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As already announced, Hong- kong is to be favoured with a ro- turn visit, for a short season only, of Mr. Allan Wilkia and his Talent- ed Company including that moat versatile actress, Miss. Frediswyde

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Japanese Emigration to Brazil. A Nagasaki message says that in connection with the handling of Jåpnere emigrants to Brazil, South America, it is now thought advisable that a Brazilian Con- sulate 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, success which they met with In the King's Bench Division, through India, Burma, Ceylon bofore Mr. Justie Darling, the und the Far East is being main- hearing of Mme. Steinheil'saction tained.

The season opens on for libel against Mr. H. M. Adam, January 6th at the Theatre Royal the auther and Mr. Werner with Sydney Grundy's play "A Laurio, the publisher, of the book Bunch of Violetas played at “Woman and Crime," in which the Haymarket Theatre London, the plaintiff was charged with and tho succeeding nights embrace being guilty of the charge of works by such representative mo- murder in Paris, of which she dora dramatists as lonry Arthur had been acquitted, was disposed James, Sir A. W. Pinero, and Ber-TO LET LARGE substantially built of last month. The defendant nard Shaw. The visit extends for East Point. For further particulars apply author did not defend the action, eleven nights and a matinee per Property Office, Jardine, Matheson & and the publisher, after apologiz.formance on Saturday January Co., Ltd. ing agreed to pay £250 and the 11th to which all Sohool Children Hongkong. 18th Ang., 1912. conter of the action. His Lord- are admitted at half price. ship granted na injunction re- To many of our readers the straining the publication of the name of Mr. Allan Wilkio will passages complained of, and need no introduction. He is ordered the record to be with known all over the British Isles,

where, in every place he has play Release of Mr. E. T. Hooley. el, ho and his Company have Mr. E T. Hooley, the financier, received the unanimous approba who was sentenced to 12 months'tion of the audience. He is a imprisonment in the second divi-powerful actor, and nouo 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 esany than a Squadron. This says an ex- was released on November 29 English actors. His Company has problem play. It is not one of change, is strengthened by the a stern walk is from Wormwood Scrubs Prison. repertoire, which is extensive, those plays, however, which can fact that

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tion of his term in the prison arian plays, but in the list before much. It requires the living The hospital, though it is stated he is the public of those plays to be personalities of the characters, as the improved country not sul ring from any serious staged in Hongkong, none can represented by the actors and under the programme of 1901-02. malady. He scoured some three complain of lack of variety. The actresses, to provide lessons Sho was built at Beardmore's months' remission of his sentence leading feature of the approaching which the dramatist seeks to on, the Clyde in 1002-03, men- sures 450 feet in length, with a for good conduct. Mr. Hooley visits, as will be presented by the

basm of 68.1-2 feet, a draught of travelled from London to Notting-Allan Wilkie Company, at the

25 feet, and & displacement of ham on the Friday evening, and Theatre Royal is Mr. Geo, Bern-

10,700 tons, so that she is almost drove to his residence nt Risley, ard Shaw's Comedy, "Mrs. War- near long Eaton, where Mr. Hooley ren's Profession.” I have been

The Late Capt. J. W. Pickthall,twice as heavy in displacement and other membora of the family requested to contribute a few re- TheRangoon Gazette" kas as the "Highflyer" and "very

tho are living. He appeared to be marks about this much-talked of this referonco to

much superior in speed and much in good health. On the following but little-known play by a famous regretted death of Capt. Pickthall, armament. A complete belt of day, to mark his home-coming, man about an infamous woman, 3rd Brahmans, and Commandant 2 to 6 inch armour enciroles her flags wore displayed at maay should have thought enough Myitkyina Battalion Butma Mili-water line, and lias a depth of 10.1-2 feet; the barhettes and had been written about it already.tary Police: The holio yesterday: Mr. Shaw himself has been flashed us tho and news of Capt. Casemates are armoured with Perfect skeletons of two prime writing about it for years. When Pickthall's death from fever up in inch plates, the bulk-hoads with val monsters found in the red deer ho first wrote the play, ho also the Khampti Lon and gloom has 5 inches plates and the conning:

from tower,

which she is district of Western Canada are wrote an apology for it, nul he fallen on us all, writes a Myitkyina among ten tons of fossils for the has been prosanting additional correspondent, dating Decembar 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. ught to Otfawn by Mr. Charles it does not matter much what he left us in vigorous health and lower deck is of 2 inch steel, and underneath it are the engines, II. Sternberg, the American ex-[G. B. S. is writing about. It is spirits. He was a keen soldier, a plorer who was engaged by the not his subject which fascinates good sportsman, and very popular, boilers, magazines, and other Canadian Government for ox- touch as his impedont wit so that his early death is all the vital parts, and the main deck is plorations in that region. One Mr. Shaw is extremely fond of more pitiful. Very little is known armoured to the depth of 11 inch. of the skeletons, named by Mr doing those things which he us yet about how it came about, Her main armament includes four 7-5-inch guns-one mounted Sternberg a duck bill dinosaur, ought not to do, and this I believe except that he bogan to get fever weighed more than 6,000 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 "Alra. Warran's Profosion." daye 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 when this animal lived as dared to deal with such a subject not shake off the attack, broadsides, and two on her quar 3,000,000 years ago. Another excopt perhaps in the form of a and he would not turn back to ters-and two 12 pounders and specimen, known as the tricora novel. Mr. Shaw knew quito Myitkyina, though advised to do seventeen 3 pounders mounted on tops (three-horn trace), had well when ho wrote this play so. He was out with last year's various 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 maxims. horns over och oye and one nover pass it. G.B. S. is a peculiar there was not a single casualty The torpedo equipment includes HOTEL CRAIGIEBURN. at the end of the nose. Mr combination of impressionist the whole time. It is reported two 18-inch. tubes. The boilers

}} of the "Carnarvon sto

One PLUNKET'S Stormberg also found remains of artist and whimsical philosopher. that Mr. Morrison, assistant en-

fifth cylinder pattern, and the lizards of enormous proportions.. flo is too much of an artist to gineer, two native officers and

The Portuguese Parliament. treat his subject clumsily, but thirty-two men are also down mainder Niolausse boilers. Her The Portuguese Parliament re- the philosopher in him sublues with fever. The Htawgaw party engines include two sots of triple nasamblod on November 12 instead | the artist's inclination to under Mr. Clerk and Captain expansion type, and at hor itriels 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. Show studies from fever as well. The pro-ed with her engines working at alectoral law and the financial his art in the life class, and bability is both parties started at 21,322 indicated horso-power, reforms proposed by the Minister usually paints from the al- least a month too soon, as at the Heretofore the commissions of the "Carnarvon". have been in of Finance. These were duly together." Hypocrisy is his special end of the rains the foot-bills are

home waters. prosented, 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 askerl Mr.

It is stated at Davonport that and 4.1-2 per cent,, and part of Show what was Mrs. Warren's

Melton Mowbray, Pork Pier, Beef, the county cruiser "Carnarvon the floating dobt into a consoli- "Profession," and with characteris-which is undergoing a great Small Hot Pics always on hand 25 Matton, Game, Yeal and Ham pies, dated stock bearing interest of 5 tie wit and bluntness he replied overhaul and rest there is in per cent.; an increased tax on "The oldest profession in the tended to relieve the "Highflyer" agricultural 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 ment of the Customa dues at the ladies who have taken "The current gold exchange. A sum easiest way," and that shọ 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- new railwaye. By the amendment revolting trade, but the hypocrisy

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