From Calcutta I drove up the new high road to Darjeeling, which offers 'a beautiful drive from soa level to 7200 ft. in less than three hours. Darjeeling was bitter cold, where 1 ived on Sunday, which is the market day. A most grotesque crowd lof people were in the square—from 'Tibet, Nepal, Kashmir, Assam and all the oddest provinces' of the heart fof Asia could be seen and were photographed and filmed. From the Tigerhill, old mount Everest and Kinchinjunga greeted me with their magnificent picture, which can never be forgotten.
Verona, Nov. 21.
Treasures of inestimable value were! discovered here yesterday when oxjeavations were being made in the cellar of an old house.
At a depth of one metre below the oer, workmen came upon a square terracotta receptacle which was. inadvertently damaged thereby reveal ing the contents. Even the unlearned workmen could not but recognize the fabulous value of the contents of the} receptacle which contained about a thousand coloured pearls, a _large cross of gold ornamented with pearls, rubies and emeralds, a chain richly Jadorned with precious stones, a golden Jamulet set with rubies, sapphires and chrysophrases as well as a number of rings, pins and clasps all set with, The treasure, taken into custody by the civie administration of Verona, 1s believed to have belonged to the time of the Lombard domination of north-fern Italy.—Trans-Ocean.
I ship my car tomorrow to Rangoon fbceause there are no reads connecting the two cities. I expect to use the new road running through Burma land the Shan states into northern Siam to Lampang. joeed via Saigon to Haiphong. I ex-'And Bangkok, whence, shall propect to be in Shanghai about Decem-
Rockefeller Estate Set At $26,410,837
New York, Nov. 23.
The estate of the late Mr. John D, Rockefeller, Sr, has been appraised at /<20,410.837." It"is estimated that Mr. Rockefeller donated a. total of $530, 830,000 to philanthropic agencies during his lifetime.
Reuter, Alas for the man who has lived meanly! his old age is a sad and wintry day, whereunto the spring offers no promise. He sowed the wind: it is the storm he reaps—Teeobore Parken, He that will lose his friend for a [jest deserves to die a beggar by the bargain. Yet some think their con-celts, like mustard, not good except they' bite—Thomas Fuller.
We should try fo keep up conversation like a ball bandied to and fro from one to the other, rather than seize it all ourselves, and drive it Before us like a football. We should likewise be cautious to adapt the matter of discourse to our company, and not talk Greek before ladies, or of the last new furbelow to a meeting of country justices—
If we would reprove with success, and show another his mistake, we must see from what side he views the matter, for on that side it is gon-erally true, and admitting that truth, show him the side on which it is false. He will be satisfied, for he will see that he was not mis-token, only that he did not see all Paris R.A.F. Show Attacts Crowds Paris, Nov. 27.
Yesterday marked the second day of the "International Aeronautical Exhibition in Paris and reports indicate that the crowds again displayed the great interest in the Royal Air Force stand which is being exhibited for the first time.
This exhibit is designed to give immediate indication of the two features lof service which have been selected for special iMustration—quality and the outstanding merit of modern aircraft with which the RAF. is equipped, and its worldwide responsibilities.
Two fighter types of aircraft have been chosen "for exhibition—the Spitfire and the Hurricane—while models of other types on show include the new reconnaissance and bomber types now in use in the Air Force. The Spitfire is a low-winged monoplane of all metal construction, fond has a maximum speed of over 356, miles per hour. It was designed by the late Mr. R. J. Mitchell, who also Jdesigned the Supermarine seaplane with which Great Britain won. the [Schneider Trophy, and some similaritics of tine can be traced between {the military machine and its predecessor.
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