ALBERT
FRENCH PASTRY. COOK
22, Queen's Road, Central·
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-is making his name better known every day by his Fronch Cooking, dono exclus sively with fresh butter.
The amatour "gourmet fond of "Marseille's Bouillabaise " "Escargots de Bourgogue" and all other famous French dishes can go to "Albert" with confidence.
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Tiffins and Dinners served from 10-30 a. m. to midnight.
French Cakes and French Chocolates made by "Albert "himself.
Nico selection of French fancy boxes just arrived from France by the "Andre Lobon."
TENNIS BALL WAR
MANUFACTURERS' COM- PETITION HAB-BAD EFFECT
London. A great lawn tonnia ball war is now raging between the leading manufacturers. The battle front extends from South Afrion to the Riviera and through out England. The reverberations of the fight are even being heard in the United States and Canada, while. Australia. is shortly expected to be drawn within the
war zone.
Even players themselves are being dragged into the fray. It is by no meane unheard of for a player to refuse to take part in a tournament unless the particular brand of lawn tennis ball is one which he advocatos as best suitod to him..
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Trade wars usually have the effect of lowering prices at least. temporarily. In this case, how- ever, a remarkable feature of the conflict is that some prices have beon raised. One firm which catars for
world-famous tournament has just raised its ratall price from 229, to 24a, o
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Berlin-Should the world with his wife and daughter, de- cide to spend a holiday in Bavaria, he would be well advised to see that their dresses are such that they will not arouse protest from the old-fashioned.
An organisation called : thọ Bavarian National Costume. Pre- servation Society has forwarded a communication to the Bavarian Government regarding the "indecency of the clothes worn by feminine foreignors visiting Bavaria."
this If,
communication threatened, the Bavarian Govern- ment did not immediately announce its policy in the matter, they (the society would take "suitable action themselves.
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Not having a Fashion Com- mittee in Parliament, the Gov- ornment referred the delicate" matter to the Constitution Com- mittee, thus showing that the problem was one of first import-
ance.
SHORT SKIRTS BAN. The best lawn tennis balls can The Constitution Committee bo sold at a profit at 13s. à dozan. debated the matter for hours, Ono leading firm is preparod. to and the speeches show that mem- supply any quantity to a tourna-bers of nearly all parties agreed with the National Costume Pre-
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the balls being returned after servation Society that lady they have been used.
All the signs indicate that lawn tennia is in a sound and flourishing condition, but when game becomes so popular as lawn tannis, there is always a danger that it may fall too
much under the influence of the manufacturers.
Many players think such a stage had already been reached in lawn tennis, and that, unless determined action is taken at once it will be impossible to release the stranglebold which the trade has fastened on the game.
visitors from foreign countries: (and the term Prussia and other parts of the Fatherlandi did not have acarly enough material; used in the making of their dresses.
Steevoless, low-cut dresses, with short skirts, the Govern ment representative declared, might be all right for such places as Paris, London and Berlin; but Bavaria, was old-fashioned, and did not intend to allow ultra- modern foreign women to shock her feelings.
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The Government, he said, would take stern action against feminine visitors who offended Apart from any question of Bavarian susceptibilities, and prices the influence of the gave permission to anyone whose *trade. accompanied as it in- sense of propriety might be out. evitably must be by subterranean raged to take action on the spot intrigues is in the view of against the offender. experienced players, having a thoroughly bad influence on the general morale of the game. They consider that it is the duty of the Lawn Tennis Asssociation to put matters right.
HUGH FOREST REMAINS.
The nature of the "action" was not defined, nor was the limit to which foreign women may go in the matter of dress they wear in Bavaria. So it will be well, to go in for an unfashionable margin of safety.
CRESTFALLEN !
£45 "CONSCIENCE MONEY"
"FOR SECRET ARMORIAL
BEARINGS.
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The Chancellor of the Ex-) chequer frequently has to acknowledge in the newspapers) "conscience money
annony-
TREES IN GOBI DESERT.
Discovery in the Gobi desert of the remains of a huge forest of redwood trees similar to those growing on the northern coast of California was confirmed by R. W. Chaney, botanist, and member of the Roy, Chapman Andrews ex-mously sent to the Treasury by "pedition now in America.
somo 'penitent income tax dodger, The redwoods in Mongolia andments also receive such offerings and other Government depart- Siberia have been extinct for seven or eight million years, but
But it is unusual for locall Chaney said the evidence of them authorities to have restitution found in rock shale is unmistak made to them of unpaid licenses, able. Pieces of petrified trees are writes a Home paper to be analysed to prove the con- pondent.
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corres-
tention that they are of the same A few days ago £45 was re- variety of tree that is now found ceived by the L.C.C. as
"con- only in northern California and science money in respect of southern Oregon.
armorial bearings, license duty.
Chaney added, however, that The annual fee for using a crest the Asiatic discovery is not evi- on your notepaper or your table dence of the oldest redwoods, silver, or even a. signet-ring, is; because he has found traces on £1 is.; if such an emblem appears the California coast of redwoods on a carriage or motor-car it costs that existed ton to fifteen million £2 28. a year.
years ago
These traces are in rock sliale! the same as in Asia, Chaney declared, and scientists are un prepared to say just where the earliest forms of vegetable and animal life existed.
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