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OUR AUTHORS. --o- Mr. Somerset de Chair, the 24 c)ar-old author, whose brilliant first novel, "Enter Napoleon," is achiev ing so much success, has had a most interesting and varied career. lie is the son of Admiral Sir Dtidley de Chair, a former Governor of Now South Wales, and spent four years at an Australian school, later enter ing Baliol College, Oxford. Before this, however, at the age of seven teen, heo spent considerable time in Europe, and secured audiences with Signor M.ussolini, among other Con tinental Statesmen. It was then he wrote a book on the world situation called "The Impending Storm." This was published in America and on the Continent, as well as in England, gaining for him the title of "The Wonder Child of Europe." Later he became temporary sub-editor of "The Times," and whilst in this position he published a political ex travaganza entitled "Peter Public." Writing this under a pseudonym, a misguided critic attributed the work 'to Bernard Shaw. . At 21 years of ago he married, spending his honey moon in Corsica and Paris, where he studied French extensively. It was dluring his travels in these two places, that he was inspired to write the story of Napoleon's early ldays. This young man's work so far prom ises for him a brilliant future.