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Neville Rolle, the lady who talks ignorantly about our Hongkong population, and infantile mortality, and what we may perhapa euphemias as Turkish diseases, assuming, as we are reasonably entitled to do, that that lady is not a Turkish lady, but a good typical ladly of our own sart, why then the answer must come pat because it is so easy, that we rather think we would rather pot, even were Mrs Neville Bolie a Turkish Lady, and our laws Turkish too. For
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The Bund reclamation scheme is to be proceeded with by the council which assures that the trees and gardens will not be unduly tampered
with.
• CORRESPONDENCE,
"HARRIED TENANT" RETORTS, (To the Editor of the China Mali,"|
,'
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1911.
THEATRE ROYAL
MERELY MARY ANN
A SUCCESSFUL WARING COMEDY.
repress
SURONI
the
SOLDIER IN TROUBLE.
RIGSHA COOLIK ASSAULTED.
TELLTALE BLOOD STAINS..
!
CLUE OF A MISSING CAR,
A lost cap, and blood stains on a coat were important parts of the prosecution before Magistrate Orme
legal fare.
The Inspector said that about 11 pm, yesterday the defendant and a ricabas outside
Sir.It is nice to know that "Rek': Rab" is not a Rack renting property A good play, presented by a good owner, has no axe to grind nor is Company, deserves a crowded house. employed by any Blasted Taipan, but Merely Mary Ann" given at the bis championship of rent extortion in Theatre Royal last night possessed your issue of June 28, is hardly come the two first attributes, but the third The rice situation is more sans-patible with his now professed role is somewhat lacking. To produce this morning, when Inspector Black- it should be a matter for sure and factory. Several shops have re of a harmless person seeking the such a comedy in sequence to the masa, of No. 2 Police Station charged class of play the Company so far has Pie. John Segrotte of the Wiltshire certain ronviction that whereas opened. Fears of rioting have proved truth.
Does he realise that Housing" presented here speaks highly of the Regiment with having assaulted Kroundless, Turkish pleasures may be like poppies
and "Health" go side by side and eastility its members. There is spread. the business is not ended when the flower is called, but continues BUND RECLIMATION SCHEME overcrowding and disease go hand in no doubt of its success. It abounded richas coolle, and refused to pay the
hand. If not; his ignorance is far with humorous dialogue and gave trom harmless.
the principals every scope for some: even as when a man hath meddled
Assuming that 'Rek Rab' is a pro fine work. with coal-tar, or fly papers, er a bush
perty owner--he does'nt deny he -- In a London boarding house there friend engaged of prickly pear, and there can be no image sadder than that of the mess!
SHANGHAL, Joly S.due to his thrift, saving economic is a little country bred servant-Mary Murray Barracks and drove to Spring living, etc, is that any reason he Ann. She has no other names, she Garden Lane. Anived at their des lying where a man has taken his watch. to pieces, unless it were a world full
should be allowed to screw every is merely Mary Ann, Her lack of tination, the defendant refused to however, is by pay the fare, and when the coolie of squalling Turks, which surely no
possible cent out of his unfortunate comenclature,
to protested streck him on the head sufficient honest Christian desires to see a
tenant or drive him into a more no wretched and unhealthy abode ? That
cheerfulness with with bis stick, causing a wound from The hear of. If the Turks be by nature
is the point at issue.
which she performs her daily drad-which blood flowed freely. more enterprising at the taking of life
The Government apparently does gery. The monotony of her work is coolle was also struck in the left eye, not agree with "Rek than at the bestowing of it, as some
RabTM always tempered by dreams, of the and the defendant's friend kicked and is going to try ro right country lanes. The establishment is him. The soldiers then ran away. sar, and we believe, and it this
a grievous wrong. It may be the presided over by Mrs. Leadbetter, a the defendant dropping his cap which legislation of theirs, at which the
Government, hoodwinked by "vested landlady of sharp temper and sharper the coole picked up and took to the ribald have laughed, but over which
interests" in the past, has been a bit tongue. She is attending to Ann's station.
It men of serious minds have shaken
slow but better late than never." "education," especially her speech. much concerned heads. have any
Before concluding, I will, with For instance a canary is always likelihood of achieving its object, or objects, then it would seem the
your permission, inform Rek Rab as "b-it" and, to her way of thinking regards teaching by mottoes, that "hospital contains a very He said that he had not-engaged the League of Nations or the Supreme
one of my special favourites is "Live
The landlady is Council might do well to move for
and let live." This endeavour to assisted by her daughter Rosie, who
After the complainant had corro- an injunction. Because, mark you
practise as well as preach though he has had sufficient schooling to enable well for remembraner, the old col
and his fellows will find it difficult her to read novels. In the same borated Inspector Blackman's state- location of definitions of this world's
to beliere, I am afraid.
house is Lancelot, a young composer ment, the defendant gave his version loveliest sights, that one mentioning
Alse, at present. I do not live living mainly on hopes. For him of the story. He said that he engaged s field of ripening corn, a ship in full
beyond my means but shall probably both Mary Ann and Rosie entertain a ricsba outside the Barracks and be compelled to if the Government great admiration. He is respon- drove to Spring Garden Lane where sail and other things, is. since some
proposals are not passed as my sive until he becomes sentimental, he paid the peller 10 cents. Coming years, held by thoughtful men to be
family and I cannot possibly live in through memories of student days not of one of the houses at 11 incomplete unless it include, in a
a less number of rooms than we do being stirred and he so forgets P., be attempted to prominent position, well to the fare.
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MOTOR" PROSECUTIONS.
[China Mat SPECIAL.}
SHANGHAI, July S.- The first conviction under the new traffic regulation has been registered. Jadah Ezra convicted of motor Speeding in Nanking Road was ordered to pay a small fine. The Magistrate threatened motorists with the maximum penalty.
LONDON HOSPITAL.
CANTON'S CONTRIBUTION,
VISCOUNT KNUTSFORD'S THANKS,
In connection with the musical
bealth
Yours faithfully,
HARRIED TENANT " Hongkong, July 6, 1921.
COMBATTING VENEREAL
DISEASES.
nounced
to
was by macans of this cap that the identity of the coolie's assailant was discovered.
The defendant denied both charges.
complainant's ricsha.
enter the
the latter refused"
at present and I do not intend to be himself as kisa Mary Ann. complainant's ricsha to return to Turkish funeral. With which opinion we are well disposed to agree entertainment given in the Canton vident at the expense of their He also buys her a pair of gloves as barracks, but
bis artistic senses are offended by to take him and pushing him over so it be recognized that there exist, Club Theatre on March 16, the
her coarse hands. So matters progress the shafts causing him to fall. While as well as the Turks of Turkey, following letters have been received
to the crisis. Lancelot being without he was on the ground. the coolle Tarks that were never there at all, (with receipts for 3501-1-9) by
money, has had to sacrifice his ideals rushed" at him, and Lance Corporal of a classical composition on the Field, who was present at the time but arise sporadically elsewhere, after Mrs. Pegge in the last mail, and are
took the coolie. off." When the altar of "popular" music. As he is the fashion of toadstools, to offend now published to convey the London
going to the country Ann prevails witness got up, a crowd of Chinese- us with their characteristically Turkish Hospital Chairman's thanks to all
upon him to take her with him. had gathered and were threatening turkishress. Both male and female those who so generously contributed. London Hospital, Whitechapel,
[To the Editor of the " China Mai."Everything is arranged when the bomb him and Field with stones. Ther are they created. and apparently
bursts. Am suddenly becomes the therefore decided to make a run for they reproduce their kind without, 18 May, 1921.
I really don't know how to thank dificulty and without such special you as I should like fer the magni-
Dear Sir.Kirk Maschachie should possessor of half a million, left her it. The Chinese followed shying by a wicked brother who had "struck stones at them. Some little distance legislation as this from Angora that ficent cheque you bave sent me. not air his views with regard to i" and then conventently departed off the Easters Theatre, à stone we have been considering and dis-Such generous help from so far afield matter of which he has only a lay- this life. The arrangements for the knocked the witness's cap off. The Chinese followed them up to the fall cussing.
country expedition natually | does touch me very much and is realman's knowledge.
It strikes me despairing encouragement to
our gallast little through. Mary Ann is given the Ordinance Guard room which they Chairman, who is often tempted to priest is of the type that stoped ball-prefix of "Miss" by ker former entered for prorection. The witness throw up the sponge.
demented old ladies for winches in employer and forbidden to do any did not strike the coolis, nor did he
came by bis injuries. I do hope you will be able to con- the middle ages in the rame of re- menial work. Next she is transported know how
Inspector Blackman asked the vey my most sincere thanks to all ligion, an ephemeral emotional sort of to a mansion where the little board- who have helped and please accept thing after all when up against real ing house chrysalis rapidly develops Magistrate to order the defendant yourself a very special Thank you" hard matter of fact science, and be into a social botterfly. In fact ber to about turn." This done, the for,all the trouble I know you must would now retard progress even in fortune has brought Lord Tottenham Tuspector pointed our blood stains have taken to achieve ao splendid ajour present enlightened times for the to her feet. She is now called on the left side of the back of the result.Yours very gratefully.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Captain E.R.G.R. Evans, C.B., D.S.O., R.N., of H.M.S. "Carlisle," is on leave in Shanghai.
A quantity of office and household furniture wai be sold by Messrs. Lammert Bros., to-morrow morning,
An advertisement in this issue announces that the Hongkong Dollar Directory has been acquired as from July 7 by the Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.
The sum of $10,000 has been paid by the Peking Government on account of the killing of a Japanese military officer by a Chinese soldier at Suifang, Manchuria.
Mr. J. Swire, senior partner of the firm of Messrs Butterfield and
Swire, Ltd., amived in the Colony
a
KNUTSFORD,
sane idotic reason.
combated
Marion. During this time Lancelot coat, and expressed the opinion that, Immorality can only be effectually has achieved fame by writing an they were unwittingly caused by the and extirpated by m- opera, with Mary Ann as the heraice, defendant carrying his stick under 25 May, 1921. cutesting universal intellectual man. A meeting between the couplebis arm after the assault.
Lance Sergeant Field corroborated", -Again thank you indeed for cipation with regard to matters of inevitable, but at first unsatisfactory. sending me the balance of proceeds of the entertainment you organized for this grand old hospital.
Please tell all who have helped you how grateful I am, What good friends you are.
Yours very truly,
KNUTSFORD,
COMPANY REPORT.
sox and disease and the very pam- Then Marion becomes Mary Ann the defendant's statement about the phleteering be condemns would be again and presumably, later on, Mrs. coolie "rashing" for him. "When I saw the accused on the ground," be
SHANGHAI DOCK AND ENGINEERING CO.
Lancelot.
a step in the right direction.
This would doubtless do away with The title role was taken by Miss said, "I stepped in and pushed the the living of a lot of quacks whose Edith Smith. To say that she made coolie off with my hands. Field best customers are the over religious a success of it is saying loo little, said in reply to the Magistrate that ones who dread lacing a doctor but, Her acting both as Mary Ann and their injuries were received from it would save a lot of lives and homes. Marion was of the highest order, and some of the stones which were flying: The writer is too busy to discuss at all times in keeping with the about. He was hit by several him-. this subject at greater length and character she was portraying Miss self. A mowd of about 40 Chinese hopes others mare, qualified than Madeline Grande made an excellent followed him and Segrete all, the himself will take this matter up on landlady and was ably supported by way to the barracks.
Replying to the Magistrate In- behalf of science, and reform and Miss May Hallat na Rosie. The part prevent this exponem of methods of of Lancelot was taken by Mr. H. B.spector Blackman said that things- the Dark Ages from spotting a good Waring, whose popularity both had been very quiet in the district as an actor and manager of the lately. So much so that he was be The Shanghai Dock and Engkeer- thing, Mr.
Yours etc.,
company is firmly established here. inning to think they had at last MEDICO.
Mr. Christian Morrow made a succeeded in putting a stop to- Swire, who is accompanied by Mrsing Co., Ltd, announce that the net to forfeit a quarter of their earnings, Swire, Miss Swire and Miss Logan, profits for the year ended April 30,
1921, including the amount brought (The reference is to a letter writ-splendid amusing sindy of the Rev." scraps in the lane. He had not at and to do hard labour besides. No a niece, will stay a few days here.
forward from last year, amount to ten by the Rev, gentleman, in which Samuel Smedge, a clerical gentleman had any trouble from the Wilts for
with a weakness for charity and nearly three months now..
Addressing the defendant, the Mr.adult Civil Servant," says the clipping,
Another tragic drowning fatality Tis. 1,085,666.15: Deducting the be said, inter alin:
Interim dividend of Tis. 6 per share "The suggestion will be donveyed Whisky. It was on these characters
but with every individual member of good character the Inspector bad ca sin and come off scor free, and the cast giving of their best, the play given the regiment he would not the results will be, as they always was carried along with a swing which send him to jail, although he deserved have been, au ince ease of the very thoroughly deserved unstinted ap evila sought to be averted, including preciation and got it.
1921,
at
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. R. Bell, a daughter.
D.
FADE.-On June 21, 1921,
Hornbaek, Denmark.
to
re-population purposes," to keep more then
опе wife? Bachelor yesterday morning by the "Empress Turks who have attained 25 years of of Japan," from Yokohama. age, and persist in bachelordon, are
and Mrs. K. F. Pade, a daugh- | anxiously deposited on our desk by 1.on the Huangpu is reported by ta there remains for distribution Th. to the youth of both sexes that they that the heaviest burden was placed. Mägistrate said that in vicer of the
ter.
MARRIAGES,
FUKMAN-GERTSMAN.
Tis
$52,000.00
disease.
local wine merchant, may be aN.CD. News. Lewis Meransel, a bachelor." Let all you respectable private in the United States Marine 754.456.16 which the directory re- meat-eaters, nibblers of Portuguese Corps attached to the US.S. "New commend at the forthcoming annual cabbage," swallowers of boiled rice, Orleans," was returning to the ship meeting be dealt with as follows On June devourers of porridge, with all good one night last week, when he fell into
Pay a final dividend of 29, 1921, at Shanghai, Charles livers whatsoever, ponder this matter, the river and was drowned.
Tis. 10 per share mak
"The controversy is an old one, and Formar to Reva Gertsman.
how uneven is the distribution of
ing Tis. 16 for the year
Some of us have had occasion to go HYKES-RIFFELL.--On June 30, delight in this irregulated world of A very happy though quiet wed-
absorbing...
rather deeply into it. I do not want 1921, at Shanghai, Ralph Kyper ours, full of wise men though it be ding took place on July 2 at H. B. M. Add to spechl reserve
to reopen it, but I trust that the Hykes to Farrah Helen Riffell. Turkey wants . more
Turks Consulate-General, Shanghai by Sir
scccent bringing it up
public and the local authorities will MITCHELL - LEDBETTER.- Оп which may seem a natural desire Everard Fraser, LCMG. and to Tis. 1,150,000.......... 100,000 00 | think three times before being misted Jane 30, 1921, at Shanghai there, but seems strange and unreason afterwards at Holy Trinity Cathedral And carry to new account 102.466.16 by alarmist, agitation to adopting Thomas William Mitchell, of
The directors intend as soon as the well-meant but mistaken measures, Shanghai, to Lilian Maud Led-able here, and Turkish politicians see by the Rev. C. E. Shenter, when Mr-
in the encouragement of marriage the Thomas H. R. Candlin, second son of sale of the New Dock property is based on the fallacy that an evil with better, of Nottingham. APIER-BALMAIN. On June 29, solution of their problem and the the Rev. G.T.Canim. D.D, of Peking, completed to add to the amounts Fundamentally moral root can be 1921, at Shanghai, Walter, son promise of their hope. With us the was married to Miss Edith H. Bates, received therefrom a sufficient sumontered by purely physical means, of Arundel Berkeley Napier, conditions are quite otherwise. We second daughter of Mr and Mrs to enable them to propose to though it is, of course, right to besi
Chas. Bates of Shepherd's Bush, the shareholders a reduction of capital disease, opco, contracted."] No. 26 St. James Square, Bath, are over-populated for one thing. London. The bride arrived only a to Lily, daughter of the late and have not enough houses to put few days ago from England and the cash return of Tls. 25 per share.
Lieut. Colonel J. H. Balmain,
cradles in. Over and above that bridegroom from Peking.
9th Bengal Cavalry, late of South Stoke Manor, Bath.
there is the material and nonignor-
roxas, FRIDS JULY 8, 1991.
4
able difference that with us the Mr. Heinemann tells the China bachelors appear to be more patriotic Mail that Sir Hall Caine's new novel,
THE CORNER HAN.
CARGO BROACHING.
·ADMIRALTY 'AMMUNITION
To-night Mrs. Gorringe's necklace" is being presented.
it for what he had done. Be weld be given the option of paying a fine of $25 or going to jail for 14 days.. with hard labour. The Magistrate added "You will find from experience that ricshe coolies will not 'rush' at' you if they are properly treated. CROWD MOBS MOTORIST. have no doubt that you started the
trouble and then assaulted him."
KENNEDY TOWN INCIDENT.
M
CHINESE BOY KHOCKED DOWN.
The glass manufacturing in dustry in Kwangtung is still in its Infancy. There are, according to report, only 30 factories engaged in Ugly scenes followed an ecident the manufacture of glass. Only three of them are manufacturing from the in Belcher. Street, Kennedy Town, raw material while the others are yesterday afternoon, when year only converting broken glass into old Chinese boy was knocked down manufactured articles such as window by motor car Na. 126, receiving `in-
juries to his right leg. The driver panes, glam bottles, tubes, vases, STOLEN.
having, stopped the car to render games and bowls. It is said that a in the Turkish sense of the word than THE MASTER OF MAN, if the publisher's
assistance crowd of Chinese certain company in Hongkong alone consumes nearly all of the products are our married men, even including expectations are fulfilled, is likely to There is always some man at the The China Mail.sach Civil Servants as have shown came as a surprise both to the book street corner. He always pas
Cargo broaching on board the su. started to mob nim. Stones were
glass factories, saya the Canton Times. wind screen was damaged. The 4577A, JUSTICE: PUBLIC AERVICE" is of devotion to duty, and by sellers and the public as a piece of opinions. He generally gives them."Gleniuce," and the theft of 240 freely thrown at the car and the that are turned out by the different
It is to be Smorning, one stopped a Chine Mail rounds of ammunition were admited driver was struck on the head with a consequence, as effects must follow book manufacture.
The refreshment har of the by a Chinese charged by Inspector causes, and only fools expect purses, and yet it is promised that it
published at the old pre-War price of reporter.
Esee you were asking the people Spear of the Water Folice before brick receiving a very ugly wound. Kowloon-Canzon Railway Station from sow's ears, or one man's medicine wal be, in point of print, paper and last night to sign the Constitutional Magistrate Orme this morning. The The affray was stopped by the arrival world seem to be a favourite place to be good for another, the example bading, at least equal to the books Reform, petition. Don't you know Inspector wald that the accused of the police who removed both the for attempts to maggle into the of the Turkish parliamentarians can that were published at that price be that it there were ary likelihood of worked on board the ship unloading driver and the boy to the Govern TURKISH DELIGHT.
offer no advantage to our wafore the War. It will probably be anything coming of a counter cargo in 11 pm yesterday. About ment Civil Hospital for treatment There are various good reasons for saff that this will be due to prodne petition would be produced and a quarter of an hour later be The foluries of both the patients are With shame we confess it, we are this, for the understanding of which tion in mass, for the first impression largely signed? What does it mean, was found in Tainishatoul carrying a mot et sil.sure that we know what it is not really necessary to study is to consist of one hundred thousand supposing these people go their bundle which when opened was found Turkish delight" is. The name history. Our knowledge of Turkish copies, and no doubt that fact will way? Handing is over to a ging to contain the ammunition. When unds familiar, but the nature of the ladies is, in the diction of the vulgar, afford a partial explanation. But if responsible to to-one. The Govern- taken to the station, be voldsteered ling itself is to us a mystery. Has a matter entirely of hearsey, which it can be shows that notwithstand went offlab do ta they do, or leave the same met them
anything to do, perhaps, with permite us, obviously, to be using the large increase in the cost of things undone, but at least, they came from the "Gientace Enquiries the news from Angors (where the prejudiced and impartial sa touching labour and material, it is still possible are responsible, and we held remade on board, led to the discovery
to publieb novels in general, at the sponsible. , and rabbits appropriately come this matter, of the rightness or wrong old price, the book trade may filcis Reporter? Is ther zam), that the Tarish Parliament news of the Turkish legislation. Bycak expect to gain by the check to the petition?" Thas passed an anti-bachelor Billing to the point so far as one who is scartod prices of novels, which will meinding a clause or clauses designed not a Tark, and not well-to-do, may probably result. THE MASTER OF MAN
encourage well-to-do Tarks, "tor speak, and assuming that Mm. will be published late is July,
Corner-man z
understs
thất dne case of âmmánition: con- signed to the Admiralty had been broken open and several packets extracted
The Marktrate'passed three months”, hard Tabo
not serious.%
Colony contraband tobacco. For the
a fold of the bar has been found inj second time during the past few days possession of dotiable cigarettes. This morning Magistrate Lindself ex- pressed the opinion that the bar keeper was the responsible person, AS CAN YOU AFFORD THE RISK?
you ever food with a neware his position was good anesor Wattack of pra colic or disertion the carrying on of the "smuggling without botile of Chamberlain Calic trade." The Magistrate recommend and Disczban Beundy in the house led the bar keeper for deportation and Don't take each risks. 4 d. so te two Inspector Spear, of the Water Folice, will-care-you belo cadete old promed to lock into the matter. ponibly be called, and it hover falls even in the west severe and dangerous The fold who was merely the keeper' ouse: For, mis by all Chemists and caspaw was let of Fightly, and, the
cigarettes were confiscated