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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

The yacht Britannia, which the King raced during the Clyde fortnight, was the speedieet of her class when she took the water 27 years ago She is almost identical with Lord Dunraven's [Valkyrie, which was built at 'the same time, to challenge for the Amarica Cup. Vigilant, which | successfully defended the cup Jon that ocession, was over {here in 1695, And W18

bestan by Britannia

DAIRY

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20.· 1820.

FARM NEWS.

New Shipment of

FROZEN SMOKED FISH

Cowes and elsewhere. In her Selected Fillets - 60 cents per lb.

racing career up to 1897 Britannia

won a value in prises of £10,000 Finnan Haddocks - 50

just about what she cost to build.

King Edward sold her when he Selected Kippers - 40

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her back a few years later. In the Red Herrings

early years of King George's reign Britannia was used as a cruising yacht, but she was put back into racing trim just before the war.

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Of far-reaching baneft to the Service and the staff has been the introduction of the Guarantee and Provident Fund to which the Ministry has lent its imprimatur. Its object is the gradual introduc- tion of self-responsibility by per- sonal security augmented an- nually

by a proportional contribution from the working profits of the Administration. I will tend to safeguard the Service against possible irregular acis of employes while at the same time waking provision for honest ser- vants who, through illness, are unable to work; for others who retire on reaching the age limit: and for the families of those who die in the course of their duties.

It is refreshing to find that so many musicians to-day are ready to exculpate Handel from the old charges brought against him of borrowing from earlier writers. Mr. Balfour we believe is one such champion of the great com- poser, while Mr. P. Robinson, in "Handel and his Orbit," has done much to clear away the mist of allegations. As one corres- pondent says, "Where Handel! was not borrowing from earlier! works of his owɔ, bis use of other

The report on the working of composers' materials was perfect ly open. Quotation was then, as the Chinese Post Office for the now, a familiar enough practice sear 1919 states that the field of with a composer (and the great postal enterprise in the year just Bach himself was no exception), ended has been extensive and The interests of the so that even if it is allowed that varied.

base flourished. Handel carried it forther than Service

its was common in his day there responsibilities have increased. the formal state seems no reason why he should Although bave disdained it. The magician of civil war is at an end, and who changes the rough stone into throughout the working year there the priceless jewel needs

has been peace of a kind because defender."

pourparlers have been carried on in the hope of complete accord, On the whole, the year has the labours of the men of good been one of great initiatives and "Mr. Punch." who has been will have not yet been able to notable achievements, and the coquetting with reds and blacks extract the semblance of a settled policy of returning the Postal (for some time on his cover order. Certain provinces which revenue to the people in the form and among his advertisements, are dependent for their prosperity, of extended and improved services bas taken a definite plunge into and even for their sustenance, has received its justification. For the full range of the three-colour on the kindly fruits of the earth the time of emergency of war' proces. It is an interesting de bare suffered from disastrous within and without the country parture, though it is not to be floods OT equally disastrous the Postal Services has been, in thoroughfares with any certainty taken as an addition to his usual drought; in nearly all banditry general, prepared; for the period until thes are properly ma-Wednesday' costume the adven has had a good year. cadamised.

ture is in the nature of a holiday

Articles of mail matter posted ng she is progressively fitting excursion. There Ere eight in 1919 totalled 340 millions, an herself by increasing and develop [special

work included io this advance of 37 millions on lasting the network of commonica- Still going strong, like Jobony of the P.W.D. that the number year's Summer Number of Punch year's figures. In only one of tings which will promote social Walker-that's how things are of street lights in Kowloon was there are of course, any amount the Past Office's macy spheres of and commercial intercourse. with the Kowloon Bowling Club. increased last year, there being of line drawing, and it would activity are there signs of any sympathy, and mutual under- Last Saturday they met the 1340 gas tamps for K.C.C. and the expected happened more than 19181 and 152 electric certainly be untrue to say that in contraction of business, and in standing internally between all when the latter lost, though lamps lan increase of 24) Who'd sheer wit the pages which bear this case that of insured letters parts of the country, and extern was a good fight all the same. [have thought it?

them are in any way inferior to the successful competitors are ally with lands overseas. It's like old times to see the

their more omate neighbours, members of the Post Office house- But in the choice of the coloured hold. The celerity,, certainty K.B.G.C. with such a fae League

AIR MAIL FEES REDUCED. record. They've won all their Last year a sum of $1,099 was pictures it is interesting to notice and security of the ordinary

Beginning on July 6 a regular encounters so far, whereas poor spent on improving the public a deliberate advance on the usual domestic letter and parcel mails old Taikoo are very much in the pier at Kowloon. I suppose it convention of colour for colour's seem to bave won the public con- daily postal service by air from doldrums.

was necessary, though, as I've sake "in our illustrated weeklies.fidence to such an extent that London to Amsterdam was in- before pointed out, this pier is The story by "Fougasse" of the insurance is now less frequently augurated by Messrs. Handley very badly situated for

use lady whose brilliant sesside demanded, while the increase in Page. At present the air mail fee Kowloon continues to show the by launches aDd bas not jumper is copied by everybody the number of registers and the letter to Paris is 29, per ounce way to Hongkong. The K.C.C. nearly enough frontage for the else could simply not have been cheapaess of the money order open-air concerts have splendidly needs of Kowloon. The railway told in line, and Mr. Shapperson's fees account for the decrease in caught on, witness the buge pier is being nicely got on with delicate and decorative concepthe number of these insured crowd at the show las: Saturday. But when are we to get a larger tions are always enriched by the letters which formerly used to The "Black Cats are too good and more convenientis placed addition of colour. Mr. George enclose bank-notes. a party to suffer from lack of public jetty? variety in their programmes. There were 100 many repeat items on Saturday, bat that can be overcome, I've no doubt. Why not a few really good quartettes sometimes?

KOWLOON NOTES,

(BY THE FERRYMAN").

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Morrow's perverted history is in Ameliorations enterprised and another class. It is certainly taken in hand during the year amusing to see his kings in blae have been directed towards secur

I was curious to see what the stockings and red costs, but oneling greater frequency. promptness. concrete ricksha shelter at Kow-cannot resist the reflection that and accuracy in the delivery of loon cost to build. On looking up they would be just as funny in mails, and towards enlarging the the PW.D. report I discovered plain clothes.

that on a vote of $6,000, a sum of $5,432 was spent on the work.

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WHEN BABY'S TEETH ARE COMING THROUGH

BABY'S OWN TABLETS SAVE

PAIN AND TEARS.

Teetbing time not only is a trying period to baby but also

Areas of distribution and collection of mail matter. For the latter The grounds of Pain's Hill. purpose, rutal delivery and collec- Dear. Cobham, Surrey, where Mtion circuits have been inaugurat- Charles Combe has just died sted or extended, with results that cinema shows twice a week. The expended on the Kowloon Chiljaa advanced age, were consideredlare welcome to the outlying means much worry to mothers.

a marvellous achievement of villages served and to the Admin-

The little one's gums become first one takes place to-morrow.dren's Playground, this bringing landscape gardening when first istration. In many respects, rural swollen and tender: he is cross These ooght to prove very the total expenditure popular

ground up to $6,637. The place laid out during the ownership of delivery is the most momentous does not sleep well; is troubled the ninth Duke of Hamilton. The and significant of all recent public with constipation, colic or diar- popular very

head gardener, who was given a efforts to promote the general rhoea and sometimes even con- kiddies now, thanks to the equip free hand, produced a bewildering welfare.

vulsions seize him. I was glad to see the Telement recently added through re variety of supposed amenities Another improvement deserving During this period nothing can graph's comment regarding the presentations made by the Kow gratos, cascades, chapels, temples, of mention has been the adoption equal the use of Baby's Own obstacles which are being put in loon Residents' Association. and even a hermitage. When the of the system of steamer subsidies. Tablets, the Canadian children's

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job was finished the noble owner of As might be expected of a great remedy. They regulate the a institution which originated on a bowels and stomach, and make Government. Does this mean My friend from Flatland tells Pain's Hill advertised for that Government promises AFD me that things have been really bermit willing to live there for very small scale and developed the teething so easy that the It was stipulated rapidly upon the same general mother scarcely realizes baby is like pia-crust, merely made to be quite of late. There have been even years. broken? It looks to me as i fow midnight melodies that he should wear a camlet ljus, its operations in course of getting his teeth.

"My experience has been that{ if it's all talkee-talkee. We attempted, pride of place still robe, never cut his beard or nails, time became barnacled with many hear plenty shout the Govern- being given to "Dail" and and never stray beyond the limits sacred but unpractical precedents Baby's Own Tablets allay the He was to and mathods. Especially has this faver caused by teething and give ment intentions bath in the "Because." He says young ladies of the grounds.

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Motorists on the Kowloon side are being deprived of much plea- sure these days on account of

matter of building and of loans, are the chief disturbere of the sleep and eat in the hermitage, been the case in its arrangements baby healthy sleep. My baby but that's as far as we get. As peace and suggests that if these a mat serving as his bed, and food for steamer-carried mails. During has always been healthy except for getting either houses or money songsters really want an outlet (washed down solely with water) the past year new and direct for the fever and restlessness ac with which to build them, why the for their excess lang-power they being sent him from the house. contractual relations have been companying teething and an public can whistle for them. Will should organise themselves into He was strictly forbidden to ex-entered toto with the various occasional cold, but the Tablets a syllable with any lines of steamera carrying coast-have proved so beneficial in these it always be thas?

party to be called "Flatland's change Frisky Flappers and offer their servant, or to speak to anyone wise and riverine mails, so that cases that I would not be with- else unless Brst addressed. If the amounts paid for transport out them,” writes ·Mrs. R. §. services to the K.C.C.

he lived there the full term of are in proportion to the weights long, of Punchland, British| seven years under these re-of mails carried.

Columbia. strictions he was to receive sever The min-chu, or commercial- Thare Tablets are equally the bad condition of the roads Two-SHILLING LOAF IN FRANCE to instant dismissal without any sotive in some districts and show youngest infant sad the child of hundred guineas, but he was liable latter companies, are still very healthful and harmless to the to Fanling and Castle Peak. The former, between Shatin and M. Isaac, French Minister of payment if found departing from a wonderful tenacity of life. It eight years or more, curing com- Taipo, is in a shocking state, and Commerce, has announced that the regime laid down for hermits must be only a matter of time, stipation, indigestion, colic, diar- I hear if will be a long time bela order to

remunerate the The advertisement attracted however, before institutions con rhoes, simple fever and worms. fore it will be again available for farmers the price of bread would several applicants, one of whom dusted on the principle of com- They are to be had from use. And the Castle Peak road have to be increased to 1 franc 30 was selected; but he fled at the petition for private gain go down chemists, also post fres at .50 is badly cat ulitoo. We shall centimes per kilo (slightly under end of three weeks, and hence before that which is broadbased cente the vial from Dr. Willisus

farth the hermitage was un-on the principle of co-operation Medicine Co., 96 Szeobuen Hosd, never be able to use these 28. a quartern)

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