Show i Red Tape In France little tittle monument to French to-French A curious 0 red tape Is fa to be seen at the Petit Palms Palais The clock in the building has marked the same hour for tor the last 13 years although it is In perfect re reo pair The explanation borders on the ridiculous At the close of the Paris exhibition 13 years ago a busybody of an official of ot lal stopped the clock for no other reason than that the exhibition was closing dosing Its gates Since then it has remained stationary for the simple reason that it does not appear on the thel l list cf clocks which the official clock winder to the municipal council has to attend to and until some Bome- Bome parti particularly energetic member of the council attends attends at at- tends to the matter the present state of ot affairs Is likely lIkey to continue |