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the Anglo-American speakers dropped their ' h's,' 

 Mr. Chamberlain's countenance was sphinx-like in 

 its lack of expression. When John Lawson com- 

 pared Cromwell to Christ, he stared vacantly at the 

 chandelier, and it was only when Select Councilman 

 Freeman launched forth into a bloodthirsty defence 

 of war, that his lips showed visible signs of his in- 

 ward amusement." 



As regards poor Bergne and myself, the following 

 is the impression we left on the mind of the repre- 

 sentative of the aforesaid organ : 



" Messrs. J. H. G. Bergne and W. R. D. May- 

 cock, Mr. Chamberlain's assistants, were the next 

 speakers. Without their greatcoats they differ 

 greatly in personal appearance. Mr. Bergne is an 

 old-looking young man with a reserved air. He 

 sat through the speeches with one leg crossed over 

 the other, gazing at the toe of his patent leather 

 shoe. Mr. Maycock, on the contrary, is large 

 and oval, with more the air of a club man than a 

 diplomat." 



This function over, we walked across to the 

 Horticultural Hall, close by, where we found an 

 assemblage of some two thousand members of the 

 Order of the Sons of St. George. The Grand 

 Secretary, Mr. Williams, introduced Mr. Chamber- 



