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ABCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS

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Public Auctions-

THE Endoroigood havn received instr785)- tions will by Pubile Anotloti.

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TUESDAY, February 23, 1922,

commencing at 11

ut their Fale Ranus. Dudlell Street,

12 Iron Safes (new).

3 National Sterilizers (Medical Pro

fea-ion,

Remington Typewriters,

2 Underwood Typewoiters.

1 Sestar,

Patent Chart Course Indicator,

I Thomson

Model,

Azimuth Bezzatúth

1 Azinath Reflector,

Field's Improved Parulls| Kuler,

1 tent Taffrail Log.

Barometer by Hughes, London,

1 Barometer, by C, J. Gaupp & Co...

Hongkong.

On view from Wednesday the 23rd

Inst.

Terms-Cash on delivery.

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THE NOVLART Dry Stone Pictures,

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ENTERTAINMENTS,

February 20. Coronet Theatre, Mildred Harris Chaplin in The Inferige Nex Hongkong Theatre, Alice Sun in Water Taly," World The re, Gladys Walton in The Man Tanet," also the Great Garris Troupe, Nina, Bumps & Co. Kowloon Theatre Ju His Own Home Town."

February 20 Surety for Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals fancy dress bat City Hall, 9.15 pan.

February 21. Kowloon Theatre, Roulotte Bauen.

February 4. Royal Devkyard Recreation Club wanai bull. Cay Hall, 8.30 pan.

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SPORTING EVENTS.

February 20, Hongkong Jorkey Club ræer uzeeting, first day. The Challenge Cup.

Eebruary 21. Hongkong Jockey Club race meeting second day. The

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February Hongkong Jockey 4 lub rage meeting, third day. The Champion Stakes.

February 25. Hongkong Jockey Clab race meating, fourth day. The Hongkong Handicap.

February 15-Hongkong Boxing Association's fournament.

Boyal. 9.19, p.m.

March 31.- Hongkong

Theatre Royal.

Theater

Boxing

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Association, Devices' toursament.

April 1.-Hongkong

Association, novices' tournament

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March 2-Hongkong Horticultural

Society a annual ..

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RASPUTIN'S MURDER.

SIR BASIL THOMSON'S ACCOUNT.

docter, who examined the wound and pronounced life extinct. They then went away to make arrangements į about the removal of the body, but one of them came back after a few minutes to make sure that he was Sir Basil Thomson, having lost the really dead, for they all seemed to newly created post of Chief of the have believed that a Satanic power Political Police, has been contributing had given him superhuman strength. his Reminiscences to the Times. It The pulse was not beating. The man might be thought that the case of drew aside the monk's habit to feel Rasputin would not be likely to come the heart, and at that momens Ras before the English political police, putin with a terrible cry seized him but it seems to have come before Sir by the throat. There was a terrible Basil Thomson in some way, an it is to struggle, for Rasputin was a man of be assumed that up to a certain point great physical strength, but the other

SIR W. ORpen.

"AWFUL EXAMPLE" TO CIGARETTE SMOKERS.

Having smoked approximately 600,0 0 cigarettes since his boyhood, Sir William Orpen, R.A., the portrait painter, who is £3, was recently taken seriously ill with nicotine poisoning. He is now well on the road to re- covery, and was able to tell a reporter about his illness and his smoking

the political police is international. succeeded ia, throwing him and achievements. "Until my illness I It should perhaps be explained that escaping from the room.

Upstairs be averaged 50 cigarettes a day," he Sir Basil bas no desire, to show how found a meraber of the Duma, who said. "The doctor tells me that there helpless political police are in prevent- still had three cartridges left in his would have been no trouble if I had ing political crime, though it might revolver. The two men came out on

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be thought this was his object in the the landing and looking down saw the not inbaled. I began smoking when I saw my brother following story. He says:- great bullet-head of Rasputin ascend. I was seven.

Many accounts of the assassinationing the stairs. He was crawling up smoking and went out and copied of Rasputin have been published, on all fours like a bear. They with him with a bit of brown paper rolled varying in detail. I examined one of drew again into the room and saw the persons principally concerned in him stagger to his feet and make for "p in the shape of a cigarette.

"I think I have smoked every day the business, who had no motive for the door into the court-yard. The misrepresenting what had occurred. snow was thick upon the ground and tinc, It was my custom to smoke All the aetas-ins were convinced that it was dark, but they could see him before my morning bath and in it. Rasputin was engaged in a plot to against the background of snow and But I am afraid those days are past. persuade the Tear to make a separate the second man fired three shots. Nicotine poisoning is a lesson. The pence with Germany, and just before Rasputin continued to run a few chief symptoms were loss of appetite Christmas Rasputin is said to have paces then fell close to the gateway revealed the whole plan in a burst of Irading into the street. He had been and smokers' heart.'

effort made me dizzy. For days I confidence. The separate peace shot through the head.

Telephone K. S. Telegraphio Add.: "PALAUR." Also an added infliction-I had to knock off smoking.

died almost

ед

The least

"Let me tell all excessive smokers that nicotine poisoning is a most painful business. Fortunately, in my case it has been oured. I know I had recovered when I made an 80 break, at billiards one day. I have appeared at my club as an awful example of the cigarette habit, but I am afraid I have not so far got ady- converts."

Then, as an afterthought, Sir William took from his pocket a packet of cigarettes and said: "Have one " The packet was one that holds 20, but there were only 18 lett. Looking reflectively at the in the

gap ranke, he said: Yes; that's all I

was to be proclaimed on January One of the assassins was standing had to have strychnine injections. 1st, 1917. How true this part by the body when there came of the story might be I was not in a iacessant knocking on the gate. It position to judge. Rasputin was must have been like the famous scene under triple police protection. Besides in Shelley's "Conci." The police had the Imperial detective, there was one heard the shots and had sent to in appointed by a group of balkera and quire what was wrong. The body another, it was alleged, by the Ger- was lying caly a few feet from the nians 2. On the fatal evening gate. Boldness was the only course, Rapatin visited the hours of Prince so the assassin opened the gate and Youssoupoff, and was taken down to took a bigh tone with the constable, a dini g-room in the bas ment. There explaining that, here had been a sume bottles of port and Madeira dinner party and, that one of the specially prepared for him were set guests End fired his revolver at & out. The wine had previously been dog in the courtyard and killed it. teated npon ado of the The man went off apparently dogs that infested the courtyards satified. of Russian housca, and

the There were now several things to dog had

im do, the body had to be dragged into mediately. Rasputin drank altogether, the house and a dog had to be killed six glasses without any apparenteffect, and laid in its plygo. My informant have had to day," and he put the and his companion broame persuaded was doing this single-handed when panket bucy in his pocket quickly, as that this sinister, herculean monk was he hear) veices in the house. The one who thrusts aside temptation. ** under Satanic protretion. Making satu policeman had been sent back some excuse, ha climbed to the comm to the front door to make further in above, whete, his companions wore, quiries. He was questioning the as- aombled and returord to the rcomasin who bad entirely lost his head an explanation, but one bas to re- with a revolver which they lont him, und bind blurted out, "Yes, we have member that the assassination of He found Rasputin leaning on his killeri, Rasputiji.! My infermont such a persontigo as Rasputin, who Innis, and pulling as if he were not stepped boldly into thin brench, was under direct Imperial protection, feeling well. Presently he eaggard "Tok at him," he said, "the was to the mind of the ordinary to his feet and went over to an ilton win has turned hi hond. Which Russian inconceivable, nut that o At that moment while he was standthe do was shot. Isaid what was questioning perrons of ligh rank, ing before the iken the pistol was fired: An Insputio, and. In uttered a grant try and fell bndit-this friend of mno in bis faciled wards on the floor.

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