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Messrs. W. Logan, and Co. report on July 23:
We have again to report a dill week Cotton piece goods and fancy with only a small amount of business "cottón, goods-The, market is un-
pessing. Money remains tight and changed. A few sales of Fancy most of our quotations remain on the Goods have transpired, but the same level as last week. The Shang- general opinion is that sales will not hei market also keeps dull and listless. be normal much before October.
Shanghai Docks have declared a Final Dividend of TB. 15 mating Ts. 20 for the year.
CORONET THEATRE.
“THE RIGHT TO ME”.
A 1920 picture that will not be shown in London until October next is the exceptional attraction current at the Coronet Theatre.
Delores Casinelli, the Carneo Girl" "The Right To L'e,” in which of filmdon, takes the leading role, was produced by a famous director, Capellani, whose Italian character! Banks-Hongkong and Shanghai istics combined with the Banks, business has been done thoroughness of American production $665/670. At the close a few shares methods, give a picture of unusual are offering the latter rate. Bank perfection. of East Asia shares are enquired for) at $120 with sellers at $125.
This, however, is dependent almost entirely on exchange. The recent reports from America fadicate that the new Cotton Crop will be poor, in which case Manchester prices will not decline, bar will, in all probability rise again to abnormal heights. Makers to-day are offering low grade printing cloths at 10% bel w top rates, but makers of Marine Insurances-Unions, after better cloths remain .
sales at $190 have buyers at $155. Cotton Yara-Further substantial¦ North Chinas gre Wanted at Tis. 160, advances have been witnessed, especi- | Yangtszes at $225 and Far Easterns
MORE CHILD HAWKERS. AMONG THE ROYAL DEAD, ally in the higher counts but the st. Tis. 177.
ORFHAN GOES TO JATU
Before Mr. R. O. Hutchison at the" Magistracy this morning Sergeant McFall charged a 13-year old Chinese boy with selling olives in Wanchai without a licence.
volume of busiress has been cur- talled by the rapid advances in values.
HISTORY SLEEPING ENTOMBED AT- Quotations are
WINDSOR.
The Rev. Jocelyn Perkins.writes in i the Daly Express
It is announced that King Edward's body is shetly to be removed from heneath the choir of St. George's The defendant pleaded guilty and Chapel, Windsor, and placed in the said that as both his father and sumptuous tomb which has been pre mother were dead he had to shift for, pared for it in the Albert Memorial himself. He was able to raise a Ihan Chapel away to the east end. of 10 cents as capital, bur did not! know where to get the $2 for a licence. If he did not hawk he would have no money to buy food.
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Hex the thought takes my mind back to a day many years ago when stood on the organ screen of St. George's side by side with one of the Windsor dignitaries: What a blazing day it was--one of those heavy June afternoons when there was not a breath
to stir the air.
No. 10s $200 245. No. 12 $215.248. No. 16s $250-290, No. 20: $270/320.
Arrivals 7,500 bales. Sales 4,000 | beles. Shipments_nil.
Unsold Stock 5.000 bales, Bargains 18,000 bales.
Refineries.--China Sugars, no tusi- ness has been reported during the week bot shares could be placed.s: $227. Malabons are also wanted at $56.
Decks and Wharves. Kowloon waves are still in demand at $84) with no shares coming out, Kowloon Decks have receded but shares are wanted at $143 cash and. "$152
Woollens Still no business. Raw Cotters: No. business has September. ben transacted and quotations are nominally unchanged as follows:
Indian descriptions $37:41 and Chinese descriptions $41.47. per picul.
Metals-Market is dull.
FLOUR MARKET EEPORT. Stock About 400,000 sacks. Quotations:- American Patent The Magistrate told the defendant "that he must not on any account
$4.80 per sack, American Cut of $390 per sack, American Streiga: hawk without a licence. If Se had no
A strain of mingled joy and thanks $3 65 per sack, Shanghai Flour 2nd money to get one, he had better find giving was welling forth from the $3.20 per sack, Australian No. 1 some other work to do. A fine of organ The white-robed choir enter-$4.40 per sack, Australian No 2 Or three days tard labour wased and the voice of the priest was $3.80 per sack.
heard beginning to chant Evensong. The lad of course did not have the: Some one touched my companion on money and is doing the three days.
passed.
Another youth was charged with selling olives in Chater Road and causing an obstruction on the font
path. The defendant plunged teto a long story of how his heartless mother had turned him and his small brother out of the house when the interpreter interrupted with: "That's: enough, we don't want to hear your Wie history. You are barged with selling olives in Chater Soad, are you guilty of not***
The defendant denied that he sold any olives in Chater Road. He said that he was passing through the road on his way to the market when he was stopped by his friend.
Sergeant McKelvie said that the defendant told his story to Mr. Smith sometime ago and was given licence out of the poor box on condi-
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He turned to me, and followed.
Where was 1" in a dream?
1 stood in a low-vaulted chamber
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TYPHOON WARNING.
The telegram quoted below was received by the American Consultate
to-day-
Shanghai Docks after
the declaration of a Final Dividend of Tls. 15 improved to a buying rate of Ts. 137) but business as the close is reported at Tis: 136,
Miscellaneous-The following are all buying quotations: Cements $7.20: Chins Providents $74; Dairy Farms] $23; Macao Electrics $20; Hongkong Trams $6: Peak Trams (old) $6: Waterbous $132; Powells $11, and Wisemans $35.
MACKENSEN STATUE.
STOLEN.
The efforts of the National Union of German Officers to show their esteem of Field-Marshal von Macken- sen have received a check. A large sum was collected and as a testi- monial a large bronze statue with
imperfectly lighted by a couple of oil General from the Manila Observatory a tall pedestal was purchased. As
lamps. As my eyes gradually became accustomed to the gloom I realised that I was in the presence of, the de- parted of bygone generations.
9 a.m.
Typhoon in about 116 Long. 21 Lat Direction unknown.
Typhoon in about 131 Long. 15 Lat. moving WNW.
Typhoon S.W. on Bonin Islands moving N.W. or N.N.W.
· This," said our cicerone, "is the coffin of William IV. Here is that of George IV., and there at the extreme east end lies the body of poor old King George III. It is a very rare thing. indeed, that the royal vault is ever opened save for some great funeral, but I thought you would like to hear how wonderfully beautiful the music wa sounds down here."
Then hard on the versicles there burst forth the psalm supported by a wonderful rolling accompaniment from the organ, and charted with the purity and beauty of tone in which the Wind-
tion that he hawked only in Wanchai, or choir always.exccis.
Te ignored that order and persisted" It was an occasion m which only in plying in Chater Road. The defen the pen of a Macaulay or a Do Quin- dant had been seen there' often but always managed to escape the cey could possibly do justice. How Police by dodging round pillars. The the matchless music surged abing en Sergeant said that he would not have its way as the thoughts rose up in challenged the defendent yesterday one's mind of George III., the founder had he not noticed his licence and and constructor of this royal vault, aho had loved Windsor with all his recognised it as a.Wanchai licence.
The Magistrate imposed a fire of heart and soul, and who had dragged $2 or three days.
our the last ten years of his dim old Two other youths
age in a couple of rooms in the castle charged with selling vegetables in of which he was the proud possessor. the vicinity of the Central Market. There, too, lay the Prince Regent. Both said that they were standing the first gentleman in Europe," whe by watching other boys sell. When by his vices and follies had nearly the police came up, the boys rap brought the English monarchy down to away, and they were arrested. They the dust. There, too, most pathetic were also fined $2 each.
were
A 12-year old boy was next charged with selling vegetables without I:cenca Te frankly admitted the offerice
of all, was the offin of his daughter. the much oved Princess Charlodo.
with her tiny baby beside her.
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At last the time came for us to Replying to the Magistrate, he said retrece our steps, and we passed out
that a man named Ah Chieu sent him into the upper world once more and
Put to hawk.
Sergeant McKelvie said that the defendant was only yesterday convict
gut into the brilliant June sunshine feeling that we were different from what we had been an hour previously.
ed for a similar offence and given six Life and death-how strangely and strokes.
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- wonderfully are they intermingled: The Magistrate. It does not seem What a strange collection of hopes to have had any effect on bim:
and disappointments, of joys and sor-
The Sergeant said that if the Magis-rows, lie hidden in the royal vault. trate did not mind, he would like a which during the last ten years has remand until Monday. In the mean- been enriched so greatly by the pre-f time he would see that the defendant sence of Edward the Peacemaker. was properly fed and try and find) something about him. The defendant had told so many different stories that he could not say which was true..
The Magistrate granted the applice "tion
Does not, after all, the greamess of England" consist in" the unbroken con- cinity of her life, in her power of adaptation to the charged circum. stances of the times, which has scarce. ly ever failed to be exemplified in the life and work of those who sit on her! throne?
£5,000 FOR RUBBER IDEAS.
A Chinese woman who at one time lived with a well-to-do Chinese at No. 42 Bonham Road, was this Forming charged before Mr. R. 0. Hutchison with the theft of a quantity of clothing, jewellery and money to the value $1,280, the
In order to encourage new uses for the property of
Chinese men-rubber, the Rubber Grower's Associa tioned. Mr. Leo Longinotto, tion is offering £5,000 in handsome who appeared for the defence, prises for suggestions for extending applied for a week's remand. It these uses. These suggestions must be was granted.
practicable and likely to increase the demand for the raw material, and all who have any ideas on the subject The Chinese newspapers made a
will find it worth their while to think special feature yesterday of a report that a Yaumati. Detective named over the prize scheme.
Ngok (Sub Inspector Ogg of the Taumati Police Station?) had his
automatic pistol loaded with, seven BLAZON TYPE NOT NECESSARY. rounds of ammunition removed from HAMBERLAIN'S Cole and Diarrh Ariszyazı bere pesterday. The revolver! Pas Remedy-posta un glaring head. is numbered, and had a special mark line to attract the public eys os it. The Inspector's quarters are simple statement that all chemists sell within a stone's throw of the Station, it is suficient, as avery family knows ite vane. It has been used for forty years No official confirmation of the ad is just what its name implies... For rumour could be obtained
asle by all Chemists and Storekeepers.
11 am, July 24, 1920.
Typhoon 118 deg Leng. E and 22 deg. Lat. N. recurving North-east-
ward.
Late the EMPIRE
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The plot of "The Right To Lie." as portrayed by the beautiful Dolares is both powerful and moving, and to be appreciated must be seen in all its dramatic force and intensity. It would not be fair to the picture to attempt a description within the limited confines of a newspaper notice. The picture is advertised as not for children.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
*LOST.
AST NIGHT, at the Peak Tram Station, a Chocolate Coloured POINTER DOG, sewering to the name of DOX. Finder will be reward- ed on gising information to No, 99, The Peak Telephone 1255.
PUBLIC AUCTION...
THE Undersigned have received in- Funtions Resell by Public Auction,
MONDAY, July 28, 1910, Commencing at 11 am.
at No. 3 Godown, Holt's Wharf, Kowloos,
*
(For Account at the Concerned), 1,000 Boxes Tia Fiates. (all more or less damaged). Terms: Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hongkong, July 24, 1990. -
the day approached for the presenta- tion ceremonial 'it was found that the statue and pedestal while being carried to Berlin had been stolen byg railway thieves.
Railway pilfering has attained enormous dimensions in Germany, but it had not hitherto included the theft of statues.
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