... lst, I 1951. There will be 380 eclipses dariag the E centary. In 1935 there will be seven. Wars During thc Queen's Reign. The reign of Queen Victoria has been a reign f of peace, in so far as freedom fruoa invasionotf the British Isles ih conceruedt; but ...

... OTTAWA FIRE. APPALLING DISASTER. t MILLIONS OF PFUND.S DAMAGE e Ottawa, the federal capital of Canada, selected r by Queen Victoria in 1858 as the official'seat of a government of the Dominion, has sustainea a an unparalleled disaster. On Thursday week ...

... clierhises, a true Elpaniiavd's taste for strong fc 3, scents, her favourite udours being sandalwotod M . and lemon verbena. Queen Victoria seldom uses gi r any Te.rfulne exacept the hsmely and refreshing sC t lavettder-water, of which large quantities are bh ...

... was the recipient of the Queen's nieanl on Tuesday wveck, ipresented to him bv her Majesty in the drawiug-room of the Royal yacht h Victoria and Albert, at Kingstown, and beariog the inscriptiou:- Presented by Queen Victoria e to -Mr. Samuel McKenzie ...

... cere- monies, the young King receives congratulations, and the Queen and her daughters personally dis- I pense a good deal of money in alms. In the early days of her life in Spaiu the Queen-Regent Ltried to introduce the German custom of the Christmas-tree ...

... H-isl e boil *'Wiohlt's a habstrac naoun. Yer carn't tul. touch it. e e tha h The Queen's 1' Nip.- trer it Many have been the umusing meeting, be, ten' y tween Queen Victoria and her tenants on the was 'o Ilalmoral estate, though on no occasion, is perhaps ...

... have in their minds le i her 1Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria. They enl would :II be glad of having that opportunit'y of Ml tstifying to theirunbounded love and loyalty to ant their beloved Queen- ent Theb cheers were given with much euthuslasm, ine ...

... at the resi- i~denitial pailace, which was attended by all ?? State Ministers. The President proposed the d health of Queen Victoria, saying, God 1,l5s antid preserve her. She is ra good r wemana presiding over a good country. His F r words were loudly ...

... to the cordial re- C .e latious existing between Englaud and Portugal, t and a telegraphic reply was communicated from Queen Victoria in answer to the sentiment' ex- pressed by the King of Portugal, as follows :- f I am greiitly touched by your kind telegram ...

... ptir- ah poise of dedicating the new chancel screen, dc which lias been erected to commiemorate the eb Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. It is a to verylhandsowce oak screen, carved at the base, 'A the top being composed of ornamental work of tb graceful ...

... their compatriots is the out- ; burst of Anglophobia which. found expression in the issue of insulting caricatures of Queen Victoria. Our Gallic neighbours are waking . up to the fact that Anglophobia emphaticallv does not pay. They are much more polite ...

... ro the prosperity which follows neace and become Ul if united, loyal, and contented subjects of our ac Sovereign L~ady Queen Victoria. In conclusion. ,, we trust that your lordship may long live to enjoy the esteem aud confidense of vour fellow- A countrymen ...