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TO-DAY'S FASHION,
Borrowing the charms of crinoline days this frock livos again to flatter the youth of to-day's debutanto. Lavonder taffets, it in with
noire silk ribbon of the same. shade for cuff-like necklno and hem. Cronin silk lace. and quaint silk flowers of Acariot, blue and lavender tineled ribbon complete the frock.
DEATH OF SIR A. HOSIE.
LONG CONNECTION WITH CHINA,
London, March 10.
Tho death has occurred of Sir
Alexander Hosis.-Reuter.
THE COLURUMS.
OVER 800 SURRENDER.
Manila, March 10,
HE HONGKONG, TELEGRAP
A total of 840 Coluruma bave surrondorod in Nouva Eolja, Many are poor homesteadors Booking.food.
Two robol flags were captured. The trouble is bolisvod to bo avor-Daily Bulletin.
FRENCH MISSION.
BOUND FOR JAPAN.
A French Economic Mission, the second sinoo M. Morlin's visit to Japan, is now in the Colony on thair way to Kobo. It arrived from Haiphong by the steamer]
China.
'TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Wearing her college hood, Miss May Hort, rocantly ap- pointed minister at Banbury Unitarian Church, conducted her first marriage service the other] day before & largo congregation. Woman miniators have conduct- od soveral weddings in churches during the last fow yours, and this yoar women havo elio porformed wodding core- monías as doputy registrare. Miss A. G. Hankinson marrled; hor first couplo last summer on becoming doputy-registrar of the Bridlingtou district. Miss Dorothy M. Haldane, who acts an deputy to Mr. Sydnoy Ashloy, super- stondent registrar, conducted a wedding last wook at the register office, Oakly House. Bloomsbury- stroot.
Songho, from Haiphong, Indo- One gathered from Mr. Julian The Japanese Mission which Huxley's recont lecture at the recently passed through the Royal Institution on "The Court- Colony on its way to Indo-China, ship of Birds" that there are similarities between feathered to exchange views on the Imboings and beings clothed in the provement of trado relations
latost fashions. We were told, between Japan and Frouch Indo-for example, that the difference China, haa Now roturned to Japan.
MONGKOK FIRE.
FOUNDRY DESTROYED.
hotwoon thosexes was exaggerated where the male did not sharo any of the dution of incubation, but whore both sexon shared family caras aqually they usually came to rezomblo aach othor. It has been notod, likewise, that human fathers and mothora grow re- markably alike under the stress of domestic on xiety. The birds,
A firo which broke out at Pine too, have a "torritorial system," Street, Mongkok, last night, com-under which the malo stakes out) plotely burnt down a two-storey.his claim to a definito area round od brick structure occupied by a the future nost. What is this but) foundry and glass factory, Both man's love of property, increasing thoso establislimonts woro des- with marriage? That 'fomales troyed, the former being insured often fight for the malo will not for $5,000 and the lattor unin- soom strange at any rate to the sured. The cause is attributed to author of " „Man und Superman." ignition of the floor resulting from! overheating by the foundry furnace.
ARMS POSSESSION.
TWO JAPANESE ARRESTED.
Unlawful possession of two
comoa
From Germany
the announcement of the discovory, at the Heidelberg Observatory, of a new comet. Tho discoverer, Profonnor Max Wolf, who has several cometary discoveries to his credit, found it on a photo- graph of the region of Taurus, near the Pleiades, and subsequent olmorvation showed that it was moving with a very slow motion. An towards the south-wast.
pro-
[Sir Alexander Hosie will lor K by rompmbored for his work in automatic pistols, two pistol attempt has been made at Green- China. Born in 1853, and magazines and 200 rounds of wich to obtain a photograph of the educated in Aberdeen and Lon- ammunition, was this charge comot, but it was not successful, don, he became a student intor brought against a Japanese cilor, and cloudy skies havo ..proto in China in 1876. In 1882 of the a.. Hakone Maru, and a vented further photographs being ho was on special servico in young Japanese woman, before taken. It bay not yet hoon Chungking, in 1897 became Mr. E. W. Hainiltom, at the Kow-possible to accurately determine Consul at Wuchow, and was loon Magistracy this morning. its orbit, but in all probability Consul-Gonoral for Szechuon It is alloged that the defondanta it is at present at a great distance Province in 1902 and at Tientsin woro arrested aftor leaving the from the earth, and thus a very from 1908 to 1912, with a spell vessel, with the arms in their faint object. Assuming that it is ae Commercial Attache to tho possession,
moving towards the carth' and Lagation at Peking from 1005 to
Both
sun it will brighton up as its distance decreases, but until its eloments have been calculated it) is impossible to say whether it is likely to be visible to the naked
1909. In 1907 he was knighted: Friday, and in 1903 commenced his chief work in connection with the
opium question. Appointed
wore romanded
until
British delegato to the Inter- SIR HARRY LAUDER, eye lator in the year.
TREAT FOR KOWLOON,
national Opium Commission at Shanghai in 1909, he was tho following your appointed por
Vory considerable progress has sonally to investigate lie pro-
bron mado in proparing thei duction of opium in China. Ho
It is an interesting fact that British Empiro Exhibition at retired in 1912, but was a special
Wembley for the sonson 1925; and the admission prices for Sir attavle to the Paking Legation Harry Lauder's farewell per- being redeemed in the plans boing tho promise of novelty is already from Nov. 1919 to Feb, 1920. formance in the Star Theatro laid down. One of the most in- His publications included "Three this ovaning-ho anila for Manila Yours in Woutern China,"
teresting proposals in concerned by the Emproen to-morrow-are "Manchuria." "On the trail of the lowest of the entire Farwith the Palace of Engineering. the Opium Poppy," and "Szo Eastern tour.
This year marks the contenary of He had the degrees crowded, house in consequence and it
organized stoam transportation, M. A. and L. D., and was it must be agreed that local to celebrate the event in this part is hoped fitlingly Fellow of the Royal Coorgraphi-pleasure-seokors
of the Exhibition by an ozhibit)
chwan."
There should be a
OWO their
cal Socioty. He had been living warmest thanks to Hongkong telling the story of railways and in retirement at Sandown. Isto Amusements, Ltd., for having their development. In the Palaco of Wight.
induced Sir Harry to renounce of Engineering there will also ho
his original intention of not
a concentration upon housing, giving a performance here on bi and it is hoped to put up a row of return trip-not merely that, but
model houses of various designs ments that permit the farewell and Rizos, thoroughly equipped and fitted with ovory available performance being given at labour-saving dovico. Btool popular prices. Booking, it REPORTED TO BE SETTLED, might be added, 18 opon at Moutrie's and those intending to Peking, Mar. 10. The persistent reports which present should lose no time the vernacular Pross is publishing in securing their socis. to the affact that the gold franc question has been settled are, to may the least, promature.
GOLD FRANC QUESTION.also for having made arrange-
BANK DIVIDEND.
12 PER CENT DECLARED.
The local offico of
houses will also be found among] those exhibits, which will be open for gonoral inspection.
THE CUAL OUTPUT.
THIS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11,
The Ice Bill
Or
the Doctor's Bill?
In homes where Ice is uned regularly all the year round, you'll find the doctor doesn't have to enli Very often.
The great majority of our allments can be traced to the food we eat, and the best guarantee of pure, wholesome food is a refri- gerator always well led with fee,
Food doesn't have to be actually spoiled to cause ill health, Children espe- cially ennnut he properly. nourished by food that has become stale, or lost much of its real food value. Al perishable food begins to deteriorate rapidly when the tempera- tare gets to 60 degrees or
over.
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During the quartor onded! Septembar 30 last, according to a Que report says that Li Shih-
statistical summary issued by the hao discussed the mattor with
Minos Departinent 59,163,976 tons of Chang Teo-lin during bis recent
Cual wora rained in visit to Murden, proposing
EVERYBODY HAPPY-BUT Great Britain, of
SHARE MARKET, which Battloniont on the basin of pay.
54,136,284 toms were disposable ment at the rate existing when the
the commercially. The not costs woro
If that's how you fool your last indemnity money was paid, in Yokohama Spoole Bank is in £51,786,715, or 198. 1.58d. par ton, SHANGHAI QUOTATIONS. trouble most likely is constipa- 1917, and Chang Tho-lin is report-receipt of a cablogram from the of which £37,037,018, or 138.8.19.,
tion or disordorod livor, and tho, ed to have agreed to this, but Hoad Office to the effect that at represented wages. The proceeda Messrs. Ellis and Co. have romedy you. noad is Pinkettos. well-informed paraons point out the half-yearly mooting of share-wore £51.851.407, or 198. 1.874. kindly supplied us with the the dainty little laxativos which that this solution is unlikely to holders, hold at the Head Office por ton, this giving a credit bal following cable quotations of neither grips nor purge.
of the Bank at Yokohama on the ance of £64,692, or 0.29d. por ton. Bhaughai neot with French approval.
stooka from thoir Pinkottes restore brightness | According to another but un-10th instant, the report showed a The workpeople employed num- Shanghai office
to lifo by gontly stimulating confirmed report, draft proposals not profit of Yen 14,417,952.77 borod 1,033,702. The output por Langkate (comb.)-Tls. 2234. digestion, dispelling constips- have boon forwarded to the including You 5,268,835.60 carried man shift worked was 17.3 ewt. buyers.
tion and regulating the liver, over from the last account, It and the earnings 10s. 10,22d.
div., thus banishing the causes of It le boliovod in many quarters was resolved to pay a dividend of
sick headache, bilioveness, liver- that the mattor la virtually sot-12 por cont p.a. (absorbing Yon
123, |ishness and gloom.
French Government.
tlod, but that efforts are being 6,000,000) for the half-year ended TO-NIGHT at THE STAR
mado to find a formula which the 31st Decomber, 1924, to addi would "savo the faca of the to the reserve fund Yon 3,000,000 Chinese Government while prac. and to carry forward the sum of tinally granting the French Yon 5,417,952.77 to 30 nozi
account. demande.-Daily Bulletin.
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