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M.S. "Hermes has return. ed to Hongkong and is berthed at her usual buoy of Waichi.
On the application of the There was no ease of infec Army, the Lai Wah Cup matches, tious disende, to report on Tues Army v. Civilians, November 28.day's health return. and Chinese v. Navy, on Decem- ber 12. will be played in reverse
A stone from Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral home in England of George Washington. has been re-
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with the ferder, connection Ang Perambulnion of War Department Property, 1925, all Speaking at a luncheon to feeived to be built into the nave of War Department Rouds and Paths film stars on October 13. Mr. T. C.the Cathedral of St. John the in the Command will be closed Elder, managing director of the Divine, it is announced. from'9 m., December 7, 1925, to Stoll Film Studios, Cricklewood, 9am. December 8. 1925. - Bar-said that in the Far East millions Sidelight on American men. riers will be erected..
were recently obtaining, through tality from an, editorial for the the kinema, their first impressions"Courter" of Camden, NJ of European civilisation. The Who makes American literature? Archbishop Curley of Balti-Alms shown to them were mostly Not the Lowells, and the Long- more, according to the "Baltimore American, in which the English-fellows. Not the Mark Twains Sun," which quotes him directly.man was invariably shown as a leven, or the Sinclair Lewises... says that the Irish Republic cad, a crook, or a coward, and The characteristic literature of fracas has largely been forgotten these films destroyed the prestige this nation is not poetry or the in Ireland. The "Sun" article of the white man. It would not novel, not the essay or the volume read in part-
be long. Mr. Elder declared, of philosophy It is the Book of "In Ireland." the archbishop before British films developed Business that grips and holds our people. Thus a great writer on saidh all is peace. The people into something truly British.
business like Roger Babeon may generally are satisfed with the
truly be called a maker of Ameri Irish Free State Government, and
"Last year established acan literature to-day." Spurred the Irish Republic virtually is a building record for the year end-on by this piece of candour. one dead issue there.
Ing March 31. No fewer than feels that some American journal- Abandoning internecine strife, 196,880 houses were completed, of ist, will admit that, not intellectual the people are putting all their which 67,669 were assisted by the foreheads, but "greenbacka" are energies into repairing the dam-State subsidy; 117,817 of that what he admires in his fellow- age caused by the recent warfare total could be classed as working men. add building good schools and men's houses. Moreover, 116,261, good roads. The successful prose of that number were erected by cution of these plans has been private enterprise, and 20,628 by beautiful lionesses, is now the Fay, one of the Zoo's most nided by bumper crops.'
local authorities. They could, therefore, thank private enter cub. This baby-there may have proud mother of a tiny striped In view of the increasing Prise a great deal for what had been mere than one, but nothing
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was seen or heard of any others- But until the last few days Fay vas born nearly seven weeks ago, war"-Sir Kingsley Wood, M.Pkept both herself and her cub
interest which Italians show in motor races, the Rome newspaper "L'Epoca" has launched the pro posal of a yearly motor race from Faris to Rome, to be known as the a recent speech. Italian Royal Cup Race, in which fears of all nationalities, may take
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The próhibition campaign, thought it time that her offspring:
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enisies, and it has been suggested tempted in Great Britain." was" and "be seen, so she carried it to fix the departure from Paris launched in Manchester on Octo- through to the show cage and toward the end of October, when ber. 19: The speakers scheduled stood proudly beside it while she the Alpine passes will still be for the meetings to be held in received the congratulations of practicable, and when no heavyManchester and in other large the onlookers. Fay is celebrated rains are likely to beur. The cities are to include Mrs. David for her bad temper, but she is an race is under the patronage of Lloyd George, Philip Snowden, excellent mother if a ferocious King Victor. Signor Mussolini and Lady Donald Maclean and Sirone, and, though she has no objec- Lother leading French and Italian George Hunter. The organisers tion to visitors admiring the cub personalties. The King of Italy of the movement do not intend to from a distance, she flings herself has already offered an artistic cup advocate, outright prohibition at against the bars in a terrible rage for the winner, who can hold is as the start, however, but local if anyone attempts to go near the long as he is not beater. The option. And they expect to make cage to get a better view. The Italian Premier has also offered a the keynote of the campaign an' cubis a bright, healthy little crea- beamjful hetor and fasces in appen to the women of the ture, but so round and fat that it
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Mackenzie returns to The East Surrey's brilliant; W. A. Gardner, an Australian Pakhoi to-day "to, rejoin her hus-footballer-Mr: C. Eaton, is leav-leather tanner; has had an extra- band, the Rev. N. Mackenzie.. ing for home on December 1. Jordinary run of luck. When going. to America he four times won the Mr. A. R. Johnson, of Penang, sweepstake on the ship's daily run, The smoking concert which had been arranged to take place at the has secured a Webb Prize award collecting £1,000. Victoria Recreation Club lasted by the Institution of Civil En- night has been postponed. It will gineers for an engineering paper take place next Wednesday night published without discussion in instead.
The King has given Sir Robert Ho Tung authority to wear the insignia of Commander of the Order of Christ, conferred on him by the President of the Portu guese Republic in recognition of services rendered by him to Macao.
the 1924-25 session.
An enjoyable and well attended dance, arranged by the ship's company of H.M.S. "Titania" was held in the Royal Naval Canteen Theatre last evening. The dance music was provided by the jazz band of the ship
The forthcoming weddings are announced of Mr. William Henry The late Mr. Charles Montague Peters, of No. 8 Orient Building, Ede, of Park Road, Victoria, to Miss Rose Margaret Shea, of Hongkong, for many years execu- No. 7, Seymour Terrace, and Mr. tive head of the Union Insurance Luiz Maria Frances, of the Gov- Society of Canton, Ltd., who died ernment Gun Powder Depot, at Hongkong on May 22, left pre- Green Island, to Miss Carmeliza perty in England and Hongkong Maria Xavier of No. 21, Jordan of the net value of £185,775 | Road, Kowloon.
of which £152,837 is in Hongkong and £32,938 is in England.
As a remembrance of his visit: to Balmoral the King and Queen, presented Mr: Ramsay MacDonald "Mr. Douglas Fairbanks says: with a handsome volume of the "Hollywood has gone ahead in the "History of Crathie and. film business because here we Braemar," containing an auto- are a community engaged wholly graphed inscription. The book in making pictures. We, think, gives a detailed history and dream, and live pictures. It is description of the romantic neigh- true that the consistent. Calibourhood in which Balmoral is fornian sun makes.our work a situated... good deal easier, but I feel siire. that it is the existence of a kinema The treasurer of the Shanghai community which has made us Community Church recently re- get results. They are able to pro-ceived a cheque for $50 from one duce pictures in Berlin, despite, who has been "listening in." Re- bad weather conditions, for the ports have been received from same reason. In Edgland ""you" such distant places as Swatow, have at present no kinema com- Chefco and Chinkiang, and from munity, no atmosphere in which Hangehow, Ningpo and Soochow nim ideas might be discussed." which are nearer Shanghai.” The church finds that it has a large invisible audience each Sunday. M. Caillaux remarked to ant is the first and only church in
the Beet to broadcast American reporter that if Ameri- cans would not swallow the ends its Sunday Services,
of their words he could under-
stand trans-Atlantic English. Four Americans in the Philip- better. To the newspaper photo-pine Government service resigned graphers he was incredibly oblig- last month, under, provisions
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President Coolidge is interested in a proposal to erect in Wash- ington a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, but he has not decided what form it should take or where it should be placed It has been suggested that the memorial he erected between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, but the President, re- calling that Mr. Roosevelt greatly enjoyed tramping with his child- ren through Rock Creek Park, feels that a good location could be found somewhere in the park. He is awaiting the recommendations of the Fine Arts Commission.
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