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HONGKONG'S CENOTAPH.

Arrangement for Unveiling

on Empire Day.

WELFARE WORK.

Government House Concerts.

The Raymede Infants' Welfare Centre. 240 Ladbroke Grove,

HONGT

BUTTONS OF SHELL- Growing Philippines Industry.

There is an unlimited marketin the United States for Philippine buttons, the one question being a soffident supply of troca and mother of peart shells, according to President Bernard Rifkin of the Philippine Button carporation. reports the Manila Daily Bulletin [of May 7th.

Mr. Kifkio arrived in Manila from New York last week with the intention of extending the present plant of his company here. The plant is under the management of J.L. Headington. The company will spend. P200,- Ex-000 on the factory rebuilding and extensions, Rifkin said. Some of

Lady Stubba informs us that, sa Arrangements are well in hand a result of the two concerts given for the ceremony of unveiling at Government House in aid of Hongkong's Cenotaph; which Welfare Work in London the sam will taka_pisce, appropriately of $1,750 is in hand after paying all enough, on Empire Day, May 24th.jexpenses for both concerts. This memorial, which has been This will be divided and sent to erected in Status Square, opposite three centres of Wellare work the Hongkong Club, is modelled bome: on the London Cenotaph, and for this the express permission of the designer of the London moan.

The Manchestar Road Welfare ment, Sir Edwin Lutyens, was Centre, North Kensington. obtained. An important point to

The Beauchamp Todge remember about the local mem-ergency Home, Paddington. orial is that it is erected not Lady Stubbe visited "these when only to the men who went she was at home last year and from Hongkong to fight for knows how urgently they all need King and country, and made the support. supreme sacrifice, but also the glorious dead of the whole Empire.

The unveiling ceremony is to be performed by His Excellency the Governor, Sir R. E. Stubbs, E.Q.M.G. at 5.30 p.m., but thei

- Guard of Honour and military and other detachments will assemble

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

the machinery hap already arrived. The rest has been shipped or is ready to ship.

Present output of the factory is 30,000 to 40,000 gross of track buttons per month. When rebuilt and extended the output will be 100,000 gross or more per month. The distributing connections the company has in

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the United THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

States makes further expansion sasily possible if the supply of about 5 o'clock. These detach- London of the National Associ-pany bas bad no particular |

Speaking at the conference. in!shells keeps up. So far the com- ments will be representative of tion of Sebootmasters, Mr. J. Kay difficulty in obtaining shella, the different sections of troops in told a story of a London office boy Rifkin said, but he wants to in- the Colony, the Navy, the ex-who was transferred to a Liver-crease the investment of the active service men, the mercantile pool insuranca office. The boy, company in the industry and is marine officers and engineers, and approached in the office one day looking to the future. the Boy Scouts. The foll Guard by a funereal person, aaked the The factory is working full of Honour will number a hundred stranger what he could do for him time and has a big monthly men, 6fty Naval ratings and in the way of insurance-life, Payroll. It takes the raw shells Afty from the 2nd Bo. King's annuities, fire, or anything else. obtained in the southern waters of Regiment. The Grendiers' band Can you insure the immortal?" the islands and turns them into a the stranger inquired. I am not faished product for the United The form of ceremony will quite certain," replied the youth, States market. This is one thing follow that of the London unveil-but if you will take a seat I will the tar ff delivered to the Philip ing as much as possible. H. E ask the manager of the fire de Pinas from Japan. Rifkin says the Governor in the course of the partment."

that prices of buttons have not unveiling, will place a wreath at

been arbitrarily raised because of the base of the memorial, after

the opportunity the tariff gives. which various wreaths will be:

company, operating in laid there by different associs-world record for one-day Brooklyn the largest botton; tions, including the British Legion championship show-faced the factory in the United States, was] and "Easma. The general public, judges at the Kensington Canine for many years under the fiercest no doubt, will also wish to place Society's show at Holland Park sort of comp-tition from the wreaths in memory of those who Rink. The "quality of the ex-Japanese manufacturers. With died for the Empire.

hibits as a whole was a marked the sensational failure of some of

will be in attendance.

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An entry of 4,802 dogs | His

Seating accommodation is being improvement on previons shows, the big New York Japanese com- provided for officials, subscribers, and competition was extremely panies in the business crash of ex activaservice men, school chil-keen. The largest entry, 489, 1920, much of this competition dren, and the general public, bat was that of the fashionable meited away. It devolved upon this accommodation will natural, Alsatisa, while other prominent the American companies to supply ly be limited. A certain number breeds were Great Danes, 100; the American button market of special tickets for seats is to be Labradors, 130; springer. 109: almost alone. Rifkin's company sent to bodies like the E.A.S.M.A. cockers, 210; bulldogs, 164; fox, chose to maintain moderate prices and the British Legion, and others terriere, 424: sealyhams, 274; and build up a trade it can bold will be reserved for the public so Irish terriers, 167; Kerry blues, under any tariff" arrangements far as space limitations will per-113; Cairn terriers, 207: West that may be made. mit. An advertisement regarding Highland whites, 143; Pekingese, these tickets is to appear in the 147; and pomeranians, 211. Press in due course.

Empire Day this year will be]

The company's turn-over at the Brooklyn factory is more than $1,000,000 a year. The Manhattan Shir: company alone takes 25,000 gross of mother-or-pearl buttons

memorable eae for the Colony, Interesting figures relating to with the unveiling of the Ceno the licences for mechanically-per month and it is only one of taph providing an object lerson propelled vehicles issued during many large customers the com- on patriotism to the younger the year ended November 30, pany bas. The tariff that benefits generation, and a reminder to any 1922, are published by the Min- the Philippines in the button of us others who might be inclined istry of Transport. From these manufacturing industry is 1-1/4 to forges the sacrifices made in it appears that of the number cents gold per line per gross and the Great War.

A NOMINAL FINE.

A PUZZLE A DAY.

of licences granted during that 25 per centum advalorem duty. A period by the various local au-"line" in button measurement is thorities in Great Britain the 1/40 of an inch. totals for cars, taxed on horse. power basis, amounted to 267,038 annual and 160,407 quarterly, for For Possession of

commercial goods vehicles 127,- Antiquated Revolver.

323 and 114,963 respectively, for motor backneys 48,031 and 108,- Appearing in defence for an 489, while the total licences, aged Chinase who was arrested sousisod quarterly, for mechan yesterday in possession of a ically propelled vehicles are revolver, of a somewhat antiquat-shown at 780,871 and 587,327.

ed pattern, Mr. El Arculli applied

to the Beach this morning for

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The danger of "pen-nibbling

lenieccy in view of the man's age, by schoolboys is illustrated in a and also of the fact that the revol-Medical Research Council inve- ver was not in working order, stigation that has been conduct being more ca'calated to härm

ed the person who use it than the Sheldon F. Dudley, R.N. Ia

by Surgeon Commander parson against whom it was used. large boys' school, in The man was on his way back to expermenta were

A florist bad twenty pots of work as a sugar plantation in constant observation kept on geraaiums, arranged as shown Mauritius and if any evidence an epidemic of diphtheria and above. He wished to set them in a more unusual order, which hel

which

made, and

as to character were required, it scarlet fever, the astonishing finally did. In the new arrange. would be supplied by his master.

His Worship was informed by escaped while the boarders wers

fact was shown that the day boys ment, the pots formed just thir Sub-Inspector Grant that the badly caught by the diseases, yet

teen different, perfect squares, the C.S.P. did not wish to prese the lads all mixed together in the

plants serving as corners., Can the case, and after having ex-classes. The secret was in the you duplicate the arrangement?

14 common peu box. tained for himself that its con-able," says Surgeon-Commander four plants as illustrated by the Each square is to be composed of} It is prob-j dition W15 as stated by the Dudley in his report, "that both

dotted liner above.

amined the revolver and a8c87

a nominal fine of $5.

defence, the magistrate imposed the epidemics of scarlet fever Yesterday's answer:

The values of a hat, shirt and The customary order for the and diphtheris started in this!

way. A boy who happened pair of socks added together give

the prica of a pair of shoes, $6.75) very heavy con. centration of the infective agent the same result. The hat and Multiplied together they produce in bis saliva sucked his pes. At the end of the hour's lesson, he shirt are equal in value.

confiscation of the weapon was to have a also made.

The hat and shirt are each

PLUCKY ACCOUNTANT, threw it back into the common worth three dollars. The socks

class room pen-box. Another

class-assembled, and one member are worth seventy-five cents..

Cause Robbers to Flee,

of it picked out this infected pen- holder from which he sucked the

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Armed robbers who attempted to hold up a gold and, silversmith contagium, or perchance he left shop at No. 62 Maine Street at enough on it to infect one boy

from a third class,"

Kowloon City last night were pravaated from carrying out their designs as a result of the unex- picted action of the shop's sc- countant, who notwithstanding that he had a revolver held agaio-

KILLED BY WEDDING RING. During & savero thunderstorm

st his bead, jumped over the at Sowerby Bridge, Yorks, counter and ran out of the shop vivid flash of lightning struck the to raise the alarm. A shot was wedding ring of Mrs. Balls, who Are at aftor bim, but it only was dressing upstairs. The cur grazed his log. He was enabled rent travelled up ber arm and ran "tornice a hue and cry, with the down her side, and the unforton- result that the gang abandoned ete woman collapsed and died in the shop to make a hasty retreat,' a few hours,

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3 plus 3 plus .75 equals $6.75 I 3 I .75 equals $6.75

TRAGIC GAS FATALITY. Throwing bis cost over a gas bracket before retiring to bed, John MoDermott, young hairdresser, of Manchester, in- advertently turned on the gas. In the morning he and his dog were found dead in the bedroom, which was almost airtight.

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