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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1925.
"CCHINA'S TARIFFS,
GRUSSIAN" INFLUENCE AND
INCREASES.
DISCRIMINATION DANGER
The danger of Russian influence resulting in the imposition of impossible tariff duties on British and Japanese goods in the event of China being granted tariff autonomy causes grave alarm to the Telegraph."
A
4,800 A SECOND.
BRITISH OPTICAL TRIUMPH.
GERMANY, BUYING LENSES.
kinematograph
machine which will take 4,800 pictures a second in ona. of the
latest triumphs of British makers of optical instruments. "It can be used to show, for example, the effect of the impact of projectiles on armoured plate.
While anxious to respect the legitimate susceptibilities of the This is only one of the many Chinese Government and people, remarkable results achieved since Tokyo is becoming daily less dis the war which have placed the posud n nuwede to the Chinese British optical industry far ahead Foreign Offee's more truculent of foreign rivale.
Before, the demuuris, states the "Telegraph."wer, lenses ground in Germany That for complete fiscal autonomy were believed to be the best: now, is rightly regarded as being British lenses are being bought inspired, at this date, by the by the German Government for Soviet Ambassador. M. Karikhan, German State institutions. in the hope of thereby aggravating existing rivalries and dissensions between the Powers by a de liberate system of commercial dis- criminations, to the prejudice of Japan herself and Great Britain. Indeed, ivere such a demand to be agreed to; there would be nothing to prevent Peking from threaten ing to impose a 300 per cent. duty on Japanese imports unless Japan consented to make. political con- eessions, or, say, to return For- mosa Island. And so it might also be with the Chinese request for the abolition of extraterritorial rights.
THE CHINA MAIL
FASHION SECRETS. VISITORS AT HOTELS.
HEHIND THE SCENES EN PARTS.
HONGKONG HOTEL
September 20
To all appearance the Parisian Mr H. T. Argent
Mr A. 8. Abbott dress-makers do nothing during Mrs E R. Bellfor the curly summer. Their sumption Mr RJ. Birbook salons are empty. Their saleswomen L Brahman
Mr.O. A. Barker jr. are away on holidays, write the Mr N. Bea Paris correspondent of the Morn-ME A. Beaumont ing Post."
arguins hung limply on their pegs, W. R. Buck The left-over dress Mr E. 8. Bolas ut ny customers who come in are Mr A. Brosterit
burrough of the tourist persuasion.
It
But the pictar, is deceptive, begins. In August it will go up, is the drop curtain before the play and then quietness will be dispell.
by excited movement.
The dressinaking staff will be complete premiers will be as relentless: in their exigencies with seconds as any hospital staff worse with her protitioners.
THE PREPARATIONS.
Coma. & Mre Blvar Mr D. R. Cappleman Mr and Mr B, N. Mes B. & Giffard
Collision Mr P. de Couja Mr & Mrs B E. Mr J. H. Cook
Chambers and "Infant Mr J. Dicklo
Mrs V. W. Darios Mr J. F. Donnelly
Mr and Mrs W. C. Mr W, A. Dowley
Dodd
Mrand Mrs Eagle
Mr. Frank Twyman, F..the sales are arranged to receive On the eve of the performance president of the British Opticals from all over the world. Manufacturers' Association, gavery première has her own cas-R. 6. Edwards a reporter some details of the mers, and is keen to get good Ockerson work that has been done.
with their backs to the light, and Mr R. E. Farrell places for them. She selects chairs Me F. J. W. Fooken
Dr. 4. G. Ellla murks them as reserved. Another HB. Forsber
A British firm is completing the largest telescope in the world,
Fong
Mr à. K. Jenben Capt. & Mrs Jones
and chil
Mr J. R. Joned Mr V. Johanneson Mr W. D. Kare Mr and Mrs C Mr Knoks
Lauritoen Mise H. Lillio Mr. Letor Mrs V. Loven Mr & Mrs Living.
stone
MO Mandat WrO M. MaDorald Mr and Mrs J. E
Mody
Mr Fred. Malout Min. R. H Monckton Mia M. Mayor Mins D. Metall Mr A. Nicknisen Miss North and Mr J. E. Barton
t childran
Mr C. R. Pescock
Me H. J Poros Mr RB Pope Mr 1. Faup:
Mis Risganbick Mr 4. H.. Rowe Mr T L Hawn] Mr »n Mr W. A.
Riedal
Mr & Mrs Spring
to the order of the Russian Gov-saleswoman comes along and dis-à Mn A, EL, A. erneut. It will have an aperture putes her right to the best places. Mr 3.0. Friedegerberg of 41in-lin. larger than the vivacions altercation ensues, and Ms S. 0. Fanton largest previously in use, that at the heaten one goes off with a Me L.V. FOR
Mr., Mra & Wis
Anuge
Mr A. B. Bott
the Yorkes Observatory, Wiscon-hrng of the shoulders, which makes MrG, M. M. Gedlay MT: A W Imith Dr. H. Sammers Kr Sparko- sin, United States.
you realise that apoken words are Mr & Gellions Mr J. A, Baterky litter, but those unspoken still Mr & Mrs J. Gould more bitter. Everyone is dressed. D. R. Gawler as if for a party. The rooms are Mr William Galo Mro. E, Gathris decorated with flowers, and there is generous buffet of sandwiches, cake, and led drinks, presided over by an impressive hired man. The
The British optical instrument maker is more and more coming to the assistance of the manufac turer, by enabling him to measure imperfections in his products.
Instruments have been made recently for examining the shape
;
I ever
www
Fr. Ed Gould Dr. R. GUI
Mr L. Sabipper
Mr J. A. baw
Mr D. H. herman
Mr J. Ross S
Mr L.A. Goodland-Mrs H. O, Tope Miss & S. Bones Capt. T. F. Hall Mr and Mrs W. A.
Hanniba!
Missos A. and F.
Hamilton
r. E. Holmes Mr G. Harten
4. Hoffmeister
ascom
Hr Le Co& Mrs G.
and Mrs H. . Taylor
Tukos
Mr G. J. Tarrant Mr M. W. Varn Mr and Mrs G.
Footsner: Mr&Mr Wiface and children
Mr D. R. W. od
B. Wyli
J 3. Webster
PRAK Other
Sept aber 91
Mrs L. E
Old British residents in China are beginning to feci that, after all, a mistake may have been made when the Powers not only declared of tire teeth of engineers tools Performance is announced for half their neutrality as between the and for projecting an enlarged just two in the afferme or for rival contestants for hegemony in image of the orifices of the nozzles in the evening. Wintover, China which was understandable, used in the manufacture of arti-he hour specified it will be barren perhaps but refrained in practice ficial silk. With paltem projec-of results, since no Dur from encouraging an abie soldiering instruments for the textil metal in Paris. The buyers and administrator like Chang Tse-and printing trades, the colours se in groups of 14 and three. lin, who, at least would have for any proposed design can be Parisian lais, Aerican men Well dressed American women with -restored and maintained order at tried, selected, and recorded. Peking, and would not have been
Mr W. Hochkiss a whit less patriotic for that. England
An apparatus has been made invagily ill at eat, fishwomen MJ. Jabastone Mr. Wor
smoking big eigis. Englishmen Mr. R. Joseph The policy of drift is never pro- Government whereby the mettey might be French provincials,
for tbe Japanese quite as well tomand cu as**
Mr A. T. Jea ductive of good results, if, indeed, will be established by the mendemen in their Bunstey suits, they r J. Angwin of any in Eastern climes.
surement of wavelengths of W
in mornin light.
Gemus. Mr 8. A. Arthor Japun's View.
Balans, and people from the New Mr Austu The Tokyo correspondent of the search that a revolution has been come to make their ete on the
Again, it is due to British re- Ceral States
Tv Or A Baloan "Talegraph states that the made in grinding glass.
Mr & Mrs Bartbo Japanese Foreign Offee is quoted new abrasive, of a better quality for the first tim, on that day,
The new models which we down by J. A. Barton
iomaw as saying that the "Invitation then emery or any hitherto, intimates a broader scope for dis-known, is a British product, and fan go up, the sebe bebinfi is
Mr V. Benjamin In the meantime. Jo kar the wur-Me and Mrs P. W. cussion than that outlined at costs only one-sixteenth of the of wild confusion.
Elack well Washington, but the Powers are price of the old ones.
For w Mr H. B. Bray
Mr W. H. Bourna unlikely to agree to depart from
ths the dressingker and his dy M. J. Broen The necessity of getting moreigners have been puttag their Me and Mr R. L
the beautiful materials provided. rich silka and velvets lie about the by the matchers. Tales of Hoor of the studio, 2 lae, and fur, feathers, musins, and embroiderjes.
H
Bridger
Mr E. Larsen Mr and Mrs G. D..
Lers Mise Leyr
Major A: H. Little
jobba
My and Mr JD Lloyd
ro TV.
Logan
My T. Addis Martin Mr R. F.Mattingley
Mrs J. McAlush
that agreement. The question of traffic on the railways has entail. Stens together, and expressing them Miss P. W. Brown.. Mr E. Himmak
China's financial security for un-ed the introduction of another secured debts totalling some signal colour orange. 750,000,000 yen must, in the National Physical Laboratory is The opinion of the Japanese authori-now investigating with a view to Lies be precedent to considerations standardising the colours of outside the provisions arranged at signal glasses, Washington. It is suggested in some circles that Baron Hayashi is en route from Landon, probably to participate in the Conference. Baron Hayashi is regarded as an especial authority on China owing to his successful Ministry having been at a critical period.
China's Loans.
CHEMIST CRIME,
GRUESOME MURDER
PLOT.
THE MASTER AT WORK. On the miniature Stage stands a girl wearing a haudf-made dress. At her feet is a seamstress who obey the instructions of "The Master as he stands in the middle of the rem to criticise this draperyor that, the fall of thy skirt, the co- on of colours and materials "Nou non, Nanette. That will not do. You must looses that panel, and tighten the other. dress, to do himself what the pens this.
Tiene like
fress has failed to achieve
And he pounces on the
erentions
have the latest shingl
Mr J. R. Callis
J. Corley test. Cooper. Montecaro.
Mr and Mrs W. A. Mrs 1. E. Cormack
Compell
Mr and Mrs 7. D. Mr. Dobald
Danby
Col. R. A. Dob-
blo
Vater & in H. R.
Edwards
Mir and re. A.
D. Forbes Eastson Mr & Mrs F. F. F. Franklin..
Mr. D. Good Lt. G. O. Frederick Lt. Col. F. G. Fitz-
Gerald
fellow
worth
Yi & Mrs J.
Kragh-Moo
Mr R. Millar Mr H. A. Mil's Capt. & Mrs R. A. Mr. A. Morles Mrand M. N.
H. Mardaok Miss E Mardock Miss M. W. Flow- Mr W. Ogden
bolma Mr A. B. Penu Mias C. Peyton
He A. Prismall Mr. Ritchie Dr. Wazy Rocke MR Robert
Mr W Sam Mr D M. Bycroft Mra K. Mekjelth
Mr and Min 0. Hr E. Stus Mre di G. E.
Stabbings
Tanal es Miu Thwaites Mr A. W. ichle
. Trevelyan Mr L, D. Torper Capt. and Mrs
Walker Capt. R F. Walker
L. &. JL. Whyte Capt. 4. R. Watte
Miss O. Willmott Mr H. R. Weiler
Mr & Mrs T. B.
Williams
Mr and Mrs T.D.
Wood
Mr. N. Young Mr L. H. F. Tonig
the finest pink polish, her com plexion by composed of the most fashionable rouge and powder. Her, form," like her dresses, must bej that of to-morrow, not today!! She it is who will set the style of recent laws, he finds himself bound" foot will be inid the pile tributes and space to work in, and to limit new walk, new pose. At her to give his workers light and air to The Master's" gen. She is the hours of the working day, he is his "lond spouken." releuster.
Lurt d'être mannequi
not the loser. The public alwaES leurned in a day.
not pays, pauvre publique." Wages go up, and immediately up go the price of dressCH.
It is not regarded as probable that Japan or any other Power will
A sequef to a gruesome murder follow the example of Moscow and plot ocurred at Oakland, California, raise their representation to emeral manager of the Pacific Cellules, when Charles Schwartz, the gear bassy ránk til after the confer Company, shot himself as the polic ence, The complete chaos at were altempting to arrest him for Feking, the uncertainty of the the murder and mutilation of one of very tired. To stand for hours on Mr J. B. Hawker
The girl wh nets a mode gets in H. B. Hal financial situation amounting to his employees. At the dead man's cod is a great strain on the trong Mr G. M. Hems. Lt. Col. & Mrz ?. bankruptcy, and the state of side the police found a public sentiment towards foreign-Inddressed to his wife, in which he is not very enthusiast shout the Comdr. G. F
letter ext, and by the end of the day she Me W. Henson ers constitute a deterrent to a step admitted killing a labourer in the wonderful which would certainly not increase laboratory of his chemical factory. Master," which it wil be her busi-r T. L. Jenking the prestige of Japan or the West but swore the deed was done in news to show when the curtainJ H. Jesmon
The Holo ern Powers in the eyes of the self-defenen. Chinese.
According to the rises. She must be as carefully pre- Mr J. E. Joseph The War Department have planned a perfect crime" for the for the Grand Prix. Her hair must Miss G. Eoanedy
police version, however, Schwartz pared for the event as a racehorsere 3 Hagh Jones
Mr J. J. Johnston given out a catégorien démenti purpose of deceiving an insurance to the suggestion of army man-company into believing the charred
her nails and Mrs A. C. euvres in the "plains of Man-corpse was that of himself, so that
Mr. Key, charin" mentioned in these cables his wife could collect £40,000 in
Kennedy recently. Some surprise is ex-suratice. With creditors pressing pressed at the authorities noticing hint for money, the police allege such a palpable absurdity.
the chemist enticed his victim into the laboratory, struck him down. mutilated his features with acid. In a statement issued by the and ent off his fingers, apparently China Association, in connection to prevent identification by finger with the present situation in prints. Schwarts had a front tooth that country, it is pointed out missing, and the corresponding one that: "British-constructed rail-
had een chiselled from the month ways are purely commercial con- was partially destroyed by fire of the corpse. Later, the factory cerns and are, without exception, following an explosion, and the Chinese Government railways over badly charred remains found in the which China exercises almost coni-ruins were believed to be those of plete administrative control and to Schwartz until medical examination which the term 'penetration' does showed that the skull had been not apply. China obtained the crushed before death and acid ap- money où a 3 per cent. basis, and plied to the face. In his farewell as the present share quotationsnote Schwartz swears he struck in show, it was Chinu and not Great self-defence and became panic Britain that got the beat of the stricken. "The only thing I did bargain. Loans have invariably was I tried to burn him," he wrote, been arranged with the Chinese "and to go-go I do not know Government, and could not have where. Can you imagine how I been raised without foreign super-felt pli the time feeling I had lost vision of the Customs tariff and you and our dear baya? Oh, God; revenue, which, with the salt re-bow I mulered?" Bchwartz went venus, form the security for most home after the crime, took all his of those loans. Were it not for the photographs, and said good-bye to chaotic state of China's internal his children, Ail I was in need affairs, she would probably have of was to have a few words with little difficulty in raising new you." Schwartz wrote to his wife foreign loana, and there would I have kissed the boys good-bye, certainly be no desire on the part but not you. So I kiss this, and in of foreigners to prevent her.""
kissing bid you good-bye.
wife fighting wi another woman yesterday, Jim
"Then why on earth didn't you ∙atop
Was & Govstament potiés behin her, and if and Letter Box ra
IDRAS FOR NEW PASHIONS. gather hie ideas for new fa-hions? From where does "The Master" The answer lies in another question, dressat means on outlay of much
A MERRY BAND.
phrased more poetically. Tell me capital, but "The Master" does not A collection of two hundred
where is fancy bred, in the heart or lie out of it for long. In the first in the head. The dressmaker. ten days of the buyers season he like the painter, the poet, the will do business worth several hun- novelist, is the sport of elves. He dreds and thousands of frames, an never knows where he will find its be free of all anxiety about his subject, or how his particular mase investment. Luxury trades and will treat him. If he has imagine those which pandor to "gour tion, pluck, and a commercial in mandise are those which pay stinct, he is a genius. Mist dress best, and Paris glitters with the makers have but one, or at most gold of their returne two, of these precious qualifie tong. The few who create styles are the workshop hunds: girls and inspire the majority, and bitterly women, apprentices otul packers. Still further behind the scenes
bocept the two-edged compliment. They do not appen in front, very "The Master" knows that his much, but they know all the gossir heaven-born secrets have leaked of the torn and are familiar with out, and that every Tom, Dick, and aders of Society by the r clothes: Harry among the tailors and dress. They know from the Otters if a makers will steal lus ideas and lady is pleasant or unpleasant in or them na their own. He defends marmers und krajku of limb. They himself by legal denoncements and chatter and laugh all day th and makes no end of a fuss when ste are not inclined to my rurk, You flagrant prea of plagiarism comes to see them in the lunch pie baite his knowledge; bát ha cu do very lng four absent me he i "Little to chaly - the cooker ways Soms with hats m
of those around him, and be know of them withchrap
it The story of Kung Ming is
often repeated in a new for
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