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BY ROBERT POWER

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CALIGULA'S GALLEYS.

Plan to Raise the Ships of Nemi.

A fresh attempt is about to be mado to raise the remains of thei two great Roman galloys that lie at the bottom of Lake Noml, that

When the play le in progross But I am thinking, too, in a most ploturesque little shoot of it is one thing to view it from the mare personal sense, of the Be-water in the heart of the Alban front of the stogo and another to hind the Scones vlow of my own hills, haunted for ever: by the soo it from the back. Behind the fo. In so doing I can point the memory of the famous sanctuary scenes moans a revelation of much lesson for others, Before tho and grove of Diana that ondo that is hidden from the audience, footlights are those who soo us stood on its banks and the grim Komo wonderful as we come and go in the evory-mystery of the rites, there cele. plays. Seen from before the day business of our existence, brated. The galloys, which wore effects in spectacular footlights Some, near to us by human tiss, floating pleasure palaces of the imposing and may be said to be sitting close in type known as thalamegos, word roal. But take a walk round the family boxes and the favour built and launched on the lake by the otherside and there you have od stalls. They have a closer Caligula to form an occasional laid bare the mystory. You нeo view than the audioave in more pleasant rofuge from his strenu how it is done, understand per remota sunts but after all ovonous life of erimo in Rome. They fectly how illusions are produced, they cannot see behind the scanes, Wore houso-boats beyond our and realise that, after all, art is Thoy must judge the outward ap-dreams, encrusted with marbles, often reinforced by moolanies. pearance, listen to the upokon ornamented with precious metals; When you get behind the word, draw the general conclus- and scented woods and adorned scenes in life, what revelations ion. They draw their impress-with statuary: the sails were of there arol Somo impressive; ions from a front view:

the finest laen, and tho hangings

some overwhelming in the axton- Lot mo write with reverenco, word woven with silver and gold. ishmont orcated; some deprossing God soon Behind the Scones in After the death of Caligula the by reason of the tragedy laid every life. Whatever wo aro-galloge wore apparently left to bera. I havo hoon deeply in Ho knows. ln that clear view their fato. As time went on the; toroBled to accidentally loarn of the illusion of doceit and timbers rotted away, wator got the humble beginning and drab the spectacular offects croat- into the holds, and the vessels environment of great man ed by glittering talents will finally keoled over and sank to whose name perhaps is a house- not avail. The motives, the bottom of the Inko, whore hold word. Just as much I the bidden springs, the powerful their dark outlines can be faintly have been amazed to find the impulses, all lio as visible as the soon on very clear, still-days. unhappinoes and wrotchedness mechanical contrivances at the surrounding on and women rear of the stage. Behind the counted among the Fortunato scenes Reulity is found,

Those sunken galloys have ni- ways had a special fascination for adventurous minds. Ovor a

in life, but who have the hidden How the pomp and circun-hundrod books and pamphlots cupboard in which the skeleton stance of human life dice away have been written about them, of scandal rattles its grisly bones. when the deceitful glow of the and naval architects and ongino- There are others socu often "front of the house" is desertedors have mado various attempts before the footlights, glittering for Behind the Sconos! But it to hoist them up to the surface by with deceitful Prosperity, but a in good to get away from the the help of strango machines glimpse behind the stones of partial and deceitful view of ap which have invariably given way their affairs shows a daily appearance as seen by others to see at the critical moment. The last prehension of impending Ruiu. ourselves as we really aret

attack on the Nomi galloys was made by divers in 1895, under the direction of tho Ministry of Public Instruction. All kinds of curious

WARNING LAMP,

STOLEN DURING EARLY MORNING.

A thoft which might havo had very serious consequences wus

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. Jics were brought up, including

The danger of a little knowledge of London was donionstrated by

some beautifully modelled bronze hoads of animals, but the gallays| remained immovable, embedded in mud and stones and the cling!

The

an incident at the Middlesex ing roots of aquatic plants. Sossions, held at the Westminster new scheme the only one that Guildhall.. A jury man who made has a chance of success-is to mentioned at the Kowloon Muga late appearance explained that draw off the water of the lake istracy this morning when he had boon to the City Guildhall until the vessels are exposed to young Chinese was charged with Asked if as a resident of Middle-view.

sox ho was ignorant that the Tho-process will be difficult and Commenting of the soriousness County Guildhall was at Wost costly, and Sonator Corrado

stealing a lamp.

of the case, Sub Inspector Hut-minster, be answered "Yos," Rioci, until lately Director- chins told his Worship (Mr E, W. adding, "I have never heard of General of Fine Arts, strongly Hamilton) that it could be seen it before." He said that he went urges that it should not by that the lamp, which was produced to the City Guildhall and attended attempted until the pros and cous in Court, was red and was used to a Court thero. A jury was om-havo been woll talen into con mark an obstruction on the Lab panelled and, as his name was not sideration and there is a reason- chikok Road. It was stolen during called, he showed his summons to able prospect of carrying it the oarly hours of this morning an officer, who said he should through. and by its absence motor vehicles | have attended at the Westminster wero liable to collide with the Guildhall. Tho mistake might bo Apart from all tho valuablo and obstruction. The owner of the made by many residents of Mid-intoresting treasures that will obstruction would then be held dlosox. The County Guildhall is certainly be found in the bod of responsible for not taking proper indeed little known for what it is, the lake, there will be satisfaction precautions in marking the though prominent and handsome of setting oyes, after nineteen dangerous spot.

enough.

centuries, on a genuine galley of Imperial Rome.-M.G,

In imposing the sentence of! បាត woek's hard labour, his Worship.said he was taking into consideration defondant's youth,

AMERICAN VIEW,

Causes of British Industrial Depression.

M. Harriet visited Fleet Street and dinod at the Choshiro Cheese. In this ancient tavern, which stands 50 yards from Samuel Jolinson's house in Gough Square, are preserved many memorials of old London, and with the disap pearance of all the other old houses of his historical and hospitable region, it has roached

BOBBED HAIR GOING,

Vogues And The Woman.

There is undeniablo evidence

funie as the only place of its kind that bobbed hair is, if such a in London, American ambas paradox be permissible, on the sadors and ominont American wane. Many young women are A fundamental rosson for a visitors have gone there, but M. said to be atilising the holiday good deal of the British nem-Herriot's visit is notable as the period to effect the somewhat ployment for which there is no first visit of a French Promier Thoir excuse ie that even in such scraggy return to the normal. legislativa remody (says Mr. 1. its Carolino precincts. M. Har F. Marcosson in the New York riot partook of the customary 1 summer ag this one must Saturday Evening Post) lies in fare of the house, with pancakee pare for winter. Naturally a stiff-nocked trado unionism and brown sherry, and the Cho

this reason does not carry which, with its inuitation of shiro Choose parrot made the much conviction. Fashion has al- output fetish, has done as much proper responses to the inquirios Ways decried the elements, and if to prevent a return to industrial on the various subjects suggested were decrood in the hoart of normalcy as the dole, This, by the head waiter. M. Herriot winter that fomininity should be coupled with the strike, has was an accommodating guest and shern completely of her locks the contributed largely to the smoked a churchwa den pipe and olest blast would have no more industrial plight in which Britain generally bohaved in a pictures influence than the warmest mas- finds herself.

quo old English way that argued | oulino donunciation. AN it well for the new entonto.

happens, women are realising that the back of the nook is not oau of nature's triumphs whon

Not only is the British workor slacking on his job, but once at

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tice system, once the pride and by Dr. Frodot at a hospital in ing that complate similarity of joy of British Industry, is aParis, and that the first results style is more deadly for tho startling revelation of what seems have been communicated to the

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