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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, 7th. JUNE, 1924..
A LESSON TO CARELESS SMOKERS.
Fire Losses Which Total Millions Yearly.
/CHICAG 1) –Careless smokers cost the nation million annually in property lassen, in say nothing of the killed and injured cosulting from Grea, aserted Richard E. Kropf, Supreme Regent of the Royal Arcanum, in a safety, ad- dreas here.
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"Being careful in throwing away the match after lighting pipe. cigar or cigarette is na essential to public safety an obeying trafic, laws," nid Mr. Kropf, who ha made an intensive study of safety problems in connection with the nation-wide Accident prevention campaign of the Royal Arcanum. "Fire underwriters attribute 64- percent of all the furm Ares in four years to carelessters with matches or some form of smoking.
Ingain, arvording to the fire under- in the first instance, but the arte This amounted to $5,719,222,
"mokers in or near firm build- writers, gurelesemiga by smokers análogos,
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ing should he particularly eare caused a property loss of $2.259-bedat laastate of
-uld t ture of the construction and the "The more responsibility of the surt, but is intervstend
sence of adequate fire-fighting man who lights a cigar and throws spreading the doctrine of or facilities. Fires also spread rapid-, the match aside to start à re vation of life through prevention ly in départment stores and with which destroys property and per- of seeidente. In king the fami the gren throngs of women and haps liver is as great as that of iles of its 125,000 members more children both customers and am the reckless motorisf who strikes jenreful in their thaíly detivities, it ployees, the danger of injury. a pedestrian and speeds away. The is directly guiding some but asile, through Danic great. Here cliances of being bunished are less lion citizens along Safety in."
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Interesting World Items.
Surrey would appear to have found a promising young bat in E. R. T. Holinos. He is an old Malvern boy.
W. E. Russell, Swindon, who refereed the English Cúp final has| been doing duty since 1908, Ho served in the war, roso to tha rank of captain and won the Military Cross,
E. Ray, who won the first ĐỂ !the professional golf tournaments of flie season at Roehampton, is 47 years of age, and Rowland Jones, who was second, is 54.) Where were the younger genera- tions ?
4 18. Board, the famous Gloucestershire cricketer, died of! heart failure on beard the Kenil worth, Castle. He was one of the Phest wicketkeepers of his day andi
could get runs. Bourd was
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laude Falkiner, the known British billiards player, who is now touring in Canuda.. Iran up 86 points in 1 min 20 secs.
In an exhibition gamă în Alberla. It is stated that this is a world's ' record for fast scoring.
Clyde must go down with Clydebank to the Second Division: of the Scottish Footbull Lengue. That was made certain by Third Lanark's victory over Hamilton Academicals and Clyde's drawi with the Heart of Midlothian.
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Some amusement was caused by an incident that happened atį Inverleith recently. A Fronch- man, F. Marty, had gone to the touch-line to don a row jersey. and when he had stripped himself of the aid one he saw an opponent coming his way. Tho temptation; was too great for him, and he dashed on to the field jorsoyless and brought down his man. Ho then retired again to clothe him-| wolf. It was funny, and the spectatora rau rod with laughter.
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! native of Stockton who is known as the walking football mascot," re- cantly announced his Intention to
from $12.50 each walk from Nowcastle to Wembley
Embroidered French Voiles, $20.00
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in order to sea the English Cup final. He was to start at nine o'clock on Monday night, and hoped to reach Wembley by the
Saturday morning. Crepes.. $27.50
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J. G. M'Intyre, Shettleston Harriors, he won the S.AAA. ten miles ebampionship three, times in succession. Androw Hannah won the honour soven timos, and T. Jack six. P. Addison, Edinburgh Harriors, brake the sequence of Hannah's wins in 1802. ・・
Golfing, by moonlight is að innovation successfuly fa. augurated on the links of the Berkeley, California, Country Club-Johnny M'Hugh, Calf- fornia champion, paired with Frank Johnston, San Francisco professional, detested Joe Novak, Berkeley professional, and his] assistant, Floyd Johnston, one lup'in an 18-hole matoh. The
match began shortly after nino) o'clock. The golfers, had little difficulty in keeping track of the balls in the illumination provided by the moon.
Galashiels Town Council, have dooided to issue season tickets for the now municipal tonnis courts at Langhugh, at a charge| Wedule of 21m for adults and 78. 63 for
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school children, subject to the condition that the school children will not be allowed to play on Wednesdays, Saturdays, or public holidays, or after sin luck in the evenings. Arrangements arO being made to have exhibition {matches played in conection with the formal opening of thè
WHEAT PRODUCTION COSTS.
Why They are Lèss in Canada than America.
WHEAT TO THE HORIZON
HARVEST HOME
OTTAWA, Ont. President Coolidge's recent prociamsution au- bouncing an increase of twelve ments the tariff on whent going to the Unites States disclosed e interesting facts in conneo- in with the cost of producing heat in Canada and the United States, according in government | duction of mill feods between the and lower taxes on whent growing
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two nations, it in shown, is $.003 land. Canadian farmers, the procla per 100 pounds. Canada, the proc "The ares devoted to wheat in tion sets forth; can produce alamation declares, is the United the Dominion has trebled ained basket of what weighing sixty States chief competitor 1.. produc: 1903. In the United States H. hne Sounds for 42 cents less thing than ing wheat, wheat flour and mill increased only 60 percent. Tho Farmers in the United States. The feeds,
[quantity of unoccupied land avail. Vifference in custs of producing "Wheat growers in Canada,"able for wheat growing in Western Late between the United States and ¦ anid a government agricultural Canada je almost limitless, whila the Dominion in $1.03 per 100 expert, "have four advantages over practically all the wheat produo. pounds in favor of Canada. This American, producers, which cut ing land in the United States han Deurn is high because of the duty down production costs. These been under cultivation for decades. American millers must pay on are heavier yields of wheat per The combined area of the prairig wheat imported into the United acre due to greater soli-fertility, provinces is 406,068,000 acres, of Statos,
lower-priced land, lower freight which only about one-fifth is oo- The difference in conta of pro- rates on grain to the lake terminals cubled us farm land."
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