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Eugene Corri writes thus in There is a great rush for top An Englishman who was in Ger- the Edinburgh Weekly Dispatch hats everywhere says the Man-many for several years before the

the war and wasinterned at Ruhleben,etal S I am shy to make comparisons, cheater correspondent of for oftener than not they are Daily News. Pessimists foretold and knew the country thoroughly, Alleman OF

the following account Brass Mr & Mrs J JKidd OT unfair. But I cannot, refrain that the "topper" would never sends

Dr from saying that next to Jimmy survive the war. But hatters through Renter's Agency describers Mr & Wilde, Johnny Basham standa are now being besieged with ing in lighter vain some of his out above all modern British orders, many of their customers experiences :- borers.

being Army officers who, it was It is not passible to be certain, said, had sworn allegiance to but I have an idea that if he were the soft collar and shirt sleeves.

C The racing men, too, are mak-Berlin. I had already collected matched for the welter cham- pionship of the world, Bashaming heavy demands. Racing is a stock of descriptions and warn-Badebar Mrs E

Some be more popular than ever before ings, which prepared me to find would carry off the title. time ago he met. Eddie Shevlin, this season, and the men who Berlin a very distressing place an American sailor. over, 15

indeed. The railway train itself rounds at the National Sporting

tells a dumb tale of dilapidation. Club, and was the winner on

There are to-day only twelve regular express trains left in the country, and a special permit is aecessary to travel any distance.

There is not a whole pane of

points.

frequent Tattersall's will not be satisfied with anything cheaper than a silk hat for the winners of Victory Year rates.

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The Yankee gave such a rare Peace celebrations are looming display of courage that Peggy large in the minds of civic Bettinson did a very sportsman-authorities, and lady mayoresses Like action when he matched do not intend to have their giass in the carriage. Smashed them to meet over the champion- Peace celebration gowns disgrace windows have been replaced ship course in order to give ed by their husbands headgear.temporarily by half paues, held coun-in place by metal strips, which, Shevlin the opportunity he asked Discreet aldermen and

prevent Ray* for to show that he would do cillors, therefore, are saying all unfortunately. better against the Britisher over the old things about preferring opening of the windows All Carvalho M&M

and easily fcomfort to dignity and relics of straps the longer distance.

Camming Dr & Mire the past, and then going off to buy cushions have disappeared, a relic in the latest style.

One of the travellers, a young Crandall WE Berlin manufacturer, still lame Coote 3 H from wounds received in the war, Dodra. AC keeps lifting eyes and voice Brad W

Donne MJ A eloquently to cardboard bor Davis Men ? E which he has deposited with re-las Chers er E verent exultation in the safety of E-Signon the luggage rack. Somewhere Sigmaring he has managed to secure twenty for T fresh eggs at the bargain price of M1.40 a piece. His wife is still weak since the birth of a baby six months ago.

And with the present nourishment.

My friend and I produce our provisions and proceed to supper. To say that our supplies are the A stirring story of a young object of interested attention from the others is perhaps a naval officer's self-sacrifice was

BASHAM'S WIN OVER SHEVLIN

When the two first met-it was The unexpected demand has Basham's first big fight since the caused great inconvenience to war-I thought our champion, the makers. The Denton silk hat though he gave a fine exhibition, maker, who used to go to work in was scarcely at his best. Hea latest modèl silk hat and clogs, was in too much of a hurry he and earned in pre-war days £5 was at times unpardonably reck for a short working week, has less, and there were many who had a hard time during the war. feared that he would fail to pull Fesstmism as to the future and off a fight for the world's cham-the long apprenticeship necessary | *pionship.

has stopped the entry of new labour, and the employers are finding that men and materials are both hard to obtain.

Well, last Monday, in the return affair with Shevlin be boxed in his very best style. He had shed the impetuosity noticeable in the first encounter, and if ever a man carried himself like a real cham- pion, Basham did,, His boring at

'hing.

pointed in neither had the style, nor the polish, nor the cleverness and speed of Basham, whose ways

He every round.

often thrilled.

NAVAL OFFICER'S SACRIFICE

Barry Bingham, captain of H.M.D. Nestor, had brought to the notice of the Admiralty the circumstances in which the

late Lient Maurice J. Bethel met his death Jutland:

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times was classical, and in no one told in the House of Commons by/sufficiently tactful way of ex- Hallam Mẹ & His Favit (g round did Shevlin look like win- Dr. Macnamara. In reply to a pressing it. Soon everyone in The American, though ever question by Sir C. Kinloch Cooke, the compartment is luxuriating

Val Capt TP such a good boy, stout-hearted, the Financial Secretary to the in a piece of bread that really is and a genuine fighter. was our Admiralty" said that the Hon bread, with a slice. of ham. The Toner & Shahor

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Waite EB general. I bring the converation Irwin Mr & Mrs A Woerkam & van

Waring M at the battle of around to present euaditions in

Germany, and the interest is an Capt & Wa RWaring This gallant young

ohanon Max M 3 F Zoox F officer, when his ship was sinking intense, hear about the suffer- and had been deserted, and wasing of the poorer classes: about being hit by salvo after salvo, the mothers who are unable, on elected to stay on board so that he might attend to a dying sigrial- The Board, however, did not cun- man,, thereby sacrificing his life.

sider that Lieut Bethel's conduct. gallant as it was, reached the Victoria Cross was awarded. high standard for which the

"And while many people were speculating on the possibility of a match between Kid Lewis, formerly of Aldgate, now of America, and Basham for the world's title, news was received by cable that the former had been knocked out by Jack Britton, whom he had previously met goodness knows how many times, Whether the defeat of Lewis was strictly under championship con- ditions- see it stated that they met at catch weights-I do not know, hut in any case if Lewis comes to this country, as it is stated that be intends to do shortly. I have not the least doubt that Basham will readily consent to meet him.

and although sparring exhibitions do "not" cat very much ice with me, I was pleased to hear from such a good judge of boxing that the Frenchman is in fine shape and seems to be as fast, and as speedy as ever.

the rations theyget, to suckletheir children; about doctors who have

for invalids; about children who to shake their heads sadly when begged to prescribe a little milk have been ill with some slight complaint. but cannot seem on, recover fully again. And, so to tales that I am to hear over and over again from the most varied sources, and for some of which I am to have the testimony of my own eyes in a few days.

We reached Berlin some time

after midnight. And as we heard people congratulating one another that we were only" five hours late, I suppose it was quite in order.

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M'GOORTY'S ILL-LUCK.

There has been quite a lot of You may take it froth me that foolish talk about the condition Basham is not the type of man of Carpentier: that he does not I had been in Berlin in Novem- to raise difficulties in the way of appear to be anything like the ber, and did not expect to find match-making. If the two could man he was. How people get things much changed. The vehi- be got into the ring, we should such notions is beyond me. We cular traffic is, indeed, very small have a rare boxing treat. But have, of course, to take count of conpared with that of former the matter may be left in the the fact that it is five years since days. But the people do not look keeping of Peggy Bettinson. Carpentier had a fight, and it anything like those pictures that Let Lewis come over here first may be that his sense of distance used to great our eyes every day and he will be found heaps of; and the rest of it have beep we opened our illustrated papers work. Indeed, just now no boxer impaired, but when folk prattle in the times of the Indian famine of any class need pine for mat about Carpentier "coming back," nor are they dressed in rags. ches-except good Eddie M'Goor as they would of one who has They carry canes, and wear ty who, robbed of a contest with been on the shelf. I am surprised. white collars. and (apparently) W Seaman Arthur Townley by Carpentier is but 25 years of buckskin gloves." Of course, as Galloway Mr & M■ reason of an accident to the

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at A D latter, does not seem able to get has been in training. He is at first be so intrusive as to examine

Bamilton Mr & Mn W work at all

a school of physical instruction, these details of personal adorn- When last I

wrote the

and he should have no greatment. And it is a bit later that probability. Wins that be difficulty in finding his old form one finds that the collars are would be fired up with Beckett, when he begins to fight again. seldom linen, for it costs M1.25 but though he is prepared to fight If I have the opportunity I shall to have a single linen collar him for any amount, and would,

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if he did, be obliged to shoulder a Dick Smith. After that we shall keep up appearances in war time Bittio E T heavy handicap in the matter of know pretty well what he is Germany has led to the last Briges Comd & Ka height and weight, there is worth.

word in plausible imitation and nothing doing. Beckett has got

successful substitution. other fish to fry. M'Goorty, who

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JACK JOHNSUN AGAIN. When Jack Johnson went to Spain, there to be anything from

is with Joe Lynch at Windsor, will, however, remain in the coun- a bull fighter to a boxer, I thought try for some time, and has not des- he had passed into oblivion. But paired of having at least one big no! match.

CARPENTIER'S CONDITION.

THE MINER'S BATH.

Mr. Smillie, who has always He has butted into the been a strong advocate of baths scheme of things, and in a way, at the pithead, once declared at a which goes to show that the miners' conference at Edinburgh I was very interested to read leopard cannot, change his spots, that the eight hours' day had not about Carpentier's exhibition with He declares that he sold his fight conferred such a blessing on the our soldier, Child, at the Canadian against Willard; that is to say he community as would washing at at Brussels last made it crooked by accepting e the collieries. If," he said, "we Saturday, at which the King of lump of money to lose. And he had for twelve months a general. Belgium was present. My friend. has the effrontery to ask for an cleaning of the workmen at Mr. B. Bennison, flew over from opportunity of meeting Willard "the mines and the men London to Brussels, and I should to prove that he can beat him in going home in shifting clothes. say that he is the first newspaper, a straight fight."

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I hear that, if it colour, but I don't want to to see, good his promise to Sir Thomas at all possible, more than one Johnson in the ring again. No Watson to get the Miners highly placed officer will fly negro had the opportunity of Federation to make the use of over from France to see the fight making so much money, and baths compulsory he will have W between Wilde and Lynch. I none had greater chances to make done a good work. The miner in wonder whether anybody will fly himself generally popular, even a clean man, but he prefers to to America to watch Willard and liked. But he never played the hare his bath at home, and, if he Dempsey. Really, one never game, and because of his ways, does not make regular, use of it

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