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SUMMER
NOW
SALE
PROCEEDING.
BARGAINS IN ALL SECTIONS OF
THE STORE.
THE CHINA MAIL,
Here, where the sand-fles kiss my
ankles
TAKING THEIR TIME.
· Under the sheltering pälin. Hueria may, yearn to greet Car- HOW THEY DO IT IN OUR
ranza
1
But, as I said in a previous stanza, (It doesn't rhyme, but I don't give
aa-air)
Bammer has come, lias come.
-R. T. THURSFIELD,"
reduce travelling expenses and so encourage a greater number of entrants. The British Isles haya not done at all well although it was hoped that with the inclusion of young blood pur chances would have been improved. In the first round. the Mother Country soraped home against Belgium, and was then knocked out in the second round by Spain. Of the semi-finalists in the Europeaa zone, Switzerland de- | Hongkong, 1914. | fented Czecho-Slaväkin and Argen- tina, France, in the first round; vanquished Denmark. In the second round she disposed of lig hind who had ousted Indio.. Hol land got a bye into the second round in which she beat Italy. Fronco knocked out Switzerland and Spois won against Holland. The victore are now playing out the final. Only four entrants were assigned to the American zone and it was only to
SHADOWS BEFORE..
Coming Events Advertised
In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
;
Aug. Star Theatre; Viola Dana in "An Offshore Pirate."
Aug. 3-Promenade Concert on Volunteer Parade Ground, 9.15 p.m.
Aug. Coronet Theatre; be expected that Japan and Austin-Hunting Big Game is Africa." liu would contest the final. The
August. World Theatre; winners of the two finals will meet The Carnival with. Matheson to decide the right of challenging Lang. Anierien, holders for a number of years. It would be futile to predict who the challengers will be but few will expect the Cup to be wrestent | front America. It should be remem bered that, Spain, so fur, has not had the benefit of her best"player. Manuel Alonso, who is in Aueries. He caused a sensation some time back by defeating one of the American stars in n State tourney.
Ltd Wrangel Island,
PUBLIC AUCTION. ̧:
а
August 7 Lammert Bros., at Kingsclere Hall, 2.45 pm, quantity of fine furniture and linen.
Aug. 7—At 3 p.m. "P.W.D. Offices, three lots of Crown Land in Ho Mun Tin.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The attraction now, showing at the Star is "The Off Shore Pirate," featuring Viola Dana..
VILLAGE.
(Specially Contributed.)
WEDNESDAY: AUGUST – 1,
RAISING $200,000.
YAUMATIS 'NEW CHINESE Y. M. C. AT
MAINLAND'S GROWING NEEDS.
LUCKY WINNER.
PROGRAMME WORTH FIVE- DOLLARS.
MAROONED TRAPPERS:
RELIEF SHIP'S NASTY CHOICE.
A
Holder of World Theatre prov grimme No 33 issued July 29 There are people who say that "Plans are being matured to to Jist. is enthiledto government municipal councils and raise $200,000 to meet the cost of coupon value $5 which may be ex suchlike bodies exist only for the the Chinese Y. M. C. A. buildings purpose of there being somebody to be erected at Yaumati, at the changed for the equivalent în goods (Sorry to blame when things are corner of Wellington and Pitt with any of the advertisers in the not as they should be. It is true Streets," said Mr. R. L. Moeller, China Mail. Coupon will be issued that they often are to blame and Secretary of the Chinese immediately the programme is re-. equally true that they unfallingly Y. M. C. A., to. 政 China
ceived. are blamed. But do we ever look Mail reporter this morning. for, and praise the things they do "An area of 34,000 square feet of well? Do we look for their virtues land was purchased last year from and extol them as generously as we the Government at $1 per square anathemise their faults? I am foot, and building will commence afraid we do not. In case you have as soon as we have raised the never heard of a case meriting necessary. $200,000. Tentative praise I propose to tell you a few plans are being made by Messrs. things about our local council, Raven and Basto, the architects, It is on record that they cannot so that they can be shown he stampeded into hasty action-orto prospectivs subscribers. very seldom. It is true that on one No completed plans will he occasion they acted hastily in made until we know what sum
The Soviet authorities at East attempting to reduce the profits will be available. In a month or Cape have advised. Mr. Noice, the that the foodstuff profiteers obtain, two, a drive will be organised to head of the expedition to relieve. bat although they fed the hungry raise $2,000,000 and we anticipate the Crawford party marooned on they did not adhere closely to the little doubt that the money will be Scriptures and send the rich empty forthcoming. away. I know a man who possess ed a bag of Rice and now he has a motorcar.
wards,
1
APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
It is hoped that wealthy residents
SOVIET OFFICIALS' THREAT..
NOME, July 31.
Wrangel talad, that unless his ship the "Donaldson" calls at Pet- UP TO DATE PLANS. "It is planned that the new quart and East Cape for a contingent of ropavlovsk for clearance papers ers at Yaumati shall be built on up- But that was an additional reason to-date lines and contain all the Red guards to be taken to the
island the
will be Donaldson For not acting hastily, so our features and equipment of amodern Council are in no hurry to accede | Y.M.C.A.
confiscated.. There will be an to requests made from 1916 on auditorium, a dormitory to accom- British flag when he landed on the Although Crawford raised the modate young men away, from island, it is understood the Soviet There is a corner of the road near home, a gymnasium, fresh-water claims the island and wants a Red a theatre in the Oil and Hemp dis- swimming pool, billiards and read- trict, that should have been ing rooms, educational class-room guard to accompany Noice in straightened out years ago. It is and the usual offices. Out of doors order to enforce payment of taxes of furs taken by the Crawford dangerous, it is unsightly and un- we shall have an athletic field. party. necessary. On certain days in the
[Wrange! Island, situated south- year the particular portion of our enlightened Council that deals in Kowloon, Hongkong and else-cast of Alaska, is named after a with mads, blasts a few pieces of where will take sufficient interest famous Russian explorer of the There is a sertle- rock away, and then takes several to subscribe towards this worthy polar regions. months to choose the next piece be blasted. Recently the very meet the social, physical, educa-ers and the mining centre. The object, said Mr. Moeller, "as it willment which is the port for furtrad❤ Heavens tired of seeing, the un- tional and spiritual needs of a
population (including Indians) is about 900.] sightly mess of rock and sand and large number of boys and men ou have endeavoured to aid the the peninsula. The population regard-council by washing down several there is growing very. fast tons of sand on to the roadway and the central location of the Were pur councillors turned' from Yaumati YMCA. will cater!
Slow but sure." their policy of
'GERMANY for Kowloon, Yaumati, Mong Kok, but mainly slow? No Sir! Shamshui-po, Laichi Kok, Hong- They were not going to be ham and Homuntin. Similar stampeded into action like association work will be conducted that, not though Heaven itself there to that which we are doing
them. spurred
They defied here. There is enough money the Heavens! The sand washed here to raise what we require with- down they ordered to be carefully out making an appeal abroad,* scraped up, and put back on the said Mr. Moeller in conclusion. slopes from whence it came. The Heavens again opened the flood.
The attention of golfers is drawn to an announcement ng tiffin at Happy Valley on August 5 and 6.
To-day is the anniversary of Kuun Yumm (Cantonese pronuncia- tion), which means, broadly, the
gates and again reduced the size of PLAYGROUNDS NEEDED. the hill, Were our councillors dismayed? They were.not] Again they ordered out the scavenging amiy, aud again was the sand re-
:
FOOTBALL NUISANCE
AGAIN.
native
PAYING THE PIPER..
INCREASING
TAXATION.
INCOME TAX DOUBLED.
Ominously but not inaptly named, Wrangel Island finds itself in the limelight again. According to Itenter messages from Note, the Soviet is now claiming this small' speck in the Arctic Sea. Following its discovery by the British in 1849, the island was occupied in tura by the Americans and British, but
Three lots of Crown land at Ho both apparently permitted their Mun Tin are advertised to be sold claims to lapse after five years, at auction on the 7th inst. when neither country provided for continuous occupation. The right of the British to occupy the island ገባ። reasserted when seventeen members of Stefannson's slip- wrecked expedition landed in 1914
It is announced that Mr. G. F. -and-ran-up the British-flag-Follow Haslam has resumed charge of ing on the withdrawal of Stefann-Messrs. Brunner Mond and Co's son's men the British claims were interest in South China. reported to have again lapsed. Stefanason then organised an ok The Silver Wolf for July, the pedition, renewing the old British organ of the Boy Scouts Association
BERLIN, July 31. claims. Mr. Allan Crawford, of reaches the China Mail. The
The Cabinet has adopted a num- Toronto, was leader of tlie party, number is brightly written and is
ber of taxation bills with the object of quickly obtaining funds in view which also comprised three Ameri-replete with a varied assortment of cans inspired by love of adventure. articles of interest to Boy Scouts.
of the depreciation of the mark. The Bills in the first place provide Stefaunson organised his expodi- tion without the assistance of the
for an increase of 100 per cent, in British Government, and it was not
the income tax, and heavily in creased.corporation tax by comé until he went to Ottawa to report
panies to meet occupation costs. to the Prime Minister, that the Heavenly Virgin. Chinese women placed on the hill they had decreed in the matter of the control of the secret was disclosed to the Canadishare very particular about devotions it should not move from. The third
Furthermore a special non-recur The Chinx Mail.
Causing an obstruction by play-ring tax will be imposed on motor trade in narcotics, the prevention of Government. The first news of the to her, hence the fire crackers. An time was this disputed sand washing football at the function of care which is fifty times the the "white slave traffic, etc., and arrival of the expedition was receiv- image of the Goddess will be ed from the hill to the road, and a Wardley Street and Queen's Road ordinary motor car tax. The beer
in nearly every non-fow mornings ago I saw our still HONGKOND, WEDNESDAY, Avoust 1, 1823. its gatherings at Geneva have been ed in New York City by Stefannsen found indicative of a praise-worthy spirit from Mr. Crawford relayed from China,
an October 22, 1021, in a message Christian household in South undefeated council replacing the Central (near the Hongkong and tax will also be increased.
Shanghai Bank) was the charge- sand on the hillside. and endeavour on the part of the Vancouver, British Columbia.
Now it is impossible not to admire against six boys, whose ages $20,000,000 SWISS LOAN, THE LEAGUE,
The fortnightly meeting of the determination like that. What were between 12 and 15,-in delegates, though not always on the Some maps isened by the United part of the Governments they States Government show Wrangel Sanitary Board was held yesterday though the corner should not be Mr. C. D. Melbourne's court this
NEW YORK, July 31 Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co, Lord Robert Cecil, on his appoint-represented. Facts could doubtless and in the same colour as Russin, afternoon, Mr. G. R. Sayer presid- there, what though more common morning. The first three defen- but Stefanson has always insisteding. There were also present Hon. sense would urge that the sand dants were schoolboys while the
a Swig's loan of went to a seat in the Government, be assembled to prove that as this was the error of a Government Mr. H. T. Jackman, Mr. C. G. once moved should be taken right other three were boys employed by announce that Jas resigned the Chairmanship of against the aforesaid "ministra. clerk.
Alabaster, K. C. Mr. S. W. Tso, Mr. away, what though our scavenging the Hongkong Hotel. They were $20,000,000 for three years will be Hitherto Russia hay not Wong Kwong-tin, Dr. WW. department
could be
arrested by Detective Sergeant } floated here. better the League of Nations Union in tions" the League has failed to actively laid any chin to the island, Pearse (Medical Officer) and Mr. J. employed ia moving the accumu- Elston and two Chinese constables England and Professor Gilbert prevent war, invasions and condi- content apparently to allow British A. Fraser (Secretary). There was fated and offensive rubbish fron at 3.35 pm. yesterday.
and American, newspapers to squab-nc.business of public interest.
Three of the boys. pleaded RAIN SPOILE PLAY, alongside the Mortuary and the Murray Ias been elected President ftions which seem always to find us ble among themselves over the
Tobacco Factory than putting sand guilty. One said that be played at in his stead. It does not follow that on the brink of another "little" | ownership, Now it seems she is
back for the rain to wash down the beginning but he realised that
'DEAUVILLE, July 31. The Mr. Crowford Lord Robert will either cease his par. One great criticism levelled out for spoil.
again, you must applaud the con-it was against the law and he SOCIAL AND PERSONALA already mentioned is waiting for activity in the interests of the at the League is that it is insep the steamor "Donaldson" to carry
sistency of a body of men who say The other two denied playing, one play for the Davis Cup.
stopped before the police arrived. Owing to the rain there was no
League (it must necessarily he cur-ubly kituched to and made the pre-away a shipment-of furs, but the
Passengers who departed by the in seven years, and we folly well of the hotel boys adding that he Parade ground when he was called deliberations of the League of settlements and that in the last confiscate the vessel unless it carries C. Morton and Mr.-D. H, Cameron, now by mere rain."
down. Do not stint your praise for a Nations at Geneva or elsewhere. resort it represents the play of
Red Guard to Wrangel Island to
Sergeant Elston said that he had collect the dues claimed. What His belief in the League has been forces in Governments composing outcome of this little dispute will the Queen of Holland, who has that never says die. Under the received three complaints regard-|
Reuter cables from London that Cornell that knows not defeat- whole-hearted and his work for it it, and an at present constituted bring doubtless the cables, will tell been spending a holiday in Cum spur of your appreciation they are ing the nuisance. A shopkeeper unstiuted to the verge of self-sacrifice it can do nothing else. Those in good time. Meanwhile it in berland, has departed from Folke capable of even sticking the rocks in Beaconsfield Arcade had repor ted that his window pane had been together again, should lightning
broken by a ball. A motor-car from the very beginning. We re objections are probably true and enough to note that the island, itself stone for Holland.
ever dare to split them, member the gibe of a late Irish account for the alleged weakness of Beyond being a home for Polar is not worth squabbling over.
I have an idea that our Council driver had said that his car had Member that Lord Robert had one the League, but they do not appear bears its only other claim to im- Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, the duties yet been made known to the world testified to being obstructed. During the absence on leave of have other virtues that have not been hit while a pedestrian had
PEKING, July 31, Owing to the deadlock in comi- foot in the middle ages and tho to be insuperable. The war-in-portanco is the fact that if "strategi- of Officiating. Presbyterian other in the League of Nations. fumed passions of different peoples cally dominates North-Eastern Chaplain of the Garrison will be at large. I shall endeavour further Sergeant Elston stated that he had
Siberia." Very possibly as one undertaken by the Rev. W. T. to make them known on another been instructed by the C.S.P. to ask pleting the Cabinet, the financial With the continued hot-participa- cannot casily be assuaged. Time is critic said when the island last came Lindsay, B.D., B.SC., who is to re
for a small fine in the case of the situation is becoming worse. schoolboys who had been released. It is understood that Feng Yo- tion in the Councils of the League, the
great healer.
Fifty-three mder general notice; but consider side at The Manse, Kennedy Road.
on $3 bail and a cautior for balang can derive $100,000 monthly the hotel boys who had spent from the octroi for the payment of on the part of America, although nations have joined the League. ing our existing liabilities, what
the night in the station side-room. his troops, but no funds appear to it is mainly the outcome of the Thul is significant if nothing else
Addressing the boys, His Wor be available for the metropolitan ideate of their ex-President, the is. It presupposes a desire on the
ship said that it was very danger police, gendarmerie, the stuffe of ous to play football in the streets. the different Ministries and other question of the continuance of the part of Nations to "come, let us
They had been smashing windows Government employees, prot League seems to have reached the reason' together," and is in itself a-
and they might be run over by a According to the vernacular critical stage. Pessimists sung its great achievement. What seems
motor car and killed. He imposed papers, the banks are planning to fined of 50 cents each on the school hold a meeting with a view to sub early demise from the beginning. to be needed among the "common.
boys
while the others were scribing a sum of money towards It was too great a strain on human people" is more enlightenment, as
discharged with caution.
the payment of the police and gen. nature to expect that Nations, with to the aims and objects of the
darmes, but this is not confirmed. sticir feet under a table so to speak, League. Given this, we feel aure
Considering the financial abnos, were going to be reasonable and tremendous mora! influence would
Courtesy Daily Bulletin. adjust differences by frank dis be behind the Longue spurring its cussions, Mr. H. G. Wells, who, mombers on to greater effort. It is one imagined, would have whole here that the League of Nations deartedly supported the League, Union is doing a great work. likened the attempted work of the
"We have not moved that corner:
tailed) or cease to take part in the server and guardian of the war Soviet officials at Nome threaten to President Taft" included Mr. R. are not going to be hurried into it was taking part in a game on the
sane person wants to dominate
North-Eastern Siberia?
Today's Poem.
(Summer.). Summer has come, 01 Heart's
Dusire.
Summer has come, has come. Let un together, Love, perquire While the mosquitoes buro. Swift na the bill of a dental surgeon, Dear as the roe of the lordly
sturgeon, Long cre the puntah-coolice bur
Sumner has come, has come.
geon
League to the efforts of a' min Davis Cup Tourney,
Summer will bring me heat that is trying to kill an elephant with a A London cable received this prickly,
morning states that the match in Pimples beyond compare, shot-gon! In spite of all this the the final of the European zone draw And, for my love, who sunburns League has continued to funétion, for the Davis Cup between Trance
quickly, and has exercised a beneficent in and Spain has had to be held over Fréckles both rich and rare e Auence in world affairs. It has on norunt of the rain Meanwhile, Ah 1 for the luscious lonion-squashes, rendered service in certain matters in the American zone Japan has And the green mould thick on my easily besten Canada and Australia
love's goloshes, b which were specifically referred to how bad no dificulty in disposing Wlioro are our gumps and our it; it has usefully undertaken. oof Hawaii.. There was a HOW
mackintoshes?
tain functions of a non-controversin! departure in the preliminary com-Out with our summer wear sbaracter; it has proved itself on petition this year when thirteen
appropriate instrumentality for countries were assigned to the Outdo the
international
European zone and four to the
Nations such as American zone, this being dons to
Frankies,
Here all is pasos and
BROWN SHOES. -
KOWLOON: THEFT
occasion.
THE VILLAGE PUBLICAN..
£2,000,000. DEAL.
-DEWAR'S BUY WATSON
BUSINESS.
'HANDS.
FROM BAD TO WORSE,
PEKING FINANCIAL CHAOS
INCREASING.
Messrs. John Dewar & Sons Ltd. SEWN INTO THE SEAM internal bonde have kept steady
million gallons and the following
-POLICE MISS HIDDEN ́ JEWELLERY.
A curious case of evasion of the
FAST-STEAMING.
BLUE FUNNEL - BOAT'S FEAT.
Mr. J. Murphy w rosides at Nathan House in Kowloon we the FAMOUS DISTILLERIES CHANGE complainant in d case before Mr. J. Wood this morning when a Chinese named Chung: Wah was charged with the theft of a pair of brown shoes wid 90 from Mr. with Messrs, Buchanan and John Murphy's room yesterday Song Walker and Sons have just com- Sub-Inspector Sperosecuting:pleted 4 Two Million Pound deal by said that at hbout 6.80 1.yester purchasing the entire business of day, complainant's boy entered Mr. James Watson of Dundee, includ Murphy's room to call bim when 98 whisky stocks of five and a halk Prison authorities has just come to he saw accused with the pair of important distilleries-Parkmore, light. Yesterday, a ricaba- coole shoes in liis lande. He immediate Dufftown, Ord, Glenoran and employed by Mr. Tas Chun-sam, of ly called his master, the accused Pultenaywick besides several No, á, Bonham Road was son- was caught and the police sent for other distilleries. Messrs. John tenced to three weeks hard labour The man extracted $5.80 from his, Dewar & Sons Ltd. have also re for attempting to pawn, a gold ton geared turbine cargo vessel pocket confessing that he had taken cently secured the famous Royal watch belonging to his master. "Philoctetes", on her second trip the sum from the dressing-table. Lochnagar Distillery at Balmoral Later in the day, the master dis across the Pacific, occupied eleven His Worship asked how accused which is situated on the estate of covered the loss of jewellery valued calendar days on the passagefrom got into the room and Inspector HM the King at over $200 and inmeliately laid Yokohama to Seattle and delivered Spear replied that he went by the Messra John Dewar & Sons Ltd. a report with the police. The coole, her silk in New York in sixteen. stair-case after having entered by have thereby ensured ample future was taken out from jail and ez days from Yokohama the front door. He added that supplies of the very finest quality amined. Cloverly sawn into the This is the fastest silk time made Nathan Honce was a boarding of Scotch Whisky, enabling them senme of his clothing, it is said, were so far by a Bige Funnel steamer house and it was carry on gain access to maintain their high standard of all the stolen valuabled He will and is only three days more than
Sentence of sir weeks imprison quality for at least the next quarter be charged with the theft of the the fastest trip ever made for
same joumey bizner lot of jewellery.. Brent was Lifipoved.
of a century. *
The Blue Funnel double reduc