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MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.
Ecotomy of Water.
Injunctions to be sparing of water would
not have vexed Robert Browning's father, at all even so far as drinking water is concerned, says a home paper. The poet used to describe his father's indignation when he once asked him for a glass of water. "Water, Robert!" he exlaimed. "It is right to employ it for washing purposes, and it is indispensable for navigable canals:! by: Gad never intended it for drink- ing. Bismarck held similar views When close on eighty the Iron Chancellor was asked how he had managed to retain his health to such an advanced age. "I have always worn flannel ex to the skin," he replied, and I have never tasted water."
Quick-Change Burglar.
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GENERAL ITEMS.
While bowling in a cricket match at Runcorn (Cheshire) Arthur Earlam, 17, was struck in the neck by a ball returned by the batsman and killed instantly.
Born a month after the Battle of Waterloo, Mr. Frederick William Stabbins, Lawrence road, Worle, near Weston-super-Mare, has celebrated his 106th birthday. He has been bedridden for 5 years.
A Stockholm message says that the Russian Soviet has issued a decree abolishing the restrictions against the private ownership of capital. The decree gives every Soviet citizen the right to own whatever money he likes."
Sleeping coaches with smoking.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPES REPORTED,
THE CHINA MAIL.
LAST NIGHT'S
EARTHQUAKES.
DID YOU FEEL THEM?
The official report of yesterday's
Our Observatory reports that last house collapse at West Point, giver night Hongkong experienced a lat the time of the occurrence as 11.56 of earthquakes, two sets of am. The roofs of the houses collapsed falut tremors followed by one distinct suddenly without warning, and tremor, two distinct quakes, an buried all the inmates, the majority other distinct tremor,
more faint of whom were rescued by the Fine tremors, three distinct quakes, a Brigade and Sanitary Board coolies small quake (amplitude Ö. 2 and who promptly arrived on the scene, duration only 15 seconds) and three
No. 313, Queen's Road West, was
distinct quakes. The record stops at a three storeyed house. The ground 9.42 on the 6th, or it would probably floor was occupied by the Ko include more tremors. Hung Kee carpenter shop and The first distinct quake began 40
1 m. and 30
after 1.56 this morning. the other floors were used as darli- seconde ings. The adjoining house, No. 315, and lasted Lit 2 -h. consisted of four storeys. The ground 10 s, or 4 minutes floor was occupied by the Chau Kin seconds. The next one, with Fat money changer's shop, and first an amplitude of 2.7 m.m. began at floor was used as a dwelling. The 2.18 and lasted 55 seconds. There other two were occupied by the was a rest of over half an hour, and Chinese Seamen's Club.
then a quake that lasted nearly two There are at present at the Govern- minutes, The second series of dis- ment Civil Hospital, five men, one tinct quakes began justafter6.36, with woman and a girl from No. 313 and a lull of nearly anhour. Four ofthe four men from No. 315. They are quakes were." felt"; the other were all more or less seriously injured. Perceptible only on the seismograph, One man, aged 62 years, from No. The Observatory cannot estimate the 315, is in a bad way. Two men, one
distance of the
epicentre, because aged 64, and woman, also two
the large Waves girls, (aged 8 and 9 years respectively) show no preliminary tremors; but were treated at the hospital for small of the shocks that were felt, the injuries and were discharged. All of origin could not be many hundreds these are from No. 313. excepting the of miles distant. 9-year old girl who is unable to say which house she was from. She has not yet been identified and is probably included in the "missing" list which tetalled seven yesterday afternoon.
FIVE DEAD,
i rooms for women will soon be intro-
duced by the Canadian Pacific Railway.mains of two men and a woman,
Up to 7 o'clock last night, the rei which has designed a new car with a aged
70 years, теге removed woman's dressing-room, containing from
UNSAFE HOUSE.
TENANTS ORDERED OUT.
among other innovations swinging and taken to the
the debris in No. 313, Road West have been ordered by the
mirrors and an electric heater for curlingdreas.
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The
There is a quick chance burgler in, London who breaks into suburban houses while the occupants are asleep
The inmates of No. 226, Des Vœux and picks up odd money and valua- Bes he may find lying about. He
tuary for identification.
public mor-P. W. D. to vacate the premises in On inmediately, as the walls of the second usually enters half a dozen houses in
structions of the P.W.D., the work of floor are considered to be unsound. every road he visits. As soon as a
removing the debris was suspended and the building is in danger of door yields to his jemmy he makes a
The convictions for drunkenness in at 7 p.m., 25
the walls were collapsing. Shorings have been put harried survey of the downstairs rooms and scoops up anything that England and Wales totalled 95.763 caving in and a further collapse in. lakes his fancy. Then he throws ce last year, compared with 57,948 in was his hat and coat, pats on a hat and 1919, showing a continuance of the coat that he finds on the hall stand, reaction from the striking decreases Yorkshire, Lanca- another house, where he makes a hire, the Midlands, and the eastern and walks unconcernedly away during the war. further change of dress. And so on and western countics had the largest
increases. The object in every house he enters. of these disguises is to make identi fication more difficult and to ward off police suspicion. Pyjamas At Dinner.
Pyjamas as evening wear for men caused
of gasp
Wireless telegraphy has been put to a novel use in the mid-Atlantic, A member of the crew of a tramp ship died, and the captain had not a surprise copy of the burial service. A Cunard in Paris, at one of the smartest liner wirelessed the service, and the restaurants in the Bois de Boulogne. Burial was carried out as the operator
thought probable. work will be resumed as soon as shoring work has been complete. At the time the workers were called off, Messrs Reiss and Co. have the remains of a woman were just taken over from Messrs. Brunner visible under a pile of debris. They Mond and Co., (China) Ltd., the will probably be dug out to-day. With agency of Messrs Joseph Crosfield this body located, there is only one and Sons Ltd., for the supply more to be accounted for, making the Caustic soda, glycerine and ether total of dead five. One man who Chemical products. was reported missing has since been found alive. He crawled to the Verandah of the second floor of No.
of
There were three men in sik pyjama on the tramp translated the message. the collapse. The 9-year old girl is the same shop were in the kitchen.
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suits of different hues, accompanied by three elegantly dressed women and "While waiting for a train at a young colonel of a French colonial Piccadilly-circus." writes a woman regiment with his scarlet dress tunic reader of a Home paper "I noticed a aflame with decorations. The staid man hurrying towards me and as be and bewhiskered maitre d'hotel did passed I felt him brush against me. not know what to do. He evidently. Directly he had gone I found on my thought that it was scandalous, the cream serge coat thick black patches more so as people rose from their of oil, which had also dripped on to tables and pushed forward to get a; the skirt.” better view,
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The presence of the colonel saved Worried by files, a horse attached the situation. It did not seem to a bay-cart at Nolay (Cote-d'Or) possible to ask so distinguished an bolted and collided with a number of officer to leave the restaurant and the beehives. The hives were overturned little party sat down. One of the and the insects swarmed upon the Pyjama wearers, who is well known, i animal, inflicting stings which caused declared afterwards that, though its death two hours later. The horse's Pyjamas formed cool wear, he would owner, who attempted to drive the never face such an ordeal a second beas away, was also stung.
time. Rush For Divorce.
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313 as soon as the collapse took place. was restored at the hospital and and climbed over to the verandah is making good progress towards of No. 311, which was not affected by recovery. Two boy apprentices-of thought to belong to No. 315, where They escaped into a narrow lane at only one person was reported missing. the back by the back door. A cook reporter has been able to gather but extricated himself. He had only From particulars a Chino Mait was on the cockloft. He was buried, since the collapse, it appears that a few stratches.
FOOLISH WOMEN.
from the ground floor of No. 315. Mr. Burlingham brought out a lark Although its cage was smashed, the bird was unhurt A cat with two kittens in a basket were brought out, dusty but alive.
FIRE ENGINE'S ACCIDENT.
ing accident occurred at the top of About 5 p.m., yesterday, an alarm. Pedder Street, in Queen's Road Central A fire engine return.
first, bringing down with it the the roof of No. 315 came down party wall. This caused the collapse of the roof of No. 319. The weight of falling timber and masonary wrecked all the floors of the houses. and the front door of the houses at Those who were near the verandabs the time of the collapse, were able to escape, but 30 people fell to the ground floors with the debris. Some were helpless until extricated by the were pinned under heavy timber and
from the rescuers. Several picked themselves bouse
scere of the collapse, turning into up and escaped, with only slight Queen's Road from Pedder Street, on injuries. Some, indeed, were so its way back to the station, took too "In affectionate memory of a brave slightly hurt that they did not even big a curse. The engine mounted It is stated that when the last mail man." Those words, attached to one go to the hospital. Although No. 2 pile of left London 3,000 divorce cases were of many lovely wreaths, held the 315 collapsed first, it is remarkable treach
earth from a before one judge there and the spirit of the funeral of Mr. Harry that no death
dug by the Hongkong occurred in that Electric Company at the side of the battalions of divorcees who paraded Hawker, the famous airman. who house.
road at the foot of the hoarding before their Honours passed through was killed in an aeroplane accident
round the site for the new AP.C. the Courts with almost the rapidity at Hendon and was buried in the
offices. The engine came..to grief When the Fire Brigade arrived in of a march past the saluting base. parish churchyard at Hook, near
the trench, where Chinese It would be interesing to have the Surbiton (Surrey), where for many under the supervision of Mr. Burling-workmen view of the spirits of our great! years be had lived.
ham. DSP, and Station Oficering new electric cables. One man was were engaged in lay grandfathers upon these lighting
Moss, two women were on the seriously injured and had to be taken proceedings. Divorce is quite al "Good-bye, mother. I ran away first floor verandah of No. 315, to hospital. The engine was badly modern institution. It was not until from home to have my head cut off shouting for help.
They were damaged, the front wheels being 1801 that a womar. in England by the train," was the message found brought down by means of a long dislocated.
Excepting for а surcceded in having her marriage so on the body of Albert Fodder, a boy bamboo ladder. It appears that the shaking.
the fremer cn the completely dissolved as to permit of of ten, of Swaffham, Norfolk, who women had left the house earlier in
were her marrying again though a few of was found decapitated on the rail the morning, and when told of the engine bumped into a telephone pole
engine
unhurt. The her wronged sisters had previously way. The coroner said he under-collapse, had returned to collect some at the foot of Wyndham Street and obtained decrees which were the stood the boy had been reprimanded of their effects. How they rebounded into the trench. Luckily equivalent of what are now known for some prank at school, and when gained the verandah was not ex the driver had shut off power as as judicial separations." Up to he took his life he was of unsound plained. By 3.30 p.m., all the injured soon as the 1857 what we now regard as a divorce) mind.
people had been extricated and taken the obstruction, and the impact could only be obtained in England by:
to the hospital, excepting three who was not heavy, or the pole would preferred private rusty treatment. bave been knocked down and the These were not seriously hurt.
O: the dead bodies recovered, one large crowd gathered. It took two telephone service interrupted. A was that of a boy apprentice of the hours to extricate the engine and carpenter shop on the tound tow it back to the station. floor of No. 313. He was in a curious pose, with arms stretched out, as if he were running out of the building when he was caught by the falling debris. His body was not crushed, and death must have been due to suffocation. The Women pickets accompanied the other two bodies were found in
means of a special Act of Parliament A parrot's shrieks gave the alarm though the Ecclesiastical Courts were at a fire which destroyed Braishield empowered to grant separations. In House, near Romsey, Hampshire, 170 years 132 Divorce Acts were sanc and Miss Heaton, the owner, and the tioned by the English Parliament, a housekeeper were able to escape. number which now repsesents only Awakened early in the morning by a good morning's work by the London the barking of dogs, Mr. Radford, of Courts.
Washford Pyne, Devon, found that the house was on fire, and he and his wife only bad time to escape in their night clothes.
£1,000,000,000 In Luxuries,
Despite thrift campaigos, Americans spent last fiscal year over $1,000,000, 000 in luxuries. The Treasury indicate that the theatres, including i
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a lying position. They were
The
cinema houses, in the United States rent collectors on their rounds at the terribly mutilated. Embedded in the must have taken about £200,000,000 Government estate at Wellhall garden debris was the dead body of a at the box office. One hundred village, Eltham, Kent, where the million pounds was paid for temper tenants have been on strike since woman in a sitting posture. ance drinks, £45,000,000, for jewellery last October against increase in rent upper part of her body Was £15 000,000 for perfumes, cosmetics. Most of the tenants refused to pay ander some heavy rafters. She bas exposed, but her legs were and tollet soaps. Club life in the big the increase demanded. Those who cities cost its enthusiasts over £10, have paid the increase include 40 not yet been cxtricated, as it seemed 000.000, of which the Government policemen. secures in the club tax £1,000,000,
impossible to remove the rafters without causing a further collapse ing dangerously. Included among of the other walls which were sway. the dead is the proprietor of the carpenter shop.
REMARKABLE ESCAFES.
Just how much Americans spent One of the three women jurors, in tobacco, motor-cars, and furs engaged in the trial of 10 Irishmen requires a lot of calculating, but in at Manchester Assizes said to a re luxury tax alone smokers paid £10, porter: "I consider it disgusting that 600,000 to the Government, motor a woman like myself, with a family cara and accessories netted tax of small children, should be refused Several miraculous escapes. have receipts of £20,000,000, and furs permission to return home. We have been reported. A copartner of the yielded a tax of nearly £3,000,000, been extremely well treated during carpenter shop was engaged mak It is believed that a great deal of the eight days that we have been ing up the accounts at the back luxury taxation is evaded, but the trying this case, but there is some of the premises sum actually paid reveals Americans thing wrong in the law when i collaper occurred. He was impri means that a mother is separated soned for nearly four hours, and from her children."
when dug out, was unconscious. He
as the biggest spenders in the world and these are dull times!
when
the
engine mounted
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
CHINESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL
THE LANGUAGE SCHOOL RE OPENS and a BEGINNERS' CLASS will be started on MONDAY, Chinese Language School, junction of Septembar 19th, at 515 pm. at tha
Zetland Street and les House Street, (Masonic Hall Premises)
Intending Stulents are requested to send in their names to the undersigned for enrolment.
By Order,
E. A. M. WILLIAMS, 1.
Secretary- Hongkong, September 6, 1921.
STRUTHERS AND DIXON, INC.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. S.S. "WEST CALERA," From SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES.
THE Steamship
"WEST CALERA,” having arrived from San Francisco & Los Angeles via ports on Sept. 6th; 1921, Consignees are hereby notifed that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hon Shan Godown Co., Nos. 16 & 17, Kennedy Praya. Hongkoos. and stored at consignees' risk.
Consignees of Cargo must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Ex- Orders will be issued. ports, Hongkong, before Delivery
All broken, chafed and damaged cargo is to be left in the Godowns where it will be examined at 10 am. on 12th Sept. 1921, by the Company's Clarke. Surveyors, Messrs. Carmichael
&
All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be recognised. No claims will be recognised after the goods have left! the Godowns and cargo undelivered on and after 14th September, 1921, will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance whatever will be eFected.
Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading in exchange for Delivery Orders immediately.
STRUTHERS & DIXON, INC.,
Agents for I, S. S. B. Emergency Fleet Corporation. Hongkong, September 6, 1921.
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(Pegistered Trade Mark!
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(FOR ACCOUNT OF TEL CONCIENIE).
OF
MONDAY,
September 12, 1991, at 10.30 a.m., at No. 3, Austin Ave, Kowloon.. Valuable Household Farsitare, therein contained. (Full Particulars from Catalogue). TermaCash on delivery. On view Sunday.
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Auctioneers. Hongkong. September 6, 1921.
bec
TRY Chamberlain's Tablets
A GOOD SUGGESTION.
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WORLD THEATRE.
FRIDAY, September 9th at 9.15 p.m. GRAND BENEFIT: CONCERT in aid of the widow of the late Lc Cpl Way, Wiltshire Regiment.
Under the Distinguished Patronage of
H. E. THE GOVERNOR, EIR RE. STUD, KC.M.G., H.E. LT. GENERAL G. M. KIRKPATRICK, K.C.B., K.C.SL COMMODORE. W. BOWDEN-SMir, C.B.E. COL. WYNDHAM and
OFFICERS OF, THE 2ND WILTSHIRE REGIMENT.
Programme organised by Mr. J. Crow,
ALL LOCAL TALENT.
Band of the Ind· Wiltshire Regiment will attend. Admission: $2, $1 & 69 cents.
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BLACK DRESS TIES, $1.75 WHITE DRESS TIES, 65 cts. BLACK SILK SOCKS, $3.25 to $4.75 WHITE FRENCH BRACES, $3.25
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FROM $16.50 to $32.00 Per Dozen
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MUMEYA & SANO NORMAL ARTIFICIAL LIGHT STUDIO. Studio reopened at 38 40. Queen's Rd. C. (opposite Hongkong Theatre) photo taken Day and Night using 5,000. c p. light. Film Printing and Developing under- taken. Special attention to Home portraits.
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MATROIL~The où paint you thin with watoc Ori
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COPAL ETC.
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