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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1927.
NOTICE
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NOTION is hereby given that for FQUR days during CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY (from Feb. 2 to Feb. 5.
inclusive) this COMPANY will be closed
to business. Patrons are requested to
send in their February orders before the
end of January.
THE WING ON CO., LTD;
January 28th, 1927.
Unless--
you have visited our Dennison Department you cannot realise the wonderful variety of beautiful and useful articles that you can quickly learn to make of paper rope, crepe paper and sealing wax, at an almost unbelieveably low cost for materials
You are invited-
to attend the classes in Dennison arts given every day in
our store.
Free instructions are given in-
Rope Weaving
Costume Making
Sealing Wax Art
Children too-
Flower Making"
Novelties.
Decorations
and Favours.
are invited to attend the classes. It is great training for the youngsters. They are given an opportunity for the expression of their creative and constructive instiActs while making many pretty and interesting things of Dennison's " Inexpensive materials.
DER A. WING. & CO. (1923), LTD.
-60, Des Voeux, Road, Central.
KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL
NOTE REDUCTION IN PRICE.
In Lots of ou
less than 1/2-ton: -
Delivered
Poak
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District
(above Bowen Road), 24K
per ton
Delivered
to
Bowen Road and Lower Levels, $22.00
per ton. Dalivered to:
Kowloon,
Orders should be sent in writ- ing at least 24 hours before the Coal is required.
All orders must
be accompanied
by
Cheque, or Compradore Order payable to The Kailan Mining Ad· ministration."
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.
For all practical purposes the The Law Courta adjourned for party is as closely united us in the Christmas vacation, and re- the earlier days of this Farlin-aumed for the Hilary Sittings on
Tuesday, Jan, 12.
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The Kenya Legislative Coun cil will consider the Defence Force Bill, which includes com- pulsory service for settlere.
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Owing to the coal "stoppage A further sale of the effects In connection with the situa Brighton municipal electricity from the British Empire Exhibition which has arisen in South- ündertaking will have to face ation was held, with the ap-
Eastern Europe, the fact that deficit of £10,000, but the charges proval of the liquidators,
Soviet Russia has recently placed are not to be increased.
of in foreign yards a number mencing Jan. 1
orders för submarines is deserv ing of attention.
The only assets reported at a Birmingham solicitor's bank- ruptcy examination were metal watch, valued at half-a- crown, and his law books.
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On the Embankment at Black- friars a motor-lorry, swerving to avoid a van, crashed into Un
island refuge, carrying away two posts, and a lamp-standard,
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"Pinkie," the famous picture painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence, which is now on its way, careful- ly guarded, to Americs, has been insured to the full amount paid for it recently £77,700, and has been cleaned and restored.
Major-General A. G. Weu- chope, Chief of the British Sec. tion of the Military Inter-Allied Commission of Control at Berlin, has been selected to succeed to the command of the 56th (1st (London) Division of the Terri thetorial Army next year.
More than £15,000 was realised at Mesars. Christie's sale of old mastera, including £1,782 10s. for the panel painting of Madonna and Child by Rubens.
The Albanian Legation in London states that the treaty of friendship concluded, between Albania and Italy is a treaty of peace, and is not directed against any State.
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Thomas Devine and Peter Quinn were sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Jarrow for stealing and killing 30-homing pigeons, valued at £44, which had won many races.
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A Communist conspiracy for Florence is stated to have been creating a reign of terror in discovered by the police. About a dozen armed men who attended an all-night meeting in a well- known Communist's house were in the morning." arrested one by one as they left
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Three million nine hundred and thirty-nine thousand three hundred and one Savings Certi ficates were sold in Scotland for the year ended March 31, 1926, representing an increase of 168,-: 788 over the previous year.
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A broadcast appeal by the Lady Mayoress on behalf of her Toy Fund brought in over £300 and a large number of toys from and Wales. Lady Blades has all parts of England, Scotland,
despatched 25,000 toys to child inmates of hospitals and other institutions.
Against 3,465 claims for ap- proximately 69,836,840, the War Compensation Court state in their report, lump sum awards were made amounting to 24,922, 181, Over 3,000 cases are await- ing trial by the Anglo-German Mixed Arbitral Tribunal, to which fresh cases are still being referred..
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With a few exceptions the regulations prohibiting the use of certain preservatives came into force on Jan. 1. On the ground
Representatives of $1,000,000 Twenty pairs of boots and that ample opportunity has been shoes in one trunk and a large given to dispose of stocks of food trade unionists in New York oganised a permanent committee quantity of tobacco in another stuffs containing preservatives to combat the efforts of the Com- the Minister of Health decided munists to control them. United belonging to. Irish-Americans re- turning to Donegal for Christ-not to allow a postponement.
action by trade unions through-stayings, Rob and dold i sher Freisce mas, were seized by Customs offi-
out the country was urged to Lad dent Handremming Saison, Brd For eials at Londonderry.
Expenditure on public social Bght the Communists operating Cent 17. Talagephin Andreas VA services has increased year by in secret under instructions work- year and reached a record totaled out by the Communist Inter- of $388,462,694 for England, national in Moscow.” Wales, and Scotland during 1925, In 1891 the expenditure on such
By a suggested reform of the services in England and Wales divorce law, now under the con- was only £20,125,331, and insideration of the Juridical Com- Scotland £2,519,003.
mittee of the Reichstag, it is pro posed that the husband shall be Besides the "rose diamond," all entitled to his freedom if his wife Discussing the business of the the other precious stones stolen does anything to damage his past Parliamentary session, the from the Chateau of Chantilly. career. Another proposal is that, "Daily Telegraph's" Parliament-weighing in all 90 carats, have whatever the result of the ary correspondent writes that been discovered; Many were divorce, the party with the world- the Ministerial party has stood found among the clients of aly goods shall pay for the future admirably the test of their second dealer well known on the Paris care of the children. session, which some politicians market, who, it is admitted, bad regard as the most severe trial bought them in good faith from. of the stability of a Government.. Goldenrat,, now in prison,
The Prime Minister of New Zealand (Mr. J. G.. Coates) in spected Wellington's five kilowatt broadcast set at the Standard Cable Works, which is the most powerful se made in England, with the exception of that at Daventry's.
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Col. F. 5. Jackson, who recent- ly resigned the chairmanship of the Conservative Party organisa tion on his appointment as Gov. ernor of Bengal,
was presented with
an antique silver Queen Anne coffee pot and water jug by the heads of departments at the Central Office and the area agents of the party.
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STOPS STUBBORN BRONCHIAL. COUGHS.
In advocating the reform of Australian pronunciation of English, the Director of Educa- tion in New South Wales com- pared the London Cockney's vowel sounds with those heard in WHEN changeable weather or ex- the Commonwealth. He asked
posure to cold and wet results in: bronchitis, start at once taking Cham- why they could not share a com- berlain's Cough Remedy. Been used mon language with other parts of for
the Empire, and remarked that it was sad to reflect that other people were able to recognise. Australians by their speech.
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French-Canadian Chanson Has New Lease of Life
Cheertes Marchand, well known French- Canadian for, song.sluger in typical pose
Chanseyi bora kept the spirits of Joge. "Jam branka"high at many a dificult taske
, *.. Singing and paddling want wall together,
created by the lumbermer and habi- tants: for music a living art is Froach Canada, mitent
Only within recent years have we ["began toʻrealize how rich is the krisey of lovely melodiès associated with the folk songs of Canada. Thanks to men like Charlas Marchand, inter- préter of the French-Canadian ""'chanson", "these folk songs: have takon, pa now. Iffe, and before long. they will be available for the English, spalding population of Canada, owing to the efforts, of John Murray Clifton,, whose transla:long will be published in: book for early in the
Dichaps the only part of the North (naver been allowed to fade from the Aerican continent that possesses remembrance of the people, ner has "an authentic collection of folk-lore the flood of ephemeral and rubblahy, a
songa is the province of Quebec. Four popular, songs of the day, over- With the Ides of popalarising the „hundred years ago when the first whelmed them. Originally sung at the English versions and thereby bringing French explorers and settlers cums to court of the French monarchs, they about a closer understanding between. the shares of the 14. Lawrence many ware passed on from father to sou, and the French and Englikkilamerita of these songs were on their lips and were brought with the early settlers | Canada, Mi, Marchand in at present ** in their hearts and they have never-from France to Canada. And as the, making a frac stimental'; 'cohe
died out. It is to the honor of the years have passed the old ballads tomar under the auspices of the Nation V: French-Canadian race that they have - lava haen supplemented by saw ones. Council of Education.
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