GENERAL NEWS.
RERAIDING ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. Begun five years ago, the first part of the restortion work at St. Paul's Cathedral has just been completed.
Since we started," said Canon Alexander, recently, "our efforts have been almost entirely directed to restore! ing the most critical part, whichį we have bad practically to
rebuild.
Now we are starting on the south-east pier. The complete work will probably cost £100,000, towards which at least £60,000 has still to ba ruise."
FRENCH UNIVEŽITIES. ·
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Ad interesting collection E facts relating to French Univer-! ition has beau made by an. eminent American, with a view! to his young countrymen ging
Prativo. HOW
that Gerua Universities are "." I woubt
sturth while publishing similar details in England, or it would be excellent dang IN exchange. students between the two engi tries. Coupamtively few French- tuen atremi British Universities,' ald few British stu lents 100 t Franes.
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"el00,0 mg AR CIUR. Lab Cowing as given a sam oftion,un for the establist- ment unei etalowout of a be -club, 1 by called the It gal Air Pure Bub. Having been first Air Minister. Lord Chandray is intensely interested in the Sp view, and he hopes that the new club will breitas the Service club for the Royal Air Force. and that it will be used fore the purpeso in a building which will be worthy of the Service and a memorial of its work in thre
The Royal Flying
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Corp Club has nearly 1,000 members, and the temporary. premises in Hrúton-streef have been, for some time meren wded. " It is Lord Cowdray's elesire that his late colleagues on the Air Bound shall be associated with ! him, as chairman, in theadhuinis: stration of the fund until the Club hailing can be handled over in its completed state,
A SHIMONOSEKI PEJECT.
There has been considerable diamssion, pl runel idle walk.! in the past on the subject of a tunnel connecting the cities of Moji and Shinoiseki under the Shimon seki Straits. Revently. ways the Nagasaki Press, a plan was drawn up by Mr. Naka-, mura, of Muji, which wa-actually accorded someofficial recognition. but it is now reported that the Government has decided to take the matter at its trn hands an put it inter execution. In this connectia an anthor- ity is quoted as saying that the Imperial Government Kailway authorities have sub- mitted plans and estimates for the work and will probably ask, for the necessary funds at the forth-coming session of the list. The projected tunnel, which is to provide for railway and other vehicular traffic and a mar! for foot passengers, will be about five! miles in length and, it is estima
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