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VICTORIA THEATRE
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A ROMANY TROUPE OF DANCERS FAMOUS
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GEORGE B.
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IN
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"BOUND AND GAGGED"
Episode 7:"A FATAL ERROR."
DRESS CIRCLE: $1,50.
Episode 8: ARRESTED."
STALLS: $1.00.
PIT: 60 cts.
Soldiers and Sailors in uniform half price to the Stalls and lit
THE FOURTEEN POINTS,
HOW THEY WERE ACCEPTED,
The Echo de Paris zoveals the
story of the acceptance of the Fourteen Points by Mr. Lloyd George and M. Clemeticeau, Colonel House brought up the; question on November 3. 1918. The conversation WIN follows
lations should be given to the jcivil population as well as to the į dievastated regions restored.
M. Clemenceau suddenly inter- posed: If we refuse these articles, what then?
Colonel House: The President would consider the conversation he has engaged in with the Allies on the subject of the Armistice at an end.
LINEN DRAPERS MOVE.
HUGE STORES COMBINE London. February C. Business syndicates are steadily buying up Lancashire -pinning mills, six of which involving several millions sterling. were sold yesterday, at an average price of five times the original capital.
SATURDAY, MARCH 27. 1920.
ERIGIO AIRSHIPS.
MAJOR PRITCHARD AND BRITAIN'S POSITION.
SERVANTS' PARADISE,
CLUB THE ENVY OF THEIR MISTRESSES.
Squadron Commander J. E. M. Servants of Birmingham belong Pritchard lectured before the to a club which is the envy of Royal Society of Arts recently on Į their mistresses. It is furnished "Rigid Airships and Their with costly easy chairs, a Broad- Development." Major Pritchard, wood grand piano, the latest as the chairman pointed our. has illustrated weeklies, and books | had an all-round dying experience, which range in interest from and possesses considerable "The Early Homes of Prince technical knowledge. During the Albert" to the novels of Mrs. later yearsofthe war he came back Henry Wood.
from Gallipoli. where he was! Miss Julia Varley, of the attached to the R. N. A. S., for Workers' Union, organised the airship duty, and joined the Air-domestic servants of the district ship Headquarters Staff for into a strong trade society. She important duties in connection also organised the mistresses so with the accepting of airships skilfully that they cheerfully from contractors for service in agreed to give M›rjorïu--she is the R. A. F. He also has the no longer Mary Jane-two hours distinction of being the first man off daily. an afternoon every to land in America from, Europe week, an alternate Sunday, with by air, for he descended from the two quiet hours for meals every R 34 by parachute to superintend(day, the mooring at Boston.
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NOTICES.
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In his lecture Major Pritchardparadise. The greater cost of
Birmingham is the dealt with the general changes their uniform is defrayed by the in hull structure in recent years mistress. In the Cadbury house. and gave a brief outline of airship hold, where the servants wear achievements during the war, frecks of pale heliotrope Hinen. indicating lines along which pro the entire cost is horne by the gress might be achieved in the mistress, as is customary under In use by the- future. The chief military the new agreement. functions of the rigid airship he; explained. were extended for! name was Marjorie brought a fast patrol, convoy, and scouting disqualification to her work. "I also- duties. The commercial function am afraid we can't call you that," was rapid long-distance transport her mistress would say. The commercial airship had not yet been developed at all in this country. There was no doubt that jin time the commercial rigid would differ materially from the military rigid. For the next four or five years. however, the two types would diverge from their common point of origin only to a very limited extent."
In the old days a servant whose BRITISH, U.S.A., FRENCH, ITALIAN, JAPANESE
ARGENTINE AND CHILIAN NAVIES.
Do
ou mind being Jane or Ellent
But today the Birmingham! Maricrie herself decides whether she shall be Chrisitan name
called by her And she usually chooses the Christian name.
от surname.
CLUB WITH GRAND PIANO. The servants' club in Loveday
is
It was essential, if this country street, close to the heart of busy was to regain supremacy in the Birmingham. is under the pre- air that the aircraft-designing sidency of the Lady Mayoress. resources of the country It is an enormous room, furnish- should be directed. towards the fed delightfully. There are gay production of heavy duty aircraft chintz curtains, easy chairs in engines, as well as the present equally gay chintz, and little high-performance type. A great writing tables: electric light fault in many aircraft engines brightens the room, which itted to airships during the war warmed by radiators, was that though reasonably econ- The grand piano was the gift of omical in fuel consumption at full one of the mistresses interested in power. their economy fell of the club. It was littered with rapidly when run at the reduc- the latest pantomime songs when tion in power necessary to pro-I called this afternoon. duce reliability.
Apparentiv, Marjorie does not The question of firing steam play the piano, but she likes to engines to airships was extra-bok at it. It gives tone to the ordinarily attractive, but the club. And sometimes one of the heavy fuel and water consump-officials of the Workers' Union tian Involved was a drawback. amuses the members with selec- Till that could be overcome the tions from the best revues. steam engine was completely de- Marjorie, however, longs to harred, though it possessed many jizz. Twice a week dancing! advantages over the petrol engine. | lessons are given.
"We baven't go: very THE SEARCH FOR SAFER FUEL. far yet." a member explain-
of the most ed: The question
you see. nore of us suitable fuel was of very great knew how to dance. We are importance. He related ex-learning the elementary steps, periences of thewar to show what Next month we are having two an extraordinarily dangerous fuel big social, and we want to petrol was, and added that every ready for them. effort should be made to shandon petrol
SHOPPING CONVENIENCE. "When do you use the club?" I asked.
Canard. Orient, Alian, C.P.R., Johnston, Atlantic Transport, Calen Castle. Elder Dempster, Common-wealth and Dominion, Anglo- American Oil Co.. Hudson Bay C Pacific Steam Navigation Lamport & Hott, Knight, Leyland, Brockleback, John Cockerill Line. Nippon, Yusen Kaisha, and practically all important Steam-
ship Companies. -
Agents for Hongkong & South China
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BON TON NEW PREMISES No. 37.
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
WEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
BON TON
HONGKONG
HOTEL.
The attention of our customers is called to the fact that we "We should have had the have removed to No. 37, Queen's Road Central, and the position of and substitate lessocials before. but Birminghu OUR PREMISES is indicated by the following 'SKETCH. volatile fuel, such as parafin.
mistresses are enteraining a good! Airship construction was being deal at present, and we don't tapilly pushed forward in want to let them down. Next America. France. M. Clemenceau: Would he also
A similar tendency towards Germany. Since the Armistice and we shall be able to have some Italy and month, things will be a bit quieter. consider at an end the conver-conibination is observable in retail Germany had built the "Boden fun." sation in which we were engaged stores particularly in West End Son," which, as far as her weight- Mr. George: If I have under- with the Germans at the be- drapery firms.
carrying capacity, range, and Debenham and Freebody, re-speed stood the thought of Presidentginning of October!
were concerned, having Wilson in the Armistice dealings
vently absorbed Harvey. Nichols
regard 10 her
very small and Company, together we must give our consent to
with size, appeared to have the highest Marshall and Snelgrove. these articles.
performance of rigid yet built. The new company has a capitalAlthough the "Boden See" had of £8,000,000.
only 750.000 cubic feet capacity, Harrods Stores to-day pro she carried over 20 passengers visionally arranged to purchase with lugege and mails 360 ctiles. Swan and Edgar's, in Piccadilly Her maximum speed was over 80 ircus, which is considered one miles an hour, and she had carried of the finest sites in the world.
out about 50 flights in 63 days. Harrods and Selfridge's recent-During the season she had M. Balfour explained that this Sebager, administrator of the ex- 15 acquired some of the largest transported 2300 passengers. 28 only meant that the results Emperor Karl's property. com- retail stores in northern protons of freight, and fourtons of
Cetunel House: Yes.
Colonel House. I can give no assurance whatever on that point. M. Clemenceau: That being so. the articles are adopted.
Mr. Lloyd George: With re~ them.servations on liberty of the seas
and reparations.
M. Clemenceau: Ah! Fourteen articles. I have not read May we hear them?.
On the first M. Clemenceau remarked: Quite unacceptable.J We.
Cannot negotiate in the market-place.
KARL OF AUSTRIA'S INCOME, A Vienna report states that Dr.
Well, we like to drop in and have a cup tea when we are out shopping."came the swift reply.. Birmingham mistresses, I under- stand would also like a club where they could "drop in for a cup of tea after shopping.
to 9.
OLD
PREMISES
Sizect
THE BON TON Ladies' Tailors & Outfitters, etc.. Hongkong, 26th March, 1920.
Telephone 923,
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The club is open daily from 2 The membership fee is a penny a week, or threepence a jorie on her mistress's telephone. Marjorie makes friends with her week to those who are not mem- And Herbert makes an enthusias fellow Marjories very quickly. bers" of the Workers' Union. tic assent.
I left the club this afternoon should be published when arrived plains of the Austrian Govern, vincial centres.
mails, without the loss of single | Men visitors are allowed.
The Loveday street
club after a very happy half-hour with On the second Mr. Georgement's delay in settling the affairs
life. Though Britain came late Hullo! Is that you, Herbert? is urlike my Jady's made formal reservations. The of the ex-Emperor, wirse netto confiscate
club. very happy girls, merry together, into the airship field, she had now Yes, I shall be off at three to-day. in the West-end where you and proudly content that the third was passed without dis-income at present is only 1.900 unless he returns cussion. New reserves
were Swiss francs veurly. The delay jewels and other heirlooms, which gained a position second only to Drop in at the club about seven must not speak to a fellow-mem- work they love is no longer the and have tea with me," says Mar- ber without ar introduction. Cinderella of women's professions. made on reparations: compens. is due to the Government's threat were removed to Switzerland.
at.
Karl's property
the, Royal
that of Germany.
DCINGS OF THE DUFFS
They All Fall for it!
GRANDMA, I'M GOING TO PUT
LISTEN TO THE SWING THIS HAS!
HOW YOU'RE GETTING
ON A JAZZ RECORD AND YOU AND WILL DO THE
SHIMMY!
YOUNG MAN, IF YOU PLAY ONE OF THOSE VULGAR. RECORDS ILL HAVE MY SON EXTRACT YOU FROM
THIS HOUSE!!
I'LL BET YOU COULD HAVE DANCED.
THIS WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER!
IMAGINE YOU USED TO BE A GOOD DANCER-
I COULD DAUCE A
FEW!
TAD
TAP
BY ALLMAN
IT! SHAKE 'EM UP
NOW!!!
PUT THAT SAME RECORD ON AGAIN - I'M JUST
BEGINNING TO GET
I!!
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