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CALCUTES, April 4th. The Everest party is making rapid pro- grew and the Tibetan frontier was crossed on April 1st. The whole party is now. proceeding up the Chumbi Valley, two stages
beyond Pharijong, the highest own Through in the world, which will be the
expedition's last link with the outside world.
Except for the loss of a few cases of sations, the expedition's stores and equip ment arrived in Tibet intact, ad there will, therefore, be no hold-up due to the less of apparatus, as was feared.
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The journey across the Tibetan platen the base mp is likely to be nust diffi-
camp cult
to the bitter winds sweeping informed that the expedition hopes to launch the actual attack on the woun- this afterwards tw for EN Ford. 8th, but it will be at least eight days ess or failure can reach the patside world, A bass camp will be established just beli the great Rongbuk glacier, at an altitude of 19.000 feet, a four days climb from the summit. Two small camps, reduced to the baret
necessities are also being establish ed on the glacier at distances that cun
t can be covered in one day's clinib. Further up two rough shelters are being establishgil, and the last can only be riched by very difficul
the high plains.
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Silk ant Valuables ani. Tea for Italy, France aul Loloa (under arrangement) will be trans hippest at Bombay into the Mail Steamer pro- cesting dinet to Marwilles and Londo
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imbing, the whole asciut being THE WONDERFUL RECORD OF | HALPHONG LINE Zines approximately weekly for passengers and cargo, calling ai
shale, set at un alarmingly steep angle, It will be impossible for thi climbers to star more than one night at this altitude, and failure at the first at
necessitate the party, returning, will base camp, thus losing several day", With the object of reducing this handien to a minimum, General Bruce intends to have a second climbing party following wie Bay behind the first, and acting as a
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following the same route and raking port. advantage of the first party's experience. Each will consist of two men, with one immeliatt support, and a red Gurku followers.
THE STOMACH AND »
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MOTHER SKIGÈLS SYRUP
However you regard it, the fifty years' record of Mother Seigel's Syrup is truly wonderful. Is it not remarkable that, after hálf a century, Mother Seizel's Syrup should still be the test as well as the cheapest realy for digestive
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Is it not wonderful that, after fifty years, no other reely should have been discovered which is half so grad for weak or uiling Even from the highest camp, it will be bowels? Is it not woolerfal that there is stomach or for sluggish livers as inactive impossible for the climbers to reach tow summit in one day, and they must there scarcely a hamlet in any aghsh-sealing part for carry a tiny tent and establish a shel of our Empire where Mother Seipet's
not regarded as a tried and trasted friendl?" Is Ter on the edge of the last slope of the it not a wonderful record that Mother Seigeľa mountain, and repeat the terrifying "Syrup has been used nccessfully in more sen perience of General Bruce's party at of pains after eating, Hatulence, water-brasé, 27,200 feet last year, when it obtained ma
brainche,
biliousues and entstipation than any sleep. The party spent the night clinging other medicine ia the world?
the
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Syrup still keep this medicine the cheapest old-established and reliable amely for indige tion that t you can buy?
to the ledge in a frantic effort to prevent To i it not remarkalde, too, that in spite of the test and themselves being swept away increase in the east of nearly everything by an icy wind down a perpendicular pro-worth living, the price of Mother Seigel's cipice.
Should the Brat two parties not succeed, General Bruce intends to make a further attempt hy the three remaining climbers,
Now you may ask, What is the resou for who will still be fresh. This also failing. the wonderful sues of this work-famous- he will send a final parts made up of the preparation? The reason is simple. Digestive survivors of the first two who have suff-disorders, al all their symptoms, arise in the ciently recovered to face the trendous fint place from a Esordenal, state of the ordeal
stomach, liver and bemels, and the reason Mother Seig's Syrup, cofil in banishing and preventing the troubles is that it auta diavetty, but gently upon these impurtant,
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General Bree, on leaving civilization on the Tibetan frontier, is still minst con- fident of success.
MALARIA" AND CANCER.
Mother Seigel's Setup contains medicinal extracts of mots, barks; and lepves which, in Loxogs, April 4th/ combination. have a remarkably beneficial The English climate is to digholien! effect in, toning up and strengthening the even for mosquitoes, was the verdict of stoniach, and b regulating and stimulating the Sir Ronald Ross a luncheon of the action of the liver and bowel, Thus it restores Overseas League at the Criterion Restors to efficiency, so that they are able taurant at which Sir Ronald discoursed do their digestive duties easily and naturally. on the subject of malaria and other dis and why this is so, you will rebel and digest cases. He remarked that the people of your foxx al havi un further discomfort, after Great Britain knew little about malaria ng i help that the Syrup thus gives to your apart from those who had contracted itgestive organs ensures the perfect assimilation during the war or while serving abroad. of the food you rat and this freted, indignäs There were more malaria parasite in alia with its kindred ailments, biliousness, Ingtient's blood that there wore human athlence, cousstipation and lace, become, being in the world, but those parasites impossible. As a noult of this happy change, cfuld be killed entirely if the patient was you will obtain fresh stones of energy and given genuiné quinine properly for three strength, feel well, Jook "weli, bo well and koop months An attempt was worth making well. to establish a Malaria Research Institute. A very simple way to get it would be to release thousands of infected mosquitoes in the House of Commons. It would be plendid thing if the British Empire led the way and banished malaria from the Empire, which meast from the world, Emphasising the need for more medical research, Sir Ronald Row istanced cancer. He declared he did not want to barrow thier feelings, but one in ten of tho present were going to have that dis-
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BETTING ON THE DERBY.
LONDON, April 7th. The first betting call over for the Derby at Beaufort Club to-night, was 9 to 1 against Tom Pinch, 10 to 1 against Hright Knight and Diaphon, 10017 0 against Donzel and 100 to 8 against Salmon Trout.
KING EDWARD'S HORSE TO BE
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It is anncuned in Army Order that the King with great regyst has approved the disbandment of King Edward's Horse.
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Success breely imitators, and them an many called salstitutes for Mother Sigel's Syrup, it not one of them contains the combination of more than ten herbal extracts upon which thestorative and remedial value of Mother Syrup depends. Theron Le
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