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HISTORY OF THE WAR.
Mr. Buchan's New Edition.
BOMBSHELL FOR CO-OPERATORS.
Alleged Disastrous Deal in Rubber.
about £1,000,000 is reported to A sensational loss involving bars fallen upon Co-oparative Wholesale Societies in Sootland and England as the result of a disastrous "deal" in rubber.
tained, but a spocis! committee of Close secrecy is being main-
and their report, along with that investigation is waid to be at work,
Mr. John Buchan is repablish- ing through the press of Memers. Nelson and Sons "A History of the Great War." It will be in four large size volumes. The first book consists of over 550 pages, and concludes with the story of "AFRICA MARU"
the battle of Neuve Chapelle having arrived from the aborsiest action," the deduction from parts, Consignesa
of Cargo which, according to the author are hereby notified that their was to have a sinister effect on goods are being landed and placed the Allies conduct of the war at their risk in the Hongkong and Readers who were engrossed is of the suditors, will be discussed Kowloon Wharf and Godown the study of Mr. Buchan's fat a special meeting of the Soot- Company's Godowns at Kowloon, volume history will expect where delivery can be obtained to much fior, vigorous
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tish Co-operativa Whalessia as soon as the goods are landed. writing in the revised work Society.
Goods not cleared by the 29th. Purple patches" are numerous, Up till now the sensational loa Nov, 1921 will be subject to rent. and Mr. Buchan's broad general. has been known caly to the dele
Danaged packages must be isations are always interesting gates who attended the half- left in the Godowns for examina-and invariably fair. When he y arly meeting of the Sco'tish tion by the Consignees' rewas writing the earlier work the Society in Edinburgh and who presentatives and the Lompany's press censorship was a stern rowers appealed to by the chair- Surveyors, Mass. Goddard andality; but to-day the author exman, Mr. Robart Stewart, J.P., to Douglas, at 10 am on Wednes-presses his views with freedom, keep the matter a strict secrat în tay and Saturday. All Claims and he is able to weigh up a battle the meanwhile. must be presented within Teu days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognized. No claim will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No fire insurance whatever will be effected,
Consignees are requested to send in their Rills of Lading for countersignature immediately..
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,
Y. YASUDA,
Manager. Hongkong, 23rd November, 1921.
EX-KAISER'S FAKED TAX RETURN.
Lively meetings are expected when the delegates to the Whole- sala Sosiaty Conference "appear before their members with the reports of the auditors and the special committee who have been entrusted with the duty of inves tigating the matter.
from both sides-for many Ger- man books are at his disposal, while the literature from the Allies' side grows steadily. Mr. Buchan proves that our
own people, with but few exceptions, underrated the tremendous or deal into which they entered is August, 1914. The penalty had duly to be paid. But if "many 4,500,000 MEMBERS AFFECTED. mistakes were made on the side by this unfortunate transaction Altogether there are affected of the Allies, the calculating Ger-over 4,500,000 Co-operative mem- mans, with years of preparation bers in all parts of Scotland and behind them, were also gravely at England, and, coming at a time fault, as the author repeatedly when practically all the societies
demonstrates,
SMART LEATHER TRIMMINGS.
By Marian Hale..
You may think you are going! The red leather bands trim the to look like a travelling bag or a original sleeve and are used also new leather trim." suit case what you hear about the on the slightly blousad "cost"
of the dress.
But you are not.
The smartestshops are showing leather binding and leather rimmings on the new automa and winter garmenis,
Bands of the red leather are also used on the pockets in front of the long overhanging side pleats. The belt is made of red leather
and clotb.
The black hatter's plush turban The coat suit in black cloth The English Society; or the with pin strips of white is a dash-gests a small Napoleonic with its straight, smooth front and CWS, as it is best known, bada ing street costume that has the softer drape extending in loog loss of £3.434,620 during the past alluring touch of south about points at the sides. half-year £42341,576 The Scottish Whole- Bright red leather. and steel sale Society dropped £280,000 in battan give the "dash" to thei
black and white. the same period.
QE
turnover of
"A LOT OF TALK." Various delegates ko
nation, closures-
it.
3
the
that
Leather is often used in intri- cate designs, also, to trim waist and skirt and sleave on the new atreet gowns.
one minute. The result was 132 with the right hand, sad 132 with the left An average person's efforts would realise about 8%.
His eyes were tested in a dark cabinet. Ruth
responded to
are reporting considerable de- GERMAN FEET OF CLAY.
craases in sales, the effect of the Mr. Buchan has some finspass-announcement upon the minds of ages about the modern British of the rank and file of the mem- soldier; but his sincera in hisbers will be readily imagined. praise of the gallantry of France
The deal was carried through Official Investigation To Be and the bravery of Belgium. by the Scottish and English Writing on the preliminary fight-societies, who are combined for Made.
ing around Liege, Mr. Buchan the purposes of trading in tes, Several of ex-Kziser William's
*** "For 11 days the forts of and already demands are being accounts have been handed to the Liege had stood out against the German Finance Ministry for enemy and blocked his main ad-
made for searching investigation purposes of examination in con-vance. It may be fairly said that his combine.
into the working and results of nection with what Foriaerts the their resistance put back the Ger- will be loading for Hamburg. Copenhagen and other Scandianvian
Socialis: organ, asserts to be mantime-table by at least72 hours: Ports about 20th December.
delibersie faking" to escape and by tha: space of time bin ter- Further Sailings ---
jocome tax, states a Expected on or
Will leave for above porta from Berlin.
message ed Klock from reaching the main battlefield. Of what immense on or about.
According to Furruerts which consequence was that delay this 5th January,
is particularly well informed in aarrative will show. On it de 20:h
these matters, the administratorspended in all likelihood the of the ex-Imperial estates in Gez-salvation of the Entente armies This latter loss has, by the many had a profit for the year and the defeat of the Gerasa utilisation of various subsidiary 1920 of 25 million marks (nominal plan. Without it the Britishes rve funds, been reduced to
"BABE RUTH. equivalent. £1,250,000), on which Army and the Freach Fifth £111,000. income tax would have amount-Army might have been destroyed Local societies hold 713,115 ed to 15 millions. Forwarts 35- That was a great thing in itself: shares in the S.C.W.5.
Speed Tests Show How serts, however, quoting documents but those il days of fighting
He Does It. in support of ite assertions, that made an impression on the world
"Babe Ruth has been tested ther the sdministration deliberately out of all proportion to their re Scottish Wholesale Society meet by Profesear Albert Johnson and aimulus light at sixteen thou juggled with 10 million maris, walls. The true significance of lag, when approached by a press Professor Joseph Holmes of the sands of a second, while an which were carried to a special the Belgian stand was that it representative, firmly declined to Columbis University, at
ordinary man would respond at reserve fund, or, in other words, pricked the babble of German discuss the written off the year's taxable invincibility. A great
Bensationa! dis University's psychological labor eighteen thousandth of a second. There will be a big story. Tesis revealed
Ruth's response to sound was surplus.
which for a generation bad g verlot of talk about this," said one Ruib's eyes are 12 per cont. fourteen thousandths of a second. itself up to the study of war, and of them, "when the auditor's faster, bis Whether these surpluses are bad boasted throughout the world report is laid before our merabers. quicker, and his nervus steadier usandths. To translate the ears 10 per centsinst the average of fifteen really chargeable with the tax. of its Army, found itself held in eantime, the chairman asted than those of an ordinary man dadings of the sight tent, it and, if so, to what extent, will the gates by a little onmilitary us to keep the matter & secret, His quickness and accuracy of means that the pitcher must depend on a compromise to be people that it despised. It was and I for one mean to do so." understanding are 10 per cent. arranged between the Crown much that Belgium should defy representatives and the Govero- Germany; it was more that she
A prominent official in the above normal. The investiga of a second faster to fool Ruth movement interviewed later said:tion lasted three bours. A plant than to fool an average man. Voru certe states: "The possibility The The death is Bonounced of Mr. ment, but the letter quoted by should make good her defence.} » We have quite enough to meet covered with electrically charged / The experiments were made just
triuroph WAJ moral-ac
after his 5th home-run bit, must be taken into account that advertisement to the world that any loss which may have been wires, strang horizontally, wa3 the fall tax will be levied," after the ancient faiths of the country
placed behind him, and a ball tying last year's record. sustained." A Paris writer says the French following on an operation, at which statement the proposal was could still perve the arm for
bung over a theoretical plate. A Lawu Tennis Federation are very Pangbourne, Berk, at the age of made to juggle the accounts. The battle, and that the Gorman ifol.
ba: weighing 55 ounces, exactly | the weight of bis usual bat, wat
PLATE GLASS WINDOW. dissatished with the behavior of [55,- Mr. Paravıncı, who had expenses side of the royal ac-
for all its splendour, bad fest of ously depressed. They had an swung, and his force calculated. "Looking trough my Torte Mile. Susanne Leaglen when she resided at Latchet for the greater counts was then wrongfully in-clay."
unshakable confidence in was in the United Diates. Athough part of bis lite, was anold Etonian, creased, so that the total reserve MIND OF THE BRITISH SOLDIER ultimate issue; therefore they 100 feet per second, hit the ball, fire plate glass window" said an the The bar, swinging at the rate of lenses is like looking throuch a ΔΙΟ officia announcement has and was in the old Etonian eleven fund would disappear and the tax
Discussing the British Army never thought it worth while to which travelled the rate of 60 American lady in the course of been made 1 is said that quis when they won the Football be dodged.
feet per second. The ball weigher remarks whils in a tram-car possibly the Federation will pre- Association Cup in the season
The official announcement that which followed the "Old Con- mention it." In the summer of the documents had been banded Officers and men ware curious-are
temptibles." Mr. Buchan sa58: Your Mus. Lengen taking pars 1881-1882.
Although British operations jed 44 ounces, and was struck at the other day. She said fout the most prominent in Mr.& point 4 inches from the end of right thing. It cost a bit more to in the championships for a pened 1884 he was given his cricket to the Finance Ministry for exly alike. Below all the diff Bachan's pages, the narrative the bat
build & plate glass window and "b:ue
a: Cambridge, together amination states that the ex-
ence of birth and education there neglects no aspect of the great Another tost to discover Ruth's it east a bit more to make a pair There was a record entry of 89 with Lord Hawke, Mr. F. E. Kaiser's administrators appeal to was the common temperament; & War, and handles with great skill eficiency was next experimented of Torio lecuss than the ordinary for the Manchester November | Lacey, and Mr. C. T. Studd, and certain legal enactments, but kind of bumorous realism about and judgment the changing by the professors. They set up a flat kind, Torics are more than Handicap, the last big race of in the following year gained his Forwaets scouts the appeal.
life. A dislike of all tall situations on the Russian front, triangular board with a small worth the small difference in cost the flat-racing season.
'blue" for Soccer, playing An assertion is also made that Lord Wolverton runde sa ex-against Oxford as a full back. the ex-Kaiser is being preferenti- tradition and historic ritual, the entry of Turkey into the bottom of each angle was an derire from their use.
talk. belief in inherited the heroic resistance of Serbia, round hole at each angle. At the to you in the added comfort you cellent suggestion at the last Later he played for Middlesex, ally treated by certain taxing rough-and-ready justness, a deep the conflict, the Colonial cam-electrified plate that registered lens of any prescription are Toria meeting of the Jockey Club. He when the county cricket team authorities, who either levy no cheerfulness which was not inpaigns, the beginning of the every time it was touched. Rath manufactured by The Hongkong pointed out that owing to the included the Lytteltons. AE taxes or levy, but don't collect, consistent with surface pessin Mesopotamia struggle, and the was given a small instrument, Optical Co, Successors to Clark strikes and drought many two-Stoddart, A.J. Webbe, Sir T. C. Wilhelm having in certain cases ism. They generally took a dark Daval operations. The price of and told to take another in his & Co., Manufacturing and Re year-olds had not been, and U'Brien, the Walkers, and G. E. escaped for a period of three view of the immediate prospect: the book, which is illustrated by other hand and to jab boles sucfracting Opticians, 53, Queen's would not be able to, run this Vernon.
therefore they were never seri-'many"maps, is 255.
cessively as fast as possible tor Road Central.
Bert Seymour. the Molesey Husi golf professional, has been appointed to a similar post with
the West kasex Cut. Chingford,
that a fair sumber of races the beginning of next year would be arranged for maiden second
Beasou horses.
B. Howard Baker, the famous high jumper, has signed as an and will take up his new duties amateur for Chelsea. He is re- shuntly, Seymour is a product ofgarded as a candidate for the Loncubguil, and his recent victory highest honours. tu the 2750 News of the World toortsilent as Oxhey was placed P. J. de Paravicci, the old Cam- him in the bist ignol prulesbridge University cricket and BIODA¡ guiť.
Association football Blue,
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