BREVITIES.
English has been adopted as the second offifiui language in China. , Bloriot crossed the Enplish Channel on a monoplane, July 25, 1909. A Loudon church now throws breakfast in along with its early morning servico. A London Magistrate has decided that it is libellous to address a man as "Peter tho Painter." An honest American financier was recently asked what book helped him most in life. lie replied : '' My bank book." Another blow to the hat trade! A league has been formed in Zurich to put a stop to hat-lifting as a form of salutation. The Puponga Coal Miners' Union and the Denmston Engine-drivers, Firemen, and T3rakesmeii"s Industrial Union have cancelled their registration under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act. A New York man, who was declared insane in 1906, escaped from the asylum soon afterwards, ana has made so much money in the interval that lie has now been "granted a certificate of perfect sanity.
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Evening Star, Issue 14627, 25 July 1911, Page 8
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156BREVITIES. Evening Star, Issue 14627, 25 July 1911, Page 8
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