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warm terms his appreciation of our hospitality and his regret that different cus- HONGKONG IN THE EIGHTEEN="]toms prevented him from return-
ing it in kind."
FORTY YEARS AGO. prossing in
EIGHTIES.
COLONY'S EARLIER DAYS.
Interesting Impressions of An
ex-Governor.
Chinese Consulate,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
AT THE STAR.
"UNDER WESTERN SKIES" TO-DAY.
Saturday,
From to-day to "Under Western Skisa" will be shown at the Star Theatre, written by Edward Sedgwick and tells of the struggles of the farmers of eastern Oregon who have been caught in the financial net of Wall Street.
SINGAPORE DIVORCE. ›
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MRS. V. CUYLENBERG GRANTED DECREE NISI.
PASSENGER LIST.
⠀ DEPARTURES.
List of passengers departed by "A decree' nisl was granted by Mr. the .. "Tango Maru" for "Aus- Turtles Deane at Singapore, on June tralia and Ports via Manila, on 15, to Mrs. Florence Regina Van June 28
that her husband went to England from Singapore in 1918 to join the army and had never returned; she alleged that he was now living in Mr.
London with another woman.
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À COTTONEURS, APPRAISERS
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Public Auctions.
THE
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THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
Auction
. Another informing note con- cerna a proposal to establish a Chinese Consulate in Hongkong. Sir William writes on this:- Kowloon. This is a picture story Cuylenborg, the petitioner stating Mr. and Mrs. Zobel, Mr. W.
"Shortly after my return from
Krieger, Mr. A. V. Sotillos, Mine Paul Merino, Mr. P. D. Tanguiling, England I received official In his autobiography, (from intimation that Her Majesty's
Mr. Yao Fong, Mrs. Yao Cuan, which quotations have already Government were contemplating
Mrs. Go Ko-se, Miss Six Cheng-tey. been given), Sir William Des compliance with the demand of
Miss Sy Bin, Miss Ensign Terrey FRIDAY, the 25th June, 1926 The wheat fields, are shown in B. Cooper appeared for the peti-Mr. Yoo Young-chan, Mr. Dick Yeux has some illuminating ob the Chinese Government for per all their golden glory while the ioneer, and the respondent was not Maw-york, Mr. Charlie Ah-fat, Mr.
commencing at 11 man- servations on the familiar subject mission to appoint a Consul "of "British prestige," and relates to be resident,
harvesting of the crops showing represented.
"Young Chung, Mr. T. Frank Lee, Mr. Cooper told his Lordship that fr. Hau Ko-kia, Mrs, R. Hunter, an amusing incident by way of kong..
hundreds of labourers at work Such а demand had
hand scores of modern reaping the parties were married in 1000 Miss McKenzie, Mr. A. Mountain, THE REMainder of the illustration. In reference to the more than once
machines. Among the thrilling and lived together with a certain LL. Finch White, Mr. J. SA visit of the Tsarowitch he men-made previously, on the inst, occa-
mount of happiness until 1915, Anderson, Miss L. Frado Bristow, tions having received telegrams sion during the administration of Incidents of this picture, are
the respondent. began to Mr. and Mrs. Waller, and M- from Lord Knutsford (the Secre- Sir Richard Graves Macdonnell, actual scenes taken during the hen
treat his wife with a great deal of
Kant: cruelty, assaulting her on several
N or About MARCH, 1926, WHOLE FLAT or 3PACIOUS SUITE of OFFICES in the "French Building" ex "Victoria|tary of State for the Colonies) on Building," No. 5, Queen's Road the subject of the visitor's recep- Central (between Chartered Bank tion, by which he was instructed to pay the first visit, and when and Mercantile Bank). (1
the Tsarewitch came on shore to give him the right-hand seat in the carriage. "I was glad," re- marks Sir William, to be thus freed from responsibility on the subject; as otherwise I should have felt bound to follow the rule, Orient to that believe, univer-
Apply to- BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
Chater Road.
A
Ting (Top Floor), Coronation sally observed, under which the
NO LET-One largo well venti- TO
lated House. No. 16, Kennedy Road. Rent moderate. Apply to Sul Kut Bank, No. 169, Queen's
Road Central.
MISCELLANEOUS.'
YOUR
Hong-
more
"For there was resident in
AS
Robert
accasions.
the Towards
end
of Lat
PATIENTS: GRATITUDE.
CHANGED HIS MISTAKEN IDEAS.
The following olraumstance well
is handsome as ever: Caveny adds told that her husband contemplated and the part it is playing in the life
jister,
The correspondence between, the parties seemed to have dropped off after the husband's demobilisation, ind he did not return to Singapore, although the military authorities Among the other players are would have paid his passage. The George Fawcett, Kathleen Key petitioner heard nothing more until Eddie Gribbon, Harry Todd, 1923, when she was told by friends Charles K. French, William Steele, who had been to England that her Frank Lanning and John Peters.usband was living openly with The picture was directed by the another woman. She then wrote to author.
the respondent, who admitted that that was true,
at "St George's House" Nos. 2
and 4, Kennedy Road....
VALUABLE HOUS«HOLD FURNITURE CONTAINED
THEREIN
Full Particulars from Catalogue. On Vlow Now. Terms: Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneera Hongkong, 24th June) 1026-
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
THE BANQUE DE L'INDO-.
CHINE bez to inform als
A Y.M.C.A. social secretary, & native of Kirin, who had studied in Moscow for dve years, and who was keenly interested in the Soviet interested in safe deposit, that they Government and in Bolshevism, and have actually in their new build." who highly respected Marahal Fenging, 5, Queen's Road, safe deposit Yu-hatang, arrived in Shanghai on boxes at the yearly rate of $8 for his way to Canton. His previous the small size and $12 for the work had necessitated his travel- | large size. ling through the Northe Pro- Please apply to the Cashier. vinces, visiting all the chief cities, and everywhere he heard of British
Hongkong, 21st April, 1926. Imperialism and harshness.
Shortly after his arrival in Shanghat he had to go to hospital, and found himself in the Shantung. Road Hospital not knowing it to be a British institution, only knowing it to be famous.
Pendleton Round-up, picture who had strenuously and success- fully opposed it on the ground rights of which Universal paid a that such an appointment, while large sum."
Norman Kerry, unnecessary for any legitimate purpose, would be opposed to the Erskine, displays his versatility year respondent enlisted for ser- interests of all the inhabitants of most convincing manner as is ice in H.M. Forces and went to the Colony, European as weil as shown by his smooth transforma England with a contingent from Singapore. Two or three times Chinese. I quickly learnt that tion from a languid, care-free, such sentiments were still equally young New Yorker to a two-fisted, respondent wrote to his wife ed- prevalent, and held even
hard-working, fighting leader of dressing her in terms of affection, strongly than before.
the wheat ranchers. The trans-but in 1916 the petitioner was sent illustrates the good work that the information, however, leaves Kerry for by the military Shantung Road Hospital is doing
of China. another to his many triumphs. setting married in England and Road, Kowloon, suitable for Euro-Governor of a Colony, as repre- nominally at a short distance Anne Cornwall, as Ella Parkhurst, that, he had described her as his pean family Apply to M. G. santing hia Sovereign, givea pre-from it in Chinese territory, anthe real reason for Robert's trans Chow, c/o Clark & Iu. 10, Des cedence to no one. Royalty not ex-officer of the Chinese Maritime formation, is not only dainty and
Correspondence. Voeux Road Central.
cepted.
Customs, who was well able to "British Prestige.”
discharge all the legitimate func-sweet, but shows that she is an
actress of merit. tions of a Consul. Though even Ward Carne, in the role of Otto No doubt there were special his presence was not liked, it was Stern, is the smooth villain of the
for the change on tolerated because he was a Euroy reasons
plctüze. this occasion, but the precedent pean who was unlikely to lend thus set is not altogether free himself to the sinister designs from cbjection. With the Chin which, according to the general ese matters of precedence have belief, furnished the chief real special significance, and they object for the employment of a know quite well the form by Chinese Consul. which it is conceded. Consequent- "The very suggestion of the ly when they see the Governor.appointment of such an official who is to them the principal 're-caused evident terror among the presentative of England, giving Chinese who had acquired wealth previdence to another, they are in the Colony, For they believed pt to infer that the country of that his principal employment that other is regarded as super-would be to ascertain the means ior. In most Colonies such an possessed by each, with a view to impression would be of no import squeezing his relatives resident ance; but it is not so in Hong- on the mainland; and I have little kong, where, owing to its being Joubt that had such an appoint- continually visited by people ment been made, there would: from all parts of China, it is have been a considerable exodus especially desirable that English in the part of Chinese merchants 'prestige' should be preserved. and truders to places of greater "The importance attached by ecurity, thus causing r very the Chinese to such matters was serious loss to the Colony, illustrated by an incident which "This fear was almost equally. occurred about this time. The shared by the leading European Chinese principal squadron beingnhabitants with whom I con- on its annual winter visit to Hong-versed on the subject; and so I kog, admiral Ting, when dining was not long in coming få, the with me, remarked that he had determination, which at once put Baggage placed on board any ship-never seen a review of purely Eng-into execution, to make a vigor- lish troops, and would much like us protest against such, an ap- to do so. It happened that a re- pointment. My arguments seem- view of the Hongkong garrisoned at first to have been without was to take place within a few avail; for I was informed that days; so I thereupon promised to Her Majesty's Government would Goods under Bills of Lading loaded give him an opportunity of seeing permit the appointment notwith-
or discharged.
standing. I was glad, however, to hear after my retirement that the more prudent course was fol- owed, and the appointment was
ever made.
FOUR visiting cards neatly and promptly printed."China Mail' Office, No. 5, Wyndham St., Telephone Central 22.
NOTICES.
F.
HONGKONG & KOWLOON PANTECHNICON .CO.
4B, Duddell Street:
Move anything "to-anywhere)..... We undertake to remove furniture from any place to any other place in the Colony.
Baggage taken delivery from any ship and delivered to any place in the Colony."
We guarantee against Breakages or
foss.
Ring up
Central 4531 4 dny) - Kowloon 760 (night). Hongkong, 18th June, 1920.
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE
of..
A VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
to be sold
By Order of the Mortgages- by
PUBLIC "AUCTION
WEDNESDAY, the 30th day of
June, 1926,
at 3 o'clock p.m. by
A. G. DA ROCHA,
Auctioneer
At his Auction Rooms,
2A, D'Aguilar Street Hongkong
The property consists of :-
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Chinese Admiral's Ruse. On the day appointed for this review Admiral Ting, having been apprised of it, greeted me at the saluting flag, dressed in his yellow jacket, together with the -whole gorgeous array of a first- class mandarin. As the troops were approaching, the Admiral moved somewhat in front of me. He did this in such a way as to lead me to believe that the act was simply due to excitement in witnessing novel spectacle. And so, without saying anything, uri,
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[To be continued.]
H.K. HOTEL RESIDENTS......
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c, P. inderaon N. Broy
r A. Glarner
r F. E. Elso
r J. Goodyear
Hees
I quietly moved myself in front Mr F. Be pe of him. Becoming apparently Mr. Jones.
back
Mr J. N. H. Moly,
Mr, Mra ant
Nason
Mr B. PeartOSN
Mr H. Pear.co
Mr J. B. Roes &
Mrs. Jesso Monte daughter of General Ballington Booth, head of the Salvation Army, was seriously injured in a motor car grash near Southampton..
The petitioner corroborated counsel's statements in the witness box. She, sald: that her husband was born in Ceylon, but he had tated his intention of making his home in Singapore and he had brought his family there. She fre quently sent money to her husband after he left Singapore and she paid
G8 for his commission.
His Lordship remarked that that was not possible. What the wit ness probably meant was that she paid för his uniform.
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After a six weeks' stay and an. operation, he went out quite, well, On leaving, he reported to the head Chinese nurse as follows "I am going to tell all my friends in North China that they were mis- "taken in their ideas of May,30. 1. have only had the kindest of treat- ment whilst here, and I have seen much happiness with those around me. also the friendly way in which "the Chinese and foreign" doctors and" Meeting In London.
nurses are working together, and Mr Thomas Redrup_a__Govern, the kindness and sympathy_shown nent employee, gave evidence to day by day to those helpless people the effect that he had known the in the wards. My intention was to parties for about fourteen years. have gone to Canton, but now I am He used to live next door to them, not going, but am going North in- and several times he had to inter-tead where I shall tell people of vene when the respondent was their mistaken ideas. I shall al- Assaulting his wife,
ways remember the hospital and Once he saw the husband throw, those working there.. In the future: boot at his wife. While he was when I get an opportunity I shall Ion leave lust year he met the res let you know that my words are pondent outside Whitehall and visit- true, and ask you to remember ed him at his house, where he was me.".
ntroduced to a lady known as Mrs. pencor and petitioner referred to the four children in the house as his children.
His Lordship granted the decree a stated.
Simla, June 6-The Common- A serious accident occurred at wealth of Australia Parliament- the Austrian Glacis in Peking ary Association has invited few days ago, when a motor car wo delegates of the Indian Parlia- iriven by Mr. Delplace, and carry-mentary Association to visit Aus- issing 33; 8 passenger Mr. J.tralia next. Autumn. Mr. Patel, Mackenzie of the Maritime Cus-President of the Assembly, is con- toms, collided with a tramcar and gening an early meeting of the Mr. Association to consider the invita- was made a complete wreck. Delplace was jammed among the tion and select personnel. The iebris and extricated only with invitation is appreciated as in-
ifficulty. Mr. Mackenzie
was dicating a desire for the promo-)
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more excited, he again advanced, Mr W J. Iander. Hr. A severely cut-on the face and legs.tion of better understanding be-Tytam-
and I still patient, repeated my former movement.
"When, however, for the third time he used the same manoeuvre, we now having advanced some yarda from the proper position, I at once divined that his action
wus nct of unconscious disccur. tesy, but of deliberate design. The Chinese have always, and in various ways, endeavoured to cul- tivate the impression that Eng- land holds Hongkong only by the favour of the Emperor of China; and the Admiral, In his conspicu- All that piece or parcel of ously, Chinese, dress, evidently ground situate at Victoria in the thought the occasion a favourable Colony of Hongkong and re-one for strengthening this im gistered at the Land Office a pression by causing the many SECTION S OF INLAND LOT
thousands, of Chinamen present No, ́1381 · TOGETHER with all messages or tenements and other saluting him rather than the to believe that the troops were erections and buildings thereon and the rights, easements and Governor. This was clearly not
appurtenances theroto belonging,
The above mentioned property
to be permitted, and, as the front ranks were now close at hand, Į
is held for the residue of the term said in a courteous, and at the of 999 years commencing from the same time determined voice to 13th day of July 1896, created him. Would you be kind enough therein by a Crown Lease of the to stand back? making a move- said Lot dated the 4th day of ment of my hand to show clearly Whether he January 1004, and made between what was desired,
Her Majesty Queen Victoria of the understood the English words or one part and Emmanuel Raphast, not I do not know, but he at ones Belilios of the other part.
complied, and I, standing where
For further particulars and con. I was, received the different
diifons of sale apply to * ́
Messrs. HASTINGS, DENNYS
& BOWLEY, Solicitors.
8. Des Voeux Road Central,
Hongkong.
sor.to
A. G. DA ROCHA, Auctioneer.
24 D'Aguilar Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 24th June, 1926,
sa utes in due form,
7 am glad to say that this in- eident made no difference in my e.utlong with Admiral Ting. If anything, they became even morg Cordial, for I recognised that his intention had been merely patriotic and he properly gave me similar credit. Some days afterwards, on his farewell visit, The presented me with a large "celudon" bowl, which he believed to be a thousand years old, ex-
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THIS is rhéunietism of the muscles
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