Few pull be surprised when they heard that poor Dau Leno, the King's Joster—to give him the title he loved best—had passed away, as ever since hi serious illness last your his life had been at the best most precarious. When I Inst! saw him some two mouths ago I felt more inclined to weep than laugh at his funny sayings, he seemed so sadly changed from the Dan of couple of years ago. Iv is said that quite a quarter of a million of people must have ande-youred to see something of his funeral, which took place at Tooting last Tuesilay: the cemetory gates were closed and only opened to admit ticket-holders, but so great was the strain put upon ore of them by the: outside crowd—whieh consisted mainly of women and children—that it gave way, with the result that the people fell one over another and many were crushed and some seriously hurt. The barrier gone of course there was an immediate rush inside the cemetery, and although many extra policemen had been placed on duty they were totally unable to secure anything like privacy for the party of linonners at the grave, and the scene! was one of unspeakable confusion; one only marvels that no one was killed Two New Ideas.
the "Daily Mail" love evolving new ideas which people shoot out at their dere with startling suddenness. This week, just because the Russian scare has to a certain exten sent up two of their firework rockets. the first place they see no reason why we i England should not be ble to rau grand opera at approximately Continental prices. In order to prove their case they ersnaded the lessees of Covent Garden to lot them take all the seats for one evening to fix their oan—rices. Terms were made and accepted and the opera of Faust" chosen for the test. Rouvhly speosing tie prices ushed were slightly more than half those usually obtained; in some cases the reduction was renter, in others somewhat less. but four Rud a-half hours after the box office open-every reserved sext had been sold, and last evening, when the performance tonk place, there was not, a vacant sent in the house. The performers were members of the San Carlo Grand Opera Company, who are now haying season here; of course although many of the artistes sing charmingly, they cannot compare with Melba or Termina nor can they command their salaries. So long as individual artistes can "sk and obtain £250 a night, or even more, che p opera in England can only be had occasionally and as an experiment. The profits of last night's performance are to go to the London Hospital, so the size of the cheque will be a matter of interest.
The "Daily Mail's" second brilliant idea is to publish a weekly "Over Sea" copy of their paper for the benefit of residents in the Colonies or abroad. It is be sold at an annual subscription of 3/-, but will not be purchasable in England excepting by those who wish to orler copies to be sent to their friends. It is to consist mainly of reprints from the daily files of th r with a few additional notes on subjects of special interest to dwellers in distant lands. Personally, I think I should prefer the weekly! edition of the "Times," but undoubtedly the " Mail" caters for the million wherever they may be. Messrs. Harmsworth ha just issued a new monthly paper called The World and His Wife." I got the first number, but could find but little inducements to purchase the accend. In size it resembles the " Queen" or "Lady's Pictorial," but ite srtieles and short ston of the magazine order. Unless 1 am much
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