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The return of 'notifiable dis- lia, which arrived yesterday, leases for the 48 hours ended brought 1,000 tons of cargo for Sunday, shows a clean bill of Hongkong.
health.
Playing children recently turned up a valuable and interest- ing treasure in the cellar of the home of the former Moscow nobleman, Pazukhin. The trea-
It is understood that 228 lots of State land insure included five pounds of gold although the local Stock Ex-B.N. Borneo, were taken up dur- and almost 150 pounds of silver, changes are temporarily closed, ing the second quarter of this together with precious vessels and buying and selling of shares con year. This is the largest number a number of Invitations to im- tinues, there being sales of of lots taken up in any similarby various tsars to members of Banks and Landa.
period for many years past.
perial social entertainments sent
the Pazukhin family. Some of these invitations date back to the time of Catherine II.
Travel on the steamers cross-
The usual Wednesday Public The good old days when Lecture of the Hongkong Lodge bacon, fish and cheese could be Tho Theosophical Society, 7 bought for a penny a pound and Duddell Street, top floor, will be good-bodied beer formed part of given on Wednesday, August 12, most men's wages, are recalled bying the English Channel is said at 5.45 p.m. Members are especi-a survey, "just completed, of to be decreasing because of the of tourists, largely ally requested to be present. Devonshire parish records of a number
century ago, The water in Americans, who are using the re- Devon at that time, it is said, gular airplane lines between Lon
don and Paris.. During the was not fit to drink, and so every summer months at least 1,000 one drank béer.
people a week leave London by air for the Continent, the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company states, adding that in addition to its saving of time two hours against seven by train and boat- the journey is more comfortable.
The case arising out of the alleged failure of Tsang Tsun, managing director of the Hong! kong. Kowloon and New Terri- tories Motor Bus Company, to enter in the books of the Company
The following incident from Sandakan is vouched for ab solutely. Two, nests of hornets on a holiday near mile 8 effec-
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A gallant act performed by a soldier is reported in the "Seoul a sum of $4,500 given to him for Press," Private Nitta, seeing the purchase of shares was again raft bearing two Koreans upset mentioned before Mr. S. B. B. plunged into the muddy water and McElderry at the Central Magis-saved them at the risk of his own tracy yesterday, The case was life. People watching his gallant remanded for fresh charges to be effort acclaimed him enthusiasti- Among the passengers framed against the accused. cally when complete success re-brought into New York recently warded him. One of them, deeply by the Bremen of the North Ger- moved, embraced the brave soldier man Lloyd Line were a number of German students going to the as he emerged from the water.
United States to study during the The biggest amount of death can students have been crossing. summer months. Many Ameri- duty that has ever been assessed this summer to study and observe by the Government of the Straits conditions in Europe. The possi Settlements is that on the pro-bilities of interesting European perty of the late Mr. Oei Teong-students in American travel, in ham, the Sugar King. It has the manner that American college been ascertained that the total students go abroad, is another value of his property in the opportunity of filling the now Straits Settlements was about partly empty third-class quarters $50,000,000 as death duty. The and of building up a westbound payment is to be spread over a tourist trade, in which steamship period of ten years. An instal-officials agree there is a fertile ment of about $800,000 has been and undeveloped field. paid. Next to the Sugar King's was that of the late Mr. Lea Choon-guan, which amounted to about a quarter of a million dollars.
tually resisted all attempts at eviction, even a perfectly good "burn" having no effect. As time went on it became absolutely necessary. to remove them, since the thicket where they resided was directly in the line of an im- portant drain which was being cut. One of the Chinese coolies employed there had for a long time affirmed that he could; for a dollar, remove them without any difficulty whatsoever and he was in the end told he could try. An incantation was alleged by him to be all that was necessary and he accordingly retired to his house in the evening for that purpose. Next morning the hornets were still there and, on being chaffed
The Chinese processions con- about it, he said that it was all as tinue daily, says the "Japan it should be, as they were not due Chronicle." The order of proces- to go till the afternoon. In due sion always seems to be the same. course it was discovered that they First come young maidens in had actually disappeared and the white and black, then boys, not coolie then went and brought nearly so smart, in a neutral back the empty nests as final mixture coats and trousers. A evidence of the fact, afterwards small number of men. some in burning the thicket where they had been. As far as is known
the man never went near
"Truth," Sir W. S. Gilbert, re- A long time ago, says
minded us that a policeman's lot is not a happy one. I am inclined to add that it is not altogether a safe one, to judge from the figures given in the House by the Home the number of Secretary of Metropolitan policemen who have been injured by vehicles while on point duty. In 1919 seven were hurs and by 1924 the number had risen to 89. During these six white and some in black follow. The Home Secretary said he years two accidents proved fatal.. and the rearguard consists of would be happy to receive any the some grown-up maidens in blue
and white. There are flags and greater security for the police. suggestions which would lead to boy scouts and bugle-blowing, and Here is one that old women, of some of the men carry banners. both sexes, should be forbidden to Perhaps it all keeps the movement bombard with questions police- going, but the young people must men who are directing traffic at be getting rather tired of it. busy spots. In some Continental However, it adds to the pictures-countries it is not permissible to quéness of the streets, and the talk to the man on point duty, processions are most orderly. and this should be applied here.
nests after he had agreed to try his experiment and he certainly never tried the usual method of smoke or fire. This sounds like a pure fairy-tale but it rests on the statement of a gentleman whose veracity is undoubted and who. can himself offer no explanation of how the deed was done.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
A number of masters from St. Stephen's College are volunteer ing at the Post Office.
The death of Major Edward Mac-Gillicuddy Morphy M.C Sectional Engineer, State Hall ways, B.N.B., occurred at Best fort on July 16.
Passengers on the Tanda which arrived yesterday from Australia included Dr. Heaslett, Bishop of South Tokyo, Mrs. and Miss Hopwar, and Dr. and Mrs. Pringle.
Mr. Sergei Stupin, Russian cellist, who performed recently in Hongkong, was given an unusual ovation on his initial appearance in Tokyo when he gave two con certs at the Tsukiji Doshiki kaikan.
Wiseman's Café continues its excellentiffins with excellent bon mots on the back of the | menu card. Yesterday's wisdora included the following:ACE Real life is made up of equal va parts of inspiration with aspiration, and & seasoning of perspiration to make the favour good.
Home] friends, wealth, and beauty have no charm for a man with a nail up in his boot or a kink Inhle con- ecience
will suit a man who
Any
Talking to Jack
the popular Lancashire skipper, noted Spanish writer who hails Sharp, Mr. Federico Garcia Sanchiz, a the other day, found him very optimistic as to the chances of from Valencia, which is also the his county winning the Cricket home of Blasco Ibanez, has come Championship. He's a delightful to China to collect material for a personality, with a fund of Lan-novel which will be published by cashire stories that point to al
American strong sense of humour. He is an
editor. Mr. probably the only professional in- Sanchiz was recently in New ternational cricketer and foot York, where he was very popular baller who has regained his in literary circles.. amateur status..
Miss Joyce Wethered's retire-
ment from championship golf "Guess it means a Dog's Life comes as no surprise to those who for me from now onward," WAS know her. The fact is that she the comment of Charlie Chaplin has never really cared for it. She when asked to discuss the arrival hasn't got the Leitch" fighting of Charlie, junior, born recently temperament. She bas always to the famous film comedian and played more for the sake of the his sixteen-year-old actress bride. game than with the object of "But I am not complaining, am winning. Those championship 17 Not on your life. Fir much matches tested her endurance to too happy for complaints. It has its utmost limit, and she went to been the dream of my life to have, bed both before and after their a son, and now that my wish has occurrence...
been gratified, I am the happiest guy going."
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