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WATER SUPPLY.
Storage of water in Reservoirs on November 1, 1927-
Storage in millions and decimals of gallons:
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Our barbers are experta in Bobbing, Shingling and Way- ing.
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Small 3-Bank Portable Model Now 4-Bank Portable Model and
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J
Every Size always in stock Suitable for all requirements.
SOLE AGENTS - Queen's Building.
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PHOTO SUPPLIES Kodake, Cameras and Films &c.
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A Trial Order is Solicited.
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The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has men available to ship as watch- men, seamen, &c.
Our men are employed by the leading passenger lines. We guarantee satis- faction.
K.661-No. 2, Saigon
Tytam
Tytam Byewash
1926 339.12 11.75
Tylam Intermediate 195.90
Tytani Tuk
1,405,98
1927
334.45 3,02 106,90 1,835.00
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17.15
18.60
54.38
56.40
Street, Yaumati or
2,024.28 1,944.27
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Total
Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in mullfons and de- cirnals of gallons during the month of October.
Consumption
1026 1927 285.89 304.94 Estimated population 406,900 416,220 Consumption per head
per day
20.0 23.3 Full Supply in all Rider Main Dis- tricts during October, 1026 and 1927. KOWLOON WATER WORKS.
Storage in millions and decimals of galloni.
1026 1027 Kowloon Reservoir... 361.63 327.75 Shek Lai Pui Reservoir 100.80 100.80 Reception Reservoir
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Public Auctions-
NOTICES.
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ALLEGED THEFT.
|THE BOY SCOUTS' ASSOCIATION CHINESE STOKER DISCHARGED
HONG KONG BRANCH.
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ANNUAL MEETING. Wednesday, 18th November, 1927, in St. John's Cathedral Hall, commencing at 6.15 p.m.
All members, friends and others interested, cordially invited.
THE ASIÁTIC PETROLEUM CO. (SOUTH CHINA) LIMITED).
THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM CO. (PHILIPPINE ISLANDS)
·
IN KOWLOON.
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.
...
RICSHA COSTS.
A BEARING ON MODERN CIVILISATION,
COMPARISON WITH THE WEST.
OUR CABARET.”
ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL SHOW
IN KOWLOON.
B
3
STAR.
MR. CHARLES CHAMIER'S London Vaudeville Company London
* THE NEW
OUR CABARET
I'm
A Series of Intime Revues With
NEW DANCES
TO-NIGHT
A WARM RECEPTION
A Chinese stoker of H.M.:launch In an editorial on November 7 Mr. Charles Chamier's Company No. 68, was yesterday charged be the "North China Daily News" "Our Cabaret," which opened on Sunday night at the Star Theatre, fore Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow- says: loon Magistracy with the theft of At a lecture, given on Wednos-Kowloon, with a new, rovue ́en- a gold chain with a football medal day to the Union Church Literary titled "Hey, Hey," were last night and Social Guild, the Rev. Stanley again received with that name attached, From evidence heard it H. Keen C.F. said that he had learn warm enthusiasm that was shown sppeared that the chain and medaled that there were 20,000 rieshas on the occasion of their last visit belonged to Sergeant Leach, R.Aplying for hire in Shanghai. He here in August, who missed it one day last week reckoned that this was a sufficient Mossrs. Charles Mason and Billy whilst on a journey from Stonecut number to provide seating accom- Bray, the two excellent comedians, NEW SONGS-NEW SKETCHES- ters with a party. Enquiries were modation for the whole British De-as usual kept the audience in a con- LIMITED.
immediately made, and Sergeant fence Force and have a number tinuance ripple of laughter. Woods stated that he had seen the of vehicles left over to serve as Miss Muriel Varna is also HAVE This Day resumed charge chain in the accused's handa.Atinued, the whole force had been and her extremely funny songs were baggage transport. If, ho con- comedy artiste of very high merit of these Companies.
search was made of the engine transported by richa to the moon, received with every evidence of en- room, and the missing trinket was the ricshe travelling twelve miles Joyment. She also appeared with found an a shelf.
per day and being charged for at success in "Honeymoon Hall"
·Mr. Charles Mason, although ap- Mr. Les d'Almada, Sen., who ap- the rate of ten cents per mile then
early in the pro- peared for the defence, denied that the cost of the journey would have pearing very
that been 2,400,000 cents or por £2,400 gramme, gave the accused ever had possession of per ricaha and the time occupied fillip
necessary to the proceedings, H. K. C. C.
the chain, and intimating that Ser-20,000 days or nearly 55 years. and his new
"Knock geant Woods should have immedi- This was an amusing and interest-at the Door and Walk In," will be INTERPORT CRICKET.
ately made known the fact that the ing illustration and it sets us HERE will be a Stand on the accused had the chain in his pos-thinking of the comparative cost of that travel by the humble riesha and of The will be a Stand on the secure, had the chain in his Ground reserved for. Members of there was not sufficient evidence to other more pretentious modes of the Club, Subscribers and their convict, and discharged the accus- conveyance. Ladies. Entrance by the small ed. gato in Chater Read at the East end of the Pavilion.
W. H. BELL,
General Manager, Hong Kong, 14th November, 1927.
LI
Hong Kong, 15th November 1927.
INTERPORT CRICKET.
TT is proposed to carry out the
Ifollowing Programme:
November 19th and 21st.
Shanghai v. Hong Kong. November 22nd.
Malaya United Services. November 23rd and 24th.
Shanghai v. Malaya. November 25th.
Shanghai v. United Services. November 26th and 28th,
NORTH BORNEO.
ANNIVERSARY 'OF CHARTER DAY.
took the salute.
Shanghal to London,
To modify the analogy and bring it down to something more within the ambit of everyday experience, let us take the comparative cost of a journey from Shanghai to London by ricsha or by the ordinary | steamer. The distance is, Bay, 10,000 miles, the cost of our ritsha 10 cents per mile. The cost of our journey, then, is 100,000 cents or £100 and the time occupied at the
steamer in forty days at a like cost
Bong
NOTED SINGER HERE.
Jesselton, Nov. 2. Charter Day, the anniversary of the granting of a Royal Charter to rate of twelve miles per day 833 the British North Borneo Company The same journey would be done by days or two years and three months. was celebrated on November 1. At Jesselton the Armed Constabulary under the command of Honourable of £100, but the steamer would pro- Captain W. C. Adams, M.C., parad- vide board and lodging en route and ed with colours and His Excellency carry the traveller's baggage free
of any additional charge. No onej. the Governor, Mr. J. L. Humphreys, would venture on the ricsha journey C.B.E., inspected the parade and without some luggage, and however Malaya v. Hong Kong.
exiguous his impedimenta might be We have seen many a Charter it would, certainly, need another Matches will, unless otherwise notified, commence at 10.30 each Day parade in our time but never ricsha to transport it. The dura- day. Tiffin interval 12.45 to 1.30 one in which the Constabulary action of the journey, too, would be p.m. Draw stumps at. 5 p.m. quitted themselves as well. The lengthened, by rainy days when A Stand at the corner of Queen's marching was excellent and the ap movement would be impossible and and Des Voeux Roads will be open pearance of the men very smart. A the tourist would be obliged to take to the Public at a charge of 50 great part of the Force has recently his ease in such inns as the-road been armed with the modern army afforded. There would be rivers to cents per person per day.
Benches the Queen's Road rifles and these were seen for the cross and deserts to traverac; the side of the Ground will be reserved first time on parade on this ecca- inevitable delays of such a journey! for Sailors and Soldiers in uniform.sion. On Charter Day in 1926 it which would add to the days and was impossible to hold a parade at multiply the expense. We have not Hong Kong, '15th November 1927. all owing to the flooded state of the allowed our traveller any funds for ground and this year very heavy road expenses; nothing but his bare rains fell for several days before ricaha fare without even a cumsha but fortunately the ground, though to give the coolio at the end of his ROYAL very wet, was fit to be used.
10,000 miles run. He has to pay in great demand. This item bids In the afternoon Capt. Adams and two ricsha coolles $100 each and his fair to even outrival his famous the officers of the Armed Constabu-lown, and their road expenses for a
"Banana" song.
THEATRE
on
HONG KONG AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB
IN
BULLDOG
DRUMMOND
November 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 & 26. BOOKING AT ANDERSON'S
USUAL PRICES.
THE Undersigned hayo receiveden made to hold a CHILD-
instructions to sell by Public
ON
Auction
Wednesday, 16th November, 1927, commencing at 11 am.
HONG KONG REEL CLUB.
CHILDREN'S CLASS.
MENTATIVE arrangements have
REN'S CLASS for HIGHLAND DANCING at the Helena May Institute for one hour each week between 5.30 p.m. and 6,30 p.m.
A qualified Instructor has been.
Fees cannot yet be fixed, same)
Total
452.43 428.55. Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons durat Godown No. 1. The China Pro-provisionally engaged, ing the month of October.
- 1920 1927 Consumption ****** 78,64 101.04 Estimated population 167.300 162,340 Consumption per head
16.1 20.00 por day Full Supply in all districts during October, 1926 and 1927.
The Government Analyst's reports show that the quality of the water is Batisfactory.
Total rainfall to October 31, 1920,
96.38; October 31, 1927, 104.67 ins.
TOUCH A
CORN
with this amazing liquid "Gets-It"
acts like an anassthetic- stope pain in 3 seconds Works like magic on any kind of corn, no matter how old, where it is, how bad it hurts. One touch
and the pain goes. Almost unbeliev able. Then the corn shrivels up-and is peeled off. A scientific way that dancers, walkers, actors, doctors and millions use. Beware, of imitations, Get the real "Gels-It." For sale every- where. "Costs very little. "GETS- IT, Inc, Chicago, U. S. AEN
GETS IT
vident, Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd., Connaught Road, Woat (West Point) (for account of the concerned) A Quantity of MISCELLANEOUS GOODS
(more or less damaged ex Cargo the undermentioned as soon
Boat No. 577,V),
possible.
comprising:
Hon. Secretary,
THE REEL CLUB,
A Contrast.
Mlle. Henkina, the noted ninger, whose selections from Grand Opera are proving such a-popular-feature-of-the-new Our Cabaret's season now in full swing at the Star Theatre. Mlle. Henkina was formerly with the Royal Italian Opera Company and she has a voice of great range and beauty.
Tuesday, Nov. 15th at 9.35 pm.
'COCKTAILS.”
་
Wednesday, Nov. 18th. COCKTAILS.”
Thursday & Friday, Nov. 17th & 18th.
"HONI SOIT.” Saturday, November 19th. "A LA CARTE.”
Sunday, November 20th. "HERE AND THERE.”
Monday, November 21st. "POT POURRI.” Booking at MOUTRIE'S & STAR
Prices $3, $2 & $1.
‘SOME PLAIN WORDS.’
STRIKING ARTICLE BY MR. H. G. WELLS.
London, Oct. 17. Mr. H. G. Wells, in an article published in the "Sunday Express," styled "Some Plain Words to Americans," says it is time Ameri- cans realised that they are not a sacred people and that they are as much entitled. to be criticized as they like criticizing others.
There is a clearer.sense of free- dom and crankness personified in the discussions on the European side of the Atlantic," he states,
"It has been possible for Ameri- cans to discuss the rights and the wrongs of British justice in India, Ireland and Egypt, without provok ing vehement denials of their liberty to do so.
"I admit the immense superjority of the Americans in most things;
lary were at home for an athletic he Billy Bray, with his charming to mention only a few, they win sports meeting which, between erfod of more than two year and piquante partner, Miss "Jo" hands down on ilms, "nivvers,"" showers, went off extremely well. clear £800 for the cost of his per-Wrenn, appeared in an original and steel construction, advertisements, turn." debt-colleeting, Bunker Hill and This is extremely clever "double Unfortunately all pony events had sonally conducted tour. to be cancelled as the ground was reckoning travelling expenses at the This item, which concluded with a bathrooms."
Oxford "Bags." too wet and slippery to be safe. very moderate cost of native inns most novel dance, was one of the
Oxford "bage" were a plagiarism features of the evening. His Excellency the Governor attend-i in the territory through which he ed the sports and presented prizes would pass; an economy that is
Mr. Bray has some excellent new from America.
"I was not at Bunker Hill when to the winners.
more than offset by the discomfort material in which he again appears In the evening His Excellency the imposed on their patrons,
as the "one over the eight." He Senator Borah stormed that, posi Governor gave a dance which was
gives n finished and extremely tion and licked chaps like me to attended by a large number of
clever representation of the in- Hell," states Mr. Wells. N guests.
Dr. Hu Shih, the well known ebriated dude. His items are ex- Friendly European critics of the The Chartered Company is now Chinese scholar, addressed the traordinarily funny and at the United States vere impressed by the within five years of its Jubilee and Union Club in Shanghai some time same time in the very best of taste. fact that the elementary education if the present rate of progress and ago and contrasted the civilisation The sisters Vivienne, together of the American citizen was cheap development is maintained we may of his native land with that of the with Mias Aileen Woods, appeared and poor, and unitted higr for his look forward flourishing condi- West from which he had recently in an Eastern scene. The dancing of proper role in the world. tions in North Borneo when the returned. He said the Chinese was the farmer and the singing of the The methods of democracy used the latter were of a very high order. lby, the United States were crude time comes to celebrate the end of a riesha civilisation while
Mr. Fred Collier was again to the and ineffective; they were hampers. 50 years of British protection and West had a motor car civilisation. administration.-"Singapore
Free In other words, the civilisation of fore, and his song, "Muddy Water," ing the moral and the intellectual Press,"
China was based on man-power that followed by an expertly executed development of what is still the of the West on mechanism. This Is dance, won high favour.
greatest and most promising of
bed.
OLDEST WOMAN.
"GREAT FRIEND" OF
· EX-KAISER.
a very true. distinction, and the Mr. Kenneth Raynor and Madame human communities. point of this article is to show that Henkina were responsible for the Clumsy Sense of Justice.' a man power civilisation is an ex-more acrious music. All the artistes, "Finally," he adds, "the Ameri- pensive civilisation and that man working with such verve, still main- can sense of justice is clumsy and connet compete with a machine. tsin "Our Cabaret" as the best and confused. It does not dispose of Up to the present China, In her in-brightest vaudeville seen in Kow- such criticisms merely to say that dustrial competition with other loon for a long time. nations, has been a valuable asset
in the cheapness of her man power. Yellow and White Money.
Mr.
"Cocktails."
they come from a poor boob," or that the whole world outside the
of the bird as anything but acqui-
The revue "Cocktails," which United States is just a wilderness Mrs. Sarah Collins, of Shilling-
of 'poor boobs.'" Charles Chamier's popular being dependent on the number of ton Street, Battersea, who has Many years ago Mr. W. T. Stead London vaudeville company, the Mr. Wells Winds up that he has pupils enrolled.
British parents desirous of en- celebrated her 106th birthday and wrote a striking article in the "Renew Our Cabaret, la giving at 9.16 such a loyal feeling for the Ameri tering their children for this Class is claimed to be the oldest woman view of Reviews" in which he con- in the Star Theatre to-night, com- can eagle that he is unable to think are invited to send their names to/in England, has a poor opinion of trusted the white man with his yel-prises items that are all new to line, and does not want that vision
modern girls.
low money and the yellow man with the Colony, except the diverting replaced by a butt view of a proud. his white money and gave it as his sketch, "The Disorderly Room," but isolated ostrich, invincibly im "Girls who go about with skirts opinion that, in an industrial strug which is being repeated by general mense, which has swallowed all the up to their knces and their hair cut gle, the yellow man was bound to request. like a man's and a cigarette dan-win in the long run. He based this gling from their lips ought," she contention on the cost of labour in clever and amusing new sketches ing its head resolutely burled in The programme includes two gold in the world and is now keep- said, "to the smacked and put to the East and in the West. The called "The Strong Silent Man" the sand.
wages of a workman in China he and "A Port in a Storm," also a Hard work and little drinking is took to be two and a half pence per very pretty the way to live long. I have had day. With this as the chief factor Victorian Episode."
scene called "A JAPANESE NEWS. to work hard all my life.
in his calculation the conclusion "I was a waitress at Buckingham that the yellow man would win was by Signorina Henking, the noted
New numbers will be submitted REFORM CAMPAIGN and Pulace, and I have shaken hands inevitable.
VIRTUALLY SUPPRESSED. DRAFTPROGRAMMEor the with the ex-Kaiser, Queen Victoria,
singer, and the whole programme The cost of living and the price will be found to be delightfully AUTUMN MEETING to be held the Prince Consort, and King Ed of labour has increased, since Mr. enjoyable. on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8,ward The ex-Kaiser was
a great Stead's day both in the East and in Booking is at Moutrie's" and the 1927 (weather permitting) may be friend of mine. He often talked to the West. But while this factor Star Theatre at the popular ad- Kenkyukal, the extreme majority obtained from Dr. F. Pierce Grove, me, and he was a nice
man, has been doubled in the West it mission prices of $3, $2 and $1. party in the House of Peers, has The Polo Club, Hong Kong Club, generous and kind,
has been multiplied by five la the
been virtually, suppressed. "I was sorry when I was told we East. The discrepancy between the
Badget Making Efforts. and Causeway Bay Stables.
were at war with Germany, because cost of producing a manufactured Entries will close at noon on Saturday, November 19, 1927.
Hong Kong, 10th November, 1927.
FANLING HUNT.
Dried Lily Bulb, Dried Bamboo Shoot, Beche de mer. Dried Bivalve care of Messrs. Palmer & Turner. Hong Kong, 14th November, 1927. Sheel, Raisin, Dried Shrimp, Fun- gus, Mushroom, Ajinomoto, Canned Awabi, Dried Langan, Red Melon Seed, Preserved Bean Curd. Flour, Wheat Flour, Red Dates, Walnut, White Nut, Dried Vegetable, Vegetable Seed, Sweet Meat and Sundries.
Terms: Cash on Delivery,
'LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 16th November, 1927.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. OF DENMARK,
The following unclaimed tele- grams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Com- pany (Limited) of Denmark:-
Imakodiad, from Osaka. Wilvinelt, from Bradford,
E. V. JESSEN,
Superintendent.
Hong Kong, 10th Novemer, 1927.
An unclaimed telegram is lying
in the E. E. Telegraph Company's local office for
Hulexung, from Foochow.
VE A LEGGATT
pa Superintendent.
Hong Kong, 10th Novemer, 1927.
POLAR CAKE
ITS QUALITY
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Tokyo, Nov. 4.
--The- reform campaign of the
As a result of the assessment of the estimates, Y.11,820,000 have been appropriated for the new and Colonisation Department, Y.88,000,000 have been reserved for pm. Departmental demands to be re- 5.40
vived.
I was fond of the Kaiser article in China, and in other lands SUNRISE AND SUNSET.
"Queen Victoria was a perfect is not nearly so great as it used to little lady, but my favourite was be. The Chinese manufacturer is King Edward. He was always so being handicapped, as much as his jolly and pleasant. Several times competitor in the West, by the high November he stopped to ask me if I was happy cost of labour and by the incidence when I was working at the Palace." of strikes. But he is infinitely more Mrs. Collins then talked of acro- severely handicapped by the lack of planes. "Someone offered to take transportation facilities, the inade me up in an aeroplane a year or quacy of the railways, the hopeless- two ago," she said, “but I don't ness of the roads, the silted up hold with such things. It doesn't waterways; in short, the ricsha seem natural to fly in the air like | civilisation in which he is situated.] a bird. Horses are much nicer.”
- TRUE TEST OF MERIT.
The Lame Duck!
-
Add to this the unceasing war, the depreciation of currency in areas controlled by the military-practi;} cally the whole of China and the backwardness of China Industrially
· You judge a- may not by what he is accounted for without the econo- promises to do, but by what he has mically, unsound theories advanced done That Is the only
tran test in the "San Min Chu L China la Chamberlain's Cough Remedy faded the lame duck in the world's mer by this vatandard”; has 102 superior, People everywhere, apenk of it in the chant fleet, and as she lags behind highest terms of Praise Portale she delays the forward moventent
of the rest of the convoy.
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New Session of Diet
It has been officially decided that the 54th session of the Imperial Diet is to be convoked on December 24. and the opening ceremony will take place on December 26.
Aeroplanë Dashes Into Crowd. More than ten casualties are re- ported to have been caused at the Yasul Airodrome in Kyoto Prefec ture, as a result of an air accident, in which an aeroplane dashed into a crowd of spectators, T Based School Sports Incident, S
During the Inter-school Sports of three elementary schools in Atami | district," a "severe fight, took" place between the guardians of pupila end. a party of fans Over ten persona were injured, and some of them seriously.