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FARNUM TO BE SEEN.

[As. Jean Valjean.

DUKE OF YORK'S ALLOWANCE.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

MONDAY, MARCH 19.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

NATURE'S BEST.

MILK, and its products

BUTTER, CHEESE, ICE CREAM,

are the most nourishing of all foods for people of all ages. There are no substitutes for

DAIRY PRODUCTS & HEALTH Include a liberal supply of the above in the daily diet and "insure the health and efficiency of the family.

Disturbance By Labour M. P.

Mr. E. D. Bacon, C.V.O., the Curator of the King's stamp.col. The idmirers of Williard The House of Commons was leotion, has retired from the pres Farnum and that includes every-plunged into one who has ever seen his superb February 15th, as a result of the telis Society on the grounds of on idential chair of the Royal Phila- acting-will have another op- suggestion by Mir. David ill-health, but he has in retro- portunity to see him here in a Kirkwood, a Labour member, of spects life of consistent effort role that throws his genius into the possibility of economizing in Es catalogued the great philatelic strong relief at the World Theatre, the allowance of £25,000 which library of the Earl of Crawford, when William Fox is to present the. Dute of York is to receive arranged Mr. Henry Daveen's Victor Hugo's immortal story when he marries Lady Elizabeth great collections, and has had

Les Miserables." The first per Bowes-Lyon in April.

sole cbarge since 1913 of bis Ma- formance will take place on The Duke at present is allowed jesty's stamps. Wednesday, 21st. instant.

But posterity £10,000 a year, but the Chan-will always be his debtor for the The story of this remarkable cellar of the Exchequer, in an long and fatiguing classification book is sufficienty strong and swer to a question, informed Mr. and arrangement of the Tapling colourful to draw fully upon Kirkwood that this sum would Collection in the British Museum. Farnum's versatility as an actor.be increased to $25,000 under an And nothing could give this In the role of Jean Valjean, he act already passed by the House veteran portrays the long and varied of Commons.

philatelist greater pleasure than to see that magni- career of a son of toil, driven by

The Labourite then asked ficent collection brought up to: poverty to thief, and imprisoned whether it was not the case that date. Such a collection should be for many years in atonement the Government desired Upon leaving his dungeon he is forced to cope with a world he has learned to hate. But fortune plays him many pranks. Above

Although Welsh gold, which is The Speaker of the House rose to provide a wedding ring for: all, it brings back the milk of amid cries for order and a general Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon,also haman kindness to his nature, uproar, in which Mr. Kirkwood composed the wedding ring and brings love into his life in the shouted that this was a glorious the Queen and Princess THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

for form of Cosette, to whose hap opportunity to start economizing the majority of people are prob pines he dedicates his life. at the top, while the labour class ably unaware However, the shadow of his old was starving. He tried to make gold bas at various times been to what extent life is over behind him, as per further remarks, but was howled found in different parts of the sistent as fate.

down. William Faraum is said to have

kingdom. Scottish reefs were in surpassed

regular working in Stuart days, all

bis

previous triumphs in "Les Miserables."

and still earlier provided the metalf fora porringerfor Queen Elizabeth./ British gold also provided coro- ustion medals for Charles I. The veins in Wales are the only ones which nowadays seem to receive any serious attention.

MERCANTILE BANK.

Final Dividend of Eight Per Cent.

economize and that the wages of complete, yet never finished."

to like a famous book-case, always Fresh Milk 15 per bottle. the working classes had been reduced.

Cheese .80 per ih.

GENERAL NEWS.

AFTER 1924.

•

mere

PECULIAR FEVER INFECTION, A case of scarlet fever being contracted through the reading of a book which, twenty years ago, had been used. by a fever patient, was mentioned by the Cox's by Lioyds Bank (writes an

With the swallowing up off medical officer of Belchamp, ex-officer to Home paper) Essex, at a meeting of the local passes a name that was more real The Iccal Manager of the Mer-council. The book escaped dis- to many of us it cantile Bank of India, Ltd., has infection and was

the late never again war than Haig himself. For Cox received a telegram from the used by the family. It has now was more than $ London Office advising that at been destroyed.

banker, he was cur guide and the annual general meeting of

friend in the troubles of Army shareholders, the Board of Direc- The Canadian Chamber of foance, and we could call on him tors will recommend a final divi-Commerce in London wants an and explain our troubles when dend of 8 per cent.on the A., B. and Empire Exbibition every year. ever we were on leave. He wa C. shares (making 16 per cent, for A. resolution has been passed ex-jalways spoke and thought of him the year 1922) less Income Tax: pressing strongly the opinion as "Uncle Cox"-was the hero; that £50,000 be carried to Reserve that in order to secure the full of more good stories in mess and Fund (making that Fund £1,200,- benefits of the great efforts and dug-out than any other man. (00); and that £152,105 be carried expense of the British Empire Who can forget the irate secord forward.

Exhibition, 1924, and in the in-lieutenant who wrote threatening terest of the whole Empire, it to withdraw his overdraft, or the should be followed by an annual sorrowful sub who, unable to exbibition of the same nature. negotiate an overdraft, when he

VANISHING TRAINS.

called at Charing cross on leave,! Reuter has told us of the "dis-said to the polito official, "Cox, Appearance of a railway con-old lad, you're losing your serve." structed during the war along the

DAY BY DAY.

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The Shanghai Municipal valley of Puisieux, des Albert. Gaselle reports that Major-It is a casualty to which this lish sport have left our hockey Prophets of decadence in Eng. General Sir John Fowler, the country-or at least Ireland-can girls out of account. With 23 General Officer Commanding at offer a parallel. In the year 1868 goals to nil and a narrow escape Hongkong, will be officialis a railway twelve miles in length of three-and-twenty more, against asked to make the Annual was constructed between Birr and the womanbood of France, WAS Inspection of the Shanghai Portumos, which was controlled Eagland's answer at Merton Volunteer Corps on Saturday, by the Great Southera and recently to the pessimists. April 28-May 2, these dates Western Company, The line did of our smartest forwards-Miss being considered as being most not pay, and working ceased in M. Bryant, of North Lancashire convenient.

1877. For some years the line -was the feminine equivalent of was eafeguarded on behalf of the a veteran, with a record of twenty bodies who had supplied the season's play. Mr. Sam. S. Dickson, who has capital, but the watch was even- and clever was the whole side So fast, sconrate just been appointed secretary of tually relaxed, with the result that it deserves trial against a the American Legation in Beng. that bit by bit the line "evaporat strong suburban men's club. Un- - kok, reached Sbanghai by the sired among the acquisitive inhabi.expectedly, it outshone the visit- President Cleveland on March tauts of the neighbourhood. The ing team most conspicuously in 14th. Shortly after his arrival full facts were laid before the grace of movement that peculi in Bangkok he is expected to Irish Railway Commission of a arly Gallis accomplishment. In assume the position of Charge few years ago. There have been friendly sympathy the great d'Affaires, as it is understood that cases of railway engines being feminine crowd gave all its Mr. Edward A. Brodie, the U. S. stolen; but the most exciting crime cheere and encouragement to the Minister, is returning to his home of this category belongs to the plucky but outclassed visitors. in Oregon on leave.

realm of fiction. It was in one of bis early stories that Sir Conan Dogie tells of the disappearance beth Bowes-Lyon shall become

The decision that Lady Eliza of a whole railway train, includ-Royal Highness"

after her

The death occurred on March ing passengers. This was, before marriage does not conflict with 14:b. at the Shanghai General the days of herlock Holmes, or the King's desire to limit the Hospital of Prince Boris Shabrovskoi, a descendant of the called in. Ex.

be would inevitably have been number of "Highnesses" in any old Rurik family in Russie. Prince Shahrovskoi was at one time judge of the Court at Vilaa and at Helsingfors. He also served in the Great War and, Inter, joined Admiral Koltchak.

A PUZZLE A DAY.

generation. When the matter was last gone into it was decided that the children of the King's younger sons should be entitled to that distinction, and it would be absurd obviously that they

bave

title lo their mother W&B to-morrow: Three not entitled. But the grandsons

After the defeat of the Admiral, puzzle, the answer of which will which Prince Shahrovskoi went to

A reader sends us the following should be given

employ of the British American Tobacco Co. He leaves a widow and one son.

...

Japan and then to Shanghai friends, having approached of the King's younger sons and nearly three years ago. At the time of bis death, he was in the

hawker's store to purchase the sons of a King's daughter áre oranges, decided to buy the whole not so entitled, and in that way The first took away "half of the number of Royal Highness in quantity in the following manuer: it is made possible to keep the quantity, plus half an orange; the second removed half of the bal- any generation within bounds ance, plus half an orange, and the third carried away half of the the most rudimentary idess of No one except those possessing; remainder, plus half an orange. humour will be at all sorry that Each one went away with whole the Post Office has decided to with a deep inner curve, which stall How many oranges were money, over freak addresses. Of oranges, and none was left on the waste no more time which is comforms to every movement of on the stall, and how many did all misplaced and misconceived the eye and makes the sight each take sway? equally clear in every portion of Saturday's answer:

forms of humour rife in our times, the glass. Toric will set closer to It a pair of dice is rolled, there there was none quite so stupid as

TORIC LENSES ARE GROUND

the attempt to puzzle the Post

be

the eye than the ordinary flat is one chance in six that the office by fresk addresses. It is leas, ibus doing, sway with the number seven will appear. There annoying reflections from the edge is a simple way to prove this. Pretty obvious that no one would of the glass. For those who wish Roll one of the dice. Whatever put a freak address on a letter of the very best in lenses, we recom-number turns up, there will be

the faintest importance, and there mend torics. The Hongkong only one number on the other die was never any reason why the Optical Co., successors to Clark & that can bring the total to seven. wasted in order that fools might,

tax-payers' ́: money should Co., manufacturing and refracting As the other dia has six sides, the beast of their cleverness."- opticians, located in 53 Queen's chances of a seven are one to six. Road Central, manufacture Torics Example: A three is rolled with on all prescriptions in White, one dle. The only side of the Smoke, Amber, Crookes or other that can bring the total to a Fienzal

seven is the four side.

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