London, Apr. 20.
LAs a sequel to the outrage Bulgaria has asked the Allies' po mission to increase the army—by: }10,000 men.
'A Conference of Ambassadors will settle the matter.
Ie ig noteworthy that a Confer-recently approv of the Bul-yunan-request for an add: tional 2,000 men.—Reuter.
Paris, Apr Before deciding on Bul ing particular attention to Commonwealth political developments. For many years, until quite recently, he contributed to the "North-China Daily News" a weekly letter in which he very ably and lucidly Jdiseussed the leading current events! in the Federal sphere. Mr. Chat-away kept himself well-informed on Australian and Imperial affairs, and hhis literary gifts, honesty of convietion and purpose, and consistent fairness towards his political opponents were pleasingly in, jevidenee in his' press contributions. He is survived by a widow and thei Every moment saw fresh i the never-ending process sion of brilliant all-red uniforms, golden bows and arrows, five-foot trumpets and plumed helmets.
Finally a most magnificent body jof Bornu cavalry, their heads befeathered, rede up, waving their Jcutlasses and swords, accompanied a special troop of mounted and [beautifully caparisoned camels cai frying enormous silk fage. It was truly an orgy of colour.
The parade closed with. gallops past by detachments, a tilting finish lof wondrous demonstration of|.
Wwiderpread interest in the United States, Thb prosecution alleges that Mr: Shepherd perpetrated the murder last December by moons of 2é- ministration of typhoid germs with the abject of securing a bequest in MeClintock's will under which he inherited over a million dollars. Tt is, asserted that the accused formerly attended a school of bacteriology conducted by Dz. Faiman, who states that he missed test-tubes filled with typhus baeili after Mr. Shepherd eft. angel Accused to-day. pleaded "not, funeral' service i the cemetery. quest a¥ rogans itereacing her family of two sons and a daughter. loyalty rever een before and never, guilty." Reates's American Servieq.:,
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