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CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND
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Beautiful scenes of all parta" of this part of Bongkang,
Orders for photos can be placed with our ropresentative at Cheung Chau, MR.. JACKSON LOWE, House No. 11,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
To-day is. St. Matthew's Day..
Lighting up time to-day is at 6:02 p..
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Bagdad September
Several men. and womena,, Troops of the Persian regular Furuwataricho, Nagoya, werd army suffered severe reverses ac- rented by the pollee on the 2nd cording to reporte from Kermani instant. They are necused of hav hah. saying that the revolt is ing put a young mad weman to her and Reminder: annual meeting spreading rapidly through the death by assaulting of the Civil Service C.C. at 5.30 northern provinces. Reinforce-sprinkling her with cayenne pepper] p.m. in the pavilion, Happy Val-ments are being rushed toward the bellef that she had been ley, to-morrow:
Kurdistan and motor caravans possessed by a fox. This sort of have been commandeered to connperstition is still very prevalent In Jupan, and the vernacular press vey troops and supplies.
reports, similar cases from time to time.
The annual meeting of the China Provident. Loan and Mort- gage Co., Ltd.. takes place at St. George's Building to-morrow at 11.30 am:
The furniture and private effects of the late Dr. 3. Dalmahoy Allan will be sold by pute huction by Messrs, Lammert Bros., at No. 12, Branksome Towers, May Roudson Tuesday next at 2.30 p.m.
The adjourned inquiry into the Pokfulam pumping station disast was to have been resumed at the Central Magistracy yesterday after- roon, but owing to the illness of one of the jurors it was adjourned until next Monday afternoon..
"New York, September 15- Roy W. Howard, chairman of the
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board of directors of the Scripps- Peking, September 10--- Howard Newspaper League, ar- Some time ago the Chinese Cas- rived to-day from Geneva where toms Authorities prohibited the he attended the preliminary in-importation of the Weicota Pilis ternational conference of press manufactured in Germany; but Association representatives. He the German Minister has again said bitter hatred of America protested. "A special delegate was was everywhere evident in France recently appointed by the Sui on account of the debt situation Wachu to institute an investiga- and suggested that the American tion, and the Chinese Government Legion postpone their Paris con-has now publicly declared that, as vention until 1928 when, ho this patent medicine has mor-}· thought, feelings might be more phine in it, its importation is so friendly.
be strictly prohibited, nor will it! be allowed for sale in the markets.
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Peking. September 9.-Accord- ing .to authenti information..
Following the recent Marshal Wu Pel-fa has wired to Chang Tso-lin, Chu Ye-pu and Yenganisation of the Kal Tack Motor Members of the Hong Kong Hsi-shan for immediate reinforce Bus Company's business, under the Football Club Are, reminded of thements for the recapture of the We-management of Mr. F. C. Mowfung. notice about the commencement of Han cities from the hands of the it is reported that the Company is
Kuomintang troops. But it is the six-a-side tournament on Tues-
derstood no real Fengtier troops will be despatched to Hanke though General Chang Chungchang is prepared to send three or four army corps of Shantung and Chin ¡troops für Wal's assistance at dnce. There will be a meeting of the 1t is believed that there will be no Sanitary Board this afternoon, and cintavt between the Mukden and among the items on the agenda is the Kuomintang troops anless the ment several improvements were a letter from the Government relatser actually beepy Honan pro-introduced into the service includ
Vince and then dapute the passes- ing the institution of a regular time sion of Peking, and Tientsia with table.. the Fengtien, party.
days and Thursdays. Terms are to be picked to-day so that in spite of unpromising weather those who wish to take part should turn up
tive to mosquito-breeding in lots of wen buluivation in the outlying areas of New Kowloon. A minute as: to short leave to the. Rresident will also come up.
The New
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undergoing financial reconstruction. the original shareholders selling. the goodwill of the Company to an- other syndicate. the cld Company having gone into voluntary liquida. Lion. Mr. Mowfung, whe has been Secretary of the Company for the past few months, has relinquished During his manager his duties.
Winnipeg. Augast. 5.--- The miners' straggle has cost the Transpors and General Workers' American crop experts, who are Union half a million pounds. The travelling through Westerfï Canacia! York Customs aantal report of the union states in the interests of Chicago grain House solicitors have temporarilyant the financial membership is dealers, continue to report a great- barred from circulation an Eng-nearly 450,000. In 1924 wire adly reduced yield of wheat, placing Hish monthly publication on the vinees were secured of no les the total at 215,000,000 to 250,000, ground that it contains an adver-than £4,500,000, and further 800 bushela. Winniper grain y tisement for cherry brandy. The 1,000,000 can be added for 1925. perts, on the other hand, are con
will be Volstend Act. section 17. forbids The assets and funds of the uniendent that the yield advertising where and howsoed at the end of the year at 150,000,000 bushels. The weather liquor may be obtained, but half a million pounds, but all this is excellent for growth, although exempta from this prohibition has been spent in the miners rain would help the filling stage foreign newspapers sent to the struggle Contibutions during the The Saskatchewan wheat pool has United States by mail The bur-year mounted to £477,284, and accepted the Board of Arbitration's red publication. it was pointed 187.870 was paid back to members finding that the value of the out, was not a newspaper and was in benefits, while the compensation Saskatchewan Co-operative Eleva not mailed but sent in lots con-secured for members totalled for Company's system is £2,200,000 over 450 countri taining a thousand or more copies, 4142,885. In four years the mem-The pool took hence the temporary restriction bers have received back in cash elevators and large terminal store Rending a full decision from the nearly one million pounds--£630,206 houses at Great Lake porta, aad s United States prohibition author- in cash benefits and £379279 in now the largest grain-handling enp-]
compensation.
ities.
Mr. W. L. A. by the "Siberia business trip to S
cern in the world.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS:
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Mr. F. H. Crapnel left the Colony to-day by the "Sibes. Maru" for a business trip to Kob.
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The "forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Alexander Stevenson Phillips, electrical engineer; of 115 Avenue Road. Shanghai; to Marion Roberts Adam who will arrive in "Atsuta the Colony by the s.. Muru."
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Sir Henry Gollan, K.C., leaves for Shanghai Boon after the close of the September Criminal Sessions. Ha Honour will alt with Sir Skinner Turner in Appellate Jurisdiction and the sitting is expected to last for ten days or more.
Mr. Henry Lewis Stimson who was the United States Secretary
Washington, September 11- The engagement is announced. and the wedding will shortly take Colonel House publishes an im- place between Richard Powerportant articlé in "Maccles Maga Browning, of Jugra estate, Eant- zine." He declares that France ing. and Margaret Theresa, second is victorious but discomposed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril because the United States have Baxendale, of Glenwoods, Guild- failed in the engagements under- He taken by President Wilson. ford.-M.M.
ascribes to the same cause the Macon, Ga., September 12-existence of European resent- Bishop W. B. Beauchamp of the ment towards the United States.
Episcopal Church Methodist South, announced to-day that he Shanghai. September 11-Rent- had accepted the invitation o2 Admiral Tiro Araki, the newly-|| President Calles of Mexico to disappointed Commander-in-Chief of cuss the religious situation as it the Tapanese Squadron in Chinese affects Protestants in Mexico. waters, arrived here this afternoon
According to information re- ceived from the British Consul at Batavia; Mons. Bodard has been appointed Consul-General for France at Batavia and will short ly be leaving his own country to take up his duties. Mons. Bodard ia expected here next month.
of War from 1911 to 1913 andur New York, September 15- "President Taft," is expected to Former Governor James M. Cox, arrive in Shanghai this week fron Democratic candidate for Presi Manila, accompanied by Mra.dent of the United States in Stimson. Mr. and Mrs. Stimson 1920, who returned, to-day from are planning to go from Shanghai Europe expressed he opinion that to Peking, before returning to their "if the agricultural discontent
by the N.Y.K. steamer Nagasaki Maru." The Admiral. after a short rest at the Hoyokan Hotel. is to go aboard the N.K.K. steamer "Tafu Maru" to-night, which sala for Hankow at daybreak to-morrow, and at Hankow he will relieve the ex Commander in Chief Rear Admiral Naguno.
The Rt. Hon. Windham Thoma fourth Earl of Dunraven and
Count-Earl of Dunraven Castle. Bridgend, Glamorgan, and Norfolk- street W, former Under- Secretary for the Colonies, Intel, chairman of the Lanston Mono- continues President Coolidge will re Corporation, Ltd., and a direc
of the Monotype Machine; not even be nominated," in which tor Mr. J. C. Hutchison, H.B.M.'s event ex-Governor Frank O. Low-Colonial Patents) Syndicate. Ltd., Vice-Consul at Tientsin, has re-don of Illinois would head the Re- ceived sudden notice of his trans-publican ticket in 1928. fer to Hankow, owing to the
home. in the United States.
for his new post. place will be taken by Mr. A. H. George.
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Π yachtsman and a breeder" of racehorses, who gave, in addition to bequests to other servants, £4,000) to his secretary, Robert Henry
death of the British Consul at Washington, September 18-McCoy, if st in bls service and Changsha, and the transfer of Delegates began arriving last not under notice (unsettled English Mr. Grant Jones to that port. Mr.night on special trains for the Ku catate, not personalty... £573,035) Hutchison expects to leave carly Klux Klan national meeting, 722.971.
Hie which begins with an unmasked Later meetings parade to-day.
Berlin. August 5.-The Bolahc- will give special attention to com-viks have decided to gratify the batting Al Smith's Presidential human hankering for titles. It boom. He is governor of New officially announced that the Soviet York and a Catholic. The Klanor Commissars of the People, other- will also organise opposition to wise the Cabinet, consider that a America's joining the world court, title of honour should be bestow- ed on distinguished workers in the
Another entertainment is being arranged in aid of the funds of the Victoria Branch of the Ministering Children's League. On Thursday, September 30, a programme, which
Los Angeles, September 12-realms of science, padagogy, and 21 promises to be an excellent one, of dances, songs and music, will be After a conference te-day the art, in view of the value of their given at the Theatre Royal, begin heirs of Rudolph Valentino, movie work to the Republic. The Cabinet ning at 9.15 p.m. Among those actor, issued a statement that will therefore bestow the title of who have promised to contribute to there would be no contest of his Zasluzhyonni (meritorious) on the the programme are the following:will disposing of properly valued recommendation of the proper Dev Mrs., Bloxham, Mrs. Womack, Miss at more than $1,000,000, and that partment. Thus we shall have the E. Birkett, Mrs. C. A. Browne, Miss. George. Ullman who was ap meritorious citizens whose tition are highly Jane Paton, Major Macready, Mr. pointed executor by Valentine will show that F. Mason, Mr. Hoxder, Mr. Alec would function without bondeducated people as distin Potts, Mr. R. H. Charles, Capt, E. contest was threatened last tion will be created between them Clarke, Mr. Keown, and Miss Violet Thursday when Valentino's bro and the revolutionary proletariat. Capell and her pupils.
ther retained counsel."
This seems very improper.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1926.
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