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COMMENCING TUESDAY
June 28th, 8.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
AFTER DINNER DANCE
at
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(Coolest dancing hall in town)
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday,
By kind permission of Com F. Ratrey, R.N., H.M.S., "Titania's" Melodians
will be in attendance.
Prof. C. THERESES
and
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The world famous exhibition dancers will appear as usual
By special request and convenience to the public the time for dancing has been changed to 8.80 p.m., commencing Tuesday, June 28th. Admission:-Gentleman 81 with one lady free; extra Indy 50 cents, light refreshinents included.
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will be held on
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Admission :— $1.50
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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
The "hospital comforts" com- mitted begs to acknowledge, with very many thanks, receipt of 5,000 cigarettes from the British American Tobacco Company.
Ample seating accommodation has been arranged at the Lee Gar- dens for the first performance of Įthe promenade concert season which opens there to-night under the patronage of H.E. the Governor, Sir [Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G. The band of the 1st/Cameronians has been engaged for the season and the jcharm of an al fresco entertain- ment given among such attractive Aurroundings ja certain to attract large numbers to these spacious grounds.
After leaving Port Said pas- sengers at the Australian Com- monwealth linch "Esperance Bay" heard knocking and foot- steps while sitting on a hatch, and they told the officers that the ship was haunted. Investi... gation revealed that on Egyptian stevedore had fallen asleep in a hold of Port Said, and had not wakened until the vessel was out at sea, whereupon he hammered frantically on the bulkheads.
con-
According to a message from Scottsfield (Illinois), it is claimed that a new altitude record for free balloons has been established by Captain H. C. Gray, whose alto- meter in an ascent there is stated to have shown a reading of approxi- mately 41,000ft. The previous re- cord was 35,433 ft.
HERKY MALAR, WARK, O. I
Dr. Hand Merensky, famous Ger man geologist, who claims that he has discovered a new diamond dolů In Bouth Africa. He states that the feld is extraordinarily large.
A friend who attended the an- nual meeting of a big company with world-wide interests, commented to me upon the disparity between shareholders and members of the typical elty or town council, in at lenst one important respect, says a London journalist. In the latter he pointed out there are frequent com- plaints of the cos: to the ratepayers of delegations to different places, with a view to seeing how cortužni
handre done.
On the other
this business meeting of strictly commercial men with no nonsense about them, heard with quite unruffled mien the statement that several of the directors had been
on world tours. Although the precise cost of these trips was tot; mentioned' it must have been con- siderable, yet no one even asked a question about it.
The social and commercial ser-i vice rendered to the community by the system of monomarks is now to be enjoyed in Australia. where a Mononurk Company has been formed, and is now operating. The prefixes to be used have been agreed with the parent British com- pany as AUM/ in the case of pri- vate and AUCM/ in the case of Australian commercial monomark". The monomark system there works in exactly the same way that it dous at Home, except that letter to monomarks are addressed AUCM/ (or AUM), ·Mel- bourne, instead of BCM/ BM), London, W.C. 1, as Is the case of Britain, There is thus) established the second of the inter-| national chain of monomark com- panies, which will in due course operate throughout the whole the civilised world.
Mr. H. R. Oswald, the
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senior
According to a message from Melbourne, the Australian Prime Minister, Mr. S. M. Bruce has an- nouncet, in connection with the launching of the cruiser "Can- berrn" that, in view of the close as anciation of the Duke of York with "Canberra, the Commonwealth Government has invited Princess Mary Viscountess Lascelles to per- form the launching ceremony, and; that her Royal Highness has
Lecturing before the Royal} sented to do so. The "Canberra" is Meteorological Society on his re-coroner for London, discussed the the sister cruiser of the "Auscent light to the East, Sir Samuel Coroners Act,
came into tralia," which was launched last Houre, Air Minister, said that on force at Hammersmith in-
in quest month at Clydebank, and is being one occasion in India, when a cer
week. In huilt at the same yard.
tain nir trip was about to be made, an interview subsequently, he a telegram was sent to the native said: "Inquests, which hitherto official in charge of a railway sta-cost the ratepayers of the County More and more articles made tion on the line of route, asking for of London about £25,000 a year, of white gold are being seen, both a full weather report. The reply will, I estirnate, work out at about in the jewellers' windows and on was:-"Weather conditions excel- twice that figure. There are vari- Į fashionable ladies. Many people lent. Every thing up to time. Ex ous radical changes under the new | assume that white gold is platinum, press has just passed through two Act which will bring about this in- but I am told by a goldsmith that hours late." In passing along the crease. Doctors, who before were this is entirely erroneous, says ashore of the Persian Gulf, calls paid one inclusive fee for attend- Glasgow writer. It is not com were made where not a sign of ing on inquest, will now get sums monly known that gold is marketed vegetation was to be seen. At one for every time they have to attend in four shades-white, red yellow place there was cable station, and the adjournments. Jurles will and green-and that it is even pos- he was told that it was the practice have to be paid to attend all ac sible to obtain intermediate shadics to feed cows with the tape from the cident cases, and many others, too, for particular purposes. The no-telegraph machines. He thought some of which are almost formal tion that gold, to be genuine, must this was a joke, but when he men- atlairs. Of course, it is really too. be of the same colour as a sovereigntioned it to the superintendent of early yet to express any definite is apparently wrong, and it is pos- the station, he said, "We feed tape opinion whether the bill is a good sible to have genuine 18 carat gold to the cows when we have no fish
measure of not; I shall have to see in almost any shade.
to give them." (Laughter),
how it works."
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Mr. William La Bart Sparrow has been appointed In Assistant Superintendent of Police,
According to Reuter cable from Shanghai, Mr. William Turner, General Manager of Router's in the Far East, has been unable to accept the invitation to join the British delegation at the forthcoming Pacifc Conference to be held shortly at Honolulu.
The following additions to the Register of Medical Practitioners entitled to practise medicine in the Colony is published in the "Govern- ment Gazette";-Li Kuang-yu, Gov- ernment Civil Hospital, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery of the University of Hong Kong (1927); and Ma Wai-man,
Ken- nedy Road, Bachelor of Medicine und Bachelor of Surgery of the University of Hong Kong (1027).
Further details are available about the visit of King Fund of Egypt to London in July. After a three days' stay at Buckingham Palace from July 4 to 6, he will spend a fortnight at Bute House. After that he intends to make a complete tour of England. Man- chester and Liverpool, with their interests in the cotton industry, will no doubt receive special tention during King Fund's tour. It is not yet known how large a suite will accompany him.
at-
Sir Henry Wood, the conductor, broke a life-long promise by sing- ing in public at the Musicians' Club dinner at the Great Central Hotel, Marylebone, N.W...
and afterwards confessed that he was 1 a much happier man for having done so. He warned his audience that a great singer who had made him promise never to sing in public had told him that he had a splendid voice for a conductor because It would go through
brick wall. In giving some of his earlier recol- fections, he wanted to give a true impression of the manner in which an air was sung by a vocal "barker" in a touring operu company. Sir Henry sang the first few lines of "In Happy Moments Day by Day."
Colonel George Haven Putnam, the 93-years-old head of the New York and London publishing house of that name, who is now on his 61st visit to Britain, is famous in Ainerica as one of the oldest men actively engaged in business. He fought in the American Civil War and gained the rank of Colonel, by which title he is still known in the United States.
WAMY MILLAR, WASIUM. CH
Admiral Pau! Kondourlotis, Pres- fdent of Greece, who has presented lta realgnation as President of that country. Ho has agreed, however, to carry on provisionally when re quested to do so by. Premior Kondy is. The President's action is at tributed to the state of his health, Bithough it is known that he has been discouraged over the delay nf the conflon eablnet in acting vital questions.
Mr. Alfred Langton, of Hump stend, a great benefactor of Lon- don hospitals, died in London at the age of 86. Mr. Langton added to his many gifts to hospitals by tak- ing an active part in their adminis tration, and he was chairman of the Royal Free Hospital and also of the Hampstead General Hospital, is benefactions to London hoy- pitals are said to have amounted to about £200,000.
The Nizam of Hyderabad has de- cided to send the Heir-Apparent and other Princes to be educated in England, Star officials will spil for England to make the neces- sary arrangements. This is the first occasion in the State's history in which Princes of the reigning house have been sent to England for this purpose, and the decision is believed to be connected with the recently introduced administrative reforms. The Nizam is one of India's richest native rulers, his in- come being estimated at about £500,000 a
year. Last year he the threatened to abdicate when Indian Government demanded re- forms in the administration of his State, but subsequently accepted the demands.
warm
The Countess of Southesk, who has just been celebrating her fiftieth anniversary as a land- owner, takes
per- sonal interest in the young folks on her Aberdeenshire
Crimenmo estate of
Gate- and in the adjacent towns and villages as well. The other afternoon she paid a visit to Peterhead and gave a stimulating. send-off to the cafe chant- ant organised by the Girl Guides. The Countess takes an active part in the work of the Guide movement, and has been instrumental in bringing into existence quite a number of "troops" in the North of Scot- land.
Mr. Maurice Mouvet, the world- famous dancer, died at the Savoy
SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1927.
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ISAKO'S CIRCUS
NEW RECLAMATION GROUND PRAYA EAST, WANCHAI :
COMMENCING TO-DAY
PRICES. OF ADMISSION REDUCED
Box 6 Persons..$12. Single Box Seat ..$2 1st Class Chairs $ 1. Gallery .50.cts.
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Children Half Price.
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One of the Prince of Wales's Hotel at Lausanne. His death is THE CIRCUS POST CARRIER PIGEONS
less-known roles is that of presi- believed to be due to A broken Lord and Lady Wyfold in mall dent of the. Royal Household Bowl- romance, through the marriage of week celebrated the 60th anniver- ing Club, whose excoilcut turf green his former dancing partner, Miss sary of their wedding. The oc- is in the grounds of Windsor Castle. Leonora Hughes, to an Argentine caalon was marked by a family re- Few bowling clubs have each a millionaire. In the years imme-i union at their residence. Wyfold distinguished Hat of vice-presidiately following the war Mouvet Court, near Reading. The estate dents. They include Lord Stam- was a popular figure at London's employees were entertained at tea, fordham, the Hon. Sir Derek Kop- dance clubs and theatres. In Fe- and Lord Wyfold, replying to con- pel, Colonel Clive Wigram, the Dean bruary 1925 his equally famous part- gratulations, said to Lady Wyfold of Windsor, Captain Sir Charlas ner, Miss Leonora Hughes, was he owed everything. She had given Cust, Bart,
In commemoration of the visit of ISAKO'S CIRCUS to Hong Kong, free prizes will be given away. At every performance, our carrier pigeons will be let off in the centre of the ring and the persons on whom they alight will be the recipients of the following gifts:-
and Licut-Colonel married in New York, and in April GOLD WATCHES, RINGS, BRACELETS
him a large family, and he took A. E. Erskine. The King takes a last year he married his new dance pleasure in recalling that in the keen interest in the club. Indeed, partner, Miss Eleanora Ambrose, hour of national peril all were his Majesty "put, up" the first daughter of an American all mag- ready to serve their country by woods when he opened the green, nate. In 1922 Mt. Mouvet was land and sea. For fifty years, said and these are kept as mementoes taken so seriously ill with tuber. Lord Wyfold, he had enjoyed his of the occasion. The club has arculosis that his life was despaired wito's happy companionship, her ranged a long list of Axtures, and of, but he made a remarkable counsel, her criticism, and oc among the visiting clubs, is the covery. In 1923 he was cited as] casionally her much-deserved. re- Lord Chamberlain's Department co-respondent in a divorce case in proofs.
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