... , A'POINTS FOR TEE PEOPLE. TRUTH, AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. Every Englishman who can -view facts im- partially is convinced that the present war is a just one so far as this 6ountry' is concerned. Unfortunately, there are 'a few persons whose judgment is so warped, or their political pre- judice so strong, that' they have seen fit to take sides against their country. We in Suffolk have one or ...

... IIUG~~~E M4LT1 .9IG DE$ThOY fD IN irs Wioii, 1 ?? DAMAGE. 'ipswi~ch was on' Thursday night the scene of a disastrois fire, the like of which hae not 'been. witnessed in the- tow for many years. As is generally the case, it was one of the large com- mercial premises in the vicinity of the Dock t~hat was involved, the proprietors being the Ipswich Malting Company. This.'dompaoy 'possessed ...

... WOODBIRTDGE AND DISTRICT CON- SURVATIVE ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the above Association was held' at the Crbwn' Hotel, Woodbridge, on Thursday afternoon, Capt. P. J. Carthew pre- siding. Capt. Pretyman, MRP., writing to the Chair- man, sajd:'-- amn sorry that 1 cannot attend the meeting of the Woodibridge Conservative Association, as I must be in the 'House to- morrow afternoon, and ...

... MR. HARBEN AT WEYBREAD AND FRESSINGFIELD. A meeting in support of the candidature of Mr. H. D. Harben was held at the Schoolroom, Weybread. Mr. C. C. Jacobsen, C.C., presided, and there was a fair attendance. ' Addresses were delivered by the candidate and Mr. Park Goff, and a resolution in support of Mr. Harben was carried. The candidate afterwards pro- ceeded to Fressingfield, where another ...

... DISPOSAL OF NACTON WORK- HOUSE. GUARDIANS DECIDE TO SELL IT. The question of the disposal of Nacton Work- house, which fell into disuse when the Wood- bridge paupers were removed to the new ips- wich Workhouse, was discussed at a meeting of the Incorporation or Guardians of the Poor of the Colneis and Carlford Ilundred at the Town Hall, Ipswich, on Tuesday. It should be explained that when the ...

... LAST XIGHT'g NEWS. TftE WAR. lJUPP GUN ABANDONED: PRISONERS BEIZEASED. AJNOTHE1B WHITE FLAX INCIIDENT. The following message from Lord Kitchener 'was issued by the War Office last night:- Bloemfontein, December 7th, 2.30. p.m. De Wet's force, reported by patrols gone east and north-east from Odendal Drift, Charles Knox following. Hie reports the capture of a Krupp gun and a waggon of ...

... MEN AND THlING.S. ILLUSTRATED. COLONEL BADEN-POWELL, THE HERO OF MAFEKING. The relief of plucky little Mafeking now that it is a fait accompli has filled the nation's cup of thanksgiving to the brim. Although by no means an important military success likely to affect the fortunes of the campaign, as was Ladysmith or even Kimberley, from the point of view of sentiment Mafeking beats both, and ...

... CORPRFSPONDENCE, ?? We d? not hold ourselves responsible fox opinions expressed by correspondents.ED. AURICULAR. CONFESSION, [To THE EDITOR Or THE IPSWIOE JoURiu's Sir,-As it is quite possible that some readers of your ably-edited paper will come to the con- clusion that I have given figures bearing upon crime committed abroad, because Romanists in this country areextraordinarily good ...

... PERFORMANCE OF SAMSON. The Felixstowe Choral Society showed no little courage when they selected so formidable a work as Hande's Samson for their season's practice and annual performance. Of course, the main object of a choral society is chorus practice, and the excellent singing of the chorus at the concert in the Victoria Hall on Wednes- day evening showed that the time had been spent to ...

... . ?Cipyrt'j.t.) . | HEALTH AND 1- 0 IME,. f3y V. GORDMON sTAr,%EBl, M.D., R.N., Author of I'Sic'iness and lTalt, ?? People's A.BC. Guide to Heolth, TWe Wife's Guide to Health and HLappiness, &c., kc. NURSING. It is sicl:-mhrsing I refer to, not the nursing of babies. I believe I promised to have further para- graphs on this important subject some time ago. The first thing is sending for ...

... CORR ESPONDENCE. %* We do not hold ourselves responsible for i opinions expressed by correspondentsv-ED. BEER DUTY AND MALT'! SUBSTITUTES. ITO TEE EDITOU OF THE 'PsWICH JOURNfL.] i Sir,-It is reported that Sir C'uthbert Quilterl is going to move that the proposed increase of duty on 'beer be reduced, -from 1s. to ?? and that the deficiency be made good by a duty of; 48, per owt. on! sugar and ...

... [SPECIALLY CONTRIBUTED.] AN ABAINDONED BANDSMAN-MUSICAL NOTES - CHORAL NOTES-FOOLIX- STOWE NOTES-POLICE NOTES- STRIKE NOTES-CALCUTTA NOTES- RAILWAY POLITENESS. I noted the letter in last week's Ipswich .lournal, signed A Bandsman, complaining of mny complaining of there being no band in Ip31wich worthly of the name. I suppose my frieod belongs to the Death of Nelson Band. Well, Sir, I ...