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THE SUNNY SOUTH.

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Laid puuple, perfectly noted by Mr. Alinal Bishop and Mb Nina Hopeiciuilt,' are Just at first the Doonnut and tho. Eoottypleal of Mr. Daries wehncacgrelcawing lived in a blissful vitare në altruism All at its best, and ha, has put lines their too soon, however, the Bas began ta dix months Byg dif cover the proper tes' of a Doormat, and [9

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he was, tork it lying down" (as, which seatshow" "have a 'sparkle that few Alina . deod, aDoortnat must), for he was rather but be could give to them. For trivia Bramble proud of this Boor and very fond of her, people, because Doormats will uns Britomart Now, the Bock was

doubtedly appeal to a very large number Cadmus of players who will be dazzled by the Cherub dialogue into believing that Mr. Davies Clic has really dealt successfully with the main issues of the play. And a trivial dramatist, because though Mr. Davies hats

rnther Frunch in style and out, with a taste for adventure, which was developed by the diseavory that there was more than one Dormist in the world. And am day,

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rodeget trifling to a fine art. is in fact Flors the Piper of Dramatic Triflers, and Handy though he can lend a humorous aspect to Janty the absolute gammonplace and give

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pre-when they had taken her own particular or Dorit away for a time. sharper mented rather freely with a fine spick waii-spon new Doormat, which lay ready ito let toe. Anch this frisky little Borthamerous twist to the most banal roKinaba took such a laney to her new Dorma mark, though he can draw a duty-minded that she decided to give up the old one woman, a tetely old man, and a puz altogether. Of course the old Doormat nickety old maist to perfection, when he was very ripet.it the idea of losing his attempts to deal with real, people. in, a 1680 ttle Bost, hut characteristically ofered reat crisis of rent life, he is fairly fud

to humiliate himself by a final act of maxed. doormatie devotion, so that she might start her new life without a speck on the polish.

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** DOORMATS,"

which Mr. Gerald du Maurier produced "Wyndham's on Thursday, is cuce Doormat always a Doormat, and over Boot, always kicking. I need scarcely supply kuy to any little fable. Mr. Davies wonki divide society, domestically

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**As regards knee breeds for evening.038 wear?" That, too, is as far of as ever. About 15 years ago we tried to introduce kace brooches, which, I think, would be a far amarter innovation than colours. But here masculine vanity stood in the way, for aca with bony shanka gwyld not be prevail.

“No, the man who wants to be dressed

in perfect taste and yet kąs a penchant for colour will do well to confae it to the waistcoat, and to be very careful oren'

torpedo boat torpedo boat

+ Flagship of Admiral Alfred L. Winsics, K.C.B., C.V.O.,C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief.

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Foreign Men-of-war on, the China and Japan Station.

Fag and description. Tonu. Guns. H

of the play for Doormats," withed upon to exhibit them in silk stockings. apologies to Euclid, is not caly a pitve in which the parts are greater thru the | whole, but also a piece_" which the minor characters are more engaging than the major. Noel and Leils were act such charming impersonated by two people as Mr. Gerald du Maurier and Misk Marie Lohr one would find them rather tiresome. Even an it was, though they were naturally very pleasant and in grey, white, and black. The white silk Kleber quite attractive enough to pass in area-waistcoats with a small design in black silk Decidée ing with, it was quite impossible to gut figures are very chic and ought to be ex-

Argu at all excited, or veu interested, about tremely popular. As regards faney vests

"PETY Vigilante their conjugal infelicities, which never for ordinary winter wear, the began to seem real. You simply felt that dear little Miss Lohr was Betaring rather like a cat and that best of good follows du Maurier rather like an abject fool in order that Mr. Davies might

then. We are introducing this season some Kaiser Franz Joseph I Austro-Hungarian cruiser pale heliotrope and straw coloured materials

for evening waistcoats, but the more con. Dupisix † serrative will prefer the fancy ribbed silks

test" is a small curl sap cinth in shades Paiho of brown and grey, while for morning wear plain colours is faced cloths considered the Dondard de Lagree

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Saigon

French river gunboat

180

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Lieut. Dordet

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French gunboat

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Capteu

French gunboast

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Lieut. Collin

Tongku

French gunboat

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MIX HOME DHAMA WITH HIS COMEDY.

What is, without doubt, the largest And in return for their devotion Mr. Davies worked things so that Miss Lohrmotor-driven vessel to be built outside should show us that she is adding to her Europe is now under construction "ab powers without losing her charm and Hongkong for a well-known oil produc. that Mr. du Maurier should prove how tion company. The ship, which will be sincerely he can express emotion with of the twin-screw type, is to be fitted with genuine feeling. As for Captain Harding, two sets of Bolinders direct reversible Pistolet that officer, but no gentlemen, was too crude oil marine engines, each set having Mousquet much for Mr. Dawson Milward, sa he ab.hp. of 240, giving total h.h.p. of Manche was for me. He began as a fairly de- 480, which, together with the usual large cent, rather dense soldier man not averso averload guaranteed with the Bolinders to a brisk firtation with the artist's motors, and shown in i.h.p. figures, re pretty wife. He developed after six presents the respectable power of about Eden wooks' familiarity into her passionate 730. The principal dimensions of the Gneisena lover, and was allowed to kiss her hand, craft are:-Length, 218ft.; breadth, 3215.; This sometimes even when it hadn't a glove and depth, 9ft. 8.

on. Then in the quaint last act, when The speed of the vessel will ba 4 to everybody was everything by starts and 10 knots per hour when the motor is con- nothing long, he displayed an amazing summing Tarakan crude oil. The cost of

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Tsingtau In short, Doormats" may be quite { space is saved by a boller not being at inoffensively described as a trivial comedy ted, and a large amount of extra cargo for trivial people, and by, I was almost can be carried

going to add, a trivial dramatist. Á tri- Electric light will be fitted throughout, vial comedy because the trivialities of the dynamo being connected direct to s Macso the play are its most attractive fenture, Bolinders motor. The vossal's comple and the two unimportant characters of} tiong which is expected in the spring Noel's Uncle Rufus and Aunt Josephine, next year, will be awaited with interest,"

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400

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German torpedo-bont

280

6030

Obl. S. Classe

Tangtan

German guubost

900

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