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GENERAL NEWS.

'A Gallant Wireless Operator.

Presiding at a meeting of the Marconi Company in London, the chairman related the story of a gallant wireless operator. When a submarine starked bis vessel, the operator secured communi- cation with a land station, but, fading an American craiser, in s position to give earlier sesistanos, be remained in the recm, trying| to get into tonca with her. Al though the cabin was in a mat exposed position, he declined to leave, and underwent shelling for. an hour. Then be got a satiɛfact- ory reply from the craiser." As he finished the message, a shell decapitated him. But the timely arrival of the craiser saved the 798991.

A Charles Dickens Home. The Dickens Fellowship, which bas jost reised £1,000 for the purpose of providing the works of Charles Dickens in Braille type for the blind, is about to o-operate with Sir Arthur Pesar. son in establishing a premanent "Charles Dickens Home" for soldiers and sailors blinded in

the war. A suitable base bas already been accaced di St. Leonarde, and it is proposed to raise a fond of £150 000 in order to acquire the freehold of the estate, farnish and equip the establishment, and a'eo to endom. it eo ae te obviate the necessity for intermittent charitable appeals. It is intended to organise В national Dickens pignant at an early dats, and for this many leading sathore and members of the theatrical pro- feesion have promised their support.

«U. S. Navy Hospital. The American Navy is to have is own bospital in London. For this purpose Mre. ceet, wife of Captain Gael, M.P., Hae trane- ferred to the American Red Crom her residence at 20. Park-lene, koora sa. Aldford House. Mrs.,

Goer before her marriage was

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£95.752 at Masonic Festival,

Mira Amy Phipps, of Pittsburg. The sum of £95,752 was an. Aldford Hou's was built by Mr.nounced recently as the result of

VICAR FINED.

Struggle for Top Seet.

The struggle of a Lancashire

Aired Belt, the friend and partner the 120th anniversary festival of Ticar to obtain a top rest oD B of Cecil Rhodes, and occupies the Royal Masonic lostation for Redbill omnibas led to

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an entire block, with an Bose, beld at the Connanghi *ppearance of the clergyman elaborate roof garden and en Rooms, W.C. This total was recently at Reigate Palice Court, ample lawn. As an American received from 4.382 stewards, the, where he was fined £5. naval hospital the house will con- largest Board of Stewards at any The Rev. Ambrose tain 50 bede and will provide for festival of any of the three Wilson. D. D., vicarof Si, Mary's, both officers and men. The masonic institutions. The at. Oldham, and Mary M. Rowntree, Bargeons and attendants will be tendance, as well as the amount his sister-in-law, weregummoned from the medical corps of the collected and the number of for assaulting Dorothy Ora United States Navy. On the stewards, was 8 record" in the French, an omnibas conductress, official records the sew institution bistory of the institution, loa May 19, A summone against will be known as "American £5.000 Gift for War Pensions. Mrs. Wilson, the vicar'e wife, for Bad Crosa Hospital No. 25." I Mr. John Bodge, M.P., Minister alleged sault was withdrawn. will be the 25th _hospital which of Pepsions, addressing a meet-Evidence was given that the the Americas Red Clone has ing on behalf of maimed sailors three defendants, who were on a established in England. Dering and soldiers at Newington" said visit to Saney, boarded a crowd,} the first three years of the war, that bia desiga wse to see justice ed omnibus 6 Redhill. The Hr. Guest used her Park-lane done for those who had made go outside seats were occupied, bat hoose as a private hospital for many sacrifees for their country. Dr. Wilson, it was alleged, poab-l British officers.

He had a fund of £90 080 to praed past the conductees, ssizəd | vide pensions for these men, and her by the shoulders, and “kozed”| A forcible pamphlet, Oar he had set ap in business 1,200 her. One of the upper Pests Fight for Belgiam and What it men who had been disabled. He became vacant, and the vicar Means," by Dr. Clifford, has just had received an cffer of £5,000|oslled on his wile and sister-in been published by Mesure. Hod for the fund, bat. the gift which law to go to the top of the vehicle, der and Stoughton. Dr. Clifford he cherished most of all was a and in a scuffle which occurred was actually in Germany in the contribution by a poor widow of at the foot of the staircaes, Mice last week of July 1914, for the six penny slampa.

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