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No.83738. 號擱世佰柒仟叁萬弍第
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Over 3,000,000 gallons of Booth's House of Lords always lie in bond maturing—and why I Obviously to give you a better gin.
BOOTH'S House of Lords stands supreme as a į straight drink or as the basic ingredient.
for all COCKTAILS
ITS MATURITY ENSURES THAT MELLOWNESS NECESSARY FLAVOUR
TONIC EFFECT
AND PIQUANGY
SO ESSENTIAL FOR
ALL GOOD COCKTAILS
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BOOTH'S HOUSE OF LORDS?
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LONDON NOTES THE TOLPUDDLE DIARY OF LOCAL
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London, Aug. 15.
Two brilliant sons are left to mourn Dr. Alexander Leeper, War- den
of Trinity College, Mel- bourne. whose death is reported.
MARTYRS
Commemoration Of Centenary
EVENTS
To-day
SATURDAY, SEPTEMË
Ringb!..."No More Wornin': Queen's "Operator No. 13" Central:-"Keep 'em Rolling":
∙World:—“Stark Nature"
Alhambra: The Only Girl” Majestic "George:
White's
Londe Aug. 30. Many labour organisations, in- They are "Rex" and Alleh, and cluding the Trades Dylon Cong-Oriental:-"Blood Money" both are Counsellors at the For-ress, are holding the shual meet- eign Omce. "Rex" was on leave ings near Dorchester the week to when
the news of his father's coincide with the Commemoration death reached him.
of the Centenary of the Talpuddle Mr. Allen Leeper was private Martyrs:
;་་ secretary to the late Lord Curzon, and at one period, I believe, had Prince George as a colleague in Whitehall
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Tolpuddle is a small village near Dorchester and in 1834 six farm labourers there, having combined together to have her wages raised
Scandals"
Star Cleaning Up"
Entertainments
Kowloon Cricket Club Open Air Concert. 615 pm.
Miscellaneous
St. Andrew's Pienic, 3.30 6.1.
Club Bathing
Tombola for Service--Men and families, Garrison Lecture Hall, Tat uma mek ged
Mr. "Rex" Leeper has the re-
to 10/- perek were St. Andrew's Church thers putation of being obe of the shrewdest diplomats in the service. sentenced under the darepealed Union Jumble Sale, Church Hall, Following intelligence work dur-Emergency Act of 1997 to seven 3 pm ing the war, he attended the peace years transportation for adminis conferences, and was afterwards tering an unlawful cath First Secretary of the British Protests in Pariläment and else- Legation in Warsaw. He is a man where were raised and free destined for high office.
pardons were granted before the Though Bern in Australia, the sentences had expire brothers belang to a family which settled in Ireland in the early seventeenth century. Their father. whose translation of Juvenal is classic. had to emigrate to Mel bourne for reasons of Health.".
THE CREATOR OF EROS
Sir Alfred Gabert, the sculptor
of Eros, who is 111, has always been man of abnormal physical strength.
&
to
This week's labour celebrations, mark the beginning of the Trade Union moveinent; include the dedication of scottages at Tolpuddle for aged workers, erect ed by the Trades Uni Congress and the unveiling of Memorial in the village church-
British Wireless.
Even after he was 75, he used The blacklist except to make with his own hands un-some of the pass usual erosses and pendants of which often swung twisted Iron Some of them were ner dedidedisïdangerous.
exited the Royal Academy
tor.
one opponent had cause to regret. a trial of strength with the sculp
Once, when he was walking along a longly road in Italy, he was attacked by ✡ herdsmah armed with a plke. Gilbert li out his adversary with a smashing blow to the jaw,
on a rainwet surface
› Moan.-Last Quarter, 3.40, VII Moon, 23rd Day.
Principal Mail. Inward Air Mail from Europe by Prominent and Menesthes
Outward for Australla-by- Tanda: 8:30am for Europe via Buea by Buwa Maru,- 9.30 Air Mail for Europe by Talma, 1136 am.
Social Functions – Inauguration Ceremonies of the Chinese Manufacturers. Union Hong Kong, Hotel Cecil, 3.30 pm. Sports
Aquatics Andrew's Beouts Meet YMCA Bath), 1:30 pm. VAG-NIGERSäete, 9.30 pmSHAD Bowie Benior Division;
In his younger days more than (*. Between "ten) and inleven the Civil Service C.C. Taiko F.Cr
roadside inhs, with their carller Kowloon BGC v. Craigengower country opening, were doing great "B"; Folice RC. v. Kowloon Docks business among thirty holiday- R.C. Club de Recrelo Kowloon makers from town,
But thele C.C.!" Tubier Division: Hody Kong "revellers" "were a singularly Electrie v C Service (C.C.; Yacht Club ~ v.“ Kowicon: B.GU; orderly, not to say solema crowd.
Indian R.O. v... Police R.C.; Kow- loon C.C v. Club de Recreio; Football Olub v. Craigéngower C.C.
In Bruges, during the war, bert saw a German soldier puf amoke into the face of a nun. He picked the man up and flung him to the ground insensible.
AMERICA'S ASCOT "
From an American friend I hear
that the race meeting at Saratoga Springs, New York State. is popular as ever.
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Sunrise.-8.05 a.m. Sunset.-6.41
Tidal—High at 1.37 and 18.10:: Low of 9.45 and 17.31, ..
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. Analversaries and Holidays—
The meeting claims to be the More remarkable still, he actu-American Ascot. I should tather ally escaped any serious conse describe it as an American coun- quences by his inspired defence beterpart of Ascot, Epsom and San- Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. fore a military court.
."
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down rolled into one. It Insts a
Gilbert's strength is not muscu- month and attracts racegoegoers lar only. In his early days he and bookmakers from all over the
U.S.A. was supremely careless about his food, and used to eat mixtures which would disconcert the nor÷| mal man, for instance, a grilled chop with strawberry jam.
· INWARD BOUND
In the mornings some people drink the Saratoga waters. In the evenings fashionable New York dies at one or other of the 'very expensive restaurants that open for the season..
{
It was something of a distinc-
These make a pretence of dis- tion-if not an altogether enviable guising their gambling rooms with one-to be motoring into instead of elaborate cabarets imported from "out from London yesterday mor-Broadway.
ning.
Cinemás,
King's-Strictly, Dynamite" Queen's:-"The Wandering Jew!! Central: "Keep 'em Rolling” Oriental: Wud Cargo" World:-"Midnight Mystery" Alhambra:The Riding Tor- **nado”....
Majestie:-"Madame Spy" Star:-"Footlight Parade"
"Entertainmentä` Military Band Concert, St. An- drew's Church Grounds, 9 pm, Moon.-VII Moon, 24th Day.
Sporta.
Driving up from a far corner of For all its modernity, Saratoga Aquático. 24th. Heavy Battery, Essex, I met a steady stream of Springs retains & charming old-Royal Artillery. Y.MO.A. Bath cars, buses and cyclists. But world atmosphere. I remember Golf-Completion of Thied there were barely half-a-dozen wondering" "at- the coll of rope in Round of Third Happy Valley- cars besides my own making the the fourth-oor bedroom of the Bummer Foursomes Competition. Inward journey, until we got right wooden hotel where I once stayed. Sunrise 6.05 am. Sunset-8.40 into the real suburbs. ***
Inquiry from the Southern negro | p.m.
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