Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-04
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Is this farce to go on till we lose the | war in a shameful peace?
 But if we do not like these things you will make Us. While drinkers may have dou ble rations, you will put the 1 rest of us, ot1 cccnpulsions. Those who i drink may have as much grain as they | like: those who obey the Kings ] Proclamation may have so much and | no more. Do you think you can make 1 British. mothers take the bread from | their children's mouths to throw it into l brewers wits? We are getting on, but l we have some dignity left. Cotton. | paper, food, all the decent things are 1 going, but we will not let our children hunger while you throw T58,o00 loaves ! day into breweries.''
 Latest returns from the Canadian polling booths in England and France show that the total of votes poited is 175,o00. About 5000 men have record ed their votes in London. Voting was as brisk tls ever yesterday. The elee- ton will be in progress up to Decern- Der 17ths-London Chronicle.
 The "Frankfureer zeitung" says:
 Nothing has been lost strateeically by
 the surrender of Jerusalem. The zig
 nificance of the British success lies
 in the political field, in which it is |incontestable. The success is also very great in it's bearing upon the Syrian
 qu1stioil. General Allenhy's report shows that he is making the best pos- sible use of the advantages to be gain ed by a political demonstration, in which the French and Italians have al- so participated. Meanwhile it must be assumed that the last word has not yet been sroken in the strategicai or political affairs of Palestine. .-Ex- change.
 Bookmen who know the sodleiau Library will be interested to hear that
 MT. W. R. Sims. who has been half 4 century on the staff and is now senior assistant, Is to receive the degree of l Bachelor of Music this week. Mir. Sims has an experts Knowledge of music, and takes oversight of the scores in 1 the library. Jack Tar has snaenfieently get to WindWard of the multitude of men who smoke. In the matter of tobacco he has always been better off than the Erest of us; today he is the happiest Nicotine. His tobacco is to cost him exactly nothing Tobacco is one of the items that come to him by way
 of his monthly "slop. ehit.'' and these by the recent free kit concession are now what he calls "Harry Freeman .' Whitehall gays So, and for once tlie matelot agrees that my lords are atl Ewise-London Chronicle:
 I German households are. all accus- toned to have Christmas tree, but this year, as an article in the vossis- 1 che Zeitung' points out, many will
 have to do without 1t, owing to the high prices, and in cases where it is
 obtained it will present an unusual ap- pearance. -
 I Cottonwool and colored paper for it's ornamentation will be practically un- obtainabie, and as candles are ex- | tremely scarce and expensive the tree will be unlighted.
 I Confectionery, we are told, "is prac- ticaily not to be had" and singerbread
 simply does not exist" Toys which T on the average are 100 per cent. dear CT, are only offered for sale in small II Quantities.
 I The article notes a curious effect of high prices and the difficulties in the increase in shoplifting. Nearly every big shop in Berlin is compelled, owing to thefts, to employ detectives. I The Rumanan legation in Berne has
 issued a communication denouncing ] the brutal treatment of Rumanian ci- ! william prisoners. dragged from their ; homes in Rumania and interned in ! Germany.
 I They include Michel Antohesco, the II doyen of the Rurnanian bar and for !, merly vice president of the Rumaniarl chamber of deputies. Another victim II Is Diacopescu, a judge at the highest