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A FINE BUILDING.

NEW SCOTLAND YARD PRAISED.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1926.

DE VALERA RESIGNS.

WANTS NO OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.

Loudon, March 11.

21 YEARS AGO:

EXTRACTS FROM “TELEGRAPH” FILES.

The following Items aro 'extract-

Mr. Eamon De Valera has resigned from the Telegraph Ales for the

ed the Presidency of Sina Fain.

Later.

Do Valera's resignation followed

week ended March 11, 1005:--

The exchange rate of the dollar was 1/10%.

The 93rd Burma Infantry held

the Republican parties rejecting their regimental Sports at Kow-

his motion, favouring the entry loon.

of Republican members to the Dail

if the oath of allegiance wore dropped.---Reuter.

The resignation of Mr. De Valera from the Presidency of Sinn Fein (a post which he has held evor since 1917) marks another stage in

The Chief Justice ordered that, the work entailed in providing an extra room for the Post Office, should cease during the sittings at the Supreme Court.

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An interesting billlard match for substantial wager took place at the Hongkong Hotel be- tween Mcasrs. T. Pitt (Police) and A. Cameron (Jardine's Sugar! Refinery), the former winning.

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Chevalier Z. Volpicelli WAS awarded the Croas of the Order of Franz-Josef by the Emperor ļof Austríu.

The report for the past twelvgi months was issued to the share- holders in, and subscribers to the City Hall. The balance in the hands of the Treasurer was $2,229, while the reserve fund stood at $15,774. The Committee and Staff were as follows:- Messra. J. T. Greason, F. Layton, H. N. Mody, N. A. Siebs, H. E. Pollock and F. B. L.. 'Bowley, Secretary.

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Announcement is made of the forthcoming marriage cf Dr. Grone, assisant medical officer of health, and Miss Dorothy Matter.

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Application to sell liquor was

the picturesque career of Ireland's most outsanding political character of recent times. Coming into great prominence by his defiant and law-breaking tactics when Na- tionalist Ireland was agitating for independence against Britain, Mr. granted to Wallace Archie Ward De Valera has been imprisoned of the "Owl Grill and Oyster both in England and in America, Room" 51, Des Voeux Rond. where he often went to preach the cause of Ireland's freedom and to raise money for it. He became the ary Surgeon, reported a case of Which is the finest public head of the Sinn Fein organisation anthrax at the. Kennedy Town building in London ?

when it came into being during the Cattle Depot.

CUKISTS

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Dr. A. Gibson, Colonial Veterin={

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The question is answered by war, and has taken a leading part

A députation of policemen wait- Sir Reginald Blomfold in an at-in establishing the Government of tack on modern architecture in the Irish Free State. Born in Newed upon Mr. E. R. Hallifax to the January number of The York, of a Spanish father and Irish wish him good luck on going Quarterly Review,

mother, and having been educated North to look after South African "Norman Shaw," says Sir Re-partly in the United States and Coolie Emigration operations. ginald, "showed in his New Scot-partly in Ireland, Mr. De Valera land Yard what a really great has been one of the most romantie H. ML S. Vengeance, after' a designer could do in handling a figures in Irish politics-always in three year's commission, sailed for public building, if he could let his the van of those who favour revolu- Home steaming through a line: of intelligence play freely round his tionary change. It is typical that battle-ships and cruisers, problem, and if he was allowed his resignation from the Presidency y the authorities to do so. of Sinn Fein should come about on Show's building remains the such a matter as the abolition of inest public building erected in the oath of allegiance.] London since Somerest House."

Sir Reginald Blomfold soya that the modern, tendency to ignore the lessone of the past is the opposito extreme to the ex- aggerated worship of 50 years ago. "Both are equally futile."

The young generation are con- vinced that they are introducing

3 new era in architecture.

"PECULIAR METHODS."

DUTCH POLICY.

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PRONOUNCEMENT BY NEW, Halifax (proceeding North on

Among those leaving the Colony by the Empress of Japan, we note the following: Mr. J. I. Plummer (Kowloon Observatory); Mr. W. S. Bailey (Messrs Bailey and Murphy); Mr. H. C. Sandford Hongkong and Shanghai Bank); Air. E. D. C. Wolfe and Mr. E. R.

Government service); Mỵ, A. G. Ward Mr. W. D, Eraham (Mesars Slorer and Sons) and Mr. E J. The Hague, March 11.

Grist Messrs Wilkinson and Speaking in the Second Cham-Griat)

PREMIER,

"The new architecture claims ber, the new Premier, Jonkheer

to be essentially officient--that De Geer, emphasised, that the new The Kawloon School was shut

is, I suppose, practical and exact-Cabinet was strictly extra-parlin down for tee days owing to an

political party. The Gavernment

ly fitted for its purpose, but it has mentary and no member should outbreak of diphtheria. methods of being so peculiar to be regarded as. representing y itself.

The following were chosen to The object of a projecting aimed at economy, the reduction play for the Club in 1 Rugby stone window-sill, for instance, is óf taxation, vigorous co-operation match against the Garrison:- to protect the wall below from the internationally with a view to Messrs. A. F. Bourchier, A. S. dripping of water. I note, how- general limitation of armaments, Kempthorne, T. E. Pearce, G. D. ever, that in the latest effort of the establishment of a Ministry Bateman, G. T. Macnamara, the new architecture the window of National Defence by the fusion Soper, J. P. Jordan, P. W. Gold- sili is omitted, and wide, shallow, of the Ministries for War and ring, A. Boyd, H: C. Aspinall, J. vertical grooves are thoughtfully Marine,

ย continuation of the Hammon,. Lt. Holden, H. G. C. window opening to the top of the policy, of reducing the fighting Bailey and H. F. Chard.

services, including, inter alia

provided from the bottom of one

window bolow, in order that nono:

of the rain water falling on the entrusting the defence of the

GIGANTIO CUBE

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Special cricket matches were

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window above may be lost to the country to mobile forces, and arranged to take place during the increasing the country's pro-stay in the Colony of Lord Hawke, wall and window below."

Modern commercial architec-sperity by the conclusión of trea

Members of the Union Church tura is severely criticised by Sir ties of commerce and opening new

markets abroad. Reginald.

Literary Society were entertained The Government would resign by the Rev. T. W. Pearce who as soon as a parliamentary majority tald them the story of old Hong- "The fashionable idon just now was formed and it would give an kong and the many changes which cf a great commercial building is opportunity to decide the ques had taken place since the days that of a gigantic cube in which tion whether the Legation should of British occupation. holes are punched in regular in contince to be maintained at the tervals for doors and windows. Holy Seu.-Reuter.

Composition, silhouette, and pro-;

The

portion are disregarded. groat masters of the past felt that Bomething more than this was roquired of them."

Commenting on the sensational ideas of the younger school of architects, the writer adds:

SHIPPING NEWS.

At roon, the following vessels were expected to be in wireless

The sixteenth ordinary general) meeting of Mesara George Fen- wick & Co., Ltd, took place in the Hongkong Hotel, Mr. W. Parlane presiding.

Salisbury Rhodosia).-Threo craft murders were, at Broken Hill, recently sentenced to death. One, the "Prophet" Tomo, was the vorticists and the non-repre- West Orawa, Jeypore, Hanol, the head of a seat whose beliefs

Maru, sentative painters-anything to Laisung, Tulma, Kotu

soom to be a perverted form of startle. What improsses one Tijituroem, Chaksang. Hogany, Christianity. They immersed most in these struggles for some Tijisalak, Takada, Hozan Maru, persons in water, and if they thing new is not their originality Protesiluus, Pothos, Haining, failed to survive, they were but their immdosty, the folly of Bintang, Shinsel, Maru No. 6, accounted to be "witches," Tomo thinking that it is worth while to Suisang, Kanchow, Osaka Maru, is said to have participated in 15| leave the Beaten track and stand Corona, Pawlet, U. S. S. Non" City murders In this op one's head in the ditch in of Wellington, Ranella, An King, Central News, order to attract attention.'

The architect is to be a pur vayor of thrills for the onlooker; communication with Hongkong nativa ringleaders.of the witch- apparently he is to follow the Fooksung, Arafura, "President notorious example of the cubists, Wilson, Tingeaug, Honghwa,

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