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TO-DAY.

(September 3).

2. Yacht Club.

Shooting. Hong Kong Club's All Comera Competition (Kowloon Tong), 2.30 pm,

King's Theatre: "After To-mor-

LORD KYLSANT

OUR LONDON LETTER.

RELEASED.

SENTENCE OF TWELVE. MONTHS COMPLETED.

TALLER LONDON 2.5.

BUILDINGS.

IN THE OFFICE.

London, Ang-18-Lord Kylaant FLOWERS AND FACE POWDE was released from Wormwood Sorubbs this murning, and motored with his wife to his Welsh residence at Coombe. He thanked the ward- ers for theirdness and shook hands with the prisoners.

SUMMER HOLIDAYS AFLOAT.

(BY TOWNSMAN)

2nd Day of Jemadi-al-awal. Aquatics,V. R. C. Night Fate. Lawn Bowls-Senior Division, Taikoo v. Kowloon Docks, Civil Service v. Craigengower; Police v. Kowloon B.G.C.; Club de Recreio

On July 30 last year Cord Kyl- v. Kowloon C.C.; Junior Division,

London, July 19. Hong Kong Electric . Club de sant, who is 69 years of age, was Rocroio; Kowloon C.C. v. Taikoo sentenced to twelve mouths impri-

London is at last to have taller R.C.: Kowloon B.G.C. 1. Civil-onment in the second division on

debenture buildings. This prospect is de

as a result of a Service. C.C.; Craigangover C.Ca charge of using a

prospectus which was false in a finitely assured material particular in connection decision by the County Council to Rifle with the Royal Mail Steam Packet day. Commercial buildings may Co., of which he was chairman.now be built to a height of 100 feet Both he and Mr. Harold John Mor measured from the pavement level land were acquitted on charges of to the under side of the topmost issuing balance sheets which were wiling, making an addition of 20 false in material particulars. feet to the height limit which has previously obtained. The agita tion' in favour of this concession has been going on for, years, the chief opposition having come from quarters where it was feared the fire risks were too great. Gener ally, however, the new proposal is approved as likely to be of help! to business as well as to the build- ing industry.

row,"

Oriental Theatre:

Mai."

"Ne

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The outstanding features which Star Theatre: Honkey Tonk.”

marked the conclusion of the nine Queen's Theatre: "Mata Hari." days trial were the masterly sum World Theatre: "Oh, Sailorming up of Mr. Justies Wright and the long time the jury took in arriv Garden Theatre; Anybody's 'ing at ita verdict. War."

Behave."

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Central Theatre: "Corsair." Ten Dance at King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at Repulse Bay and Peninsula Hotels and King's Restaurant.

The judge expressed the opinion that the accounts of companies henceforth, should be kept with greater particularity and that in- formation should be given to share- holders. He iwelt on the respon-

Gala Night, "Rose Room," sibilities of auditors. Peninsula Hotel, 9 p.m.

The jury, returned to court no Tides. High at 10.30 and 23.23 fewer than three times, after the Low at 4.15 and 17.10. first retirement in order to eluci Home Mails. Inward from date the legal definition of a a phrase America by President Monroe, from in the indictment. Europe via Suer by Fushimi Maru; Outward for Europe via Suez by Burdwan 10.30 a.m.'

SUNDAY.

(September 4),

Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. Lawn Bowls.-Spey Royal Cup final, Kowloon Docks #. Club de Recreio (Taikoo R.C.), 3.30 p.m.

Shooting. Hong Kong Rifle Club's All Comers' Competition (Kowloon Tong), 10 a.m.

Symphonic Concert at Peninsula Hotel 6.45 p.m.

King's Theatre: Conduct."

"Disorderly

Oriental Theatre: "Book." Queen's Theatre: "Mata Hari." World Theatre: "Man in Posses sion,"

Star Theatre: "Four Infantry

Men

Central Theatre; "Corsair." Tea Dances at King's Restaurant and Repulse Bay Hotel. Dinner Dance at King's Restaurant.

Tidea-High at 11:40 and 23.66; Low at 5.04 and 17.40.

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MONDAY.

(September 5).

Labour Day' (V.R.A.).

1

8651

The New Bridge and the Old.

The rapid completion of Lam beth Bridge, which the King is to affords A striking open to-morrow, contrast to the delay and muddle associated with Waterloo Bridge. Within three years the old suspen- Broken Down by Disgrace.

aion bridge opposite the Arch- An appeal against the sentence bishop of Canterbury's Palace failed. A message of November has been demolished and replaced described the prisoner as being with a wide, handsome structure. broken down by disgrace and Built of steel and faced with stated:

granite, it is undoubtedly When Lord Kylsant was admitted aesthetic gain to London, and, in to Wormwood Scrubs immediately cidentally, may strengthen the after the failure of his appeal, he argument in favour of demolish was still cheerful, courteous anding Waterloo Bridge and building self-reliant. But now, broken by a new bridge to suit modern traffic the disgrace of his imprisonment, requirements. At the LC.C meel unable to eat gaol food, and too ashamed to exercise with the other prisoners, he has broken down and has been placed in an observation call of the prison hospital.

He is being given an invalid diet of milk, bread and margarine and a daily rice-pudding and exhibits symptoms of nervous dyspepsia and gastritis. I am told that the prison. doctor is to decide to-day whether an outside specialist should be Though girl clerks in many Lon- called in, for consultation as to dan offices are still forbidden to whether an operation is necessary. Should this be so it will, naturally, decorate their desks with floweri, be performed outside the prison the idea that this is an effeminate. Lord Kylsant appears to have indulgence to be banned like pow· · been overwhelmed by the conscious der and lipstick seems gradually ness of his disgrace,

to be dying out. When Mr. Lans bury was First Commissioner di Works he encouraged the women in Whitehall to brighten their rooms with flowers, and now even the big banks have been induced to waive

Unable to

Take the Food.

ing to-day it was stated that the cost of maintaining and watching Waterloo Bridge had amounted to 207,000, which would have been saved if the rebuilding scheme bad beer begun when the subsidenes be came apparent.

Brightness in Business,

The morning for his admission, he had to parade folere, the Gover nar, and to answer questions as to his. Game, religion, sentence and what property he had in his possea sion. Then, like every other pri sauer, he had to go before the Pri- their rules prohibiting flowers in Eoners Aid Society. Committee, to the prosaic atmosphere. of Enance. Fencing-Hong Kong Fencing be asked, what he proposes to do There was abundant evidence of

when he is discharged.

this change to-day when the board Afterwards came his first exer: cise, when for an hour he had to room of the Midland Company's march round and round the exer palatial headquarters was given Lawn Tennis-Kowloon C.C. eine ground under the inquisitive over to stage the staff's flower show. Tournaments.

Club Meeting, 6.15 p.m.

Golf.-Kowloon Golf Club Bogey

Pool

gaze of all the other prisoners.

For breakfast, he was issued half The event represents the final vio Oriental Theatre: Booky."

a pint of porridge, half a pound of tory of the women who have al "Mata Hari." | bread, a portion of margarine and

ant business and Queen's Theatre:

ways maintained that Central Theatre: "CorBAIT," a bowl of tea. Dinner consisted of Star Theatre:

Four Infantry pork, beans and potatoes, served in brightness are not incompatible.

a tin: tes of bread, margarine and tea. Lord Kyleant left most of this World Theatre: Man in Posses food and after four days he was reported to the medical officer as sion."

having bouts of sickness King's Theatre: "Dinorderly

Conduct,"

Ten Dance at King's Restaurant, Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotelaster, P

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similar exercise but, as to prisoner can be allowed to exercise alone, he had to method. The first automaton of they kind will supply gloves and stay in the prison.

stockings, the last being sold at sixpence per leg. Sixpence, is the recognised price for goods pro-

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Later reporte stated that Lord Kylsant's health was perfectly satis factory, and that he was philoso phieslly making the best he could

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