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A Japanese gentleman visiting England was very interested at the sight of a large asylum, and on learning its nature remarked: -"ah, yes, you have a saying about the insane being invisible, have you not?" This query | (caused some bewilderment, until it transpired that the saying re- farred to was "Out of sight, out of mind."
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We have noted the change in the costume of the Bluecoat boy, but have you seen the feminine imitation of the once-familiar garb? asks a Home scribe, who proceeds: Whether it will be- come the rage is uncertain, but' nothing could be neater than the blue, fairly high necked dress, set off by a few inches of mustard- coloured stockings, and the neatest of Cuban heeled shoes, a vision of attractive femininity sees for a moment by the writer Įto-day in the busy Strand.
There may still be seen in Lon- don to-day some curious survivals of other days. Over the narrow entrance to Lincoln's Inn from an alley of Chancery-lans (a dis- trict made famous by Dickens in Bleak House") is a well-worn notice board stating that "persons; Įbearing burthens may not enter here." The notice dates from 1856. And in the entrance to Staple Inn may still be seen a notice board warning "rudel children not to play within its serene portals. This notice mast also be over half a century old.
Christ Church, Newgate-street, London, now closed for the re- novation of its organ (on which Samuel Wesley heard Men- delssohn plas, and gave his own last recital) is celebrated as the burial place of Richard Baxter, and the church in which the annual Spital Sermon is preached in the presence of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. The church
occupies part of the site of the famous Grey Friars Church, one of the foest of London's shrines, to which a library was added by Dick Whittington. Many scores of tombstones, once covering the bones of illustrious people, bave been removed.
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Discovery of lost Rembrandt! in Stockholm recalì some of the thrills that have been experienced in connection with "Old Masters.” Quite recently a London dester) bougbi a picture bearing Rem- brandt's signature, with a heapi of canvases stored in a cellar- giving £25 for the batch. In July lost Turner was knocked down in a New York auction room for eight shillings. One shilling more was given in April for a picture believed to have been painted by Nicholas Birghem. The lowest figure quoted for a presumed Rembrandt is 7a. 6d. A re-dis- covered 'Franz Haly fetched £12,000 under the hammer.
The Slade Professorship at Ox- ford has been for a number ofį years in abeyance, owing to the economics forced проп the University by the war. The posi- tion seems a little unintelligible washington Dr. Wellington Koooows that the Chair was suitably to a mere outsider who only
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ECROPEAN CO-OPERATION IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. In 8 statement js.ucd a:
Mr. J. Atkins, second officer, Ngankin, has gone second officer,
id: "You know that the world founded by Mr. Felix Siade in Suiyang
not built in one cight: the Mr. W. M. Christie has been sitation in Chine cannot be 1869. But so it has been; and now at last the important appointed second officer. Ngankin, hastly changed." He added that
office is to be Mr. F. J. Thornhill, acting China did not intend to be import
filled again, there
considerable second office, Shongking, is on turiate
reserve.
Soochow
The new Slade Professor must
in her plan. In discussing anxiety in consequence in the the handicaps against China's Mr.L. V. Rowe, supernumerary development Dr. Koo declared architects and others. It is not bearts of certain painters, second officer, Shengking. has that China ought to control her sufficient to be just a specialist gone second officer, same ship. owarailwaye, foreign tariff restric- Shansi, has gone second engineer, of import duty to five per cent.needs be able to lecture, and Mr. R. Baia, second engineer, tions limiting China's imposition in & branch of the Fine Arts. ought to be modified. He advocat should possess a wide knowledge Mr. D. McCormack, second ed tariff revision every decade of everything and anything in engineer, Soochow, is on leave. and pointed out that the present particular. The position is beld Mr. J. M. Bain. irom lease, has regulations were twenty years for three years, and Ruskin was gone acting chief officer, Yusengold.
Mr. N. Churchill, acting chief
the first to occupy this Chair. After expressing the opinion The last was Professor Selwyn officer, Yasang, bas gone second that there was no immediate Image. officer, same sbip..
likelihood of the cancellation of Mr. E. J. A. Porter, acting the foreign concessions, he voiced second officer. Yusaug, bas gone the hope that one of the results of goes from bad to worse with Though the state of Viepna supernumerary second
officer, the Conference would be to bring rapid strikes, Austria's capital same sbip.
to an end concessions involving can still pay lavishly for amuse- Mr. A. B.Osmond, supernumer-sacrifice of sovereignty Chins ment. And Vienna even now aty second officer, Yusang, is on would be willing to work out in wants the best European talent. leave.
agreement with the Powers Mr. T. C. Barclay, from reserve, scheme for rehabilitation. She tragedian. has been there for Alexander Moissi, the German has gone third engineer, Katwo. did not desire to reserve for her- September, and has earned sever-
Mr. P. V. Mayers, third self all the material benefits al millions of kronen. engineer, Kutwo, is on leave.
derived from development of her that price Vienna would like to Mr. W. A. Pavloff, second vast resources, but was willing have kept him, but he haat officer. Kiangyung has gone for foreign capital to participate engagements elsewhere. soting chief officet, Feiching. on satisfactory terms not involv-now Max Pallenberg, who is the
Mr. H. Grandt has beening economic aggression. appointed second officer, Kiang- wab.
Mr. R. H. W. Scott, from leave, has gone chief engineer, Kweilee. Mr. W. Crosbie, chief engineer, Kweilee, has gone chief engineer, Klangfoo.
M.P.Campbell, chief engineer, Kaho, has gone chief engineer, Reinfang
Mr. J. Ewing, from leave, has gone chief engineer, Kaho..
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