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TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1927.

GRAND CLEARANCE ·

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LADIES' DEPT.

RÁIN COATS & CAPES

$5.00 to $12.00

LADIES' PYJAMAS

$1.50 to $2.00 NIGHT GOWNS

$1.50

ENYELOPE CHEMISE & COMBINATIONS

50 cents

LADIES' WHITE SHOES

$1.00 per pair.

ALSO

Remarkable Reductions in all

Departments.

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THE CHINA JOURNAL

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A SOUTH SEA SAGA, by Arthur L. "Anderson, which is an account of a trip through the South Sea Islands illustrated with interesting pictures.

RUS IN URBE, by E. S. Wilkinson. Some Notes on Shanghai Birds.

THE

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THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.

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Playing against Sussex Lord's, Middlesex scored 366 for Bix wickets, of which Hendren made 101.

Mr. J. Mellor, of the Royal Isle of Wight Club, won the French open golf amateur championship on the Boulogne Club'a Links.

Golfers, representing the United States, defeated a team of British professionals in the competition for the Ryder Cup.

Four hundred miners at West Cramlington, Northumberland have received notice that the pit is to be closed down owing to bad trade.

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At Ymuiden the Dutch steamer "Adonis" ran into the big lock gates there, doing much damage and stopping navigation for many hours.

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It is reported that an Ameri- ean firm has made an offer to

Wimbledon, milkmen made a house-to-house milk-can collec- tion in aid of the local hospital,

Rifleman James Faulkner, quartered at Talavera Barracks, Aldershot, was injured when the battery of a wireless set he was experimenting with exploded. ·

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Mr. George Lansbury, M.P., was presented with a pair of scissors with gold handles to cut Mitford Bridge, Wick Lane, Old the tupe at the opening of Ford.

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Mr. 8. B. Joel's Trelawny won the Royal Standard Stakes at Manchester race meeting.

At the British Legion Confer- ence it was announced that the Prince of Wales had consented to appear in a film entitled "Remembrance," which WAB being prepared for the British Legion. By a large majority the that next conference decided year's conference should be held at Scarborough,

The Carnegie Trustees have When Mr. Frederick James made a donation of £200,000 in Hall and Luvena Herbert were response to the National Play- married at Frimley Church, aing Fields Appeal. The Earl of guard of honour was formed by Elgin, chairman of the Carnegie members of St. John Ambulance United Kingdom Trustees, states Brigade, who made an archway of in a letter that hitherto they: wooden splints.

have been largely concerned withi cultural movements, but they for a concerted effort to provide now feel that the time is ripe adequate public playing fields.

"It is all I can afford," wrote a poor widow in forwarding 23. to the National Playing Fields Association

towards

their

purchase Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth and Co.'s Newfound land power and paper undertak~ | £1,000,000 appeal. Several con- ing.

tributions of £500 each and offers of land have also been re- ceived.

Damage estimated at £10,000 to £50,00 was caused by fire at railway sheds at Kimberley. Some 85 trucks, fully laden with goods, were completely destroy-

ed,

The battleship "Nelson," after completing her trials, returned to the Tyne, and proceeded to Messrs. Armstrong, Whitworth's naval yard for finishing touches before being handed over for ser- vice.

A new six-wheeled omnibus, was run in London for the first time by the London General Omnibus Company. The service selected for the experiment was that between Victoria Station and Cricklewood..

In a five-set match, extending over three hours, and embracing sixty-one games, Rene Lacoste won the French lawn tennis championship at St. Cloud. He defeated Tilden in the final by three sets to two, with a score of 64, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 11-9,

Several of the British in- dustrialists who will take part in the discussions with German industrialists at Leverkusen, near Colongne, from June 11 to 18, have already arrived in Frankfurt-on-Main, where in formal meetings

taking place between the British and German representatives.

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BAD OLD DAYS.

ASYLUM RELICS SHOWN TO PRINCESS.

The China Inland Mission re- ceived a cable confirming the drowning of Dr. George King near Protowchen while coming down the Yellow River on a raft with a large party. of mission- aries. His wife, a Finchley woman, is safe.

The national campaign for the provision of playing fields was supported at the annual con- ference of the National Associa~! tion of Head Teachers. A re- solution demanding the pro- vision of a playing field for use by every school, and urging local authorities to make provision for playing fields for school child- ren in all new town-planning schemes, was carried unanimous.

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A census of the European com- modity the Tanga Province of the following results:-British, the annual Conference of the Tanganyika Territory has given In his inaugural address 332; German, 174; Swiss, 48; Manchester Unity of Oddfellows, Greek, 48; French, 24; Italian, the Grand Master referred to 11; Austrian, 3; Dutch, 10; the assistance which the Order is Czecho-Slovakian, 7; Russian, 7 giving towards the solution of Rumanian,

2 American, 14; the housing problem. Over Danish, 5; Danzig, 1; Spanish, 1 £7,000,000 had been loaned to -a total of 682. The number members and others for the pur- of adult males is 873.

chase of their homes. In 1925 the turnover of the society (in- come and expenditure) in the birthday flags were hoisted on and in the Order as

In honour of the King's 62nd United Kingdom was £3,861,285, A whole buildings, a salute was fired in plus shown as a result of the Government offices and other £6,175,083. The aggregate sur- St. James's Park, and a family second valuation under National luncheon party was held at Health Insurance amounted to Buckingham Palace. In ac-| £3,268,087, of which £2,040,898 knowledging the message of con- would be available for additional gratulation sent by the Lord benefits during the quinquen- Mayor on behalf of the citizens nium. of London, his Majesty wrote: "As life goes on I more than ever appreciate these proofs of sympathy and of good will, espe- cially when coming from the great City which is the heart of the British race."

YOUTH IN CITIES.

DR. SALEEBY ON NEED FOR GAMES.

Occupation, writes Dr. Saleeby, lives; work and play are its two is one of the essential needs of our

parts, except for the very fortunate and vary few whose work is their play,

The Grand Master, who pointed to a continued record of successful achievement, showed himself a thorough going believer in voluntary insurance, and ex- pressed the view that the best days of the Manchester Unity are still to come.

WATER SUPPLY.

Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on July 1, 1927:- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL

Representatives of the work- men who built a nurses' home at

1926 1927 the Kent County Mental Hospital

Tytam

42′11′′B. 1'10"B. at Barming, near Maidstone, were

Tytarn Byewash 26' 5''B. 8' "B. Tytum Intermediate Level

Level presented to Princess Mary Vis-

In this country (Britain) we are Tytam Tuk

27 "B. Level countess Lascelles when she

the most highly urbanised people Wong Nei Chung 19 7B. 73"B. in the world-more's the pity.

Pokfulum

22 5"B. 911". visited the hospital to open the Never, since mankind began, have (Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow": new building. There were two re- human beings been so closely A denotes "Above Overdow."] presentatives of the workmen, crowded as four-fifths of our popn Storage In miliona and decimals and Princess Mary shook hands tation are to-day.

of gallons. with them.

Doubtless it was never true, even Her Royal Highness was shown if it was ever said, that the "Battle over parts of the institution with of Waterloo was won on the play-Tytam Intermediate

Tytam Byewash its 1,800 patients, and saw evid-true that the "great campaigns of Wong Nei Chung

ing fields of Eton"; but it may be Tytam Tuk ences of the transition from peace to come" may be won, at Pokfulum what was once virtually a prison least in part, on the playing fields into a hospital. One relic of the of the childhood and youth of the bad old days, kept for museum reople. purposes, was a wooden mattress,

our nз-

Tytam

1826

1927 115.12 369.40 .57 11.10 195.00 195.00 330.50 1,419,00 10.16 21.08 19,95 44.48

1,172.20 2,061.05 Consumption of water in the City and H District in millions and do cimals of gallons during the month of June:-

1926 1927 256.48 308.83

Total

More Playfields. used in the hospital ninety years If we are to maintain ago. Attached to it were hand-tional prestige in games, we must cuffs. The staff did not omit to widen the field of selection by Consumption show the Princess a padded room, widening the fields where our Estimated population 402.460 412.780 but she was told that it was young people can learn to play. per day (gallons)

21.2 24.4 almost obsolete nowadays, and

Nothing more delighted and in-f Constant Supply in all Rider Main that violent patients were rarely, the United States and Canada since

preased me during several visits to Districts during June 1926 and 1927. if ever, forcibly restrained at the war than to see the abundant mental hospitals. The modern supply of municipal tennis courts,

KOWLOON WATER WORKS

LEVEL. treatment was a process of special for instance, in cities large and

1026 1027 hot-baths to induce sleep. At small.

Kowloon Reservoir ́.... 5'6"B. Level this hospital the convalescents And, more recently, on the Euro- Shek Lai Pui Reservoir 179 B, 27"B. practically look after themselves, pean Continent, the traveller seos Reception Reservoir..

Storage in ralllions and decimals and in one of the wards a patient how places for sun bathing and for

of gallons. had written on a mirror with a games in the open air are being

1928 1027 picce of soap, "Welcome to the provided rapidly everywhere.

The leadership of Europe will as-Shek Lai Pal Reservoir 88.72

Kowloon Reservoir.... 297.00 352.50 Princess."

suredly be taken by the strong Reception Reservoir

00.45 When she arrived Princess hands, farseeing, steady eyes and Mary had a great reception from well-balanced brains of young thousands of townsfolk and mem- people, whether in Germany bers of the hospital staff. The

France or Italy or elsewhere, who Lord-Lieutenant of Kent (the learn to play the game, in both Marquis Caraden), with whom senses of the words, under un- was Lady Camden, received her polluted light and in pure air. at the entrance to the nurses' home, which was built and fur- nished at a cost of £50,000 and has accommodation for 140 nurses. Lord Cornwallis said the home would help to remove the ancient prejudice against the branch of the nursing profession that dealt with mental cases. The Kent Mental Hospital proposed to train nurses to reach a high standard {of Intelligence, 'initiative, and Judgment in the care of the patients.

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And the racial as well as the per- sural health is involved.

Only the race that regards its young renews its youth.

POLAR CAKE

ITS QUALITY THAT COUNTS

Total

336.88 442.05 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallow dur- ing the month of June.

1926 1927 Consumption

72.08 97.98 Estimated population. 155.620 180,030 per day (gallons) 15.4 20.8 Full Supply in all districts during June, 1926 and 1927,

The Government Analyst's reports show that the quality of the water is satisfactory.

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Total rainfall to Jurie 30, 1920, 36.99; June 30, 1927, 63,415.

We parsons are a bit apt to judge people's religion by the degree of docility with which they listen to cur outpourings-The Rev. E 8. Woods

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