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"Bell Boy No. 13" is the title of the excellent picture now show ing at the Queen's Theatre.
AND
GENERAL.
are
Given the choice of seeing the
Two broadcasting towers
in Ger- bost-racs or hearing a concert in fable diseases for the 24 hours "iew under construction ended Friday,
many that will exceed in height all Central, Hall, Westminster boys of others in the country. Both will & London school voted almost un- be provided with elevators, and animously for the concert. will be used as observatories as well. One, to be located in, a
The words "Sufoty Inst' were suburb of Berlin, will be 101 feet painted on the side-car of a motor- high, topping the Eiffel tower above ridden by Alfred Evans, of Paris.
lingswood-rond, Beckenham: Evans was fined £9 at Croydon
International Magna Charta Day Association will hold their annual celebration on Runnymere, Field on June 15
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of 18,162 Fondan vehicle for driving a motor-cycle üt a rivers, most of them. chauffeurs, Angerous speed in the ten-mile who entered a safety first com-control at London-road, Mitcham Human bones found on, anpetition instituted by the London Police-Constable Allard said allotment at Chiswick are said to City Council, 8309 went through vans's speed whe 28 miles an be centuries o'd, and are to be heal year without an accident and hour, and he passed several vehicles destroyed by the coroner's orders. have been awarded special mention on the off side. When stopped he T.
Land badges. All the drivers thusaid, I know the trap, but I did The annual general meeting recognized, and especially the taxi-not see the plain clothes man, and of the. Alice Memorial and en drivers, count it a distinction that is not sporty. Safety last is Affiliated Hospitals will be held to wear the council badges, on Wednesday next in the Cham ber of Commerce Board Room af 3 p.m.
Architects and artists are in vited to enter the competition for the design of the tomb of Dr. Sun During the month of January Vabson's remains at Nanking and 283 free grant homesteads were le & memorial hall. The design taken up in Western Caundi, an in-of the latter should prefembly be crease of 18 over the same month in classical Chinese style with dis st year. During the same monthlinetive and monumental features, 17 soldier grant entries were filed. will a marble tents for the say
In lending Of the homesteada, 38 were taken phagus.
competitors up in Manitoba, 117 in Suskatche-should write to the China Inter wan. 78 in Alberta and 5 in British national Corponition, O. Box Columbia. The homesteads and (1140, Shanghai, soldier graurbs cumbited represent approximately 41,800 acres.
my motto."
than
Sweden's population is shown by it report of the royal bureau of statistics is slightly more 6,000,000, and the entire Swedish nationality, wherever domiciled is estimated at close to 1,000,000. It is shown that 780,000 nutive bort. Swedes live outside the country of which 625,000 are in the United States: 30.X) in Canada: 50,000 in Norway and 30,000 in Denmark. The foreign born inhabitants of Sweden number 57,832 or less tlun 1 per cent. of the total population.
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I was important to realise that during the past few years accidents by factory machinery only accounted for one in three of the fatal accidents," said Sir, W. Joynson-Hicks, the Home Secre lary, in a recent speech, Inst year there were 119 fatal accidents. owing to machinery and 637 from "la non-fatal ac
It has been observed that ents are the favourite pets in Moscow, preferred in Practically all of the exhibiting while dogs are space in the Second Radio World's Leningrad. There is a convincing
for explanation Par to be in New York in the economic
thi 2580 Field Artillery Armory, divergence of instes." Moscow is so September 14 to 19, is now under overcrowded that housing space is reservation and even at this early very mišgrely radioned; and it is dude the success of the gigantic en- a large or fortunate family that can
more thank All signs in enjoy
one room terprise is assured, dicate that it will be the greatest Leningrad, on the other hand, has Lende show of any sort ever held in lost the hordes of public officials, America. Not only will there, he who moved to Moscow with the other causes. an overflow of exhibits by the transference of the capital. The ridents the discrepancy was still lending manufacturers of all coun- result is that many apartments in greater there were 37,000 non- tries hat, strange to say, a record | Leningrad are vacant and there is fatal accidents in connection with breaking attendance is already a no pressure on the existing housing machinery, and nearly 182.000 not That cartainty in spite of the fact that newmmxlations. Dogs require connected with machinery. the opening date is still five months more space and freedom of move was a very remarkable fact. Out away. Tentendons interest iament than cuts, so it is basy to un- of every 100 accidents that look being manifested by radio. manu-derstand why they find more scope place in the factories and work- The hirers, dealers, inventors and Leningrad thin in Moscow. shops of the country only thiray-two enthreinsis both here and abroad With a view to relieving to some were in connection with machinery, and the patronge is sure to degree the congestion of Moscow, No fewer than 18 per cent, were excret that of the First Radio it has been proposed to transfer due to people falling from hoists. World's Fair of last September in some of the nonpolitical commis lits, cellor inps, etc. Madison Square Garden and the suits to Leningrad, "but this majority of those falls were due 69th Regiment Armory.
change has not gone into effect. to relessnes,""
The.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. W G. Williams (Messrs. Thos. Cook & 3on) and Mr. J. J. Martin (Messrs. Lowe, Bingham Matthews) and Mrs. Martin, are passengers on the outgoing Fushimi Maru.
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Bethnal Green Costermongers' Union is taking 1,000 children to the cinema to celebrate its 21st birthday.
Mrs.
A. M. James (Megan Glantawe) has been appointed official harpist to Swansea National Eisteddfod, 1926.
Of a certain book much in the mind recently, a Home public writer says:Grent excitement in
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ly between the maa and wombak,... even, to cutting & carpet in two. In a civil marriage a fineband bas to proville grauiters. If a hos band bent his wife she is. Amundsen's desis for the Pole, entitled to monetary compensation. the house of Mangham I refer to which is to be attempted this sparing: The result is," said Mrs. Forbes," Somerest of that ilk. The sudden is likely to be a much more Gan."that very often the husband con- withdrawal of his latest novel is gerous enterprise than is generally tinues to beat his wife, and the too much for me, and I bore down, thought. A party of six ure to fly wife continues to build up a small upon him with a catalogue of fron near Spitzbergen in two fortune."
Thon there is marriage by agree questions. It appears that a thon- aeroplanes fitted with bouts that sand and one letters have reached. are also slides, with the idea that ment, which is oftentimce blessed Ap "equality" wedding at lum from various sources at Hong- it gives a double opportunity of by the priests. This can only be
There may be a level described us legalised concubinage," Mansfield, Notts, in which the kong begging him to alter the landing. bride's "obey was omitted and locale of the book. I suggested enough area of snow to land on; said Mrs. Forbes.
A murderer has to be killed in a she was not given away, attracted that he should spell all the names there may be a temporarily open much interest. The couple were backwards and call the place lead. Either plane will carry six similar manner to that in which But the notion didn't persons, so that if one breaks down his victim met his doom, and the It is stated in a London paper. Mr. Sidney Barrett and Miss Kongbong. that the late Mr. H. A. Cart-Eunice Emily Beardall, and they strike him as particularly brilliant the other can bring the whole party execution is carried out by the
mutual, the whole book is going to be back in safety. It is calculated nearest relative of the victim. wright, editor and manager of the promised
that the whole trip after the plane
One of the main objects of the "Hongkong Daily Press,' left
starts may not take more than two trip was to procure films of the estate valued at £2;919 in Great
to three days. The small company troglodyte city of Lalibehia, where Britain (net personalty £2,819).
Reuter reports that
Mrs. Leonard Wood, wife of Governor- General Wood, is seriously ill with fever and her trip from Manila to Shanghai with her daughter has been postponed.
service.
each other
re-set.
Dr. Thomas B. Dunn of Shang- hai recently gave an address on It is a very rare thing for the who will camp on the snow to see there are eleven wonderful churches- health to local residents. He laid members of the Prous Gallery of the start will expect the return of hidden away underground. Mra. In an era of strange pets Miss down come interesting rules, one the House of Commons to find the birds to roost on the second Forbes visited each one with the Teddie Gerrard has shown her is upset by worry, fear or anger is
of which was that the man who themselves in difficulties because of day. The advanced guard is now exception of that dedicated to the originality by bringing back to much more likely to be attacked Yet this happened the other day
an M.P. rapidity of utterance. approaching the diving board.".
All this sound delightfully allowed to enter that court," said Virgin Mary. "Nothing female is England with her a pair of baby by disease." The Chinese hold during the maiden speech of Cof. simple plain tale..
And Mrs. Forbes.
"I wonder," she alligators. This is going ona bet-that these mental disturbances are the Hun. Angus McDonnell. Some would be, without one enemy added with a smile, "what would ter than Surah Bernhardt, who themselves diseases. Another rule of the cherabs who sit up aloft" The crucial danger is fog. Every happen if a female sparrow built its used to travel about with a lioness, was "Hold down the amount you frankly, abandoned the task as sort of statistics of weather hus neat there," Ramour has it that a railway off-cat." cial, entering Miss Gerrard's
hopeless, and the official shorthand been studied; but Arctic fog is
cesses
Socialists..
It comes and goes
THE RIGHT TREATMENT FOR RHEUMATISM.
Rheumatism quickly thics the blood,
compartment and seeing ber The Queen is the only member writers.indd a gruelling time. They ontside the prognostic skill of any travelling companions disporting of the Royal Family who speaks estimated the speaker's rate as in authority. themselves on the seat, gazed un- Italian fluently, an accomplishment the neighbourhood of 300 words a rapidly, on slight provocation. It believingly at them for several she owes to her residence in minute. Col. McDonnell is the may be general; it may, bo local. seconds and then rushed down the Florence with her parents, when second son of the Earl of Antrim, The skilful use of the compues, in platform screaming for a doctor!
she was a girl. At Naples sho de-a popular Member, and has fact, compensates for invisibility":
Fufferers from beamatism should lighted the officials deputed to show knocked about the world accumu- but for over snow, as over water,
He deprives the airman of any judg-keep the wanaal 'ealth at the highest the Royal party "the sights" bylating valuable experience. talking to them in their own lan- gained. Durtford for the Unionists ment of his distance from the standard by the use of a son-alcholic guage. Cardinal Bali, who acted at the lust election by defeating ground. Safe landing is almost tonic like Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and as cicerone at Pisa, complimented Jack Mills, one of the best known out of the question. The dash will eat good nourishing food without too be a gamble with the weather. If much meat. Proper nutrition and good blood are the best..means of fighting the Queen on her accant...
fog is avoided, the explorer has ch-umetiam; well nourished system absolute confidence in the compara will often throw it off. One of the recent personal suc- The Manila Hotel has been enter tire case as well as success of the
in Parliament was the
taining distinguished visitors. Prob- trip. speech of Capt. Ian Frasen, the ably the most world-widely known blind M.P. for St. Pancras, on nams on the register was that of the question of ex-Service Civil Mr. T. Mitsui, partner in Mitsui Servants. It was in its way a tour Basean Kaisha, and director of de force. Being, of course, unable their mining intereste in Tokyo; to have the aid of notes, he has who, with Mrs. Mitsui, is starting
I bad severe pains in the murales of nécessarily to prepare a speech very on a world tour. With them are
my back and through my right hip," say carefully, yet on the occasion in two secretaries, Mr. I Sawada
Mrs Thomas Duffy, of No. 4 Huntington avenge, Worcester, USA. At times question he spoke practically ex- and Mr. G. Kowaki. Mr. and
every bone in my body would ache and tempore, answering arguments of Mrs. J Abe accompanied there
there were slzap, shooting pains through previous speakers in detail and from Hongkong, where Mr. Abe "Mountains of loose stones pin my Hubs My les chod so that I couldi with effect.
is manager for the Mitsui in- nod together by thorns-this is hardly pall myself upstairs; q beroeta. The party, arr.ved on how Mrs Rosita Forbes, the I took treatment for sheumatism but Reuter cables the death of Sir the Empress of Canada and stopped woman explorer, sums up her im nothing really belped me until i tried Edward Hulton. Sir Edward, at the Manik Hotel, The Mitenir pressions of Abyssinia, on her Dr. William Pink Fil. Efter reading lo who was the first baronet, created have left for Singapore Mr. T. return from a journey of 1,100 males paper of the good her had dood is a in 1921, was born in 1868, being Biota, Manila manager for Mitsui by caravan through country probotlood tie 1 waiting rid only 56 years are. At one time. Bussanmish, was to accompany ably never previously traversed by D
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