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JANUARY 10, 1919

THE OLD LONDON-BUS.

WJ, Watt, the aver

A`mchöne is being, considerad popular wecountant of the Hong-in influential business circles for kong and Shanghai Bank, has the establishment in London of been transferred to Tuingia in Chamber of Commerce for temporary charge after a saven China, by which a centre will be rears stay at this part, says C.C. provided in London where buyer. Part. He will be greatly missed from China and Japan could be 'bare în many circles.

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Alexander Irving, writes in the Daily Chronicle as followsES

The most picturesque vehicle in Frange is the old London bus." Before the war they were already on the retired list, but under the pressure of necessity, contingent EL PALACIO **

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YOU will be. sonvinced that. Hongkong is now far gured with the best brand

· KILLED MY RISING ABROPLANE.

of them joined up, went through The pilot of the aeroplane

some overhauling, and, with a which fatally injured Hargaret

touch of camouflage bere and there, were given Field, aged 14, and injured Belgian children who came to missions and sent to France, Horses Field, her cousin, in a England sarefugees, not knowing men, in whose department field near Letchworth, stated at a word of English, were now they operate, look upon them as the inquest held Baldock speaking our language better useful enough in a pinch, but not recently when verdict of than many English childress at all in the class of larger Ston "Accidental death" was returned, declared Miss F.-A. Crosby at a freight vehicles. Out here, they, that he landed to pick up a fly- conference of women teachers at are no longer confined to pas ing officer who had been staying the Memorial Hall recently. The enger service. They do that, in the district, and in rising reason for this, she said, was but they do much more. They from the field to return to the that the little Belgians had not they help the ambulance. They augment the lorry service, and aerodrome be failed to notice the heard English hadly spokaa atometimes serve as comfortable two children.

home. Placing the teaching of billets, and at other times they MR. HUGHES AND THE COMRADES, languages side by side with the carry steel fodder for Fritz,

Mr. W. M. Hughes, Prime study of phonetics, Miss Crosby Tommy Hikes best to see them Minister of Australia, is the latest said she believed that we should at their old job. It's more than Overses Prime Minister to become not hear that unpleasant cackling a liking it's pure affection. a patron of the Comrades of the laughter by which many girls Not infrequently I have known Great War. He has the greatest betrayed self-consciousness, if the sight of an old bus to change possible pleasure in accepting they had been taught at school here: This is especially true of for the better his mental atmosp-; this honour and associating him to appreciate beautiful sounds. self with any movement which" NEW FELLOW OF ST. JOHN'S

When used to convey men on has for its objects the welfare of

CAMBRIDGE,

short leave (three hours) they are those who have fought in the Major W. G. Constable, aegr, a source of unusual merriment great war and their rehabilitation Historical Tripos, Part I, 1908, Everybody on board becomes re- ander conditions worthy of the First Class Economies Tripos,miniscent. Everybody thinks of services which they have rendered Part II., 1910, Whewell scholar other days, other routes and other and the sacrifices they have in International Law of Cam fellow-passengers! made."

bridge University and MacMahon In a part of Flanders now hald Student of St. John's by the Germans there used to be We were still rich in craftsmen College, was elected to a Fellow-line to an old town. It was a a bus route from just behind the and designers who had shown ship at St. John's Cambridge, short route only a few kilometres the world that we yielded to recently.

Major Constable was-but the ride in an old bus seem-THE HONGKONG & BOUTE

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none in the industrial arts and called to the Bar by the Inner jed to do Tommy as much good as crafts, said Mr. Fisher, the Temple in May. 1914. He joined the leave. I stepped on board one, Minister of Education, at a meet the Army in September, 1914, one wet night as it was about to ing to promote the British and obtained a commission in leave the town for the camp. Institute of Industrial Art which the Sherwood has Government support and; October 1916, he was transferred to the top and was followed by "Only outside !** said a Tommy who stood at the door. I climbed which proposes to establish a to the Lancashire Fusiliers, half a dozen soldiers of various permanent exhibition of modern After long service he received units and various countries. It British work in London. Mr., injuries from a shell, and has was about the hour when the Gordon Selfridge expressed the since been invalided out of the Hun usually shelled that road. view that the way to raise British Army with the honorary rank of Yet nobody seemed to mind in the arts and crafts was to educate major.

least the public to insist on the RUSSIA's £40,000 TURNOVER,

As we moved off a Tommy Hongkong, 15th January. 1ST beautiful. At present they made An applicant st the Russiau leaned over the front rail and Blesiah of durability and even, Tribunal in London recently smith, mate!"*

said "Drop me orf at. Ammer- asked of a bouquet if it would jaged 31, Grade 3. mid he was a the driver.

“Righto"! yelled wear well.

manufacturer of officers' kit-bags, That was the cue for the others, ladies handbags, and other and each went up in turn and We (P. and T. Times) regret leather goods. Before the war yelled out his desired destination. to learn of the death, in France, he started business with a capital, One man wanted to be dropped in October of Flight Lieutenant of £300. In 1914 he formed a st Christchurch. New Zealand. J. E. Gibbons. This young man company with a rapital of £20-in't no church on this route, but the driver demurred. "There! was in the employment of the 000, in which he and his wife Bil-only-ell Kailan Mining Administration at held all the stares,. $17,000 Another wanted to get off at Tongshan, on the outbreak of being fully paid. His business Victoria street, Melbourne, but war, and went home as soon as assumed large dimensions owing was told he would have to change possible to "do his bit." For to capturing German businesses several times. "Jist drap me some time he worked in an before the war, and after it broke down quietly at Backville-street!" Aircraft Factory in Scotland, out he captured more, and kept said a Dublin man, and the driv Then he joined the Royal Flying them. He employed about 50 ore, who had been there in Easter Corps, was trained as a Pilot, and 60 hands, and his turnover now 1916, replied There aint no sent to France. He showed him-jwas between £40,000 and £50,000. bloomin' Sackville-street-ye self so skilful a Pilot that he was The Chairman.-What income- mean the ash 'esp, don't yer?” bas soon recalled from France to act tax do you pay? The Applicant: a Yankee. When you get to The last man to give orders was as an instructor, at home.. Only cannot say. The case was Thirty-fourth-street, in little old towards the end of the war did adjourned for 14 days for the New-York-jest give me a tip, old he return to the front, to act as production of the income-tax mant" There was no answer to Second in Command of a Low receipts, balance-sheet, and trade Flying Squadron.

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that. A bomb from a Boche plane dropped about a thousand yarda away, and the driver was evidente ly making up his mind whether to stop or go on. Another bomb I decided for him. It dropped several thousand yards away, and be kept to his course.

After a panse of a few minutes the driver yelled out, “Oo “wi

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w'at taikes hup the faires get a push on yerl

The Yankee went around with

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FOR

hir kata collected the fares CHRISTMAS CAKES, PLUM PUDDINGS, MINŒP 1

Each man dropped in a cigarette, and the old, bus, with its jolly, cargo, lumbered along.

DOCK CLERK'S 1, G. Ata recent meetting of the Port at Loudon Authority Lord Devonport, the chairman, on behalf of the Authority presented s gold watch and a certificate for £300 Port stock: Captain E, E.Myles, VG, D8,05 in appreciation of his gallant deeds in the field. Captain Myles Fentered the service of the

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