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knight or inan-at-ertna has never the need Of altering the cub-torn.-*, of We anceeior*. Hence the tl tveller from oversea* will do well {l' remember to look "the wrong way" l,,.inre crossing the street.
i> rhaps the next thing that la re-n,,,iked by Canadians ia the absence of high buildings, although this is nionvnpt.to be noticed by our Amer-j, in friends. There are two reasons ].,�� this lack, via.* the nature Of the soli, and the freedom from , .mjting limitations. New York Is l uilt on a comparatively small is-. 1. ,,.1 with bed rock only a short dis-t, .� e below the surface. When the ,.,ry hegan' to grow, it had to grow -u-i." and the bed rock made It pos-sii.)�� to' do so. On the other hand, London was able to spread out, and it;,l(�u was forced to do it, as the siii! under a large part of the city is .r!:,y. or at least swampy. Indeed, the fnimitations of Wren's masterpiece, si raul's Cathedaal, go down a mat-(,��� of five feet only. The result is tint the Dome of St. Paul's the high-j >t point in London, soars upward in'a mere three hundred and sixty-fifebt � a bagatelle to the New yn'rker, who has acquired a perma-ivnt crick in the neck, through look-iitu' up to the Woolworth, Singer^ milI Chrysler Buildings.
The history of London goes back almost certainly to the time of Julius Caesar's landing in Britain. At ;uiy rate, from the time of the Ro-imn conquest under Claudius in 43 AD, there has been an important r.'.u ii Just where the City now stands, v.-i-y early in the 7th. Century, Mel-litus was Installed Bishop of London, in-! tradition affirms that his Cathedral stood on the very site which his , vssor's Cathedral now occupies. Inviting, it may be noted that such inf:�pi!ty is not too rare in England
- Vork Minster recently celebrated � tl:- i3th Centenary of Its foundation.
Th> next item to be remembered i> that'there .are really two Londons. K.!>i there Is Greater London, com-j.;>;!itr what is known as the Metro-I'Min Area; and lying in the heart <<f �ids monster city of six hundred >��! .''ire-miles, is the City of London
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the War at least, was probably wealthiest and most   valuable >'!'.� 'i re mile in the world. The peace i;eater London is guarded by the opolitan Police       the famous* ion Bobby � but the City has � wn Police Force of about twelve ired men, who are entirely irtde-
? nt of the Metropolitan Police, �'ugh they work in ceose co-oper-.:' with it The Metropolitan Pol -
umbers about twenty-three men ; a hundred women), and is un-the direction of Baron Byng of y. the former Governor-General anada,        * . �.
he city of London possesses in the "politan Police one of the finest
� s of men to be found anywhere, specimens physically, they are ited in large part from York-Ulster, and the Highlands. They
squired to pass a most rigid ex-ation. not only in actual police but in the geography of their nse city:   and so    thoroughly nded are they in the latter sub-that during an eight months -nee in London, in which time ; sked innumerable . questions of aerable Bobbks, this writer only *aw a policeman refer to bis 'i^ook for the answer; and was '�" wrongly directed.   Except for special duty, they never carry inns, yet London is probably the law-abiding city in the world, a population of about eight mil--   London last year had about homicides; and in every case a iction wee secured, except where guilty party committed suicide re  his  apprehension.   Further-after
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Lunatics, who are confined at His Majesty's pleasure. The delays and technicalities of the Courts In the Republic to the south of us are unknown in England. The Criminal Investigation r>epai iment (C. I. D.) which- is located in New Scotland Yard, is the very epitome of efficiency; and all over the world, Scotland Yard stands for the best in the Bcietice of crime detection.
London is the history of England (and to some extent of the Empire) made solid and tangible. We walk along the Strand, � which was originally a real strand � toward the City, and up a narrow passage just west of St. Clement Danes, there is a Roman bath, stilt in a good state of repair. Little remains of Saxon London, although the first Cathedral Church, of St. Paul was founded in the year 604. The Normans, however, were great builders, and their first care on settling in any new �pbj�fe was to erect a castle, and then a church. The Tower of London was begun by the Conqueror, arid enlarged by several of his successors. Rochester Cathedral, largely the work of William Rufus, is one of the best examples of Norman architecture. Some of the Guild Halls, and Halls of the City Companies show us magnificent specimens of English Gothic, that most noble expression of the art of building. It must always be accounted a great and irreparable loss, that the Fire of London lp llStf destroyed so many splendid monuments of the past, including St. Paul's and Gresham's Exchange. It Is hard to believe that Wren's buildings � beautiful as they are � can be j�s fine and inspiring as those that fell victim to the flames.
Not less than other more modern cities, London has Its traffic problems. Streets are narrow ^�.including many even of the most important; and they are also extremely crooked. This is true, not only of the City, but also of the Boroughs surrounding. The first glimpse of a London street map, is usually enough to render a visitor speechless,. Nevertheless, despite the streets, transportation within the great city is rapid, safe, and economical. By far the best means of getting around, and seeing the city at the same time, is to travel by bus. These are large double-decked vehicles with the top deck open; and fares are graded on a zone system, and run from %d to Sd. depending on the distance travelled. For a matter of a few shillings, aided by a little study of a street map showing bus routes, the visitor can see 'practically all of the interesting part of London in three or four days. Of course, this gives no time for detailed sight-seeing, but that can be done later, and the busses will give one a wonderfully good idea of London as a whole.
Supplementing the bus services, there is a tramway system, but it is confined to the East arid North of the city, and does not touch the West End at all. In addition there is an extensive subway system, known as the Tube or "Underground," and these offer relatively cheap travel at high speed. No account of London's transportation facilities would be complete without mention of the laxicabs. These travel with almost the rapidity of the Paris cabs; fares are low, and � humourous papers to the contrary notwithstanding � the drivers are almost invariably courteous and obliging. Incidentally, they are not the rapacious rascals that some of the papers would make th*m out to be.
In a subsequent issue, we hope to give a detailed account of sight-seeing in London; and to present something in the nature of a complete programme for a visit there-. This is in the hope that Some of our. readers will find it interesting and helpful in making their own pis as tor trmv-
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