The distinctive devices which give the "Pianola" Piano its
supremacy.
Areialised manufacture of the "Dan" has given at a soundness of "CoEscorting furand in other pinn
paping nostrument, Wlast its worki wido askoven its muuteturers the pick
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petect expression devices over Lless no instrument you bay the following exclusive devices yave a pian player inferior to the Knit Tinols "Pipan
ps
(AT Automatic Sustaining Bakal &perates the siistaining pelal at the per time
(The Themedlist enables the performer teventuate the melo by our and ale thapaniment.
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(C) The Metrostyle is the esclusive sievice of the Pianola" Fiano that enables the
erformer to play with all the "xpresi sion of a skilled musician.'
(1) The Seit l'edisi Lever for half blow) ake the most delicate effects posible, particularly when the soft and sustain
z pedais are used together. Only the "Planola **
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F) The Lou for Sustaining) Pedal Lever may be obtain a sustained ringing to independently of the automatic sustaining podul
Accompaniment Graduated (F) The
enaises the performer to subilas either the t treble or bass portion of the necom- palment at will
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(G) The Tempo, lever controls the Metro-ut now at our calculations, all our
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the tempo as required, i
The Silent Lever enables the perfor fode: to pass over any portion of the rusie roll at will, within the note being struck.
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THEFT OF A BICYCLE.
A MALAY'S TALK OF WOE. Mohamed 'Cassim, an English-speaking » Malay, was charged at the Magistracy, yesterday, with stealing a bicycle, Belong- ofing to a P,W,D), foreman, from Kowkam
Ferry.
Abeint Hamick an Indran yaugh, was
COST OF OCEAN TRAVEL, REMARKABLE VARIATIONS IN
RATES OF INCREASE, »
Among the hindrances to the develop ravns of the export grade the very considerable ineren travel is a thetor of some importance, "save 'The Pimnes. The tars to oversen } countries have all risen to a much higher originally charged with the theft and his defence was that he purchased the devel than pre-war Pates and hotel
He pro large are much larger, that they use biele from Cassim for $7.
duged recript in confirmation of his statement. and offered to aprebenci Cassim.
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This shadow is darker and closer to us today than it was twelve months 89 while we were still at war; and there is. scarcely a faltor in the present situationField Marshal Sir H. Plager, that lees not give us the severest enused AA, AAA, GEVA for alarm. After eight month of Govern General Sir I. Rawlinson.
Bt.. .c., v.0., RE ment enddling and restrictión, for which the pretext is the safety of our foreign General the Hon Sis J. Byar. exchanges, the exchanges themselves are in a sickly condition, and it is apparent whatever the renietly for their state may , it, does not lie in protection ur n nursing the baby. Eder the distin- guished patronage of his Majesty sens, Kevák, 15.6. Government. päteering is rampant in General Sir W Birdwol altet ery class;tumaufacturer un fiteering with their protected goods; Lieat. Fol. Sir Maurier Han working men prulering with their key, Kanta S... laboy; unemployed profiteering with their lentes, The great Victory Loan, which an, to reduce inflation: bring down Air prices, restore trade, has been official described as it surevas, We all know that'].. it was failure. It provided enough money to ever the anticipated deficit for the year but very little to rodnes cur Soating deht, and the problens of this most embarrassing form of liability is as far as ever from Solution
FACING THE FACTS,
What is the reason for this unhappy and depressing edition of things Ofeially, one would be given all sorts of answers, such a war-wearing in
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Yesterday, Inspetor Köur sented that, as the Polier had arrested Cassim, ho wished to withdraw the charge against Hamid on the understanding that th bicycle be returned to the real owner without compensation.
Mr. J. Hs Gardiner, für Haand, ağzvest „i“, to this, although he said it was not fair to his client, who bad purchased the bicycle du good faith. When his client brother searched for
was arrested
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Cassim and took him to the Wauch Paiestation.
Hamn was the discharged..
Cassim pleaded guilty to the charges He said he was forced to sell the bicycle.
Mr. Lindalt: Who is he? Inspector. Rent: He is an anemployed Malas.
3r Linde defendant): Why did
I will be seen that the percentage you do it! ncrease varies fran 17 in the case 011 Kingston. Jamaica to 75 per cent. in the
Sydney, N.S.W., by the Saf route. The heaviest pere stage increase in steamship farey is shown on the routes to South America, South Africa and Australia (riz. Sara). These examples of the differences in the increased charges which the various steamship lines have The Premier informed the House of considered it necessary to impose Commons of the amounts which it would passenger traffe have been taken at ran be asked to vote to the nation's war chiefs | dom, and no right others equally striking in consideration of their services during exist the course of the campaign.
The sutus piake a total of £600.000.
Inan the Bar, Mr. Lloyd Speaking George announced Anussuge from the Kinz signed with his
hand.
The
to whom the Prie
eritable concomitants of the transition Minist the document, read the
from a Aate of war to a state of peace."
Bolshevik propaganda." etc. A simpler nud a truer ese may be found in the fact that ur politicians have steadily shirked the question of finance, misled as with untrue statistics, and discarded principle in favour of any temporary ex redient, that promised to carry the round the next corner. So great is their Belief in their own brilliant powers of iniprovisation that they can dispense with the doctrines and the principles banded down to us by the wisdom of our fore. fathers, and the Prime Minister himself is able to proclaim his great discovery: That there is nothing whatever in the
EXCLUSION OF ENEMY SUBJECTS,
STRONG VIEWS OF THE. GOVERNOR OF CEYLON, - message to the House, as follows:- His Majesty, taking into consideration the
Brigadier General Manning, the Gov- eminent services rendered during the late
ernor of Ceylon, has very pronounced war by those officers who commanded and directed his forces at sea, on land, and
views on the exclusion of Pnemy subjects tion of such services to conter upon then in the air, and being desirous in recogni
from that Colony. When the bill to re some signal mark of his favour, recom-gulate their admission into, and expul. mends to his faithful Commons that hesion from, Ceylon was before the Legisla should be enabled to grant to
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Admiral of the Fleet Sir David
Boutty
100.000 Admiral of the Float Viscount
Jellicoe Admiral Sir Charles Madden ....... 10,000 Admiral Sir Doveton Starde 10,000
Vice Admiral Sir John Rabeck ... 10,000 Caprindere Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt 10,000
HAPPY HIT acepted notions of ald-fashioned politi. Rear-Admiral Sir Roger Keys.... 10.000
CIGARETTES
tal economy."
Defendant: to have just gome fresh France, where I was serving with th troeps. 1 have Been in the Colony for five months and nobody has helped me, nor have I been able to procurre a job. I was starving and was curd to send the bicycle. If I had not stolen it. B should have died of starvation.
Mr. Linds: From when did you g to Fenner!
Defendant: From Penang Mr. Lindsell: Why did you Ethen? Defendant: I was picked up by the French Consul "long "with many others. and sent to France. When the Armistice" was signed, instead of repatriating the | back, to Penang they sent me here. E dua's know why.. I was not given a opportunity of going back to Panang. "E went to see the Freni Consul here, bus he was unable, the help me,
Mr. Lindaeft: seems certainly hard that this man, who has been to France. as he says, should be sent to Hongkong instead of to Penang, where de enfisted. It is very hard, and I think. Inspector Kent, that you had better make enquiries. You had better take him to the CB.P.
Inspector Kent: That does not give him the right to steal a bicycle. -
tive Council-tha question of the period of exclusion arose and His Excellency said: I take it that most members also agree with him that. instead of the words. three years it should be 20 years and I would even say 300 years. We are all agreed that we do not desire that our former alien enemies should be permit ted to return to this Colony in such a At present the estimated expenditure
short space of time as we have laid down of Great Britain £1.435,000,000 per
in the clause which have referred to. nanum, ani, Mr. Chamberlain has given
Unfortunately we are acting on instruc as a calculation that without henvy addi-eld-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig...100,000 tons from the Secretary of State for the hard. I'will remand the case for a week
Field Marshal, Viscount French 50.000
this bill we are in order to allow you to make enquiries, tional tases revenue will not meet expen-
Colonies and in bringin
which the dature till expenditure comes down to Field-Marshal Sir Edmund Allenby 50,000 following ilar
Field Marshal Sir Herbert Plumer 50.000
Government are about to pass £706.KA000. This Egure of £766,000,0001 Field-Marshal Sir inson 30,000
Wilson. 10,000- or have passed.. £ Ceneral
may also hope that Sir Henry
we will be instructed by the Imperial General Sir Henry Horne 30,000 three years possibly to a much longer General the Hon. Sir Julian Byng. 20,000 Government that we should increase these General Sir William Robertson 10.000 period. General Sir William Birdwood 10,000.
we may call the point of solvency, for The Real Burley Cigarettegg may overtake our outgoings there if the Chancellor is right, our Set the two figures, up against each other
IT'S TOASTED.
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OLD AND NEW FINANCE
Now if you are one of the new school- that laughs at accept notions." you will feel the greatest contempt for the old theory that revenue ought to cover expenditure, and will be able to view with the utmost composure this £669,000,0 time has got to be squeezed out of the public expenditure before the two sides of the account balance. If, on the other hand, you remain an old fogoy of the school of Gladstone, Harcourt, Hicks Bench adid Goschen, and contemplate the distance that we have to travel before safety is reached, and the spirit in which) we are starting out on the journey, you will be inclined to pray for one of those dull. Bumdrum alatesmen who used to manage our finances before this era of Brilliant and rescurceful men who can always go one better than the economic text-books
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10.000 Signed by his Majesty with his own M. Lloyd George: I move that his Majesty's most gracious message be re- ferred to the Committee of Supply.
'The motion was agreed to, amid cheers.
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GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL
Br. Lindsell: It does not, but it seens
OPIUM IN MANILA. SMUGGLING" BY TRANSPORTS. United States array transports coming to Manila from China and Japan daring the last few months have dumped so much In the House of Commons on August opium that the price has dropped from 5th. Lieut.-Colonel Raw asked the Secre tary for War if he would consider the 700 to P90 a can with sellers begging desirabili of awarding the General for purchasers (says the Manila Times). Service dal to all these nurses and According to information obtained at the Voluntary Aid Detachment nurses who were gaged in nursing soldiers and same time it was learned that 51 big exas sailors in home hospitals.
of the contraband drug were confiscated Mr. Churchill: The question of the aboard the transport Warren at an early award is under consideration. But I morning,
Tour. must aid a word of warning. Every medal which is given to people who did not take part in the fighting detracts from an army transport this week, 15 cans from the distinction enjoyed by those of the stuff having been "arized as it was who have earned their medal by taking about to be brought back aboard the part in the fighting. All ranks will parade at Central Police-
Mr. J. Jones Does that include the station on Friday, the 19th, at 5.30 men working the barrages during air The barber of the Sherman "and a" p.m. for inspection by His Excellency "raids? the Officer Administering the Covera
Mr. Churchill: Up to the present the Manila policeman are now out on bail. ment. No Exemption will be granted decision ng beer to give it to those who charged "will illegal possession of the except on Medical grounds.
embarked from these shores, and when drug. It is alleged that they were trying you come to consider the services of thor to bring the opium hack aboard the boat at home you come to a question which after trying in vain to sell it to local must be very carefully considered. I
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
[ORDERS ISACED BY MR. J. W. FRANZA, D.9.?... (2.))
PARADE
Whits uniform, belts, and heltheta. Officers to wear belts and carry canes. No swords.
September 17th., 1919.
schemes for spending more, and urgent 10 their demanda fer the public to sub- cribo to their loans; but he soon as the proceeds of this issue have been spent they
This is the second haul of opium minde
Sherman,
hope the Houss will think first of all of dealers all through the night. the soldier who went åbroad. (Checm.)
Mr. Hogge: Will the right hon. gen. tleman consider those men whom he and his predecessors compulsorily retained at come to train others?.
Manila is said to be flooded with opium
Mr Churchill: There are hundreds of
At the present time, the drug being so pleatiful that there are few buyers for it even though the price has dropped from P700 to P90 a can.
17
the
Strangely enough, too, we find ther theso, statesmen who despise the "accept! ed notions of political economy, seem able to swallow without difficulty its discredited fallacies, for most of their ap-to-date expedients are only repetitions of hoary old blunders made in England
A POWERFUL RING... and elsewhere generations ago. The pro
Startling and sensational developments. figate use of public money in subsidies ill start again burrowing on ways and hard cases. If a medal for home service to specially-favoured interests: doles of moans, inflating the currency, and raising is to be given it must be considered enare expected in the investigation of the cash to idle workmen: bonuses to cheapen a cost of living for us all. They talk tirely separate from the war nelab given opium ring that is now being started." food costly adventure in fistant war Lough bankruptcy were stilt thu to those who went abroad to Eght in the Many Americans are said to be involved fare; abandonment of public control over unthinkable thing that it was five years war. Whether it is practicable to a
are said to be dui the public purs-all these things are 4go; but it is no longer unthinkable. On nedal for house service is at yo deived. Ful workings of which are the success. greatly to the failure of the officials of deadly. heresies to the old-fa hioned palie contrary, if we keep on at our present because home service is
quartermaster department to co- tical economy; but they are swelling policy of despising political economy, it
operate with the customs secret service Great Britain's expenditure every day, a certainty.
whose
duty it is to prevent the and making it more and more difficult to
of the drug into the islands: hridge that gap of £e60,600,000 that lies politicians go on playing the same old between us and financial security. game among themselves; dining and
Mr. Churchill: At present we are con master department are said to resent any *, tebing one another, telling one another fining the war medal to those who left attempt at interference on the part of the SPENDING IT NOW."
customs men and, it is alleged, often do Outside the Coalition Party in Partin. ow magnificent and indispensable they these aleres to take action against our
nemies
everything in their power to hinder them ro, forming party groups and combina ment there obvious facts are beginning to
in their work be recognised; bat the politiciang on madone to keep themselves in office and Bol. behind the Tretary Pench shar no signa: herism in the background. In reality of appreciating them. Apart from lahevism is the child of bad political nions aspiration chanjonally omitted by
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very, varied; An Hon Member: Does the right hon. gentleman, include the services of men
the
However close the danger comes, our ent to Ireland at the time of the rehols and officers of the quarter:
conofny, and the course of events, is likely
lion
"IRRESISTIBLE HONGKONG,"
The leaders of the opium smuggling ring are said to be so influential and powerful that they have even gone so far A Chinese, who had been convicted on as to smuggle opinm into the islands the Chancellor of the Benhenger, not one to wash away (with much else of more three previous occasions of larceny and from China concealed in the baggage of revent member of the Government haqla) all these indispensable gentlemen banished for ten years, was sentenced some of the highest ranking oficers of the publicly pointed to the Panzer of this nd their schemes and arrangements at the Magistracy, yesterday, to twelve Philippine department. This, of course, ntofure and reckless employment of pubhey are like little boys building a boure months' hard labour for returning to the has been done without the knowledge or lic money. They are very #lib with their toy bricks in the path of an approach- Colony before the expiration of his consent of the officers who owned the
Lake avalanche.-Daily News.
sentence.
baggage. (Continued at inat of neat column.)