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The master of the Java-China- Japan Line 8.s. "Tjilebach," which arrived in port from Balik Papan this morning, reported a case of typhoid fever on board.
Four lots of Crown land at Ma Tau Chung 102,660; 38,350; 174,050, and 92,925 sq. ft. respec tively are shortly being offered for sale at a total upset price of $81.597.
Two cases of plague and one each of small-pox and enteric are reported in the returns of notifiable diseases during 24 hours ending
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From NEW YORK.
H. G. Wells has been arrested ***Charged with using an cassive number of dots with felonious intent....and with using an outline in a work of art, styled The Outline of History.**ONSIGNEES of Cargo are lioreby peril to phonetics, and dominoes." being landed at their risk into the Go- "The world must be made down of the Hongkong and Kowloon safe for the Domino Presidents of Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., [the future" **
fat Kowloon, whence and/or from the
wharvos delivery may be obtained.
Prosecution described him as "a
The title of his last book is not Men like Dots'. *** A Friend
yesterday. In each case the patiants The Stage Cat. The stories we quoted tickled him. ent is a Chinese.
*** The Golden Bough is a great book. We told you so the The debris on the railway track
**** A reader otlær evening. near Shatin was cleared away yes- wants to
complete his set. terday and the usual service
Any offering? resumed. As there is no wrecking The Club which never meet's is gear, it will be some time before to limit its.
membership, to the engine and coach, which eighty,
Quite 3 nun- tent over the embanknient, willber of the old gang' have already joined up. **Hongkong Book Chth of course. *** Nover heard of it? Well you know now, or now you know. *** A book we
sent to one of our re- viewers has made him ill. * * *
be removed.
Farman All, a watchman of Moun Street, has reported that while in the street at 8.30 this morning he was recosted by six or
18th Jane Sparo,, Penang, Calbo & Bombay,sevan men, three of whom threw It nearly won a £500 prize. ***
him to the ground while the others At any rate it was in the run, abstracted $3 from his shirt pocket.ning. He lost no time in The robbers escaped.
From
Tono Bowukong
'JEYPORE"
"DELTA'
"SICHIA"
0,318
8,097 6,813
at 4 p.m. 27th June 28th June
MALA
10,941
17th July
"BIDDERPORE"
5,334
16th July
"DEVANHA"
8,092
"SOUDAN"
0,00€
"KHIVA"!
0.027
"KASHMIN"
8,841
"SICILIA"
8.813
"MAQEDONIA
10,512
DONGOLA
AGG
"MANTUA"
10,002
"KARMALA "
9,008
25th July 30th July 8th Aug. 23rd Aug. 24th Aug.
7th Sept. 21st Sept. 3th Oct 10th Oct.
BRITISH INDIA-APÇAR
| reading it. * * * Look steadily and a joke will appear. *** We know a man who spends $75 a month on books, * He's not married.
Forthcoming Crown land sales include the following:-15,130 $9. ft. at Hang Hau for an upset price Sone strange book happen- of $303; 1,655 sq. ft. at Tsun Waing. ***Upton Sinclair's They for $17; and 2,440 su. ft. at Call me Carpenter. *** No..not a Homntin for $1,220. Five lots Carpenter..*** Paninis Life of near Tsun Wan, 78,750, 87,500, Christ.*** A good one of course. 157,500, and 175,000 sq. ft., respec-*** Another joke, *** Its the tively, will be sold for an upset cool wether. ***Rain! *** price of $4,873.84.
Whay, Marseilles, L'den & Awerp. S'pore, Penang, Calbo & Bbay. B'bay, Marseilles, L'don & Awerp. Singapore, Colonibo and Bombay. MARALILLES, Losnos & Antwerp. S'pore, Penang, Colbe & B'bny. B'bay, Marseilles, Ldon, Antwerp. Marseilles, LONDON & Antwerp. S'pore, Penang Colbo & Bombay ay, Marcillos, fidon, & A'werp. MAIKILLES, LONDON & Antwerp. Ibny, Marseilles, L'don & A'werp, MARBELLPH, LONDON & Antworp. SAILINGS (South) Singapore, Poning & Calcutta
A terrific storm swept over Penang on the night of June 7, and Singapore, l'enang & Calcatta
did considerable damage, trees be- SAILINGS (South)ing uprooted, some of which fell across the road, blocking all traffic. Manila, Thursday Island. Telephone wires also suffered 0,000
7th July
Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney through falling trees, and a coolic- & Melbourne.
shed was blown down. It had no Frequent contactions from Australia with the following The Union S.S. Company's stemmers to the United Kingdom via New Zealand,iremtes. Incoming ships reported a heavy gale blowing, and heavy seas running. Two water spouts were seen at the northern' entrance
1 1,824
4,052
"JANUS"
16th Jane at 2.30 p.m. "JAPAN"
84th June EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN
*ARAFURA "
Vancouver. San Francisco etc.
The P.&O. Royal Mail stenners to Tention vin Suez Canal,
The 10. Branch Service of atgamers to London via the Cups..
The New Zealand Shipping Cononny's sterners for Senthampton and London to Penang harbour.
via Paunton Canal
SAILINGS
"GOLCONDA"
"SICILIA".
"TANDA"
"KHIVA"
SHANGHAI
29
17th June Shanghai.
ΤΟ
3,310
at D'light.
6,812
17th June 18hunghal.
at Noon.
7,000
at D'light."
9,017
JAPAN
20th June Amoy and Japan.
30th June Shai. Moji, Kobe & Y'bama.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
WIRELESS TELKGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS, Passengers for Rangoon must defray their own Hotel exponere at Singapore while waiting for the on carrying steamer.
1st Saloon Passengers may travel by B.I.8.N. Company's steamers between Singapore and Calcutta or Singapore and Madras in lieu of the section of their P&O. Tickets Singapore to Colombo.,
All Cabins are fitted with Electris Fans free of charge.
Parcels Measuring not more than 1 ft. x 2 It. 11 will be received at the Jompany's Office up to noon on the day previous to smiling.
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Оп the Murray Barra Parade Ground fast evening. officers of the King's defeated officers from H.M.S. "Tamar" 5 goals to nil at soccer. The sc in no way can be taken as a cri rion, as the naval mer had just much of the game as their oppon ents. Had not Hongkong's crack centre forward (Lieut. Jones) been playing for the regiment the naval team might easily have won with any sort of luck. Lieut. Jones scored four of the five goals.
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Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless notice 15 the contrary be given before 12th inst.
No claim will be admitted after the Goode have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered · after the 18th just, will be subject to rent.
All claims against the ateamor maust be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 28: inst., or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Gostis are to be left in the Gledowns, where they will he aramined on the 18th inet, at 10 a.. by cur surveyote Messie. Goddard & Douglas.
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SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised
In The Mail,
ENTERTAINMENT.
June 16. - Coroner Theatre Katherine' Macdonald in The Turning Point"
Reminds us of Somerset Maughan's | · Rain, *** In The Trembling of a Leaf. *** Great Yarn.*** Sa are all the others. *** T: Doves Nest and Other Stories by (the late)
June 16-World Theatre;-5.15 Katherine Mansfield intrigues us. p.m. Charles Chaplin in The ** We have ordered it. **Pilgritu," 9.15 p.m. Tom Mix in Stella Benson is a member of the the "Untamed." Book Club. *** Her Poor Man June 16-Star Theatre; "God's contains some Far Eastern st.Country and the Woman."
Hongkong figures in it too.
*
* Stella is well thought of and figures high on the lists of those who appraise our women waiters. ***There is a rumour of another lit'ry magazine for Hongkong, **Look Out. *** Visio from Sydney is worth having if only for its line drawings. * * * A new quarterly, *** We think a lot of Sydney.
** It has the
*
June 16. Grand Theatre, Harold Lloyd in "Grandma's Bay." June 17. Coronet Theatre Mary Pickford in "The Love Light" Talmadge in "Smilin Through."
June 17-Star Theatre; Norma
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YOKOHAMA MARU (calling Keelung) Monday, 25th June- which does" Galsworthy, Masefield, the fire brigade to a fire near Cam-
...Tronday, 24th only KAGA MARU Barrie, Shaw, Ibsen, Euripides, &c bort, East Cornwall, which des
IYO MARU
...Saturday, 11th August. **Also a Shakespeare Society. troyed three cottages.
MARSEILLES, LONDON & ANTWERP via Singapore &c. *** And The Triad, an indepen- dent. *** Doesn't accept theatre or concert tickets. *** Wants a free conscience to criticise as it thinks: *** Conrad is in America.
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...Wednesday, 20th June.
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...Wednesday, 18th July
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dictionary. *** Says its full of They all go there. short stories.*** Who are our In the Marine Court, this Except Shaw.*** Conrad has no best short storyists ?. *** Here is morning, before Commander C.
best book." *** He says it all our Apple of Discord, BYDNEY & MELBOURNE vis Manila &c.
Wednesday, 17th June Beckwith R. N, the masters of depends. ** A young man of France; Guy de Maupassant;
...Wednesday, 18th July several fishing boats were charged the press reported that Conrad's America; O. Henry; England
...Wednesday, 15th August with unlawfully, anchoring their best book was it All Depends. (undecided)** Melbourne's a NEW YORK and/or BOSTON VIA PANAMA. fishing boats in Causeway Bet he got the sack. *** Will funny place. *** Banned Boc-
Beginning July Bay Harbour of without the permission of the Maraton edition of his works. toms man did the deed. Now go in Singapore, Penang & Colombo.
Refuge someone buy us Galsworthy's cacio's Decameron, Cus-BUENOS AIRES via S'pore, Delagoa Bay, Darbon & Cape Town. Harbour Master. Defendants ac- ***Only £25. * ** Hugh he wishes he were dead.***
TAMBA MMU... Walpole is an authority on Sir They found the edition had been CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Hangoon. Walter Scott. *** Has most of bowdlerised and its best parts OSAKA MABU... his letters. **We read Qucatin taken out. A vile deed. NAGASAKI KOBE & YOKOHAMA, Durward the other day. Its Chesterton is himself in- great to get back to the old stuff. to a weekly turning his way. *-* No dots. * **No psycho-*** We don't like the title. *** analysis. A plain straight- Too much like John O'London's forward yarn. # They tell us and Casscils. * * Gossipy.** Cabell's Jurgen is fine reading ** Keeps you from getting at books. Banned by the Comstocks in USA. *** Well here's the end of the Tel
That's why we bought it. Lobby. ✦✦✦ Honest. " * That's us week? ** Perhaps. Slonk. all over Charlie:** Our land- lady's
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Lieut-Colonel F. Eaves, D.SO., has been made a Justice of the
Place.
H.R.H. the Duchess D'Aosta is a passenger on the s.s. "Malwa " for Shanghai.
Mr. Julius Ring's name has been added to the Colony's list of authorised architects.
The P. & O. "Malwa" brought out a number of naval reliefs for Hongkong and Shanghai.
mouth.
favourite
book is the
See you again next
PICKWICK
OVERLAND CHINA MAIL"
Contains all the News of the Week.
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Domestic Dezurrences Leading Articles Child Labour Seeks Work
A Reuter cable from London to day states that Mr. T. Harborne, former Postmaster of the British Post Office, Shanghai, has been rocal and, Generals. appointed Postmaster at Wey-Social and Personal
Rain, Rain, Rain Passengers to Hongkong by Hard Times for Shipping.. the P. O. s.5. "Malwa" included Behind the Scenes: Licut H E. Adams, Mr. A. C. Correspondence Blick, Mr. J. M. Dalgarno, Mr. A. R. China's Hopes. Johnston, Mr. V. B. Stone, Lieut. Company Meeting. JB. Tarrant, and Mr. Targoose. Company Report The death took place at het Colony's Fature
Honning Problem
Dividend
residence, 72, Caine". "Road, on Thursday night of Mrs. Adelaide Maria Baptista, one of the oldest Kowloon Facilities residents in Hongkong. The Records Reviewed deceased, who was the relict of Mr. Stola Hats.. Luiz Joa. Baptista, was 90 years old. Perilous Work She is survived by numerous Hongkong University. relatives, running into the dfth Hongkong Bank Notes generation.
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The: B, F. *.. 34Canfa For Boston
and Now York laft Shanabal on Juss 15 South China War
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