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CONFERENCE AT SINGAPORE.
ADMIRALS OF EASTERN" SQUADORNS TO MEET..
BIRTHPLACE.
PETER PAN'S "
SIR J. BARRIE'S" SECRET.
IDYLL OF THE TREETOPS.
Sir James Barrie visited Dumfries on December 11th to receive, the freedous of Loxpox, January 27th.
the borough. He renewed old friendships Router's Agency; karns that a ccar of his youth, and in a characteristic ference of the Admirals, of the China, speech took his hearers back to his school
days at the academy in Dumfries. Exca- East Indies and Australian Squadronspades in a garden there with bis com has been arranged to be held at Singa panions, whe elimbed trees and became pirates, were, he said, the genesis of pore within the next few weeks with
Peter Pan." the object of exchanging views on the unval situation according to the pre-war practice, when meetings were hetu Armally
LONDON, January 28th. The question of Wrangel's Fleet, which will be handed over by France to the Soviet, is arousing interest in France and elsewhere it is believed the matter was mentioned by M. Bentiano, Rumanian
There is no question of formulating a Finance Minister, in the course of a con policy, which is in the province of the Misters in Loudon, and therefore the servation with Mr. Winston Churchill in meeting is a matter of ordinary routine London yesterday, but it is not thought and has no special significance. Besides H.M.S. dawkins, now at Hongkong, the Ramania regards, with any undue appreChatham now at rurt. Blair, an Aus. Husion, the return to Russia of the Hoes, tralian warship, either the Brisbane or | Sydney, will attend, and New Zealand which is believed to be completely obsolete may also be represented, and only it for scrap-iron. Rumanian quarters, however, feel it is of interest to Britan as well as Romania to keep the Bla. Sen free and ensure free com- aution with the Danube which is the cheap and most important way of transporting wheat and other cargo from Hungary, Rumania and South Russia to Europan markets, and the presence of Blev in the Black Sea might menuce trade.
E'Echo de Paris criticises the French Government in regard to handing over the feet; it voices the opinion that the matter is likely to raise serious inter- allied disagreement and points out the Baltic Natious objected to the proposal to send Wrangel's Flect to the Baltic. As regards the suggested despatch of French warships to the Black Sea as a precaution, it points out such a step would mean either a short and futile visit or pernment stay to defend Rumania.
MOSCOW'S FINANCES." RESTRICTION ON EXCHANGE DEALS WITHDRAWN.
Moscow, January 25th. On the ground that Soviet currency is Bukudeatly stabilised, the Commissariat of Finance has revoked all restrictions on exchange transactions in foreign curren- cies, including gold and silver bullion,
honds.
The Presidium Central Executive Com- nittee has decreed an amendment to the electoral law, invalidating elections to Soviets unless 30 per cent. of the elec- torate vote; also invalidating elections where voters complain of unlawful action by the election committees.
SPAIN AND MOROCCO. NEGOTIATIONS WITH ABDEL KRIM
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Dæk, January 27th. Replying to questions in the Assembly Sir Basil Blackett stud that in rustig tro question of restriction of the production of opium, the, American delegation at Geneva had exceeded the instructions of the Council of the League bi Nations, which wunted the Conferena: tu cun- silor the restriction and Entitation of
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PERING, January 27th. The Doyer of the Diplomatic Corps, this afternoon, sent the following Note to the Foreign' linister at the Waichiae
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win view of the situation Hear Shanghai, where rurwed hostilision. between the Chinese military leaders
fact that Chinese troops on one occasio
the first time I was then writing my but not so convincing as a young lady POLITICAL SITUATION ärst novel. It was a very cynical work, with her hair attached to her hat, which entitled "A Child of Nature" was was the sort of part for which he usually
IN CHINA. not really that kind. It was a tale of cast me. (Laughter.) Dumfries. Several of you were in it. A I may perhaps be allowed to tell you
(Contioned from page 5) long thing one hundred thousand words without unpardonable elation so many A year ago I came upon the manuscript, years have elapsed that at one of our and, you will be relieved to hear, gently performances at the Crichton a male
[FROM THE DAILY `BULLETIN."] tore it up just in case it should fall into member of the audience asked for as KIANGYIN FORTS EVACUATED. the wrong hands, you know. (Laughter.)| introduction. I think I did greatest
SHANGHAT, January 28th. to otir admired Webb My friend liked the story, and was al
The Kiangyin forts were completely ways begging me to read the new chap- one occasion when the curtain rose be evacuated by Chi Esich Yuan's forces, ter to him, especially if it was a love my husband and me about to partaka most of whom succeeded in boarding chapter, I got the best of my love scenes of breakfast, and in bis stage fright my steamers which reached Shanghai to out of the novels by sparkling ladies husband pulled the table cover and its day which I read with my eyes starting out contents to the door, How would a During the past day of two trains of my head in Mr. Anderson's library, superb actress have risen to that enter have been Bred on near Quochow, and The wain did not know that, however, gener? I have asked some of them consequently only one special train loft Sir James Barrie, in acknowledging and was flattered by his interest until Sarah Bernhard; and others, and nona Shanghai North station to-day because the presentation of the freedom of Dam || discovered that he liked my love scenes of them conceived anything equal to what of a strike by some engine-drivers, wher fries, said: Mr. Provost. Ladies and because he was turning them to his own that Adele did-Adele was my name; I refused to operate the locomotives. Gentlemen,-No, I claim my first privi- practical us, "A coldness arose. but was taken from the French; but the ứng lego-Fellow Townsnen-To be youngest burgess what does it feel like he had to return to me for succour. I would call me Adille to my annoyance-
your things were not going well with him, and worthy youth who played my husband I suppose I should be unreasonable were told him-it was my first homage to the went behind him, and putting my arms to ask you to let me sit down now to craft that his one chance was to go to round his neck-set not forgetting even think that out
thue stile-he on one side of it and in that supreme moment to be wary It certainly does not at this moment she on the other and if its associations about a hair and bat-I said." You make me feel young. Too many loved did not bring him to gerat sayings then clumsy darling (Laughter.) Tha ones who walked Dumfries in my time he had better hie him to a monastery. He house rose-I don't mean they went out. will not pass this way again, among them was very diffident, did not have much several of them cheered, led on by Wedd, the brother who was far more atted than hope, he was zot really literary, but he who, when not actually on the stage him a threaten the lives and propertion). for the noble compliment you have made the assignation, and he wens, and self was always somewhere, in hiding, foreign residents, and in view of the paid me, It is not only faces one misses, I am afraid he held a lonely sigil at that leading the applause, Thus was a great entered the Foreign Settlements there aspirations, the fancies, the stile. She never uppeared think she comedienne last to the world. The text and thus violated their neutrality, which laughter that in company with have
yours
was otherwise occupied writing out 300 time I saw that play was in London with the Chinese Government had undertaken GesEva, January 27th. long since been rolled down the lines at her boarding school. To me,
Miss Irene Vanbrugh in my part. You to uphold in these military conficta→→ Owing to the Becessity for press.ng ou to the contemptuous sea. I am reminded looking back, that is quite a walnut, but may guess I was critical, and she was conflicts which constitute a real curse the questions of drugs, the joint opium to-day of a Spanish proverb: "God
daresay he walked in no walnut grove nervous. I told her I thought her good, both for the Chinese and foreigu, popula- committee did not meet to-day, but gives us walnuts when we have no teeth that day. I can tell you, however, that but that she was lacking in some of my tion in this country and for their trade private discussions "ure proceeding and to crack them,"
Nothing in the
in all ended happily, and that not many woonaly touches. (Loud laughter.)
their excupations and interests generally at is condently hoped that a draft cou ticket pleases me more than the reference
years afterwards they were `married— It was in order to escape from feminine i am desired by my colleagues, the heads vention will be ready at a very chrly
to the old academy. It is what has got though not to each other. (Laughter.) roles that I wrote for the academy my of the Legations, in the interest of all dates
me into your Valhalla. The academy has The pub-committer dealing with ex-given me a prize at last. It is natural, gave me is called the John Neilson. I Bandelern the Bandit."
One of the best walnuts Dumfries ever first play, a staggering work, entitled peaceful inhabitants, whatever their I was not nationality, to ask Your Excellency with port certificates has draws up a report.
I suppose, that you should expect me to say something to you of those old days have been to see him to day. He was Bandelero. I nobly gave up that to Tom insistence that the strictest orders by
sorry he could not come. so I have been instructed-and they are, been prouder to have him bere
I should have Newbigging, because I thought one of the telegraph be given to all the contending after all the only part of me in which almost any
than other parts was better. It was the part parties in the strife now raging in the other Man in Scotland.
that under of all my favourite characters in fiction Kiangsu Province Jou can have much interest. What was
(Cheers.) Those of you here who have rolled into one, so that I had to be con-
circumstances must Chinese troops be that saying about walnuts? That we get sat under him, and many thounds out-stantly changing my clothes, with the re-
allowed to them after our teeth can't crack them.side, have reason, as I have, to roll that suit that I was scarcely evel on the stage.
come within the Foreign Settlement and the French Concession in Only a half-truth. think the five years
I foolishly Shanghai They express the earnest nam affectionately on the tongue, not A disappointing kind of part. or so that I spent here were probably necessarily because he was so determined told Mr. Meredith about that play leng hope that the Chinese Government, the happiest of my life, for indeed I Lo minke us athematicians whatever afterwards, and when the fly came to which is responsible during the pre- have loved this place. Instead of a might be our own views on the subject-take me from his house to the station be sent warlike operations between the speech, let me tell you of a few of the and I for one differed from him pro- used to announce in a manner that would Chinese troops for the protection of walnuts Durafries has given me," whose foundly--but because in our most impres have set Wedd considering him Ban-foreign lives and property, will not fail taste is still sweet to the tongue.
sionable years he set as an example of delero's carriage. stops the way to maintain normal conditions around Shanghai. and they will be happy to The country round Domfries! It rendues and character that kept a guid-| (Laughter.) a lovely spot, Got won. Crifiel, the Nithing hand on our shoulders when we went
Factive Fiction-the drama--I was also a pari Excellency to this effect."
an early assurance from your frozen, the, Mits released, Torthorwald, out into the world. For many years be ter in those days. I have up, becoming 1, Carrlaverock, Lincluden, the Solway-bas een an ornament to what I think painter for life only because I always lost the very names of them are music to mast now be called the most important my paint-box. That "probably accounts Scottish ears; when you and I were young of "all professions. I have sought the for the darker side of my character. they were our partners at the ball. We company of schoolmasters in England be which some people have noticed. I lose must always have something in common cause I find them often to be the pick of everything. I shall have a nice time with that others cannot shave if we have sat men, but if this were their prize-getting that ticket. Once a learned professor out a dange with the Cluden. She was day, and i had the distribution of the camg, to the Academy to examine us, and my favourite parthen of all, and some honours. I know whom I should begin after some days of it I decided to absent tlines the sang to me, and sometimes with First Prize, John Neilson." I myself from the final proceedings. Other had a book with me to improve her mind, wish I had said that to him long ago in boys were sent in pursuit, and there was Still I see
my academy days, it might have got a a hot chase, until I discovered that if I prize for me out of him. (Laughter.) No, went slowly they also went slowly-that, it wouldn't: no one could ever get found in short, they were as little desirous of that man.
returning to Lochaber as I was. I ought I wooed her in a canoe, but she was The other masters one could work upon to have exposed them. I do so now. As a capricious mistress, and often went off with some hope of a modest success it was. I remember going to the station, with the canoe, leaving me in the water. even Dr. Cranston, that fine scholar and from a safe place watching the pro- I darenay she is carrying on the same but Mr. Neilson, the winds of our arti.fessor go off in his train, before I return diversions still-the Helens of Troy hice beat upon him in vain. He was scrd to the school, to find, las that the never mend their ways. The next time dagged about his triangles that even I exams. were over. But Dr. Cranston one of you goes in pursuit of ber-in a eam still wave a hand of acquaintance to had me that day, for he told me the pro- canoe wish you would give her mythem if we meet in the market place. He fessor had wanted me back only to com- love and say that I never think of her did not always win. We did manage to mend me for a confiscated book of sket without feeling wet. I have a singular keep some things from him. He never ches. So that was a walnut I:missed. memory of the Cluden, and connected heard, for instance, about the Child with it is the first boy friend I made in of Nature." Not word ever reached
I did get two or three prizes at the Dumfries- friendship that began on him about that stile. All unconscious
was he that when the shades of night academy and I always knew that I my first day at the academy, which I am happy to say continues still. He looked began to fall, certain young mathe could get the second prize without werk- me aver in the playground and said:maticians changed their skins, crept up ing much, but that I could never get, the What's your high jump!" and I said: wall and down trees, and became pirates first however hard I worked. That was Three and a half. What yours?" and in a sort of Odyssey that was long after because of a boy I can't sit down with ot and have clearly understood the The Assembly, by 5 votes to 34, carried he said Feur. What's your long jumpwards to become the play of Peter out saying a word about him. One day purposes of the naval base at Singapore. 43 well да the American naval a motion by Mr. Baju recommending the and I said: "Six. What's yours!" and Pan." For our escapades in a certain there was a timid knock at the door of
manoeuvres, stated, Vice-Minister Jor Immediate appointment of a Currency he said: Seven. What's your one hun. Dumfries garden, which is enchanted land the Rector's room, and a thin, frighten- Committed with non-official Indian dred yards?" I said I didn't know, but to me, were certainly the genesis of that d-looked boy, pourly clad and frail, came Foreign Affairs. Nakamura in the Diet in. No doubt we all promptly, summed to-day in reply to interpellations. For majority and an Indian Chairman. The what was his, and he said: "Fire secs. nefarious work. We lived in the tree motion was passed after A somewhat less than yours. Then he said the one tops on coconuts attached thereto, and him up as of small account but I should declared that those Japanese who hekt heated discussion, in which St. Basil word Pathfinder," showing he was, like
that were in a bind condition; we were not wonder, though, if he was the grent that Japan's international position was Blackett, the Fillance menther, stated myself, luckily, an admirer of Fenimore bucneers, and I kept the log-book of est boy that ever sat on the forms of the endangered thereby were grossly mis-
He further stated that the that the Government were not prepared Cooper. I replied with the same brevity,nue depredations, an eerie, journal with old Tumfries Academy. I don't mean to depart from the Viceroy's announce- Chingachgook," " Hawkeye," said hent a triangle in it to mar the beauty ship he was of another world from the purely nt the restoration of mutual merely as a scholar, though in scholar Russo-Japanese Agreement was directed ment foreshadowing the appointment pos- The Sarpint," I replied. I knew you of its pages." That log-book, I trust, is sibly year, hence of an authoritative and read about them, he said, as soon no longer extant, though I should like rest of us; so he shone, pale star that economic benefits and does not foreshad- committee 10 consider the currency LA I saw you? I asked him how he one Inst look at it, to see if Capt. Hook he was, when he went to Glasgow Uniow any change in the political relation question.
know, and he said he knew by my cutis in it, and whether there are any indiversity and afterwards to Oxford, until ships between the PowerE I was uncertain what cut was an not cations that he was drawn from Mr. Neil. someone turned out that light. He was Bure that I know now-but when he said son. If so, I should like him to look he liked my cut I had the sense to say upon it as a walnut..
expert. The Government of Inha could not allow interference in its internal, policy regarding opium
Answering Dr. Datta who declared that Indian publie opinion supported the American point of view, Nir Basil Blackett said that tout restriction of production would be too drastic a step for the religious and social customs of the Indian people
GERMANY AND ALLIES.
BERLIN IN REPLY TO JOINT NOTE.
BERLIN, Januari 27th. The German reply to the Allieg' now.. Note has been handed to lord D'Aber-
'bon.
It says that the Allies' "formal reply?" does not promete inutual understand- ng among the European nations, and complains that the Allies are not reveal ing the grounds on which non-evacuation is based. and of their refusal to discuss the matter.
MADRID, January 25th. The fact that pour parlers have been opened with Abdel Krim in Morocco are revealed in an official amanique, which It claims that Germany has fulfilled statés, however, that negotiations have the stipulations, on which evacuation was been suspended owing to Abdet Krim's conditional, and repeats the request for insolence and overbearing demands. Ife the Allies reasons for their action is said to be assuming the air of a con- queror and demanding the surrender of Spanish arms and ammunition, whereas the Directorate will not negotiate with any rebel chief except the latter lays down bis arms.
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ALLEGED CONSPIRACY,
EVIDENCE TAKEN AT TRIAL IN LONDON.
LONDON, January 27th.
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the ecospiracy trial at Bow Street, Mrs. Katherine King, of London, gave evidence that she was the wife of a train driver, and received a letter from Porte mouth on January 16th containing enclosure addressed to." O." which she Save to a man who called.
She knew him as Billy, and only presumed he was Irish because he spoke with an Irish accent. She did not know whether the letter was for him, but i woman friend of hers arranged that he should take it.
Mr. O'Connor, defending, intimated that the prisoners pleaded not guilty, and reserved their defence.
RISE OF THE POUND. EXPECTED SOON TO STAND AT
kkake Valky
LUNDOS, January 27th. Presiding at a meeting of the idland
INDIAN CURRENCY.
ASSEMBLY FAVOUR COMMITTEE
UNDER INDIAN CHAIRMAN. »
DELHI, January 27th.
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CRICKET. IN TASMANIA.
HENDREN SCORES CENTURY IN
SECOND INNINGS.
LAUNCESTON, January 28th,
In their second innings, the M.C.C.
101 not out."
the river dimple by Holding its face up to the sky.
that so did I like his cut. He then took nie aside and became more confidential.
me
ON THE STAGE,
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4 1 A PALE STAR,"
too poor, was that brave little adventurer;
I think that explains it all. The other boys felt that there was something wing- ed about him, just as I did. He couldn't
His 'spirit's bark is driven Far from the shore, far from "the
trembling throng Whose sails were never to the temp
est given.
FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.
FROM THE DAILY, BULLETIN.”]
JAPAN'S POLICY.
PRESS" COMMENT ON FUTURE CONCENTRATION,
Tokyo, January 27th. It is a clear indication that Japan does not intend in future to concentrate on Far Eastern affairs, is the view, am the Busso-Japanese Agreement of the Michi-Virki,
The newspaper declares that the present will be B opportunity for Hussin and Japan to test out the lesso learned from the Russo-Japanese war, namely, that the two Powers must operate for the furtherance of their mutual interests in the Far East. It foreseen the intensification of joint Anglo-American Activities in the Far East, owing to the Russo-Japanese rapprochmeat.
THE SINGAPORE BASE. "The Government Arc fully GWAI
taken.
Sir
SIR M. FITZMAURICE,
ENGINEER WHO REPORTED ON HONGKONG HARBOUR:
Maurice Fitzmaurice, C.M.G,“ FRS, of Onslow Square, S. W., and ef Victoria Street, S.W., civil engineer, of Messrs. Coode, Fitzmaurice, Wilson and Mitchell, who reported on Hongkong Har bour, who died on November 17th, agert 63, loft estate of the gross value of £94,215, with pet, personality £91,409. He Icft £100 each to the Benevolent Fund of
Burlington House.
I wonder," He asked, whether you I bave never divulged to anyone what play games, and yet we all accepted hima have noticed anything peculiar about Bet me, a deur Scot, to the writing of as our wonder one. That this could have subeequent experience of life has plays, but to-day one seems impelled to been so is a good mark for the academy, told me that this is the one question tell everything, and to tell it truthfully and is perhaps a proof, if one were deed another unexpected and disturbing re-ed, that Dumfries is a Scottish town. The weather was cool and windy, with which every person wants to ask of every
I think I What was it about James McMillan that the wicket on the soft side after the rain other persons. They all-all mankind-sult of the Burgess ticket. overnight, when the M.C.C. match againat know that they are extraordinarily should never have taken to it seriously has stayed with me for so many years. Tasmania was resumed before a small peculiar, and want to know if you have but for pressure from two great English and can still touch me to the quick? attendance.
noticed it. I sonetimes think that I men. Sir Henry Irving and Mr. George felt when we were boys that he was In reply to the visitors wore of 219, must be the only person extant who is 3eredith. Irving not only drove me to Presence, and I feel it still. Literature Tasmania made 166 in the lat innings, not peculiar. He explained that he write my first three plays and found was to be his game, and what play he the Institution of 'Civil Engineers and Kiiner took 3 wickets for 35 runs.
produce them, but it was he might have made with it Your lost the Pension Fund of the Royal Society, Incant. "Do you remember," he asked managers
how Pathinder laughed And I who got me out of the way of writing might-have-been. Bank of London, Mr. Reginald Mekea made 331 runs for seven wickets and said, Yes, he laughted so softly that no them on the backs of old envelopes. Why said the powwe stering would probably declared. Towards the total. A Sand soop stanu at its till god value, not
one could hear it." Listen theb." said Mr. Meredith wanted me s ardently to could never quite un ham made 31, J. L. Bryan
half of Barns we can all fathom, for be because it would nave cumbed uphill
was so Scotch that he was and is our to meet the doilar, but because the dollar, Gilligan 60 and E. Hendren 46, A. E. R. he, and when I replied that I could bear turn playwright
nothing. be said triumphantly, Ofderstand, unless it was because he liked The partnership between Gilligan and
blood relation, the one who lived mere under pressure of the surplus of gold,
course you can that was me laughing me to go down to his famcas chalet and
vividly than the rest. He was so frank. would have desconded to the irvel of Hendren, just after tea, added 10 in 36ike Pathfinder-1 always do it that way tell him about theatres without him hav
about himself that we know that flame the pound. The recent rise of the steri-
minutes. Hendren gave no chance.
now";
"; and so we swore friendship being to go to them himself. Those two,
I think the shade of Burns was rest of life as we don't know even Dr. Joba- A. P. Findlay took 4 wickets, for al Ing in relation to the dollar has gone
cause we liked each other's cut, and any however, had not the luck to be Dum- considerably ahead of the changes in the
Tasmania bad made 30 for twa wickets time wo fell out after that was if friesians, and so any further mention of less on the night the caretaker's boy son. All the miseries of him, his mis
décds, his follies, we understand, as we price level, but if the rise were maintain.
when stamps wore drawn
laughed like Fathfiniler" (Laughter.) them is barred. My first play was very died.
Dumfries! So much vain blowing of know some loving and erring son with ed, certainly the prine levels would
That brings us back to the Cluden with PIDperly written for the Dumfries Acade a jump from my first day at the Acaderayny Dramatic Society, an who boards fires that have burnt themselves cut. i whom we have sat up all night in ther
an Even the ashes have gone cold. I feel, fields. I also made my only appearance
That is the mortal part of him.
greretly engaged in literary pursuite, I thought I had made an interesting disanthusiasm of an academy boy, certainly show, you some shivering, blackened piece Scotland which we his countrymen, ask the best amateur actor I have ever seen, of paper crumble in my hand.. With outsiders to keep their hands off. There covery, no less than that Burns and whe, I am glad to know, is here today, your permission I shall now pop back is also the immortal part, to which wa Carlyle though at different times-had made love across the same stile-a stile and who blushes so easily at least he again. I have sometimes been called of don't belong, the part that is now a
After such a straight talk I can walnut-tree for all the world. blushed easily a century or two ago sive. AMERICAN COTTON.
on the Chuden. I cannot remember so that I shall cleverly conceal his identity never be called that any more. Can I errors and woes of Burns are, perhaps, New York, January 28th
what was my authority for this, but I ¡MANCHESTER FEDERATION - TO
Never can I thank you humbly for the great bonour too much harped upon. In his life even under the name of Weld. In Madison Square Gardens to-day, the did believe that I had found some. Nor there have been a more devoted follower given me by inscribing my name in an he, too, had his walnuts, and, by all the „VOTE REGARDING CURTAILMENT, Finn athlete, Nurmi, won a mile race, can I ever have learned how they made of the Muse, or a stage manager with lustrious hat, in some cases so illus gods, he could crack them. To know how delcating Joe Ray and three others. The love though I am sure I know, and that more ingratiating ways During the trious that it is almost strange to thick best to crack your walnuts! There haver Loxpos; January 27th. winner's time was 3min., 3.4-5seca, which you know, which did it best. Well, at winters of our existence his pockets were that they have all to take the curb to been many definitions of genius; I offer The short-time committee of the Federa-be claims is a world's record.
that time my friend becamos enamoured always bulging with stage directions. make way for an Excise-man. Among you that as another one." (Loud cheers & tion of Master Cotton Spinners at Man- Willie Ritola won a 3-mile race, in-of a maid. No longer did he care what which toll on the floor as he was being them belted earls and a' that, such as Sir James signed the Burgess Roll theater decided to take a vote of mem-cidentally making what is claimed four his jump was. In his dire need ho con caned, and all the time the masters were he liked, when the wind was in the east, which is famous for having on it the sig bera engaged in spinning American world records. His times were:
sulted me. At that time be had a gratify- submitting him to drastic treatment he to pour a molten fire upon, but every nature of Robert Burns. When be sat 'cotton whether or not, to curtail the work.
ing faith in me in affairs of the heart, was considering how they would do for one of them now, we may be very sure down the audience rose and cheered, and ing hours from 301/4 to 35 weekly.
partly because he recognised that I walking gentlemen. Is it mateivable glorying chiefly in being burgesses of sang "For he's a jolly good fellow. The The change, if huthorised, will be
should be a poor rival, but still more be that he ever had designs on Mr. Neilson 1 Dumfries, because he was one also. One proceedings, closed, with the National... "enforced in February:
cause I was then-it is now revealed for Car Wedd was truly great in low comedy, (Continued on next Column
Anthem,
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inally conform to the new relation of¿OPTERS AMERICAN SERVICE.] | to perhaps my last year. I was by then That was due to the histrionicas if I had popped out of the grave to and it is perhaps the one thing in all
the value between the currencies.
Mr. McKenna concluded by saying that the pressure of taxes was too great for british trade to bear; economy in ntion- al expendituro was vita).
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FINN RUNNER NOW CLAIMS ANOTHER SCALP.
2 miles in 10min., 33,9-5secs."
21 miles in 11min., 45, 4-5seca,
94 miles in 12min., 57.4-5seca.
3 miles in 14min., 4.4-5secs.
Ther