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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
- CABLE ÄNDRING
"LIBSCRI" Herskgia, Cours ska
LA.B.C. TH EDITION
WISTIEN VIEN BENILET'S
P. L. TONE
MERCURY MOTOR CAR
-CO.
39-51 Des Voeux Road Central,
HONGKONG..
1920,
VINELL OFFICE INS
MUCK BACK
BEG BOOK
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ZOFTVERY Zoat
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WEST POINT BRANCH 1365 WORK SKOP
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the Cha MIL)
POLICE FRONT.
THE LULL BEFORE THE STORM.
LONDON, August 31.
THE CHINA MAIL.
*SQUEEZE✨ AGAIN.
CHAUFFEUR ON THE MAKF,
SEQUEL TO TRIP TO REFULSE BAY.
FALSE PRETENCES.
-SERVANT GIRL DACHIVED.
HANDS MASTER'S COAT TO · DISMISSED EMPLOYER.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
DARTICULARS and Conditions of the lasting by Public Anction Bale, to held on MONDAY, the 6th day of September, 1990, it 3pm, at the Olices of the Public Works Department, by Ondar of H Rosiloney the Governor, af One Lot of CROWN LANDEL Pukulan Boad,
Before Magistrate Smith this morn- A Chinese youth was this morning ing. a Chinese chauffeur employed by charged before Magistrate Smith the Dragon Motor. Garage was with obtaming by, false pretences, 3-be charged, at the instance of Inspector waterproof coat-valued at $35, the Moore, with obtaining, by false pre-property of Mr. T. K. Lafleur, of No. tences, the sum of $4 from Lieut. 1, Saffee Terrace, Kowloon. Commdr. Thomas Cock, of HMS
'Ambrose."
The defendant, who was not re presented by counsel pleaded "not guilty."
Except in the Lemberg region where fierce fighting continues, opera-informed that a tions on the Polish front have died down. Both sides are evidently busy re-grouping their forces. A Bolshevik communique to-day claims the cap- ture of a number of villages near Belostok, where it is expected a Red counter-offensive will develop.
As regards General Wrangel, the communique declares that Wrangel's force which landed at Kaban has ceased to exist and that the remuants are hiding. The Reds took over a thousand prisoners and a large amount of material. Three generals were cut down.
MINSK NEGOTIATIONS INTERRUPTED.
PARIS. August 31.
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much
Defendant pleaded not guilty.
It was stated for the prosecution
in the Colony of Honghong, for terms years, with the option of rensval
of
鹗
that three days ago the defendant at a Crown Rant to be fired by the
went to the complainant's house, and Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for Interviewed a small servant giri, whom one further term of 75 yours. be informed that he had been ordered by the complainant to call for his waterproof. Believing the defendant, the girl handed the coat to him.
Mr. Lafleur said that the defendant was formerly employed at his office, but had since been dismissed. He had not given the defendant in- struction to take his coat. The defendent was dismissed by witness on Saturday, and the coat was stolen
Sentence of three weeks hard labour was passed.
OBITUARY.
MR. J. R. MUDIE.
DEATH AT HOME.
Lieut-Commdr. Cock said that he engaged a car from the Dragon Garage for a trip to the Repulse Bay Hotel on Sunday afternoon. He entered the car outside the Dockyard gates at 3 pm and returned at 6 p.m. Asked the charge, defendant said $18. Witness remarked to some officers who were with him that the ride was rather expensive. He had hired: cars from the Dragon Garage before, and had on Monday. never been charged so When the defendant beard this, he produced a card on which was written $6 per hour. On the strength of the card, witness_païd the defendant $18; and said nothing On the more about the matter. following morning witness was chauffeur from the Dragon Garage wished to see him. Witness sent word that
His friends here will learn with The messenger returned with $3 he did not want to see the defendant which he said the chauffeur had regret of the death of Mr. James R. asked him to band to witness, who Medie, A.M.LCE, late of the P.W.D., amount the which took place in his 68th year in had everpaid that
afternoon. That same his native town, Dundee Mr. Mudie afternoon, witness previous
a saw long service bere, his principal letter from the manager of work being as Assistant Engineer on the garage stating that he thought the big Praya Reclamation Scheme witness had been overcharged, and that added to the Colony the strip from asking him to state how much be the Naval Yard to West Point, now had paid, and whether he had paid the entirely built upon and forming the money on his own estimation, or on busy Des Voeux Road and Connaught Witness Road thoroughfares, with the blocks the defendant's demand. demanded by the defendant.
Hongkong on retirement about 1902, of shops between. Mr. Medie left Mr. A. A. Wilson, assistant man going to live in Dundee. His daugh- ager of the Dragon Garage, said that ter, Mrs. Donald of Kowloon, left for about 11 pm, on Sunday, the gar-home with her husband a few age clerk handed him the card pro- months ago. duced, and said that the defendant had received. $15 in cash from Lieut-Commår. Cock for the hire of car No. 8. The defendant had kept $1 for himself, as he said that it was ven to him by Lient-Commdr. Cock as a cumshaw.
received
A message from Warsay states that the Minsk degotiations have been interrupted and most of the Polish delegates have gone to Brest Litovsk and the Soviet delegates to Moscow. Both sides will probably resume the conference within a week at Riga by permission of the Latvian Governote back that he had paid the $15
Lect.
COAL CRISIS.
BOTH IN BRITAIN AND AMERICA.
LONDON, August 31.
Concurrently with the coal crisis in Britain a similar crisis has arisen in America. Reuter's Washington correspondent says that President Wilson has signed the mine wages award, increasing the miners' wages from 17 to 20 per cent. Meanwhile, the miners threatened to strike unless the minority report recommending a higher award was adopted. to which President Wilson replied that the challenge would be accepted, and
Daring an afternoon session of the Democratic convention at San and then rubbed them again as they Francisco, delegates rubbed their eyes The Magistrate: So the defend-saw, or thought they jaw, President ant paid in $14 to the garage? Wilson walking down the aisle. Reports immediately flew the rounds Yes.
Was that the right amount ?-Yes. that the President had put one Continuing, Mr. Wilson said that over" and bad come to the conven
excitement it was learned that the President was still in Washington and that his famous "double," Ralph
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
PARTICULARS and
DARTICULARS and Conditions of the
be held on MONDAY, the eth day of September, 1990, at 3p., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order Lot of CROWN LAND at Plantation of His Excellency the Governor, of one Road, The Fesk, in the Colony of Hong- Feng, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be axed by the Sarveyor of His Majesty the King, for cas further term of 75 years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Hate.
Registry No,
Locality.
Plantation Hosd..
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Hquare test.
Kanwal Hent,
PUBLIC AUCTIONS,
in the event of a strike the people would find a substitute fuel.to tide them he was suspicious about the matter. tion in person. After considerable Underägned have received instruc
over until the time the mixers were ready to abide by their obligations.
ORGAN RECITAL
POPULAR NUMBERS.
ON MONDAY NEXT.
The attendance at the las: Organ Recital given by Mr Denman Fuller was so large that another recital on the same lines is being given on Monday evening next in St. John's Cathedral at 9.15, when Mrs. D. J. Brown will be the vocalist. The programme will be made up of well known pieces, such as the Rach- maninoff Prelude in C. sharp minor, Grieg's "Morning." Handel's famous!
FATAL AC IDENT,
FALL FROM ROOF.
CHILD FLYING KITE MISSES STEP.-
The remains of an 8-year, old Chinese boy were yesterday after- noon removed to the public mortu. ary. He was killed instantaneously through falling from the roof of No. $3, Queen's Road Central.
The child, it appears, was flying a kite on the roof when he missed his footing and fell,
FALL INTO SHIP'S HOLD.
Accordingly at 11.30 that same night, be questioned the defendant, who said he had received only $15.
In order to make sure, witness Faulkner, was playing a little joke on
had the defendant questioned six the delegates.
times by a Shanghai Chinese, in his own dialect, but be persisted that he had received only $15. Even when witness warned the" defendant that he would write to Lieut.-Commdr. Cock, the defendant would not tell the truth
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
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The defendant said that he told Mr. Wilson that Lieut. Commdr. Cock had given him $18, telling him to keep $1 as cumshaw, and that he QUEEN'S COLLEGE, HONGKONG. (defendant) would refund the other $3 to Lieut-Commir. Cock. the following morning."It was usual," said the defendant, "for chauffeurs,
they when
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TERM commences MONDAY,
September 13th,
Applicants for admission should were attend in the GREAT HALL st 9 A.. "Largo" and other numbers, In A male Chinese was yesterday overpaid, to keep the money and on SATERDAY, September 11th response to several requests Bach's removed to the Government Civi refund it. I have done so very Prospectas 1920-1921 apon applica- brilliant Frelude and Fugue in D.
ofter." Hospital suffering from injuries major, the arrangement of which for
Mr. Wilson denied that the defention to the Headmaster. the piano is such a favourite with caused by falling into the hold of the dant had told him anything about]
Hongkong, September 2, 1320..
concert pianists, is being included in the organ selections.
MONASTIC SMUGGLERS,
ABBOT AND ART DEALERS.
SENSATIONAL ATTEMPY DISCOVERED.
His condition is considered serious. s.s."Tungbing Mara" in the harbour.
CORRESPONDENCE.
SOLICITORS AND THEIR LETTERS.
$18 and the refunding of $3.
The Magistrate: If the complainant had overpaid you, why did you not refund the money on the spot instead
NOTICE..."
of keeping ?-The complainant THE Re-opening of the ITALIAN CONVENT SCHOOL and its was in a hurry, and after pay branches: ST. MARYS (Kowloon) ing me the money, he walk
ed away: saying:
"Good-bye, and ST. FRANCIS (Wanchai) will driver." The complainant was very take place on the 6th instant.
fond of me and always engaged my
On the same day the Shorthand
car because he liked my driving, and Typewriting Courses will also be
A sensational attempt to smuggle To the Editor of the China Mall. The complainant did not hand me
securities and art treasures, worth
several million marks, from Germany
into Switzerland has been discovered
Sir-A friend of mine showed me
the money, but placed it on the seat
of the car, murmuring something about $1 cuinshaw. The complain ant did not ask me what the ride cost, but himself voluntarily paid $18.
he was an honest man.
by the Berlin office for the control of a letter written Him by a certain the export of capital, which learned Firm of Solicitors, giving him notice that e Bavarian monastery had ob- to quit his premises.
The letter was couched in The defendant submitted that the tained permission to emigrate to Switzerland. The monastery was language highly disrespectful of a fact that he went on board the ship watched, and it was found that fellow-being's feelings, whilst it winds and refunded the 43 to Lleu Cozdr. the Abbot was is constant touch up with a threat of an action for Cock the following day, proyed that with two art dealers, one of election.
1 Seeing the present state of the whom was a Swiss. The latter sent Housing Problem, it must be evident large packing cases to the monas- tery, which were later found to con- to every man with the least spark of out. tain works of art which it was in-humanity what the feelings of a tended to. smuggle over the frontier recipient of a letter giving notice as the property of the monks. At that he must quit his present pre- Lindau, Berlin officials examined miss must be without the addition the monastic consignments and die of unkind language and threats. covered not only art treasures,
The Magistrate: But it was too fate, and after you had been found
Replying to the Magistrate, Lieut. Commdr. Cock said that he did not give the defendant any, cumshaw, because he thought the charge very high.
I think that more books on polite- "Mr. Wilson said that all chauf but several valuable pictures, in-ness must be imported into the feurs had been instructed when cash cluding a Madonna by Raphael Colony for the use of those who think was paid for a car ride. In ask worth six million marks, while that they are the superiors of the the client to write on the card the
humbler people they, write to.
amount be had paid. The card the sewn into a mattress were many
defendant returned to the garage share certificates and interest cou- pons as well as cheques, amounting to 800,000 marks. A case; declared
to the Customs "za: machinery, "con-
tained, costly church vessels bought
by the two art-dealers in Germany.
I remain
Yours etc.
JOHN KESTREL.
Another clean bill of health was
It is isted that the Raphael had returned for the Colony yesterday,
been purchased from a princely
family for two million marks without
resumed.
Hongkong, Sept. 2, 1920.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
E Undersigner! have received in structions to sell by Public Auction,
D
SATURDAY, September 4, 1920,
commencing at 11 am. at their Seits Booms, Daddell Street 1200 Bags Tapioca Flakes,
187 Tips Flag Brand White Zine.
4Coils Steel Wire Rope, 10 Bales Asbestos Larging.
5 Casks Dry Vermillion Rad, 4 Cases Paper Clipă. - -| Terma-Cash on delivery,
LAMMERT BROS, Auctionners,
had no such information on it.ONDAY, September 6, 1920 Probably Lieut. Commdr. Cock had not been asked by the defendant to
fill in the card. Seebies
**:Commencing at 11 - am. D
at their Bales Rooms Tuddell Street 35 cases Electric Ceiling & Table
The Magistrate: Will he be sacked? Mr. Wilson: Yes, and I under-From stand Inspector Garrod is going to 50 Tavan sne) suspend his licence. In the charge Heaters.
the knowledge of the actual owner, Talking about raising rents, we room, added Mr. Wilson, the defen and that an agreement had been con-hear wails from some of the tenants dant told the Inspector that he cluded between the Abbot and the at Queen's Gardens) where a gentle handed back $3 to Lieut-Commer dealer to share the profits. The man calleff. Hickey has just given Cock on the spot.
"Magistrate, fined the defen- -police, baze taken possession of the notice that he will went $50 mon goods and arrested the Abbot, and Der month from one-room-tenas
the art dealer
and $70 more from two-roomers.
Electric Water
tlaws to sell by Public Auction. (FOR 1000ST OF THE CONCLEXED),
ON
TUESDAY,
September 7, 1920, at 2.30 p.,
at their Sales Rooms, No, &
DE VITK ROAD, Corner of
Ice House Street,
ONE UPRIGHT PIANO
by Mantrie & Co.
Very Good Condition:
(Owner leaving the Colony). Terms: Cash,
HUGLIES & BOUGH Auctionsors. Songkong Se,tember 8, 1920.
R.
THE Cadersigned bave received in stractions to sell by Public Auction,
目
Wednesday, Thursday
"and Friday,
the 15th, 18th and 17th September, 1920, at H.M. NAVAL YARD, Hong- kong, and at KOWLOON NAVAL DEPÓT., commencing each day at 9.30 p., with an interval from 12 noon to 130 p.m.,
OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES, &c., &o. Comprising m
Life Boats (wood and steel). Dinghies, Whalers, Giga, Cabo, Rice Boilers, Cooking Stoves, Ships Fittings, Irus) Bed Mattresare and Fittings, Tables, Chairs, Sideboards, Ice Chests, Steel Tanka, Life Ralts. Electric Fans, A- chors, Latrines, Foreskin Water Closets, Wood Ladders. Carpeta, Blankets, Counterpanes, Electric Cables Canvas: How Cair Hammers, Cordage, Paper. stuff, Canvas Raga Old India Bubber, Old Leather, Old Iron, Bra: Gün Metal and Strel, Chel Sacks, Firewood, Unused Steel Boiler Toben and Boiler Gear Davits," Iron Ricks, Tamne, Word Derricks, Navypbonds, Search lights, Steel O Casks 25 Gallons,
Lots pay be inspected on Tuesday, e 11th September. 1920
Also
Sale of Old and Surplus Victualling Stores at Kowloon on MONDAY 20 September, commencing at 9,50 mm. and comprising
“Blankets, Fenmen's' Clothes,
Provispen, de, det
maged)
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