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Check Cotton Tea Cloths. Fast Colours, 36 ins, square.

Now $100 Each.

250 SETS

GLASS DISHES

For Salads, Custards, Fruits, etc., etc. Useful Sizes.

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1,000 YARDS.

Fine Cotton Voiles, Best Designs in Fast Colours. 38 ins, Wide.

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GLASS WATER JUGS

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* BOTTLES & CUPS

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THE TURNLIGHT-

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Coloured Crepe Paper, for Lamp Shades, etc., various shades.

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Children's Writing. Cases, Medium size, made of im itation leather.

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White Canvas and Felt.

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ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.

FIRST PARTY OF DELEGATES AT LONDON.<

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 20.

"DUTY TO COUNTRY TURNED oconomies had been carried out and

DOWN BY LABOUR..

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the Budget balanced they would part company for a straight fight in a General Election.

The Liberal meeting was presided over by Lord Reading, Foreign Secretary in the new Government, and a resolution was passed sup. porting the action of the Liberal leaders in joining the National

Government's Majority. Yesterday's meetings of the three political parties indicate that the! National Government will have „4 majority of at least 50 in the Houm of Commons. The Conservative Ministry. and Liberal meetings were unani- noua in their support.

Hot at Expense of Poor.

FORD WORKS.

RE-ENGAGEMENT OF WORKERS.

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DATZOIT, Aug. 20. The 25,000 to 25,000 men who were dismissed from the Ford Works early in August will restart work on September 9. It is ex- pected that 50,000 workers will be re-engaged by the middle of September,

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The first party of delegates from India to the Round Table Confer ence arrived at Victoria Station at 4.30 p.m. They were welcomed by Lord Sankey, representatives of The voting strength of the House the Prime Minister, Secetary of of Commons is 612. The Government After explaining the sorious State for India and of Liberal and will comprise 201. Conservatives, nature of the crisis which Govern Conservative delegations to the 95 Liberals, & Labour and probably ment had been forced to meet, and Round Table Conference. A num-6 other Independents, totalling 331. stating that Mr. Lloyd George was ber of Indians were also present. The Opposition vote will comprise in complete accord with the action 972 Labour members and probably of the Liborala in supporting the new Government, Lord Reading ro GANDHI SAILS FOR Independents, totalling 281.

The remaining 3 members of the ferred to the sacrifices the country BRITAIN

House, the Speaker and the 2 Chair: I would be called upon the face, and men of Committece, do not vote on I said, one thing was certain, though divisions.

details could not yet be given, Liberal members of Government would never be partios and would On the occasion of the inaugura not be asked to be parties to any scheme which would mean merely economising at the expense of the poor."

NASTY SCENE BEFORE STEAMER DEPARTS.

[TROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.]

ROMBAY, August 29,

Baldwin Supported. and

Ruay, August 28. Meetings of the three political parties were held to-day at which the situation, arising from the formation of a National Govern

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The meeting was also addressed by Lord Grey who travelled special

TELEPHOTOGRAPHY.

DEMONSTRATION BY JAPANESE ENGINEER,

MACAO DISASTER FUND.

CLUB LUSITANO LIST.

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The hon. secretary of the Club Lusitano acknowledges the follow- ing further doar ions to the Macno Disaster Fund:—

Already acknowledged The Ching Light & Power

Co., Ltd. ... Mr. Felix-Mody

tion of the telophone service be tween Hong Kong and Canton 10- monow, the Hong Kong Telephone Company will give a demonstration of telephotography, conducted by a A dozen members of the Red Flagment, was discussed.

Japanese engineer, Mr. Masaji Union had a very serious clash with The meeting of Conservatively to London to give his support Kobayashi of the Nippon Electric Congress members near the pier as Peers, Members of Parliament and to the resolution,aut

.Co., Ltd., who was specially invited Mahatma Gandhi was embarking Candidates was presided over by

Ruory, August 20. for this purpose, by the Company. The meeting of the Parliamentary Mr. Kohayashi accompanied by on the sa Rajputana for London. Lord Hailsham and addressed by The Red Flag Union members car-1 Mr. Stanley Baldwin. The follow Labour Party passed & resolution | bis assistant, scrived here recently, / riod banners, denouncing the Mahating resolution proposed by Lord constituting itself an official öp-and has brought with him a set of

ma's decision. The banners had Hailsham andre second 105 Bar position Arthur Henderson, telephotographic equipment, printed or written on them Henry Page Croft was passed un- was elected Chairman of the Party, the Nippon Electric Picture Trans-

Gandhi is going-to-London-onanimously,

-in-sucopsion to Mr Barisay Moc- - mission. Bystem, which he invented {... Bended Knees and British Im. This meeting supports Mr. | Donald, and Mr. J. R. Clynes and with the co-operation of Dr. Yaan- perialium and Baldwin in his decision to take part Mr. William Graham, were elected Jiro Niwa, another electric engineer,

Congress members attacked the in the formation of a National as Deputy Chairmen, d

Having completed the instalment Red Flag Union demonstrators, set Government to deal with the pre- The meeting was attended by ¦ of his apparatus in the Exchange thoir banners on fire and beat the sent financial emergency.

all ex-Ministers of the Inta Labour Building, where the demonstration boardrs with the flag poles,

Mr. Baldwin in his speech ex- Cabinet,

will take place, ho left for Canton Thirty minutes late the as Raj plained the reasons which caused Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, who had on the 22nd inst,, where he is now ▼putana sailed for England to day him to take part in the formation | already arranged to go to Lossie- making necessary preparations at

with Mahatma Gandhi aboard. He of such a Government which he mouth before the meeting, was that end. word a^ loin cloth will; a scarf described as a co-operation of in summoned, but Lord Sankey, one It is of interest to note that in loosely thrown across his shoulders dividuels of different parties joined of the Labour members of the now Japan this, electric picture transmie and a watch dangling from his together temporarily for the pur-Cabinet, attended and addressed sion system bas boca in practical waist He was given a tremendous, pose of passing legislation neces the meating in support of the use for seral years particularly from a dense cheeringsary to effect economies and to National Government. He was among the big newspaper concerns

balanes the Budget, When the listened to with respect,

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Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith... Mr. R. A. Rodgers

Mr. E. J. Figueiredo .....

Mesara, Raven & Basto

M. C. Champkin

Mr. S. Pinna....

Mr. S. Sequeira............

Mr. A, E. S. Alves

Mr. H. Connell

Mr. B. N. Drake Mr. C..L. 8.

Mr. J. R. 8. A.. Mr. ER. W. MR. D. B.

· Mr. J, G. Guterres,

Mr. E M. da Rocha Mr. Antonio "Ighez!!!

Dr. Shimokawa Mr. E. A. Noronha Mr. Chau Tak Luk

Dr. A-P-Gutorros- Mr. Nam Hung Mr. H. M. H. E............ Mr Leung IuWing Mr. C. Rozario di Mr. E. 4. Marquee fuse Mr Anon

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PHOTOGRAPHER VICTIM OF

A NEW TRICK.

CAMERA AND ACCESSORIES TRANSFERRED,

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Poste Restante Correspondesce. T. F. Augustin, Alexief, C. Breyer, H. V. Bahr, Rev. Patrick Cook, Min A. Cooper, Chiam Heng C. Hirose, a Japanese photogra. Hong, Miss A Chamberlin, The phor living at 2, Johnston Road, China "Co., Ltd., Mr. Charoa, J. was the victim of an ingenious trick. Dalgarno, H. H. David, Capt. J. tried on him yesterday by which he W. Evans, C. Eade, M. Firin, E was robbed of his camera and acC. Frederick, R. R. Gibson, Mr. Greenwood, W. Higgins, V. Har- cessories.

At about 11.30 am, a Chinese, lamoff, L. G. Hogan, H. H. Hun- giving his name as Kum Tong, ter, Han Chin King, Ho Choy, called at Hiroso's studio and reJoseph Isane, A. L. Jones, L. N. quested him to call at the. China Jensen, E. Kantzler, A, Kiefer, Restaurant to take a photo Lefkov Konig, Capt. B. J. A. Long- graph of * wedding party (ley, L. Lonsdale, Edwardo Lou reception Hirose agreed and Chang, G, H, Medhurst, W. H went alongwith. a fobi Moss, Mr. Miliara, F. B. Marshall, C. Nelson, Mra, E. Pederson, Capt. carrying the camera and accer- sorios. On arrival at the restaur A. Rawlinson, Miss B. Robertson, ant, the Chinese was there waiting Messrs. Richardsons, J. Read, T. for him. The latter said that the H. Reid, Dass. Sham, A. Stanley. wedding party had not yet arrived, Mrs. J. Saunders, South China Leather Goods Co., H, O. Saiman, and suggested that Hirose should Miss Ruth Story, Andrew J. Tong, go with him to the seventh floorLA. Vecata, Mons, Van Dyk, R.

to have a game of billiards in Wyllie, P. P. Wolfe, J. Watson.

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again and went to the seventh E. Buddin, Chuy Ya May, floor, leaving his foks with the Mons, Charon, S. A. Druhber (c/o paraphernalia on the top floor of K.K. Hotel); Fritamdas Kimatrai, China Building.

Wolter Alez: Lowry (0/6 HE

Hotel), Miss Tun Lai Pua, C. Williams (St. E.), Mr. Zessezynski,

After some time the Chinese ask. ed the photographer to excuse him for a few minutes as he desired to Capald Correspondence, telephone to the wedding party to J. C. Herzog, May North, Capt. hurry up, The Chinese went to and Mrs. J. L. O'strandes, Mrs. M the restaurant and informed the Ratterson, W. O. Poulson.

foks that his master wanted him to go to the Wing On Company and,

Unclaimed, Radio, Telegrams,

buy some films. The unsuspectingThihonhane Hotel, Shinhuayeng. foki agreed and handed the comer from Haiphong; Laupingeni, fron and accessories to the Chinese, who Keelung 1705 6534 6670, 0023 0001 disappeared with them,

0005 0362 5714 4141 606836500/5358, It was some time before Birose from Canton; 5281, from Swatow: realised the position of affairs, and 4000, from Hankow; 7630-1813 0871, the next thing he did was to make from Foochow R Silos, .. report to the polios, who have acaria, from Manila Chiban- been supplied with detalls of the Corp, from Amoy Unoco, from stolen articles,

Bhanghai...

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