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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
CABLE ANDREAS *M*E*TAT" HONGKONG,
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MERCURY MOTOR DAR-
CO.
59-61 Des Voeux Road Central,
HONGKONG.·
GREAT CHAMPAGNE CELLAR.
A FAMOUS FINM.
SOLD FOR $5,000,000 FRANCS,
1920,
TILETTONES
ÖRSSELL OPE MILK. BRANT, & Snow Koox
1345
Komixson EAD,
WANT POUT BRANCH 3543 Voix Fray
AMONG THE ZULUS,
HARRY LAUDER'S TOUE.
CHIEF'S HUNGER FOR A KILT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
CHINESE HOSTILITIES.
MORE FICTORIES CLAIMED.
OMMANDER KILLED IN BATTLE.
Canton, Sept. 13. The Military Governor, through his Chief of Staff,
communicates the following
TO-DAY'S NEW
POSITION WANTED.
RITISHER.
ADVERTISEMENTOERDER
BRIT RETURNED MAN;
aged 25 dosizes position in keng. Has had engineering experience. Moderate salary to start. Apply Box 1928, do Card MAL”.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.
FURNISHED "FLAT or APART- MENTS”in a suitable locality. Filling to pay a good price. Apply PO Box No. 5.
WANTED.
According to reports from Waiyang, September 12, Colonel-Wong Yip Hing of General Ma Chi's command, on September 10, led an autack on the enemy är Sartuchok, severely defest ing the rebels and compelling them all to surrender and lay down their arms. Commander Tang Hang was killed; and the whereabouts of Hsing Shad lin. another rebel commander, is uHS Undersigned have recebred instruc-for a responsible position, in its Manila known.
The enemy, under Tang Buen Yen, was defeated at Wanglik on Septem-- ber 9. Later Tang was able to re- organize his men for another offen- sive attack; but was again defeated by a regiment of the administrave force under Colonel Ho Choy Kit of Shen Hung Ying's division. Several huzs Sir Harry Lauder arrived in Lon-dred prisoners were taken, besides a don from his world tour and left the large quantity of ammunitions. From Rheims comes the news that same day for Landervale, his home the property of the Mumm establish on the Clyde at Dunoon. Except for ment, the sale of which has been the a fortnight on his way from America sole topic of discussion in the Cham-to South Africa he had not been in pagne country for some days past, England since November 1918. His *as been disposed of by anction for cheeks have filled out, and he has
$5,000,000€. (nominally $3,400.000), grown very bald.
price, the reserve
to Messrs. To a reporter who found him at Optorg." who are described as a bis hotel be first talked of the live limited company of the Nord Depart-i stock on his estate at Glenbranter. ment, and were the only bidders. The famous firm of Mumm consisted of the brothers Hermann and Walter Mumm and their mother, widow of Arnold Gottlieb von Mumm, of Frankfort At the outbreak
"What of the tour, Sir Harry?" "A grand tour,” said the knight of} mirth "but I'm very pleased to be back, for I've never been so long away from home before. It was my first time in Africa, where everything.
They
of war Walter hastened to return was new bot the people.
birthday.
to the Fatherland, and serted in the made me feel it was just like being German army. Hermann, who i at home, where I intend to arrive already pictured his compatriots as to-moTTOW and spend my 50th masters of the Champagne country, remained in Rheims. He was subse
A BOLSHEVIK RUMOUR, quently interned in a concentration "Someone has said you are going camp for espionage. Hermann has to retire." since settled in Switzerland and Here Sir "Harry took off his Walter in Germany. The property spectacles and spoke with great of the firm, which was sequestrated, emphasis: "Now, all this talk of and has now been sold, includes, in my retiring is rot. It must have been addition to 8,000,000 bottles of started by Bolsheviks. They never champagne and 45,000 litres in casks, speak about working-only striking. various buildings and vineyards. The How could I leave a public whose 8,000,000 bottles of wine alone, loving arms are always held out to reckoning them at 15f per bottle, are receive me? T'm going to bare three worth 120,000,000, and the purweeks in Scotland, and then I'm chasers are considered to have secur ed a great bargain:
IN A HURRICANE.
ANCHORED STEAMER.
SAFELY RIDES THE GALE.
Lively concern was felt in Shang- hai on September 4 for the steamer “Scharnhorst” of the Messageries Maritimes, bound for Marseilles. It
going to take Lady Lauder over to France to see her son's grave. I shall start work at the end of September, and plenty of it; but I shan't touch London till next February.
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"I've a lot of new songs to sing and a kinema play to prepare. I've written a little Scottish love story, I
must tell you. It's called Jock's First Love, and in Africa I played the middle part of it—Jock's Emigra- tion. In the story I've got a job in a whaling station, and you'll see me in the picture knocking the barnacles off a big blue whale.”
Of his sport in Africa, Sir Harry was known that the steamer probably said: "We started out early one was caught in the centre of the hur-morning in the Transvaal "after ricane that accompanied the typhoon springbok; but when we got to the which swept up through the East appointed place the bok had sprung. China Sea,
I wore this Scotch otter sporrana fine specimen-cut there, just to let the see we've a bit of good fur in Scotland..
It was found that this belief was well justified and a wireless from the vessel to the company's office report Ed that it was in the centre of the storm with engines stopped and sea anchors out, riding out the gale and was in no danger.
ZULU CHIEF TICKLED, "One day I visited a Zulu chief's. kraal-I found the chief running about in an old pairof khaki trousers and a white shirt outside of them. My interpreter sad to him: "I've
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. brought a friend to see you," and he
ARRIVALS.
raised his arm and said: “Ba-ba.''
Then I was told something to say. I think it was: 'Maninga mushla,” but, anyhow, it meant; "You are The ss. "Wollowra," Capt. Me-grear. Of course I was in my High Clure, 1,663 tons, arrived this morland garb, and the chief was amazed ning at 7 am. from Singapore with at it, and he laughed and clapped his 100 tons of general cargo.
hands like a big boy.
Suddenly he looked fierce and told the interpreter that he would like to have a dress like that.
DEPARTURES,
"He took me inside the kraal and The es."Yunnan," Capt. Turnbill, offered me a pot of beer, but I had sailed for "Bangkok via Swatow at to tell him I wasn't dry. Then he 11 am. to-day with 320 tons of said something to his head man, who general cargo.
disappeared. Presently he struggling in with a fat sheep (a gift
more,
me
The s.s. Haihong Capt. Pass-to Lady Lauder), and a knife in his sailed for Foochow via band. He was just going to kill the Swatow at 2 pm. Lo-day with 400 animal in front of us when we stop tons of general cargo
ped him. My wife overcame the difficulty of the position by present
The 5.5. "Liangchow," Captain Scott, sailed for Singapore via Swatow at 1 pm, to-day with 150 tons of general cargo.
The ss. "Alps Maru," Captain Ichikawa, sailed for Hamburg via Singapore at 10 am, to-day with 400 tons of general cargo.
CLEARANCE L
The ss. "Esang." British, cleared to-day and will sail for Shangbai at 6 am tomorrow. ~~
Colonel Wong Yat Koo, of Shea's division. led an attack on the enemy at Kunyumiköt. on September 11. driving off the enemy, and capturing men and ammunitions.
Writing from Waichow, which is Seing guarded by gunboats, the staff correspondenz of the Canton Times reports that all the families of the Vaichow officials have recently moved to Canton or Hongkong.
MURDER SEQUEL ?
ALLEGED THREATS.
FOUR MEN CHARGED.
"
PUBLIC AUGTION.
toon to sell by Public Auction,
от
MONDAY,
the 18th October, 1920, at 10.50 am, within the Chamber, at Naval Depot. Kowloon
EMS. “SANDPIPER," Length between perpendiculars 100 t Breadth, extreme
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¡Hat Keel so upper? Depth in hold side of Upper Deckú, é in
I planking midships) Toge according Nest
mot measured
to Betish Bules
fiross
At mean draft of Nominal Displacent.25 tons Present mean draft. ft. of In.
Where Bengkons Bail When 1835
By Whom In Mections by Yarrow & Co. Materials of Construction:--
Wood...Dock Shesthing, Fittings in
Cabins, Messes, ke
Lion. Deck Fittings, &z Steel...Hall, Bulkhead, Fittings, de. Decks, names of :---
Main, Hold and Battery Decks. | Armour:-NIL
As she now lies.
Four Chinese were this morning A detailed list of fitings to be sold. charged before Magistrate Orme with with the Ship may be seen at the Ofices unlawfully threatening to do bodily of the Naval Store Oficer, H. M. Dock- harm to a foki of the Tung Shang Tairard, Hongkong, and structural and rattan shop. of Kowloon, if he worked other particulars can be obtained from the Chief Canstructor, E. L. Dockyard, Hongkong.
certain ratian furniture. Inspector Spear, of Tsimshatsui, who prosecuted asked for a week's format remand. He explained that he would like time to make some en. quiries about the case, as he was of the opinion that it arose out of a mur: der which took place in Kowloon on Saturday last.
The Vessel will be open to inspection from the 15th Seps to the day of sale inclusive, between the hours of 10 am gained with full Particulars and nd 4 pm. Inspecting orders can be Conditions of Sale on application to the Auctioneers.
On presenting this order to the Pier Mr. A. E. Hall who appeared for Master in the Dockyard the person the defence said that he had no objec-named thereou will be conveyed to and tion to a formal remand...but he must from the Ship. The Ship may not be ask for bail.
boarded from a private boat.
The Magistrate remanded the case for a week. fixing ball in the sum of $250 for each of the defendants.
THE CRAIGENGOWER'S LATEST.
This is a wonderful little club. It only wants a wing of dormitories to be everything a man wants here be-1 fow: and it is possible that amem- her or two have, slept there, before now. It provides
Cricket Croquer
Bowls
Billiards
Bridge
A grill
Baths
Drinks
Dances
Scenery.
And now Secretary Basa announces an al fresco kinema show for mem- bers and friends on Saturday night. with a string band to make it lively. -Has he insured. against the usual Saturday rains?
HONGKONG'S HEALTH.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE.
RETURNS FOR THE WEEK.
One case of enteric fever. Eura stan, was reported yesterday, ing the sheep to the chief's two wives, Last week five cases of enteric together with two oranges.
fever, three British and two Chinese;
Next the chief went out and two cases of paratyphoid fever, one called his people together, and before British and the other Chinese; and you could say Wullie Winkie' they one case of cerebro-spiral fever, Chi-| surrounded us, and sang songs and. did a war dance. Then they asked nese, were reported. "
me if I would sing to them. So I
There was one death from enteric·
stood on the side of the bill in the fever and one from cerebro-spinal long waving grass and sang I love ever during the week. Three Chi- a lassie and "Stop your tickling, nese also died from influenza.
Jock
"They applauded me furiously, and one old fellow about 90 got up in his excitement and danced, and
turned a somersault.”.
Sir Harry also told a story of an The es. "Indus Maru," Japanese, American kinematograph, man.. cleared to-day and will sail for Somebody asked him: Why don't Bombay, via Singapore at 7, you put Pickwick on the screen"?
to-morrow.
."
The sa. "Benalder," British, cleared to-day and will sail for Yokohama Aia Nagasaki at daylight to-morrow,
The 8.3. Loksang, British. cleared to-day and will sail for Haiphong via Holhow at 8 a.m.
to-morrow,
So he called up one of his supermen
MR. R. O. HUTCHISON.
BODY NOT YET, RECOVERED.
POLICE, STILL SEARCHING:
and said: "See here. I want you to The police are still searching for the] go over to London and sift out this body of Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Isle chap, Pickwick, and ask him what First. Magistrate of Hongkong, who he'll take to play. I bellese he's a was drowned at Deep Bay in distress- great fellow."
TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY (YHAMBERLAIN'S Colie, and Diarrh- A. tem Remedy followed by i do th caror oil will effectually sure the wort The Andre Lebon, French, abborn cosses of dysentery cleared today and will sail for erpecially soud for sommer diarrhoea in Marselles via Saigon. at 6 am. children. For made by all Cheoilata" kad
Storekeepers229,
ing. circumstances early, on Sunday morning and up, 10 the time of going to press this afternoon it had not been reported recovered.
Siz VALLA VALLA BOALS are at Blake Pier® for your service. Phone 3510.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
By Appointment Auctioneers to
the Admiralty.. Hongkong, September 14th, 1920.
old. established WANTED-AD
IMPORT HOUSE, having i Head Offics in New York, with Branches in London, Manchester, China, Japan the Philippine Ilands, desires the services of an experienced Textile man
Branch Office. Permanent position and good prospects for the right man Address communications in confidence, 15 P. O. Box 180 Manila, stating past experience and salary desired.
„PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned hare received in- stractions to sell by Public Auction, (305 10COUNT OF THE 'DOEGEREED),
TUESDAY, September 21. 1920, at 10.30 p... at No. 2, Careervon Villa, Carnarvon Road, Kowloon.
SCSDET
·HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
tc.
Sim
therein contained. including:-
Large Teak Sideboard (Mirror Back), Cabinet, (Plate Glass Shelves), Arm- chairs and Sofa, d, Double Bedstead. Wardrobe, Toilet Table, &c., Mahogany Chest-of-drawers, "än.
(Full Particulare from Catalogue). Terms: Cash
On view from 9 am, day of male,
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, September 14, 1920.
(FOR ACCOUNT OF SE CONCERNED),
ON
TUESDAY,
September 21, 1920, at 230 p.m., at thair Bales Rooms, No. 8, De Font Road, Oczner, of
Is House, Street. One 12 bare Sporting Gun by Jeffery Co. London. Accessories & Case (Good as new)
With
*
Aad
One 16 bore Sporting Gun by Remington with case, &c.
Terme ---Cash,
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.
Hongkong, Sept. 14, 1920.
ONE WEEK'S BARGAIN
From MONDAY; 13th to SATURDAY, 19th,
20%
DISCOUNT
ON ALL OUR
Smoking Pipes
AND
Tobacco Pouches
FOR CASH ONLY.
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