The carnival daneo 10 be held tonight in tho Peuoo Memorial Hall. North Bench, will lx» quite a brilliant function. Many novelties will b» introduced, i.nd further entries will be roeeived tor tho fox trot competition, which is being continued. Priaea to the ml lie of l'") are brine given. An oner gotic commit too will diaprnae » dainty supper, and tho music of Mr Stamlor'a hnnd trill ho a feature. Tho proofed* of these da noes are hoing devoted to tho Peace Memorial Hall Fund. When Kipling wrote. "Thote am'l no 'buses running from tho Hank to Mandalav." no «'■'»* Mating « *•'»>' obvious fact. The mere suggestion seemed absurd. Yet now ft message from Omaha announces the projected inauguration of a motor-omnibus M*t*»m from Los Angeles to Chicago, a distance of some '2OOO miles. True, travellers will have to wait for a Channel forty before an Empire omnibu* tervico becomes feasible: but that i» relatively a small matter. Hie ferry idea was carnexl out. with train* during the war. and the parking of ft motor-omnibus on deck would be easy enough.
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