GENERAL NEWS.
Business Man.
By his latest appointments Mr. Lloyd George boa secured the services of just the type of business man which the country wants, and the choice is none the less welcome for being belated. Mr. Richard Borbidge, the man. aging director of Harrods, and Sir John Aird, the contractor, will be invaluable in dealing with ques-- tions arising out of the mobilisa tion of the War Manitions Volun- teera, and we congratula's the Minister of Munitions in securing the services both of a great busi noe man and a great technical expert.
Social Work.
The Hon. Maude Alethea S ai ley, whose death is amoounced; was the founder of the first work-, ing girls club says the Ginhe This was opened in Greek-street,; Soho, in 1880, and its eucoasa led to the establishment of my cthers and to the formation of the London Girls' Club Union. Miss Stanley, who was the daugh ter of the Beocni Lord Stapley of Alderley, and the sister of Lord Sheffield and Blanche Lady Airlie,} was greatly interested in sccia!! work. She had been a member of the old Scho:1 Board, and was for many years a manager of the Metropolitan Asylums Board and
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in Anding out that his castitu- ents are of opinion that he mis- represents them in the House of Commons. It is usual, to a the 'eemicficial organ says that are now removed.
According to a B-rlin telegram necessarily great. All dificulties TO LET.-Houses in Clifton $25. DOLLARS REWARD, THE WHOLE STOCK CREATLY REDUCED. the loses, for the Unionist, Liberal, and Labour parties of a consti
the German Government con Ere the important discovery of tuency to buite in denouncing sidered that the not suitable Antipon the treatments usually their member, bat Mr. Margi's means for a spring peace appeared employed for the reduction of be a reciprocal treaty of weight included starvation dietary recent speeches are enough to arouse ti e deepest resentment" neutrality. Germany's first form- rales, sweating and purging, Apply to
ing same to D. Logan, Kowloon Docks will be rewarded to the in any part of the Kingdom. May
Should one of the contracting All these things are weakening in
together with mineral drugging. THE HONGKONG LAND IN-extent of $25. we suggeet to the member says the globe for Coventry that he parties become engaged in war the extreme, and, when obstinate- had better abandon his foolish with one or more Powers, then ly persisted in, ruinous to the the other contracting party eball constitution. Antipos is diame and mischievous "pesco" talk, or apply for the stewardship of the dewarality, and one beary trically opposed to such drastic TO LET-Houses in "Torres FOR SALE -Pacific Mail S.S. Chiltern Hundreds, and allow the volent neutrality, sat exert every methods.
Buildings" Kowloon. Cheap Co.'s Godowns 1 & 2 con- Coventry electors to choose a reffort to localise the coufl.e."
To expel the superfluous fatty rental Apply "Great Bitsin,"
to SPANISH nected by covered alle way-- Fays the
matter from the system is all very DOMINICAN PROCURATION. located on Section B Marino Lot Norddeu'sche, "declined this well, but the body must be amply
243. Kennedy proposal as going too far, and nourished at the same time. Now,
Town, Crown Rent $160.00 per annum, together Where made the following couctor-Antipon not only rapidly elimi
with permanent Steel Pier op- One of the best wage of cooking proposal
Grest Britain shall make no comes the unfortunate tendency
uates she excess of fat, but over. TO LET.-From 1st September, posite godowns, and upon which that part of the building the Crown Rent is $300:00 per tha priato was discovered accid unprovoked attack on terminy to run to fat" Ample whole known as Stonehenge No. 5, annum. entally through a train being late and shall refrain from an aggres some food therefore becomes Ancupation of the Nippon Yuson first class condition, having been Robinson Road, now in the oc Steam Launch "America" in Germain was opened the first sive policy with regard to Ger-ipon's strength-giving ally, and Kaisha-particularly suitable for stripped aud thoroughly over- train carried on official party, for forms the ot jaot i no tresty, nor tra
many. An attack upon Germany there is no need to dread that the Boarding House. Apply to bauled in 1914.
nourishment taken will DAVID SASSOON &Co., Ltd. whom laach was ordered. The
is one simed at in any combina- bring about a re-development of meal was fixed for rom, and tion to which Great Britain at excessive fatty tissue. shortly before that hoar the
present belongs, and Gʻgat Britain to fry will not be party to any agreement step in the direction of the re- potators were put on
Every dose of Antipon is a sure A few minutes after wards which sime at such an attack.” came a message that the train
covery of beauty of form and This proposal war una ceptable vigorous nervous energy. wuld probably be delayed an to Germany, for the lastar con hnar, so the pointoes were taken eidered that, apart from the off the fire, but left in the pan. Then elasticity of the term "unprovoked game's second message.
attack," it was impossible that is a reduction varying according The New Style British Torpedo, Eastern Extension Australasia just striving."; and the rotalous mere promise that the other con were hurriedly put back to fry tracting party would not be 8 oz. to 3 lb. The scales will be to individual conditions between again. When the party eat down attacked without reason, and that the unerring recorder.
Sofia, July 19-According to & China Telegraph Co. The private advices from Constantir to lunch and the potatoes were no aggressive policy would be taily depresse is eminently satia-ople a British submarine bas Pagoda, Penang. brought on with the steak, esch directed against her, should form factory.
When normal weight torpedoed and sunk the steamer
J. M. BECK, chip was found to be blown out the basis of a special treaty of and symmetrical proportions are Biega, of the Mahouse. Com-
Superintendent. like a small, crisp, golden balloon, friendship. Without koowing it, the cook bad The assurances in the British regained the treatment is no pany, at Medania, in the Sea of, Hongkong, 26th August, 1915. invented
longer necessary. pomines de lerre proposal, it is declared, already
Grent Northern Telegraph Marmora; also two lighters and a
Company, Ltd. s afflies,
Antipoa contains only the mor steamer disoberging clothing. in existed of themselves in the rels harmless vegetable substances in
Frandeen Matsubara, Shanghai. Haidar Pasha Harbour, The Great Vine at Hampton Court. tione between civiliaed States.
Hangsang, Chefoo. The great ving at Hampton
Germany then put forward the solution, the liquid being in ap-A to pedo was also fred at a
Juikhengles Taitung Hotel, at Tophaneh Swatow. Court, on which 250 banches are
pearance like a light red wine, s'eamer loading reported this, year, in a slip off one following formula
It is palatable, refreshing and Cay, but the projectile struck Liuyishu ee Wething Bank, ALTERNATING CURRENT WORK at Valentines, near Wanstead, "Should ca of the contracting alightly tart, and never occasions the end of the quay and part of Hankow.
Parties become involved in war any unpleasant reactionary effects, the Tophaneh wharf. The dam-Raymondhoe 133, Connaught it cannot be said that the con- drug stores, from stook or to or the quaye extends for two ban Son. Chinkiang Antipon can be obtained at all age caused by the explosion o Road. Yokohama. ruling party is the aggressor, der, or in case of any difficulty, a dred metres from Tophaneh of the vine house, the Hampton will observe towards ber at least ect from the Antipon Labora
then the other contracting party large case will be forwarded dir- wharf to the Customs shed. Court vine grow with extraordin-'
benevolent neutrality, and strive tories. Store Street, London Eng., ary rapidity. In 1800-twenty Fears after it was planted-ite to localize the conflict. The con carriage paid, on receipt of fe from Constantinople did not arrive main branch was 1141t. long. rooting parties reciprocally bind mittance for 11 dole, or 22 this morning at the Bulgarian Now its branches cover a space
themselves to cometoan agreement
frontier station of Smilengrad, of 2,300 square feet, but the pria- regarding their attitude in the
while yesterday the train was cial branch only stretches 90ft.event of one of them being forced
delayed nine hours. These facts Shanghai. the length of the vine house. to declare war through the open
indicate that there are further Had the house been enlarged, the provceation of a third.”
movements of troop trains on the vine would probably cover a good Sir E. Grey, says the journal, following olausA:~~
section between Contantinopla Hongkong, 27th August, 1915. deal more. As it is, the vines at
also rejected this proposal, and "Great Britain, will naturally and Uzankeupra. Cumberland Lodge, Manresa
made the following instend :- preserve a benevolent neutrality Considerable agitation --and is said to have exploded with a "Since both Powers mataally in the event of war being forced uneasiness is reported in Constan- load report like a gan, awakening House, Roehampton, and Sillwood Park, Sunninghill surpass it; desire to ensure pance and friend- on Germany."
tinople in consequence of the the inhabitants of Constantinople while the one of Kinnel Hote; Britain declares, that she will on the decision of the British Gallipoli Pepinsala and the latest
ahip among themselves, Great Bir E. Grey, however, acting recept Turkish defeat in the from their slumbers. Breadalbane-the largest in Great
The coincidence is certainly Britain covere nearly twice as
make nɔ unprovoked attack on Cabinet, declined to go farther exploit of a British submarine in most remarkable, though it is great a superficial area. Germany, and will not participate than the proposed formula, basing the waters roand Constantinople. pretty evident that the aerolite in such an attack, and will alan his refaeal on the fear of other- In connection with this notable came from the sea in the shopé refrain from an aggressive policy wise endangering the existing fast it in curious that the Turkish of a British torpedo, and not from against Germany."
friendly relatione of Great Britain Press Bureau abould have report- the sky.
which was planted in 1758 Owing to ite roots having penetrated the bed of the river, which is only 60ft, from the end
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This sentence was to replaor with other Powera. Thereupon ed a celestial phenomenon which According to reports of travel- the first sentence of the previou Germany declined to continue the was alleged to have been observ. lere a supply of ammunition and proposal. Germany consented to negotiations. Press Association ed during the night of July 14th some aeroplanes from Germany discuss this proposal, bat made War Special.
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