In his book, "A Story Teller Forty Years in London,'' Mr. W. Pett Ridge, the well-known novelist, pays a high tribute to Scottish audiences, illustrating their gen-ersity and attention. Greatly interested in work for the betterment of the children jin the Metropolis, he lectured in different parts of the country to earn money for the Babies' Homes. Speaking of his experiences, he says, "It is worth mentioning that only in Scotland did members of the audiences occasionally come up after the lecture and hand me notes tobe added to the fee paid by the society. And in Scotland you find the most attentive people to face the platform. They miss nothing. If cricket ever gets a hold north of the Border the teams ought to provide some remarkably smart wicket-keepers." This from such a typical Englishman and Londoner is surely high praise—somewhat different from the worn-out libel of "Bang goes a Sixpence."
LORD DEWAR AND RUBBER, Lord Dewar, who was one of the speakers at the dinner of the Cycle and, Motor Trades, claimed to belong to an allied industry. He was a rubber planter in the dark continent of Africa. The
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