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MAYOR IN PRISON.
NOT DEPRIVES OF OFFICE
BERLIN, November 4
A prison cell will be the municipal headquarters of the town of Ivlotzsche for the next seven months, and the bur gomaster, Herr Angennann, has taken up his residence there. The burgomaster was sentenced for running down and killing two people with his motor car. The Minister for Home Affairs sought to deprive him of his mayoralty, but the court ruled that the sentence did not affect the honour of Herr Angennann. His fellow-citizens passed a vote of confidence in him, and he retains the if nil salary of his office, as well as free quarters.
FRENCH PROSPERITY.
AUSTRALIANS SEEK WORK
LONDON, November 6,
Attracted apparently by reports of France’s prosperity' a number of Australians have gone to Paris with hopes of securing employment. With their funds almost exhausted, as many as 12 a week recently called on the Australian trade representative in Paris (Mr Voss.)
Foreigners cannot work in France without a special permit. Openings for employment are extremely limited, exiept. for manual labourers, who are being recruited in great numbers from Italy. » c ] a in, Pelgium, Poland, and other countries.
KING OF GANGSTERS.
CHICAGO, November fi
“If you, as Chief Justice, will guarantee me peaceful control of the beer in dustry in Chicago without molestation 1 will withdraw from labour racketeering and cease protecting the racketeers who blow up business houses and prey on business men.”
Mr Justice M’Goorfy annoncues that In' received this “frank business proposition” from A 1 Capone, king of the gangsters. Needless to say, it was declined.
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