... CHRISTMAS TRAGEDIES. GHASTLY DISCOVERY NEAR PICCADRLLY NUMEROUS DEATH-IS. The London News Agency staies: Plarriculm= came to light yesterday of a gruesome discoxe' of human remains in tizh neighbourhood of Great Windmnil-street. W.C. The whole of the ...

... THE CHRISTMAS FARCE. We all know that as a matter of fact the Christmas festival is older than Christianity, that it goes back, like the Easter,festival, to dim vistas in the past of our race. These festivals and others are connected with Nature- worship ...

... piec -puanto- miners ecepted-brougbt out, ill Christmas w eek. It ni a 'musical fairce for children, by `%Messrs. Nirol Playfair and XVailer Rabeas, ad will bt. brought out, in association. with A Christmas Story' bv Messrs. Toml Gallon and L. Lion at ...

... CHRISTMAS ON THE RAILWAYS. 1()W TRlE HOLIDAY AFFECTED THIE TRLAFFIC. It is always inte-resting to learn bow people have spent their holidavs. Those who bave hari to remain in town like to know that soe snore fortlunate persons have been able to get away ...

... the gin or whisky which is always included in the ite-nis of Our Christmas Gcose Club of which M1ir. Boniface is the moving r spirit. n _ B S(SOME CHILSTMAS INUMBERS. d roe Christmas number of the Sphere will lhe g ?? acceptable to everybody, especially ...

... w fi do the alih ightt Behitd the Irish, sir l THE MESMiORY Or Tirn FALLEN. In art, sang, and story the Gave Times Christmas number deals with the great war. 'It is the theme of every page and- every picture throughout the excellently printed paper ...

... Bethlehem. Most counties have some legends or superstitions conuected with Christmas. Thus in parts of Lancashire the cows are said to fall upon their knees at midnight en Christmas eve while the bees hum the. Old Hundredth. In the West Biding of Yorkshire ...

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... the sui-cririg shopkeepers. SinLce ther they have er-n3 well to tho fore with every possible kind of articleo :irtable for Christmas-boxes. P'Le luxury of givi LI; ?? to have gone on mfcreaisn- in company wl most other luxuries, duri;g theo lart fifteen ...

... I HARBINGERS OF CHRISTMAS. I ?? V _ IHE IFIRST OF 'iTHE CHRISTMAS ,NUM? BEIEtS. The Christmas numbers are already begin- ning to crowd upon us. arl- in tile field is c;r contemporary, the GCrLpI 7' ith some- hin more than its usu] prodigarl slupplV o)f ...

... makers in their pre- parations for the Christmas market in England this -year have assumred that the warrior spirit would be in the ascendant, and unhappily their assumption has been only too well founded. Last Christmas toys for incipient warriors couid not ...

... ttutions were, tie -Prince and Princess of Wales and' the- :Dike and Duch.ss of -York.. 'At the Iifetropolitan iwrk- houses Christmas farre was--supplied to the:inmates, tojether wvith luxuries in- the ihape of -tobacco,, aniuf mand other articles. In Maany ...