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More Women drive Buicks than any other car because of the striking appearance of this famous motor car. Then comes Buick dependability. A woman knows when she starts out with her Buick, that she will "get there and back." Other reasons are-the comfort in driving & Buick-the velvet clutch action, easy steering; then the power and quietness of Buick's Valve-in Head engine and the safety of Buick mechanical four-wheel brakes

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LOCAL

THE CHINA, MAIL.

British women police have coased to function in Cologne. The six members of the force have now returned to England.

AND GENERAL.

Professor Dixon says that Chinese eggs had the whites dried and the yolks preserved in bottles with boric acid. When they arrived in England the eggs were The committee of the Hong- reconstructed. These were large kong Chinese General Chamberly used in confectionery and of Commerce is holding an im- cakes, As one gave these things portant meeting at 2.30 p.m. on to children it was a direct way of Monday,

introducing borte acid to young children.

towns.

The great popularity of foot- ball is reflected in the enormous- "The Invention of Printing in trade which is done annually in China and its Spread Westward." Leeds and other leather-making by Thomas F. Carter. Assistant A clever workman ay Professor of Chinese in Columbia take three hours to put together University. is a book of pioneer a serviceable football, and as it is

research, The author buses his estimated that some firms in the work mainly on Chinese dynastic North of England turn out over histories and other records, and 20,000 balls in the course of a on recent archaeological evidence "season." the business side of the now in European museums." Mr. pustime has a distinct place in the Humphrey Milford will publish industrial world.

the book for the Columbia Univer sity Press.

Treasury Notes are kept in circulation long after their dirty condition is past praying for, One City firm is encouraged in its attempt to preserve the purity of the currency by being given only new notes by Ita bankers. Sufficient money is drawn to carry the firm through the week, and, aa soon as received, all the coins are dumped into a bowl of water and well washed by the office-boy.

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back of income tax receipts aug- Hotel advertisements on the gest a shrewd and careful reason- tag on the part of the authorities. The idea seems to be-first pay your tax, then take your holiday, if you are lucky enough to render their dues both to Cosar and the naively advises you how to escape sea. Another receipt-form back payment of a portion of the tax, by insuring against your decease,

a sort of out-go tax.

Pandemonium was caused in. a Waterford theatre, during the: performance of the "Sawing Through of a Woman" trick. An assistant, fearing that the woman was in danger of strangling in consequence of the tightening of a slip-knot, fixed by a member of the committee, hurriedly separat ed the two portions of the box," inadvertently revealing the woman curled up at one end. The audience clamoured wildly and, the woman burst into tears.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1925,

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The Parliamentary bill pre- sented in the House of Commoge

It was only gradually that by Mr. Rennie Smith, which has the scientific conception of evolu- as its object the abolition of tion was allowed to be applied to capital punishment, proposes the the human race, declared Captala substitution of periods of impri George Pitt Rivers, speaking at sonment. It seeks to enact that the weekly luncheon of the Sorap- in the case of murder or treason timist Club. Man, he said, was the penalty proposed to be sub- too vain. ignorant, and conceited stituted is penal servitude for to believe that he could have life, and the sentence is to be a sprung from ugly ape-like crea fixed sentence, subject to the tures, so he sought refuge in the qualification that if the jury have story that God had created him recommended the convicted per from the start, quite differently son to marey the Court of and with a mysterious, distinctive, | Criminal Appeal may reduce the unexplainable something he called

Telephone C. 781. term of penal servitude to any a soul. Until recently the study shorter term not less than ten of human origin was looked upon

Telegraphic address "RELYAT.” years. In cases other than mures a blasphemous and pagan tourists in the Austrian Tyrol has

The presence of scantily-clad 000XXXXXXXXXXXXX der or treason the Court may pass pursuit, for all questions of stirred the inhabitants of certain DODOOOOOOOOOOOO a sentence of penul servitude for human origin had been settled by districts to protest. life, or of imprisonment, with or theology, without hard labour, for any term suffering from some ailment, Cap- notice is being displayed:---

If civilisation was Wippthal district the following not exceeding two years. The tain Rivers asked, what was its bill does not affect any liability nature? He thought the name of

"Notice to Tourists, under naval or military law, and the disease was a synonym of all to frequent this neighbourhood "You are expressly urged not the prerogative of mercy is not disease and all decay disintegra-indecently clad. The respectable interfered with... The liability of tion. persona under 16 remains unalter-munities, tribes, were stable and regions are scandalised every day Cultures, nutions, com- people who live in these mountain ed. The bill extends to Scotland, socially healthy according to the by the semi-nudity of visitors, subject to the modification that degree of integration they ex-particularly women.. This must the provision with respect to the .hibited. Court of Criminal Appeal is not standard that the social anthropo- covered legs or arms

This was an objective stop. We want no more un- to apply. It does not extend to logist might apply equally to any necks. The Wippthal authorities or low Northern Ireland. The repeals race, any nation, or any pri- are determined to put a stop to are purely consequential. I mitive tribe.

it."

SOCIAL

Mischa Levitski's concert takes place this evening in the Theatre Royal at 9.15. A musical treat is in store for those who will be present.

The marriage will take place at St. Mark's Church, Seremban, on October 27. of Mr. H. A. Stokes Hughes, of Seremban, and Beatrice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Ross Nott.

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in the

AND PERSONAL.

between Mr.

The engagement is announced brother of Mr. M. J.. Foster, of M. K: Foster, Seremban,

and Miss

Robinson.

The officials and workmen of foundland. where Lord North- the town of Grand Falls, New- Bettycliffe established the paper mills, have now received legacies left by him under his will amounting to £50,000.

How many people know that W. G. Grace, the other greatest batamaa of the age, died in an air

A millionaire merchant of raid? He was lying in bed some- Baltimore, U.S.A., now in Europe, where in the neighbourhood of has "cut off" his family without Sydenham suffering from an so much as the proverbial skill-i The marriage has been arrang- affection of the heart. Suddenly ing, because he cannot bear to ed and will shortly take place the guns went off; the excitement think of his children growing up between Mr. W. Gordon McBryde went straight to W. G.'s heart in idleness and being rendered of the F.M.S. Customs Service, It was the climax of weeks of useless citizens by the inheritance Commander of the "Lalat," and illness. Grace died. Miss Eva White, youngest daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. White.

It is said that Mr. Eric Macfadyen, of Messrs. Harrisons, Barker, Ltd., formerly chairman of the P.A.M., and until the last General Election member for Malmesbury, is shortly paying a visit to the F.M.S.

Miss Anne Cannon, of the Harvard Observatory, has dia- covered and catalogued, it is claimed, "more stars than any one else in the world." She has been elected a member of the American Philosophical Society for this distinction.

Lady Tilley, wife of the new British Ambassador of Tokyo, is a daughter of the late Lieut. Colonel Sir William Cuning hame, V.C., and a sister of the present baronet, Sir Thomas Cuninghame, D.9.0., who is claimant for the dormant Earl dom of Glencairn In Tokyo she and Sir John will celebrate their silver wedding next year, and also the coming-of-age of their only son, who is in the Royal Navy They have two daughters.

Balmoral Castle,

20th August, 1925.

The King has heard with much Dear Mr. Hobbs

pleasure and Interest of your unique cricket achievement in scoring 127 centuries, thus ceading the number made by the late Dr. W. G. Graca, and also attaining a further record of 14 centuries, in the course of one

esty a

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of his wealth.

H.H. The Maharajah Saheb of Among the speakers at the Dharampur, H.H. The Maharanee International Prison. Congress of Dharampur, Princess Jaewant just held in London was Dr. Kunverba, and Suite, after a stay Simon Van der Aa, and some dis- of.10 days at the Grand Hotels cussion has come up as to whe des Wagons Lits, Tientsin, left ther anyone can claim a more en route for. Japan, where they absolute alphabetical priority, expect to stay for about a month. The opinion seems to be that his While in Peking, H.H. The only possible rival would be an Maharajan visited all places of Aaron or an Abraham in his own interest and was greatly delight-family. The first name listed in ed with his stay in the capital the London Telephone Directory His Highness is taking back to is. G. E. Aagaard, and in the Post India several Chinese boys, to be Office Directory Stephen Aal. his private servants, at Palace in Dharampur.

the

Mr. F. A. Mitchell-Hedges, who has led expeditions and discover- The Pope's crusade against ed new races'in Central America, modern fashions has been taken and who also "holds: world's, re-

" by the Church with great cords for captures of huge fishes, promptitude. In every diocese believes that Britain is satur printed notices of a warning ated with femininity," and that nature are affixed to the church | “á male revival is urgently neces doors, so that women have no sary to enable the country to excuse for not knowing what is enjoy prosperity." The explorer expected of them. The Cardinal considers "Oxford bags" a sign of Archbishop of Florence is parti- degeneracy, and declares that cularly explicit. He announces women must realise that men are that no woman will be admitted to leaders by the eternal laws of the Sacraments, to Confession, or nature. Mr. Mitchell Hedges re- the nuptial benediction, nor may marks on the disappearance of she act as godmother a baptisms the pioneering spirit, and Jays and confirmations, unless her that men are losing their hardi dress conforma to the following nose. Frules:

(a) Dresses for adults must Henry Ford's attempt to "get the By this time the story of Mr. descend to Just above the boys out of the trenches by feet children and young Christmas" has almost been for covered. The material must curious incident of the war is. girls must have their knees gotten. The memory of this

(b) Round the heck not more

in no case, be transparent about to be ravidad, however, for than two fingerbreadths may

(a), Sleeves must reach to below:

the chow

volume

peace

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