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The text production of the Hongkong A.D.C. Is likely to be "A Little Bit of Fluff".

The Gannow Engineering Co. Manchester, obtained an order recently for pulverising plant for a Portuguese cork factory.

Furness shipyard on the Tyne has achieved a remarkable feat in rapid ship construction. Fifteen weeks ago the keel was laid of a 2,500-ton vessel for ser- vice on the Canadian Lakes. She is now londing her first cargo in the Tyne, having successfully passed her trials.

The new Chinese Minister to Moscow, Mr. Sun Peo-chi, received A letter wrapped round a live cartridge. The letter said that on arrival in Moscow he must demand that the Russian Government make good to the Chinese losses through depreciated roubles, or he would be shot. It is reported that Dr. C. T. Wang received a similar postal packet, says the "Central China Post,"

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A recent issue of the "London, Gazette" contained the following annalincement:--Imperial Service

A Downsite schoolboy,; M:^J Turnbull, has scored 1,023 runs this season, averaging 94 per Innings, He scored 46 at his first appearance with Glamorgan, in county cricket, against. Essex, at Leyton.

A total of 2175,260, has been paid for 237 pictures by John Singer Sargent during the auction of his works: This is believed to be a record for the sale of paint ings by a single artist. Persons prominent in political and public life, fashionably dressed wonen, artists, members of the Royal Academy and others crowded the auction rooms. The highest price paid for a single picture was 6,000 guineas, for Sargent's. copy of Velasquez's "Head of Prince Balthazar Carlos A design in blue and gold for the Boston Museum reached 660 grünes.

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"A clean" "bill of health was. returned for the 48 hours ending Sunday,

Sir William Murison, Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements, is compiling a revised edition of the Laws of the Straits Settle- ments,

Dr. Mary Rocke, the National Representative of "The Order of the Star in the East for Austrn- lia, will give an address on the objects and the work of the Order, nt the Hongkong Lodge The Theosophical Society, 7, Duddell Street, on Wednesday, September 16, at 5.45, p.m. The public are cordially invited to attend.

The great game of Mah. Jongg, which was to oust bridge nearly if not quite dead, and from favour in Society, is very

bridge remains very much alive. The Chinese invader has enjoyed

A jewel of the Glasgow collec-a shorter vogue than most of the tion in Whistler's "Carlyle." This new sensations provided of late was acquired by, Glasgow some years, and the prophets have been thirty years ago for £1,000. It falsified. A leading dealer in would fetch more than ten times London bemoans that he is left- that amount to-day. Small as was with large supplies of Mah Jongg the sum paid by Glasgow for the sets on, and, for which there is portrait of the Chelsen Sage, now no demand. It is the. Yor- Glasgow bailien endeavoured to tune of war-or, rather of trade. make it still smaller. They came

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Christopher Columbus in then attempted to bargain. "Isn't "Gazette" No. 33012 of January it the case, Mr. Whistler," said 16, 1925. is hereby, cancelled, it one bailie, endeavouring to get the having been subsequently ascer-painter to accept less than £1,000, tained that this person died before that modern pictures farle the date of the award therein "No." replied Whistler, "modern notified. The original announce- pictures do not fade, and therein ment referred to "Christopher lies their eternal damnation." Columbus, Lightkeeper, Depurt.

a week; in Zululand recently they got more than ten times this amount, and then there really was Tugela bridge, costing £32,000, something to discuss. The new was swept away, the railway bridge, at Umfolosi was buried. under four feet of aand, what was a good rond is now a river of the black mud, with here and there a 10-foot bole, three new rivers have made their appearance, and the mountain sides have had huge riven from their sides. boulders up to 50 tons weight

Irish Free State censors have

ment of Marine and Fisheries, The fortune of £61,725 left Penetanguishene. Ontario, by Sir Rider Haggard, though Canada."

large, is-by no means exceptional: It is recorded in his biography The recent advertisement that that Rostand received in all Lundy Island was for sale re- | £250,000 for one book alone, minded a friend, whose passion is "Cyrano de Bergerac," while shipping history, of a little-known Daudet made more than £40,000 banned the Cerman film-story of fæet about the island-that it was out of "Sapho." Mrs. Humphry the Life of Christ, which was re- the last place in the United King-Ward was paid £16,000 for a single dom to maintain the service of his navel, Helbeck of Bannesdule," cently blessed by Prebendary Carlile and other London clergy- Majesty's mails with sailing craft. and Lord Beaconsfield received This went on as late as Septem-£12,000 each for "Endymion" and men, and shown successfully in London, and elsewhere. The film was flatly turned down by the being a little cutter, the "Gannet," other novelists include: Victor regular Dublin censor, and was which ran from Instow with Hugo, £200,000; Charles Dickens, then referred to the Appeal wonderful regularity. The mall £80,000: Charles Garvice, £73,000; Board The chairman of this subsidy was £50 a year, but at the Anthony Trollope, £70,000; Miss body is Professor end of 1911 a disagreement arose Braddon, £68,112: Miss Gertrude Magennis, who recently came into William owing to Captain Dark, her owner, Page. £31,104 W. D. Howells, the spotlight when he said: Alting « motor into her and | £33,000; George Meredith, "What is good enough to show to demanding a higher subsidy. The £32,000; Edna Lyall, £25.300; hundred and twenty million Post Office could not agree, and so Marie Corelli, £24,076; Joseph people in America may not be 22. forty-year Agreement was Conrad,, £20,000; and E. W. good enough to show to three terminated.

Hornung ("Raffles") £12,000, million people in Ireland."

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The Italian Premier, Benito Plans for a nation-wide drive to The Rev. T. Campbell Gibson, Mussolini, has approved a plan for raise funds for a memorial to M.A. and Mrs. Gibson have come the transformation of the Palazzo William Jennings Bryan in Florida from Swatów to assist in the work Venezia into an establishment to have been discountenanced by of the English Presbyterien "Mis- house the offices of the Premier of Mrs. Bryan. A memorial in sion, Singapore. Italy. It will be called the Govern- Arlington. Cemetery at. Washing- ment Palace. The palace for many ton is the only one she has years belonged to Austria and served as the Austrian Embassy?

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The diplomatic correspondent of the "Daily Express" says a strong Canadian influence is being "Every church in the United exercised on the British Govern The Archbishop of Tuam, Co. States should provide a hall with ment to appoint as next Governor- Galway, Ireland, has delivered a good floor and music for old-General of Canada, Earl Beatty, smashing attack at evil literature fashioned dancing, which should admiral of the fleet, "or Field from his pulpit. The Archbishop be heartily encouraged by all Marshal Earl Haig. appealed to the Free State Gov. religious,. 'moral and educational ernment for protection against the leaders of the country." Henry

flood of filthy and degrading Ford has declared. literature which is imported into Ireland each year.

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William Coleman, school master, just arrived in New York, achieved the distinc Mr. J. L. Bernis for many tion of being the first third-cines years resident in Shanghai, hav-alien passenger permitted to enter

A movement is on foot to ing resigned his position as without going through Ellis's introduce policewomen in Berlin manager of the Credit Foncier Island. Mr. Coleman was examin according to the American and d'Extreme-Orient, has been aped in Europe under the terms of English example. The pioneer Pointed inspector for the Societe the new experiment in examining cities in this matter are Cologne Industrielle de Chine as from

Francaise de Gerance de la Banque immigrants abroad.. and Leipzig, where permission and sympathy were only obtained September 1. Mr Bernis will Madame Sarah Grand, authoress after a hard struggle on the part shortly leave for Tientsin in, con- of "The Heavenly Twins who is of great-hearted women workers nection with his new appointment Mayoress of Bath, is suffering from an injured hand as the result in the field of social welfare. In Mr. William Joya Idio, the of chalding hands with 2,500 Berlin, although there is still some Home Secretary, in a speech at people at a civic reception in con opposition, the majority of the Althorp near city council are in favour of the stated that the innovation.

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