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PUZZLE

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NOTE--Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the words required.

Across 1.-Hardness of heart in this is

a virtue to many (7). 5.--Humbug from the chemist

(7)

9. Bare cum gives offence (7). 12-Elacement is certain after

a time (7)

15-Niggard y (4).

16. Though not free mav give

us a dance (5). 17-Substitute this for time n 12 Across with a gratifying result (4)

18.-Vain, in a sense (4). 19.They play but a minor part

in the game (5).

20. Put away out of sight (4)

9. They give their decision

appeal (7).

10. Every one in favour is lab.c

to go up (7). 11. Shes. nothing more

thai

slender in the middle (7). 12. Suitable time, one imagines,

for smoothing things ou (. 13.Such coaks give results ( 14. Insects, not hirsute coverings

for organs (7).." 22.--Bext or worst which you

will! (4).

23-1he slope of an animal let-

ter (4) 24-Every one has left 10. what

a blessing! (4). "

NOTED ACTOR PASSES

Mr. Oscar Asche

London, March 23.

The death pas occurred of M Oscar Asche, the noted actor- manager.-

Reuter.

Oscar Alche was born at Geeing Victoria, Australia, in June, 1872, and was educated at Melbourne Grammar Schoo A Norwegian by descent he studied for the stage at Oslo. (Christlania). Fils Crst appearance was made at the Opera Comique, London, in March. 1893, in "Man and Woman." He then joined the Bensons and was with them for eight years playing In Shakespeare. and costum comedies.

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With Otho Stuart he took ove management of the Ade'ph In 1904 and at the close of th year he and his wife Miss I Brayton whom he had met and 'married while with the Bensons, gave a Shakespearean season... In 1907 he moved to His Majesty's where he produced Binyons "Attila" and Shakespeare.

THE KING'S VISIT NEW DESTROYERS

TO_CLYDESIDE

INSPECTION OF THE

QUEEN MARY

Cheering Crowds In Rain

Glasgow, March 5. The King spent a busy day on He inspected Clydeside to-day.

White Star liner the Cunard Queen Mary and afterwards made a tour of inspection of a housing scheme and visited several fami- Hes living in overcrowded condi- tions in the Anderston district of Glasgow.

ab

the crowd

Ships' Names And Contractors

London, Feb. 28. The following announcement is made by the Admiralty-

Subject to the settlement of cer- tain points of detall, the Admiralty have decided to entrust the con- struction of the seven Tribal clase destroyers to the following Arms:- Messrs. Vickers-Armstrongs, Lim- ited, Barrow-in-Furness.-H.M.

ships AFRIDI and COSSACK. Messrs. Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, Govan, Glasgow.-H.M. ships GHURKA, and MAORI. Messrs. John I. Thornycroft and Co... Limited, Southampton.--- H.M. ships MOHAWK and NUB- TAN. Messrs. Alexander Stephen and Sons, Limited, Glasgow.HM. ship ZULU.

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His Majesty's trak arrived Clydebank soon after 10 o'clock this morning, and he went by car from the station to Messrs. John Brown and Co.'s yard. He was cheered by a large crowd of people. When the car arrived at

Our Naval Correspondent writes: the shipward the crowd surged

This is the Botilla additional to through the police cordon, and his the normal replacement building Majesty, who was accompanied by which the Admiralty have decided Lord Aberconway, had to elbow to provide in view of developments his way to the office. It was abroad. The original provision for destroyers, in the 1935 Estimates raining heavily, but walted padeptly for several hours was for one flotilla, nine vessels, a

King after his

repeat order of those of the 1934 to greet the

In the programme, of 1,350 tons. inspection of the liner.

His Majesty proceeded the Supplementary Navy Estimate in- fitting-out basin, where the Queen troduced last Monday provision is Mary is being completed before made for another flotilla of seven she sails from the Clyde on March vessels, larger and faster, the dis- As he approached the liner placement being 1,850 tons. Lord the cheers of the crowd outside Stanley explained that the Admir- In August 1916, the run began were drowned by the deep, note of alty viewed with some concern the of the spectacular Eastern nual-the vessel's sirens He spent fully building..of large destroyers by three hours in the liner. A test France, Germany, Italy. Japan, of the engines was made to de- and the United States, all of which monstrate to him the absence of had destroyers ranging from 1,800 vibration. On leaving the iner he to 2,000 tons displacement. The expressed the hope that he might seven new vessels will cost about again see the Queen Mary before she goes into commission.

In 1909 he toured "in Australia. Returning to London in 1911, he appeared as Haaj, in "Kismet the first of the Eastern plays which he put on and it brought a profit of £20,000. In 1912-3 he again visited Australia and then South Africa. On his return in 1914 he 24.-Obliged to, jump, (5), 26.Roast of backward raiment 27-A distinctly modern prefix revived "Kismet" and in Septem-

ber put on "Mameena" which he24. had adapted.

21. This is a handicap in race-

goers (4).

(4).

28.-There's treason, you'll And, in

this gislator (7),

29. "Erse gas" (anagram) (7). 30-Most of this sort of salary consists of two extremities (7),

31-Agitation of mind +7.

Down

22. Came to the top (4). 3. The Navy finishes off a farm

building (4).

4. May be jokes to actors, bul patients hardly to dental (4).

6In times of old (4). 7.It can still sting, even when

beheaded (4).

8.-12 Across Is timeless, that's

certain (4)...

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25. Just a wee tot (4), 26. An allurement, undoubtedly.

but a bit upset (4).

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YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

The following is the solution. yesterday's puzzel;—

Across

1. Stold; 5. Port; 9. Helye: 10, Columbine; 12. Lad; 13. Wright; 16., Oom; 18, Indetermination; 20. Bid; 21, Magple: 24. Has; 26 Virulence; 27, Zooms; 28 Twig: 29.

P'enty:

Down

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2, Tool; 3. Loud: 4, Dibs; 5. Pantomiming: 6, Thereat; 7, Plug: 8. Destiny: 11. Laud: 14. Mizmaze; 15; Athirst; 16, Orb; 17. Mid; 19, Iran; 2% Grow; 23, Gulp; 24, Here: 25. Scot.

DIRECTORY & & CHRONICLE

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CHINA, JAPAN, MALAYA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

INDO-CHINA, NETHERLANDS INDIA. ETC.

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cal play "Chu Chin Chow" written by himself in which he appeared as Abu Hassan,

In 1920 he put on "Mecca" and in 1921 "Cairo" but these had not the drawing power of their pre- decessor. Other plays including The Royal 'Visitor" and "The Good Old Boys" were fallures.

Asche was part-author of "Count Hunnibal author of "The Spanish

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指念

Domford Yates, 1919) and "Mecca," in 1917 he produced The Maid of the Mountains" and in 1920 "The Southern Maid." both Daly's. In 1926 with Marie Lohr he appeared in "Big Business" the first non-costume drama in which he had played since "Iris."

AMBASSADOR TO LEAVE FOR LONDON

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the same as nine of the smaller class. The yatue of each ship will therefore be about £330,000,

ALLOCATION OF ORDERS.

"GOOD OLD TEDDY"

When the King WIS leaving

workers It may be more than a coincid the vessel "thousands of

the yard swept ence that the four Arms which re- employed in

shouts Har (with

of" "Good celve orders are the same which old Teddy" and "Speech, speech." shared the destroyer contracts un- and der the 1933 programme, the ves- forward and openeded the door of the Royalsels of which are just being com- Vickers-Armstrongs but pleted. While the King Was having the Greyhound and the Griffin. luncheon in the shipyard office the Fairfield Company. the Gar- to land and the Gipsy, Thornycrofts the crowd outside continued

drenching the Glowworm and the Grafton, grow in spite of the rain. Among the spectators were and Stephen and Sons the Gallant large numbers of school children, and the Grenade. Eight other who had been given a holiday for firms received orders for destro- and 1935 yers under the 1934 the occasion

On his way from Clydebank to pogrammes, Allocation is there- Glasgow the King visited the fore being made as equitably and Knightswood housing scheme, one economically as possible, for as (“Hong Kong Dally Press" Special) of the largest municipal housing men are released from the Grey- and hound class they can start on the projects of the corporation,

the Tribal class. in large crowds stood in

He was The original Tribal class was be- rain and cheered him. met by Lord Provost Stewart of gun in 1906 and was contemporary Glasgow. The King visited two with the Dreadnought. As that houses on the estate. The house ship outclassed her predecessors, wife as the first shook hands with so the Tribal class were larger, the King, who asked her what faster, and better armed than all the rent of ber dwelling W19. earller destroyers, and oll fring When she told him that she paid was adopted exclusively. In the £31 exclusive of rates, he sad War they formed part of the Dover this appeared to be rather high. Patrol, and many thousands of of- He inspected the kitchen and ficers" and men crossing asked the housewife if she baked from France knew them. In 1916

told her own bread. She

him the Nubian had her forepart blown thas that was not generally done off by a torpedo, and about the In Scotland. In the second house same time the Zulu was mined and The bow of the the King again made an inquiry lost her stern.

Zulu was built on to the stern of regarding the rent.

the Nubian and the composite ship was known as the Zubian.

Berlin, Mar. 23.

It is semi-officially announced that the Ambassador at Large, von R.bbentrop. will leave for London on Tuesday, in order to attend the next meeting of the League Cóun- el, when the Four Power Memor- andum will be discussed.— "rana orqa News Service

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DEMONSTRATIONS IN ATHENS

("Hong Kong Daly Press" Specia")

Athena, Mar. 23. In consequence of Sunday's vio- lent aemonstrations against the proposed lying-in-state of Venize- jos, the Burgomaster of the Capital has addressed. letter to the Venizelist leader Sophoulis, re- questing him to see to it that the dead statesman will be taken dir- ectly to his native island of Crete, s'nce otherwise "serious disorders are likely to take place. Fransocean News Server.

GRAND LODGE OF FREEMASONS

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London, Mar. 5. The Earl of Harewood presided

to or.

MEETING WITH BLIND MAN

Most of the Tribal class namer From Knightswood she went on to the Anderston dstrict of the were used for the first time in c.ty-a congested area and went 1907-08, but of those names which into every home in a tenment at

have a history the oldest is Mo- 29, North Street. At the first door hawk. Six vessels have borne this he asked, "May I come in?" The Indian tribe name

since about Cossack also has a history occupier, Mr. Thomas Queen, who 1798.

blind for 30 years. has been

as a ship name going back to 1807. Answered, "Certainly, come right and has been borne by four ves in. Who are you?" His Majesty sels. replied, "I am your King," and gate Mr. Queen, who was in bed,

a hearty handshake. His Majesty. put many questions to the tenants of the other homes he visited, and was obviously deeply interested in their welfare. Before he left he expressed the hope that they would soon have new homes in the housing schemes that are "at the March meeting of Guard being undertaken by the corpora

Lodge, held last evening at Free-tion masons' Hall. Every seat in the Grand Temple was filled. A mes- sage of thanks was read from the 50% City Chambers, where Grand Master for the resolutions ordinary meeting of the corpora his Hon was adjourned, before passed at the special mecting op

arrivat The corridors were February 5. On the propósition of

The King proceeded to the Glas-

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PAPAL HONOUR FOR A CHINESE

Rome, March 3: The Pope has appointed as one of his Chamberlains of the Cloak and Sword Mr. Lo Pa-hong, a leading Chinese. Industrialist well- known for his philanthropic work In Bhanghai. This is the first oc cason in which a man not of the white races has been appointed to this position at the Papal Court.

Mr. John Bell, High Master of St. thronged by the councillors and Mr. Lo Pa-hong is also the Presi Paul's School, the Duke of Con- their friends, who cheered when dent-Ceneral of the Catholic Action naught, was re-elected Grand Mas his Majesty stepped out of the in China.

the Lord

ter for the thirty-sixth year in suc-1ft and walked into ceaston. During the proceedings Provost's room. There the magis the Earl of Harewood explained trates were presented to him, and that it was desirable that the afterwards he had tea with the civic chief. He then motored to toasts of the King and the Craft which had been drunk in that Eastwood House, the residence of form for two centuries should be Lord and Lady Weir, continued. He mentioned that it had dinner. was believed that the toasts had been drunk as far back as 1412.

where he

The King lett Glasgow by the Night Scot from the Central

Station. He was given can enthu stastie send off by a large crowd. of people.

During his tour of the distict h's Majesty was accompanied by Bir Godfrey Collins, Secretary of for Scotland. who had state travelled overnight from London

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