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ALEXALORÁ BUILDING.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Semi-Annual Sale

A Maizee's Sale is always the

Talk of the Town

Beginning Wed., Feb. 2nd

4 days only

Afternoon Dresses

Silk and Wool

Tailored Suits

Coats

Fur trimmed & tailored

• Cash only

No Exchanges

No Refunds → No Returns

Hats

All colours

Bags

Day and Evening

Belts, Flowers, Gloves,

Costume Jewellery,

Scarves.

CHINESE LUNAR-NEW-YEAR FESTIVITIES

AT THE

HONGKONG HOTEL

IN THE GRILL

ROOM

TO-NIGHT

PRESENTING FOR THE

EXTENSION

DINNER $5.00

FIRST TIME IN HONG KONG

TILL Z A.M.

No Extra Cover Charge

THE ASTOR TRIO

-

-with-

ART CARNEIRO'S BAND and THE H.K.H. TANGO ORCHESTRA

SUNDAY, 30th JANUARY

IN THE ROOF GARDEN

5 to 7.30 p.m. ($2.00 per person) WITH THE ASTOR TRIO

SPECIAL TEA DANCE

&

SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1938.

FALLEN STAR Hurry! Hurry!

BEGINS ALL OVER AGAIN

New York.

Mildred Harris used to be Hollywood's first lady as the wife of Charles Chaplin and as star in many silent film triumphs, such as “Camille."

To-day she began at the bottom again in an attempt to find her way back to the limelight, appeared at a New York Suburban burles- que theatre, sang songs, and impersonated Garbo.

But the hit of the show in which she made her come-back was ધ્ર come- dian who gives an imper- sonation of Chaplin.

Bachrach.

TO NEW POSTT-Norman Ar- mour, now United States Min- ister to Canada, who Washing- ton observers belleve may soon bo given the important post of Assistant Secretary of State. In that capacity he would give special attention to public rela- tions, He was born of American parents at Brighton, England. and has had a long career in American diplomatic posts.

Life-Long Lovers, They Could Not Face

The Last Great Parting

Life-Long love is the theme of seizure, declared that while his wife! these two stories.

One is of a husband of 79 "My dear darling is gone," he wrote, He was found dead be side the body of his wife.

The other is of a husband of 83. "Mother won't dle before I am ready to go with her," he said a year ago. Last week they were buried together.

Alfred Felix Mills, aged 70, was a retired dentist, of Daison Heights. Torquay. His wife was 78.

She was taken ili-and died in his

arms.

He was broken-hearted. For a day Then he or two he struggled on. wrote this letter:

lay unconscious he had a vision.

He said he saw the apparition of and at her side was his own figure. his wife walking towards the sky.

When doctors gave up hope for his wife, Mr. Brockhurst smiled and said: "No, mother won't die be- fore I am ready to go with her." To everyone's amazement she lin- gered on and, true to her husband's prophecy, the couple died almost at the same time.

SPECIAL EMPIRE

CABLES

AUSTRALIA AND U.S. TRADE PACT

Sydney, Monday. Sir Geoffrey Whiskard, High Com- "LIFE IS NOW VERY-BLANK"

missioner for the United Kingdom in

"I may

be called very wicked for Australia, bus taken the unusual step what I am doing, but, after all, I am of making an official statement un behalf of the British Government that the best judge.

"After having loved her for it is untrue that the British Govern- years and having been lovers all ment is proposing to reduce the that time, Ilfo now very blank Ottawa preferences to between 2 per

cent, and 3 per cent. for me.

We have lived in love and peace and we are happy to die in peace. "Seven thirty-five-My dear dar- Bing has gone. I um joining her."

Mr. Mills was not seen for a day So a neighbour went into the

or two.

house,

He

The principles of Ottawa Agree- ment, he said, would not be sucrinced in the Anglo-American trude negotin-

tions.

for the

New Air Base.--Mr. H. V. C. Thorby, Minister for Defence, lo-day declared that he was hopeful that preliminary survey work establishment of a flying-bont base at Rose Bay, near Sydney, would be- gin within a fortnight.

He found the old man lying beside his wife, his arm around her. was dead, from gas poisoning.

At the inquest the coroner found that Mr. Mills liad committed suicide India while suffering from acute shock and depression caused by the death of his wife.

There was no question of insanity.

THE VISION

THE VICEROY IN - CALCUTTA

Calcutta, Monday, The arrival of the Viceroy, the Marquess of Linlithgow, and Lady double Linlithgow in Calcutta this evening Villagers belleve that funeral, which took place in Angmer-marks the beginning of Ing Churchyard, near Littichampton, social festivities and Important con- was foretold by a vialen more than

a year ago.

D

Mr. and Mrs. William Brockhurst, of Arundel Road, Angmering's Darby and Joan, died within a few hours of vach other.

"Mr. Brockhurst was 83, and his

wilo 74.

Last year the husband, who was nursing his wife, seriously ill with

SEEKING CAUSE

OF GENIUS

a

Why will one brain do the work

ferences.

month of

There will be a meeting of the asso- clated chambers of commerce and a silence congress at which some of the most crudite representatives of Euro- pean countries will be present. There will also be political and religious gatherings.

Sporting events include the Christ- mas visit of Lord Tennyson's cricket team and first-class polo matches in

which the best Army and Indian States teams will compete.

Aga Khan and Mr. Gandhi,--Ad- vantage is being taken of the

prc- sence in India of the Aga Khan to attempt to bring about a meeting with Mr. Gandhl. It is hoped that a formula may be found to settle the

of an Einstein while another age-old communal warfare between "defective"?

Hindus and Moslems.

Flying Boate at Gwalior-The five In an effort to solve this problem, an investigation costing £10,000 and last-flying-boats of No. 204 General Re- connaissance Squadron which left ing five years is to be undertaken.

on a flight to The work, which is being under-Plymouth on Dec. taken by the Burden Mental Research Australia arrived at Gwalior at 8.5 Trust under the auspices of the British a.m. G.M.T. to-day. They leave for Medical Association, has been made Allahabad to-morrow. possible by the generosity of Mrs.

it. G. Burden, the Warden of Stoke Park

Bristol. Colony,

In addition to the £10,000 for this research, Mrs. Burden has also given

CHINESE NEW YEAR'S EVE DINNER DANCE substantial sums to nunce other re-

Extension till 2 a.m.

THE

Presenting

ASTOR TRIO

with

--

ART CARNEIRO'S BAND and THE H.K.H. TANGO ORCHESTRA

FOR RESERVATIONS PHONE 30281

search work at the colony.

The chief object is to discover the causes of mental differences and to study their inheritance. Aspects of Examination of 3,400 school-

the work include:

South Africa

STATUS OF BRITISH PROTECTORATES

Cape Town, Monday.

33%%

off all other modols

SWAGGER SUITS

& COSTUMES

MARKED DOWN

To

$45.00

Previously $65.00

4 SHOPPING DAYS LEFT SALE ENDS FEBRUARY 5

Lovely COATS

with luxurious fur collars DRASTIC PRICE SLASH

$3500

· each. worth double

Ladies*

Dept.

Ground

Floor.

Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

HONNFSAN

REGISTERED TRADE MARK

-EMULSION-

OF

(OD LIVER DIL

純白鰵魚肝油

京英

生

Suntable

ALL AGES

with

HYPOPHOSPHITES OF LIME & SODA.

Rich in natural Vitamins. ́ ́ "HONNESAN" is highly nutritious and

everyone-young or old

"HONNESAN"

is an effective remedy for:--

COUGHS CONSUMPTION

and all

can be taken by

COLDS BRONCHITIS

Affections of the Chest and Lungs,

is quite pleasant to take. It is retained and completely assimilated by the most delicate. Small doses should be given to commence with. "HONNESAN" Soon tones up the system thus restoring the weak

and sick to good health. "HONNESAN" is nicely flavoured with almonds and even the most fastidious child will take it without trouble. "HONNESAN" should be in every home a healthy home is a

happy one,

$2.00, por Bottlo.

A strong speech against annexation "HONNESAN" of the British Prelectorates in South Africa-Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland-was made to-day at Bloemfontein by Prof. Jabavu in his presidential address

mil- to the Africa Convention. children

Prof. Jabavu is attached to Fort! Compilation of records from 1,000 Hare College, and is one of the most "defective" patients consecutively respected prominent natives. admitted to Stoke Park Colony." "If the Protectorates are handed to Formation of a collection of at the Union, synony, wh defective brains and 90 normal nativo chiefs and their brains so that the significance of automatically lose their present free- physical differences between indi-dom of indirect rule. They will lose vidual brains can be fully examined their rights of owning the land on An intensive study is being made which they dwell and will fall under of tissue differences in the higher the notorious Native Lands Ach centres of the brain, and a special They will be forced under repressive examination of the part of the brain Transvaal laws, and will be subject concerned with sight is now being to many humiliating ordinances that

England knows nothing about.”

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