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The total output of the Kilan
the week ending May 21, 1921. amounted to 91.159 tons and the sales during the period, to 80,525 tans
to The engagement is announced in the Shanghai papers by ber mother, Afrs, F. Goldstein, of Miss Anaie Goldstein to Mr. Wm: Mason, eldest son of the late Capt. Wm. Moore Mason and Mrs. Mason, of Hongkong.
"SPECIAL CA (LES.
SKOTS FIRED INT CROWD.
SENSATIONAL
INCIDEN
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-EIGHT MEX ARRESTED,
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TUESDAY, JUNE
· PRETTY BUT PRIMITIVE.” |
HAPPY VALLEY RACECOURSE.
PARI-MUTUEL CRITICISED.
FEW SUGGESTIONS,
[By A. Griffin]
many
WET MONTEL
KAIBALL FOR MAY
OVER SIX INCHES ON THE`IOTA;
The record of the rainfall at the Botanic Gardens, Hongkong, during the month of May, 1927) (was 15- follows:
but it is generally recognized that it is a menace to modern America that? must not be tolerated. The editors | Mining “Administration's mines" for of Curréal History denounce it as thoroughly vicious, movement, dan gerous and repugnant to the funds mental traditions and ideals of the American people. According Frank Parker Stockbridge. 's "well: known magazine writer, it has during last winter been spreading its activi
There are surely not ties into the North and West.astale
TECECOUTSES more charmingly situated ment since uncomfortably confirmed
SRANGHAL June 6than Happy Valley but there are by Reuter. The Mayor of New York
In spite of the rain there was a plenty that are more efficiently con- .. has pabhiele protested against it.
large attendance on the last day of ducted. Happy Valley is pretty but So has an Asistant District Attorney, } The Shanghai Silk and Coon the Olympiad. The Philippines won in mang respects painfully primitive. an official analogous to our Public] Guild has received word from Chinese the championship. During the That, at all events, was the impres Prosecutors. He jocinded the merchants, in America stating that proceedings a number of Chinese sion. I took away with me after anarchistic literature. attending my first Gymkhana on park that this particnlar form of about 200 American silk merchants distributed
-Hongkong's "patriotism"
within there to come to Shangbai during Sep This culminated in one man firing Saturday afternoon... came
sporting" population is not perhaps Jahnsonian definition. It was the ember to investigate trade conditions seven shots into the crowd without last refuge of a scoundrel It is lations with the Chinese.
and to discuss plans for closer re hurting anyone. Eight men were | z very strong body, numerically, and arrested, including representatives of it would, I suppose, be treasons ble incidentally quite unlawful, special
Shanghai, Ningpo, Canton. Yunnan, to suggest that all of the defects laws having been passed against it
Mr. Justice Shaw,.wbry has been and Szechuan. This reveals the that keep Happy Valley behind the by Congress in 1871 2. The modern appointed Chief Justice of the Straits widespread character of the Bolshevik times could be remedied-af once. revival is, quite evidently born of Settlements, presided at the Ceylon agitation in China, ;.-
For all that, there are one or two zacial
prejudice. Its Hterature. Court on May 20 for the last time
details of organisation which can questionaires submitted to would-be prior to his departure. His Lordship
and should be put right without members, shows that. It is anti-adjourned at 1:30 pm. The members
much difficulty. Possibly the Jockey Club members will be discussing Jew as well as, anti colour." "Do of the Bar them took the opportunity you believe in white supremaer 4" of saying good-bye to his Lordship in
some of them at their half-yearly | meeting to-morrow. is one of its test questions. It bars negros. Japanese and other Orientals.
Many friends will bear with deso Jews and Roman Catholics, and all distress of the death of Mr. E. G foreign born persons. The objection B. Lover, who passed away at Shang- to Roman Catholics probably is that bat after a brief lness. Mr. Lover owing to their confessional obligations. cause Shanghai 12 years ago and they could not be expected to keep was formerly manager of Thos. the secrets of the organization. Ac- Cook & Son, leaving them a little cording to Mr. Stockbridge anti-while ago to join Messrs. F. J. Nor Semitic propaganda is more openbury & Sons. and active in America than at any
Chambers.
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The deal has occurred at Singapore of Mr. George D'Almeida. Consul for the State of Columbia and Vice Consel for Spain, a lineal des Cendant of the well known Portuguese family, the founder of which was Baron D'Almeida. There was a large attendance including members of the Consular service, at the funeral De ceased was aged 50.
A Reuter telegram of May 27) from Peking states that His Excel- leacy, Senbor de Freitas, Portuguese Minister and Doyer of the Diplomatic Body, who has been suffering from a slight attack of pneumonia for three not in a serious condition, will be weeks, bas had a relâpse, and though unable to attend to diplomatic duties for some time.
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[China Mail SPECIAL].
SINGAPORE, June 6. A depatation representing. the planting interests Malaya of has gone to Java in order to discuss combined action to reserve the interests of the rubber industry.
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SHANGHAI LABOUR UNREST, board tickets with the consecutive
STRIKES COLLAPSING.
[China Mail SPECIAL]
SHANGHAI, June. 6. The Shanghai strikes are collap sing. The laundrymen have resumed work. Some masons and carpenters are still out. Eopes are entertained of and early settlement.
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oath of May did a slight amount of The heavy rainfall, during the damage to flowering annuals in pots and beds, but the effect on large trees, shrubs and palms also lawns and grass hanks, was very beneficial>
WHY
DOES MILK BOIL OVER?
There is "for instance the matter of the pari-mutuel. In the absence of leather lunged bookmakers to shout the odds the investor appears SHANGHAI, June 6, | to be kept pretty much in the dark A singular tragedy occurred on as to where the public is patting Sunday, when a Cingalese entered a its money. There is no apportmits, Chinese store accompanied by a it seems, of gauging the extent to Chinese woman, An altercation which each pony is "fancied.” The ensned over the price of perfume. only hope of gaining any idea of the The Cingalese produced a fully-loaded state of the market under the present time in recent history." He does The Sultan of Johore has sub-revolver and shot two shop assistants arrangement is, apparently,
scribed $1,000,000 to the Straits ortally. The assailant was arrested wriggle through the crowd surging not seem to have thought of our Loan, handing over the sum in following, a struggle with the police-round the windows and then crane explanation of the Roman Catholic $1,000 notes of the Johore Branch bar, and mentions instead the Sign of the dongkong and Shanghai Bank-
your neck in a vain endeavour to distinguish the number of the top Ltd. Fein attempts to embrul Americaing Corporation. H. H. the Sultan is
ticket on the block from which the Fagainst England thing to which reported, a contemporary states, to
shroff is issuing. Batting through a good Americans object. bat, which is have $3,000,000 in notes at the
crowd has its disadvantages and, unlikely to make either good or bad Istana.
besides, when you do get a glimpse Americans join the Kla Klax. Main-
of the ticket its ten to one against ly, of course, the negro question is
your being able to distinguish the number on it. at the bottom of it, and here no
The pari-mutnel tickets issued at Happy Valley, are Englishnian is competent to advise
artistically painted flimsies but they or criticise. It is a very serious
are neither serviceable nor distinct.
"If we take two saucep fill one and awkward probler. which
Why not adopt the system that is of them with milk and the other with Americans themselves must solve.
in vogue amongst such of the Au- water and set them upon the stove, They are not likels, as a whole, to
strahan racecourses as have not yet the milk will rise to the top of its recognize Ku Klux as a solution
risen to the dignity of an automatic container as soon as it is thoroughly The National Association for the
Totalisator. Most of them use card heated, and spill over the sides, while Advancement of the Coloured People
the water will bubble violently with should be advised to walk discreetly
number of the ticket plainly printed overflowing. As both of these liquids at this juncture, while Uncle Sam
in large red figures upon a white appear to be similar in formation, and is spanking these too enthusiastic
background. Other details the promthe amount of best which has been children of his into lawful and con.
ber of the horse and of the event- stitutional behaviour. It is certainly to be hoped that the moral ideal of "white supremacy may overrule the physical and brutal. It seems that considerable enrolment began as far back as 1915, when Georgia actually granted the Ku Klux a Yokohama's exports during the charter of incorporation! It claimed second 10 days of May amounted to to be law-abiding, of course. One ¥.10,650,000, and imports to Y14. of its objects is to prevent the causes of 720,000. The excess of imports over mob violence and lynchings-from exports since January last now time immemorial the object of all stands at Y33,250,000: Compared lynchings. Renter's news from Texas with the first 10 days of May, the shows that it is less law-abiding in about Y.700,000, but raw silke decline export of silk goods increased by practice than in profession. It means ed by about 1.8.000.000. The import to prevent unwarranted strikes by of cotton, wool, iron, etc. also fell foreign agitators," and to fight for away.
sensible and patriotic immigration laws. It stands for freetion of Keen speculation in Peking tram speech and Press, "a freedom such way shares is charged by the as does not strike at nor impetil our Vernacular press against the banks
It is because of these tolids, which Government or the cherished in there. The story published is that stitutions of our people." In other when the public sought to buy
first. Why not stall off each window? are suspended in the milk itself, the words, the newspapers are free to shares at $5 each on the first day
Or better still divide the space in this liquid will boil over, "while wate print all that it does not disapprove announced that the fist had been
and another by which they can make water, but some of the solid portios. they were put on sale, the banks
front of each window into two stalls will merely bubble. The water in th one for investors to approach by milk boils precisely as does the plai but beyond that, let the editors oversubscribed with the result that
their exit. Some form of "quene-ing" of the milk form a tough skin or sem beware To those who denounce on the following day there was a Kla Klax lynchings may come the wild scramble to buy them at $10, June number, just to hand, is very is essential, dreaded Grand Inquisitors, with their the banks pocketing the difference.
when hest is applied, and tend to well got up. It contains much useful fools-caps, and the deadly rope, or
The printed programmes might | hinder the rising of the bubbles. The information for both the present and well, I think, furnish a little more latter, finding themselves imprisoed the tar brush, feather bed, and rail on God's green footstool. When it
past pupils. The proposed new information. Saturday's programme by this skin, push it upward liko Word has just been received school at Yaumati is dealt with at for instance announced that the first miniature alloon, and the combied is excited by race prejudice, and has plank. Its power lies in secrecy and from. Chungking of some rather length, and an appeal for funds is race would commence at 3.30 p.. force of a large number of these jus-, TAYLOR-On May 28, 1921, at its habitat in America; it is a loathly that its known officials, from whom parte bands. Mr. Everett Conley, articles, of which, the one dealing events? Are they movable feasts heated milk to rise above the ede of
mystery, and it may be presumed citing accounts of encounters with
made. There are several bright but what about the rest of the bubbles causes the surface of the Shanghai, in Mr. and Mrs. W. and obscene thing. The original Elathe items of propagandace second class fireman in the U. S V. Taylor, a son
Klux organization, formed in the obtained, will be the first to be arrested avy, while on duty on a Standard series entitled Famous Schools and between each race with possibly a
with Christ's Hospital, the first of a
or is there definite period CAMPBELL-On May 24, 1921, at southern states, after the Civil War, when the rodeo begins. In lantul six pirates but was himself wounded the Medical report on the school foronger interval some where or other the milk is constantly stirred, t/pre-
Oil Co..junk, was attacked. He killed their stories," is. of general interest. Fastbourne, may not have been composed entirely society, the Judge is an honourable through the knee so that it is 1921, is very satisfactory. Class benighted stranger to know whether sufficient quantity to imprise the.. England, to Capt. Alexander A of evil men. American historians figure, and the Executioner is repected that his leg will have to be notes and a sporting column com be can or cannot sandwich in a gas.
for afternoon tea? How is vent the formation of the scan in a Lochnell Campbell and Mrs, confess that in the territory of the cognized as at least an honest if -amputated. Campbell, ace Irene Campbell, conquered confederacy there was a popular public servant. These Klu youngest daughter of the late period during which the irregular Klux associations consist of hot heads
plete the Magazine. The next mum- | a "stengah”- between the second and Alexander Campbelt, Shanghai, conditions seemed to call for ingular who appoint themselves judge and Royal-Engineers, paed peacefully
Sapper Maurice Mills of theber will probably be ready in October third races or whether he can take - a son. (By cable).
his best girl to afternoon tea without Pacific Mail Steamship Company Mr. J. O. Sheppard, agent for the executioner both. They cannot be away at the Milcary papal, Bowen tolerated in any civilized country.
Harbouring three unmarried running the risk of missing that Road, on Sunday mening. - Death; girls was the charge preferred dead cert" he has been told to in Hongkong, and Mrs. Sleppard which was due to pneumonis, took against a Chinese before Magistrate, watch out for? It would seems to be were guests at à luncheon given by place after an illness lasting ten days: Lindsell yesterday afternoon. Mr. C. a simple enough matter to put the Mr. H.-N. Guarnsey, agent for de The deceased who came to Hongkong F. Mason appeared for the defence starting time at the head of each Same firm in Kobe, and Mrs. Guarn in 1919, 35" tomtatried. Mach Mr. W. Schofield, of the Secretariát race.
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appear in smaller black lettering. A applied is the same in, each i. stance, pack of tickets, secured by an elastic it is apparent that some change must band, is displayed prominently in the take place in the milk, which is not window above the counter not on iz followed in the water.
and as tickets are called for the clerk simply takes them from the front of remember, is nothing more than the The process of boiling, we should the pack leaving the next ticket with changing of a portion of a liquid to s its consecutive number exposed to gas, by means of the application of plain view of investors. heat. In the case of water, we are the pack thing out пет tickets are slipped in from behind. dealing with a combination of two At present an analysis of the invest gases-hydrogen and oxygen-which ments is posted up after the betting are liberated by the heat and force clotes. My point is that the investors their way upward through the re- appears in the Chinese, press that progressively so that they can decide at the surface. If,
The interesting announcement want to get the same information maining water until they bubble out therefor, the Premier bas despatched a man where to place their money.
we boil a kettle of pure water, even- named Pi to Shangbai with a sum
Another point in regard to the tually all of it, will disappear in the of money, which be is to use for the pari-mutuel-couldn't there be some form of vapour. But if we boil s kettle, purpose of planning something systematic regulation of the traffic of milk, a solid white substance will injurious to certain important around the windows? On Saturday remain, made up of the proteids and persons," and also in inducing the issuing and paying windows were other ingredients of the milk newspaper editors to refrain from besieged by jostling crowds and the being ultra-critical on the subject of man with the biggest push got there Feking loans
the Magazine of the Diocesan Boys' After a long period of inaction, School has at last been revived. The
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be sold into houses of ill-fame. The programme gave me no clue as to Street pending departure to Slam toe? For instance List Saturday's furlough.
girls had apparently been assembled whether Hongkong Chief was a "b.c.
from various parts of the country in 2 yrs." or a "b.c. 5 yri”? Idon't
methods of keeping order. The em ancipated slaves were apt to act the proverbial part of the beggar on horseback The Kin Klax men awed them into something like peaceable inactivity, and at the same time drove out a lot of mischief makers Ading of interest to the sympathy will be fell for his aged for Chinese Affairs, who prosecuted. Presumably particulars in regard Shiori and Malko in the aferdoon. Famososo, TUESDAY, Jun 7, 1921, who were not negroes, They started Portuguese commnality, was solemin. | parents at Home. The funeral, with said, that Inspector Timx Murphy, ref to the age and ser of the ponies are Mr. Sheppard, is en route to China.
in Tennessee in 1865, with their ed at the Cathedral of the Immacu Happy Valley yesterday alternoon, being harboured at No. 43. Grahain why not pass thers on to the pub months in the United Sutes
fall military honours, took place at ceived information that three girls were furnished to the Jockey Club. Then after spending the last several queer uniforra (familiar to kinema late Conception, on Sunday when Mr. goers) and secret ritual. They were Carlos Flavio Vas, of the E. E Tele Mr I. E. Nathan, Superintendent a secret society bound by severe graph Company, eldest son of Mr. M. of Census, for the Straits and the onths, modelled on all that we may A. Vas, was married to Miss Bertha Federated and Edfederated - Malay A recent Renter telegram pre- have read of societies like the Mafia, Maria Leon, second daughter of Me States, has issued his preliminary re this clearing house of immoral traffic, doubt that a regular racegoer at the thing and the to the line- pared us for the news that America the Black Hand, the Mormont "Des. F. M. Leon. The ceremony was port on the census of the Straits When questioned, the girls first Happy Valley could have put me watch-for-the Bag method, bás-
"up against it." In Texas, pro-troying Angels," and so forth. One is performed by the-Rev Fr. Bianchi Settlements This shews that on the said that they were three sisters, wise "bably chiefly around Houston and inclined to smile when reading the The bride who was given sway by night of April 24 the total number of but subsequently admitted that they of hairs in Hongkong Chief's date starring equipment couldn't have
as to the exact number obvious drawbacks. The most up com Galveston on the Southem Pacific fiction that tells of their might rides, was attended by the Misses Alta 57,833 males, 32410% females-an they came to the house. They all ought to have told me all I starts on Saturday but there were Mr. J. S. Rodrigues (brother-in-law), persons enumerated was 881,339 had not known onestoother until left eyebrow but the programme improved upon one or two of the Bailway, it seemed that the Klu their warnings, and their avenging Leon and Beatriz Vas as bridesmaids increase since the 1911 census of said that the defendant was in charge wanted to know I should judge that occasions when ponies were left Klux Klan had been revived. Ter- deeds. It was all so suggestive of The duties of bestmen were performed 19.3 per cent males, and 31.5 per of them. Mr. Mason said that the the attendance on Saturday in right at the post simply because they mistic methods, were being employed that streak of childish play-acting by Mesars 1. A.B. da Silva and A. centy fouled. Of the total in responsible person was the principal claded quite a decent sprinkling of had been blocked out of line...... to make free Americans, including that is to be found in all men Bat M. Rodrigues. The Rev Fr. Rigan crease Singapore Island accounts tenant of the house, who had abegriffins who, knowing little of the Hongkong is formeate & having white doctors and lawyers, con- for that very reason it could be the ti presided at the organ and played for slightly more than two thirds, conded, His client, an innocent respective merits of either pants or so for a course as Happy Valley but form to the conventions of racially more dangerous. It threatens to Mendelsson's Wedding March as As in 1911, Penang municipality has lodger, knew nothing about the riders, had only their own experience there do seem to be one or two im prejudiced fanatics. To maintain be so now The Ku Klux Klan has the happy couple left the church, the greatest number of inhabitants matter, The Magistrate remarked and judgment to guide themin the task provements in the running of it that The supremacy of the white race," been revived in Georgia Gince After the ceremony, a reception was to the square cule and the Dindings that he was not quite sure that the of picking winners, Sex and age are the Jockey Club people might get to the tricks of the blackest savages were the war, and now the news comes held at the Catholic Union Club the least, Europeans 119 per cent, defendant was entirely Innocent, but both factors which many a backer work upon. Do these deficiencies, being employed. Tar and feathers that it is spreading in other states, and a photograph of the wedding per cent, and Indians 274 per cent: dpced was not sufficient for hic to ing up the relative capabilities of or of support? If so methods of where the usual toasts were honoured Maltys 64 per cent. Chisene 349 at the same time, the evidence pen will take into account when reckon exist merely because of lack of funds would be one of the mider features Tex for example, is a long way broup was taken: Mr and Mrs. Vas, The report says it is Iminossible to convict, ethe girls had been very various animals over varying @dlist- | raising, the wind in order to remedy: of these inhuman practices. An ex- from Georgia. New York is alarmed who were the credients of many state the number of lab in the contradictory in their statements. In access faster them might well torna a subiens for cited mob, of human afimis is at about it, and so, for that matter, is beautiful and costly present all times and in all elves the rilest i then hole o
Starits, but it is clear that the incomese, these circumstances the 2. defendant 3-And when is Happy Valley, going discussion to-morrów. Better facili
America The the night bort for C
Able exhibition is of crueltypoble? Kin Klar may have saved the honeymoon is being
In their. scorbers is not nearly so would be given the benefit of the to have a proper starting gate? In ties are bound to result in better great as was generally, anticipated, doubt. He was discharged. a short raons, especially, the start's support