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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 283, 24 August 1908, Page 7

Connoisseurs of art and others interested aro reminded of tile unreserved sale of oil and water-colour paintings from the brush of Mr. W. G. Baker, which will take place to-day at 2 o'clock, at tho rooms of T. Kennedy Macdonald, Ltd. The pictures have attracted large numbers of the public during tho time they havo been on exhibition. They aro to be sold without reserve, as advertised, and catalogues can bo obtained from tho auctioneers.

Tho British houses aro just as enigmatic as tho British people themselves. Outsido they aro cold, stern, severe. But tho inside is delightful, refined, and oven gay.— "Gaulois du Dimanche," Paris. ■

The term "fat man" has come to be one of reproach, and to imply all that is obstructive to tho world's progress, but tho world could ill havo spared the really fat men of genius and character. —"Argus/' Melbourne. The statement that tho Canadian door is closed to British emigrants should not bo allowed to go unchallenged. It is not closed. Wo still need millions; but we have rwchtid tho uiftmg stngo.—"Standard," Montreal.