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GENERAL NEWS.

Japanese Emigration to Brazil. A Nagaanki message boys that in connection with the handling of Japruese emigrants to Brazil, South-America, it is now thought advisable that & Brazilian Con- aulate be established at Nagasaki. The Mayor of Nagasaki has, there fore, requested the Foreign Do- partment, through the local Government to open negotiations over the question with

the Brazilian Government.

Mme. Stelahell's Libel'Action.

THE ALLAN WILKIE

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Concerning & Shavian Play,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1912,

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As already announced, Hong- kong is to be favoured with a re- turn visit, for a short season only, of Mr. Allan Wilkie and his Talent- ed Company including that most versatile actress, Miss. FrediswydeFFICES TO LET-First Clase, Hunter Watts. The Company is

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The plan can be seen and all partion- lars obtained at the Office of Messrs. PALMER & TURNER, Alexandra Buildings, 3rd Floor. Hongkong, 30th Sept. 1912

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at prezent in Shanghai where the airy, on First and Second Floor, saccess" which they mot with in now building being erected for Mesam. In the King's Bonch Division, through India, Burma, Ceylon WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO., bofore Mr. Justic Darling, the and the Far East is being main LTD. Entrance from Des Vienz Road hearing of Mme. Steinleil's action tained. The season opens on lecida Lift to all floors, Electrio -for libel against Mr. H. M. Adam, January 6th at the Theatre Royal Light throughout. the auther and Mr. Werner with Sydney Grundy's play "A Laurie, the publisher, of the back Bunch of Violeta" as played at "Woman and Crime," in which the Haymarket Theatre London, the plaintiff was charged with and the succeeding nights embrace being guilty of the charge of works by such representative mo- murder in Paris, of which she dorn dramatists as Henry Arthur had been acquitted, waa disposed James, Sir A. W. Pinero, and Ber-TO LET LARGE substantially buils of last month. The defendant nard Shaw. The visit extends for East Point. For further particulars apply Godown situated on water front; author did not defend the action, eleven nights and a matinee per- Property Office, Jardine, Matheson & and the publisher, after apologize formance on Saturday January Co., Ltd. ing agreed to pay £250 and the 11th to which all School Children Hongkong. 18th Aug, 1912. [588 costs of the action. His Lord-are admitted at half price.. Bhip granted an injunction re- To many of our readers the straining the publication of the name of Mr. Allan Wilkie will TO LET FURNISHED No. 119D the Peak, from middle of April passages complained of, and need no introduction. He is antil end of Octobs, 1911. Four bed- ordered the record to be with known all over the British Isles, room, Tennis Court and Garden. where, in every place he has play- Apply to ELDON FOTTER, Printed ed, he and his Company have| Buildings. received the unanimous approba-

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imprisonment in the second divi-powerful actor, and noue deny him dramatic art it must be considered as flagship of the East Indies son on February 10, for fraud, his place amongst the foremost more as a satirical essay than a Squadron. This says an was released on November 29 English actors. His Company has problem play. It is not one of ohange, is strengthened by the astern "walk is from Wormwood Sorube Prison, a repertoire, which is extensive, those plays, however, which can fact that

the ship. and we know it best in Shakespe- be enjoyed in book-form very being added to

is one of tion of his term in the prison arian playe, but in the list before mach. It requires the living The Carnarvon hospital, though it is stated he is the public of those plays to be personalities of the charactere, as the improved country class not saft ring from any serious staged in Hongkong, nene, can represented by the actors and under the programme of 1901:02. malady He secured some three complain of lack of variety., The actresses, to provide lessons She was built at Beardmore's months' remission of his sentence leading feature of the approaching which the dramatist seeks to for good conduct, Mr. Hooley visita, as will be presented by the travelled from London to Notting- Allan Wilkie Company, at the ham on the Friday evening, and drove to his residence at Risley, near long Enton, where Mr. Hoolay and other members of the family are living. He appeared to be in good health. On the following day, to mark his home-coming, flags were displayed at many houses at. Risley.

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twice as heavy in displacement ren's Profession." I have been The Late Capt. J. W. Pickthall. requested to contribute a few re- The "Rangoon Gazette" has as the "Highflyer" and very marks about this much-talked of this reference to the much much superior in speed and but little-known play by a famous regretted death of Capt. Pickthall, armament. A complete belt of man about an infamous woman. 3rd Brahmans, and Commandant 2 to 6 inch armour enciroles her should have thought enough Myitkyina Battalion Burma Hili-water line, and has a depth of 10.1-2 feet; the barbatten and had been written about it already, tary Police: The helio yesterday casemates are armoured with 6 N. Huge Fossils in Canada. Mr. Shaw himself has been flashed us the end news of Capt. inch plates, the bulk-heads with Perfeot skeletons of two prime-writing about it for years. Whon Pickthall's death from fever up in

5 inches plates and the conning val monsters found in the red deer ho firat wrote the play, he also the Khampti Lon and gloom has district of Western Canada are wrote an apology for it, and he fallen on us all, writes à Myitkyina tower, from which she is among ten tons of fossils for the has been presonting additional correspondent, dating December controlled in action, is armoured Victoria Memorial Museum bro-pologies ever since. Of course 4, for it is barely a month since to the depth of 10 inches The ught to Olfawa by Mr. Charles it does not matter much what he left as in vigorous health and lower deck is of 2 inch steel, and underneath it are the engines, H. Sternberg, the American ex-G. B. S. is writing about. It is apirits. He was a keen soldier, a

boilers, magazines, and other plorer who was ongaged by the not his subject which fascinates good sportsman, and very popular, vital parts, and the main deck is Canadian Government for ex-so much as his impudent wit. so that his early death is all the plorations in that region. One Mr. Shaw is extremely fond of more pitiful. Very little is known armoured to the depth of 1 inch. of the skelotons, named by Mr doing those things which he as yet about how it came about, Her main armament includes Sternborg a duck bill dinosaur, ought not to do, and this I believe except that he began to get fever four 7-5-inoh guns one mounted weighed more than 8,000 pounds explains largely why he wrote when the column was a few on the forecastle and one on and is thirty-five feet long. The "Mrs. Warren's Profession." daya

out, and, though he either bow, and one mounted aft explorer estimated the period Hardly any other man would have had medical attendance, could six 6 inch guns two on the

the attack, broadsides, and two on her when this animal lived as dared to deal with such a subject not shake 3,000,000 years ago.

Another except perhaps in the form of a and he would not turn back to tors-and two 12 pounders and specimen, known as the tricera novel. Mr. Shaw knew quite Myitkyina, though advised to do seventeen 3 pounders mounted on tops (three-horn trace), had a well when he wrote this play so. He was out with last year's varions coigns of vantage, and skull seven feet in length, with that the English Censor would column in the same locality and eight 1 pounders and maxime. horns over each oye and one never pass it. G. B. S. is a peculiar there was not a single casualty The torpedo equipment includes two 18-inch, tubes. The boilers at the end of the nose. Mr combination of impressionist the whole time. It is reported

of the "Carnarvon are one- Sternberg also found remains of artist and whimsical philosopher. that Mr. Morrison, assistant en- lizards of onormons proportions.. flo is too much of an artist to gineer, two native officers and fifth oylinder pattern, and the mainder Niclausse boilere. Her The Portuguese Parliament. treat his subject clumsily, but thirty-two men are also down The Portuguese Parliament re- the philosopher in him subdues with fever. The Htawgaw party engines include two sets of triple assembled on November 12 instead the artist's inclination

to under Mr. Clerk and Captain expansion type, and at her trials of December 2, in view of the tone things down and make Abbay appear to have suffered a speed of 23-3 knots was obtain urgency in discussing the new them look nice. Shaw studies from fever as well. electoral law and the financial his art in the life class, and bability in both parties started at reforms proposed by the Minister usually paints from the al-least a month too soon, as at the of Finance. These were daly together." Hypocrisy is his special end of the rains the foot-hills are presented, and chiefly consist of hatred, When"Mrs. Warren's always unhealthy. the conversion of the Internal Profession" first began to be New Flagship for B. I. Squadron. — Debt of 3 per cent., 4 per cent., talked about someone asked Mr. It is stated at Davonport that

Melton Mowbray, Pork Plas, Beal, and 4.1-2 per cent., and part of Shaw what was Mrs. Warren's the county cruiser "Carnarvon" the floating debt into a consoli "Profession," and with characteriswhich is undergoing a great Small Hot Pios always on hand 25 Mutton, Game, Veal and Ham pies, dated stock bearing interest of 5 tio wit and bluntness be replied overhaul and refit there-is in-

cents Each. per cent.; an increased tax on The oldest profession in the tended to relieve the "Highflyer"

gricultural property; an amend-world." With a little thought, ment of the contract with the therefore, one readily perceives Bank of Portugal and for pay that Mrs. Warren is one of those meat of the Customs dues at the ladies who have taken "The current gold exchange. A sum easiest way," and that she has of £20,000,000 is also asked lived upon the gold of a number for the reorganization of the of men to whom she has sold her navy and army, and the con- honour. The subject of the play straction of public roads and is not, however, this unspeakably Slow Convalescence after Fever, Rickets and Wast-

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up, £7,000,000 over the present our the man and then granting rancy of £19,000,000, without him ahsolution, on the other however say increase of the band refuses the woman any hope metallic reserves. The State pro- of forgiveness, and condemna poses in this way to secure funds her to outer darkness for ever. without recourse to a loan from The play, therefore, instead of abroad, as the Bank of Portugal being an immoral story, is one will open a current account with with a very strong moral tone,

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