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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Quarantine against steamers arriving from Shanghal has been withdrawn.

St. Stephen's Girls' College fare having a sale of work on Saturady at 3 p.m. in aid of the Ministering Children's League. The sale will be opened by Mrs. Duppuy

The Committee of the Hong- kong Benevolent Society intimates that it would be grateful for gifts of warm clothes for men, women and children for which there is a grent demand. They may be sent to the City Hall on Mondays and Thursdays between 11 a.m. and 12.30 p.m..

At the Central Magistracy yesterday. Mr. S. B. B. McElderry sentenced Lad Tak-fung, an un- employed ship's cook, to six months' hard labour for possession of 40 forged one dollar Straits Settlements notes. Defendant was arrested as he tendered the notes in a deal at Sutherland Street.

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The British Municipal Coun- cil on Shameen has recently had installed on the southern side of the island, ten lighting standards. Quite a little interest has been created locally by the fact that the Union Metal lamp standards bear the name plate "Canton, Ohio," thus forming a direct link ÕØØØDUMBALLOODUD between two sities of the

name in China and the United

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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.

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ROYAL SILK STORE.

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Ocolest and most Comfortable to wear during

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SILK EMBROIDERIES

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GRAND OPENING SALE

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The November price list of the Tabaqueria Filipina has now been issued.

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of notifiable diseases for the 24 hours (ended Tuesday; shows one English case of paratyphoid fever.

In connection with Civic Week" at Liverpool from October 5 to 10 iners were open to the public, and many Industries allow-i ed visitors to go over their works. Many exhibitions and ceremonies were also arranged,

Twelve Immingham boys built The annual dinner of the Ex-themselves a hut in a plantation, Active Service Men's Association assumed the characters of Roblin 1914-1918) is to be held Wednes- Hood and his merry men, and held revels in the green wood, Un- day (Armistice Day) t the Hongkong Volunteer Defence fortunately, they chopped down young trees to build their retreat, Corps Headquarters at 9. p.m.

and were before the Bench for damaging the plantation. Twelve chastened young outlaws had ench to pay 10s.

The latest sequel to a series of anonymous gifts to Brighton institutions is a brown-paper parcel containing 456 10s. in gold, At last the true outwardnesel which, wrapped in an old white of the barber's pole is ascertained cloth, has been received by a local from a veteran whose grandfather newspaper. It is intended as a

was apprenticed to a barber-sur- gift to the Shaftesbury Society geon and who was himself a hair- and Ragged School Union, London, dresser for 60 years. The and the covering letter, written in mysterious blue spiral on the pole a woman's handwriting and un-was added, he tells us, in memory signed, contains the following of the battle of Waterloo. Like passage:"Please to accept this the children, we might ask, towards the good for the children. "Why?" but have hazarded our God's blessing rest your own guess that it completed the labours."

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A half-finished picture by a Oysters in England, it would famous artist has been held up seem from latest reports concern», by the death of the model who ing their culture, are in for an era alone possessed what the painter of intensive cultivation such as considered to have the ideal fes- the world has never known before. For For as a result of the observations tures to represent Christ.

years past Mr. Frank made upon their growth. etc., it is! many Brangwyn has been engaged on a hoped that a clue has been dis- picture in which the figure of the covered to the hitherto baffling His original problem of the prevention of the The next examination for Saviour appeurs. First Class and Special Certi-inspiration was drawn from an enormous mortality among the ficates of Education, will be held Italian, whom he saw in the street young. An oyster normally pro- The model duces a progeny of about 1,000,000/ in March, 1925. Names of all selling ice cream." W.Os., N.C.Os, and men desirous however, died before the face in in number, but of this total here- of preparing for one of these the picture had been completed, tofore only about two have sur- examinations, should reach Head-and Mr. Brangwyn has never since vived. It has now been discovered quarters, by Tuesday, November been able to find a satisfactory that the critical time in the life His, difficulty is that of the minute oyster is after the 10. A class for the First Class substitute. Certificate will be held at the he does not want anything in the spat falls, when it is apparently Command Educational Training nature of a kinema face, and essential that the water in which friends throughout the bivalve is living should be richi Centre, on Monday's, Tuesdays, although and Thursdays, from 6 pm, to Europe are constantly searching in-food material. It is, terrible to 17.30 pm, commencing on Thurs for the type he requires they have thirk, just the same, of the state day, November 12, and a class for not been able to discover it. of affairs which would eventuate the Special Certificate will be Above all, Mr. Brangwyn misses if all the million in every instance

mystic suggestion ofgrew to maturity. held on Thursdays, from 4 p.m. to the

The Yellow 5.30 p.m., commencing on the spirituality which alone was pre-Peril would be nothing in com- same date.

sent in the eyes of the dead model. [parison!

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr. D. A. Goodwin returned to the Colony yesterday from Manila by the "President Jeffer-

son."

Mr. G. T. May of the A.P.C. Mendon, was married at Home to Miss Esme Cornell. They have now returned to the Colony.

and

all kinds

of Fancy Goods.

THE CHINESE BAZAAR,

CHINA BUILDING.

The "China Mail regrets to learn that Miss V. Owen-Hughes is at present in hospital suffering from a strain, consequent upon her efforts in the Ladies Harbour Race, which she won.

A successful fancy dress dance in aid of the Ministering Chil- dren's League (Police Branch) was held at Police Headquarters, Central Police Station, last night. Musical items, were given by the Lyric Orchestra.

Mr. W. Shewan, the runner-

JODHUNTMÄÄÄÜDÜGÜLÜSSMODgadoons0g up in the Royal Hongkong Golf

Club Championship last year, fail- ed, owing to a technicality, to lift the amateur championship of DARAHAEUR DE Japan, which was played for re- cently. Mr. Shewan returned the

owing to his having visited the Club house while in play....

G. FALCONER & CO. (HONGKONG) LTD, beat card, but was disqualified

WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS

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One of the most curious things about Amundsen, the Polar ex- plorer, who is now lecturing on his famous fights, is that he lives almost entirely on meat. When he was in New York and living at the Geographical Societies won- derful headquarters in that city, he astonished everyone by the prodigious quantities of meat he ste.. He has a theory that his kind of food fits one to stand the rigours of the Arctic climate better than any other.

M. F. E. Ranger, formerly of the Hongkong Office of Messrs. Dd. Sassoon & Co., Ltd., has the following in a well-known Home paper

Sir, I have just come in from my garden, where I have been admiring the beauties of the white Irises, which are just "out," and by a coincidence. I pick up John o' London'á June

27th number, where I read,

We have very little time to redi A Home paper suggests that anything except what is written "Brilliant Chang" who was de about ourselves." Thas Princesported from England and spent a Mary when asked by a friend what few days in custody in Hongkong.. is now on the Continent waiting was her favorite holiday reading.

for an opportunity to slip into

Surgeon Captain Evelyn Richard England. Townsend, who invented the Townsend Test for testing the air in'submarines, has died at the age of forty-seven, within a few weeks

of retirement.

Filson, Young is to reply to this east of "Dr. Chen" at a coming London dinor of the editors of the

various vohin of the Nctable Trials series, Young was re- The Lord Abbot of Debsirindr sponsible for the Crippen book. The ' Monastery has left for Joiburi, in other editors, including Sir E. Mar- order to attend to the necessary) Hall, will acknowledge the arrangements in connection with toasts of the Trials with which they' the death of his mother, who was dealt. The public bangman would 3 years of age. The deceased make an appropriate guest of the woman had been ill for some time evening. past, and the abbot had paid weekly visits to her, also bringing down distinguished doctors with him to attend on her during her illness.

RIDES OUT STORM,

The Psychic Bookshopin Victoria- street, London, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's latest venture, continues to do good business, and is well on the way to being a financial succc. Part of ita vogue is due, no doubt, to the frequent presence of Sir Artlin himself behind the counter. Thoroughness has always been his outstanding characteristic, and he us thrown himself heart and soul into this new undertaking, with excellent results to the business.

An American journalist had been ordered by his employers to dig out. Clemenceau and get his memoira for serial publication... Eventually he ran the "Tiger" toʻ earth in his seaside home and broached the subject of his visit. Clemenceau, who hates reporters like the plague, said: "Young man, do you see the sea over there?" The young man intimated that he did. You would scarcely believe," pursued the ex-minister, how: many bodies of your fellow-scribes are washed upon every-tide! Good-day.

Mr Baldwin was accorded ja Hearty welcome as he stepped from the trailh at Ballater Station on his way to Bulinoral Castle The Premier acknowledged the greeting by raing his hat He was thie recipient of a bunch of white heather presented by a lady with whom lie spoke befors boarding the

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1925.

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