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PITY THE KINGS!

WANTED A CHARTER OF RIGHTS.

Harald Spendor, writes in the Daily Chronicle *----

WOMEN POLICE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

· DEMAND FOR OFFICIAL RECOGNITION,

FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE | ASSOCIATIONS OF HONGKONG. [

NOTICE.

DAY, August 2nd.

By Order. LOWE, BINGHAM AND MATTHEWS.

The chief officials of the women

BANK HOLIDAY. police are anxions it should be Some few weeks ago King known that the death of Miss

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Alexander of Greece fluttered Damer Dawson, their comman-

that all FIRE & MARINE all the dovecots of Athens bydant, does not mean that there announcing his marriage with will do any cessation of the work INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of the girl be loves. He sealed his of the polica; on the contras PUBLIC BUSINESS on MON. affections by risking his throne everything possible will be done and his future.

to secure the official recognition It was all very annoying and which has been withheld so long. distressing

for Government The new commandent is Miss M. officials and high society, and we S. Allen. O.BE, who was Miss may be sure that every attempt Damer Dawson's assistant; she will be made in all the Courts of will have Miss Goldingham, Europe to sacrifice the girl on the M.BE, as her superintendent. altar of conventions and propria The three executive officers work- ties. For the killing of Iphigenialed in close touch sinca 1914, and was not the last crime of its kind, the two who are left have deter- and what is lawful in a subject | mined that there shall be no break is often a min in a king.

in the continuity of their work. The chief inspector will be Miss Edith Champneys.

It was Shakespeare who first pointed out, in numerous passages of immortal power, that kingship

Secretaries. Hongkong, July, 31st, 1920.

HELENA MAY INSTITUTE.

Until further notice the weekly religious meetings will be held on Commandant Allen stated to a WEDNESDAYS. On the 1st is an extraordinarily overrated representative of The Times at the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays at 5.30 profession; and episodes like headquarters of the Women's. On the 2nd Wednesday at that of King Alexander and his Police Service, 6. Eccleston-110a.m. hapless bride only BAITB to square: remind us of that ancient truth.

We are now awaiting

TROUSERS FOR ALL

the findings of the Commission Address by Rav; G, J. WILLIAMS... which was lately appointed by the Home Office. Should these findings be, as the majority antici pate, in favour of the permanent employment of woman police. there will not only arise the ques. PROPHECY OF FASHIONS

IN 1925 tion of their status and pay all

Women who bave seen over the country, but also of their training. We shall know then heard about the fashions in for AIL" Miss For look at the situation. Here whether the Home Office will" Husbands

KINGS OF STRIFE But is it not about time that kings too, like others, went out on strike against auch intolerable conditions? I am quite sure that the purples of all nations would support them, and that they might find new sources of strength and affection.

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the

Husbands

is a young man raised to kingship take us over as a State Depart- Gertrude Jeanings new play at by a mere turn of the wheel of ment for the training and supply the Little Theatre, are discussing the probability of trousers for al, fate. Every effort should be made of women police, or not. to All him with a sense of his re "We bave had a unique ex-in 1925.

Miss Marian Wilson, sponsibility and the need for loyal-perience training women. ty to his plighted word. Yet the police. Over 1,000 women have fashion prophet and designer of first thing done, by all the powers, passed through our training the garments worn in the play political and social is to incite department and chief constables is only eighteen years old, but him to break his word and to rain all over the country have come twelve days before the life of the girl he loves. to us for trained women. During for All" was produced, when Perhaps they will succeed, and the war the service was appoint he was asked to create fashion then they will be surprised to ed by Ministry of Munitions to for five years hence, she knew women would find that out of an bonest young control and supervise the work exactly what man they have produced some of the women police ia munition wear by that date.

The creations were left in her kind of person like Ferdinand of factories. The service bas ample Bulgaris. Then they will all means at its disposal to continue charge, and beyond a request that shake their beads-urar the ways the training of policewomen. she would be moderate, with due of kings, and forget that thes Many chief constables are pre-respect for an English audience, were responsible for turning him pared to employ policewomen, she was not interfered with.

Miss Wilson decided that how- into what he will become.

bat are waiting the report of the

ever much girls may adopt| Commission.

fashions intended for men, they

Now I sugges: that kings should combins together and pat forward a charter of rights. They

ment

between the severity of mascaline

In 1925 tailored coat and

A memorialto Miss Damer Daxwill never abandon frills and sopis being arranged in connection sticks, and so she compromised should poin: out that theirs is with the benevolent, depart. risty profession and that, in re-

of the Women's Police garments and the femininity of turn, they deserve some consider-service, which forms 과 vers Early Victorian dresses with stion.

important branch. It will take original, if unusual, results. RIGHT TO CHOOSE A WIFE. the form of a home for unmarried The right that they should put mothers and their infants, and skirt, the stand-by in an English- at the top of their charter is the scheme has been prepared which woman's wardrobe, will bare be- right to choose a wife. It sounds has already met with the appo come converted to an overcoat * simple right, and indeed mossal of the Ministry of Health and and trousers shaped rather like men regard it as elementary. But will have a grant from them. A flower petals, with a lowered

home has kings and princes alone among sunable

silk waistcoat. Servants in black human beings are debarred from selected in Hyibe and substantiand white attire, or even next this condition of well-being.. al donations have already been uniforms, will be dreams of the special Act inscribed our received and promises tow and Statue Book hedge round the the fund.

freedom of every one of our own princes, and there

is

no:

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royal person in Europe who is

this respect.

been

past, and the domestic workers of the day, no longer labelled cooks or bousemaid-, will do their duties in casement cloth trousers, flowered cretonne bodices, and caps like a munitioner's head- | covering.

not in some way controlled in decay. and perhaps in their

decay pull down the nationa. 1 What is the result?

it not possible that the exants of

The change in women's evening Look at this particular case of the last few years have had some dress is most startling of all, audi King Alexander. Ex-King Con-connection with our attempts to the dancer's desire for freedom of stantine, the father of this young hedge round the personal liberty limbs become realized when taffe- man, gave us all no end of trouble. of rulers, and to corrupt their tas trousers, tight and finished His misconduct probably prolong. I wills?

with frills, appear reneath a belt. shaped tunic. This costume. worn with a loose evening cloak. and finished by the addition of a long horn-topped cane, gives the Two 1925 woman the appearance of a

perfect Beau Brummell.

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From EUROPE and STRAITS.

Miss Wilson, who is a dancer The above mentioned vessel by profession and has recently having arrived from the above. THE Company's Steamship finished appearing in Selvia's mentioned Ports, Consignees of Lovers, had designed stage dresses Cargo are hereby informed that only once before.

ed the war by two or three years. For this is comparatively a new But why did he so signally fail check. Our great kings of old in his duties to Greece and to chose their wives from among Europe?

the noblity, and sometimes from In the first place, because he among the commoners. was not a Greek himself; and in fairly modern English queens the second place, because his wife Queen Mary and Queen Anne- was not a Greek. Both, in other were neither of them on their words, were foreign to the coun-mother's side of royal blood, for try over which they ruled, and their mother, the wife of James when they came to the crisis of II., was the daughter of Hyde. that nation's history their loyalty Henry VII. and Henry VII. to their

nation proved thought little of marrying from stronger than their duty to the a nong the nobility, and George nation over which they happened IV. was largely ruined because to role.

he was not allowed to avow his!

marriage Queen Sopbir. for instance, secret

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C. W. BECKWITH.

Superintendent, Imports and Exports. Hongkong, th July, 1920.

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at No. 18 Middle Rood, Kowloon'

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1 Aviary with 11 caparies

of the N. B.-Yost

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Incorporated in the United Kingdom)

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The Dividend will be parsblo on and after Wednesday, the 25th day of August 1920 to 8bare- holders on the Register on Tues- day, the 10th day of August 1920 and will be paid to Shareholders

the on

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On view from Monday, the 2nd 3/8 per Dollar. August.

Catalogue will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Friday, the arth. August, 1920. at iz o'clock (noon)

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell

Street,

(for account of the concerned)

The Wreck of the

their cargo will be landed at their risk into the Hazardous and/or having arrived from the above THE Endersignedhavereceived instructions to sell by Public extra bazardous Godowns of the ports, Consignees of Cargo are Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & hereby informed that their Goods Auction on Godówn

are being landed and placed at Limited Company.

their risk in the Hongkong and a: Consignees risk.

Consignees of Cargo are here-Kowloon Wharf and Godown the House of Commons by notified that they must pro Company's Godowns at Kowloon, than to be loyal to Greece. need of extending this freedom recently Mr. Churchill, replying duce an Import Permit signed by where each consignment will be Now one would have thought of kings has now become obvious to Mr. Barrie (Bang, C. L. the Superintendent of the Imports sorted out mark by mark and de- that Greece would have drawn and imperious, and I think we said Requests have been made and Exports Hongkong before livery can be obtained as soon from these facts the ubrious ought all to grateful to King by Irish regiments to use bagpipes, Bills of Lading can be counter. moral: that they would have Alexander for baving brought the end the whole matter is at present said, "If we raat have a Greek matter to a head.

Mr. Barrie asked whether the goods are to be left in the Go-to the contrary before Noon, To king, at any rate let him have a Greek wife."

prerogative of the Highland and downs, where they will be ex-day- other Scottish regiments ought mined on August 9th.

All claims must be presented Not a bit of it! So strong is

within a week of the steamers social convention and social jealousy that directly their new The question whether army life that it should be very carefully arrival here, after which they

cannot be recognized. king takes the lighty sensible had the effect of accustoming men considered. But a privilege is one step of choosing a Greek wife to take alcoholic liquor is raised thing and a monopoly another.

PERSONAL LIBERTY OF RULERS.

him &

I

ARMY LIFE AND EXCESSIVE DRINKING.

under consideration.

not to be considered.

Mr. Churchill-It is quite true

signed.

All broken, chafed and damaged

No claim will be admitted after

No Fire Insurance whatever Consignees are requested to

as the Goods are landed.

Optional Goods will be carried on unless instructions are given

S. S. "CHIYO MARU”

as the now lies off the Lema Islands

Terms: Cash on fall of hammer Goods not cleared by the 6th when the wreck will be at pur: August, 1920, will be subject to chaser's risk. rent.

Damaged packages must be

ation by the Consignee's and the pointed hour on Tuesday 2) Co.'s representatives at an ap Friday. All claims must be pre- sented within ten days of the: steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be re- cognized. No claims will be ad- mitted after the goods have left the Godownal. --

they all proceed to direct against in the annual report of the Prison Dr. Murray asked whether be the goods have left the Godowns left in the Godowns for examin

concentrated fire of Commissioners for Scotland issu-fore authorizing this innovation and all goods remaining unde- criticism. So that the young ed as a White Paper. Dealing in the Irish regiments he would livered after August 9th will be man is reduced to the dilemma with the prison inmates, the Com-consider the sentiment of the subject to rent. of either abdicating, as many missioners state that it is to be Highland and other. Scottish princes bave done, or of desert-noticed that most of the men regiments, who had had bagpipes will be effected. ing his wife pleasant little admit drinking to excess, and that for generations. choice. ta present to a man in a large proportion of the state Mr. burchill-I think that Bead in their Bill of Lading for whose hand the fate of the that they acquired the habit of must be carefully considered. As counter-signature immediatelý. Takuro in ke Me

drinking while serving in the the hon. member knows, the Irish, LOS ANGELES PACIFIC But the morsk stretches much{army.. "Ho debt," they add, Guaris already have beguines.

Lieutenant-Commander Ken- further. Eugenics now teaches many of them, when free from

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us absolutely that unless the the restraints of the army life, worthy Did not the Scots bring AS OPERATORS; US. SHIPPING remaining royal families of have given way to a natural back the bagpipes from Ireland *Europe can‘chodak' wives from a tendency to indulge themselves many centuries ago?

larger sphere they will inevitably freely in various way

No answer was given.

-BOARD. Hongkong July 31st, 1920.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

„Agenta.. Hongkong, 30th July. 1920.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

Burglar Fire-resisting SAFES

"Prevention is better than Cure."

By Order of the Board,

R. J. WILTON, -Act!g.Secretary-

Hongkong. 26th July, 1920, ̧

NOTICE,

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NOTICE

BANK HOLIDAY,

In accordancs, with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE The" Undersigned have just BANKS will be closed for the received a new consignment of transaction of PUBLIC BUSI Milner's Safes. “

NESS on MONDAY, the Indi LÄMMERT, B1:06 August, 1920.

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