LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Captain C. I. Cordon, M.C., 2/22nd Punjabis, has been appointed company commander, vios Captain C. M. Bygate, relieve:.
At the Theatre to-night, the Edgar Warwick Company will present
Grand Guignol programme "three short comedies and a thrill,"
According to a notification in the Canton Times parcels for places along the Wuchow-Liuchow siver may now be accepted for transmission at the sender's risk.
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R.G.A., who embarked on board the 1,6 Karmala" on Saturday, has been truck off the strength of the local
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1921.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE HOUSING OF SERVANTS.
[To the Editor of the China Mait.]
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Dear Sir,-As I had no right of reply in the Debate of yesterday, should like to explain that I did not intend to suggest that Government Servants were overpaid.
My sole point is that it is bad finance, in view of several other wom peting claims on our Revenue and the falling revenue on opium, to spend several hundred thousand dollars a year in the provision of an expensive and unnecessarily large type) Lieut. T. B. Golding, 83rd Co., of house for Government Servants, As an instance of extravagance, 1 may point où that the original pro- posal of the Government for housing Government Servants on the Home stead Site worked out, including Architects' Commisson at an average of 65,000 dollars per house or flat, and even included the scrapping of the present Government Pavilions which bave at least twenty years of useful wear in them yet.
Yours faithfully,
Command.
The boat population of Canton recently organized an association named the Canton Boat Population Association. Canton's fleating popula
tion is over 30,000 strong.
An extraordinary general meeting of Royal Hongkong Golf Club mem- here will be held on Saturday next to gonfirm resolutions passed at the last (extraordinary general meeting.
H. E. POLLOCK.
NEW PUBLICATIONS. ⠀
MANUAL.
Any contributions to the Kow.THE MOTOR ELECTRICAL loon Stall at the Bazaar of the Min- istaring Children's League, held last Saturday, should be forwarded to Mrs. Nightingale, not Mrs. Shaftain.
OBITUARY,
MR. JOHN WILKIE.
of
PASSION PLAY.
WONDERFUL PAGEANT NEXT YEAR.
The announcement is made that the world-famous Passion Play is to be ing dates in 1922: May 14, 21, 28, held at Ober Armorgan on the follow. and 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25 and 29, July 2, 9, 16, 25, 26, and 30, August 2, 5, 9, 13, 15, 20, 23, 27, and 30 and Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24.
An old and much respected resident of the Colony, Mr. John Wilkie, head- of the firm of Messrs. Wilkie and Company, Importers and Exporters, passed peacefully away early yester day morning at the Matilda Hospital. The deceased came to Hongkong as young man 30 years ago to join the pany, and worked there for over 20 is held at intervals of five years, but, Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Com-
As a rule this wonderful spectacle years, following which he was for owing to the war, there has been no several years a partnerinthe business performance since 1910. The Play is engineers, contractors and machinery divided into two parts of seven acta donald and Company. A few years at 8 a.m. and end at 6 p.m. with an agents carried on by Mears. Mao- each. The performancos' commence ago the deceased set up his own busi interval of two hours for luncheon. nese and was successful up to the time of his death. He was keeply its pageantry and the devoted sin The chief interest of the spectaclea interested in mining developments in cerity of the actors and actresses, the provinces of Kwangtung and who in ordinary day life are mostly Kwangsi, through which he had people of hunible station. Thus the travelled extensively, call. ctin: mael valuable data. He app'auded and Part of Christ was for many years confirmed the China Mril view of will probably again fulfil the principal acted by a potter, Anton Lang, who the Caasel Concession, and furnished role next year, while the Disciples us with additional information.
The deceased who was in his 50th are personated by plumbers, painters,
shoemakers and carvers. year at the time of his death, hed been in failing health for some time held in the village church, but when Originally the Passion Play was. past, and as his condition became the throng of spectators grew larger gradually worse, death was not alto-and larger performances were held in gether unexpected.
the open air, The width of the Of a very genial_disqusition. Mr. Wilkie was a likeable a quaintance times that of the Paris Opera House..
present open-air 'stage is almost thres and a true and trustwo. thy friend,The whole of the auditorium is who enjoyed the confidence of many covered, the sides being opened or
The s.s. "Himalaya" is due bere electricity to the molerb motorcar who will look upon his leath as a closed according to the requirements
on January 5, and leaves on January 12, for Madras where the 2nd Battalion of the Wiltshire Regiment will disembark. The vessel then pro- ceeds to Bombay and Southampton.
This new manual deals entirely with the various applications of the most interesting of the sciences, viz., It endeavours to give a clear and concise explanation of the "why and wherefore," aided by numerous illustrations, of all the various clee trical and electromagnetic devices which are now used on a modern A large variety of useful articles motorcar to increase its eas of will be on sale at the bazaar which is management and comfort in driving. to be held in ? of local charities at The book contains complete informa the Italian Convent next Saturday tion on the care and maintenance of and Sunday, beginning each day at motor electrical appliances. How to 10a.m. There will be several divert- avoid trouble and to quickly locate ing sideshows as well as special and remedy such faults as may occur children's stalls of Xmas toys etc. in "ignition, lighting, and starting
equipment,
The book is written in simple language and entirely from the point of view of meeting the non-technical motorist's equirements. It does not assume previous technical knowledge of electricity and magnetism.
personal loss.
for Mre. Wilkin who is at Home, and The deepest sympathy will be felt
and Mr. I. W. A. Wills. both of for the two sons, Mr. C. A. G. Wilkio
with Mosers. G. N. Marsh and Com whom are in-Shanghai, the former
Butterfiell and Swie. pany, and the latter with Messrs.
allow of the theatre being emptied of the weather. Twelve large gates
in the space of three-minutes
for the accommodation of the large Arrangements are now being made
from all parts of the world to the number of spectators who will travel
picturesque Bavarian village next
posal of Messrs. Thos. Cook & Son, actors have been placed at the dis- year, where the houses of the principal
who, as before, have been appointed sole official travel agents to the Passion Play Committee, and who are THE PERMITS THE THING, arranging to have their own office at
Valley last evening, and was well The funeral took place at Happy
attended.
POLICE PROSECUTION OF A
LITTLE BOY.
Adjourned for some days ewing
Ober Ammergau and for interpreters to the illueas of the defendant's
in uniform to render assistance to pas- counsel (Mr. C. G. Alabaster) the case
sengers travelling with their tickets. in which two Chinese merchants are
Food will be good and plentiful and disputing the ownership of a small
every visitor, irrespective of nationalf- triangle of land in Bonham Road was
The little son of a respectablety, will be welcome. A descriptive proeceded with again at the Supreme The Motor Electrical Manual" in Chinese citizen, bas-had-an airgun programme of arrangements for travel an encyclopaedia and practicnl hand-which be used as a popgun shooting and accommodation will be published
Court to-day. The plaintiff's case is not finished yet. The point at which book of information on the subject the costs of the action exceed the and contains selected material "not
value of the land in dispute must have been passed long ago.
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bits of stick out of it at flies. The shortly. police saw it. Presently Mr. Lindseli the magistrate did.
found in electrical text books. Im portance is attached to the proper As there are evil men going about grading of the information conveyed. Hongkong with real guns, terrorising 1 In view of the large number of The reader starts at the beginning of and robbing people, we are generally fres that have occurred in Canton the subject and proceeds by stages in in sympathy with our police when letely the Canton Times urges to-day the understanding of the various they bring up aims cases, and wo the establishment of regular fire sections. He is never led out of his approve heavy penalties. stations throughout the city. There depth" for want of fundamental were five fires last Sunday and several information.
"The Motor Electrical Manual "
buildings were destroyed. According describes electric motor vehicles and to the Canton Times two Cantonese insurance companies have closed down various electrical processes
and during the last few days and many systems which have some relation to others have been very hard hit. - the repair, upkeep and manufacture
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of motorcara,
Each of the numerous illustrations he been specially worked but from the point of view of clearness, sim plicity and instructional value..
The Motor Electrical Manual,"
SEEING THE WORLD,
IN THE STOWAWAY WAY,
Inspector Spear said
William Harris, was charged before But a little boy, with a pop gun, having stowed away on the "Silver Magistrate Orme this morning with and no pellets ? Using bite of stick
State." as ammunition?
said that the But wait. We must first consider accused was found in the firemen's the evidence. Let us always be quarters after the vessel had left judicial.
Honolulu. He WES
deserter from the United States Army. The witness had taken him to the latter would have nothing to do Bee the American Consul;- but
reporter's staid
We quote from manuscript. cently a man was wounded with an "Inspector Brown said that re-
air gun and lost an eye."
Tat-tut, but Hongkong seems to a man lost his eye owing to a blow be a dangerous place. Not long ago from a Happy Valley golf ball. permits, and this little boy hadn't
What? The golfera have their You are right again; wo way
wo waive the point.
with him.
The Magistrate: Why do you want to come here!
Accused: have no particular reason.
one manta's hard
Bertence labour was passou.:
A Court of Enquiry composed as under will assemble at the RAS.C. Supply Stores, Queen's Rand, at 10 a.m. on Thursday Nov. 17 to inves tigate the rironmstances under which is published by Temple Press Ltd., Lis ins of preserved meat became 15 Rosebery Avenue, London deborent, and to record their opinion EC., price 38, post free 38. 31d. as to how the loss should be borne. It can also be obtained from leading The same officers will fterwards booksellers.
Board of Officers; Besemble at the same place to inspect and
The Inspector, testing the airgun report on 138 tins of preserved meat reported to be unfit for iecue and to H golfer, the foot ball layer and in the court compound (with all due make recommendations as to their feminine caro for the public safety) reported of Imberlain's Fait Hall is just he shot a lead pencil from the gun, diaposal. President. Major C. Leslie the thing for a roh dowu afig hurd Smith, 2/22nd Punjabis: Members ganu All solquers di a penra like and that it went seven feet.
That settled it. Way captain, R.G.A. Subaltern,ge and aprons and awelings are 2/Wile, Regt, in attendance the cured in oup-third loss in than by Verdict the little boy's gun to be restore the system to healthy.comdi-
thur treatment for sale by all confiscate to the Crown." 1/e supplies, BAB.O.
as
A, FAVOURITE RUB DOWN.
Chumnists and Storcksepers.
INDIGESTION AND BILIOUSNESS;
You should not eat food of any kind
of Chamberlaid's Tablets and drink
when billous, but take a full doso
plenty of water. That will closnso the stomach, move the bowels" and "sörn
tion. For sale by All ChunliteTM Bod Bioraknópatr