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Massey's four. They also had the unique experience of scoring a six and a five (eleven shots) in con” secutive heads. Scores
E.P.R.C. C.S.C.C. Baker
Knott Glover Henderson MeTavish
L
Westlake
Archibald
Alderman
(Skip)..20 (Skip)
.19
Beattie
Rose
Davis Allen
(Skip).16
Flegg Greenwood".
Haynes
Massey
(Skip) ..38
Total..78
There were some very surpris- ing results in the League lawn Shaw bowls games on Saturday, Glen
In the First "Division Craigon. Whiteford gower defeated Taikoo, the Civil Hamilton Servico brought off a surprising
(Skip),..22 Victory over the Kowloon Dock, Samways whilst the Bowling Green Club Williamson ined their first win of the sea- McKellar on in defeating the Police. This R. W. Lee N or About MARCH, 1926,y now augur well for the by starting off on
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by losing, are in a very bad povi- tion, and they will need to watch themselves to avoid relegation.
The East Point Club continued their sequence of wins and still
remain at the head of the Second Division of the League,
Taikoo increased their position at the expense of the Yacht Club. The K.C.C. recovered from last week's defeat by winning from the Craigengever, whilst, as was to be expected, the Indians lost to the Club de Recreio
FIRST DIVISION..
Craigengewer v. Talkoo.
Playing at home the Craigen- gower Club gained an unexpected victory over the Taikoo team by 11 shots. Scoree :----
C.C.C. Muskett Rose Rumjahn Basa
(Skip) 17: (Skip) .20
12
..46
(Skip)
Total
Kowloon C.C., Craigengower C.C..
The Cricket Club managed to win from the Craigangowar at their own green
by 11 shots. Scores:- Abraham Goldenberg Tacchi Hill
(Skip)..16
Brightman Kitchell
Sellwood Arculli
(Skip)..19
|Goodwin.
Lammert
Kharas Bennett
Fraser
Gillard
Gibson
Spink
(Skip).24
Burford Wragge Overy Robinson
(Skip) ..21
Total..64
(Skip) Razack Van de Lily Rodrigues Alves
(Skip)
AT THE STAR.
"THE NARROW STREET"" TO-DAY.
AT THE QUEEN'S.
· JOHNNY HINES IN THE EARLY BIRD.”
DOLLAR ACADEMY
DOLLAR, SCOTLAND, REPARATION for Universities.
Parmy Public Services, Com-
marco,
On list of Schools nominat
At the Queen's Theatro to-daying for Sandhurst. Contingent of "The Early Bird," foaturing Johnny Junior Division OT.C. Hines, will be screened. The star
Mild climate and healthful sur
LAMMERT BROS.
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAIÜRG AND SURVEYORS,
Public Auctions-
THE Undersigned have received
A narrow street, only 20 feet wide. furnishes the basis for Warner Bros. motion picture of the same name, that open at the Star is cast in the role of a milk wag-roundings, specially suitable for
the Star Theatre this evening.. obstacles to become. to moving areas. Preparatory School adjacent. Boing the sercan version of the spirit in an organlantion of milk- Prospectus and full particulars novel by Edwin Bateman. Morris, men who form their own company
may be obtained on application to "The Narrow Street presents to combat the milk trust.. The plote School Secretary, or at the story an interesting and surprising is built up by a succession of logical Office of this paper, as those crooked little allays that steps, each of which dovetails
Headmaster, HUGH F. MARTIN. twist and turn their way across nicely into the next.
B.A., (Oxon.) erowded cities.
same name, that will be shown at gon driver who scales a number of colonial, boys and boys from urban instructions to sell by Publia
To outward appearances, Simon Haldane, played by Matt Moore, f na unobtrusive and retiring as the narrow street he lives on, until one stormy night, he finds his bachelor quarters invaded by a nameless girl, who asks for refuge from the inclement weather and the police,
Dorothy Devore, charactertues the intruding Doris with all, the chaim of a beautiful and cultured girl in straitened circumstances, with the result that Simon Haldane, in his desire to protect her from those she fears, announces to the world that she is his wife.
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The production is of high quality and even though the methods of the star are obvious they may be excused. because of the speedy. comedy action which dominates the picture.
It is unadulterated entertainment and Hines gives one of his best per formances in it. The twiat in the plot enables him to attend an aristocratic party and there is a certain amount of pathos in thle scene, which is not over done, but is nevertheless touching. The sup porting cast is strong, including Sigrid. Holmquist, Edmund Breeze, Wyndham Standing, Flora Finch,
3
Many embarrassing situations Maud T-Gordon, and Bradley- are cloverly evaded by the quick- | Barker. thinking Doris, whose mysterious
presence introduces the staid OVER NIAGARA IN A BARREL. 19 bachelor to a new vista of things
as they might be, if-
William Beaudine is responsible for the direction of "The Narrow Stroot," which was adapted for the .18screen by Jullen Josephson A
Total..58
Club de Recreio v. Indian R.C.
The Club de Recreio gained their first home victory on Satur- day by defeating the Indians by 16 shots. Scores!'
de Recreio
T.R.C.
Muirhead
Chapman
Peterson
Ferguson
Fritz Rosselet.
Peoples.
Duncan
Fisher?
Morrison
Dennis
Drummond
(Skip)..23
(Skip) ..18
LR.C
Neves
Whyte Grimshaw Sloan
Barros
Madar
Marques
Juman
Sequeira
Espima
Wotherspoon
Rozario..
Hyder
(Skip) ..23
(Skip) ..14
J. Ribeiro
E. Bux
Total. .63
Total 62
J. V. Ribeiro Sousa
Ali
Accordance with Ordiaung | Souza
IN 1912, the EXCHANGE D
BANKS will be CLOSED for the Bradbury. transaction of PUBLIC BERINESSİ
on THURSDAY, the Est July, 1926.
Hongkong. 28th June, 1926,
THE FRENCH STORE.
(Skip)..28 (Skip
Civil Service v. Kowloon Dock. J. Ribeiro
(Skip) 20.
Total..65
(Skip)..17 The Civil Service Club brought F. X. Silva a surprising victory over the Remedios TAKE NOTICE that 1, the under-ek team by sixteen points, C. Silva TAR
signed, have as from the Futed on two rinks out of three, L. C. Souza day of May. 1926, taken over the Pedered's being the only one in business hitherto carried on by arrurs at the close. Scores:
• S.C.C. K.D.R.C. M. A. P. JEANNOU at. No. 9
Laig Beaconsfield Arcade under the name
Goodmian of "THE FRENCH STORE"nd Smit
Royince that the said business will continue
Brah to be rried on by the under the
.. Skip) Mauban Hollige
same name...
Dated this 28th day of June. 1926. N. EMMANUEL ALLAYE.
Ramany
Brown
McKelvie
.20
(Skip).14
Greig
Docherty
Gregly
McLaggan
Pended
Gray
(kip)..20 (Skip).24
LUMBAGO.
Booke THIS is rheumatism of the muscles Knigh
of the buck. It comes on suddenly Onwich and is very painful. Every movement
Deakin Go to bed, aggravates the disease.
Gourlay G
Cooper..
12f?
Hedley Lapaley
(Sp)..26,
Tal...65
(Skip) ..11
Total ..49.
keep quiet and apply Chamberlain's Fain. Balm and a quick recovery may be exported. Sold everywhere.
PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE of
A VALUABLE LEASEHOLD,
+}
PROPERTY
to be sold
By Order of the Mortgagen -
...by.
PUBLIC AUCTION
on
WEDNESDAY, the 30th day of
June, 1926,
at 3 o'clock p.m.) by
AG DA ROCHA,
Kowloo Bowling Green Club v.
Police R.C.
Playin at home the Bowling Green Clsecured their first win of the son, by defeating the Police by shots. Scores:-
K.B.G. P.R.C. Hazel
Tallon Dobbie....... McLachlan Whibley
(Skip) 20
Condon-
Sword
(Skip).13
(Skip) 10 (Skip) ..15
J. Clark
Nicholls
Reid Chapman Field W. M. Johnen Moss Guy
A. Clark'
Nish Dixon
Dick
Holland Macfarlane
The property consists of :-
(Skip)
All that piece or parcel of ground situate at Macdonnell
Total:
Auctioneer
At his Auction Rooms,
ZA, D'A guffar Street Hongkong
Road, Part
"Kingsclere" of
Site, Victoria," in the Colony
of
W. Clarke Taylor McLeod
(Skip), ..12
Total
SECONIDIVISION:
.17
S. Ismail $. E. Ismail
(Skip).17
Hussain
S. O, Bux Nazarin Harteam
(Skip)
..15:
Total .49
LEAGUE TABLES. The following are the positions in the League to date:-
Division 1.
P. W. D. L. P. Craigengower C. C. 7 5 02 10 Taikoo R.C.
G 4 0 2. & Kowloon Dock 6 4 0 28 Civil Service
6 3 1 2 7 Pelice R.C.
7 1 1 6 Kowloon B.G. 610
Division
11.
East Point R.C. Kowloon C.C. Talkoo R.C. Chail Service Club de Recreio Craigengower Yacht Club Indian R.U.
strong cast supports Dorothy Devore and Matt Moore, and in cludes players of such morit as David Butler, Gertrude Short, Tempe Pigots, Kate Toncray, and Madame Sultewan, a colour.
of
lady
THE R.PA.
PLANS TO FORM SHANGHAI
BRANCH..
ORANGE PEEL DEATH OF MAN WHO DID IT.
Auckland, N.Z. April 29. Mr. "Bobby" Leach, the Manches- ter man who defied death, but nar- rowly escaped it by plunging over Niagara Falls enclosed in a steo! orrel in 1911, has died as the re- ult of slipping on orange peel.
Two months ago Mr. Leach broke his leg when he slipped on orange peel in the street in Auskland. The leg had to be amputated and e died some time after the opera- Jon. He was 58 years of age.
Mr. Leach's daring feat at Niagara, when he was 43, was per- 'ormed in the presence of 300,000 Recently a group of Shanghai Rationalists foregathered in the people. The plunge over the Horse- hoe Falls, 168ft, was made in a reading-room of the Palace Hotel to consider the inauguration of a
igar-shaped barrel of steel, padded ni the inside. From the time it went Shanghai Branch of the Ration-
ver into the Whirlpool Rapids alist Press Association of Great Britain. After
intil Mr. Leach was hauled out of A discussion of ways and means.,, the meeting de-
the water 39 minutes elapsed, while cided, as a preliminary measure,
he spectators, watching the top of he barrel appearing now and again' to take steps to make the princi- ples and Jmmediate aims of the
on the surface doubted whether it Association more widely known could ever reach the share. Mr. hereabouts and to appeal to sym-each's hair grew white from his pathisers for active support." It
terrible experience. was urged that as Hongkong is able to maintain a flourishing branch, no diffeulty should be ex. perienced in building up a strong organisation in Shanghai.
It was further pointed out that the Association is non-political in nature and that it numbers among its members liberal thinkers of nearly every nationality.
The practical objects of the Rationalist Press Association in- 52lude the following: to stimulate habits of reflexion and inquiry : to promote a rational system of secular education; to assist in
P. W. D. L. P. 0.50 0 10
6 2 1 3 5 6'2 '1 3.6 61 2 0 4 4 6 2 0 4 4 6 0.0 3 0
6 6 6 1 10 publishing the works of capable 402hinkers, and in popularising the great discoveries of modern science and scholarship; to re- Saue, in cheap form notable books of a critical, philosophical, or ethical character; and genèral, ly to assert the supremacy of rea- son as the natural and necessary means to all such knowledge and wisdom as man can achieve.
SHOTS FOR 'AND AGAINST.
Speaking of the activities of the Association in England, Sir Ray Lankester, the distinguished 0biologist, says, "There is no "Asso- ociation in this country which has
Division
For Agat Up Dn. Craigengower C. C. 448 873 75 Talkoo R.C.
381 319 62 Kowloon D.R.C. 351 326, Z5 Civil Service 342 336 6 done so much for intellectual pro. Kowloon B.G. 305 374 0 69. gress in the past 20 years as has Police R.C.
338 437 0 99 he R. P, A." Division II.
East Point R.C.... Kowloon C.C.. Taikoo RC. Craigengower
For Agst Up Dn. 0 337 240.97. 308 326 72 6 376 338 38 0
342 354 0 12 40Yacht Club 355-367-012 Civil Service 862 875 0 18 Club de Reercio,........ 827 867 0-40 Indian R.C.
224 854 0 190
INTERPORT MATCH.
MATCH
Hongkong, and registered Taikoo R.C. v. H.K. Yacht Club.
at the Land Office
as
SECTION S OF INLAND LOT
No. 1381 TOGETHER with all managed to beahe Yacht Club On their ow green Taikoo messuages or tenements and other erections and buildings thereon by 10 shots. Ses: and the rights, casements, and appurtenances thereto belonging.
The above mentioned property
TR.C. Warnock Boyle Chalmers
| McKechnie
R.K.Y.C.
kon
penter
d
Barda
is held for the residue of the term of 999 years commencing from the 13th day of July 18,6, created (Skip) 29 Skip) therein by a Crown Lease of the Craig said Lot dated the 4th day of Spiers January 1904 and made between Wald Her Majesty Queen Victoria of the Sloan one part and Emmanuel Raphael Belilios of the other part.
For further particulars, and con ditions of salaapply to:
Messrs. HASTINGS, DENNYS
& BOWLEY,
Solicitors..
8, Des Voeux Road Central,
Hongkong.
or.tɔ
A. G. DA ROCHA,
Auctioneer.
2A D'Águilar Street,
Hongkong.
Hongkong, 24th June, 1926,
Local Association to Meet To-morrow.
In connection with the invita tion from Shanghai to send a bowls team up North during the current season a meeting of the Committee of the Lawn Bowls Association will be held to-mor row evening in the Chamber of Commerce room.
It is trusted that there will be a 20 representative attendance of dele-
gates.
Ray
Byfield Rell (Skip).21 Skip) Maxwell
Laf War Richmond Stalker
Ando Grimes
Shie
Up)
21
(Skip)..23
Total ..73 botal
East Point RC. v. CiService
.C.C
"K.C.C." CONCERT.
Owing to the uncertain weath. 63 it was decided to postpone the
concert at the Kowloon Cricke Club, which was to have been giver on Saturday night, by the Imperia Concert Party,
The feature of the by the The entertainment will now take East East Point Club who con- place next Saturday, July 3, when vincing and comfortabmanner. It is hoped that the climatic ton in which Lee's team blested |ditions will be more favourable.
I
POPULAR SCOUTMASTER.
There left on Saturday by the P. & O. mail ateamer for Home, Mr. Fred Williams, who has been employed in the firm of Jardine, Matheson & Co.
When the barrel dropped it was "mmediately caught by a giant wave which hurled it. 20ft. into the air. t was then, held for 18 minutes n the whirlpool below the Falls, nd Mr. Leachta assistants, becom ng terrifed at the length of time was in the water and the buffet- ngs its occupant was receiving. ande several attempts to reach it,
qt in vain.
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Eventually the barrel was caught y a current which brought it-to- wards the shore where it WAS aught. Mr. Leach was dragged rom it unconscious and with bath ineecaps broken. It was at first
relieved that he was dead, but when estoratives, were given he partly
recovered consciousness and was taken to a neighbouring hotel for
reatment,
"NOT BAD BUT SICK."
Melbourne. Lecturing in the Wesleyan Church the Rev. J. W. Burton-General-Secretary of the astralasian Mission Society, who ttended the Jubilae celebrations the Mandated Territory of New uinen in August and September et year, bald a tribute to the horough selentfile way in which the Germans had dealt with the problems of solonisation in Nex uinea. They had made fine roads
nd constructed Ane harbours and
NEW BISHOP.
D
Poboomull Bros, (Grand Silk Store) have an-,
nounced their Remnants Clearance Sale.. com-
mencing (to-day), June- 28, lasting for one week only,
MOTOR NOTES.
f Armstrong Siddeley Cars
Alodite Gasaalators Atzes. Provision. Tonli
Bayan Motometers. Budll Turbo Horar Banziman Tip-Top Accesories Cadillao Custom Built Cars, Champion Spark Pings Cano Cigar Lighters.
Duratex Upholstering Materials Dunlop Tyres and Tubes Dapfomo: Producía-RADIOLITE
Economy Stool Wiro Brashos Edelmann" Han." Todla Electric Connectors, &„Mutor:
1'1kingo
The Hongkong Hotel Garage Salce and Accessories Queen's Road Central Tol 0.4759-
Servios and Parta
Slubba Road
Tol, C. 4002
THE WATER SUPPLY.
Reservoirs on Jane 1, 1928;
Level and Storage of water in
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL.
11
1925 1026 Tytam
39. 8 B. 18. Б В. Tytam Byewash 2.9 B. 17. 4 B.
Leval Tylam. Intermediata 14.10 B. Tytam Tuk
40. 4.B. 23. & B. Wang Net Chung 40. 3. 21.10 3. Pokfulama
26. 6 B. 20. 6 B. [Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow":
rares are not in feet and decimals,
bat in foot and inches,]
Storage in millions and decimals of gallons.
Tyłam
Tytam Byewash
Tytam Intermediate Tytamy Tuk Wong Nei Chung Pokfulum---
1925
129.48
Total
203.08-1,223.64 Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and de- cimals of gallons during the month of May:-
1026
Auction
..
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ON
WEDNESDAY, the 30th June, 1926, commencing at 11a.m.
at their Bales Room, Duddoll Street. A QUANTITY OF "OFFICE FURNITURE.
Comprising:
Cupboard, Dask Fans, Copying Presses, Clocks, Drawer Cabinets, Teak Desks, Trpewriters, Black- wood Tables, Code Books, Counter with Brass Railings, Scale, ofc. etc.,
AND
One Large Philip's Safe and Stand
One Chubb's Safe and Stand One James'. Black's Safe and Stand
On. View on Day of Sale, Terms: Cash on Delivery.
"LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers,
Hongkong. 28th June, 1926.
THE Undersigned have received
of the Late Hon. Sir Paul Chater to sell by Public Auction"
Tinstructions from the Trusted
ON
WEDNESDAY, the 30th June, 1928 at 5.30 p.m.
at the Hongkong Jockey Club's Stable, Causeway Bay TWO WELL-KNOWN RACE PONIES MELODY AND DAISY DAHLTA. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hongkong, 28th-June, 1926.
SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.
BANQUE DE L'INDO.
TECHINE beg to inform ala
interested in safe deposit, that they have, actually in their new build- Ing. 5, Queen's Road, safe deposit boxes at the yearly rate of $8 for the small size and $12 for the, large size.
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1025 Consumption
28245. 284.05 Estimated population 391,280 401,600 Consumption per head
Constant Supply in all Rider Main Districts during May 1928.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS
LEVEL
'1025
1926
per day (gallons). 28.7 31.3 oridges. Rabaul, he said, was the
Constant Supply in the Rider Man nost beautiful city in the Pacific Districts during May 1925 excepting The Australían, 'Admifilėtration ho Ridor Main, Districts West of Gar- however, had not been very Buc Jen. Itoad to which an Intermittent ressful because the officials wheply was given from 25th May had been appointed had no training sr, experience in dealing with the native races, The Government Mr. Williams le best known as he popular Scoutmaster of the aid Mr. Burton, would have to Wesleyan Troop of Boy Scouts, spend a good deal mare money to having risen to that position from 'evelop the Territory. The people Kowloon Gravita
tion 4 New Guinea, were, he said "not an ordinary Scout. In his capa
24. 8. B. 5:11 B. | city as: Scoutmaster Mr. Williamas to much bad ma they were nick." Shek Lai Pul. Re- "Under
servoir, vel, Construction 19.11 E. zarned the affection of every 3cout and Cub; and his departure
Storage in millions and decimalsTM of gallons, is keenly regretted by all.
Before he left Scoutmaster
The new Catholic Bishop, Mon-..
1026 Willianis was the recipient of an
1020 seigneur Valtorts, paid his first Kowloon Gravit
tlda.... official visit to St Francis Con-
146.84 296.59 Wesleyan Troop, most of the mem appropriate souvenir from the
ent (Home for the Poor) in Thek Lai Pai Re- * Under era of which, in full, uniform
·Bervoir Francis Street, Wanchai, on Sat-
Construction 32.83 issembled at the Pier to give him rday, and was evidently greatly
820:32 mpressed by the good work car- typical Scout send-off.
Consumption of water in Kowloon led on here by the Italian Sistern milions and decimals of gallons dur
charge and her staff. To-morrow morning there will be a celebration of Maas, at the cone'usion of which the Bishop vill be the guest of honour at a gathering in St. Francis School
A
KWANGTUNG CONSERVANCY
WORKS.
(Waterlevels in English Feel.).
June 25 June 26
On Tuesday, June 20, St. Peter's. 24.0 27.1 Day. A patropal festival and thanksgiving service will be held +16.8 at Pajer's Church, West Point
Holy communion at 1.80 am and festal evensörg át 6,80 p.m.4 AS
to the con
West River at.
Shfuhing North River st
Tsingyuen North River Samahul
Zant - Alper A Sheklung
8.8 – 6.7 gregation.
Obtainable only from
ng the month of May. DR. LEGARD'S LABORATORIES,
106, Liverpool Road, Barnsbury
1925 1928 Consumption 94.70 79.8672.88 stimated population 150,180 155,200 Consumption per head NOTAS per day: (gallons) ..../17.2.0 16.1 Full Supply in "if districts during“ May 1926 and 1920
The Government Analyst's, preports how that the quality of the water is
*
London, England.
AVOID USELESS IMITATIONS
Don't fry about the spot,"
satisfactory.texo bern 19. Just send the garment, no
Total Rainful to kayo 128.53 in-
1925 and 80:35 in 1929, tnthou:
EST CREABY,
RNATIONA
Water Authority) DRY CLEANERS Public Works Department