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EVENTS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 ÁTILVESSr.es and Holidays.-- Chinese National Holiday. (An- n.versary of the Birth of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, 1868). Customs Holiday.
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King'"Woman Wanted." Queen's:-"The Devil Is A Wo-
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London, Oct. 18. A Japanese collector, Mr. Zentiro; Yasuda, of Tokio, in 'company with Central:-Chinese Picture." three other wealthy connoisseurs Oriental:"Public Hero No. 1." among his countrymen, has paid World:-"The World Moves On." £10,000 to obtain one of Your Alhambra:-"Against The Law" facsimile series of copies of twelfth Majestic:-"Adorable " century Japanese paintings, com- Star:-"The First World War." He has generously missioned from modern" artists. allowed his Possessions to be exbibited this month in the British Museum.
Dances. Reel Club Practice, Helena May; Royal Artillery War- rant Officers and Sergeants Sec- ond Annual Invitation Ball, Hotel There are 33 of these coples of Cecil. 8.30 p.m.; Australian and early Buddhist schills, mounted on
New Zealand Asscn, Peninsula rollers topped with crystal in Hotel "Rose Room." different design. Each is 10 in Lectures PTOI. Hsu T-shan. high and contains a beautifully "The Tacit. Idea of Peace" Uni- written sutra, or sacred commen-versity, 8.46 pa. tary, prefaced by a painting of a Meetings-Kowloon Chess "Club, Buddhist subject in the Yamato Central British School. 530 p.m.; ye, or national style of the period. Hong Kong Branch of Chinese All are on paper, elther dyed Medical Association; Annual, Guild with indigo or covered) with silver of Martha and Mary, Kowloon or gold, beäten out and applied Tong Anglican Church, 8 p.in, with a bamboo palett-knite. Gold-! M'scellaneous. Rotary Tim, dust and mica are laid on the bri- Hong Kong Hot:1; Women's League liantly coloured designs of flowers of Health and Beauty Class, Helena "and grasses, human beings, Hons May, 10 am.; Trooping the Colour and birds. In one" instance ducks lat. Bn. The Lincolnshire Regiment. and lotus-leaves are skilfully.com- Polo Club Ground, Boundary posed of the Japanese lettering It-Street, Kowloon, 10.30 am.
Rehearsals-Hong Kong Singers "Messiah," Union Church, Kennedy Road, 5.30 p.m.
A man had been riding in a smoking car, and when the train stopped at the station, he went out on the platform and took deep | self. breaths of fresh air. In his en-
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"Isn't this invigorating?"
Mr. Basil Gray, who his charge "No sir," was the reply. "this is of the "Oriental prints and draw- Cochecton "
ings in the Museum, said that the sutras, which these scroll contain are the only one the Buddhist canon which hold out any hope of salvation to women.
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"These, and 3 copy by these artists of a famous seventeenth
Social Sir Thomas and Lady Southorn's Tea-Farty to Canton Medical Delegates at Government House: Medical Association's Ban- quet to Delegates and families, Gloucester Hotel, p.m.; Cheero Club Whist Drive, 8.30 p.m.; Recep- on in honour of King Emmanuel s Birthday, Italian Consulate, p.m. change Bldg., 11.30 am to 12.30
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His car caught tre and was century scroll, have been brought C. and P. O's. v. R.W.F. Sgs. Mess; destroyed. It was insured. He here by Prof. Yukio Yashiro, who Naval Yard Police v. Dockyard went at unce to the insurance is lecturing on Chinese and Japan-R.C.; C. and P.O's v. R.WF. Sgts.' company and demanded money. ese scroll-paining before most of Mess; and Catholic Union Club v He was given a blank form to all the British universities. They will St Patrick's Club.
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fully conspicuous the weakness of United Ireland party, makes pains Star:-"It's A Small World." the Opposition in the Free State.
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A NEW STATEMENT Simultaneously with the news of Mr. MacDermot's
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comes a new statement of policy by the United Ireland party. This Importance was given to it by virtually accepts the main features the fact that Mr. Cosgrave took of Mr. De Valera's economia policy similar line with more caution and other than the economic war. delicacy and that he was known to There is to be a A wealthy elderly man went to have seen and passed Dr. O'Hig- the subsidized wheat and sugar- continuance of a rejuvenating expert and asked: gins's apeech before it was deliver- beet growing industries, Protec "Can you make. me twenty-ave ed. Mr. MacDermot has always tion, and unemployment relief. In again?"
stood for adopting, a chivalrous addition, the farmers are "Yes," was the reply, "but it and generous attitude towards relieved of their rates. Of course will cost you a thousand guineas both Great Britain and Mr. De the chance of attracting malcon
Valera. It is, therefore, not sur-tent voters from "Can you make me eighteen?" prising that he felt bound to make would be endangered by the fear Fianna Fail "Yes; but that will cost you two a public protect against the tactics of a reversal of Mr. Do Valera's thousand, guineas."
sanctioned by Mr. Congrave and to policy of subsidies and Siste sid All right, then, I have the resign from the party. His re for all. But soquiescence, in that operation for eighteen."
ignation will confirm the sus policy must do violenor to the A few months later the expert picions of the pro-British wing of deepest feelings of good Conserva called for his money, t
the United Ireland party, which stived and Free-traders like Cos "Nothing doing," said the patient able to resist the temptation to part: the party is clearly losing it fears that the party will not be grave, Blythe and Dillon, In "I'm under age, and if you say I'm compete for popularity against self-respect and the confidence of not Tu sue you for fraud”
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