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THURSDAY, AUGUST

GREAT REDUCTIONS

IN

ALL DEPARTMENTS

FROM JULY 8TH.

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For Economy, Quality, Beauty, Durability and

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CHING IU NAM

Factory: Canton.

Manager.

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Telephone No. C.8882..

FOR THE BEST SERVICE.

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printing or enlarging→

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THE WAY THE WORLD WAGS.

Radlo Conferencè.

Arrangements are being made for a world conference of radio enthusiasts to be held at Can- berra in 19931.

Miss Marianne Fisher, South Australia's oldest colonist, who recently celebrated her 100th birthday, has died.

The Norwegian steamer "Proteus" became disabled while en route from Port Kembla to Thio (New Caledonia), and was taken in tow by the "Crosskeys," and is being towed to Brisbane.

Student's Suicide.

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Burns Memorini..

A scheme to erect a Robert Burns Memorial Hall at the Federal capital is being put for ward by the Canberra Highland Society and Burns Club.

Aeroplane Ambulance.

Leaving Le Bourget aerodrome, near Paris, at 9 o'clock in the morning; Mr. William Spreckle- ton, who has been a patient of the British Hospital in Paris, was in bed in a London hospital before noon. This is the first time an aeroplane has been used for ordinary ambulance purposes on the Paris-London airway.

It is proposed by the Citizens' Committee, which arranged the decorations in Adelaide during the Royal visit, and which has a surplus of about £1,400 in hand, to inaugurate in that city a

On a charge of murdering "Princess Elizabeth Children's Playground," the City Council Constable Straughan, aged 83, of being requested to provide a site Durham County Police, by shoot- and undertake the responsibilitying him with a sporting gum, Edward Lloyd, aged 81, unem- of upkeep...

ployed miner, was remanded at Southwick, Sunderland.

Roads Scheme.

. On behalf of New South Wales, the Premier (Mr. Lang) has signed an agreement with the Federal Ministry, committing the

At a Bradford Inquest on Edward H. M. P. Oliver, aged 22, chemistry student, of Killing hall Road, it was stated he had been studying for amination. and was nervy, and ta note for his mother stating he had poison-State to participation in the Federal Atd Roads scheme. All ed himself and warning her not the States have now approved of to touch the glass.

the proposal.

Defalcations totalling £1,000 were said to be involved in the case of Dorothy Grace Dobbs, a Sunday school teacher, of 40, Sind Road, Stroud, who was sen- tenced, there to nine months in the second division, for falsifying registers belonging to the State section of the Stroud Holloway Original Benefit Society.

The legislative powers of the Commonwealth Government. in the control of wireless were called in question before the Royal Commission on wireless, it being contended that any Act'must be considered in connection with the agreements of the International Conventions on Patent Law...

Awakened by the crackling of flames, which were quickly gain. ing a hold on their weatherboard home at Alfredton, near Ballarat, a man, two women, and five children made a timely escape in their night attire.

The interstate steamer "Koo- rings," with the tug "Koori" in tow; arrived at Sydney. The dis- tance travelled was 2,466 miles, and the time occupied by the journey was 17 days. The "Koori" will be employed on gen- eral work on Sydney Harbour,

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Most Moderate Rates in the Colony.

Hotel Launch meets all: steamers.

The Lounge and Dining Room is now open to the Pun

~ THE KING EDWARD HOTEL BAND will play ai

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DINNER HOURK

-7.30 to 9.

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President Coolidge, on the deck of his yacht, the "Mayflower," watching the 98 ships of the Atlantle Fleet, led by the U.S.S. "Seattle," pass in review before him. The President viewed the major portion of 4the review through his binoculars. As each ship passed the "Mayflower," a salute was fired.

Life.

At the London Hospital Lord Bearsted opened a new clinical theatre which cost £10,000 and was the gift of his father, the late Lord Bearsted, Prizes were distributed to students by Lord Eustace Percy, M.P., President of the Board of Education, who said: The years of life between 5 and 14 are the most important for the prevention of disease and disability and for the saving of health in later life.

Mr. Frank Gray,, a former M.P. for Oxford, was presented at a complimentary luncheon in London with a silver replica of the British-made, motor-car in which he crossed Africa from Lagos on the West Coast to Massowa on the Red Sea,

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Javanese Dances.

£20,000 Pearl Necklace.

A pearl necklace composed of A number of theatrical and music-hall artists took part in a 41 large graduated pearls of fine the Carlton Orient, with circular brilliant performance at Theatre, Haymarket, W., in aid of pavé clasp, was sold for £20,000 Lady-Barrington's Village Home at Messrs. Christie's. The owner- for Disabled ex-Service men. ship description given in the Great interest was aroused by catalogue was, "The property of Raden Mas Jodjana, a Japanese a lady." Among record prices dancer, who made his first ap- obtained for pearls since the war pearance in England. He is a may be mentioned Instances at prince of his native land, and Mesara, Christie's in 1919, when the dances he gave have long been a necklace of 56 graduated pearls, taught to the princes of Java, divided by seed pearls, realised but never to the common people. £21,700, while a pearl rope of 151] Excerpts from "Lady Luck were well-matched pearls sold for

£33,200, given by the principal artistes.

It is announced that the inter- national exhibition at Sydney to synchronise with the opening of the harbour bridge in 1981 is al- most certain to be held.

Canberra, up to the present has cost Australia over £7,800,000. This financial year has been the peak one, as far as expenditure, the total already being over £2,214,000.

The President of the Swiss

Judge Atherley-Jones at the Confederation, M. Motta, declar

GOOD FOR THE WHOLE

Old Balley passed sentence of ed in the National Council that

FAMILY." Switzerland would not recognise Mothers always give Chamberlain's three years' penal servitude on as the de jure Soviet, Govern Cough Remedy for croupy Coughs, Cecil-Stuart Collyer, 59, secre- ment one which had not severed colds, dificult breathing, bronchial and tary, for forging and uttering its personal and political con- influenza rouglia. It is good for the share certificates, the property of little ones and grown ups too and the Canada Company, of Bedford nection with the Third (Com-every one knows it contains se nar-

Row, W.C. munist) International..

cotics. Sold everywhere.

SAKLATVALA OF BATTER- SEA

Of Mr. Saklatvala, the Com munist Parsee who sits for North. Battersea, a hitherto unpublished story is worth recording In view

A “GOING” CONCERN.

STORY THAT CLOSED WHEN PREMISES FELL DOWN."

"I lost money from the day I took it over," a witness told Mr. Justice Avory and a special jury

"INVENTOR OF THE AUTOMOBILE.”

Vienna is soon to receive new monument, which is to re mind its population and the world at large of Siegfred Mar- cus, the inventor of the autom

of his violent attack in the House. In the King's Bench Division, Lon-obile. The monument is to be of Commons on British rule in don, in describing his purchase of placed in the centre of the city,

a carter's business at Bermondsey, Iclose to the Polytechnic. India

The occasion was an annual S.E. Marcus was born in Septem- conference of the Communist found that the rent was in ber, 1931, at Mecklenburg, and Party in Glasgow & year or two rear, he continued, "there was died in July, 1898, after a life of a bill of sale on the property, one work and diappointment. He ago when among the resolutions of the alleged customers went started his career as assistant to submitted was one which con- bankrupt, and the others were

an important electric firm in demned in the most violent terms useless. Y

Vienna, and in 1864 he construct

the oppression of the native races"The horses were dude and I sold Berlin. In 1860 he came by the never-to-be-sufficiently them to make catament The car vilified British Government, and were no good and were disposed expressed the Communists' undy- for frewood. VRA

ed his first benzine automobile,

but the police prohibited the

ing friendship for coloured sub "To crown it all the premises Telling of the vehicle in

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the cost

Tel. Kowlócn 290.

Tel. Add. "Empresloge.".. 2-12, Kody Road, Kowloon. Private Hotel, beat location in Kowloon, convenient to ferry," has of 2 or 3 rooms, also bed-sitting-rooms, daily or monthly rates. Excellent `cutaine, special rates for families. For information apply to

MES. E. OWEN MURPHY,

Proprietress.

ST. GEORGE & CLERMONT HOTELS HONG KONG a KOWLOON

ST. GEORGE HOTEL

1, 2 & 4, Hemedy Road, Hong Kong-

Eight minute walk from Blake Pier. Beautifully difunted overlooking Botanical Gardena," Heng Kens Harbook, Largo, sexi fisted some spaciens verandahs Modern eonrealences. First Clam Chisins und mitenance,

Telegrams-Nudean. -

Phone 0.6707

CLERMONT HOTEL

9, 10, 11, 12, Chatham Road, Kowloon,

Splendid location in best part of Kowloon,i. Full 'slow at flaps Kong And Harbour." Large newly furnished well ventilated roems and verandahs. All modern Contences. Catering of the host ander. Europos supervision.

Telegrame-Nude

Phone K110.

Fer terms and information at above Hotele apply:

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