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the most extraordinary man that ever
lived" NJ. Mason concludes.
Result of Bandits Exploits.

One result of the recent motor bandits
exploit is that the so-called Anarchist
brigade OF the Partisan detective force
will have to limit its attentions strictly
to militant anarchists.
Hitherto that section OF police espe-
cially detailed to keep a watch on an
archists has been used for far different
purposes. mainly, political purposes. Up
to the first exploit of the motor bandits
this police section had filed 10000 reports
concerning politicians and journalists sus-
pected of being hostile to the government.
but not a single report concerning any
dangerous anarchist. Some of the re-
ports are stated to be very funny. Con-
spiracies against the republic have been
scented in innocent cafe conversation.
Owing to its scientific methods OF iden-
tification and reference. the professional
criminal stands but little chance. IL is
a notorious fact that the sporadic Of
fender I'm England is usually made 10
suffer for the faults of the regular Of
fender the police cannot catch. but here
in France shat merciful Berenger law
prevents stupid COMBINATIONS
The Paris police system Is more honest
than that OF New York. more merciful
than that of London. There is one flaw
i'm judicial procedure when the "iuges
d instruction" are allowed to do with the
police.
Unite by Wireless.
The minister of the colonies, NJ. Albert
Lebrun, has submitted to the cabinet a
scheme by which the different parts or
the French colonial empire will be united
to the capital by means of system OF
wireless telegraphy. To put into execu-
tipn this project, which was thougnt
out when NJ. Messiny was at the colonial
office will cost something like S2C0o.OOo
1t is held to be justified by the activity
OF Great Britain, Germany and Italy IN
the same direction. start has already
been made with the British program OF
wireless telegraphy, and II is CONSIDERED
probable that before the various govern
ment departments have come to an
agreement on the matter London VIII be
connected with Egypt. India, Singapore.
Australia New Zealand and the cape ~
means of wireless telegraphy.
The German wireless scheme Will coet
So 500 900. and will unite the Cameroons,
German East Africa and the German COL
onies in the Pacific with Berlin. Italy Is
also developing her wireless system
which, starting from the Italian stations'
will pass through Egypt to Canada AUX
Hilary posts will be created In every
country, including France. In establish
ing her scheme France has beeh sup
ported by her colonies, which have con-
tributed out of proportion to their reve,
nues in order that they may be uniteu
to Paris other than by foreign cables.
The president of the republic, who-it
lis useless to disguise the fact-is mace
the butt of jokers and caricaturists 10
an extent unthinkable i'm other countries.
even the United States, has just done
an exceedingly humorous and Partisan
thing. An association of humorous ART
lists has started fund TO support noIhe
for superannuated comic cartoonfsts. the
plight of a funny artist who falls upon
evil days after having made or tried 10
make the pubic laugh all his life Is pc
culiariy pathetic. Ii touched M fal-
Heres, and he has sent handsome DO
nation to the fund.