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QUALITY SILKS

For the new fall and Winter Frocks, here are silks more exquisite than any we have ever shown in this Store before. Graceful patterns in both gay and somber tones make up this selection.

Prices are unusually moderate this fall.

D. CIHELLARAM

ROYAL SILK STORE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hongkong A.DIC. is to produce. "A Little Bit of Fluff" some time in" December.

The Australian House of Re- presentatives has passed the bill giving natives of India resident in Australia the full electoral rights The bill has of citizenship. already passed the Senate Com- the mittee.

"Safety on the roads depends, to a large extent, on the eyesight of drivers. This, however, does not mean merely their power to The annual general meeting see an object; it means also their of the Hongkong Jockey Club willpower to detect it." says "A be held on Tuesday, November 8, Student of Medicine" in at 5.30 p.m., in the Jockey Club Liverpool Post." room, Hongkong Club Annex.

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The Drapers' Summer School has been meeting at Oxford, and As from September 1, the four among the speakers was C. E. Draft programme and entry

West Java- Wiles, publicity director of forms for the seventh extra race Residencies in meeting of the Hongkong Jockey namely. Bantam. Batavia, the Harrods, the big London depart. Club, to be held on Saturday, Freanger and Cheribon--have ment store. He spoke of some of November 7, may be obtained at been brought under the jurisdic-. the amazing advertising ideas the Race Course, Hongkong tion of the newly-appointed Gov- that are suggested to the store, Jockey Club, and Causeway Bayernor of West Java, and instead one of which came from a woman, Stables. Entries close at noon on of four Residents, as formerly, contemplating a trip to America. She suggested that she should be there are now ten Residents. Saturday.

supplied with a splendid assort- Ement of gowns, which she would to her own thousands of young change continually Scots a great part of Robert enjoyment and the probable envy cheques from one part of Malaya-Burns' work is utterly unintelligi. of the other woman passengers. This was the surprising She said she would then whisper to another hot the one-eighth ble."

them discreetly that these per cent., which looks modest statement made by Sir Robert to enough-but the 25 cents mini-Brace, President of the Burrs treasures belonged to Harrods. mum on numerous small cheques Federation, to the annual confer. She declared herself willing to do freny $10 to $100, "If Indeed fence at Edinburgh. The report this for only £1,000, with a like any charge be justified at all, the submitted to the 400 delegates sum for expenses. Harrods have minimum should certainly be no stated that old Burnsians would not yet accepted the plan.. Imore than 5 cents."

be surprised to learn that many

A correspondent in the Malay Mail" takes strong excep tion to the bank commission on

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Burns Clubs: on the Federation Now that the war minsma is roll were composed of teetotallers clearing away, the theory that There was no business of public (Hoots. mon, what would Robbie there la an essential antipathy interest at the fortnightly, meet-say) while others were solety between the Englishman and the ing of the Sanitary Board held women's clubs. A resolution in German is gradually losing its yesterday, which, in the absence support of the preservation and hold on people. Even the "Daily For My. N. L. Smith, was presided teaching of the Scottish vernacu-Mail," most Francophil of Eng- Lover by Mr. G. S. Kennedy-lar was adopted.

Skipton. Members present were the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., Dr. J. C. Macgown, Dr. S. W. Tso, Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, Dr. W. W. Pearse (Medical Officer of Health), and Mr. D. Davies (Assistant Secretary).

Ilish newspapera, has published the story of the German student at- tending summer school at Cam. Work on the building of the |bridge University, who placed on great £33,000 organ in Liverpool the local War Memorial a wreath | Cathedral has been stopped, inscribed with the worda. "By the owing to the dispute in the organ-mingled blood of both our coun- building industry. This is the tries may lasting peace be secur. Fargest cathedral organ in the fed Fortunately for England. world, and it should have been there is on record a like The Medical Officer of Health's completed in two months' time. chivalrous act by her own fellow weekly return shows a total of The dispute has hitherto been countrymen, for at New College, eight cases for the seven days confined to 300 worker in Oxford, the college authorities, ending Saturday last. Three of Camden Town, but it now even during the war, ordered the these were diphtheria, four threatens to extend to the pro- names of German students who enteric fever and one cerebrovinces, and, unless the situation had fallen fighting for Germany the MEN IN A 3 3 REGENERESUELTOS ENTRENADORESC spinal fever. The diphtheria cases improves, there will be a national to be duly inseribed. on

jare described as being two British stoppage involving 1,200 men. AMemorial to the English students. and one European. There was one claim by the National Union of who fell on the side of England. British imported case of, enteric.Musical Instrument Makers" for Let modern historians not" oroit all the others, being Chinese. an increase of Is. 8d. to 2s, and such points from the schoolbooks, There were three deaths from the provincial rates from 1s. 7d. and there is hope that we may the enteric. A clean bill of health was to 28, an hour, has given rise to sooner reach the inevitable goal- reported on Monday,

the dispute.

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Sir Matthew Nathan, the retir Fing Governor of Queensland, has left Brisbane for Cairns en vante

to England via the Far East. Sir Matthew Nathan was Governor TILLEDE RELATIEGLITNIJA STEM Hongkong, about fifteen years

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Madam Kelvey writes cheerily from Singapore.

The Rev, T. B. Poved gave an address last night to the members of the Church of England Men's Society, in the Cathedral Hall on Mysticism.

Friedrich Ebert, son of the Bate president of Germany, has become eliror of the "Social

Democratic Volksblatt, "a redical organ. He formerly was editor of the "Social Democratic" par- Hamentary

service Berlin.

news

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Mr. C. Hugo, formerly of the Star Theatre, Kowloon, is now in A charger belonging to Major-The Supreme Court of the charge of the Wenibley Rodeo | General C. C. Luard is placed at Philippines has decided that Mr. Wild West, at present in Singa-the disposal of the public Charles C. Rear, a ranch owner pore, where it is attracting during" the Major-General's leave who shot a Moro on February 11, 1024, acted in self-defence. The crowds who are spellbound with period-17. 10. 25 to 16/1/26. the thrills provided.

decision does not help Mr. Rear, The successor to the Hon. Sir however, as he himself was killed Claud Severn, K.B.E. C.MG.. by friends of the Moro three LE.D., as Chairman of the Vic-months ago. toria Recreation Club is likely to

During the absence of Major Gheral C. C. Luard, C.B.; CM.G.. on sick leave, the Command of the Forces in China was taken over by Colonel C. Russell-Brown, D.S.0, Chief Engineer, with effect from 17th instant.

The Rev. Eustace Strong, O.B.E., late British Chaplain in Yokohama, bas married Mrs. Charlotte Purington, laugh.

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be the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak. Mr. D. C. Bess, head of the Oriental service of the Philadel-

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Mr. E. A. G. May of Messrs.phia "Public Ledger Syndicate, Dodwell & Co., Ltd., returned to who has heretofore been in: the Colony yesterday by the Tokyo, will come to Peking to "Empress of Canada," as did Mr. make that city his headquarters, | G. H. Piercy of Messrs. Jardine Mr. Bess formerly was in Shang- Matheson & Co., Ltd...

hat, on the editorial staff of the Shanghai Times." Mr. Henry W. Kinney, formerly on the editorial staff of the "Peking Ledger" left for Tokyo on October 13 to assume the correspondent- ship there- for the "Public Ledger" syndicate and to take a position on the staff of the "Japan Times,"

ter of Mr. Harland Parington, of It is understood that just before Amesbury, Mass, who lost her Lord Birkenhead, Secretary of husband and children in the Yoko-State for India, received the hint

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to settle, down in a country living went out of action as a journalist, in England.

he was being paid at the rate of £75 per thousand words. The Empress of Canada's" beauty parlour has been atted

Prominent passengers arriving with an up-to-date permanent per "Empress of Canada," yester. Following closely in the wake of waving machine, the first of its cay, Included Mr. Eldon Potter, President Mustapha Kemal's cam- kind to reach Hongkong. The Mrs. Alan Cameron, Mrs. paign against the ancient Fez and parlour is fully equipped and Rankin, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Arch-Kalpak and in favour of modern Miss E. Kimberley, who is in butt, Mrs. Paul Lauder and family, headgear, the hat profiteer has charge, invites Hongkong ladies to Engr. Capt. A. W. MeKinely, appeared in Turkey. Taking ad- a visit when the Canada Q.B.E., RN. and family, Mr, and vantage of the demand created by returns from Manila on October Mrs. J. Rothwell and family, Mr. the President's orders that the E. R. Dovey, Mr. and Mrs. J.What must be worn by officials and his speeches in favour of "the Wallace and family!

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M. Boris Kostich, the brilliant Serbian chess player, has been the guest of the Garden Club, Singa- Local bookings for the Blue dealers raised their prices to such pore, playing numbers of chess Funnel s.8. "Hector" which leaves an extent that the Prefect of games. M. Hostich, has left for Hongkong, bound for Home at Constantinople, Emine Bey, set a Hongkong, with the excellent re-noon to-day, include Mr. and Mrs.mit to their profits, 15 per cent. cord of playing forty games in H. Maas and family from Foo-n ordinary bats and 28 per cent: Singapore, Winning thirty-seven, ehow, and Mr. and Mrs. J. on "fancy ones." losing one- Mr. F. C. FeckHelbling from the same port. Mr. and drawing, two.

Maas ta Acting Deputy Commis- sioner, Chinese Maritime Cus

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now over a little incident! that took place there the other week. A lady, who is visiting the town in company with her daugh tar was informed that there was

Mr. Charles William Darbi-toms, and Mr. Helbling, is agent shire, of Londen House, Crutchen & Co.

for Messrs. Jardine, Matheson Friara, E.C, merchant, managing director of Messrs. Paterson Simon's and Co., Ltd., M.P: for the It was while he was incumbent a Trades Union Congress in pro- Westbury Division of Willa, 1922 of Lower Brixham, the trawler grass in the town. “Oh, my 24, a former chairman of the station on Torbay, that A. F. Lyte dear," she cried to her daughter, Singapore Chamber of Commerce, wrote the familiar words of those terrible people here, and IC a former President of the aso- ffàbide. With MAMA.All.consumg. have come out and left my bad- ciation er Britku. Madya Dude tive, he preached; his farewell room door unlocked, and all my. former member of the Legislative spermon, went straight home, and jewellery a there; This in- Council of the Straite Settler wrote the hymn vintan hour, pident was promptly retailed to ments, who died at Singapore on Next morning: he set out for the Mr J. H. Thomas, who has beer June 5, aged 30, left estate of the | Riviera, only to die at Nice within zetelingiit to his fellow members. gross value of £64,929, with net a month Lyte's first drafty is of the Congress with great enjoy- personalty £38,896,

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