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occur through the summer months. There has been a small war-lord of Manchuria, originally in the Great Wall at Shanhai- outbreak of enteric fever among the of the north, has about 282,000 men kwan and through the modern men of the 1st Battalion Middlesex under his command. They are pro-port of Dairen are pouring a great Regiment, at Wel-hal-wel.. The bably the best-drilled and beat-multitude, 10,000 a month. The first cass occurred on July 14, and equipped of all the Chinese forces. Governments of the Manchurian by July 29 fifteen cases had been This army has forces on the Yang-provinces are giving great assist admitted to hospital; but no fur- tee, and reports of late spoke of it ance to the migration. Railways a nominal ther cases have since been notified. as threatening Shanghai, a threat are charging only, -50 Cases Cigaret. The source of infection is uncer which shows no sign of materialis- amount for transportation to the
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50 years old and to all children East. but the incidence appears to has 100,000 men.
Marshal Chung Chung-chang, and under 10. be declining. Ample hospital ae-
The newcomers, as a rule, head commodation exists, both in North Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, who con- and South China, and a convales- trol Shantung and
of for the territory lying along the part cent depot of 400 bede has been Anhwel, have about 100,000 men, undefined border of Inner Mongo- established at Wel-hai-wei for They are nominally allies of the lia, where a strange situation is troops from Shanghai and Hong north. General Chiang Kai-shek, being brought about by them. In Kong during the hot weather. local medical and public health the Southern lender, has about many cases they acquire crop- authorities have rendered much 200,000 men, including various pro-sharing leases on land owned by with him. the various Princes of Mongolia, valuable assistance. The Canadian Vincial forces, allied Department of Soldiers' Civil Re- General Chang Fa-kuel, a former but while living on Mongolian- establishment has very kindly pro- Nationalist divisional commander, owned soil they are under Chin- vided accommodation in its hospital who is now in control of most of ese jurisdiction, and where they
settle become Chinese territory, at Vancouver, B.C., and patients re- Kiangsi province, has 50,000 men.
The migration is accompanied quiring long convalescence or sub-
The troops of Marshal, Feng Yu- sequent evacuation to England are hatang, the
so-called "Christian by many tragedies. Once the rail- being sent there. Thus the jour General," number about 90,000. He ways and the free travel are left behind the old begin to perish ney home through the monsoOD during the hot weather is avoided." is known to be short of supplies and from the hardships of the jour- equipment, and this keeps him from Flaking an
important campaign, ney, the trails of the newcomers being marked by thousands of General Tang Shen-chih, who con- trola most of the provinces of graves of those who have given Hunan and Hupeh, supports the Many of the migrants find the Hankow government with about 13 burden of caring for their child- armica, totalling 122,000 men. Then, ren, especially for the babes in in addition, there are semi-indepen arms, too much. Babes are de- Those wishing to attend plense
dent armies in many notify the undersigned.
of the pro-serted and left behind in the C. J. TACCHI,
The following article by Collle vinces running into
many thou- larger towns. One favourite way: from these that the of disposing of a baby so that it Hon. Sec., H.K.LB.A, Knox in the "Daily Express" may sanda. It is
are cannot be overlooked is to wrap it amuse some of our readers:-One more or less "regular" forces
in many folds of newspapers or The INTERPORT MATCH with knows so well how in our own small chiefly recruited.
Equipment and munitions are the rags and drop it on the station Shanghai will take place on the communities the social distinctions Craigengower Cricket Club ground become quite devastating, and in chief cares of every Chinese gen-platform as the train pulls out. on THURSDAY, October 13, at the tropics they are even more oral. Chang Tso-lín, because of his
Not Political. at foresight in establishing munition awful, more devastating than
plants and arsenals in Manchuria, Commenting on this extraordin- 3. p.m.
Life in a British colony or pro-has been able to maintain himself in ary migration of Chinese to the tectorate revolves round Govern- the North against all attacks by his north, beyond the Great Wall, to ment House. The Governor and his enemies. Although the economic the sparsely settled lands along
Mongolian Lady are the arbiters of fashion. waste in the maintenance of so the Not to be asked to their dinners, many men is staggering for China, churian no one can foresee how the con-chester luncheons, or garden parties in suffer social extinction. It is not fusion is to end. to be borne. It makes life impos
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LAMMERT BROS. of the Directors and Statement of Tytam Byewash
AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS
AND SURVEYORS.
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Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tak Wong Nel Chung Pokfulum
Lovel
sible.
to
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While he is 1927 please everybody. Level 6' 7"B
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6,10"
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-Public Auctions By Order of the Board of Directors A denotes "Above Overflow."1"
THE Undersigned have received instructions to sell by Public
THE
Auction
ON
TUESDAY, the 11th October, 1927, commencing at 5.15 p.m.
at their Sales Room, Duddell Street. A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF POSTAGE STAMPS (Particulars from Catalogue). On View from Saturday, the 8th October, 1927.
Terms: Cash on delive
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 4th October, 1927. ·
PUBLIC AUCTION.
By Order of the Mortgagees
PARTICULARS AND CONDI-
TIONS OF SALE.
of the
VALUABLE LEASEHOLD
PROPERTY
Situate at
SHAMSHUIPO IN THE COLONY OF HONG KONG
Nos. 114 and 116, Yu Chau Street, Shamshuipo
and known as
New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 869
to be sold by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
:
on
WEDNESDAY,
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Mesars. LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers,
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NOTICE OF REMOVAL. MESSRS, RAVEN AND BASTO Architects, Surveyors and Engineers
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Tytam
[Note: B. denoten "Below Overflow"
Storage lo millions and decimals of gallons.
1926 384.80
1927
Totara Byewash
Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk Wong Nei Chung Pokfulum
22,37 195,90
Total
1927.
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does.
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and Man- "Man- marshes the
it Guardian" .Bays would be easy, though wrong, to assume that this migration has a political complexion and illus. trates a Chinese peasant prefer- ence for the rule of Marcha!! Chang Tso-lin, now that "north" and "south" have become with us synonyms for Chang Tso-lin and the skewbald body of the Nation- alists. The bulk of the migration, however, is from one part of Chang Tso-lin's dominions to an- After 20 years, the French pos-other, from Shantung and Chihli
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not know his job, and the sooner be session of Indo-China is to be pro-lto the ends of the branch lines of vided with a new set of postage the Manchurian railways and be realises it the better. And why? stamps. ÁB far back Da How, has he falled in his trust? He 16
issueyond. It would be as mistaken to the country beyond it. The attribute this migration to a poli-migrants themselves, however, 830.55 has asked Lady H, who so adores was projected, when a series of tical preference as to assume that are quite without conscious politi- 2.42 him, to Government House three picturesque designs was prepared the other migration, over the cal intention. Indeed, more re- 1,419.00 1,418.00 times in succession. He has com by M. de la Neziere, official painter Manchurian frontier into Russian markable than the migration is 11.46 pletely forgotten that Mrs. to the French Colonial Office, and giberia, shows a Chinese prefer the persistence in their homes of 61.06 exfate. He soon finds out that she approved by the Governor-Gen-ence for Russian Communism as those who do not migrate. It eral. Again, in 1923, designs of against Manchurian Individual would seem that after sixteen Consumption of water in the City If a young man plays up to all an allegorical nature, representam. Every year there is a huge years of civil war the Chinese and Hill District in millions and do the rules of the wives of the mighty, ing the four provinces of Indo-migration of Chinese peasants have become as indifferent to it cimals of gallons during the month of he will have an exceedingly pleasant China, were executed by Minto Siberia, but its character is as the dwellers on the slopes of a September.
time. Otherwise he will be left Fonqueray, a well-known delinea- not altogether unlike that of the volcano become to the smoky sitting night after night alone in tor of Oriental subjects, but in Irish hay-makers who used at the threat above their heads. This Consumption Estimated population 405,040 415,340 comply with the rules of the game beyond the essay stage.
his bungalow. He does usually neither case did the work proceed appropriate season to flood the is due probably to the size of the English countryside. These Chin-country. Not even the combined Consumption per head
22.0. per day
25.2-not that it impresses him in the
The vinettes of the new series ese immigrants settle for the sum efforts of bandit warlords and least.
include, it is understood, in view mer in the towns along the squabbling Nationalists can dis Full Supply in all Rider Main Dis-
He considers the whole thing too of the ruined Nakhon Wat, near Siberian railway and supply the turb it all at once, and the moment tricte during September, 1926 and patty and nauseating for words. Angkor, a Buddhist temple, and townspeople with fresh veget- the tide of war in any place leaves But he must live. He has his a river pagoda, engraved by M. Aables, cultivating allotments in a him high and dry the Chinese future and career to consider. A Delzers in the general style of far more efficient manner than pessant is at work again scratch- man may spend months up country the contemporary pictorial Russians can ever bring them-ing the ground round the graves with terrible responsibility an his stamp of the other French Col-selves to use. When the snow of his ancestors and hoping to get alioulders and deserve well of his onies, and surface printed at the comes down in the autumn they his harvest in before the turmoi} 1926 1997 country. If, however, when he Government Stamp Printing Es-return with their earnings, and it comes his way again. Kowloon Reservoir.... Level 0'0" comes to headquarters for his pat tablishment on the Boulevard is said that the Manchurian offi Shok Kai Pal Reservoir Do Lovel on the back he forgets to take off Brune, Paris. A change in the cials make a handsome income out Storage in millions and decimal his sun helmet to the wife of the official orthography has necessi-of swelling for their private bene.
of, gallons,
senior member of council his career tated the re-engraving of the dies fit the official fees for stamping 1926 1927 may be ruined Monstrous, but originally prepared for these papers of egress and entry at the Kowloon Reservoir 852.50 844.71 true.
stamps, so as to show the name frontier. A fair number of them of the Colony as one word, "Indo-every year go farthest west, even Shek Lai Pai Reservoir 100,80 100.80 Reception Reservoir
chine," instead of two, as on the as far as Moscow, where they I do not want to give the impres former issues. There are 24 de-establish themselves and settle 458.80 445.51
slon that these people are un mominations, ranging from 1-10 down in laundry and similar busi Consumption of water in Kowloon pleasant in their lives. They are of a cent to two plastres for ordin-ness
There is one subject that pleases in millions and decimals of gallons dus zot They are kindness itself, and ary postage, as well as a supple
President von Hindenberg more ing the month of September.
The whole affair is quite with than any other, according to Pro- 1027 in no corners of the earth is hos-mentary series of 18 postage due out political significance, and fessor Hugo Vogel, his painter, who Consumption 491.78 105.83 pitality so generously and freely stamps, with a total face value of neither the doctrine of Lenin nor
recently published a book entitled, Estimated population 158,880 161,920 given. It is the Book of the Order 951, 84c, at the current rate of the personality of Chang Tso-linwhen 1 Painted Hindenberg. Consumption per head
of Precedence that has put a kink exchange. The former issue le has anything to do with it. Hindenberg is most agreeable per day
KOWLOON. WATER WORKS
Total
LEVEL
1926
17.8
217 Fall Supply in all districts during August, 1926 and 1927.
The Government Analyst's reports Secretary show that the quality of the water 'satisfactory.:) TOCER LA
in their minds,
HINDENBERG.
"LIKES" :HUNTING
·STORIES S
There is to be withdrawn from cir- These Chinese peasants migrate when there is a hunting party, in
remedy. The Gov-culation. The new stamps with the sole object of earning a
ernor and his Lady will ever be will be over-printed, as living The Manchurian migra the offing, Vogel writes: "He likes cheered by Mrs. A. and hissed by heretofore, for use in the French tion is of similar character, and to narrate hunting experiences. Mrs. B. The A.D.C, will be loved leased territory of Kouang it has steadily increased with the His eyes then sparkle with joy.. Big one moment and loathed the next. Tcheou-Wan on the island of Hal- development of the Manchurian game is his passion
Total rainfall to September 80, 1926, The Junior officials and their wives nan (China), which is adminis railways Shantung and Chihilindenberg's favourable, hunting FAMOUS ECZEMA REMEDY 9200; September 30, 1927, 80.25 will ever be told to walk humbly, tered by the Government of Indo-are overpopulated. There is not story was told him by an old hunter
and to remember that they are as China.
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faces must be smiling, knees must be bowed.EAG
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enough land to go round, and the who visited gre result is an annual migration into ters in districts where there is an eager that a demand for agricultural labour, high up in A larger proportion
these cover to ha migrants than of those into
settle down, and it has for time been the policy of t
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