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Prince Otto of Hapebourg. Pretender to the Austrian throne (left) with Prince Xavier de Bourbon and Prince Concert Felix de Luxembourg Bourbon, at the funeral of Prince Sixte de 'Bourbon, who died in Paris recently. The Prince Xavier is the brother of the deceased.
INDUSTRIALIST ON INGRATE. ISLAND
FUEL OF FUTURE
Big Opportunity For Compressed Gas
OIL MAY BE DISPLACED
London.
What is the fuel of the future: Petrol or gas and electricity?
Was
Sir Alexander Walker, who largely responsible for the Sheffield Gas Grid, thinks that the future lies with gas and electricity.
(Continued from Page 9.)
ast barrel of rum in the sea over- night.
one
M. Pluvinage got busy. He made The islanders, who had put up: them pull down their dwellings with everything, would not put up and rebuild them with a terrifying with that. Moved by one impulse, eye to hygiene. He compelled them they seized M. Pluvinage, and: to erect a hospital for contagious bound him securely,
Then they transported him in a diseases, although contagious dis- eases were unknown on the island.boat to a desolate islet, some three He made them construct a mole, a miles away from their island.
Here they built a small hut, lighthouse and causeway, all of
stocked it with food, and then un- which were.quite useless.
Every morning he collected them bound the philosopher. on the sands and made them do! "A whaler will probably call in "I m a believer in the future possibilities of traction by electricity Swedish gymnastics. And, as be two or three months," said one of had found microbes in the brook, the islandera as they were leaving by storage batteries-which is a
he compelled the islanders to boil him. "We will bring you any food fuel as economic as any other, all the water they drank. He you may want, but only on pecially for urban areas," he says.
would not allow them to eat any condition. We don't want to see Sir Alexander has been using an meat. As he was a vegetarian, you at any price. If you try to in- electric trunk for 13 years to prove they must follow his example. He terfere with us again, we will kill| the value of electricity transport for himself.
Even with the high cost arranged when they were to get you
He fixed their Isolation has curative proper. up and go to bed. of electricity, he says, the expense hours of work and the time he ties." replied M. Pluvinage with &
almost allowed them for leisure. They smile that held hate. of running the truck was parallel with the best petrol condi-
were not permitted to do anything M. Pluvinage could not under- tions.
had happened. A they had formerly done.
stand what Sir Alexander is convinced that!
Perfect in theory, these teach-whaler, however, appeared electricity is going to make a differings somehow went wrong in prac months intor and rescued ence to the consumption of petrol in tice. The pigs, bred and reared And as he embarked he gave a last this country and that the use of gas according to the latest scientific bitter look at the island, where the is going to increase and displace oil theories, nearly all died. The cod inhabitants, free from his tyranni and, to a very much larger extent. had been annoyed by the building cal supervision, had returned petrol. There is, he believes, a very of the mole and had now disap their old, happy ways. big future for compressed gas-peared. The seals had emigrated; M. Pluvinage's return to Europe Reuter.
was n vertable triumph. He was Hitherto, the islanders had been more of a hero than ever ho
been. Everyone wanted dominated with the conviction that had
AUTHOR RETIRES
TO
HILLS.
Harold Bell Wright's New Venture.
PLANS SECLUDED LIFE
elsewhere.
four
him.
to
to
Societica M. Pluvinage was their superior in hear him lecture, and
plal- everything: also, there he was squabbled to get him on omniscient (and in this, alas! they forms.
Kere he told his astonishing story. And doubtless in all good of memory faith-for aberrations
were right); and so had done their
best not only to understand his
now were
theories, but to apply them.
But having applied them, the are a weakness of social reformers fourteen original inhabitants of he forgot the mortifications of the island were wretchedly miser-the end of his stay on the island, able. For the fourteen healthy and spoke only of the beneficent: San Diego, California.
fourteen work he had accomplished.
Sildes Harold Bell Wright, the author islanders
of two photographed whose book sales have reached the nerve-racked skeletons. They were remarkable total of 9,000,000 copies, exhausted by bad food and work. groups were thrown on the screen plans to live the secluded life of "They were tortured by apprehen- to illustrate his success with the was that of slons of illness and death.
islanders. The frat shepherd of the hilla."
akele- this, alaa all. In lamentable, Nor
neurasthenic WAS Believing the book market some- what uncertain and land "the safe order to give them standing in the tons. The other was that of fine thing for a man to tie to," the 62-eyes of other nations, and to earn men, women and children, aglow
the with health and contentment. year-old writer has bought 56 acres their respect, he had made
islanders take up politics. In con- "Before I arrived on the island," at the edge of Lake Hodges, near
sequence, they were devoured with said M. Pluvinage, referring to the San Diego.
ambitions, torn by jealousies, skeletons. poisoned with rancour, evilo that "The day I left," he proudly had taken the place of their old said, on showing the plump, happy
away
care-free happiness.
islanders.
The applause was deafening.
There he will play "shepherd" to of a few goals, raise a variety fruits, a few vegetables, chickens, rabbits and a couple of cows. He
Although M. Pluvinage had in- explains that he will raise nothing structed the islanders for barely a 14th May for market, but just enough for
year, he was blind to the evils hel 1st June himself and family to live
had wrought. He was pleased with from the eyes of the world.
His writing career began in 1903 his pupils; more than pleased with himself. For the anniversary of then obscure publisher the day of his arrival on the Steamer 24th Mar brought out "That Printer of island, M. Pluvinage arranged a
"CONTE VERDE 24th June Udell's," which sold to 400,000
to be From TRIESTE. VENICE. BRINDISL| Celebration. There were
& SINGAPORE.
Africa Muru
Tues., Tuci.
6th June
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coples, then "Shepherd of the general rejoicings. But this Cele-.PORT SAID, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, Hils," which reached 1,000,000. bration was significantly an-
Reuter.
He followed with "The Calling of nounced as a "Temperance Fate." CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Dan Matthews," which passed the M. Pluvinage had decided to com-informed that all Goods are bein million mark, and later produced his plete his good work.
landed at their risk into the Godowns most popular work, "The Winning
of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf On the morning of the festival, and Godewa Company, Ltd., at Kowe 5th July of Barbara Worth," of which more
than 1,600,000 copies were sold.he assembled the islanders. And loon, whence and/or from the wherres
as he had photographed them on delivery may be obtained.. his arrival on the island, he photo- Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless noties 24 been given 45 graphed them again.
hours prior to vassel's arrival but Then he suggested a conference carried on from port to port to the on the evils of alcohol; and pre- final port of call to which the option sently announced that to celebrata extenda
No claims will be admitted after the this wonderful day, he had vau-Goods have left the Godown, and sil remaining Goods remaining undelivered after the quished their one enemy. For he had emptied their 11th instant will be subject to rent.
All claims against the variel mat presented to the. Undersigned on or
the 20th instant or
or they will directly at the plane,
"I watched it for a minute or All broken
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here with the eastbound night plane in spite of all I could do. American Airways mail plane "When it appeared something No Fire Insurance bike, been, affecte CHANGTE 17th May from Fort Worth, Texas, and was sure to happen. I banked fød, play
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