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SHIPPING NEWS

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY,

The following local shipping and mall intelligence has been corrected te neɑn to-day --*

Vessal

Vessels Arrived.

From

Aponte

J&Co.

XYK

BANKS.

P. & O. BANKING CORPORATION LTD.

(Incorporated :In England 1930).

1. ■hich is affiliated

THE ALLAHABAD BANK. LTD., INDIA.

Board of Directors

Mooring

Shanghai ris Swatɔw

Co's Whe

Authorised Capital

C 16

Justa

Shanghai via Amoy Canton

A 12

C 33

Subscribed & Paid up Reserve Fund ....

Bas

B 12

JCJL

Yokohama via S'hai Haiphong vis Pakboi Bangkok via Seatow

A 10

Chiawantao Selesr

B 31 Ada 2

Tingang Sungahan Luchow

Yatabing

Sunkiang Vidokera Juda

Chakiang Shaf Dirt Yaan 1. Atanta M Cheloo

Kai Ya

JM & Ca

Dodel & Co.

Kimura & Co. MBK Hung Shan

Murora via Micky Tourace

Clearances.

Chaban M.

Halsard

i leckerk

Ranks

Wo Fat Sing

Agents

Where Bound

Departure.

Nevo Y E

Raiaria

Bangkok

JUJL

Rollerdam via Saving

Fromtheam

Lora Fal

Hangay

J. Manzer Co

Bangkok

Sikesan M.

MBK

Hongy

Sangahan M.

NIK

Caton

Kaying

B & 5

Amor via Swałow

Sintung

Tsingtao via Swatom

Mingz

Jia Co.

Lecusan

Manila

Wiphr» 1ii Heihsw

Impending Departures.

(Compiled from our Shipping Advertisements.)

Destination

Ti!agem

Bangkok

HotLow Mania Singapore Vincenter

Stengt

Sea

Vessa!

Agents

Krema

845

Baks

J31 Ca.

Magang

Loongad

Fearport

R&B

Harold Dallar

RD Co.

Katang

JM Ca

Yatsi2

J M Co.

P. Madison

Ad Lice

Elpener

B&S

Van verstraten

JOJL

JCJL

Tjitarsem

JOJL

Tix anroe

Sardinia

Apus

P. McKinley

Samars

5 & B

Ad Lize

SWALOW

Seattle

Flaxberg

Peaseg

Bak

Chi

Shanghai

For hom

Antwerp

Low A sim

Nanys Y K

Manda Japan

Impending Arrivals.

(Supplied by our Advertisaral

A pentr

BS J RAS

Vessel

Empress of Ra CPSL.

Trated AASON

1. Pierce

Weser Haler Saçı M.

Veson!

i Geant

FD&Co.

Rack Lis

NIK

Aroma

Shagbi

Ski

You-hama

San Francisc

Singapore

Robe

£5,000,000. £2,594,160.

£ 90,000.

The RL Hos. Lord lachcaps G.O,MO., KUS.1., K.C.J. & (Chairman).

The K: Hon the Earl of Selborne,K6, 6,CM.0.

Sir Frederick Eley. Bart

Me Duncan farmihael

Alexander Kemp Wright Esq.

The Hoo, Alandar Shaw. Y. P.

Sir Mostaga Corah Turner. Francis Alexander Johnston Eng.. Walter Obora Grusebrook Esq.

Ja Mackenzie Esq. (Mug Director). MMS, Gabbay Enq.. Q5LC. 1. E. (General Manager)

READ OFFICE ---121, Landenshall Street, Lundan, &C. 1 West London Branch -14-15. Cockapur Survet, Londan 9,W, 1. Eastern Branches:

Bombay, Calentza, Karachi, Madras, Colombo, Singapore. Hongkong & Singhal

The Corporation undertake Gazern Banking and Exchange Busitokam

at very description sed in addition to ila Branches has” âgencisë" all

over the world.

C.CHAMPKIN, Maɛagų.

72. Des Voeux Road, Central, hongkoog.

THE CHINA SPECIE BANK LTD

THE BANK OF CHINA.

Sailing Date

JAS.

}

HEAD OFFICE:

2th 20+5

Dae Hongkong

2015 JAD

Consignees Diary.

(Compiled from our Advertisements.)

Free Claims

Fea 11 Feb. 11 Jan. 31

19:5

Examica.

tion Date

Jan 13. Jan 12

JANUARY 19. 1923.

BANKR

HONGKONG AND SHANUMA @BANKING CORPORATION, HEAD OFFICE HONGKONO. Paid-up Capital $30,000,000 Reserve Funde

Starling Silver

***

£4,500,00€ $25,500.00

Maskavo Kiskjifty of Proprivvezu 324,511 100

COURT OF DIRECTORES

PALM, anarch, Eng-Deputy Chairma

A M. Power-Smith, Mag.

GUME' Dustwell. Eng. G.T.V. Yne, Eng

Đẹa Mr P. H. Holysakd

W L. Passenden, B H. P. Waite, Eng.

Chief Manager 2

Hon. Mr. O. STEPHEN, Manager:Jivagteng—a. I!DARLOW, kao Matagio è danashi — Q. E. mum, sa

LONDON BANKERST LONDON COUNTY WESINE ESTES

PARE'S LASE, LIMITE

Carpat kesenate speard is Loes) CurrLDR and Fixed Deporte rooalved for dua yeni skorter periods is Local Currenas and Hortia. om serga wklah will be quoted an appilazion

Hongkong. 19th December, 1921

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK,

RUSSIANS IN PARIS.

WOMEN AND THE LEAGUE

A Centre For Handicrafts. White Slave Traffic Problem. The Ouvrole at One bis, Boule- It is saveral years since the vard Flandrin, was organised sooa Council for the Representation after the Russian Revolution with of Women on the League" of- the idea of giving immediate work Nationa was formed as a result of to the thousands of refugees, while consultation among all the im they should be gradually absorbed portant women's societies in the iuto occupations of various sorts, country. Last month, when it writes Muriel Harris in the held its annual meeting, it bad Manchester Guardian, Practically the pleasure of hearing from Hon Me EUD Pu all of them were alucited people, Mrs. Coombe Tennant, the first many of whom had been trained woman appointed A deputy for no occupation whatsoever. delegate to Great Britain's deles. It has been one of the tragedies gation to the Assembly of the of the situation, that, while it has League, an account of her ex- been possible to fad some sort of periences at Geneva. work for the women, the mea Mrs. Ogilvie Gordon, who have had far fewer opportunities, presided, said that the Council and have had to stand idly by. As wanted to see a woman appoint- there is little unemployment in ed as fall delegate, but welcom. France, the younger generationed a deputy delegats as a first has been slowly getting on its fest, instalment. Fifty-one countries, many of the young men getting forming the League of Nations, employment as chauffeurs and are represented by 204 delegates, taxi drivers. There is even a de- but at the third meeting of the mand for Russian chauffeurs. Assembly only six women ware with their reputation for honesty present, and they were all deputy and steadiness. A great many delegates. The British delegation TU TULES & ID lankly sad vastated regions where workmen ference did not include one wo- more bave gone up to the de- to the International Labour Con- are wanted and have taken what-man, whether appointed by the ever form of employment has Government,empoyarsorworkers. offered itself. There remain the Mrs. Coombe Tennant give an older men, invalids, women, and interesting account of the work children,

of the League of Nations' Fifth In the first instance, the Commission, which she attended Ourroir was obliged to give only as sole representative of Great the simplest, plainest kind of Britain. This was the Commission needlework, which merely an excuse for the making activities of the League. Is dealt often which deals with humanitarisu of a small allowance per week. with the opium question. As As very few Russians in Paris magistrate, in Glamorganshire. have any money at all, it became she knew that the smuggling of necessary to put the workroom drugs in Cardiff and SwanseR WAS on a business basis, and it was having a disastrous effect on the decided to use the Russian artisyong men and women in the kie where it differed from that of discussed how smuggling was to talent more particularly Welsh valleys. The Commission the Occidental nations. This be prevented, and also to what meant training the workers extent the use of these drugs was who, however, were intelligent legitimate, and it recognised that and laarat quickly,,At present the real cure for excess was in the DEPORTE red red for å rest at baries per there is rapidly growing a Russian limitation of ootpat. It decided school of embroidery at the Bd. to ask the Governments to adopt Flandria, which, in addition to export and import certificates. private customers. is beginning also to supply work for some of) the big dressmaking houses.

by BONGKOSO AND SHANGHAI RAKKINI CORPORATION,

Kulso mar de vätained on kegilmoties! INTEREST on deposize is allowed en KizlEnd Monthly balázone så §58 por SEED To the Hongking and Prasagbal Banki

(Specially authorized by Pres-corporate

St. George's Building, Hongkong idential Mandate of the Republic

of Chins on the 22nd of Novem-. ber, 1917.)

Chairman of Board of Directors Mr. Wong Shin Ham Chief Manager. Mr. LS. Holum Asst. Manager... Mr. K. T. Wong Hongkong Manager.

Mr. L. P. Allen Foreign exchange and general banking business transacted.

Current, Savings, and Fixed deposits bear interests at rates 2% 4% and 5% per annum re- spectively.

LS. HOLUM,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 2nd October, 1920

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL

MAATSCHAPPIJ.

(RITE FELANDA TRADING COMITEJ

Batablished 2384.

A. Cay: 1. 150.000, 33.333.533 - Cpl. 80.50.00 2.5588 Rete Fun : 17.445.250 1,620,433 Special A/T 12:22,458,000 €2,848,333

Eed Offs:—Ammardam,

Brasher sa

Band -ZaleriaTM

Bandjumi

20:1025

Agents

Goods Stored

Storage

to be

Expires

la by

A L.

Kowloon

D & Co.

Kowloon Hold's

Jan. 19 Jas. 19

Jan 21

GL & Co.

Jan. J

Articl

Win. Pend

Rabims M.

Siberis M.

L&Co. AL STK TKK

Jan 22

Jan. 22

Jan. 20

Kominen TKK

Jan 27

Jan. 25

Tues & Fes Jan, 25

Abbe

P. Mid.con

Pattun

He4:00

Kowloon Jan. 22

Kowken Acaboon

J.u. 20

Jao. 27

Steamers' Movements.

Demodo arrived at Liverpool on the 13th inst.

TO-DAY'S SHARE QUOTATIONS.

("Alo13 Chetiboa Diba

Kristjakarta

Kota Badja

Kecan

Rotterdam

BRANCHUR

Sass- BLENDER Soph

TAKIN Wasarrúžia

Fajast

Palembang Pekalon Рецид

PORILLAS

Влегов Bacarans

A. G. STEPHEN,

Chief Manager. Hongkong, 14th. Nov., 1922.

Authorized Capital..$60,000,000.00; Paid op Capital..... 13,278,600.00 THB CHARTERED BANK OF Reserve Funds...... 9.629.425.24

HEAD OFFICE: PEKINO Hongkong Branch : 4 Queen's

Road, Centra

Jenacker and Sub-branches all awer Chian

and corzwicadents is Eszom, intrisk, szá

ar pazes the world. Londen Bankers:-2 Sabad Provize

Cal Bank of Bazinad, Lid. The Gray Tires Company of New York New York Banks -The Irving E Bezke. The Squilahia Trosk Company đi New

INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

Incorporated by Royal Charter 1854.

PAID-UP CAPITAL ...... £3,000,000 RESERVE FUND £3,100,00 RESERYE LIABILITY OF

PROPRIETORS ......... £3,000,0 FOLKAS EXCHANGE sad jezera), 84ə

Inserent allowed on Current Assous as Fixeding TRELE WETFRBAANieś,

Depali Tma am appilast they dowiskinn af Basking baethusa Yrkes-

sand.

Leaze przed on appratEŽ SANSIIRAS. Browind Fra!!!hise for Hame žrebang

TSUYEE PEI

Manager.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED,

HEAD -OPPIÖST

Rr. 18 Di Tour Kood Candesk, Established 1919. AUTHORITED CAP IT & LACE 10, PATCHUP CAPITAL 15,209, 10g.or BR$229 FCKD

$ 100,000.00,

DIRECTORS Sal Tir, Chadema (Mol. Mr. Chow Show Bos. Mr.Xa Ting Fo

Mr. Hor Ching Long. Mr. Chas Catag Buck, Mr. Kam Chiu Kamu

CTH poudesta si Calomba, Madras Prad sherry. Baotisk, atro, Halgbar, Badot, Amy, Takama, Kibourus, Byday, Sam Tor, San Franelaeo, 134.. F95+

Leeds Bunkere :-The National Provincial, and Calon Bank of Beglest. Limited.

The Bank bays and 19tis sad conclver tap enllestion of leghange, Themes leviers at

Breaches and marznegoæðanve

18 Conligent. In Graal Brismis.

13 acetrails 903 kromionta banking buata as of arify Basestytion.

creditos

15 Bak

Sicek Exchange.

Keri

Scarebrokers' Association

Backs

STA

HK 270 parằ BEA

Negth Conan Teena

HK F-

Douglases H.K. Steamboats Indes. Pret. Indos De

Indy Def & Beg

Shells

Ferries

Sugars

Malabong

Ln Reg

Katlan

Langsats.

Shanghat Loans

Shanghai Explorations

Pande

Tranhs

fra Caspians

Benguet Che

Shanghai Deck

H.K. Hoteis

II.K. Lande

Hiphery Ext.

Marine Insurantes.

.:.

Tie loura:es.

Shippi

Betseries.

151

Mining

Docks Wharves, Godawas &c,

10 9

P. 2 10

1254

$3.50

195

Lazis, Hotela & Buildings.

י!

553 8978085 809 S

HK Whar

K. Docka

N. Engineering, Shanghai Honkers

Centrals

230

FL Hotels

ota

tid.

Ser

241

New A.

257

1. 194. 19:55/113

Kowloon Landa

L. Reclamations

Cotton Mul

Exus

13.75 13.

ย.

Orientals

.8.60

214

<, 214

China Ligh:

“Úld h. 10.30 New sa. 8:15

109

n. 71

China Providente"

Dairy Forms

21.50

b. *a 21.60

Electrics H.K. Old b. 24; New b. 234

Old b. 244 New b. 23

Electrica Macao

Hongkong Bopes

FL.

32.

171

Peak Trams Old b.

New b.

Shanghai

Cemente

Hongkong Tramways b.

Γ.

115

Miscellaneous.

Peak Trams

Steel Frandries

Vialer-boat Watsons

Wm. Powella "

Lane Crawfords Canton lees

Nanyang Tob.

H.K. Constructions

Hongkong January 19, 1923

Sinceres

4.10

1:5

11. 21.35

b. 17.30 m, 17) 32, 17.50

9.10

11.40

3.80

▼, E, CROSKAMP,

AZZI.

BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE

(PRRACH BAKE)

E11 0 36 Boulevard Betismann, Fazit,

Capital

Reservis

EXANCHIS AND ADHUCIE.

Wangkak Bez Cent Tubli Basthan Haikov AMI

Monstan

Not

tag

Pom-Peak

Pondichutz

BUKIZI

$3.08.200 19,000,000

Balgao Bangal Singapors

2150 Touran Video I Transic

X PRANON: Compici Xational "Bewert^ 50 Paria, Credit Lyonnais; B45qu de Paris et des PayB Credi industrial Commersial Boiset DIST

13 LONDON: The National Frovizais and

Calon Best of England Lid.. Comp! ole Nasional d'Escompte de Paris; Cridis Lyonsais.

IN NEW YORK: J. P. Morgsa à és,

Current Asszal Aud Jatures allowed. Find Deporiu suaardlag to arrangemeni

Every desipelsy of banking and uzubangu budimor treaineted.

MARGOT. Ansing Magés

Eatong, Dambur Biri, 121

ORIENTAL COMMERCIAL

BANK LTD...

→

HEAD OFFICE:

25. Des Voeux Road Central, Evagkong,

Authorised Capital ... $5,000,000 Paid up Capital... $1,250,000. Modern banking in all its branches.

оп

Yr. Lt Koga Cba,

Mr. Pang Piaţă.

Mr. P. I. Ewok,

Wr. Ne Cheap L

Mr. Ravab for

Chiat Exasgor, Mr. Xas Tang Par Aram Manager, Mr. Li Tre Fongi

BRANCHES & AGENCIES:--

LONDON

PARIS

SMANGHAI

NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO

FOKOHAMA

SAIGON

KOUT HAGASAKI

SINGAPORE

TIENTSIN

*ENANC MAXKON BATAYIA

MANILA

SAKARANG

CALCUTTA

SQUBABAYA

BOMBAY CANTON

icados Baskarn! —The Louisa Tzink €17 and i Midland Ban), Lid.

CURRENT ADODUTTS 1942nd, and I AJ (sies which will ko quövet as syyllesias

J. L. CROCKATT

Manager. Hongrang, 1st January, 1914.

BANK OF CANTOS LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE, HONGKON‹

FOREIGN EXCHANGE in General. Banking Busines Transacted.

INTEREST ON FIXED DEPOSITS

For 12 Months 5% per annue For 6 Months 47 per a in For 3 Months 3% per a in On Demand

2% per US CURRENT ACCOUNTS

2% per sunum on the das credit balances of over, $100.00

LOOK POON SHAN,

Chief Manage

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK*LT)

ESTILER 13ta.

Capital Cully paid up) — ■ BT.100,000A Every fescription of Basing and Exchange | Baterie Fuad MRI. business transacted. · Loans granted on KERESÉ

T. 204. bacarities.

laserush allowed on Cartesi Bepor!! LegORATI

si the sale at Two per ocul, paz samunen Kay--

JAR Assoda Font per cent, per casum, nad on | Balayla Pized Deposite na the following rasen :-

moziba nỡ tha raia of 35 per sake For I momias at the rain of 4% MILLAUM For 10 monias an 130 ruim af 13 per saxam

KAN TONG PO.

Chla! Manager.

Hongkong. March 13, 180,

THE FUTIEN BANK,

24. Connaught Road, Central Ceneral Banking and Axsbanze Jarisssa Trated, Lonas Dragted es Approved Bouaziz

Interest of Fixed Deposits).—

1% per dedim,

For 12 masthe

for moulds...

For Jooks

On Demand

4% per saam.

2o pre sus GLAS, -- 1% per asta, Current Account —

IZ 1 SUN ra the Daily Credit Ban

LZ OVER 3100.}

LA CHE A KARTO

THE INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK, LTD.

So, & Des Voeux Road, HONGKONG.

THE INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL RANK. LIMITED.

XIAD OFF107. YOZOKAMI-

WAS

OLD EMBROIDERY.

BRITISH WOMEN'S VERDICT. The question of State ragola- tion came up in the discussions on the traffic in women sed The Qurroir has some very children. Po'ard has tried reg- clever designers, both from the utstion and found it a failure. outting-out and the embroidery and from Poland came a proposal point of view. Very

map that pending the abolition of Russians, too, have samples of regulations it should bo.consider- old Bussian embroidery, with itsed whether the employment of curious, archaic designs, and they foreign women in houses of ill- hare either leat or given them to fame could be forbidden. At the the school. The old Russian next Assembly, said Mrs. Coombe Cross-stitch is very freely used, Tennant, there would almost as also the more aristocratic certainly be a great battle on point d'eglise and used in the subject of State regulation. the peculiar Russian colouring There were people who considered with which the Russian bullets it a necessity, and others con- or les's familiarised vinced that it was a failure and It is dithcult to char- shar. It was important that actarise the essentially Russian the British women's societies gaslities of the work that is done should see that whoever was Perhaps the use together of argent out to represent them should ious stades of red is par of them have their authority to say that Indian red and purple-red sad British women would not tolerate scarlet and so forth can be seen regulation in any shape or form. everywhere. There is also the land that they desired to ses it pus Russian use of black with reds down in other constries.

поге

#я.

| sod greens, the original combina. tion of different substances, such BS linen" and tinsel and

dis

It is

When the subject of abscene publications came up for discus

spangles and cross-stitch. There sion Mrs. Coombe Tennant was the Glet lace, which told that, if she liked, a man is without filet, made by drawing would take her place on the Com- threads, and is not drawn-threadmission. After consideration she work as we understand it

decided to remsin, and she was in these very marked difference glad she from work which is ordinarily thought the fact Los Ángulos · Be Caneir

done in Paris that the Russian Britain entrusted a woman with the task of expressing ita views Ouvroir scores, and, being run by on the subject made a profound

Brushes and Ágyhalam si

IN Ixas

Bagabay

Zobs

Bam A7760

Celovita

Los dos Lyene

Bits Boerskays

Dairia (Delay)

Fenglien Mikdan Nagasaki Bambary

Инт

Messag

Bod

CELLS

TOKY? Bathi

Kingapore Chimassol

*Kar Yazh

Piling Tladorlock Siames Interns allowed on CurraNU ÁOGOČASÍ Dejana waived for Arad period be abtained sa applizasłam.

2. HINZITAMET Kam

MANGRY, 135 Begsambar 183.

INTERNATIONAL BANKIN

CORPORATION,

CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 1 C. $. ELEVE, ONDIY WED PRUTITE:

D. ASSI RESERVE FOR DIVIDENDA: EINWEA (Gwand by the National Clay Bank of How Tos Kam beran: 58. Tall DarwG FIT 10%

KELIGHT:

LONDON: 14 Bishopsgass, the D2 "LIONE: 17 Plese Colossa SAN FRANUTROO; 353 Montgomery Bizo CHINA: Calon, Haskow, Earkın, Yingzo

Puking Shanghai, Zierminų DOM:KICAN REPUBLIỚI Puro Pissa 1. przra de Maerzin, Bancher Beast he ALO. ZATKÁNgo, Kursband, Ios 7p Viseo de Marie,

Head Office-York Building, Chater INDIA Bombay, Chienna, Essp009- Road, Hongkong.

Branches

Shanghai and Hankow. Correpondents in all commercial santres of ZIK: Bazwiens, Madrid,

Chine and abroad. Prompt Serries. Airblys sales for all kind of Deposits,

T. H. Mai,

Manager.

THE CHINESE MERCHANTS BANK. LTD..

Current accounts, saving ac-inquirim ars Prisons. counts and fixed deposits

granted solicited Loans spproved security.

"Overseas banking a specialty.

INTEREST Current Ac- counts 2%; Bavings 4%; Fixed Deposits: 3 months 4%; 6 months 414%, 'One year, 54%

Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent. Our Vault safeguarded by time *eloek and double combination,

armour plata steel doors.

J. Y. LUM,

Chief KamagrĮ R. WEUSTHOFF,

(ark, Chief Manageri

Iza 'OFFICI

Alogāzārs Retidings, esátní KOKE. General Boating sad Izehango kus | $76219etud.

JAPAN: Kobe, Jakobama, Tokyo JAVA:Žuter. Bourabaya, PANAMA: Colon, Panama, PHILIPPIND ISLANDE : Ösku, Kantia STRAITO SETTLEMENTS : Bizzapore

SEARCHES OF TEN KATİONAL VIR

BANK OF NEW YORK. ANGREYHA: Bomo dizo, Ademais BELGIUM: Anteur), Reumati, BRASIL: Forsaminan, Paris algas, ka

Janeiro, Amator, Hau Iszla CHILA Restiago, Tsiparkānā. GURA: HAYuka nað 32 atriosis Dudu ENGLAND:

ITALY:

PARU:

PORTO 100÷ Pages, Ban Ja RUARIA: Monoare, Fescogimdy

losed)

DAE MOS

ULUGUAY: Kanterides,

VISEZCELA » Carson

Li Savezipitous s. hanking hartam dam. sested. Lonas granted an spyrerad seruristou.

inter allowed po mrat ni mila: Cazzess AMDAY opened and Fixed Deposita nooousie sad fired dapetite la lowaļ as forma ZAKÍTAČ 22 pige välsh may be severisited; unreraslas al ruime to be anocrisiand en sepilad

The 200 sie quaɗaste #lags Depart

GBORG B HOGY

Whosen

LO. LAU,

Chitarr

Hongboar. Jaskry 1328 1923

people who are themselves

did.

baca se she

that Great.

familiar with beautiful things, impression on the other nations differs in matters of taste from represented.

the usual commercial routine in

such things.

During the past summer the many Aubrey Beardsley designs. Ouvroir has maintained itself by Now they may be merely its work. This is saying a great haughty. At least they must add deal, since its primary object a touch of colour to the room. In differs from that of the ordinary this latter respect the Russian business by being that of the dolls excel, and they have been livelihood of the workers. Af-farther developed to be lamp though the work is done at home, shades or telephone Covers. the workere coming in two or Perhaps the claverest part of three times a week to fetch more, them is their faces, all of which there can be no slack times, times are individual both as to colour- when it would pay the business ing and to shape. Russians are better to dismiss its workers. For extraordinarily clever in this in many cases the hundred or so kind of stuffed modelling, pro- francs a week which can be earn.ducing profiles as well as front od are the sole means of subsis-shapes, and anyone who has ever tance of family. At times, tried to stuff a dull knows how therefore, when orders fail to difficult that is.. come in, the organis rs have to Of course the Ouvroir is more rack their brains to design work than merely as ourroir. Its which shall have an advertise-promoters have tried to make ment value and attract possible of it a centre from which no customers. There is a good deal destitute Russian shall be turned of such work on hand, beautiful way. There is a small re9- lingerie, patterns of monograms taurant attached, at which a and coronets from which to make cheap good meal may be had, or a choice, white crepa de Chine in some cases given. Mothers shawls embroidered in the daring come Russian colours in some quaint and old design as traditional as that made. of a Paraian prayer rug.

DOLLS.

with their children, provision Is often for the children's schooling. French and Ameri- can friends have helped to There is also a doll department. establish the Ouvroir, but the Paris is doll mad at present. The work has been done by Russians craza began two or three years for Russians, which is perhaps ago with same decadent pierrote one of the most hopeful signs who lolled upon sofas as for its existence under its latest though

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