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In three months, public recognition of the value of the better Buick 1926 has. been so sweeping that to-day one in every four cars sold for $1000: or more is a better BUICK
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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 tores make up this selection.
Prices are unusually moderate, this fall.
D. CHELLARAM
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THE CHINA MAIL.
The "China Mail" will not be published" to-morrow, Christmas Day, but will appear again as usual on Saturday,
To-morrow, Christmas Day there will be services at 8.15 a.m. and 11 a.m. in St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon. On Sunday at 6 p.m. there will be a Christmas carol service and organ recital
Home and Europe mail via Siberia by the ss. "Yingehow amounts to 12 bags; while the total number of bags, including Shanghai mail, is 271.
Tokyo Municipality distributed a large number of "chan-chan" or sleeveless kimonos to poor persons in Tokyo who are, more than 70 years old on December 20. Other gifts were made to other aged persons by city officials All the gifts were accompanied with greetings from Mayor Nakamura.
AND
GENERAL.
"Don Q" at the Queen's The Fire and Marine Insur Theatre provides a first rate boli-lance offices will be closed to the transaction of public business day attraction,
to-morrow and Saturday.
The return of Notifiable Diseases for the 24 hours ended Tuesday, shows one Chinese case of enteric tever,
Members of St. John's Cathe dral, congregation ATC being The return of Chinese im. jinvited to attend special services migrants arriving in Singapore on Sunday next-which is St. in November was 14.820, and the John's Day. number of male adults for the year to date 182,688. The num
Subscribers to the Tokyo Eber of deck passengers, who left
Singapore doring November was Radio Broadcasting Station have 8,407 and the total so dute 69,275.been increasing rapidly. A check- up compiled November 15, show-
the
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The St. Andrew's Young led 111,993 subscribers Of which, Men's Club have arranged to hold there are 56,570 in Tokyo. 80 in annual Kowloon Marathon Hachioji, and 41,566 in suburbs. Race on Monday, March 1. The The J.O A.K. in the meantime is distance of the race will be about to launch another campaign 64 miles, and the event is open increase the number to 150,000. to all Europeans in the Colony. Three silver prize cups will be
The loan which the Soviet awarded and entries have to be sent to Secretary before Febru-Government recently floated for the reconstruction of Russian in- dustry bas yielded favourable re- Wilfred King manajer of
Upon request by the Socialsults in the shape of advance the Bombay skating rink. charged with the eit sale of cocaine Bureau of the Japanese Depart-orders for shares to the value of valued at Rs. 54,000 to the Ex-ment of Home Affairs, 86 col- 800.000.000 rubies. The pro- eise Inspector Navalhar, who leges, universities, and higher ceeds of this loan are designed to posed as an Lp-country buyer, technical schools have complied furnish badly needed capital for was sentenced on December 1 by reports on the employment situa- the installation of new machinery the third Presidency Magistrate ion of those who were gradu- and the building of new factories. to nine months rigorous impriated last March. Among gradu- sonment and Rs. 1,000 fine.
ary 20
numbering 9.208. 6,133 graduate? were given, positions, white 804 graduates from higher technical schools entered gradu fate schools. The remaining 2,271 graduates are without positions..
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Three million pounds of cop- per are used every year in the "The Chinese Theatres Hand
manufacture of the common pin hack," a booklet by Mr. R. S.
and the safety pin, the delegates | to the National Hardware Asso- Allen has jaast been published in
ciation of the United States were- Peking by "La Librarie Fran- caise. The originality and in- The Russian universities' and told by Harry H. R. Spofford of XX terest of this work, which has higher technical schools, which the Coppet and Brass Research been expressly written to enable are now opening their doors for Association, New York. Copper foreigners to understand the another year of study, report an is the only material selling at its price and even just Chinese stage will make it popu- fenrollment of 18:100 students, as pre-war lar both with the general public against 15,000 "last year. This below that level, he avowed. and the lovers of Chinese art: represents; a certain measure of This is possible because the pro- for, up to the present very little recovery after the very sharp duction made necessary during attention has been paid to drama cutting down in the number of the war has been continued.
36A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL Dobbtooooo ̈¤ ̧¤ ̄¤¤¤ ̈aNG-ACUIDADOODUDUDIO” of this country and very little in-admissións which took place lust
formation can be obtained on the year because of the physical in- subject from foreign literature. Jabflity of the universities to care HÖFÐAÁÆTLEGAL Mr. Allen explains also many of for the proper education of the
the conventions and symbols
of crowds of students who poured this art, such as the waving of ain during the early years of the tasseled wand to shew that the Revolution. It is reported that at actor is on horseback and the majority of the students show an mounting of a chair to secure in-interest in technical and natural
scientific courses. visibility.
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the Gymnasium at Police Head-giving a series of successful piano quarters last night under the recitals in Japan.. auspices of the Police Recreation for a lour in America. Club. Dancing began at 9 p.m. and was continued into the small hours of the morning. Many of the dancers were in costumes of a varied and original character.
Miss W. 1. Griffin of the CMS
Shanghai ladies are to have an cpportunity to learn the art of fencing.
Mr. T. K. Chak, who has been running six troops of Boy Scouts, is-resting-under medical advice.
Sir Edward Elgar, the new Beethoven Gold Medallist, has in his garden a tree that recalls the
Mr. A. Kirk, has resigned his Eesteem in which he is held in Ger-
many. Before the war he went S. M. Ship of the 3rd Troop of to Dusseldorf to conduct a per- Boy Scouts, but is to act as its
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Chaplain to the Bishop of Victoria, was publicly presented with a Mrs. Mary Walton has died at
Mr. H. C. Lowick and Mr. Flaurel wreath of such generous
Sutton, beth of the P.W.D., and dimensions that it had to be sent Leeds, aged 105. She celebrated Mr. C. G. Perdue of the Criminal to him as special freight. When her birthday in May, when ahe Investigation Department, are it reached his Hereford home it passengers for Hongkong in the "Karmala, which left London on Friday last.
was withered and yellow, but Sir Edward planted a cutting from the wreath in his garden, which grew into a fine bay tree, and Mr. Taguchi, secretary to the when he moved to Hampstead this House of Representatives, has re-tree was transplanted to his new turned to Tokyo from a tour home. abroad'. Upon instructions by the Government, he inspected
tion.
received the King's congratu lations and was visited by the Lord Mayor of Leeds. Born at Bath in 1820, her father was a professional singer, and her first husband a travelling showman, by whom she had 23 children. Forty years ago, on the death of her husband, she married a Leeds photographer. Her grandchil Mr. C. W. Bowerman, M.Pdren and great grandchildren possibilities for broadcasting of who is one of the delegates with number 170. the Diet discussions by radio.the Empire Press Union on the Apparently his reports have not visit to Australia, writes home. Dr. Inazo Nitobe, Deputy been received favourably by the During one of the long train Secretary-General to the. League. Tokyo Radio Broadcasting Sta-journeys across Australia Vis-Secretary-General to the League vountess Burnham, whose hus-of Nations at Geneva, who is at band is president of the Empire present in England lecturing on Japan is to learn etiquette from Press Urion, walked down the behalf of the League, is described the movies.. The Department of corridor of the train and asked as a man with a perfect platform Education has laid plans to all those delegates who were manner" and a strong sense of launch a campaign for the in-bachelors or, through force of cir-humour. He speaks almost fault- struction of the public to begin cumstances, were travelling with-less English, and has a way of in February. A committee com- out their wivees, whether they re- halting impressively before the posed of 20 leading educators met quired any socks darned or but more crucial utterances in his on December 20 to set up tons sewn on, or such like." She speeches. At home Dr. Nitobe is standards of social etiquette on explained that this was an art to an important personage, at the the outline drafted by the Depart, which she had been brought up University of Tokyo, but until re- ment. A statement by the De-since childhood, and she would becently he had not visited Japan partment declares that the only too pleased to help any un-for six years. Japanese people are lacking in fortunate delegate," social etiquette because the em phaais of education has been placed upon family rank rather than upon social contacts.
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Richard Barthelmess paid a. The "Yushin" anys: "It is visit to Sing Sing prison for the reported that Dr, John E. Mott, laudable purpose of presenting a of America, will make his sixth number of cash prizes for critical The children's party was given by 17th instant.
visit to Japan arriving on the reviews of his new dim.
The last time Beautiful City," The prisoners, the Peak Hotel yesterday when a he visited Japan Dr. Mott pre- who viewed the picture some large crowd of youngsters the sented to the Imperial Family a weeks ago expressed themselves majority, being under ten, were set of gold table-ware, con- in no uncertain terms on the sub- entertained to tea and a Christmas tributed much money towarda jects of robbery, "bulls and tree and had a delightfully happy Japan's social enterprises, and prison life, all of which play ex- time. The tea tables were laden was received in audience by his tensive roles in the film story, with the good things dear to the Majesty the Emperor. It is said James Dunn, winner of the first hearts of the young folk, includ- that at the coming vir prize, called the Automat pay rall El ply of bon-bons America's lying Curtarryn betheft a bit of fowlesd workmans and subsequently esch
child decorated by the Prince Regent chip and deserving of congrat received a present from the At the time of the Kwanto tions from the fraternity of
Griftera Christmas tree together with a catastrophe he raised for the Christmas stocking, a basket of earthquake sufferers Y2,000,000 ANTISEPTIC LINIMENT. sweets and a balloon. Captain from among the devotees. Walker acted the part of Father Premier, Viscount Kato, Baron Christmas and Mr Jenkinson, the Shidehara, the Foreign Minister, Manageress of the hotel presides and other leading statesmen, re- over affairs generally and worked ligionists, and business men are
make the gathering preparing to welcome the well
known visitor for a week,
the Buc
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