... THE LONG NIGHT By STANLEY WEYMAN. CHAPTER I. A STUDENT OF THEOLOGY THEY were about to shut the Porte St. Gervais, the north gate of Geneva. The sergeant of the gate had given his men the word to close ...

... ur JJ or traits THE Very Rev. William Richard Wood Stephens, Dean of Win chester, was the youngest son of the late Mr. Charles Stephens, banker, of Earley Court, near Reading. He was born in Glouceste ...

... Jrcbci-ich, Archbishop of taterbui'!} By the REV. MONTAGU E FOWLER. M.A. MANY of the occupants of the chair of St. Augustine have made a greater mark on the history of their time, but few have possess ...

... m It c (Hell) 4ft us real Reason THE Christmas musical recess has been short, and, indeed, concerts commenced again this week. So far as opera is concerned, the first important engagement is likely to ...

... THE CLARK APOLLO CO., LTD> THE CLARK APOLLO CO., LTD> APOLLO King of Piano- Players. THE APOLLO PLAYS ANY PIANO. Money spent on a poor piano-player is money thrown away. Money spent on an Artistic pi ...

... . All that was mortal of Frederick, by Divine Providence Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan, was laid to rest under the green turf of the Cloister Garth of Canterbury Cathedral on saturday. The day was like a sunny morning in spring, and the whole ceremony was marked by a majestic simplicity which was in keeping with the character of the Primate. The ...

... The Astounding Story of What M. Waldeck-Rousseau, ex-Premier of the Frer\ch Republic, has called The Greatest Swindle of the Century. On December 20 the whole of the miss ing Humbert family, who for twenty years main tained in Paris what has been called the greatest swindle of the century, were arrested in Madrid. They had been staying at No. 35, Calle Ferraz, a typical Spanish-looking ...

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... fitvis Jottings FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT I WONDER if since the beginning of the world there has been any thing so completely comic opera as the Humbert affair? Since their capture a fortnight ago Pa ...

... 1 i THE QUEEN'S DINNER TO THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE WAR THE ENTRY OF THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING DRAWS Bl' hathekell, k.i. ...

... tEIic Queen's B inner QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S Christmas dinner to the widows and orphans of the South African War victims gave untold enjoyment and was a grand success. Although no fewer than 1,465 guests s ...

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