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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8026, 12 January 1906, Page 4

41 1—I think so, too," I stammered, 't •»I believe it's all a mistake." £ "A mistake!" repeated the inspector. "Kindly explain." 41 Well, you know there have been s.mio impostors calling at houses alone hern burly, pretending to have come from abroad, and—and aunt thought Mr. Goodwin was one of them." "OhI" said Mr. Goodwin in an nltrroil tone. 11 1 think I'm beginning to see daylight now !" " Why, it's like this;" I continued, either to ft'et through the explanation. 'Aunt Mildred was swindled only a low days ago, and, as you had no letter of iutioducvion, she concluded that you wore a—a sort of second attempt." And 1 related the atory of the so-called Mr. Stewartsoifs visit, and the loss ol' the seven pounds. u By .love !" ♦•jaeulated the Australian, us soon as I had finished. "Jt, seems it's little more than a joke, alter all." A telephone hell rang briskly in the adjoining room, and the inspector went to answer the .summons. A few minutes later the inspector returned. " Here is Sir Horace, I believe," heremarked to Mr. Goodwin, and a minute later the baronet entered the room, "Why, Jim, my boy!" he exclaimed, seizing the Australian's hand and shaking it heartily, "what's the trouble? You're not in any scrape, surely ? " " No, no, Sir Horace ! It's only a misun derstanding, and a word or two from you will clear it all up, no doubt." The position was quickly explained by the inspector, Mr. Goodwin putting in ascnlcnco here and there. "Pooh! Ridiculous!" commented the baronet, when the explanation was finished. "Look here, inspector, yon know me. I tell you it's preposterous! Bless my soul, I've known Mr. Goodwin since he was a boy—stayed at his liou.se, too, when 1. was out in Sydney last year! It's absurd to suppose he's trying to defraud anyone of a few pounds-absolutely absurd ! 01 course it's all a mistake." "That's just what I thought myself, sir," observed the inspector meekly ; " and after what you've told us, I should not, of course, ' think of detaining Mr. Goodwin any longer." "Then that's settled ! " said fciir Horace cheerfully. " Come along Jim, my boy, you've got to have dinner will me to-night— I'll take no refusal, so come along!" And the genial baronet made his way to the door. Mr. Goodwin came over to where I was Standing.. " Good-by Miss Macqueen," ha said ma low voice; "at least—not good-by, only au reroir, for I mean to call on your aunt tomorrow and apologize for all the trouble I've caused. Do you think she'll see me?" " I've already told you that it's we who ought to apologize," I answered ; " and I'm sure aunt, will be more than glad to have an opportunity of doing so—if you—if you would really enre to call again." " I should like to come very, very much," he said earnestly. It certainly seemed so, for he called, not once, but many times. And one day he . But that is another story. The Y.M.C.A. on Business Lines. It is not every religious institution that is fortunate enough to acquire nmgmlicenl new buildings like those of the V.M.G.A. at St. Helens, Lancashire, for the modest annual rental of one shilling. To do it iii this case required considerable enterprise and sanetified business ability. The Young Men's Christian Association at St. ITt-loiia was growing so fast that it needed a now home. A novel way was suggested in which to acquire the necessary buildings, and this was to float a company with a capital of .CIO.OOO. This was done. Nearly all this sum was subill JOT The St. Hklkns' Building. scribed, and the buildings have just been opened by the Earl of Aberdeen. This large amount of capital was attracted by the fact that the ground floor of the new premises was to be let off as seven handsome shops, the rent from which is expected to pay :i dividend to the company. Dividend or no dividend, however, the company is compelled to give the association the use of the rest of the building at the nominal rent of one shilling per year, as long sis the work is carried on with the approval of the National Council of the Y.M.C.A. A large number of the shares were taken up by friends of the Y.M.C.A., and the rank and file of the membership have also been encouraged to acquire single shares. Tibet. Dr. Sven Hcdin, as we all know, made a great attempt to reach Lhassa, the holy city of Tibet, during his four years 1 wanderings in Asia. He gives a fascinating account of his attempt in his recently-published book on his travels. Ilis guides endeavoured to dissuade him, and he set aside both their warnings and the sharper cries of emissaries sent out from the sacred city to stop him. But at last he was stopped by an armed force, and had to turn back. The document from the Chief Lama ordering hie expulsion and re* turn, and commissioning a chief to stop him, is curious:— "In the year of the Iron Cold, the sixth month, the nineteenth day, there arrived from the Governor of Nakkchu a writing (to the effect) that Lama Saujch, Secretary of the Mongol Tsaugeh Khutuktu, besides several pilgrims, were making a pilgrimage to Jo-Mitsing, in Hamdung, and that he, together with Tugden Darjeh, made certain communications to the Governor of Nakkchu (that is Kamba Bom bo). "The Governor of Nakkchu has communicated the said intelligence to the Devashung. Tsaugeh's secretary said when he was setting out on his journey he saw European men, and travelled in their company a piece. After they bought a quantity of clothing they travelled on further. In tho Bazaar he saw two Russian men. " ■ Where travel you to ? ' he asked them. ' Are you Lamas ?' 'Wc are Lamas,' they answered. The Khalkha Mongol, Shereb Lama, the healer, was in their company, and guided them. On the road he saw six Hussion men travelling. A large number of camels and other men were also on the road. "Let writings be sent with haste to Namia and Nakktsong, that it may be everywhere known that from Nakkchu inwards, for as far as my (that is, the Dalai Lama's) kingdom extends, Russian (Kuiopean) men cannot have permission to travel south. Writings must be despatched to all the chiefs. Watch the frontiers of Nakktsong. It is necessary to watch the country closely bit by bit. It is positively unnecessary that European men come into the land of tho Holy Books to spy around it. They have nothing whatever to do in the province which obeys youf both. If they say it is necessary (know) that these two chiefs must not travel south, compel them to turn and go back the way they came." All this is specially interesting to English readers at the present day, in view of Colonel Younghusband's expedition.