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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1222, 2 September 1911, Page 9

Creator London has more (ban doubled its population in tho past Ml years, tho figures in ISfil being 3,222,720, \vhilo now they '-iro 7,252,01)3. The Austrian Parliament lives six years. Tho Italian, German, Prussian, and .Spanish live five years. Th? French, tho Dutch, the Ilclgian, tho Portuguese, and tho liumaman live four years. Tho Danish and tho Swiss live three years. The United States Parliament lives two years, and tho Austin-Hungarian only one year. To mention tho word "rabbits" on board a Cornish fishing-smack arouses tlw iro of tho crow. Should the hated word bo uttered as tho boat is leaving the harbour on a pilchard expedition, tho speaker would stand a fair chance of being hurled overboard. Tho mcro mention of "rabbits" destroys all chances of a "catch." A very interesting presentation wa.s recently mad? to tho Ist Hauls Kegiment at AUlershot, when Colonel de Winton, on relinquishing command of tho regiment, presented tlio band with a silvermounted baton made from a. roso-troo that grow on tho battlefield of Jlinden, where ■ the! regiment preatly distinguished itself^