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PARIS NEWSPAPER WAR,

M. COTY AND A "MUZZLED" PRESS.

Two papers of widely differont opinions, the Royalist "Action Opinions, the Royalist Action Fran caise and the Socialist Populaire, have published articles in support of M. Francois Coty in his straggle ngainst the Federation des our

naux.

THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1928.

LONDON BRIGHTON

'RELAY.

BIRCHFIELD HARRIERS JUST OUTSIDE RECORD.

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.CAUTIOUS POLICY

NEEDED.

(Continued from Page 1); The Accounts.

"SORRELL AND SON.”

FİLM WELL WORTH · SEEING.

ward finally comes when, in spite of great obstacles, Kit becomes a famous surgeon. There is a grip aping climax when Kit performs a fast merciful service to his pain-

EXPERT'S PLEA FOR A CLEAN ST. PAUL'S.

SOOT EATING STONE LIKE "NESSUS SHIRT.”

con-

Canon Alexander's statement that "smoke is the greatest protec- tion stonework can have," tinues to be criticised by exports. "You have certainly performed a valuable service to the public.in. drawing attention to Mr. Heaton's statements concerning the disas- trous effect of soot on our London buildings, particularly St. Paul's." "The statement by the canon writes Mr. T. Hedley Barry. raises afresh the whole problem of the preservation of our great

the canons and deans responsible cathedrals. No one doubts that for these fabrics are worthy gon- tlemen so far as their ecclesiastical and theological attainments concerned.

are

Warwick Deeping's novel, "Sor- rell and Son," has been vary ad Birchfield Harriers (Birming- Turning again to the accounts, mirably adapted to the screen by ham) won the London-Brighton you will see that the balance at the United Artists corporation. relay running race recently for the credit of working accounts for it was shown for the first time in third time in four years. Hallam- 1927 is 32,504,981.69 as against Hongkong at the Queen's Theatre drew crowded shire Harriers were second, but had the consolation of knowing $2,361,296.94, an increase of slight yesterday and

On being demobilised after a that their record of 4th, 41min. ly over $150,000; it must be borne houses.

careur of great gallantry in the 17sec. for the 53 miles 1,432 yards, in mind, however, that this ac- count has yet a further 12 months

war, Captain Stephen Sorrell, In his empacity as proprietor made last year, was unbeaten.

On a cold and windy day Birch- to run and, though this increase M. C., is deserted by his wife, and of the Figaro and the Gaulois, M. Coty is himself a member of feld Harriers did well to complete 13 satisfactory, it is quite impos he then sets himself to the task of The Federation. He had, however, the distance, with each of ten men sible to make any forecast as to fighting life's battles to that his announced the publication of running a stage varying in dis- what the ultimate result will be young son, Kit, may make good. Our assets, as expressed in äter-It is an uphill struggle, in the another paper, L'ami du Peuple, tanee from 4%1⁄2 miles to G1⁄2 miles, to be sold at 10 centimes in Parisin 4h. 41min. 38 4-5sec., Hallam-ling and dollars, show increases of course, of which he has to accept and 15 centimes in the provinces,shire's time being 4k. 48min approximately £60,000 and $176, the job of a hotel porter, but re He made no secret that the paper 528cc., and Herne Hill Harriera 000, respectively.

Underwriting Suspense Account would not show a profit at this finishing third in 4h. 47min, 49sec.

The winning team were given aThis reserve continues in price, and was prepared for an

"It is a very serious matter, annual loss of more than fifteen great start when their popular sound position. million francя (£120,000). The captain, C. E. Blewitt, covered the

Reinsurance Fund. This fund wracked father by administering a however, that questions involved object of the paper is to give the first stage from Big Bon to Night- widest possible diffusion to the ingale, Clapham Common (4 miles stands at $2,266,097.56 as against fatal doos of morphine on realising in the preservation of these build- We may quarrel with some ed to contribute many thousands political views of M.. Coby, which 1,066) in 23min. 114-58cc., which $2,363,670.18 for 1926, a decrease that a cure is out of the question.ings, for which the public are ask- are Nationalist and sympathetic to bent Blewitt's own record for the of $97,572.62. This reduction in

stage by 2 4-5sec. Hallamshire's the dollar showing is almost en-aspects of the story and wonder of pounds annually, should finally Fasciam.

second runner, N. Biddulph, ran tirely due to the rise in exchange somewhat at the patient resigna- rest with men who do not posSCES soch daring courago in the war, In the present case, the canon's The Federation contend, how well over the second stage to be from 1/11d. on the 31st Decention of the man who had shown the necessary technical knowledge. ever, that this is unfair competion level terms with his rival Birch-ber, 1926, to 2/-d. at the end of but that is the fault of the novelist, remark is yet another example of a tion on the part of a newspaper fielder at the second change-over, last year.

not the producers, who, we are little knowledge being a dangerous Investment and Exchange Flue-glad to note, did not either fall to thing, for it appears evident that proprietor, who is thus spending but from that point the Midlanders un journalism the millions made in drew away.

tuation Account-Thile account the temptation to give the film aho has confused the question of perfumery, and they have per- There were about three thousand shows an increase of $177,928.87 happy ending or unduly emphasise stone preservation with the ques

ntion of paint. suaded the powerful distributing spectators to see the Lord Mayor, which result is due to the improve- the sentimentality of such

Curiously enough, Mr. Heaton, firm of Hachette not to handle the Sir Charles Batho, send the first ment in the market values of both theme. One or two of the minor

characters are a trifle overdrawn, who now rightly joins issue with new paper. M. Coty has replied men of the 21 tcamis-Achilles our gold and silver investments.

Our London office at No. 23, notably. Dr. Orange, who looks the canon, was one of those who by putting fifty millions of francs Club not starting on their way into the establishment of a new when the race started from West-Cornhill was involved in the 'col- more like a Nihilist than a renown-drew attention to the fact that in distributing service. The attitude minister. When the half-way lapse of the 7th August last year ed surgeon, and Flo Palfrey, the the case of painted wooden sur many Important re-wife of a country inn-keeper, who faces, the layer of soot did some- of the Socialist daily in supporting stage, the Chequers Hotel, Harley, and

is far too much of the professional times appear to have a protecting him, although it is entirely op was reached Birchfield Harriers cards were buried under the posed to him politically, is cheilly were still in front, Haliamshire debris. Thanks, however, to the "vamp" to be convincing.

These points aside, the film can The layer, of soot is like a blan- interesting because it agrees with Harriers being over two minutes energy of our staff, matters have M. Leon Daudet in saying that the behind. The third team here were now been righted and the fact that be hailed as a big success, even ifket and does, of course, protect greater part of the Paris Press is Herne Hill Harriers, whose last we are able to hold our annual somewhat depressing. The lead the surface to some extent from muzzled by un indirect bat two runners had made up a lot of meeting at the same time as lasting roles are extremely well taken, abrasion and weathering, but un- effective censorship, partly of the

ground.

year is ample evidence of the good especially that of Stephen Sorrell fortunately it is a blanket saturat- Government and partly of certain

After leaving Horley W. A. M. work they put in. We are much by H. B. Warner, whilst Mickeyed with dilute acids. In the case inancial interests. The fact that Edwards, the old Oxford Blue, indebted to our friends, the Union MeBan ns Kit, the boy, and Nils of paint on wood, the action of the three services of newspaper further increased the lead and was Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., Asther as Kit when grown-up, are these acids is in many cases com- A further lion from abrasion afforded by the advertisements, newspaper disfull of running by the time he for the assistance they afforded us excellent. The acting all through parailvely sight, and the protec

Ils very powerful. tribution, and news agency are all reached Crawley (31 miles 880 at the time of the collapse; they feature of the film is the English "blanket" may more than com concentrated in single controls yards). The first eight placings provided us with temporary office scenery, which is so true to life as pensate, at least for a time, for helps to make this censorship were:

accommodation which we have just to make us exiles feel a little home the destructive action of the acids.

Taking Charge of "Ruins" vacated to occupy our offices in sick. possible.

"Lloyd's" new building,

Unfortunately, however, stone generally, and the atone of St. Paul's in particular, le very sen- sistive to the action of acida,

A burglar who ransacked a house in St. Ann's-road, Southend, and took jewellery and money from a bedroom, where a man and wife were sleeping, took the precaution to remove the man's trousers also.

The Greatest Screen Drama Yet Made

In France!

Daily News :—

There is no doubt that the wonderful film "Les Miserables" will fill any theatre. In scope, pic- turesqueness and ima- gination it is one of the finest films ever made.

VICTOR HUGO'S

Immortal Epic of

Dramatic

Fiction

Produced on a mag- nificent scale with a cast of over 5000 players at a cast of more then 12,000,000 francs:

Thrills Tragedy Pathos Romance

ES MISERABLES

A picture greater in every way than the famous production, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."

COMING TO THE

QUEEN'S

+

TUESDAY TO SATURDAY Special Prices & Times (at 2.30, 6.00 & 9.15)

h. min. Rec.

1 Birchfield Harriers.. 4 41 4835 2 Hallamshire Harriers 4 43 62 47 49 3 Herne Hill Harriers 4 4 Sth. London Harriers 4 49 Highgate Harriers..4 52

4 52 16 Surrey Ath. Club...

53 3

7 Slough Ath. Club

1

8 Pelytechnic Harriers 453 1h

LOCAL GOLF.

MATCH AT KOWLOON ON

SUNDAY.

An Interesting golf match has been arranged for Sunday between the Kowloon Golf Club and a Happy Valley Team. It will be an all-day fixture, the first pair tecing off at

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Over a Million Surplus. The surplus to be dealt with is $1,008,202.75 out of which has been paid' an interim dividend of $18.00 per share. We now recomend a finad payment of $22.00 the same an last year, the addition of $100,- 000 to Retasurance Fund, and the transfer of the balance, amounting," to $508,202.75, to Underwriting Suspense Account to close the year 1926. The balance of $2,504,- 981.89 at credit of 1927 account: allows of the payment of the usual interim dividend of $18.00 for that year.

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We can thoroughly recommend the film as being distinctly above the average.

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165 EX-SERVICEMEN DISMISSED.

REDUCTION OF WORK AT

HEALTH MINISTRY.

action.

So far from being a protective "blanket," the layer of soot is a veritable "Nessus shirt," eating away the structure of the build-- ing. Even though the periodical removal of the dirt undoubtedly has a certain abrasive offoet, and exposes the stone to the offects of the atmosphere, it is the lesser of two evils.

"It in certainly rather tragic," concldes Mr. Barry, "that it is not til our great cathedrals. become ruins that the nation as a whole has the right to take charge of them, and to ensure that they are treated by experts in accordance with the best practical and scion- tific experience available."

The "Nessus shirt" was the Lunic dipped in the blood of the centaur Nessus, which, donned by Hercules, burnt into his flesh and drove him mad with pain.

Temporary employees of the Ministry of Health to the number of 165, mostly ex-Service men, have received notices terminating their Owing to the very considerable employment, to tako effect on June increase that has taken place dur. It was stated at the Ministry of 9 a.m., the others to follow on ating the past few years in the work Health that the reason for dis Intervals of five minutes.

of auditing the accounts of the miseal was the reduction of work at Company, it is proposed to raise the Ministry, particularly in regard the auditors' fees from $750.00 to to contributory pensions.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Minis- $1,000.00, for each firm, and you will, I hope, confirm this when the tar of Health, announced in the proposal for the re-election of flouse of Commons on February 9 auditors comes before the meeting. last that 121temporary ax-Service- I do not think there is anything men clerks in the various branches further that calls for special com of the Ministry, including the ment, but I shall be pleased to Acton office, had been given notice

The Royal Observatory report answer, to the best of my ability, terminating their appointments states:-The Northern depression. any questions arising out of the at the end of March, mainly owing has passed to the North-east of accounts which shareholders may to the prospective reduction of wish to put, after the adoption of work following on the coming into Japan. The Southern depression remains stationary over Indo-

The China

Anticyclone the report and accounts has been full effect of the Pensions Act.

On March 22 he further stated duly seconded.

The match will be played on the Kowloon course, and not at Happy Valley, as stated in a contemporary. The teams are as follows:

Valley

Kowloon. F. E. Remedios. A. W. Roberts.

E. Black.

R. Campbell.

H. McTavish

R. Walince.

F Booker (Capt.).

J. Stewart

J. McCubbin,

E. Moore.

P. Morrison.

F. Glover. W.

A. Charman G. McLeod W. Pryde, T. Young

E. D. da Roza. J. McKnight.

II. Overy (Capt.)

H.

W. Pago.

J. D. Thomadi

F. Cowherd.

A. W. da Roza.

H. Young.

S. Grey.

J. McLaggan.

W. Patterson...

F. Wheeler. A. A. Lopes. J. H. Austin.

LAWN TENNIS.

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C.R.C. TEAM TO MEET CRAIGENGOWER.

BETTER WEATHER?

has

I now propose the following re-that the prospective volume, of strengthened and is central near ds: Southerly to solution: "That the Report and work for the current year did not Shanghai. The forecast till noon Accounts, as presented, including afford any justification for cancell- to-morrow the payment of a Final Dividend lug the notices, but in view of the Easterly winds, moderate, overcast. in respect of the year 1926 of $22 present position of the work he had per share, and an Interim Dividend decided to postpone their operation

for a short time. In respect of the year 1927 of $18 per share; an addition of $100,000

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of to Reinsurance Fund and $508,202.75 to Underwriting Sus- pense Account, be adopted and passed.".

Mr. Ho Leung séconded and the The following have been selected to proposition was carried. represent the Chinese R. G. "B"

Mr. J. 1, Taggart proposed that against Craigengewer C. C. on the Sir Robert Ho Tung, and Messrs. latter's ground.--Lau Fookki, Kwong Po-kon, Lau Man-ching, Iu Tak A. H. Compton, L. Dunbar, A. S. Gubbay, Henry Humphreys, T. E. cheuk, H. Lo and C. Choa,

Pearce, and H. P. White, together with the chairman, be re-elected to the Consulting Committee.

DERBY FAVOURITE WINS.

SECURES NEWMARKET STAKES WITH EASE.

London, May 16, Lord Derby's Fairplay, which is the favourite for the Derby, won the Newmarket Stakes to-day over one mile and a quarter easily, by two lengths.

The Duke of Portland's Wheedler was second and Lord Lonsdale's horse third-British Wireless.

A special G. W. R. beat train from Plymouth to London covered the 227 miles in 220 minutes-11 min- utes under the time usually taken for the daily non-stop run,

This was seconded by Mr, L. S. Greenhill and was carried.

On the proposition of Mr. A. H. M. da Silva seconded by Mr. Lo Man-hin, Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, and Messrs. Percy Smith, Seth and Fleming were re- elected auditors at a remuneration of $1,000 each per mouth.

The Chairman announced that dividend.warrants were ready and could be had on application,

It is understood that there is very little likelihood of the present notices being rescinded.

LETTER GOLF.

Here is the letter golf editor's good letter Easter present to golfers-in fact you have to be good to get It, for from EGG to DYE looks easy, but it's a little tricky..

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Besides the Chairman, there were present Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. L. Dunbar, Mr. H. Humphreys, and Mr. H. P. White (Directors); Mr. change one word to another and F. C. Hall, (Secretary); and the do it in par, a given number of following shareholders:-Mesars-strokes. Thus to change COW to J. H. Taggart, L. S. Greenhill, J. Hen, in three strokes, COW,. Arnold, D. V. Steavenson, A. H. M. HOW HEW HEN. da Silva, Ko Leung, and Lo Man- hin.

You can change only one letter at time.

-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each tions don't count.

4The order of letters cannot be changed.

Several people were drenched A Llanelly tin worker, Sidney jump. Blang, words and abbrevia when a jet of water, 20ft, high, Hopkins (thirty-two) has died in gushed up in St. Ann's-square, Man-hospital from burns received by chester, and 100,000 allons were falling ifto a tank of sulphuric acid lost before the leak could be stop at the works where he was employ

ed, ped.

One solution is printed on another page of this issue.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

The following are the replies to to-day's questions:-

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