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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1918,

HUDELING WITH STATE'S WOODROW WILSON THE BIDDING FOR A KISS.

MILLIONS.

Cextractor Who Was Paid £132,963 Twice,

MAN.

Character Picture of the American President.

American Men Lack

Sentiment".

Mr. Frank Dilnot, the Dažy

Mlle. Lillian Greuze, leading There are some startling revels-Chronicle correspondent at New Parisian comedienne and ster of tions of primitive bookkeeping is York, writes under date of April the Theatre Gymnase, Porte St. Martin, Athense Theatre Michel, report issued recently by the 10 as follows:➡

President Wilson had a private New York's French Theatre, Auditor General on the Ministry of Manitions expenditure. The talk with a group of foreign cor making her first appearamos on report is for the year ended Tependents at the White House the screen with William Coun March 31, 1917, and deals with yesterday afternoon, and the tenay in Pathe's "The Recoil "st over £522,000,000. It is soknow- ocasion was both interesting and the Victoria Theatre to-night, ledged that ass revolt of previous important, affording as it did, an expressed herself as follows as a representations great improve opportunity to see what kind of a mount interview in New York ments had been effroted in the man the President isstolo:e quar- accounts, particularly in the ters. He has seen no newspaper the men of Ameris as they are to direction of increased accuracy men till now since the beinning of the men of Europe? and promptitude in recording the war, and I had some expsota. am presenting a serious problem; current transactions, and farther tion of walking through the my question is not at all light "wered grounds "of the White and frivolous. If you can answer changes are still in progress,

How pissily they are needed is House and mere exchange of the question I can tell you a lot shown by numerous examples, courtesies. Nothing of the kind, about your country which you

In one case, although the He not only talked to us with the may not realise." ledger showed that $230,000 Lad freedom of a friend, almost sa he

"Are kisses worth as much to

05, yes, I

"On my voyage to New York

been for some months due to be might have talked to his own on the Rechambean, a benefit refunded by the firm in respect Cabinet, but with eyes light he was held for the French War of cash advanced under a contract told us the trend of his mind, and Relief Fond. since cancelled, no active steps had been taken to recover this sum. There had also been failure

I offered to sell a are a pretty good insight of kin to the highest bidder, for France. Two hundred Hollara Woodrow Wilson the men.

It was a stimulating discovery, was bid and paid by a Russian.” to keep a complete and accurate The President was in a blue serge

"American gentlemen, what

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Owing to the non arrival of the

record of repayable cash advances suit. He came in with expectant would you pay? Does an Am-next episode of "THE SEVEN made to the firm; for example, step, and the smile of a friend. erican enter into the spirit of rom- PEARLS.”

States?"

being BETTER "KICK IN."

"Do not anser st sentiment, or as smile when I ask the value of a kiss in America. Was there rentiment in the kies I sold to the Russian ? Yes, for in that kies I kissed all the soldiers of France.

gave it to them."

I

GREAT RALLY FOR. LIBERTY.

THAN

the management of an advance of £250,000 had not His face was a little pale, his ance sa the men of European been charged in the contract carefully brashed hair was grayer countries, where romance has the Victoria Theatre beg to ledger, while two other advances on the temples, bat spart from flourished for centuries? Is there amounting to £750,000 had been this he showed no sign of the Pools here? Is there a Romeo announce that the continuation posted twice in the same ledger. strain the war is impossing on among the men of the United of this serial

is postponed until In March 1916 the Ministry him.

I saw him exactly's year ago, "Sentiment is necessary, and THURSDAY June 27th. They are decided to reduce the price pay. able for a certain type of shell when in Congress he declared America must have a romantic

instead from £1 to 12s. 6d.; the firm had war on Germany. He looked skening. With too many Am showing

the great 5-part offered, in February 1916, to graver then then now, when he is erican men, I fear their affairs of Gold Rooster drama THE accept 144. 8d. A new tender bearing the fall burden. He the heart are incidental, like the form was sent out, but notwith spoke as frankly as a leading things they drink after business RECOIL," with William Courtenay standing repeated remindere bed statesman ever spoke to a man he hours or before dinner, What do apparently not been returned. could treat. There was a touch of you call them? Oai, cooktails, in the leading role, which has been The reduction in price was not vivacity in him. His eyes sparkled Pouff! Love affairs are like cock. pronounced_by_the_London papers noted in the contrect ledger, and as he rippled out felicitous woade, tails and cigars," large quantities of shell contina-and he pressed his forefinger and ed to be sent in until February thumb together and extended his 1917, and paid for at the El rate, hand in emphasis. He turned The records of another import from one member of the party to ant contract presented the follow-saother like a man keen that his

"By what constitutional mesne ing"unsatisfactory lestures" point should be appreciated.

He certainly has never had a

that is to be done in not yet clear. The contract ledger recorded

There are differences of view. payments of $1.400,000 only, more appreciative audience. We

Upon the various views cited in although payments amounting to got at the men's mind in a way pablic

M. Hamelle's book I exprem no Home £4,700,000 had been made. impossible through

opinion beyond mying that I am Farther, it was not shown that speeches or official pronounce.

one cf those who hold that the gan abatement of over £10,000 wea due from the firm in respect of

Lord Bryce has written the policy of Free Trade by which departure from contract condi-

Britain has prospered in the past following introduction to a pare- Mrs. John M. Weaver, Blissful study of "The British Empire is the policy by which she will tians and it could not be traced that thie eum had been olsimed. bility. Liks President Lincoln field, N. B. writes:-"I can speak and the War" by a French author, prosper in the future. Bat The greater park of the deliveries, before him, he used the first per Tery highly of Baby's Oza M, Paul Homella (Paris, Blond though there are differences of view as to the end. We all slike valued at over $4000,000, was on singular now and again with Tablets. I have used them for

and Gay) :- handed over to another firm the eimplicity of a big man. He my children and find they are the

will never fail to take sach antion beat medicine a mother can give able people. They are an indust. As an Englishman, I thank "The Germans are a remark- desire to rivet firmly together the

bonds of Empire. under an sesembling contract, contract ledger against this firm, position sa the obesen ruler of a recommend them to all mathers organising people, a learned

who have fretful babies." Baby'a and ibere was no evidence that nation of 100,000,000.

Own Tablets, the Canadian child any steps had been taken to

rens' remedy, regulate the bowels Fecare the goods supplied. A portion, increase of Women Doctors simple fevere; expel worms; core and stomach; break up colds and Results of the University of vomiting and indigestion and as a loan under conditions which London sxaminations for medical make teething easy. They are apparently provided that the loan degrees, issned recently, show sold by medicine dealers, or by should be cleared when the fum that the majority of the saccessful mail at. 50 cents a vial from the had enbetituted another type of candidates were women. In the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., 96 abell to the value of $270,000 second examination (Part 1) the Szechnen Road, Shanghai, only, involving a loss to the proportion was 63 women to 40 Ministry of £30,000; the contract men, and in the second examins- ledger contained no reference to tion (Part II) it was 35 to 24. thie loan, and it could not be

ment.

This may be added, that with all his másfectedness President Wilson will never shirk responsi

FRETFUL BABIES

Lord Bryce and Balty of

Empire.

but no charge was raised in the Be falle to him by virtue of higher little ones. I would strongly rious people, a logical people, sp. Hamelle heartily for these

the due return of!

valued at £300,000, was treated

traced that it had been cleared.

The most frequent source of

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Is this your boy!

that

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people. But they are not a wise brilliant and luminous pages, in people They take enormous pains which, with all the grace and to accumulate knowledge, and vivacity of bis admirable lan pletely misunderstand it, and spirit and the action of our when they have goi it, they com Buage, he has described the make the grossest practical blan peoples. Penetrated es we are dere in their attempts to use it. with an admiration for the valour the United Kingdom was on the rejoicing

"In August 1914 they thought and the constancy of our Allice, verge of civil war. They believed and British, galions, which have the French

India to be ripe for revolt. They always appreciated one expected the great self-governing other's qualities, even when they Dominions beyond the seas to bej Ware opposed in arme, are now eager to shake themselves loose united in the closest friendship. from the mere patrie. Every we desire that M. Hamelle's scan- where they were proved to have trymen ehould know from him been wrong, atterly and hopeless that the same resolution to carry ly wrong. And the result of this war to a complete and their attack on Britain was to decisive victory #hich fille the draw all the British Dominions hearts of Frenchmen, borns with over the whole world into one as brights flame in the souls not wholehearted resolution to stand of Englishmen only but of all the together, uniting all their forces British people wherever it dwelle for defence against the common under the British flag,”

enemy.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT,

PUBLIC. AUCTION.

fastructions from Mr. W, Ja EDWARDS to sell by Public

error was that payment was one large amount, and there is authorised on a duplicate invoice, reason to believe that orar the original having already been advances of some millions of paid, but there are others equally pounds had been made. disquieting, including one large. In some cases it was not clear double payment by the Ministry whether the advance was one on and by a local committee. Not deliveries or te a banking loan. withstanding repeated warnings Dispute arose in connection with by the Comptroller over-payments a sum of 400,000; no interest continue to be made.

was collected for 15 months, and

"Those among as who had travelled over the British world "Becently it was observed then the contractors declined to

expected thie. Erving visited that a contractor had been paid pay more than half what was

«nearly every part of that world. the sum of B111,262 which he claimed. Banking loans to this

Osaada, Australia, New Z-sland. had previously received in the firm amounted to £6,900,000.

Ie he took weak and sickly South Africs, India, the West shape of paymenta on account, The earlier ones were subject to and notwithstanding that he not repayment by monthly instal join his companions in play, and Indies, even the Falkland felnede fied the Department of this error, ments, but after £2,100,000 had are you helpless in spite of you! I felt certain that everywhere further sums of £21,540 were been recovered repayments cessed atmost efforts to make him well? there was a sense of union and THE Undersigned has received

What have you done toward loyalty to the ides of that Expire isened to him which he had also and are now in abeyance beosuEC previously been paid. At the time the precise condition of affairs is building up his blood? Fare, which belongs to us all in com. the contractor was then indebted not defined either in the booke of red blood is what he neede most mon, brosuse it is held together to the Department for a very con the company or of the Ministry. if he is to become native and not by force bat by effection and siderable som in respect of Instances of excessive profits to strong. material supplied.”

Vast quantities of materials of "By a contract placed in Jaly immense value have been issued 1915 the Ministry in addition to "free" to various contractors for providing £13,000 towards the sembling or masafsetning coat of plant agreed to pay 361 sperations; in many capes 1 pe 100 for filling gaines. This have prosed from contracts to price was to cover the first 100,000 contractor. No adequate delivered, after which the price oard was kept, and no steps were to be revised. Inherred that taken to secure that materials were up to December 1917 the con- not ierued in excess of contractar kant had apparently filled over requirements. As to advance 100,000 gives at the above on deliveries the Ministry relied price, whilst other contractors apon the statement of firms, Ateet were being paid 14., 30., 141, examination by the Comptroller and 171⁄2 61 per 100 for similar ziyosled enteral inscpuracies in "wock,

contractors are numerous.

Auction on

TUESDAY 25th June, 1918,

by liberty: But the Have you given him D Britonic world did not I naw

con mencing at 2,30 p.m. Williame Pink Pille for Pal thie. I is Gerona

at No. 2 Eart Avenue, Kowloon The Whole of his Valuable People? They are the remedy challenge has revealed it. Li

Household Furniture very growing boy or girl needs me thank the enemy.

"This wonderful rally of the| (Folkparticulars from catalogue) to build up the blood and bring

Also health, strength, a good colour, whole British people, aud ita

arty appetite and strong nerves vendépeice to a cane which is Unright Grand Piano by Au instructive booklet, "Build-only their own or hat the ran | Roga kruin ing Up the Blood" will be beat of right and jastics, is the then- free upon m'quest..

Get the pille from your drug- ist or Lost paid. 1 bottle for 81.60, eix for $81, from the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, 96. Szechuan Bond, Bhanghai.

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