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An interesting discovery' bas been made at Wargrave Churob, where, in the course of rebuild- ing the tower, it waï found that the present casing of red brick hides the original Norman tower. That was the undiscern- ing way of our auonstore, who, to stop a draught, would fill up ex- quisite windows, or would anai- hilate the proportions of a charch at a sporting squire's whim. Luckily, in this case they only. povered over; and it will be a simple task" to repair their error of taste..
Floating Pictures.
With the idea of providing amusement, for the summer re- sidents along the shore of Lake Wawasee, in Indians, there has been built a motor-bɔat that is in effect a combination of motion-pic- ture theatre and dance-hall. The boat is 90 feet long, ai capable of carrying 800 pasengers. Tripa around the lake are to be made, air nights a week during the summer, the deck being used on alternate nights for motion-pic- tare shows and for dancing. Tae boat will bavo five regular land-
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great care taken officially never passers-by to see it and to pray to contradict it. Some commer- for those whose names figured social gentlemen of eminence, who known sportsmen in the Com- proudly upon it.
have just returned from a long mander-in-Chief's recent despat- Few membare of the Civil inspection of the Frenol Red ches as well is in the. List of Service have done more for India 058 work at the Front, in which Bonours. Lieut. Col. A. J. than Sir Theodore Oraoraft Hope, they are taking a philanthropic Tarter, on the staff of the French Ex-War Minister's Cheer who has died at the age of 84. interest, assure ms definitely that King's African Bites in the He went out to India in 1853, and the French officer they met, even Evas African expedition, who has within two years was Inspector in of some eminence, are firmly per been awarded the D.80. is Gujerati of the newly-formed suaded that the rumour was set the Essex cricketer. Tarner as Minister, General Zarlinden, who Paris July 8, The ex-War Education Department.
afort deliberately and that it through the South African war, is devoting a technical study to It serous and was twice wounded during the problem of munitions, is glad operating with native scholars, he feed its obj ot. prepared the Gajerati text books, absurd, but these French officers the siege of Ladysmith. Turner to state that all difficulties have which remained the standard believe that the rumour of a vast was promoted to a Brovst Majority now been removed. works on the subject for nearly Russian force threatening the Balin South Africa, and at the time half a century. He next became the gian coa-t caused Von Kluck to ex wse the youngest Major in the der Becretaryship of State for
"The happy creation of an Un-Macao. ecute hie sanaation ilewerve. Some British Army. Major H. Maclear, Munitions,” he says" Governor's private secretary, and
"has in 1871 was appointed to preside of the front ofern remarked eldest brother of the the late the best effect both among the over the committee which in-go-humouredly: "Those Ras- Capt. Bam!
Maclear of Irish workers and in the army. Our fans are the finest thing the British Ragby football fame, has won & supplies are now largely a veured, vestigated the unsatisfactory state have done yet. They saved Parie similar honour. of Bombay's municipal financea.
and cracked up the German plan." "mentioned in despatches" is the her attention to the same subject, Among the England is energetically turning He will, however, best be re- membered for his work at Oslcaits And now let me add what u very cricketing and boring parson, the Russia is also making prodigions intelligent City man, no serving Rev. F. H Gillingham. Soon after efforts, and the import of supplies and Simla. Among the volous positions which he held was that in a famona. Territorial regimen the start of the war he left his from abroad is facilitated by the of Public Works Member of the at the front, told me this week and vicarage in Birmingham and went favourable weather. All Italy
was prepared to take his oath to the front se an Army chaplain. enormous reserves of ammunition Governor-General's Council. Dar
about. He was present with his Whilst a curate at Leyton he are still intact. The all important regiment in the early days of became associated with Essex and question of munitions has now their first arrival at the Front during the past three or four been solved for the whole of the when they were inspected by no years he has played regularly and Allied armies." lese a person then General Smith- with much successss a free soaring Dorrion. The General welcomed batsman in the county eleven. most notable men by the death of them to France and told them it When be accepted a living in the Exarob Joseph. As a youth up to them to make good. Birmingham there was a sugges been killed. Another wounded his marked abilities attracted the He said he believed in the tion that he should retire from footballer is Lient. Ian Olarje, attention of his fellow-townsmen Territorials and they would now cricket, but he refused, and he is the powerfal Oxford forward who he was born at Kalafer who be showing their mettle under one of the most popular preachers played against Cambridge two induced the municipality to pro- the close observation of their in the Midland city. Amongst yeara sgo. Great anxiety is feltts vide him with the means of study- comrades of the fighting others "mentioned" ing at the Borbonne. Within a Regulara. He told them they Lieut. KH.C.
are So, to the fate of Lient Norman F. Woodroofe, Hunter, the amateur golfer, few years he became respectively would have to hold their trench; the Cambridge University and who is reported wounded Bishop of Vidin and Archbishop and if they last it, they must Sussex fast bowler, Sec. Lient, and missing. A of Hofteha, and was in 1877 retake it at all costs, "And yoa E. McGosh, the Cambridge Hugby officer writing home on July 17th, elected to the headship of the know what that means," he said: centre three quarter, Capt. A. O. said Hunter had been wounded. Balgarian Church. After the sig. And then General Smith Dorrien Johnson, the Hampshire cricketer, He was attended by two mea in a nature of the Treaty of Berlin, be added some remarkable words who in recent seasons has been a dug-out, but was left behind when was entrusted with the organisa. distinctly beard by all the regi first choice for the Gentlemen in the platoon had to withdraw, tion of the Church in the newly-ment. These words were to the the annual match against the Hunter was the captait of the Hongkong. 12th August, 1915, freed Principality of Balgaria and act they would have a stiff time. Players, and Lieut.C.H.B. Blonut, Sunningdale club fast searon, in in Esstern Roumelia. When but it would not last long. 1 the 1913 baptain of the Harrow itself a high golfing honour, and Prince Alexander was dethroned would be all over in a few weeks, eleven, d
last Jano at Bandwich ke was one and a regency formed under he said, because the Germans Sometime ago Lieut. RA. of the last eight in the Amateur. Bamboloff, the cause of the wore getting knocked out, and "e Lloyd, the Irishman who has been championship. Everard Martin · A Patriot!: Proposal. Church Bogan to flourish, but vast horde of Russians would the best ball back in international Smith, who was a gemi-finalist at The Hon. D. Prae,: Acting after the fall of Stamboloff, the goon be operating on the German Rugby for the past few abasons Sandwich is the third member of Premier of Ontario, has arrived Exarob a position became one of flank from seaward. Now what are was confused with another officer that well-known golfing family to in Logland in order to confer extreme difficulty.
you to think of thin? Was the of the same name and initiale in in the service. He be obtained with the military authorities in whole thing elaborately planned the same regiment and commission in the Welsh Guards, connection with a proposal of his and engineered by our people at erroneously reported killed. No Another golfing brotherhood An: Government to establish a war Headquarters in London, for the he has been wounded, but for gas, Harold and Olaf Hambro, hospital in England. If the benefit of the German aples tonately not seriously. Lloyd got are also in the army. Still another scheme is approved the Pro you have lost your appetite known to be awarming all over his commission in the Liverpool Varsity rowing Blue, Erio Fair-visional Cabanel, on behalf of the ore of the big variety of England, and of the German Boottish at the same time as his bairn, making the ninth has fallen people of Offario, will find the Hints: diches at the ALEXAN-nation to whom they were friends and fellow internationals, in action. An Australian by Brake money for the building, the cost DRA CABEC sure to tempt reporting? If so, and it really Seo Lients. F. N. Tarner and he held a commission in the 10th of which is expected to be about
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