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FISKE'
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*KELLY SPRINGFIELD"
WITCH HAZELS.
-BERLIN SALES JOY.
SHOWING EASTERN SHKURS.
FIRST FOR 7 YEARS.
A WINTER SPECTACLE IN KEW GARDENI.
י.
CHITA PEASANTS.
PARTY PROGRIMME.
FINE FLOWER OF COMMUNISM.
THE CHINA MAIL
NEW CUNARDER..
LUKRIOUS STRAMES.
CHINESE DECORATIVE SCHEME,
The biggest merchant ship ever built on the Marvey is the new
GERMANY'S POLICY.
"
ÁME ASSADOR'S VIEW.
"NO TORA, OF NEW WAR.” Chitz, Feb. 19.-The Assembly are busy debating the Peasants' Party
Reuter's representative had an in- programme, the main features Cunard turbine liner Samarin, which terview with Herr Schanser, the which fre
(1) No foreign interference in the has fust been launched. The is German Ambasador, who for the domestic, axirs of the Russian speed of 15 knots. She is one of first time gare for peblication his Far East; evacuation of foreign the new post-war type of apoderate views on the aims of Germany. armies, and recognition by for-sized Hners, and it la declared in ship-
"Let me assure you,” said the eign Powers of the Far Eastern building circles that no more Levia- Republic.
(2) Close relationship between the Far Eastern Republic and Soviet Russia. (3) Equality before the law and
dom of speech,, meeting and com- tination (trade unions). (4) Amnesty of political prisoners. (5) Compulsory military service be tween the ages of 20 and 22. (6) Abolition of capital and corporal
punishment.
(7) Compulsory labour from 18 years
upwards:
(B) Guarantee of private property
except land and mines.
(9) Proportional taxation, oa the
sliding scale system. (10) Government control, and, in case of necessity, nationalization of Factories, banks, and public works.
mand treats the Buler-State as a
21,000 ton oll-fuel steamer, with a
doing 80
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1921.-
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Customers are requested to
apply for our Revised Price
List, which comes into force
on March 1, 1921
THE DAIRY FARM, IDE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.
ECONOMIC RECOVERY,
CANTILE MARINÈS PART.
INTERVIEW WITH SIR ALFRED BOOTH
THEATRE ROYAL
** ARMS AND THE MANA””
OPENING - TO-MORROW NIGHT. The Warvick Comedy Company arrived yesterday by the s.s.
Glea-
than like the Mauretania and Ambassador, "that Germany has no Aquitanin will be built, at any rate idea of looking for a new, war. We for many years to come. The are astonished when we see from Samaria's measurements are: length free-623ft 6in, breadth 73ft. 6in. depth this side or the other suggestions of what we propose to do. Lat te be 45ft.
Our militarists are
• Though comparatively small the quite frank. Samaria will be fitted on a scale of reduced to a position of impotence. luxury hardly excelled by the greatest We have no idea of war now or in pre-war liners. Garden lounges and the future, and ex to France, we will verandah cafes will be a feature, and not, and perhaps this is more the various public rooms have been important, attack France again. designed to communicate direct with Therefore, I repeat, there is no idea the main staircase which leads on to of beginning a new war. Germany wishes to start afresh and is anxions an imposing central hall.·
to carry out the Fence Treaty as far CHINES DECORATIVE SCHEME. The great oral lounge with its as this is possible. I make a reser- delicate Chinese decorative scheme vation here because there are certain will no doubt prove a popular resort points of the Treaty that are incap- for saloon passengers. The public able of fulfilment. It is difficult to rooms will all have small subsidiary explain this briefly, but I would only rooms or alcoves which, whlie form refer to one point, where it is settled
The world part that" must be tara" from Shanghai. Mr. Warwick (11) Parliament to be the only governing part of the general ensemble, will that Germany must refund all the
ing body, all others being super- afford some degree of privacy for expenses of the war. This is obvi played by an efficient Mercantile informs us that the season there has ously beyond, her powers. Germany Marine in the economic recovery of; been the most successful one he has Bubus. Parliament to remain in parties of friends.
The accommodation provided for wishes to come to terms with the the nations was ontlined in an inter- ever had there in fact, so satisfac- continuous session.
first-class passengers includes dining Entente regarding what she shall view given to the Press Association tory was it that it became necessary JAPANESE MISSION OP INQUIRY.
rooms, lounges moking room, garden pay and under what conditions she by Sir Alfred Booth, chairman of the to extend the season. This bas, uz- The head of the Japanese mission, lounge; second-class passengers will shall pay. We are quite willing to Canard Steamship Company, who fortunately, made the company ☛ in the course of an interview, stated: have their, dining room, drawing make all reparation as far as possible, are about to make a new issue of Ettle later then was at first antik- "We have been sent to Chita by the room, smoking room, and verandab but I must lay stress on the fact that £4,000,000 seven per cext, debenture, pated in returning to Hongkong, with Japanese Command for purposes of cafe: while third-class passen-payment should be in kind rather
stock. information, particularly in regard to gers will be provided with dining room, than in money. All this obviously
The war," said he," "proved to the result that this visit will be a
very short one. the Assembly. The Japanese Com- general sitting room and smoking depends on the revival of trade and every nation in the world the Im-{ The season will open, to-morrow. room. All these public rooms will be commerce in Germany, because it is portance of a Mercantile Marine, but might with Bernard Shaw's ** anti- WOMEN HUG, THE LINEN BARGAINS fact, and hopes through the Assembly fitted with a system of hidden light clear that we cannot pay other than to us it proved once more that with romantic comedy," Arras and the to hear the united voice of the Rusing. Pawerful lights secreted in in kind and in money which we out our Mercantile Marine we could Man." It is Shaw at his very best.
the domed ceilings will shed a obtain by commerce." sians in the Far East.
neither live in peace nor fight suc Incidentally it gives good opportunity Berlin is now opening her winter
Dealing with disarmament the cessfully when at war. The British for effective stage settings, the scene "The Japariese Command does not diffused radiance Music in the
Mercantile Marine suffered enormous In various places in Kew Gardens, sale sasson.
The huge department stores of the consider that Simionov's and Kap first-class dining room will be provid- Ambassador said:
"We are loyally carrying out the losses from the enemy's submarine being set in the Balkans. The mili particularly near the great Temperate
endless Friedrichstrasse, of the pen's forces are serious factors, as ed by a hidden orchestra, An "House, the attention of visitors is fastionable Kurfursten Damm, of the they have suffered many defeats and ingenious scheme of fenestration Spa agreement. We have disarmed campaign. So far as cargo steamersary uniforms of the men and the arrested by bushes covered with more humble Alexander Platz, display are unable to reorganize. Japanese with mirrors between the windows the Einwohnerwehr except in East are concerned these losses have quaint costumes of the women lead In each already been made good, but in colour to the eye, while there is abon- bright yellow flowers. At a distance, advertisements covering the whole commercial men are greatly interested will conceal the portholes. The Prussia and Bavaria, states a correspondent in the Morning of their frontage from ground floor in the renewal of trade. The only way third-class sleeping accommodation case we have special reasons for passenger vessels there is still much dance of laughter right through the
at the present Jeaway to cover. Unfortunately the piece. La East
The following plays will be staged :“ Prussia we depreciation of our currency bas Post, these bushes suggest Forsythias, to roof; the newspapers devote half to overcome the difficulty due to the is unusally fine, and will equal that not
secure. "the country and Incrised the cost of ships, as of On Wednesday N. & J. Thorpo- The Last well-known garden shrubs which; their space to the "Inventor" (stock lack of a stable currency is to ex-of second-class berths in any other moment.
first-class, 340 second-class and 1,504 population against new Bolshevik at every hing else, so that every ship Marie's mystery play
оп flower early in the spring, but no taking) sales; and everybody in Ber change raw materials for Japanese ship. The Samaria will carry 326 must
Act," tacks. In Bavaria we meet with the ping company requires more capital
Thursday third-class passengers.
"Captais one ever saw a Forsythis in full in talks about nothing else but the goods."-Reuters.
It is significant of labour conditions opposition of the Bavarian Govern- to-day than in 1914 to carry on s
Drew,"
"When we on Friday bloom in January. Closer inspection bargains to be secured at one or
were Twenty-One" and on Saturday, in England to-day that the cost of ment, based on the fact that in this business of the same sita as before. reveal characters which to nine other of the great shops.
The reason for all this excitement
building the Samaria was more by region they have suffered by Com people out of ten are unfamiliar. The
"The Canard Company," he want the final performance, a repetition of G. $1,250,000 than it should have munist upheavals. Bavaria can be on, cannot be satisfied with the that amusing play "Brown Sugar.” busbes are hazel-like in förm and in is that this is the first time, such
been, owing to the attitude of the easily overrun, and this necessitates level of past achievement, but must The plans are at Moytrie's. the disposition of their branches, and sales have been allowed in Berlin for
workers. W. L. Hichens chairman the retention of a larger number of strive to occupy a portion, at any the flowers are in button-like clusters the past seven years. For the Ger
of Camell Laird, and Company, the police. Our purpose is simply one of rate, of-the place which was filled It is an expensive business nÓg- of three o four, with darkman Hausfrau," who is a born crimson abort sepsis, and from bargain-hunter, this prohibition of
Is mere man a competent judge of builders, explained at the luncheon self-defence, and is in no way intend before the war by German steamers adays bringing a musical compary to every flower there project four narsales was one of the things she a woman's dress? The Executive held to celebrate her launching, tha: ed as a military menace to our on the North Atlantic in particular, the East. Very few people realise it
Committee of the Garden Party Ball; the Samaria should have been com› | neighbours.”
By its association with the Anchor It is said that the Banvard Musical· row, curled yellow petals like strips missed most in the war.
But that is all over and done with held at Covent Garden Opera House,pleted six months ago, but the men In conclusion the Ambassador and Brockelbask Lines to India and Comedy Company is one of the cost- of ribbon. The flower clusters are
with the Commonwealth and Doliest which has visited the East for placed close together on every one now, and Berlin in sale time is in aid of the Actors' Orphanage Fund, employed decided to work five and a said: of the numerous twiggy shoots, so riot of gigantic signs, of faming came perilously near disruption over half hours a day, and to draw eight
There is in many cases a great minion Line to Australia and New some years. "It has cost close upon that the bush looks very lively. colour, of enormous posters. The the problem, says the Daily Tele-hours' pay.
misunderstanding of our position. Zealand, it had a wider sphere of £10,000 and it has been carrived words "Kolossal" billig (colossally
Germany, let me declare to you, is usefulness and duty than ever before not only as smartly produced and These plants have been in the con-
graph. dition described since the end of cheap) appear everywhere, and the
not preparing for war-absolutely in the building up of British Empire beautifully staged bat as "gorgeousty" December, and they are likely to rush for the shops has been so great
no There are hotheads everywhere, trade. We cannot shirk our_respons] dressed. The productions have been but to-day in Germany they do not
the financial done by Mr. Charles Ross of Lon- continue in all their gay attire till that the bargain-hunters are formed February. They are quite hardy, into long anake-like queues under
count. It is a fact that even in 1914
dou who has been responsible for soute of Mr. Albert De Courvilee's West a plebiscite of Germany would have and although their present height in the supervision of the police. from five to eight feet they are likely END OF PAPER BLOUSES.
shown a great majority against war.
End Revues, and the dances and en- Bat we will not revert to that. To-day
sembles by Madam Raymond of the to grow much higher, as in Japan
Price reductions are certainly very they are said to attain a height of substantial. Many
"It is so easy getting money from Germany only wants to rebuild her particularly of Europe, are as great Empire Theatre, Leicester Square. articles are
chumps' that I wonder about thirty feet.
marked down to a quarter of last
co-operation, and friendship with the financial disorganisation in may includes the following principais :----- There are four species of witch week's values.
This is the rektet voiced by world. Again I repeat,
We will countries has checked demand. This Winnie Goodwin,, Viola Williams; hazel, two American, one Japanese, rubbish," says the Berlin husband, ing it.""
Mr. Cleopatra Hurtzman, Chica not and cannot plan any attack check is reflected in a reduced Isabelle Horley, Grace Feathers, and one Chinese, and sa ornamental looking critically at his wife's pur No, no!" interjected Mr. Arthur young and pretty highway against France." Only one other demand for tonnage, with a con Leonard Neville, Adrian D.Ross, "Shrubs the twe from the East are chases. Notwithstanding, the Herren Bourchier. "Their chiel thought, my woman, who, as described in a des matter. We are quite willing to sequent easing of freights.
much the showiest. They were first Moden (men's outfitting) departments dear Miss Laye is invariably of the patch last month, bad been exploiting dissolve
Douglas MacLaren, Ian McLean and our volunteers in East But the reduction in the prices of in addition to this there will appear introduced into this country and in the shops are Hooded with fur poor devil who happens to be paying a scheme of furing unsuspecting Prussia and Bavaria but we think it commodities and in the cost of sea about forty years ago, and, like many collared, frock-coated men eager for for it." Other exotic plants, they are slow to tie marked at 12 marks (12s. Always excepting that select few citizens to empty flats on the pre- is a question of time and not of carriage from the extravagant, levels support the "Landon Beauty
text that she had lost her way, and principle.
reached during the past year is the Chorus" of twelve charming ladies, And general favour with gardeners, nominal), ■ shirt at 20 marks, or a who enjoy the privilege of basking in there abandoning them to the tender
first necessary step to a healthy re-recruited from the Empire," Ambra "and" Gaiety · Theatres. To make a notwithstanding their readiness to pair of boots at 120 marks.
its radiance, free of all duty,"
covery of world trade, on a 'sound become at home here, and their ex-To the British eye, the most amaz. mured the chairman, Mr. Gerald dù
basis. Freights have come down, but theatrical venture a success in India traordinary babit of flowering in ing reductions appear in the women's Maurier. midwinter. When in leaf they might departments. I have seen there
to cover her tracks, she had taken LATEST SHIPPING NEWS operating costs will come dows, too. and the Far East there must be well- Finally, however, everything was!
position as housekeeper. Her hus easily be mistaken for the common quite good-looking blouses for 7 hazel, which, by the way, also flower marks, stockings for 15 marks, and satisfactorily arranged by the accept hand and brother are also in the
ance of a timely proposal that if three clutches of the law, in winter, when their male catkins, overcoats which, from their appear men were to be appointed to judge
confessed called lambs' talls by country children, ance, might be of wool, at 250 marks the ladies' apparel, the adjudication to
The young woman
baving lared more than are commonly seen in the hedgerows. Look closer and you will find that on the male costumes must be left to 50 victims to various places, The s.s. "Loongsang." Capt. H.
Botanically there is a wide the blouse is made of a material
where the two difference between hazels (Corylus) bearing a strong resemblance to
men bound and Simpson, 1,093 tons, arrived this and witch hazels (Hamamelis), and tissue paper, in fact, you soon disco
robbed them and then decamped. morning at 6 a.me from Manila with But instead of expressing contrition, 1,164 tons of general cargo. they owe a similarity of name to ver that the clearance sales signify
she boldly declared: It served their resemblance when in leaf, a dir the end of the "Ersatz" (substitute) GENTLEMAN" BANDIT.
The s... cumstance which led the early settlers system.
"Tuilee," Capt. Masaki, Indeed, special posters
them right."
1,044 tons, arrived this morning at 7.30a.m. from Daired with 635 tons of general cargo..
WOMAN'S DRESS
CAN MAN JUDGE?
1
HIGHWAYWOMAN.
PROUD OF LUBING MEN TO BE ROBBED.
"Certainly not said Miss Eve- lyne Laye, in arging a veto on the suggestion that three men should be held to be competent judges of the best fancy dress worn by a woman at the ball. Nine hundred and ninety-nine men of every 1,000 know neither the first nor the last thing concerning a woman's dress. They the
-
though sibilities, liabilities involved are large-
The boom of afterwar trade ha now given place to the inevitable reaction. The needs of the world,
BANVARD MUSICAL CO.
"Getting rid of war think only of the woman who is wear. why I spent 20 years on a farmeconomic position and live in peace, as ever, but for the time being) The cast, the biggest yet seen here,
in America to use the shoots found proclaim that "after this stock is wild there as divining rods, as shoots disposed of no more of this quality of the common hazel were formerly will be manufactured.”
used in this country, and are said to be In all other departments, too-- used even now. When witches were furniture, kitchen utensils, toys, and believed in, a rod of hazel was used so on-prices which to British purses, to discover them, as it was used later with the benefit of an exchange of as a waterânder. The rod was held i
more than 240 marks to the £,
three women.
*
PARIS ÍNCIDENT,"
POSED AS POLITICIAN HE HAD
ROLFED.
mercies of two men accomplices.
She was arrested at a house where,
All men are the same," she said in the cypical manner of the conven- tional kinema adventuress. They are all ready to take advantage of women, Each was properly fooled. 'Some promised me furs and jewels. I laughed up my sleeve and led them to the empty flat, where
ARRIYILA
WOPLATURES,
The s.s. "Jacox," Capt Appel,
with 2,000 tons of general cargo.
in the hand by a "medium,”. theỷ sppear astonishingly low are the rule. walking, down the Rue Panquet, off my husband and the gand were wait. sailed for Singapors at 3 p.m. to-day seventh son of a seventh son being Fountain pous and gramophones are considered the most certain, and as he walked slowly over the Perhaps the cheapest.
ground the tip of the rod was supposed
· REAL LINEN SEĻOTS AT LAST..
As. M. Fayssat, a barrister, was the Champs-Elysees, early one morning for us ing he was stopped by a man in evening dress and top hat, who held a revolver to his head and said: "Now don't make a noise; just hand
I always kissed them once before leaving them tied up," she added maliciously.......:
WIVES' NEW "RIGHT."
HOME ACCIDENTS.
The s.s. "Eldridge," Capt. "Brooks, called for Seattle via Shanghai et 4 p.m. to-day with 1,000 tons of gen- cral cargo.
CLEARANCES.
The losses of the war must be filed bouses and it is hoped that this made good by the production of the will be the case in connection with fruits of the earth from all parts of the Banvard visit on Monday, March the world. Shipping will therefore 7.
The opening musical comedy is There will play great part in this process of recovery, and British shipping will Plums for Picking."
day, the 12th, at 4.30, the admission will render. not be behind hand in the services it be a reduced price matinee on Satur
The fact, Sir Alfred concluded, being $3, $2 and $1, half price for "that we shall now depend more than children and soldiers and sailors. ever on the service of our shipping for Booking is at Moutrie's. the invisible export which must help to balance our imports and pay for our external debt of itself, assures the future of our Mercantile Marine, unless we are prepared to admit the possibility of national bankruptcy.”
DISARMAMENT.
-
PARTY IN JATAM.
GILAT POPULAR CAMPAIGN.
JAPAN BURDENED, Commenting on the disszement. question, the Ankl declares that the time has come to relieve the nation of the heavy burdens involved in the The expansion of- armaments. ⠀⠀ people," says the Asahi, “must take the situation in hand. The majority of Japanese are diametrically opposed to the stupendous expenditure on armaments. Even wealthy America is endeavouring to reduce her navy : Japan simply cannot waste money on armaments. Japan should take the initiative in universal disarma-
to turn of itself towards the ground, For the Germans the greatest at-
Cleopatra told the police that she thus indicating where hidden water tractions of the big stores just now me your pocket book."
was a simple country girl" till she
Osaka, February 20.-Following might be found. - It is said that in are the linen and cotton departments.
M. Fayssat surprised the stranger came to Chicago to earn her living
the rejection in the Diet, ten days Norwich there are water diviners Since the early days of the war down by knocking aside the revolver and as a waitress,
ago, of his motion calling for the ment.” who ply their calling in these days, to the present time, Germany has shouting for the police. At this the
restriction of naval expenditure The Maisicki similarly voices great- and, what is still more remarkable, eaten off tables covered with tissue man walked away rapidly, and when
The s.s. "Daitoku Maru No. 2," through an agreement with Great distrust of the politicians and says they are reported to be successful paper, used paper napkins, and slept overtaken by a couple of cyclist
Jap., cleared to-day and will' sail for Britain and the United States, Mr. that it is an open secret that Japan's The witch clm and the Rowan or between sheets so patched up, to policemen he declared that there
Tsingtao at 7 1.m. to-morrow, t
Ozaici, the former Minister of Justice, naval programme is based on copë. mountain ash were formerly regarded | darned and mended, that they look must be some inistake. He showed
is touring the principal cities of sideration of the United States is an ‚as preservatives against evil spirits. like "a craży quilt. Now Ben has cards and identity papers describing
".· COMPENSATION DEMANDED,
The
5.5. "Teiresias, B.,. cleared Western Japan in the cause of dis-Imaginary enemy. Such an attitude Evelyn relates that in his day the reappeared and Berlin has a real glut him as M. Stern, the politician.
to-day and will sail for London visarmament. Mass meetings are being on the part of Japan; it asserts, has Rowan was reputed to serve such a ❘ of it
M. Fayasat insisted that the man
The first official act of the two Singapore at noon to-morrow.
held at Osaka, Kioto, Kobe and Na resulted in an increase of armamente purpose, and for this reason it was In the house-hold linen department was his assailant. Notwithstanding women elected to the Kansas State
roya. The editors of the sale arid | fa the United States, planted near to houses and used for of one of the large shore, the this, the police were about to let Legislature is to introduce & Bill de
Mainichi are existing Mr. Ozakl Continuing the Mainichi points walking sticks.
Hausfrauen secured their pale of M. Stern" to when one noticed fining married women as in their
both editorially- and on the pable out that Great Britain has suspended There is no charm against witch sheets for 250 marks (12 10s that he carried a second pocket-book. husbands employ, making the latter "An Imminent salt famine in be-i rostrum.
the building of manet-war, and says craft in the witch hazels; nevertheless nominal). In their excitement none From that it was found that his rea! Hable for any injuries the wives may ing felt in Faishan and the southern For the first time, as regards such that it is the height of felly for the they are good shrubs to plant freely of the women in the long quere of name was Paul Coquart. M. Stern, sustain in the course of their house districts of the province according to meetings, admission fees are being Japanese Diet to reject the proposal in gardens, for when in flower in women would wait for their pur- whose papers he had shown, had haid duties.
vernacular reports and the price of charged in urder to help defray the of Mr. Ozaki, Such action, it asserts, midwinter they strike cheerful chases to be wrapped up, but stuffed been held up by him earlier in further instance of "crank salt is increasing and causing con- expenses of the campaign. The only cause Japan to be regarded as note, and that is worth something them in capacious handbags.
or the night.
legislation, of which the output is siderable hardship among the poor. meetings are everywhere attracting militaristic, and excluded from the international coinity; buťitu rejection. äwhen vegetation generally basi diharged them to them just as they
Constantly increasing, to the impl A catty of saf is, selling in Fabian thousands of auditors, an mal look. The names of the two best were. One jed-cheeked,. fair-haired witch hazels are Hamamelis japonics housewife" turned to a complete The Right Rev. Bishop D. Hence of ordinary, citizens, is a Bill at the exorbitant price of 15 cents Mr. Ozaki prophesies that a reduce does not represent national sentiment, and H mollis. Dealers in carice stranger and excisimed with entha Pozzoni informs us that Father, introduced to the Senate of Utah while in other districts, it is selling tion of naval azmaments will be but merely shows that the Legislature shrub are able to supply, young sisam. Thank the Lord, the war, is Lynch is leaving Manila to-morrow limiting the height of women's show at nothing less than ten cents, per, agreed upon, before the next session at Tokyo is composed of Ignorant
politiciass."-Reuter, heels to one and a half inches.
catty.
of the Diet transdiants of them.
over at last!
by the L. "Taming"
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