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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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THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND

The Straits Settlements Cur- rency Commissioners are to issue This week $10 note of an entire- ly new design and about three quarters, the size of the existing $10 note.

The Banks and Insurance Offices announced that they will be closed for the transaction of public business to-morrow, the occasio nbeing the funeral of H.M. Queen Alexandra,

GENERAL.

As a "Thank-offering towards There were no cases of, noti- reduction of the National Debt,"fiable disenses to be reported for the Chancellor of the Exchequer the 24 hours ended Tuesday.. has received £1,000 anonymously.

Even a dog Hicoughs when in Preparations are being made contact with the stuff that cheers, far the celebration in 1927 of the prohibition agents learned in a catenary of University College, Fraid on a house. They found a

It is a curious fact that dog on guard at a trap door. London. the movement for the foundation coughed. The trap door led to University College was initiated the basement, where n still was James Campbell, the poet.

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Spurgeon was once asked if

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"What is your opinion on the man who learned to play a dancing? That query was re The Coroner's inquiry into the cornet on the Sabbath would gecently inserted in a Paris news-

to heaven. The great preacher's paper whose dough of a Chinese hawker who reply was characteristic. Said dwindling in an alarming manner. was found with his throat cut baher don't see why he should The paper is once more well estab hense in West Point concluded at Enot, but--after pauselished. No fewer than 28.5761 the Central Magistracy yesterday doubt whether the man next door replies reached the editorial offices when a verdict of suicide while of wilt"

within two weeks. More than Eunsound mind was erturned.

11.000 subscriptions accompanied the answers.

The Commander of the P&O Morea reported to the Chinese Maritime Customs at Shanghai that on the 15th inst. an object was sighted resembling a dead whale 50 feet long in Lati tude 3025deg. N. and Longitude 122.34deg. E...

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An open competition in dis speaking of Shakespeare's veme will

The custom of letting land by candle auction survives at the

Mr. Justice McCardie's re little village of Warton, Warwick-. shire. The grazing rights along mark in the Court that a dress the roadside were disposed of by which was returned as being too this method. Under the direction tight to sit down in must have of the Atherstone District Council. been very fashionable would have a piece of candle a quarter of an appealed to the backs of a century,

nch long was lighted for each lot. As the candle melted bidding was made, and the bid made at the last splutter got the land.

It appears that there is such

fago.

There were many stories about the degree of tightness which they demanded for their pantaloons. One is said to have told his tailor that he would not pay for them if he could sit down. in, them, and another returned a

b held this mouth by the bonden Shakespener League School and a thing as the American Lan-pair on the ground that he could! nocerollige students will read alad guage, as distinct from the Eng-get into them quite easily.

At all events, sholt passages from The Twoish language.

Word antaProfessor W. A. Craigie, who. Germencny

added the fast volumes of the Ox- Macheth." The idea is to revive ford English Dictionary, has

A perusal of the booking list of "A Little Bit of Fluff divulges the extraordinary fact that when the Hongkong public makes up its 36A, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

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neak. the cricket season in un interest in the Shakespearen the Chair of Anglo-Saxon at Ox-Shanghal ng the dramasic style, by getting it effec-ford and migrated to that of Eng- which brought to life hundreds of of these creaturba: vely declined.

lish Language at Chicago, where thousands part of his task will be to super, which are esteemed in the country vise the production of a "Dic- almost like canaries has ended ticnary of the American Lan- and foreign ears and tempers gunge." The new dictionary is which are generally sorely tried likely to follow the pian of the by the noise of these insects Oxford work, tracing the use of safe for the winter. The Chinese words and phrases from the ear-catch crickets and put them in best known used in American cages, believing their singing to writing to the present day. In the be quite as sweet as most birds. work, which it to start this winter. They hang them in the sun to Professor Craigie will have the assistance of a large number of American scholars and students, but it is understood that his new task is one which he has long" de. sired to undertake.

starts to book at the end, and work backwards. Probably by now the last night is all booked up, but as one works backwards one finds that on the first night there are not far short of half the seats still to be obtained! That is truly strange, for at Home, the First Night is an occasion:

warble at their best, take them out for an airing to compare them with other people's crickets and many an office boy disturbe' his Jemployer's peace by bringing his

pet to the office.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

His Excellency the Governor has accepted the position of Patron of the Kowloon Cricket Club.

Miscbn Wigdorchik who gave u ano recita) on Monday, is to pro- res to Brazil where his musical ednration will be continued.

Singapore papers annonce with

By cable from his Home Gov. Freget the death of Dr. D. R.ernment, the leave of Senor E. Hennessey, Medical Officer of the Rouillon, Peruvian Consul for General Hospital at Singapore.. "A Hongkong, has been postponed Rapable and popular officer: " until February next.

Women whose plump silhouettes have been the despair of their dressmakers will learn with joy that carving feminine figures are. again to be fashionable..

A story of the late President Kruger :-Two brothers, who had been left a farm between them, quarrelled over its division, and came to Kruger for judgment. Owing to the delayed sailing of Owing to the death of Queen The great leader could not read the vessel by which Miss Pik Wen-Alexandra the Police Ball, which or write very well, but he had a ha was to leave the Colony, the was arranged to take place on natural wisdom, and this is how season at the Theatre Royal was December 23, has been postponed the divided the land for them. He extended and this talented actress until the latter part of January. said to one, "You go and divide the land into what you consider. again delighted a large audience

are fair halves." Then he said to last night with items from her

Selling newspapers in streets the other, on the following day, extensive reportoire, which dis-

of Lincoln, Mark Elsom found a "You go and choose which half half-crown among his pennies. you will take That was how He promptly loged 2s. 6d. with the Solomon of the valdt settled the police until it was claimed dissension.

played to the full her undoubted historic talent. There will be no performance this evening.

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When the members of Sun Life Assurance Society of

of Scotland's' Canada has been made a Fellow of the "Empress

cruise party next winter, the Royal Geographical Society. who make. the. overland is doubtless due in tour through China, Manchuria, some measure to the good work Korea and Japan, are at Peking, done by Mfr. de Silva as Govern-they will have an opportunity of ment Surveyor in Ceylon and Fiji visiting the Great Wall. for 1' years and also may perhaps

be regarded as a recognition of his One of the finest tributes by a magazine articles Travels in Many.

Iman to his mother was Barrie's Lands."

"Margaret Ogilvy.". Now, Mr. EF. Benson has also written a book about his mother. It is based on two intimate diaries kept by the wife of Archbishop * | Benson throughout many years.

H.M. the King addressed the following message to the Nation on the arrival Home of the Prince of Wales:-

The warm-hearted affection of the welcome given to our Nine-year-old Gustena Epp re dear son in London to-day has cently arrived at Swift Current greatly added to the joy and after coming all the way from thankfulness which the Queen Hamburg, Germany, by Canadian and I feel in his safe home Pacific ateamships and rail, un- coming...

His return" marks the com- accompanied and unable to speak pletion of those missions to the a word of any language but Ger different Dominions

of the man. Her parents were supposed to be living in the neighbourhood Empire underteken six years ago, and including visits to the of Swift Current but their exact In the United States and South-ocation was unknown

meantime the child was taken care

America.

I know that the millions who of until an interpreter could be have been associated with him secured through whom It was learned that Mr. and Mrs. Epp in these many countries, will Join with us in thanking God lived about two miles from the for the protection granted to town but had not been advised of Gustens's coming and were there,

• him and his companions in their evenai and wor

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The Prince also issued the following message

They were overjoyed daughter hind in

The Prince of Wales wishes for medical to thank the thousands of the father, Gerne people who, despite the ralozi chased a nem in gave him such a kind welcome, district & Taw mon which he deeply appreciates, on settled down to ma

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