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HISTORY.

As a result of the sale of the Hotel Cecil the Grillon Club has been transferred to new quartera at Grosvenor House,

Grillon's is

a survival of the spacious days of the Regency, and for over a century has had upon its membership rolls the names of practically all the great and famens in politics and affairs.

TRUST.

TALKIES, TOO.

A huge merger of, the Radio Cor- poration of America, the General Electric Company and the Westing house Electric Company, was re- cently announced in New York.

The two last-comed concerns al- ready held 25 per cent, of the Radio Corporation Ordinary shares.

While details are being reserved, it is understood that the two com

tion's abare

A question whether the combina tion is not in violation, of the Sher man Anti-Trust Law was raised in the Senate by Senator Dill.

TO A RAFT.

RESCUED BY JAPANESE VESSEL.

Two men, apparently Northern Chinese, wete rescued from E watery grave and brought to Hong Kong by the s.. Horai Maru yes- terday.

The Chief Officer reported that the vessel was in the Gulf of Tor- kia last Wednesday, when two men were seen to be clinging to a raft floating some 30 miles to the west of Nightingale Island. They were taken on board in an exhausted

remainder of the voyage.

Late in the evening the men were. handed over at the Water Police Station, and at the time the report was issued, no statements had been obtained from the men to explain the circumstances in which they There is reason to were found. believe, however, that they were the survivers of a fishing vessel which foundered in that vicinity.

It was founded in 1913 at Grillon's Hotel, in Albemarle Street, off panies will now take over a sub-condition and cared for during the Piccadilly, where Louis XVIII. stay-stantial majority of the corpora. ed on his journey from Hartwell to France to take. his seat on the French threne--restored by British aid. The leading spirit was Sir Thomas Acland, a great figure in those carly times, such men as George Canning, Lord Dudley, Lord Chatlereagh, Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Clare, and many others who had already become personalities. Gladstone was elected a member Bo long ago as 1840. It began as "a dining club for members of both Houses of Parliament and as meeting place on neutral ground, politics being strictly excluded.

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At the Department of Justice coscera is expressed by officials, and it was learned that the Depart ment was investigating.

Mr. Oswald Schuette, executive secretary of the Radio Protective Association, said this £120,000,000 monopoly had undertaken to mone- polise every line of radio communi- cations, broadcasting and even talkies.

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WOMAN'S CORNER.

ON STOCKINGS.

HOW TO SAVE MONEY.

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Silk stockings" are one of the items on which you must keep a close eye. If you do not you are likely to find that far too great a

If not too frequent service is expect ed. it is reasonable that it will last the season. Six pairs ought to answer nicely,

In this way, too, you get the season's now shades, and this, of course, is very important. For instance, the dark, sombre shades of the winter have given way to lighter shades for spring and sum

televisions, NEW LINES THIS WEEK proportion of your dress allowance mer; but, on the other hand, they

Radia Corporation of America (writes a City editor) through the Victor Talking Machine Co, has a very extensive interest the Gramophone Co. (H.M.V.). has also been credited with attempt- ing to obtain control of the Colum- bin Graphophone Co.

and

Tempered by Grillon's. "Every Wednesday night during the Parliamentary season the mem bera dined together," says an old habitue in his diary, the feuds of the previous day forgotten cr made the theme of pleasantly and genial humour." Its activities led to a saying that "the English Con- stitution is democracy tempered | JAPAN'S TEXTILE TRADE. by Grillen's. Perhaps the most notable event in the club's long his- tory was a reconciliation it effected only three years after Queen Vic- toria came to the throne.

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EFFORTS TO INCREASE FABRIC EXPORTS.

A correspondent of Commercial, lately in Japan, writes of the strides that Japan, Lancashire's chief competitor in cotton goods in the Far East, is also making in rayon, and says that some people wonder whether the next Japanese

Two members (Lord Stanley, afterwards Earl of Derby, and Lord Morpeth) had been in violent colli- sion in Parliament over what is called the Amended Clause on the Irish Bill. They were set to dine next to each other the fellowing day at the Grillon. Lord Morpeth, who was Chief Secretary for Ire-attack on our trade may not be

land, was in his place when Lord

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Lane Crawford's.

Cake Department.

APPLE CHARLOTTE

CHARTREUSSE OF

GRAPES

CROUTE OF PEACHES UNION CHARLOTTE

FRUIT FLANS

is spent, most likely wasted, on them.

are not nearly as light as last sum- mer. The best day shades are light suntans, taupe and brunette; for evening, nude and blond are still excellent.

Colour Choice.

It is not unusual, as we all know, to strike an unlucky week. A run ad infinitum is sprung in your best evening stockings; unsightly green streaks appear in one of your new Consider your shoes and costumes pair of day hose. What is there well in choosing the colours. There to do but rush out and replace are definite brown."and black hoo them? Very expensive, all this.shades. With black shoes, beige And ruinous if it happens Irequent with some grey in it is unusually ily.

a safe choice. And always remem- ber that hosiery should be unobtru aive and "melt in" with the colour scheme of your costume.

Fortunately these mishaps can be avoided ninety-nine times out of a hundred.

Although buying stockings is on expert's job, you can become one with a little patience and save liter aly pounds a year.

A Good Supply.

Clocks should be as simple as possible. It is essential to good taste not to wear an over-elaborate lace clock with a walking shoe. »

-Comfort and fit are exceedingly important. Elasticity makes for First of all, if you buy a Bri-perfect fit. And certain English tish stocking, you are about as safe, stockings are made without a seam as it is possible from dyes playing under foot, which contributes great- tricks on you. British manufaely to comfort. turers have laboratories where dyes Now comes the question: how must go through lengthy and rigid much to pay per pair Naturally

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launched in tayon goods Japan's $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, tests. And as for general wear, this depends on the individual al-

Stanley entered, Immediately Sir output, he points out, rose from Thomas Acland, who was presiding, some 780,000 lb. in 1923 to 16,500,000 saw him, he called to a waiter, told lb. in 1928, and 18,000,000 ib, last him to take a dish of dressed lobster year. to, the two men, and addressing The most important rayon pro- them,, said: "Gentlemen, theducing concerns in Japan are the amended claws! The overwhelm-Imperial Rayon Co., at Hiroshima, ing laughter which followed pre- the Toyo Co. (Mitsui intertests), vented any revival of the strife, at Otsa, the Asabi Co. (Glanzstoff and the dinner proceeded in bois interests), at Dtsu, the Nippon terous good humour.

Rayon Co., at Uji, the Showa Rayon Co., at Otsu, the Miye Rayon Co., at Matsusaka, and the Nippon Woollen Co., who own a rayon mill at Nagoya. All these concerns produce by the viscose process, the only method now used in Japan. But there has been some talk of firms branching out on acetate and cuprammonium yarn, and it is believed that the new works of the Asahi concern, which are now under construction, will be used for the production of either of these yarns.

A Catalogue of the Great. To indicate the notable men who have appeared at its table in the past 127 years would be to catalogue British Cabinets and Ambassadors and high State officials during that period. The present members are reluctant to discuss its doings, but most of the famous politicians who took a decisive part in the conduct of the war were members. Lord Curzon, the Earl of Balfour, and Lord Milner were among its most zetive, supporters, and several still alive remain on the rolls...

The secretary is the Marquess of Hartington, M.P.. son and heir of the Duke of Devonshire.

AN AMATEUR “SAMSON.”

FINE PERFORMANCE AT THE STAR.

Sando, "A Second Samson," gave a splendid exhibition at the Star Theatre last night.

During the evening he demon- strated to his audience that through exercises muscles could not only he developed but controlled.

Sando's weight lifting was parti cularly good it is no mean feat to lift 190 lbs. above one's head with one hand.

consumption

of

Japan's own rayon is comparatively restricted. Real ailk, and particularly certain grades of spun silk, are fairly cheap. The obi, er band worn over the kimono, is proving a promis ing outlet for rayon, but for the kimono itself Japanese women pre- fer on the whole to use real silk, or else cotton. The chief objection to the use of rayon fabric for kimonos is that it creases badly, an

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All delicious and dainty dishes for Tiffin, Tea or Dinner.

British stockings win again. Most lowance. But the difference in of them are knitted en special ina-values is extraordinary. It is pos chines to give an unusual degree sible to get areal silk British of elasticity, which ensures longstocking for 43. 11d, a pair. And wear to a great extent

as the scale of prices ascends, the

The best plan is to buy a supply values seem to be correspondingly of stockings at the beginning of good. Certainly British stockings cach season, that is twice a year will help to keep your dress bud- in the spring and in the autumn.get down.

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To show the strength in his hands be tore a book of 600 pages inis due only to price.

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His concluding item, the bed

SWEDISH MATCH CO.

The Swedish Match Company now reports a new succeza. After

of nails, was amazing. In this he lies down on & piece of wood from which some 500 nails protrude, and a piece of rock, weighing 200 lbs, is placed on his chest, he then permits two men lengthy negotiations an agreement to hammer the piece of rock with

was signed on April 12 between sledge hammers.

the. Lithuanian Government and This feat was well received by the Swedish Match Company, the audience in view of the fact whereby the Swedish Match Com that Sando is an amateur, and he is pany obtained the sole concession travelling round the various cities for the manufacture and sale of in order to encourage young people matches in Lithuania for a period to take up physical exercises.

JAPANESE BONDS IN

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G. 850,000,000 ISSUE WITHIN A FEW HOURS.

(UNITED FREAS.

of 35 years. In connection with this agreement "the Swedish Match Company grants the Lithuanian Government a loan of $8,000,000 running with an interest of 8 per cent and to be taken over at a rate of $3 per cent. of par...

Tho, Swedish Match Company undertakes to export 12,000,000 boxes of matches, and 1,000 tons of match splinters annually. The Match Company has also engaged itself to estaban a paper mill 37

they featuring, G. $50,000,000 bond issue, thrown capacity of 4,000 tons of paper a open late last week; had been sub-year. The match excise fixed in scribed within a matter only of connection with the new agreement hours, and the books have been will be 3 1/2 Lithuanian cents a closed.

New York, May 12-It was an nounced today

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