1918-10-16 — Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

£5,000 A Year and no

Income Tax,...

Daring the hearing of a sum gions against " man for non- payment of a quarter's income- tax, amounting to nearly £8, at the Thames Police Court recently -the magistrate and said before he could do anything he must have proof of the man's mesar. The Tax Collector: But he is earning Ahe salary of & Prime Minister. "The osse was adjourned.

"Archbishop of Hoxton,"

Mr. W.G. Oroso, loander of the Boxton Casters Mission, popularly known as "Archbishop of Ecxton," was at Hoxton recent ly congratulated by a number of friends upon the attainment of, his eightieth birthday and the completion of fifty-seven year" "voluntary work in connection with this and the Golden-land Mission. ~Messages were received from Lard Aberdeen, Lord Kinnaird, Lady Templemore, Lord Shaftesbury, Lady Alice Ashley, and Dr. Ad- dison. Mr. Orsman, in reply to congratulations, mentioned that he was sent to the Orimes and worked in the Commissariati Department onder Fiorenca Nightingale. Among those whom be met while working among the costars was George Cruickshank,"

Officer-Cadets' Club.

A blab for officer-cadets haa esen opened at 5 sad. 7, Cambridge gate, Begent's Park. It has sleeping accommodation. for fifty-five membere, sad hag: already become very popular with oadete on leave and those who are passing through London from one school to soother. the Committee are Lord Islington (the chairman), Lord Chester- field, Sir Edward Bethune (chairman of the Soldiers' Club Association, with which the lab ia silisted), Lady Robert-

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" the

AN UNLAWFUL GANG.

Piague of Baudits Near Weihalwel.

hai-wei correspondeur, writing on The N. O. Daily News Wei-

September 27, saye:-..

War Economy Frock.

The bandits outside British A standard drees, which a territory seem to be well supplied shown at the War Economy Dress with information as to where Exhibition in the Grafton wealtby mon reside, and it is said Galleries recently is made out of they have the names of 120 who four yards of materis and live in the Yangoheng district requires no fastenings. It is whom they purpose to kidnap. claimed that the dress saves time. They made a raid the other day tronble, and temper, as well as of on a wealthy village sad seisid money. Being capable of esveral five men and two children. The modifications, those who adopt woman servant claimed the child-

nesd not fear loss of opportunity to exprose of wrangling gained her point ren se here, and after a good deal individuality, Visitors, however, and obtained their release. Later seemed to be more interested in on the bandita also released one the display on living modele, of of the men as he claimed to be the past century's fasbions, with only a secrant. They bave taken all their extravagances" and ab their captives on a jonk down to surdities. All these costamer, Staunton Island, it is asid, and inclding shawls, pelerines, from there shipped them off to parasole and jewellery are some other place. Very few of originale. of their respective the rich folk will aleap in their periods, whether it be the silver own homes at night, so as to fry and bine brocade ball dreas, over and escape from the clutches of a quilted petticoat of 1818; the these determined ratosis. fringed, rasset brown silk raneom they demand for their The promenade dress of 1865 or the prisoners is £25,000 cash.

hobble" ekirt of 1910.

The Shanghai contractor for Police dogs in Kobe. Mesere, Layers and Clark'e new Some time ago two police-doga premises on the Band hse started were brought to Kobe from Kores work and is basy getting in the for the age of the Criminal Depart foundations. The building is to ment of the Kencho. Ramoar be ready for oocopation escly in has it that these intelligent the summer of next year, avimale are so highly trained

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The hotel has still quite a large, that they understand no less than number of visitors for this time; a dozin languages. Nothing is of the year, due to the fact that aid in the vernacular paper from many have discovered that this which we glean this surprising month is one of the beat in the news as to the power of the year. dogs to express themselves in any language other than the normal in the satamn crops and eowing barke and growls indalged in by wheat. In some parts of the ordinary dogs. It is also raid that country the wheat is already up.

no less than 20,000 finger-prints

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* Bus Jumpers and "Fussy" People.

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