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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, ERIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1913.

L'ent. F. B. Hitchcock, R.C.A... | The self-imposed taak of break- bns passed the colloquial test in ing the world's piano-playing Cantonese at Hongkong.

record has just been completed "Captain Goldsmith D,C:L.I. here by Walter P. Brent Lithgow, Captain Harry D. Goldsmith, N.S.W. He was at the instru Cornwall Light Infantry, latterly ment for 70 hours, beating the at the Staff College, has been record, it is stated, by 13 minutes. restored to the regimental esta- blishment, and joins the home battalion.

To relleva the Hermes, The Hyacinth,” one of the three sister cruisers which have

spent most of their time East of Saez, has been selected to relieve the "Hermes," flagship of the Cape Squadron, this month.

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An Italian paper has been col- lecting instances where dogs were used to influence polities or ex- press the political feelings of their owners. We are told that in 1894, when bilingual teaching N. China Command, was imposed on Istria, dogs, were Captain U. H. H. Moore, Royal painted black in sign of mourn Warwickshire Regiment, has been ing; in 1897 à candidate for the formally appointed D.AA.G. and Town Councilorship of Milan de Q.M.G., North China Command, corated his Now foundland with i succession to Major G. Pa soroll inscribled, "Vote for the Higgins King's Shropshire Socialist." The following year Light Infantry,

this was "imitated" in London, where numbere of dogs wore msa Lieut. J. de L. Simonds, who tlos on which was written, "Vote has served on the staff at Hong-for Chamberlain!" or "Vote for kong, has been posted to Ports- the Socialist." It is also said mouth; whilst Lieut. G. F. O. that in 1902, on the reception of White, R.G.A., from the Hong-the news that the Boer War Was kong-Singapore Battalion, has ended, the streets were enlivened been posted to No. 23 (5) Co., by the apparition of dogs wearing Gosport.

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LACK OF ENERGY.

able to the busy business man No sensation is more objection-

than to feel he has not energy en- ough for his work.

porary defect in the digestive organs, which are not able to take from the food. This particularly up enough revitalising" matter

applies to the phosphorus, which is all-important for this purpose. It is imperative, therefore, that ex- tra phosphorusshould be supplied,

is in exactly the form in which it can be readily absorbed and assimilated."

Captain K. W. Bradley, DSO let South Wales Borderors, hos

- another, whions pangs of hunger been selected as officer of cadots The Divine Sarah and the Walter. I allayed with Nestle's milk and Woolwich. He has had nearly 19 San Francisco Call:-The life loss of everything he possessed. reason for this condition, yet it is at the Royal Military Academy, The following story is from the a tin of sardines, bewailed the

Few people understand the real years' service in the Borderera, ambition of: Hoari, a French tie had previously lost four and was mentioned in dispatches waiter at the Congress Hotel, horses and waggons and three very simple. It is due to some tem- for work as station stuff officer Chicago, was to serve Mdme. servants; yesterday he had and garrison adjutant in the Sarah Bernhardt. As Henri spoke bought another waggon for 67; Boer War.-L. and O. Express." French fluently, had experience this had been lost the same even Captain H. L. Clarke. in Paris pafes, and met all require-ing, and with it all his remain- Captain Henry J. L. Clarke, ments, the manager assigned him ing stores. I suspect that some who succeeds Rear-Admiral Leto serve the famous actress. Over of the "lost" servants had not Murchant sa Captain and Deputy-whelmed with pleasure and grati-entirely severed their connection Superintendent of Devonport tude, Eleari practised and re- with the missing horses and bag- and, moreover, as that distinguish- Dockyards and King's Harbour hearsed, his role a whole day gage. At one spot on the road as medical writer, DF. Andrew Wil master of the Hamoaze, is well But Henri got, "stage fright." passer by purobased from a Greek known on the China Station, His hands trembled as he passed servant for ton shillings a case of must be adminstered in a form son, points out, this " Phosphorus where he served as Commander the coffee. Some of it spilled on fine old brandy, which a young which the tissues can readily ob- of the Aurora during the Boxer the table cloth, Mdme. Bern- photographic correspondent, who-tain it from the blood. Only in troubles, in the suppression of hardt smiled. The waiter bowed so normal beverage in the Strand such a shape, therefore, as phos. which he earned the medal with his apologies, She even over was probably beer, had con-phorus is presented to us in

looked the absence of galt and sidered it necessary to bring olasp

pepper, but when Henri spilled the front."-E. N. Bennett, in benefit from it, for the phosphorus Sanatogen.can we possibly derive Foreign Navles in 1912- The Naval and Military Re-most of the contents of a soup-Nineteenth Century." oord" in a review of foreign actress, she was not pleased. The bowl upon the teagown of the navies in 1912 writes:Japan! has marte considerable progress charged the, waiter, an American of Oxhey Place, Watford, Hert forefront of London's Public Life manager heard of this and dis- Mr. Walter Heginald Blackwell, Large numbers of mën în the since the beginning of 1912. waiter taking his place. Mdme.fordshire, of the firm of Messrs. have emphasised Sanatogen's battleships Kawachi and Sattau, similar in their general features Barnhardt hoard of Henri's fate Urosse and Blackwell, has left value for producing energy. to the German Helgolanda, have and the the waiter was reinstatad, estate of the gross value of Sir Gilbert Parker, M.P., the been passed into service, while

£284,779, of which the net pen-popular novelist: "I have used the battle-cruiser Kongo has The story of a woman who Bonally has been Bworn at Sanatogen with extraordinary been launched at Barrow, and the worked herself to death in an 2170,910. Mr. Blackwell, who benefit. It is to may mind a trus Hiyei at Yokosuka. Thore effort to keep her husband and diad October 10 last, aged 37, left food tonic, feeding the nerves, is a good deal of uncertainty children was told at Blackburn to his wife 22,000, his household inoressing the energy, giving oharacteristics 01 at the inquest on Mary Elizabeth and personal effects not otherwise freab vigour to the overworked these ships and of their sister Chambers, 35, wife of a cotton boquested, mis horse, carriages, body and mind." vessels, the Haruma and Kiris-operative. The husband is a motor-vars, consumabie, stores, These statements, which might hima, which were laid down consumptive, who has not been on stable and garden effects abbs multiplied to a great extent in March at Nagasaki and Kobe able to work for four years, and solutely. He lets to her the use of but for lack of space, must convin- respectively. Their displacement there are four children, the Oxney Place and his effects there, ce everyone who suffers from a is about 27,000 tons, and design eldest boy, aged thirteen, earning and an annuity of £2,500 during lack of engergy, or feels the need ed speed 27 knols, and it is 134. a week. With the assistance widowhood, when annuity in the of greater vitality, to take Senato- believed that they will be armed of the lad the wife, by working as event of her re-marruge alli be gen without delay. with eight 14 in. guna, mounted a winder at a mill, had kept the reduced to £1,000. Mr. Blackwell

Sanatogen can be obtained of] in the same way as the 13-5's of family, doing her housework is also left his wife £500 a year in all Chemists, the Kion. In the case of the the evening and nursing her has respect of each child while such battleship Fuso (reported; 30,000 band. On Saturday night whilst chud is a minor. He left his in- Sir H. de Sausmarez. tona), laid down in Marob, in dry attending to her husband she fell terest in his business premises in Sir Hayilland and Lady de dock at Kure, the armament is across him on the bed dead. The Sono-square and properties in the Sausmarez arrived at Shanghai variously given as ten 13-5 in., jury returned a verdict of "Death village of Bushey upon trust for on January 31, by the MLS. ten 14 in, and ten 15 in from natural causes, probably his oldest son, whom failing, so Ville de Orotat, from Hongkong, With regard to the future, heart failure, brought on by his residinary estate, which he where Sir Havilland had been the ambitions of Barm Saito overwork." They presented their lets upon runt for all of his child-sitting in the newly-formed Ap- have been largely curtailed by fees (to which the coroner added ren in equal shares, whom failing, peal Court. financial exigencies. Early in a contribution) to the distressed to his brothers, Thomas Geoffrey 1912 the Asahi Shimbun reported family.

Be to the

Worked Herself to Death.

that he had asked for eight ad- Safety of St. Paul's. 'ditional battleships and an equal In a report to the Dean and number of battle-cruisers to be Chapter of St. Paul's, Sir Francis completed by 1020. Towarda tlie Fox, the engineer says he observes end of a year a fresh programme very decided signs of disturbance of seven battle-ships and six in the masonary. In some of the battle-cruisers was put forward; battresses of the dome actual

Blackwell and Aubrey Francis blackwell, in equal shares.

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