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STOLEN RELIC

Slavonic Saint's Vanished Hand.

Preparations are alroddy boing made in the tiny town of Ochrid, on Lake Ochrida, to celebrate on June 4 (in the presence of the King and Queen, Patriarch, and, notabilities of the Stato) tha, nine hundredth annivoreary of a Bouth Slavonic saint-Jovan Vladimir.

In Magedonia this saint onjoys great renown, and in the days of the Turkish Empire pilgrimages| were made by Greek, Maco- 'donian, Serbian, and Albanian Christians aliko to the Monastory of Shin Djon, in Albanis, where Test his wonder-working relics.

Of recent years, however national frontiera have sprung inta boing, and it is not so simplo smattor to wander from ono Balkan country to another, oven though on a mero Christian pilgrimage, as in medieval days. For this reason, it proved in- opportune to celebrate Saint Jovan Vladimir as a Serbian esint in an Albanian monastery Dear Elbasan,, which explains why Ochrid, the seat of tho Bishop of Ochrid, the famous Nicholas Velimirovitch, chosen.

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ALLIES AND SECURTITY PROBLEM.

SHIP'S DRUGS,

SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1925.

ment that has been made in the gland-which has proved so The quantities of all drugs and meantime is partially reflected in valuable in shook and collapse. accessories to be carried aro the new lists.

Cocaine, hoxamine, and salol. | specified, oven the number of Among the drugs which are to Additions to the medical stores medicine bottles, corks, and B. O. T's. Revised List,

be included among the medica) | includo hot-water bottles, les ointment-boxes being laid down.. Five-Power Pact Thought Best.

atores of ships having 100 or bags, throat mirrors, ear syringes, All quantitios vary, however, no- The Board of Trade has issued more persons on board and which and enough sterilizad dressing for cording to the number of persons London; April 1st: The revised lists of the medicinos and are therefore required to carry a one major operation. The two on board and the length of the Itallan attitude towards security medical stores which merchant doctor, are the following principal lists, which proviously yoyage. Among the "medical coincides with the British, says ships will be required to carry as Adrenalin-a drug frequently applied to emigrant vessels only, comforts" to be carried aro ar- the. Roma' correspondent of the from July 1, 1925: This is the used in cardiac failure and to are on and after July 1, to be rewrost, Times. While still appreciating firet time the liste have boon arrout bloeding.

a extended to all merchant ships' milk, and brandy, the quantity of the ideal inspiring the protocol rovigod for more than 12 years, specific in the treatment of requireh to carry medical practi- the last named being one gallon it does not believe its reappear and the progress in medical treat dysontory. Extract of pituitary tionors.

por 100 passengers and orow, anco in any modified or altered form would find acceptance.

Tho Government strongly favours 11 fivo-Power pact bolwoon Italy, Britain, France Belgium and Germany. It considers this cant be best ac- complished by the first four agreeing themselves in regard to tho psot's main lines and thereaftor inviting Germany to subsoibo..

The Paris correspondent of the Times says the French Govern-. ment have made the opening of security negotiations with Germany conditional on the

DANUBE 2,500 YEARS AGO. receipt of satisfactory informs

Excavations in Vienna.

tion in regard to the following Germany must define anew her attitude to the League and, if] admitted, if she is prepared to assume all obligations connooted or is still bont on therewith Austrian reunion.

The manager of the Museum of Natural History, Dr. Bayer, along It was still necessary to obtain with other savants, has had some

Sho must also state her real in- a tangible excuse for the celebra excavations made in the twenty- tion in Ochrid, and itappears from first district of Vienna, situated tentions in regard to her castorn an account published in the Bel on the left bank of the Danube, frontiers. France will not tolerate grade "Vrome that it was and the explorors have made any tinkering with the Treats. decided to steal an arm from valuable finds dating from 1000 to The Polish frontior cannot be Among the relics. For this pur- 500 b.c., the so-called "first Iron altered without Poland's free pose a citizen of the town-in-Age," when iron was wrought consent.

into tools, objects for daily uso, cidentally the Departmental Pre- foot, though whether in this ornaments and jewellery. official capacity or merely as a oitizen of Ohrid is o clear set off for Elbasan woh a priest and a specially prepared casket. It appears not to have been difficult to come to a business arrangement with the guardian of the treasure, remove the arbi from the relics in his absence, and return triumphantly, to Ocbrid.

DAILY HUMOUR.

INDIAN UNREST. The only way to deal with pa-t of his so11.-

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FRANCE AND DISARMAMENT. Apropos Washington messages Dr. Bayer does not think" that suggesting that the recent con La dwellers of that period, vorsations between the French who lived in fishing villages Ambassador and Mr. Kellogg alongside the river, were Coils, have brought the proposed dis- but supposes they were Illyrians armament conference

nearer

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a point, however, which cannot realization the Paris correspond- bo determined with certainty.ent of the Times omphasises this They settled by the banks of the is very unlikely, since it is known Danube and dug the so-called the French Government is defin- "Wohngrubon," and aoove them itely opposed to such a conference they built log-houses which, of being held at present, course, disappeared a long time nominally confined to naval ago. But part of their chattels armaments. have been loft intact, especially French interest is concentrated ceramics, despite the ravages on the question of security worked by the weather and the and disarmament must, therefore. river for 2,500 or 3,000 years, wait. If invitations to a disar- Remainders of "moon-idols," the

mament conference are issued fragment of a wheel of clay, the now, the Government might find, clay imitation of a bronze bucket, it difficult to refuse, but the public and a large millstone for grinding would certainly regard acceptance corn are particulary remarkable. as a dangerous concession, involv ing a risk that the security pro- blem might be complicated, per- haps overwhelmed.

GARDENS, OF ENGLAND. Lord Lambourne, who ought to know, told the Worshipful Company of Gardeners the other The Master was able to show night that at the present time the that the Company is doing its English people were at the top of best to bring the very slums the tide in horticulture, and the into this eulogy. It sends slum gardens of England wore An children into the country to learn alexample to the world. He knew the beauties of nature, and last nothing more perfectly beautiful year gave bulbs and plants to and restful than the garden's of over 1,000 poor little East End cottage and lordly mansion alike. gardeners.

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