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THE SERAGLIO.

· Abdul Hamid's Palace Openedv

Republican Turkey, with no sultan and no caliph, has made a show pace of the palace of sa former rulers.

Only most distinguished for. eigners gained admission to the Seruglio in Abdul Humid's day,

ence was through a hole in the wall ove their headel.

polist is one who is able to put un WITH PROFOUND SYMPATHY, and the traditional mode of audi- elbow on each arm of his theatre -chair.

atrictly deny the rumour that a man was recently arrested here on a charge of murder because he drowned sorrow and killed time...

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The first biker asked his com panion: See the rain, bo7-ter- ribly big?"

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INSIGNIFICANT.

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• A TRAVELLER'S TALE,

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A cake of soap, upon

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Yet it is here, it is said, that more European history has been unplanned than in any other palace in Europe. A amall hole in the A foot upon it-down-he goes standard of the Prophet was rais

court marks the place where the What followed after no one

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Make her come to stay.

SIR ALAN COBHAM.

"All About His World-Famous. Flight.

By his own reckoning a million people welcomed Sir Alan Cobham on his return to England after flying to Australia and back.

ed when a holy war was declared: In the library there are still many Greek manuscripts that have not even yet been properly examined. Another room con- tains what claims to be the mantle of Mohammed himself.

The Seraglic is only one of many museums in Constantinople, and it is an enlightened policy on the part of the Republic thus to teach the common people and the alien visitor the wonders: of Turkey's past.

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In the first place, the map was certainly drawn some time be- tween the year 1488, when the Cape of Good Hope was discover.. ed, and 1493, when Columbus re- turned to Europe, for the outline of the Cape,, resembles that, on maps prepared at this period! Several points indicate that the THE ONLY HOTEL in SINGAPORE with-MODERN SANITATION maker of the map was a fellow citizen of Columbus.

Other Evidence..

No one who saw it will ever for-

It is clear that the draughtsman get the thrill of his descent in was a Genoese, for he used the the Thames above Westminster same names to describes Iceland Bridge and his welcome, with his as did the sailors of Genoa, names two companions, on the terrace of that differ from those in use in Parliament..

Spain and Portugal. Further, the

Historic Aeroplane.

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He had flown 28,000 miles, far-maker of the map referred to two ther than the Earth's circumfer books which are known to have ence at the Equator, and, save for been favourites of Columbus-the the cruel murder of his mechanic "Imago Mundi" of Cardinal' Elliott, he had met with no mis-D'Ally and a particular edition hap

of Ptolemy. In his writing he re- peated a remark of Columbus, quoting it with a peculiar graM- He thinks his machine should matical error that the discoverer go to the British Museum, for it is known to have employed. It as an historic plane. A year ago is also significant that great pro- at went to India and back; last minence is given on the map to spring it went to the Cape and the small town of Santa Fé, in back; now it has been- to Spain where Columbus days Cobham was the first to fly Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Australia and back. In earlier granted his audience with King

rise and sunset. Altogether he period this village was of such to Zurich and back between sun-To ordinary map makers of the has flown half a million miles up slight importance that, quite and down this little planet.. This often, It is not noticed at all. time he flew for 326 hours dur-Evidently it had great significance ing his three months' journey, his in the eyes of this draughtsman, average speed being 86 miles "an for he indicates its walls and forti heur."

fications in detail. Santa Fé was What was it that brought originally built to serve as a base Cobham hia ünique reception? for the Spanish monarchs during Doubtless many who welcomed the siege of Granada. him imagined that the journey

Conclusive Proof. had never been done before; others had been touched by the this map

The most conclusive proof that! was prepared for tragedy at Basra, or thrilled with Columbus is found in the great "Doctor, can you care my moraympathy at the thought of the prominence given on it to the ing? I snore so loud that I dangers he had passed. But the island of the Seven Cities.

real interest of his achievement was thought that seven Portu- awaken myself."

Doctor: "In that case, I'd ad-was the point emphasised by

guese bishops had taken refuge. vise you to sleep in another Cobham himself. He set out to on this island, supposed to be in make no record fight. He went the neighbourhood of Ireland, at unhurriedly, by easy stages, do the time of the Moorish invasion. ing much prospecting work by the Columbus bad great hopes of way in search of suitable air-anding this legendary place. Just route stations. On the return before starting on his enterprise, journey he only, beat by a few Columbus became persuaded that days the great ship which took the Island of the Seven Cities lay the Australian Premier to London to the south and west, and he ac- Flying in Bad Weather. cordingly planned his course to- His aim was not speed, but towards the setting sun instead of show that long-distance flight northward towards Ireland. "How do you know Beedles is a could be made a commonplace, college town?”

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GOOD AND BAD.

It

Two

everyday experience shorn of any great risk, that for both men and

What two animals do we machincs there is nothing, extra- ordinary in this method of world always go to bed with? travel,

calves. He used the same ma- chine both waya, depending on his own "mechanics and his own stores for repairs. The intervale between the stages of a fight are "Not so good. I'se step-dad to a matter of detail and organisa mine."

"Sam, where've you been 7′′ "No place-just married."

Tha's good."

"Tha's bad."

Tha's good."

tion

Why is a kiss like a sermon properly divided? It requires an introduction, two heads and an application.

It has been worked out that 16,000,000 thunderstorms happen very year. That means an aver age of 44,000 a day!

The great new fact is that "Not 20 bad. She's got plenty geography, climate, and even of dough:"

weather have been proved to be no longer the barriers we have reckoned them. Cobham flew What is the difference between right through the monsoons a bouquet of flowers and a bottle Avast work remains to be done, of wine?-One makes a nosegay of course, in organisation, in sur- and the other makes a gay nose, veying, and in the development, fre

"Not so good-held on it tight."

Tha'a bad."

Not so bad owns a big house."

"Cha's good."

"Not so good-burned down of the size and resources of the The largest animal is not the last night,” degan

"Tha's too bad,"

great air-liners that will be need. I elephant, as many people suppose, ed; but Cobham's flight marks a 11, is the whale--which is an ani- "Tain't so bad. She burned with definite new stage in the convermal and net ash That is sion of long-distance flying from why it comes up to breathe and a wild adventure to the ordinary spouts out, water,

would

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