The new King of Denmark is tbe tallest .indiiarch in Europe, bein" 6ft 4iu m height. He is athletic, and is a i keen sportsman .a oja I door pursuits. • • His • Maje.sty married, in 1898, Princess Alesanclnne of Mecklenburg, * a daughter of -the « Princess of Germany ThejieAv Queen of Denmark is a vei\ clever and chaim to the new Biblicaii theories of Sir William Willoocta, the. weLknown engineer, the original of tl; Garden of Eden ma> located at Hanlab, a lovely and flourishing oasis m the delta of the Euphrates, about tahundred miles nortlirwesu - o-t the cit> Canton of Vaudxhe director of police ..has ordered aIL the policemen under his control to learn English boxing and be able when, attacked to deal the "knock-out blow." The Swiss gendarme lias no truncheon, but carries a revolver, which he. must not use unless liis life is in danger, and he has to prove this , fact before the court should he fire a shot. Th* men have taken up the study of the "noble art; with enthusiasm.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11684, 13 July 1912, Page 3 (Supplement)
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174Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11684, 13 July 1912, Page 3 (Supplement)
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