The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1916-11-18 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE PASSING WEEK.  An Emohange message from Ski'bbereen.l •DlBtriet4llSPeOter Foster and fourteen policemen visited the °Moss of the 'Southern Star,', the Nationalist newspaper. on Monday, and, by order of the Irish Government, dismantled two linotypes, a Wharfdale prinking maohine, and meter machinery; and seized live copies of the paper dated Saturday, the 4th inst. Tbe paper has been suppressed. • • • •  The proceedings taken against the Duke of Mancheoter, of Condnit-sheeet, W., at the ' instance of Rosalie Rubens, a Belgian tapestry dealer, of Hampstead, on s charge of obtaining credit from her to the extent of Ad without disclosing that he was an undisoharged bankrupt, came before Mr. Paul Taylor, at Marylebone Police Court on Monday, when the Duke was committed for trial.  • • • •  The "'Nuevo Giornale" announcea that a German lady has been shot at Como. Her family went to Frankfort Whilst she remained in Italy, and had passed for an IDnglishwoman. She had intended to go to ' Switzerland, was arrested, and was found to possess a plan of the fortifications at Spezia. • • • •  A statement compiled by the Irish Registrar-Oeneral gives the following figures:547,827 men of military age, 915,875 regarded as indispensable, 33,221 joined the forces since the National Register (1915) to October 16 last, 107,492 physically unfit, 161,239 available for military service: total who joined the forces from the outbreak of war In October 15 last 130,261.  S • At • Daring last week 747 new Wax Savings ' Aseociations were formed in England s,nd Wales. The total number is now 12,827. Twenty-four new local committees were set up. In the last quarter the 15 aseaciations It Guildford collected .81,773 and bought 2,089 certificates, while only five members withdrew. That the War Savings propaganda has, however, still some converts to make is shown by the statement of a speaker at a meeting at Bloxwich, Staffs. that he knew of one person who had £l,OOO in a stocking. • • • •  Acconding to a Berlin telegram, the administrator of the Kaiser's private property has handed a large quantity of gold ornaments. belonging to the Kaiser to the National GoldaPur:hast, Committee. Ro_Portc coming from influential circles in Berlin represent the Chancellor as privately erpressing the opinion that the war will continue a long time. Defending his submarine policy to 'intimate friends he says that the continuance of the original ruthless warfare would have involved Germany in war not only with America but 'also with Holland, Denmark and Norway.  In a bigamy charge heard at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, Private Albert Mansfield, R.A.M.C., said that last January ne wrote to his wife, the prisoner. saying +hat he was to be court-martialled and shot. He was suffering from mental derangement through shell-shock at the true, and three months later it was stated in evidence the woman married another soldier and received double allowance.  Joseph Deans, a South African gold miner, aged 44, was sentenced to death at the Durham Assizes on Wednesday for the, murder of Catherine Convery, wi(l-)w, with whom he kept company, at Sundenand on October 13. When convicted pritoner exclaimed All I have got to say :s 1- led the woman, and I am pleased I killed her." Mr. Justice Low said this ob.ervation was sufficient proof of the just cc of the verdict, and prisoner interrupted with "Yes, my lord."