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Hunting Lady's Death.
Ool. 29. The death occurred this morning of Mrs. Hatfeild, wife of Mr. J. R. Hatfeild, of Edlington Hall, near Horncas The deceased lady, who wa well-known follower of the South Barton Wold, Blankney and Hounds, was schooling a hunter over fences, when the animal stumbled and fell upon her, death being instantaneous.
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The Treaty of Chent. President Wilson has agreed to speak on December 2 at dedication of a tablot commemorat- ing the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, which inaugurated the hundred years' peace with Great Britain.-Renter.
No Evening Dress. Sipos the war broke out the wearing of evening dress in London theatres andre. staurants is the exception Father than the rule and tho hotels at which the managers made evening dress compulsory at dinner have abolished all hard and fast regulations.
Snow in North Wales. Oct. 29-Soow fell for the frat | time this autumn in North Wales to-day. The summits of Snowdon and the higher chain of moan. tains are droped in white.
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When the Chronicle Gift Ship silent during this war, remarka the Globe. The Boer War found proposal was reported in England
bia pen particularly busy, but this marked that only a people so full sleading London journal re- grim Continental struggle has of sentiment as the Americans called forth but one poem. It is could have thought of such worth saying that the Boy Scoute, scheme, says the San Francisco although they owe their existence Chronicle. There may be nothing to Sir Robot Baden-Powell, are the direct descendants and in very profound u that observation, but its compliment marks what is carnation of Kipling's "Kim"- "little friend of all the world." very general and radical change in. the European conception of At the end of that delightful book the author pradicts a great sphere our national character."
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And the sentiment of justice isaace of the sentimental note. We Police-court recently, introducing no mere figure of speech. It is a may not read it all, but we print one of his prisoners. On hearing vital reality. Without the sentiment and publish every year more this familiar name everyone in behind it, justice may be talked poetry than all Europe pat to- Court became keenly interested, about, but it will never be done. gether. It is the greater amount and two or three Territoriala who Philosophere may refine and define of human interest that most die- were present involuntarily stood equity, and jurists embody its tinguishes the American newe- at attention. Lat those who ex-principles in written codes, but papers from those of other pected to see in "Thomas Atkins" what are these things worth countries, while in fiction general- the typical British soldier were unless the machinery of justice ly our love of the sentimental is disappointed. The prisoner in animated by the instinct of notorious, All sentiment is not proved to be a bullet-headed (quity in the vast majority of the equally good, but the point is that a people can be pre-eminently! youth, 16 years of age, about five people?
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An extremely interesting article sonal impulse, the author recalls no mere the vituperation of Eng- misconceptions inspired by dem- on "The Origins of the Present that on the day after its despatch land by the German Press. As agogues and muckrakora and of War" is contributed by Sir Baron Marechall (then Foreign so as the informal coaver:atione misguided humanitarianism than Valentine Obirol to the Quarterly Minister) emphasised to him most about the proposed treaty were of instinctive hate. The senti- Review, It traces the consist- strongly that it was a deliberate dropped by England, the inspired attacks forthwith recommenced, ment of justice is sometimes at ently warlike tenor of German Government manifesto.
A most remarkable episode, and the promise was repudiated We (N. China Laily News) the hottom of even the unjust policy since the day when Wilhelm
II. threw over Bismarck and his now for the first time made public, with epigrammatic cynicismo. regret to record the death, and nnwise demand. which took place at Varcouver on The colossal soms we spend on restricted Continental outlook was the attempt in the later stages There is an interesting summary November 27, Mr. HD. Hooley, educational institutions represent and assumed the personal guid of the South African war to entrap of the "reasons for believing that of Shanghai, at the age of forty a strong national sentiment for ance of German foreign policy Englend into an offensive and Germany was in any case bent
Times. tight. Mr. Hosley was well-known equality of opportunity rather than with the intention of making his defensive alliance which would upon war his year."
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The author has no hesitation the support of Germany in any Wireless for General Botha. TUCK'S CHRISTMAS CARDS. valued by generally. He was formerly bolele cream peoples as a in atributing to the Emperor attempt to override the Monroe A telegram has teen receiver officer in the service of the European Canadian-Pacias Railway Com- national asset, Europe educates himself the responsibility for the doctrine. This was after the from South Africa, enys Renter, PRIVATE CREETING CARDS. pony, leaving that service to take her young to the end of community present war, aa for the menacing failure of the attempt to form accepting the cffer of the Brooni the position of wha finger at the advancement, but, though we and restless attitude of Germany against us a combination of the Company, made through General Whangpoo Wharf. Later he recognise this as one purpose of during his reign. At the same Continental Powers an attempt Bothn, to present to the force beoame manager of the China education, our liberally endowed time, his ambition to secure world in which the Kaiser was the prime under Brigadier-General Duncan Merchants Wharves nd latterly universities are really intended dominion by brute force has had mover, though he claimed the Mackenzie two complete wireless was wharfinger at Messrs. But to improve individual opport the sapport of not only the credit for its frustration when it sata with the necessary equipment terfield and Swire's Pootone unities. Europe almort orders whole military caste, but the vast had failed.
Bir Valentine Chirol describes Wharf Mr. Hooley had a serious the future of the individual; mejority of the intellectuals, as
and operatore.
you have lost your appetite sult of which his eye-sight was tion and leaves him free to choose industrial classes." So far from documents by the German For
the famous Kruger telegram bay- eiga Office, and was promised by daints dishes at the ALEXAN- Norionaly affected. Be left Shang for himself. hai, still very anwell, in July, for If obaritable emotion can be ing been due, as it is sometimes Prince Buelow that, as long as he DRA CAFE is sure to tempt Vancouver, British Columbia, regarded as a phase of sentiment, represented, to a momentary per- was Chancellor, he would permit you!/
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