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There will a Public Lecture at the Helena May Institute this evening at 5.80 p.m. given by Professor J. R. Shellshear, D.S.O., entitled "Early Man in Borneo. Admittance free,

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A final dividend of 5 per

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The Chinese press reporta The s.s.. "Talina," which left Singapore on the 3rd inst.. is duecent tree of Income Tax, for the that Marshal Sun-Chun-fing pro- year ended June 30, 1925, has poses to reorganise the Shanghai here to-morrow.

been declarad by the Kallan Min-Chinese police and to increase their number to 5,000 strong in The International Traders, Hrg Administration.

order to preserve peace and order, Ltd. hope to make arrangements |

The Second Concert in aid locally? for the reopening of the Boa Vista Hotel, Mueno, by Christmas or of the Organ Fund will be given

in the Cathedral Hall on Wednes early New Your.

A certain busy City man in day, next December, at 6 pm. (sharp). The Hongkong Male London has a very good method of Voice Chair-(Conductor, Mr. dealing with barbers. As soon Stanley Collett), will assist and us he is geted in the chair he the soloists are Mrs. Minney, Mr.ay: "Cut the whole three short." Li Chor-chi and Me. H. E.What three sir," asks the bar- ber.. Hair, whiskers, and chat- Gardiner. Tickets (one dollar)

Rer."

replied the busy man may be obtained from the Organ- The Infantry Company, Seot-ist, at the Cathedral Hall

One really extraordinary tish Company and the Mounted

Messrs. Vernon & Smyth, in achievement of the Mormons was Infantry Company of the Hong- kong Volunteer Defence Corps their weekly share report, say: the erection of a great building participated a field day at During the week under review with absolutely perfect acoustics. Fanling yesterday. A strong business in the Local Share Mar This is the vast Mormon Tabern- muster turned out and field fring ket opened with some enquiry and acle at Salt Lake City, with its practices and other training wasrates generally took a turn for egg-shaped auditorium and seat- carried ou

the better though only a small ing nccommodation for 9,000 peo- volume of business resulted; ple. The splendid acoustic pro-- The Cathedral Architect re-sellers holding off for better prices perties of the building greatly im ports that St. Peter's Church, which still show a large capital pressed that keen observer.. the West Point, is in an unsafe cond-deprecciation: during the latter inte Lord Leverhulme, and he tion. The council of the Church part of the week enquiry has not declared that it was, for once, no. have recently sanctioned urgent been so much in evidence and exaggeration to say that the repairs costing almost two thou- although the market closes firm dropping of a pin on the platform sand dollars. An appeal is to very little business has been of the Tabernacle could really be be made immediately to raise this negotiated. The money market heard at the other end of the

still appears to be tight in spite building. of a possible lifting of the boycott

STME

Messrs. Lane, Crawford, in the near future. when this Dr. Temple, Bishop of Man- I have just published their becomes a fact we believe all chester, speaking at the luncheon" general catalogue for. 1926. It is stocks will show considerable ad- of the Manchester Publicity Club, a book of 225 pages and a regu-vancement or at least nominal last month, warned his hearers lar mine of useful information for rates to-day will revert to buying that religion could not be worked

by "stunts." Giving an example | all householders. Without it one prices. does not realise the wide range "The Shanghai Market has been of the kind of publicity he de- and variety of the goods on offer active during the week especially precated. Dr. Temple said: "You by this big departmental store, in "Rubber" and "Cottons" where sea in America this sort of Church and, moreover, it is an exceeding 14 hage volume of business has announcement: If you will come ly useful publication for checking been done both for cash and for- inside here you will hear a Church yell by missed choirs. The prices. A copy should be in the ward delivery, possession of every family and With "Rubber". d up again chief evil from which our age is Messrs. Lane Crawford will be in Singapore the market there has suffering the continued) is rest- pleased to supply them on up-been active throughout with still lessness and dissipation. We are plication. The catalogue covers an upward tendency, business has not sufficiently quiet t all sections of the business with been done in almost all local period of life, or for any length the exception, of the grocery de-stocks and the market closes firm of time, to strike deep roots. In partment. The groceries, price with buyers predominating. "Tin" consequence we have, compara- hst, owing to the constant fluctus closes firm with less business tively speaking, practically ceased

passing.

to grow grent individuala." ions, is issued monhly.

SOCIAL AND

Rev. E. K Quick of St.. the Stephen's College, leaves on 16th inst. He is not returning. His going will be a distinct loss to local cricket.

Father José Algue, whose name is so well known throughout the East for his work at the Manila Observatory, is reported to be retiring from the Directorship of

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Miss V. M. Aspinall leaves for home this month after your years of service at the Diocesan Girls' School, Kowloon.

Chaliapine's appearance at the

Hall reminds a Tex Albert. der of a conversation which he i overheard on the occasion of his. last visit. Two ladies listened

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1925.

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meeting of shareholders of the song; then one turned to the other China Light and Power Co. and sald, tentatively: "He's a (1918), Ltd... is advertised for tenor, isn't he?" The other look

"He ed at her in surprise. December 21, at 11:30 a.m.

sounds like a baritone?" she There will be no Watchoight affirmed. Hastily they turned to

at the St. failing eyesight. It is stated that service

Andrew's the programme, and naturally. Church on New Year's eve, as discovered that the 'great singer in that event he will receive life-long pension under the Philip the nodse of Chinese firecrackers is a bass. That is the result of pines Retirement Act.. Father renders a service quite impractic having a voice of unusual range. Selga, the present Assistant Direc-able. or, is mentioned as his successor.

Grafonola models and some of

Out of Russia has come a Among the passengers who left strangely designed flat gold box, The second gramophone con-for San Francisco by the "Prusi-atudded with precious jewels, re- cert was given in the lounge of the dent Plercce" on Saturday was puted to be the cigarette case of Hotel Metropole yesterday, at Mr. A. E. Dome, of the Chinese Rasputin, "the Mad Monk," who 9.16 p.m. The Anderson Music Y.M.C.A, the well-known physical wielded a powerful influence over Co. kindly lent one of the recent instructor and baseball player. the Czar and who was assassinat the new process records for the Lieut D. A. Searle, 1st Bn. ed during the war. The case is occasion. The programme in East Surrey Regt., rejoined the now in the possession of M. Milan of Boston, who purchased it. from chided numbers from the operas Unit from a course of instruction Jacques H. Jopkeen. Jewellers Othello, Carmen, Rigoletto and at Home per the 8.8. "City of.

have appraised the value of the Pagliacci and instrumental items Cairo Lieut. C. J. Yeu of the metal, stones and workmanship by W. H. Squire, and others. same Regiment, returned from a

at more than $2,000. Evidence Madame Clara Butt was also re-similar course of instruction, per that the case was the property of CDECOO presented, and the famous 850 the 8.8. "Kashgar."-

Rasputin is said to be good and, it voices record Was included.

is said, is strengthened by the The recital was under the direc Visiting a London hospital the tlon of Mr. R. Wilson of Messrs. Rev. Tubby" Clayton, of "Toc story of a gift by the Czarina of Trollope and Colls Ltd.

H" fame, found a dying ex-soldier such a case to the monk whose one desire was to see the It is an interesting fact that the Prince of Wales, with whom re Chief Scout Sir Robert. Baden had been in close contact in Powell is an artist of considerable France during the War. It was

Endor a mistaken notion as to the ability. At the recent show. of midnight before the request could nature of the malady Mr. W. Mullis pictures and sculpture by Army be communicated to. His Royal tried everything in the way of liniments Officers, one of the most striking Highness, who reached the hos-to rub his Sciatica away. That be exhibits was a modelled figure ofpital just in time to grip the poor

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a Boy Scout. This was one of fellow's hand before he died.

Sir Robert's productions... To the

same exhibition he contributed

A NEW ZEALANDER'S

MISTAKE..

failed. is not to be wondered at, because

Sciatica is a disorder of the nervoï and what he needed was a tonic like Dr. Williams' Pink Pills to restore his nerves to a healthy state. Reading how several paintings. Sir Robert is At the lust meeting of the Kobe Dr. Williams: Pink, Pile had cured. a great believer in the educational Women's Club, on November 17, Sciatica he tried them and was cured,

"What I went through after Sciatica values of art in general and the Rev. W. H. Erskine spoke on attacked my right leg in past belief modelling in particular, and at Japanese Customs and their says Mr. Mullis, who resides at 8. his Hampshire home his children Meaning," Mr. Erskine recently Bench Street: Petane, near Wellington, are encouraged to follow the published a book on this subject, N. 2. I don' think any man could paternal example in a large sand-which has been very well received.barely turn in bed and only with the alt pit specially prepared for them. Eis theme is one that is suscepti ofstlek optid I get about. My leg ble of a good deal of argument, as shrank and Agonizing pains shut, down A large portrait of King he finds analogies between Orien-my crir Once

hod to

chavez, grazed with. 1

aleeping.

draughts George, by Mr. Charles Sims, tal and Western custores, beliefs, administered or 1 would hayp Keeper of the Royal Academy, and ideals, and founds on these of m

my mind, fell who was commissioned by the theory of the unity of human appetite and was a wreck of my koringe

self. Five doctors wated Council of that body for this one aspiration.

but in pite of their chforts 1 muured

raqding about a smell

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endured more. At times I could

Petro bavior cured demonition --

Williams Pink Filt

of its series of "Royal Patrons,”-| has been rejected. Exhibited at On November 17, Miss Ruth

I tulad the Academy last year, it pro- St. Denis and Mr. Ted Shawn chake Plin, after which my voked-controversy because of the were, guests of tlle Americanas ao contfaued to pick up in evary. began to mend.” “An my sufferings ITUNES rather odd pose of the slight figure Women's Club at Tea. Miss St. way until at last every twinge of within mountainous robes, Sir Deniz graciously favoured the Sclation disappeared.. i conid not wish Frank Dicksee, President of the club with a vivacious talk on in- for better health then I have enjoyed Royal Academy, told the "West- terpretative dancing and what since I finished the curse of Dr minster Gazette that the she conceives to be a new Amer rejection was quite an amiable fenn renaissance for the dance. affair. There we considerable Migg Set Dentrolowed difference of opinion, he said, Mr. Ted Shawn who spoke of the

when the proposal for the pur-aims and purposes of the Derl They are also pre-eminent chase was brought before the shawn schoof of dancing, adding for the special ailments" at the retailer Academy, so Mr. Sima decided to that they were working towards by car chemist all Xbom a pohit frie, $1.50 pet battle, six bottles for 194 withdraw it rather than reopen « | the establishment of an all-Amar---

From the Dr Williams Medicina CN controversy."!

ican ballet.

éu, Kings Road Shangha

As u tonic remedy for disorders arising from watery. Impare blood" damaria warum id in Pills for Pale People have been world.

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