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do, that the paragraph about the cause of the War 

 should stand, I am rather inclined to think that it may 

 be well for me to show the leaflet, as it is, to Mr. Chamber- 

 lain, and ask whether he thinks there would be any 

 objection to the League circulating it in South Africa 

 at the present time. 



If he says yes, the Duke will no doubt agree. — Yours 

 very truly, Robert G. W. Herbert. 



On July 7 he presented an address to his 

 friend, M. Loubet, President of the French 

 RepubUc, who was then on a visit to London. 

 He notes that : " He made a charming answer, 

 holding my hand between both of his all the 

 time." On his return home he found the follow- 

 ing letter accompanying the cross of the Legion 

 of Honour : 



Ambassade de France, a Londres, 

 le 7 juillel 1903. 



Cher Lord Avebury— M. le President de la 

 Republique m'a charg6 de vous porter la croix de Com- 

 mandeur de la Legion d'Honneur. 



Je vous I'envoie en vous priant de la mettre ce soir 

 a votre cou. Je vous prie de m'excuser de ne pas vous 

 la porter moi-meme etant oblig6 d'accompagner M. le 

 President dans ses visites.— Votre bien d^voue, 



Paul Cambon. 



The occasion referred to by M. Cambon for 

 " ee soir " was a dinner at the French Embassy, 

 given by M. Loubet, at which the King and the 

 Prince of Wales were present. 



It has been noticed already that Mr. Frazer, 

 in The Golden Bough, had not been quite exact 

 in failing to attribute to Lord Avebury the 

 credit of first pointing out the distinction 

 between Magic and Religion among primitive 

 peoples. Mr. Frazer was now bringing out a 

 new edition of his fine book, and wrote : 



