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HOTELS,

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In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

KOWLOON HOTEL

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KING EDWARD HOTEL.

JOENTRAL LOCATION

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HOTEL LAUNCH MEETS ALL STEAMERS Central $79,

Telegraphio Address "Vicronia”

THE EUROPE HOTEL.

SINGAPORE.

FOR

COMFORT-FOOD-MUSIC-DANCING

Terme-A la carte or Inclusive.

The after-dinner dances are held every Tuesday,

Thursday and Saturday. Telophonon in every

room.

The Europe Orchestra plays nightly during Dinner, and for Tiffin on Saturdayo. GRILL

Telegrams "Europo Singapore". Telephone 2740.

ROOM

ARTHUR E. ODELL

Managing Director.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Postage stamps should be affixed in the right-hand top cornor of address side of all postal articles.

The Radio Service has reverted to normal hours of working. Classiges many bo handed in at any hour of the day or night during General Post Office hours at Radio Counter, Mala Hall, at all other times and Des Voeux Road to the Eadio Office on the 3rd floor of the building mages should be taken through the cornor entrance at Pedder Street Tecue doors will be closed after 10 p.m. but admittance may be obtained Caringing the night-beli.

Radio Trafile with Canton is suspended until further notice. Interport Radio Telegrams are subject to delay. Mestages in Gode must have name of Code used included in text. The parcel post service to Canton is resumed.

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and

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Parcels 19th November)

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USA, Canada, Japan, Shanghai,

Europe vin Suez (Letters and papers

Manila

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Shanghai, Japan, Canada, USA, and S. America and Europe ña Victoria, B.C.

Straits and Calcutta

CANDID CLERIC.

DULL SERMONS AND EMPTY

PEWS.

While preachers all over the world are blaming, Sunday diver

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1925.

FAMOUS PEACE, MONUMENT.

ITALIAN PLANS TO REBUILD. Italians plan to rebuild that

LIFTS FOR COTTAGES,

-EIGHT-STOREYED HOUSING

SCHEME.

There is bound to be an in fcreased demand for stoolwork,

slons, principally motoring and monument to peace, the Ara Pacis,and for lifts, if the present plans golf, for amall attendance at which was erected by the Roman

Senate to commemorate the return for building cottages in Stepney are approved by the local Counell Octavianus church services, the Archbishop the Emperor

of of Canterbury, who is seventy- seven years old, told the British Augustus from victorious cam-and by the Ministry of Health. Church Congress recently that the palgas in Gaul and Spain on the At the request of the local main trouble lay with the fact Campus Martius. Scattered frog-Housing Committee, Major Harry that preachers had failed to keep ments which have been placed in Barnes, the senior vice president musbums will be collected and of the Royal Institute of British abrenat in intelligence with the excavations at Palazzo Fiano will Architects, has collaborated with people to whom they were trying to regumed on a large scale in Mr. W. R. Davidge, a London to preach.

the hope of recovering the remain architect and town-planner, in He mentioned Sunday pleasure-ing pieces of the altar, which are preparing a lay-out plan to build Beekers as a deterrent to better believed to be still buried there, 180 two-storey cottages on eight church attendance, but added, and finally the original monument floors on Limehouse Fields, re- Sorious ports the building trade corres- "Personally, I put among the first will be reconstructed..

certainly be pondent of a Home paper, causes the fact that our average difficulties will

These plans are unique, and are Church of England sermons have encountered in work of excava not kept pace with the educational tion, for the undiscovered parts of already causing keen controversy architects and town- among advance or with the average man the Ara Pacis are thought to lio

plannera. They represent a new and woman's interests in all sorts 18 feet below the street level.

conception for providing accom- of human knowledge and world The influx of spring water will affairs. The increased lintelli-probably greatly hamper the work,modation for artisans on an aron gence, thoughtfulness and know-

It was in the year 13 B. C. that that has been cleared of slums. ledge possessed by the average

erect a monument in honour of the the relative ndvantages of build- citizen, male and female, calls the Roman Senators decided to It is not the place here to consider Augustus, ing high with those of the garden peremptorily

Victorious emperor. better."

however, declined the honour and city, but it is of interest to note The Archbishop's world came ordered that the monument be that one of the authors of the The fact is scheme, Mr. Davidge, was former- as a surprise to the 1,000 members offered to peace.

for something

of the congresa gathered for their recorded in a long epigraph dietat-ly chairman of the Executive annual meeting at Eastbourne, ed by the emperor himself, a copy Committee of the Garden Cities notwithstanding that they had of which was found carved on the and Town Planning Association. already been aroused by a series walls of the smail temple of Both he and Major Barnes insist | of newspaper articles from the pens of some of England's greatest literary lights on the subject of what they believe in religion.

Ancyra..

repeatedly in their reporta that the garden city is their ideal, but for rehousing displaced tenants in Grent Work of Art.

a slum area they claim that their The Ara Pacis, as the many plan has the advantage that all references made to it in ancient of them can find a home near.

The scheme is certainly worthy JAPAN'S POPULATION. literature show, was a really great Roman work, a colossal altar.

of study by all those interested in art, which at the time of the engineering, for it is obvious that these erection of the Ara Pacis had in the construction of already assimilated the teachings buildings large quantities of steel- of the Greek school, made here its work will be required. The plan, supreme effort, and no doubt this in which Mr. Neville Chamberlain, monument, for its workmanship and Minister of Health, is personally one of the most interested, if accepted in Stepney, design, was exquisite artistic productions of is bound to be imitated in Man-1 the Golden Age.

chester, Liverpool, Leeds, and The other industrial centres.

NOW NEARLY 60,000,000. The result of the census taken on October 1, 1925, shows that the population for Japan proper is 59,786,704, an increase of more than 3,770,000 over that of 1920.

The density of population is about 2,425 per square ri, or 157 per square kilometre, which is second to none in the world except Belgium, Holland and England.

Outside of the United States, which boasts of 105,710,620, and Germany which has 62,474,872, Japan has the largest number of inhabitants among the civilized nations of the world.

Of the total population of the Empire, there are 30,012,820 men and 29,723,884 women..

The Prefecture of Tokyo leads the Empire with 4,484,845, Osaka Prefecture running a close second with 3,069,502.

The altar was set in the midst design completely meets the dif- of a marble inclosure, 45 feet in ficulty of securing for every house, length and breadth, and it is the even if the total height of the inclosing wall which has yielded building is 80 feet, direct access all the remains which now exlat.of sunlight. Out of approximate- This wall was carved all over Inly ten acres that may be cleared, low relief. Outside, the ornament only 1.52 of an acre will be used was divided into two portions: for building. All the remainder The main above, a row of figures in proces-will be open spaces. sion, about three-quarters life-quadrangle, for example, will be about the size of Bloomsbury size, on their way to meet the victorious emperor, all crowned Square. with laurel and bearing branches of olive in their hands; below was

Disadvantages of Tenements. a charming design of flowers The scheme is not for the eren- typifying the fertility of the earth.tion of tenement buildings, which The inside was decorated with have many obvious disadvantages. pilasters and festoons between It is rather for the provision of a number of separate self-contain- Of the principal cities in the them, and behind the altar was a

The monu-ed dwellings. But, instead of country, the City of Osuka has niche for a statue. assumed undisputed leadershipment was reached by a flight of these being laid along the ground

numbers

with steps from the Vin Flaminia, the level, they will be piled one above. 1.5 regards

the other. The bedrooms of each 2,114,809. Tokyo comes next present Corso. with 1.995,303. Nagoya

The destruction of the Aradwelling are to be on the floor with the living-room, Kyoto and third with 768,550.

Pacis may be counted among the above

There will thus December 20

and running neck Kobe are

great vandalisms of the Middle internal stairs. December 26.

peck with 679,076 and 644,212 Ages. The cause may perhaps be be no common corridor on the December 25. respectively. .December 20

Due.

rung

The Prefecture of Tokyo most densely populated December 26,32,020 per square ri.

with

December 28,

.January 1.

January 8

TRADE REVIVAL.

January 4.

attributed to the fact that until second, fourth, sixth, and eighth is the the end of the fourth century the floors of the dwelling. The sleep- Senute and the Vestal Virging ing accommodation will thus be continued to celebrate on the altar secure from outside interference. the yearly sacrifices prescribed by

Manufacturers of lifts should be While the Emperor Octavianus.

specially interested in the pro- pagan temples remained more or less untouched, except for the Posal that there shall be three central lifts. Each one of these removal of the idols, this parti-will give access to the whole of cular altar, dedicated to the God the dwellings on the third and deas of Peace, was completely and higher floors. The estimate made deliberately demolished,

January 4. January 0. January 5. BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR. January 8.

The Prince of Wales has pro mised to attend a dinner to be given by the Government February 15 to celebrate the open-

Date.

on

Destruction, a Vandalism.

in 1919 by the Local Government) Board of the cost of a lift being £350 to £400 per annum has, how-

It was only in the fifteenth cen-ever, proved to be too low. Although there are in existence ing of the British Industries Fai-tury during excavations in thei Lok Sun...Sun. Dec. 27, 8.10 am. The dinner will afford the op-courtyard of Palazzo Ottoboni automatic lifts that are regarded as being both fool-proof and Pres. Jefferson . Sun, Dec. 27, 9 .portunity for a representativi (now known as Palazzo Fiano) Kaijo Muru Sun., Dee. 27, 9

Mon., Dec. 28.5 p.m. gathering of exhibitors at the that many fragmenta were found, knaveproof, it is proposed att

Stepney that the lifts shall always Szechuen

of important buyers but these were scattered among be in the charge of an attendant. Haiching

.Tues., Dec. 2, Noun. Fair and

from abroad, to whom the Govern- various muscums. Further dis ment will extend their hospitalit coveries were made, in the same There is to be a central double! Although the King and Queen have place in 1868, and all these frag-lift designed for safety, capacity, Tues., Dec, 29, 10.30 a.m. made a practice of visiting pre-ments are now to be seen in dif- and economy, and large enough to Theseus Tues., Dec. 29, 2.30 p.m.vious British Industries Faire,ferent museums in Italy, in Paris, carry not less than 40 to 50 persons each journey. Two other ....Tues., Dec. 29, 3.30 p.m. this is the first time a member of and in Vienna. Anking

lifts would also be available, but Hinsang...Wed., Dec. 30, 10.30 am the Royal Family has consented

These The largest and most important these would be smaller. Kanchow....Wed., Dec. 30, 0.30 a.m. to be present at any offeinl Kiungchow Thurs., Dec. 31, 10.30 n.m. Fook Sang

Fri, Jan. 1, 9 nm. function connected with the Fair of these bas-reliefs in Italy are three centralised lifts would, it is It must be interesting to those to be found in the Uffizi Gallery thought, provide for the reason-

They are four in ablo necessities of 600 families. associated with the establishment in Florence.

Kashima Maru

་ ་ ་ ་

Pres. Wilson-

Parcels

:

.Noon.

of the Fair, which of late years number, and the one with the

It has been argued in aonte has done so much for British veiled person, supposed to be the'

End of London prefer staircases. Sat., Jan. 2, trade, to hear from Sydney that Emperor Augustus, is regarded as quarters that tenants in the East

most

of all. beautiful steps are being taken by leading the Registration..2.45 p.m. citizens for setting up a per- Another bar-relief in the Vatican Actual experience on experimental Lotters...3.30 p.m.

manent institution of this kind. Museum represents the great pro-lifts at the Tabard estate in (Duo Francisco, 27th Jan., 1920).

Representations have been made cession going to the altar of the Bermondsey proves the contrary, to Senator Wilson, chairman of goddess, and there are represent- The lifts, too, at the Wapping Pres. Jefferson....... Mon., Jan. 4the Australian Commission, to ed the important personages and

Parcela

induce him to convene an early the magistrates of that time, with station on the East London Rail- Registration 2.46 p.m.

There are eleven way are invariably used in prefer- Letters.3.30 pm. meeting of his colleagues with their suite. (Dus Victoria, B.C., 23rd Jan., 1926). a view to communicating with figures in this fragment: first of once to stairs.

Mon. Jan. 4, the British Government. Thore all, two lictors followed by two Neon la a considerable body of feeling persons dressed in the toga, the

Lai Sang

Purcela Letters

Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

...Noon.

There are many other aspects of

.1 p.m. in the Commonwealth that unless praetore, and behind a "Camillus" this novel housing plan. From the Wembley display is used as a with an "acerra" (small coffer for the commercial point of view the starting point of a constant ad- incense); then others, also in the schemo doserves the attention of, vertising campaign its cost will toga. Excavations in 1908 gave ultimately be regarded as almost much material to the museum delle British engineers as well as of

Terme in Rome.

architects.

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