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Special Attractions: The "Art Store" full of Dainty and Charming Gifts, Auch as Oil-paintings, Batik-work, Stencilling, and Shot-work Ties for Men, etc.

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DEATH.

LAMMERT-At the Government Civil Hospital, on November 2, Frank Lammert, aged 66 Funeral will take years. place this evening, passing the Monument at 4.15 o'clock.

more detalled design and that the author of the design placed first by the assessors shall be employed to carry out the work. Up to the selection of six designs, it appears, all went well, but immediately after! there was a deadlock. The fact of

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

MR. F. LAMMERT.

DEATH IN GOVERNMENT · CIVIL HOSPITAL.

the matter was that the assessors FUNERAL THIS, AFTERNOON. did not consider any one of the six

19275

P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!

A cricket ball landed in the Regis- trar's Office in the Supreme Court

picked designs good enough for the We regret to record the death at yesterday. Must have thought the actual memorial theatre! And that the Government Civil Hospital at Registrar was the official scorer! is the position as it stood a week sight o'clock yesterday evening of or two ago, a distinctly awkward Mr. Frank Lammert, of the auc-1

"Frank," as he was familiarly

Sandy MacPherson, after being

Salty "Give It up.”

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"How do you play hookey from the correspondence school?"

"I send them an empty envelope."

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one, seeing that in the conditions tioneering firm of Lammert Bros., shown to his room in an hotel, look- of the competition no provision was and a member of the Lammerted from the window and noticed n made for such an eventuality na the family which is well known and large illuminated clock In a tower considered rejection of all the prof-respected in the Colony with the across the street. He stopped his |fered designs. One way out of life of which it has so long been watch. the difficulty would be, of course, associated. News of the family's

received with Sweety "What in the cure for.. to declare the competition null and bereavement was void and ask for new dealgns under widespread regret and the sympathy seasickness?" a fresh set of rules, and this is of a large circle of frienda will go what the Governors are likely to do. out to them in their bereavement. seeing that the financial side of the scheme is, assured of success. After all, the assessors should ex-known by the Innumerable friends hibit sufficient courage and artistic he had in the Colony, in which he had spent the greater part of his conscientiousness to refuse to place life, had not been in good health first any one of the six designa un-

for some time past but had re-. less they are absolutely satisfied

at mained

work until last that they are getting, a building week. On Friday his con- worthy of this very special occa-dition became considerably more serious and he was obliged to go to hospital. At the G.C.H. he receiv ed every attention and although his condition was at first critical it was later hoped that he was on the way towards recovery. Yesterday, however, a change for the worse set in and deceased passed away short- ly before 8 p.m.

BUN.

RETURNED BANISHEE.

ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM. CUSTODY.

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to

The late Mr. Lammert, who was

Tom-"Why are your socks on wrong side out, Bob?"

Bob"My Teet were hot and I turned the hose on them."

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First Stenog "Did you observe Fire Prevention Week?""

Second Ditto "Yes, I got into the office earlier; the bosa was getting sore,"

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Some people are worrying how to keep the wolf from the door; others are figuring out how they can throw it out of the house before it has pups.

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A returned Chinese banlahee who come back before the period for which he had been banished had expired, was yesterday, sen-55 years of age, was unmarried.

Jacobson's first term was by ap- tenced by Mr. W. Schofield at the He is survived by five brothers, Kowloon Magistracy eight three of whom, Messrs. G. Lammert, pointment of the Council after the months' hard labour, with an addi-L E. Lammert and H. A. Lammert, conviction of Councilman Joseph J. tional four months' jail for are in Hong Kong. Mr. C. H. Lam: Fitzpatrick of the Thirteenth Dis- charges of accepting a larceny. On leaving the Court, mert is in Canton and Mr. R. Strict an the prisoner asked to be allowed Lammert is in Borneo. Deceased bride.-Los Angeles paper. to go to the lavatory, and was also leaves two married sisters, in

Excellent course in voice culture taken there by an Indian constable Hong Kong.

Fauchtinger, not Quite recently, however—about

who waited outside. As the pri- Mr. Lammert had been a well by Professor a month or so ago, as indicated soner was a long time coming out, known athlete in his day and main-solled; cost $100; sell $50, or ex-

Address above-Mustapha Kemal return-the Indian went in to investigate, tained a keen interest in the wel-change for small pigs, or what have 8-49-86, Fir The ed, after an absence of eight and was just in time to see the fare of the Victoria Recreation you?

man attempted to effect his escape Club of which he was at one time Times"-Ad in the Seattle "Daily years, to the ancient capital of by wriggling through the drain. Honorary Secretary, holding the Times." his country, which had de- The man had succeeded in getting position for sixteen years. In his

excelled in *It is said that paper can be used generated into a city without the major part of his body through younger days he had prestige, business, and hope for the opening, and had the constable swimming and rowing, and he also effectively in keeping a person been a few minutes later, the pri- represented Hong Kong in interport "Yes, I remember a thirty-day the future. His coming was soner would have made his escape., cricket (1898-1900).

was the man's feet were taken by a dispirited people as As it

Mr. Frank Lammert had been note once kept me in a sweat for a a gesture of peace, though it still protruding from the hole on with Messrs. Butterfield and Swire

the lavatory side of the drain, and several years ago, serving with them "When I started in, life," said might have been merely an elec-holding on to these the Indian in Hong Kong and also Yokohama, the successful

man pompously, '"'I tioneering move. Constantinople, called for help and the prisoner He was five years in British North resolved that my motto should be

Was Borneo before joining Mr. Lionel "Get thee behind me, Satan." it is said, accorded him a recep- was re-captured. When he tion for a demigod, and the demi-again taken before Mr. Schofield Lammert in the auctioneering busi-

charged with attempting to escape ness. god replied in language of god from custody, his Worship decided

At 4.15 pm like grandeur. Constantinople, not to impose any additional

The funeral takes place this

ADMIRALTY CRITICISED.

viously reported).

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he declared, had clasped him to penalty, remarking that the prison-afternoon, passing the Monument its heart in a moving embrace.er had been sufficiently punished. at 4.15 p.m. (not 6 p.m. sa pre- He seemed gratified with his re- ception, and Western eyes read in this gesture of the Dictator an admission that he could not make his impoverished State function without the co-operation of Con- stantinople and that he had de- finitely abandoned the policy of national isolation.

EX-NAVAL ENGINEER'S SLASHING HITS.

London, Oct. 15.

FATHER SAPAGE DEAD.

EDUCATED AT MACAO UNIVERSITY,

Warm."

month."

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"Excellent," murmuréd a listener. "There's nothing like starting with a good backing.”

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A small boy had slapped a little girl. The teacher was quick to re- buke the youngster.

"Jackson," she said, "no gentle- man would strike a lady."

The boy was all ready with his reply. It was: "Well, nq lady would tickle a gentleman."-

The meanest man to-day is the husband who'll shave the back of his wife's neck with the razor she's.' used to sharpen a pencil.

The old gentleman tumbled over five-barred gate just in time to

save himself from the angry bull.

Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 3, 1927.eral policy? Our chief sources of tect and engineer of repute, lends! Portuguese Church of St. Joseph, "You brute," he spluttered, shaking

THE NEW TURKEY. The news in yesterday's cables that Mustapha Kemal Pasha has been unanimously re-elected Pre-

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A slashing indictment of the Admiralty's polley is presented in Mr. E. F. Spanner's new book;

The "Straits Times" records the "Armaments and non-combatants." death on October 27 at the General Whether Mustapha Kemal has The fact that the author is an ex- Hospital, Singapore, of Father An- done this or not, what of his gen-member of the Admiralty Corps of tonio Abilio Sapage, Vicar of the Constructors and also an archi-

in Victoria Street, at the early age information, owing to the strict weight to his views.

his fist at the animal, "and I've Mr. Spanner contends that of 32 years. censorship imposed

| been a vegetarian 'all my life." the Britain is spending on A Navy Born at Freixo di Espada a' Turkish Press, are the Greek which is no longer equal, to the Cinta, Fortugal, on December 31,

Golf is what letter-carrying, newspapers, which follow Turk-task of defence of trade, while its 1895; he came out when quite a ditch-digging, and carpet-heating

building programme is based on

boy to enter the University of would be if those three tasks had ish affairs very closely, and not fallacious principles.

He says the biggest battleship Macao, where after completion of to be performed on the same hot unreasonably so. These Greek

must be the victim of aircraft and hie theological study he was ordain afternoon in short pants and colour- that H.M.S. "Nelson," "Rodney," the late Monseigneur d'Azavedo y men who required a different imple- and "Hood" are torpedo-proof, as Castro, Bishop of Macao. He was ment for every mood. false. A single torpedo on the sent to work in the Mission of

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sident of the Republic of Turkey sources notice considerable acti- dismisses the Admiralty's claimed priest on November 1; 1917, by ed socks by gouty-looking, gentle-

vity, on the part of Angora to bring about alliances with Italy, or Jugo-Slavia, or even Bulgaria. Friendship with some Balkan

will attract attention to that once great Empire and revive the question: To which does Turkey lean, Asia or Europe? Eight:

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atern, he says, will leave the Timor Dilly, whence ho went to Neighbour "Yes, but I ad. the

Ha adds that big guns are inac- Singapore

"Nelson" a helpless log.

to relieve Father laat word wiv him. I sez to 'Im,

years ago, it may be remember, State or other seems desired by curate and inefficient and it is a Braganca, on the latter going to I sez, You're as ugly as if you'd

100 to 1 chance that they will not Portugal on leave. hit. On the contrary aircraft

the new Turkey, and if this is so, it takes us away from Kemal Pasha's long sustained attitude of

isolation.

The Shakespeare. Memorial,

been measured for it.'"

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Father Sapage himself- returned; secure 60 per cent. of hits. He to Singapore about four months ago also pictures the devastation that after a long furlough in Portugal.refined young lady having green Bird Cage and parrot offered by would be caused by such an attack About, a fortnight ago he was unfeathers and yellow beak Ad In

well, and on October 21 was remov: the Salt Lake Tribune.

LUCKNOW BURGLARY.

ed, the then newly found Dictator shook the dust of Constantinople from his, feet and rentoved with his followers to the fastnesses of Angora. This mountainous re- treat, when victory for the re- volutionary forces was assured, he made the capital of Nationa)- The news cabled yesterday that lat Turkey, and not once since the building, and endowment of a new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre then, until a month ago, did he at Stratford-on-Avon la assured return to Constantinople. From raised a point that has, it seo Angora the old capital was debeen given little consideration byber for the United Provinces, was |

FINANCE MEMBER'S HOUSE ENTERED.

Calcutta, Oct. 26. Samuel O'Donnell, Finance Mem- The Lucknow residence of Sir

Q1. Are oysters fish? A-1 Wife of Jacob, mother of Joseph and Benjamin.

ed to the General Hospital for treatment, and his unexpected death has cast a gloom, not only over bla own parishioners, but over the priests and the parishioners of the other Roman Catholic Churches in Singapore, who-held him in the very Messenger (to newsboy)—"Who's highest esteem for his singularly the awell guy yo wae talkin' to, charming personality.

Jimmie 7′′ ret

Newsboy" Aw, him and me's woiked togedder for years. He's the editor of one of my papers."

Found-By wife returning from Vacation, a lady's brooch in the

'C.S.C.C. THEFT.

the public at large. This concerns nounced with hatred and vehem the design of the new structure. burgled yesterday, and jewellery ence not only as the refuge of The old building, which was a Vic- valued at £1,000 removed,

The burglar, who was later found political renegades and traitors, torian Gothic product, was destroy to be Gurkha dismissed from the ed by fire in March of last year. army, entered Lady O'Donnell's! but as the stronghold of de Fortunately it was insured, and bedroom and ransacked the dress- A rattan basket containing cloth back of husband's car. Owner may generate vice, effeminacy and with this money a drive was coming table, in spite of the fact that ing and money to the total value have same by paying for this cosmopolitanism which the newly-menced for the construction of a dog was sleeping at the foot of of $188 was reported to the police notice, Identifying property and ad- born and austere. Turkish Re- bigger and better memorial to the When arreted the thief, had all Service Cricket Club some time be

the bed. arreted the thief, had all to have been stolen from the emitting ownership.- public meant to destroy. In 1920 Bard of Avon. The Governors of the jewellery on him. He revealed tween 9 pm. on Tuesday and 6

the Stratford Shakespeare Memorial to the police that he had committed

the Sultanate was abolished and Theatre thereupon appointed three similar offences against. officers a yesterday. The basket was * Wife (who has caught her hus in 1924 the Khalif was expelled, assessors to judge a design com- quarters, having a vendetta against the property of one of the "boy" Constantinople thus losing the petition which was thrown open to them since he was dismissed.— fast vestige of the dazzling architects of the British Isles and "Straits Times" correspondent.

America. By some oversight the

spiritual and temporal supremacy British Dominions were excluded. which it had held for sixteen The assessors were Messrs. Guy hundred years. Foreign obser- Dawber (President of the Royal Institute of British Architects); vera at the time, and after, read Cans Gilbert and Robert, Atidnson. into these changes a desire on the The conditions of the competition part of Kemal Pasha to turn com-stated that al designs ha

from the preliminary, com pletely toward Asia.

petition, and that each of the select-

cry of Turkey for the Turkished six shall be paid 2100 did much to encourage this idea.

of preparing forth

WHEN DREADED CROUP

band squandering a penny on a fortune-telling machine) — “H'm! So you're to have a beautiful-and- charming wife," are you? Not while I'm alive, Horace not while I'm alivel

Mra Shimmerpate, just back from

to Mrs Beanbrough:,

bear

They made me

A thing of dread, that comes in the night without warning.... Just a hoarse, Euro metàlia court, a choking, goping for breath threat of suffocation - Ohi the the rest of knowing that there in K battle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

hom in the house. Bee how it cleara KWAY the choking, phlegm, stops the hoarse cough,, and brings rest; and Keep t the litle sufferer), Bold everywhat?

your husband?""'