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NEWS OF THE WORLD,

(Continued from Pago 4),

A Princesa's Temper.* Great comment is being caused by the now adventures of Priu cess Inaise of Saxony in connec- tion with hor lawsuit for a sopăration, from the oqually well known Maestro Tosolli.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDA

THE BOOK WORLD.

(In this columu wRl appear from time to time reviews of books, and chat on books and writera.)

*** The Old Book;

pago contains a laugh, and the wible comprises one of the bont humorous stories of the season. Brandus, its publisher,will shortly issue a third editions

The first edition of The Frait ful Vino, Robert Hitchins' new Lord Roubory in a recent novel, is equal in number to all specol suggested that the world the editions of The Garden of would be little, the worse off if Allah" for the first seven months aboutnina-tenths of the books in of its existence; and so great has any of the world's great libraries been the demand for "The were destroyed. We are not sure Fruitful Vine" before and just

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JANUARY 71012

HONGKONG HOTEL

FIRST ÜLALS AND

Hongkong, 20th April, 1911.

J. H. TAGGART,

*Manager.*****

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Telephone 197.

F. REICHMANN, Proprietor.

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mont from a man like himself.

A Lady Senator?

The Princess, when, before the Justice, stamped her foot and of the fraction, but that was after its appearance that a second MANAGEMENT & CUISINE UNDER RUBOPHAN MANAGE MENT gesticulated excitedly as she ac, substantially what Lord Rosebery large edition proved necessary,

used her husband of cruelty. said. Any book-lover must book The Garden of Allah" has gone 62] Ho answerod humbly that he was upon such an oxpression of belief through eighteen editions and, in Buro his wife could not offer any with surprise and with grief addition to this, there has been a evidence to support her heserton, While not entertaining the cheaper edition, on elaborate and, pointing to the Princess, superstitious regard of some edition de Inxe And the asked the Judge-il he thought it Oriental races for the written illustrated "Biskra Edition." possible that a woman of such a or printed word, many of us

The John Lane Company has books-and not necessarily the Queen of Chantilly, by, Violette best of the old books that are M. Montagu, in which is given, Cuisine under the supervision of an Experienced FRENCH CHEF, and From the picsont outlook, the more deserving of our esteem or the first time, completo a separate Tables, Hot and Cold Baths, Electric Light throughout. Terms man is at last likely to have her One'writer, in expressing his discount of how this English woman moderate, First Class socommodation for Familles and Tourists.

Under Pemaqul Supervision of Ray in the United States Sonato, sont (from Lord Rosebery'a views, of low birth obtained posossion The listinction of being the first declared that the man who had of De Conde's millions, find the of her sex to occupy a seat in that had a book published had achiev-part played by her in one of the body is in prospect for Mrs. Sarthed immortality. This is, perhaps most sensational crimes enacted. Platt Beckor of Ulorado. She going a little too far. The in-in France during the nineteenth may be elected next August goitious person who evolves a contury; and "Madame de Brin- to succeed the late Senator popular cookery book, while no villiers and Her Times," by Hugh Hughes. Failing that time, the doubt, deserving of the world's toes, whose name is famous in chartcs will still be open to gratitudo, would seem to have an ti annals of crime, but the true. hef to succeed Senator Simón unsubstantial claim to the raystory of her career has been Guggenheim, whose term ax-membrance that endures until little known. piros in March, 1913, and the end of all time.

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inoy Duellists.

Moving-picture shows are said to be responsible for a sorion of duels among small boys at Pitts burgh. One cuneta! recently is likely to prove fatal ta.one of the

Hongkode, 6th Jannury, 1912

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wonderland of science may claim

our attention, but our affection is

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Lold at the Compsuy's Offices, Victoria destroyed his right eye, hid the with long perished zusters of Buildings, an THURSDAY, the 25k doctors believe the boy-will die. words. Other friends come and for the pupo e o rediving the Ropist Junnary, 1912, at 12 asker Neon; Amelie Posterare, also thirteen,

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lover himself for that, and it is By Order of the Board of Directors, wounded his antagoniat.

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safe to assume that in his library he has many old books, which he The following amplifies tele- would not exchange for all the

A, SHELTON HOOPER,

Segntery. Hongkong, 8th Jan. 1912.

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Cunningham, A, Domingo, U Dyer, J. M. Floch, P. L. Ganduchess, A. Goldenberg, Mr. &

Mr. J. La Granada, A. Grae, J. Le

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Jolins, U. C. Joseph, J.

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Bibley, J. O. Beresford's apcoch did not

What to Read.. DAY, the 5th January, 1912 (lith

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Arnold; W.

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Ms. A. D. and infant B. A knowledge that I refused to em- from prese authors. We need an-

A. SHELTON HOOPER,- O. W. ploy him and refused to recom- thologies of poetry because a poem

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Bates, F. L.

Hall, Capt. T. P. Brittles, T. mend him as Admiral of the is absolutely self-contained, and

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Willey, Mr. & Mr. McKenna's gross antics during

the crisis led to his dismissal, Stella Corr has written a very continued ford Charles Beresford, bright and interesting book on and if the faota-which-led-fo bis the experience of a New York "diemissal, were generally known boarding house. It contains a there would be considerable ex- collection of side-splitting etorica, aitaudz rin foreign countries, written in a clean manner.

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