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Pear:ss Vocalist.

́SEATTLE SHRINERS.

Visit to Hongkong in February

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1913.

ke excursion will be confined exclusively to Shriners. Anyone desiring to make the journey can take advantage of the rates. We hope to have with as many Seattle men and women who will em-

The Earl of Shaftesbury Two hundred and fifty shriners organized and hang at a successful will leave Seattle on December brace this opportunity to visit the concert given in the Pavilion 22, by the Minnesota, and will Orient under the very best possi Theatre, Weymouth, on behalf of arrive in Hongkong on February/ble auspices." the Weymouth town hospitals, 2 They will remain have for and over £97 was realised, "Lord teh days. Some facts concerning Shaftesbury contributed six and the tour were given in a message

Prepaid Advertisements

ONE CENT PER WORD

TO 'LET.

FOR EACH INSERTION.

TO LET.

MEIRION, Nos. 9 & 10, Peak, TO BE LET-From 1st Jan

unfurnished, 6 Rooms.

Lady Maud Warrender, five songe from Seattle to a Manila paper ORATORY IN THE HOUSE. Cheap Rental, from 1st December to the programmo.

which we reproduce.:-

Pearls Tanfold Value.

Nile Temple of the Mystio So great has been the rise in Shrine of Seattle will lead 250. the price of pearls during the Shriners representing the 150 last fifteen years that it is temples of the United States and

nary, 1914, Nos. 1 to 5, AIMAI VIELAS," adjoining "OLDENLOE," Kimberley Road, newly painted and colourwashed.

ROGATE, Austin Road, Kow, Kowloon. Apply to--PATELL Lord Curzon on the Causes of loon; unfurnished.

& GO., 79, Wydaham Street, or Its Decline.

No. 68 Peak, Mount Kellett, A. Abdoolrabim, Architect, 34, Church Mission Soolety Bunga- Queen's Road Central, low) from 1st October, 1919, till

estimated by a writer in the Paria Canada across the Pacific ocean 'Earl Curzon delivered the Revus that a necklace bought for the 14 000-mile journey Rede Lecture at Cambridge on £20,000 at the end of the nine-through the Orient, the largest "Modern Parliamentary Oratory" teenth century might now be and most important pilgrimage In the course of it he pointed out expected to fetch £200,000. With ever made by the order, accord- that the condition of the House the constant increase of wealth

Mo of Commons, the education and the value of pearls is likely to Lean, illustrious potentate of Nile life of members, the exigencies continue to increase, and a good Temple. collection may be regarded a A telegram received by Mr requirements of the constituencier

one of the most profitable of

investments. The taste of differ ent countries in the matter of pearls differs, says the Mail car respondent, quoting this expers

to Mr. J. L.

tate W. W.

of the party system, and the

•

30th May, 1914, partly fumished. Hongkong, 25th Nov., 1913., (1047 Cheap rent.

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FOR SALE. HARTING and ROGATE, OA part of Kowloon Inland Lot 1154, *•·.

Apply to

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MoLean from Imperial Poten- all tended insensibly to a lower- Irwin, of ing of the old standards and to Wheeling, Wa., granting a dis- the disparagement of speaking as to ballot on petitions of the can this state of affaire no more than pensation to the Seattle Temple an art. Perhaps there was in didates and confer the degrees of an inevitable reflex of what Remarkable Judgment.? the Order of the Sbrine on a class is sometimes called the Recently a quarrel arose be of 150 waiting in Manila decided of the age. It is

spirit B tem- tween two Mohammedan natives the question of this journey. The per quick, impatient practical; in Upper Egypt, and one of them, honour was won in competition businesslike, distrustful of peri- in the heat of the moment, cursed with the temple at San Franciso pbrasie, scornful of sup scuous the other's religion. At that the and also the temple in Honolulu, emt sllishment, eager to arrive at offended man promptly hauled both of which organizations have the goal. There had ten big his brother-religionist before the made strenuous efforts to securei t. changes in Perlisment. religious court. The judge who The Nile Temple members House of Commons was much TO LET-Two 'room Flats in tried the case contended that, with their guests, will leave more concerned with legislation since the man had oursed hie Seattle December 29

Kowloon. Suitable for Eur- on the and much less with administra opзane, in good airy locality, own religion, he must be consteamebip Minnesota, of the Great ion than a century ago. The All Modern Conveniences. Terms sidered to have voluntarily Northern line, and will confer the House no longer has first olaim Moderate. Apply H. RUTTON- renounced Islam. Consequently, degrees on the waiting Masone n its members. The multiplicity. JEE. Royal George Hotel. as the law does not allow a murin Manila on January 31. of business takes them anywhere Hongkong, 17th Oct., 1913. (967 riage between a Mohammedan

but to the Chamber itself. woman and a man who is not of that faith, the judge deorced the separation of the man from his wife!

Sir Francis Meclean.

of

Three Hundred Masons

"Sooh Bah." Sir Francis was pressive.

Awalt Degrees..."

The

been wrought in Parliamentary

Preaching at 93, The Desa of usinɛey, Rev. Thomas Ell was ninety-three years old last month. He is the Grand Old Man of the Church;

"A man may have the gift of "There are more than 300 the winged word, but he cannot Masons waiting in the Philippines be eloquent to empty benches." for the Shriner degrees," said Heclared Lord Carzon." But by Mr. McLean the other night, far the greatest change that has A distinguished figure in the "After conferring the degrees in legal world is lost by the death Mani's we hope to have another conditions, as they affect speaking and is as active to-day as he was Sir William Francis Maclean, the meeting in one of the old craters

has been the result of verbatim afty years ago. He has a cfm late Chief Justice of Bengal. He sixty miles outside of Manila, reporting in the Press, whilst ing personality. A white haired was appointed to this position in where the sands are always hot, Press and the, naiversal empire attracts all eyes as he walke the prodions expansion of the old man of medium height, be 1896. Owing to his endeavour and confor the Shriner degrees of the telegraph have rendered through the little Gaerni by towa to preserve the dignity of the a hundred more. This will ner, he received the nickname of work and should be very im- tiamentary debates when they can for his sight is not very good. court and Lis stateliness of man- be an original feature of Shriner the populace indifferent to Par-on Saturdays on his way to the office. He does not recognise a'', get their politics served up hot strongly oppoead to members of We shall begic immediately a

and steaming along with the Last year, when the King sad the Bench or Bar participating in campaign of publicity, sending morning tea cup in the leader of Queen went to Winchester on the curious vircumstance, since he trip to the 150 different temples has the growth of platform Bell, as Canon of Winchester, had built up an extensive theatri- in the United States and Canada, speaking, detracted from the was invited to luncheon with cal practice in London, and was we should have one

vogue of Parliamentary eloqu- their Majesties. He has said that on terms of friendship with Irv delegates from each of these and ence. Lord Randolph Churchill his regret was that he could not ing, Toole, and other leading the Seattle contingent will be a leader of the House of Commons Majesties from his at. He saw would never have become the recognise the features of their least 100 strong. Aside from the

but for his platform, triumphs, the Derby in 1837-his orly visit special interest in Nile Temple and Shriner work, the trip itself Mr. Lloyd George reserves the to a racecourse and collects offers rare inducements. We masterpieces of his peculiar plearly the names of the first was accorded a great reception shall arrive in Manila at the time style for Limehouse, Newcastle, three horses, their jookeys and on his arrival at Toronto from the city is in gay attire celebrating and Swindon.".

amatear theatricals, a somewhat printed matter descriptive of the thoir favourite organ. "Still more restoration of the cathedral, Dean

actora.

41 General" Booth's Tour.

"General" Bramwell Booth,

the head of the Salvation Army,

or more

New York to conduct the 31st its annual festival, which is after annual Congress of the Salvation the fashion of the New Orleans Army in Canada, which is being Nardi Gras and the St. Louis Voil-

*MENTS.

attended by officers from every ed Prophets. We shall visit Hong- GOVERNMENT APPOINT- part of Canada and Newfound kong, China, and the chief cities Land. General Booth was met at of Japan. The Japanese will the railway station by a thousand fer us unexampled entertain- Salvation Army olicers and ment, as is natural. The journey

The Government Gazette noti- soldiers, who subsequently mar- of 14,000 miles out and fes the following appointments:- obed to the City Hall, where a back will be replete with His Excellency the Officer Ad- | civic welcome was accorded fincident and will offer unusual ministering the Government has General Booth, the Mayor of opportunities of seeing the places been pleased to appoint. 'Mr. Toronto reading an address. Re-visited at their best.

Samuel Burnside Boyd Mo ferring to a statement published

Elderry to act as Assistant: Dis- trict Officer for the Southern Dis- trict of the New Territories, with effect from 22nd November, 1913.

in certain London and New York Will Advertise Seattle. papera reapsoting General Bram-

"It is our ambition not only to well Booth occupying a suite on make as much of this opportunity the Lusitania, which cost £176, as possible for Nile Temple bat

His Excellency the Officer Ad- the Press Association has been for the city of Seattle and the ministering the Government has officially informed that General state of Washington as well. It been pleased to appoint, under Booth and his secretary paid only will be a great publicity tour, for Section 4 of the Education Or- the minimum rate for their we shall carry all kinds of adver-dinance, 1913, (Ordinance No. tising thatter concerning Eeattle 26 of 1913), Mr Gaston Paaros de passages to Amerios.

and its environs,

Martin to not as an Inspector of State and the Child,

The vory signal honour of get- Schools, during the absence on While welcoming the Local Government Board's draft Poorting the special dispensation to leave of Mr Elwin Ralphs, with confer the degree on the Manila offcot from the 26th November, Law Institutions Order, so far as Masons was gained in a great 1913.. it makes it impossible for Boards measures through the influence His Excellency the Officer Ad of Guardians to retain children

of Ellis Lewis permanently in workhouses, the for Tacoma, who is a membeon pleased to appoint, under Carretson, ministering the Government has Committee of the State Children's ber of the Imperial council, Section 19 of the Public Health Association express regret, in This honour means more to Nile and Buildings Ordinances, 1903- letter to Mr. John Burns, at the Temple then this work, even, for 1909, Sergeant Peter Brazil to proposal to fix the age until it places us in a more formidable be a Sanitary Inspector for which children may be maintain position to work for the Imperial Aberdeen. ed in workhouses at five years. Council meeting in this city in The committee point out that the

1015. years between three and five are

"Nile Temple has made two pre-

of the atmost importance in thevious pilgrimages for the purpose children's mental and moral de of conferring degrees, both to

velopment, and that workhouse Alaska, but nothing of the import- the British steamer Indra, foll life during these highly impres

sionable years is pernicious in its ance of the contemplated one. A

effect. They urge that the limit Committee Appolated.

· Fifth Officer's Death. John Hobson, fifth officer of

down the hold of the vessel at Yokohama on the 25th ult., 'and]

age for children's maintenance "To aid in the work of prepara-fractured his skull, death being in workhouses should be fixed at tion I have appointed the follow instantaneous.

three years, and that the period ing committee Archie W. allowed to guardians in which Shielde, chairman; Frank W. Ba to make new arrangements for ker, Daniel B. Trefethen, Herbert their children's upbringing should Schoenfeld and Harry B. Hurley, be fixed at twelve monthis instead Also Wm. F. Galin, Jr., to be the het two years, as is noty suggested Representative of Nile Temple in by the Board,

Manila.

you have lost your appetite one of the big Variety of dainty dishes at the ALEXAN- DRA CAFE i Sure to tempt

you

отлета. He does not smoke. The effects of a cigar at Oxford years ago turned his inclination.

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