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GENERAL NEWS,

Victoria and Albert Museum.

· THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY

THE BOOK WORLD,

RUN ON A SINGAPORE BANK,

Alarm Amongst Small

"Depositors.

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New Novel by Florence L. Barclay.

The Bours f Education an-

"The Broken Blo" by Fl nounce that the Victoria and roncs. Barclay (Putam,) is Albert Museum will in fatare ben now work by the author of that

Considerable excitement was open on Banday afternoons from very popular book "The Rosury

"oaused in Chinese financial oiroles 2 to 6 pm: throughout the year, but this will only be popular with in Singapore on November 20 by instead of from 2 till 4, 5 0, or 7, a certain class to whom novels of the sudden suspension of pay- according to season, as hitherto a religious character with an un. gent by the Kwong Yik Bank, St. Peter's-square, Hammersmith, current of impropriety appeal, In consequence of rumours that The Special Purposes Com This story is based on the unplea-have been circulating for some mitice of the Hammersmith sent ideu of a young mau marry- fow weeks past there has been Borough Council report that the ing his grandmother or, to spank very heavy run of depositora murchase of the garden space in literally, of a young doctor marry-during the last few days, and the St. Peter's Squire has now beening a woman old enough to be so, fonds being overdrawn to tho completed by Sir Wiliam Bull, and to make matters worse, a wo-extent of some $500,000 the M.P., the member for the divi man he drew not expect will live management decidad to stop sion. It is proposed that the more than six months!and ayment. The following notice council take over the square, whose money will come in very was accordingly posted on the Clyde Shipbuilding Activity, handy in his profession. The dors of the building in Kling The launches from Clyde ship-blow falla when the lady discovers Street early in the morning. building yards during the mouth is motive, which she des by The directors of the Kwong Yik of October aggregated 67,000 tons, reading a private ntu "thụt falls 'being, the third largest month's

tal this your and e instituting a "record" for the monik of Owne ber. The aggregaty for the 10) months at 555,000 tons is also the largest on record for that period. A feir number of new -contrac's have been broknil owing to the reduction of steel prices.

The Irving Statuć

Mrs. Florence L. Barclay.

NOVEMBER 28, 1913.

Prepaid Advertisements:

ONE CENT PER WORD

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TO LET

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MEIRION, Nos. 9 & 10, Peak,

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Rooms. TO BE LET.-From 1st, Jan- uary, 1914, Nos. 1 to 5, newly painted and colourwashed.

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FOR SALE or TO LET. (From 1st November, 1913.) Binking and Insurance Com

No.1 Gough Hill, No. 103 Peak. pany hog to announce that on-Bungalow containing drawing. ing to a ruupon the bank the dining and smoking rooms and Company is unable to pay a Tonnis-Court

five bedrooms. With ground for it libilities at the present moment. They have been advised in the interests if the creditors and shareholdera toj

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"Apply to LINSTEAD & DAVIS,

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suspend payment. A balance part of Kowloon Inland Lot 1154. sheet will be prepared at n ineeting of the directors and shareholders which will be convened na soon as possible. Dated this 20th November 1913. A considerable number of de positora 'asserable outside tho bank early in the morning and waiiod the opening of the doors. l'hey were disapp:inted, bowever, and when the above disconcerting announcement was posted up

Sir John Hare, president of the| Iving Memorial Domin't'es, re ceaily addressed a letter to the Westminister City Council draw- ing attention to the condition of the statue of Sir Henry Irving in Charing Cross-rod, and enclosing a letter from Sir T. Baek, whe stuted that, he was surprised t see the dirty and neglected, on- dition of the statue. Instructions have now been given to havo hefom Lia poket book. Nevertheve sent to their feelings in no statue cleaned.

less she marries, hit confidentncertain terms. In a short time that he will repei't, as of course

the number increased, and 8000 At a meeting of delegates from bo does and is forgiven in the special body of police had to all the pariehen in the county of end. flis.conversion appears to be told off to mount guard over the entrance which was continual Sutherland, held at Lairg, it was be brought about by the pair decided that the fund raised for reading the Bible together of besieged by a large crowd of These were a momorial to the late Duke off nights and our hore, if bo masxcited Obinene.

composed for the most part of Sutherland should be held in be so called who begins life by trust for the Sutherland Benefit stashing St. Peter's halo in these pomar members of the Obit Nursing Association, and a mem-tained glass window of the orial tablet erected in the parish church and whose hand is Golspie parish church. It was against every form of religion, announced that £300 had alro.dyds by reiting the greedy-r been subscribed.

Memorial Fund for Hospital.

community. All of them ppeared to be greaily upset and ceasingly appealed to the police

o allow them to enter the build-

interior.

his "Little White Lady's "B.blog. Some even succeeded in elud- "The Cult of the City." It is not a trico story. Dick's coa-ng the vigilauce of the cnetodians of the doors, but once inside The London Diocesan Magazion version is far too sudden and we says that a new society, cal'el fear will not provout him from they were quickly ejected by a the Cult of the City, has been keeping the old lady's money. couple of men who had been founded in London for the botter We believe these kind of bookspecially placed on guard in the studying of its chuc'.es, historical with their sickly sentimentality monuments, old buildings, and are popular but we cannot be traditions. The bon. secretary lieve that any good is to and foundress is Mre. Hylton derived from ending them. Dale, Fife Hotel, Chterhouse- square. Pilgrimages are being made weekly to old ohurches, halls of the City Companies, and other historical buildings under special guidance:

EMPIFE TOUR OF

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The Visit to South Africa.

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assurir cos that there was no causé.

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A YEAR'S STRIKES.

Heavy Loss Of Working Time in 1912.

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The history of the strikes A Singapore Free Presa repre-look-outs of 1912, which is epito- tentative was able to secure a fewmized in the annual volume just minutes conversation with Mr issued by the Department of La- Lim Yee-chee, Managing Direc-bour Statistics of the Board of r of the bank. Me Lim Yee Trade, is dominated by the great alre was emphatic in his. dispute in the coal mining indus- try, as the result of which 1912 for any alarm. "Woshall be in staude as the year in which the a position to pay all of our deargest number of men have been paitus in full, bo said. "We aff oted by industrial dispute have branches lather parts of since the statistics have been tho FM S. who will help us. We

kept. shall decile extetly what to do

The report contains an interes- to-day meeting when arrange ting analysis of the causes and mest will be made for the im-

N. LAZARUS, mediate cosum; tion of business."asults of disputes. As regards Mr Lim Yee-cheo went on to causes, 850,000 workmen (all coal-

miners) were involved in disputes Tel. 1292

OPTHALMIC OPTICIAN.

1A, D'Aguilar St. say that the ran on the bank concerning the principle of a immenced at at a week ago and minimum wage: 120,024 in die-

SENNET FRERES. in his pinion was caused by the

Cape Town, Nov. 2, "We want to get home. That's what's the matter with us," This

homely avowal by Mc Will

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A Memorial to Andrew Lang.

At a meeting held in Selkirk recently, which included a num. ber of Andrew Lang's uld school- fellows and lifelong frionde, it Wis resolved to ero-ta inblet with a medallion in the Selkirk Crooks at the City Hall banquet Free Library (which opened ile her night probably express in 1889), and to give his friends ed pretty curat-ly the mind of outside the Bar or the opport-all the members of the British unity of subsoribing if they do ired. Subscriptions will be my party who virtually fale s'emen's pirculated by apules connected with the naser- limited to two guipers, and completed thoir Empire tour yea I min who al bien discharged by ion and defence of the principle Hong' og Fotel Building, Queen's Rd., C. should be sent to the honorary terdes, when they sailed from the Company in consequence of trade unionism: and 114, 808

secretary, Mr J. Strathearn Steed- inan, solicitor, Selkirk,

Dangers and Pleasures of Alcohol.

Sir Thomas Cloust in. doliver. ing the Norman Kerr Memorial Loture in Elinburgh dealt with "The Olinical Aspects of the Study of Inebriety." He said

Table Bay.

Tisit Canada, New Zealand, irregularities. He added that claims for increased wages. Under the second boading the the concern is doing good businer B Australia, and South Africa in three months is an intensely in the profit for the last half year largest strike was that of the London transport workere, which being $381,182. Luckily they Gre ting experience, but the very had fot many depositors of the directly involved 90,000 work multiplicity of rapid impressions coolie class in Singapore, or people (isolading 20,003 at other it to leave one jided. Sall,

trouble might en-us A good ports who struck in sympathy). As regards the method of esttle- Lord Emmott, the head of the

many of their customers were ary, emphasized ie au interview Canoness. On inquiry it the ment of disputes, 632 out of the the danger of alchohol should be on bu.rl ship yesterd+ther two Chinese

banks in total of 857 disputes were Beitled the representative direct arrangement or negot- made known to every citizen early he Empire vosagers are one anSingapore in life, for its pleasant personel all plant ly undertook the enfely obtained in fully-develop Leen received with enthusiasm, ing on the ul lines. A few representatives, 21 hy arbitration, and-social this could only be tij. In the Dominions they have learned that business is proceed-iation between the parties or their ed, healthy men to the female and Lord Bamont was loud in small deposits have been with- and 68 by conciliation or

drawn from the Communication mediation.

ed, it was specially dangerous-bis acknowledgment of the 83-Bink: An efficial of the Chinese with a reasonably good nervous cellence of the arrangements Commercial Bank gave it as his beredity; and taken in strict everywhere. moderation. Alcohol should not. Here in South Africa, judging opinion that the Kwong Yik Bank

be ured at all during adolescence, by their utterances, the visitors would soon get over their difficul- which was by far the most dau- me with a certain amount of ty. They had ample funds to draw upon but, of course, 'could gerous time of life in regard to diflidence, rerhaps not altogether

it. Scientific facts suggested the unwarranted, lost their intentions not reasonably be expected to necessity of complete abstinence might be suspect, with a section satisfy all demande at once. from alcohol of persons with a of Afrikandordom jealous of out- nervous constitution of brain or side counsel.

Cortainly their

a bad nervous heredity. He reiterated, insistence that they believed that mental disease and came solely to learn and in po defect would be diminished if wise to teach has left no possi excess in alcohol did not exist,bility of misapprehension on this for it predisposed to and caused Ecoro,-Times. many forms of bodily and mental disease, and rodneof the chances

of recovery. The most hopeful

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