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For the new fall and Winter Frocks, here are silks more exquisite than any we have ever shown in this Store before. Graceful patterns in both gay and somber tones make up this selection. Prices are unusually moderate this fall..
D. CHELLARAM
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mr. S Dunn, and M. Mrs. J. H. Taggert returned the Colony to-day by the
ident Cleveland."
and
Sunday, November 22, is The sequel to "Siegfried" is) to Hospital Sunday and the celles-being shown at the "Queen's Pre-tibs at various Churches on that Theatre. Kriemhild's Revenge" day will be allocated to locui fis every whit as spectacular as hospitals.
"Siegfried and with some lovely music makes, an interesting entér-.
-The silk shipped per 8.5. President Jackson," which sailed from this port at 5 am. on Oct. 12, arrived New York at 6 a.m., on November 5-having been 28 calendar days in transit.
A very enjoyable concert was Etuitiment. given at the Soldiers and Sailors' Home last evening. There was a large attendance of members of both services,
The 8.8. "Tanada" which arrived from Australiu on Tues Eday, carried 6,000 tons of cargo, general and frozen, for Hongkong A dance arranged by the and Japan. During the trip the ship's company of H.M.S.vessel experienced rough monsoon
Ambrose" is being held at the weather across the China, Sea, Royal Naval Canteen Theatre to- morrow evening.
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The process of Dr. John Heber, German chemist, for cur- ing tobacco will not be used in the
Negotiations are said to be: Philippines. the tobacco board
proceeding for the sale of the having 'decided not to recommend
A riesha coolie should be C.P.S.S. 8. "Empress of Japan.""" purchase of rights to the process, the first person in Hongkong to pioneer greyhound of the Pacific. according to Dr. Stanton Young-leee where he is going. One of which for the past three years has berg, acting director of agricul these excellent fellows wheeling been lying at anchor in Vancouver ture and member of the board... This empty rieshu along Queen's harbour, to Captain D. M. Roberts, Road with his eyes in President of the Roberts World the direction of Garden. Road, Tours Company. The price asked From ⚫ the "Manchester
suddenly found. the shafte is reported to be in the neighbour Guardian-A native of the Lake of his vehicle "parked in the hood of G.$75.000. Built at District, in reply to a tourist who woodwork surrounding one of the Barrow in 1891, the "Empress of wished to know the probable roadside plants, He saw the lapan is a steel twin-screw course of the weather, replied, joke, smiled, and disentangled the steamer with a gross tonnage of
There' happen be a le bit of shafts.
5.940 tons, is 455 feet long, 51 foot a snifter I dizales and dozzles
beam, and a draft of 38.1 ft. [and does, but, there'll be nae girt
pelt."
At a meeting of the British Medical Association held in Bath,
Messrs. MacAndrewN anil
a strong demand was made by Forbes have presented the Shang- Kneeling in the witness-box certain physicians for the passinghai Boy Scouts Association with ut Grimsby. Wo Chang, a Chinese. of a resolution in favour of Pro-two Fire Feim Extinguishers for rravely smashed a saucer and re-hibiting unregistered persona
reated: "The saucer is cracked. from practising medicine and use in their Hut at the Millington Do May my soul be cracked like the surgery. The meeting was about Camp. Messrs. Hirsbranner have rativer if I do not tell the truth." to vote, apparently in favour of placed a tine clock in the main "Now said his sobcitor, briskly, this view, when Dr. C. C. Haw-om to enable the secuts to keep "you must tell the whole. truth. thorne intervened. Was the asso. ship's time on the bronze bell pre- Do you understand?" "Yes." re
ciation going to set up a rule, he sented by their Commissioner. Mr. Eplied Wu blandly. "What does it asked, which wople interfere with Eric Moller. Messrs. Watson & the liberties of Lady Bountiful Co. have fitted out the medicine. Ameun
in the village and the activities of cabinet made by Messrs. Weeks, & the curate in visiting his peer Co.. and Arts and Crafts have pre- "Home. Sweet Home was parishioners. It was an effort to Isented the Furniture for the hut.. chanted at Wembley on October Frestrict the subjeet in one way or Messrs. Hall and Holtz are making 10. when the Hongkong Pavilion the other. "Every man in this a bookcase for the books prezent- Eclosed down for good. The contin- country. continued Dr. Haw. ed by Messrs. Edward Evans, and 36A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
gent of natives left for Ching on thorne, winning the meeting to the "North-China Daily News" is DOUTILLAGE.-190UQDQ0MÜDÜRQUODIsonon October 16 by the Blue Funnel (his point of view, "believes that he making the log book fer future
teamer **Ixion." sailing from is competent to drive a gig, edit a use in the Camp. The visitors") Liverpool. The native personnel newspaper, or prescribe for a book will be made and presented friend"These and other shafts by Messrs. Kelly & Walsh. Many of argument and wit wens home, other things have been given to The meeting veered around and the Association by ith numerous | by a majority quashed the view of friends, and needless to say the the other doctors, "amid," accord-| Exécutive. Committee are very ing to Press reports, "hearty grateful for this display of {merriment." .
interest.
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are returning, the others being [residents of London. There was a ale in the Hungtong Pavilion on October 26 of the "collection, of Chinese furniture, silk, and other Phibits.
SOCIAL
AND PERSONAL.
Mrs, Belilius, who recently Captain Arthur is a passenger anderwent a severe operation'at a to Saigon in the ss. "Angkok" nursing home in Lurdon, is mak- which sailed on Tuggday. ing very satisfactory progress,
www.
Mr. N. Aall, Consul-General for Among the passengers in the "Aquitania," which left South- Norway in Shanghai, has been ampton for New York on October (married, at Oslo to Miss Cis.
Was Sir Charles Addis, Heidenreich. K.C.M.G.
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Reuter cables from Amsterdam Adel:o G. Gutierrez, Manila the death of Professor Dr. jchess champion, surprised local Josephus Jitte, the well-known
chess players at the Casino international jurist. Español, when he held Boris Hostich, European master, to a 'draw.
Mr. Y. Narutaki, who enjoyed. the honour of having been the first Mayor of Kobe, has passed away after a protracted illness at his re- sidence at the age of seventy-
seven.
Mr. Malcolm McNeill, chief engineer of one of the ships at present in dock at Taikoo, who recently sustained a severe accid- ent, is progressing favourably, Mr. McNeill is brother of Mrs. Collinson of the Gas works.
Mr. W McLean was elected pre- "sident of the St. Andrew's Society His Honour Sir Henry Cowper of Kobe at the annual general The Shanghai German Women's Gollan, the Chief Justice of Hong-meeting. Members of the Com- Club met. on Monday after-kong, is expected to arrive back in Emittee include Mr. W. Campbell,, noon.. After the business the Colony to-morrow.
Mr. A. C. Macpherson, Mr. J W [meeting, Mrs. Kunze gave
Ritchie, Mr. D. S. G.-Shirras and Mr. A. E. Smith..
"The People" declares that a
ja talk on physical culture, with illustrations. She also gave selec-
ions on the harp and zither, with film which has been produced in A "United Press" cable to the Mrs. W. Stoller as accompaniste. America, showing the Prince of "Manila Bulletin on the 3rd inst. Wales, thinly disguised, parti- says that for the sixteenth time in Rev. W. W. Cash, was elected on cipating in adventures and gallan four years the Prince of Wales October 13, general secretary of try in New York, and finally was pitched from his horse during the Church Missionary. Society s from January 1, when
marrying an American girl, is a fox-hunt and landed in the soft Dr. insolent, unsavoury, and in the mud of a ditch. He was uninjur- Harris, rector of Middle Claydon, exhibited in Britain, Bucks, bas been appointed {editorial secretary of the Society, Dr. Lankester's son is at present a missionary at Yunnanfu..
G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD Lankester will resign. Rev. G. H. worst taste, and must not be ed and continued the chase.
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Sir Edward Brockman, K.C.M.G., late Secretary to the: Government, Malaya, and who for! the last five years has held, with much acceptance, the appoint- ment of Agent, Malay States Gay- ernment Information Agendy, Cannon Street, is retiring from the post. He will be succeeded by Mr. H. P. Ellerton, formerly of the Malayan Civil Service, and who has been Deputy-Agent of the Agency.
Mr Ernest Arthur Burrows, solicitor, was at H.M. Supreme. Court, Shanghai, admitted to practice by Judge Skinner Turner. The acting Crown Advocate (Mr. A. G, Massop), in support of the application, read a series of affidavits in which it was stifted that Mr Burrows had been ad- mitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Judicature by the Master of the Rolls on October 16, 1923 He was going to Hankow to join the firm of Bailey and Perry His | Lordship, on admitting the appli- cant to practice; said he under- stood that M. Burrows was going to Hankow and no doubt they |would see him in the future, Re (the Judge), wished Mr. Burrowe every success in his practice.
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The engagement of Grace Vanderf Brig. Gen. and mellus V Alczandez
tein, of Austria, is reported, Mrs. Vanderbilt, a Neyrport, re- fusta to confirm or deny the engagement Gen. Vander-i bill and daughter are crais Ing in West dien waters.
1.
Certain changes in the manner of proffering invitations to the ball to be given this year, by the St. Andrew's Society of Kobe were decided upon by the member. ship at the annual general meet- ing. The ball is to be given on the- night of Monday, November 20, it was decided. However, this year, in accordance with a proposal put by Mr. D. S. G. Shirras, retiring president of the Society, the in- vitations to the ball are to be re- stricted:
Miss L. M. Faithful, speaking at the "Annual Congress of the Church of Englandy t
Earents at present do not know, their children. In the rush of outside interests, they hardly ever see their own babies. Many par ents are themselves' so eager to avoid growing old that they are glad their children bridge the gulf of years and then encourage thair boys and girls to call them by their Christian names and treat them with a familiarity that borders on contempt. So it happens that there are independence of morals and dicregard of the laws of man.
ever, did say that she bel age of gre ter disciplins
| getting under way, and | about "the only, thir address that did not. raising of eyebrows among thousand delegates presen
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