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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 5

'.Sir E. Baden-Powell told-the .boys of the Mercers'. School" at: their t prize-giving that: he;did not. win'more than one prize ; : at 'and thafrrWas the/French prize. ''Curiously, enough it was ■awarded'to him . JTist : :after he - had...presented .the.: French' master with -a. free ticket for an amateur • theatrical .performance.: -The/prize was '. HaUam's. Constitutional: History." and ; somehow he had never had time. to read ..it. Sir'R. Baden-Powell sailed for Canada ,with'a; patrol,of boy'scouts the' day after ,- the,.prize-giving, ;but. he 'announced 'to . .'.- the ■■ Mercers' boys -. that up '!to'. that. ■'. time ...he had not packed any-luggage a-fc-all. ;', .'Count*-Tolstoy ..manuscripts of twelve unpublished'. works in' a. firo .which occurred at the house of his daughter.-;,:.' ] Let,-"'J;., X Curtis aiid ; .-,Co'.',''Shipping,. ' Forwarding, and Customhouse Aeenta, Customhouse Quay," move your furni- ' turei They've ;had :years of .experience in this.kind of.work.'and,will do;if to your satisfaction. No'. careless paoking or rough. hanoUing.;-:Moderate charges,'— Advt.-V ;■..;•;.";.:■;.. .;. ; :',''; ; /[ : /?'/>■■ .:';■','' .-,' There are 500,000 empty houses in England and Walesj said Mr. John Burns, in :. laying the foundation stone of.'the 'first house in the 'Romford' garden suburb. '•They, are empty.not..because people\do not'want to; live in houses, but.because forty,or. fifty years ago houses were badly '-' arranged and not adapted for .endowing communities' with strong .men,. healthy children, and enduring women. { 'A : statement that British seamen are "branded" at Antwerp was made by >. deputation tothe President of the Board of Trade. The process, it is explained, consists of the doctor impressing a rubber stamp upon .the wrist'of a sailor after he has passed the .medical inspection. A cardboard certificate was formerly given, but it was found that the card : was: sometimes passed ,to an undesirable. .in return for'a'money payment. - : 'Dingo Eucalyptus deprives a cold of its chief assistance—germs. : . All ; . chemists . and' storekeepers.—Advt, 7 . . _ ',-