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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1903.
POLO INTERPORT:
MANILA TEAM COMING.
of course,
}
in the
BIG ARMS HAUL.
of
WEDDING STOPPED.
LICENCE TO BURMESE PRINCE WITHHELD.
THE CHINA MAIL.
STEAMER STRANDED.
"ARAFURA'S" MISHAP NEAR BRISBANE.
The Esteemer. Arafura" which arrived bere yesterday from Australia for Japan had an unpleasant experience leaving Brisbane August 10.
on
SMALL ARSENAL FOUND.
Hongkong polo cathusiasts are TWO YEARS JAIL FOR OFFENDERS, promised a rare treat early next
The Registrar-General has taken Two Magistrates sat in the big Police action with regard to an announce month when a Manila team will arrive
Court this morning to hear a case in ment of maringe between Prince bern about October 10, to play a which the mistress of a cargo boat and Maung Gyi, of Mandalay, and Miss series of three matches against Hong-ons of her fagia were charged with the Sylvia Charlotte Helen Forde, who kong's best players. The chief game, unlawful possession, without a permit, lives with her mother at Wimbledon. Sailing from New Farma Wharf at will be that between the of 44 Mausor pistole, 130 revolvers, one Prinos Gyi is an engineering student seven o'clock in the morning, the visitors and Hongkong's best com-Winchester rifle, 34 Mauser cleazing at a London college and is the print veasel had safely cleared the river and bination drawn from the Civilian and rade, 32 Mauser springs, 00 clips, grandion of King Mindon of Burma, was making deep water when, she Servicen of the Colony, and will count 100 cleaning brushes, and 21,780 who was the father of the last King, went eground. Bamping gently on of Burma, King 'Thibaw, doposed by the hard sandy bottom, the remained for Interport honours. Beside this rounds of ammuvition.
Seizure was made by Eergeant the British in 1885. The ani ounce fimly stranded for about match, it has been arranged for the
Ca:oy
the. Water visitors to meet teams drown entirely
Police ment of the engagement was made an hour until towed off aetern by the tug from the Services and Civilians
junk anchorage
On Wednesday the waiting near Morton Island for the at a Monday.. West Point at 2.30 this morning. Registrar-General circularised all pilot. None the worse for the mis- respectively.
Three of the four members of the
The Sergeant was going through superintendent registrars with a war-bop, which occurred in fine weather the anchorage in liongkong Interport team which play
ning letter staling that should fortunately, the "Arafora" was soon ELM paD, ed against Sanghai for the Keswick when his attention was attracted licence be applied for by either Prince under weigh again. Cap, will probably be included in the to the defondants junk by the fact Maung Gyi or Miss Sylvia Fordo, they
The pilot was in large the whole that the front ci it was were to withhold the issue of a time, and the accident is said to have team representing Hongkong in the
Becom certificate and notify Somerset House been due to a mistake on his part. Ife big game. They are Mr. C. C. Boyd, covered up with canvas, Capt. Neville and Capt. Fisher. Mr Jing suspicious, he boarded the junk, atonco.
is reported to have attempted to take Tho cdict of the Registrar General the steamer on the wrong side of the E. H. Bibby, the other member of The woman who was koeping watch H'kong's "Keswick" tram is at pre-
at the stern gave the alarm and three will prevent any marriago frem taking, buoy marking the last shoal before sent on leave in Englund, and his rushed up from the hold Two of place in any civil office over which he deep water. place will probably by taken by Mr. them jumped overboard and escaped. has jurisdiction.
The male defendant ran to a Bartholomew. There is just a pos aibility that Capt. Fisher, who is still neighbouring junk where he was Interviewed at the home of his soffering from a broken collar bone, arrested.
the fiancée, the prince explained that the may not be able to play at all, in Sergeant found
centrabard objection had avid ally bern mad, which case Hongkong will be greatly nearly all of which was done up is under the impression that the mar handicapped, with two of its most sacking. About 2,000 rounds of am rate was taking place immediat ly. dashing players abart from the field. munition were scattered about the The Services team will probably door as if the boat people had include H. E. Major General Sir been disturbed in the act of park
the John Foster, Capt. Neville, Capt
woman Fisher and another allier; while produced the licence and said she was
the mistrera. Boyd, and Bartholomew will of course Egure in the Civilian 1V. The other two players cannot be decided upon until after a series of trial games hasin been playcu.
a
The Americans are expected to be very representative combination of
Manila's best, but they will probably be at a disadvantage on the strauge ponies which will be provided by the Hongkong Polo Club. Nevertheless keen contests may be expected, and Hongkong is assured some of the brat matches seen here since the visit of H.R.II the Prince of Wales.
Y.W.C.A.
AUSTRALIA AND THE FAR EAST,
that A
In th bold
the
Bluff. The
The woman told the Magistrates pampan came alongside the middle of the night and paid ber $10 to keep several packages until called for. She did out know they contains arms.
the stuff was brought on bonid, and also when the Sergeant came.
The man said he was asleep when
They received 2 years hard labour each,
COLONY'S FINANCES.
FIGURES FOR MAY.
·
PRINCE'S STATEMENT.
"It was never our intention to wairy before I was 21," he said. "but we were anxious to announce the eng agement. I had already written to my father on the subject, and I do not think he can have received my letter yet and has cabled under complete misapprehension as to the social status of my fisurde. I un go ing out to Burma in order to explain the circumstances."
WEIGHING BY LIGHT
WORLD'S TINIEST SCALES.
If you can imagine a single grain of some subetance divided into 600,000,000 parts, and one of those parte weighed accurately upon a balance. you will get some idea of the sensitiveness of the latest laboratory weighing machine.
The Colony's Gizancial statement for May gives the revenue and expendi-Petterson, is an improvement on the This balance, devised by Boar
[delicate quartz balance made time ago by two sentific mes named
| ture a1 follows:-
Balance of assets and
habilities on April 30
1922...
Revenue from May 1 to
31, 1922.
Australasian Y.W.C.A. Secretary for Japan and formerly Travelling Secretary of the Australien Student Christian Movement, Miss A. C Duncan arrived hero by the 8.8. "Arafura" from Australia yesterday. Expenditure from May
Speaking to a China Mail reporter,
1 to 31, 1922, Miss Duncan explained that the object of bur association is to advance; the mental and spiritual development of girle all
over the world. developed
The fully
$ 9,529,818,77
1,508,488 34
11,388,337.11
Stede aad Grant.
The bam of the bolincéis a small piece of quartz measuring less than ivo inca in length and weighing about a grain only. What would correspond to the pans in an ordinary pair of delicate ecales, re suspended 1.801,818.57 (om quartz threads a thousandth of a millimetre (1-25,000 of an inch) ia d'ometer.
The actual weighing is done by measuring the vibrations of the bala-o, by means of a spot of light frown upon a scale, which shows the actual movem nts of the balacco unormously magnified.
$ 9,580,188.74
Balauce,
girl ie
FREEDOM OF A WIFE
their ideal. In order to secure inter
co-operation, national
national
Suh refined weighing has to be done in a vacuum, and the fastin- meat is mounted in a coutainer from which the air can be exhausted Lufore the actual work commi Lees.
boards in different countries exebony, secretaries. The Australasian National HOLIDAY ALONE IF SHE LIKES Beard as a secretary in India work ing at Travancore and another in)
A wife who shattered 21 years of Ob na (Miss Ella Ma Veill) working at
married life by deciding to go away Stoughal.
In a the first Au tralian scentary for ber holiday slonic was granted a for Japan," cantile d 218 Duscar, separation carat Brighton. "and I lope that by learning the
The husband, Within Sherlock, a language and coming is to close touch jobbing decorator, said he objected to with the women of Japan I shall be his wife going to London for a week able to interpret for them the life of Aquarrel followed, after NEW FAR EAST SERVICE
the women of Australis."
aine Duncan added that the
which he left the house and Lad not since returned.
It was urged on behalf of the
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
ALL
LL preliminary notices of forth.
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“OVERLAND CHINA MAIL”
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Domestic Osr11TT DCCS
Lending Articles. Kawicon Malert.
Local and General Absent Solicitor Obituary
Indian Constable's Treub!e A Prisoneri Death,
Bensational Robbering. Earth Collapse.... Children's Corner Hongkong Trato. Yourg Man's Gold R be. The Earthquake.. Too Hard for Him A Solca Watch
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CONTENTS.
Tramways for Kowloon......16 Horticultural Society-
Trespasser Fined
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1-4 For Out Fire Prigade.
16
4-6" Bo Wine"..
15
G
Company Mactings
.17
..17
7
Alleged Manslaughter
..17
7
Motor Accident.
17
8
The 'Suiyik" Piracy,
18-19
8
Chinese Actor Threatened.
.19
9
Corresponden a
.19
9
Stabbing Case....
.19
0.
Snatcher Sentenced.....
19
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Robbers Escape
.19
.10
Canton's New Gorerzor..
.20.
10
Arms Case...
-20
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The Waters ortaga British Empire Exhibition....10 Goverument Gazette.
Submarine Fatality... Yazmati Fire .....
10
Trade Mark Care
.20
.10
Shangh Seamen's Strike
End d
.20
A Registration" Retract..21
.11
Rejecting Panch's Advice........21
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.10
A Suicide Pact ?
.21
Dinner at Club Lusitano......11 "A Bit Touched."
Reflection i
.21
12
Special Cablen
.22
Japanese Naval Loss.............. .92
.12 .12
Sport
.22
13--14
Cap'aia R. D. Thomas at
Íome
.22
..14
| Burgler Frustrated.
.22
..23
The Service Dollar.
Dangers of the Naogonste o:.12. Rainfall for August. Cattle Dealer Stableď. Auctioncers Sued. Murder Trish.
The balance itself weighs about 3) grains and measures ton ten millionth Rents Ordinance Test Caro....15-16 Local Share Market. of a milliyran.
U.S. LINE'S VENTURE.
Australasiao National Beard hoped band that a man had legal control that very soon an Oriente secretary over his wife's movements, but the would join their staff in Australia.
The Tathmian Steamship Lines will Miss Duncan visits Shanghai, bead- Megistrate bold that she was frou to inaugurate soon a new freight service quacters of the association in China, go on holiday alone if she close to do, to the Far East, with dreet railings to meet the Chinees women Icadera 50.
and to study the organization there.
BANK RETURNS.
CONVICTS' WIR
MEMORIAL.
ליי
from Philadelphia and Baltimore to Dutch East Indian and Philippina porta, according in New York advices. Two steamers will be used in the service, and the Gist, the Fairheld Ciy, has railei. A recond steamer The prisoners at Camp Hill Pre-will eail on September 30th.
Far Eastern ports at which cargo Returns of the average amount of ventive Detention Preon, Parkhurst, Bank Notes in Circulation and of were present, with numerous prison will be taken on or discharged include Specie in Reserve in Hongkong officials and members of the Prison Manila, Iloilo, llenarg, Belawan Deli. during the month ended Aug. 31, Advisory and Visiting Boards of l'ort Swettenham Singapore, Batavia 1922, as certified by the Managers of Magistrates at a service in the Church Samarang, and Sourabaya. Norton, of England chapel recently, when a Lily and Co. are general agents for the respective Banks follow:--
bandsome memorist to ten convicts the new service, which will be a Åverage Spreis Amount in Reserve. who gave their lives in the war was loable ext mion to the already.
dedicated by the Bishop of Win extensive Far Eastern routes main chaster, says home paper in mall fained by the Isthming Lites.
Banka.
Chartered Bank of
India, Anstralia
am China $8,654,
Hong kong st
Shanghai Bank-
Ing Garponilon, 7,893,199
Mercantile Bank of
India, Laited, · 1,363,781
5-6,000
week.
The memoriai, which was unveiled
24,000,000$
by Colonel Charley, commending the The Id'an constable charged 500,000 1st Royal Uliter Rifles, consists of a, wi h the theft of, 40 cents from Zbial,... $18,194,778 #01,560,000 teak cabinet, made by one of the chair coolis i Robinson Road was prisoners, containing a beautifully sentenced to 3 months by Mr. R. E. carved Calvary executed in lima Lindall this morning. wood, the gift of the children of Sterling Securities deposited with the parish of St. Bartho.om w the Crown Agent valued at £620,000.. Brichstone,
makatag
11
A Chinore pas enger by to s "China" "who raid "that he had 1 Securities with the Crown Agents The prison pumlers and army re-lived 40 para in America was this and Straits Government £1,800,000.ords of the men commemorated are, morning. Bned $100 by Mr. R. E. Securitise with the Crown Agents inscribed on panels on the doors of Lindsell for the possession of £130,000.
the cabinet.
revolver and 18 rounds of ammuni
cimulation -
A dar'ng robbery was committed.
The following is the statement cf. One of the men commemorated tion." the securities loded with the Crown gave bis blood to save the life of a Agents by the Mercantile Bank of wounded comrade. He wan e milit India, Limited, against their notes la ary medal, pod was killed just after in Wyndham Street at. 7 p.m., vester be bad been granted an absolut day when s Japaness named Toshits Jates don from
theme Fecretary as a bad's pase of gold rimmed sprotacles market price.
reward for good Army Service.sastobed from his face by a Chipove Baglern of the Royal Ulster Rifles youth. He gave chase but the Bounded the East Fast..
64% Treasury
Boris repay
#blo @ 100 In
1120,
£190,000
105
thlet escaped.
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