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SEAMEN'S-INSTITUTE
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for 10-night's concert at the The following is the programme Seamen's Institute.
Piano Selections of Two Steps,
Song "Beloved it is Morn,"
Song "Glorious Devon," Mr. Jones.
Recitation, Hon. Mr. H.
Pollook
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Song Selected, Mrs. Beck, Savern
Song Selected, Hon. Mr. Song Selected, Mr. Worcester. Dance Irish Jig, Mrs. Worces
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Opera, Mr. Sandercook.
Piano Selections from Comic
Song Selected, Hon. Mr. C. Sovern.
Song Selected, Mrs. Beck... Song Selected, Mr. Worcester. Song "Thora," Mrs. Beswick, Song "The Pirate Bold," Mr. Jones.
Sketch, Lieut. Crosse R. A. Recitation, Hom. H. E. Pollock..
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The Livingstone Centenary.
Life-Saving in Submarines.. March, 1019, the centenary of Considerable attention is being the birth of David Livinstone, paid to an exhibit at the En- will be celebrated all over the gineering and Machinery Exhibi- missionary world. In London a lion at Olympia of a helmet and national memorial service will be jacket-intended-to-be-used by Mr. Sandercock, held in St. Paul's Cathedral men to escape from sanken sub- and in the evening the Arch-marines. The helmet is supplied Mrs. Beswick, bishop of Canterbury will with an arrangement for the preside ut a national, demonstra-production of oxygen by chemical tion in the Albert Hall. Memorial action, and the jacket is supplied Barvices, demonstrations, and with weights which, when releas pageants are being organized in jod, allow the wearer to rise to the various cities throughout the surface of the water, where, by British Isles, America, Australia, further adjustments," he inay and South Africa. In Glasgow sicure pure air without sacrificing the University will pay tributo to the buoyancy of the outfit. This its old graduate by haring a apparatus is exhibited by Messrs. celebration of its own, while the Biebe, Gorman, and Co. (Limited) municipality will hold com- with others, for rescue and ex- memoration meetings. Elgin-ploration word in flooded mines place Congregational Church, and other diflicut situations Glasgow, of which Livingstono whore the employment of the was a member, will colabrate, the usual air-pumpe is impracticable. centenary.
Compulsory Training In Sunday, March 18, has been
Australla. adopted by the Adult School
The sobome of compulsory Movement as a National Living- training, which was engarly stone Sunday, and, ar far as can championed by politicians of be arranged, the. Sunday schools both sides, continues to meet with of great Britain will have special great difficulties, says a “M: Livingstone celebration services. Chion Daily News" correspon On that day also special sermons dent. The most formidable is will be prosehed.in the charchos. the early age at which the lada We understand that one of the Sir W: Laurier's Policy. neo called out. In many cases, strongest features of the Panama- Sir Wilfrid Laurior has con- where they have to travel con- Pacific Exposition will be the eluded a successful sorios, of siderable distances to work and live stock exhibit, and an endeav meetings in Quebec and Ontario. to drill, the task put upon them is our is being made to make this His speeches were clearly beyond their strength. Careful feature world-wide in every sense designed to nurture the feeling parents, too, view with great mis- of the word. for reciprocity in the Wost giving the contact of their boys The Exposition Company liave a long loase. Earlier occupation and *prejudice Ontario. coalition between English jin-fortunately abound. Advocates premiums in the live stock de- if desired. Apply to:-Linstead & with the "larikins" who un-sot aside $175,000 (gold) for might be arranged; & bed-rooms. Al- goes and. French Nationalists of the scheme are now dispartment, which includes animals The Liberal leador declares again posed to favour an increase in of all kind and poultry. and again that he is neither antito training age, from fourteen, The amount of money for Imperialist moran anti-Imperialial at which it stands at present, to prizes will be augmented by but a Canadian recognizing that eighteen, whoa the lads would be appropriations from Breed Record the British Empire is "the great bettor ablo, both mentally and Associations in the United States est force that ever existed for the physically, to undertake the and abroad, also by special prizes rights of man in history"; adding, duties expecter of them. At given by the legislatures of a however: We aro a nation present a great deal of hardship number of states." to-day in Canada, and the first is being inflicted on bays and
We are told that the animal nation that attained the degree of parents who obey the law, and display will a very notable one. freedom that Canada enjoys with the number of defaulters although out breaking from the Mother it does not reach to the 20,000, all necessary information by ad- Prospective exhibitors can have Country":"
telegraphed to Britain by an dressing The Chief of the Live alarmist correspondent, is so large Stock Department Panama-Pacific Now cotton mills are being that the Government does not International Exposition, North built in several contics of the in-care to take severe measures Portland, Oregon." dustry in Lancashire. The Tur-against them. Originally, a ton and Edgeworth Mill Building minimum fiue of £5 was to Company line been formed forbe imposed. It was soon found There is intense excitement in TO LET LARGE substantially buil, the purpose of crocting a new that this was ludicrously out Bangal, says an Indian paper.
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Leigh, to contain 84,000 spindles, left to the tiscretion of the mag Hindas also attended. Violent Hongkong, 18th Aug., 1912. [688 which, it is expected, will furnish strato. The alternative of im- speeches were made in which it employment for 300 bands.prisonment has also been abolish is stated that there was a cons- Messrs. Foulds and Bury of ed, the practice boing to hand piracy by the Christian Powers TO LET on 2nd Floor No. 2, Ted-Hagkong 181h Angst, 1901 Bankfold Mill, Nelson, are ro-over convicted defaulters to the to rob the Moslem kingdoms. moving their works to Colne, area officers to complete their The followers of the Bible wore where it is proposed to erect new drills, in addition to those of the enemies of the followers of the promises in the North Valley-road current year. This they very Koran, but no Power would district, and Messrs. Riddick, Inrgely neglect. Between the quench the fire lit by Mahomed. Stuttard, and Co. are extending militarists, who demand that the The cry of Allah Akbar, which their premises at Clover Mill scheme shall be made compulsory had resounded against the walls Nélson.
in reality, as well as in name, on of Vienna, would again he heard Dollar Loan Completed. the one hand and the clamour of in the uttermost parts of the Hankow, October 27-The final their supporters, who find the re- world. agreement lins beon signed for the quirements very irksome, on, the
Discontented Chinese Soldiers, Robert Dollar Loan of £1,500,000 ollior, the Minister for Defence is A large number of the Chinese brings in such cases is to be fined
IT WILL HELP TO SAVE LIFE. Treasurer, H. O. GULLAND, E14., for the rebuilding of Hankow on having anything but a good time. soldiers are again oponly express by the authorities in America. Manager, International Banking Oor- modern lines. The terms of the. The Indian Command. ing dissatisfaction. TheChefoo One hundred and seventy persons, poration, Shanghai. agreement have not boon reveal- There is now considorable Morning Post" learns that many who had received their passports. ed except that the interost is 5 doubt whether General Sir H. L. of them have not been paid for from the authorities to go to per cent, that the principal is Smith-Dorrien will be able to several months besides which America or Hawaii by the T.K.K. repayable in 25 years, and that take over the command of the large majority are without winter liner Chiyo, were examined the the entire proceeds must be troops in India in April next, as uniforms and also suffer during other day by the doctors of the applied to reconstruction work. had been originally intended. the night through insufficient Company and 12 woman proved Advances will commence within His hoalth has for rome time past bedding. six weeks. The contract was bean ratber unsatisfactory. It signed on behalf of tho Tupel will be a great pity if the intend-
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Death of Mr. James MacDonald. | ideal Commander-in-Chief. Fail- The death is announced of one ing General Smith-Dorrien, there of the oldest residents in Tientsin aro practically only two soldiers in the person of Mr. James Mac-in the running for the appoint- Donald who died on October 22 mont-General Sir Ian Hamilton at the age of 70 years. Mr. and Lieutenant-General Sir J. G. MaoDonald was born wo believe, Maxwell. Of these, the former in Hongkong, and so far as we has undeniably the higliter ored- can gather, has never been out entials, and the fact that he was of China to visit any of the for some time righthand man to The Common Law, Robert W. Chambers. Western countries. He was form- Lord Roberts in the Dependency The Red Hand of Ulster, Georgs A erly a Captain in the Chinese will probably weigh greatly in -Birmingham. Army, and was decorated by the his favour. General Maxwell hng The Golden Ventaro, J. S. Fletcher: Emperor for services rendered, the advantage, however, of being Tenterhooks, Ada Lavenon, Mr. MacDonald, who married a the younger man. The supreme The Escort, Gextin de S. Wentworth Chinese wife, has been resident command in India is hold alter James.
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