GENERAL NEWS.
Death of Mr. James Parcall.
The death occurred recently of Mr. Jaines Pascall, head of the confectionery firm of James Pas- call (Limited), Blackfriars-road and Mitcham. The business "WAS founded in a small two-roomed shop by the late Mr. Pascall, in Wella street, Oxford-street, in 1866. Mr. James Pascall, who was 80 years of age, resided at Addiscombe road, Croydon. Un- til about a month agò ha was at business. He was a J.P. for the County of London, a Governor of the Borough Polytechnic, and a Councillor of the Bayal Eyɔ Hospital. Formerly a member of the old London School Board, "he retained to the last his interest
in educatios.
Efficacy of Prayer.
The 72nd annual meeting of the World's Evangelical Alliance was held at the Mansion House under the presidency of the Lord, Mayor, who was supported by representatives of the leading Protestant Churches. Colonel Siz Charles Wakefield said that the Alliance we bringing into their religious life the unity of the trenches. When he was in France he beard a beautiful story. A Church of England chaplain was giving the communion to a dying soldier,and in doing so was wound- ed. The Wesleyan chaplain took the sacred emblemand transferred it to the lips of the dying ms. If they could only bring that spirit of love and unity into the Churches st boms what s difference it would make. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir A. Griffith-Boscawen, M.P., com- mented on the fact that there had been a great turning to prayer on the part of the people during the past few weeks of anxiety and asional peril. He believed that those prayers had helped to avert the disaster that threatened us.
The English Character.
Sir Henry Newrols, addressing the annual meeting of the Eng-
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RUSSIAN CROWN JEWELS.
The U. S. Officials Suspected of Trafficking.
What apparently is a plot to smuggle $2,000,000 worth of Russian crown jewels in the United States has been discovered by the United States Customs Service, says the New York Evening Post. Two United States Government officials, of whom one is in Russia and the other recently arrived from Russia, ara under suspicion. All trees of the the second man bau been lost since he arrived in New York on May 26
*The story was revealed when Vladimir Togelson, of 59th Street and Fifth Avenue, and M. G. Kahn, of this city, were arraigned before United States Commissioner Edward R. Stan- ton for alleged connection with the plot. They were held in $10,000 bail each for farther examination.
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