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The attraction at the Queen's Theatre commencing to-day is John Barrymore in Sherlock Holmes. This should prove a very interesting Alm.
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For the 24 hourd ended It is generally believed that Damages to publfe works in a "gift" to the 18. provinces, of the Philippine Thursday, two cases of diphtheria Jersey will as
roads, one Chinese and one Japanese-Treasury, pay war pensions to her Islands... particularly
4 own men. At present these pen-bridges and buildings by seven were reported..
elona cost the country £42,600 typhoons and foods during the
year.
year, were estimated at P132,676, while the Cost of new work in. The cinema has alled a real seven provinces is estimated "at. gap in our social organisation. It P86,166, according to detailed re- is cheap, it penetrates everywhere, ports on damaged roads and its appeal is simple, its matter bridges received by the director never profound: It offeman of public works. escape from the drabness of life and s narcotic against its sorrows.
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A suggestion that the Im- perial War Museum should be moved to Wembley is being dis- cussed It is also proposed that the various. Dominion And Colonial pavilions should be main- tained with exhibits and panoramic views of the life and industries of the countries....
Chaplin and the cinema con- ¡tinue to be discussed... The Two covered-in motor lorries, following is from an articlo. In the "London Outlook":-Comedy one advertising a grocery and pro- vision merchant's business, and offers no respite from the common the other a well-known brand of lot and all that is asked of the whisky, rolled into the courtyard great comedian is that be shall During the war, writes,of the Bank of England. They remind us in and through his Mr. Mary Evelyn in the "Manchester contained neither provisions nor absurdities that he is a being Guardian," I cooked for a girls' whisky, but £826,640 worth of bar apart from life as we live. boarding-school, and remember gold. The bullion was the "first Chaplin satisfies this test. He is the delight with which carrots cut shipment of gold which has arriv.not a great artist because the But in his into rice, boiled, strained, seasoned from South Africa Singe the great artist is human,
way he ranks with the angels; ed with pepper and salt, tossed in seamen's strike..
whereas Mr. Fairbanks is merely jan acrobat.,
a little margarine, and served}
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sprinkled with finely chopped. The following appeare among
It was the notices parsley were welcomed.
in a Continental the homeliness" or surprise of hotel:- anything those girls loved, and their pleasure and good health were well worth the little extra
trouble.
Adhesion for stolen objects from rooms by closed doors can- not be accepted but to the legal
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For money and objects of value only by giving them depôt in our hotel office...
It is not allowed to make use of electric apparatus as smothering etc., in the rooms.
The Ito En-the Japanese. religious society whose members. take the vow of poverty like the Franciscans of old but work wher ever they are wanted instead of living in morastic seclusion-WAS to open a branch in Tokyo the other day. Members of the Itto En engaged in relief work at later took charge of a home for Tokyo after the big quake and workers.built by, the Home Office, bus apparently it has not hand a defnita congregation i there, hitherty.
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During the present month of November the people of Macao are being called upon to support Some a very deserving cause. andondo
weeks ago a disastrous fire des troyed a number of poor hovels erected on the hill side behind the
Some time ago the Committer Runs of St. Paul's Church ren- of the Library of the Bank of dering homeless a very lange rum-bingbaart pointed, out to the ber of Chinese of the poorest class.ftiovernor that, white shere are in
With characteristic enter- The majority of these people arexistence several serious. histories honest hard-working labourers of the Bank, no one had ever prise, the Madan Theatre, Ltd. and have occupied the sites for attempted to describe the teave set out to erect in Colombo a good many years and just as win-side of the 280 years of life. The picture palace worthy of Ceylon ter is approaching to be left with-Covermor has released MT. W. M:.
and is capital, The reproach out shelter is a hardship that is res from his duties at the Book that despite its progress in other has often been cast on Colombo very severe.
The local hospital 13 in order to collect material, for the directions, is yet lacked an up-to- the immediate needs of these poor already written in London is not a few occasions, touring com- Mr. Acres, who date theatre or picture hall. On projected work. Chinese but it cannot do every appealing for ach jussistance us panies of note have declined to
The suggestion.curing from the Committee of the Macao rolleagues past and present can give perform on account of the wans of Club to organise a "drive" to: him. While the Benk is being re suitable: conditions, the limited raise funds to assist these poor built, the time seems propitious for seating capacity of the halls, in people is a very laudable one and the appearance of such a work. It proper staging, bad acoustic pre- deserving of the support of all may take two years to complete.
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The Collard and Collard piano raffted by Miss Blackman has been won by ticket. No. 217.
His Excellency, Col. Maia Magalhaes, Governor of Macao, accompanied by his aide-de-camp, paid a visit to all the Government Departments on Tuesday, 10th inst.
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cisco, Macao, on the 28th and 29th instants there is to be an A Freace fete to raise funds for the Chinese whose homes were burned at the disastrous fire that took place close to the Ruins of St. Paul's Church,
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M..Alexandre Imbert, a noted Rd. in Londer who is eighty-noted French scientist, is due in four years old has for seventy-nine Penang shortly, and is proceeding years attended John Street Sunday on a scientific: mission to British School, Brst as scholar, then as North Borneo, etc.. teacher, and now is co-superinten-
Mr. Saklatvala's resignation from his position as departmental According to a telegram pub-manager in the London office of lished by the "Japan Advertiser." Messrs. Tata, Ltd., the well-known At the Gardens of St. Fran- the journalists attending the Indian firm, followed upon an Locarno Conference refused, with attack on the firm by the "Morn few exceptions, to go to a recep-ing Post" in the course of a lead- tion held by Mr. Mussolint in theiring article, in which an attempt was made to implicate the heads. honour,.
of the Tata firm with Mr. Mr. Lewis Hind, art erit Saklatvais's personal views. After giving a list of the people connect- editor, and essayist, has given theed with the firm, the "Morning curions title "Naplitali" to his Post" aaked: "Can these gentle- A concert for members and forthcoming volume of reminismen evade a certain responsibility friends of the Church of England |conces. Those who are puzzled by for the Empire-smashing speeches Men's Society will be held at the the tide should refer to the Book of land activities of their representa- Cathedral Hall on Tuesday, 24th Genesis, chapter xlix., verse 21.. `- tive in London ?" instant, at 9 p.m. An interesting. programme is being arranged and printed copies will be circulated as soon as they are ready. There is no entrance fee.
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Mr. James Buchanan Duke, the United States Tobacco King" and multi-millionaire, has died in America at the age of 68: He is said to have made more money out To-day, 14th instant, there is to of smoke than any other individual
Macao Club for the same purpose, greater claim to fame is that as on which occasion, in addition to originator of the idea of putting other pictures, a film taken at Mr. pictures in packets of cigarettes Lu Lim-jok's house when he was he gave pleasure to small boys the decorated with the insignia of the whole world over. Commander of the Order of Christ, will be also screened.
Two women were engaged in'a mitch är the first women's tournai- While playing golf u Jasper,ment at a newly organized club in Alberta, Canada, F. F. Clarke of a small mid-western town in Brooklyn, had the thrilling experi-America. They fought a mp and ence of seeing a bear come ambling tuck battle all the way and came to across the fairway just as he drove the last hole al even. After much The bali fell near the animal, which diligent labour they finally holed immediately gave chase like a play out in ten strokes each Well, 1 ful pup. At the same time another win @xcluimmed Mrs. 8 "I don't brain came roping out of the near-see why replied Mrs. G., I got by woods and between, then they uten the same as you did. Yen, muda alreda of the ball. The golf but I got mine firat," was the al course is in the national park near convincing answer. Jeeper and was recently opened by Fort Haig.
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A Chinese in Shanghai has been found to be the grandest of MI Attention is drawn to tho ignor-grandpa, niv fewer than six gen- ance of many people concerning the Lerntions, all alive, being found in family although he is only proper way to address a clergyman.
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