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SPRING FASHIONS IN LACE.

SINGING SANDS,

Nature's Musical Aspirations.

A most fascinating lecture was

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MARCH 26 1912

FATHER OF THE HOUSE. them by the Trade Disputes Act.

A Distinguished Labourite,

Mr. Thomas Burt, who received the freedom of Newanstle-on-Tyno given at the Royal Societies Olab, on January 19, is a Northumbrian St. James's Street, London, re- of whom his neighbours are just contly, by Mr. Cecil Carus-Willy proud. For one thing, ho is the "Father" of the House of son, on the subject of "Secrets in Commons, loving, represented Sando," and a part of the lecture Morpethi continuously since 1874. was devoted to a consideration of And for another, he is a Labour the extraordinary sands known as leader whose devotion to the In. "musical" or "einging" sands, torosts of his class is only equalled The best singing sands in the by his sense of rectitude and pub- world come Iroin the fule of Egg, le responsibility. off the coast of Scotland, and it

But the proposal to run a nower nower and more extreme type of

Notices

HOTEL.

Wotels.

Labour candidate against him KING EDWARD HONGKONG HOTEL

has never come to fruition.

Under Entirely Now Management.

The mombor for Morpeth was made a Privy Councillor in 1906, but a more significant token of his unique position lies in the fact of his boing the chosen mo- dium of communication for offi- cial messages from Queen Alex- andra to the House of Commons, There have boon fow-men, in Thoroughly Regovatedi deed, who could combine the suffrages of the pitman with the confidence of the Palace.

SITUATION AT WU- CHANG.

Undercurrent of Unrest.

Mr. Burt was the first actual is comforting to know that what-mombor of the working clusson to bo returned to Parliamont, and in his fine record and the universal respect which it has earned may be found one of the most potent and convincing pleas for Labour representation. All sides have

It is very hard for the foreign- paid tribute to the high standard of seriousness, duty, and decorum or, even when in close touch with

the Chinese, to obtain reliable in which working-class members formation about Chinese matters,

Excellent Cuisine.

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H. HAYNES,

Manger.

Hongkong, 18th Jan, 1912.

It sooms as if women were once more rovorting to all the delight ful little ful-luts which, in most instances, lond a softening touchi to the toiletto. For the lace ever figure Britain may cut in manufacturers were nover so busy grand opera, who is lenat pro- as they are at present, and the eminent when it comes to a ques buyers of the big wholesale firms tion of singing sand. But what which cater for the first-class singing sand? Mr. Carus Wilson went to great pains to West End establishments in

leave no doubt on the subject,

· London, report that Paris is in favour of the dainty little femining end, although his audionco con tained many eminent geologists, otceteras which have been de barred for a long time. Every hearked leave to begin at the

very beginning, and to treat his Commous. The tradition was of March 13. Since the outbreak one now is supremely tired of the audience us an audience of established by Mr. Burt, who of the end of last month and the Under the Direct Management of this akle-frill in all its phases, boys." therefore the. flat loco rover is,

have exhibited in the House of saya the "Buskqw Daily News

from the time of his entrance to

By means of a splendid sories Parliamentary life, carned the deposition of Sun Wu things ap- to some extent, gaining support of Inntorn slides the looturer good will of every party by his parently had smoothed down, cre, mostly among those worden showed how the racks, of which uniform courtesy, his bigla plane who favour the tailor made modes. the earth is composed, are de- of thought and feeling, and the With the lengthening days one insensibly feels the necessity of composed by the action of un-modent but genuine ability with something frosh and pretty which to pass, chilly the weather; which he championed the cause

how cliffs become boulders, or will freshen up a winter costume, boulders become pebbles, and or which can be worn with a between-season: coat and skirt, pebbles in turn become sand. Should the style of cont permit, a single revor in Duchesse or ingly smart.

Music Upon the Shore.

In course of time it occurs that Nature, that most versatile old

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i p.m. to 10 p.m. guests.

[182 Hongkong, 1st Feb., 1912.

again. Still wo have hoard from current was clearly noticeable, time to time that a certain under- apparently due to the agitation of Sun Wu who is still hiding in and aluatuors. Lauggage ar Mr. Burt was born in 1837, Concession. Though the bene tho wago-carner.

in the sanctuary of the French and, his father being a minor, le feial influence of Li Yuan-hung, went to the pit at the age of ten who did all ho could to unite and left it at twenty-eight. He the different factions into one had enjoyed only two years'

point do Ventee lace is exceed-lady, produces a kind of sand schooling, but that did not mean groat party for the benefit of the

The Lafayette Collar.

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Hongkong, 22nd March, 1912.

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W. GALLAGHER, Monuger.

Mare, R. do Maitland, Mr. and

"Mr. D. P.

Honozone HOTEL. Andrews, Miss 1,

Austin, Miss E. Baldwin, Mr. and Marriott, Dr. O.

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R. E

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Meroski, J. Mouret, Mrs, A,

Belilios, Mrs. E.

R.

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and maid

Beraie, J.

which has music in its soul; a tho ond of his education, for in

wholo things have kept quiet up to the presont, As we informed sand composed of quartz, round-aftor years he became known as The new Lafayetto collar in or and highly polished; of a uni ond of the best-read men in the our roaders a couple of days ago opon meetings have been sup- pleated not or tulle is becoming form sizo and very clean. And ilouse of Commons. By twenty pressed, but nows from reliable to youthful faces, especially when these are agitated so as to three he was already secretary of

Aources in. Wubhang say that when it is completed by a narrow produce vibrations, by means of the school committed in a colliery nevertheless there aro, still bad band of black velvet ribbon the wind, by being trodden upon, village and when he laid down elements at work apparently so.27] ending in a tiny bow at the or by being struck, they produce his pick it was to become seero. back. These frills are also to be musical notes. Such perfect detary to the miners' union for the cretly arranging another upris worn with the high Gibson col- posits are found in the Isle of whole country. Ho had hing or counter rovalution or what-

OST.-Rough-buired FOX TER- lur, more suited to the loss Egg, and it was by means of are in striku disputes, and over we may call it. It is for RIER DOG, black and lag bead,

this reason that business is still black back. Answers to" Toby." juvonilo type of faco. For those samples of the real Egg variety scored some notable victorics rather suppressed at Wuchangan Clare Capk Cobbe, 1.0. Bell, O. D. J. who may not be aware what that the lecturer produced musi-But he was never Wago and many Chinese are of the Howard-Apply, Coube, 20, Nathan Lafayette collars are, it may not cal notes before his delighted au- of industrial warfare for its awa bo amiss to say that they are deep dience, who forgot that they sake, and it was he who devised opinion that the outlook is not Road, Kowloon

reassuring. frills of kilted or pleated tulle or know a lot about geology and

a plan for periodical_meotings net, ronching almost to the top of other scientific subjects, and betweon miners and mine-owners for the discussion of wage pro- the sleeve; the deeper frills can choorfully bohaved us boya.

Mr. Carus-Wilson profeet his blems. It is characteristic of the be worn almost like a small cape. A vory dainty Lafayette frill experiments by alitilo explanation man that upon one occasion, which has just been brought back of the difference between mero when it was proposed to fix Mr. from Paris was in fine white not noise and music, although, as lie Burt's salury at £500, ho insisto with a deep band of pale Paris said, there are some unhappy peo- on its being restricted to a shadow laco in Vandyke pattern, ple who confound the two. Briefly, red loss. the neck being completed with af a series of irregular vibrations narrow band of black velvet. is produced, the result is merely

In Parliament he has, of For wear with blok satiu conts, a noise, but if the vibrations are there are now Abbess collure in regular the result is a musical course, been a consistent Radical, not with honvy Cluny insertions, note. And that is why the sands and in the Government of 1892 or in a heavier make of lace, and of the Isle of Egg, which are hard he filled the office of Parliament al o suitable for street-wour are and polished, spherical in shaps,ary to the Bard of Trado. But collurs of Paris shade Guipure and regular in size; are the bost the recognition of his qualities was not confined to one side of lace, which can be bud in some of the kind.

Well-Deserved Honours,

thing like the "Sailor" shape, or Filling a wooden egg-cup with the House, and it was Lord Salis- with a circular back, or a V-slap-sand from the Isle of Egg-the bury who sent him to Berlin in ad back, the front terrainating in coincidenco is striking-he stab-1890 as Sir John Garat's col- pointed ends, which reach almost to the waist.

Bracelets and Chantlily.

The bracelet has found favour

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Socialism has never commended all. It is a buckled brand of Why this sand behaved so differ- itself to his robust judgment, black watered silk thrust through ontly in different receptacles the and he warned his fellow union- diamond clasps. With the lecturer had not the time to exists of the untomblo position in' bracelet the black Chantilly lace plain in the limits of his short which it was sought place shawls and flounces livo also ró- ] address. Bat the experiments

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¡ were cono’usive, and were warın- ly applauded by the grey-board- od juvenile audience.

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Musical sands have been known for a thousand years, and it is Hungarian Goulash.

believed that there is a reference Have a pound of lean beef cut to them in one of the tales of the into dice. Tat an ounce of butter Arabian Nights. But Nature, into a casserole, and when hot who conducts experiments on add a small onion finely chopped, quite a different scale from those When this begins to take colour of this lecture, produces much add the beef and cook it until it finer results. There is the Mount in a delicate brown colour. Blend ain of the Bell on the shores of a teaspoonful of flour smoothly the Red Sea, which makes extra- with a cupful of stock and a ton ordinary sounds and boominge spoonful of mushroom ketchup; when the winds sot the countless add this to the contents of the millions of particles rubbing casserole, and bake in the oven against each other and vibrating, for about thirty minutes. Moan-Darwin discovered the " Roaror while bave two potatoos and four in Chile, which also makes tro-1-TON ELECTRIC CRANE or QUAY- ounces of fat bacon cut into dice, mendous noises, and there are ELECTRIC OVERBEAD CRANES Tuxovanour and fry these in a pan until they many other examples in various Tus Suors Ranging up to 100 Tons, take colour, pour off the fat, and parts of the world. But it lins Estimates giren for Docking. Repain to Hull and Machlaoiy, put the potatoes and, bacon into been left to Mr. Carus-Wilson to Constructional Work. ̧, : the casserole and cook gently make a special study of the sub- ManiÖRÍÐ, AND AURNYET until all the contents are quite joot, and to miko, on a small

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