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Misch Elman in Australia, Mischa Elman rich,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1914.
NOTICE
harvest in Australis,cording MOUTRIE'S PIANOS
to
cables received in London. At; his first performance in Sydney he was the recipient of a lau: ol; wreath from. Mae, Melba, a gratifying token from "Artist to Artist," and which the diva had) sent out from London to great the talented violinist on hie appearance in her native country. After the performance, Miecha Elman was carried shoulder-high to his hotel. The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth also gave a reception in Mischa Elman's honour. He leaves for home this month.
London's Special Police. The organization of 30,000 special constabulary in "the Me- tropolitan Police ares; under Colonel Sir Edward Ward and his staff, promises to be an instan- taneous success. Mr. Cyril Maude has undertaken the work of or
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the war on their Icol prosperity. Battle Figures. By way of contrast, and as an As the result of inquiries made on indication of the enormous im behalf of the Daily News in a portance of the first great battle number of the chief manufactur. of the campaign, it may be recalling centres, I hope to be able to ed that the greatest number of convey an accurate reflection of troops engaged in any provious authoritative views as to the elect
Path, battles was the 701,000 Russions of existing conditions--assuming and Japanese who met at Mukden that the high ceas will remain affected or are busy making ed.
Queen's Buildings-Mod er- Apply to: nine years ago. In the Napoleonie open to British and neutral ship-justments that will bring in at To LET-Offices in No. 3,
gone out ate rent. Apply to "S ware there were 172,000 men ping on the staple industries (one door trade that bas
at another. There is no mistaking Hongkong Tolegraph." engaged at Leipzig, and only different districte 217,000 at Waterloo. Ia, the Birmingham is no bad place Birmingham's resolve to step France German wor 244,000 men to make a beginning. Unlike forthwith into the Germans took part in the battle of Sedan, Sheffield or Manchester or Brad- shoes in both our own and and 301,000 in that of Gravelotte ford, it has no predominant neutral markets. Everything And in the last big battle that industry. In the current phrase, bangs cr whether the manu
will adapt his! was fought that in which the which the Deputy Mayor, Alder facturer Bulgerings routed the Turks at man Bowater (the Lord Mayor ideas and, if necessary, hie Lule Burgas, not quite two years himself has been called out with machinery to new conditions. ago-there were about 400,000 the Territorials), quoted to me, Daputy Mayor, who is in intimate I put that question to the men in the opposing armies. "It makes everything, from a
touch with many branches of needle to an anchor."
local industry. His belief is that Well-known Railway Official. The Pulse of Birmingham.
Mr. Joma Tien-yu, the well-
Unless have been greatly the Bitish manufacturer is far known engineer and the newly misled-and besides the Deputy more adaptable than he was, far appointed Director General of the Mayor I have talked among more so, for example, than when Hankow Canton Szechnau Rail others to members of the City he lost the markets he now hopes ways, is still in Peking and bas Council of all parties, to the off to regain. not yet decided the date of bie cials of the Chamber of Com- "Oar whip-mukers," he said, departure for his old post, owing merce, and to one of the most to the question of financial matters experienced of trade union leaders they could; end expect every to be discussed with the Ministry-the pulse of Birmingham is body to buy it because it was of Communications for the worke varying extraordinarily little from the bost. Now, South Americane of that railway. Owing to the ita normal beat. The Citizens' have one fancy in whips and lack of faude the Ministry of Committee can gauge the situa- South Africans another-one, Communications is at a loss to tion pretty accurately from replies perhaps, for horses and another approve the monthly grant of to a letter sent out to some 500 for cattle. That did not appeal $600,000, to meet the expanses of manufacturers inquiring as to to our manufacturers in the least; that railway, which is the amount their prospects of being able to bat Germany was ready enough estimated by Mr. Jeme. This is maintain fairly steady employ- to give everyone what they the reason of Mr. Jeme's delay in ment. There replies are of courre wanted. The same thing applied preceeding to his post.-Peking confidential, but Alderman Bowa to different kinds of axes. Now, Gazette.
ter described them to, me as bowever, things have changed."
The Right Spirit. New French Paper In London. whole as decidedly satisfactory.
The alliance of arms between
A manufacturer badly, hit by Inevitably certain Birmingham the British and French peoples trades are directly stimulated by the war has offered to turn out has called into being a the war, and others as directly any article for which his mach French daily in London, Le Cri retarded. Thà small Arme inery can without unreasonable Couturier de Chassigne, the Factory, for example,
de Londres. Its editor is M.
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with expense be adapted, Another,
London correspondent of the its 5,000 hands, is working hearing that an out-of-the-way two shifts to get through Burgical commodity has bean Figaro, who, after M. Cambou, ite work; eaddlery and harness made exclusively at Hamburg, is the Ambassador, is probably the best-known Frenchman in Lon makers are full up with Govern- seeking expert advice as to its don and has done. sterling work meat orders; button factories are manufacture with the prospect of Manifestly the right both in France and England for hard at it for the same reared; commanding the whole English
the Dunlop works also have large market. the Entente Cordiale. The now Government contractsto carry out, epirit is here, journal will give the latest wir
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