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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1925.

"PLOM POODINK." The Russian does not suffer from reserve, and he cannot understand vitinec ir others.

CHRISTMAS IN" QLD

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THE CHINA MAIL.

CHANGED TIMES.

MRS. WARREN'S.

"GIRLS."

ARE THEY "NORMAL" TYPDṢ?"

SECRET GRAVE.

MYSTERY OF THREE VANISHED COFFINS.

ELEVEN MURDERERS.

a century ago,

laborious exercise involved in ski-ing to w neighbouring estate, two miles away. The flat sur- At a wayside station a kettle faces of their country did not tend was filed with hot water, and we to make the Russiune very pro- had a ten party, which lasted ficiant in this sport, in which they ambil arrived at the nearest were no match for the wonderful point to our destination, which athletes of Scandinavia; but, as Christmas Ewas 12 mites distant from the, im appetiser for

Conditions have certainly in- "We shall be able to give you frailway, Three smiling pensants' dingy, skiing is not to be;

A mystery of three vanished The zakuski, or hors proved in the industrial world coins confronted the authorities some real plomu poudiak. So, ran waited us, on the platform and despisert.

sentence of a letter in which led us to the rough and services d'oeuvres, and the soup, alone of a since Mr. Shaw wrote "Mrs. when it became necessary, owing Sephin Georgievna invited me to highs, very unlike the smart Russian dinner would suffice for Warren's Profession, and doles to the demolition of Newcastle spend Christmas at an estate vehicle, in which we were an ordinary appetite, but courtesy and other alleged benefits have laik, to transfer the remains of situated in the province of complete our journey. Addi- demanded that one should run to some extent eased the pressure the murderers who had been ex- Novgorod or what ceas, made of sheepskin, the full course, or courses. There, slam poverty, writes Ms M. vcuted there to another burial love the work wrum. A.W. Ch the wool trace inwards, or dinner that evening, in its Stephens, Superintendent, Edisplace.

doned, and by the time we rightful place, folowing the burgh Rescue Shelter, in The According to the records there witle the exeeps Wal towed ourselves away on the turkey, was the promised plom Weekly Dispatch."

should have been 16 coffins in the Still, though a certain section jet buried ground, but only 12. a podlik," WH-

kar in the hay spread pudink," studded, in character- Ho bottom of the sleighs, alle prodigality, with half-rouble of wogien, to-day may claim that were found, and one of these was 24 Fit www.

intelligere empty. Possess ove depth the plection of the bunce webbing had sup- rouble pieces (one and two they diments of projoining the name

hillings). Its appearance set than society was blessed with

Some of the executions date The way first lay across the icy he gaily chattering party thirty years ago, it does not fo-back 100 years, and it is assumed Horts of pronunciation, and the low that theories of life bavethat, in the case of the missing Oken to a ghef two feet, anticontinual reiteration of "plumb worked the miracle of completely run, the prison authorities may

mass of Russian dissipating.cogent facts, Jim along the banks of pink" in a

Intelligent women to-ty. have granted permission for the There was a bed for Sophia den stresa. An erasional verblage simanded rather Mke the

removal of the bosies for dissect- ugging noise made by dropping they be also truthful, who knowing purposes, as was often done De mglevis to her her inviddion

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something about it from per- with whom compage The warns rty in Christmas mood Night 1rge stones into a pond

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member of tape, had fallen, when lights shining |

The Christmas tree was lighted conn contact with girls who de

The exhumation and reburial. Hospitalile race, ale and for hits hugh the trees indicated theer dinner, and a merry evening liberately follow the oldest prog hand delighted for fill Visokim hettur objective-ant dancing and music followed, fession in the world," will tell was carried out with entire lack Shortly before ahe ng manor imae, during na final spurt the hardy Finnish Polish mazurka and the Pas you that where Mrs. Warren's ceremony,

were driven to it by the lawn a motor ear drew up at the abe B: Dive Sonsta, with their! petes dashed across the rivers spagne being most in demand.girls

hand-to-ates of All Saints' Cemetery, children and tricks, who, in their Hubert the far bank, and pulled Boxing Day brought a change only alternative of a jaar wage met, both to run their up aming in the courtyard the weather. The temperature, mouth existence which made mond, containing the remains Backs on St. Petersburg in order fast, stess, and servants joy-hich had hitherto been fairly them old before they had livedaich were enclosed in eleven to enjoy home fifa and entry jou welcomed us in the porch.ady at a point or two above the unfortunate of to-day says separate shells. padarasagree. Any hunger og plum: El relieved us of roats and rugs. ;

Iwo, now dropped several degrees frankly, "Catch me being such a puilding which might have pass Ph movar was purring on the below It mattered little. how-fool as to work as long as I can sessed my hart liven uppased dur

had ever preparations for the enter make enough at this to live as I ble, and the inevitable tea ing the celebrations of the English drunk before preparing for inment of the village children like..

CALLOW CYNICS. Eed us to the house-an intern- Christmas, a week earlier. The aimer.

The girls of to-day who follow ane Beform for which the Kolshe

Music followed the repast. The tent to which those of vis awe be thanked is that of fus: enthusiastic musicina was a vorted a sleigh load of delicacies this life care nothing about its bringing die Russian calendar of the house, who in his to the schoolhouse, a quartet talavery, and know nothing of into line with the Western one hood days had a remote connectile away, became quite recon-isolation: for those who wish to, "Previensiy there were two Chirst-tion with the plot, which led to the led after fighting our way back know enough to keep it dark, and mases to negotiate within 3 days, aussition of a "personage." through the blinding blizzard still mix with the people they deal bad this was heter changed Yards evening, and young and old o bunishment un Siberia, where her manor were able to reach he spent 26 years in exile, and children, their locks bleached by the school, where the dozens of where he had returned only the hos summer sun, had assem few years Breviously. Elis piano-bled together with their parents: Forte playing, judged technically The Christmas tree was fairyland was not very good but he impart to them. They know much more

deu much sotal to his renderings of Beethoven and other masters about fairies than the that he tried is it and in-which are ever so much better. phisticated English folk songs. pired by the 'appreciation of his lion, he playil an until the

thon our music-and melodies. Ather the presentation of gifts by Kohe Poly site 4nt feel, and whit ind-

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I sent a note of neeeptance, and was amusted and sentenced to

Chrismans ve found me wrongest the crowds phoning the shops en The Nevski Prospekt, and the Morskaya, merging om, each one visited with kitional peels attached by string to the Mitions of muy far-lined coat, 19 say nothing of those tucked under my arms. Friends similarly lader shouted seasonable greetings. The Human beings werk almost the melantakkers voll noise. Beyond the gies nd the vendor of Yudki

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moribably beautiful landscape. Wormly elbal air fur-finest onder oy, and his uiternice was a little at with all our precautions we framment, ang wore y erfonki alla amb neertain not he boot, which resi. Ilon temperas landed in brief religings service frust-bit ben cheek of one of one con-had to stop to rub with snow lit Hetore The ikon in the large din Poia, apert from mobye, in v. le nemtioned all present to the nose of one of the party and to give similar treat- of omong. 15 traveling, Third Eg in his prayes, the names of

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Places, boreigners of an inqiring Diy visitors having been written befel us, and we made the brain dispordion Fanged thear a shout for hin jourary in the compang of the

Nothing plensed our host more >madi, Bradwaneh and peasants than a judest in his farm

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journey to St. Petersburg with a company as entertaining as thart we had on the outward run.

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The superintendent conducted the workmen to a far corner of the cemetery where a large grave had been prepared for their re- ception.

As expeditiously as possible, and accompanied only by the sound of scraping shovels falling clods of earth, the work was completed.

and

The secrecy with which the Whole operations have been car- ried through by the authorities marked this last er also.

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Others congregate Logether and

their fingers at convention; sense soul to them counts as nothing: Knowledge of the place of - that quality avhich burial had been carefully knows how to strike a bargain, cended from the general public. They know all there is to be and nothing now indicates the known about the diseases they spot beneath which the remains risk, but airily dismiss the idealie,

The names

·were erased. of contracting them as long as no, from the grave tablets in the pri- symptoms trouble them until ron before the exhumation:

A bust of "Mother" Davison executed by Pietro Montana. unveiled at Governor Island on October 30. "Mother" Davison is the official Mother of the Army and Navy. She is the wife of Dr. D. H. Davison and a sister of Daniel Frohman. The photo shows the sculptor with

bust.

· KONGKONG HOTEL,

December 12.

Me A. S. Abbott. Mr C. P. vadorson Mr W. Huss

Mr and Mrs C.

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„Mia H. Lillie Meand is d. T.

Tork, 20 after buch we went than when riding in the mare "out antud," as a Cornish Farm is remembering happier things."

"The sorrow's crown of sorrow then they are always of opinion VISITORS AT HOTELS.

As soon That they are immune. o we entered her relative insed to describe a the handle contents of the Polar inspection. We duty ading the poet. The advent of as compleations de arise, how brain, and as is rumbled along Imired the Yorkshier pigs and let of many thousands of Russians ont diffidence, to obtain exper- Christmas will make the present ever, they hasten, entirely with Dr Gal. Bow-roversi Bereford cattle, all under ever, the harter to bear as they rerative treatment free at the var Fandrape, relieved by clumps of land leaked in to see Chingiz Khan, the happy pre-war years. The clinics. They will talk of their silvry birch or dark pine trees the gel pony, luxuriating in the party, which assembled at Visoki "treatment" as openly as patients we exchange news and views fingerivity caused by the weather. s scattered over the world. Many at a hydro will compare notes on with an follow travellers, and Then came sport: the choice lay of the younger members fell in the baths. Submitted to personal inquiries between Tobogganing down the war, or in the revolutionary fight- which we would not tolerate from steep river bank and vat

The question arises: "Are Mr N. O. Posi railway acquaintances elsewhere. the frozen surface, and the more Sophia Ceorgievna had the morti-answer it correctly?

acrossing. Our genial host is dead, and these girls normal? Who is to Mrs E R. Belillos

MV. Enajsmin

Beat Mica A. are dangerously Mr. J. Birbeck

Mr E G. Bolag And that many are mere Major E. J Bong children in years is a severe in-Mr. Bosnome dictment of that modern intelli- Mr and Mrs. A. W.

Brady gence which, disallowing the Miss Bridg

· J. McGarook facts, still allows the ranks to Mr A. Bromeld Mrs G. McMickan increase day by day.

Mr D It Cappleman Mr Montpellier Mr and Mrs J. Capt. Mrs & Mies

Charnosk

Mooney

The Supreme Council of Thirty-third Degree Masons was received by President Coolidge recently, and the President posed with them for a few minutes on the White House lawn."

fication of watching the peasants,

That they whom she had tended like 2 numerous is too true! mother, pillage the estate. The last 1 heard of her was that she hadi to leave the manor because of the rudeness of the Red soldiers,

VICIOUS LUXURY.

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Mr Miss Long-

Ella Mr M Lyn erry Mr C. M Macdonald' MrF. 6. Maskintosh Hr B. Mritam

Mr and Mrs G, T

Landen, December 14.-Lieut.- Sexual attraction counts for Mr H. A. Christy Me J. E. Ollerton Cymmander de Pinedo, interviewed nothing with the girl who uses Mr. H. E. Ulford Mr B. J. Ferce hy the Morning Post" in Eondo, sex as a means to an end a lazy Mr Mrs A. Conrad Mr H. Pestmen

and luxuriant life-something

Mr J. H. Fook Mr and Mrs TR sil And probably withar the next:

Mr H G.

"Percy three for Italy would have vicual conceptions of the

distinctly relative

Cappor since Indi-Mi B. Cowper

Major Pateraca sume Mr W. A. Dowley Mr R. Pope (auguraled her own Eastern serpice

differ,

Mr. G. E. Ellams Mr I. 1uppo [along the ropte he followed, and

Little girls of fourteen or so Mr G. A. Fatait Mr G. 4. Potte would soon link up with the British

Mr & M., A. H. Major W. W. Pratt compure, immoral relationships in korvien fram. Kontura-te Burnell, -

Lt. Mre CR. Price A. Fong which they have had a part; con- Mr H. 8. Forsber Me and Mr. H. 8. Render.

versation that is the product of Mr P. W. Franks

Priestley lewd minds betrays the appal-Mr R. B. Friedrick- Mr. W. A. Raidal Hing fact that nothing comes as Mr L.A. Garlington Mr and Mrs. G. E. an offence to girls whose god is Dr. D. R. Gawler Biddoll the wax model that displays, the Mr & Mrs J. Goold in sloop it most usually is a sign that latest thing in lingerie, and whose Capt. T. P. Hall they are troubled with worms. Other boast is that they can always find Mines and F.

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