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fifth year. The condit of her discharged from the army an health has made her virtual invalids and the six principal invalid for several re. Hor causes of invaliding were all activities during thisiod have lower than they have ever been been entirely literar and her before. unsparing use of hers in con-
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Anything that conduces to the health of the naval personnel is her blindnees.
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"Well do I remember the crowd of celebrities that turned up on a Monday."
"Suppose 80-number crowd, boy, ah?'
опо
"Sure. We will just have
The pawky youth with the Paris, November In Char Admiralty into the bost method greasy hair and the bilious look another and I will introduce you les Borsoul, there just died at of ventilating modern warship ing socks fell back into a huge to-Plays a small part you know the age of 83, pood unknown; will be generally approved. Mr. chair of enticing upholstery, and not the common chorus stamp, discer of the Churchill has seen for himself summoned all his energy to cross none of the Lancashire hooligan principle of the phone. His the cabined, cribbed, confined" shapeless legs. His friend with about her."
They both shook their sides claim to this distinction was reconditions in the living and his the American ont suit and the with laughing at this great shaft cognised 30 years ago by Dr. sleeping spaces in modern ball-nosed boots, though he bad
of wit. Graham Boll fad Mr. Edinon, vessels, but it is only by actual never been scorer American ter who developed and complotel the experience that a full realisation ritory than the Consulate in Ice "Owd on a minit," said the invention. Borionl, who was the is possible of the extent to House Street, with Yankse don't silent one, "if ye doan't take back son of French, officer, devoted which ventilation, in common caredness, slipped into a similar rett referince to ooligans I'll himself to the study of telegraphy, with everything else that affects ceptacle. In the corner Bat a man punce (kick) thee till th's blue and in 1855 proinded the theory the convenience and comfort of a of the less elaborate though more in't face." and he grabbed of the telepho Being a Go-ship's company, is subordinated substantial type. vernment ole he obtained the to fighting efficiency, Fleet-Sur- comeont is defe before pubgoon Bead well, who has devoted lishing his
covary, but this special attention to this subject permission given him within the course of a valuable paper the warning at he had better read at the recent Public Health devote hintention more Congress, made the startling, ad-
The friend in the corner looked mission that, while engaged in making a systematic examination on at the razzle dazzle but said Mr. G. Aftedford, late Censor that on one deck 450 square
of some living spaces, he found nothing. of Plays now Censor of
foot were in use out of a por Cinematoph Films, is engagedible 464 square feet-that is, in organiz the British Board 7 per cent. of the potential von- of Filmnsors, of which he is tilation was in use. The modern
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"Shall wo shake?" commenced
CTOWS,
oritic of his native town by the} coat collar." Tha's bin prating 'ore for the last 'aat 'ower abeaut the slik one.
tha gradely folk in Lannon. "Don't mind, replied the Shootin in Bowlton eh? In
of the counterfeit American with a well-the name
what is there in Bowl- Practised drawl.
ton to shoot unless tha myens (means) bottles and no doubt they are fast in flight if tha gets them laving the fist of one of collyer lads. Tha fayther was hung at the Akademy was he -ita th'Old Bailey the myone and the man whos hung him
"Evor been in the North of England at this time of the year? yawned the first shaker.
"Never".
"Missed nothing. I was up in
the direct He stated recently warsbip, with its honey combzu Lancashire some few fears ago for cam'd fra Bolton-eh, Billington.
to a new paper representativo
that the some of working had system of watertight compart not yet be a completed. An office ments, compels recourse to be had beersecuted at 77, Shafter-had to artificial means of venti- bury Av
where there would lation, and this, under the most
ue,
The
a
bit of shooting just about this time--Bolton."
"Queer spot ob"?
and if tha
dusna re-
Paynter indeed; war it Poter they called him. Suppose the crowd that gathered on Mondays The man in the correr twisted was landlord, sewing machine be a mature theatre for the perfect conditions, suffers in con in his seat, and pricked his ears man, olub k'lecter, and pisnner "Rum apos. Why they are man. Tha's made me almost reprodution of filma. The Censor-parison with the free current f ship wed extend all over Great air which was admitted through uncivilised. No wonder they call powk Britain There was a great the now obsolete ships almost ripe and trotters don't comprise.gie thee wot for. Who as tha! large port-holes and ventilated them trotters, for hang me if tract that remark. I'm going to | advantage in having co-operation
the staple dish. Well, I was forgotten in Lannon? Tha's never and nstance of the manufac entirely by natural means.
task which has been delegated to getting the "tater pie" as the had a goslie like Sutcliffe or a emselves, and the very the Admiralty Committee of call To them New Year's Eve man like Jack Sharp who can at they had asked for aip showed not only their
means licence with other people's ayther play at cricket or soccer. Then ther is Johnny Tyldesley whos plays for't oownty, and oner armed Smith who can best owtin'thcountryat pigin shooting. Who aa tha getten in Lannon to touch them. Dr. Crippen, George Bernard Shaw, wot sites, Peter the Painter and Lloyd George.
tures
Inet
censo willin
ness bat their roal anxiety
devising better inlets and outlets
for air than at present exist is no comfort and they carry on
to ko out anything objection-asy one. aba
ti
olent Eruption of Mount
Asama.
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Sir Ian Hamilton at Colombo.
General Sir Ian Hamilton in-
inbout 10 o'clock on the night spected the RC.A. and C.A.
13th ult, Mount Asama, big gun target practice again on the 5th alt. The R.Q.A. manned wellknown volcano. noar
Surat into violent the Galle Face Battery and work Aizawa,
guns. The sion. A large stream of lava the powerful 9 inch, freed down the mountain, and Police had taken all the necessary a.m. on the 14th loud rum- precautions and the two roads
their
rowdyism the night long.
An ill bred lot Isupposed" chipped in the imitatiom.
"Ill bred isn't the word for it. Starting and stopping work by the blowing of a syren, or buzzer," as they term it, racing pigeons or whippets, football and bowls, with an occasional trip to Blackpool is their existence; so what can one expect? Yes, my dear chap, a
gs wore heard from the cra- and green were closed to podes day in Bolton, and one is glad he
violent earth quakes trians or vehicles. The course on belongs to London. By the way
e felt at the foot of the moun- water, too, was quite clear, and did I tell you my father was hung
1/2 miles.
"Here boy" called the excited
"
The hotel manager separated them and only just in time. one, gie all these lads a drink owned and I'll pay thee for them. Be hung to't chita. Tha'll drink wime winna they lads-yar of course the will, and s. Appy Nos Yar is the best wish of a Lancashire Lad in Ongkong:
Malton Mowbray, Pork Pies, Best, "Olever landscape painter too. Matton, Game, Yealand Ham pies, Strange our camo should be Pain-Smell. Hos Pigs always on hand 35 ter too spelt with the Y of course, esate Each.
"Coincidence indeed."
"No boy you did not".
The silent one.smiled. "Painter of sea-scapes eh?"
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