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2 CENTS
EVERYWHERE
PAY NO MORE
AMERICANS ON TORPEDOED LINER
BOMB FOUND IN BOSTON CAPITOL
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Necretar of State P { Or
Saturday was serve ! s deput
sheriff wit} A N 0 Re
’Tv« ’ ¢ v
J i Pen £ o
Court, orde g v
why he s} lid not . th
North Georgia Mine o .
1 and N i ¢ et
mitting Its b ng extens (rom
near Cartersy X
This wa thie T ' ‘
Loulaville a Na ’ '
carm ' . ¢
Weste A i ne
Atlanta
Attorness ' & -
resenting the » . I N
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mandamus ) e P g .
da - . ere .
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Judee . ’ e the hear e
the pe for 13 : N
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Charter Refused |
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Births Here i
City Health Cflicer J. P-Kennedy's
report for 1915, given out Saturday,
shows that Atlanta is one of the
healthiest cities in the country, with
only 21 deaths from typhoid and a
minimum frcm all other causes ex
cept consumption, which took off 392
persons in the total of 2,776 deaths,
in 1911 there were 90 deaths from
typhoid.
The consolidated death rate is 14.56
'rrumm per 1,000, and the race rate is
'"'H,!ur “.h“" ay-l 19.51 for aegroes.
The consolidated death rate in 1914
was 1581 |
'u\l;qm‘c s death rate is higher lh.n}
it should be because we keep tuber
culosis sanitariums that nearly nl-‘
ways are full” exphined Dr. Ken- !
| nedy Many neighboring places
‘lnflu no provision for treating con
lwms»: on, »o that we get most of their
| cases I recommend & continued
strong fAght against the white plague
Of whites born there were 2.344:
colored, 818, M hich ds 354 more than
the deaths. Births in 1914 were 3,130
';md in 1912 ~2.539
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Scrambles To
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Be First t
Wedin’ll6
Jaseph Weisse, of No N lfiu!hl
Pryor street, wished the distinction of
being the first person in Pulton Coun- ‘
ty to obiain a marriage license iln
ihe pew year--and he won 2t
In order to take no chances. Mr |
Weiss telephoned to Ordinary Thomas |
H. Jeffries at the latter's home Sat
urday before daybreak, and an- |
nounced his purpose. Judge Jeffries
advised that there was no one ashead
of him, and requested him to apply
Al the Ordinary's office in the Court.
house about § o'clock
"All right, but | don't want anyone
0 got ahead of me now.™ he ex
clalmed anxiously
Clerk Arthur Marbut was the first
1o arrive at the office
My Welss was waiting outside, and
as the door Was opened. he dived in
Mr Marbut issued the license belore
even removing his hat
The sécond name on the license
was Mise Nophia Nagl
i Mr. Weise gisofully left the office
in & great hurry
‘ SEVERE QUAKE SHOCK,
WANHINGTON, Jan. LA severe
lmflmgmho shork, lasting near'y
[three Bours, was fecorded on the
| Georgetonn University selemograin
{ heve to-day Father Tondor!f, the
Sniversity experl, say® A fOoßserys
‘I"- sstimate of the distance of the
{ fisturbance from Washington o 3,000
;M-!GO
B e
Rooms of the Right Kind
With the Right People
There's & cortaln way to find the right kind of & room with
the right kind of people—and that's to seek It through the
right kind of & newspaper.
The "Reoms For Rent” ads in The Daily Georgian and
Sunday American are sotable for their guality and for at
tractivences of the roome advertised - berasse these Ponme
reflect the attributes of the home loving people who bave
them for rest.
Not doee their desirability make their price range esordi
tant of lessen one s choiae of keation
That's why people whe kuow, make The Georgian and
American (heif room directory when they are secking new
quariers
For the same reason they run & “Hoom Wanted” ad of thelp
own when they have any spocial requirements
Telephone It to The X
GeorglanAmerican
Main 1000 r Atlanta 8000
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| VASHINGTON Jay Unless
i' ore s A ur %! ted t ' the
| program Lthe ' re Pan-American
| & entif CONngress w EO on re rd
before final ad nment in favoer of
{a defoensive i A ' stween the 21
repu sos the Americas A res
?.‘. to this affe s in the hands of
g‘ eof 1 S h Amer AT e egate
‘;“ esent g & powert country a
r e - spproved the executive
! » ent among the delegales 1
. Bress - erwhesimingly
I luflyence . me govern
nents of » of them The scientin
sng eof the ngress has been almost
g of in ® Ag'tation o real
* Lthe § Pea na™e o the Amer.
*« and - e o e present »
' ' t AR { foreign atiempts
encponch ¢ American B¢
i . nem Hers f the ¢ gress have
: POoOw er their » ernments
1 - ' A% mar . -
& ‘ aie o le wit the )
| mat s other » vices of thelr
| Eovernments, actios ¢ ngross
. AY W ¢ take . " e indica
! v ’ . feeling toward -
r ot it » - 2L severs f
the uer . LY T & ery
e ~ - ™t rsed suh
. » e cogaten
T cotita . s the first of
{ihe ¢ ' ngre . ¢ Jiellneugs
Pres = f A the ~: \~va; At
SOV ‘ repreansted grat s
o 3 Ihe Krews the Sfr res
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Scientist Sees Men
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. Living 2,000 Years
! A i ' A Professr
’ £ - f Yake e s
A flye . . & eom ere
, . ante ging g
4 . - e atler
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g o future
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Honduran Towns
Leveled by Quake
B rternationa’ News Serviee )
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ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1916,
Mr. Welsh Has
Quite a Joll
Little Lark
By CHESTER FIELD.
Mr, Frederick Welsh, of England,
is a champion pugilist of the world,
and he has come to Atlanta to cele
brate the New Year by practicing his
chosen profession, doncherknow, but
do you know the bally fellow isn't
thinking of boxing gloves or upper
cuts or any of the blawsted things
they do in pugilistic circles to-day.
Quite the contrary! Mr, Welsh is
wishing that every night is New
YO-‘l‘". Eve and that he's in atlantd
alf the time. Quite jolly, what!
Do you know that lawst night on
Mr. Welsh's advent to the city he
was met by & Mr. Homer George, one
of your townsmen, | believe, theatri
cal chap and no end of a good fel.
low. Little supper party and all that
sort of thing. Quite & lark. Over at
the Pledmont Hotel, we had it. Num
bers of dancers and all that sort of
stuffl. Quite Jolly. And Mr. George
was most obliging. We're strangers
‘here, doncherknbw. Weren't long. ”
~ Mr. George introduced Mr. Welsh
and myself 10 & number of his u--]
quaintances—stunning girls, lovely
dancers, quite adorable. ¢
And Mr. Weish dancéd until far
after the midnight hour. Seemed no
‘ond of mash with those pretty At
lantans. Pretty Atlantans no end of
& mash with Mr. Welsh Quite jolly,
Made quite an impression, 1 assure
you. Heard a fellow In the lobbhy as
We were leaving. Rather rough cus
tomer he seemed, bruised ear and flat.
tenad nose and all that sort of thing
Fellow said: *“l've seed ‘em all
There's some as gets peevish before
A scrap and some ax gets happy and
some dries out and some boxes up to
the last minute, but here's this guy
A foxtrotting till 2 g. m. the night be
fore a battie. Wot's the game com
ng 107 Wattell”
Do you suppose he referred to Mr.
Welsh *
Arrest of Consuls
Stirs Teutons' Ire
(By International News Service.) ‘
ATHENS. Jan. I.—The Centrsl
Powers, with Turkey and Bulgaria,
to-day made & collective protest to
the Greek Government regarding the
Arrest of their Consuls st Saloniki
Premier Skouloudls made formal re
ply that Greecs siready had lodged
complaint with England and France
The German, Austrian, Turkish and
Buigarian Consuls st Saloniki were
placed under arrest by order of
Usneral Sagrall, commander of the
Anglo-French forces, Skouloud!s sald
French and Britieh troops surrounded
the consulates and made the arrests
After a German asroplane made an
attack on the eity
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Couldn't Be Honest
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And Happy; Resigns
By Inmternationsl News Bervice I
BAN FRANCINCO | Jan. 1 Jemw
MeCarn, former Distriet Attornes for
Hawall, arrived here on the way 1o
Ba home in Nashville, Tenn Me-
Carn was apointed by Presiden: Wil
San TRO years age and qult office
Pecembier 31
MHe sald hore to-day that he
Couldnt be honest and happy in the
piate, but | was honest”
Express Mmewer
Injured in Wreck
CHARLOTESVILLE, VA, Jan. 1.
Exprese Messonger M. . White, of
Alesandria, was fatally injured and
several olhers Were fously Hun
wher the st hbomnd P sids ®oee in’
rrashad inte » natthbeund freight on
the Rauihern Railmay nesr heve te.
Amy
The wreck was caused by an open
"o w
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Reports of what the various mn|
departments did during 1915 and n'o«l|
in 1916 Saturday were being compiled
quite gengrally at the City Hall m!
the department Geafis. Full lr;-ur"-i
will be available later, butl an nnlfanfli
of several are given herewith ‘
The report of Comptroller Gold
{ smith, compiled by his chief clerk,
| Graham West, shows that while there
“.- an apoarent deficit of 5100000 In
ity revenue, this will be made up
iargely by collectable bilis and back
taxes. This amount will be shaved
off the various apportionments unti!
it can be replaced by borrowing from
1917, Mayor Woodward and & num
ber of Counciimen expressed satis
‘l.u.-m that with its other heavy ob.
ligations the city was able to donate
$75.000 toward the Southeastern Falr
Coliections in 1915 totaied $4,138.247
not including $617.280 avallable Jan
uary 1 1815 a» a Comptroller's bal.
ance There was on December 31
372500 in each of four banks--the
Lowry, Fourth, American and Atlan
ta National-—-and 147,454 in the city
treasur |
§| Among the items on the side of fa
| bilities was 5175000 for the perpet
}-mf eharter fund, $135.000 toward the
!rrvma; Yy, and 395000 on sixth ine|
staliment serial bonds “
| Tity Marshal J. M. Py or's !prr":
shows & total of $351.167 from s rest
':nu.-mn-u liconges and N fas, wh ch
Tis 351965 better than last YOAr's
18209122, Mr. Puller would have
g"“‘ i® & betler recnrd except for the
fact that the A fas were not glven
‘Mm until December 1
; The Plumbing Department report.
'M to Sanitary Chisf John Jentsen
{that M 2 surface closets had ma‘
abolisied during the year, and it was |
i'al BAL A relenticrs fNght wi be |
fwaged this sear, because many rlos
;.'-, yeli are in operation, sspeciaily sn‘
| rearo neightorhoods |
! Dullding permits showed enin of
gl?l RiE The figures are treated in 2
‘»;u'as- ariiels 1
l Chief Jentoen's report will ask for
Uiree new Aushing marhines and a
fnew autom ® ruek for the Sant |
i!."' leparimert !
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‘Building Increase |
| For Year $24,856
’i Judging ¢ the ansual et of
ilh sing inspetor Mavs fust conm - |
:l"‘i At‘antia knee » surh thing
{B% war depression In 1915 in the mat. |
[tor of buiding !
i The report chows that huliding !
lihe lasi year IngPeaced over 1914 o)
} e amount of §84.854 I
§ The toia t”Mi;"fih’Qm - |
1% war M 0 Be 1480 L
;l:e:u. e ite 300 |
{ The 1915 building was appert rw:ul;
g.« f e |
| Dweiiings, $1000.098. rick build. |
5“.* FREA 090 apmrim mis, 0500 53 |
é’w ties (¢ ardler = arehouse) e .
{» roah Buyiid nge SO4, |
Vehuretes, 377980 alterations it i
1644, furnaces. 152095, frame b 4|
Pings Bioo and miesiinpecys §9; i
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\Atlanta U, 8. Bank l
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. Earns 880,000 Year!
I The Attanta Palleral Ressrve Pank |
; the year 1918 sarned for the Gov- |
j rrement apq Snately 80NE &
"#7 ing o *RleMmert made Watae
sy b il A MoCUad. the g
es v
‘ Plopmetie of 128 epond @ shomitg »
L T ) ¥ ondy & . L
tanke
Copyright, 1906,
By ?ge '(;eunhn Co. 2 CENTS gé‘t"rg.?l#s?nfcmu.
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| BOSTON, Jan. 1 An attempt to
anw ip the State House was frus
?!_r:ucm to-day when & suit case con
ilw:\"“.r.- five pounds of tynamioe with
la lighted fuse attached was discover
1..,wl in the corridor outside the office
lof Sergeant at Arms Thomas ¥
| Pedrick, which Is two floors below the
|Governor's office
] The inferna! machine was in pra
l! al working order and the dynamite
{ would have sxploded time. as was
{ Gemonstirated when the State police
! ater ook the comirivance out to
suburban quarry and set off the ox
i;—intn n without trouble
The Rtate police Agure that som
‘mw familiar with the statehouss plan
and corridors and also familia w
the movementis of the night wals
iman managed o plant the Infersa
fmachine n the rrid petme ne
p‘r'.v_fi‘ the nlght
The fuse war long enoug? t
‘-An‘l'-!.\'n'\-v'!y;. ne the
machine in the corridor several he
'va' e he me » - ~el f..» an s
';: O o
’ e Ihenrs raisnd wan tha -
!:;‘v,--v W plolters remainesd :
bullding afier the closing hours ye
ferday w: mansaged o e t f
zu" nt the ! put the 11
;..” and 1t destry - nlents
| position 2 ew 1o the dentity of
| the plotters was found
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Cincinnati Clubman
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| (By International News Service. )
| CINCINNATL Jan. 1 —The finding
in.' the bady of Charies C. Richardem
In 8 reservolr ot (lendale & » shurh f
| Cincinnat!, thisg morn 8 s the iim
At o f & setieos of tragedies in his
Pary and e Haldeman fam OOn
| nectad By marriage The decea v
was president of the Richardson Pa
i trpen prominent |r 1]
§ ox and In politics, having old the
M e ' antly Aud F andg « r
1 in e er for sgrceasive terme
1 His ctanding in business citcios was
| &8 and the reason for his deat »
~~ra»g.“ou; Mmystery the "ty » e
& drimk Tromm the resers he lost Ris
alamn e fe &r -aa fomhe the
sou l y f being ¥ nd . she seam
* F was arained this mpary “8
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‘Marietta Man Ends
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| Life Lying on Track
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Marialin 4 » * e &t . sh vy
| ot s i et et e . ;
this mornisg » e o 5o
i f the ehire ! soffin Ma *
fo.n . aee &£ =
soup A sh s in "-ate % »
» .as * ar = eid ' »
ther 5y H Witk & el )
& Irage v » e .
side of ¥ 5 - ® trecre :
[ & haif Goner negtors
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Captain von Papen
| Reaches Portugal
! By Isternatians! Nows Sery.ra
‘ Pir 1 ° o ; -
A s . o N o Y
Siin Prang s L ve
"l a * * v ¥ he e #
e sow b & W sed ¥ e
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ot . A n ' ¢ . '.* LA B Teia
mnmy
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NIGHT
iTO-DAY'S RACING
. RESULTS. = |
AT NEW ORLEANS,
FIRST--Mile and 70 yards: Chilton
King, 100 (Koerner), 8-5, 7-10, 1-3, won;
Laird o' Kirkealdy, 100 (McDermott), 8
2, even, second; Brian Boru, 116
(hnm). 6,2, even, third. Time,
1:631-5. Luke Van Zandt, Nigadoo,
Sure On, Armor also ran.
SECOND--3 furlongs: Norumbega,
116 (W, Llll‘). & l-l'.w:-s. won; George
C. Love, 11 (Keo’). 3, 4-5, 2.5, sec
ond; Kden Park, 115 (Butwell), 11-5,
even, 1-2, third. Time 1:38 1-5. Wistful
Cash l,'g, Cousin Bob, Bangblue, Wall
Street, Captain Fredericks also ran.
THIRD--Mile and 70 yards: York
Lad, 113 (R. Mott), 6,2, even, won;
El Pato, 118 (R. McCloskey), §, 3, 3-2,
s Alean s 1o Hovtizgny
o 82, L . me, 1: 3
HBatwa, "‘rovuto. Miss Daniels, Helen M.
also ran.
AT HAVANA,
FIRST 4 furlongs: Idiola, 102 l'rl“;
lin), 3. 6.5, 3-5, won; Lady Bryn,
( Nicklaus), 8.5, 1-2, 1-5, second; Bob
R, 108 (Pearce), 7,2, 7-10, third. Time,
174 2.5 Hester, Miss Kingsbury, Ben
Uncas niso ran.
BECOND--Bix furlongs: Reflection, 84
(Cruise), 6.5, 1-2, out, won; W-'Qfl'u.
108 (Hinphy). 2, 1-2. out, second; Blue
Mouse, 108 (Whymark), 18, 5, 1-5, third,
Time, 1:141-5. Louise Travers. Mr.
Sniggs, The Rump also ran,
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Mrs. Ware Bound
Over in Pistol Row
Mrs. Walter J. Ware, 28, of No.
365 Ponce Deleon avenue, urru«d;
December § by Policemen Anderson
and Fain on a charge of pointing a
pistol at Mre. W, L. Bishop, 39, of
No. 136 McLendon street, was bound
over Saturday afterneon by Judge
Johnson in Police Court under 350
bond. Preliminary hearing for her
was walved by her attorney, John Y.
Smith,
Mre. Bishop was discharged. They
were riding lin automobiles In down
town Atlanta and Mrs. Ware is sald
to have pointed & pistol a 1 M,
Rishop as the result of domestic
troubles,
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President Is Told
Of Liner's Sinking
By GEORGE R. HMOLM
Staf Correspondent of l-:zhnl
News Service
HOT SPRINGE. VA, Jan. 1 -
President Wilson received the first
news of the sinking of the liner Per
tia from the International News Serv.
fee. Shortly afterward official ad.
viees were received from Washing
ton. No intimation could be had of
how he viewsd the serious develop.
ments in the international situation.
While no definite information rou'd
be obtained, it was resorted that toe
President may decide to return to
Washington sooner than he had ox
pecied. It was said he may be back
at the White House Mondas (
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Slays His Cousin;
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Giynma Self-Defense
GADSDEN, A~I.A Jan I.=Prank
\w—r” M. telephoned from Maligday.
’Dflnn miles fromm here, 81 3 o'clock
\u\u he had shot and killed his cousin,
(is MeCuy, 30 years old and asked
that & Nheriff's deputy come there
and bring himm to Oadsden
He told the Sheriff the shooting
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oSn sAT
18 the wends at (he time
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King Confers Cross
~ On Canadian Nurse
By Imternstiens! News Berviee |
LONDON Jon | ~King ¢ -
Aay conferred the Order d%
Med Cross on Mise Margared lot
Mac Domald, matron. in-ohiof of Ihe
i nual‘"u; wureing nl?fl? |
German Submarine
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:?v,fi'lfi N, Jan Wul
Seaimet Abelin, of 1650 lone was for.
pedond and sunk by 8 Osrman mi
marine, # Wwar afhosned to-GaY
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i THE WEATHER.
Farerant far Ganrg oUnggh od g
ng wight and Benday;
| ohightly seider; prababie nuq
Csaee :
Tomparaturan=t o =, . §
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l LONDON, Jan. 1 The big Penine
| sular and Oriental liner Pers A Was
torpedoed p th Mediterranean Sea
t-w Thursday afternoon w th tremen
|dous loss of life by & submarine, the
| nationalit of which § nknowsy
Among the firsticlass passengers on
s: . were Rober N. McNeely,
1 od States Cons ) Aden, Ara
|bla, and Baron John Walter Edward
| Douglas Montague. of Beulis
: t nown that ere nwere a Rt
A A e ang o ' In add
Mr. MecNee Edward Rose
nd 1 " : At both ¢ . <
of e e Nis . LE y e
Persia J Rose “ -
olieye o ave t Be = t 2
® wWere M wome res
b nber of -n ae
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Liner Near A exandria
i e Pors NA* ADDIrOS Alex
's ! 2 he . " hed
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Atep
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onty . ¢ %
aTs - ah
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st , " . . he .8
5 . - ARS
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g s » oCeive :
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sons 1 the attack was made
t » Ng . o & German
b Ausirian submarine
ey - e SITA NG -
Ve an A 8 boe fested
. 57 ihes Ning f Hritish
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s A re A siAlomas
' & . e ere . arry
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300 Passengers Absard. _f
And & large crew Many of these
have lost their lives, Only four of
the liner's boats were Jaunched, oo
quickly did he Persia Sink.
flohumchvmmu;
FAve out the foliowing statement to.
day
fiMMr‘““m“*
Marseijise -m‘.m‘fi
WTRe quantity of mall. Additienal
Passsngers were taken on board at
thess piaces The Persia then pro-
Corded to Malts. Thers were e
troope on the vessel. The Persia
CArried but & emall carge. There s
B Rrowmiedge '.““"W
st Hhe carried 150 saloen pase
e .
The Persia was & stest “rew
Sleamer of 190 lons. She was built
WOINE and sailed from Londen
Bombas Bbe loft London December
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e nfl”mmuu*
[ Ihe nmu««m@mmhd@
@ran & stenmer
tum.‘cnm .
ered 8L incleding 4 eficers, bee
|eved 1o be beund for India 1 -
| (heir regiments. These inciuded Cule
mhbafllnmllm !
A Mowsll Nethersols. four majors,
cleven faplaine Two women tore
and Pour nafees ales were on ol
mlfldufli:;.d%
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