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There are people who esy that the Christians The Figaro publishes come interesting par-card habit is not good, but then, there are people tisulars of the unpublished works of M. Sally who decry Christmas itself. Though the vary. Prudhomme, one being a volume of vorse and the children are losing faith in Santa Klans there other the incomplete work in prose," Le Lienare still thousands of brave hearts who keep Christms, and remember their friends in the old Social," which is a development of a prefacer written by him sous years ago for Michelot's fashioned way. To them, the very name of Tuck Bible de l'Humanité, together with several has a comfortable sound of synonymity about it; shorter papers on philosophies subjects. As M, and as it will be Christmas again in a little Bully Prudhomme almost entirely ceased to write are two months, we have pleasure in calling verse after the publication of his long poem Le attention to the fact that Raphael Tack and Bonheur" in 1888, the new volume of pastry, Sone are still loading the van as art publishers special appointment which will probably appear in the winter, is and Christmas specialists by
to the whole of civilization. speak by uot believed to consist of early pieces and of some posms which he did not think it desirable to smple, for the house of Tuck is
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cards are worth enquiring advance subscription; in respect of which He was interested in them, as he was interested the "Sylvan deposit of not less than one half shall have been
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moment of my death my physical forces will have become so weak that I'shall be incapable of The American authorities, says the Pall doing anything My consciousness, luited to Mall Gazetta, boast that they intend to grant sleep, will already have departed, I have near the Filipinos a larger mossara of asutrol over me persons whom I cherish and who are filled their home affairs than is allowed the Agistic with an ardent Catholic faith. I shall not hava dependencies of any European Government. the sublime soutage of eating them such paio Soms, observers of events, however, freely as they would suffer were I to dispose of myself predic: that the ressions of the new Parliament in the manner I should prefer if I were aloue, will be rendered futile and ridicaloas by the. Sometimes, it is tru, I have said to myself that conduct of wild agitators. Many of the can there was an example which it was necessary to didates elected on July 30 were former give. But then I considered all the pain to those insurgent leaders. These hare by on 16308 who devoted their whole lives to me, succouring lost the ind ove add ability which give them my distress, and. I marmured, let it bo as they suab prominence in the days of the insurrec wish my spirit remains free. My conscination. Some of them have since been appsieted absolves me.
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THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLE-
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The
Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon , perhaps, not a very appropriate title for a book which aims at conveying something very much more than mere impressions. volume is extremely han some and ornamental, the binding is magnificent, the papor excellent the illustratiuus, which are said to number 3,000 admirable excuted. There is much valuable information regarding tex and rubber cultiration, pearl fisheries, and every branch of trade and industry practiced in the Island."
THE SPECTATOR,” July 1, 1907: Twentieth Century Impress ons of Ceylou Lloyd's Greater Britain Publishing Company, Limited)-This vary sumptuous volume, with its 876 quarto pagas and its illustrative photographs, numbering early 3,000, in well worthy, of its objects."
"THE SCOTSMAN," May 23, 1907. Yat by whatever biographical name is described, it is an invaluable compendium of Encis and figures for enquirers specially in terested in the present state of Ceylon; and its material features, it should be added, reflect its credit upon everyone concerned in production,
THE MORNING POST" June 29, 1907. This is done in th's esse, for you shall not thick of anything which might is worth knowing about “India's Pearl Drop" and be disappointed in finding information about it."
"THE DAILY NEW 3," July 9, 1907.
Every aspect of the Jaland, biator: cât, commercial political and legal, and so forth lis been trested and in each case the subject has bean entrusted to an expert:"...
THE FINANCIAL NEWS," July 15, 1907 ("Roviowed by P. roy F Martin, F.R.GS.") It has long been a reproach among publishers that, amid the heteroganeous literature which continually pours forth from the prase, little or
BRITISH SUBJECTS ATTACKED.
AMERICAN MOB DRITE HINDUS FROM
& TOWN.
An incident resembling simewhat the at tacks on the Japanese in California took place on Sept 6, af Billingham, is the State of Washington. In this case, however, the victims are British subjects.
A moy of white men attacked the Hindu, who are employed in large numbers in the timber mills, which constitute the only industry of the city, and anaonaced their intention of driving them out of the country,
THE YOUNGEST PARLIAMENT.
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timportant offices by the Government which they had so fireoly attacked. The mora conservative and well-to-do Filipinos deplore the election of such men as Dominador Gomez, and the probable control of the Asambly by the Radical element which he represents. But these citizena should, take most part of the blame on themselves, for it is asserted that not many of them troubled to registar. Progresista oust a little less than one-third of the vote, but soourod only one-fifth of the Assembly. The Progresistas, Independistas, and Catholic votes only exceed together the vote cast by the Nasionalistas by a very small With a Christian population of margin, nearly 7,000,000 the voting strength is shown to be only about 11⁄2 per cent. Both the Nacion- alistas and the Progresistas ask that independ ence be granted without delay, and nearly 70 of that demand. There will be eighty-one members per cent of the roles were east in support
The Nationaliste will in the Assembly. undusbtedly dominate very decidedly if they preserve anything like unity amongst themselves. Dominador Gomez has given the Government mack trouble. His picture and that of Guerrero The police did their best to protect the were displayed in Mills after the election, Hindus, but at first they were greatly out-draped in insurgent fisge. It isid that, owing to the election, the ignorant mages expect numbered by the mob, and were almost powerless. The mayor hurriedly are in independence in October. fifty extra policemen, and ordered them to arrest every Hinda they could lay bands on, and took him up in gaol for protection:
The mos marched along the water front, raiding the mills and meshing in the doors of of the men wore esverely beaten, and the women the dwellings occupied by the Hiod 24. Muy and children were matched to the outskirts of the town and ordered to keep going. The order was emphasised by the threat that any Hindu who returned to Bellingham would be murdered
The gaol was soon filled, and then 400 Hindus were marched to the site tall and placed under guard in the corridora.
At least 750 Hindus have been driven out of the town, sad they are marching towards the British Columbian boundary to seek protection of the British Blog. The Casading Inmbar. men, however, are quite as hostile to Amisto labour as the Americans, and they are organis ing to prevent the Hindus crossing the border, The Bellingham manufactarers are offered to contiune the employment of the Hindeed to guarantee them protection, but the are
too terrified to work. At 1sast six have tes
seriously injured and are in hospital, and many others hare racaived minor injuries. Most of hose who were driven out of the town ware
no attention is devoted to the numerous in terests which our own colonies possess, and concerning which the general public have and onu obtain little or no information. To a great extent this omission is repaired by the occa sional isine of such works as Twentiethausble to ssre-any of their possessione. Centary Impressions of Ceylon; Its History
The manufacturers declare that if their People, Commerce. Industries and Resources, edited by Mr. Arnold Wright and published employees are interfered with again they will appeal to the Governor to order out the State by Lloyd's Greater Britain Publishing troops to guard their mills. The white lumber.
Limited, Tudor Street, 3. C. Comive as the sub-title of this hayitome men announes that they are determined to put volume is, it by no means fails to justify itself in end to Asiatic labour in Washington, and the subject matter treated. No phase of history, they threaten to resist the Militia.
of, or in, the beautiful" Pear!
Life or indus Ceylon has been not inaptly drop of India termed is overlooked, and the same scrupuloa and discriminating care which has characterised publications emanating from the same source is observable in this."
THE CEYLON INDEPENDENT," July 13, 1907, No expenso has seemingly bean spared in its preparation to achieve a satisfactory resnit, one that would reflect credit both" the Colony amil the prodavors."
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SECRET TEEATY SAID TO HAVE BEEN PROPOSED 14 1888.
The new number of the "Rivista di Roma" pabliction some revelations by Bignor Palemeaghi-Crispi, nephew and private secretary of the late Italian Prime Minister, with regard to Anglo-French relations, saya the Rome correspondent of the Morning Post"
quo in the Mediterranean. The other interested Powers except Germany, wore to be invited to join
According to the writer, in February, 1888, "TIMES OF CEYLON" July, 17, 1937. "The book form a most useful directory. Flourens, at that time French Minister for the business houses in the fort and to the Foreign Affairs, proposed to Lord Salisbury a commercial industry of the Island generally. secret treaty for the maintenance of the status In this way it should serve a very useful pose. In concluding a lengthy, bat far from complete, running review on this mouwlal
The British Premier was adverse to the offer, orice book on Ceylon, we again take the
which he communicated to the late Signor opportunity
of complimenting all concerned on the
and thorough manner in which it Crispi, then at the head of the Italian has been produced from the first page to the Government. last. There is not the slightest evidence of
BoAmped work anywhere, on the contrary every pointed of British support, the French
page bears ample testimony of the admirable character of the supervision over the production both in London and in Ceylon."
+
THE WEST AUSTRÁLIAN,"
August, 7, 1907. It is remarkable for the completeness with which the labour involved in its compilation has been carried out."
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH,"
Apell, 6, 1906, "Twentieth Centary Impressions of Natal is a splendid volume worthy of its great subject....It is a mine of information...en'
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