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PARIS LETTER. (WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE "KONGKONG DAILY EN88,"

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25TH, 1912.

Pralke worlby; the Municipal Connell are pre paring to distributa 1,000 parts for conductors. | trys of charge. It is obviously impossible for the organisers to send the actual test pieces, but they bare arranged to sond samples of music of previous musical contests in other towns,

CHRISTMAS EVE

PARIS, December 29th, THE WEATHER.

The French pay greater attention to Christ Franco hes had more than her own share of rain lately, andthings are once more beginning mas Eve than they do to Christmas Day. In -to-lock_uxtremely #rious beik in the country Paris especially. Christmas Eve, or Bersillon as well as in Paris, Preparations are being as it is slied, ie, s most enjoyable as well, as fox one and all. The Bercillen made everywhere for a return of the floods which solemn timo proved so disastrous nearly two years age. The thie year was right royally kept up by all classes present mouth has already established a record

dusk until dawn. There were record attend.izios an the wollest December for the last handrodians bent on pleasury and piety from

years. The Sine, the Paris Thames, is steadily

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SUN YAT SEN AS PRISONER. NARRATIVE OF TUS GADLER IN FORTLAND-PLACE,

Some recollections of the time when D7 Sun Yat-sen was a prisoner in the Chinese are given by Legution. Portland-place, George Cole, who was then hall porter, at the Embassy.

WHAT THE INSURANCE

BILL DOES.

The following summary of the National Insurance Bill, recently passed, has been made by the Daily Telegraph, and we quote it herewith, together with the words of the Prime Minister on the Third Reading, who

One-lift appointed by the council of the county or county borough.

"Two members are elected by the doctors of the district.

If the committee consists of forty per sons, one must be a doctor; if of sixty, two; if of eighty, three, ull appointed by the Council of the county or county borough,

The remaining members are appointed by the Insurance Commissioners, one at least being a doctor and two at least women,,

DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEES. Local Health Committees must adopt such system as will secure:

"About October. 9, 1806," says Cole, "Sirsaid ---

It confers upon millions of our fellow Halliday Macartney, the English adviser of the Legation, told me that they were expect countrymen by the joint operation of self- ing a man who was a bit wrong in his head, help and State help the greatest alleviation but quite harmless, and that I was to find of the risies and sufferings of life that any The National Insurance. Bill, says the a room strong enough to hold him for a Parliament has ever conferred upon any) to him? he asked, and I mid 'Yes.!

"On October 11, about eight o'clock in Daily Telegraph, consists of 115 clauses It is divided into few days. Would I care to act as a warder propie.

three Chinamen whom I knew they be three parts, the first part relating to Health Insurance, and the second to Unemploy onged to the Legation-cune in with and sout for Sir Halliday. He came und General Provisions. stranger, took him into the morning-rooment. Insurance, while the third consists of in a little while he rang for me, told me the man had arrived, wid that I had to take him to the room ta bedroom on the fourth

rising, to the great alarm of all citizens, and at most of the theatres-fer everyone is boat on the morning, while I was cleaning the hall and eleven schedules,

though the Municipality assure there is no immeiate danger of inundations, all wise people are taking precautions. In a number of places in Paris and the suburbs the angry-looking water has already encroached on the quays; 50 dificult kan anvígation become that the cargo boats which ply between Paris and London are likely to find themselves blocked bofers very long at Port St. Nichols. It is especially dur- ing the last few days that the water hea risen so noticeably. At the Pont d'Austerlitz and the

Pontda la Tourrolle there was a rise of 6.24 inches from Tuesday last to yesterday, Thurs day; at Pont Royal, where the water is always very high, it has riáon 1.6 inches. Unfortunate ly, musually wel weather seems likely to tinue. The rail gauge has registered the fact that even before the out of the month this is the wettest December on record for over a century. so far as Franca is concerned, and it israining still. As rule the river Soins siwaya gives trouble more or loss daring tho firat two months of the year:

THE PAINS CEMETERY OUTKAGE,

enjoying themselves to their heart's content on Christmas Bre. Aftar visiting the top stalls along the Boulevards from the Madeleine to the Bastille and making numerous purchases, the pions wended their way to some celebrated church to attend the midnight maas, at which exquisite suitable music is always board. Mass

over, a rash is made to cafes and restaurants

and

cafés

the

for supper the only time in the year when Frenchmos indulge in supper- the latter is a most sumptuous affair and among wealthy it equals a banquet. Restaurants are beautifully decorated for the occasion. Suppor over, einging and danc- ing goes merrily on all night. The students from the Latin Quarter, who are always ready for a spree, again paraded the Boulevards this year carrying Chinese lantoras, and singing and dancing for all they were worth. The Christmas mistletoe-kiss does not exist in France; on Now Year's Eve, however, at midnight, kissing hacomes a rite and bringe luck with it for the coming year.

A BKIT ON STATESMEN.

wares,

The

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"Then, by Sir Halliday's orders, flour) and stay there with him all the time. searched the man. He let me do it without any trouble. He had a lot of papers of one kind and another, which I sent down to Sir Halliday, and he had four £5 notes, two sovereigns, and some odd silver. I was ordered outside while Sir Halliday Macart ney and two members of the Embassy had a long interview with Sun Yat-sen After-"] wards Sir Halliday said to me: There is to take no doubt this man will ask you letters out and will offer you money. Take the money and keep it for yourself, but bring all the letters to me,"

NOTHS TO DR. CANTIE.

"He told me a lot about himself, about what he had been doing in China, and about the narrow escapes he had had for his life. He gave me a letter to Dr. Cantfie. I nanaged to get out that night and con- sulted my wife, and then I decided to do it.

"On Uurce occasions I took notes to Dr. Cantlle, and carried back a few words of a reply written on a visiting card. Dr. Cantlin was in communication with the Foreign Offee, and I told Sun Yat-sen that it would not be many days before he was free."

artney.

"Sure enough next day Sun Yat-sen asked great a I said no: I was practically me if I could take out any letters for him. prisoner as he was. Could I-drop them from the window? he then asked. I said I would do my best. He wrote some, always putting What most amused Parisians this Christmas coin in the envelope to eight it. I sont

them downstairs at once to Sir Halliday,

"I had by that time come to the condu- Thieves are not always as clever as they think. was the extremely clover Revue of Messieurs Bo It the case of the Paris cemetery outrage-the taille and Boyer. The following eue Boers initission that he was not a madman. I asked for, saying I would then consider whether talk of the hour-the perpetators failed to be likely to be talked of a good deal, if not notually him to tell me exactly what he was there I would take a letter out or not. He was smart. It was at Brul staten that the miscer-adoptat in other capitals for the sake of its harm. anta had carried away jewels to the value of less fuu. A Frenchman and a German, accord-

£20 there and then, whether I helped him or not, saying the notes were no use to him, 400,000 francs, but later reports showed that isg to the wilty Revue, stroll down the Boulevard grateful. He pressed me to accept the they had been laulked. The jowols which wore Montmartre, the name of which is changed at overlooked had been placed in a bag beneath the the Gaith Roshechuart (the name of the place as he knew he would not be there many pillow of the soffin. The body of Malle, Lan of amusement where the Beaue takes place) by days. I accepted the money. telme, the popular actress who was drowned last a lamplighter to that of "Boulenard de Mares?! Each man puts up a little stall for the sale of Frenchman wolla Christmas Bammer, had been disturbed, and there is ne doubt that one of the vampires injured himself

"Articles de Paris," the Gorman Bills" Artioleg during the operations, for bloodstains were dis de Berlin." The Frenobman patsont a set of ceruible in the vanlf. Nothing could be more cardboard policemen in front of his stall. foolish than to wish to be buried with one's money Ach, no! That won't do!" esya the Gorman, or jewels; sooner or a later, as in the present and displays a fine big cardboard Panther. Thi Tegrotiable case, the coffin of such persons is aure to he torn of en, and the contents stolen if Frenchman eyes it and gets out a big green box labelled Cougo "Ahal" espe the German at all possible by expert thiores. To roh the

"Let us gonverse." Each maza brings a stool living is bad enough, bat' to desecrats grave painted in the national colours to the front of and rob the dead is amperdonable. Evidently the stalls, and the two coming talk things over. there is not sufficient vigilance on-the part of The conference between the "statesmen" of the cemetery keepers; the latter ought at all France and Germany is exquisitely parodied, times to be anned, ond be ordered to mercilessly and things do not grow partie Larly cordial. shoot down anyone they detect interfering with Thon the German puts a set of soldiers. The the dead or their property. It was while mak Fronchman (aughs and puts up his "Pad I ing their aeual rounda last Friday morning haf echplendid leadis pats alte," the German that the keepers of the Père Lachaise cemetary aye, and out come cardboard ironclads. noticed indications of disorder around the tomb rather hope great things from this," the French of the once popular dead actress, and on making toyseller says, sud shows a largo British Draad- an examination, found the windows had been mought with the Union Jack flying." Ach! Entoring the Lat us gonverse suine mere? "says the German broken and the bars removed. tommb the keepers discovered, to their horror, the toyman, and the audience fairly rises in its Boats coffin lying wide opon with the body of and fondly cheer the reference to the good Malle. Lantome exposed to view, all the valuable work the Enicata Cordiale has done for France jewels with which the dead actress had It clears again when, after a bit of Congo hadegation ventured to put in an appearance been adorned having been stolen. The police in bean daly exchanged for peace and quiel in the course of their investigation discovered a Morocco, the Gallie Cock appaats and says: "You may have got the better of me on the pair of pliers, a screw-driver, and a contra-bit

exchange," near the tomb. Owing to the overpowering fumes arising from the vault the Magistrato dooided to send nobody into the roult until it had been thoroughly ventilated and disinfected. Au air Inup was got to work, and then with a view to purifying the air more rapidly lighted paper was thrown duwn. Unfortunately some of the

Mr. Charles J. Bonaparte, President Roose velt's Attorney-General, and other prominent blazing piecos fell on the winding ebeet and other cerements which the infamous rollerson have petitioned. Congress to forbid the use in the ad-

"When the California turned in from the had removed from the body and placed boueath of the phrase "So help me God" in the collo. Fire broke out, and shough the ministration of oaths in the Federal courts.

nearly two Bundred and fifty military, naval, brigade wore called an hour elapsed before they Senator Bertan presented the memorial to the open sea toward the opening the assemblage of Senate and introduced a bill to put it into effect: official and social goests crowded to the rails, were able to extinguish the flames. It may be The bill provides that the form of asth bere while a large number, accorded the courtesy of recalled that Malla. Lantoique was drowned after taken in the courts or elsewhere unter the the bridge by the officers of the orniter, took last mummor. S was the wife of Mr. Edwarde, aws of the United States shall be. In the prestations in the conning sections, particularly sence of Almighty God. I do solemnly promise" beneath the dying bridge, to watch the progress the founder of the Watën, and was on board his or declare, &c. The bill proposes to make it of the ship. yasht in the Ruine with a party. The lady lawful to add to any oath the words "So weat to her cabin to dress for dinner, and it is me God" or any imprecatory words whatever. supposed that when trying to close the window It stipulates that the manner of administering ouths shall be ** by requiring the person making the same to hold up his hand in token of his recognition of the solemnity of the act,

sho overbalanced and fell into the river,

A "TOVENAMENT OF MUSIC".

The French toyman ends by thanking his German con frère for waking up national spirit,

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As soon as the matter came to the cars of the Foreign Office, Lord Salisbury, who was the Prime Minister and Secretary for Foreign Affairs, sent-for-Sir Halliday Mac- Sir Halliday pleaded the doctrine of extraterritoriality that is, the King'e writ does not run in a Foreign Embassy. 1ord Salisbury made short work of this. In effect he said, "I have nothing to do with subject, and it you don't release this man the Chinese Legation, but you are a British it will: worse for you.". This threat was effective. Two men were sent from Scotland Yard to the Legation and Sir Halliday Macartney was required to deliver the prisoner. He handed the key of the room to one of the detectives and showed them the way upstairs to the room where Sun Yat- sen was confined. In a few moments Sun Yat-sen was conducted down-stairs, a free man. Xone of the Chinese members of the

at the final scene.

THE OPENING OF PEARL HARBOUR,

AMERICA'S NEW NAVAL BASE,..

The complete text contains about 60,000- words.

Under ordinary circumstances, the Act But should necessity arid, his Majesty in will come into operation on July 15, 1912. Council may postpone the unemployment scheme to hot later than October 12 1912, and the health scheme not later than January 1, 1913.

HEALTH INSURANCE.. PERSONS INCLUZDRE IN THE SCHEME. All persons over 16 years of age who are employed within the meaning of this part of the Act shall, and any persons not so employed may be insured, and thus become entitled to the benefits of health insurance and prevention of sickness,

The former, called "employed contribu tors," include all persons of either sex, engaged in the specified employments: whether British subjects or not, who are

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who have agreed to attend and treat insured persons. The preparation of a list of doctors

(6)The right of any daly qualified doctor to be included in the list. (c) The right of insured persons tu select from the list the doctor by whom he wishes-fo be attended subject to the consent of the doctor.

(d)The proper distribution of doctors

amongst insured persons who fail to make any selection..

(e) The provision of medical altendance

and treatment on, the same terms to musubers of any friendly society which becomes an approved society: Every Local Health Committee must make provision for the supply of proper and sufficient drugs and medicines and appliances to insured persons.

For the

SANATORIUM BENESIT.

purpose

of administering

10 the Com- sanatorium benelit, the local, Health Com-

of the Insurance mittee must make arrangements, satisfaction missioners -

(a)-To provide treatment for insured persons suffering from tuberculosis in sanatoria and other institutions with persons or tocal authorities other than Poor Law authorities. (b.)-fo provide treatment for insured persons otherwise than ir sanatoria or usher institutions.

entitled to An insured person is not sanatorinin benefit without the recommenda (t.)ave been employed contributors for tints of the local Health Committer.

The local Health Committee may extend at least five years.

sanatorium benefit to the dependants of CONTRIBUTIONS.

insured persons.

The latter, called voluntary contribu.. toys," indude those who either

Are engaged in some regular occupa their tion and are dependent on earnings fan, a livelihood, or

The funds for providing the benefits of the scheme and the cost of administration are

tributions :-- derived from the following compulsory con-

Working men spon Working women Employers

The State

44. per week. id.

3d. 2d. The employer must first pay his own and wards deduct the amount from the wages, his employee's contribution, but may after- Employees stop paying at the age of yo! Voluntary contributors pay according to 4ge at entry.

BENEFITS.

The sickness benelits are: For men: 105, per week for twenty-six

weeks.

For women: 7s. 6d. per week for twenty

six weeks.

Disablement, benefit: 5s. per week for men

and women-alike.

Medical treatment and attendance. Treatment in sanatoria or other institution when suffering from tuberculosis.

Periodical payments when incapable of Work

Payment of 30s. as maternity benefit in other woman who is insured. case of the confinement of a wife, or to any

No insured person is entitled :--- (u)To medical benefit during the first six months of the operation of the Act. (b.)-To sickness benefit until zú weeks after he insures, and until he has paid, 26 weeks' contributions. (c)-To disablement benefit until

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weeks after insurance, and weekly contributions have been paid. (d)-To-maternity benefit until z6 weeks after insurance, or 52 weeks in the case of a voluntary contributor.

No sickness, disablement, or maternity

APPROVED SOCIETIES:

Any society registered or established under Act of Parliament or Royal Charter, or any other society properly constituted, may be recognised as an approved society.

No suciety will receive approval u wy it satisfies the following conditions:-

(1)-It must not be carried on for profit. (2.) affairs must be under the absolute

control of its members. (3.)-Honourary members must be exclud

ed from the right of voting. "No person can be a member of more than one approved society.

DEPOSIT INSURANCE.

INTIMATIONS

RAW PLACES ON

HER BABY BOY

Lower Lip Broke Out in Sores. Spread All Over Chin, then on Legs and Thighs. Did Not lin prove. Sent for Cuticura Ram- edies. Soothed Him Wonderfully. In Six Weeks He was Cured.

**When my baby boy was eighteen months old, his lover ip. roke out in sores. At first

I thought it was a cold, but prent uti over his chinnal bends of water canio i It, then lurgo sores peared on his legs and Thigh quilo Taw places. I took him to the hospital, but he did They wat proses. only gave me ofțment. It went on for a iponth when a friend of my slater told her to tell me to so to Cuticu Remedies. I eat for themat once. It seemed a great onlay of first. but one lot of ene loated a long time. 1 bathed film twice a day with the Cutleura Soap, and kept replacing

It soothel hiz the Cullen, Ointment. wonderfully. We were pleased to see a great Improvement. In six weeks tie was cutely cured, and I shall always recommend the Cutler Soap and Ointment." Bed) Mrs. A. Bisley, 136, Northwold Road, Upper Clapton, London, K. E., Xov, 20, 1909. Cuticura Soap and Olutment are the mast economical treatment for the skin and sulp. Bold throughout the world. Depots; London, 27, Charterhouse 8.; Australa, A. Town & Co., Bydney: India, B. K. PR, Calcetin: So, Africa, Lennou, Ltd., Cape Town, etc.; U.9.A. Potter Brug & Clem. Corp.. Sole Props.. Bostors. Send for free Cuticurs Book on the treatment of skin and scalp diseases.

Chas. J. Gaupp & Co.

Bog to invite inspection of their

SEASON'S

GOODS.

Until January 1, 1915, the following pro-NEW visions apply to deposit contributors, who have not joined an approved society within the prescribed time, or who, having joined, have been expelled or resigned, and have EXTRA FINE DIAMOND JEWELLERY not joined another approved, society in

& Speciality, time --

(a.)-Their contributions are credited to a special fund called the Post Office Fund: (b)-Sickness, disablement, or naternity

benefit is paid to them out of that fund, except so far as it is payable out of moneys provided by Parlia ment.

ALIENS:

A person who is not a British subject can member of an approved only Become a society on the following conditions

-No part of the benefits will be paid cut of money's provided by Parliament. 2. The rate of sickness, disablement, and maternity benefit will be reduced. 3-No part of the medical and sanatorium benefit or of the expenses of ad- ministration will be paid out inoneys provided by Parliament. Where an alien becomes a member of an

of

INEXPENSIVE

MODERN ART JEWELLERY

ENGLISH MOUNTED

CHINESE JADE JEWELLERY

GOLD BRACELET WATCHES

IN GREAT VARIETY.

benefit is paid to the inmate of a work-approved society the following provisions MAPPIN & WEBB'S

house, hospital, asylum, convalescent home, infirmary, sanatorium, or similar institution. COMMISSIONERS' POWERS AND DUTIES.

· are to be -Commissioners Icsurance

The United States erniser l'alifornia, fingship appointed, with a central office in Londos, of the United States Pacifle Plest, navigated and such branches as the Treasury think

THE OATH ADMINISTERED IN U.B Pearl Harbour, the new, naval base at Honolulu,

FEDERAL COURTS.

for the first time est month, and thus "Dnounced to the world that Pearl Harbour is now, in fact, a possible rendezvous in the Mid Pacifis for the entire American Navy." A Honoluin paper reports:

Irelp

fit.

At least one Commissioner must be doctor, who has had personal experience of general practice.

effect:--

1. His contributions are credited to the

society.

2-in each year the society hands over to the local Health Committee the suns payable to him in respect of medical and sanaorium benefit. 3.-The rate of sickness, disablement, and maternity benefit is determined by the society.

SAILORS AND GOLDIERS.

Amongst the important powers of the

For the purpose of providing seamen, Commissioners are the following:-

The inclusion of trades now exempteurines, and soldiers with benefits during to civil life, a sum of 133. per week will be deducted from their pay. employment assurance. under Part 11. of the Act, dealing with their term of service and after their return

nike cortributions payable by Post Office Regulations for the payment of the cos contributors, tributions, of insite persons and of em plyers.

The Admiralty and War Office contribule

In similar amount.

SANATOUTA.

With the approval of the Treasury, the The reduction of rates of benefit where Local Government Board can make grants

for the treatment of tuberculosis. the sickness or disablement benefits excood. 19 provide sanatori and other institutions twothirds of the wages.

The money must be apportioned between according to population. England, Wales. Scotland, and Ireland

By the aid of these grants County Coun eils may erect sunatoria, and manage and maintain the institutions in conjunction with the local Health Committees.

DOMESTIC SERVANTS. A first the following payments are

Mistress Male servant

"Just honesth stood Judge Sanford E. Dale,

Establishing working relations between during whose administration the Hawaiian Is former President of the Republic of Hawal,

committees, and between these and medical lands werded by treaty to the United State, the friendly societies and the local health and upon The quarter-deck, surrounded by number of her former subjects, sat Queen Li-practitioners as to medical attendance, the Approving the regulations of the health "Most elaborate proporations are being made except in these cases wherever it shall ap-Hinokalani, the former monarch of the Islands, I supply, of drugs, and other matters.

that some other mode is more in accordance sister of King Kiskana, under whom Pear with the religious faith of the swearer. The hour had been ceded to the United States coransittees in regard to sanatoria.

Laying down the conditions on which bill faile to state whether the right or left hand

nearly a third of a century aro. There ware shall be raised.

guests present whore

ore lives had been peculiarly friendly societies shall be approved," and In addition, to Mr. Bonaparte, the memorientibird with the history of Hawaii and under the method in which their affairs are to be made

" of "pooling slists are Dr Tra Remson, President of John, all of whom any matters affecting Pearl Hur conducted including the

small societies. Hopkins University and Chairman of the Pare

"And so with the eyes of all centred upor

Appointment of an advisory committee, r Food Board of Review; Dr. harles F. Thing boar had been projected and carried out.

Special orders on contracting out" and of Cleveland, President of Western Reserve

the alteration of the terms of benefits in University, Thomas J. Morris, Jndgo of the the course, between boys 600 feet apart, this Federal Conrt for the District of Maryland California passed into the waterway which hee

ator of nel, there to test the eficiency of the dredging classes of employed persons; and with regard sings 1879; Col. Willian F. Stone, Collector of taken ten years to create into a navigable chan regard to domestic servants and other

more and Customs at Baltimore the Republican National Cogent-at-Arms of

J: Barry operations, with several of the dredgers still Mahool, former Mayor of Baltimore; Edgar moored at their working places all decorated Allan Poa, just elected Attorney-General of and their crows swarming over the works to Maryland, and George Whitelock, a Baltimore hoor the cruiser se she passed by lawyer, Chairman of the United States Com- mission on Uniforms State Laws.

to seasonal trades.

The control of the national health fund, and the establishment of a reserve: values. furich

in Paris for the "Tournament of fusio," or great musical fêtes which are to take place hero on May 25, 26, and 27 of next year, Beyond any doubt it will prove to be the greatest musical festival which the world has ever witnessed. For three days as per specifioi stes the French capital will be given over to musio and celebrations in which the greatest com posers, musicians, and singers from different countries will take part. This musical festival- which is to be acompanied by the distribution of very handsome prizes-bas boon organised by the

Up the wide barkour besin the naval tag

Procedure as to inquiries in cases of ex- for. for: the crainer, Paris Municipality in conjunction with the lead.

Navajo Jay waiting

cessive sickness, The cruiser. ing musical authorities of the world, Every eleven

indicating the anchorage,

Regulations "for any of the purposes. for continued straight up and at thirty-two which regulations may be made under the years Paris holds an international exhibition;

minutes past eleven o'class the anchor as Act, and generally for carrying out the Act." however, instead of there being verta Big Show

tipped, fell with a splash, and ohooked the pro-Such regulations to have the effect of law. as in 1878, 1869, &c., there is to be the Inter..

the Kuston Island shoal, or

Settling disputes between members and national Musical Festival, to which the nations

Messra, Bradley & Co. the General Agents grew of the cruiser just at the end of what was

formerly known as

the antinators term it societies or societies and branches, or diffi- of the world will send their choirs and lands of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Co the End of Italy,

advisory committees. of Italy. Daring the period of the Tournament of Metody Toronto, draw our attention to what is described owing to the formation of the shoai resembling culties arising with respect to the health or

Formulating the financial Rear Admiral Thomas was the first to re- the whole city will be en féte-just as it was by the Toronto World us the biggest in the lower portion

real estate deal over put through Canada" wheu during the times of exhibitions. Thousands on the Dominion Boud Co., hought the Manufac

clone second, while President Dillingham, of the thousands of people are expected to flock to the turm Life Insurance Co's bailding in Toronto Celve congratulations with aptain Harlow as a applicable to Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Ville Lumière" or City of Light, from all parts for $800.000 gold. The Insurance Company dredging company. became the centre of a rela 506.000 gol gold for the property in May, of the civilized globe. Already arrangements, 1910, 50. Their profit of the deal is-9994,000 group of friends who congratulated bim for his

World farther states that nine-

INTERESTING TO THE POLICY HOLDERS.

*** Fart

comitions

LOCAL HEALTH COMMITTEES... POSITION OF DOCTORS.. A local Health Committee will be con- stituted in every county and county-borough

The munter of the committee is settled the Commissioners, but in no-case will Three-fifths are to represent the insured

of the wehiwement.— have been made to cope with the great crowds. The or is 3264,000 gela) of the profits go smiles, and they, too felt that an epoch-making The officers onzas down from the bridge all There will be special sccommodation for 100,000 teuths (which competitors, and 30,000 of them are expected to the Insurance Policy holders The Maun event had been completed and that the hopes and by from England alona. The desire of the Pavia facturars Life Insurance Company has reserved desires of naval officers who first made surveys it be less than forty or more than eighty.

the right to remain as tenants for two years, of Pearl Harbour had at last been realized and

that Uncle Sam's RAYy could now come in.** Munisipality to assist in every way is most whilst loocking around for another site,

persons,

3d.

per week. 44. Female servant ... 3. The State

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In return for these payinents the benefits accruing to the servant are

STERLING SILVER

AND

LEATHER GOODS.

CLOCKS AND TIMEPIECES

of all descriptions.

145-

PINCE NEZ and

SPECTACLES

Free medical attendance by doctor chosen Accurately from a panel of doctors.

Free medicines.

Sick pays. 6d. per week for the first twenty-six weeks...

Five shillings per week in case of perman- en invalidity:

Fitted to Ench

Individual's Face,.

Sanatorium treatment in case of consump. Our Stock is Complete, Assortment.

Maternity benefit of 30.

Insurance during widowhood at the same rates of contribution as in the case of a person 16 years old.

If, however, the mistress provides board and lodging for the servant and pays her wages in case of illness for six weeks in

2)d. per visek. Mistress any year the scale of payments are varied

thus:-

"Servant

The State

zd.

In that case, although no sick payment is made during UN rse weeks of the ser week begins at the end of six weelis, and vant's illness, sick benefit at 75. 63. per continues for the next twenty weeks, the other benefits indicated above, being also received.

Varied, in all Metals.

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