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French cider is at stake. The authorities, while perfectly understanding the effect which the of new danger is exorcising on the minds old-established and reliable firms, are doing their best to restore confidence and self-reliance. Now that food inspectors hace established beyond don't the existence of fraud, the very
possess before starting on its pauitive expedí. tion, analysts have been sent, not only to Normandy, but to various other parts of the country, to examine how business is condnoted, and secure samples. Very little geunine cider is to be had outside the prodaote of well-known firm that is the conclusion to be arrived at.
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their spare time in wine-shope. The schools at Groix opened with 52 pupils. It led to the formation of similar schools at Dieppe and the Sables d'Olonne. The Dieppe Chamber of Commerce is erecting fins premises for its school, which is to become the mudel professional school of fishery. It giros geveral ua well # thetanical instruction. It is managed by the
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If the weather was not so intensely cold one woull imaging oneself in the month of July, so dull is the metropolis actually, and the papere go fall of nothing." The foot is there is fory
is anybody bas left for warmer regions. The political world is very quiet, and is not excited Over the Far Eastern question, the Government is preparing for future orents, and does not mean to be caught nopping. Busaion move. ments are becoming more and more mysterious, It is noted that though the Tast desires penco at all cost, he still shuts a blind eye then auds of sokliers pouring into Port Arthur; that alone is enough to almost oziva a eus NA belli. The fact is that Fussía finds it more diffi- cult to climb down than she at first roukouod few can expect Japan to wait interminably while Russia is barrying out ships and man to the Far East. Opinion is naturally divided on the actual situation, which is a perplexing one; many think that there will be no war, and that on or the other parties will give way of the last moment. Japan is as firm to-day as she was at the beginning; in other words, sho has - 1450 nu intention to yield, consequently, it peace is to be assured the Tsar's Government must give something more than vague nasurances that it means well. Acts, not words, are what the Japanese are waiting for from hour to hour;
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The Paris Faculty of Medicing has thrown some fresh light on the mysterions sleeping sickness. The results of the exhaustive inquiry erufirm that the malady which prevailed to such an extent ia French, Africa is really the outcome of a sting or bite by a member of the mosquito family. The disease has been knowE to take as long as eight years to develop. It generally attacks strong, healthy young man, and is found most frequently in well-watered districts; it is also most prevalent in the wot senson. Though no care for the diseam has us yet boon discovered, the Government, who intends to continue its enquiries, hopes betora long to publisks frosh facts about sleping-sick- ness. The sadical world at horae is engaged on the anbject, and trusts to mucceed in its aim to find a cure. With time, this difficulty will be overcome.
Parisiaus are full of the radium question, and continue to discuss its merits generally, A to Its inventer, little is known of that he is the most modest and retiring of woy, and which is probably tho Teason why he has been hitherto so little known to the general public. M. Curie, however, is great celebrity among bia confrères of the scientific world; he is considered a savunt, on
The creation of mero friendly relations between the eve of becoming a candidate for the Institut Franco and Siam is gradually becoming a fail de France, or Academie, inhabited by the Im accompli, The French who are very sanguine martels. His friends feel sure that be will be nhout this, will have to thank their old friend, elected. for his discovery has won a great Eagland, for successfully bringing about such reputation for him and his wife. M. Curia an lesue. The nogotiations which have been does not wish to offend anybody, though he going on since some time between the two would prefer to remain the simple gentleman countries have borne good fruite M. Daleassé never lost bope, though he was severely blamed somewhat dreads his Academic election; nad not unnaturally 26, considering that it is by his countrymon for the delay that has no carred in coming to so arrangement. Roma customary when a man is candidate in France was not built in a day. Had it not been for the for the lastitut, for him to pay a visit to each Parliamentary influenes of M. Etienne, and his member of there august bodies. Persons of Chauvinist followers who dal not at uli relish this class in France, as a rule, are anything but the idea of a settlement depriving them of pin. addicted to luxury; as they usually live in modest pricking opportunitis against England, the though comfortable spartments situated on the formal agreement executed two years ago fifth door, in the Luxambourg quarter, to attain between M. Deleassé and the Siamas Minister which one has to climb innumerable fights of in Paris-which, after all, only needed French highly-woxod stairs. This may explain why M. ratification to remove every point in dispute, Carie, if he could only have his wish, would and so establish a lasting modus vivendi-every- prefer to "declina with thanks." His friends felt thing would now ba waffled amicably. Since greatly disappointed at the last moment, when Anglo-French friendship is restored, éfforts are M. Curia informed them that, instead of pre-made to come to terms with Siam; nobody has senting himself for the vacant Academic chair, bean or is mero anxious to do this than the he had vanated the marvellons seientific capabi Bangkok Government. The French-specially hities of his rival af. Amagat. The election of the Colonial Party-ought to bear in mind the latter planned M. Curie more than if he had that the Siamese are willing to coucada con- himself been elected; he has no objection to siderable territory to France, as wisko. being left out in the cold. Independence is weight, in addition to meeting all expanses of worth more than obligations oftan.
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The arifcial brooding of ish in France is making considerable progress, and Parliament [3335 is thinking seriously of shortly increasing its anunal contribution of 35,000 frs,, for technical researches, relating to fiabing. The zoological laboratories of Boulogne-sur-mer, La Hoogue, Roscoff. Concarnes, Fecamp losables d'Olonne, Banyuls, Marseilles, and Tamaris,which are employed for the purpose, are doing very well. The object is to study the industrini side of the fish culture question. The investigators were first to decide, if the young fish-fry or alevins can be transportad.
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