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...interested to learn that the potoroo is considered a rarity. Last September I had occasion to avail myself of the privilege of making my headquarters at the Prickly Pear Field Station at Cogango, Queensland. There I was informed that the potoroo was considered a pest, since it was reputed to have a fondness for potato tubers. Rat-kangaroos were nightly visitors to the Station grounds. By ground thumping they betrayed their presence. I saw one at its thumping leap upward four or five feet...
Into a Montparnasse bar strode pear-shaped Paul Poiret, famed coutourier, wearing a light woolen jacket, black sash, Japanese peasant's hat. With him was Artist Guy Arnaud, Legion of Honor man. Two Englishwomen giggled at M. Poiret's costume. Offended for his friend. Artist Arnaud rebuked them: "Mesdames, you have insulted a genius." Up rose one James Clark, U. S. escort of the Englishwomen. "Monsieur," said he, "you have insulted two ladies." Legionnaire Arnaud challenged Clark to a duel with rapiers. Mr. Clark, demanding his right as the challenged party, stipulated fists. M. Arnaud replied that if Mr. Clark...
...hama silk exchange, centre of one of Japan's most important industries, was forced to close. The Osaka sugar mills shut down last week, strangled by the Chinese boycott. By advice of old Prince Saionji no figures on the cost of Japan's military operations were allowed to ap pear...
Cadillac. Quietly and without display last week Detroit observed its 230th birthday. On a hot July morning Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac beached his canoe there, built Fort Pontchartrain commanding the river, planted a pear tree which some say is the one still standing on the old Descharme lawn...
...damerikanische Bank of Berlin, rose early last week, told his wife he was going for a walk in the garden. When breakfast grew cold on the table his children went to look for him. They found the body of Wilhelm Tang hanging from the branches of a pear tree...