March 13.
The excitement over the Franco-
Belgian "military treaty" which, was published in an Utrecht new paper and turned out to be a "fake" perpetrated by one Frank Heine, died down but has nevertheless loft behind it a very unpleasant From the French point of view impossible to understand how the Netherlands ister of Foreign Affairs could have been deceived by such a clumsy fabrication, in which the forger actually used the designs fof current coins to imitate official stamps. The. Minister not only: told his. official: representatives: in sand Brussels to inquire about the "treaty" but caused his German colleague tu associate himself: with the inquiry. This coincide erudulity has revived recollections: fof certain occasions, during the war, oft which the Dutch Govern ment construct the obligations. 0 neutrality ina manner singularly cent, all as revived the old Favourable to The pres
mistrust and sup collusion between Holland Ge which will not b The Belian Government was also ug. with the eon Doing able Tave, the vender must take his parcel either tw railway: terminus or to any the not very numerous railway offices in the city. and, after fillinse Up one or two for indic out the railway companies" views about weeling, he or she will be et rid of the parcel without Curt wed in the altair by the zealous indiscreet subordinates who set work, but cleared itself pletely frank explanation The moral of the story, 1s. by Henry ite douvencl. while the intelligence depart and intern: they try to effect nee the in-masts and Telographs dnd the railway companies have Juer signed a contract under which parcels post business will he cons Guered, as in England, by the Post Oise, which will utilize not only the railways but motor transport, that in course of time every com: mane in France will have its parcels fas well as its mail serviex. The) nex system ought to save terest of thei the hands fof individuals whom they would not trust with a shilling of their own They consider patric ant exeure for these underpot Bleetricity The collection of fecal absurd ties (attributable very largely in great deal of time—a_ commodity France the habit of interpreting Which, in some of the remoter texts tu" strictly) has been swelled regions of France, has little more by an action now pending before a valve than has in The] the court at Belfort.
An electrical change will be useful to city dwellers light ami power company having its who like to have their poultry headquarters at Nancy receives Dutior, fruit and other feods sent part of its supplies from a generatiivect'to them from the producers, ing station in Switzerland, where it should he sood fine trade gen-the current, thanks to water falls, rally and the development of num ferous districts out' of the. beaten track, The Flaw in Memorials reduced more cheaply than at Nancy The current cable which eross-
Delle. The A snemorial tablet on the front of se in the Rue La Beusere whic the Alsatian painter Hfenner ied in 1905 has just been unveiled with great ceremony. Ifenner's speciality. was nude youn. women 'Customs Department has now startced proceedings against the company' for importing "goods," to wit elec tricity, without making the required declaration. Smuggled merchandise is usually confiscated by" the Customs authorities when they discover it, but as this system: could
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