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AUTUMN COLOURINGS AND CLOUD EFFECTS,
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On the night on which Maru made its closest approach to the earth, the skies of England ware (as far:
I can tell) completely overcaat, (writes the Astronomical corres- pondent of the London "Morning Post"
and the planet has
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Foch.
SECRET WAR HİSTORY.
"The Reputation of My Officers
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JAPANESE ART.
TRACED BEFORE DAWN OF HISTORY,
COPPER AND IRON AGES.
An address was given by Major, W. Peer Groves on Japanese art and
legend before the members of the Arundel Society of Manchester, on October. 90. To reach the very
The King of the Belgians has foundation of Japanese art, he written a letter to Marshal Foch said, it was secessary to go back In the eyes of the pessimistic lay-in reply to the Armistice Day to a period before the dawn of man, this year's visit of Mars has interview given by the Marshal to history. The Inhabitants of Japan therefore been a failure: the long the "Matin."
In their own stone age, either. hoped-for night turned out cloudy, Marshal Foch, in his disclosures evolved independently or inherited
disappeared of the secret history of the war, these art motives which charac uain inte space for at least an-stated that during the critical terised the same epoch in China and period of November 1914, he sun. The dolmen period of Japanese
the Mediterranean basin. other two yours.
Yet the astronomer himself is not ceeded by persuasion in prevent- distressed for him this year's ng Sir John French and the King
succdse. In his eyes, moreover, the visitation is only half over-the ap preach of the planet is at an and but it has still got to retreat from
history, which lasted from about
lcas controversial ground:
Manager, "Malay Mai 1926, until MONDAY, JANUARY visitation of Murs has been a great of the Belgians from abandoning 600 BC. to, perhaps. 700 A.Di, was
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Furthermore, he has at least an alter two months to go, before Mars really does get too far away to be seen to advantage.
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The Observations.
People are asking what has come out of all this watching? What new thing has been seen of die- covered?
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He suggested, according to his interviewer, that King Albert, like Sir John French, was in favour of retreating, and the King was quoted as having said: "By
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other observations have been rethe Constitution I am responsible duced and correlated; und only to my people for what remains after all that has been done will of the Belgian Army.. I cannot be possible to draw any reliable sacrifice it." conclusions."
TO-
During this era the native gion of Shinto or Ancestor war- ship was supreme. The grandees and rulers were buried in tumull, covering megalithic structuren eimilar to those of the European stone age, although Japan Was thon emerging from the age cf copper to that of iron. In the burial chamber were placed such! personal belongings of the dead as ooking pota, vessels of wine and food, house trappings and weapons. The Peel Park Museum in Salford afforded ample acope for the study! of this interesting subject.
The most fascinating point lay in a peculiar type of pottery found in the Japanese dolmer tombs. These were remarkable vessels with high and perforated,stems which oc curred very occasionally in Chinese Lottery of the Chou dynasty from 2,000 BC. onwards, and in Korea. But in Japan they were met with in auch unusual numbers that they could hardly have been derivad from the neighbouring continents. A visit to the British Museum (where there is a large selection locked away in a dark clapboard) would show that theses curious in the pre-historic vessels of the forme find theig exact counterpart Qualified, European Teacher. For
M. le Maréchal-I have read tone age and bronze age of Was particulabs write, goating your re-
with astonishment the accounts term Asia and the Mediterranean quirements, to Box 150, e/o "China | WE, the undersigned, beg to announce Mail!"
ourselver an importers & Exporters, Major, was presented centrally tosanne in the "Matin" of a coprimitive Japanese art and Shinto)
that we have just established called Martin "ueas," the Syrtis published by M. Stephane Lau-ttoral. In fact a wealth of cumu
lative avidence suggested that Coal Contractors, Shipping Agents and us at about midnight upen the versation which you are stated to Gene Providers. We provide luun-planet's globe. Its appearance was
cult of the dend was very much like.. have had with him. ches. Bghters and junks for carrying very remarkable.
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The King of the Belgians writes eloudy in England but the night); before was in many places are as follows to Marshal Foch markably fine one.
That night the greatest of the so-
three
gurunice the safe delivery of all goods delicate detail in varying shidag or tended to order the retreat of from which place they will be further green-blues, light blues, and dark Gur army had you not offered to transferred to any required destination,
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which in 1884 it presented to Schiaparelli, and how the usually elliptical-shaped "Lake of the Sun"
Marshal Foch."/
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