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/ In a bout, Les Darcy defeated George Chip in the ninth round. . George Mooro 3 the vctornn crioketerj is dead. Tho British Army Council has com-' mandeered solo and upper leather. It will allow holders 5 por cent, oa the purchase money paid. , Mr. Higgs (the Federal Treasurer); has refused a theatrical deputation's request for a reduction of the Amusements Tax. He said that the Government expected the people to pay tha tax. He promised to reconsider the matter at the end of sis months if" ■« their industry was detrimentally affected. ' ' ■ . General Sir W. R. Birdwood_ has ordered 2-inch' strips : of gold braid, wont perpendicularly .on the left sleevOj as a mark for eaoh time a man- is wounded. ' It is officially announced that the Warsaw population's meat ration has been reduced to three grammes per day* The Small Nationalities is appealing to neutrals to protest against this savage cruelty. • Count Tisza, speaking in tho ■ Hun-' gurian Parliament, said that the food question was undeniably precarious. The Government was convinced, however, that there were sufficient supplies - to prevent starvation, ':