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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1925.

Brich

What indicates best what people think of their motor cars?"

Whether they buy another of the same make when they come

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thau 75% of the Buicks built each year are purchased by former Buick

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There is no doubt" in terms of mor- Village, Kent Charles Darwin's reports that within the past few bidity statisties, athletic records, first coffin. which, as already days three separate hawkers have labory experiments, about the announced, was recently dis- come to her door offering these modern amelioration of women's covered in the coachhouse of an lively pets for sale, and the animal chebing (writes Dr. G. W. Salesby old inn near his home--has just hops are rapidly disposing of, in the "Outhok.") All the would- been destroyed. The relic was their heavy stocks. A consigne Caselines have been proved recently purchased by the scien-ment of ten thousand tortoises in wrong. (Cesstunden herself was tist's eldest son, Major Leonard all sizes recently reached London|righed. The study of personal ven- Darwin, and a few weeks ago from Morocco. Greece, and other tition shoes is the rest funnel

the Mediterranean. Mehest proteel ir," which flourished | was removed from Farnborough parts of in a motor lorry. Mr. Fred They range in price from two in the "bad old days when it was

smallest Goodchild, of Farnborough, the shillings for the

to the proper thung ka a girl of twenty late owner, has just received a several pounds for the creatures to go into decline," or, at lenst, ❤❤❤ letter stating that the coffin has of considerable size. which are to suffer from the green-leknya. been cremated at the wishes of the bought. the dealers, say, as gar- was a chest destroyer, and that the Darwin family, Darudn bad it den decorations. It is not only menlled "preumonja blouso" is nut• made by a local carpenter from people with gardens who keep excellent defines for the lungs, in oak on his estate near Furn- tortoises. The fat dwellers also any reasonable ass, for it allows of borough, and many years ago it appreciate them, and have a ventilation, free evaporation from was on view at a local inn. It is happy belief that the tortoise is the surface of the skin, and a cor, stated that Darwin's hody lay in perfectly satisfied with a carpet respodingly free flow of blood the coffin for some hours after to crawl about on and plenty of fong the longs, bringing the his death, but when it was decid-lettuce to eat. They also believe armed warriors we enll phagocytes | ☀* ed that he should be buried in that he will be content if left suling cells-in de to Westminster Abbey

alone with a supply of water to oppose the noxims germs we may elaborate coffin was provided..An sinke his occasional thirst while tue. These, as briefly dated as offer had been made by Professor they go away for the summer may be,' were amongst the well- Karl Pearson, Professor .of

holiday. The tortoise in the gar. d-dod reasons why the health of

Telegraphic Address: "ASTOR.” of women has shown such great im- Eugenics at London University, den is an unfailing yourse

The to buy the coffin and present is to interest to all the cats in the provement in arent years, the University as a relic of the neighbourhood, for they never consumption 4th-rate has gone great naturalist.

come to an end of their specula- down in a most remarkable degree tions about this shell which re- amongst them, without the dis- An Anglo-American Wedding,

mains immobile for such long every of any drug for the preven The wedding of young Mr. periods and then develops a capa-

Bon of care of the disease. city for fairly quick movement. the original "Dime Store King" They tire themselves out asking whose Woolworth house is still each other what he does with his the highest building in New head and feel when not in use. York, to Mias Pauline Stanbury, Little girls polish up the shell of of Hampstead, although probably the ageless creature and teach it one of the most elaborate wed-to come when they call it, dings held in our time at St The Price of Imperialism, Margaret's, Westminster, was in

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its "way a democratic achieve. Use an Inve little doubt that ment. The prevailing view now- | the Frineder Wales, with the know. adays is that wherever wealth issige of proples and countries hetimes look forward to a call to put it is impossible to keep the aristo, cities to gain, understand, what out a fire on shore. It is change cracy out, and there is a good as to the Imperial idea is that from the ship route, and it gives deal to support that view. The appy amouness of his which the men opportunities to show spectacle of this millionaire marbridges de trappings ond traditions what they are worth." riage, with (if the London news of the age-old Moflier State with the men on parade were several papers are correct) several mil the frank outspokenness that is part who had served under Lord lionaires among the

of the youthfulness of life in the Jellicoe, including Fireman young Americans who were acting as Pominions (says a London Even Benwell, leading telegraphist in | "ushers,” without the usualing Now" write The Prince the Iron Duke in. 1916. He string of titles and aristocratic me ore of the best turned shook hands with them all. Lord names in the foreground and Speeches of los enreer when he Jellicoe presented medals for background is a triumph of its told the members of the Pretorin bravery, long service, etc... and kind. Possibly it is a portent of ultimat lys had befited more by witnessed a realistic demonstra- the new

the waysia meetings than by the tion by the firemen. Anglo-American mar- riage.

The alliances between exchange of official speeches. I inspectors began a district call English peers und American fave gained more, knowledge," he was received to a fire in Hosier heiresses, which once formed unit, from informal conversions interesting form of "invisible with the people who have come in | exports," seem now to be over, from a distance to see me by day but the new weddings themselves and night than from the sel seem to be even highly organised though, if the trading people of this spevalier of welcome."; I wonder, than the old.

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London's new pet is the tortoise. No one knows why but everyone nowadays seems to have bought a tortoise, or is about to buy one, and there are rumours that arrangements have been made to have a tortoise Derby

country realised that besides being 6. missioner of amity find goodwill the Prince, is an ambassador for commerz and for the advertisement of British goods Flir visits to America were followed immediately

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