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ten times as much as the funds at It's over the same in another the Japanese disposal is needed. Under the policies, it is said, losses The Vicar of Wakefield, and Eve- dne to natural disaetors are not instired against,
If local criticisms nro anything to but with the Elia, The Egoist, Emma, Catriona, esaimple set by the American com- Fuller and Malory, Westward Ho go by, it should be not so much panies at the time of the disaster and the wonderful story of Dantel Lawn Bowls as Learn Bowls.
Dofoo, at San Francisco in 1906, when
Private Sydony Tabener Brith payments though not in full, were And Izule Walton, and Gilbert
White,
was found it guilty at the last iunde, by order of the Courts, they will kit stick to a theoretical inter- And plays and poetry left and rightCourts Marial on the charge of Resulting Lance Corporal Burden. pretation of the clause.
1. SDGWICK.The Burden of proof was found not
to be striking.
Another great loss involved is in The the buildings demolished. Pokyo Murine and other concerna have constructed large buildings for| totting purposes, at grent expense, BO! much of their capital has been i swept away, with no hope of com xmisation. Besides, the premium must be refunded for the remaining period after the destruction. To take matters worso, Japanese fire insurance business has been carried an with a view to mutuul assistance against grent losses, with manifold reinsurances, Thus the disaster: does not mean simply & looul paralysis of the insurance industry, but country-wide blow,
Arts and Crafts.
An Ocean liner is the last place one wonkl hars turned to for that encouragement of de arts and crafts which the authorities agree they sadly need. Luxurious restaurants, jmini courts, elaborate gymnasiums. the latest improvements in swin
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised
In The Mail.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
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Private William Pye was found guilty of attorupting to desert, ate. Doubtless he will have to eat humble pic.
Which reminds us that pic is masculine, tart feminine.
It marriage is a lottery, the Robin Mormons must be ticket speculators.
September 26-Coronet Theatre Douglas Fairbanks in Food."
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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 195
VOTING CONTEST.
A WINNER
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COLONY'S URGENT NEEDS, † PROGRAMME WORTH FIVE.
RESULT OF INTERESTING
COMPETITION,.
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The holder of the following theatre programme is requested to forward same to the China Mail Just how popular was last week's office when a coupon to the value competition in which China Mail of $5 will be issued which may be readers were asked to vote for the changed for goods to the same Colony's most pressing needs, may value with any of the advertisers be guaged from the fact that the in the China Maili judges were literally swamped World Theatre Programme No. with coupons-a gratifying sign of the healthy interest the public takes 47 issued Sunday to Tuesday
September 23 to 25 in affairs concerning the common weal. After a tedious count fol- lowed by a careful check, the judges being rewarded by a scrutiny of expressions of opinion by pract-programmes and study the number ically all classes of the community, to be found on the front page.
The prize must be claimed within the winner is
TWO DAYS from this auRDCO ment, otherwise it will lapso. This rule must be rigidly enforced in the interest of cinema patrons.
Mr. L. LOPES, Hongkong, Canton and Macao
Steamboat Co., Ltd.
to whom we are sending a cheque
The nine next-best coupons in order of merit were sent in by
September 26.- Star Theatre; Charlie Chaplin's matrimonial for $50. Frank Mayo in "The First Degree engagement is off. The answer was
September 26.--World Theatre in the Negrilive. Florence Vidor in "Aile Adanis."
September 26.-Theatre Royal; A fashion note say that skirts Banduan Comedy Co. presents will not be worn longer. On the
Secrets," 9.15 p.m.
other hand married men's suits will September 27-Thontre Royal: be worn much longer, Bandman Comedy Co. presents The Naughty Wife." 0.16 p.m.
Sepember 28.-Theatre Royal Bandman Comedy Co. presents "Windows," 9.16 p.m.
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Women who wear sm-burn stock. may expect to receive socks in
return.
A clergyman at home has been selling ice cream from a barrow for A Sundae affair
Mr. Mohammed Ramzan,
III, Belcher Street,
Mr. G. L. Chung,
24, Ice House Street,
Mr. F. X. da Silva,
Patrons of the three Cinema Theatres, the. Coronet, Sur and
World are advised to retain their
Employees of the three cinemas are expressly debarred from claim- ing the prize!"
CORRESPONDENCE.
SLUSH AND MUD."
HAPPY VALLEY COURSE,
Union Insurance Society of Can-to the Eilitor of the China Mail),
..too. Ltd.,
Lucia Ruines,
5. Pateo de Penha, Macao,
Pte. R. McKeown,
King's Regiment,
Mr. D. F. Lopes,
Standard Oil Co.,
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Sir.-1 would like to thank "Argus" for the publicity he bas given to the difficulties at the race-
September 29.-Theatre Royal,! Ltd ing tanks these are the things Bandiman Comedy Co. presents
we are accustomed to hear of as the "Peg O' My Heart," 9.15 p.m.
The P.W.D. have acted with signs of progress in transatlantic! Ortober Theatre Royal Church funds.
comunendable promptitude, which travelling. Libraries have long Bandman Comedy Co., presents evidently.
only goes to show had they been been a concession as quiet retreats "The Dippers" 9.15. p.m.
approached before the course might October
France should not be blained. Miss Emily Landolt, for letter-writing or pasterful long.
2.-Theatre Royal;
Even IIB, Orient Buildings, Kowloon. now be in a normal state. ing on wet days. But it laus been Bandman Comedy Co., presents She has dun her best.
Mr. A. E, da Silva, left to a German steamship cou-"The Laughing Lady," 9.15 p.m.
17, Shameen. pany to introduce an exhibition of! arts and crafts as a pleasant amuse- ment for the voyage, and a sale of the exhibits as a practical diversion. And why not? It may seen extraordinary at first. But, surely, it is as reasonable to pass the time and escape boredom in looking st bosutiful things As in playing bridge, ne wise fo invest in the work of an artist as in the curious medley
EASY CHAIRS,
made on the premises with best materials at competitive prices.
more than courteous expressions of The China Mail. opinion and good-will, be they
CHINESE DIPLOMACY,
With reference to the criticisms September 29-Hongkong Polo nimed at America's Ellis Teland, a Club Keswick Cup-Shanghai v
suggestion is made to add the letter Hongkong at Causeway Bay, 445 H and delete the letter I making it p.m.
Hell's Island.
October 6-8.Hangkang Jockey Club's fourth Gymkhana.
AUCTIONS October 1-Lammert Bros. at The Falls," No. 82, The Penk, 11am.
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A woman doesn't want something to think shout, She wants some. thing to think over.
The Unknown Soldier has his
Kennedy Rond, has his laugh.
of odds and eruls for sale in the October 2-3.-Lamwert Bros., at monument. The Unhung Profiteer! barber shop. In this case, the veryKingsclere." novel departure was made pot 611 m. much out of benevolence to the
LAND SALS.
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Women marry and are forgiven.; men marry and are forgotten.
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Woman is the sweetest presant that God has given to man says a
And French Philosopher,
the
October 4-Lammert Bros., at passengers as in consideration for the promises of the Hongkong Steet the exhibitors, since it is said that. Foundry Co., Ltd., (Sbaukiwan in Germany, just now, the difficulty Road the complete foundry plant, is less to find artists and craftsmen 10.80 a.. than for artists and craftsmen to find commisions. But whatever the
October 1.-P.W.D. Offices, sales dearest! cause of the experiment, much can of Crown land, 3 p.m.. be said for it. It seems thint the exhibits are changed from time to time, even during the few days of the crossing, so that the visit to the renewed interest, and a new and exhibition can be repeated with
couched in ever Buch pleasant useful occupation, as well as plea
Thus art will FOMOKONG, WEDNEday, Szur. 28, 1923. language. If the Note has impressed sure, provided.
the Chinese Government with the become a part of the daily pro sense of its added importance by game on slipboard.
It is this getting used to a, n reason of the fact that it is signed! matter where, BS intimately by the Chiefs of the Diplonntic associated with daily life, and no! Powers a thing apart, for special occasions. which is importan if the arts and crafts are to receive the right sert of recognition and encouragement. The public too often has hu idea that in see pictures it must go to a picture gallery, and that the arts
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MEETINGS. September 28-Annual general meeting of Hongkong St. Andrew's Society, 5.45 p.m.
October 2-Ordinary general meeting of Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd.. at Co.'s Offices, 20, Des Voeux Road., II a.m.
October 5.- Twenty-seventb ordinary annual meeting of the Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd., at Co.'s Town Office, 2, Lower Albert Road, noon.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Admiral Oriental Liner "President Jackson," which is due here on October 2, arrived at Kobe on September 23.
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In the spring a young man's fancy lightly torna-and turns-and turns!
Miss A. da Luz,
4. Ningpo Street, Kowloon.
CORRECT SOLUTION. ·
RESULT OF ALL VOTES POLLED.
1 Housing Scheme
z Bigger Police Force 3 Water Supply
4 Typhoon Life Saving Gear 5 Rents Board
6 Larger Ferries
7. Constitutional Reform
8. Harbour Development
9 Bathing Beaches 10 Now City Hall
SIGNIFICANT FACTS.
now if we got another heary shower I am afraid the chances for a Gymkhana oa the 6th and 9th prox. are small indeed.
Thanking you for this insertion and enclosing my card. Yours, etc.,
SPORT...
Hongkong, September 25.
THE COLONY'S TREES : (To the Editor of the China Mail.)
Sir,-Regarding the Colony' irees can you or any of your readers explain the psychology of a depart- mene which, while planting thou- sands of trees, allows, at the same time and in the same locality, per fect liberty to the people to cut down mature frees faster than the new ones are planted?
At present, certainly these wood- cuiters are only working in un- organised groups of four of five and (of course their progress is slow, only A significent fact about the nn aggregate of a fow square miles The funniest thing about a girl is contest was that competitors of all or go being cleared so far, but when her sense of humour.
denominations voted for Housing they become better organized we Scheme, a sign that most people should soon see the cast end of this Looking down on others makes have felt the pinch of the acute island revert to its pristine barren people stiff necked.
shortage of houses. That only state of fifty years ago. ordinary importance is attached
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Stolen kisses are sycroptitions.
Hens tre said to be laying eggs for ult they are worth.
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A girl who is a "perfect peach" very often has a heart of stone.
Definition :--- Atheist-One who is not half so atheistic as he says he is,
Christian-One who is not balf Christian as he tries to look.
One only meets five geniuses in one's lifetime. Will the other four kindly communicate with us?
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*Will shot to kill” asya a hend- line in a morning contemporary. ĢI Everybody should learn to drive a car we are told. We hope local motorists will bear this in mind
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-The Prince of Wales claims to have travelled widely in the "storied East." And imbibed many cock-tails probably.
to the possibilities of a Rents One night suggest, however, that Board is evident from the, posi-conspicuous notices-in Chinese-be tion it occupies, in comparison posted instructing the woodcatters with Housing Scheme. The recent as to the benefit and increased ex- agitation for more police audade-peditiousness of using saws instead quate apparatus for life-saving in of choppers, also of the waste in- typhoons has had its effect. Kow-volved in leaving stumps three or loon residents invariably insisted four feet high. If this latter is due on larger ferries and a harbour to stooping strain on their back bridge while local residents voiced muscles wooden stools might be sup- their demand for water.
plied free. These notices might A member of the HK.P. placed also embody instructions to the Bigger Police Force first in his effect that the wholesale ringbark. Hist; a gallant soldier gave pride ing of trees, to qualify them for of place to Military Lands; a future attention, is not necessary Ge Kowloon lady attached the greatest there is ne objection to the felling importance to a Harbour Tunnel of perfectly live ones. while, a noted swimmer's prime
Yours, etc., consideration was Bathing Beaches.
"ARBOR Hongkong, September 35.
COMPETITORS NOTE!
A qurious feature of the voting was that a good many readers who included Housing Scheme gener ally put Rents Board immediately after it.
HOME FOOTBALL. -
RESULTS IN SCOTTISH
LEAGUE.
In ways that no dark in diplomacy | Body, including those fis Chinese Government is appar- whose nationals were happily not satly weil able to hold its own with found among the victimas, something Luropean and other tiovernments. more than these pious opinions will We are not suggesting that the be necessary to prove to the outside Chiuose reply to the Note recently world at the Government is really and crafts, of which it hears much,
Sales of Crown Land in Kow- Be it by the Diplomatic Body in impressed. It is apparently to be mean really the litter it associates the matter of the lincheng outngeunother matter of "Wait and See." with an artist's studio. Anything Icon and Hongkong are advertised is either evasive, untruthful, or The Government indeed "find it that can help to knock this thought to take place on Monday, October 1. Boska to beg any of the important difficult to give concurrence to the out of the public's head is to the good. A steamship nowadays is This, supposed to supply at sea the co- questions raised. 11 is couched in guanuntoes for the future. “* servas and courteous language, as at least is an honest statement. To forts and luxuries people are neens would be expected from sich have given such a promise in the tomed to on land, and to present
Invitations are out for the. courtes people as the Chinese are present state of affairs in China art as one of these comforts or luxuries, and not merely as an known to be, and has about it the would have been hypocritical, to my accessory of gilded splendour and opening of the local branch of the anggestion of kuce rules of anther the least. We can only hope for indifferent decoration, may in the Ho Hong Bank Ltd. of Singapore,
on Monday, October L age. As replies go, it is an almost the best, including the success of end have its influence-
But too much must not be hoped Mr. Lawrence Teo informs the convincing doennant, so convincing sinch movements as Sir Robert Ho
Tung's Round Table Conference. For all at once. We are told that on China Mail that he has received a that the question of reform
the first voyage when the experi- desired by the Diplomatic Body All well-wishers of China will hope incut was made, passengers invested cable from his friend On Wu Lien Teh from Singapore. saying
Arriving Soudan" aventa to be ms far off as ever. It is for her a speedy release from all her in the exhibits to the sum of $600. dificult
to refute the Chinese troubles. It is a tremendous task But how much did they make-or
lose-over the daily pool or at the Mr.Chock Man-ju will probably tiovernment's contention that the in the present state of feeling which bridge fable? This the statistics do be the Chief of the Aviation Bureau Snare were prominent. in the latent do this as readers can send in as were played yesterday. Lincheng outrage was in any sense exists amongst warring Chinese it not tell, though if we knew, we at Canton in succession to the late 20 anti-foreign demonstration, different parts of the Empire. "A could measure the success of the Mr. Yang Sin-yat; who was killed Foreigners certainly were captured, thousand proscriptions are more experiment inare accurately. Also, in the explosion on the East River
on another voyage, the novelty any on the 20th. inst. suffered indiguilies and handship readily forthcoming than angle have worn off. As a rule, art proves
This in cure" is one of the many true things a peor rival to bridge and betting. Six Chinese dled from small itself might be construed into an said by a Chinese philosopher. The But at least, here is a new departure pox last week, one from plague,
of China worth noting.
one from diphtheria and one from Of three act of anti-foreignistu, bat had single cure in the case
cerebro-spinal fever.
Golf should appeal to arators. cases of enteric; one was. Indlan, these same foreigners been let go seorus to be-Unity.
one Chinese and one Portuguese. You have to address the hall so unhindered Bnd only Chinese passengers on the railway retained in custody, such – u feeling might Nothing definite is yet known easily have been dissipated. But here of the losses suffered by insur- bandit leader is presumably a man ance companies as a result of the of some intelligence and it seems earthquake and fires in Tokyo and Yokomma. From reports to haud, easy to assume that in "inviting" however, it is possi a to venture a
little foreigners to a
The companies invol-if he loves that good old word, enforced conjecture.
*PERUSE: hospitality" he was in no uncer-ved in Tokyo áloge number about tain way enforcing his claims, if 10, and the sum insured ja Yen The kind of book that you open by | 3,000,000,000. The Nippon Fire
with distressful resulta.
Insurance Losses In Japan.
To-day's Poem.
(Booka.)
One roon I'll have that's full
shelves
of
For nothing but books; and the
books themselves
Shall be of the sort that a man will
choose
chance
tan xtremely moderate estimate, I don't mean books liko Punch
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such they were, on the attention of Co, heads the list, with Yen To browse on the page with
bisurely glance, those in office in Peking and making 1,828,000,000 or more, the Tokyo their position as entirely embarras Fire Co. is next with approximately Certain of anding something now, sing one from every point of view. Yen 851,000,000. If we add the Although you have read it ten limen
through. This is demonstrated by the inter-commitments of diber companies,
Bories, vention of the Diplomatic Body, the
Yen 6,000,000,000. On the other Or all the volumes of Notery
Queries; hand, the aggregate of authorised capital is put ni Yen 200,000,000 But those wherein, without with Yen 100,000,000 in reserve. The Japan Chronicle estimates that taking into account the amoun
strong Note it caused to be made to the Chinese Government and the reply which is the matter under consideration. But Foreign opinion, will we imagine, want something
we can place the total at early
your eyen all whare, the favo
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The office of the Mexican Con sulate in Hongkong is again filled.
Inspector Apear and Sargeant arms seizure. One Snoros em and the other Spear's 'em evidently.
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The police on arms search duty wear blue overalls. This is the feel ing that culprits bave when dis
covered.
mnch.
Sir Hall Caine mys he owes
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the newly appointed Consol being great deal to his lifelong habit of Senor G. R. Duminguez. He arrived reading in bed. Its a place where on Thursday last. Senor Domin-you can readily tum over. guez, who is residing at the Carlton Hotel, comes to Hongkong fmm
Today's Palsating Thought San Francisco, where he had heep One woman's bise is another Consul for about 18 inonths. His family are on their way to join woman's scandal.
him.
The Admiral Oriental, Line-la
in receipt of the following instruce The Hongkong Ladies' Benevo tions: "Yokohama You may book lent Society appeal to the public passengers en legitimate busipeas for assistance. The funds of the modations are available Yokohama depleted owing to the number of advising them that no train accom-Society have been seriously Tokyo, Cargo malls to be hooked repatriations and other relief work Yokohama and Kobe discharge to having been greatly in excess of Orienta 6.Office in Yokohama however small will be gratefully suck at ship option, The Admiral previous years. Any donation,
Is temp
the American received by the Hon, Treasurer: Cons
Mrs. Elliott, 137A, The Peak,
Some competitors used nommer London, September 24-The de plumes, or gave different ad- following matches in the first- dresses. There is no necessity to division of the Scottish League Aberdeen Queen's Park 1 Others who sent in more than Celtic 3 Morton many coupons as they wish. one had Identical lists. This may Rangers have been done with the intention
Clyde
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of backing up one's choice butThird Lanark... 2 Partick T...... 4 most voters will see at once the
futility of this as a few more will
list, is extremely remote.
make no material difference. It would pay to vary the selections seemed destined to keeper: Bigger Others may have been influenced Police Force was about tenth but by the thought that if the prize as the votes came in it gradually had to be divided, they might overhauled the other needs till.#t rank For more shares Infinished up only a few votes behind ratio to their number of coupons Housing Scheme.Water Supply Most mathematicians will tell you stuck to third place by passing that the possibility of two or more Rents Board, the latter dwindling: readers having the same winning down to fifth place behind Typhoon Life Saving Gear There is a big Competitors must bear in mind gap between third and fourth. I that the secret of the contest is not was thought, thar Constitutional merely to guess the items which Reform would finish in the first five will be placed by the total general but votes were not maintained and voto but to set down the positions it was assigned to seventh-place, a to which they will be assigned. A few votes ahead of Harbour Deve few still write their choice out lopment but a long way behind nover: alphabetically, ie, in the order of Largo Ferries. There our full list. This is entirely at seemed any doubt as to the inclus variance with the spirit of the come ion of Bathing Beaches and Now pectabte distances further back Peek Ponder De Military Lands and Stadium tled: the non-winners. pilestie ad
with the same number of votes for petition and means inclusion in City Hall as the others were at res
THE RUNNING...
thirteenth place behind Manicipal At the cutset Housing Scheme, Playgrounds and Modern Theatre.
event Rents Board and Water Supply Harbour Tunnel polled decidedly éstablished a lead twhich they the fewest votes.