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BARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Router" Service ta the China Mal.) FARROW'S BANK “COLLAPSE.
LONDON, December at. Mr. Thomas Farrow, chairman of Farrow's Bank, was arrested at midnight at his residence in St. Leonards, and conveyed to London to the police station in his own haxurious motor-car.
Mr. Crotch's bail has been reduced to
$30,000.
LONDON, December 22nd.
*__Hr., Farrow appeared at the Mansion House Court and asked to see a doctor as he said he had been meeting imaginary people on the stairs. The case for the prosecution was formally opened.
Mr. Farrow was remanded on $5,000
bail. and sureties.
Mr. Hart's bail has been reduced to £4,000.
RACE RIOT IN BROOMË.
owing to
CIRCUS TOMORROW.
OPENING AT MING TUEN GARDENS.
PROGRAMME OP ATTRACTIONS.
Christmas Day and a circus all in opa! LE that isn't enough to make every kids in the Colony tura somersaults in her delight, then? what is
December 23, 1919, Temperature 60.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
A GREETING FROM ST.
DUNSTAN'S.
[To the Editor of the Chins Mal.]
Str. This is the Season of Greet- ings and Gifts.
May I send to your readers Greet ings and ask them to send to me
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SHAW'S. The high class Men's Wear House. The selection is Absolutely Unrivalled and Everything Bears the hall
To-moto is be a double-bas. Gibs? relled big thy for the youngsters and, for that mater, for the grown-real pleasure. ups, too. There never was a progratitude of the soldiers blinded in perly constituted group who didn't the War for the sympathy and help love a circus) Bostock's Royal which has come to them from all Italian Circus, orginally advertised parts of the World. They carry the open in Kowloon next Monday, has news that all we hoped for from the moved the date ahead a couple of training given at St. Dunstan's is be days. It will open to-morrow, Christ-ing justified by these blinded men in mas Day, and instead of Kowloon, will the very wonderful success that they Quality and Dependability. appear at Ming Yeen Gardens, North are making of their lives.
Point.
I do not think that anyone would
There will be a rousing programme say it gets easier to be bravely blind of attractions, with new acts, ces as the years go on. It becomes easier artistes, and "new animals, in two to do things in the dark, but the de- shows daily, at 5p.m. and 9.15 p.m. įmand on the will to keep pace with MELBOURNE, December 21st. Preceding etch performance, ar 4.30 normal life grows greater rather thau Serious riots have taken place at Broome p.m. and 8.45 p.m. there will be a lessens. Constant effort is extraordi racial antipathy between free outside, attraction that is guar-narily exacting, and it is really Japanese and Malays. One thousand anteed to give specators & thrill. splendid how the men meet this de- Japanese searched the town for Malays This is the sensational Glide Of Life, mard on themselves, keep up their interest in everything and maintain Two Japanese were killed and three
The performed 80 feet in the air. Malays were seriously injured. authorities had to read the Riot Act.
The big show brings many new per- their notable record as workers; some PERTE (W. Austraža),
formers to Hongkong, all of them top-in offices, some practising as masseurs, December 2nd
notchers in their specialties. Among some as poultry farmers, and others
as expert craftsmen. The situation in Broome is now in them are The Flying Arkos, with the
There are still more than five hun- hand. Leading Japanese businessmen
•have apologised and offered to do all is reputation of being the premier Bying dred men learning to be blind in our
act of Europe, is a thrilling and dar class rooms and workshops their power to restore order.
Besides those actually blinded on Japanese rioters and the Malayan pearling performance in the air; the fishers have been segregated in diferent Floretty Trio, in a trapeze act of re- the battlefields, 23,000 men were Whites are patrolling the town markable skill; Signor Marasso, the discharged from the Army with ⚫ great Continental Jockey: Mdile seriously damaged sight, and, unfor
Stella, with her rope of expert per-sanately, many of these are finding formers: the Three Brothers Nelson, it necessary to come to St. Dunstan's. in a Roman Ring Act: Melle Nina and We are dealing, too, with a number James Valencs, classical dancers of men whose health does not enable Spuds and Susie, comedy jugglers, in them to make such quick progress their latest Aes of Jazz Jugglingas others. Malle Berisco, a graceful eques- becomes increasingly difficult to find! trienne; and Caristent, the popular for the men who are ready to start musical clown.
on their new life suitable homes;
camps.
BURIAL OF BRITISH SAILORS. ·
THE HAGUE December 2nd. Corpacs of "British sailors washed ashore on the coast of Holland in war time have been baried at Noordwijk and 'Gravezand. The British-Minister and a representative of the Dutch Minister of the Navy attended both the ceremonies.
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Then there are the old favourites there is the universal shortage of whose return to Hongkong is antici-houses and a great scarcity of soch New Yox. December 2nd. The failure is announced on the Stock rated eagerly by all circus-lovers-small properties as the poultry Exchange of Messrs. Frim. Foster and Maximo Cuban Wonder. more farmers need. Thus the difficulty Lounsberg, who had been actively dealing than ever ok on the Wire "and expense of settling the men has io Vanadium Steels, one of the stocks Spuds, y partners ind' nes increased while we have to face enor involved in the slump. The failure in eccentricities:" "Mlie Lorenz of mously multiplied costs in providing regarded as one of the most important of tragete lane: Giro's Anglo Chinese for those who are our guests, in main-
recent years./
VILMA PLEBISCITE. ·
THE Hierz, December 2nd. The Foreign Minister has introduced a Bill anthorising the despatch of a Dutch military contingent to Vilas as part of the international corps commanded by the French Colonel Chardigny.
which plebis- will occupy the region during the cite to decide the fate of the territory.
TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE,
troupe in new creations; and Signors taining our convalescent and holiday Francesco Trufelli, Giovanni Tru-homes, and in carrying on the ever- felli. and Marco Lusardi, with their increasingly important work of the
After Care of the blinded soldiers. remarkable trained animals.
All in all, ir promises a programmne! Biled, with entertainment, and should attract large patronage.
ON XMAS TOYS.
We have also now to meet the expense of moving our headquarters -the offices for the organisation re quired to look after nearly 2.000 men, and ako the classrooms and work- shops. The House with its beauti iful grounds so generously lent by Mr. Otto Kahn as a Hostel is no longer available: fortunately, bow "This way to the Xmas Bazaar!" ever, we have been able to and for Bezos AIRES, December 22nd..
What memories of Home and our new quarters another house in Four hundred persons were killed in
these words Regent's Park-a place which for the earthquake in Mendoza. Several vil-Xmas shopping do
several generations has been the recall. Iages have been destroyed.
Hamley's, Gamage's; Harrod's London Home of the Marquesses of Selfridges and hundreds of other Bate. The interior has been adapted- places where one may stroll for for offices, and in the gardëns the class- BUDAPEST, December 22nd.
hours, admiring faffy animals and rooms and workshops have been The National Assembly has passed a Cuddly dolls, winding up the re-erected. The place is near" the a Lake on which the blinded soldiers Bill granting a concession to an Anglo-mechanical toys and having Hungarian Syndicate to explore petrol thoroughly, good time, with under have taken so much pleasure in row- and bitumen deposits.
standing attendants near at handing, and both from the point of view ready to come forward if one shows of fresh air and of opportunities for signs of being unable to part with unimpeded exercise the situation is any particular toy.
It is not really the children who This starting again in the creation of a new training centre for the appreciate the Xmas toys.
PETROL CONCESSION.
FIRST TEST MATCH.
IJ
8YDAY, December 14th. (1) England made 281 runs. Hobbs contri- bating 68. Hearne 57 and Hendren 56.
Australia won the match by 377.
There is some confusion in the dates of telegrams relating to the First Test Match, but it appears that Australia went in to bat first and compiled 261 England replied with " 190. Australia made 551 runs in the second innmes. Enxiand scored 81 in the second innings, thus losing the match, as stated in the above telegram, by 377 runa.)..
FIUME ULTIMATUM.
runs
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ideal.
Give an ordinary child a few old blinded soldiers has, however, been boxes or tips or a packet of cards no small matter, and it adds to the and be is perfectly happy. Give him reasons already referred to which (or rather let him take without any prompt this appeal for the generous interference) the bottom of a hat help of your readers.
The blinded soldiers have created stand for a boat and he will spend blissful hours rowing to Shanghai or a magnificent record; the plans for England or whatever place at that helping, then back to normal life moment takes his fancy. N
Thave worked out better, I think, than Of course he enjoys new toys, but anyone dreamed would be possible. be only has a transitory, auection I think, too, there is no one who for them
reafires what the gift of sight means, and what blindness must mean, who would not wish to help on this work which St. Dunstan's has undertaken. I trust that any of your readers-
On the other hand note the fore thought of a parent buying Xmas
Bow December 22nd. Bignor D'Antonio has replied to General Caraglia's ultimatum that he does not recognise the Treaty of Rapallo, and that toys he has decided to resist General Cavaglia. "Jobriregy old enough cow for socordingly, has ordered a stries, land and Mechano," his fond, parent will re- who are so generous as to respond en blockade of Fiume which will be mark, gazing admiringly at the vari to this appeal will forward their cou- absolutely isolated and cus off from alous, pieces and models of this most tributions to me at St. Dunstan's delightful of all mechancial toya Headquarters, Regent's Park, Lon One has an instantaneous picture of don, N.W.L. Yours faithfully.
ARTHUR PEARSON, John F. P. spending Saturday after roon in the nursery with the Me Chairman Binded Soldiers chang which John, once it has been
and Sailors' Care Committee. bought for him, has been found still
November 18, 1920. too young to tackle.
-rečiej.
RHONDDA, COAL-FIELD STRIKE.
Loxoox, Desember 22nd.
BA zeneral strike has been declared in the Rhondda col-field, owing to eleven, men not being reinstated after dismissals. Fifty thousand workers are affected.
WORLD DISARMAMENT.
What a lovely humming top i I really must get that for Mary.". says her mother, though Mary, aged two and a bit, cannot possibly, mani A successful whist drive was WARF KOTOR, December 21st.
By held last evening at the Catholic "pulate it herself, g In the House of Representatives,..
And then the bricks. Of course Men's Club. There was a good atten- Crooks (Remblican) introdriced resalg tion, Authorisine President-Wison, the babies must have bricks, lots of dance, and the arrangements for the invite all nations to send delomites to in international convention in Washington to consider means of securing world die metyksent.
them; and naturally the parents must comfort of the guests were, as usual, show them how to build. But what excellent. The following were the ever the "bables do they must keep prize winnersLadies: 1 Min out of the way until Daddy of File, 171, 2. Mire, Reynolds, 171: 3. Mother have added the fast brick to Mrs Prickett, 168; Booby Prize, Mas the huge tower which tiny fingers are Chersley, 142. Gentlemen: 1. Mr Staching ter knock down f
Murphy, 183; 2: Mr Jarvis, 177; 3. Take the children round the toy Mr Sampson. 175 € Mr Osborné, shops at Xmas time and, though they 174, Booby Prize. Mr Dawson, 133. Wil en by i imitentely, I think you Me R. Spettigue performed the duties will had that the grown-ups are the of MC and the prizes were present-
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