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foundered and the financia SHREDS AND PATCHES.

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of the Cabinet, situation the de feated Prentier-will-have,to sub

Appreciations are sometimes in the Pross statements: mit an emergency measure au- ALEXANDRA. better, or likely to about, the world's greatest aprinter. be more true to life,They all seem to have never heard thorising the Bank of France to fadvance ta, milliard and a half when they come from outside of, or forgotten, the world's great ources. The Shreds man has a professional-Harry Hutchens of francs to meet immediate needs book called "This King Business Putney. He is the greatest sprinter The need for such urgency points intimate accounts of royalty) in the world has ever seen, and we to a critical position with regard which the American author of it

no sprinters within to: France's finances and the rehas the following about the late have to-day

Queen-mother;

measurable distance of him. sult of loss of confidence.is. re- #4

she is the slim- Holchens would probably havė flected in the record lowest price mest and most graceful of the held at the present time all the of the franc. The task of M. royal women. As she rides down world's records from the 100 yards Aristide Briand in endeavouring Pall Mall in her luxurious clares to the quarter of a mile (440 yards), to create order out of chaos is coloured motor car-without any had be rally max out for them, bist number on it she might even he was a strange fellow and kiddei indeed an unenviable one; if it pass for the youngest,

himsel as woll as all his friends is the wish of the country that "They have ways of staying whenever he ran, which was never he, should succeed his hands must young, those people," I heard a faster than just enough to beat his sidewalk admirer say as the fellows. The few records atanding be left free and there must be a

queen-mother swept by, marked lessening of that petty

to his credit nee mere burlesques. I am not sure whether he There is no knowing what this cavilling which has been such a meant women or queens, but marked feature of French politica he was right about Alexandra. done if he liked; he would haw lehampion of champions 'could have

fsince the country disavowed the She has ways!

simply, trotted by the side of that extreme tendencies Associated

According to the great manner. Frie H. Fiddell, when with the "National Bloc" but JOURNALISTS" "Manchester he won the 400 matres mce in 47'*- gave its successors practically no PATRON SAINT. Guardian," a sort 3-5th seconds at the Olympic Games of plebiscite was in 1024. It would never have, sur scope to institute the necessary recently organised among French prised me to have seen Hutchens contrary measures. France de-journalists by the "Eclair for when at his best in the late seventies monstrated 'in' the years of hard the purpose of the nomination and eighties to have run the quar- toll and united effort which fol- from among great figures of their of a mile in 44 seconds or a lowed the Franco-Prussian war Many, if not most, of the leading could have done it if he liked to past of a patron of the craft. bit under, and in my opinion he that she can rise above party journalists. in France took part. have ran out. He holds the world's interests and see the wider issues In practice, the plebiscite ended in record for the 300 yards with 30- at stake and it may be that the a sort of confessional test.

seconds made at Edinburgh on crisis which she now faces may despite." says M. Paul Souday in show what he could have run it in: St. Paul obtained seven votes, January 2. 1884, but this does not result in a policy more in accord the "Temps," "his bad Greek." with the principles of reason and M. Souday admitted, however: the could have got insida 29 seconds that the hard facts which she now that in the Epistles St. Paul show if he liked, any time.

ed a journalist's facility in touch-know it this will make the faces may lead the nation to a ing upon a wide variety of toples, athletes of the press day wonder, truer realisation of the necessity St. Francis of Sales ran him close but they will be able to realise what of dropping petty prejudices if with six votes, though the wonder ja sprinter he was, the house of France is to be put whole of the Catholic vote in view sent generation of athletes cannot. was that he did, not obtain the It is quite natural that the pre- linto order.

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JURY RIDERS.

The recommendations of juries are not to be lightly turned aside. Should not be turned lightly

of his nomination as patron saint recognise the remarkable pre of journalism early in the century eminence of the wonderful by Pius XI. St. John the Baptist, Hutchens, but those of is who saw the other St. John, St. Antony of him perform and had the pleasure Padua, Moses, "the authors of the lot ning with him know well Bible" also received votes. Christ enough how really great he was. was chosen by certain idealists. No one could live will him at his

Among Tay candidates were

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JAMES MONEY KYŔLE LUPTON. Sir,-It 154 very amusing to London Athletic Club, wome of ne old-timers to rend August 14, 1025...

aside, is perhaps the better way Diderot. St. Simon, Rochefort, distances in his day, and I believe, of putting it. Often they may and Victor Hugo. The result of in fact I am quite sure in my own amack of locking the stable door the vote is the election by an over-mind, that if he could reappear in after the horse has boited; but whelming majority of Voltaire.hia old form it would be quite as they are none the worse for that,

eisy for him to trot along beside and certainly are not to the dis-

Captain Peter our greatest sprinkers of to-day and credit of juries. Hongkong has 'ARRY 'ÚTCHENS Wright who bas leave them standing at the finishras. had a number of jury riders, for OF PUTNEY. *traduieed thebe used to do...of old with pl; be ever consideration What becomes..of

memory of the met. them, to whom they go,"If at all late Mr. Ewart Gladstone is. When you take all distances into the general public is not quite not likely to have many followers: consideration, Hitchens standa clear. The riders which followed on the contrary, and lore is one to away from all other athletes as the enquiries into the cause of death be going on with Followers of sport greatest euner die world us ever as the result of collapse of re-there are probably more followers seen, and it is very doubtful if wa. taining walls, were the subject, of than there are lovers-eren in shall ever see such a wonder again. questions in the Legislative Coun- Hongkong, should be interested in He stood 5ft 10in. in height, and cil. The answers to those ques-the. following old-timor's re-his weight was 12 stone 91 lbs.- tions have lulled public con-urrection of the memory of a Yours, etc., science. but we may expect, as a great runner :- result of these particular riders, that caution in the building af re- could only spell national bank-taining walls will be exercised in 30. The latest jury rider cun- dictated that whatever scheme of cerns the issuing of licences to relief was evolved it should not riders of motor-cycles. We shall press too hardly on that extreme-probably be correct in assuming ly vital voting factor, the French that the general public was under President is permitted to address the ly on matters concerning the na "peasant" (taking the word in handy vehicles had to undergo free to express whatever opinions dormant for several decades, this the impression that users of these public on any subject he chooses and tional defence. After having lain its broadest sense as indicating some sort of test before they he may harbour without other bur-privilege was tested out in the the French provincial votor) were given printed permission to

As 'n measure of The latter had been well suited

The surprising informa-judgment, the European kings are agitation against the Liberal Gov- by the Poincare Policy which in ion istifat there had been not so unrestrained: In both Italyernment, the Conservative. Opposi addition to enabling him to be examination for the granting of and Spain the sovereigns live under tion then organized a demonstration for some years after the war by licences for motor cycles. Fre the censorshipe of dictatore, like all by peasants at the royal castle, and far the lightest burdened tax-sumably it has been considered their fellow, nationals, and under by prearrangement the King ad- payer" in Europe had satisfied that the greater bulk of a motor parliamentary goyeminents. the dressed these visitors in favour of car neede, more attention in driv. powers of tible" constitutional better military preparedness, Hia extreme nationalist feeling in ing than the lesser bulk of a monarchs of other Old World speech had not been submitted to such matters as the Rhur invasion motor-cycle. The condition, if kingdoms are hardly less in the Government, and the next day and the continued occupation of such it is, is reasonable. But the cumscribed. In England it has, it resigned in protest. The out- the Saar by reason of the fact fact of the matter is that motor long been a recognised practice break of the World War complicased London Offcos The Far Eastern that in subsequent negotiations cycles are invariably propelled at for the Bingo at the opening off clear-cut decision by popular vote.

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A KING'S RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH.

While in the United States the forces, to úddress the citizens, direct-

career about the Colony This is ions than those set up by his own spring of 1914.

not..so.

France could speak as the motor car, and that quick deci Parliament prepared by whatever Now a similar situation has arisen. strongest military power in sions and greater risks are, gen-Cabinet huppens to be in power. By the combined votes of the Social- Europe rather than as the friend-erally taken with a cycle, conduc- If it is Liberal, the King's address Democrats and the People's Party,,

ing aurely to the possibility of ac- reflects the Liberal attitude; and as wall as of many Liberals, it was ly Ally. Subsequent measures cident. The rider of the jury if it is. Conservative, his words sum decided last spring to reorganize for retrenchment and reform, which enquired into the recent marise that party's tenete. In the the army and to discontinue many necessitating more proportionate regrettable accident on the main-mail European kingdoms the gav old regiments, particularly those of DAVIESAt the French Hos-participation on the part of the land, will find general favour. Aernmental systems of which

pital, on November 24, to Mr. Individual in raising revenue have high police official has declared moxalled more or less closely pop stituted in independent arm. are cavalry, for which aviation was mih and Mrs. W. McG. Davies, a

not, needless to say, found with more difficult than roads in Eng-the same.

that the roads of the Colony are the British, the situation is about Some of those regiments were over popular favour and the Parlia land and some stringent test for do not govern, and all their decrees ceremonies of one of them, tha The kinge reign, but 300 years old and no the dissolution mentary situation for a long time all drivers should be undergone must be countersigned by a respon Smaaland Hussars, which Gustavus past has been precarious.

The fact of the matter seems tosible cabinet member. In their Adelphus commanded in person at was thought that when

be that the motor habit is becom-ublic utterances they must be care-the battle of Lützen in the Thirty an ing almost universal; that it has not to say anything that rune Years War the present King, amnesty was passed for political almost caught officials rapping, offenders (and the sentence re and the regulations need to be counter to the policies of the gov Gustav Vpermatted himself to ex-

"Kll overhauled frequently Since the revolt against thevoked against M. Calilaur of the

and ernment, chosen by the popularly press regrote at the legislative de [brought in. Tine for the elected parliaments. If they exceed 'cision and to voice hapas for "better home and foreign situation creat-petracism which had followed his general common safety. We the bounds of discretion they are times. This was well in accord ed by them led to the downfall of conviction of participation of de have almost eliminated the promptly called to order with the Conservative sentimenta of M. Poincare, and the National festist propaganda in France, haulage truck in favour of A cuse in point has just come up the officers present, but the next Bloc, the minst difficult and un- that this financial wizard would the motor lorry. i We have taken in Sweden. There, until quite reday he was taken severely lo task, enviable task with which their work the oracle. This he ap something else. The risha re of traditional prerogatives. Among Democratic organs, but also by those away with one hand, but added cently, the King retained a number not only by the governmental Social successors have been faced is that parently failed to do and it'

ould mains but its companions are now these was his angient right, se com- of the People's Party. He was

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