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The "London Daily Graphic." "Sometimes a woman buys a for April 30 contained a reproduc. fur coat because, it matches her tion of a cheque for £4,000 which complexion."-Judge Bairstow. was handed by Reuter's Service over to the St. Paul's Preservation Fund. This was the first cheque to be turned over by Reuter's from money collected abroad for this fund,"

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The march of progress: the Cricket Club's grass is now cut by a lawn mower driven by a motor engine..

The new motorslipa being built in Germany for Furness, Withy & Co., will be named as follows :— Asiatic Princo, Chinese Prince, Japanese Prince, Javanese Prince and Malayan Prince.

A grand carnival ball, with street illumination and torchlight A bird's nest, which blocked processions and Venetian nights st Reuter cables that Sir Robert chimney, caused the deaths, the Gorge and Inner Harbour, will Hồ Tung, and Mr R. through gas-poisoning, of amark the official opening of the Halifax. The Hongkong Commis-solicitor and his wife, in Mon-Crystal Garden, from Tano 36 to

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in sioner. Were present at

July 1. Victoria. British attended luncheon at the Chinese

| Columbia, The Gryptuð Garðen is "Dur Calaret Company", con- | Vietorin's latest and largest ümusə. restaurant at Wembley on Friday. to mark the ripening of the cluded a successful short sesonment park. Hongkong for of the Exhibi- ja the Star Theatre, Kowloon, läst

night. tion.

Both on Saturday, and It is not very surprising that Inst night, this elever and ver-the two official residences of the To-night wan

satile company met with a tine Government in Downing Street are again showing signs of col- evening at the Star Theatre, Kow-reception from kood audiences. loon, the Pantaloonatics” com-

lapse. The cynics say that the No lessia sum than $100,000 Coalition and the War. Cabinet pany of entertafers from H.M.S.

thêm. and Mr. Durban will give performances, was subscribed for the Tents undermined the proceeds from which are to be Champlon Sweep, and the first MacDonald's Daimler shook them sent to Walter J. Barnicout.

the to their foundations; but the prize amounts to $53.200, 11 stoker, who, as the result of an biggest on record. The first prize truth is that both houses are built accident, was recently invalided Chinese suff of Rousseau and Co. wonder they have lasted so long. won by the compradore and on marshy ground, and it is a

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While Mr., T. L. Burlen, of "Old-age dieting recipes are Birmingham, was totoring between Submaring Flotilla gave another sheer tomfoolery," said Sir James Bishop's Stortford and Cambridge. successful performance of their Canthie, founder and president of vendly, a fully grown male swan enjoyalde entertainment. "Bur-the Royal Society on Tropical flew into his will-screen smashing. nacles (in two watches) by the Medicine and Hygiene, when refit to splinters The swan was up- kind permission of Capt. R. H. T. ferring to advice not to drinkarently dead when Mr. Burlen Raikes D.S.O., R.N.. at the Royal beer. to fast for three days temples to remove it from the Naval Canteen Theatre on Satur- occasionally, and to eschew after-driving sent, but when he took hold day, evening. This perform-noon tea. "Life would not be of its log the swan attacked hin, ance, as on Friday evening, was worth living if we listened to the how of its wing braking his given in aid of Naval Charities. I dietarians." he declared. and was well attended

nose and rendering him unconscions for a few minutes. Then the wwan's

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ROMANTIC FICTION,

GRADUAL DECLINE OF THE

LOVE STORY,

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVALS.

Per A,O.L. 3.8." Pres. Jackson" The young women of Germany,

It may sound unlikely, but mate, which but been flying with

There are signs that the love- Ati alighted and fought fiercely story is no longer supreme in the

on June 5-Mr A. Bari, Mr Za- since the war, have been smoking the following is a true story. so many" eigmretics that nicotine well-known political club a few attacking both Mr. Biler and world of fiction that the average Chiang, Mrs W. Z. Chan, Mesars poisoning is common song them, days ago, a respected member firm labenter who came to the score reader, the average playgoer, is not, M. Eli, Clark Harmond, A. H erording to Prof. holbe, of the celebrated his hundredth birth with a pitchfork. The mate surd as aforetime, entirely under its Haslund, Master H. C. Ho, Mrs Ho A fellow-member who met fed the injured swan and would not thril, writes C. Hamilton in the Lu, Mr Douglas Jenkine, Mr Kan University Clinic. They come to day.

The eternal drama of man and maid-or man and matron-will always have its thrill for the

weight,

stairs."

"Daily Chronicle." Mr. Burlen had to be

wrote hig

him for help in increasing numbers, him on the day and congratulated allow the men to put it out of its

Tong-po, Mrs S. P. Kwong, Mr R. the professor sya. Diziness, dis him asked why it was he so rarely misery orders of the heart and the nervous met him nowadays.

The cen-etically treated.

Kant, Mr D. T. Lee, Dr. S. F. Lee, caystem have been the paramount į tenarian said, "Ah, I never go to

Master Holing Lam, Miss Gladys symptoms, in many cases accom-the upper smoking-room now. Revealing that £4,000 has pormal human being; but to the pased by rapid reduction in You see, my son can't stand the been subscribed. to permit the present generation it is only one Archer, Mrs Lilian M. Austin, Mes Florence Byroade, Mrs Dorothy R. preservation of Stoke Foges thrill among many. meadow for the nation and the A few years ago a play without Barnes, Mr G. L. Byroade jr., Mrs Sir Francis Towle, chairman The greatest interest was restoration of the village church love-interest was, if not unthink. H. K Cooper, Miss Barbara Cooper, of Gortion Hotels, Ltd. asserts taken in the British Budget. A St. Giles's, in the shadow of which able, a play that did not get itself Miss Marjory Cooper, Mrs Heles that travelers are drinking less.mah possessing a ticket to the Gray

celebrated produced; the audience of to-day is Craig, Mrs Emma Conger, Col. His company's receipts for the Strangers Gallery arrived at "Elegy," "The Times" pays a more catholic in its tastes, and no C. H. Conrad, ja Med Col.

longer insists on plenteous love a. in order to obtain a tribute to the generosity of sub- and kisses when it pays, for the C. H. Conrad, Mr Chen Hai- dropped 30 per cent,, while from front seat, but was told to come scribers throughout the Empire evening's entertainment. On the hao, Dr. and Mrs R. W. Hart, all other sources of income they back in the afternoon. Fifty to the fund which it inaugurated. contrary, some of the most success:

Miss Ruth Hart, Miss Lee Cheng- have increased 60 per cent. He members of the House of Com- The funds thus provided will en ful productions of the modern chuan, Miss Lee Kwong-cheng, L. considers that equally good food mons formed a queue to await the able the purchase of ten acres theatre have been characterised by and Mrs D. J. Lechey, Mr F. F. can be gol in London as in Paris, opening of the doors at 8 a.m. adjoining the church, thus pre-an absence of the romantic, affec-

Montano, Miss Mabel McMillan, despite Britain's reputation for The first of them had arrived at venting it from falling into the tonate element. St. Joan and Dr. E. A. Friend, Mr and Mrs Leung Shin-man, Miss W. T. bad cooking. English meats, fish. 6.15 a.m Sir Harry Britain hands of housebuilders, and will Outward Bound are outstanding Leung, Miss W. Y. Leung, Mailer vegetables and fruit were incom-cycled to the House at 6 a.rn, and also cover the cost of restoring examples of plays which the public C. Y. Leung, Mr and Mrs S. Y. parably superior to the Contin- filled in the time by entertaining the church tower. Subscriptions has flocked to see, in spite of their Man, Miss New Man, Mrs G. ental There was no necessity his fellow-members with exhibi- came from every Dominion, while paucity of love-making. for elaborate cooking to make the tions of trick cycling in the Palace | America contributed a large food palatable.

Yard..

sale of alcoholic drinks have 4.46

amount.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

OUR CHANGING TASTE. Nor is the tendency confined to the theatres an inspection of the latter-day bookstall bears witness to our changing taste. The out- put of cheap, sentimental fiction has decreased perceptibly during

decrease

The mother of the late Lord Haldane has just died in London. She was a hundred years old.

Major W. P. Hattersley-Smith, D.S.O., R.A., has been granted

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McDonald, Mr Juman Mohammed Dyer, Mr T Y. Pang: Miss C... Remedios, Mrs A. Souza, Miss Tong Wal-fung, Major W. E; Prosser, Mr and Mrs Harry E. Moore, Lt. and Mrs David S, Mc Lean, Miss Jane Oversby, Miss. Helen O'Malley, Mr F. Owsley. Mr and Mrs H. B.Pond, Mrs W. E. There is nothing unnatural in Prosser, Miss Maude Rice, Mr J, this modern reaction against the M. Shardut, Mr and Mrs Harold love-story-which until compara. Soderquist, Mr Shen Tsu-tung, tively recent times did not mono- Mr and Mrs Joar Salinas, Mr and Everybody who reads the news- Charles William Penrose, mem-polise the realm of fiction and of Mrs S. Thomas, Mr and Mrs Teal papers knows that J. P. Morgan is ber of the first presidency of the drama. It was only in the nine- Hsien-chang, Mr Wong Wei-ying rich, but perhaps he was never Mormon church, has died recently, teenth century that it took posses Mr L. Everett. accused of being among the "idle aged ninety three. He was born in sion of fiction and drama, and rich" until his last visit to London. England where in his early life he ousted the other thrills and in- According to a story wafting its worked as a missionary for the way among the Piccadilly clubs, Mormon church. He came to the the American banker, while having United States in 1861 where he find plenty of plays where the Go back to Shakespeare and you bis Bails manicured by a Kensingtook charge of the editorial work romantic motive is slight ored by the American Oriental Mail The Mabel Garrison concert at ton damsel, waxed talkative about of a Mormon newspaper in Utah, practically lacking; if he wrote the Liner President Jackson for the Theatre Royal on Friday was his travels. Finally the atay at late becoming a member of the world's great love drames to Manila yesterday-Miss M. F. notable by reason of the number home young woman began to get quorum of twelve apostles,

Antony and Cleopatra and Romeo] Mandel, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gordon of consuls in the audience. There a bit bored and asked this question

and Juliet, he also wrote Julius Bradi, Mr. H. G. Kruse, Mr. and were at least five present.

of her client:

The average marrying age in Cesar and Macbeth, King Lear, Mrs. Frank Wyman, Mrs. Marie | Did you ever work ?”

Loncon has risen from the pre-war and the nearly loveless Histories. P. Zamora, Mr. H. GW. Woodhead, C.B.E

Oh, yes; but now I make other figure of 22 for bridegrooms and

Miss R. Samora, editor of the P. and T. Times," men work for me," the banker 20 for brides, to between 32 and

THE CLASSIC NOVELISTS.

Miss R. Garcia, Mr. H. N Schochter, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. has left Tientsin on a visit to said.

38 for bridegrooms and 25 to 27 for

And the classic povelists of a Hogan, Mr. and Mr. J. Sequeira, America and England. In the "How nice!" the young mani-brides. A registrar explained this later date. were not wont to harp. Dr. and United States he is to deliver a curist remarked.}

as being largely due to the dearth on the romantic string; their habit daughter and son, Mr. K. Mori Mrs. G. Villareal, lecture at Chicago University,

"But I worked a good deal in of suitable small houses or flats, was to touch it lightly and almost line, Mrs. P. P. De Tagle, my younger days," said the banker He says couples will wait a suit indifferently. Jane Austen's char Miss C. San Jose, Mrs. Uraula De as he told her who he was.

able opportunity of obtaining some lacters moved and had their San Jose, Mr. J. O. Enriques, place to live before marrying. "I being in a well-conducted world Mrs. J. K. Foley, Messrs. D. have had cases of people taking where marriage was a business.

The forthcoming wedding is announced of Mr. William John Burling, of No. 7, Wild Dell, Wood Road, to Miss Gwendoline Alice Hill. of No. 7, Leighton Hill Road.

WORRY IS A DISEASE.

M

Are You a Viotim?

I be disorder which causes its victims

The following passengers depart

Mr. and Mrs. G. Siemon left to worry, whether they have anything to pay a higher price. These rolstering Balares and Friar Tucks, Mamerto Manalo, Misses M. M.

for Manila on Saturday by the President Jackson. Mrs. Siemon

to worry about or not, ia neurasthenia. is, professionally, Miss Mabel haustion of the nervous system. The Neurasthesia is a condition of ex- Garrison who gave a song rental or physical, withest proper rest of are continued strain, mes in the Theatre Royal on Friday.

days, without attention to dist and Miss

ixercise, also worry over the severa

#1

She in- tends to make her home in Shang- hai and practise in the American and Mixed Courts.

in

out a licence," the registrar told an like arrangement. Scott's central Desmond, Ramon Mercado, and. Interviewer," and not marrying at figures are, not the colourless El Mercado. Miss M. Mercado, the time arranged on account of young people the Wilfreds and Messrs. V. Gomez, G. M. Tesalonu, the accommodation they hoped to Rowenas who eventually marry and W. P. J. Elliott. Mr. and get being taken by someone able and live happy ever after, but his Mrs. Gov. Stemon, Mr. D. couples, by paying two shillings his Megs and bis Glasgow Ballies' Manalo, and J. Manalo, Messrs. licence valid so that they can marry made by his handling of love. Myrtle Metzger, Major Walter E. every three months, have kept their Dickens's reputations was not E. Band, and A. Mendoza, Mina

at once if they wish."

scenes: his lovers are frequently Prosser, Messrs. T. Hurst, B. St. as colourless as Scott's, and their John, Lim Kim-chi, and Leonard. irials and adventures merely an Everett, Miss Gladys Archer, Mrs. Margaret P. Gross, uggle for existence. Excesses of any

Pield Marshal Ear Haig, who excuse for the introduction of Lilliam H. Austin, Mrs. Florence American worpan lawyer, has tid may reduce it; some distases, like had command of the British armies Dickens's real heroes and heroines, Byrondo. Mrs. Dorothy R. Barnen, been admitted to the Shanghai bar fuenza, il cause it; so will a nervous in France and Belgium during the the oddities whose names are Mr. G. L. Byrondo, Jr., Mrs. H. by Judge Purdy in the United thock, anxiety, grief, or long residence greater part of the war, is coming, household words. And who would K. Cooper. Misses Barbara, and States Court for China

or other unhealthy elmsto to Ottawa towards the end of June struggle through "Vanity Fair" if Marjorie Cooper, Mrs. Helen Craig, rof nourasthesis inclado) to attend a convention of the it had nothing to offer us but the Mrs. Emma Conger, Col. and Mr. üritability, sleeplessness, we krees, Delegates to the convention are faithful Dobbin?

Ver-senaithence, severe depression, British Empire Service League. tepid romance of Amelia and her C. H. Conrod, Jr.. Mr. Chen Hoi- with AD abronce of all energy, coming from all parts of the

hao. Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Enit and leadacher, and often nausea,

Nose but the incurably senti- daughter. Misses Lee Cheng-chuan, Six new members were elected

The tresiment necessary is one of British Empire. The British Emmental will lament the comparative and Lee Kwong-chang. Lt, and the closed meeting of the sutrition of the nerve cells, and as the pire Service League is an

er decline of the love-story. The Mrs. D. J. Lachey. Mr. F. F. Shanghai Rotary Club at the Astor nerves get their mouristment from the soldiers' organizatico. The fiction-waiting author is happiest Montano. Miss Mabel McMillan, House. They are Dr. A. de C. bleed, it follows that such treatment arrangements for the convention when be bas many subjects to Dr. E. A. Friend, Mr. and Mrs., Sowerby, who fills the classification Mast be directed towards building up in the Canadian Capital are being choose from and bis fancy can Harry F. Moore, L. and Mr of literature of the club; J. K. Gold, provad of the greatest benefit in any of the Great War Veterans' Asso- Ection reading public is happiest Oversby and Helen O'Malley+ Dr. Willisme Pink Pilla bave made by the Dominion Command range where it will and the David B Molean; Misses' June Taxicab service ; J, W. Huck, rail cases of neurastbents and other Levelation. Earl Haig will be the when its stories and sensations are Mrs. F. Owelev. Mr. and Mrs road transportation: Roscoe L trubler, because they errald now alch Hambleton, motor boat distsibu bleod, which feeds. the starved nerves Ruest while in Ottawa of His of various kinds not all turned out R. Pond, Mrs, W : Prosser, Miss tion G. W Philleo, machinery and invigorates the whole system Excellency Baron Byng of Viny, to one patteri.) equipment and U. S Harkson, Ritality, atat Dr. Williams Pluk Fülls, was one of the leading generais If If you want to be endowed with a new Governor General of Canada, who products. Before their election, to-day. Your chemiat sells them, or under Field Marshat Haig during. Mr.T. A. Clark, chairman of the post free, 1130 per bottle, 18 for six the great war. After the conven- educational committee, made an bottles, from the Dr. Williams interesting address, on the history Medicina 08, 60. Kiangas Road, Shangtion Harl Halg intends to‘visit, a and principles of Rotary,

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