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NEPAL AND ITS MEN.

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Some Tales Of The Gurkhas, It was a happy idea of the Royal Geographical Soofoty nt their meeting at the Eolian Hall to introduce looturers on Nepal: and in General Bruce and Major Northoy they made most apt selections for the tank, writos Major-General Woodyatt in tho Times, Gonoral Bruce's name is a word to conjure with in that country which he loves so well, and whose many languagos-- including patis-ho has quered. No greator pleasure can be given to a Gurkha regiment) than a visit from "Buruse Sakib Bahadur," the gallant lender of Mount Everest Expeditions, tho prototype of physical strongth and cheerinoss, and once the steadiest and fastest mover on a hillside that over climbed a pre- cipice. As I have said, the iden was a happy one, for extremely little is known in England about: Nepal and the Nopalese, to whom wo owo-and shall continuo to owa-a doop debt of gratitudo,

It is indeed a happy, little na- tion, with most pleasing charac toristics which I might exemplify by some true stories donoting, (1) pride of country (2) bravary and discipline: (3) cheerfulness; (4); philosophy. Threo of them aro personal.

(1) Somo 40 years ago when rosting in the jungle, the conver- nation botweon my orderly and myself turnod on to London and Nepal. My descriptions of the postal facilition in England's capital impressed him not at all,, for he assured me they woro just as good in his own country, where at that time, there were nono to: [sposk of This caused a pausej broken by the Gurkha asking me if I had any relativos serving inj India. When I explained that I had novor had any relation in the East, he turned to me solemnly and said :-" That's like me, sahib, I nover had a rolation in this Country oither!"

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MANCHESTER'S WATER.

Village to Disappear.

The Watorworks Committee of Manchester decided to recom mond the corporation to proceed at once with thoir suhome, which is to caet £10,000,000, and for which the necessary sanction has been obtained, for making Hawes- water, one of the smaller Cumhor- land lakes, into a huge resorvoir.

A picturesque Cumberland vill- khas, with two frionds, had just age with a famous old hostelry, mounted his olophant after a fruit- tho Dun Bull, is about to be sub- loss beat for man-oating tiger, morged under a great lake to which they knew must be some-provide water for Manchestor. where near, when it was noticed This is parallelled to a slight that the Conel's orderly (who extent by the disappearance of had to trudge back to camp) was with the extended water supply Shok-ti-pui village in connection pointing his shit's rille at a

for Kowloon. | heavy thôrn bush. "As you wero,

shouted the Colonel, as he slidį down over the elephant's tail, and, with his spare rifle in hand, took his stand beside the Gurkha, Down came

the man's rifle, though his head nover moved, "Prosent" whispered the Colonel, and up went the gun, but the Briton's eyes could see nothing. "Fire," hissed the old boy, with

Hawoswater, with nearly 24,000) his own weapon ready for acros of land, bought from Lord charge. Thore was the explosion, Lonsdalo in 1919 for £175,000, is ja sharp roar of rago, a bit of a gem of lakeland, which lies at rush, and all was still. The tanits greatest height. It is 160ft, enter was shot between the eyes.above Thirlmero, from which A little Gurkha camo into Manchenter now draws its water, a hospital in my command in and it will be necessary to raise 1915 without either leg, both Hawes water by 90ft. having boar amputated in France. Wo used to take him and a pal of} his for drives. A Gurkha without!

The villago of Murdale Green legs is useless, but this boy was and the hillside lands on which always cheory and always laugh-the farmers have held their ing. He seldom used his artificial shoop-dog trials and other sport- limbs, except to give demonstra-ing mootings will be under tho! tions with them in the barrack water. The quaint old villago room, with the aid of a kukire, as church will be rebuilt on higber to the mannor he was sure they ground. cut off his own. The last time I saw him was in Bombay, learn- ing a trade.

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This great scheme wili: Ensura Manchostor'a water supply for a century.

Involve the building of a groat aquoduct 84 miles long at least a quarter of which will burrow under hills and strains.

A former batman of mino prisoner in Kut and ono of those marched oli to the West under Turkish control. In 1920 ho camo to ine in

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had lost his two older sons killed Extond the laks from 350 to in the war. His brother had run 1,000 acres. away with a young wife hel

Tako 10 married as his socond in 1914. His home had boon burat down. When I commisorated with him, ha said "Sabib, what, will bo, will be, Do not frot for me, as I must try and forget all this. I have now

a young third wife, who will give me a Dow son."

DAILY HUMOUR.

The Optimiste (to Germany): "Now we have decided how the eggs are to be divided, pleaso bogin to lay them "---

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BISHOP ON CHURCH IALLS.

Spoaking at the oponing of s now church hall in Hounslow recently, the Bishop of London said that without such buildings tho full work of the Church was greatly handicapped. They wore essential for the propor working of the Sunday schools, and all woro agrood that it was with the young that tbo bo- ginning must be mado. There had boon groat improvements in Sunday schools, and such halls would help still fur- ther. It was the determination of the Church to make its Sun-i day schools the most aclontific in the world. Without parish halls to which they could turn for amusement, recreation, dano- ing, and dramatic plays, the young of both soxes on reaching adolescence wont in search of diversions which were not good for thom.

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