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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7929, 12 October 1911, Page 5

Seven Princes of Wales have been christened with the name of Edward. Miss Gennett Tuttle, the oldest choiisinger in the world, who has just died in New York, was eighty-nino. years old* and had sung; in various churches for three-quarters of a century without mist* : ing a single Sunday. In conformity with a custom of great antiquity, the Lord Mayor of London had received fropi the First Commissioner Works warrants for four fat, bucks from■ the Royal park at Richmond. The sheriff* have received warrants for three bucks, and the .recording chamberlain, town clerk, common sergeant, and remembrancer foi one each. Warrants for similar number* of does are addressed to the same function* aries in December each year. The aesooia tion of the citizens of London with the royal hunts and chases dates away oack to 110 L and there is a charter extant of chat year referring to the subject. London probably po*ses««e more private baths than any other city; but In the mat* ter of public baths it cannot claim first 01 oven second place. Tokio, Japan, has over SCO public baths, where 300.W50 people bath* daily, at a coat of abouy one half-penny each. Constantinople probably ranks -ae oond, then comes St. Petersburg, famom for the vapour baths to which the Russians flock in thousands every Saturday, evening. The finest public bath in the world is at Vienna. It has a basin 578tt long by 156 ft. wide, and can accommodate 1500 persona. The water is changed thrice daily.