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Appretiated Cats. When Mulai Hafid. Sultan of Mft> rocco, succeeded to the Sultanate, h« round the sacred ci by of Fez infested by rats. Without any loss c £ time he at once nationalised 'all the cats of Morocco, and issued a command that many .thousands of them should be brought to Fez for service. For some time a law has existed in Hongkong, making it compulsory to keep cats in every house, the number varying according to the size of the house. Only a short time back the Governor of the German colony of Togo issued an order for cats to be kept in all hospitals, schools, and prisons.
Speeches in Tivo L-.-iguEges. The Canadian Parliament is one of the few Parliaments in the world where speeches in two languages are allowed. This, of course, is due to the Large French and English elements of Canada. Naturally this leads to scenes which seem novel to one accustomed to our politics. For instance, when the Canadian House of Commons is sitting in Committee should a FrenchCanadian start to address the House in French, you may see the English chairman retire from his seat and allow a French chairman to his place. In the same manner the official English reporters cease work and a staff of French-shorthand writers begin. The Confusian Cemelcry. ” The grave of Confucius, with those of his descendants of seventy-four generations, which is now within easy reach by the Tientsin-Pukow railway, is one of the most picturesque spots in China. This family cemetery is surrounded by a wall, eight to ten miles in circumference. The interior is one vast grove, trees having- been planted there since the burial of Confucius 25 centuries ago.
Within a mile from the entrance : o the Confucian cemetery is the Confucian Temple, a set of beautiful Chinese temple buildings, with yellow glazed tile roofs amidst a grove of ancient cedars. Here is also tfie ancestral hall of the descendants of Confucius. In close proximity to the Confucian Temple is the home of the only surviving descendant of Confucius. \
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Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 690, 6 December 1921, Page 3
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