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·MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1918.
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SCOTTISH LETTER,
THE CHINA MAIL.
(From Our Dien Correspondent.)
INCREASE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.
11,
GLASGOW, July 98. The Agricultural Committees of Scotland have done some very fine work of recent mouths. The wheat crop of Scotland has been increased hy, 16,000
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, acres, the oat crop by 196,000 acres,
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haunts throughout a crowded itinerary beds it dovetails into the mood of the ment." This pallid Waxan image gleaming against its cur tained background may masily have m similar effect. The past ports with the present, and to the server who
INTIMATIONS
carriez memories of the native of MITSUBISHI SHOJI Queen Mary from "langside to the tragedy of Fetheringay, the grave brow and gentle lines ravenfed, by this Mask, may seem as if flushed with life.
THE SMA' PIPES.
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SOLE PROPRIETORS OF
and the potato erop by 23,000 acres.
There is a revival in the manufacture There is some decrease in the barley and sale of toy bagpipes, they are crop, but the net increase in the whole principally banght by soldiers on leave. of these crops is 297,000 acres as comIt is pointed out in the London Press pared with 1917. Considering the vast that, the man who used to vend the difficulties under which Scottish farmers amn pipes is no longer 2 Strand figure, TAKASEIA, COHT, MUTARE, have laboured not only docing the past and these lines from A Street year but ever since the war commenced,
Accommodation in the correcting Steamer from COLOMBO is definitely reserved in added to an increase in the previous
Hongkong at the time of Booking.
On the Australian Route Tickets. Interahangeable with Orient Line.
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MOJI, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA.
Leare Hongkong About
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Transhpinent)
INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS (Non-
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS,
WILL LEAVE DIRECT FOR
KISHIDAKE. TOSHINOTANI
Hawker's Workbonse Lament" Are BOJO,NAMAZUTA, SAYO, KANADA,
"The Strand is little changed, Mary,SHIKNEW, KAMIYAMADA, SIBÀI, |
Being muggy now as then, and OYUBARI COAL MINES. The hansoma rattle in my ar
AGENTS FOR BAKTTO COÁL
Head Office:-TOKYO,
Branches and
Its busmen awear again: But won es got the flower girlst
An' where.-ob, bitter loss:- Is the nian who sout toy tagpipea
Outsile of Charing Cross ?" The "Lily" Chronicle reprints the lines, but does not mention that they were written some sixteen years ago by Mr. T. W. IT. Crosland, now firmly establisheet as a serious poet.
in connectin especially with the pro-published, vision of labour, it is a high tribute to the work of the Executive Committees and to the patriotism of the farmers themselves. This acreaga falis to be
year of 49,000 neres, making an increase in two years of 276,000 acres of and under crop. It is gratifying that this increase has been obtained without any diminution in the total numbers of live stock, The number of cattle in Seatland is practically the same na it was before. There is an actual increase in the number of sheep. Of pigs there has been some decree, but taking the whole cattle stock of the conatry together, it is found that in spite of a very large area takes out of pasture and put under cultivation, there is no real diminution in live stock. All this points to a very satisfactory condi- tion of agriculture in Scotland.
OUR WAR SAVINGS. » Scotland has come out on top in the purchase of War Savings Certificates for the first six months of the present year, with an average of £1 11s. d. per head of the population. This does not take into consideration the purchases
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Dalling at SINGAPORE, FORT SWETTENHAM PENANG, COLOMLOude through banks, agents, or stock
AND PORT SAID.
JARRYING IT AND 2ND SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES,
STEANTES.
PROPOSED SArianno;
Leave 15 Leave Εκανα about
Due t M'SEILLES.
S'POXI abeni
if calling
TH
Due LONDON About
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE 18 TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY, FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge and each Perth Furnished with an Electric Reading Lamp.
Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are fiable to be ancelled or altered without notice
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Consignees are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents segarding arrival of consignments expected of which they have received documents or advice.
Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignees and the Company's Surveyors. Mesars Goduced and Douglas, at 10.a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be proverite within ten days of the #teamer's arrival bare, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
brokers in England, which are included in the English returua: nor is the 24,00,000 sterling invested by the Scottish Savings Banks taken into
account.
DEATH MASK OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS.
Au exhibition is being held at Lang Iside to mark the 350'th year since the ttle which sealed the fate of Mary, Queen of Scota We in the North are atways interested in the memories of that eventful day, 13th May. 1568, the set of which saw the young and beautiful Queen, defenceless and undone," a fugitive riding post-hoste with Land Kerries for the Sofway, he rand, which, after amely 20 years of enptivity, lar Fotharingay. A small enough battle Lungaide, yet a great moment of history. And it is fitting that it should be remembered even at this time of world-wide war, and that the monies raised aboubl be devoted to the purposes of that great war, charity,
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For that Information, Passage Fares, Freights. Handbooks, Dazes of Sailings the Red Cross. ... apply to-
P. L. KNIGHT,
Acting Superintendent.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
(JAPAN, MAIL S.S. CO).
A DISH CLOUT NEWSPAPER The latest number, of the Scottish storical herine records à quaint incident in, the struggle over the new Paper stamp duty, John Lennox, newsagent at Dumbarton and the at Greenock, published in 1840 some numbers of the Greenock Neira Cloud which, being printed on caleo, evaded the provisions of the Stamp Act. He wrote that he was prepared to face "ridicule of our clout as a mere dish clout" in the hope that it might bring the question of taxes upon knowledge to an issue." This hope was fulfilled in
Representatives :- Nagasaki, Karatay, Wakamatsu, Mojl Entre, Kobe, Osaka, Truings, Nagoya, Yokohama, Tokyo. Hakodate, Murozan, Otaru Vladivostock, Feking, Fiestain, Dairas. Tainanu, Hankow, Shanghai, Taipeh, Hongkong. Canton, Haiphong, Maalla, Singapore. Calcutta, Londen
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Western Union and Bentley's.
eo far as his paper was quoted in the Agency for :-THE OSAKA MARINE debates in the Ronse of Commons:
"& FIRE INSURANCE 00.... LTD., OSAKA.
A STRONG ACCOUNT.
Lord Woir, cur Air Minister, talks | straight from the shoulder, and has the For best developed accent that ever came out of Glasgow. Some time ago, an Italian Mission was being lonched by a Government Department, and one of our new generals found himself seated next to a very intelligent, and interest ing man, from whom he learned a great deal about all sorts of aeroplanes and the things that go to the making there of. "I suppose," said the general, "you in Italy do soul-so" "Oh, I don't come from Italy, was the reply: my name is Weir, nad I'm the Director of Aircraft Production:"""".
When the mythical Russians were coming through in 1914, a lot of Scots sokliers were raistaken for asians, by virtue of their accent, But this is the first time we have heard of the Glasgow). accent being mistaken for Talo. English.
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AUSTRALIA'S LATEST WARSHIP.
LAUNCHING OF THE ·· ADELAIDE.
Of all the ralies shore at Langaile, the most interesting group themselves round the elusive and romantic per- |sonality of Mary. Among these the
portraits are oatstanding. The physical "I name this ship adelaide. May she attributes of the Queer have aroused ever be victorious, and may the blessing almost as Fvely a controversy as the of God rest on all three, who sail in her.”. smile of Mona Lisa. The face of that Ferguson at Sydney, broke a
With these words. Lady Helen Muaro fascinating beauty of the Renaissance Australian wine on the bow of Australia's
bottle
of antics with a charm that nobody cannew warship--the sister ship to the Bri fathom. But in the case of the Scottish bae. Certain devices and machinery Queen the problem arises out of the were put in motion, and the great vessel diversity of her portraits. The fairest | klided quietly down the slip into
the and most cruel Queen on earth," rúna water: The launching was a complete. the Chastelard fable, and less than halfes, and was not mirred by a mishap
of any kind ΟΙ dozen of the portraita that can reason-baps 15,000 people on Cockatoo Island
degree. There was per ably claim authenticity depict her na to witness the ceremony.
fait," and if none reveal "cruel," some. The christening ceremony was brief at least suggest wile., But the unique and impressive. As the wine dripped relic of the present exhibition is a slowly over the beautiful wreath which Shanghai, Kobe &*Shidzuoka Mara,
piece of plastic art, the waxen Death was fastened to the bows of the Adelaide 12.620 tons THU 10th Oct 11 am. collection. The vigilant chroniclers tremendous activity commenced. All Mack from the Hamiltor Palace, he order was passed, and down in the Yokohama
benesth slipway, ben *Kaga Maru, 12,300 tons WED, 30th Ost., 11 am. who, unawayed by sentiment, but the chocks were removed without difi- scene of Nagasaki, Kobe & J*Aki Maru, 12,300 tosi SAT., 19th Oct., 11a.m.with a passion for accuracy, have culty. Lady Helen Munro Ferguson was Yokohama 1*Nikko Maru 6,600 pona SAT, 14th Dec., 11am,spacialeed in Queen Mary portraiture, handed a mailet and chisel, with which are all silent on the subject of the Maak. she cut the rope. On the platform all Shanghai, Moji &j
fotomi Maru, 7,000 tons FBL.. 18th Oct
That is perhaps not 10 strange, con- eyes were on the Adelaide. The warship Kobe
aidering that the Mask has not hitherto mored very slowly at first, and ther been seen outside the Palace The gathered speed in a moment. The crowd
burst into great chore,
Hats and London or Liverpool via S'pore,
familiar cast of the Queen's Head taken umbrellas were waved, and steam sirtar Colombo, Delagos Bay & Cape Town
from the effegy on the tomb in Weathcoted as the Adelaide entered the mitiister Abbey is admittedly an water, like a living thing, as if she know Melbourne via Manila Zamboanga,
indifferent likeness, whereas the Mask that she had reached her natural Thursday Is., Townsville, Brisbane,
confirms the character of the few element: The abip shook herself free portraits that are regarded as authentic from her cradle and Soated gracefully & Sydney
and upright on a perfectly even kee'. It representa a gracious regularity of feature, and certainly suggests that
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which there is historic support, which necessarily undergoes modification in the carmined cheeks of the portraits. It will doubtless prove" the object of most concentrated inspection, even though, and perhaps because of a sort of gruesome intimacy. Pilgrims who
times have
the vessel
LOSS OF WEIGHT A SIGN OF DEBILITY.
How Many People are Maintaining Their Strength
happier ia
When you are ill and losing weight. followed the man from Cook's" failing in strength and growing polo through Continental galleries will recall and sallay day by day it is a sign that bi fiuent and swiftly delivered you need more blood
Whatever the cause there can be no platitudes on some masterpiece that relief until the blood is built- leaves you cold, while something loss it will carry renewed life and strengt precious omitted, from his catalogue to every part of the body
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION
"Only a Cough" but you stop it while it is ONLY conigh.
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The Sincat preparation made. for combating severe cougha.. CURES 407 Cough only a cough, Very palatable. AIRY OF ALL CHEMISTS
Piktorer: 0126, and 22.95
strength
A remoly that Broste the decline in health and strength, that begins to restore the weakened muscles and strengthen the nerves, demonstrates at once to the patient that the ammis 38 being overcome, dog that rich red blood is now helping to fight off rheumatism," sciatica, lumbago, and other disesses to which the victim at thin blixd is liable
Dr. Williams pink pills far pale people are a specifle for thin blood, and any illness eansed by a lack of blood will be benefited by a course of treatment with these tonic pills. They contain just the élementa needed to build up the blood and restore lost vitality New onerky circulates through the system, the heart (stops its alarming palpitation, colour
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