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If research, argument and quibbling. one supposes the decision to be given against the M.P., a whole host of com- plications would arise, and the votes they have given since August last year would be declared invalid. Nothing less than an Act of Parliament legalising all those Acts would set the thing straight, and if that miscarried all sorts of unconstitu- tionalities would be on record. It looks like chaos if some judge takes it into his head to back up this over-active lawyer.
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- THE PANAMA TOLL QUESTION.
While newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic have waxed very hot over the Panama Canal arrangements of the United States, our diplomats bave kept cool heads, and one of them has explain. ed why in his opinion there is no need to et excited about the doings of Mr. Taft and the United States Senate. He puts
been
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knows that these classes may not prove an important recruiting field for the new. air pilots of this country?
A TRAVELLER,
One of the visitors who has just passed through London this week was Lewis R. Freeman, who after wandering up and down the East for the past year or two
on business and pleasure bent has now gone home to Pasadena, California, to resume his life in his native country. Few men have imbibed such a quantity of information from personal observation of out of the way places in the Pacific, India, China, Japan, Malaya, Borneo and several parts of Africa.
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it this way-" Though the fact is never acknowledged, the British fleet stands betoon Uncle Sam and the eating of much humble pie in other directions. With Parliament about to meet again, Germany in the country that has to be we are becoming once more aware of the considered. It has frequently been feeling there is in certain sections of asserted that our North Sea rivals are politicians against our Foreign Secre- not so much building a great Alcat tary, Bir Edward Grey. Mr. Asquith against,us as with a view to getting a positively denied before the adjournment foothold in South America when the of Parliament that any sceret treaty opportunity is prosented. Besides, Ger-
I understand that a well-known Ameri-world every year. It relieves them from existed with France or any other Power cany's hatred of the Monroe Doctrine is Disclosure of the concealed articles of well established. Thus, with a
Britain can peace advocate, Mrs. Elmer Black, pain and misery, restores lost health and strength, and gives men and women & the Anglo-French Treaty regarding known to be offended by reason of the the accomplished widow of a wealthy better chance of enjoying and making the Egypt and Morocco revealed all there Panama question and her neutrality banker of New York and Chicago, hns best of their lives. Then, when Mother Seigel's Syrup has removed the in- wine to reveal. No one could doubt the
Germany, strong in a definitely mapped out a Far Eastern digestion, made them well-and-strong- guaranteed, literal accuracy of the Premier's an superior fleet, would be likely to seize her tour for this winter and next spring, again, they say to themselves, Mother nouncement or fail to draw from his opportunity. The Kaiser could even including Hongkong as a matter of Seigel's Syrup has cured me, and made language and the tenour and tone of the raske common cause with the Mikado, for
course. She is one of the most prominent me enjoy my life, so I will tell others about it: That the reason why the speech the inference that no secret treaty the Japanese have only been restrained women in America and has made on proprietors of the world-famous remedy would be made. But the critics of Sir from seizing 24 odaling station in international reputation by reason of the for indigestion and liver troubles receive Edward Grey find renowed cause for dis Mexico by threats of American action, fact that her activities
are entirely thousands of letters from people who have satisfaction with him and with the and there is no love lost between the two
been cured.
Just read the following story of a foreign policy of the Government in the countries. How then could America engrossed by humanitarian movements
relation to man's restoration to health. It is from concentration of French naval strength transfer sufferent ships to the Pacific to and have little or no
dated in the Mediterranean; and when Parlia ward off a Japanese attack if an offended enhcineral society doings. Just now she Mr. G. Boshoff, of 24, East Sixth Street,
"Two years ago June 10th, 1912: ment resumes. questions are to be ad Britain stood idle and thus removed the is in Europe, partly to study the market Vrededorp, Johannesburg, and dressed to him with the object of elicit one barrier to German naval freedom?" conditions in the capitals-preparatory became subject to frequent attacks of to establish a great drowsiness after eating, as well as a ing whether any pledges have been given THE LESSONS OF THE "TITANIC" DISASTER, to a movement to France, and, if so, of what nature, The departure which the White Star central market in New York-and partly very unpleasant and painful heaviness!**
at the chest. I soon developed what I in connection with this new disposition, company are making in the original to speak as a United States delegate, at have since learned were the very worst. The point taken is that France would not design of the new linor Britannie, is in the nineteenth International Peace Con-symptoms of Indigestion. have sanctioned the concentration had accordance with anticipations. It has
gress at Geneva, on the unseen forces in she not been in possession of the clearest
for under consideration
Som-America that are making in the direction asaurance that we would hold the Chan- months, with the result that work on the
Her daughter, Miss Dorothy nel for her as well as for ourselves; and maminath ship bas been delayed, but this Black, who is at school in England, way these assurances are regarded as being as was unavoidable, as nothing could he
accompany her Eastward, and the present effective politically as a steret treaty with done
the publication of France and Russia.
Without entering Mersey's report on the Titanie disaster. plan is to start early in December, - into the merits of the question, the re. The requirements suggested as a result vival of the Radical attacks on Sir Ed of the inquiry are to be exceeded in ward Grey at this juncture, not because several important respects, and if Lord of anything our Foreign Office is known. Pirrie and his staff at Queen's Island alleged buried treasure lost from the old to have done, but because of something have et solved the problem of the Spanish galleon that sank in Tobermory France has done, presumably in agree- unsinkable ship, it will, I think, be found Bay in the days of the Armada, the ment with us, may be noted as a preli- that when the vessel is ready for service Scottish syndicate under Col. F. Mac-look forward to and enjoy my meals. minary to the renewed effort which is to she will be safer than any other steamer kenzie Foss has had to give up once more. I began to gain strength rapidly, the Of course a vital part of these About four acres of the Bay have been pains entirely disappeared, toy towels three bottles I was perfectly restored to developments is in the double shell that dredged and covered by divers. From were regular, and by the time I had used will be 'run to well above the water line, time to time there have been finds, and health. I always keep Mother Seigel's The newspapers are determined to link so that a torn side will not of necessity in the first, five days this month nearly Syrup handy and recommend its use at up ludia with the Royal Family. Ouq bo serious.
Considerable interest also three hundred articles were recovered, every opportunity."
Dr. Boshoff always keeps a bottle of paper says: "The first public duty of the attaches to the changes which are to be including cannon balls, African oak, Mother Seigel's Syrup handy because be ODREENAGH, 21, The PEAR, for Bir Prince of Wales may possibly partake of made in the Olympic, though the cost will leaden bullets, the skeleton of a bu, Bruwer to banish in M Mooths from 1st November. the character of an Imperial mission, not be nearly so much as the quarter of
an array of pottery and battles. It was digestion surely and speedily. There's a Mother Seigel's Syrup. It is composed. There is an idea that when he leaves a million sterling mentioned in some hoped to raise the hull of the Florencia very good reason for the success Of Oxford he should go to Indio, and there reports. Early in November, when the with a view to reconstruction, but six of carative extracts of roots, barks, and formally inaugurate Delhi as the capital rush of trans-Atlantic traffic is over, the weeks have been found far too short to leaves which tone, strengthene
stimulate the stomach, liver, and bowels. by opening the new Government build liner will proceed to Belfast. The work lift her from the bed of the sand into cures in the natural way, and SOHOP with GODOWN attached, Nathan
prevente, #s Wall as-removes, bilions ings. This would be quite in accordance of reconstruction
likely to take six
ean he done till next year. Then the attack, pains after eating, flatulence, headaches, sleeplessness, dizziness, de-
... 172-1. syndicate will get at her again, having pression, and languor. Try it for your been granted an extension of the lease self, to-day. by the Duke of Argyll. Their pertinacity ought to bring them the reward of the main treasure.
be made when Parliament again meets to worry him into resignation.
INDIA AND THE ROYAL FAMILY.
afloat.
till
Lord
of peace.
FRUITLERS SEARCH FOR SUNKEY TREASURY.
After another long, try to lift the
with the modern precedent of making the months at least. The vessel has been which she has sunk, and nothing more! future monarch acquainted with the singularly unlucky. First aho bad that dependency at the earliest possible big collision in the Solent, and since then moment. The Queen is said to have she has twice lost a propeller blade. suggested this, and the King is believed
to be very desirous of seeing it carried oat Another journal has this "There
AERONAUTICS.
The numerous fatalities among airmen
JAPANESE SHIPPING COMPETITION.
is a suggestion that when Lord Hardinge have rather damped the first flush of relinquishes his post as Viceroy of India society enthusiasm for aviation, it would his place will be taken by Prince Arthur seem, and there is ratlier & slackening of
A shipping correspondent writes:- of Connaught, wh will be made Duk of fashionublo, women who are keen to risk Kent. As everyone knows, the Prince is their necks on aerial excursions. But I hear of an interesting development in now representing the King at the for the serious minded the development connection with the rate war between the Mikado's funeral; and the efficient man of aviation is almost an obsession these British and Japanese steamship lines. ner ,in which has carried out the days. And there is every chance of eOne of the concerns chiefly affected is the him- tending the knowledge too. Aeronautica British India Steam Navigation Com- important duties assigned especially those fulfilled by him when the is one of the subjects that will be taught pany, and with a view to the consolida- King and Queen visited Indis-point this winter to London lads in the evening tion of its interests in Far Eastern him out as a man of affairs well qualified classes of the London County Council, waters it recently bought the Apear line, to take over the enerous duties of the There the instruction will, of course, be one of the oldest companies in the trade, historic and distinguished post in confined to the constructional, theoretical the fleet taken over aggregating 21,168 India."
and mechanical side of aviation, but who tons. Now, I understand that it is about
to
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