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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND,933.

"SCOTTISH LETTER.

THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE SEAFORTHS.

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT-]

PROGRESS IN NEXT CENTURY.

Dr. Steinmetz, the noted scientist who is engaged in research work for the General Electric Company, predicts that electricity will bring about tion of human life a hand transforma- The short stay of the Frines af Wales that people will toil re more than four Another century will solve

EDINBOROH, August 20th,

mud

I

years hence,

ants the earth, and people will then be

in the Highlands was marked by an all the probivus that the inhabit interesting function, the unveiling of more amared at our helplessness in the nemorial bronze to the Seaforth High struggle for advancement than we are in landers who gave their lives in the Great booking back on the almost primitive slags when the steamboat first appeared. Pails War: The Prince is honorury colonel of ef noko will

no longer bang over the the regiment, and the memorial is placed cities, the streets will be free front refuse. verthe East Gate of Fort Georgy, then people healththier in the centres of

population. Every city will be spotless," headquarters of the regiment. Similar Dr. Steinmetz says. If the nations spent bronzes have already been erreted at a nuch energy in linking up means of with the inhabitants of Stornoway, Wiek, Dornoch, Tain, and communication

Mars

as they did in prosecuting the war, Elgin, all centres of the Seaforths and it is not impossible that the plan would there is a cross on Vim Ridge,

cred "Co-operative bustan effort will "Fort George is about 12 miles from be the solution of most of the difficulties besetting mankind, Wars continue because Inverness and was built three years after men harr

not darned

to struggle

with each the Stuart Rising of the Forty-five, other, instem of against each other, They

have not yet

KTA-ped the General Wolfe was much impressed with emphy of Christianity, [In]

the doct is, and thought it would be the most opinion the collectivistic tendencies of the considerable fortress and best situated in Stay peoples will make them the dominant ruce in the future. The individualism of Great Britain." That claim is well found the United States will persist, and civilisa ed. 11 covers -16 acres, and 'contains ne tion there will be distinct from that of commodation for nearly 2.900 men. Fort Europe, because Americans will continge to be a new race of people composed of all LTD., George, it is snil, had almost been chosen this races of the war...

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We

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DRUGS

PRESCRIPTIONS

When the Doctor prescribes he expects the Druggist to fill the proscription with Pare Drugs. The quality of oor Druga, Medicinos and Toilok Goods is not surpassed Haro the Doctor's Prescription filled here and the result will be *satifactory!

THE PHARMACY,

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TAR RED BUILDing (opposite Ice House St

as the piner of detention for Napoleon when the claims of St. Heletta were put! forward:

LABQUE ASPIRATIONS IN THE NORTH.

The Labour Party are credited with the intention of contesting a number of the Highland constituencies "when the next |

"Boy! A Good Smoke, my Slippers and Armchair,”

THE

General Election comes, and accordingly HONGKONG, CICAR STORE, LTD.

significance atacles to the amount of pro- pagala work now going on in the North of Scotland. I am informed that the Labour Party are considering thr question of putting forward candidates for the Western Isles, Caithness, and Sutherlanil, and perhaps Ross and Cro- marty. In the last two divisions the Labour feeling has never been tested, but the Labour organisers at headquartern | place their hopes of success on three cornered contests. It is understood that is a consideration they have in mind in regard to Argyllshire na well. The or ganisers' impression is that their party programme would appeal to fishermen and erofters, although they have no organi sation locally like the other politieni partice,

CANADIAN SCOTTISH MINISTERS.

Do not supply Silppers and Chair, but They do supply a"

GOOD SMOKE.

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Whip in doubt about your ever

Dominion 67.

Although horn-in Canada, all three | Ministers involved in the

Cabinet changes, just announced, are- like Canada's Prime Minister himse'f-of Scottish descent, and proud of it. Both parents-Alexander Robb and Jenny Sruith-of the new Minister of Iminigri. tion and Colonisation, the Hon. James A. Robb nigrated from Scotland. 14 the ense of the Hon. E 31. Macdonald. the new Minister of Defence (who comes from Picton, most Scottish "of Nova Scotia's) counties), it was his grandparents who crossed the Atlantic. The new, Ministers of Trade and Commercs, the Huit. Thomas A. Low, had a Secttish father (Alexander) George Low) and an Irish mother. "PORTNOCKIE MINISTER FOR CHINA,

or your glasses

Consult

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Eya-sight (specialists.

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

Bongkong.

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INTERNATIONAL BANKING-SHIPPING-TRAVEL

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The Rev. Alex. Mair, of Portonckie, who was recently ordained to the Chris rian Ministry, is returning to China next month under the auspices of the China In'and Mission. Mr.' Mair was Fil dis. tinguished student of the Bible Training | COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT Institute, Glasgow, and has already given DEPOSIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNTS nine years' syvice ko, China as a mis sionary. He also served for a period in] France during the war with the Chinese Labour Corps. For the past two seare Mr. Mair has acted as Deputation Secre tary in Scotland of the C.I.M., with head- quarters in Glasgow.

LANARKSHIRE SHEEP FOR KOREA

TELS

A draft of Border Leicester and shearling ewes from the well-known Lanarkshire lock at Spittal, Biggar, are being shipped, to the Live Stock Commis sioner for Japan. The sheep were bought for the Government of Korea, which is under the auzerainty of Japan. Messrs. Murray have on more than one occasion. furnished supplies of breeding steek to the Japanese Government. The Japanese, it is understood, are now eating more flesh food. A delegation appointed by

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Every approved Banking Shipping and Travel Transaction.

P. J.. VANHECKE,

Manager.

the Australian Ment Council recently RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK.

visited Japan with the object of explóit.

ing the market there with the view of CAPITAL (FULLI-PAID) stimulating any existing demand and to RESERVE YOND

CHINESE GOVERNMENT RESERVE FUND

Rouble

$5,000,00

+

£8,960,00

12

Kup. T 3,500,0 1,750,000

open up a træde for frozen meat, and also 'CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED BY THE to further, the shipment of Australian cattle for slaughtering purpese. The dele gation had also in view possible markets in China, the Straits Settinepla, bad Java. The Federal Government are re ported to be favourable told proposal for rubsidising direct shipping to Eastern porte.

WUL OF AIR DUNCAN CARMICHAŻL.

The 'ate Sir Duncan Carmichael, Mars Hill, Greenock, and of Mesars. Gray, Dawes & Co.. merchants and shipowners, a director of the Peninsular and. Oriental Steam Navigation Co., of the P. &.0. Banking Corporation (Ltd), of the British India Steam Navigation Co. (Ltd.), of the Eastern and Australian Steamship Co. (L.), of the Hai Steam- ship Co. (L.) of the Mercantile Steam- fehip C6/ (Ltd.),- of Anderson. Green & Co. (Ed.), of James Neurse (Ltd.), of the Strick Line (Ltd.), of the Chartered Bank of -India, "Australia" "had China, and 'of the East Indian Railway G, Toft uh- seti'ed personal state in Great Britain valued for probate at £294,250, of which his holdings in 'War Loans amount to £134,110, in the P. & O. to £33,001. Im Messi Gray, Dawes & Couto £48,160, and in the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China to £25,837. The

stator left 223,000 to Sir Gabrial Wood's Mariners' Asylum; Greenóck; £25,000 to

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