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after their obsolescence among the general. which contrast the present position with that wh
Hoods, it is well known, began to be worn when i ht to Laasme in by academics at a time when schools were
when inst,
WAN guing out to what was] regarded as a for draughty: their gowns were once nothing of the usual. Why, then, should any commiserates! on borly of men, eluthing itself udicially
but
lorn hope, when making it, then the first time, desire to hark back to
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think the change in the position iss gnificant them and hopeful. (Cheers) There part of the Eastern world there settling down-1 refer K 1920, when there was a very unfortunate ne shy of dressing up.
country, we have at which academic dress in prescribed e er that
votel a bore by those whose coloured endeavouring to formulate the inlinin has to be hired for the evening or whose which would enable Egypt to tear her white far has, fur want of airing, become own independener, subject only to the shabby. Again, consider the artisan, who cusesatees which were necessitated wears a official less every day
genuine par luperial position and responsibility; the We cinnut wash our hands
the aproned wilder and the rest; the altogether of Egypt. The geographical position of that various servants of tiovernment and great city, the respasibilities that we have companies, the postmen, the railwayneh, the
Jamunibus-men, the lank acceptest there, render impossible to do so.
another The tendency of the age, moreover, is to
e things are obliterate such distinctions, and most of us "Egypt. Since
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Ang point.
If duty-un the they are were here two years ago there was nothies win 1 out of their
of leather and which
tiaclarinciple, appareatly they
Trinstinct sound. What they than this They emelia, Said they
Egypt as the Clapwear at their work is mainly the result of the
evolution of
liut it as what Since then Egyptian statesmen have been
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themselves, which lets now liven publishes there are ancient coats-of-ar modern engaged in forulating a Constitution for gown can stamp.A profesatare and as
tones design af new ones. But for
Ngyptians,
with general favour.
when men were such things,
when they do not,
and receive, being rather excitable people are old
granted.
so there
to
the are not perhaps likely to relapse into the the real robes of modern life we must look repose of their minnies and their mon those who wear them daily, and though it is ments, sometimes to rarely disturbed often said thint all thou are now alike in the (Laughter.) Still, I can assure them that street, few things will appear less trues their tranquillity is one which we have not The chauffeur would be inconvenienced the hast desire to interfere with, and that, without his guiters aust so the Dean. on the contrary,
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in the more Fusions of people are
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THE WARNING OF RUNNIA, imperceptible character, seems to be a step
walk
There never was a time when the condi from the in advance. I don't chess
art; I sit down and see if I cation of the people was a sore urgent pro devise some fresh combination. I refuse to blem than it is at the present winent; and regard the situation in any spirit of there never was a time when, owing to the despondency or
The Government wide extension of the franchise, the
people or despair."
were better able to enforce their own are in
communication at this moment dire
cannot it, others will. with the French and Belgian Governments
d. If we
if it cannot be done by and our Allies. (Cheers.) Whether the offer and
by cuntitational they can-cheers)-then which has been made by Germany is good or methels-which it can- bad and thers appear to be a great many will fevert to other methods. But do not the Of imagine for a moment that people people who regard it as inadequate it it
desire country have any inclination or only emerge from this difficult and anxious to adopt the latter course. I decline for one moment to believe it. The awful spectacle situation by concerted action, and if the Germanus
are confronted with the advice, of Communism in Kassia, where that creed has ruined a once great country, has decision, and action of all the
principal
waste of poverty Powern concerncreased: (Cheers.)
the chances of success made Russi
suffering, and has deprived the people not be greatly with foreign afairs in which a decided life of relief in the life to come-the There is one other atep in connection merely of all happiness and content in this
but by
religion of Ell movement is about to be taken by his
hopeints programme
there has profound- Majesty's Government. meetings in the forthcoming autumn of an to everyone in this country. (Cheers-/
ly disgusted all our people and is a Warning Economic Conference, and of believe that the dislike shown by conference dealing more particularly with
Switzerland matters in their larger aspect nostrums is equally shared by our own and Italy for Communistic When history is written, the record of
and that the day is far distant,when. the
people, the stepu they which have taken in
will have recourse to any such means of relieving their own distress But we solidation of the Empire by means of those conferences will occupy no incon ruunistic medies are noxious and in the must show not merely that these Com- spicuous place I have attended many these conférences, and I have seen them last resource ruinons in their operation, but awell from meetings where we discussed that we have a better medicine in our own
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