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Sir Ian Hamilton and General

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woon us and the fields boyond, | -30 sad a doolension from spelling of the lady's name, even

might render if Palgrave was not. the conference M. Bigourdan, not realize that we are heading some of us dubious of a supple

ས་ → D Member of the Lastitute and of thus, or wo would change the ment to Sir Arthur Quiller The story of Boyd Alexander's the Bureau des Longitudes. The conferencs, has been summoned

carso.. Sometimes the shadows Coach's anthology, but I have last journey is to be told in his mainly with the object of deal-may be stayed off for a while, but personally no apprehensions on own words, for he kept a gareful ing with various practical uses to

sooner or later they fail across that soore. The critical insight diary to within a little more than the way.

of the first volume of "The a week of his murder in Wadai. which wireless tolography may be pat, espially in the synchront

ly credited to Tennyson, who by his brother, Mr. Herbert Golden Treasury" must be large- This diary has now been edited zation of time siguals through

helped Palgrave with it; left to Alexander, who also contributes to out the weld: France his takon

his own judgment Palgrave gave the volume a memoir giving the the lead in this matter, and the

a poor account of himself in his true account of Boyd Alexander's Eiffel Towar distributes wireleas signals over a vast area. It is for an end to these great necessities! second volume, published thirty- death." The diary is full of in- the perfection of this system and naturally seek some way out. was, and will be his owa toster, expeditions in the cocoa islands Those who are thus afflicted six years later. Qailler Couch teresting details about its writer's with a view to some international

From force of habit they usually and the same shrewd judgment of San Thome, Principe, and agreement for the regulation of signals that tho. Bureau des go first to the physican, who has taanifestod in the " Oxford Book Annabon, and approaches the made a study of the human body, of English Verse" may ba con-realms of adventure when the Longitudes his summonet Not often do they find much relief fidently looked for in the forth-narrator, at a height of 3,000 feet present conferenca to meet in Paris.

there, for the physician's know. coming volume. Ihaya called the above ass level, passos through a ledge is bounded by that same Oxford" anthology the best of great earthquake. There will be GREEN ISLAND CEMENT humanity which has led to the the kind extant, with all due ro-mзuy illustrations to the volume, trouble. He may help some, but spect to Palgrave, who remains which is to be published by Mr. as a rule his help is transient or indispensible and must always Edward Arnold. so wholly physical as to be use command our affection. The work

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