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MORE ABOUT A WILLS & BEQUESTS THE FORTHCOMING
CHANNEL TUNNEL
FOR AND AGAINST
BRITISH GOVERNMENT MAY MAKE STATEMENT
A NEW MOTION
London, Yesterday,
It la expected, that when Parlia- meat reassembles the Government will make a statement regarding
ita attitude towards the construc- tion of a tunnel under the English Channel.
· FROM "HALF-TIMER" TO A LORD MAYORALTY
OTHER FOLKS' MONEY
Bit Amos Child Kirk, Cardiff, AS Lord Mayor of Cardiff 1918-19, ■ native of Leeds, where he started work as a "half-timer" In a mill at the age of 8 years, a Freeman of the City of London, who died in October, aged 72`years, left estate of the gross value of £8,565, with net personalty £8,121. His bequests
Included:
£60 each to the vicar and church-
BRITISH FAIR
FINE RESPONSE
W
TO SPACE BOOK AND OVER-
SEAS. VISITORS
EXCELLENT PROSPECTS
London, Yesterday. The propects for theBritish In- dustriees Fair, which will be held from February 18 to March 1, are extremely satisfactory.
At the White City, London, al
Before Parliament ad- wardens of St. Mark's. Woodhouse, most every branch of British indas- Leeds, for the benent of St. Mark's try will be repressented. The ma School; the vicar and church-
journed before Christmas a motion
parties urging the Government to assent to the project.
It is unlikely the Government will be able to spare time for s discussion of the motion, but It is anticipated that a statement by the Government will be made at question time.
was put down by members of all wardens of All Souls. Woodhouse, chinery section is to be shown
for the benefit of the church; and concurrently at Birmingham. ...
The fair at the White City will the Society of St. Joha the Evangelist, Cowley.
be the largest of its kind ever held Sir James Hastings Duncan, in England. The original estimate Otley, Yorks, M.P. for the Otley of accommodation required was
280,000 square feet. Division of the West Riding from
At last year's fair 250,000 square 1900-1918, head of the associated firm of William Ackroyd and Co. feet was let to exhibitors. Ltd. and Duscan, Barraclough, and The total space booked this year Co. Ltd., who died in July fast, aged is over 800,000 square feet. The 78 years, left estate of the valusdemand for space at Birmingham of £89,002, with net passonalty has been so great, that whole of the available area in the exhibi- £77,308. He gave:
tion buildings, 200,720 square feet £500 each to the Otley Congrega- tional Chapel and the Yorkshire was soon let and the authorities had to prepare rapidly on open-air United Independent College.
The Right Hon. Sir Edward section for such exhibits as road- Ridley, Lennox-gardens, South Ken-making apparatua, tractors, agri- sington, and Beaulieu, for twenty cultural buildings and the like.
As regards buyers, the situation years a judge of the High Court- retiring In-1917-who died in Oc-is equally satisfactory. tober, aged 85 years, left estate of The number of overseas firms. the value of £28,223, with net per- which have informed tho Overseas, sonalty £37,769. His bequeste In-Trade Department that they will cluded:
be represented at the Fair is over £200 to Thomas Church, butler, six imes as many as, at the cor- On"in token of my appreciation of his responding date last year when long and faithful service and of my only 110 Brms had accepted the personal regard for him," and $100 invitation though the actual num- to Emily Hill, for her many years ber who attended was 1,958. devoted service."
It is understood that views on the subject are being obtained on the one hand from the Committee of Imperial Defence and, on the other hand, from the Board of Trade and Ministry of Transport, the last-named two departments preparing to date regarding cross- channel traffic the affect of a tunnel on railway services and similar matters. It is believed, however, that the opinion of the Naval and Military experts will be found to be still adverse-British Wireless Service..
FAMOUS PAINTING
HOLBEIN'S EDWARD VI. FOR U.S.A.
[By R. R. Tatlock]
valued service," and to Miss Knight,
At present clone on 700 accept- ances have been received, so that
The news that the well-known. £25 each to Nora Bruce, "for her little picture of Holbeln, the young- er, from the collection of Viscount Lee of Fareham has passed into for her kind and helpful service, overseas buyers attending the fair Sir Pawald Mosley, Bt., Derby, should be considerably in excess American hands, has been received" with regret in London. art circles, one of the best-known sportmen in of last year's number British in spite of the fact that the col- the Midlanda, who died in Septem-Wireless Service. lection at White House is one of ber, aged 65 years, left unsettled
the richest formed since the war.estate of the gross value of 45,764, with net personalty $3,780. He The picture in question has a peculiar interest for English col-gave:
A. portrait of himself by John lectora, for it depicts, in head and shoulders, the young Prince Ed-Collier to his mother for life, with ward VI. The Prince appears in remainder to his sister, Violet profile against a bright blue back- McKie, and to his sister his jewel- ground, on a panel in tondo form.lery and household and personal He wears a black velvet cap with effects.
"HSINWAH" SINKS
(Continued From Page 1.)
The Chief Officer, an Esthonian, Mr. Peter Jacobsen, was picked up
by a fishing junk (not No. 4,268)
a white ostrich feather, a crimson £2,000 to the executors, to be held with two Chinese, as stated in a tunic, and an ermine-edged cloak. on certain trusts.
Police report, and brought into
The face, which is immaculately And the residue of the property Aberdeen. įdrawn, has something of the sensi- to his housekeeper, Mary Elizabeth The Second Officer was a Chin tive expressiveness of a little girl's, Hipkiss, "who has served me faith-ese, named (Kuo (Kwok in Can- and there is a distinctly pensive fully and looked after me in various tonese), who was officer on watch air that must have been charac Illnesses for over sixbean years." at the tima of the disaster. teristic of the young Edward.
Miss Clara Dorothy Prior, Lust The Chief Engineer was a Bri- The state of preservation of the leigh, Devon, who died in August, tön. The local office gives the pigment is unusually good, the left £12,228; with net personalty name as that of Mr. Alexander colours being almost as bright as £11,005. Amongst her bequests when first painted. On the back-were:
ground are the words "tatis £75 to the Missions to Seamen So VI."
Society.
"Sandy") McDonald, but the China Mail" is in possession of information showing that he went Home recently,
The Second Engineer was British and the Third Engineer was Rus slan.net
The picture was privately pur- £50 each to the Royal National chased some little time age by Mr. Orthopaedic Hospital, Great Port- Jules Bache, who has now lent it land-street. W, and St. Luke's Hoa ta sn important exhibition of tel for Clergy. German primitive pictures at the Kleinberger Galleries, New York The purchase was made through the agency of Sir Joseph Duveen, who is at present in America. Dumb and the Church of England Ships Which Followed
Fook On
4 p.m. 4-p..
Botnia
JANUARY 17.
Menado Maru
Chinklang
Hydrangea
JANUARY
18.
Mishima Maru
Kiungchow
5 p.m.
8.80 a.m. 1.80 p.m. 2.30 p.m.
9.80 8.m. 9,30 .. 2. p. 8.30 p.m.
land was
who is a
Last year's potato crop in Eng- estimated at 3,518,000 tona, compared with 3,055,000 tons In 1927.
Japan
Holhow
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow .... Tourane
Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius; E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles due Mar seilles, 18th Feb. K.P.O. Parcels. (Jan. 18) 480 p.m. Registration (Jan. 19).9 a.m, Letters (Jan. 19) 10 a.m. G.P.O. Parcels (Jan 18) 6p.m. Registration (Jan. 19) 9.45 a.m. Letters (Jan. 19) 10.80
SATURDAY,
Balty
Bandaken
Hai Ning
Chung Kong
Manila
Amoy
Wireless was in process of in- 225 each to the Royal National stallation but this had not been Lifeboat. Institution; the Deaf and completed when the "Hsinwah" Dumb department of Leeds left Shanghal on Jan. 11. Hence Institution for the Blind, Deaf, and no operator was carried.
Missionary Society (Medical Dept.)
William Fox presents
LOVE HUNGRY
AT THE
Charming Lois Móran at her best as the chorus girl who scorned the attentions of a wealthy ad- mirer for a poor boy who suffered from the -same complaint as her own !
LOIS MORAN.
SAMRENCE. ORASE - MARJONE SUNDS – DOPEAN CHÉN
wy bę GAMBAR K. US and VICTOR BEDROGĀM VICTOR HEIRMAN Produžios”
QUEEN'S
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY AT 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.20...
A DRAMATIC STORY OF THE APACHE UNDERWORLD OF PARIS 1
GLORIA SWANSON
IN
THE
HUMMING BIRD
AT THE
WORLD FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY
At 5.15 & 9.20′′Only, 2.30. & 7.15. Chinese picture, "THE SPIDER.”
Bebe
Daniels Dangerous Money
The amusing story of a girl who inherited a million dollars and let it go to her. head until her sweetie knocked it out 1
AT THE
STAR
FINAL SHOWINGS TO-DAY. At 5.15 & 9.20.
and sea in her favour, underestim ated her distance from Waglan, and then ran on to the island head on, to be holed badly,
£20 to the Bovey Tracey and Dis All the ships which left Swatow Waglan, which was aghted by them trict Cottage Hospital, and $15 to yesterday for Hong Kong have been before daylight. And they all came Leeds Unmarried Women's Benevo accounted for. In this connection, in within an hour or two lent Societymong of w
it has to be stated that, because the break. Miss Mary Caroline Hensley, fret intelligence from Weglan light The "Soochow," however, is stat-Two anchors were cast out Mr. George Bryans, of the Findon, Sulses, who died in Octo: house did not give the name of the ed to have been in the wake of the grounding, the boatswain states, and
her and "obrther the ship went enter Reform Club, will be the Liberaliber,))ged 65 years, left estate of wrecked vessel, a rumour was cor"Halowah, candidate et Chatham at the next the groak Value of £12,150 with pet rent on the water: aléction.
personally $10,506:
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW 520 & 9.15 p.m.
ALLI &
WILLIAM RUSSELL
"The ESCAPE
Kalyan JANUARY
19.
VIRGINIA
Hanang
President Grant
Antung
Yingchow.
Kaying
Canton Maru dan JANUARY 21.-
Fushimi Maru
10.30 am
Shanghai, Dalny and Europe vlam
Siberia
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20.
Bangkok via Swatow Swatów, Amoy and Formosa
MONDAY,
'Shanghai and Japan ...
Shanghai, Japan, U.
Europe vis Victoria
Casualty was
Hydrang
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officer on watala.
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