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GENERAL NEWS.

NEW LONDON MAYORA,

In the great majority of the London boroughs the party truce was observed and the retiring mayors were re-elected recently. At Poplar the Rev. W. H. Lax, Wesleyan minister, was elected by the chairman's casting vote. The other ennuiidate. Sir Alfre! Warren, win had held othee two years. The new tayors are:-London City

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Sir Horace Brooks Marshali. Westminster-ALL, G. W. Tal- lents. East Ham-J. A. Williams. Wimbledo—Ald, Lemuel Allen. St. Pancras-Councillor G. F. Parsons. Camberwell-Al. Evan Cook. West Ham-Coaucillor L W. Wordley Southwark- Ald. Walier J. Wightman. Foplar-The lev. W. II. Lax. Bermondsey Councillor A. J. Fella Stepuer-Mr. F. J. Milea.

DERMAN CONCESSION AT TIENTSIN,

In the Osuki Asahi is printed a special telegram from Tientsin stating that in recent times, the friendship between the Chinese and the Americans has been in the asceudaney so that it is reported that China is going to hand over the ex-German VAREDE», sion at Tientsin to the United States. shortly. As a prelim-: inary measure, the Kaiser Street in the ex-German concession will be changed into Wilson Street and that ex-Presi- deur Li Yuen-hung was specially invited by the commander of the American garrison at Tientsin to review the American troops etc.) The paper adds that these Ameri- can activities in China should be closely watched by the Japanese on account of their special position in the Republic.--- A. N. A.

A BICE "ALLIANCE."

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The Osaka Mainichi gives pr minenea to the so-called rice alliance between Chios and Japon. Just wirst the word "alliance" mesus is difficult to say but is presumed that by a new agreement China allow rice tu ba exported to Japan without limit. The Mainichi believes that the Tokio Government is confi lent of success. The first step is to im- port rice into Japan says the Osaka paper, and to this end the Foreign Office is approaching the Chinese Government. It is be- lieved in Japanese official circles that as food is to be a great pro- blem in future to the whole world there should be in understanding between China and Japan.

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CENSORSHIP BELAXED. In the House of Lords recently Lord Burnham raised the ques- tion of the Press and postal censorship, and asked for what period and under what conditions it would be continueri. Earl Russell appealed for the abolition of the Press Bureau at the earl iest possible moment. Earl Stan- hope said the Censorship could not be safely abolished until the conclusion of pesce. But it had But what will become of all been possible to cancel a number these girls? Are they troubled

Mary Binstead writes in the Daily Chronicle as follows:~~~

f restrictions, and the question about their future?"

consideration. Much would depend on the carrying out by Germany of the terms of the armistice.

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abroad, as there have been

| difficulties at home, especially in the case of those woman who are not leaving England as soldiers' brides, whose futures are, is yet undiscovered; but as the gira themselves would say, “Difficult- ies were made to be overcome,'

Courage is natural to the young, thrilling with the sense of adventure. But there must be maay, no longer young, who are contemplating the fitting of the

of cancelling others was under My friend smiled. She cotes nestlings from home and luce from what was four years ago a hand with misgiving and heart sleepy country town. To-day it Jache. Parents are rarely im

Bat the bued with much of the spirit of is a rast agition area. army of girls employed will not adventure, especially where their be needed much longer.

daughters are concerned, and in "I think most of the girls are any case they have seen enough quite reconciled to the munition of adventure during the past four works closing dow," she said. years to last them for the rest of

you see, so many of them intend their lives, to go overseas. Some of them as wives of our Colonial soldiers,

land homes."

HINDENBURG'S STATUE. Any newspaper would give a colume of its space today to Anow exactly what is happening to that Hindenburg statue in Berlin. We are told that "the flowers wither "around its desert-

They wonder who will "mother" these daughters in new and un-

ed base, and that extreme mal many of them in search of work triedlands; how shall the greatest

contents have been known to spit upon it; and it seems highly probable that any nails that were

of all influence, horne influence, "And adventure," I maurmared reach across the waste of waters? They know the danger which besei ouce driven into it have long beneath my breath.

other reasons.

been withdrawn for patriotic or Well, and why shouldn't they healthy and high-spirtoi young Perhaps the best go abroad in search of all three? women placed in fresh surround- evidence Berlin could give of a like to think of these searchings very far away. real "change of heart "would be parties of British lasses who have

HOW KITCHENER DIED,

And then they remember, the to offer the wooden Hindenburg toiled to save the Empire, faring boys who discovered "home" on ass bonfire to the Moloch of her forth into the furthest corners of the battlefields wherever there late worship. (Ex.)

that Empire, potential home was to be found a Y.M.C.A.bat. If, makers for the men who at the only these parents could count on Mr, Henry W. Napp, a com- Motherland's call raced across the some similar support for these Taissioner of the Salvation Army world to help in the the great their children, setting forth so in Russie, at present in New work of our salvation. We must gaily in search of new and won- best and derful worlds, what a burden York, in the course of a speech, not grudge our declared that the ex-Czarina had brightest girls to those far-distant would be lifted from them!

a private telegram wire from the lands which yet are as truly Winter Palace at Petrograd to England as our Potadam, and told the Kaiser all loved island.

Churches and chapels should own dearly surely set to work at once to

emulate the Y.M.C.A. in pro

the allied plans. When she The girls don't worry. They vision on social organisations, learned that Earl Kitchener con- are preparting to emigrate in the broad-minded, yet perme templated a visit to Russia, she spirit one, would expect of British with the true religious

bring thome gave the German Government women, full of cheerful anticipe which

fullest details, which resultedtion and the spirit of

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