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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1921.

Hughes & Hough

ADOMIONERAS TO THE GOVERNMENT

AND ADMIRALTY.

Coal Contractors

General Brokers.

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS

33 WORDS & INSERTIONS,

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for 3 insertions.

WANTED.

-PUBLIC AUCTIONS-BOY TO COOK & WAIT TABLE

INTIMATIONS

NOTICE.

WANTED PUBLIC to know that the undersigned has opeard their office here with a branch at Canion, under the name and style of Memək, LOKUMAL D. KARAINEY, 15 General Importers & Exporters. Klan- #gement taken over by Mr. L. D. KARAINEY.

(Signed) L. D. KARAINEY, Hongkong, July 1, 1921.

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IRISH PEACE, CONFERENCE.

LONDON, July 5th-

PIRES IN MADRAS..

The Sian Peingrs have released the Earl of Esadon, the septuagenarian Feet Two thousand persons are homeless as

Markas, July sth. who was kidnapped when his residence, a result of two dres, Colton mill work Castle Bernard, was burned down by ers on strike tried to prevent the police armed men on June 21st..

LONDOS, July 5th.

and Bremen: from extinguishing the fires

UNKNOWN WARRIOR.

AUSTRALIAN PROPOSAL

VARYING OPINIONS.

The St. Kilda (Vic.) branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' la perial League has put forward the

GIANT SUNSPOT.

THE KING'S HORST

90,000 MILES SEEN NO LARGER HIS MAJESTY AS COL

THAN A PIN'S HEAD."--

STAMPS

The wonderful new sunspot the The King has consented to appearance of which was coincident (his name to appear at the head with the great electrical storm which roll distinguished phis so upset.telegraphic and telephopic instituted by the eight Philatelic communication in Europe and the greas of Great Britzie, which United Stater was shown to a reopened at Harrogate the other porter at Greenwich Observatory by His Majesty's association. Astronciner Royal, The spot" is midshipman days on board they calculated to be over 90,000 miles Bacchante. His etrliest colle long.

was formed under the tutelage ofi from the eyepiece of a telescope on to who in-

The image of the spot was reflected uncle, the late Duke of Edin those days, - WES

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr. Grish Troops were called out whereupon the argention that the body of an un the courtesy of Sir Frank Dyson, the stamp collecting' dates back the Vice-President of the Irish Re strikers temporarily retired. public", Mr. Barten and other repre sentative citizens went to Kingstown, to-day, to receive General Smuts. They remained there an hour, but General Smuts did not arrive. His arrival · ir confidently expected this evening,

LATEX.

It has transpired that General Smute was on heard the steamer at Kingstown, but did not appear, because he wished to asaid a public reception. Subsequently, when those expecting him had departed, he motored to Dublin and called on the Lord Mayor.

COTTON TRADE OUTLOOK,

NO LET-GODOWN at Yaumati HONGEON LAND BECLAMATION Co,sident, hopefully reviewed, the trade postion, and said that there was every reason to believe that we had turned the corner There were distinct signs of a desire to come into the marker hig decline in values made trade easier Th to finance and the risk of loss was greatly reduced. These inducements could not fail to attract many far-seeing buyers H was very optimistic abous the pros. pects of the ention industry, because the world could not wait indefinitely for ite requirements to be satisfied and must return to cotton goods, owing to their comparative cheapness.

LONDON, July 5th. Condo

Addressing the Manchester Chamber of

MOTHERHOOD LAW.

A CERIOUS PROBLEM.

PARENTAGE CASE OF PIR-REACHING

IMPORTANCL.

Upon a question of motherhood the Lord Chancellor was faced with a curious problem in the divorce suit of Mr. Leonard Henry John Gaskill. engineer's apprentice. of St. George's avenue, Westcliff-on-Sea. Petitioner asked for his marriage to be dissolved with Mrs. Kathleen Ethel Gaskill on the ground of her misconduct with a man unknown. Respondent denied the charge.

MINERS AT WORK.

LONDON, July 5th. In connection with the resumption of work at the coalfields, provisional; agents have already been made on meats. The hope is expressed that ships. a moderate scale to resume cual ship this month, will proceed to Fort Said. | Iodia with coali. The ships after dis charging the coal will be in a position to Proceed to other Eastern markets in load homeward cargois. ~

SILESIAN SETTLEMENT.

and

PARIS. July 2nd (delayed). In Oppeln, Silesia, evacuation by Poles Mr. O'Cormor, for Mr. Gaskill, re-knd Germans, respectively, in the dis marked that the case bad one or two pated territories is proceeding in good

charge.-gras.

unusual features. Petitioner stated

that he was not responsible for the birth of a child to respondent on

September 1, 1919. It was a matter

of non-access. Dr. Gaskill was in the Royal Engineers and had leave from September 29 to October 3, 1918. He overstayed his leave by one day and returned to Borden on October 4, sailing for Salonica on October 12. He returned, in December, 1919. The position under these circumst

order, the local police forces taking

Lesbos, July 5th. The Allgemeine Zeitung's

Benthea

correspondent says that Allied troops,

mostly British, marching in yesterday morning were acclaimed by the populace, but when people began to sing patriotic songs a

a Freach guard attacked them vith rifle butts. Shots were then fired, and a Freach Major was killed and several French soldiers

were Frenchmen

wounded, The attacked the crowd. Several women and thereupon, lost control, and children are reported to have been killed. ances was that a period elapsed from Twenty citizens, including the first and from October 4 of 331 days, which the second Burgomasters, were arrested was beyond the period of gestation.as bortages.

Medical evidence called for peti. tianer to the effect that the

ALFRED HARDY & QO, normal period of gestation was 280

DYERS

and

DRY

CLEANERS

Agents:

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MARTIN'S:

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Razors Ground and Sét, Children's Hair Cutting, Norals, Magazines, Ladies P

Fashion Books,

Toilet Requisites, etc.

MASSAGE.

ANTI-PROHIBITION PARADE.

days, although information compileri

New York, July 5th Mayor Hylan reviewed a parade of during the war by the Germans showed several thousand Anti-Prohibitionists, that 300 days was a possibility. One Each individual wore a miniatare liquor witness stated that in French jurispru-bottle his coat iapel. Three hundred dence legitimacy was admitted up to Italian societies were represented in the organisations, including a hundred 300 days, and in the Austrian Courts procession. The beads played drinking up to 307 days. No decision, upon songs. this matter had yet been arrived at in

It was noteworthy that few women participated in the procession. this country.

For the defence the doctor who at- tended respondent stated that she was abnormal in certain respects, and that it was possible petitioner was the father of the child.

ADMIRAL SIMS._

NEWPORT (BRODE ISLAND), July 5th. Admiral Sima, in a speech, urged that public discussion was a safeguard of The Lord Chancellor characterised public interest, and contrasted the arti the case as curious and difficult. Lade of the United States, forbidding Nothing was known to petitioner, forces, with the

public criticism of officers of Allied and nothing had been adduced in pean Posters, which actually rewarded evidence which reflected in any way beneäcial criticism, Admiral - Sim

sttitude of Boris Euro

on the conduct of respondent. The pointed out that since the Armistice, claim for relief was, based entirely on Lord Jellicoe, Lord Fisher,

Sir Percy an inference eaid to be scientifically Field Marshal Lord"

Scott, Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon and

French had irreisstible-which the Court was ing

publish ed books containing criticisms compared vited to draw that 331 days was an with which as criticiszis appearing in impossible period of gestation. One Americs seemed 1 very mild. Admiral or two other circumstances required. Sims said Americans know less about consideration: Mrs. Gaski consulted elements of warfare: than the people of any other Great Power A similar

the

a Dr. Munro on May, 9, 1919. From attitude, could not be maintained in the the facts stated by her, he drew the future inference that the birth of the child

without a very serious rink.

would take place in July, an inference BANQUE INDUSTEDELLE DE CHINE.

which must have been founded on a

statement by the lady as to her state

*

FABIE, July 1st (delayed). The Board of the Bank Industrielle de

of health. Whatever inference ought Chine thought fit, yesterday, to apply to be drawn from that, it was evident for the transactions) (1) 7 There is a strong that any decision on the facts of this that the bank will eventually-ex- tricate itself. Tho ănancial market is

cane was very great importance quite

My attention," added his lordship, has not been drawn to any decision French which the latitude which exists with regard sterling

in this or in any other Court as to

netting

Money is easy.

The recent laue of the

an unqualified zuccess

o hundred millions

in twenty daya-large

to the period of gestation. To lay dies of bonds by various cities, in-

dustrial concerns and shipping com

it

down any general rule might plainly panics are being readily almorbed by

lead to the greatest possible injustice. French investors Epecs

I do not feel satisfied that I have fo

before me sufficient scientific evidence

to form satisfactory conclusion,

OROWN FRINGE OF JAPAN, IN

The J

TRANOK

and I shall adopt the course of direct- ing the attention of the Attomiey

July 2nd (delayed) Скожа Prince and suite General to the facts, and I shall visited the aerodroms at Le Bourget, request him to attend as amicur near Paris. - This is the most important cursar to argue the matter, and to 4viation depot, which was Guer in June. call farther medical evidence,

Imst by, 100′′neroplanes, carrying - över 9.009 The case was accordingly allowed fronger and 60 tons of sundry

to stand over.

Top Japanese officers and sailors wem

enesis of the Toules Municipality, at Toulon brilliant festivat ihangubat.

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NEW TOTALISATOR.

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A TIP FOR THE POKEY CLUB.

Interesting details regarding a new electric totalisator which prints its own tickets, as they are called for by investors, and at the same time automatically records the bet ors an indicator are contained in a bookler forwarded to us by the New Electric Totalizator Company Ltd. of Bombay who have the handling of the pro- position in India. It is an American invention and appears to possess superior qualisations to the major- ity of "totes at present in use. enables betting to be carried on al booths on any part of the course right up to the ringing of the start- ing bell and even later than that. By means of a switch placed in his box the Judge-cao at any time wasto- matically lock every machine, and close the betting in an instant.

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The figures indicating the number of tickets sold or each horse and the grand total are said to be large enough to be seen from any part of the enclosure. The recording paratus can be used for straight oct and place beiting as required and tickets can be issued at the rate of 120 a minute from each unit of the machine. Amongst other advant- ages. it is claimed for the machine

that its working costare low, its saving in the cost of tickets is great and no machine so fär installed · has ever had a breakdown

or temporary jamb.

A

What about one for Happy Valley?

knowa warrior should be transferred from Gallipoli or France to Melbourne and buried on Anzac Day of 1922.

The Premier of Victoria (Mr. Law son) is unfavourable to the idea of | burying an unknown soldier in Aus

tralia.

a piece of white cardboard, and though President of the Philatelic

London (now the

It looked little larger than spin's head,ciety, the Astronomer Royal describes it as Philatelic Society), In "I think everybody in the Empire

"a nice big one."

to a correspondent some "The supspot and the magnetic back the then Duke of York approved of the burial of unknown British warrior in West said Dr. A. C. D. Crommelin, the astro greatest pleasures of my life,

thestorm are undoubtedly connected." stamp collecting It is one minster Abbey," said Mr. Lawson nomer, "and the spot is probably last year the King, in a mes "It was a very fine. conception, and the cause of the storm." the manner in which effect was given

the Junior Philatelic Society, as to it stirred the people of on race Gréémrich of electrial disturbances. - stamp collecting.” “

Every day records are taken at them, of his "unabated interes deeply. The highest tribute was At the extremities of the magnetic The Royal collection rapidly paid to sameone typifying an ordin-needles are tiny arrows from which to be one of the first importance ary saller or soldier who laid downlight is reflected and a photographic evidence of study and research his life for his country. It would record secured of the movements of shown in some fastructive papër only discount or cheapen that very the needles. On a normal day the displays presented before the notable lacident if it were repeated. movements are fairly slight, bat in telic Society, London. Ia

I see that it was suggested that the past few days the records have when-Duke of York, be succes a proposal for a similar burial in shown remarkable movements. Victoria should be submitted to the The magnetic storm began to brew Hon. President of the Soph

the Duke of Edinburgh States Government. To have sepa on a Friday afternoon and on the and mainly through- his fam rate burials in each State would be Saturday the magnets were so affect-mentality the Society received even less desirable than one for alle, that the graph suddenly trailed Royal Charter in 1907 His M Australia; but let us be content completely off the paper and traceabill retains his connection with th with the Westminster Abbey burial. of it was lost. After a few hours it Society as its honorary patron?? For aught we know to the contrary appeared again on the edge and the hero laid to rest in the Abbey gradually resumed its normal course may be an Australian, Whosoever it is very seldom that so violent a he is or whatever section of the storm is "recorded.”. Empire sent him, we claim kindred with his sacred clay. He is our hero

as much as he is the hero of any

other part of the Empire. His tomb

is a symbol of British unity."

WOMAN'S GREATEST

ENEMY A

philatelic exhibitions both at hop and abroad the King has been frequent exhibitor. Nowadays the Royal exhibit is usually entered hot concours, but before his accessiONA then Prince of Wales gained, musig awards for his stamps..

The King's stamps are under - MVO. Prident of the ov cire of Mr. Edward Denay Ex Constipation makes Philatelic Society, who was appoista

Dean Talbot of St. Andrew's is Constipation, and it is equally

as senior carss to men.

Cathedralho acted Anglican chaplain with the ALF. in men and fous thin, sallow and ill-curator in October, 1913, Egypt and Gallipoli, said: "I think tempered, is the cause of coated tongue, fit would be a great comfort to those foul breath liverishness, bilions attacks,

whose boys were killed if the body pimples and sick hardsches, of an unknown soldier were brought

CRAMP COLIC.

to Australia.Its borial place would ftion, they act so gently yet soeficiently. Vt of suffering from woknáme

provide a unique national memorial, and would be a solace to the relatives of the unidentified dead,, Sentiment would be as deeply stirred bere as it

was in England."

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