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AUCTIONEKES, APPRAISESS

AND SURVEYORS,

-Public Auctions

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"WHITE AND UNMARRIED.”

AN ARRESTING PLAY: AT THE STAR.

Mr. Tom. Meighan, who figures in the above, is probably one of the most handsome men on the screen, Here he has a part that fits him to perfection, and patrons of the Star Theatre should have considerable enjoyment in seeing him as a crook in the underworld of Paris, who inherits a fortune and then fraternises with the lawless class be once proyed upon, In the end of course, he comes out right and the love story winds up satisfactorily. Two beautiful appear In the leading feminine roles, Miss Logan, a former beauty of the Follies, dark, and Miss Darmand, who has been leading woman for They numberless stars, blonde.

women

are so diametrically opposite in type, complexion, and stature that they make remarkable contrasts in White and the picture story." Unmarried" will be screened to-morrow, Thursday. To-night the last performance of with "Ashes: of. Vengeance" Norma Talmadge, Wallace Beery. Conway Tearle, and a host of others in a play of remarkable qualities.

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MYSTERY WOMAN.

"SECRECY NO LONGER' NECESSARY."

London, September 24-Miss Florence Appleyard, the wealthy mystery woman" of Bath, who disappeared three years ago, leaving several houses, at Bath and elsewhere, unoccupied, has been discovered in London.

Friends saw her during the past week-end and learned from her the cause of her disappearancs. This is, it is stated, of a private || and personal nature.

She explained that the recent death of a relative suade it no. longer necessary for her to keep her whereabouts afsecret.

Miss Appleyard has" recently been staying at an hotel in the West End.

News of her discovery is of special interest to Bath, where her two empty houses, 13, Grosvenor- place and The Firs, at Weston, just outside. the town, have been objects of much local curiosity. Advertisements were published on September I stating that an action had been begun to recover possession of 13, Grosvenor-place, stated to be let to Miss Appleyard on a yearly tenancy.

It was stated that if Miss Appleyard desired to defend the action she must enter an appear- ance at the Central Office, Royal Courts of Justice, in eight days. About a week ago Miss Appleyard. entered an appearance and the action will go on.

On January 29 this year 13. Grosvenor-place was entered to execute á distress warrant for unpaid rates amounting to more than £go,

it

The house is a four-storeyed- building of about 18 rooms. Another house not far away also belongs to Miss, Appleyard. has been empty, for 21 years. "The Firs," at Weston, is a qualpt old-fashioned house with mullion- windows.

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Agents:

MITSUI

BUSSAN

KAISHA

OE. WARREN & CO. ETO

SANITARY ENGINERES

MONUMENTALISTS

SID, WYNDHAM BTENNI, HONGKONG,

TEL, CENTRAL 269, Estimates Free

for complete

Sanitary Installations

Han Water-Systours, disa Specialists in Monumental Work

ows from

Halian Marble-Polished

and/or

Fine Punched Hongkong Granits.

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-Artificial Wreaths in Stock,

FOR SALE YATES PLANT FOOD Perfect Fertilizer,

In one pound tins,

sufficient for, 30 to 50 FOT PLANTS, according to site for one year.

GRACA & 00.,

Dealers in Garden Seeds, Postage Stamps, Post Cards, Toys, etc. No. 10, Wyndham Street, P.O. Bax 620.

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS. (Japanese Hand Made) Every kind of Toekwess MADE TO ORLEA

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8, D'AGUILAR STREET,

Oppostie Kaysmally & € Telephons Central No. 491

Hongrong, March 23, 1916,

WHY BUY FORHIGN MADNTM SUTTUASES

When we sell Shangha! Manufactured. Suitesses?

They are Cheaper and More Durable.

CHAO CHEUNG TRUNK CO.

(Opposite Yaumati Terry, Prsys)

FOR REAL - FINE [}MAJONG SETS MADE OF IVORY AND BONE

SOLD AT

Lowest Possible Prices

SUNG SAN CHAN, 140, Wellington Street. Agent:

BUM JONG;

No. 12, dba Wen Road, Shanghai.

ASAHI

BEER

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ODDS & ENDS.

MAINLY_SCISSORS LOOT.

Mistaken Caution.

NOTICE. THE ABSENCE OF SPLUTTER.

Making a Bird: Laugh.

THE SLOW BURNING

~~~~WHAT A DELIGHTFULLY

COOL SMOKE IT IS....

La Australia it is the usual thing for the kookaburra, which we know as_the_laughing jackuss, to destroy snakes and other bussland pests. Not long agu, while some workmen Some women travellers, writes were demolishing un oul building, & correspondent to tlie Westming they were surprised to

kookaburra on the ground, help. ter Gazette, seem to curry cantionlessly inter-twined by a big black to extremes. In the compartmentske. The men quickly rushed to

see

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the sake's head to the ground another succeeded in setting free the unfortunate bird. So thankful was the bird for regaining its free dom that it immediately flow on to a tree close by and inoghed for half an hour.

of a train for Harwich sat a lady the rescue, and while, one pinned with her portinanteup deposited on the floor. Several people entered and found the case in the way, and one man asked the owner if she would like it lifted to the rack or placed under the, sest. "You have no right to speak to a woman in s train." was the snub he received. His fellow-passengers looked aston-The ished, and when the destination was reached no hand was raised to help.

Women and Wembley,

Aberdonian Again.

A man was arguing that Aber- douins had no sense of humour, and instanced a case where a man entered a cigar shop and was told by the dealer that if he bought There is a woman's side to the 1,000 cigars of a certain brand he "Should would get a present of a handsome much dissed question, Wembley go on for anther year?" dinner service, if 2,000 he would writes a correspondent to the pet & gold watch, and if 5.000 a "Yorkshire. Fost." More thu grand piano. And," added the half our visitors are women, and,stomer. if i sanoke the 5,000 I taking children as well, I should shall probably get sharp. This say that men account for not more story was told to a man in Aber- thun 35 to 40 per cent, of the total decu, and it did not raise a smile. daily revolutions of the turnstiles. Two days afterwards the Aber That is the estimate of woman dorian called upon the story-teller who has been in attendance since and said, "I see list joke of yours! the opening, The part played by It would be so auch easier to carry. women in the wonderful Pageant a harp than a grand piano."" of Empire was quite equal to the part played by men. Eating being Due of the principal functions at Wembley; it follows that the em ployees in the cafés are mostly women. In all the Pavilions there are numerous women attendante. Again, who are the

putrons of the Amusement Park? "Women," was the reply of an official to whom I put the query. "Out of every three patrons of the many thrills. I should say that two are young wonen Andin several departments of the Exhibi- tion notably in the making of bread, biscuits, and confectiona it is the woman who watches the process of manufacture with the Kednest attention. All this feminine interest, one way ank another, entitles wonieht to pro nounce for or against a continuance of the Exhibition, and the refdiet is seldont against. I have, dis cussed many sides of the problem, und in the great injority of chkëk women are eager for another your !

Wembley: Overseas women are the most enthusiastic of all have not heard the of them declare fgr closing down this your. American Wothen will come over next year Wembley to still ran ning-as two to one compared this year. Everyone who ~hick will be sú advertisi

Amongst her friends.

year greater To pere would havi Americans this -Exhibition (The widening fe Dominion. Kholly with

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An Explorer's Plans.

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Mr. Mitchell Hedges, the famous explorer and deep-sea research expert. has been telling a paper-interviewer that his plans for the new official British expedition into the heart of British Honduras are nearly completed. Both Lady Richmond Brown and Dr. T. Gann,the noted aathority on Maya, will accompany him again; and they will set out next math, Liverpool being the starting point. "We shall need to wait until the finish of the wet season at the end of Jaundry," Mr. Hodges re- marked, "before we go to the great Maya city brought to Eight during our last "expedition." A Calander Poel.

An interesting figure in Callander circles at present is a young man,

Gallacher, H. G.

who has just completed a book of poems, which is now in the publishers' hands. The volume is, to be called "Rhymes of the Road, "Ballads of Ben Venue," and deals principally with country life. Up till recently, the author was em ployed ne a navvy on Loch Kattine Ride, and is now engaged in manual labour at Callander. He never attended school, and is entirely self- | taught,

A Social Allment Explained.

Mr. James S. Hart, the president of the Glasgow Rotary Club, has a nimble wit, which he often exer- Cises very happily ab the weekly Jubclicons. He scored with it one Mr. of his greatest successes. Parry Gunn, addressing the club upon efficiency in public speech, emplesed the importance of keep ing the organs — throat, jaw loogue, even the whole body-in a loose state when speaking, in order to get the best effect in vocal vibrations. · Mr Hart congratu lated his fellow members at the close on having rechived a scientifié explanation of why a man could not speak when he was tight. Faceless Clock.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1924.

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Ten moderate. Special terms to familias on syplication to

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A church clock at Barton-on- Trent, has neither face nor hands; but for nearly four centurios has announced the hours by striking on le cheh bell. This curious tuepiece, was built, by the village were wongseng Hand of Food And blacksmith in the sixteenth cenS | HAL Conf. Er Telogenphic Address/V10108iL, tury.

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Shoes and gloves: toitmatchin stamped, coloured leather aro (re- anarks the Daily Telegraph) hotic diaplivad in shops at the presaut time. Thare Turdly a limit to the colon and combina tions of colour in which they can' bosecuted. Shoes and gloves. which are elaborately tooled are

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