A Rugby Scot who had a chat with some members of the French Rugby team, including reserves, before they left Edinburgh, found them very good fellows. He was interested to learn that they came from different parts of France, One was " Breton and looked very like West Highlander, another from Toulouse wan fair and was claimed by the Breton asa Celt, while a third and hefty "loon" was resident in Berne and looked, as one of the players: suid, like "a descendant Jof the ancient Helvetii," a famous Celtic tribe of mountaineers, which caused Julius Cresar to invade Gaul, [Britain bought. The precise ture far both imports ind experts was [uk The 1.423.—anguinst just over TH tacks in 191, U.S. Trade at ill fs goon everywhere ted States, att wages et Coming from China, che first hinge that strikes ove ix the 6 of most necessities, AS fact. one can buy many ufuctured articles Shanghai than ite can in New York. I (sould roll off a hundred things that You can bay at fewer prices at any of the Nanking Road scones than you can buy them on Marivet Street in San Francise". 1 hope that this will not induce Edinburgh, Jo leith by 25 points lier There' were' were ha rather tos bart despite ided nature of contest. towards the close, when 4 time the French team' seem-"ico have lost heart, interest was tainly well sustained. sie. All the played "on kimes. Their stroneth and weaknesses had been revealed, land, on the other hand. were the unknown quantity. Those who held high hopes of the tive team must have left Juverieith, if not exactly dis iene, at least in same" menwure slisappointed. True, by a substantial margin of points, ard at certain brief per zame there was Not Rugby as we Know The French Rugby men had, of course, a arent reception in Edin" burgh, and-an enthusiastic. send-off, must be said, however, that one did not like many of their trial fon the football eld, 'They we Jrepeutedly' penalized—at east a dozen free kicks were given aguinst them—for "feet up," for "oft and for "obstruction." And" one liked lease of all their habit "of chattering ike magplet when opponent was preparing to take kick at goal from a free or a try, jand actually shouting just. asthe ball was about to be kicked. That may not be against the rules of Rogby, but it is not Rugby as we know it, Probably it is the custom in France, and the French players do not realize what we think of such a thing in this country. They [have a lot to learn yet in' regard the etiquette of Rugby football, and the spirit in which" it should be: played. regards the latter it is interesting to note that the buy up stocks them the Pacific Coust carnie honest doltive inetfectiveners that fe could be teh chat on will pay 10 o chars Mexican la Shanghai cumber of gold dol. ins in this country. American-made that. A sexing machine can be Souske cheaper in Charagkins, T be-che first half, indeed for nearly 159 minutes of the game, when they seemed unable to settle down. France might easily have led at the terval, for Scotland were distinet-His fortunate in being awarded the ch ax a result of some scram-iting play on the French line. outstanding surprise, where Hiber-Jnians, third from the top of the Scottish League, went down before Aberdeen. It was a noteworthy Have. after ha ug all duty and) 2% when a commanding lead war in for the Dons, and deservedly portation costs, thi beige built up it could not be said got by the swing of their play.
There. Curious, but lat the Scottish side gave a com-Third Lanark were completely. aving. Thomas {pletely ce exhibition, 'The mastered by Celtic. Johnstone were Jour old Sext, dubbed {pine rather flattered' them; expected to give Dundee a close run, "Tamel sciences" a ard there were phaser of their play; PUt_ never got into. the game.
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6 ete. shat Scotland will be champion /€@ through against Clydebank. The nich did not encourage the hope joon's Park amateurs just serai
ould he interested. on these price oURtEY at the end of the inter- [League struggle may be affected to TERS national Season, "At the: same time, 20 small extent by the Cap venus, there is none mere ne important than {it *0uld be foolish not to recognize, AY! he law of <uppls imupertant, than tnat there la material for a powers Fe still in the ties. "Yet they are Queen's Park, and Aberdeen
what thie law means and how it ful attacking force. sure to be seriously tested in the applied gives the difference be-The Scottish forwards dis-effort to avoid relegation." The sen success and failure. The appointed. They appeared pretty "second round should be a gued one, rear diffeutey in Ames: Roweren munch as a flock without a leader, 22 matter how the. draw goes transportation.
For a considerable part of the game iFitteen First Division teams. nine T happen to own a ranch they were so well held by. the Second Di ion teams, and a gon where [have ahunt of acres og Erench eight that one began to'sPrinkling of minor clubs will be apples. The price that growers in (despair of them altogether.
At [in the Ballot. At any rate, the Fat locality can get for their fruit|lenmth they wakened up and show. Second round cannot be more is, say 75 to 80 cents, but when ed something" of the form one ex-
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