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A FRENCH INVASION OF DERLIN, Berlin this week has been invaded by no less than 12,000 Frenchmen and their wives. But the aim of the invaders is not revenge for Alsace-Lorraine. They aro all ambassadors of peace and good- | will, and the Germans, acting us their hosts, are threatening to kill them with kindness and unwonted beer rather than with armaments. The reason is that a paper has been started in Berlin, backed by the peace party, called Le Journal MINERAL WATERS | d'Allemague, and the management or- ganised these excursions in Paris, to BETTER THAN
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4 third-olasi, £6 second-class, and 28 first-class for the return ticket and D complete week in Berlin, right down to the entertainments and the tips. But while all this is going on, official Franco is worried about the growing disparity of the French and German armies. On peace footing Germany is already 03,000 men ahead of France: the differ enco in effectives will presently favour Germany to the extent of a million and a quarter men. What is France to do? The question is once more being agitated will France dare to go in the face of troops to European soil in the ovent of European opinion and introduce black n war? The answer seems to be that if pressed by superior numbers France night have to override such considera- tions as the recognition of exterior opin ion and rely on Africa to replace her shrinking population available for re-
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surgical operation upon a Scotsman to Dean Swift said that it required see the point of a joke. No doubt (says the Rev. Madison C. Peters, writing in the New York Tribune) the celebrated tainly he gives several examples of Scot wit referred to an English joke. Cer fish wit and humour, the following among Ayoung; Englishman at a party made and, failing to evoke a smile from several attempts to crack a joke, his companions, he became angry, and exclaimed, "Why, it would take a
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A GERMAN CANAL PROJECT. A good deal has been made by some papers here of the German scheme for the construction of another canal between the Rhine and the North Sea, as though there was a basis for another seare. As a matter of fact, the proposal was first put forward by a number of chambers of commerce and has no political significance whatever. They consider the Dortmund Eina waterway inadequate to cope with the increasing traffic on the river, and as possible within German territory. The they also wish to keep the trafic as mach scheme provides for a ennal about 120 miles long, beginning at Wesel and following a line parallel with the eastern frontier of Holland, so as to reach the North Bea at a point near Emden. The estimated cost is about eleven and a half millions sterling, and its completion
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The Dortmund-Eme route only passes vessels of about 750 tons, while there are over twenty locks through out its course and, owing a difference of forty-six feet in the elevation of two of the sections, a huge lift for ships is necessary. Moreover, the Prussian Govern- ment has already spent about £5,000,000 upen harbour extensions at Emden, which will probably become an important centre for Transatlantic trade. But, apart from the scheme in question, a big development of inland waterways in Germany is con templated, and not long ago two projects of the kind, intended to connect Berlin with the North Sea and the Baltic, so ne to make the capital a purt like Man chester, were prominently before the public eye..
mines of French officials which if carried into effect would result in the Possessions in Northern Africa being garrisoned 80 as to allow the half-native regiments to perform their service in France. This plan would tend to meet the gaps caused by the diminished birth-rato and thus eug tain the army effectives. It is a scheme supported by 1.-Colonel Mangin, who has won fame in Morocco, M. Berteaux and M. Meusimy. Lt-Colone! Mangia favoure sending 500 eonscripts now serving in Algeria to perform their period of training in the mother country. Next year the number would be inercased to 2,400, as the two newly-recruited battalions in West Africa wers sent to Algeria, He thinks that West Africa can supply 40,000 binck soldiers annually without interfering with the development of the country. If France uses the forces at her disposal in this way, she can have 160,000 trained black troops in four years. The Bengalese are eager to enlist and several CUSTOMS COLLECTION. officers of note are willing to bear witness that they carried themselves well on active The Customs Gazette gives the follow- service in Algeria and Morocco. The ing details of the Customs revenue for fear that they would not be able to stand the April-Jung Quarter:- the colder northern climate is said to have been unjustified, except in the case of a number of them who were unhealthy when they arrived in Southern Algeria. Any way, a stop has been taken in the direc tion of making more van of this new reservoir of recruits. The Governor of Franch West Africa was asked the other day if he could supply 5,000 black troops for Morocco, and at once replied that he Hunchun would have that number ready in six Lungchingtsun months' time. A permanent force of Autung native troops in being organised there Tatungkow and reinforcements will be drawn from it Dairen
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"Yes, John, responded the minister; "but it is not said we are to swallow tharu.""
Frater, surprised people sometimes by A well known idiot, named Jamie
parish had for some time distressed the his replies. The congregation of his minister by the habit of sleeping in church. He had often endeavoured to impress them with a sense of the impro- priety of such conduct, and one day when Jamie was sitting in the front gallery wide awake, when many were slumbering round him, the clergyninn endeavoured to awaken the attention of his hearere by stating the fact, saying, "You sec even Jamie Frazer, the idiot, does not fall asleep as so many of you are doing." Jamie coolly replied, "An' I hadna' been an idiot T wad he been sleeping, tae."
Two irreverent young fellows once determined to confound the minister. Coming up to him in the High Street of Damfries, they accosted him with much solemnity. Minister Dunlop, has ye hoard the news?”. "What news1" "Oh, the deil's done. "Is he?" said Dunlop, "Then I maun pray for twa faitherless bairns."
35,285.412 A clergyman was prenching in a 84,836.280 church where there was a choir that 90,347.615 monopolised the paalmody. He listened 4,661.80 patiently to a complex piece of music. 1,000 When it was finished he rose and solcron- $7,853.854ly said, "Now that the choir have 6,457.063 praised themselves, let the congregation 389,550.137 unite with me in praising the Lord. 389,581.846 87,700.016
5,509.361 07,299.650 D, 193.447 365, $30.038 281,160.785 53,054.177
Hugo Arnot, the historian of Edin- 920,588.991 1,001,513.087burgh, was one day waited upon by 173,688.644 173,527.858 woman who requested him to advise her 452,474.980 355,359.542 how she might best get rid of an admirer, 00,857.130 103,360.413 whose importunities caused her annoy- 20,882.153 ance. The woman was the reverse of 4,420.259 | fascinating, and Arnot, being indisposed 131,130.834 to flatter her vanity replied, "Oh, you 35,271.559 had better marry the fallow" "Marry 836,841.075 him!" replied the astonished woman. 261,499.845 "I would see him hanged first" 170,842.078 128,170.902 Marry him then," persisted the 33,047.941 humerist, "and I bet he'll soon hang
himself."
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28,841.587 · Dr. McLeod and Dr. Watson were in 163,743.032 the West Highlands together on a tour, A beggar wife on receiving & gratuity. 131,377.239 before leaving for India. When they from the Rev. J. Skinner, of Langside, 24.362.966 were crossing a loch in s boat, in com- said to him by way of thanks, "Oh, sir, 108,900.409 pány with a number of passengers, & houp that ye and a' your family will 183,107.019 storm came on. One of the passengers bo in Heaven the nicht!" "Well," 187,039.786 was heard to say, "The twa" ministers said Skinner, "I am very much obliged 393,652.814 should begin to pray, or we'll a' on to you; only you need not have just been 788,840.108 | doomed.' "Ah, na,"
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A BISHOP ON A BEDGING TOUR, Chungking Dr. Blair, Bishop of the Falkland Shasi Islands, has created some stir among Changaba churchmen at home by threatening to Yochow resign his bishopric unless the £100,000 Hankow which he wants for his diocese is sub- Kiukiang scribed by the end of September. For Wuhu several months he has been proving him Nanking (CHAPOTEAUT) of a very vigorm beggar for his
church, and some critics have attacked Bhanghai
Chiakiang his persistence, suggesting that there are Soochow scores of more worthy causes that might Hangchov be assisted in preference to so distant diocese and so scattered a flock. But the Wenchow
Ningpo bishop bas stuck to his task, and has kept Santuso at his appeala by lectures and prem. The Fooehow lectures have been a frost-all knew he
Amoy was out to ask them to remember the collection box-and the small attendancea Canton..........
Swatow mostly ignored even the breezy way the Kowloon Rail ccclesiastic put his case. So he got to work with an interesting cinematograph
A High Churchman and a Scotch show, giving views of his dicccae. It was Kongmoon
3,361909
Presbyterian had been at the Same 94,718.673 €2,167.763 a good show, and the cinematograph is Samenui
John Erskine was, at the age of charch. The former asked the latter if 89,229.809
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41 twenty, a teacher of Latin in Edinburgh he did not like tho nightly drawing millions all over the
introits." country, but somehow the Falklande Nanning
140,768,489 116,392.783 University. On one occasion, after os don't know what an introit is," was the failed to attract, and all told the Bishop Kiungchow
25,054.958 21,326.171 elevation to the bench, a young lawyer reply. "But did you not enjoy the 52,436.939
No, in arguing a case before him used a false anthem?" said the choralunan.
T only got £6 000. That is not much for a Pakhoi
27,433.729 21,045.131 Latin quantity, whereupon his lordship did not enjoy it at all." "I
am very diocese of nearly seven thousand square miles in its islands alone, not to mention Total Hk.Tis. 10,138,436.219 11,332,824.815 you sure, sir, you are correct in your
said, with a good-natured maile, "Are sorry," said the churchman, "because it was used in the early church; in fact, it the slice of South America that is included
The quantity there?""
young counsel, was originally sung by David." "Ah. My Lord; No, 20swered the Judge, David sung it at that time, Baul threw nettled at the query, retorted petulantly, said the Scot, "then that explains the I never was a school Beripture. 1 can underetand why, if "nor, I think, a scholar either." his javelin at him."
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rubber district. where the atrocities are totalled Hk. Tis. 881,167,439 as against It may be noted that opium likin only is in the diocese, and that fact has helped Hk. Tls, 1,919,233.407 in the correspond muster." the bishop to hold out the bat again. ing quarter of 1011.
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