The pathos of the friendship which existed between Mr Gladstone, and 8 r Tbcmw Dyke Acland had a striking illustration in the last days of the faf al illnesses of both. Mr Gladstone, hearing of the Eore Straits of his old friend, dictated a letter to him, in which he prayed for his recovery. Sir Thomas was able, unlike his friend, to write, and so be sent back a letter, in which he assured Mr Gladstone that one of h'• most treasured memories was that of their old days at Oxford. Mr Gladstone was anxious to reply to this letter, but the waning of his strength prevented him from fulfilling his purpose. Spain has mare Eunshine than any other country in Europe, the yearly average being 3,000 hours. Turkey and Greece are the only European countries into which the telephone ha* «ofc yet been inteoducetU
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Evening Star, Issue 10701, 13 August 1898, Page 1
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145Page 1 Advertisements Column 6 Evening Star, Issue 10701, 13 August 1898, Page 1
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