The commcrical crisis in America lias givon rise to a great flight of immigrants from the United States. The fear of "hard time's" has thus emptied tlio country.'of many thousands of it 3 inhabitants. _ But there is one significant exception to this homeward rush. There is no exodus of ' Jotvs.—"Jewish Chronicle." Wo can still learn much from tlio English, not by slavishly imitating their institutions or unhesitatingly accepting their party organisation, but by adopting that nbsenco (if prejudico which, on tlio other sido of the Channel, opens tlio path of service for tho common weal to all men'of talent and good intention—"Berliner Tageblatt," Berlin. . In tlio fulness of years a direct lino from India to tho English Channel must come. When it comes the Afghan-Russian routo will bo the best route; nnd wo aro quito ready , to think that within the lifetimo of ninny who rend theso words carriages labelled "Moscow Express" will ho scon in the Victoria terminus at Bombay—"Times if India," Bombay. A Navy, like » railroad, is .nover done. There never comes the grateful moment when tho work can bo said to bo finished. If (liVm-o is to be any Navy at all, equipment must be constantly improved and brought up-10-date, even under the policy of replacement ami re-, pair.— "Transcript," Boston. The industries'.'iveek movement is being kecnlv" taken up bv manufacturers and shopkeepers, and a really, excellent display of-Now" Zealand manufactured poods will be shown. Letters are daily received from manufacturers 'applauding the Industrial-Association for iiin.itgurni.ing tlio display. Tlio date of this shop exhibition is Jura 4 to 10 (inclusive).
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 179, 24 April 1908, Page 9
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