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(November 21st.) University Medical Society Lecture:- The growth of popula tion and some economic factors

which affect it." 5.15 p.m.

Whist Drive: Seamen's Institute. Billiards League's Water Police e. Land Police...

Football-Midweek League : P-W.D. Chinese v. Lam Long Wan, Police a Chinese, Ewo Chinese v. South China,

Mei Lan Fang, Ko Shing Theatre, 3 p.m. : Girl

Queen's Theatre: The Play

The building, nearly 300ft langthese traits. and 100ft. deep, was the largest

"Frame Of The Face." wallpaper-making works in the Mme. Jaschke is the daughter of country. It contained vast stores the famous Charles Jaschte, who of paper and highly inflammable was for many years hairdresser to

King Edward and King George. of colourings. Within an hour the Few people realise the impor- fire had got such a bold that the tance of hairdressing, she remark-8 local fire brigade was unable to ed "Hair in the frame of the cope with it and the fire brigades face, and like most other frames, from Acton and Brentford were can make or mar the picture." called.

Firemen Powerleza. By this time the fames had be come so fierce that the firemen were powerless and the L.C.C. brigade were called to their assistance. It was an hour and a half before their arrival with more than 1 dozen powerful motor pumps.

By this time the flames were leap. ing to a height of of above the roof and could be seen for ten miles. Twenty thousand people who had arrived by train and car from all parts of London blocked Chiswick High Road and seriously hampered the firemen in their work. The local police were unable to deal with the crowds, and reinforce ments were <rushed from Hammer- smith and other districts and the road was cleared for a distance of 300 vard

All traffic was diverted by side turnings into the Kew Road.

Blazing Paper Cascades. Firemen played from 60ft. fire. escapes into the flames, which swept over them and scorched their, uni- forms,.

The are, which started in a store room on the second floor of the four-storey premises, swept through the whole length of the building with amazing rapidity.

Among the stars who have trust- ed their locks and the character of

World Theatre : Fraud,"

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"The Cheerful

Star Theatre: In the Name of Love."

Tea Dances H.E. Hotel, 4.10 p.m.; King Edward Hotel, 3 p.m.

Dinner Dance: St. Francis Hotel, p.m.

Principal Mails:—Outward: Europe rid Siberia (Hupch), 1.30

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Thursday (November 22nd.) Chamber Music Concert arranged Balean, Helena May

their hairdressing to her deft Gray, Estelle Brody, Gillian Dean, fingers are Betty Balfour, Gilda Anny Ondra, Lillian Harvey, Carl by Mrs. Brisson, Jameson Thomas, Monty Institute, 5.30 p.m. Banks, Peroy Marmont, John Stuart, and Moore Marriott,

"The Sport of King's" H.K. Estelle Brody has the worst be-.D.C., Star Theatre, 9.15 p.m. haved hair among the British women stars, and Lillian Harvey ment Syster," 9 p.m. the best. Estelle Brody's hair ia Mei Lan Fang, typical of her character," said Theatre, 6 p.m. Madame Jaschke, "It is animat ed, full of vigour and will always and curla Betty Balfour's hair is go its own way in wayward twists of the baby type, soft baby curls framing a baby face."

Men, according to Mme Maschke, are more particolar, about their appearance, thangthe women.

HONEYMOON FINE.

MR. CECIL SAINSBURY'S

MOTOR SPEEDING.

Mr. Cecil John Sainsbury, aged 21, grandson of the founder of the London provision firm of that name, was charged at Windermere, Westmorland, with dangerous driv ing at Bowness-on-Windermere, on September 17th.

Cascades of blazing paper looking like flaming torches shot up from the flames and carried more than a he was on his honeymoon, having At the time of the alleged offence mile away, while blazing fragments married Miss Hilda Plumridge, a fell like rain on the onlookers. cashier at Mesars. Sainsbury's New After two hours the great roof Malden, Surrey branch, & week fell in with a tremendous crash, before. sending up a fountain of sparks He wrote from Hill-crescent, Tot- and burning debris. This was fol- teridge-lane, N lowed by the crash of the wall into the gardens of houses in Hadley

gardens.

acknowledging

his speed to be 35 miles an hour, and stating that he did not con sider it excessive as his car was fitted with very effective four-wheel brakes.

As the flames axept upward it was feared that the Public Library, which was only separated from the

P.C. Ferguson said that when building by about ten feet, would he informed Mr. Sainsbury at his become involved, and Miss Gilbert, hotel that he would be reported the Is that the the librarian, decided to move the young man replied:

their 28,000 volumes. Volunteers made a way you treat people on chain and passed the books into honeymoon! We have not killed Duke's Avenue, and later they were anyone yet." taken, away in municipal dust mated his speed at 40 miles an Two independent witnesses esti-

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Y.M.C.A. Debate "The Instal-

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Queen's Theatre: "West Point.” World Theatre: "Man Power."

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Friday.

(November 23rd.} .. Christian Fellowship Meeting, Helena May Institute, 10.30 a.m.

Hockey: Y.M.C.A. 2nd XI. ». H.E. Club "4", 5 p.m.

Practies Dance for St. Andrew's Ball, City Hall, 3.30 pm. Theatre, 8 p.m.

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Europe vid Suez (Naldera). Out P.; King Edward Hotel, 5 pm.

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Saturday. (November 24th.) Fabling Hunt, Steeple Chake. "The Sport of King's" HE A.D.C.. Theatre Royal, 0.15 p.m.

Y.M.C.A. American Tennis Tour- nament.

Cricket:1st Division: R. Navy

Chinese R.C., Craigengower Kowloon, I.R.C. C.S.C.O. (F). 2nd Division: R. Navy . R.AS.C., Craigengower v. Kowloon, C.S.C.C. . HK. Electric, Recreio . R.A.F. |(F).

Football:Lai Wah Cup, Civilians

r. Chinese. Second Division: Queen's

Goods Removed From Houses. A fine of £5 and 198. 8d. costa. St. Joseph's, KO.S.B. v. Royal The fre destroyed a number of was imposed. valuable world patents owned by

the firm.

Last night, more than six hours after the outbreak, it was still rag: burned on the neck by blazing of the Chiswick firemen, was badly ing furiously inside the blackened

the building, and wall as the eastern end of the build paper from ing, where hundreds of tons of several other spectators were also

treated for barns. paper were stored.

Firemen worked with the aid of Mrs. Thurgar, of Duke's Avenue, acetylene fares to prevent the fire told a Daily Mail reporter that she from spreading to a small building bad filled her garage and several which contained 100 tons of cellooms in the house with treasures loid nad a tank with 10,000 gallons from the public. library. Among these WETO some of Hogarth's of petrol.

Many people living in houses works, specimens of medieval pot overlocking the works removed tery and a statue of Cobden which their most valued possessions to had been placed in her bedroom. neighbours' houses, and numbers wick Fire Brigade, made desperate Capt. J. Fensom, of the Chis- apent all night with their friends.

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Principal Mails:-0 at ward: Europe via Marseilles (Khyber), 10.30 am. Europe vid Siberia. (Figchow), 6pm

Sunday,

(November 28th.) Golf Jasper Clark Cup and qualifying round for championship, Fanling.

K.0.8.B. Band concert, Botanical gardens, 4-5.30 p.m.

Mei Lan Fang, Theatre, 8 p.m.

The gardens of houses abutting efforts to check the fire and had on the factory looked as if they to be carried from the building in had been bombed. Glasshouses a dazed condition. Immediately he and summerhouses had been wreck recovered he returned and con ed by falling brickwork and tinued his work. masonry, which lay scattered over the gardens. In one house red- We were just getting into our hot bricks crashed through the win- brusiest period preparing for the Queen's Theatre: dow, and set the dining-room carpet business rush next spring," said & Go Wrong!? alight.

member of the Grm last night. World Theatre: "As a result of the fire everything ing." Half a dozen firemen were over-has gone and our entire plant is come by the fumes. Fireman J. almost a total loss What remains Ide, of the Chiswick Fire Brigade, of the building is useless and un- was taken to hospital, but after fortunately I am afraid most of treatment he was able to go home, jour employeur (about 1,500, menem,

Reze Oliver daughter of one land mixle)IL (Continued on next Column...) some time,

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