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GENERAL NEWS.

Captain Boyed.

The Hague, Ang. 27.—Captain Boy-Ed, formarly German. Naval Attache at Washington, who wa ebliged to leave America in Jaun ary, 1918, owing to his conduct, (as well as that of the German Military Atache, von Papen, bo- ing unacceptable to the. United States, is returning ta sotive naval service, says the Rheinish West fallshe Zeitung. Ha ha hud charge of the German Navy Prees Department for the last two yearA, Oorvette-Captain Scheibe succeede

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him.

Capt. Nell Primrose.

* Lord" Rossbery has erested in Christ Church, Epsom; on the east wall of the north transept, an alibuster tablet with tbe

following inscription " To the beloved memory of Neil Primross,

• worshipper hate with bis father, who has inised this tablet; · B wse born at Dalmeny, Dea. 14, 1882 was killed in action Nov. 15, 1917, cn.the Hil of Geser, in Palestine, and lies buried at Bamleh. He was the light of our eyes and the joy of all who kney.him. The Lord gave ånd the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

"Fireless" Cookery.

A practical, demonstration of the bay-box method of cocking was given recently at the National Restaurant, New Bridge street, in arder to show how a saving of soal, gar, and electricity may be made in the home without any acrifice of domestic comfort.

hes of haricot beans, lentils, and other foods which require long, ela cooking sad, by ordinary mothed's, would consume in the preparation considérable quanti. ties of fael, were taken still eteaming and thoroughly osoked from hay-boxes in which they had been placed three hours earlier after only a partial cooking où z gaz elove. It was atated that by the use of this method it has been feard, possible in the National Kitohen to prepare an entire masal for a sost of 193.-

A Patriotic Family. The family of Captain J. Brooke Booth, late Northumber land Fusiliers, of Twickenbam. shows a remarkable record of patriotic service. Captain Booth, who is now in his 78th year, was the eldest surviving son of Mr. John Booth, of Glendon Hall, near Kettering. He had a family of seven sons and one daughter. The fourth goo,& second Healeuszt in the Northumberland Fasiliers, was killed in sation in France

in September, 1916; the third sou,

an invalid from birth, has been

nable to do anything, and the

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Order of His Excellency the Oficer Administering the Go- verament, of One Lot of Crown Land at May Rod, in the Colony of Hongkong for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be

eldest bsa been invalded on of We can offer youred by the Surveyor of His

the Army after some years of

active servide; but the other four

are all still with the colours. Of

these, Lieutenant B. J. Brooks Booth, E.N, has won the D.SC., snd Captain S. P. Brooks Booth, Nathambe Ind Familiars, the MO. Two of the father's brothers, one of whem is now dead, retired from the Army with the rank of dm ensnt colonel.

A Peculiar Incident. The Banten (Education Depart. mant Art Exhibition) at Uyezd, Tokyo, was opened on October 15. It is seldom opened without some sansational incident. It will be remembered that more" then once artists whose pictures had been rejected have sprinkled ink or otherwise destroyed the pictures of rivals, "This year a peculiar., incident of different natare occurred. Ms. Kaito Gentaro,

artist

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(of some notë, sucozeded in getting a study socepted. With other invited #aests the artist inspected the pictures, and decid

very good value

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ad that his own work was much Machinery Department.

inferior to the others. He went-

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was refused, so the following day he again isited the Banter and cat his picture to pieces with s nile Mr. Koito saya be hse made up his

mind to shandon the palette, se he has become sick of himself so anj zrkiet). As usual a number of worka hays clanded, the amour propre of the police, who have prohibited the photographing of two paintings and 24 studies in soulplure, which are in the nude.,

Do the opening day there were 3 506), Finlan, and 40 Japanese and thirteen foreign-style paint- ings Anithras pisose of sculpture kors sold, the total price amount»

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