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GOllf'l \IU \!1TORI \I..

I be London l 0 01\,Cr&ll) ' I f rune, sa• 1 It tc-110:0-.I, 9'.U<l t,u uo J Jht. I IOU bi lnlle 1) -IUIJ an, now goDC ; m,~n,\h1~ \\c 1up})OS(l they :u •r1taug 1he,r rtports \DJ the , crdu:t .. ,11 J.OOll loe upoa us. \\ c Aro llll p,:rlecllr UD~nllTIOUS c,n one paint "o .tttt l:LJ the iasro:Uon 11 O\ r \nd no~ I<> fmh f, IJ-1 ol labour) f r 1bc <:um1aA1 a• ar n1 bnnd. l'rdunmary Cer11li<;a1c, Odord I.ta , and l.ondl,n l nn en11y 1-...nmiruat ut "-ill 11;\\t."! t,:, be n 1i.11cJ l.c~e 1'C' come to 1ho loui: , . , ~11!)!1. Seed " ay th•I our 1ymp;uh1cs llTc 1u1b 1be ""'"" • There c rta,nlv It • fornud.l.hl t>sk h d hut c<>Ura nJ d1li,;cncc 11,,1 t dol<IP in 1100 Ill keep , 1eiui1h \\< rkin, away) W'C h ml I y 111 1 our h ,.,. mu I ~'\II 1f the, a r eiracM m the,r d re 10 r h tb h;l\ en of ,uc, cu. \\ e annot close: 0<1t C) to th• f lib!\! I 11nua 11 a hca,}' on\", l t we la ,-. C\cry fid ~,tour tcholars ,. ,II me .s nobly ID tbc pr 01 i, k 1hr, lra>e don lo 10

n ,.my l'irl 1e. •· Th~n .,nd ~ow·· ,net "Alu t It ""3! 0t1ly a ,dr ,m v.erc

una, ,ttJal ly om111ccJ frorn o:u pce\:IOUS number. \\ e arc plc,1sc,d 1,, be ,ho 10 m<:ludc tb rn In 1h19. \f1cr re2ilin lb >«onJ .r11de OllC I protnpled 10 ask" ,\1 1b1a;,-s wlt;u tbcy seen1 or we \·ruons D.bout 1 '

One of our rc..Jcr ba.• b«a good en b 10 b.utd a bunJle ol lell«• •hleb pn,v "' be an ount ( a ,-ny,;;e fro n '-'wanllodl to 1h 'tr.111s ~ul , nt • and n.re. from 1be P<" of •• ·• ( ,1 I llo>," \ l r. ..,,d, ey Moqr,o M>n of oar rr.,pcc:INI IOl'nmi;u, Mr, G",l)m M rgon j.l' Mr. ~lurg•n hu JU.C gone ul lo 1be Mal,,y Pen 11 10 1ak up an 11npot1.ui1 p.,,-1 coan«1N! •lib IOOD<e 1b r "ter 1,.. 1"1( our sthool i1r. \fori:.lh cnnuaued bl5 •<ud= linl Al C ud,11 l ' n,vor,;,t} and nc.i nr 1b lloynl Coll'1,'! ol :x ce, 1.oodon. l'h,,;c lclten IU'e highly 101er I ng and 111,1kc u !,111 rc:u!1ng: ,1nJ our re;;rtl i th.:u &p.J ,! JCS ;n t pcrnut 1~ hrra ,o ~ aot All of ,hem. \\~me.Jude e-l.trACtS uom uv,t, bo'\\:e\·cr .

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a,'.d fod con,1necd our remler. '"" appreciate them \ \ e tender our bt,$t than~ tu \I,,;. G ~lori;an for ~~h. to use tbern: "ad we hope to ba,e 1i,.; pnut . per ronssion

f I I c~c o pnnting more o I 1i:,,e etlers. \Vo think them sploodid.

. \\'" ofT~ our nJ)Qle>g1es lo Miss G. Juhn of the 1,im' School StntT for tnrlud,ng only p,\rts of he, vcr,· int •rest · I "M• "··t JI Id " \\' . • c u1gan1ce ~ ~ ~ I ar. e ~·ash we could ~L\'C found roorn for 1~1• contribu11un. \Ve hope to be ahle to pnot tb• re_mrunder 10 Jruer 1ssocs, for \\iu, should be 5orry to h,Wt: (o wnhhold from 011~ readers such a \'aluable sur"ey of Switiorlaod as she hru. I:" en.

The firsl meeting of the Schnol l>eb,11ing Society was a ~rent saccess.. \\'e nc\·cr drennu there were so manv orator-s tn the school. Truly ,the ancients and tho moJ.ros, the D,ernostbenoses an.cl the(, laclstnnes, "·ould ha\'e been ddi~bteJ wub tht:. ,q,eeahes. They were 50me1,mes tbundero~s and ~fton c!oqutnt. . ,\rut tbo, laogua~" l One sp<,lker <:ud

I dtm t agree \\Jib any one ><Ord uttered by the ~pPoSition ·• :: Psyd1ol°1fi~,. ,. unadaJtemted truth,'' '* Joud t.,dk of far.is:"

day of tnviaJ C011Jmentacors. .. were ~me ot tbe,ermsasednnd one sp<:3ker blruidly asked bis heartlr. to .. ""' the juil~" to ••t;nfy h~ statements. Hut il was a tborou~hly wjoyable m.,.t,ng wbieb ~ugur,; well for tbc furun:. fhe speakers deserve every praise for the way they hnd mastered their .-ori..

~e gratefully acknowledi:;e the receipt of the ·fali-Owin• amcles :-" Thu f'rury \jueeu," "A Typ,caJ Cbnst,~ Epi.,odct'' 11 Po, 1.:»motub. ns Urlckvard Wld Deftiotes:· 11 A Gfmeml Election,"" Reminiscenct!S," CustornsofAndcat Gauls and Germans." " Tbe Auto~iogmphy of a Silk Hat," '"Fo~n~

1at L'l5t,'' · 1 A vi::,it to Sa.allll8o."' "Ejtypt as a Key

to\\ ar, and"' Notre ,·isite ea Bre.Lagnc." We regret that, for want of space, we are wiable to include them ,n thi< number. Wu hope 10 find room for them Jawr.

\\7 e very mucb regret our mab11ity to insert the atticlr oo

"~ G~oeml Election " written hy ao "Old l!oy." \Ve rake !his opporrun,ty o f thanking him for taking such an interest 1n the Magazine..

The Honours Board is no\\ pmcticnlly fu]J and the n,mes <,f many worthy scholars smnd at the door to greet tl,e stranger, lo testtf.l'. to thd p:11,ent effort of mnny a fQrmer s tudent and t'? s umolatc ruid encourage present pupils to ~mulate tbe bnght e"ample set before tltem. What boys will next deserve the honour?

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1:1ovs· I.IT E:RARV AND OEBATINO SOCIETY.

The nohCL' in our la&t m:qazine calling nlhmtioll to Lhe

0~uv o( fvrmin~ :L ~cbool D~lutiaK Sociely 1nl'lt with the t10$ircd ·re-,ult. On fcbnmry J Gtb n. meoliati or the senior l\l))'S wa . ..: hdd, ,,h1•n it wa-sun,nimously decicl.cd thn..t a School [)d,.ung Society should he formed: thn1 discussion~ should take place c,u :J.teim.tte Fnd,ly~ .u 7 o'clock~ Lhnt n rcpresootau,·e commiu~~ Qf thi: hoys, to~ethe.r with the members or the '!Ila.IT as ,·.r-o.dit'w 11u,.111lY-rs1 ~hould make all ncce$Sary ar10.n~ements: and that Me.S11rs II. J. Jones mtd W. ll, Tli(>mas should acl a~ cba.lrmiUl and set:remry re-;lx,~lively.

l'he fi"'t dd•~to ..-a, held on Febrnarl 2f>th and dealt with the followin,, pr-->hlcu1: u Should U:very i\tan he Ttained as :\ SulJier? •· "' ~atu rn11y I tmthusia~m ran Vclry hi~h al thi..c; meedou, for our })(}y!o wP.t'c not ~lp.v in shn\\1in~ lheir appn:i:1:•uion of. the ~peechcs, a~d c.le_u,onstraled quite clearly th,lt 11 ~QrXl f~hni.:- r,f comnt<le5b1p CXL~ts among-i:;1 them. Tbe prestnce of Mr, Roberts nnd -sevetiU master~ a..lso enco~u ... raged the boys. ,\ftcr sevornl helpful rem.trks by 711r. Joocs, l rnvor La• rence (lib) npon.:d th" uehato, arguing very forcibly ~b"t c,,ery man should be required, on the ~rounds of p.'ttnottSm and ini.li\."iduru physique, to spend u fortnight every _year at a camp and to p:u:.."' 001;1 t'\'e.DIO~ il w~ek n.t a dnll. Tom Ed..-ard. (0 con Londed on tbe ol her hand th.tt such a Sy$tem would lead lo tonscription ilnd that tberefori., 1t would be ,nferior to our present ,·o1untary on~. R, ~ orby (~}, sul?p_orling tht. affirn1au,.~, ~toutJy urged thal ~•t•~h sptcnn,1,bc tm1n1og as had been oullincd by hi~ le.~der would decrease mtber tbao increase tlw possibilities of conscnption._ 1 vor Evans_ (51,) affirmed thtll, owing to our m~ttlar po~ltion, wu stood m no great 1u.w<l of a 1.tr~e ~l'my. but coulc.l rely on our ,navy, and lhat the prthpcot of coot.pulsory ~tirv1ce ,\fas repulsive to t.he British ,os1inct. ,\t tins stal(e 10 the debatll M oppi:,rtuo1ty Wll$ afforded 10, and ac...cplt:d by, ~ome of. thC , youn~er 111e1nlx:1>: u. G. Forlunu (3al, Lla.rrr Day,os (2a), an_d Os1>sld Dam,.:; ( 1 b) co11rributio~ to the d1sculi,S1on. l m1nt;d•a1dv nfrernattls, 1l r. Robon,; bn~Lly (-1ddressed the me~ttol( upc,~ ,he worth of such " society ;is ours and w,sb~d 11 all succe:;s. ri,~ debate hein~ r"-Sumed, L. Bitynham (oa) cast soom upon thos:t: whl, ,1Uow others to l'ight for them,n~d eoded with a patriotic appeal to ~L• be..rers. C.mbarn 1-lo~km• (5b), for the oppo~1 uon, Joclan;d th~~t compulsory service wouJd Interfere with Lb~ hl,.,rly of the inthvidual. C. Hanson (6) sought to ~ho.~ th-nt mthtary tra.i.ning would confer. ~tea~ beticlits upon our couo try J~t as ll bad on the Conhnent,

!12 whilst J. LI. Dnn .. ~ /l;a1 d1•m>.tlt·d tfm l."tcr th.1t lhtiau f1•nce \\as equaJly diddt-d 37 \'Uting for.••"" tlie unc numhrr ,i,:JUost the proposal.

The second dehate, held un M,mh 18th, '"" no ~ entbu..CU.nshc thnn tht: li~t. On,. nouc-elhle m1pr1>\'e llf!llt n tbe first was the nhscnte af \Ul11t1unnu 1u>te$.. 1 he suhJ('(.t of the evening \Y(L<Ci. h .\rt Our CoJutuea ol Souru, of !-itrrei.s:tb to the Mother Country?•· For lht'I .1ffirri1~u1,c "-Cf LI "• Davies (6b), T. ~hller 1.'il,), Oudl,·y \\ 111•11111 It , r. Lawrenc;, (,5b), Gmhnm I lopkm• (fih , anti C. I l.in,on i, ,

whilst C. LI. Da, ,.,,_ (fi.tl, Xd,,..,n Knc:uh (luJ, I!, ;,.:, rbv ,), T. Edwards (6), and h·<>r ~:,.,n• (r.!,) took tho n ,:.U.,, Others who eontrihw.-d were: II. c; Fortune(:!.,), I I. r,,, ,';_ 1, , J. Adler /1 bJ, S. S. Stephen, (:J,11, llor.ve l·.d" ord• J. , And L . Baynham (5a). l. nfortunatt!ly, for IMI. ol s1•1t•, we .um ,t report this debate nt len.i.;th. \Ve- .ut.~ i.:Ja,I. hn\\l"\(!f, t we lhai somt: well prepnrcd speeche-., wen.- 111.tde

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annee~ssary mnttc-r bc.-ini: in1roduc ~; the greatt--..t i.:,nJ humour prevailed and there "•" \'tr)' 1111!, ,,rguini; 111 tr.x purposc.s. Had not the "closure" 1 .. en applie<J '"' h;iuG! certainly ha"e been inn p~iuoo to ~•nt: th1• \\di kn() ,n Junr.. u \ Ve ,;von•L get htm,e t I JI rnorrHnl,{." :--o !,re;tt \\°,I', the e.1 :.;rent '!I. .. of all to participaie. The voting ,ho .. ,-d th,11 ,II 11 cre for rhe af6rmruive and 25 {or the nec.,:nti\ c ..

Tbe meetings were n,ost enjoyable throui.:-hr,ut. and \\r hale no doubl that the society 11,U continua to thumb, Con-ider aule mterest ceatTes round tlte nrxt debate, 1n he hel~ on rho 22nd inst., dealiQg ,dth: •• H .)'OU w~r~ Jh.ini.: m rh1: timt,ofth Ch.;J \Var, wbicb side wuuld you tnkc?"

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. We do not l,h1nk rhe ">.11.S.S. has prc,·u,ush hc,on cr,•Jitnl with class1cn.l mdtmuions, buL th.: IIJt!Ulbe..rs '-'r un,~ Fwm ~hose admtttedly ,-,.,,.-eat capacities h.\\ e cxhao,t<"d the pro\•1 sious o~ modem tin1es-haYe become da.4-,1e:•;,1.l 1•n1hu~1a:.t!t-.and ~!lfe.ttm.n themselve.c;. nftc.r thci rashioo ul the .u1Clt-'Dt.;. ..E 11busiasts always form ~lt:tfos, :iiC> t.a lnu·~ formeJ ll doh; ~be.s~o a"';''el the ll'l)'Slcry our rendcn; ,h,,uld nvte It IS ll

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t l1el"hir,.srt '-'sJsal '/ on n Bat:-" The lut "'an nnli wh1eh lh in e. 1s not a b·id fl · ll h" " ~ fin, l h ' • y m te ire. -L11c-k1' the""" ,,·151 1s aes ere. . s ;,- .,

as RUOBY NOTES .

Jan. !lllth 11.:,.S. ,,. DANYGRAIG.

This !{ame, plaved on Patch <.: in rntber poor wemher_, was no1eworthy ror 11,.; l'nct that Capt. Fischer clid nil the 6corin11-a dropped ~o:tl a.n<l 11 try prior to hnlr· lnne; and in the second hitlf, two m~,. Thu whole teain $ha1>od well, and Lilli was a cnpita.l stnn tn the second round.

F•b- 121h-Sw<NsRA Hovs ,:, CARmve 13ovs. 1.-ist.her. Eva.as, \•Vater~, and Snipper n...<..~stcd the lOwo

tenm · lle\'a.ll was on th~ reserve hst. The r.esuh-a win by I con'. ~I., 2 tries, to nil-was chiefly gained by the brillirLDt work of the forwards, who quite outplayed 1he Ca:nhO p ,ck. Fic.cber, by a s:ttong hurst, put O\'er the First scorer, lLDd Snipper claimed the third try ,a a forward dribble,

I 'eb. 19th-M.::>.!S. v. T1<RRAce RoAo. For 1he second tun~ tlus se1.son we lost lQ Terra<.;e Road by

a try, the score ll<!lni; 1he re.suit of a scrong ruo by an opposing t1,tee-qUJlrt1,r just on hal!-1ime. Allholl(l'h much efion was e't.pcnded and many auempts \\'ere made ID the second b ,1r to savo tbe game, they were frultless, and the gnme eode1 as ,;u,1ed aho\'e,

:SoTES.-J\ more satisfactory defe.~t than the first ooe ! ! There \\~s no element of luck abour we ,;core, ai;,d t ry as l)tey would, ('ischer, B~\'ttn, Halliday (at outside baU) utterly failed to r,iercu the defence. The cai>tnin Jmd h_ard lines on three sepamto oc,:asions; while the forwards !ailed to co11trol the ball near ,he line on two 0(.'Casions when a score seerrl~d cermm. Middlem.uk-1 Snipper, and \Vsuers di.d good work m front.

Feb. ~l;1h-1f.S.S. v. ST. °tHOlliS, This match wa,, played on Pitch .13 aud all the scor~g was

done in thu lirsl half. The Jirst try started 10 11 well-Judged cross.kick hy Uurnmn from a ~hr(),,•.in from touch, Mo!ris i;ainm~ the tou~h-do\\'11, and ,, a1<;rs added tbe extra pou,es with a good luck. Snippet robbed an op~nent of '?" ball near tho line and scored just beforo hnlt-tome. Dut,~g tbe second hall no r,u ther points were added, tho game endmg-

M .~.!::,., I con. goal, 1 try; St. Thomas, nil. NoTI?s.-Lack of finish, combined with dcumnined defence

by onr opponents, kept tbe score down. Of the Ionyards, Burman did well: while Lloyd, Hallid"y, and the rest dnbbled and handled in good style. Behind the scr_u~, Waters, at outside half, shaped exccllonLly io bis newl?l)s1hull; Sampson made $OOH~ d4:ttrrt,iuec.l runs, and the other~ were not fouad waatiog in defence.

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:u l~Tl.k:'t:ATWtiAI ·1 MIAI Gu,a.

On this d,tk En,t r'-•><•l \\ t m 1hc I 'fr Abera,•ou. F'i:,chl"r ,, " our h rc-pr nt u tenm. and at the cuu, t 1 ,n f 1h a. !l('! • lnternat1onu.l c..::ap lhut. conunum • ur , pr UI t a Katiomtl side since rno.;, and J ,n,n • 1hc I liodj 1 memn1ionaib'1~. tht• ILo;t no~ r :ulm \\ J. \\ t l F. (r11k1os (J!IC/7), I .. l'.Jmer (11.!\J.'I, C. \ta I 11. T0ischer (I !J IO).

I L 11::1) t,,, s1,uod hrrt.' that 1hr. \\ cl,h l,ul hA, yet defeat, this y~r·s gmn,• ;11 c~nhll on Mnr<b Utb ml ng a.uotber v,c10, y.

March !,th ~I.S.'.". r, ~ r, II at r ~-. Gan,.,,. l!t-1ween these 1c,111.s uc11l\\11)S full of hfc ndtu ~

nod this one wns no exci puon ttl I h rule. 1 h fir & half full of incident, hut the only l,mi;,blc, r II ,..,. • 117 l,v Fischer, afu,r pa-.;ini: (from n .crum) tn .. 1, h 1 al\tn on I vVnLcrs-agn.io ,,u1•1de hair t•iClk J'IIII, ~1. I lei n • q in the middle of the ,;er<•nd h,11; but \\ u,n. bv a hrilliant individual ellort ,:o,•nng 1hr p;ut, Ill t I ld added a further try. the.• c,puun COn\trt111 ...

I'ioaJ Seore ~1.S.S .. 1 «>n. goal, I lr} , ~I llelcn' I try NoTes. \\'aters-• bnlhant elfc,u O\cr had •ed al

play and WM rerhap~ th1• best single, h.,n,l<d .. a rt .«II flfl I e ground tot some Linir. ~ ront: t.klca.u.1H" \\Wk by I !>h aud excellent kitking b)' Ue,n.n ,,er~ tcnturc& of , h,ud g&fl)C..

:\la.ffh l!lth \1.:,..,. I. ",T, NA In Lbe frr~t h,llf four trir,; \\t·1c r.1p1'1ly fllll on,on

\\~as c<mvt,rtcd by \\'uten:.. l .. l1J)d ht t s.;ot o,cr. nd th Gvans nddeJ :i S<.'Coud and thml. I , bcr, r,.,111 uJ J, added lhe fourth.

Dorla~ the second h~I( four 1 ,ore t rics ,-. ro 11JdcJ, I , ~a FtScher conn~rtin~ unc t-:u h. \\ .,i,•r~ n,IJed 1h fifth try. F1scb~ wnh twu strong n.an.s, arid r :\:i1ns compktt>J rho Us!

Fmal scon~-1\l.!:>.S .• a go.ii-..,!", trio: ~ 111 anJ, nil l\'lar. 29,h-::.w,~ u ,,. lAlll 1r1

This game, played on C:mlilf .\rms !'.irk, rosultecl III a ,ua for the home Learn l>y on,, try to ml. Fischer ,II 01,1 hi b,ilf Evans and \Vaters played, "hllo Snipprr trl\vdlcd ,0 r """" \V Rec~RD OF GAM£--s .rt.AH D Tl) LASTJHt Pla.)cd t'J,

94 on t' _Lo;t. !2; Ur:t-'"11 2; P01ot~ fo1 10 J;O(Js J, rrtes po nts. f OID~$ ugauist-1 go.,tl 2 lr1es J J p, • .unts.

2 5c0 ~taJ:-Trr~., :- Fischer 10, \\ :tiers ,I, 1:,ans 3, l'an 11

1'eacb. ~ s~ros_:_ ~rewcr, Jun:1t, Morrio:., Smppc:r nnd Uoyd l n, t o:; 8E• Dropped: 1-iscber I. (',<,n,crtcd. l-1,c~r

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35 JUOOLERY ANU A\AGIC IN SCIENCE.

We are indebted to Mr. Edwurd l'h,Jhps for some very inlr.resl111g ln;,1rnct11;:ms htf~lfiu~ Ul,)()n M:lme- :\mublns:; expentn<.:nt~ m Sdtnce. \Yo n.re ~urt these wiJl be heartily weJcou,~d by O\H reader~.

~lr. Ph,1111" prefaces bis <llr,•~ll()ns ,v,th tb~ following sca.l(•1mml; .. h may ap1~n paraJoxu.i:al, at the first gin.nee, to cn111b11w 5to:nu• aud Play: hut 1t i.s pos:;.1l)l1t to comh1n~ these and mu~e ~it•nl·~ .mythin:,: hut thi: dry-hot1u.s. of Jea..rn.ing. \\'ith thjf. in mint.I. f ba\'C endett\'Oured to cbttose a few experiment, \\hkh bl>me or oitr readers m:iy t:a .. ~ly perform wi thout ijOlD!f lnlo nny \'~ •ry _grc..tt expense."

hXJ-'.GRI\H!ST!,,

l. "Tn hrc.1k n broom•!-.t,ck rtl'sting on LW<J 1)-'lj)<;r rings without brea~i,i!! the !,.,per : - Tak<- rin ordinary brOQnislick and bold " horiznntruly by means of , h1• p:<per ri n,:s, one nt each end. 1'hen t:t-k<· n stout sucl( aud, wtlh "great force, strike the br1J<1m-~t1ek in 1he raom,; the lauor ,nil lie l,rokeu into sh1 \ ers wbUe the paper \dll nut b~ in the le;u.t lt>rn. The more c?"nerictic 1he blow, the hcue.r thl! rest1lt. 'fbe expla.oatiou for thi,; is that the shock is ~} sndd<m that the impuls~ has nolhnd 111110: Lr> p,'lSS to Lhe «11cls btforu che ~tick breaks."

Need \\.'c sl11(g~t tn 01Jr readers tbat, 1:>ufm•e Lhey pcrfortu Lbi~ expen.rnem. they ~i\'<: due notice to 1heir mt>thc.n,? BrlJ()m,lj.lic~s are fonnid.iLht~ wc.1.pons which may be used to admi1\1~tc,r other formi-:. of ,lroek I \nyhow, you know that they are alwnys most ust!ful inn hru~h.

2.-" To cut an apple msi(I;> n handkercbfof ll'itho~t iojun"fl th~ latter: The apple •hould he lllosdy wrnppe~ m the banrlkorchiof nnd the whole suspended by n cotd. 13ke a stroDJ( knife or a Sllbre. Tb~ edge of th" b lade should be vory illMJl: the 11101u b,~hly pnltshed and the sharper the blade, tbe more Jiktly i:,, the c~penmcnt lo . s~1cceed. Glv~ a sbarp upward ~trokt:. pcrpeot11c-ulnr .,, 1lw pomtof suspeas1an. If the blndo 1s ratber thick, the apple wdl jump up ~lightly >tnd tben tho h,,ndkercb1ef will enter with the bl:tde aud be uninjured."

Prrhaps the mcru tiers nf lhc .. milittmt parl.J' " who nrgued so effeot1velr 10 the rcc·ent debate wou)d l>e ready to .advise inteniling, perfomuirs a.;,. to tbt choice of wcmpons (!:!abres or oll,er cmlcrv). Ue,,1• 11ers should borrow the handkerchiefs, as ~uch a prt?cnotio; dimin ishes the sense of responsibHity and rn'lkes tbe stnkers Ii,,;,; n~n-Qus.

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37 right baud is ,,arehtlly "rapped 111 a bandage, and in the left lmod is held n piece al fliat of mllnded shape which the operator pl.,ce~ ~pon n. larger stone or ~rbaps upon an anvil; lbt!n \Yilh Iha n~.lll ha..nd he strike~ the Amt with powerful l)Jows-, always t.d:oog care 10 mise it a lillle from the andl wbeo 110 is iibuut to ~trike. Thus the object st ruck <1tquires tbe force or tbc h,t tlmt has :.1rucJ., lt ; and, us it comes iato vluleot contact with th" an vii, it is quick! y broken. Simple as this fl'1tt is. it never fuiJs to evoke -asronishrnent from the speC1Jtt()rs."

Perhaps p. wnrd or wnroiog bere would not come amis, to youn~ heginncrs. \Ve ~,dvi.se them to be r1mte sure ab 1at the 1h01 110.n of tbe experimoat, and perhaps they had L.,., . ., 1ttke the precaution lo have both bands wropped up at the beginrung-indeed they might use o. tongs for lbe left band at first: for. to Imo,\ the t<'.\A.;:t inSli\nt when to u let go., the Aint eaa only i,,e determined after palieal and long-suffering exp<'nence. The be,,1 results n.m obtained after you ha,•c seeo ~1111.: ur your fru.mcls perform ..

G.-" C.'llhag c>,11 a si,penu from under a tumbler:- A sbtpc=m:e: f-: J~lncctl on n table covered with n cloth. Jt is cov~reci wuh-a tumbler inverted S(> that tts brim re~'tS on two penny t.:oin.-,.. Tb1J problem to be solved i.-c; tb,u of extr~criog the sixptncc Y<ithout touching the glas5 or slipping anytbing beaeatb It. To do this, it is only necessary to scrat1Cb tho cloth w1tb the nail a( the forcnnl(cr; the elasticity of the material commnn~cntes tbe rnovemem to the ~•xpence which slowly n101•e.s in the direction or the finger and finally emerges completely frooi heaeath the glass."

.\ nimble little cviu i... .. t'1e sixpeuce-and school -boys have a great affection for it , lf 1t were as ea-sy to "call ouc ., lhi$ coin from the pockets of careful parenl• we should probably 6nd a longer anu brigh1or ~rrny of ic~-c,ream barrows in TJyne,'.or Place. .\s it i~, w~ -are rold lhal there are some palroos of this creamy cooler "bo are already proficient In Italian; and that they can dilate riutte eloquemly upon the merits of the differe.ut brands-(of ' ice.crerun I we mean, aot ' Italians ').

'T,-·" ,\ Jugglwg f'eitt which was recently perrormed :-'.the operatur took a .glass that was pcrfoccly tmn~pa,enl and placed it on ll 1ablc S1l ying that he ""S about lO qwer lhe ,:;lass with a saucer. This he did ; then he retired to some distance and said he would now fiJl the gin.~ witb smoke from a cig~rctte. This ngain be carried out. The ma• stootl

10 m

I. .\l~el1r,11r u )' • ~ ,,•hi,t yon t.ltc: taikm&: D.OQUl

2. II. I'. ,. the J, UUI 1 <A '> J hour.

3. l l tha air cont.1u:1• 1 acid 1t is \'l"f) 1n1ur1ou to h Ith

~.-Grn .. ta1lon 1> th:11 "hi I, f 1 all lh- ll\\11\',

6 . :..ccuiipt"die$ run tb n 1 U.-( .u:01urt1) teach u t 7.-Th~!'ic &\\O f'tunu; are J t!. Ha!c1gh WU the follt t I U.-Lo111, ~\ I "llS~cLuiu.,d d 1 10.· ~I.mm ll11n•) m,cut d I r l l.• The l 'r to-day u tbc th 1~ .. ll.1111let sbo\\1,J h1 n,fl'c:ru,on;atc, cr.ar;>e.1101

didn't lnl<c th,, Kin~ & hie hcf r 13.-The Tc,,1 .\<t of lb7:I

Catholu:,, out ol pnhhc bou H.-etymolog) "n man ..-ho c t

t.hem.

_ .. ..A_ \\-:lndc,c1 i 111an from h • b rlh this dictum 1s to he C'l1J::f.1.\ eJ an told 1 SOmr of the rooms u11&1aor._ \\ d. from tl;e tlrn., tltr)' l-,:111 lo 11c:"k llll lh< t (n!>w d1c1un1) ; .

Always Remember (\\""Hk' Ht'\-l!l)C, A. Ula\1;-L I:!}

That the Best Value and Largest Selection

IS. TU lit. flOCSU h.' l 'l'tl

JOHN s. BROWN, Oxford Street, Swansea.

Alexandra Laundry Co., De-La-Beebe Street

(Nea, Albert tiaJJ). ----

"(&*»"

SHJ RT AN D COLLAR DRESSERS. FOR ALL KI NDS OF LAUNDRY W OR K.

--- --- --- --A TR IAL SOLICITED. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

Alabas ter & Co., The City Tailors,

38, Castle Street, Swansea.

Frock and Dr~ Suiu a Speciality.

All Garments Cut by London (Ci1y) Cutter,.

BO Y'S DIET FOR

MAKING M U SCLE AND STRENGTH.

Reynolds'= Wheatmeal

Bread FULL OF N O U RISHING ELEMENTS.

FR1.J.\I Al..L LOCAL UAKEltS

39

T HE N ANO NOW.

,\xnssT (l,000 )'""" "l(O): Good m<1rmn11, my good sir, whdc are you "01ns:- >

Moueas: Ob, I ;im going to -vi!S1t my facLory. ,\: l'nctory eh I ancl pray whnt n1ay tbat be ? ~I : \\'hy I f)nn't you know "hat n. lactory is? Lt is my

big bmldtnJ;;. where we arc -nt prCS(!nt making tl!roplanes. A: .,1•:roplan<'~? \\'ell l you nre a strange rnan, 1Ero

wha1-you-call-•ein, and what ;\re th()se? M: \\'ell' :,urcly yqu k1tb\\ wlrat an ;.,;rop1'me is. ,·hen

n.lJ tbt:M· men nre on tlu.H~-Vt~ of cuntluerlog lhe air. i.Erop'·rne? \\"hy it is u. ship thM sni1s in the air instead of oo th4 ~ea. H .l.\'e you n<:\'Cr seen oot: 7

A : ~en one_, eh t Seen one whtn 1 ba\·C never hefl,rd of ~u~h n thing? \\'h:n tin,e ha.ve r, ~ noted soldier, lO meddle wllh such thmgs? l mu de:ming my gun~ anJ armour all day.

:\I: l'shaw l Clca01ng your :irmour_, "'h<:n a.ll otb,r mon ,ve seekiag to open up the oukuo,vn. \\'hy are you al ways harping_ on war nnd cleaojog your annour? •

• \: Why indeed J IJon't you know thaL this is an age or strife? The countrv is all unsettled. ,r · \Jutte so, I n.greu with you. The country is truly unselllt:J with this Undi:et and other political events.

.\: Look here, ace you a lunatic or what? 13udget! \\'hat m 1h<· world ,,; that? l mCiln the country is all llilStttled btrause or t.he expected invasion.

:\l Oh I i:.ee1 you mean the Gemtan invasion. .\: German in,"MIOll ! C>h dear! You are ~ough [()

dn,•e one mad. M: Well' eddently there u; something amiss wilh one of

us, so I think the he,t thing to do is to drop the suliject ni)cl talk about ,omethiog ,,be. I la,·e you l!\'er s~cn the cometHalley's I believe thc,y call ii- that is expected here this mouth?

A: Comet? \\'hat would you ~y that was now1 n new ktnd a( weapon 1

M : \'.ou =m as ;r you <le\'otctl all your time 10 matters of warfare. Ne,\ wt:!apon indeed ! Certainly not, it is a star v.{tb tl very long tail. Hut first of all let me st.rt at the loeginomgl Have you ever se~a, any stars?

A: Seen stars 1 Well I sh6uldjusl think I bave, ospec1ally when young Donald gnve mo a crock with his quarter-staff.

~T: Oh surely you know wbut 1 rncan1 Stars in the heavens~

40 A Ob I Effll I rt.

lo! \\ I 1,:,. ) ''" lten Iha ".md•rl ul ""I : Tiic,7 lilf II " V IJ I\C) r

A \\ di to tdJ the m.uh I b:.,c """' n nor do I t•tr w,s!, t - t ,.on rrf • omet, I u a man ,~o lh,-J II l e ,-.,., 00!.l dldn I lroul le h I a.I> ll •eh lhlogs, \u re, r fie d ppe:,r

ll \\ ell 1 11ml ,. a n 1h1os ) u,a l,1JCy t11kru~ 11 1bA1 tune llbout modcr n "'rou tu • n ,u, ,. ho ought 10 ban, lff!I dead one 1botnand y n

I>\\, (fa/

,\LA$ I IT \\ AS OM.\ \ ORE.HI I

" l bt o dock, And ..,hoot tar& t , rnm •• All rlillu, I 1ephcd " I II t,., do10n :,n

h ""' lhc fint Khool-dn) afttr 11 bol J.,y,, an.I I bi no n I led the J r,( go lu hool 1bm d.n \\ hat IChoolg rl or ,cbclt)I y dn,,$, 1111 onl) forln'l,111 • hol,J~y n mo,~ esp,,, •11) a the ,. 1hcr " \ ) rolJ, n11d our sch;,ol r~ b) no 111 cm bi pbat \\ ml01

" I•• •=1 I u~d I Yid, • l l,;d,,J out of tlic ,indaw and 11 I 11 I I "l rfl05< llt hall ha,e lo ndc 1hrOUGb \\'"Al<: t l into hool 11> usual" \\'1lh

HIIOOJ of blUldJ ru,4 lee& ,old II da). I slo\\!y "tll1!,d Ill)

.-Jy I Tr n117 Place. bul robhcJ m, • m lbloo1,hn1<n1 ,.hc11 I anl\od 1h<,r \\her " thtl """11011 lbJ lb, e bttn an Grthq wic dµn~ l bol d.l) th,r h.1<l dem~l ,b, ,I 1 ? l could I I II, I 1 "h<1'e lh Id liurldn,i; u.-.c.l t,, be

" 1101< a,. !er ol tDllQ, ,. ,J~ilrk <le., ~1ud1 sorn men ,. re hlnlly cn !ed III r~n v IIJl

" I We 11 1=1 ) 11 nr, loulm,g for 1h 'X nd,ir) !><hoe;!, ffll$$1<' • ll k~ ono of I bcm..

" I m, I rrplicd. " llas 1bcre been an e:1t1l1q,1ako 1" " :\QI fhe l~ucal Ccwnrn111rc I k II into,, h ,,d 11,

, 1111 1bc QLJ .c.oool one <b, ar:d J lared ,t I bt u,, lon;,,r Ill '"' :\ ~lkbr) Scbool .•

" I $Upp<,,e ,. .. ,i..u h;no bol1d•y• fo< a lf Of '"°' 1tu:.n." liukcd,

" :\ot al llll," hr, aw.,.oreJ " I ho C.omm11tct1 ha. bought .,n old house RI 1hr, l:pl:,nd<, ,.iJrcb 1 10 he u,;eJ pr:rnunmlly 'Ii &he :,,ecc,,J.tr) Scl>ool ) ou "Ill not ( ul to 1tt 1tu, ,d10x>I ,f you~ stn1lpb1 on,"

ll1.-1og llffl\-r,I al the l'pla!}d,,, I <ll<JUI!~ \\htre the now S.:00,,d:u) &l,O(JI "n5o llnJ I v.;is d11o< tl!telJ l,111IJln11 \\hr<:h loot..J more likd a house than a :;chool.

41 Ileantiful !(rounds w11h tall llee< aod a wilderness of Jlowers surrounded lhe school. ln the distnoce ( noticed some girls., nnd tdC0!,.1ffl.a;.cd an old chull\ or mule.

"Surprised al our school. eb ? 0 a.be remarked. "You will he more .surpri~d \\ hen vou rtJt im;ide., for- you shall see what \1ou shaJI !ot-e.' ~

J u,t thtn a hell rnnJi, and we cn1ered Lbe school. I wns told to chan~e my qhues_, but 1 hnd none to obnn.g-e. Luckily, my companion bad cwo p;-1in,. so sbe lent me one.

... fbis is one c.f tlu, cbnn:,!es I Jike mos.t." ~he said. 0 \V,e do cot haw lo ,It l\ilh ,,et sho,:s all dny ns in tbo olden d,\ys, and the result is tbnt 1he old excu,;e " I h:id tool bache ·• i.s less frequent as n. rea .. c:on for ah.c.tmce ...

After we hnd ch:mi:o,d our shoes we went int<> a large ball where prayeo. and .schooJ not it:es were read, ·rrus stilt my mind b;,ck tn the old hoarcl,sd,onl dl\y~ wbeo the headm istress could.speak to us wltb,,ut ou r hav,og to assenthlc in Lhe playgr011nd, hmv1n~ the elt:mt"1lts as we hRd to in Trinity l?Jace. As \\'t 11 nilod fur lbe h""dmistress 10 r:ocne in, I look"'1 round the plnco. Thkk eartnin< <Imped doors an<l windows; these would pre~•ent any c.lmugbc from arisin~. The wa11s \\"ere lined with book~ a.nd \\here there were oot books there- were pictures. TI1eso \\tire not or the: dry, unintereslin~ ch•1racter, ..co1l'ltno1t to school pit:tures. but wer1• instructive without being .monolooQus.

"You \'I.ill he surpri..,cd tc, bear that we learn cQOkery iu t.be upper forms as wdl :i~ in Lhe )Qwe.r sc.bool.'' remarked my comparuon .... \ It the girls like this change very much. but what is most appt<.1Ci.1ued IS the garden, No longer ba,1 e- we to raid the p:ub 10 got botaaic:al specimens, for • early all we wnnt can be foon<l ,n our own g rounds; we i::!aa also study the sa.me plan1s at d1ff.rmt times of the year. During tb.e s ucnmer I hear we are gom~ to have -some of our les.wns- io the garden, Then the monotony of Latin lossoas wi!J be broke• by cat~rpillars and 'i>iders droppmi,;, on our books. Yo ~ wi!J ha~• ploaty of time to see 11II the unprovomcnts, for thts school is

ours •far c!\·cr and ever.' No longer will the meJodlous strains of piauo-otgnns he beard OLto.lde; no longer ·will sinaJ I t.bildren make mud pie$ on the front steps; 110 longer will sma ll hoys play footb:a.JI Jn the corridors, for -at last we are far a,;vay from the roR.d.''

'" It Is tl\'e minute"5 past eight, " J:iOmeooe says, "if you are not quiel<, you'll be late fnr school."

So wuh many a si~h. I made my way to school, for, alas, it Jiau b•en only .t dream.

" MOWI Ulll:AM

43 (He'd,., wrestled <lnd ,., baulad, he'd .o writhed c,nd reeled

aboul -M111t,·r,-d ,J)<!CCb"" short nnJ broken Interspersed with

shrirl< nod ,hou1-Tha1 bi$ ~1!10 brother l-'redd1e, seiud with frigbt nt (ul lbe

1101.se. Had d•pR<teJ hour" pre,ious 10 seek 9111 somr. miler joys). Yet "I um\, mood was one of musmg as he got up very l~tel-lc was dre;umn~ o-.·~r bre..'lkfa..;t when hc- ~mashed ;i Doulton

plaU•; And he nmuc1cJ -..umcthin~ statt1mg a.c, he bent to lace

his ,hoes. ('or the bendmg sel him dr•aming-(witb a bang his hoo(-

lru:e l(oeS ! ) Th~n he gathen:od up hi~ hag4n~e-but forgot his honiowork

oo.ik. It wa.> pl.ttn be !-lm wa~ dre.amin~ ; you couJd read i l in hl.~ look. lo the h1c-lmo,,.., hio> follow in the wake <>f nil tbe good \s be ~01 his marchmg orders with the tardy ns he should. in t-ht day, for i.·:1cant mus1og, he got ordt!red oot of cl~s ~ -Al thb wn11 of the 1r11nsgresst1rs s~ him w;i.Lllng now, nlas ! As h1~ name went on the record of the ~holars coming late, :,o tht• e\·emng 5-,•H,- ham busy w1pin..t something off a. s late. I lo,nc he wended s1o,, his 1oun1ey try to guess lt ,r you c~nUteamlo~ still and yawomg sadly but a wiser. better ma.n I And he made a re.solution. ru, he made• lighter tM. 1 hat hb diet for !he future should of faery lightness be; That Iii, '"PP"' should be •111tple such as vegcmrians bless, Tbnt lbe quaolum should b~ pnrvo nod the multum should

he!,•~~. (.\s th~ dro.uny little dormouse sle<!ps away the "'inter oold So night now finds Tommy snorm~ sans the scenery of o ld) . He es<:1w,-. now heavy cheeses ju,;t before he g<les to bed And ho chews hlS food wdately from direction$ be ha;; read; h:ir chee:;e g:l\·e him indigestion which, as all the critics $tl)', L, the cause of all the nii;htmtll'~ and the dreannn~ in the day: \od he's altered for the better ,uuce be leads tbe simple life, He•s as bhthe. as lark in morning, bc.-s n lion in the s trife ; 11e no Jooger goramndi<es. takes no gorgonzola cheese.And he•s~l\'t:n o\er drean1iug sine&: he's gh·en ov~r t-hese I x.

In aos\rer to "Anxious Enquirer" we 4les.ire to .. inform bi~! that H}.I. l{()',,tnnd" is the n..'11111." of tht! writer ot "C.hantecler, DQl II R~tert" as be suppos~S- \Ve a~~ce t~a1 the~e is tL good deal of 'crowing' about 1be play, especially 111 Pans.

41

f-> • .\ () ....... II" NI A,

\r ~ jllD ry, l!H 0.

\,\'i, are 0.,., In thr , i~1p1ty of the \IN111cn nea11 Sea ~'°'t' j n'Lh encounter@'(] the gr t t, ,rru ttnd "n I lf'O\li r uk · ):,."i.:rday, afru Ja,-. or t,e:1u11fully hoe,. th<!r, ,.., llf:,o, II C Jonah expcncncc:d all th~ d~....-oncc run,; Oo,ct of • torn>) p-lS~f:rt- 1 he ~.1 1o&e 11t "" ,Llrm,na ratr and hy m dd y cttc ~' t:!:!, ~\ d:rt: breakm,;- rrgtu ,00"'-1 on the! hrids,: d«k. ,U1cl 6Jled the wcll-dt-cks fi1t'!: nnJ ale on e, n- 1• b oc , ion ,\ t oor: timv du! Catnm,;u1drr ~ra ~ ly con J red •I th r hi: ;,,ould not order all pa<> <1ni;ers bd, w. I be orck,- "°"lei nut rnwe ~lfcc:-ted 1110,,1 ol thotc on l"'"'d I • lb W1'f • lre.uly w tlH:~1r bunk-.. Bui ., '1:w of LI$ n ~ cd ro lll't:t n C fee of the t-mokmit ~tluun. from ¥.luch pumt IK"c OU d 111 t1,,· wa,•t:B hrc.'1.km!.l: "tthout 1.m,lu, • •nv IUOfct r k U1.,n ;ut occn.sionaJ ch...1.I)c1.• o( J(tterni;: "c.t (Qfr fr 111 the w 11 • hm.,!,! about 1hc deck,. ,\t 11111,,11 1111, rull c,I th oh JI " 11 thin~ 1errifyioit ,u;cl It meant d1n1;on~ n h) I 1nd and I t. In ,p,teof (l!l ,he.,o Jnmb,ck '"' "l!l'e not 11,n ,. ohould l1tve been jJ "e h.'\d gonr. brio.,. .\flC'r d1nn~r, e\ r m~d to th.ink <liS\;.r~u,m tl1e heucr J"tr& 1f ,,,I •ur, u d n:t td rt)· lo bed. J WW! there al 8.30 AtHJ ~J<'f>C fortably unt I 7 this tnomma. To d.,y 11 .. , .. ~.>thtr h l ,k;trtd ,.1)1,dcrfull). ,, nu n.Jthnugh tb1: sc., r,·r1i.am1 JU"t tho Nrt .-,. •~" hiue,. untl thnt mnkes all the d1flietcn, c m one· ~ ril Alr.:!t a f,." of th...- m,,.;tl1d.s of yc:-.t.rrda..y ha\t! er '"led out t s Ill the sunsilintt.

T0-mQrrrn,, rvt"n1ni,t ,,c hope lo irrive ut fi r ~l tupp1ng place. Pon S.Url. \\"e a.r, afl dr.s.::n led at che 1d , of an1, 111g in the evening~ ,du_on it 1~ cuo ,Llrk to ;.,n thm pro~rly. Tbit 1s wbM 11.lpp« m:d ,t ~I ,lta \\ t 1,,,,( 1b h•rl101Jr Ill

8 p.m., and nun.~t."d to l:('I tt.c.t1c arc about 9 Our :urn: al, h°"e\'er, '"-ts. \.ct1' in1Jlft!,_"1, ntt. lmnu:d1:.td,: \.\C "'rer I l! 1dt'! the harbour ,,·e wt:ro 1ur ruumtflld hy t1 cro• d of :ill bo.Ll8 shaped liked 1:011.!oh~-. n,. ho.t1me11 ihrw•..:t ,od ~hh<-r•d in Ma ltese ,1oh1ch ,.., n corrnpuon of \r 1hiC nd bt, une ~ e<c1ted /to 1he lsur.:h,h ,d.,.,) tll!lt ooe w.auld """II' tbe 11cxt act would be the tltnw,n,: ol .kn"c:o. I hisoftm hn1 pe • I h,M'nltest: arc nn e,tn:111t-ly Jr1o,luu. l'lt11I fic.n· tl \\ e, wcrt• rowed a.shortj by l\\lJ v1llam u~ louktng cut thr u "Abo Mod up and push~d the .. ~r., not pull~,J them. fh I'"' • <• ,u. pied lu.>0 1•111,~t,•, lur which tho bripa.t ,le,naIJ<!ed t\\o

'15 , . - H sin' !ieen waro,-d hefor• hnnd, we said Rd. (lhe

i~l1'l~;~j, J~im!i,.1trJy the d,·mnnd ur1opped

1t11 I iZ~"r!u~:

I ifei'ed 1,1 toss the m•n for e,tlocr Ii< , ur •• 1, · h

o J, - • m the ,hop~ Wl>n t " o:tl rncll('":1:' of bar~.nu1n::r~ even . - . , ' us ' pd 'd kd l'b• s,lltl\' prad,ce r~ll<»ll:d Ill p.1yin;, COSSilD WC! pa1 , • ..., - • I

h . •b -J ·mandL'y. mf'n ~\· ,~ followed 'us about oRering tu :,;hc,w ~ nll the dubums ~nn~'.'i

h h I L- seen ()ae r.11.,w W,LS ',() pc!rststUDI th.u " " \\ 1c were 0 vc · . k b tl , lliade bun had to oo11111lnin to ,L mihtnry plC ut w -u n~~u~ ) . . flee. >!early aU tbe English p~1pulau,m ,n Mttlta ar, con-nected e1llier w11b tbe .\rmy or N~vy. '

froru what we could mA.k1: ·out by n1),.!ht-r1mtt. ~lau;i must be a lovc1y vlar.e 1 our gre~\t regn\t w•~ tbat we d1J ~n~ ~ee it b, duyli~hl. ,\1though we bad no ueed 10 return 1111111 i a .rn .. at whieh tim1· die boat smletlJ we wt:re ured soon ,Utor J1 o'clock, .u,d we were all •bo.rcl by 12.30. Sleep, l\owl!ver. was unpossible .is the ~hip \\1'S cool,n~. . I 1 1-,l$ a p1c,1uresque »ght, e1en if a little dirty, to sec the ,11111aous looking ~1,,b wvrki-ng b_y flilriug li&hts, trultmg up and down the J;lll1f{'~•'Y~ with boskets ut cool, Wben mormo~ broke, lul<l hlld f.ltkd out -of :,1,ebt and we shall sett no ,norc until to-.morro" night.

f hope you got the post•card n.U nKh1. The thwr ID tht: shop ,,. surod 111c thul it w.mld go tbrour;h tlu, pus"! <tll ni(ltt. but I lia,,c nt)' dc;mbll:t, I se.m off ~n. or ~o,en otbe13, at the sam~ timl1. Th,~ fanbini: <,;taiup!-> wtirc put on purpa1;,cly. a...., ( lbou~ht they were out of tbe or<lma.ry.

I sb(l.U no1 be SQrr)' wh~o we J)tlS."' Port ~tud a·1:l i,.:;~t \1.~uhu which can be d1!1>t::nded \ lf>(1n LO last ft,r a few hours at a tnne. \Vu expec.t to p..t ... --s t.lrrou~h the ~uez. Can{d 1.m Swulay next, when we hop,· to see lana all d:i.y. .\t Mnlta we lo,l nine ~~si,,oger.s1 must of them lbe arm:) snubs, 11,e '1"SUpe-riur bun,ri11S"' as they went callt:<I, and we pecked up one P.'l.<l!.SelJgerJ a Romun Catholic Chnplaitt to the F nrces ~omg QD 10 Tiontsin to JOIO the cnnisktllen Fu,,liers. He cnn loll some ~~cellcnt Stories of Ins expcnences, because he has hceu a Chaplain of lhe Med11etranean '<a1al Squadron, and l1i,, yarns about the pronks rho bluejackets play when thtty get ashore, are very funny.

J w1U fi.:ave this letrer now, !11 case ( hnve anythmg ttl add to-morrow, hefvrt posting a t Port ::ia,d.

• To-day we h.:n e ,~ra.in a lo\·cly interval of snosJune and

smooth seas. Tbjs morning we were off _\Jexandria, and

16 hordy we &hall reach the nt't~hbourl1t><JCI c,I Ho..-tta ~d

1bamiettA.. ,\t m,d~y we were c nh ta!, nnle& lrom Port Said,

50 ,ve ha\'t hopes of r~hi~ th••re ,n 1he "rl) e\ erun~ •• or la~e

urten1c.>0n, o\,in~ to tht• J.m.:rro\B cal'b"O .... CAIi) \\e ha,~ bern in(orrru-d that \\ t' !ihall not :rnc hor t.:lule m shc,tr. Uut 1t will he g(>Od to lutJte: n run a! ho•~• vcu af •e b.:nc: to row a mile or sa. There- are -..:•\er,,l than~ I v.ant to f,uy. \Vhen we get to Culrnuho, ~hid1 ,~ c,ur Jk•:\t stus:•1•1DJ; plucc n.ftd;r passing throu~h the T<t•tl Sc.'\ .u1J 1,crOf'.i.s the nd• ,n Oc•·.an, I may -send home my r~i.: in ,:\ 1:i..u,rl to l~ lk1l ·"t.-•lY for 011.:. unlit J wnnt lt agmn nw~ hc.!1\ )' 1h1~ do hOt kr:or out 1h the East O\\ int( to .ml.., n.ntl otlu:,r •~tnruL.·tl....,

\Ve have bctn ba:,k1nt,; m the: fiUU all the 1nom1ng, a.nd l was so Ja,:y, thtll I liurly bat.I lo ,Jukc 1ny5Clf or 10 the t,1$k _of finish,ag this loller. \\' o post our ldl<lli In ll bo, 1board <b1p, Md this box " de.ired to,-d.ty <1 I p .m .• .., I h:111 JU,t finish in Unte.. \Ve h.,ve Uot ch.;rng-cJ our Lu~hsh clothes ,·~t and shall lllll do so until throus:h tbl! c ... ,.1.

• • • Just llO\\' W\.• .lre pa.~51nl{ through tl1e1 Cr~t H1t1rr L~cs,

\\hich are a.bout thr~e-qunrt1._•r~ "-'> J,:.wn tbo Cui.'U h>wRrds the l<ed Sea. On ~tlhet .,d~ of us ,trtt<h nc.th,ni; but sanddunes dollcJ occns1onally w11b tL~t., p.1!111 und 11erub hushes. Thero Ol't: pmc1icall)· no i.1~nc» of b,;tti1Utll<)n, hut accnstanulJy we came acr°'s, m dii- u1>~r i:•art ol the Carml. a. !i,aaoo or setdemenl mhnbttt.'d by ,m uihcaal. \ ou rn:iy .amSil${tnc that we a-ru -s_welttrin,: in a bJazing sun. hut .,lthoui:h 1h rC'I ctrtnioly is a bnibnnt sun, tlu~ a,r i:-. frrt·.zm,;ly -cold: I() <:old, m fa.e t, that O'-Cfco .. ,t~ ate nucc .,i;,un tlu: oul1.':I' of the- dny. The temperatur~ 0:1 deck ln.,t ml:ht foll ht & l •, 4,:o!tlt!'r I mti1g int than you may ha, e li.d 11 ,n En~laml. -e rcn,nrked, JCJoC:uhdy. at bu:akl~t d1..,t he tms;:h, c-,.1"rci -.k.-,tuii,:: hcfure wo rea~ du, Ued !><·'· .\s you "'II"'"~'"""' fl'l)m lht po,-t-card "h1cb has reacbetl )'OU, nu doul>t. by thu• tlrne. v.e had :l few hours 0.1 Pott :.aid hi,.1 m ,hi. h t< the ,.,c~cd""1 spot oo earth, and an a,dul_plnc~ for lllt'lnJ: pes1t.rcJ b,> tu'-lts. \ Ve had to 1nl<e an offic,al ~•ude to ~ • ..-p c,fl the nllacks of bri1,'twds who ,\·1shed t_r• St-II u~ nll "°rh of muck and ha.J thrn:.,FS. Some ~lt1ng5, especially tobacro, \\t" founJ \C'f\ chc:ip. ~utd \\'e lard 10. n SlQClt to LLSt U!, unt,I ""' :urhtt at Colomho: thi: journ.c;;y w1U occupy o.bout filt-ecn dtl)~. duran~ \\1u..:h t1n,c ,u.: do not expect. lo see lnnd. Hut <>n the ,·hol~, r:<Jffl!: Mholc is "ery ~~-peas:tvc, .bec:u.u,r. e:vrtyonr i. on "the m:1ko.1

• f bargained 'f{ a mosaic ~ndnnt th:c. h.J.&er • the 1:,00 of Phar .v,h wanted

1 /· for tl. I offered l aod ,tuck to 11. lle came down to

A Piano for l 0/ 6 monthly is within the reach of the most

= modest income. Thousanca of these Piano~ are Kallered throughout 1be length and brtad1h of the United Kingdom, spreading M> « tnc,gs

and harmony everywhere.

The Price o! the Piano is immaterial -the 1nstalment will be 10;6 monthly, 1111d every Piano is guaranteed for

Twenty-live Years.

An

American Organ for 6/-monthly, cannot be obtained

elsewhere. ------- ~~-

Catalogues with full particulars free, fr"m

Martyn Thom a s ' 251, Oxford St, Swansea.

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Sole Agent for Crane & Sons, Ltd.

AUBREY Bow ARDS & Co .. l.cJ

33, Oxford Street, I

Swansea.

L..,.goat a.nd Best AAROrtment or CRJOKET, TENNIS, CROQUET, ~ •-"""'°

GOLF, HOCKEY, & FOOTBALL

REQUISITES.

RUNNING PANTS AND VESTS SWIMMING COSTUMES. &r &c.

Everything for Sports and Games.

Fishing TAcl<le a Speciality.

Aubrey Ed,\'ards & Co. Ld. S~'A SEA.

T J !l'J, ('. 11 I

4-7 'j G l\nd thf!n we to..~ed. "nu. It i..-i nothmg gl'e.."'ll, but is ,civ pretly, ,rnd 111.i1}' he ar mtc.,rt~t •L~ a ~peeime.n of local Jt",\·ellC"ty ~m1tt ,i u~ ha~,c ht~cu ,1u1lc dl~-ll>p<Hntcd at not :.ei~~ \ loses 111 lht'I b1.11ru.sh~ Pba.rnoh ,uld b,s cluu'u)t~ and 11tb«1r thin~,; wu r.,;.;W ,,IM•Ul, hut \\ e are f]\lltc a,.;rc:~d Lhat we do not \\hh ,.1 .. ,c bt~t·r thie, c:s nnd corrupttH·h or weak h,1111.tnh) th.,n ~t Pdrl Said \\'e sa\\ the lnt~l telc;_rrtunson r.omin~ aho.HLI l,t.M nuthl. ;md I omiced tbat Ec1~lo.nd and \\'al-as \\1•fc dlle tn play yt~l~rdn-y; the result will not be known to us fur f\ fortnight,

\Ve rc<~•l\t-J lntcn. rrorn Eng11rnd lu.st rnght: comtn).{ ovetlan<h,m Port Sa,d be!ore us. Pon Said wM lhe l,i.-.t (Xllnt .u whic.lt l~UN'S could reach us from E-nglaod c;m our way out unless pns,ed .1 we.t:.k 1-tgv. I bcnrd from lhc Cmntnand,r la,;t m~ht that we shall c.11 I \ll J>ort Swctte,, ham QO the \\OY do.1"0 th• Str.ut6 or Malncca.

MV BEST H O LIDA Y.

.\ p<l<'t ha,; sntd

Sun-aiv.

'' lm-pctfcct utterance as our sadd~l tamt1

r or wht.'lt Ollf bcarLo;;; are rull, \)Ur Jips grow fa.iot._" Tbis imJ~rfection of our (ratl naturt: strikes one forcibly

wht•n S(:itung 1Ju1 upon th~ task of dt:::.crn1ing Switzerland and 11,Alp,;. I e11tprutsi,e the \lps l.wcause the moststupeodolls;rnd out~t.mdin~ £tMlure CJI thi~ marvellous: o.,uotry is the presence c.f il!; glotiOU!, ... ouw-01\'Cr~d peaks.

\Ye wt.re ,, hiu.ed in lhe moSL orthodox (\.nd prvs.aic of Lo~lt:=.h exµre~<:s from London to Ungbton (~ewh:-iveo) ~nd cmh.l1 kt1d amid a Rvod deal of e>,;cited gibheti~h and s\via~mg 0£ lngbing.t: m mid•air. One l~J..rall tu \\'Ood(;r how m\•Ch of Mc':, inod1,.'~t lugg_,1~c \\'oult:l arrl\"<l Rt itsdesti1Hl:li~n, ai_id \\'b~n. On arriving at D1cµpe, lbat aoxiety soon passed into tn31Jn~fican,;.e in watching tbe niutley 1,Xo,"'d around t,1s-E?gl_1sh toumL'i trying thctr best not to IOok as if they we-re .enJoying tlt.eru~hc!>, ool~y Yankees Ula.king the rnost or th ings, s~d the excitable rrc,u:h takiuJ,! a cbiJdJ1ke. interest 10 overy\hmg ilDd everyone around.

\\'c arrived io Plll is in a state of uagc.r- anticipation B.l tbe prospect of a Journey ng:ht noross n continent of whicb we had heard n.nd read ~ much; L,ul our enthusiasm wane~ when "-e found ()Urseht:S set.tied In u. s1iflmg "trai11 de luXt) '-not mach ''luxe," uithcr, t:xcepl tbe luxury of having one's dreams

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or S"irzerland rud,•ly broken hy a ,iot,nt lurch, •111,h m:id• one clutdl "' the oCllr~st "Tit, IJII§" and f<d IO<T) that iU insurance coupon W{l;:,;, uni,· .w.:ul,,htr.: for < •rc.::it Uru..11a nnd ihr Channel lsiAJlci,. One h~.M~ ,o,ccs 1n the n,~bt lhoutrnl( '' Trwa" ( fl'oycs), bt,uer kno\, rt to u8 fo tbr.t t•Ut<'r d.ty• •1f History as •· Ttuy~·1 \\'e -are fa,1 ,,pproa, h1ng the dcbauhlr. 1erruory or,, lscn.ce-Lntritme, Mill .1 l1t1,n1· or contcnuon lw,twrcn Prance and Cernmny. In thn d,m lii,:tu of thf'! ,lawn. one c1u $cC tall, stlent, military•look1n11; <,erntlins JOlouuy i;uvd,ni; the frontier,

At ri..Julhausen a CJertn.1n cuMoin• uJlictr a:ar,pcartd so 1bt> doorw~v Q{ the <.:omp.utment; omd, m swc-rl toun.tm,: t ,crmtm, a~ked ,f "e hud «nythiai: lo ded.tr~. \\ e trn,~l!,,1 0,1 thtCIUgh toy-like lookjog smtlon.A to Ua~le. Jt lu, l.cc::,,1a: , 1bH of the Germans lU m"ke toys I \\'e h:ul IIO\\ rat4c<I thr borJrr• ol tbu Rhine ~ountry the BIRck 1-"orest rr.giun, 11,.,. pilrt of the _country cons1si~ uf hrc:.iad. nch pliun~. fl!mg tmmrdtiitrl)' to h1gh, beauuruHy \\'tll'.ldell. mount.,ms. I t11·r1• b i, un1fotmU) ~ut ~be \\ b?~ whtc:;h t,: ,;rand M~lUlrS(pla rathrr ,sban picture....,c;que. l he pme lure;,h J:nc a r,··,ubun, to the appea.rnnce of t_he snaunt:un!> \ ... h,dt i, .th'kllt an our ur.o oo,·ered mountam sccntrry. The cauntt)· loo kt. parl of <ma great ,,+bole. Pnh~p:, n \\:ts rni,:u:in.-u,on. u.\ I knew ll ,.,,L-\

p•n .of " great c.,nunoat, l.,ut n r, .,II) dul loo~ conuneut .. l not-hwg :,~uipµ_y oibuul 11.. .\fter bre11kro lint{ at Huk \\f!'!

started for 1..ucc.rne. On our \\,l)'• \\rr f1.Li-u:d abro'ugb 1nnunu:~Jc p1cturt':r1ue ~wi~, nll,,u;it: • .-,uh 1hc1r c1u.1.tnt. , er) uaeccle.sin.,ho,l•look1ng church~, fhey J, i J t •· elaborate Noah's ndcs. . • JO c: mo,e IMC":

\Ve no,\ con1c to 1hr c,·ent uf the JOur nt-)" &bo f1nt ghmpi(" of the Alps! My nr~l 1hou11h1 011 •r.cmi; 11,.,. .. "'" ,.h,.t ~ales for Lh: House nut 01.lUc y, ub lwnJ,., etr.rn:ll in the

~a,1~s J 1 he p(':~s arc rc:.Jms of hght, "'here, one cnnnot t'!ce~n:~~ :~tl~ hm~hcs and ~k) h<-gms. \\ c iuu,cd u1

• t y ecstauc bul ra.tber cr.,,.,1 v-orn conJauon.

cat':~f~~~~;s\:~~~ o'i1:h!lf~I trd\'"• V•!11ch appeared to·~ to tbose of l 'arls and Lond 11 "' •

1 I> wopo lll'e "' 6110 a.

us atmostphe,re nn-• .Ji .o ttlk1f nol l hntr. tt -~11 ram1u1l'i c,,~ in " no\\er- ·e Jenuty or , r,,r 1· I •··

the ouorvatiug heat uf the h ·b • no 1c, I "''" l>eAnty makes one l n i o~ ouse too. which, an •pile ol its sol~m1;.looku1g bt.1si:efs-.Ek: •~ h_e~~blts .1nd the liono\\--s.. 1 ht! trying tu make their town ht.-.a~t~~ !i. t;t" f.f~uc-J no cifort rn season, but tlu,ir oae aim ap=•tred; c . coor..,, n "a5 hoh<l.,y

,,.... 0 uc to c.ucr for J.DJ oukc

!9 bappy the hoi< cmmopr,htan ,·rowd gathered there to ""i'>Y therrt5ieh-CS, and 111 au honest way, 10 make them pay thu bi~btst pc:nny for ... uth en.h.,fl;\inmenl,

Th<:re ,\as a O.ltinn~tl J7U· on th.e llrst Sunday '-\'C spent there, and the 10\,n \\.t~ w,r~t"O•r<-1>• illumuuued. ln tbc evt:nin~ \\'t went by -steamer aero-.~ the Jal,e to ~eeburg. Lucr-mo W.L5 \ h1a.1.e or lij(ht rctlected an thr clear Wl\tcr~ of tbe lake. Thr l.,m,uful little IJnt~rns on the ,:ond<Jla-shaped boats-g11H' one a fnret~l..-t~ ur Venice. Ou Vil~~tu~, one of the hi~hcLl pv:-t~s in thP ,,,.i ~hbourhood-m fact, the li!lllnt that •utcht.'h o•er Lucemc-humt a tic:.ry cross. Suddenly, a.,; if ttJ dwztrr man's etforLi;; iu the ,,.,.\y or illununn.uc,n, ,l J,(lorious rnooa rQ!-e over tht' l~e '.\nd made the scene still l:'norc cnrbauting. On tht: next d1\)' ,,·e went to Andermatt to pass c,,,e of 1be m°'t wonderful day,; of the bohday.

We went by boal to I· luellen, al the furthest end of 1ho ;ake, pa.s.smg phicos of ~r,mt interest by the w:..y. .\!most oppo:,itt· Lqcerno i, the one-time home uf Wn~ncr-a fillml( place for the ho11e of a ~rr.'lt poet•musicmn. Passini: ou t or Lucero~. nn 1b~ 1tft ~tde we come 10 the 1s.land of tb~ l\Ieggeo• bllm, ouco lnfe,led hy pmtt"", nt>w famou., for the beautiful v.,·b1tc fig_uru or the .. Christ.us" close dov,:n to the water's edge. Passing along, \\~ cou1e to the country of the great patriot, W,lli.un Tell. To mnrk the spot where he laad~d ulter lleeing JFO!ll the .\U:Slnan t_yrRDt, Ges::.ler1 who sought his life, i5 a

• beautiful littif ch"pel reilectc,d in the waters of the lake. We oow p,w.; into anatht1r bmnc::h o f the lake. On thu right we ""'a r,mru:bhle n,onoment of Schiller. the P""t, who did f<)r --1he \\"illiam Tell country·· what Sir Walte.r Scott did fo r "the T~ac.h.., .. _tm111nrtal1'>t:d 1t. The monument i.s a gigantic rock rosin~ strrugbt op fro111 the waters of the lake ut a little dist;Ull.'t fro111 the shore. The mscnption 1t1- in lars.te gold 1~u«.1:rs.

.-\rn\•lng at Flud.lc.n, we wok train to Goschenen., which is boU-~ny up the St. Gothard mountain.

The journey past the mt1-rvel h>us mouatn.in gorges aud mountrun to"ents L'i a sight never to be forgoneo. A£ter luuehing on the 1hountaia side-and su.=b nlOltntfl.ins ! w~ walked fro111 Goschcneo to ,\ndernilltt. We are still climbing Lbe ::>t. Gothard, but so winding tho rood, and wonderful tbe way, thnl we £orget lhu nrduous rask. On the way ap the mi~hty rocky_ gorge we C(Jn,e acros.s n relic of dti!l great f!1Aker o[ hL,tory, Nnpoleoo. There ,s a bridge acr<lSS the valley wilieh was built by him for Lbe transport o f bis w ldiers. One

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mar\'els more tb:u, e\et \\hen fan~ M face •nh tl)("'ir nrn1esty, at the auJa.c-i1y n( n nmn, "'hu. "!um "'"'"t • hod or the Alp$ ill Ii.If scheme nf conq11t!!-t, h pfi("'ll ... ·1 here UJall t.c uo .\lps-f' \Ve con,e next to an<;,,th• t t-c.:rnt• of ht~trnth mtr.rest --a batLle bdween 1he Hu~in11s n.nd ,he f•rvn<h. \\ h.1.t a tcrrihle place for -an unv1ctorioll~ army \\cd~t·d rn by tb, p-;:J~ht.) "'all< of rod<! Th,·r~ tl't ., hu~o 1.,hll"t t!J the rnemon of tlw ltuf-:5iaa genernl c:ut in tht- rock on cht nuJt.rntouD lr \\'c- llQW reach the curious I>~, tf';;. b11J1-tr, It ha!I lfll'::' ,-iunc l~r11J.uy history as 0 1hor hricl~"" b<ol<>ni:in~ lo h,. "'"' ,no MaJ""'Y· L.,ngfellow in his O Ci0Jtln1 Lc.:cnd," drs,cnl es U thuJi

" h lt•ap-. :u:t,~ the lc-rnhla eh, m \'(l\\ uiu,: },t,nt .ith """ hla k a,ut J«-p,

A.s if, in somr C(.JO\'ul,an: sp ~,.m, Tho .. ,u,unlt-. of chc hdJs tuut ,, 1 ke,l,

And mndd- ., '°"J. foe the c,t.t:ra<"t. •rbnt m,·tr:; :tn11IJ greater heights. ·rhe,e i~ a !:>" ass au,15l brr('!. \\ C'I 11,r(_'I nc.,nng_ the ltaJia.n frontier. It ,tnkr, ont-: ,i-11 ll!llurJ that r11un11es of men sho~ld guard the~ giJ.:anur mountain 51i11,$e"17 l,ut ~-wiss soJchers nre not lo _tae dr.-.p1!--<.<-e.l TJu_•) ,ire cr;tert bhc,tc:., 35, Lhey make shoolin~ tht•1r n11t1c,011I s.1-: c t, ...,n1S 1tm chAnv tt•t n ( their co.uru_r) eoabft, i.htm 10 enJurc tht1 h.uJMnf,t§ of ,.ampalJ;"l), \~ e N;LI 0!1 dJe n1oun1;un nt ,\rit.ffltUJ.eU, ""h the ::rent s~. Gothard 1 unuel 1000 r..,, locncrJth "',If•"_,,..,., of cbe Rhone up to .. ~ht" right, nnd the ~re ,t J "rL.:u p.., &nto fr14I\' to our ltft. I here WU!:i. a curlc,u.1, l1uJc d1urch be1e cont,u~ma 1'1e skulls ol oJI the fmuous men of th \il~"- rhey "'we.re arr;_u1gcd on ~hcth'::;c 10 ., httlc eh ,pd .itdJouuoR~ f'ruly, a cunous. g ruesom, l<lf"':l ! One ir,1~ra1tuis 1hin;; "1: heRrd of ~ere:. \Ve noticed tb:tl 1ht1 \ill~l-L:et .&PS)eJ.reJ to be huilt ,lt the oot of the hdqht~ ,, here n ,,ould he ,n ,:rc;u cbn~c:r from tbe

aYRlanchc~, but .. li'<1w:ri,·mh Jc,a,1 •· I h "" I ·1d · \'illages d h • • e .. 1'\\1-..J mi lbeu d I _un ~, t .o,:..~ pJ.rt5 of the muuut.11m1 CO\c-rt:d w1tb pme-;

an l iestt g1ga11uc fort\l!i hrl' ,k lht: force vf tbc u.1!.wc:ho. . '

During nno1hur day of our :-.t•1, ,,1 I I . • ... u1.:~tr1c, ---." 50111Ybt a c OSt;,r a.c,tua111tnncc•,;h1p ,,ith Pd:,lu'i -,

.. · · • · • 0\ c:rh~ .... J S~aking h,, clnuJ~ u~ lame R1ses P"l: m :ur • , :uu~ ,, It bas "ul<l> p11le!L.

These lin~s very aptly dc:,cribo •l• rugged douJ ~overed top.

- fauonire home industry and take the great blood purifier

THOMPSON'S BURDOCK PILLS ffi.ahlblK'd ,.1!,45. rrAdc ,\Wk No .• 0$7 IQ

P ., __ • tbe Fot.ile,t Blood, •nd rc1nllvina evt.,Y o,.eaMl 0£ the

for- umyln(I Stom•cli, U-, ""d Kldo-,.. • Sltl d ll s a.ad Scroful• Sore11 Eruption, or the n. a.n. • .

Care [meaaf"'T &ritm& from a1

n Impute St.ta or ihr 9lood. C',o,al)'a:dRbcumatic Per'°n' wifi find lhei: Kl"t'a.lffl relicr by th.c:ir u..e.

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11rr hummc ! Q_uc.1ques,uni; ajoutaienL en coRre : l~n \0111

110 1-:ie je tuem1s. s'1I m1 m':wait pa,; ~a.uvc la. vie. ~L le duJtur lie ,.,ocifir~r, du hilut de r~aher. d'unc ,·m>;, de ll!nti:r. Conunent. malappn~. hutor, miserable JC t"ai renltll n" t et m \·eux 1ne paytr, l'u ne ,·t:.ux pa."':t Ctru trL inna1...-

¥n:- -Hr ,cu.x i:tre quittc em ~rs moi. S1 tu nc tc s;t1J\'c~ bttn ,.tt, je ·,·ab te rtiufr de cuup ... et ta 111ct1 re: pom <-JUtnt.e j,,ur;

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1-tar>nde plrune est blanc be, lrtn11oh1le et 5-~n, rnh , PA:> 1m bruit, pas un son, toute \'ie ~sl dawte. \llll!t (m eotend par1o1s co111me unc. mornci plnintii: Qoclque chien = ~ ahri ~ui hurle au coin d. un 1,o,.,,

Ob · la tmiWe nuit pour les petits ai.s.iaux ! l.n l'ent glac, frissonnc et court p.Lr J;,s allet.½1. Lu,, nayant plus l'asilc ombrngi: des bl'rcenux, ~, Jl<•veot pa, clornur .sur lturs palles gelces. lJani, les _gT'Antls arhres nus 11ue couvre l~ ver):las, Its"'"' I• tout trcmblants, &ans quc iic11 Jc,; protc••c llt iellt oeil inqwet, tls tcgardent la neigo.

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Gn 1n. lllA1·1>ASS,sr.

li!l LITERARY ANO DE l3ATIN(I SOCIETY (OIRLS).

A meeLinl, wns held el\rly iu I bn,ary lo ,li.cus.s the desirability 11( forrning a. L1h.•r.-t.r) .and I >dl.1t1ng ~·u:ty. A committee was app(J1n1NI n.~d th follon·an,: • offin•r; w'=:-r~ eleotc<l :-Pr,sidcn L, .\1 ,,,,. f'l11pp11, (L\. , \ ,c,, I _resident, Miss K. Be,•lln; Secret<lry, f). \Vc,arur: I tcl'IU«r, <. Jelley. .

A1 a subsec1ueut n1eeung, the drb.uc::s f,Jf tlu: sess1ou were arranged...

·rhe firs t de~,te wn.s lt,-.Jd on F'l"brunry ~tith. "hen tb~ i;,ubjecl or di.scus,;ion '"n.", 0 1 s !';pore ne1·~•t) to 1:-..&I ucauon ? M ,ss l'b,pps presided, ,,nd (,. 1...-w,s ~nJ I • \\ dllams re.ad two v"'>' gooJ p,1per,. 1ho furmor •upporung •port n• e,.;;_ent1al to eduenllon, the la.ne-r oppm,in.: tu·r. \f1t•r the reading of the pa.pers, the subJt:Ct was discuuc•d ,m,t m.my rrma.rks were made on hotb !tide~. .\(trr d,scu .. ton, the at.,;umrob were an$wered by F. \\"i111ams nnd G. t..,.,;,, u1J the mNion was pot to the vote, the 11!Mllt hem( th,u tbtt mouon wa"'- rnrried witb four d~s,:nt1tsnt-,. Tb1a mc~tm1-: a.-. be.mg the I rst o f the session was \\ell ;u.taid.ttd. and it \\;'l'!I h<>poo 1hat thr o tbcr deh,.·u:es wo1.1fd be as succe.;sfuJ as tht! fir&t.

The second debate uf th~ """"' ,n wa• hdd on \farcb 6th, wh~n the suhject und,.r di!.CU<,?-t"JOD ,._ .,-., "\\ 11.-1 thr Hxt'Cuhoo of Charles I justifiable?·· \Ji,- llolmc., prQuled, aud G. lfoynon and I'. Davies r<ad ''"' VNY nblc p.,peu, ,h., forr• er Sltpport~ the motion that the: ax«ut1on ,,.t• Ju Ht1 ,ble. while P . l>.i.vie~ oppo~c,I it. ,\ft~l the ,~,din~ ur lht:! papers Lhu questinn ,,,a;s <liscw.se-d a.nd some r.1.tl1ei hot ar,;umcru ... ensutd. rh\.~ qucsl.i.oei~ on bath :114~ "C'lt;: au,,,,:cred b)' lb" fO."\der s of the papers, nn:d the ma1i1.m ,,as tb,.-n put to the \Oto. The result was twenty-four favour~ the c~ecullon. l\'hile nin~teen <>pposed ii. !'be meetmg clo,.oJ with the cu,10,1 11)' vo1e of 1hanks 10 Mis,; llolrnos whr• h"d so ably prc,.rd,,d.

The subject 1.;.boSl'lJ for !\l,u-c:h 12th \\ Ls, .. h thr barba..ru1n happier 1htUJ 1be ti.-ilisod m,w 1 " H. Goodmg repre..sented •• the b..'lrbarian," I!:. Hall reprt-Scnt<.-d •· the c1\·1h~ rnwi ' 1 nod Miss Henuujng wru. in the: cba.1r. ~\her tht!'I r ulmg- ~f the P"J"'<S the quesuon \\a.s tl1scu'™"1 hy the m.,.1111~. The resalt ?' ~e vutm.s wns S4:Vtintoc.o (ur the vtopo.:ut1or1 thm U'la barba.rmn is happier, nnd twenty-c,g:tn lor the propo.;it1on that the cidHsed mnn is hnppier. ..

On ~larch i9Lh \ . Jenkin, mo\1-<l lh,,t " 1',ec· lmde i.~ prefer~ble to Tariff ~•form.·· Ci. ( 11,....,D «1>re,;ented the opposition. Thu topic \\~h c-nurely dific1rnt frmn those previously discussed ru,d """ lo 1hc han,J. ol ,,ble <ombatants After a diS<tuSSiou winch "'W> no, as ho, 11> ""• wuuld hav~

55 s !or " Frec,

·'111" .: ' , "1·an'll ll;form " while nme rcma10..J o~utml , Trrulo, [en 1or , 1 • , lln April !Glh a :,hakespe,u1no E\'emng will h held IQ

c:mDCCrion •itb the :;oc,ety. D.\'.\\.

THE "DIS P LA Y."

V.Spite lbe h••"Y rain ol Jaouary 271b, the \lb..r1 I Lill ,,., well filled, 1he el'enl 1,·ini: th1• Annual Displa). Sergean1 Bird b;ul w,irk,d hard 10 ea;urc its succ•~s. and 1h~ e,c,llcnl pnogramm• wbi<h be had prodded wns well recct'ed.

Neu• Island was the p1an1s1 for the cvenm~. . \ pi,\nowne :;olo hy ,ray Charles was a prelly ?Jle"'n~ 10

tbo o\'enin•'; pcrfnnnance. The d11111b-hell rxttc•se by lh~ ,irl, menl~tl rho npplauM· "hith it call<'LI fo1 lh. \ fine t~bibittou of bc,rse-,vaulti.n~ was gi \'CU by tbe G nuo,nnr Schrol l,,ys.,1,;d our boys q11i1a. came up 10 1heir stanc!Ard m their exerc,se,; on parallel bats.

i!.xcitcment w:t.~ inteose when Sergeant Bird tngrt~ed Ill il I.Qllt with Sergc1U1t-Major Chalhs. \ltbougb Fe" tmdi,rstood tbeplay, it wns Soun decided that \lr. Bird w1t.s 1be ,iuor, and be W.l.lj- ~rteted v.itb a uai\ersal cheer.

lhr girls' m:ucliin~ was exceedingly preuy. the li1tie i:irls takin~ the le,\d odmimbly. The ju rnpmg of both boys and iris was bxc,lleat. The first prize in thl! girls' high Jump

q,,,. to Lily Price and Gwen l..cwts, tbe focmer bdng 1•.-«clul l4:,L yi.;ar a.lso. \n •xercise witb I ndiao dulls was the next item, and the

ft:tt~bo~ twenin-g came to a close with a tug-of-war. Our i")'s first all;u:kal the Gr~rnmar Schqol looy~, hat were no lll>lsb for lbem. l he girls, however, rnaintnined the lmnour 01 th, :>choal hy co:npletely defeating the Grammar School 1,y,, althou,i;h thty had an extra · man ' put on thoir side.

Ti,, evening was a great success, thanks to the splendid k ril ::>ergeanr Bird, and we shall look fomard to another

·l cremag next year. ATm,&n..

:x,me of the,juaiocs arc no duubt ,uUI woodermg wbetbcr llr Lloyd Geor~e bas n;d-hot anthracite-coal eye:,.

"Sc~olar retitiug ~Lanza x:,cvil, "Childe I larotd. in .. :And Ardbnncs wa,-.s ab<>l'e 1bern her gceen leaves · • : • whe11 this fiery nta.'is Of lll'rn~ valour, rolling on the 'Jl/,or,' " ett.

\Qi \\.batwas1Ju,<;o1111ter Reiorrnation ln Eli2llbetb's reign? • · 1 ~as• reformation or sbopkeepers (grocers), sir.

r,l OIRL.S' .SCHOO i. NOT!':;.

No notice ha~ l>ctn t.,Kton ,1 th• r pi ,-.:nph an the ~:1s t number of our ~ta.ga.v.mu cnnct-rn n;.: the font ,tion or n CJub for the "Old fj,rl-.;,'• I llt,·e our ptt rnt Mholars d1)ne thelr duty ia pc,lntin~ ttw itle.:i out to. 011_r former 1d1 J1.1r'-, ,,r d~ ~he latter feel t.hnt u touches th'!lr d1gn1tv to he •I 1gn.:tteJ as 01tl Girl$"? For my part, I thmk It nn honour f ,r thl"!tn to l~y d:Um to 1~1001,tio~ t,• ,l M"IJO(ll v. b1c:h h."\1,, ,n11 \\ h1ch l~, s till doing such ..::ood wr,rk. .md fo·d 1h u ,h, y .\lrouM lcw;k upon a Re-union with delight ,t ., l'luh \\;LS ori:amiOI,

1-Jop.ng for the co·opc-r,11aon ol pr~-nt ach ,ni.. '" \ \\'t 11 \ \ lSHBk.'

Form \' T hns bctn Y.ion111J{ us 1 mrd!i th1 l"erm. VVt·ek a(tf;.r wt!ek wt- h:w~ hcrn remmdt:'(t th,u 11.1 Jl\tn{ tualiLy is pe..rfec.t. rhc noticl!-" Furm \ 1 Pt-tfr<et.'" rr-.id, mtht-r well~ nnd we ftel tbal il ~t!i. n ~ooc1 ex":unplr 10 l.ha rt.-~t uf the school, tu leas4 in 0111;: particular. Hut 'A't:" h ~,·c now to ~')' t,,.,.eoty• Qne or Lhcm bav~ ;\I t.A1n1:-tl d1""uncuoo m our mu ical circletlwy ha\'c ~amed the elt<mrnt:\f_)' Tome I h t ,nahcnre. A fe\\.' monthsag0o, it \\a-:. with d1ffin1hy th,u 1hc11 hu[e chirplf\gS coµld be heard, their nr.n·n1tsnc ... ~ "a.' ,o j:tl'." It, Uut t in ~larch Uth. tht·y had ),ttC(HHl'I MJ (I, rt:1mmeJ th,d dunag thu r.xam., white ~me \\'t.•rc umf,·r1,:01ni.: the J;fc:at t.cs-1. the remainder were vuluut,1nl) ~,ng,ng O\:t:r 'tline5 anJ t11no•l~~l~. e:tch In her own ~~y to the oppo,iuon uf the nthrr, \Vell, j!rea.t was the excitement v. hen the) l~1n,t 1~ ,t they hnd been ";warded for tbe1r work all ~in,.:, ciml t ,r doin~ so with dl.~tmc:ttuu. .Ld thts ~n.:e thc111 L'i .m UK, ot11te to try for the lntermec.lk'l.tt.~ Ct!.rrif1catc ne,1 } c._-ar.

•• F-a.n,iharity breeds coutempt," \\ c ha,;ci nu longe r a horror of the 11 Comorru.,0

01 thr 0 :,,-.,Xact)· of chr lH,1<;..k l hlDd," nnd do not e'"n »huddt•r '" "''' r,::,tl of st,ctloc~ ll a lmes' 0 _Dandng Meo."' Somr. of II have.\ ••t'\uu na uf Olff O \\D,

, et, ol~ers of uA. arc d1sappomt~d .u hc:1r1ns p( no label:; (forc.tclhnJ.!', our ne:Lt rnrl~ fixt-d co d~ toom doors. no one b1own up JI\ her btid, no t1,les uf hunter nntl tJU,trry. The chang~I a_spect u( such .. s..:1.;rtt O socu:11t=1- rru> perhaps he traced 1nd:iroc.t1)' to lb.: lJu.gm, Confrtcnce.

~'- Ll\'e~ and fl~na. '' vt.~ ;it o.nc tm1t• a cumm~o and much relished d1sh1 hut tt 1s uow notac .. "CJ that u • --mh" h b

b 't d t ..,. as een !:i-U stt ute or [be torme:r IQ 10lt!l1~.1. tu.all lulls of fare.

A great \,riter ha.,-. tei.:t"Otl) contr1hmqJ \O n nott."J ·ournal an nrtfcle on the i;rent p,irt 1h111 "l 'ctcr" h:11 I d bJ P .l)c.: en 1story,

55 So ba- Richard- three kings of that n.1m•; Richard K ~ville, Jilltl :r wa,.,ck, 1he" King.maker"; ruJd the great R,cbard Cobdtn, There is yet another m pr~eot-~ay hllitory, but under the" p<!l" nam& we bardly recognise btm,

HOCKEY.

On febru.cv 7th, 1910, • meeting, attended by a large propurtian u/ tlle school, was held 10 Trmlty School= m liJ di;,:tJSSc ,be fonruuion of a Hockey Club. Hockey had b<len ~ m ymiru,rconsodeiation ln the school for the past two yeaNJ @d rew ku,w of the c~isteocc of the Club. At the suggesuon of some: of 1h; senior girls· it was decoded to re· form the Jloc~ey Club. The suggestion was eagerly Liken up and Wss John, M"" L~ndon, and Miss Holmes rc.1dily prrimised ro as,;o~t lo Ille project. Miss John presided al tile meelulg, ruul suCCC$1 10 the Club wa.s fairly assured.

I I was resolved to rejuvena1e the Hockey 1eaq,, and twelve Captams 11~ro appointed, one or whom was to be pr<!Seot each week to supervise. A committee was formed, an~ au entra.nC8 foe 6xed ; officers w,,re appoin~d, and it was dt:t,dc-d to hold l'filC~ce.5 01·ery Satutday afternoon at 2.30 p.m., weather pe.rnuttmg.

On the 12tlt, the fi rst practice was beld, and, v.nnderful to ntlal!:, everyone was present and was punctna.l. This pun~luality_ augurs we11 forthe IUture of the team and we hope Jt w1U conunue. Tbe ~ame was well played: the smaller girls espe,;ially showing plenty of pluck and de1ernunatioa in •~ ling the ball.

O~ the 19th and 26th, practice games were again beld, all pl~ym~ exceedingly_ MII. At each practice, Miss John and Miss Landon, or Moss Holmes have been pres.nt. We are glad 10 see the !eachers interesting themselves in the Club, and rnuch approcoate their kmdness Ill giving up their time to the lo.-\lll,

O~ the 23rd: l\rultber meeting was held, Miss John run pres1rl111g. ~fas Landon was appointed to have the cu.::iod )'; lbe ~ag".'rlJules were fo~med and read oul to the member!. ~fa;: , ec, also lo continue practi™ till about the end of

u.o. (\'!). " IDIOMS."

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nnguage no~ 0 as idioms, but

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ha"'e ,,•a tbou;!hl ~nou"-ly ot lb~ 11nd

Ml.::,Cl:LI, \NI: \

Some or o,u huddin parli i uur1-1n r q , le m t Th..i!t is bo\\ one ba.:an "'h,"i •pccc • ~Fr l.b.ut ttan, I m l nn orator.•· _ L"I it lntO that t~ heJonJ.: to 1h I err,toru ii e-. mp«s fr hnme le>-.soo•. "hilu It >till .. 11.,,. 5 11 n,ernhcr 10 dn,,. " wlar:, I

.. 1_luw to JQm tho r.mks 11 1h~ I l 11 m • 11 the Htfo °' ""~t promises .10 be <he most ,.,,.,,,.,s•lul l,oc,k )Tl pul hsbcd by a London hrrn.

T'eat:h.cr: Tommy. tf ,. ,ur r.uht:r g:u-e )OUr moth r • on Monclay, 10 • !;In I 11,,;.J.,r, arnl ill on\\ cdn<SCL,y "' ha.I "wld she ha, e? Toumt" · \ ht ,r , •

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