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"Nation's Meal in a Yoyage. On each voyage, the Machards, recsatly Isacched at
Port
-Glasgow, will be able to carry 17,000 tons of foodstuffs, or enough to give almost llb. to STNKY MAN, Twoman and child in the country.
Fire Eagle Arrives by Tralo.
The Bear Rotel at Lewes, a well-known Sussex commercial house, was destroyed by fire saily on a reosat morning, together. with a large corn store near it. Two fire engines were brought from Brighton, one by iosd 'and the other by railway, to help the local brigade, but the fire had obtained a strong bold, and damage to the amount of nearly $20,000 was done.
Chlaese Poems.
"A Handred and Seventy Chinese Poems, translated, by Arthar Waley-all but thirty of which have never been translated before will shortly be published by Messre. Cɔnatsble. The thirty poema which have previously been translated are included because the previons versions were in many cases fall of mis- takes, and, in others, are no langer procurable.
Tramway Car as Kitchen. An electric tramway car belong- ing to the Halifax Corporation has been converted into a travell- ing kitchen. It is equipped with an electrios! outfit capable of pro- dacing a thousand portions, of food, and carries a tack holding 1,200 gallons of water. Current for the store is obtained from the overhead wires. Meals can be served from either aide of the car, sad there is a wash office at each end. The kitchen" may be ras over any part of a system of 33 milee exoty like an ordinary tramiway car.
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Chinese Emigration. The Chinese representative at Rio de Janeiro has had a ference with the Minister of Agriculture to submit to him a project for Chinese emigration on the system of agricultural colonies principally for the cultivation of rice. The Chinese Government
At Last wo Know. will pay part of the cost of trans- port and will supply the necessary
The Sunday at Home-of all tools. The Brazilian Government papers-bas discovered why the will cede to the Chinese colonies Germans are a patient and pains- ten bectares of land per family, taking race; they have to be to
The Berlin Forwarte în a and the price will be reimbursed oak their own lenguage. in emall monthly payments after sample, what the Englishman gloomy article with the heading the second year's work,
cartly refers to as a "tank" the "The Bent Bow," alates "that the State Cold Store for Queensland. German carefully describes as a recent Garmen offensive hae only The Queensland Siste Govern- "Schatzengrabenvernichtungtoo proved that German soldiers "are ment has parobased a piece of tomabil," which is, being inter- always strong, bat nothing mare.
The official Socialist journal land with a frontage of 5271t, on preted, motorcarfordestroyshoot- the banks of the Brisbane River, ingtrenches.
"Those who dream that we zayu: apon which to erect a cold store. War Causes Mayor's Resignation. Cas ir et such punishment on This is primarily intended for Councillor F. A. Jewell, our enemies that they will consent the overesse produce erpart trade M.B.E., has resigned the office of to a German peace must be other than meat which is provid-Major of Barnstaple, which be reminded that our recent success ed for at the various existing hua held for 5 years, because, has not even induced them to meat works belonging to public his son and foreman having been admit the possibility of a peace companies. The need for addit-called to military service, be bad by anderetanding. The German ional cold storage for dairy pro- to decide between his livelihood people have still ip say case very duce will have firet call upon the and his public work. Mr. Jewell, hasTy sacrifices to face. Unly a accommodation. The ares obtain-in a letter to Barnstaple Townshort sightedness amonating to ed will meet the demand for some Council, says that in the circam-blindness can deny this. time to come.
stances it is impossible for him "What adds to the tragic eitus- **The Chiness in France.” io do his daty to his family, histion in Germany is the fact that, At the General Assemblies at business, and the town. He baa apart from the enemy without, is raging Edinburgh on May 23 the Rev. resigned a number of other public diuatiefaction. Jamea Webster, speaking on the offices.
Whils increasingly within. subject of The Chinese in
the Conservatives are quarrel- Boy's Poison Draught,
Socialists the France," paid a tribale to the In an attempt to take his life, ling with the work of the YM.C.A. He went George Harrie, 1 youth of 16, Government take advantage of on to say that he believed that the chopped the heads off a box of martial law to bully, the people. presence of the grast army of phosphords matches, which be The Alaatians have been forced Chinese in France was a mission bought for the purpose, and to hate Germany owing to this ary fruit, one of those unsoknow-mixed them in a capfol of systematic bullying, and finally) ledged obligations of the Empire machine oil," He drank this the Prussians are threatened with. to Christian missione. The Church strange mixture, and was found a Conservative compromise on the should do something for those by the police in a state of collapse. Franchise, Bil which would in men that would send them back is explanation was that he bad reality bring about a Bill framed again with kinkly feelings towards been dismiered from his employ-socording to the Conservatives. the West, something that would ment on an anjost suspicion of wishes, and would thus be no send them back better men than stealing money, and so decided serious reform at all. when they came.
to take his life. He was remand- ed at the Guild hell.
Surgical Marvels.
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