Venezuela i.s considering the ; question of the lease of Marguerite Island to Germany for 99 years for a coaling station. ' *- : One of the most curious facts) about the neAV Parliament is the increased number of bachelors that have been returned! /) . The much-pitied “’bussef” it&s the best fighting horse of them all. : ’So an expert says in an article on the) horses at the front. ’): In the Botanical Garden, Berlin) there is a cactus tree, which has been growing in a hermetically-sealed glass for seven 3 T ears. One of the Irish pilgrims in Rome, a lady AA’hose age is said to exceed 100 years, had the honour of being presented to the Pope. An American journal calls for the invention of a trustworthy telephone meter tja show the number of telephone connections made for a subscriber.
According to a list published by the “Oxford Magazine,” there are 115 Oxford men in the new Parliament.
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New Zealand Mail, 21 February 1901, Page 13
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