Italy's youth responds to the call to collect metals for war purposes and here a group of young Romans are seen- piling up prize "finds for the collection by the military authorities. Pots, pans and other kitchen utensils make up the bulk. Many are cop- tributing gold and silver for the nation's war chest.
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ITALIANS IN
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A Franco-Italian Anniversary
• BITTER COMMENTS IN ITALIAN PRESS
FULL
NAVAL PARLEY ENDANGERED
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Lord Monsell replied that as the plans for an exchange of informa-
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Short Story
NAVAL PACT Seated One Day By Walter R
Usual Manoeuvres. By French Fleet
NOT CONNECTED WITH CURRENT EVENTS
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Paris To-day.
At The Organ
Brooks
[R. WILLIAM DICKIE was with a organ there ain't anybody
Mber who had a in town can play ite
if you brain by
the leading organ
the building of Successful Bursinemi 180p. Book No. 2. "The Direct Way.to. education and business experience: The ancy. (London), P. O. B. 995, Hong Ko
RETURN OF SOME OLD FAVOURITES REGAL AND COLUMBIA DANCE RECORDS
Carroll Gibbons and Savoy Orpheani
shop at 88 North Main Street. Why Mr. Dickie said Mrs War- He had a saxophone called the lett fushing I can play the plano Williams Wonder-Sax for which and there is only' little difference Referring to the sensational rehe had paid $6.40. He had in technique and I should hope I ports in the British press, to the.
bought it because the advertise could master that ✪ sure you could effect that the proposed mandement said Play a Wonder-Sax said Mr. Dickie but when they sat vres of the French Mediterranean and Be Welcome Everywhere. down to Schubert's Serenade be fleet off Corsica are the first He did not specially want to be was so worried at the thought of tangible result of the Franco-welcome everywhere but he did how the organ would drown out British mutual aid negotiations want to be welcome at the home the Wonder Sax that he entirely the French Ministry of the Na of Mrs. Birdie Waglett whose lost control of his instrument which issued an official declaration last- night that the fleet movements in late husband Mr. C. E. Waglett blew six false notes in a row and had made quite a lot of money then died with the whooping the Mediteranean were in no way out of baking The Bigger Loaf cough.
FB 1090--Why dream connected with current events-With the Better Flavour. Mrs. O said Mrs. Waglett reproach.
Why-stars come out at night. Trans-Ocean Service:
Waglett was plump and played fally What a pity you can't read FB 1096-Its and old Southern custom the piano. She stopped a good music. Birds can't read music Dickie but you ball that no question of policy is deal to peer at the music or tolasid
say they couldn't finvolved in the movements of the say O how lovely but to Mr. wouldn't
Dickie that was just part of her sing would yout He's goins home feet units, which
are a charmD
For he was in love to be a bird and sing to me nounced to be sailing for a spring with Mrs. Waglett
said "Mrs. Waglett, playfully. A cruise in the middle of
this
Well Mr. Diche played only jazz dear little dickybird! Sare said month. No support is given in tunes and he played only by ear. Mr. Dickie and started to play a London to the suggestion that we had got a lesson book with the jazz tune but Mrs. Waglett stopped these movements are in consequ Wonder-Sar but he had been able him and she said Yes it is ence of the recent technical con- to blow himself through only the pretty but ask yourself Mr. Dickie versations between the British first two lessons.
The sixteenth- is it Art? What would Schubert and French Staffs on the ques notes in Lesson $ get him down and have thought of it or Wagner or tion of mutual assistance in the he never got up again That was Beethoven
They'd or : Chopin? hypothetical event of an attack by too bad because when be went have got up and danced if you ask
· WHITEHALL STATEMENT London: It is stated at White-
Italy on the British forces in the Mediterranean.-Renter's Bulletin Service.
General Staffs Confer
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over to Mrs. Waglett's for an even-me said Mr. Dickie and anyway ing of music the only piece they they're all dead. could play together was Schübert's But their music lives said Mrs. Serenade. But they had a nice Waglett. Yeah said Dickies dead time thumping and toothing men's music. That Chopin wrote (through that.
a funeral march didn't he and what Well one evening Mrs. Waglett a swell piece that is to sit through!! Was very flushed and excited and And then Mr. Dickie apologised. she said Mr. Dickie I have such Well he was. pretty sure
that ¡wonderful news! My uncle in Mrs. Waglett would never be able]
Grand Rapids died last week and to play the organ, and be Paris, Barber-French mili-left me his pipe organ and there right. She had it installed in the Milan--The-first anniversary Įtion
were on the agenda the tary quarters refuse to give out is just room for it at the end of parlour but when she tried to play of the the parlour. Fine said Mr. Dickie it it made awful noises and there of the Franco-Italian treaty, con-Japanese should have indicated detailed information cluded on the occasion of M. Lava's their willingness to participate conferences between the British That's fine but what can you do was nobody to give her lessous. So everything went along all right| land French General Staff's and visit to Bome last January, calls in discussion thereon earlier.
until Mr. Edgan Binns came forth bitter comments in the All the other delegations then merely state that the recent REGISTRY
This Mr. Binns was a shoe-polish Italian press, the Gazetta del Popolo expressed disinclination at present parley constituted only a "nor- remarking that France, who pro to change the programme,
and mal exchange of views between
salesman but what was worse he the the experts of two countries on discussion reverted to mised to co-operate extensively the
was a musician. The first Mr.i
be with Italy in the colonial domain, agenda, all the delegations sup-friendly terms with each other." A French Foreign Office!
A pretty wedding took place in Dickie knew of it was when is now one of the 52 sanctions porting the principle of the plans
came up the walk one evening, and statement the Registrar's office ・at the States; while the Corriere della except Admiral Nagano, who de- spokesman in a
played on the organ. It made him sailles, where, according to the pians as in the spirit of disarma- the French and British Govern when Miss Edith Kea, of Aus- sort of faint and he had to Seru evokes the memory of Ver-clared that he did not regard the before pressmen, declared that Supreme Court at 3 p.m. to-day, and the Wedding March being
ments were at present investi-tralis, became the bride of James down on the steps for
a miinte paper, the French statesmen strain-ment.
rating the possibilities for co- Mok, son of Mr H E Mok of
with the Wonder Sax beside him ed every effort to prevent Italy from obtaining her
Until the resumption of the operation, in accordance with Messrs Butterfield and Swire.
but he was no coward so pretty conference to mazow there way paragraph 3 of Article XVI of The bride was given away by soon he got up and rang the bell colonial boots.
Despite all her disappointment, be intensive bilateral talks to the League Covenant, which her eldest brother, Mr. James the Corriere goes on to say, Italy plore the possibilities of agree provides for mutual assistance Keat, and was attended by her will nevertheless continue to ad-¡ment, of any kind. Experienced against an, aggressor,lizans-sister, Miss Elsie Keat, 23 brides and said that the saxophone "was]
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Imaid, in addition to her two agreements with observers think that the informa DETAILED PROGRAMME COMING neices, Misses Gene and Katrisha France, since she is convinced that tien plans provide good ground London: The Admiralty an Franco-Italian friendship is in for agreement among the Euronounced yesterday that "certain Keat, who acted as flowergiris.
The duties of bestman were per recon-pean Fowers and possibly also units of the home feet comprising dispensible for European struction.
America, but the British are re His Majesty's Ships Nelson, Rod formed by Mr. Yeung.. luctant to abandon hope of a five ney, Furious, and Cairo and the At 4 pm a reception will BRITISH SHIPS IN GREECE Athens: Seven British destroy-Power agreement, and the French 21st Destroyer Flotilla will in held at the Gloucester Hotel
on Tuesday in delegation will attempt mediation accordance with normal annual ers arrived Greek ports, the destroyers Elec-with the Japanese to-day.
bere to her
share of
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For January
sit
· He was introduced to Mr. Binns who was elegant and condescending
in its place O yes. And then he listened to Mr. Binns play while Mrs. Waglett whispered that now she was going to have lessons and that Mr. Binus had said that her hands
Paderewski'z were like
a curious instrument but amusirg
: Carroll Gibbons and boy friends
Jokkny Green and orch.
According to the moonlight. FB 1104-Go Into your dance
The little things you used to do. FB 1152-Is at this a lovely day
FB 1084-Way down in Honolulu Hanting me. FB-1051-Call me sweell
No strings
In a Httle gipsy bee room. FB 1083-Little dash of Dublin
Marina waliz
Phu Okman and orch.
Len Fillis and novelty orch.
Gibbons and Orpheuss
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Mr. Dickie just said Yeh faintly A "✨o everything but when Mrs. Wag
lett spoke of what strong fingers Mr. Bins had although with. '-a soft caressing touch. Mr. Dickie was
practice, undertake Spring "THE ANDRIAN Japanese circles declare their craise beginning about the mid-
to co-operate whole dle of January-
Simultaneously while the destroyers heartedly as long as there is the home feet units now at G- St. Andrew's Magazine
disarmament being braltar, comprising the Hood,
not sure that she meant on the Eclipse, Escape and Asp are now
keyboard and he said good-night bing in the roadstead of Forns. agreed upon, but in the event of Famillies, Orion and Neptune, Three battle-cruisers, including the the conference deciding to-morrow will return to the Caited King-
The January number of “The quickly and left-
Well two days later Mrs. Wax- Hood and Renowa, were expected that the discussion of the Japan dom A detailed programme will Andrian, the parish magazine of per be issued shortly."British Wire-St Andrew's Church, Kowloon, limit is impracticable, it is underless Service... stood that the Japanese will refer the matter to their home Govern- ment to ascertain whether they will still participate in the con- ference.
to arrive in the course of rester ese plans for a common day.
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The concentration. of British waters is warships in Greek generally believed to be attribut able to the Italian military pre
the Dodecanese parations in Islands The
Meanwhile the British Govern-
BARBED WIRE ON FRONTIER
which has just been issued, con tains much of interest to par shioners. A
lett met Mr. Dickie on the street and told him that she was going to have a salon which she told him was a social gathering like the high French society ladies used to The vicar, the Rev. J. R. Higgs,
have and the lady who had the in his monthly letter, makes an ap-salem would just sit and listen on peal for a full attendance at the an-
Gel Sertisment is entertaining the delega- Electric Device Being nual meeting, which will be bele a kind of couch to the conversa Council of Defence will meet this Itions at dinner. to-night Lord
week the King presiding-Trans Monsell will propose the toast of Ocean Service.
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tion of the artists and seniptures in the Church Hall on Tuesday, and H. there were any disputes January 28, and forecasts an en-they'd come to her to settle them. largement of the magazine, at the Mr. Dickie said he should hope same time requesting donations there wouldn't anybody get into to meet the additional cost.
any disputes in her bouse. Not if "D.M" contributes a thought-
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200-mile fence of barbed wire valid or otherwise, for staying other Find. & caid Mrs. Wagle ONLY $27.50 iplaris "submitted by the French, United Kingdom and Italian dele-15 feet broad and over six feet away from church, entitled They don't mean fights I mean argu-
high new marks in unmistakable Are Offended."" gations respectively, providing
the frontier between for quantitative limitation of na fication and the exchange of Press reports here.
{ments on artistic sibjects
Well said Mr. Dickie where are
val armaments by means of noti-Fap and Tripoli, according to FEDERAL LAWS on going to get artists and scalp-
Machine
building programmes, were exam sen posts are distributed #at Jined by the first committee. The intervals all along this formid-
IN AMERICA
The Warpath
New York, Yesterday.. The successful challenge agai
tures in this town? Mrs. Waglett said that Mr. Bins said that there were always artistic people even
to find them. Yeah said Mr. Dickie doubtfully but will they come? They certainly will
Berne, To-day. French and Italian delegates pro-able barrier, which is electrically Father Coughlin On a small town if you knew how Switzerland would have comceeded to elaborate their plans charged also in the intervening mitted an irremidiable mistake it and the Japanese delegation of sections.
Once a week a gate in the bar- she had not subscribed to the fered their observations on cer-
bed-wire fence is opened in order League declaration that Italy, by tam features of the plaas. commencing war, had violated her The discussion was adjourned to admit Italian soldiers, who are
until to-morrow. British Wireless then under the sharp supervision the Agricultural Adjustment obligations as a member of the
of Egyptian sentries to:
draw {ministration “seems likely to start | swź Service League, declared the President of
their week's supply of wa
Henging plumber the Political Department, Dr
Trans-Ocean Service.
tabs get stopped Motta, during the debate in the
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There had been no other comme pen to the Federal Council than
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