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cost of the work to be put in hand 15 estimated at between two and three.. millions, a wide margin which givės some. " EDINBURGH, October 36. ides of the magnitude of the undertaking. Studentom in Edinburgh and Glasgow It is expected that the effective part of has indulged in its triennial fling, and now it, from a Naval point of view will-a9 that the Lord Rectors are chosen there is already stated, the axacated in soven peace and order within the quadrangles yesra, a henna being offered, for an early of the ancient sister Cniversities. The completion, although two or three addi-

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way of conducting a political contest. In details. This introduction of a bonus is a is not a very regular way. Battering rams, strong condemnation, if one were needed, and scaling ladders, and eladge hammers of the repeated delays which have already are considered more potent than argument; taken place The tenders issued are for draining, dredging, and excavating, and for COAL DEPARTMENT. cobre and washing blue are proferrod to building the stone walls of the large basin. coloured rosettes of ribbon; electioneering The contractors' offers are returnable about literature is looked upori as a waste of the end of Decembor, and as a local farmer

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proceedings of the last few weeks are to be trusted, the old student spirit of tho North is not decadent. "U-quid-est-asse- juvanum!" as a fresher once declaimed in the Junior Humanity Class to the horror of thio Professor,it is a good thing to be young, even vory young, for one month, at

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It is possible to oxaggerate the political significance of Rectorials." On the other hand, their seriousness may be lost sight uf by a too great attention to mere outward ernberances of youthful high spirits. Not unsoldata tho student vote reflecta in a faithful manner the movements of opinion outside scademical precincts. Three yesra ago, for instance, the return of two Liberal Lord Rectóra presnged the land slide of 1906; and on the present occasion the victory of two' Unionists may reasonably be 816 taken as portents of the political future in

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has boor asked to quit his ground at the

beginning of February, it would soom that the Admiralty expect to make a start in that month. At present, there is no stir of life at Rosyth: The rusty rails of this line from Inverleithing look more like an abandoned railway than one of the sain arteries of the Base, and the only Jabour going on is that by a local contractor, who is making a stretch of readway. Whon a start is made early next year it is expected that a couple of thousand men will be brought to the locality, and extensive pre- parations will require to be made for their accommodation.

It may be etated that the contract in cludes an extensive scheme of reclamation below high water mark, and the excavation of a large basin and of a maller dock for anbmarine purposes. The reclamation embracos some two million cubic yards of ground. This in the first plice will be fuclosed by huge walls, in the erection of which there will be entalled great labour, in the building of monoliths. The walls having been completed, the inclosed aren will be pumped dry, after which will be commenced the main work of excavation for the large sin. This is to measure some 1,500 fact square, with a pier 600 fest in length, an emergency entrance and A large graving dock. The entrance

to be in the form of a look dock, the appruch to which will necessitata in its formation the dredging of the river bed. This lock duck is to be some 900 feet long. In the work of excavation of the main basin, the material raised will be usel

in the permanent reclamation of the

It was a three-ball match in both Uni- vorsitios. The regular party divisions were complicated by an Indepondent in Edinburgh and & Socialist in Glasgow. This mixing up of issues is a reflection of what is going on outside the University walls, and it adds to cather than, detracts from the interest in the results. In Edinburgh the vote was Mr Wyndham (Unionist, ground to the show side, which will be 826; Mr Winston Churchill (Liberali.) 7271 | raised to a level of ozvem fect above high and Professor Osler (Independent,) G14. The majority for Unionis was really much greater than appears in these figures. Most of the Oslerites were Constitutionals, and tliey wore caught by his declaration in favour of Colonial preference, an opinion that he has brought with him from Canada,

water mark. On this large plain aro to he erected electric power and lighting stations, and other works necessary for the Base. Below Eao main basin is to be constructed the submarine basin, 600 feet by 450 fest. the approach to this also will have to be formed by the use of dredgers to create the necessary water depth, whilst on the dock sides will be clecrio substations and work- In Glasgow the poll was--Lord Carson shops. (Unionist), 947; Mr Lloyd-George (Liberal), As a specimen of oxtravagant Amai- YUEH-HAN RAILWAY COMPANY, 932; and Mr Kuir Hardie (Socialist), 122, canese, the following from The Birdseye. Lord Curzon had the majority both in the the sailor'k magazine published on the TENDERS are invited for the Supply of "utions" (into which the studente, accord-US S. Oluo, is worth quoting:-" One of for CMT ifing to old custom, are divided, and in the the Connecticut men was delivered of these Iron Casks with Wooden Ends, to be total vote. Mr Keir Hardie's appearance strange remarks a few days ago, when he deliveret c... WONGSHA RAILWAY was notable as the first time that a Socialist viewed the harbour at Sydney: Holly WHARF not later than End of JANUARY, 1908. Specification of same will be given has taken part in these stragglos. Ages, cull, this is the best ever. They can

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YUEH-HAN RAILWAY CO., LTD. Canton, November 28, 1908.

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body of seventeen Liberal students from crack all their tails about Pip Janeiro and India went solid for Mr Keir Hardie; they that China thing, but this beats them all admired the tone of his oratory during his forty blocks. They told me that that. recent tour in the East; sad, with delicious Auckland thing was the cards, but this is irony, their concerted action secured the the real striped stick. I thouglas I'd throw

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1908.

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PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

DR. W. R. LAMB, AMERICAN OCULIST AND OPTICIAN.

No. 11, King Edward Hotel Annex.

ŢAS the pleasure of announcing his return to Hongkong where he will remain

DECEMBER

"He has all the latest and best instruments and apparatus for thoroughly examining and refracting the eyes according to the approved and modern methods as employed in the metropolitan eps hospitals, sod has the largost-supply and greatest variety of the montent kinde and styles of mountings and leness of the best quality ever brought to this Colony, inciadlog several thousand different compound and" prismantle Iomens made specially to order for the correction of stigmatiem and other abnormal conditions of refraction, which the ordinary lenses will not correct. His facilities for attending those In need of his services are equal in every respect to the best obtainable zaywhere abroad. Those who are troubled with weak or defectiva visfun, who suffer from eye- ache, headache in the orbital region, inflamation of the ages, or waskness of the esalt muscles, or any of the numerous conditions due to eyestralo and necessitating the use of glasses and most of those troubles are permanently oured by accurate refraction and – properly adjusted glasses, would do well to avail themselves of the present exceptiona! opportunity and beve their eyes perfectly examined and refracted, and obtain glasses of the right kind. There are kondrads, if not thonsaids, here, having defective sight; who have never had their eyes properly examined by a qualified peulist and who are using glasses which at least in nine cases out of ben are quite unanitable, and which not enly fail to bring the vision to the highest possible standard but the eyes are often much strained and the vision seriously and often permanently impaired. If the eyes are in need of attention they should recoivo ít now

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