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ESTABLISHED 81 YEARS.
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A
DELIGHTFUL SELECTION
OF
MILLINERY
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
Basketmaking displays are to be given at the scouts Jamboree.ip the City Hall on April 13 and 14.
Two Chinese cases of smallpox
OUR WATER SUPPLY.
PUBLIC MUST HELP.
"WASTE NOT, WANT NOT!!!
and one of cerebro-spinal, fever" There is no cause for panic," were reported during the week-sid a P.W.D. Official when seen is morning with regard to the need for anxiety, however," he Calony's water supply. There is
end..
added.
INDO-CHINA FLEET,
THREE NEW STEAMERS.
new
TUESDAYE APRIL
SAMARIA'S PORTIA.
LADY JUDGE HERE.
VEGETABLE BASKETS, ]
WHAT THEYÇÓST."
BREACH OF CONTRACT MELEGED.
Mossrs. Jardine, Matheson have
UP AGAINST DRYO TRAFIC. kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. Judge Jean II. Norris, who for then the Summary Court, this placed a contract with the Hong-
A lady magistrate in the person of for the construction of a vessel to take the place in the past three and a half years his pre- morning before the Puiae Judge Sir Ernest Gaint, first. Com,
Koong Shing" which was lost in Court of New York and has gained Chuen-kge a basket maker sued the Indo-Chin service of the s.s. Fided on the bench of the Criminal (Mr. Justice Gompertz), Ho missioner for Welhaiwel, was
Weihaiwei fast November. invested with the K.B.E. (Military
considerable fame for her work Since the end of October, the Division) at Buckingham Palace on rainfall registered 2.46 inches and start very shortly and the new States, is one of the 400 passengers contract, plaintiff claiming $91 The work of construction will among the women of the United Yuen Wo Company for breach of February 22,
the average rainfall for this period ship, (which has not yet been making is 8.61 inches. It should be renamed) will have a
world tour by the damages for breach of a Chinese length of 285 Jocal auxiliary of the British and for the entire year was only 45.83) weight tonnage of 2,400, and ac-interview to a, China Mail ropore The amount claimed represented.
The annual meeting of the membered that in 1895 the rainfall feet, a beam of 45 feet, a dead
"Samarin."
contract dated February 9 for the Last night she granted a special delivery of 140 vegetable baskets. Foreign Bible Society is being inches. For the last 38 years the commodation for thirty passengers, and it transpired in the course of it held in the Helena May Institute average. has been 84.61 for: In addition to this new vessel that this tour of the world to her the balance dua for a number of to-morrow at5.15.
It will thus they have at present two other is not entirely a pleasure trip. It baskets tendered to defendants and be seen that while the need for Hongkong, and Whampoa Dock special request of the Mayor of Now not accepted by them.
ships under construction at the seems that aho decided, at the Mr. J. R. George is succeeding rain speaks for itself, matters might and it is hoped to place these on York, to make a world tour with Plaintiff was represented by Mr. Mr. Argyll Robertson as agent of well be worse. the Chartered Bank in Kuala Lum-
In what are known as the rider the Hongkong-Manila service by the special view of studying the C. A. S. Russ and Mr. McCallum pur. Mr. George was sub-manager main districts" continued the the coming Autumn. They will drig traffic. at the Singapore bank,
P.W.D..official, "there has been a
A
be approximately 300 feet long the use of drugs and the exportation
She is investigating appeared on behalf of defendant. restriction since July last year with 46 feet beams, Commencing from to-morrow the
of them to the United States. In Russ were that the plaintiffs agreed The facts put forward by Mr. water in the public mains in Kow
addition.ghe will also study reforma-
Mr. Chung Bing-him, compra- dore of Messrs. A. W. Burkill and Sons, has been re-elected chairman the Cantonese Merchants' Association of Shanghai..
of
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Fisher have arrived in Shanghai from Hankow, Mr. Fisher having been transferred there from the Hankow office of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire.
The total output of the Kailan
the 12 months.
*
loon will be shut off from midnight HONGKONG REALTY CO. women offenders against the laws delivery of 200 vegetable baskets- tory methods, in connection with with defondants for the sale and dealing with vice and morals. The at 80 cents each. Sixty were drug traffic, she says, plays havoc delivered and taken delivery of by with the lives of many American
than cure."
FIGURES NOT YET AVAILABLE.
are: MensS,'
John
to 6a.m.; from 11 L. to 4 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to midnight. If these restrictions do not have the desired effect, the supply water. will be further curtailed. We
people and she in anxious to reduce the defendants and paid for. Af ask the public to co-operate--not because there is cause for patic company, which opened on March now," she declared, that "the quite completed. Delivery of theser The subscription list of the above the misery which it brings. the time of delivery forty were not but because-pravention is better 21 was closed last Thursday. dug evils have their origin in the was Inter tendered, but they were
While it
is known that the East and the only way to effect a refused by defendant's-fin wha The position in Hongkong is shares were pver-subscribed, no reinody of this curse is to find out had apparently been able to get Mining Administration's mines for better than in Kowloon. We can figures are yet available. The actually where the origin lies and cheaper baskets elsewhore. They Ltd. the week ending March 7, 1923 carry on, with possibly further directors
amounted to 76,566. tons and the restrictions in Kowloon and Hong-Scott Harston, Chow Shou Son, hope to sit in every Court in every the goods were not up to the who is responsible for it.refused delivery on the grounds that sales during the period to 88,228 kong until the end of June. Last James Harper Taggart, A. the necessary clues for my research ||
Eastern town so that I may have sample. year, it will be remembered, there Lowe, F. M. Lane Crawford, Fung was no rain to speak of until June. Tat Hang, Peter Kingson Kwok campaign and when I go back to damages at first sight might appear Lieut. Charles G. Chayter, We are merely taking time by the and the Very Rev. Fr. Leon New York I hope I will be in a rather unconscionable, but the Mr. Runs theu explained that the from the Royal Inniskilling forelock. At the moment Hong- Robert. The company is being Position to say that to some stall Fusiliers on the reduction of that kong has a storage of 571.9 million formed with a capital of $2,000,000 extent I have achieved ny ambi-baskets were required for a special regiment to one line battalion-has gallons. This will carry us on for in shares of $10 each with the been appointed in the same rank 32 months without further re-object of acquiring what is con- the tour Judge Norris bud the eight firms in the Colony engaged in When in Rangoon during Singapore and there were only purpose-for the export trade to to the King's Regiment.
strictions, but if there is no rain monly known as the Wiseman honour of sitting with Sir Sidney that time of export so that these the European residential districts Site. will have to stand their share of the
Robertson and while in Singapore was not a ready basket market. restrictions imposed by the pre- sent scarcity of rain."..
IN ALL THE LATEST SHAPES AND COLOURINGS
Fon
LADIES
AND
CHILDREN,
JUST RECEIVED.
Say, do You believe in advertising? We do not. Why? Well, 'you come in to our store and our goods advertise themselves, both in price and quality.. Come right along, we can suit you all.
HONGKONG CIGAR STORE,
BIRTH.
Alexandra Buildings.
tons,
Messrs. Lammert Bros. ad- vertise details of forthcoming auctions. On April 7th, two new AMCO 6 passenger motor-cars and to-morrow, a 6 cylinder, 7 pas senger Chandler will be put up for sale. On April 30, the wreck of the Nichiren Maru" as she now lies will be brought under the haimmer.
The following passengers left London for Hongkong on March 3 by the "Kitano Maru"Mr and Mrs J. W. Adnams, Miss Adnams, Mrs A. J. S. Basto, Misses Basto (3), Mr and Mrs W. F. Blake, Miss J. Blake, Mrs N. Elson, Master T. W Elson, Rev. E. L. Jenks, Mr E, Kewell, Miss M. Rodrigues, Mr and Mrs J. Russell, Mr S. C. Wu.
one
Hennessy.
At this time last year, it is interesting to note, the storage figures read 887.92 million gallons compared to the reading of 571.9 this morning."Waste not, want not" is an excellent motto and if the public co-operate with the Water Authority, doubtless the Colony will pull through the crisis.
STREET SHOTS.
DARING DAYLIGHT RAID.
BOY MORTALLY WOUNDED.
partners.
44
SUIAN" REPORT.
THE NEXT STEP.
tion."
she sat on the bencli alongside the Chief. Magistrate there.
The baskets were eventually sold to
a wine and spirit merchant.
Judge Norris graduated with the degrees of LL.B. and LL.M. and make a basket, saying that the cost
He explained what it cost toj for ten years she practised as a of naterial was 20 cents. The barrister in, the Courts of New hour cost about 40 cents and the York City. She was for three balance was profit. The profit was
At the conclusion of the "Sul years President of the Inter- small and it would not excoed more
PEKING CABINET IN
.. TROUBLE.
1
(Proceeding)
THE SAMARIANS,"
FORMER HONGKONG CRICKETER AS GUIDE,
+
The "Samaria" tourists who are secing the world under the guidance of Messra. Thomas Cook and Sou are making the most of their stay
An Enquiry, the Commission national Association of Woinen appointed a small committee, under Lawyers Of America and for the than $10 if the price had been paid. the chairmanship of Commander same period she held a similar post McCallum was that defendante The case put forward by Mr. Beckwith, (Harbour Master), to re-tion in the Federation of Womens ordered a delivery of baskets. They. port on the findings with a view to Clubs of New York, ascertaining the best manner of Asked if he found. men
accepted delivery of them then and putting into force the recommenda- lawyers were prejudiced against on the strength of that ordered tions made. This report, it is now her for trespassing on their pre- delivery of 60 of the baskets but another 200, Plaintiffs tendered learned, is expected to be in the serves, she replied with an emphatic they wore not up to the previous fo hands of the Colonial Secretary all they can to assist me and there contract. After size further delay "No," adding: "Indeed they do during the coming week.
so defendants rescinded the whole is a most delightful spirit of co-defendants agreed to accept the 60 The death has taken place at
operation between us. TWENTY-ONE DEMANDS. day I hope to be the judge of the at a reduced price of 60 cents.
Why, some Teignmouth, S. Devon, of the armed with revolvers, secured Six robbers, three of whom were widow of Sir John Pope-Hennes-admittance to the first floor of No.
highest court in New York City," sey, Governor of Hongkong in the 82, Des Voeux Road West, at about
Judge Norris has also distinguish- late seventies of last century, and 4.30 p.m. yesterday, by the ruse of
ed herself with her pen having who, after his death, married Mr bringing a parcel of vermicelli
written a series of urticles for the E. F. Thackwell,
PERING, April 2. women of New York while she also! was the daughter of the late Sirare occupied by the Ying Leefidence in the Government because of a lawyer. Then when women The Senate this afternoon dia-wrote the trial of Christ before the The deceased for the master. The premisescussed a resolution of look of con- San Heydran from the view point Hugh Low, and was born at Labuan Co., Edkins, he understands, "will make seventy-two years ago. She had Mr. J. M. Wong being one the Demande proposed by Chang Wo on "How to Vote" and "Citizen-
sandalwood
merchants, of ite failure, anent the Twenty-one got the suffrage she wrote books further proposals." What form
son by Sir John Pope. these proposals took, however, does MILIER-On March 27, 1923, al
An accountant and two boys in Hua The opposition favoured ship." Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Wot appear, the next letter placing D. B. Miller, a daughter.
the office were immediately held resolution calling on the President the Chamber's views before the made last December to secure a floor of No. 84 through an opening be referred to a special committee ANOTHER JUNK PIRATED. in Hongkong. One party are
Following upon the decision up but another ran into the first to dismiss the Cabinet. It was Colonial Secretary direct. After suitable coat-of-arms for the Con- in the verandah party-wall.
finally agreed that the matter should emphasizing that the great volume cession, the French Municipal No, 84 is occupied by a firm asso of twenty-seven-Router. of shipping trading in these lati- Council in Shanghai has now given ciated with the Ying Lee Co., the
spending to-day in Canton and it tudes,
instructions to the where dangerous storms engineer to hold a competition, the the street to blow a police-whistle. municipal boy gave the alarm and ran into
will fnterest a good many Hong- so prevalent," demands the prize for the design adopted being He was fired at point-blank, pro SHANGHAI BEAT HONGKONG
INTERPORT HOCKEY.
HOUR FIGHT.
kong people to know that in charge of them is Mr. E. L. Brugs, the maximum of minute information Tis, 100. Candidates entering the ably by procurable, the Chamber declares competition are asked to bear in downstairs, a bullet lodging in confederates waiting
Another piratical attack on a left here last year to go to Sais well-known local cricketer, who that there is no doubt a daily a French town on Chinese ground. robbers had, by this time, driven kong by 4 goals to nil.-Router.
mind that the coat-of-arms' is for his right breast..
cargo junk at Ping Hoi has been Francisco. Mr. Bragi hus rejoined meteorological survey would be of
SHANGHAI, April 2. reported to the police. This occur-Messrs. Cook and Son with whom The other
At Hockey Shanghai beat Hong-red on March 26 and, curious he was employed in their local office the inmates into the master's room. the atmost practical value. Strong- Pleading that he had neither On hearing the sound of firing and
to relate, the pirate craft bears the somo years back and is now on the ly holding that the community money nor food and that he was whistles, they decamped without JAPANESE CRUISER QUITS tioned in yesterday's Chine Mail as
sanie description as the one ten-tour manager's staff aboard the should be supplied with such a the Magistracy this morning admit-
an orphan, a small boy, charged at stealing anything. service, the Chamber points outted the theft of some.cigarettes, could
having taken place on the 26th. VLADIVOSTOK, ---
Another interesting feature is that thut the expense of providing the from a cigarette case in a European yard at the back of the shop and
the mathed of attack and the dura tion of the fight in both accounts, charged with a similar offence the being wounded in the right thigh. playing tennis. He had been occupying No. 84 was also shot, week before but was discharged. I He was going down the stairs casu- hard labour the Magistrate remark- before he had got half way. The formally acknowledges the followed that during his stay in jail, ing day. And there, so far as the decision would be come to as to various directions. The boy is not robbers escaped by scattering in correspondence shows, the matter what would be done with him. ends, Seemingly it is still “re-
expected to recover.
MIRRIAGE.
ROLFE ARNULPHY. - OB March 28, 1923, at Canton, Claude Hamilton, only son of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Kolfe, of Shanghai, to Laurette Nathalie, youngest daughter of the late Dr. Joseph Michel Arnulphy, M.D., of Nice, France.
DEATH
SPUNT-At Shanghai, Reuben
Spunt..
As
After the boy was wounded, he
still
into the
fun
-
VLADIVOSTOK, April 2,
equipment and staff appears small sailor's jacket, whilst the owner was hide. An accountant of the shop quitted Vladivostok.
The Japanese cruiser "Nissin"
compared with benefits mariners will derive. This letter, dated
The China Mail. March 1, the Colonial Secretary sentencing the boy to seven days ally to investigate and was winged
TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIO BERVICE**
HOKOKONG, TURIDAY, APRIL 3, 1923.
HONGKONG'S HARBOUR.
—
Apart from the very patent fact
are
Reuter.
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CAPTURED AFTER TWO.
are practically identical.. to-day.--
Samaria
ARMY DEFEAT SOUTH CHINA
for Canton and will return by A second party loft this morning steamer with the other tourists. Another batch spent the morning on the Peak and after tifin at the At about a.m. cargo-junk No. Hongkong Hotel they left by the T4,625H noticed a three-masted 2.15 train for Canton. The re Hokio junk bearing on its course. maining two parties" hunted in THE HAWKINS."
Shortly afterwards, the pirates couples to-day. They left by the opened fire on the trader. Buper Magao ateamer af 7.40 this morning STILL TO BE FLAGSHIP: told after a fight lasting two hours. During the visitors stay here
iority in numbers and equipment and are due back at 9.30 p.m. Of the crew of twenty on the cargo-Messrs. Cook and Son have mapped ceiving consideration," having Alice Gregory have Jast been mar Mr. Hubert Langley and Miss
The light cruiser "Hawkins," Junk, four were wounded whilst one out a daily itinerary to give each escaped specific mention in the ried at Kobe. Miss Rutherford
flagship of the Commander-in-pirate was killed. About thirty of tourist an opportunity to see the last budget debate. Thoughtful and Miss Virginia Sims were the
Chief of the China Station, is to the freebootere boarded the van-local sights under competent guides. readers will draw their own con- bridesmaids, and Mr. Hoshino, an tsin, says the NC: D. Mail, and this station. It may be recalled perty to the total value of $2,299.90 Times are indeed bad in Tien- service in the same capacity on search. The cargo and sundry pro be recommissioned for further quished vessel and made a thorough shipping, to quote the clusions. The Chamber is firmly Mr. Langley is a native of England The local stofes complain that were made in the lower deck junk's armoury of five rifles, one FOOTBALL FOR CHARITY.
Osaka banker, was the best man. there is no getting away from it. that some very bold experiments was removed in addition to the ndbare local phrase, represents
convinced that these daily weather and has lived in Japan for about 10 accounts Colony's life-blood, Hong-maps would be of the "utmost years. He was formerly a teacher difficult than ever to collect and as with regard to messing and accom- tion. ng's harbour, standing fifth thinks the expense too heavy. School, and is now connected with are purchasable at 40 per cent. of making life much pleasanter there junk till nightfall, the pirates sailed practical value." The Government of the Kobe Higher Commercial for the various night resorts chits modation, with the view towards
becoming more arrangements of the "Hawkins revolver and 907 rounds of ammuni ong the world's greatest ports: With the Colony already fifth the Mutual Traders. The bride for cash. Yet the noble game of without disturbing discipline, away, with the body of their dead Remaining on board the cargo- Government under gations ranking with those of among the world's greatest ports year as a teacher at the Canadian aggeration to say that no less than every way justified themselves, chów.
came from Ontario, Canada, last racing is flourishing and it is no ex The experiments have in comrade, in the direction of Wai- adon, New York, Antwerp and and fast moving into higher place, Academy at Kobe, terpool. Very interesting, there-
just when taking the benefits
100,000 taels worth of pony flesh and the commission of the has been bought by members of the are certain letters reprinted mariners would derive, will that Mr. W.-H. Vanderbilt, son of Race Club since the autumn meet is her maiden one has been very
"Hawkins."
expiring-it now he annual report issued by the Expense cease to be too heavy the Inte Mr. Alfred Gwynne Van-
gkong General Chamber of Never seemingly, Never!
derbilt, who lost his life when the
successful and pleasants "Lusitania" was sunk, arrived in
The new cre for the "Hawkins" mmerce, The Chamber had
Japan recently. He was accom-a home paper, that it is curious troopship by the end of March, the We may perhaps remark, says will be sent out to Singapore by mingly witten to the Director
panied by Mr.Robert S. Clark, a whenever the British Naval Com- flagship being due in her usual New York engineer, and Mr.-J. S. mander-in-Chief of the China routine to be in "The Gateway of If you want a car hul and good shire, England. Mr. Vanderbilt is feferred to as Vice-Admiral: Strmiral Sir Arthur C Leveson, Public Works, retires on pensioned a third point for the soldiers
Puttock, a schoolmaster of Devon Station is mentioned; he is always the Far East at that time. Ad Mr. TL. Perkins, Director of before the interval Couzens obfam letter, dated January 16 1922, ons leed with poisonous waste Vanderbilt family. Os his 21st full Admiral, having reached that in the Hawkins
digestion you must not let your bowels one of the younger members of the Arthur Leveson Sir Arthur, is a K.C.B. the Commander-in-Chief, next month. Already rumour has On play being resumed Routh from the body is alw sya, the case
hem is dece.compitthday he inherited $5,000,000 rank just hoore he took over the by the light
upaniod been bury-appoint of ond de estolan should keep y or the Orient for a month. After a was himself a full Admiral. It may L7, L2 and L33, and the despatch Mast la in a position Lood, as wind her of water and plenty He is how or a pleasure tour of Station from Sir Alex Duff, who and "Diomede" and the submarines have been mentioned
entre by Chirin shower helfer a patchThe ithographed weather map" bowels voumian. Whethet som or for days spent in Japan, Mr. be that tradition carries on from the ship Petersfield" which recently Mr. Ferking success xton adds that he has inter They went overcat of Vanderbilt and party will proceed fact that through a long line of Joined the station have been been appos
ahověl take Alsina Tablets Mr. Edkins, the Chairman & vult, and am o ay and splint to to Korea and Feking and will Commanders Chief on the Chias latterly on the southern division, talike
takes For sale by all Chemiris and embark on the "Empress of Russia Station they were always Vice since when they have been visiting quali Mr. | Blogkompers
at Shanghal ou Aprica for Home Adminis
Manila London and China
ces, our
he Royal Observatory regard-
dily weather maps, for the
from Mr. Claxton starting
Goyerament is unable to
pro heavy expense of produc
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Sälpping Commit
Take Care of Yourself.
MR. PERKINS RETIRING. SUCCESSOR NOT YET PAPPOINTED. A
On the Bookampoo ground yesterday afternoon, the Ariny defeated the South China teen at soccer by 6 goala to nil despite the fact that Lieut. Jones w26 an absentee. Fifteen minutes from the start Scully, heat the Chinese custodian with a ligh abot which grazed the cross bar. He repeated this a few minutes later. Just
The Blind & penalty kiçir
stafe that few minuter.
fourth fine-cen
it-a' made the score
gineer
Fected to China we