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GUILDHALL SPEECHES.
No Short Cut to Peace.
The Lord Mayor's bangust, the fourth held since the outbreak (of war, was in no way the great The new Lord Mayor, Mr. C. A.
Small hats are to be the domin function of previous years. The Hanson, M: P., presided at a meeting held at the Mansion ating feature of feminine bead actual baquet was a light meal, House for the purpose of inang adornment in Paris this spring the menu being:-Clear Bomp ursting a new organisation to be the bulletin of the Retail Fillets of Sale, Casserole of called "The Comrades of the Millinery Association of Americs, Patridge or Braat Beef, Sweets. Great War." Many distinguish and there is no doubt that toques There was punch, champagne, ed men and woman were on the and small esilore are going to be and port. The dinner itself did not take much more than 40 platform. The following letter very popular. It goes on:
There are many new straws minutes from start to finish from Gevers Smuts, who was to
As a spectacle the function have moved the resolution, was being used, such as paillason silk
lisare, picot, and batavia, lacked much that sharecterised it read by the Lord Mayor :-- beth in rough and fine straw, and before the war. There was, It is with much regret that yedda straw. Combinations of nevertheless, much that was im find myself able to attend the felt and straw and taffeta and pressive and interesting. The inaugural meeting of the Comstrem are being used by Daniels top table, with its gold plate and zades of the Great War. I had with great success. Fanoy tailk decorations of orchide, was a ecens fally intended to be with you, were are need more than before. of much animation. In the seat but owing to my sudden depart A novelty is being shown by ing arrangements of the guests are for the Italian front, I was Jeanne Duc in the form of leather let us hope there was a symbolical compelled to cancel all my fɔwers. The shades in favour gagements in this country. At the are Madonna bine and dark gray. present moment we are all ready Talbot is featuring hat with to admit the daty of promoting crown of yadda straw with a the future well-being of the band of pasted feathers in gallant men who have fought Chiness turban i ffsci." 10 preserve the liberties and
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
who in his torn drank to Lord or a physician at 40. For the NATIONAL LOAN OF THIRD sverage min it ebould not be institutions which we prize. The York the balletin esya" Some the Italian Ambassador,
Of the things seen in New Carsa.. Cambon was next to difficult to be bealthy and in his YEAR OF REPUBLIC (1914), Comrades of the Great War exist of the smartly dressed women Marquis Imperiali. There were
prime at that age.
With the weaker sex the o¶re in- keep this duty before along Filth Avenue re wearing maay Court dresses and much different, for this age is liable to SU
both now and in the plaid taffeta hata with a solid gald lice, but khaki was a great bring with is anxieties and health falare by forming themselves colour taffeta facing in small and deal in evidence. Heading the trials; nevertheless, many women into a society to perpetuate the large mushrooms. The trimmings procession the beginning was glorious spirit of comradeship are bowe ma3s of the same mate-the City Marabal in plain servica Buffer more than they need.
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Actually, whether the indivi- on 15th December last, will be so many months and years of for immediate use, are shown
dual be a man or woman, if the beld at Peking on 20th February. A list of drawn bonds with date B œnia, stress and storm. When the time astin hats with crowns of velves every speaker was listened to with ailments arise from
and place of payment will be the indigestion, cr fickle notified in due course in the ed fabric of cur civilisation, there ribbon brims, and these other Law rose amid great.quist, and blood supply, the remedy is bew
health connected with a faulty newspapers, will still be need of this noble combinations: Georgette with made clear that the only way to blood. So, if blood troubles bave
F. A. AGLEN, impulse, and I do not doubt that taffeta, leather with satin, Geor
pasca #68 Over the hard and ite inspiration will be felt in the
Inspector General of Customs. activities of peace no less than in with dovene, satin with chenille warned people against preparing
gette with caterpillar straw, satin ragged road to victory. He sailed you, if your zelves Bra
weak, if you lack slamics, and Inspectorate General of Customs, the strain of this great war. It braid, and Georgette with zephyr themselves for a speedy termine your health is not what it should Peking, 2nd February, 1918. will be imposible for us to repay braid."
be, you can enjoy new health by tion to bostilities, but asid more than a small part of the
the simple expedient of renewing that there was no harm in optimism. If he were given the your blood.
duty which we owe to all ranka
of our brave soldiers and sailora
To renew your blood begin
and their dependents, but I feel develop the gloricus spirit of self-choice of being an optimist or a today a short course of Dr. that few agencies are likely to sacrifice and devotion to duty that pessimist he would certainly williams' pick pilla for pale #chieve mcre in this direction had been so splendidly shown by choose the former.
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA,
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than the Comrades of the Great the two great services and the phasised the fact that he was people; then as the new blood War, and on this account I commercantile marine. The object speaking on behalf of the Prime which they make flows through mend the Society to your support of the Society was to bring about Minister, who was in Italy. It your veins you will gain fresh It constitution is framed in such world-wide unity among those was no formal apology that be energies, new strength, a keen a way that it will be able to ex who had served the mother cour bad to tender for Mr. L'ord ppetite, and fall, vigorous From SAN FRANCISCO VIA press the thoughts and feelings of try, from whatever part of the George, but a sincere regret for health. If a man, you will koɑw those who have borne the heat Empire they came. They desir. his sheeros from a function that the joy it is to be strong; if HONOLULU, JAPAN FORTS. and burden of the day, and to ed to asfeguard the material had always been one of the land. woman, you will be gratified with whose +fforts will be mainly due interests of discharged marks in hia history. The your bright, womanly health.
Any dealer can supply you! the new world order, based upon men and to help the widows and Chancellor of the Exchequer with Dr. Williams pink pilla; The above named steamer freedom and public right, which orphans. They wished the claims turned to Mr. Page, the Ameriosa also obtainable, post free, one having a Lereby notified to must come into existence at the of the discharged, soldier and Ambassador, and laid stress on bottle for $1.50, six for $81 send in their Bills of Lading for arilor to have preference in all what had been asid by other from the Dr. Williams Medicine counter-signature, and to take close of this terrible struggle.
"It is hardly necessary for me state and public appointments, speakers to the effect that he to say how much I armpathise and they were already in coopers welcomed the participation of the Co., v6 Szachuen Rd., Shanghai. immediate delivery of cargo from with the objects in view. The tion with great employers of labour great Statea in the world war. He
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Fongkong, 13th February, 1918.
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Cargo remaining undelivered qualities of heroism, courage, in a similar direction. The wish knew that they would do all that used a simile that appealed to on 15th February at 5 Pa, will nation could do, and he quoted his bearers and all who could ees be landed at consignees' risk and patience and self sacrifice which of the country was to give ample have gone into the war are too pensione to all who had served, one instance of typical American him. Blaff and determined him expense, and delivery must then valuable an asset to let drift, and and the Society would help the enterprise.
ealf, he instanced the bulldog be taken from the Company's When we in Britain fivated a that stande with its masclee taal Godowns I hope that sister organisations Pensions Minister by letting him will spring up in every part of hear of cases of hardship and War Loan recently he ea Chan- and its teeth ready, but its tail
Storage charges will be assess" the Empire, and that they will assisting in the prevention of cellor had made sight speeches to wagging. Is be a pessimist ?"ed on all cargo remaining un- delivered on 19th February, at waste of time, belp it, thinking that he was all be affiliated, cemented by the irritation and
15 PM bonde of comradeship, into one Only men botually serving in the doing a great work. He had he asked; aarely "he a great band of men, who, baving army or navy could become learned that on the occasion of timist." The cheers that groet destroyed the sutocratic milit-Comrades," but those who had the floating and preliminary worked the remark showed that his hesreze agreed. The submarine arism of Germany by their valor served in previous wara might in connection with the American campaign, he said, was bot and self-sacrifice, will foster all be enrolled as "Old Comrades." Liberty Loan the Secretary to the defeated, but it had failed to these great ideals and be ever an It was hoped that existing re- United States Treasury bad made realise the hopes of the enemy. example to rising generations." gimental organisations would no fewer than 87 speeches inside Although the Germans were not The Lord Mayor said that he cooperate with the Society. 21 daye. His references to the defeated in that design, their had received hundreds of tele- Every "Comrade" would be merchant service were greeted grams from all parts of the coun supplied with a card of member with hearty applause, as indeed activities were not so dangerous to as, and the submarines were try, including mayors, provosts chip and a badge by which he were these of every other apesker being held. and other officisle and private could he identified in any part of who touched on the work of the Lord Derby, who replied for persons, beartily endorsing the the world, so that he might men who bring food and neces: movements and promising it their receive any comfort and sesist-saries of life and war to this the Army, se Bir Eric Geddes filed after the 1st March, 1918.
had done for the Navy, emphasiz support. It was hoped that a ance that he needed, wherever be country.
The most important announce delude ourselves into, thinking ed the point that we should pos fund of £1,000,000 would be rais might go.
For thie parrose ed. Already they had received arrangements were being made mest in Me. Bonar Law's speech that there would be an early peveral large donations smounting to start a similar movemeat-indeed in any speech of the. to £10,000.
throughout all the dominions sad evening was that there had peace. Lord Breaford then moved colonies of the Empire. The been formed an Allied Military the following resolution :~~~ 2020al subscription was to be le. Staff, on which there would "This meeting, representative The organisation would consist eit permanently military repre- of every section of the national of posts" (formed of not fewer sentatives of Britain, France, and life of the nation, pledges itself, than fire former service men), Italy. This would, he said, tend on behalf of the people of the branchea" (not fewer than 100), to greater onification of aim in the United Kingdom, to advance and and divisions (composer of war and to better control along safeguard by every legitimate representatives of posts and all the many fronts. The so- W88 met with means the welfare of the die-branches in county areas). The nouncement charged and demobilized officers direction of the movement would obeers. He gave an idea of and men of Hie Majesty's Navy be entirely in the hands of the the rapid strides made in the and Army and naval anxiliary discharged men themselves, the making of adnitions of war when services, and with a view to the governing body being a "Grand be said that the production of achievement of this object appeals Council," composed of delegates Beroplane engines was three time for the unqualified support of the from the divisions. To meet as great in October this year as entire community for the national sentiment, national head-in October of last year. His en Comrades of the Great War- quartera would be established in nonncement that we had three national patriotic organization England, Bootland, Ireland, and million men eerving beyond our "founded upon strictly democratic Walse. The society would be shores was loudly applauded:
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M. Cambon, who spoke very prisciples and
the registered under the War Chari single purpose of promot ties Act, 1916, but there would gaistig at first but with dramatio ing thecineres of those gallant be no chiarily or benevolence effect, was obrered again and Tinem media, bys LandƐand: ren, have attached to it. Its chist purpose nguís. He spoke of all that the defendeck the case of human was to enable the men to obtain French people had had to parup liberty during the greatest crisis their due. The lands would be with eines war started, and 'with in our history.
id the hands of three trustees emphasis touched on the destruct= The meeting bad been called, Lord French, Colonel John ion of her cities, such se Lana,
Bir Eric Geddes made a cheer- aid Lord Baresford, to inaugurate Ward, M. P., and himself. The
great guild founded on Society would prevent former fal speech, and spoke of the triotism and good comradeship, service men from being exploited", dangers of undne optimism and the benefits of trus ordimism. H. was wibed to maintain and by political parties,
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