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Herr Von Kuhlmann, The German Foreign Secretary,...

Committee on Friday week, blamed the Russian Anarchists for the delays in the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk- Germany wished to treat the views of the small German minority......

The Saving Of Life By The Transfusion Of Blood From

a healthy person to the patient has often formed an incident of romances. A remarkable article in Wednesday's Pima shows laymen that modern surgery has rendered......

The House Of Commons On Wednesday, After An Animated Debate,

rejected the proposals of the House of Lords for a full scheme of Proportional Representation by 223 votes to 113. The Govern- ment left the question to the House. Mr. Balfour......

Complaining Of The Weakness Of The Treasury, Said That His

Select Committee, in trying to promote economy in the Departments, felt as if they were baling out water with a sieve, for the War Cabinet had granted in bonuses since August no......

General Smuts, Addressing The Royal Geographical Society...

on Monday night, said that Germany had been develop- ing her lost colony as a plantation for the production of raw materials, forcing the natives to work for low wages and......

America, The Land Of Plenty, Has Been Asked By The

President to reduce the consumption of wheat and meat so that Great Britain, France, and Italy may be fed. Mr. Wilson desires Americans to abstain from wheat on two days a week......

Count Czernin, The Austro-hungarian Foreign Minister,...

the same day as Count Hertling was speaking in Berlin. He adopted a most conciliatory tone, doubtless by pre- arrangement with his ally, and began by -declaring in regard to......

Lord Rhondda Has Moved Another Step Towards The...

of foodstuffs. He announced on Thursday week that the Food Committees for London and the Home Counties must be prepared to ration meat, butter, and margarine from February 25th,......

Count Czernin Said, In Regard To Italy And The Balkans,

that he would offer nothing. " I refuse to place a premium on the military adventures of our enemies." Italy might have gained a great terri- torial expansion without war ; she......

The Anarchists Of Petrograd Have Soon Shown How Loosely They

construe the right of a nation to determine its own fate. They recognized recently the independence of Finland and the Ukraine, but they are already endeavouring, by violence,......

Dutch Correspondents, Quoting The Censored German...

on a large scale have began in Berlin and in the shipyards at Kid, Stettin, and Hamburg. The Berlin strike leaders, including some of the Majority Socialists, who co-operate......

Bank Rate, 6 Per Cent., Changed From 5} Per Cent.

April 5, 1917.......