FATURES THE FAMILY
FOR
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, 18th. APRIL, 1925.
AMERICA'S MILLIONAIRES.
Some Facts on How They Work and Play.
THOMAS WI
LAMONT
ANDREW GALNEO
ELBERT H
GAREY
JOIN
ROCKEFELLER
J. PERPONT
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Stories of how America's' rich ost men work and play are told in April Hearst's International-Cos mopolitan by B. C. Forbes, who has studied the habits of Ameriona millionairos. Mr. Forbes explodes many popular myths about man
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a self-confessed loafer and, what's more, contrary to a general im- pression, Mr. Rockefeller, he says, can put away enough food to keep a ditch-digger going,"
Golf ranke first among the fa- vourite recreations of business of wealth. For instance, he says giants, says Mr. Forbes, Riding John D. Rockefeller, the great oil comes next. Third place probably king, at the age of eighty-five, is should be given to shooting.
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Yachting is gaining in popularity, Quite a number box. Some, but not many wield garden spades, and rakoa, Very fow play tennis, Most of them go in for motoring. On the whole, however, our bus- Iness Trojans do not show much originality in the way of ra- oréations.
Mr. Forbes gives Rockefeller's five rules for living and tells how America's leaders in capital and Industry Eeep up their health
"You would be astonished to know how many of the leading men at. Washington, are more or less sick," he quotes a prominent. government officia! as saying: "The public has no idea how often mattom of the greatest national importance are delayed Washington simply because the heads of the departments who must give decisions have allowed thomsolvos to get into poor ebapo and don't feel equal to battling with the work that keeps piling up before them,"
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Other men of whom Mr.Forbes tells are J. P. Morgan, Thos, W, Lamont, Daniel Guggenheim, Cy. rus Curtis, Andrew Carnegie, Charles H. Sabin, Judge Gary, Frank W. Woolworth and others,
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Interesting World Items.
The Cricketer gives interesting tables showing where orloket Blues come from. Eton, is an easy first with 159; then (comes Harrow, with 115; and Win- chester is third with 96..
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"I have played. oricket in Yorkshire and found it the most sporting county in England. R. H. Bettington, of Bart's Hospital Rugby team, who said this at the annual dinner of the Brad- ford Club, is a triple "blue" for Oxford University, having gained this distinction at Rugby, cricket and golf.
Dr. R. Cove Smith, the English international Rugby forward, made his debut as a public speaker on Sunday, March 28, in connection with the Bowaspark Brotherhood, whan be deliberated on footballers' services for and on bobalf of charity.
It was 1880 when Wales and England first met at Rugby. Tho game took place at Blackheath, and England won by 56 points to nil. The teams met again three years later, when England werd Again victorious, at Swansea by 22 points to nil. The match then became annual fixture, but not until 1890 were the Welshmon victorious, when they beat Eog- land at Dewsbury by one try to nothing.
Bart Smith, the Hotspur half- back, made his 200th Loagué appearance for the Spurs in e recont game with Sunderland at White Hart-lane, when he shared- a joint bonafit with Dimmock, Skinner, and Brown All four players" joined the Spurs for season 1919-20, Dimmock has played in 190 League games and scored 31 goals, exclusive of the shot that won the Cup for the Hotspur in 1921,
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A member of Scotland's greatest Rugby family, Mr G. T. Neilson was 51 last month. Six Neilsɔns have played for their country, winning between them 38 caps, of which "G. T's" sharo was 14, a number equalled by "Willie" of that ilk, who was captain · of. Cambridge.
An intorosting service was hold in Perth Theatro under the aus pices of the Perth Brotherhood. Robert Campbell, prasident of St Jolinstone F.C., and vice-pro- sident of the Scottish Football Association, was in the chair. Ho'was accompanied on the plat form by a number of the St) Johnstone diroctors and playore and representatives from the various junior football clubs in the olty Pator Craigmyle, the well-known Scottish referee, in the course of his address, denounced gambling and the coupon system.
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ST. PETER'S IN ROME WHERE WORLD PILGRIMS.
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Canadian response to the papal bull promulgating the "Holy Year Universal Jubilee" is, according to reports of transportation com- panies operating between this con- tinent and Europe, assumingTM unox- pected proportions. Canadian Pa cific officials report that applica tions for accommodation on the S. S. "Minnedosa," chartered by a tours company to carry Holy Year pilgrims to Bordeaux this summer, are steadily pouring in from all over Canada and the United States
CARDINAL BEGIN!
WHO SAILS
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FOR ROME
PINHEDOSA ONE OF THE
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and that the Canadian contingent the year in explation of sin, and to accomodation for sever bundres will be accompanied by many dis-achieve peace through the unity of passengers and it is expected that tinguished members of the episco- all men in divine charity. The op- she will carry a capacity passenger pate, clergy and religious orders portunities to assist in the impres- Hist His Eminence, Cardinal Louis- sive Pentecostal ceremonies and Although born in Lavis, Quebec Nazaire Begin, of Quebec, has sig-the special audience afforded them in 1840, Cardinal Begin is well nified his intention of sailing on by His Holiness, Popa Plus Al, are known in Rome and it was there in the Minnedosa as have several powerful factors in the decision of 1865, that the prosent head of the. other high dignitaries of his church many to visit the Holy City. Roman Catholic church in Canada in Canada.
The Minnedosa sails from Mon- was ordained to the priesthood. In The opening rites of Iloly Year treal and Quebec on May 5th next, 1888. He was wreated bishop of have already been performed and one of the first sailings the Chicoutimi and, in another three the papal bull, formally announcing St. Lawrence asszon for Bordeaux years, Archbishop of Cyrene, and ita commencement and inviting where the pilgrima, will disembark coadjuter of His Eminence, Lars Catholics the world over to assem- and continue their journey by rail, dinal Taschereau. In 1804 he took ble in Rome has been lenard. The stopping at Lourdes Carcassone, over the administration of the dio purposes of the great jubilee as set Marseilles, Nice and Genoa, en- cese of Quebec, being clovated to forth in the popal bull, are to live route to Rome. This vessel has the cardinalate in 1914.
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