A
SMART
C
0
R
R
-0
W
LLARS
R
COMFORTABLE
ODDS AND ENDS.
MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.
Wolthy Newedaner Beller.
Missed from his post in the rue
GENERAL ITEMS,
Soap shaped like a bowl of fruit is part of a new scheme of bathroom decoration.
•
SHIPPING.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE GYROSCOPE AT WORK.
QOMPASSES AND ZIARİLMİR.
under an immediate disability with its competitors. Building, even under very much more favoumble comi- tions than existed to day would involve very considerable risk.
Nut only hid they to meet the competition of foreign private enter»
**AFTER THE WAR."
COLONEL REFINGTON'S NEW BOOK.
Liect-Colonel Cà Court Repington, At a meeting of the Glasgow prise, but the Baited States, Canadian in his new volume, "After the War” University Students' Naval Architec and Australian Governments had (Constable, is. net) print in diary tural Society (Mr. A. J. Campbell come into the markets sa trad-16, with form the record of his wandenage and the president in the chair) Mr. P. R. their taxpayer pockets to dip into interviews during last year in Ectope Jackson, of the Sperry Gyroscopes and when required. They did not and the United States. If his present Company, London, read a paper on ants Government subsidy-their ex work in not of each importance as his parience of Goveromoratal participa diary during the war years, it does The Gyroscope at Work" He described the practical application is commercial matter was too give a valuable account of people and tion of the gyroscops to problems convivid in their memories-and-if only events in the new world which the nected with the aeration of ships.all, no matter how humble or exalted war has created. and said that probably the two most they might be, wald appreciate how important practical applications of closely the re-entials of their welfare the gyroscope at present were the were bound up in their own individual effort he tad no doubt of the ultimate gyroscope compass and the gyroscope
tissue ship stabiliser.
Having described the now familiar principles of the gyroscope generally, Mr. Jackson described the gyroscopic compass in particular, and showed how the principles ars utilised for the purpose of this instrument. It was evident, he said from the description
RUSSIAN SHIP'S PLIGHT.
REMARKABLE STORY.
A camus history attaches to s
Some of the most interesting pages are those in which, during a visit to Germany, he examines the German position and gives details of the secret German armamente:
Had not Pratos maintained com- pulsory service and her present large
MONDAY JUNE 12, +192%.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
"
CHEESE
$110
.85
.85
3.25
Gruy re... American Cheddar Australian Edam' (Full Cram) Conlommier (Own make) Picuic
-1
.40
111
.40 jar,
Made daily and ready for the table. Pres ed Beef Brawn... Pork Fies
T
.60 per lb.
.60
25 and .50 each.
Cooked Ham
$1.40 per th.
Army, we should have found Ger- THE DAIRY FARM, 108 & COLD STORAGE"Ċ»., Ltd
many by now rearmed and unready to carry out the treaty. France is alarmed for her intare because of the large population of Germany, ber al- most intact industries and country. obvious revenge st
A live West India szake, 38in. long, which he had given that we had now Russian ship which has been lying at Lepic, which he had occupied for has been can wred in a crate of obtained a real compass, a machina l'Antwerp for the last six months. The and
many yacts. Louis Sexset, aged 74. s Paris newspaper reller. was found dead in his lodgings by the police (mys the Central News), who found concealed in the straw mattress on which the old man had slept 10.000 france in bank notes; some sirty deeds and bouds, and 384 franes in coin. Sensat was in receipt of a monthir dole of 50 Irance from the public
funds.
Our Golden Penny,
OOD+
bananas at Kirkcaldy, Fife.
•
•
Said to be worth £50,000, jewels belonging to me, Galli Curci, the opera singer, have been stoles at San Juan, California.
"Robinson Crusoe " has been filmed and wil shortly be shown in Paris. The four principal parts are played by women.
•
•
•
*
Sir Robert Horne's igrecast of s
The number of wholly unemployed") return of the sovereign may recall that the first regular gold piece struc persons registered at the employment in England was penny! This exchanges on April 3 wsi 1,742,517 became part of the currency in 1257, persons, an increase of 2,753 in one and weighed about 45 grains, being week. the equivalent of 20 of the temporary silver pennies. Its prote type was the betant, a gold piece br longing to Byzantion which had been current for centuries, but the English pensy was a far better. ex- omnibuses. ecuted coin than its original. It ap peared but once in our coinage, and only two or three examples have sut- rived. Jass Dance Condemned
+1
The Washington Beard of Public Horals publishes the report of Dr. McKeever denouncing the jazz dance as the weret enemy of youth, physi- cally, intellectually, and spiritually Jazz music, according to Dr. Me Keever. produces a mental intoxics tion that is often a peculiar admixture- of hysteria and sexual excitement It is frequently to be observed," he states, "that the eyes of an emotional- ly excited dancing girl seem to rotate, while she has a tendency to hang *veluptucadly about her partner's reck and shoulders between the numbers." Unless jazz dancing, neurotic cinema plays, and cigarettes are probibited to boys and gids, Dr. McKeever feels certain that the future of the race is endangered.
·Stinnes' Fortana.
numerous countries.
Despite the cold weather this Easter, 500 000 more passengers that in the same period last yo'z were carried by the London General
which would definitely seek, the steamer is the "Nijni Novgorod," meridian, and in a reasonable time belonging to the Russian Volunteer Association, which was would damp out its oscillations and Fleet repair its position in the meridianal stablished in Russia some years before plane.
From the coumCACFINED:
was
ber
the first opportunity, France is in this learful predicament, that if she leares Germany all her resources to
aid, but Germany, the pay enable her to pay France, she may be
nents ended will have all these resources to enable her to renew
WAT. If France takes bold of these resources, Germany cannot pay France, and France will be financially broken. were
"Were
He says that according to the most trustworthy evidence, Germany last! spring was secretly making submarine parts; and that she was building all- wafer than our planet at the end of metal scroplanes, "lower hat much the war." nominally for commercial purposes.
Blucher:
the war. The gyro compas indicated true of hostilities the vessels of this
that geographical north, so the organisation rendered valuable services courses steered were the chart cour to Russia. When the revolution took the "Nini Novgorod," ses, without correction for variation place
#t Bea or deviation. The compass had a fortunately, much greater directive force than the and the Soviet authoritica magnetic compae, there was no lagunable to interfere with her. Certain or oscillation of the compass card, the of the administrators who instrument was unaffected by changes in Paris decided not to allow the ship in the hull or cargo, identical indies to return to Russia and she was tions of the ship's heading could be therefore employed in carving food shown at any part of the ship at the from the United States to England. same instant, and a graphical record Following the Armistice the steamer
As to the German attitude, he men obtained of all changes in the heading made many voyage, her Lag being while for naval ships there were the teen at Vladivostok, Roven, Copen further advantages that the compass hagen, and Rotterdam, but as the tious a conversation with Princess -She says that it is quite hopeless to was not affected by gun fire, and Government of Basis was in the could be used to operate plotting ins- bands of the Soviet and the adminis truments and other mechanism requir-trators in Paria were no longer able to make the Germans understand that ed for director fire cot trol
justify their authority. Ameics, as they began the war. They are firmly With respect to ship stabilisers, Mr. well as Great Britain, refused to pay convinced to the contrary. "Adelaide," 5.560 tons, the largest Jackson said many naval architects the accumulated freight charges, which their fault. They honestly believe warship built in any. Dominion, baa and seamen regarded there with a amounted to $1000 000 and slightly | themselves to be right. It is thal successfully undergone speed trials. considerable amount of incredulity, more than £100,0 0 respectively. The result of persistent propagands. Only attaining 26 knots.
because they did not understand the result has been that for six months & few, of the highest administrators exact conditions which obtained when the vessel has been laid up, and the admit the truth. Joey, the bulldog mascot of the a vessel was rolling under the action erew have waited in vain for payment tattleship Queen Elizabeth," pre-of waves. He showed afterwards how of their wages. Provisions have been sented to the vessel by the late Lord the stabiliser acts and said that up obtained on credit but the ship's Beresford, was run over and killed to date, 11 vessels, aggregating 15,000 chandler has now stopped all supplies. cu or Rupprecht of Bavaris who will in Portsmouth dockyard.
tons displacement, had been quipped and the salon, being without food be elected. Rupprecht could come with the apparatais, while installations and in danger oftarvation, have had back-now as King of Bavaria, but were under construction for seven to sply to the Burau de Charited says that he does not wish to break vessels of 33,000 tons, including one, This incident has aronted mach feel-up Germany. for an 18.000 ton liner and one for sing in the port of Antwerp. cruiser of 10,000 tons dispiacement.
Australia's new light cruiser,
•
·
•
The Home Secretary aid in the House of Commors that he hopes the Bill dealing with legitimation by sub sequent marriage will be introduced shortly after the Baster recess.
•
•
Eighty pounds was paid at Glendia- ing's sale for a circular plate som memorating Sir Francis Drake's voyage. The only other specimen is said to be in the British Museum.
•
•
Including an elephant, a Himalayan bear, leopards, a thinoceros, sheep. and foxes, the collection of animals presented in Nepal to the Prince of Wales, has arrived at the Zoological
•
*
•
CUNARD MANAGER ON THE POSITION.
PROPOSED JAPANESE
COMBINE.
while to notice, Ba
'.
It is not
Everyone in Germany expects that monarchy will be restored:
It will be either the Crown Prince's
WIRELESS "TAPPED. **
A curious story which he beard may explain the defests of Russia in the war
st
The Italian Ambassador Petrograd being unable to adsire his The deshi rays that it is worth Government by the telegraph Mr. & D. Mearns, geners! man towards te amalgamation of the wireless avery day, and sent detailed a first stage was given the use of the Russian ager of the Cenard line, delivered a
NY.K. 0.3K TKK. Kokusai notable speech at Liverpool recently.
pening, including strengths and They had all, he said, had painful Kisen Kasba and Rawataki Kiten ports of everything that was hap experience of unparalleled depression Kaisha, that the NYK. has decided dispositions of Allied troops. He Without any additional burden, trade on a detachment of the coastwis sust them in cipher. But when Italy following the world upheaval world service from the ocean service. The entered the war she had published a bave been difficult, but the screw bad Shanghai fine is tought of most Red Book to defend her setion been given further twists by out ericule by the NY.K, and next Owing to inexcusable oversight the legislators in the form of income and come the coastwise l'es. As ocean telegrams published
.
were not
A writer in s German newspaper has been estimating the fortune of that mystery magnate Herr Hage Stinnes. Before the war, we are told, his private wealth amooated to M Gardens. 35,000,000-gold marks, of cours». His
The total cost of the military por- other taxes, which had soared to services are indeño:te in business paraphrased, but were word for word fortune to day is rather more difficult to estimate, because it is scattered tion of the History of the War up to heights that made them long for what faults and are now sentely depressed, as sent.
This gave the Austrians the key over so many companies and in March 31 last is about £11,000, asid they now had some reason to believe the NY.K. is said to have decided to
But financial Mr. Chamberlain in the House of were the "good old days." They concentrare its energies upon the and thus they were able to read every circles, which follow his feverish Commons. The first volume will be were not even treated as any other coastwise and near are lines, and of message sent on the Russian wireless commercial body-rather were, they fering only the ocean services for and to make dispositions accordingly. activity with very considerable in-published shortly,
Previously, when
Colonel Repington attributes Greek terest and attention say that he is
picked out for special laceration,-in amalgamation.
policy against Turkey to the direct now worth M. 140.000.000-gold. He The one cent ma ents stamp of the fact, the Government's attitude to the combination of the five com
panies was advocated, hindrances setion of the British Government. has therefore quadrupled his wealth 1858 issue of British Gaizna which wards shipping had been one of were found, and now the companies during the war and since. In paper, was bought in Faris for the record systematic and unparalleleri meanness and themselves all in low water, with King Boris of Bulgaria he gives an | attractive if rather patronising that fortune equals the dizzy figure of price of £7 000 by Mr. Hugo Griebert, M. 7.000.000,009,80 that Hago the British stamp expert, is for an Stinnes is a millionaire in pajer marks American collector. 7.000 times aver. Asked recentl why he worked.night and day. piling up millions, he replied: "It is for
Feeding On Dead Microbes.
•
•
4
"I have done my duty," were the last words of Thomas Cordingley, si Harrogate hawker, who, although knocked down and fatally hurt by his horse, held on to the reins and steered it clear of two women.
*
J
H
*
*
In the time of crisis, when the cry
THE COST OF SHIPS.
·
sccount:
Vieans found haunted by tragic emories, and the famous palace of the Hapsburg gloomier than ever:
Motored out to Schonbren I sup
TOOMIS
HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
GARAGE DEPARTMENT. SHOW BOOM PEDDER SP.
Tact, not theory. The above average pbta ned under a BE economy of the Studebaker I IGH-SIX is based on variety of conditions-on dit reads, ver mount in us trails and through crowded city streets-ix concrete evidence of its low P trol consumption.
The unusual economy of the LIGHT-SIX is due to its light, ever ly-balanced chassis, and its pater ted Inte ual Hot-Spot, which is an exclusive Studebaker feature.
PRICES $2500.00 5. WIRE WHEELS 5. CORD TYRES
Studebaker
LIGHT-EIX. 1
Tests made in fourteen cines show these res-Its
Z
345
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 17. M Buenos Aires, Arg Christchurch, Toronto, Canada Montreal Owen Sound Vancouver Н Kelowna Vernon Hamilton Victoria Penticton Berehtoke
Johannesburg, & AL-
IFEGUARD
BRITISH
MANUFACTURED
LIFEGUARD
INAUSTRALIA
* SWEETENED
Condensed Milk
NET WEIGHT 14 OZS.
Stocked by:-SUI YOK, TAI LOY; WAI LOONG,
KWONG FOOK LEE and YEE CHAN,
JUST RECEIVED
a shipment of the world-famous Egyptian Cigarettes "NESTOR GIANACLIS ",
BROS." *SAKELLARI
(mber-Perfume}
and "PARADISE BIRDS"
GRAECO - EGYPTIAN TOBACCO STORE.
12, Queen's Road Central
WASTED WATER.
·
was for ships and more ships, private no signs of the proces being resis
The King talked with good sense enterprise provided the ships, involved readily. Setting aside the N.Y.K. ing the loss of a large portion of their and the O.S.K, it is a burning ques
competence than I had expected of Pickpockets are becoming a verit finest torinage, and in some cases of tion to relieve the other three sad displayed a greater character and able plague in Paris lately, and the entire fleets, which could not possibly companies, who are engaging in ocean bim. He is no drawing room King. my children." He has two sons and police made a very good haul at the at present be replaced except at c.sts trade no alternative being left open and while he has charm, good man- a daughter.
annual gingerbread fair beld at the which made economical working at either to have the Government
should say that he is working with Place de la Nation, when they arrest impossible, but which must eventually subsidise them, or to get the others, and a deprecating modesty, I ed no fewer than 117.
be replaced if they were to hold their companies to beorb them. As L The French Academy of Sciences
position among the maritime nations matter of fact, Lowever little can be sustained assiduity to master the rule
expected in the way of Government of sovereignty, of the world. has be notified of a remarkable
subsidies. Moreover, the N.Y.K. bas discovery relating to incculation. The
en far declared it elf upposed to the originators of the new method, MM Micolle and Conseil, instead of
It was reported (Mr. Mearns con- proposal, whilst the 0.3K has held
Before Magistrate Lindesit, submitting patients to the irritating
tinued) that at the end of the past its tongue. Now that the opportunity
Chinese man and a woman were year there were over 50,000,000 tons is arising for the N.Y.K. ocean service pose the only palace extant with 1441 effects of inoculation. give them
and 139 kitchens. Quite the Y.Y.K., of shipping looking for employment. to combine with
At the Magistracy on Saturday. charged with baving interfered with a meals of dead microbes. This, they explain, is quite a pleasant way of Seeking to rubstitute sa "aniste The figure was so vast that it was Kokusai ant Kasasaki, the deal hideous, huge, gaunt and bare, point-
having wasted water in the Kowloon said that they had to get some wata no view. serating immunity from certain cracy of brains" for an aristocracy difficult to comprehend. A large thinks that the O.S.E. will be unable ed a horrible yellow colour and with three Chinese were charged with fire hydrant at Samabnipo. They diseases, and has cone of the it of birth," a Bill for the reform of amount of that tonnage was tied up to ignore it.
At the Washington Conference, he district, by interfering with fre effects which often accompany sub the House of Lords bas, been in in the ports of the world, but not-
remarks that:
hydrants and street fountant. The or they would die of thirst.
A Chine e constable said he saw, & entaucous inoculation. The method troduced in the House of Commons withstanding this, be
The provintis authorities of Fo Mr. Secretary Hugbes sank in 35 cases have a more serious aspect than was tested on three men, why by Col. Claude Lowther.
bar 31, there were over 1000 vessels kien propose to open up a port on the minutes more ship than all the ordinarily in view of the present short crowd collected round the hydrant, volunteered for the experiment. After fasting for eig teen hours, the Charged at Strasbourg with the under construction with a gross in River opposite Foochow. Ling admirals of the world have destroyed age of water on the mainland, and ip The iron cover had been removed and Magistra e Hamilton had before him people were drawing water from the pipe. The defendants carried polas volunteers ate five or six milliards of murder of his wile and 6 young chil- tonnage of nearly 4,500,000. All that Fin-cbang bes been appointed the in a cycle of centuries. Yet I cannot one case à fipen $10 was imposed.
suit, especially sa. I believe that the a Chinese from Hunghom charged with with which it would have been easy dead microbes of Malta fever. Du dren, Charles Bayeang, who is also tonnage must be abearted, before Director of the Part Administration. see say danger in it if all States follow.
under arest on an arson charge, said they could look for profitable trade,
Mr. Barton Holmes, the well- mastodons can never bross an ocean having removed the top of a street he had killed them so that they would but it was clear that for a long time
there would be a floating element of known tray. Her and author, has ar to attack people the other side of it. fountain. The defendant said that the not live to be ashamed of him.
tonnage with would have a detriment trived in Shanghai fr m Japen by the We have found the Americans to be topwas already loose when he arrived to test heeffect of the protective 209. A verbose bridegroom was real effect upon the profitable operation RM. B. Empress of Russia," in absolutely sincere and entirely devoid at the fountain to draw water.
search of new material. After re of any intention of stealin; & march In two cases there was no ill-fect primanded by the clergyman during of the remainder. and the third case developed fever in wedding. service in a church The question resolved itself into maining there for a few days, he will, upon us. We hope that they treat us. We are sure that we trust them. mildly that he was quickly ered by in Midlands town recently. ons of costs, and the ship which leave for a trip up the Yangtze. aebentaneous injection. Bimilar tests When the clergyman put the ques could be operated most economically ware carried out successfully with tion "Wilt thou have this woman to and provida, an efficient service dysentery mimobes. Dr. Roux, whethy wedded wil," the bridegroom, was the one that would get explained the
bdote the turning round to the congregation, the business. It was a simple but
With the is caused by diarders of the stomach Academy, said that the new method exclaimed londly, Well, I came with important proponit on. might be applied to many other that express intention." This did not price of new construction three and and, and may lej svoided by the uso Lof Chamberlain' tablets. Give them a diseases." The experiments are being satisfy the minister, who insisted upon four times above the pre-war prise, it trial For 38 by
was obvious that new tonnage 294 | Elsevie - continued.
ing the next two days, after shorter periods of tasting, the dose was re- feated. They were then inoculated with 500,000,000 of virulent microbes
case
•
saw from
Lloyd's latest return that, a Decem-
STOMACH AND LIVER TROUBLES.
No end of misery and actual suffering
***
The case was adjourned for further inve tigation.
Another Chinese was charged before the mame Magistrate with having tampered with a fire hydrant in Port- land Strok. Ee was seen by L/8 Mr. E. W. Hamilton has officiated Band on sisbands and knces leping second police magistrate-since-water out of the hydrant at midnight. yesterday morning, is the place of the mater was running-dows Mr. J. A- Frier who had taken over street in a stream. čuting an Dimasak Ofione North
water out.
to press down the ball and let the A nominal fine of $2 was imposed.
BOWEL COMPLAINT. IN ***
CHILDREN.
Daring the summer months mothers shoul watch for any unnatural loose- news of the child's bow's when given
-zoɑble may be avoided.- Chamberlain's prompt attention at the time serious
be depended up n.. Yor ma by-lily Chic and arbon Romney's
Chamling and £54