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aCat." and that he suggested the
election cf President Harrington be
made unanimous.
With q three-times-three that made
the ceiling OF the Young hotel ban
quet room culver, this action was
recorded
In all 1873 votes were cast, and this
:arge turnout CT members, together
with the number of invited guests
present, filed the big room to capae-
ity. There were some close contests
fer the other oI::ces Of the club, and
fer places en- the executive committee,
showing that the choice between good
men was hard to make.
Governor Pinkham was urged to say
a few words, and that he touched a
popular chord was shown by the en-
thusiastic cheering that greeted him
as he resumed his seat.
Il am glad to see Honolulu and the
islands get this come-together, get-to-
gether spirit" said the governor. The
result, not only to you here, but else
where, viii be marked and gratifying
Hawaii is in a unique position just
now. We are on a stage, in the center
of world events. If we were any
where else. we might be a county, or
p,,rt If a county, but here in the
ilEid-Pacifc with the Panama canal
as good as an accomplished fact, we
hold the centeF of the stage. We are
not going to lose the inspiration by
the. time the ships begin to come by,
and soon We will have the rest of the
world sailing round us, and watching
the progress Of the play"
/ Touching on the carnival, the gov
ernor said that it would afford enter
tainnfent to thousands. and was un-
doubtedly valuable asset to the ter
ritory. - =
"As to the AID Club, l might say
that 4 heye never heard such bat
terry of cheers, and that / like the
spirit you all show, said the governor
!, in closing, -. ~
/ ); Reports eff the, secretary, and the
chairman OF the committee that has
in, hand the financing of the carnival.
were read, and received with great ap-
plause. ~ %
Secretary LeVenson's report showed
that the All Club now numbers 435
MEMBERSHIP which 1863 are resident of
Honolulu. The. club has grown from
a mere handful of enthusiasts to one
of the strongest factors in territorial
affairs, and President Harrington gave
it as his opinion that the, membership
would reach 1000 during 1914...-,.- =
: H. L. Strange announced that $50
statesmen would be at work tomorrow
floating Carnival stock. He read an
report on the work of his
special committee The entire sales
force IS to meet at the sixth floor din
ing-room of the ! Young hotel this
evening at 1880 to perfect plans for
TIE selling campaign. ~
/ Several guests, from as widely sep
aratede points as Sydney, Australia
and Ehicago,s Ill., were present, and
their exchange Of ideas with the local
members was much appreciated.
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SIERRA PASSES
THROUGH worst
OCEAN WEATHER
Continued from page one)

the storm was at its height, Mrs.
Simmons IN the performance Of her
duties vas thrown Violently TO the
deck and met with q series Of in
iurieS, the bruises received on the
head being in the nature Of a COM
pound fracture. Irs. Simmons was
obliged to keep to her stateroom and
was under treatment by DR.. G. A.
Maekechnie. the ships surgeon, for
the remainder of the voyage.
Never in the history Of the Sierra
In the Pacific, has that vessel met
with such a strenuous time, accord
ing 20 reports, brought by her Off
GERS. The steamer was practically at
a stRnd-still for "a hours, while gales
ragged and seas covered the forward
deck to a depth OF many feet.
Purser Sam Williams. was washed
out Of his quarters The office, fittings
were damaged through the rolling of
the ship or the quantities of water that
found its way into the apartment.
Williams, appears to have been born
under o lucky star, and while he was
exnosed to many dangers in hts eff
forts TO care for the delegation OF
passengers, he claimed to have met
with no serious personal injuries I
The Pacific Mail steamer Persia,
following the Sierra from San Fran
cisco. did not escape the ravaHes Of
The storm by any means. That YES
sel is said to, have been passed nv
the Oceanic beat the second day out
from the Golden Gate.
The Oceanic wireless, staff recelv-
ed a message from the Pacific Mail
steamer Korea thatrin steamfng from
the Orient for San Francisco, follow
ed the great circle route, in which
that vessel was reported in latitude
As North, and hucking a gale that had
reached the velocity Of 80 miles an
hour. Twelve cabin and few steer
age passengers were endeavpring to
keep warm under trying conditions
The Sierra landed 81 cabin and IS
steerage passengers at the Oceanic
wharf this morning "A large mail
was transferred to the local postal;
officials in the shipment of SIT sacks
Of correspond ence; second class and
parcel post matter. 100
The 1899 tons OF cargo included a
half dozen new automobiles. /
The stean1ihg time according 10 1.-THE
log maintained by the officers Is CIV
en- ats days, Is hours and Is min
utes. e. ,
Passengers stated that mountains of
water broke over the promehAde and
lower decks. The forward portion of
the Vesselais said to have suffered the
most. The vessel reached port with
a portion of her jack staff gone
Two new wireless operators are In
stalled in the Sierra. y
It was stated today that the delay,
in arrival Of the yesseiaWill not eff.
feet the departure of. the Sierra for
San FRANCISCO next Saturday
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PASSENGERS ARRIVED

Per str. Mauna Kea from zHilo and
way ports. From .Hilo-J. A. Allen
w. E. Dougherty, A. G. Baker Jno
4. Baker H. Loaisson, e. B. Wagner
Reeves and wife, n. F. Wauerh
mann, Mrs Sam johnson and son
Master c. Alden, Master C. -Canario
IL. Moir, g! Moir, R.eW. Filler, Misses
Glib t2), L. Schmidt, Geo. H. Robert
sen, Miss D.. Lidgate, Miss NJ Nc
Clenan, III. S. Richard, Missg L. Ka
1nakawiwioIe, Mrs. L. TIllock, Miss
Stubblebeen, Mrs S. Vowel, son and
servant. Ensign. G. d. Stiles, L.. r
Dwyer, Master T.. Perry, NJ. Andrade
Mrs. W.. a.. Crozier and son, e. J.
Lord, F. Malone, III. Holmes, Misses
Pritchard (2), Miss H. B. Oliver, J.
H. Bates and wife, Master Bates
Miss M. Forrest Miss c. Reid, Miss
M. Gilman, Miss L. Anterior, Miss
Ingalls,, H. Cullen, j.. NJ. Pereria and
wife, D., Borden, G. All Lee, U. Dias
Master J.. Serrao, M. Baptiste, Miss
H. Loekington. ....
From Bahaina-Miss r: Sato, Miss
4. 10kamura, Miss H. Teraoka, Miss
l.. Pail, Miss F. Davidson, Miss NJ
BARKER, Miss 81. McCubbin, Mrs. G.
H. Dunn, Miss G. Case, Miss I. r
Aiken. Miss nj! Farden, Misses Seong
~, H. A. Hardy, s. r. DcWdle, D. l.
Meyer, T. Schmidt, r. Devauchelle
!D-iRaeogT. Akb Rev. NJ. Tasakis NJ fss
NJ, Inouye, Miss H.. Michibota,
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-. PASSENGERS BOOKED.

= Per str. Kinau, jan 6.--M. A. Nico1I,
Q. w. fiufse, Mrs. A. n. CareatRzsky,
Miss e. Bishop, Mrs. e. Bishop, Mr..
and Mrs. r. j. Matthias, Mrs w. T.
Raposa, Mrs Chas. Wal, Mamanaki,
las, Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. George Buck
holtz, John H. Bole and wife, Miss NJ.
Brown, Mrs. Y! Fiikusl1inaa, G. O. Hot
tel j. P. Farley, C.. H. Afspaugh, Mrs.
K. e. Kejuna, Kim Sac San.
Per str Mauna Loa, for Maui and
Hawaii ports, Jan. 6--Mrs NJ Rich
ards, Miss C. Thompson, Miss F.
Asam, Miss A. Hose, Nj. Osaki. Miss
M. A. Balm, Miss H. Luis, o. A.
Berndt, R. A. McWayne and wife, A.
L. Greenwich, James Ako, w T.
Frost, Miss Laura Kaai, Mrs. Rose
Chang and infant, j. G. Smith and E.
HenriqueZ. -.
Per str Mikahala for Maui, Molo-
kai and Lanai ports, Jan. 6-Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Brown, DR.. Hayes.
Per str. Mauna Kea for Hilo and
way ports, Jan. Judge Kingsbury
and wife, C. F. Drake, c. A. Butland.
Mr.. and Mrs Chillingworth, A.
W. Kampschmidt, Judge and Mrs.
Kingsbury, John C. Curtis, Lieutenant
Bump, G. Marshall, F. J. Bindeman,
DR.. Raymond, Mrs r. C. Stackable
and infant, Mrs. H! H. Harper, o. ].
Whitehead, Miss 'Kawainui, r Heen,
Ug Yuen, F Fl. Shanks, Miss Mari
ner, H. W. Waymept, r. S. Hansen,
Chu Chang, Kifchi Hauasaki. Miss
Sara Clark. Mrs. A Abreu and infant,
D. Leitn, Mr. and Mrs. E. Hutchins,
Mr.. and Mrs. w Fl. Lorenz.
Per str Mauua Kea for Hflo and
way ports, Jan. 10--R. w Filler,
Major Penn, Admiral Moore, Mrs J.
s. Graham, Miss A. n Thompson,
Mrs. Mathews, Mrs. Wilson, A. w. T.
Bottomley, Mrs. W. H. Crozter and
son, ]. G.. Curtis.
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MATs0NAlS
NOW ATSAN
FRANCISCO
go q 80 = - - - J

Completing a voyage from Philadel-
phia and New York through the straits
Of Magellan, to San Francisco, the new
Matscn Navigation liner Aatsonia, ar
rived at the Golden Gate city this
morning, according TO cable received
from Captain Peter Johnson, veteran
mariner and weIl-known Shriner, who
is now in command of the latest addi-
ton to the Matson fleet
The WiIheImina, following a pas
sage across the Pacific from Hon olulu
Is reported to have steamed into San
Francisco at the same time.
The presence Of the two largest
steamers in the Matson service was
an occasion Of an ovation in shipping
circles there. '-
The Matsonia made the trip from
the Atlantic to the Pacific in a trifle
under AZ days.
A wireless message from the new
Matscn Navigation liner Matsonia was
picked up BY Kahuku station last
night. the aerogram stating that the
vessel was 566 miles from San Fran
cisco and steaming through favorable
weather with a view OF making port
about on scheduled time.
Captain Peter Johnson, former mas
ter OF the Wilhelmina, and now in
command of the Matsonia added, Best
wishes to Honolulu; we are all well on
board - =. ss.s-- r rs ~
The Matsonfa Is due TO arrive here
on a maiden voyage on February g.
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ARMY AND NAVY NOTES

There has been a large increase
recently intthe number of young men
offering themselves to the army re.
cruiting officers for military service
Last month there were 5000 applica.
tons, 1000 more than ever before re
corded for a similar period In time
OF peace. No longer is there any
apprehension on the part or army Of
ficers as TO the possibility Of obtain
ing ali OF the recruits needed to fill
the ranks 70 full authorized strength.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-06
chiyo Maru Due Friday.

The Japanese liner Chiyo Maru
from the coast of Asia, is due to ar
rive at Honolulu Friday noon, accord
ing to a late wireless message re-
ceiyed at the agency of Castle and
Cooke This vessel is bringing 1873
Asiatic steerage passengers for HO-
nolulu The Chiyo will be discharged
Of 500 tons of Oriental cargo. and
while here will take on about 800 tons
of fuel oil The Chtyo Maru left Yo-
kohan1a with 345 passengers OIL board.
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The schooner A. F. Coates is num-
bered among the sailing vessels en-
route from the Sound to the islands,
and due to arrive here within fort,
night
Rough weather is believed RESPONSE
Bile for the delay in arrival Of the ship
Falls Of Clyde, which is reported to
have left Monterey q dayB ago with
a shipment of crude oil for the local
branch of the Associated Oil Com.
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METEOR0l oGlCaL .
SUMMARY FOR THE
MONTH OF DECEMBER

The following data. summarizing
the weather conditions at Honolulu
during the month of December. 1918,
are taken fromrith the records Of the To-
cal station of the United States wealth
er bureau, of which William b. Stock
man is Director IL y -
Atmospheric Pressure (reduced TO
sea level; inches and hundredths) -
Mean 80. o.; highest 80. IL. date 18th;
lowest 90 .95, date 5th
Temperature - Highest 81, date Cd;
lowest 63, date 18th. Greatest daily
range Is. date 10th. Least daily range
.lnAn d - l. Il.
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VESSELS To AND
FROM THE ISLANDS
..1 > .-------%
Especial Cable TO Merchant
Exchanged :,
TUESDAY. Jan. 8.

: - r. Tuesday, Jan. 8.
SYDNEY - Arrived, Jan 5; S. Ven
tnra, hence Dec. %. >~..u..,
SAN FRANCISCO - Arrived, Jan. s,
$3.50 am. SIS. Wilhelmipa, hence
Dec. 81. =. g.. =
PORT SAN LUIS - Sailed, Jan. 6,
ship e. M. Phelps for Honolulu.
WILLAPA HARBoR ~ Arrived, Jan.
6, schr Repeat. hence Nov. %.
ACFOgram
S. CHIYO MARU - Arrives from
Yokohama Friday noon and FRO
ceeds to San Francisco about Satur-
day morning; 500 tons cargo for
Honolulu.
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Normal for this month. ~ g Absolute
maximum for this month for "a years.
"a. Absolute minimum for this month
for "a years. So. Average daily excess
of this month as compared with the
normal, o. Accumulated excess
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Honolulan WIN rake Little SUGAR.

a Smdu amount OF sugar VIII ne
included in the cargo taken by the
I Matspn Navigation steamer Honolu-
Ian IN departing for San Francisco
this evening. The vessel was supplied
with q line OF island products at IA.
hulni. and at Honolulu was given
shipments OF bananas, pines, coffee
and shndries The HonoluIan is sched-
uled to depart at six o'clock The
vessel is to depart from the railway
wharf
Mshns kes Meets Much rain and
Storm. ~
Reporting rain and strong north
winds and sBells along the coast OF
Hawaii. officers In the lntersIsland
steamer Mauna Kea stated upon arr
val this morning that the passage
was Tar from being pleasant one.
Pufbef Phillips has recovered from
3n5ut1ek TeeeiSed ut Hflo and was at
his post again Phillips was obliged
to lay OF for one trip. The vessel
brought q small consignment or
freight, including shipments OF poul.
try. 10 cords Of wood and 123 pack
ages Of sundries. The Mauna Kea
will be dispatched for Hawaii at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. taking a
Eoodrsizedl list of passengers.
- is5tss ID, gssgs4 tt4
Eshs Passages fof WfndJammers:
The storms that have prevailed or
the coast Of California and extended
lar into the Paeific are held RESPONSE.
Die Tor the long passages now made
by several sailing vessels bound for
Honolulu and Island ports. The
schooner Annie Johnsony sailing from
San Francisco with general li1erchan.
disc Is days ago, IS destined to pro.
coed to Mahukona. At the time tho
Mauna Kea sailed from Hilo, the An.
ME johnson had not been reported at
the Hawaii port,
With humber and other lines OF ma.
terial the bark Albert sailed 26 days
ae6 from Port Ludlow.
Z
Korea VIII san on Time.
J The Pacific Mail liner Korea il ex-
pected to sail from San Francisco
for Honolulu and the coast Of Asia on
time, the vessel to carry big throng
cf passengers A report received at
Hunolnlu today states that 200 passen.
gers have been booked at the coast
/. for the islands and to the Orient The
liner was due to have reached san
Francisco from the Far East yester-
cay with II cabin passengers. The
light list Is accounted for IN that the
Korea sailed from Yokohama BY the
great circle.
The schooner Halcyon, en- route to
I, Hilo, is reported as 80 days out from
Eurekass The vessel carries asship
rl6nE u lumber and other material. !,
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Entered Of RECORD Jan. }, 1919,
from 1850 a. m. to 1850 D. m.
Charles MulleitneE to X Mimi -. ]
Wong Wong to Eeong Sam -. Bs
Land Court
A w Games ct al Trs to Trent
Trust Co Ltd .le. ....!..,.. 1
Entered of Record Jan. 5, 1914,
from $3.50 a. m. to 1880 a. m.
Kapiolani Estate Ltd to James
ANU - 30. .'.'s. ss..-,'...' L
Mrs Mihana All ct al to 0laa Sn-
gar Co ltd =. ..-...... ..... On
Maka Kauina etaal to Olaa Sugar
Co Lid ..5,.s.. ....,.. ..ss.... ........ CN
T Katasana to 0laa Sugar Co I
= bLQ IN
K Hayashi to. olaa Sugar Co Ltd. Gu
sK Asato to- Olaa Sugar Co Ltd. CN
UshiJiIna TO oaae Sugar Co Ltd. CN
Fanny StFa1ch ana hsb to Mar
/. gaTita FsCahiafa i. az. "a l...1
+. --~=4-------- - ---z---------~
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month. 3.59 Deficiency this month
jas compared with the normal. 800.
Accumulated deficiency since January
1, IL. SO. .-
Wind Prevailing direction, north
east; total movement 534s miles: ay-
Ierage hourly velocity, -: maximum
velocity Qor five mfnutesl. SO miles
per hour, from northeast on 9th.
Weather-Nu Number OF days clear Is,
partly cloudy 3. cloudy 6, on which
.01 inch. or more OF precipitation oc-
Cured I.
Miscellaneous Phenomena (dates OF
Lamar halo. 5th. 18th.
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since January !, Ita. Average daily
excess since January I. 0.3
Precipitation Total this month.
|a.52. Greatest precipitation In %
hours 0I9. date 18th. Total precipi-
49, 4 q
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sTaR.sULIETIN GIYes YOU
T0DAY'S NEWS To-Day.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-06

The petit jurors in z. s. District
court will be called January instead
Of January as formerly announced
Judge c. F. Clemens stated this morn
ing that the case set for hearing or
the latter date is to be disposed of
without the aid of jury and that the
jurors therefore will not be required.
Until January 8.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-06

The sami-annual accounts OF CLERK
A. f. Murphy, of the T. s dis;ric,
court we're approved by Judge C. f.
Glen ons yesterday, and were forward
cd to Washington today.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-06

The federal grand jury convene
: this morning. The nature of its inves
LEGATIONS is not known publicly
. though it is thought, from the person
rel of the witnesses awaiting a heat.
! ing before the inquisitors, that the
statutory charges against Joseph
Doyle, the bartender, are under cor
sideration.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-06

The schooner Halcyon, en- route &c
Hilo, is reported as 80 days out from
Eureka.s The. weasel carries asst1ip
mont q lumber and other material. |.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-06

The pablo schools OF INC tcrrI:ory.
and many private nst.t.,icns. cp.EaG
yesterday morning for TIE swrinC
term. A slight increase in attendance
has been repOrt('.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-01-16
A HUMAN Ao-IARVuM.

A scientific examination of aman of
strange powers who has. been giving
in Munich exhibitions of swallowing
frogs and fishes md bringing them
forth alive, has been reported by a
German physician AS many as
thirty exhibitions were given daily.
He first drank water by the quart,
then swallowed about twenty frogs
or gold fish in succession. and while
serving as living tank for these ami
mails he moved about freely and con-
versed. Then, by an inaudibel eff
fort, he caused the creatures to es-
cape singly, after which he brought
up the water through a tube, aiding
with pressure by his hands The ex-
hibitor was a quiet, naturalappear-
ing man OF sixty-three, small but
well-nourished, and his powers of ru-
mination. evidently inherited, was
nvorcieod when bow as a trick, and
'-e~ &c 2 source of income. The x
avs revealed only ordinary healthy
'~enne Tho stomach seemed even
nrller than FORMAL. and the digest
W" organs and esophagus showed
"O'hirg unusual 1t was concluded
hat the stomach simply had abnor-
nal elasticity.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-01-16
THE FEBRUARY WoMAN's
HOME COMPANION

The February Womans Home Com
panion contains a remarkable contri-
button entitled why Fifty Women
Do Not Go to Church" The author,
Bruce Barton, has made specific in
quiries of hundreds of women on the
subject of church-gOing and has a
mass of concrete evidence of great in
terest and significance. tn article
is to be followed by another entitled
WHY Fifty Women Do Go to
Church"
Other notable contributions to the
February Companion are: What /
Have Learned About Canned Foods -
by Christine Tribune Herrick; "How
Children See With Their Hands
by Mary Heaton Worse; "The Uses of
Biography" by Charles E. Jefferson;
1.-The Worlds Greatest Paintings"
by Laura Spencer Portor; What Is
the Ideal Small House?" by A. Ray
mond Ellis; What Every Baby
Needs" by S. Josephine Baker, M.
D., in the Department for Better Ba-
bies; and "The Fun of Garden Plan
Ming" by Frank A. Waugh.
Lively fiction is contributed in a
variety of fields by Grace Ellery Chan
ming, Mary Heaton Worse, Edwin L.
Sabin, Myra F. Cutler, Fannie Hea-
slip Lea, Anna Mcclure Sholl and
Juliet Wilbor Tompkins.
For younger readers Rose O'Neill
contributes "The Kewpies and Little
Peggy and Kewpie Valentine; A.
e. Swoyer describes "Toboggans and
Bobsleds That Clever Boy Can
Make; CLARA Andrew Williams and
George Alfred Williame contribute
"The Adventures of Jack and Betty"
In the Cooking, Housekeepin and
Fashion departments appear a great
variety of practical and entertaining
features. Special art features and a
musical composition complete a very
beautiful and entertaining number.
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ADVERTISING RATES

Display Advertisements. $1.O0 pei
inch for first time; 50 penis per inch
each subsequent INSERTION.
Reading Notices, 10 cents per line
each issue: reading notices in black
type. 20 cents per line, each issue.
Cards of thanks. calls or candi.
dates, obituaries and resolutions, and
similar matter, 10 cents per line.
Special rates for large advertise
mnts and yearly contracts.
The right of publisher Is reserved
to decline any advertisement or other
matter offered for publication.
Space Is newspa PERI stock in
trade and source of revenue
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-01-16
$500 LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN
THE WORLD; ENGLISH LEADS

There are approximately $500 Ian
guages or dialects spoken in the
world, English leading them all in
the number of persons using the
tongue.
1t is estimated that over 13O, 900, 600
persons speak English, while 100000,
600 persons converse in German
Russian is spoken by some 10000, 900,
while 45,000,000 make their wants
known in French. The Spanish Ian
guage is spoken by 40,000.000, Italian
Nv "".n0O,000, and Portuguese by 49,
100000.
English is spoken by 100000 in
the Dominion of Canada, by 100000
in the West Indies, by 100000 in
Australia, by 100000 in East India
and by 3S,090,000 in the British Isles,
not forgetting some 100000 in the
United States.
German is poken by 100000 in the
United States; the same number of
persons use that language in Switzer.
land; 100000 use it in Hun
CARA and 100000 speak it in the
German Empire. In. Belgium. where
there was a movement on foot to
make it popular, but 10000 persons
make use of 1t.
French is the regular means of
communication between 100000 per.
sons in Belgium; between 100000
persons in the United States and Can
ada and similar number in Algiers,
India and Africa. 1t is spoken by
100000 Swiss and the same number
of Hyatiens. In Alsace-Lorraine 200,-
600 persons still make use of it, and
in the mother country SO 100000 per.
sons recognize it as their native
tongue.