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RECORD
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$1.50 each
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Just arrived from Paris the latest styles and patterns of Ladies- Dresses, Underwear, Stockings, Hats and
Parfumeries...
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Room No. 65
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When Judge Cluer was hearing posscusion case in Shoreditch County Court it was stated that lodgers held parties at which there were jazz bands, including a syren. Judge Cluar: Jazz bands are not fit for private houses, but for. Salisbury Plain. A syren is an abominable thing anywhere, but there are some lunatice who like it.
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A stirring spectacle of the Aldershot Command Herse Show was a musical drive by men of
the let Brigade Royal Horse Artillery, in Battle of Waterloo uniforms. The above pictura shows the mon at rehearsal.
WORKERS WHO NEVER SEE.
HAPPY TOILERS AT THE
BLIND FACTORY.
„
PUBLIC MONEY.
(Continued from Page 1).
of certain portions of the sea wall protecting the reclamation being more expensive to, construct than unticipated.
COST OF SECRET SERVICE,
CAPEK ON AMERICA.
THE MISLEADING IDEAL OF
*BIGNESS.
There are 7,500 blind people in London, of whom 1,040 earn their own living by making mate, baskets, chairs and by knitting.
One hundred and thirty blind men and women out of this total work eight hours a day at the blind factory in Waterloo-road.of this amount $7,884 has already Till now things in Europe have They are the happiest workers in
been expended. The expenditure has been heavier than anticipated moved slowly. It is possible that London, as well as the luckiest, owing to political disturbanced, and an American tailor makes three for they start work every Monday a further $8,000 is asked for.
coats, while our tailor makes one; it is their credit. They sing while they morning with fifteen shillings to
possible that an American tailor earns three times work-the latest jazz songs, or
New York, May 27--Karel play, "R.U.R.," was such a savage Capek, the Czech dramatist, whose
attack on a mechanical civilisa- tion, has just been criticising American ideas and ideals, In an An additional sum of $8,000 is article published in a recont issue asked for under the heading of of the "New York Times," he has Police (Secret Service Work). The
year's Estimates was. $8,000, butj sum originally provided in this set forth his arguments against the "Americanisation of Eu- rope"
NEW RAILWAY LINEB.
The sum of $2,850 is asked for in I ask whether he consumes a three- as much as ours; but snatches of grand opera, accord- connection with new, ralls for the timea large portion of life, whether'
Kowloon-Canton Railway. The
ing to their musical tastes. They never see their work, but they are sum of $300, provided in the Estim- he is three times as much in love very proud of it, for they know atcs, has been found to be insuf- that the mats they make are for ficient.
the floors of the great London The following reasons are put hotels and restaurants, and for forward in support of the applica- the mansions of many of Newlion for the above supplementary on York's millionaires.
the 1928 vote for rails:-
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as our tailor, whether he whistles three times as many songs at his times as many children?" work, and whether he has three
castigate the American ideals of Dr. Capek then proceeds to
speed as an efficient machine,
They are never late for work. Punctuality; Hke good humour, is one of the great virtues of these workers, some of whom have been toiling for more than half a con-
2. The sum of $500 is included tury. A number of them could for the overhaul of the existing American who had much to do in "I heard of a prominent in fact, retire, and live a life of stock of Russian rails as it is found Europe. In trains he dietated ease on the pensions provided by that these need immediate atten- letters to his secretary; in au the State and the blind factory, tion. but they prefer to go on working
tomobile he held conferences; his
Fanling branch line would be run-human being. Europe has pro 1. It was not anticipated that while Europe regards him as 2 ning this year and consequently no duced cathedrals and philosophic expenditure for this was included system, which were not produced in the 1926 Estimates.
in a hurry:-
3. Strict economy has been exer-councils took place at dinner. Wo for their living. They are too eised with regard to the replacing primitive Europeans usually eat happy, at their work to give it up. of rails for a number of years and at dinner, just as we listen during One of the happiest workers in it was hoped to continue on the the playing of music; probably this model factory is "Young"
same lines in 1926. A recent close we waste our time in both in- Jack," a basket maker. Jack is examination of the main line track stances but certainly we do not seventy-one years of age, but he number of worn and damaged rails,
revealed a comparatively large waste our life." Fefuses to draw the pension to etc. Some have been replaced and "Success,"
After attacking the slogan of which he is entitled...
the. writer finally a number require replacing immed-deals with the American childish ately.
own means.
REFUSE DUMP.
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love of quantity and size:-
"People froin. America bring Ito na a strange and fantastic be
Entertainments.
Queen's
TODAY at the CINEMAS
at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 and 9.15
DOROTHY DEVORE
in
&
MATT MOORE
How Baxter Butted In
Added ttractions CORONACH'S DERBY LARRY SEMON COMEDY VALENCIA
Star
by Queen's Orchestra
at 5.30 and 9.15 p.m.
NORMA SHEARER
in
LADY of the NIGHT
Would
at 5.15 and 9.15 p.m.
COLLEEN MOORE
in
COME ON OVER
SCEPTICS & NON-BELIEVERS are specially requested to come to THATRE ROYAL
(CITY HALL').
or Tuesday 27th July at 9.18 p.m. prompt. where the Eminent Psychologist,
Prof. MAXIMILIAN LANGSNER_M.L.L.C.
(KARA-IKIĮ will give the MOST CONVINCING DEMONSTRATIONS of TELEPATHY-HYPNOTISM-MAGNETISM AUTO- SUGGESTION-HYPNOTISM of ANIMALS etc., STAMMERERS QURED FREE ON THE STAGE, Prices $4.00 $2.00 $1.00
Book early at Moutrie's
HOUSE BUILT IN 7% DAYS.
house. will be finished-and furnished.
Another old mat-maker is blind, deaf and dumb, as are a number of the workers. The society found. him in the workhouse. He The sum of $2,000 extra'ie ask-lief that only the biggest is big- pleaded to be taught a trade sojed for in connection with the re- enough. If a hotel is to be built that he could earn his own living. fuse dump at Cheung Sha Wan. it must be the biggest hotel in the The society sent him to their It is explained that this is a con- world. If something is to be school at Leatherhead, where the tinuous work and it is impossible worth seeing it must be the biggest blind are taught mat-making and to give an estimate of the work of its kind. The Creator, of this basket work. He is now one of likely to be undertaken in any one world, it seems, was not infected. the best workers in the blind fac-year, since the amount is depen-with this passion for bigness, for tory, and has been able to save dent upon the rubbish deposited at He did not create this earth as the a considerable amount of money, the dump..
biggest of the celestial bodies. so that when he is no longer able This work is in conjunction with "The Creator of Europe made to work for his living he will be the disposal of Kowloon refuse by her small; moreover, He divided able to live a life of ease-on his the Sanitary Board at Cheung Sha her into smaller parts, so that our
Wan and considerable filling has hearts might rejoice not in big been necessary to cover the debris ness, but in diversity. America Blind people, according to Mr. and rubbish deposited by the Sani-corrupts us with her predilection Arthur W. Cooper, the manager tary Department. of the Waterloo-road factory, reclamation Is gradually being lose herself as soon as she makes A very useful for, huge dimensiona. Europe will prefer, to work for their living created as a result of this scheme, this fanaticism of dimensions her rather than live of charity and pensions.
own. Her measure is not quan- tity, but quality. She is a beauti- "It takes on an average three Undor, the heading of Miscel-ful venus, not Statue of Liberty.” years to train a blind worker," he llaneous Services is a vote for explained to a Daily Express re- $2,500 as Grant for Taining, Tsan presentative. "They are usually Yuk Hospital. It is explained that return to the Colony immediately sent to the School for the Blind the Tann Yuk Hospital is a com- after the completion of her course at Leatherhead, where they are bined hospital and training es of instruction. taught how to make mats, brushes, tablishment for nurses financed baskets, chairs, and to do knitting, and managed by the Chinese Then they come to us, or work in Public Dispensaries under the An extra sum of $170 is naked their own homes. Once you make direct personal supervision of Mrs. for by the Police on account of a blind man self-supporting you Dr. Hickling,
motor vehicle plates. It is ex- make him contented and happy The work of the hospital, hither-plained that a sum of $2,000 was to confined to maternaity work is provided in the 1925 Estimates to The blind workers take a keen being extended to include a cover cost of 1,000 nota of motor interest in sport. Two of the men gynimcological ward. The matron, vehicle plates. On account of the usually spend their Saturday Miss Leung, is qualified for moulders going out on strike, the Dean Bradley Street, Westminster. done by a patent machine, and to the LC.C. in Horseferry-road and "The mixing of the concrete ls. afternoons at football matchmaternity work, but it is desired to cost of production of these number For six months the house will be bring the whole system to per where they follow the progrenin her further in gynecology, plates was increased. their pet team with as much
The sum'
J
TRAINING GRANT.
MOTOR PLATES.
UNSKILLED MEN TO BEAT
U.S. RECORD.
Pouring in Concrete. "The site was cleared this morning, the foundations dag, and the concrete poured in before 11 o'clock. Then hundreds of oiled Fifty out-of-work men who hollow steel forms were erected fought at Zeebrugge, all unskilled over the foundations and covered. builders, started the other day in with a steel reinforced ceiling. Westminster to break the world's record in houses construction...
"During the afternoon the formus were filled with lightning cement. They are trying to erect a single To-morrow morning the comont two storey six-roomed workman's will have set, the tie-pins will be dwelling in less than seven and knocked away, the steel forms re- half days-the record hold by moved, and the, walls of the Brat skilled labour to Philadelphia, storey will be upstanding, and U.S.A
doorways and window spaces al ing," a Daily Chronicle representa-[repeated to construct the second
"The site on which we are work-lowed for. The process will be, tive was informed "is owned by storey.
he has done excellent work, as of $170 now required is to covered for demonstration purposes fection has coat nearly £400,000 thusiasm as the most ardentatron ained 1922, and is an ex the difference between estimated and will then be pulled down. As the material is mixed, it is porter of the game. They
how the game is going by shouts and cheers of the cre tory is 400 mata and 400
The normal output of the
baskets a week.
tremely promising pupil; and it is and actual cost.
pnsidered that she will justify the The work was done at the Kow expense of the best available Bri-loon-Canton Railway workshops. Miss Loung will sign a contract for plates was raised in May, 1925, fetish training at London and Dublin. The cost to the public of these
5 years, sorvice to begin from her from $2 to 38 par aet.
rge
"Work was started on the house automatically conveyed through at daybreak to day, and we shall wide piping to any part of the Ilock off at 10 o'clock to-night skeleton house, half daya, have gone, we have of erecting the prosent model And, long before the oven and It is estimated that the cost
overy reason to believe that the house will not be more than £300.