... south Eastern Passengers Injured. SC A serious collision occurred during a 1fog in on Thursday on the South Eastern Railway Or near New Cross Junction one passenger train sC runninginto another, The trains were fairly G well laden, the time being balf-rast nine, bh when many persons are proceeding to the re City. One carriage was smashed and several hi persons were shaken, but the full extente ...

... News In Prief, It is reported that the Germans have destroyed Salaga, in the Hinterland of the German territory on the Gold Coast. The tiger's strength exceeds that of the lion. Five men can easily hold ,down a lion but nine are required to-hold a tiger, Dr De. Uarvalho, Braillan ?? of Foreign Affairs, has. been shot st Rio 'by a member of thelbhamber of Deputies. Platinum wires have been ...

... I - o0 The City Council had several matters of t, moment before it on Wednesday, and all b were disposed of in a business-like manner. t' Prominent was the Sanatorium question, v upon which the St. Thomas District a Council would appear to have acted with fi more haste than circumspection. The o Town Clerk sketched the other side of the t] picture with a few but very effective strokes. Deeply ...

... VJSITORS.-Visitors at the Imperial Hotel i include Colonel and Mrs Hlenry Fraser, B1r and Mlrs J Barrington Deacon, Mrs Gibson, Sister Ann &lportMr and Mrs Ficeld, and Mr Amherst Walter. AcciDENT-W111hilt endeavouring to jump upon the step of a passing cab at the curner t oE the Paraae last evening a ladl named Trim was knocked down, and the wheel passed over his right leg and foot, inflicting ...

... Exeter Licased Viotuallers. V: The forty-eigpth annaal.,rneeting ofthe'0 c Exeter~and -Iistrict -License Wivtscea~Iers'asi& vt Wine and Beer Sellers' Prottealon Society, ' 'was held ab thb Barmstaple inn,IroarBrldge, ?? on Wednesday. Mr E Glade presided, and, d there were also present Messrs C b'picer u (vice-cahirruan), W C Richards, a Reed, C Vp 'Edwards, 11 L Clark, H G Blacking, ni H Ii' ...

... News In B>1ef0 Four persons were killed by a boiler ex- plosion at, an electric light carbon factory at kanterre. Three children lost their lives as the consequence ofa fire atAintree-road, Folbarm, on Monday. Mr William Steinway, the head of the Ametican piono firm, died un Monday from typhoid fever. I understand you are financially em- barrasred?-No; there's where ye are dead wrong; ie's my ...

... [By THE MAN IN THE STRZ'EET.'] _ ?? Butter eighteenpence per avoirdupois ir pound in July I Householders are shaking nf their heads and conjuring up domestic bankruptcy at the contemplation of the'high _ rates at which churns are now running. Of 8 course this inlflation of price is set down to the drought. What-we should do for a scape- goat it we didn't get a few droughts occasionally I ...

... PE RSONAL. Lieutenant Sbrubb, of ?? Rifle Volunteers, has resigned his commissionf Mr. J. P. C. Shrubbthas become president of d the Torre Rovers Cycling Club, and Dr James g vice-president. The Duke of Bedford met a large number of his ternwnt farmers in the Tavistock district, at the.Bedford Hotelr.Tavistock. The Very Bev the Deaniof Exeter wilipreach at the Exeter CathedrxI to-morrow morn- ...

... l - To-morrow EXETER CATIr EDRA%. O , an(I Sermon; ther ' munion, Starnord in; liosqod is lie.' 3, Afternoon hervice. minor9Ci, ( givet Hymn 256. ?terAcr ' 7, Rvening Servlu aa3 S,.. Rhvrcj H PriC-Icli4 ilxt BLAC.YBOY-ROAD (WelCVpr) inq iBervice; pchr 5.3), Evening 8ervic,; TIC.. Bind. BAPTIST COAPEL (BlarI 10.45, Mornior ;rvC G Wh'te. 245, 1'S address by MrJohndrl; Service; preacher, l A ...

... Volunteer intelligence,, Orders for Next Week. ExETBxrr NGNaTRtrrs.-For ?? 0. T. IV. Finch, Sergeant Shapley, Corporal Vicary, Bugler Wright, Monday-Rleoruit .drill with arms, 7; examination for Lance vecond and full Corporals, 8. Tuesday- Preliminary examination for bergeants' certificates of proficiency, 8. Wednesday- Examination for .Sergeants' cortificates of proficiency by the Adjutart, 7 ...

... The Isolation of England. In a forcible article counselling the Germans to abandon the practice of obtru- sivelv celebrating the defeat of the French in 1870. the Starndarrd ?? we shall be told once more, The Germans fear God and no on; else, They are quite right in fostering that sentimant among thbim- selves, but they have no monopoly of it. A greater Hohenzollern even than the one ...

... There are over 250 entries for the Bideford Horse Show to be held on Batik Holiday. tl The Barerstaple Friendly Societies will ho l W a hospital demonstration on August 22nd. L The following clergymen were licensed by w the Bishop of Exeter on Wednesday : -InDcu hl Mr. R. M. Vere-Stead, younger son of the pi Rev. W. B. Vere-Stead, Rector of fHuntsbaw, w ba a passed the Law Preliminary Examina- ...