Show EXPECT NO CHANCE IN POSTAGE POST AfiE RATES Price of Carrying Mails From England to France to Be BeThe BeThe BeThe The Same HAVE HUNGRY PROCESSION March to Church Services and andAre andAre Are Afe Rewarded With a Subscription BY flY RICHARD ABERCORN Republican Special Cable London Aug 21 The The hopes entertained enter enter- tamed that the tho penny postage would be extended to Franco are arc not likely to bo ho Immediately realized That at least is the conclusion one arrives at after reading the premiers premier's reply to toa toa toa a deputation of or M. M Ps P's favorable 0 to tho ho proposal who waited upon him Sir Edward Sassoon who Introduced the tho deputation pointed out that the tho value of or the commercial exchange between between between be be- tween this country and France was sterling annually and ho he declared that if the government go re reQuired required required re- re a guarantee it could easily be obtained from private sources Ho He suggested that it was absurd to charge rge 6 cents for a letter to Paris and only a n penny for or a a. letter to FIJI Mr 11 Asquith in his said I ld that to adopt the suggestion which had been made would mean that the government govern govern- ment mont would be launched upon an In Inclined Inclined In- In dined plane To give ponny penny postage to France and nd not give It to Germany Belgium and the tho other countries of Europe would be bo invidious and thus the tho adoption of ot the proposal would only mean a European penny ponny postage Nobody would accept a 8 system of G 5 i c cents 1 postage osta e for and Berlin and anti a penny for tor Paris To Initiate penny postage with Franco France would mean a year to the exchequer quel quer and anil to Initiate a system of European penny penn postage would mean meana a loss of a year ear Tho The initial loss on American penny postage was as 1 pounds a n year Last year car at the exchequer we assented to a penny penn posta postage o with the United States of or America we were In the first stage of that great experiment ho said and this did not seem a a. very opportune opportuna moment for undertaking a con contingent contin gent liability which ml might ht amount to toas toas toas as much In addition The exchequer is not at It present so r cl the tho now new claims made in excess excess of of government proposals are un unprecedented in amount The government already mortgaged much of ot the revenue of next year and tho they must be bo allowed th their lr own time thc they pledge themselves to additional steps along a path over 01 which all the civilized nations nations na na- ml might ht sooner or later feel bound to travel A fashionable nervo nerve specialist has just evolved a a. new cure for nervous disorders which seems likely to pack hl his consulting rooms to overflowing with members of the tho fall fait sex Ho HohaH Hohan Hohas has han established tho the fact tact that there Isa is isa isa a distinct mental stimulus In the wearIng wear- wear lug Ing of new and becoming clothes In neurotic cases case ho therefore advises a visit to the dressmakers as ns a a. cure curo for lor depression and the tIle treatment luis has produced tho the most gratifying results to both doctor and patient Whether hether the long IonS suffering husbands ft the tho fair Invalids approve of his method is isan alt 1 4 An establishment has been opened In Princess str street et Hanover square the Dog Shop where one can buy dogs of or all kinds The rhe other day a alady alady alady lady came in for a kangaroo to make a pet of or Mrs 1115 Pearce quickly procure procured procured pro pro- cure cured her customer an animal There is also a toilet saloon where the pets pelf of society Indies ladles may be scented and antI trimmed fitted HUe out with suits of clothIng cloth- cloth big Ing and little shoos shoes to put on when they go out so that their paws s shall hal not soil the lie carpet or 01 the tho cushions when they come in Ono One suit haa Ilas just been finished which is finished with witha a chest protector anti and has a a. pocket with a handkerchief In It It S S Th There re was vas a 0 remarkable le scene Ocene at atthe atthe atthe the the- City Temple when s sOme me 30 men inca belonging to the Hunger Procession attended the Rev Rey II n. J. J Campbells Campbell's mid day service The They marched Into tho the building In a most orderly man man- ner ncr When Mr Air Campbell entered the pulpit ho remarked ed that ho he saw V that there were sonic some unemployed cd men In Inthe Inthe Inthe the con congregation le atlon and ho supposed they had como come for tOl the usual things things- work worl or money In tho the course COUre of or his sermon Mr 11 Campbell strongly strong advocated advocated advocated Socialism as ns tho the only remedy At the close of the service a man inthe tn in tho the congregation stood up and said that ho he knew all about the unemployed ed question and wished to say something At tho the invitation of or Mr Ml Campbell he he- went up to the pulpit and commenced a a. somewhat Involved and spoke so 80 little to tho the point that he had to be asked to close his address He lIe was not one of the unemployed present pres ent and had nothing whatever to do with them bern Mr lr Campbell then In Invited Invited In- In tho the Hunger Men into tho the vestry and talked to them most sympathetically sym pathetically for about a a. quarter of an I hour Several members of the tile congregation con COIl con I also went to the vestry and offered subscriptions in aid of the men Mr Ir Campbell led off of with nith I Altogether about 2 pounds 17 shillings shill shill- ings InS'S was realized With this Mr Campbell the men to CI trot t ta a a. meal After this had been paid for there was about 1 shilling left for each man The Tho Hunger Men Ien purpose purpose pur pur- pose marching to St. St Pauls Paul's cathedral on Sunday Sunda While Inventors In other countries have been buS busy exhibiting balloons and aeroplanes our own experts In the balloon factory at F have not been idle hue Work York has gone Jone on there unceasingly but unobtrusively more particularly In connection with dirigible No 1 This war balloon has been practically re built and though great difficulties have been encountered they have havo ail all b been en successfully overcome and It Is stated that the chief trouble has been of late lato with the tho motor cylinders clInder some of which owing presumably to their light construction have burst Once more the dirigible No o 1 is to be he run runby runby b by an eight cylinder Antoin Antoinette tto on- on gine gino Ine The craft has been lengthened and rigged re-rigged and the closer knit and simpler gear for tor conn connecting tho the car carwill carwill carwill will enable her to travel at nt a higher rate of ot speed The skin envelope holds the hydrogen gas perfectly So great Is the pressure of ot gas within that two men may walk arm In arm alonG alone the top of the Inflated aero aerostat tat Various sets sots of new nen propellers have been tried besides the former shovel headed pattern and tho the revolutions of the air all screws have o been increased It Is claimed that these thee give a thrust of several hundred pounds when whoa In motion and will drive the airship at atthe atthe the tho rate of over 30 miles an hour By means of ot reduction of weight weicht in tho the thorl rl rigging a greater reserve of or lifting power power has been obtained Dirigible No o. o I 1 will carr carry not only two men mun and all the necessary stores of petrol petro Including water for for- cooling the water I II I but jut a n. surplus load of five or six bundred hundred hundred hun bun dred pounds It is thought that thus I renewed and altered she will have an an- effective working radius of ot miles s Tho The loss of weight occasioned b by tho the using of the petrol is compensated for foi b by letting gas sas escape from a subsidiary sub sub- balloon carried in or near neat the car There is also alo a smaller blu blo at Aldershot and with that and No Vo 1 whilst more are building will be taught at once how to manage dirigibles to be ready rend for all event- event Mr Ir Cody has also perfected his ils aeroplane and oneo the engine Is 18 Isn In working n order ho means menns to try its wings Ho Is a s quite confident that he ho can cnn fly with his new apparatus and docs loes not fear competing with either cither Mr 1 Wilbur Wright or Mr Ir Farman Ills friends are seeking sacking to lay lar money that tho tIlo Cod Cody machine will Ill fi fly this month and to a a. greater distance and a aar afar afar far ar higher altitude than has ever been attempted b by any other heavier than air all machine p |