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Interesting World Items.
W. B. Marshall is going to have still another try for the amatour billiarde championship. He was away last year, owing to illness, but he has by no means given up hope of landing the title somo day. He is tho. boat amateur exponent of the top-of-the-table gams, which, as Tom Newman says, is the most difficult.
E. J. Norris, the Slough Spartan League and Borks and Bucks centre forward, has since the war scored more than 400 goals-surely susiont to gain for him a place in an international trial gato, or at least in an eleven representing the Football Association.
Supporters of the Spurs will bo Borry to hear that Jacques, their old goalkeeper, is lying seriously ill at his home at Erith. Since loaving the Spurs Jacques has beon in very poor health and he is now bedridden.
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A. E. Knight will again be soon in the Corinthian ranke this soa- son. He claims the distinction of Loaguo of having oaptained_a olub Portsmouth Town-the Corinthians and England in amateur, "Victory" and "full" intornationals. His namesako, A. E. Kaight, the Leicestershire cricket professional, is 51.
Although C. G. Porter is the captain of the "All Black," one is not at all sure that he is a hotter player than his doputy, J. H.
EDUCATION IN CANADA.
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In the matter of education, Canada is a leader. Each pre- vince has its very adequate university, and public soboole
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Voyaging around the world was register and is a favourite ship of Philippines, China, Japan, the Parker. Each fills the role of abound-Calgary alone, has 51 considered a rare and difficult ex- H. R. H.. the Prince of Wales, Hawaiian Island, Victoria and the winging forward, though he large grammar and high schools poriance not so many years ago, when he journeys from England Vancouver, San Francisco, the is really one of two inside half-built from native sandstone, as but now even the aviators"Ma across the Atlantic to Canada and Panama Canal, Havana and many backs. When I first saw Parker well as the provincial university. McGill University, the pride of gollans of the Air"-circle the his famous E. P. Ranch" near other places of interest en route. at Camborno (says a Home writer)
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of Owing to lack of space the list is he struck me as a very fast and Montreal, has an annual enroll- sides the above, and the endow arealltaught, whilsthirty-five bus- globe, as well as palatial acoun Alberta.
dangerous player, always up with mont of nearly 3,000 students who monts of universities total nearly iness schools and colleges are list .ed in the Dominion. A very broad stoamships. Looping this great France" knows the way around far from complete.
One of the many wonders soen the game. He scored three tries have use of a library containing $66,000,000.
Each province has a generous system of travelling libraries and loop is quite the popular thing the globe because she has "put a
anyone says girdle round about the earth" will be the world-famous Taj Mahon, but against the North 215,894 volumos. Toranto Uni-
Many inquiries are received nowadays, when "Haven't you been around yet!" already, even if it wasn't in forty hal at Agra India, which is said Midlands at Birmingham, he varsity has more than 5,000 stu- system of free public education, movie filme, are valuable aids.
schools. There Aro from American parents regarding you are supposed to know that minutes. Her first voyage under to be the most beautiful building quite eclipsed this performance dants and a staff of 500 instructors, including primary, secondary and they refer to the ample waist line the guidance of expert navigators on the globe. The Taj Mahal was by crossing his opponents' line while Laval University, a Roman normal
was completed without a hitch. erected by the Emperor Shahou no fower than six occasions. Catholic institution, dating from seventy-five private schools, seven Canadian colleges and universi over 2,100 students. professional, and eloven devoted ties, indicating a desire to have music. Agriculture, home their children profit by Canada's The "Empress of Franco," Gibraltar, the Mediterranean. Al- Jehan in memory of his wife, and Whatever bo may do in defence, 1852, has which loaves New York on Jan. giers, Monaco and Naples are it is claimed that the construction Porter has not yet shown those There are sixteen other univorsi to
tles and collegor in Canada, bo oconomics and technical branches excellent curriculums. 14, 1925 to circle the globe and among the first parts reached; of this exquisite jewel among the scoring potentialities. returns to New York May 23, is thon the ship moves on to Pales- buildings of the world kept 20,000 an oil burner of 18,400 tona gross tino. Egypt, India, Coylon, the men busy for 17 years,
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W. E. Kyle, Hawick; G. T. Wilson, Selkirk; and J. Brown, Gala, have been elected as Soloc. tion Committee for the season for the South of Scotland.
A. Bannerman, whose death is announced from Melbourne. belonged to the Old Guard of Australian crickets, and the now South Wales playar will be obiefly remembered as a great stonewallor,
In the final for the champion- ship of Hawick Bowling Club, W. Scott defeated W. Tait by 21 shots to 17. This is the second year in succession that Mr. Scott has won the championship. It is a curious coincidence that both finalists played, third and skip 10- spectively, in the national rink for their club.
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Playing against Malcolm Smith, the Boottish Amateur Billiard Champion, in a game of 300 up recently W. G. Young put up a fine break of 134, his personal record. The break was made on the match table in Tom Alken's Rooms, Hill plaos, and was a fine efforts Youngahind: bad luck in losing the white at 80, but rallied well to zoor70 thei last 54 points off the red.
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