Sunderland and Celtic are the respective champions of the English and Scottish Football Leagues. The struggle in the English League for promotion and {o avoid relegation has been exceptionally keen, One proof ig afforded in the amazing recovery of Brentford who just afler Christmas were In distinct danger of relegation and yet have finished Afth in the First Division, rounding off with a smash-will give the nails a jeweled appearance and can be worn as additional adornment to various hues evening dresses. Bond Str experts produce these jeweled nails by first applying a coat as a founda tion. put on the diamante paint' over another coat parent foundation to keep diamante smooth and flawless. The smart lady thereafter appears with ive us any jewellery ud the result must to say the st, start "gracious tyrannies of her appear. to suming more of the fashionable woman's time but this latest suggestion does seem to be a little far-fetched. A mere mate guess is that pink is still one of the most beautiful colours for it. is redolent of the bloom of health which grandmother's day was obtained by the application of soap and serubbing brush. Grandmother herself will be the last to insist on her methods but she may rely on her grandsons to support her in protest against this raid on the colo ug for tastes and knowledge of the ways of women is hidden from all men over the age of twenty.
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The annual general meeting of the Canadian Club of Shanghai will be 'The annual meeting of the Governors of the Cathedral Girls' 'School will be held on May' 12, The OOlh annual spring flown show fof the Shanghai Horticultural Society will be held on May 16 and 17.
The new isto of Chi, $5,000,000 debentures by the Shanghai Municipal Connell has been fully taken tp.
The Municipal Council draw the attention of the public to the facilities they offer for inoculation against cholera, Messrs. C, Ismer & Ca,, well known watchmakers and jewellers of Shanghhal, celebrated their 50th anniversary on May 1, The Spring Race Meeting of the Skanghal Race Club commenced on May 2 and is being continued on May Persons having claims against the estate of James Harrop, deceased, are requested to send particulars of same to Platt, White-Cooper & Ca, Dogs must in future be effectively muzzled and must wear their license dise when being exercised in the Shanghai Race Course enclosure, The annual general meeting of shareholders of Gordon & Ca, Lid, will be held on May 7, Transfer books of the company "will be closed from May 1 to 7, The annual general meeting of shareholders of the Kroewoek Java Plantations, Ltd., will be held on May 12, Transfer books will be closed from May 5 to 12, At an extraordinary general meet ing held on April 30, It was decided that the Chi Tung Manufacturing Ca, Lid,, be voluntarily wound up and that' Mr. A. L, Dickson be appointed liquidator, The following companies have been struck off the Register of British [Companies in China:—Maya Manufacturing. Company, Lad, Postal General ud Insurance Company, Lid, T. D. Begg & Sons & Company, Ld, and Asia Trust Limited, Butterfield & Swire offer summer cruises to North China and Japan ports on their liners, the Antenor, Hector, Aeneas and Sarpedon, during the months of June to October, The cruises will cover a period of four weeks and will cost £20 per person, The National Commercial & Savings Bank, Lid, announce that their Shanghai Branch is resuming business as from May 1, in accordance with the Scheme of Arrangement lentored into between creditors and he members of the company, which been duly sanctioned by the Supreme Court of Hongkong.
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