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COBB-On October 28, 1924, at Dr. Fearn's Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Angela, wife of P. H. Cobb, a daughter.
MARRIAGES.
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On
LIKE A SEEDLING.
Bad Eyesight grows 'quickly,
LAZARUS.
The Chinx Mail.
Bosozoid, Vroepsday, Oct. 28, 1924.
LIGHTER TAXATION?
THE CHINA MAIL.
Living Lloyd's Register."
PIRACY
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF
WAI HOI" AFFAIR.
"A report made to the police by
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1924..
ITALIAN OPERA:
TROVATORE" WELL
RECEIVED."
GOVERNMENT' HOUSE.
PAST AND FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS.
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any appreciable return but which will prove of equal, If not of Shipping men who have called greater, beneft to future genera at the Harbour Office must have noticed one of the staff, a Chinese tions as to the present. That this youth who wears eyeglasses and
The announcement that His policy should have won general who sits in the deak marked
The presentation of "Il Trova Excellency the Governor would: approval is not surprising, since "Entry and Clearance." Skippers under it His Excellency is able to and others who have had difficul- Chan Chuen of the river steamer tore" by the fullan Grand
Opera attend the performances to be promise that for many years to ties in filling up requisite for us "Wal Rol" throws further light on Company at the Theatre Royal given by the Italian Opera Com- and handing information to the piracy of that vessel on Oct. 25. last night might have been a pany, at the Theatre Royal to-
The vessel was on a voyage from success even with a mediocre night and to-morrow, is incorrect.... come materially increased taxa- comply with regulations have tion can be avoided, even if the always found him a courteous and Hongkong to Wuchow, and when orchestra with the excellent one His Excellency will not be present. revenue from oplum ceases to valuable helper since he seems to off Ng Shon-hung in the West available there can be no two on either occasion.
Where a Agure in our returns. Avoiding be able to fathom all his visitors River, two pirates, who were views on the matter.
of weaker orchestra would have
On Friday last His Excellency entertained the following to heavier taxation is a policy that and know at once where they are travelling under the guise
at sea." But this is not all. He passengers, suddenly gained con- followed, they led, correcting the can hardly fall to commend itself has already been described as a trol of the bridge, and backed up slightest tendency to drag-even dinner at Government. House to the public. But when it is live Lloyd's register as he carries by loaded pistols, compelled the first rate singers have this tendency His Honour Mr. Justice and Mrs..
captain to steer the vessel under sometimes, however unconscious possible at the same time to carry volumen-full of shipping data in their directions. Nearing Kong of it they may be. Maestro Cav. Gompertz, Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs.
his head. There is no necessity out, besides the usual heavy for reference to text-books and moon, 10 more pirates armed Castagnino, is heartily to be con Orpen Sanders; Lieut.-Colonel and with pistols and daggers'boarded | gratulated on directing the Mrs. Matthews, Mr. and Kra. of public works registers for him. If any - the vessel. They then steered orchestra so well through a difficult R. M. Dyer, Engineer-Commander and Mrs. Hocken, Mr. Lindsell, planned every year, such huge formation is required he tells it off in the direction of Kongmi, score.
After the Company's magnificent Lieut. Comm. Conway Hake, Dr. development schemes as the Praya from memory no matter if the whore a large number of junks
performance of Il Trovatore" and Mrs. Black, Mrs. R. J. Hall, the success should be assured of Captain and Mra. Kent, and Mr.. the short season of opera which is Warner, now inaugurated.; It certainly is in so far as the merit of Carpi's new company is concerned and there is Lavery reason to believe that it will be as regards the patronage of the public.
programme
East reclamation and the Shing ship has not called here for were awaiting them.
months. Pressmen, who have The value of the loot is estimated
then always been helped out by him, at $10,000 exclusive of the personal have been impressed-by-his-sound-effects of the passengers and crew knowledge of what is required. The pirates also removed four This "walking encyclopaedia of Mauser pistols.forming part of the statistical knowledge regarding equipment on board.
One member of the crew was shipping coming and going out of Hangkong" is Mr.. Wan Koon- killed and one wounded. shing who has only been connected with shipping since February, 1921, when he left school.
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised
ALLEGED THIEF.
CHARGED AS PICKPOCKET
IN COURT.
In The Mail.
A Chinese lad appeared before {"Mr."E. W. Hamilton at the Kow.) ENTERTAINMENTS. loon Magistracy, this morning, on a charge of pocket-picking last the Oriental Shows October 29-Coronet Theatre; night at
at Kowloon. Divisional In "The Rustle of Silk."
the pector
Angus Theatre
Water Police Station outlined Theatre; the cast as follows:
Mun Valley reservoir, popular approval reaches its highest pitch. Possibly that is why hitherto it has not occurred to anyone to ask if the Govern- ment, able with a little foresight to avoid heavier taxation and still meet all the Colony's needs, is not able also to reduce taxation and thus make the community even more contented? This could be "done quite easily, we suggest, not by sacrificing. any part of the Government's programme, ready for pruning though some of the items might appear, but simply by extending the very financial policy which is to render, heavier tax- tion unlikely for some years to Undoubtedly this would result in our balances being
October 29.-Queen's Theatre; reduced before the time now con-“The Affairs of Anatol.” templated, but that cannot be taken as a serious objection, firstly because the Government is pre- sumably prepared for such a |contingency arising through any sudden call, and secondly because a little adjustment should easily reconcile the expenditure with the money available. The only serious
SPORT. objection that could be advanced
November 8.-Sixth extra race against decreasing existing taxa-meeting of the Hongkong Jockey tion by extending the Governor's suggested financial policy is that we would not, in His Excellency's
come.
October 22--Star "Enemies of Women."
October 29.-World "Kean."
October 20. Theatre Royal Italian Grand Opera Company presents. "Faust."
October 80.First Musicale of the season af Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m...
Concert in Taikoo Club Hall, 9.15 October 31-Grand Hallowe'en
p.n
October 81.-Grand Recital at the City Hall, 6.30 p.m.
Club.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS. October 80,-Lanimert Broh, at Sales Room, à collection of postage
November
P.
of
As Mr. J. Xavier was standing in a crowd on the show ground, the accused approached him and
pocket.
There need be no apprehension on the part of those who are not acquainted with the romantic story of the Troubadours for the pro grammes contain the complete story and one is able to follow the developments without loosing the softness of the spoken word of the language which lends itself so well to musical expression.
Salvatore Commanam's story of the opera strikes a tense and dramatic note right from the yery | outret where Ferrando relates the history of the childhood of Count Luna and the loss of his brother. This is maintained right through to the sobbing lament of Leonorn in Verdi's most famous operatic One scene, the great Miserere.
the follows
fortunes of the
His Honour Sir Henry Gollan has beeh, staying at Government House since his arrival in the Colony.
Next Thursday, His Excellency will dine with Major T. T. Oakes and the Officers of the 2/4th.. Bombay Grenadiers.
On Friday, November 7, His Excellency will be present at the Fancy Dress dance arranged by the Naval and Dockyard branch, in aid of the Ministering Chil- dren's League.
FAMINE RELIEF.
-MORE PITIFUL TALES OF SUFFERING,
Peking, Oct. 16. That famine stole a $5 bill from his jacket Troubadore with sympathy to his
untimely end at the hands of his conditions are already beginning to Mr. Xavier caught the prisoner all-unsuspecting brother, who has prevail in the regions flooded by red handed and had him arrested. hitherto known him as a corquer the summer rains is indicated by The money was found in de ing rival is the realm of love. two reports recently received by the fendant's hand. Mr. B. F. Margin The liquid clearness of the China International Famine Relief Bexible voice of Mile Alessandra Commission. Both of these TC- Lashkora was well suited to the ports cover areas in the Chihli part of Leonara, a noble lady of district.
also saw the act.
10.15 a.tn. on Saturday.
The case was adjourned until
MISTRESS AND MAID.
CLAIM -- FOR WAGES.
the court of an Aragon Princess. The first report which was sub- and Mile. Pinna Minotti brought mitted by Rev. W. T. Hobart of pathos to bear on her deliniation of
a wandering Biscayan gipsy, her the Methodist Mission, covers the beautiful contralto voice being region, to the North and South of
Peking used, with artistic discretion.
Dr. Hobart reports that the two
Sig. Scamuzzi is a baritone with
phrase, be changing the form of stamps, .-Lammert Brok, an action against her mistress; hAragon. It
at Sales Rooms, woollen, serge and flunnel suitings and overcoatings, November 7-Lammert Bro
11 a.m.
at Sales Room, Duddell Street. valuable leasehold property, 9 p.m.
COMPANY MEETINGS. November 5.--Further extra- ordinary meeting of Donglas 8.8. Co., Ltd., at 20 Des Voeux Road Central, noon.
our assets but would be spending them to the extent of the difference involved. However if this argu- ment is to hold taxation, however, high, would never be reduced at all, and might even, following a principle, be increased indefinitely. Certainly it may be contended further against reducing taxation by extending the Governor's suggested financial policy that the Colony 'is not heavily taxed at all but is indeed, compared with the Homeland, extremely fortunate in this respect. That argument, however, begs the question entirely, for if taxation can be safely reduced, manifestly it should be reduced. Moreover, as
A report has been made to the we hope to show later, there are police by Mr. J. G. Shaw, of 18, excellent reasons why in Hong- Peak Read, that about noon yes- kong it should be reduced, to someterday a gold pin, set with diamonds, valued at $200, was extent at least.
stolen from his bedroom.
Emperor Of Russia.
November 8-General meeting of members of the Hongkong and China Camphor Refining Co., Ltd., at the offices of the Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd., Lower Albert Road, noon,
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
a high sense of artistic values and hsiens in this district, which have his truly great voice is used to fine suffered the most are Ku- and Here 617 villages have At the Central Magistracy this effect in the part of Count Luna, Pahsien: morning, a Chinese amah brought the young noble of the Prince of een flooded and it is estimated would difficult to that 300,000, people will need
of. Alrenly four-fifths the
are population
without" Mrs. Augusto, for the recovery of imagine a singer better qualified relief.
to take this part. The tenor voice $10 due to her as wages.
food aud are eating chaff. The employer, through her of Sig. Franco Corbetta, with its
other fifth of the solicitor, admitted liability for great range and sweetness, is well The September wages only, namely $5, suited to the part of Manrico, the population have food on hand to lng herself the amah had forfeited of Biscay, of mysterious birth and claiming that owing to misconduct young chieftain under the Prince last possibly three months,
Hardly any land in these lusions
the right to receive any wages for in reality the brother of Count di can be planted with winter whent end sonie will not be available for twenty days she had worked in Luna. October.
Lesser parts were taken by Miles spring plinting as the water still"
and Six The complainant denied mis- Polastri
Congetto lies eight feet deer over the fields.. conduct, and the case was post- Paterna, the latter of whom has a Pabsien can be reached only by poped for another date for further sweet-ioned bass voice.
evidence.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
To Late Comers
that
boat even now. and it is possible- to go from there direct to Tient-in by host over the flooded areas,
The suffering Here will be intense and the loss of life grant- unlesss adequate relief is brought to these- Пeople.
The management wish to ex- | press, through the columns of the
China Mail," a request patrons, will be in their seals before 9.15.
The second quit was received A theft Eas occurred in the Carpi's Grand Opera Company from Mr. John T. Bickford of the Peace Palace at The Hague, where ! will present "Faust" at the
Presbyterian Mission at Shantelfu the ebony hammer used by the Theatre Royal to-night, the words and covers conditions in five ster President of the International | of..... which are founded upon in the Shunteḥ Pu region. Jer. Court of Justice has been stolen. Goeth's tragedy and the music of Hsien. Chu Lu. Kwong Tsung..
which is by Charles Gounod.
Mc'A. C. Jenkins, of MersCS- L. C. Gillespie and Sons, Want- shien, and Miss Miriam Bencroft, formerly of the Church General Hospital, Wuchang, were married in Kobe on October 14. The bride a mother, Mrs. Charles P. Bancroft accompanied her daughter from America to Robe to give her away
On ball, charged with travell ing on the Kowloon Canton Rafl. way from Sheung Shui to Yanmati without a Chinese coolie failed to appear inn marriage. elled teppex in Court. The bail of $5 was estreated.
A cable last month announced that the Grand Duke Cyril, a cousin of the late Czar had issued
There will be a Musicale held a proclamation declaring himself Emperor of all the Russias. at the Helena May Institute to According to news by mail, he has morrow, Thursday, October 30, at taken this step on the advice of 5.30 p.m. for Members and their eminent Russians who hold that friends. Tickets, to be obtained an Imperial Throne, although it from the Secretary: 50 cents each stands on foreign soil, will be a Tea will he served from 430 centre around which Russians who love their country can rally. In
p.m.-Advt.
RUGBY FOOTBALL.
M.L. v. THE REST.
A match between the HK.D.C. Mounted Infantry and the Rest will take place at the Club ground Happy Valley, on Saturday next. commencing at 4.45 p.m. Teams
Ping Hsiang and Chi Chai,”,
Omitting Kwang Tsung, whose • angistante refuses to ask, for gov ernment help on the ground that people must be actually starving... and freezing to death before snch- aid is granted and such conditions do not now prevail in his haien, there are about four hundred vil- Inges, or half the total number in ibis region which will need help. The official reports, which so far as I is possible to cheek thear, seem to The accurate, fist from one two-
J
The first instance in the history are:- of Bit of a white man being waylaid, robbed, and murdered MI XV-Mills, Smith, Morris thirds of the familica into tro The victim son, Clelland and Jenkins; Clerk villages as fame sufferers, or a has just occurred. was Mr. C. B. Sealy, an English and Mine; Beveridge, Jones, total of between 10,000 and 50,000-
relief. surveyor who was in charge of the Mackintosh, Miller, Moncrieff, people for the district who wil need" constriction of a new road through Oliphant, Russell and Worrall the island of Viti Levu. He was Reserve: Stewart.
Already many of the men love. robbed of about £400; Government
The Rest Prowse, Skinner, left the villages in search of work.
conditions. become more During the week ending the money, which he was carrying to Foster Easterbrook and Hyde'; and as
Shovelton and Owen; Forayth acute, inany more of the people will* his proclamation the new Emperor 27th, there were three cases of pay workmen... A
Ralston, Davies, Adams, Jordain, leave their homes in search of food. The financial policy outlined by proclaims his son Vladimir, who is enteric fever (one imported), all
"In places the prospecter of a win-- the Governor in his budget speech seven, heir to the throne, sworn Chinese, one Chinese case of A speciet pastiñan was debilled Groves, Lee and Paul has won general approval. There to observe the Orthodox faith, but paratyphoid fever and a Chinese to Southampton on September 8, to Referee: Mr. H. G. Hegarty,er wheat, erop are good, but in is no need at this stage to recall he would allow complete religious death from puerperal fever. One deliver birthday greetings to Miss The M.I will play in white and large areas the fields are still mud caffate cor covered with water and liberty in the country and devote of the enteric victims died. A Catherine Jellicoe, aged 103, who the Rest in colours. October 15, at H.B.M. Con- the details of the suggested polley himself to liberating Russia from case of rabies in a dog was also rose at 9.30 o'clock, and spent hours It is hoped that there will be a cannot be planted this fell
reading letters and telegrams, good turn out of those interested Some relief measures are being sulate-General, Shanghai, and Briefly it is to press forward the Communist yoke. The Grand reported.
The first question was whetherthere in the Volunteers to witness this taken locally, money luas been dis afterwards at Holy Trinity development works with every Duke Cyril is a son of the Grand
Duke Vladimir, a younger soù of A Chinese cook residing at was a cablegram from her favourite game which promises to be atributed and there is talk of several construction projects to be under- Cathedral by the Very Rev. speed, even if this entails a deficit the Emperor Alexander II. who Queen's Road Central was ad nephew, Viscount Tallicoe. When closely contested one
Rugby members of the Club are taken as relief work, but the mea C.J. F. Symons, M.A., Patrick for the year, since each year the was assassinated by the Nihilists mited to the Government Civil fold there was nood, she said that Murray Scott, son of the late deficit can be met from our in 1881. Born at Tsarskoe Selo in Hospital yesterday as a result of it was sure to come know reminded that practice evenings sures proposed are entirely in- John Harper Scott, Greenock, cash balances, care being taken 1876, the Duke as a young naval being knocked down by Aberdeen Jack won't forget the day, she set aside are Tuesday and Thurs adequate to meet the situation, and day. The Cup games with the this region, too, will need ontside officer was on board the warship motor hos No. 957 The man said. to deplete
My Services will soon take place and relief an a large scale if untold suf "Petropavlovsk when she was sustained injuries, to his abdomen, daughter of the late Rev. these beyond Jehan Mauchien and Mrs. Excellency suggests $5,000,000 the Russo-Japanese War. Hii Hongkong this afternoon at 3 intention of the Club to send XV The ational Flood Relief
nres of Canada, wül arrive in practice as possible. It is, the coming winter is to be avoided. Mauchlen, Richmond, Surrey-where any sudden call would marriage to the divorced Grand Yuen Ki, pig dealer, was 'clock, according to advices re-up to Shanghal at China New Year The National. Flood Relief Drive- ROBERTSON — CARMICHAEL dislocate our finances. Once our Duchess of Hease brought him brought before Mr. E. W. Hamilton ceived at the local offices Faster in an attempt to recover the Flag unces a gift of $5,000, received On October 22, fat Holy balances have been thus reduced under the grave displeasure of the at the Kowloon Magistracy, this day morning I understood and Shield lost at the beginning collected by Mr. Ho, a nephew of from Hongkong.This money was Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai,
Czar, and for a period he and his morning for cruelty to a pig by that the canada" "'encountered of the year. by the Very Bev. C. the time will have come to raise wife were banished from Russia carrying it in a crate, not provided very heavy seat on the way from
Sir Robert Ho Tong. Symons, M.A., Imabella, loans to finance certain develop They were subsequently pardoned with matting. He was also stued Vancover and was somewhat des
The Bhantung Committed of the China International Relief Com daughter of the late Mr. and ment works short term loans | In 1917 the Duke joined the to have of med a bribe of St to a
ntenave Mrs. Carmichael, of Keith, for development works which revolutionary party in Russia, but Wethal wel constable, when under CC T Banffshire, Scotland, to will, when completed, pay for since the seizure of power by the arrest, with a slow Hie bejar Ye
Bolsheviks he has represented the lessed, yeste hopes of his exiled countrymen Argyle Str that the fortunes of the Romanons, three wosks 'hard' (sbour
was impose might be restored:
to Olivia Margaret Mauchlen, of course nont His blown up in Port Arthur, during which are, however, not conalder The Canadian Pacific line Bm- members should get, in as much fering and inecry during the
Charles Albert, son of the themselves and possibly yield a late Mr. and Mrs. Robertson;
of Paignton, Devonshire, profit; long term loans for develop England.
ment works which will not bring
ed to be of a serious pamiro, V
oncert has campaign for the collection
for the Drive in
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