A Sympathetic Auditor.

"Dr. R. C. Ghostley, of Edmonton, was in the city last week and attended Sir Oliver Lodge's lecture."—Canadian Paper.


"W. W. ——, the Rugby International forward, won his third success in four days at Chesham Oddfellows' and Foresters' sports yesterday, when he took first prize in the 10 yards open event, with 7½ yards start, in 9 2⁄5 sec."—Daily Paper.

His strong point, we gather, is not speed but staying-power.


À propos of the De Keyser case:—

"Unfortunately, the Dora regulations against free speech and printing were never taken before the High Court, and our ancestors will wonder at our timidity."—Daily Herald.

We understand that Sir A. Conan Doyle has already received several urgent messages on the subject.


Transcriber's Note: Corrections are indicated, in the text, by a dotted line underneath the correction. Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text will appear. Summary of Corrections: p. 438: Removed extraneous "'s" from "GASTON'S" ... [M. GASTON LEROUX'S] p. 440: Changed "9 2-5" to "9 2⁄5" ... [in 9 2⁄5 sec."--_Daily Paper_.]