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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3605, 2 December 1905, Page 4

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Viscount Mountmorres 1* a bona fide English nobleman who works bard for a living. Born very poor—the poorest in ihe kingdom, indeed —he has worked ii several trades and waa once a newsboy. Gen. French has proved to be the ost successful of all the English diision commanders in South Africa, *or he not only has made no mistakes, but has done effective work from the

. ry beginning of his campaign in the eastern Transvaal.

Recently, on his ninety-first (birthday, Bev. John Spurgeon, father of the famous Charles Spurgeon, preach-' er, laid the foundation atone of the South Norwood Baptist church in Ehglie ■> a Congregationalist and probably is the oldest living minister oi that denomination.

John Morley rarely “takes his walks si;road” without one or more of his ,;et dogs, to which he is devotedly at,ached. In his old journalistic days his favorite dog always ccompanied him to his office, waiting patiently for him until the day’s work was, over hnd it was time for the homeward journey.

Always a great smoker, the' king of England since his, succession has smoked harder than ever. The czar of Russia and kaiser of Germany, w hen they want to please him, send himispecial brands of cigars and cigarettes, and the king in return dispatches to those august personages his own 2avoritft brands. j \