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GERMAN SIGNATORY OF PEACE TREATY.

Berlin, July 9 The death is unbounced of General Hoffman, who signed the Brest Litovsk Treaty with Russia in 1918 which mudo pence between the two comtries-Reuter,

Famous American Actor. “

MONDAY, JULY 11, 1927.

SANITARY BOARD.

RULES FOR ELECTION OF MEMBERS

TERRIFIC STORM.

MANY FATALITIES. AT

TOURIST RÉSORT:

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The railway station at Glas- ahutte was also wrecked. A train was in the station at the time, and the passongors were im- prisoned by the floods for many. hours.

The following rules for the eleċ- tion of members of the Sanitary

Berlin, July 9. Board are published in the current fatalities and damage estimated There were over a hundred Government Gazette: The Governor at three quarters of may appoint any person to be the sterling in a terrific storm, ac- a million prosiding officer at elections of companied by torrential rain and members of the Sanitary Board, floods, at the so-called "Saxon" and failing any such appointment Switzerland," a favourite tourist San Francisco, July 10.

the Registrar of the Supreme Court resort near Dresden. The death is announced of Mr. shall be the presiding officer. The Two small rivers, transformed John Drew, the famous actor.eral conduct of the election and of the valleys at night time, hundreds prosiding officer shall have the gon-into raging torrents, devastated Reuter's American Service;

"Mr. John Drew was born in of any mattor net provided for by in their beds. The village of the ballot, if any, and, in respect of villagers being swept away Philadelphia on November 13, these rules, or by any other enact Neuendord was swept away and 1863. He was the son of Mr. John ment, he may take any action which half the town of Berggieshubol Drew, the Irish comedian, who is not inconsistent with these rules was destroyed. died in 1862. His mother, also an

or with any other enactment ap actress, died in 1897. Mr. Drew's plicable to such mattor, first appearance on the stage was

When any vacancy an the Sani- in 1873 at the Ar h Street Theatre, tary Board oceurs which neces Philadelphin, when he appeared as sitaten an election the prosiding Plumper in "Cool as a Cucumber" officer shall cause that fact to be He was in "Women of the Day" in notified in the Casette and shall in. Great masses of timber from the 1871, and four years later joined the aaid notification invite nomina factories were swept.. down at a Augustin Daly's Co, at the 5th tions of candidates to all the terrific_quce'and did great damage Avenue Theatre, where he played vacaney. Bach" nominations will be everywhere.-Reuter, Bob Ruggles in "The Big Bon- accepted up to 1 p.m anza." He later appeared in Shake-twelfth day after the date of the spearean plays supporting Miss Gazette in which the notification ap- Fanny Davenport. He interpret pears. Ne nomination received by l ed the port of Henry Beauclair in the presiding officer after. 1 p.m. "Diplomacy" in 1878 and created on that day will be valid, provided many other roles in succeeding that if the said twelfth day is a years. He also starred in "The general or public holiday nomina- Masked Bail," "The "Butterflies," tions will be accepted up to 1 p.m. The Bauble Shop," "Rosemary," on the first succeeding day which

is not a general or public holiday. Nominations shall be in writing and shall be countersigned by the can didate..

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If the number of candidates duly pominated does not exceed the number of vacancies the presiding officer shall cause to be notified in the Gatelie the election of the Enid candidate or candidates.

If the number of candidates duly Sydney, Nova Scotia, July 10.

nominated exceeds the number of The United States expedition to such place, on such day, and be

vacancies a ballat will be held at Labrador and Greenland, headed by such times, as may be noti Commander Donald Macmillan has fied by the presiding officer in the Bailed for Battle Harbour, Southern Gazette. At least three weeks shall Labrador.

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ballot.

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BYRD'S PLANS FOR SOUTH POLE EXPEDITION.

Paris, July 10. Commander Byrd has now publicly revealed his plans for the forthcoming fight to the south pole. The expedition will consist of thirty or forty men who will leave New Zealand by water and will then employ two aeroplanes which will convey a team of fifty dogs and a number of Esquimaux to establish bases.

Commander Byrd adds that the south pole will be the beginning of the expedition. It is hoped to penetrate further into the un- known regions.-Router.

KIDNAPPING CASE?

ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING ANNAM COOLIÈS.

Townsville, July 10. The Customs Collector on behalf of the Federal Government is in- vestigating allegations that " be tween 400 and 500 coolies on board the 3.9. Haiman, which is now here, were kidnapped in Anaam and are being forcibly taken to the New Hebrides.-Reuter.

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NINE FIRE DEATHS.

CHILDREN PERISH IN BIG VANCOUVER OUTBREAK."

Vancouver, July 10 Believed to have been caused by lighted match dropped in some inflammable, material, a fire broke Jut at a large block of flats when at least nine persona, including some children were burned to death. A house-painter who gave the alarm was arrested on a charge of manslaughter and sub- sequently released on bail, of $5,000-Reuter'a. American. Ser-

vice.

FATAL FASTING.

DIGESTIVE TROUBLE AND ATTEMPTED CURE.

Toronto, July 10.. After fasting for fifty-five days in Candidates shall not. as "attempt to cure acuto digestive such, be disqualified from voting, trouble, Miss Leontoff,

a young The presiding officer shall cause the Russian woman, has died in hospital, game of every elector voting to be.Reuter's American Service.

recorded.

Subject to the provisions of Rule . no hallot paper shall be issued after the later of the two times specified in the Gazette notification as the times between which the hallot is to be held, but ballot papers already issued may be filled up and deposited in the ballot boxes after that time, if so filled up and. deposite forthwith.

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The candidates and their agents (not exceeding four in number in the caso of each candidate) may be present at the opening of the bal los boxes and the counting of the votes.

Officer's Powers.

Whenever it is impossible, owing to equality of voting, to say which of two or more candidates is, or are entitled to be declared elected the names of such candidates shall be submitted to another ballot, which ball he held on such day, at such place, and betwees such times, as may be notified by the presiding officer in the Gazette.

The presiding officer in lus 'ab- solute discretion may extend the time, up to which voting may take. place at any ballot, or hy સર્પો. journ the ballot to another day, and may at any time close the hal- lot after such extension of time or adjournment.

ELECTORAL REFORM.

BILL BEFORE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.

Paris, July The Chamber of Deputies passer by 335 votes to 150 the first nitides of the Election Reform Bill which provides one Deputy for oach con- stituency.-Renter.

'VARSITY ATHLETICS.

A WIN FOR OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE,

London, July D.

Stamford Bridge, Oxford and Cam- bridge defeated Yale and Harvard by seven events to ave--Reuter.

In the inter-varatty athletics nt

AMERICAN COTTON,

REDUCTION IN AREA UNDER CULTIVATION.

New York, July 9, The first cotton report of the Do- partment of Agriculturo estimates that the area under cultivation is

of 12.4 per cent." The reduction is. about 32,683,000 acres, "a reduction greater than expected, and covering shorts and new and domestic foreign buying ensued,

Statisticians estimate that the pro-

Upon the completion of the bal- loting in any election the presiding the Gazette, the names of the en- officer shall cause to be notified in didates and the number of votes obtained by ench, and the candidate or the two candidates, according to the number of vacancies, who shall have obtained the highest number

votes shall theroupon be doom-bable crop will be 14,300,000 hales-- ed to have been elected.

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