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Monday (August 2) being a bank holiday, the "China Mail will be published at mid- day.
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The catch of the sealing fleet this year is the greatest since 1916, totalling 203,948 seals, as compared with a total of 125.240 sen, last year, and the gopro ximate value of the fat to date is G$400.000. The sealskins, which are sent abroad för manufacture, are also à lucrative product of the industry.
On Monday, the Harbour office will be closed. The Entry and Clearance Office will be open from 10 a.m. to noon only and the Junk Office from 11 a.m. to noon only.
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Mosara. A. S. Wetson & Co. Ltd, announce that Monday being a holiday, the Hongkong Dispensary will be open for prescriptions from 10. am, to 1 p.m. and from 6 to 7.30 p.m.
The Shantung constable charged with stealing's watch. given into his custody from the person Hankow, July 22. Despite of a man detained at the police the guarantee announced by Gen-station was yesterday sentenced to eral Tang Sheng-chith, foreign four months' hard labour at the
Kowloon Magistrady. residents in Hunan Province are experiencing many dangers and inconveniences owing to disorder- ly conduct on the part of his troops. They recently fired upon some Japanese and British steamers in the Yangtze River,
Tientsin, July 17.-For- ners residing in the former Gorman and Austrian concessions here complain of the high-handed manner in which they are treated by the Chinese police and have petitioned the Consular Body to Londen, July 26. The "Sun-arrange for these concessions to day Express" understands that be placed under its control. negotiations for the resale of the White Star line are likely to be resumed. It notes the simultane ous presence in London of J. P. Morgan and of Frederick Toppin, vice-president of the International Mercantile Marine, as indications that the sale is being discussed.
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To-morrow is, Lamnias Day and the ninth Sunday after Trinity.
On Thursday the following notifiable diseases were report- ed-one case of diphtheria (from Kowloon); six cases of enteric fever (5 from city and 1 from Shaukiwany. One of the patients suffering from enteric is British; the remainder were Chinese,
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Washington, July 26. A radiogram to the Navy Depart- ment from the San Juan. Porto Rico station to-day said a hur- ricane had demolished all land telegraph lines on the island. The dispatch gave no estimate of the damage caused by the storm.
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The mortality returns for the week onding July 10 in Singa- pore show a total of 315-denths giving a rate of 42.12 compared with 35.02 in the preceding week, and 28.10 in the corresponding week of last year. The infantile mortality rate was 255 compared with 216.4 the preceding week and 200.8 the corresponding" week of last year.
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The shumshu distilleries about Liaoyang are going to send a de- putation to Mukden to get the new The Fishing Bureau Textortionate tax on shumshu at Kiangsu and Chexiang" will be the rate of 10 per cent. of the pro- formally established at the begin- ceede, simultaneously with the in-ning of the next month at an or crease to the old rate or postponed der of General Sun Chuan-fang. for the time being: The shumshu A sum of $10,000 has already been the Bureau for its distillers have had unusually poor allocated to business "returns since Kuo's opening expenses. Mr. Ho, Direc
tor of the new organisation, is at mutiny last December.
present in Nanking conferring with Ceneral Sun.-"Kuo Wen."
Bordeaux, July 14. The Journal" announces that Cap- lain David, of the French Army who was accused of swindl
Nos. 41 Jervols Street and 20 ing after the great war, fled to
Po Hing Fong were comprised in Germany and staying in Dussel- dorff has delivered to the German the first property let put up for auction Fosterday at Masary authorities some military docum
Lammert's Auction Rooms and ments. The Reich refuses his ex-fetched $9,500 (an increase of 3500 tradition.
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over upset price), the purchaser being Mr. Wong Chiu-san. The second lot comprised Nos. 11 Jervois Street and No. 30 Po Hing Feng and was bought by the same purchaser for $31,500 (an increase of 84,500 over upset price).
There were 1,058 deaths in the Settlement at Shanghai dur ing the month of June. Of this number 921 were "Chinese, and" foreigners, British deaths number. ed 12, American three and Japa ese 23. Tuberculosis took the biggest toll of deaths for single disease, being responsible for 96 of the Chinese deaths and three of the British.
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The Hankow merchants who made the proposal for the coinage of silver dollars for this centre and were objected to are stil busy canvassing the banks to remove
These their opposition. chants are now offering guar- In connection with St. Johns antees to the effect that they will Cathedral organ, St. John's Cathe- A telegram from Soerabaya coin only the good silver dollars dral Notes. states:The alterations states that a serious malarial | and state that by minting on to the Cathedral organ are proceed-epidemia is prevalent in Rembang, Bound business principles, they ing surely we hope if slowly. The more especially in the districts of can easily do this and at the same caring is now being put in position Djodjogan, Djatirogo, Singgaan time make a legitimate profit. and will very greatly improve the and Senori and the death-rate They claim that by handing over appearance of the organ. It was amongst the natives for the period the mint to them they will be able feared that while the main work of has more than doubled the normal to dispense with the services of a reconstruction was being done the death-race. Quantities of quinine lot of useless sinecures, and will organ would be entirely out of have been distributed amongst be able to save a large amount action. but Mr. Blackett bas the native in the hope of combat- annually which now goes in com-devised E ingenius method of ing the epidemic, and the native missions to various parties Sohaving a keyboard placed in the doctor in Toetan has assumed the far the banks maintain their at- back of the choir stalls by which leadership in controlling the situa- titude of objection.
the choir organ can still be used.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Mr. Ho Chee-wing, B.M., B.S., 41, Queen's Road, has been added to the official register of medical prac- titioners. "
Bucharest, Rumania, July 25.- Mr. E. H. Berry, a well-known William Culbertson, the American Shanghai electrician has died in Minister, to Ramaria, was slap-hospital from a fracture of the base ped in the face last evening by of the skull. The accident happen- † an officer in the Rumanian od on the night of wuly 14 when the Mrs. Creasy has been elected army, Captain Postel Nicu. On late Mr. Berry fell down in the temporary president of the Cathe-demand of the Minister, court-street, but retained, consciousness dral Women Workers' Guild during martial of the captain has been long enough to ask that he be sent
to hospital, the absence from the Colony of odered. the Guild President. Lady Pollock
His Excellency the Governor has re-appointed Mr. Langelot Furster to be a member of the Board of Education for a further period of two years, with effect from July 27, 1926
Washington July 26.-Señor Don Juan kiaño y Gayangos, Spanish ambassador, dean of the Washington diplomatic corps, re- signed to-day. He will be suc- ceaded by Don Alejandro Padilla, at present minister to Portugal, Don Juan Riaño has been
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His Excellency the Governor husbassador to the United States recognised provisionally and pend, since December, 1913. ing instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Francisco Bonachen y Romero as Consul for Cuba in Hongkong.
Mr. George Bow, a graduate of the University of Vermount in America and for many years a personal aid to the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen, has been recommended by Mr. Sun Fo for the post of manag- ing-director of the Chinese Section of the Canton-Kowloon Railroad, to take the place of Mr. Li Chao-hyan; resigned.
The marriage of Mr. Thomas E. prominent Denver
D. H. Lawson, formerly business manager of "The China Press" and Stearns... until recently director of advertin-capitalist, with his daughter-in-law is causing widespread comment. ing for "The Morning Sun," Long
Mr. Stearns is 66 and has been a Beach, California has been made.
His son London, July 25.-Mercedes business manager and director of widower for four years. Gleitz, the pretty stenographer advertising of The Japan Adver- Burt died in 1913. The wedding of who made an attempt to swin the tiser" (Tokyo).
Mr. Lawson, ac- the elder Mr. Stearns with his son's English channel this morning, companied by Mrs. Lawson, arrived
widow, who is 32; was celebrated failed to cross more than one-in Japan on July 17 to assume his
at Santa Fe, New Mexico. fourth of the distance, having to new duties be lifted from the water after a swim lasting only five hours.
Seattle, July 24-Governor Wallace R. Farrington of Hawail Mr. William Stewart Davidson,
declared in an interview to-day formerly of Shanghal, who died i
that the Territory of Hawaii waa Pasadena, California, last year,
without racial problems. "We do left estate amounting to $16,507 In
not have the least bit of trouble Hongkong. He was well-known here," he maintained. "Once we Shanghal racing circles, and he
did have trouble and looked on left his racing trophies and his the future with foreboding, but farm in. Canada to his brother, M. the question has been solved in cur own way. At present we
R. G. Davidson,
bave a fine stable population, "St. John's Cathedral. Notes" without friction between the
several racial groups"
forwarded to the Society for the
As an appreciation of the work done by the Shanghai Municipal Fire Brigade at the disastrous fre on the S. S. Adolph von Baeyer, the owners of the vessel Messrs. Hugo
Stinnes Linien have sent a donation of Tis. 600 to the Fire Brigade which sum the owners ask should be used as the brigade thinks ft.
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Washington. July 25.-Senator Hiram Johnson (Republican California) in a statement to lay urged the United States to with- draw without delay the proposal states that in connection with the
for entry into the World Court, Waifs and Strays' Society a
Washington, July 25-Joseph He said Europe was united on cheque for £22 29. 3d. has been Epps who was awarded the
but one thing and that was hatred support of special eripples of the congressional medal of honour 24 for the United States. He said local branch in the Society's home. years ago for bravery in the it was unthinkable that a creditor This sum, it is mentioned, will be Philippines in 1899 has just nation should join a court domin-
turned up to claim it. The Warlated by "hating debtora." made up to £50 by the end of the
Department was unable to find year.
Eppa after the award was voted, 3 he only learned of it by meet His Excellency the Governor haeing his old commander, Lieuten appointed provisionally and ant: Colonel Charles W. Vanway subject to His Majesty's pleasare, (retired) who recently informed Dr. Wilfred Vincent Miller Koch, the War Department that he was J.P..to be an Unofficial Member of at Panaina, Okindrome.
The the Legislative Council during the medal will be conferred on Eppe absence from the Colohy of the at San Antonio shortly Epps Honourable Sir Henry Edward who was a private is credited with Pollock, KC, with effect from having captured 21: armed in July 26, 1926,
surgents in the Philipp
Logrono, Spain, July 29 Captain Gallarza, the aviator, who made a flight from Madrid to Manila, narrowly escaped death to-day when the plane in which he was a passenger crashed at Puerto Piqueras. Captain Gal- larta was not injured, and later motored to Madrid, but the pelot's art was broken and the other passenger was augintly injured. The aeroplane was destroyed.
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A Local Election
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Record Hongkong Deluge.
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