... object is to get colonial preference. Our object is to get, commercially speaking, greater and more permanent access to colonial markets for our manufacturers—(cheers)—and, speaking imperialiy, it is to unite together in closer honds and by multiplication ...

... SPEAKING BY THE GLOVE. The language of the glove comes from Italy, where the earliest gloves were made and worn. Many of the phrases connected with them are in common use ; others are not so well known. To be hand in glove with anyone expresses a particularly ...

... MRS. NOBLE SPEAKS. Mrs. Noble, called upon to reply to the vote, was received with great cheering. She said :** I should like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the very kind way in which yvou have responded to the proposed vote of thanks to ...

... KESWICK SPEAKS TO BOWNESS. Even a little ray of light shines large upon n dark night, and the smallest crumb of comfort is eagerly snatched at by those who are starving. flow greatly welcome then will be Ciis splendid news from Keswick, bearing with it ...

... Teaching the Dumb to Speak. A writer in the (juicer gives an account of the wonderful work done in teaching deaf mutes. Let us look into the class-room, he says, at the Clerkeo• well school which is occupied by the lowest class, and watch the very first ...

... KESWICK SPEAKS TO AMBLESIDE. Even a little ray of light shines large on a dark night, and she smallest crumb of comfort is eagerly matched at by those who are starving. How greatly then will be this splendid news from Keswick, bear. leg with it a message ...

... WREN SPEAKING TO ROYALTY. As many people know, Court etiquette requires that the Queen shall simply he addressed as Ma'am by those in attendance upon her. Similarly a king of England would be addressed as Sir, a survival of the older term Sire. ...

... MR. COEDEE SPEAKS. Mr S. B. Corder, Brook Street, Little Denmii% make. the hollowing oeinent 1,4 Neveniber I was laid up with pains in my hark and ' , hie. If Ktoope.l I coal.' re. get etraight again, for when I attempted to raise tupeelf it teemed as ...

... PLAIN SPEAKING BY CIII-REHPEOPLE. Mr. W. D. Crewdson The obje:Sion to the Education Act of 1902 was not an educational objection, but a platform or sectarian objection by people who were not friends of the Church of England. The whole question of education ...

... WHITE COULD HARDLY SPEAK. Tho holly Aid correspondent adds: General White and his staff went to meet and welcome the gallant band, who were met in the principal street. It is difficult to say which chewed the greatest pleasure, the relieved or the relievers ...

... MR. CORDER SPEAK 3. Mr S B C.,rder, Brook Street. Little Dunmow, m‘kes the following etatemeot:— lAm November I •as laid up with pains in my bark end 6-de. If I •tooped I could not pet straight again, for whnn I attemprel to eels. myse fit seemed as if ...

... WHY HE DIDN'T SPEAK. An English duke possesses a valet—a Scotsmanwho is considered to be Quite invaluable because be can keep his own counsel. The duke, at a dinnerparty one day. was displaying to his guests a priceless family relic. Later on the relic ...