... homes Mardy, J.P The Lord Chancellor ha» made both Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hardy Juste: of the Peace for the borough of Dorchester. ...

... TH MAS HARDY The task of selecting an eminent man ef to fill the vacar v in the Order Thomas of Merit caused by the death of Hardy as been considerably advanced Early in the week the choice was Shaw cally narrowed down to Mr. and Mr. Georyze Moore. The ...

... MRS. THOMAS HARDY ills Tiioui and must kept quid as pnsslhli- Tl.' was !*• statement, signed a surgeon, to-day lrom Max Clair. -i i Chester. ...

... was the and reader at that time, and he advised Hardy not to nail his rs to the mast too soon, but gr. through a series of novels, aod mean- while to try his hand on a novel with more plot in it. Hardy took the advice rather too Iiter- ally. He withdrew ...

... EMORIAL TO THOMAS HARDY. The Mayor of Dorchester, who intends to appoint a local committee to consider proposals for a memorial to Thomas Hardy, says that Dorset people would gladly co- operate in a single national scheme. A scheme may be launched by ...

... Mr. Thomas Hardy is now in his Sikh year, and we can hardly that he continues as In letter to hale in health as he used to be. me this week (writes a book in the pool he tells me that his eyes are giving him trouble, but, epart from this, his countless ...

... MRS. THOMAS HARDY ILL Mrs. Thomas Hardy, widow the famous novelist and poet, is still very, very 111. A sister who looking after her at her home. Max Gate. Dorchester, told a reporter to-day that Mrs. Hardy's condition had been much the ...

... attendant, Mark Twain asked him who he had been conversing with, “That's Mr. Thomas Hardy, sit!” replied the steward impressively. To this first meeting with Thomas Hardy, Mark Twain to refer. ...

... homas Hardy Crue! Sports. At a meeting iv London last night, called to. endeavour. to sports suppressed, , Sir George ‘ood. the ¢hmrman, Tread a letter from Mr. Thomas Hardy, who wrote: “ lo not see that much can be done to hinder cruel sports while an ...

... THOMAS H Y LAID RE ALLEC D-& R ABOUT DEAD WOMAN HOSPITAL REPORT TO BE INVESTIGATED. An allegauon the Poor Law Hospital was made by Mr. B meinber ot Bagnall «Hooton Levert), the Rotherham Board oi Guardians at meeting of the Board. sand that the husband ...

... Alluring sidelights on Thomas. Hardy in his later years are revea in the second and final volume of the bi written by the widow of the novelist and poet. ardy was in reality one of the most religious men, but even atheists thought he was an atheist—an ...

... slipped out. Who was that? Barrio was asked. Barrio, who had brought him there, explained that was Thomas Hardy. But not. remarks the author, a Thomas Hardy who could have made the crossing of the footlights. For stage life can never hope to be real life ...