have to return and complete his driving force for these changes pondent:- the Secretary, 39, St. James apprenticeship when the war was street, S.W.I.

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