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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1925.

A Notable Figure.

DAY BY DAY.

A noteworthy personage in the history of Portugal is being com- memorated by the issue of AS TO BE PERFECTLY JUST IS special set of stamps in Macao AN ATTRIBUTE OF THE DIVINE BE 90 TO THE namoly, the Marquis de Pombal, NATURE, TO

on whose designs the finest parts UTMOST OF OUR ABILITIES IS of Lisbon were rebuilt after the THE GLORY OF MAN,-Addison, lisastrous earthquake of 1755.00

Born, at Soura in 1699 of an old and noble family, he first studied:

THE GOLD FRANC SETTLEMENT:

-CHIEF EXECUTIVE

EXPLAINS.

Poking, April 22.

TUSSAUD'S,

TO BE RESURRECTED.

Of course there will always ba a Mme, Tussaud's Exhibi tion.

A circular telegram sent to the In these words Mr. John Bishop Bannister arrived hors provincos yesterday by Tuan Tussaud, the present head of the Chi-jut explaining the gold frane family, indicated his view that for the Bar and then entered the by the P. and O. linor Nagoya settlement, and now published by there is certain to a resurrection, Army, which he later loft and to-day.

Tuan Chi-jui, points out that of the famous waxworks show, remained in private life until

China, which had been unable to largely destroyed in the fro 1739, when he was sont as

Mr. H. A. Jones, local manager obtain the full benefit of the the night of March 18th.

Conference, lost “Fortunately,” he explained, Ambassador, to London. Sub for Messrs. Moutrie and Co., left Washington Baquently he went in the same for Australia by the Ak! Maru, $24,000,000 annually owing to the we have a mould of every wax capacity to Vienna, where he accompanied by his wife and French refusal to ratify the guro in the exhibition: They married the Countess Daun, child.

Treaty, a question having arison are stored in the basemont (we' over the method of payment of call it the catacomba), which was through whose influence with hor

the | countrywoman,

Dowager

the Boxer indemnity. This was undamaged by the fire Armed robbers who entered due to the French refusal to Queen and mother of Joseph the

Every model on, therefore, First, he was raised to the position No. 275, Portland Stroot, gestor adopt the method of telegraphic be reproduced, but the historical of Foreign Minister in Portugal. day, escaped with jewellery and transfer and their insistence on relies are utterly destroyed, and After this promotion. Portugal money to the value of $123, after payment in gold currency. During they, alas are priceless and may be said to have been re-binding and gagging the inmates. Taso Kun's regime a settlement irreplaceable. They include of

was proposed, but Tuau Chi-jul course, our collection of Napo generated. The Marquis favour-

Housing Shortage.

Hospital.

Lawrence's famous picture of

Piece of a cravat. worn by

Charles I. at his execution.

Mary Queen of Scota' Rosary. Etchings by Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.

The original guillotine. Napoleon's Coronation robes.. Voltaire's chair. Robespierre's

pistols,

ropier and

ed the establishment of manu- A coolic was hit by a rock as opposed it, as Tuao Kun's only leonic relics, which was the finest factures and encouraged printing result of a dynamite charge at aim was to use the money for in the world." and agriculture; he gave to the Morrison Hill Gap Road gestor-prolonging the military strike.

LOST TREASURES, University of Comibra a new sys- day. He sustained injuries to If the mattor had been concluded

Among the historical relies tom of studios; he introduced into his foot and body and was taken at that time, China would have

Civil lost the benefit of the provision which have perished in the flames Brazil the cultivation of coffee, to the Government

regarding peymont by telegraphic a sugar, cotton, rice; indigo and

transfer, and this might have led cocoa; and he created the com“.

to international disputas. panios of Pernambuco, Para and

Mr. W. J. A. Hoy, who was

The Chief Executive declares George IV. Maranhao. Unhappily, by his unremitting persecution of the fined $50 for not attending the that the only way to meet the nobility and his merciless conduct. Criminal Sessions to act as a situation arising from China's towards the family of the Tavoras juror, sent in a doctor's certificate international financial obligations the brilliancy of his roputation to the effect that ho could not be is to secure the fruition of the Conference de. was dimmed, and on the death of prosent, and consequently the Washington

cisions. At an interview with Joseph the First, the Queen or-fine was remitted.

the French Minister ho em- dered him to retire to Pombal,|

that the where he died in 1780.

The three Chinese arrested in phatically urged.

the with

in

to connection

rogard armed agreement

holding of a apocial robbery committed at No. 36. the Hongkong, which has known Chatham Road, Hunghom, "on Tariff Conference bo ratified something of the shortage of Monday, were. formally charged as soon as possible, and that the

Keys of the Bastille. housing accommodation, may be before Mr. H. W. Hamilton at gold frano question be separately As the result of

The value of the damage is interested to hear that, generally the Kowloon Magistracy this considered. speaking, the United States is morning. On the application of further negotiations, the French

£250,000. It is understood that just overcoming from the effects the prosecution, the defendants Minister at length agreed to tale- put at a moderate estimate, at tion of the treaty. Later, the are fully insured, as is also the Waichiaopu and the Fronch

loss from receipts during the en- To-day marks the last of the York, it appears, the housing next.

fampins continues to grow steadily

Minister took up the gold frane forced closing of the exhibition. four British national celebrations

Miss Ai-lien Wu, a Cantonese question, a draft agreement being According to a report worse,

Mr. Tussauds revealed that before the summer-St. George's eubmitted to the New York girl who has been

eventually referred to a technical

Day, when

the Englishman Legislature by the Governor, abroad, is playing the leading expert committee designated by there is no immediate relief in part in The Talisman," now the Finance Ministry and to the makes a special effort to prove sight, for such construction as being produced by the American Ministry of Justice, both of whom A most important that he is not in the least behind is under way brings to the Oriental Pictures

point, according to Tuan Uni-ju, DUTCHMAN'S LOSSES. his compatriots from north of the class of people most seriously direct supervision of Mr. Earle approved.

affected no benefits whiatover. K. Dyer. Miss Wu is an accom is that the French Government Tweed in keeping frosh, the Establishment of public credits plashed pianist and sings well. formally agrees to the remission memory of his patron saint. Out has been suggested as the best she is one of the first high-class of the indemnity and formally here, the weather in April is solution-something that will Chinese girls to enter the cinema recognises the principle of tele- already too warm for dancing in Pring down interest charges to world, as the Chinese of the old graphic transfer

HONGKONG, 23rd April, 1925.

ST. GEORGE'S DAY.

of a like experience, But in New were remanded until Tuesday graph home and request ratifica the premises and their contents

educated

under the

negotiations for the sale of the exhibition were almost complete.

LOCAL HOTEL TO PAY, DAMAGES,

about six per cent. One of the scapoi have not you become re- Regarding the rehabilitation ofIn the Summary Court this proper comfort, so the English-reasons in New York for conouled to the idea of their the Banque Industriella de Chine, morning, before Mr. Justice men's ball has to be held early in high ronts-and the shortage of women going on the stage, and Tuan Chi jui points out that China Wood, Mr. G. Kuhnle sued the reasonably priced houses-is the Miss Wu is one of the pioneers has now become the Banque's Hinode Hotel, Praya East, for the season, but there is left the fact that commercial organisa- in this neid. She is a nieco or creditor instead of a debtor, and, damages in respect of property, other means of celebration, and tions now have to pay about ux. Wu Lion-toh, the plague in conclusion, he claims that, from lost or damaged in transport from

a. diplomatic standpoint, the two the Kitano Maru to the hoteli the day does not pass unhon-nine per cent. for money invested expert.

in real estate. That is the fact

questions, namely, the holding of The losses included a sowing. This oured, even if unsung.

ravealed by the city's Bureau

Capt. Ian Fraser, Chairman of the Tariff Conference and the machine, cigars and cigarettes, year there was a luncheon on of Housing in a report just issued. similar lines to the one in 1924, Here in Hongkong there are St. Dunstan's, writes us from method of payment of the indem and the damaged article included. other factors operating, besides London underdate of March 27th, nity, have bean separately settled, a case of books, cartrides ato. but the most impressive Item in the interest rates, and although stating that that day was the and that, from a financial atand- The hotel admitted legal liability, the programme of the local the situation is rather better now tenth anniversary of the founda- point, the acceptance by the but disputed the amount."

His Lordabip entered judgment branch of the Royal Society of than it was, there seems small tion of the Home by the late pir Trench of the method of tele- probability of any general decline Arthur Pearson. He adds that graphic transfer indicates that Wreath at the Cenotaph in tendency is likely, for it is to 2,000 blinded soldiers, sailors and their point. Tuan Chi-jui ex- memory of the English lads who be presumed that due approval fairmen, and is pledged to look presses the opinion that after died in the Great War. And that will shortly be given to the after these men for the rest of taking all considerations into ac

He states! suggested amendment of the their lives. The Home receives count the plan of settlement is brings us somehow to a realisa Rents Ordinance so as to permit no State assistance and has to quite commendable. tion of what this national day of an increase of 15 per cent, on collect from voluntary sources that there is a strong passibility! uine-tenths of the annual income that the abolition of likin and an standard rentals.... really means.

i needs. Donations as birthday increase in the Customs duties, presente, sent to Capt. Fraser, as stipulated in the Mackay played at the U. B. B. C. ground Treaty, will be discussed at the to-morrow at 5.30 p.m., when the St. "Dunstan's Headquarters, Inner Circle, Regent's Park, forthcoming Tariff Conference, Club will be represented by London, N.W. 1, will be much through which he hopes that P, W. F. Mills. A. H. T. Fer sound financial polloy will be laid quharson, C.-L. Bechor, A. S. Hatt, Rev. E. Martin, AA, appreciated.

down.-Daily Bulletin

Dand G P Lammert G. R. Vallack, W. Woodward (capt.), B. D. Evans and D. J. Price,

St. George was the laying of a in rentals. In fact, the opposite the Home has trained upwards of the Chinese here have gained for $650 and costs.

NAVAL WEDDING,

CHARITY MATCH,

SOUTH CHINA DEFEAT KOWLOON.

ZEEBRUGGE MEMORIAL

HOCKEY

CLUB V. “HAWKINS," The above match is to be

In conjuring up England ("Ool. to be in England, now that April's there") we see beyond, the mere name of the mother- AT THE PEAK CHURCH, land, and visions of the home life

The Peak Church was the arise which take us back for sceno of a pretty naval wedding the nonce to town or countrymander Ronald Leeds, R.N yesterday. when Lieut.-Com- hill or dale, manor or cottage,M,S, Hawkins (flagebip of the but always to the glory that is China Station), was married: England's, as the poot has put it to Miss Betty Dawson, daughter

of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Dawson, The Kwong Wah Hospital Thus, at the Cenotaph, one Shanghai, tho buldo having benefited by over $250 as a result dwells most, maybe, on the arrived at Hongkong in the of the charity match played on English youth is one likes to morning on board the Empress the Kowloon ground yesterday

of Asia.

bot woon Kowloon and South see him, sturdy, rosy-cheeked The Rev. H. V. Komp, naval China.

and Countess of Cavan, Sir Fabian countryman, cheery townsman, ohaplain, performed the cere- The

Chinese were without and Lady Ware, and Lord fore the Chief Justice on Tuesday, Li Wai-tong, but silent or gay, blond or brunette, mony.

otherwise Burnham, marks the beginning of pleaded guilty this morning at The bride was prettily attired northerner. and southerner, in

were at full strength. Pam several days of Anglo-Belgian the Criminal Sessions to the in a dress of shimmering white Kam-wing, opened the scoring demonstrations, the central item possession of arms. His Lord-

TO-DAY'S UNVEILING

CEREMONY,

Bruges, April 22

INDIAN PLEADS GUILTI.

LIGHT SENTENCE Baohen Singh, the second man

The arrival of a distinguished Party from England, including Sir Roger and Lady Keyes, the Earl concerned in the case heard, be-

that wonderful medley which charmeuse silver, lined with a aftor ton minutes play, in which is King Albert to ship inflicted a sentence of nine marched to final victory along-tulle veil. A wreath of whitsaud then neat work on the left, morrow unveiling the imposing months with hard labour.

WAS

blossoms crowned her hand aido their comrades of a passing and she carriod

ending in a good shot by Chan memorial at Zeebrugge, on the a bouquet Kwong-ul, saw the ball turned anniversary of the attack on the

Shu lilies. generation, and fell at Zeebrugge of while

The left wingor scored a Rood. and elsewhere. The banner of given away by her brother-in-out of Rasmussen's reach by mole,Reuter.

law, Mr. E. B. C. Hornell. Misa

interval,

8t, George' has seen many &is, Dawson, sister of the bride third goal shortly after the hard fight on the soil of Flandors who was attired in a dress of

Re-arrangement of the Kowloon and Picardy, and history but mauve marocain with hat to

match and carried a bouquet of sids brought the game more often repeated itself; and it may be owers, was the bridesmaid in the Chinese half, but, such that for the future there is stored Lieut. Commander Middleton, opportunities of scoring as wore given were allowed to go bogging. up further trial of England's R.N., was best man,

After the ceremony, naval The South China team were do- spirit but always, while the officers, the majority of whom served winners by three goals to nation lasts, there will be that were from the H. M. S. Hawkins, nil. spark of patriotism, lurking in comprised a guard of honour and bride and bridegroom walked

flame whenever the need comes

LONDON MISSION.

TRADE UNION COMBINATION.

FORTHCOMING CONGRESS.

£30,000 DEFICIT.

London, April 28, The general council of tho London, April 22; Trade Union Congross has ratified The high Far Eastern exchange the conclusions and recommen and heavy costs of ocean passages detions of the Anglo-Russian

Conference. for missionaries, are among the causes of a deficit of thirty thou

Furthor stops which the sand pounds sterling in last year's operations of the London Misalon- council may propose with the Jobject of calling an international ary Society.

Similar deficits have resulted conference to secure a united

all classes, which is roused to out of the church under ar

archway of thirty-oight swords. was decorated in accordance with a spark which glows on a day The reception, which was large naval custom. The happy couple annually during the two years front for European trade unions ly attended was held at Mrs, wore then pulled to Kowloon by The inoomo last year totalled will require endorsement by the like this, and manifests itself in Hornell's, of 304, The Poak, after a cutter's orow whence they left £180,000; and the society is bud- Trade Union Congress which

September-Router, all parts of the world where which bride and bridegroom drove for Fanling where the honey-geting an income of £160,000 for moote at Scarborough

next your.-Reuter, Englishmen are congregated, I down to H. M, S, Hawkins which moon is being spont.