... The Bravest Man in the British Army. A Dramatic Episode at the Battle of Waterloo Some Interesting Letters In the issue of THE SPHERE of July 6 there appeared a portrait of Colonel Dan Mac kinnon of the Coldstream Guards forwarded to us by Sir Guilford L. Molesworth, who enclosed with it an interesting letter sent by Colonel Dan Mackinnon to his brother dated Brussels, 1815, giving a ...

... A Drawing Lesson at the Zoo by Observation. LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL SCHOOLCHILDREN DRAWING A DROMEDARY FROM LIFE AT THE ZOO Drawing from life, even if it takes only the form of a very amateur attempt in the art, is generally recognised to be one of the best means of sharpening the powers of observation, and in order that this precious faculty may be strengthened in the young the London County ...

... f The Mysterious Statues at Easter Island The MaZ°f the 1 The Mana is a schooner yacht of 125 tons Thames yacht measurement, built by the Whitstable Shipping Company, Ltd., to the order of Mr. W. Scoresby Routledge, who, accompanied by his wife, has just started on a two-year expedi tion to the South Pacific to endeavour to solve the mystery of Easter Island and to study the anthropology and ...

... Another P. and 0. Liner Wrecked TH£°e9n£.tho M-- WP-- im Li I--T-1-- THE MASTS OF THE P. AND O. LINER, CCFANA, STANDING OUT ABOVE THE WATER SIX MILES SOUTH-EAST OF EASTBOURNE A BOAT WHICH WAS WRECKED WHILE BEING LAUNCHED FROM THE OCEANA WITH SIXTEEN PASSENGERS In l he early liours of last Saturday morning the P. and O. liner, Oceana, which was sailing from Tilbury for Bombay, was run into ...

... I ill i The New Railway to El Obeid LORD KITCHENER ON HORSEBACK AT EL OBEID, NEAR THE MAHDI'S TOMB L- ssssei sffl* v -v.:. n ■■■■ill LORD KITCHENER IS ENTHUSIASTICALLY WELCOMED AT EL OBEID THE SUDANESE CROWD SHOUTING THEMSELVES HOARSE AT OMDURMAN fS El Obeid, once the centre of Mahdism in General Gordon's time and for many years unvisited by any European, is r.ow the terminus of a railway ...

... I rrif r, .1 1 \\T 11 INTERNATIONAL lhe btirnng in the Labour World: ieavehgs. Labour unrest, like the Woman Suffrage move- ment, is not confined to this country. It is to be found in all civilised countries in varying extent. The United States are experiencing a strike period of considerable violence, necessitating the use of troops. The view given here shows United States soldiery guarding ...

... THE CLOSE OF THE BOB-SLEIGHING SEASON IN SWITZERLAND The drawing depicts an incident which recently occurred at Davos and emphasises the dangers of inexperience. This crew had upset at most of the corners of the Schatz-Alp road and only by a miracle realised in time that another bob was coming down. On a big run like the Schatz-Alp there are usually 3 min. allowed between the starting times of ...

... The Greatest Play for Many a Day Royalty Tlheafope. The most remarkable play that has been placed on j the stage for a long period is one we owe to the j management of Mr. Vedrenne and Mr. Eadie at the Royalty Theatre, London. This is Milestones, by Arnold Benneit and Edward Knoblauch The story |l takes us into three epochs 1860, 1885, and 1912. It presents us with the costume and atmosphere ...

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... v V CURIOUS ILINES OF THOUGHT IN JAPAN 8 a&nd 1 Many of the customs once characteristic of Japan have, since the abolition of feudalism, become obsolete. Among these is hari-kari, a term applied to the curious custom of official suicide by which Japanese gentle men were trained to regard suicide as an honourable expiation of crime or disgrace. In connection with this obsolete practice the ...

... In the Petrol World. Leaves fiiromm am\ fbserveir's MottelbooM 3)y Ti. R. HEARNE PETROL TO THE RESCUE Petrol-driven tram cars have been tested with success in this country, but it has remained for a German tramway company to instal petrol motors on its e!ec:r!c cars when the coal strike was declared. The success of the experiment has been so great, it is reported, that a number of cars are ...

... The latest enterprise of the Austin Motor Company, Ltd., The latest enterprise of the Austin Motor Company, Ltd., is to secure the premises, Nos. 479-483, Oxford Street, W., which, after the needful alterations, will be opened as the company's London depot and repair shops. When completed the Austin's new headquarters will be amongst the largest of their kind in connection with the motor trade ...