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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER SOIN, 1919.

RETURN

VISIT

OF THE EVER-POPULAR

"PRIZE

AT

PACKETS"

VICTORIA

TO-NIGHT

INTRODUCING

Columbia

Dry Batteries

Strength and Rellability

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HONGKONG.

AERTEX

Cellular Clothing

Ideal Underwear for all climates and under all' conditions.

THE scientific construction gives perfect ventilation and keeps the body at ant even temperature because of the non-conducting air entangled in the meshes of the fabric.

BEING woven on a loom (not knitted on a frame), AERTEX is stronger than erdinary hosiery under- AERTEX wear, and

cut and garments are fashioned on tailor-made principles they are durable. easily repaired if damaged in washing, and economical. THESE goods are all of BRITISH Manufacture. MEN all over the Globe will welcome the announcement that the prices of AERTEX CELLULAR Garments.. have been reduced this year in nearly every line.

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"

LL DEPARTMENTS of the above are now OPEN after extensive repairs. Reading and Writing Rooms Billiard Room (two tables), Eestaurant, Concert Hall and Meeting Room.

Bleeping Accommodation-22 Cabins and 70 Beds in Dormitories.

All men of the Mercantile, Nagy and Army are welcome to use the Institute.

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HONGKONG &. SWATOW:

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Swatow Drawn Thread Work, Canton Embroidery, Grass Cloth. Filet, Cluny, Point Crochet Lace and Silk Fancy Goods, etc. etc.,

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WAR MEDALS-

THE ORDER OF BANK.

A detailed announcement has been made regarding the preparation, and award of wär medals,

There is to be a Victory Medal of bronze for the Allied and Associated Powers (with an identical ribbon for alli countries) to be designed by artists of the countries concerned, "an, special lines. The Victory Medal will be awarded to:-- British troops who entered a theatre of war on the strength of any military unit.

Officers and men of the Navy who have been afloat on duty.

Members of Air" Forec

The British War Medal will be award- ed to officers and men who left their na

tive shores in any part of the British Empire. whether they entered a theatre of war or not,

Women on the strength of an organiz ed force who entered a theatre of war will be entitled to the British on duty will War Medal as well as the Victory Medal. Mercantile Marine Medal is

Aspect or service in certain danger

to be

Trade been

On the recommendation of the Committee it hus Advisory the proposal to to drop the

decided

praxide medals for war warkers.

medal of bronze, will be designed.

upon the following lines:-

(4)-On the obverse there will be “ winged

figure of Victory, full length, in the middle of the medal, and full face, the borders and the background plain, without either inscription or date.

(6) the revers there will be un inscription

for civilization," Kreat war translated into the different languages." sad either the names of the different Allied and Associated Powers or their coats-of-arms. The rim will be plain.

.ruin- The ribbon design wilt two. bows joined by red in the centre."

THE BRITISH AWARD.”

The British War Medal will be given to all officers and men who have left their native shores in any part of the British Empire, whether they eventually entered a theatre of war or not. Men who left the United Kingdom to garrison any equally part the British Empire.

Of the Dominione who came to

later but did not go

men

to

bis collar, therefore, be entitled to. France, this medal. It was decided to abandon the idea of separate medals for each theatre of war.

A special committee of the Navy, the Army, and Air Force, and of each of the Dominions has been appointed to re en whether battle clasps are pos

port

be awarded.

sible, and so to decide what clasps swing to the representations of the Trade Unions Advisory Committee, the project of giving general war-workers' has been reluctantly dropped. The of the medal of the Order of the British Empire has been confined to war workers who hare is the course of their service

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medal

grunt

shown special bravery or self- sacrifice stinguished service.

or who have performed some specially

Marier

It was decided that the Mercantile should be given a special mer- cantile maring war medal and the Bri- tish war medal, the former being re stricted to those who had served in a whip which had entered certain specified dag

The award. of the Mercantile ger zones medal will include pilots, fishing fleets, crews of lightships, vessels employed under pilotage. light-house authorities, and Post Office cable ships.

MEDALS FOR WOMEN.

Women borne on the strength of an organized force will. if they have entered theatre of war on duty, he entitled to both the British and Victory Medals, but women belonging to any independent or ganiintion recognized by the Admiralty. Air Ministry in any War Office, or theatre of war, will receive the British medal only..

OKUSE OF RANK.

It has been decided that these madalu and stars shall rank in the following arder:--

The 1914 Star...

The 1914-15 Star.

The British War Medal.

The Mercantile Marine War Medal.

The Victory Medal.

The British War Medni-will be made but all the others of bronze.

of silver for the British War Medal

The

has been

they

subject of an open competi tion among, artists, and the best in the competition" bave now been asked to de sign the Victory Medal for the troops of the British Empire.

WEDDING

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QUEUES IN GLASGOW.

Glasgow Fair is always a popular time in Glasgow for marriages, but never before have there been so many, holiday" marriages as during the July fadiga statement applies, particularly

what are more cor-

gular" marriages, or

rectly

This irre

for

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described as civil marriages. So bas barties at the country

been the number of wedding buildings that they literally have formed up in queues registration On Fair Friday Sheriff Lyell stered 78 of these marriages.

constitutes

"record" for single day. On the previous Fair Friday 33 couples were married.

Bince the end of June: 322 civil weddings | have taken place in the county buildings, a daily average of over 20. There have

een 2,373 such

such marriages this year. period of war always stimulates the the number of civil marriages warriage market. The first occasion on

then the and the South African war, exceeded 1,000 in a year was in 1900, dur ing total was 1,064. During succeeding years the total fluctuated around 1,000. 1914 when the war broke out the total: auddenly jumped up to 2,637, and in 1915. the highest number, yet recorded for a single year was reached--namely, 3,676 Pence Year bowever, promises to exceed even' that number.

In

Marriage before the sheriff is becoming increasingly popular.

THIS IS THE BRITISH LAMP

The OSRAM Lamp that bears the initials G.E.C is a product of Britain-- the outcome of British commercial enter- prise,industrial skillanduntiring research. The tungsten for the wire comes from Australia. The glass for the bulb is blown in Newcastle. The Lamp itself is made in London-made by the General Electric Company, Ltd., one of the great- est of all British Industrial enterprises.

A WARNING.

Tria possibinthat, after the signing of Pasca,"Orram" Lamps Suregn, manufacture may be offered for sale in this emcntry Remember that it is only OSRAM LAMPS dearing the initials G.E.C. which are of genuine Britisà manufacture. Look for the initials G.E.C. on every Lamp

you buy.

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CASH ADVANCED AGAINST SHIPMENTS.

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