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50 YEARS AGO

Dec. 30, 1880. Complications have rien botwoen England and Portugal over African questions. It is hoped that a war will

to suo.

The Australians are a sport-Joving people, and the congestion of populas tlon in our targo elties tend to in- tonalfy their proclivities. To prove the former assertion it is only, necessary to compare Sydney and Melbourne with cfiles of equal or greater size in other parts of the world. The captials of N.s. Wales and Victoria are not so large as Blanchester or Liverpool, Leeds or Glongow, Sheffield or Birmingham, and moreover are not the centres of thickly-populat d districts with cheap excursion trains rendy at a few hours') natico to pour in their thousands; yet |

far inch munnages somehow le previe more amusement of the kind classified as sport than does any of the citien mentioned. Liverpool is content with two large yearly race meetings in the year, the sporting people of Manches ter are similarly servel, while Leeds, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Birmingham and Glasgow have no race-meetings worthy of the name. Other chiles and towns such as Bristol, and Newcastle, Ply mouth and Blackburn, Nottingham and Preston have none, or are content with one annual gathering.

Disregarding the turf, many British eitles are the national bead-centres of other sports. For instance, Sheffield In the headquarters of professional pedestrianism; Newgantio on Tyne is, outside London, the only town in which professional boat-neulling in largely practised, Glasgow and Leeds are do voted to football; and Birmingham is the provincial home of pugilism.

25 YEARS AGO

Dec. 30, 1914. As showing the spirit with which Germany wages war, the following statement by Count Reventlow is in itructive:-

"The successful inaue of the war for Germany depends on her entrying it un without mercy, and being unloved by any humanitarian considerations."

of The engagement in announced Arthur George Murchison Fletcher, As. sistant Colonial Secretary, Hongkong, on of Dr. and Mrs. George Fletcher, of chato, and Deruthy, secund daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel aml Mrs. Rogers-Harrison, of Kenilworth, Pittville Lawn, Cheltenham. The mIAT- ringe will take place quietly early in January.

In view of the German Government's allegations regarding the treatment of Gerinn prisoners at Jongkong Air. Harcouri communicated with the Governor, Sir F. H. Siny, who replied that the report was unfoundert. The American Consul-General telegraphed to his Government to Inform the Ger- man Government that, us a result of Investigations. to find there is rio troth in the report.

10 YEARS AGO

Dec. 3, 1029. Enquiries made at Polk Hesaquar tera Inst night for confirmation of report that a tiger had muide its ap pearance at Fung Yuen Village, Taipo, and-attacked-a-cow which-died-from- Joss of blood after the tiger had been frightened away, resulted in a state- ment to the affect that a cow had been attacked by some animai, but it was not known if the attacker was a tiger

no one, saw it.

5 YEARS AGO

Dec. 30, 1934. The calm which has prevailed in the Soar up to now was rudely shattered Inst night at Pileascantel when a meet- ing of the Catholic Front was dis persed by the police.

The

afidavit of Herr Witheim Fishcher, Welfare Secretary

the of Coutkelté Front, that he had been in- structed some time ngo lo propure concentration camp for anti-Naxis in the Saar, was described as an atrock uss fairy tale by Herr Burrckel, Herr. Hitler's Commlskar for the Saar to- day.

"My greetings for the New Year to all members of the armed forces," reads the introduction of a prorizmas | tion issued by Relcha-presklení Hilfer la-day.

Then, In conclusion states: "The fu- tare of all out servico nil know only a gont; namely, Germany's re- surgence in pence, of equal rights and hogour and assured freedoms.

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CONTENT Poland the Persecuted "Why

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The Tannu Tuva Republic

Ploneer Naturalist in China The Tiantain Tragedy and Economic Consequences

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