Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-17

Two kinsmer of Robert Louis Stew enson have just received horors. His biographer, MT. Graham Ealfour, has been knighted. to the great pleasure of his many friends who are proud of his work for education. as well as of his charming biography of R. L. S." Lieut. Col. Arthur M. Bafour, who has received the D. s. O.. is a cousin Lewis Balfour, minister of Colinton, a place full of "R. L. S." memories. Stevensons name was spelt Lewis
 till his early manhood ~~
 A very worthy little effort that ex
 plosion of ours this week. which MT. Lloyd George heard at Walton Health but compared with what nature can do in this direction, a popgun affair When Krakatoa blew her crazy old head off four and twenty years ago, her rage was heard 5000 miles away. Her comminuted dust drifted, miles igh, round and round the earth, for three years, and gave Us such sum- sets as had never before been re- corded. As to damage, the vixen set up a wave which rocked the waters f our British lakes and swallowed 800 vilia ges and 36, 500 people in Java and Sumatra.
 Three years ago the little Bosnian town of Serajevo was early astir de termined to make the visit Of the Austrian Archduke a notable event in it's municipal history. Little did the :nha bitants think as they hung up their national flags and banners that before many hours had elapsed an event would have happened in their midst which would make the day memorable not only in local history but in ,he history of the world. Be fore the Archduke had been an hour in the town, the spark had been fired which set a country, then continent 1-1T roy-fd q bomb thrown at the royal carriage was the beginning of the greatest struggle in the history of mankind.
 The Bishop. of Hereford, who has signif1ed his intention to resign next spring, if his health does not inn prove, is one of the many clerics who have taken high episcopal office after a successful career in the schools For 16 years Dr. Percival was head master of Clifton College. then serv- ed eight years as president of Trini- ty College, Oxford, and eight as head of Rugby. His life at Hereford, where he has been for 22 years, has been dis ism and his great fights for educa- ton. He is the oldest spiritual peer now sitting in the Lords.
 Parisians8 remark on Pershing's likeness to their late popular General and Military Governor Gallieni. The i American Commander nChief they say. Las the same alert and energetic face; in consequence he Is extremely synp athletic to them. There was a, pretty little scene at the Opera Cornique tHe other evening, when the General and his staff attended a performance of the charming opera "Louise," which deals with scenes in a workgirl's life. Some mindinettes'' who were present offered flowers to the. visitors. "So you are not on strike this evening"" observed the General with a humorous twinkle. There, will be no strike whilst you and your soldiers are here" declared the young Pariesiennes, in the real spirit of the Boulevard
 Even Mrs. Amelia Bloomer would be astonisheds if she could see what numbers of the fair sex are today wearing the light graceful and con- venient dress of which she was the high priestess- The dress advocated by Mrs. Bloomer was first brought practically before the world at a ball held 66 years ago tonight, at Lowell. Mass. But, like many other per. formers, Mrs. Bloomer lived before