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THE BIG CLIMEL The Mouat Everest expedition has received a cheek apparently but that is just as likely to stimulate as to check interest in

the attempt to reach the summit

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“in," but the consummation of her belligerency seemed far off. Nor did we know the worst, Onal of the most remarkable facts in! the war, as Mr. Buchanangs, Wan the way in which the French matinies of May, 1912, following!

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of the world's highest mountain. the mutiny seemed to have some In Mount Everest: The Rec- thing of the character of a firat onnaissance, 1921" (Arnold ) L-Cal. C. H. Howard-Bury step in political reculation." As D.S.O., the leader of the expediary had to pass through a a fors quener, the whole French tion, with the collaborating off i period of convalescence, and that other members of the party, tells!

was why Haig bad to maintain the whole story of last season's his offeqaive, with its terrible expedition preparatory to the casualties, in the gas mite of attempt this year upon Mount Flanders. "For the gain of a Ever To bave for one's quest trivial ridge and a few miles of the Goddess Mother of the road the price night well be Mountains"-as the Tibetan call deemed fantastic; but such the great summit-must be an judgment would miss the true added stimulus to every sense reason of the action. It was and faculty, and Colonel Boward-fought out of dite necessity, at Bury, who relates the general the entreaty of France, lest a course of the undertaking, and worse thing should befall.”

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WEATHER REPORT.

July 68. 12h. 43m.-Pressure changes are small at the few stations reporting this morning. The typhoon appears to be nearly stationary about 300 miles to the feast of Keshuu : but this requires

confirmation:

But there is also the intermittent inside and out, thrilled our mar- charm of valleys carpeted with row with a detective story, given flowers acres of blue iris" arigorous picture of prize **rhododendrons of every colour-ring days in that singular work pink, deep crimson,

The Virgin in Judgment," added yellow, aave, white, or creamcoloured. to our insight into childlife, and It was impossible," says Colonel even ventured into farce, Mr. Howard-Bury of such a scene, Eden Phillpotts now, in his years "to imagine anything more bean of literary discretion, gives us a tiful, and every yard of the path light and charming satire in the wa a pure delight." Add the manner of "Evander," in which piquancy of snow ir ut" caogh Pan, horns. hooves and all. to streams over 10.000 feet high, assumes a little improbab's the of monasteries where the wild role of modern teacher, bar ducks and ravens come to be fed, assumes it very well. This latest and of a primitive people who production is entitled" Pan and believe the travellers have brought the Twiss" (Grant the cala with them, and beg them. 6.) The thread of the story

the adventures to leave it on their departure, as 15

IID illegitimately bora it is so argently needed for the brothers crops, and one can understand under the Emperor Julian. One

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24" how the imagination laughs at brother finds his father and is

and raised to hours ending at 10 am-to-day, queries axout the tenefit of trying acknowledged to climb Everest.

Pan has already 0.13 inch. Total since January The most formidable element is endowed him with the gift of Ist 25.9) inches. against the strain of physical exertion at Conversing with the animal, so average of 41:55 inches. the higher altitudes, where, as that young Arcadias, with his PORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS Mr. · Leigh-Mallory explains, personal beauty, bis superimposed

ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.; be wisdom, bis riches, and his lungs and limbs have to

District beautiful wife Ceres, can hardly brought together under a spe- cialised discipline and drill if stand for Everyman. It is rather there is to be anstained progress.as exhorter of the foolish human race that he stands. His twin If there is difficult rock-climl ing." saya Colonel Howard-Bury.brother is hermit, struggling Formosa Channst possibly "in the last 2,000 or 3,000 feet of for austerity and boliness, bor the climb, I do not think the aum-confounded in the end by com- mit wilbe reached." The final cap

prosperity.

of

monsense and a woman's love

as viewed through the explorer and beauty

glasses, is a steep blunt edge of! snow fully 200 feet in height,] hot bef.re that is reached there! is the question of whether the loads necessary to establish the ultimate base camp can be carri ed by human exertion to some level between 25,00) and 26,009 feet. Here is a picture in brief of the difficulties to be epcountered

Anything like a breakdown of the transport will be fatal soft snow on the mountain will be an Impregnable seforce; a big wind will send back the strongest: even

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Education Minister Accepts South coast

Decision With Regret.

A report has been issued by the London County Council depot-

1. CLAXTON, Director.

tion which waited on Mr. Fisher H.K. Observatory, July 6. 1922. to ask that day continuation schools should be abolished.

In reply, the Minister of Educk- lion said that though he greatly. so small regretted the educational sacrifice involved he had no alternative but to fall in with the suggestion of

matter sa & boot fitting & shade 100 tight may endanger one maa's foot, and send the whole the depuration. party in retreat. The climbers

Although the schools were of

must have, above all things, if greatest moral and social value..

not

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