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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

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RASPUTIN'S FATE.

A Realistic Account.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

the dog was shot. I. said what a pity h was not Rasputin, and this friend of mine in his fuddled Įstate has taken it literally and thinks, we have done it." It is

ECONOMIC SMASH IN GERMANY.

The monster clock over the Many accounts of the assassina-difficult to understand how Oven, Royal Liver building in Liverpool tion of Rasputin have been■ Russian policeman conki bare bas one distinction of historic published, varying in detail. I accepted such an explanation, interest over other big clocks, examined one of the persons but one has to remember that the aaya a London paper. Eleven principally concerned in the assassination of such personage guests of business, who had no motive for as Rasputin, who was under the company sat down to lunch misrepresenting what had oo direct Imperial protection was to round one of the dials of the currad, writes Sir Basil Thomson the mind of the ordinary Russian clock. Needless to say, the dial (late Commission of Police) in inconceivable, and that he was had not than been put in its the Times. All the assassins ware questioning persons of high rank. permanent position, but

was convinced that Rasputin was While the police agent was placed horizontally at the height engaged in a plot to persuade the recounting his visit to his super of an ordinary table. In place of Tar

separate iors a car arrived and the body figures, or over them, were the peace with Germany, and just was taken to the bridge and china, glass and cutlary incident before Christmas Rasputin is said dropped into the Neva, where, as to the meal. It is the only cluck to have revealed the whole plan we all know, it was found some face which is known to bave in a burst of confidence. The three days later. sustained 78 banda at the same separate peace was to be pro- time.

claimed on January 1, 1917. How true this part of the story might When the Cambridge Union.be i was not in a position to which has been celebrating its judge. Rasputin was under triple centenary, was first instituted police protection. Besides the the authorities made rule Imperial detective, there was one debarring both religion and cur-appointed by a group of bankers rent politics from the topics of and another, it was alleged, by debate. Religious questions the the Germans. On the fataleren- members readily agreed to leaveing Rasputin visited the house of alone, but to keep off politica was Prince Youssonpoff, and was much more difficult. All manner saken down to a dining-room in of expedients ware devised for the basement. There some bot- evading the prooibition under ties of port and Madeira specially out the decent disguise of antiquity, prepared for him were set

Horr Kraemer is a very influan- and, indeed, it proved so easy to the wine had previously been make even the causes champion-tested upon one of the dogs that tial business man and has taken

the courtyards ed by Caesar and Pompey, orjinfested

of a leading part in the various Cavaliers and Roundheads ap-Russian houses, and the dog had [efforts to arrange foreign credita

almost plicable to burning questions of died

immediately.for Germany to enable her to the day that the rule speedily Rasputin drank altogether six fulfil ber treaty obligations. His glasses without any apparent speech was in the main very became obsolete.

effect, and his companion became pessimistic.

**Germany has," he proceeded, It is nearly 600 years since the persuaded the: this sinister, ber first honorary member was en-fculean monk was under Satanic" enough raw materials to last till We have rolled in the Merchant Taylors' protection. Making some excuse, May at the outside.

of he climbed the winding staircase also to face this terrible fact. Our Company, to the freedom

when the Duke of York is en-to the room above, where bis harvest failed to an extent almost tijd by patrimony, and which be companions were assembled, and without parallel. bas just taken up. The company returned to the room with a re

"The World's Coolie." The Berlin correspondent ol the Daily Chronicle writes:-

"You CAD count economic_smash in Germany as early, perhaps, as in the spring."

So said Herr Kraemer at a meeting of the Society of Berlia Merchants.

"To feed the German people: is, however, much older than this, volver which they lent him. He during next year we shall be and although the first mention o: found Rasputin leaning on his forced to import 30 million tons it in the civic records is in 1267, bande, and puffing as if he were of corp."

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It was then stated that Ger."COLD (STORAGE) TRUTHS!!"

ROTHSCHILD NEGOTIATIONS. it undoubtedly existed a consider-pot feeling well. Presently he

Turning to the financial situs- able time before. Nowadays its staggered to his feet and went public duties are largely devoted over to an Ikon. At that momenttion, Herr Kraemer said that in and while he was standing before the the course of recent negotiations to controlling charitable educational institutions, but a:fikon the pistol was fired. He with the English banking house one time the besdle of the com- uttered a great cry and fell back-of Rothschild it was pointed out that Germany required a credit pany exercised the right of wards on the floor. attending Bartholomew Fair with On hearing the shot those who of a thousand million dollars, to a silver yard stick to test be were waiting upstairs came down which Rothschild replied: "We measures used in the selling of with a doctor, who examined the haven't got so much free money cloth.

wound and pronounced life ex-in England and America put

inct. They then went away to together." Beaumont College, near Wind-make arrangements about the Bor-the Roman Catholic Etoa-rerucral of the body, but eas of many, under the terms of the after a few London ultimatum, had to provide where Cardinal Boarne unveiled a them came back war memorial recently, has a minutes to make sure that he was such a sam every year, and to The curious hok with France, where really dead, for they all seemed to that Rothschild replied: so many of its old boys fought have believed that a Satanic terms of the ultimatum are atter and fell. It was originally est-power had given him saperbuman nonsense.”

Herr Kraemer warned bie ablished at St. Omer for the strength. The pulse was not beat- education of English Catholics.ing. The man drew aside the audience that there was little or Every month it was the custom monk's babit to feel the heart, and nothing to be hoped for from! for the scholar to go on a picnic at that moment Rasputin with America, sad spoke against the to the neighbouring village of terrible cry seized him by the proposal that the State should Blondecque. When the school throat. There was a terrible appropriate $5 per cent of the was removed to England and be struggle, for Rasputin was a man shares of all limited companies came Beaumont College, the old of great physical strength, but the and a similar proportion of the name of Blondecque for a whole order succeeded in throwing him value of land and property in room. order to enable it to pay "the holiday was retained. So when and escaping from the Beaumont Old Boys found them- Upstairs he found a member of Entente. selves 10 and about St. Omer in the Duma, who still had three the early days of the war, they cartridges left in bis revolver. came out ca the

That, he said, would simply discovered the ongin of their The two men rencol banday to be a village near landing and looking down saw the mean that German industry. great bullet-bead of Rasputin would be handed over to foreign Bruse . H. Q.

ascending the stairs. He was countries.

Great prominence is given by The old G.P.O. site in Scrawling up on all fours like a Martin's-le-Grand, London, which bear. They withdrew again into the Press here to proposals of the the room and saw him stagger to Federation of British Industries

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It can best be seen from the op

HANDING OVER GERMANAG

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Is to be sold. 13 Listoric ground. his feet and make for the door regarding the payment of re- of an omnibus, the site being laid at the courtyard. The snowperations. "open to a depth of some 20 tees was thick upon the ground and it

From the Socialist side ther

below street level, and scatreal was dark, but they could nee him are regarded as workable, though with pit-holes which Mr. W. G.against the background of snow Vorderis is inclined to think Bell, in "More about Unknown and the second man fired three that they will result in reducing London," declares are of Koman shots. Rasputin continued to run Germany to the position of the

A few paces then fell close to the world's coolie. Kataway leading into the street He had been shot through the head.

A NARROW ESCAPE.

ungi. Few spots are no crowded

It believes that if German and With

Ten years BOSOCIELIODS.

English industrials came together before the Norman Conquess two

they could arrange something Saxon brothers, legelric and

ressonable and mutually advan Girard, built bere a church of

One of the assassins was stand-tageous, with the English sugges Attit logs dedicated to St. Martin. its unique place in later bistory ling by the body when there camations as a starting point. was that it gave the curfew to an incessant knocking on the gate.) the City. St. Martin's was after-It must have been like the famous wards a chartered sanctuary, and scene io Shelley's "Cenci." The became a resors wherein marder-police had heard the shots and

seat

what to inquire ers, fotons and debtors found re- had

body wrong. The luge, dife under the protecting was

lying only A few feet agis of the Guarch.

WAS

"I THINK THEM SPLENDID FOR CHILDREN.”

from the gate. Boldness was A Mother's Praise of Baby's the only course, so the assassin

Own Tablets.

Washington, which has been opened the gate and took a high the centre of the world's peace tone with the constable, explain. For the sickly new born babe hopes, has the distinction of being ing that there had been a dinner or growing child Baby's Own the capital of what claims to be party and that one of the guests Tablets, the Canadian children's the freest democracy in the world had fired his revolver át a dog in medicine, are a blessing. They and yet being ruled, municipally, the courtyard and killed it. The are guaranteed entirely free from by an autocracy. The residents man went off apparently satisfied. opiates and absolutely harmless, of Washington have so direct say

There were now several things and are a remedy for teething

in the government of the city to do, the body had to be dragged troubles, constipation, diarrhea, There is no mayor or corpora into the house, and a dog had to colic, indigestion, simple fever tion. There are no municipal be killed and laid in its place. and worms. They promote calm elections. All local administra. tion is vested in three Com. My informant was doing this natural sleep, good appetite, missioners, appointed by the single-handed when he heard natural development and teething President, at salaries of £1,000 voices in the house. The same without tours.

Comcerning them Mrs. Arthur per annum. This Big Three Policeman had been sent back to derives authority direct from the front doog to make further Shessly, of Adanao, Saskatchs- Congress, to which it submits its inquiries. He was questioning wan, Canada, writes I have budget, and without the sanction the assassin, who had entirely tried Baby's Own Tablets and and had think them splendid for children lost his head of that body cannot modify a by-blurted out, Yes, we hare of all ages." law or dismiss a policeman. Yel

Sold by medicine dealers, also killed Rasputin." My informant Washington ía generally acknow- ledged to be one of the most ably, stepped boldly into the breach. post free, 60 cents the vial, from

"Look at him," he said, "the the Dr. Williams Medicine Co

honestly and economically wine has turned his head. When 96 Sze ohuen Boad, Shanghai,"

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