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Show Red Tape In France. A curious little monument to French ' red tape 1b to be seen at the Petit Palais. The clock In the building has marked the same hour for the last 13 years, although It Is In perfect repair. re-pair. The explanation borders on the ridiculous. At the close of the Paris exhibition 13 years ago a busybody of an official of-ficial stopped the clock for no other reason than that the exhibition was closing Its gates. Since then it has remained stationary, for the simple reason that it does not appear on the list of clocks which the official clock winder to the municipal council has to attend to, and until some particularly . energetic member of the council attends at-tends to the matter the present state of affairs is likely to continue. |