6
PILSNER URQUELL
BEER
OF THE MUNICIPAL BREWERY
Founded in Pilsen 1842
THE ORGINAL PILSNER BEER,
Agents for Hong Kong:
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
BLOW THE HEAT AWAY
WITH AN
Electric Fan
Prices from $9.00 to $500.00.
BUY ONE TO-DAY.
WAH MEI ·ELECTRIC · CO.
135, Des Voeux Rd. C.
Tel. C. 3792.
SPECIAL NEWS.
REDUCTION SUMMER DRYCLEANING PRICES.
COMMENCING JULY 16th, 1928. SERGE, FLANNEL, GABARDINE, PALM-- BEACH · ALPACA, MOHAIR AND SILK. Unlined COATS 80 cts. each TROUSERS 50 cts, each OLD PRICE $1.60 per suit. NEW
$1.30
>>
Keep your summer clothes white, no shrinkage or loss of colour.
DRYCLEANING SERVICE IS TRUE ECONOMY,
THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.
EHRAD OFFICK & WORKS; MONGKOK, Tel, K. 3%.
HONG KONG DEPOT: M, Bandey Hirunt, Tel. 6. 1770. SKOWLOON Diper: 15, Craton 11.
KOWLOON HORI DKPOT: PEAK HOTEL DKPOT: HONGKONG HOT KL (Viadzora nisig% Writeur Phone for complete Price List.
Sun & Co.
Sze
PRESERVED GINGER & FRUIT
MANUFACTURERS
Office.
Salary
bi x Rd C2nd Floor
K
Telephone Nak
HANOMAG, CAR
RUNS 60 MILES TO THE GALLON.
RELIABLE ECONOMICAL AND CHEAP.
Bole Agents: WAI ON TSEUNG, LTD. Des Voeux Road Central
SUN
CASICE
Tel. C. 711.
THE CHINA MAIL,
WHITEAWAYS
FURNISHING DEPARTMENT
RESPECTFULLY SOLICIT YOUR INSPECTION OF
BEAUTIFUL "TISSUES." "CRETONNES,” "SILK DAMASKS,” “REPPS," "CASEMENT CLOTHS," "JASPIES” ETC.
LOOSE COVERS MADE AND FITTED, CURTAINS MADE, POLES, BRACKETS, ETC., FIX- ED AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
FIT GUARANTEED.
OVER 500
DESIGNS IN "CHINTZES," AND "TISSUES" IN STOCK
A WONDERFUL SELECTION TO CHOOSE FROM.. PRICES
FROM $1.00 TO $6.50 YARD
SELECT YOUR COLOUR SCHEME NOW,
ESTIMATES FOR LOOSE COVERS, CURTAINS, ETC. GIVEN FREE.
CHESTERFIELDS, SETTEES, AND ARM CHAIRS MADE TO ANY DESIGN, QUALITY AND WORKMANSHIP. GUARANTEED.
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
The China Mail
(Every evening except Sunday. Annual subscription, excluding pastage abroad, i.K. $86, payable in advance. Local delivery free.)
Overland China Mail.
(The weekly edition of the "China Mail." Annual subscription, H.K. $13 including postage $15, payable In advance.)
Published by
The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd.
Printers & Publishers. No. 3A, WYNDHAM STREET, HONG KONG.
TELEPHONES:—
Office Central 22. Editorial Central 4841. Cable Address:-Mail, Hongkong.
All communications should be addressed to the Newspaper En- terprise, Ltd., to whom all remit- tances should be made payable.
London Offices: The Far East- ern Advertising Agency (London), Ltd., 36-38. Southampton Street, Strand, W.C.2,
BIRTHS..
EVANS-On July 7, 1928, at the Paulin Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. V. Evans, a son (still-born).
MEYER-On July 9, 1928, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Meyer, daughter.
DEATH.
SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1928.
did not like. A lot, indeed, can be unwarranted interference with the sald in headlines. Take an flus-liberty of the subject. If Penang tration which is before me from aį taipana feel so badly about it why Home paper. The text states that do they not abolish sweepstakes the wife of Lord de Clifford has altogether? If, on the other hand, presented him with a son, and adds they only feel bad when they con- that the lady in question was afsider the wickedness of the other Miss Dorothy Evelyn Meyrick, fellow, why do they not mind their daughter of the London night club own business?" propriatress. A lot more is added,
ON MONEY.
WHAT MR. ROCKEFELLER: HAS TO SAY.
USE IT "AS A SERVANT.""
New York."College educa- tion is wasted time for many, and money is lifeless unless it is applied concerning family matters, but it)
to the building of batter men and is the heading which puts the case
women," said Mr. Rockefeller;. in a nutshell.
This reads: "Son patriated" to Namtao yesterday University for Negroes, Nashville, junior, dn addressing the Fisk
Tennessee.
Seventeen beggars
for Lord de Clifford-And grand- morning. son for Night Club proprietress."
Known To "China Bands",
a'
were
The Oriental Trading Company Quite fow (Hong Kong) Ltd. has been struck "China hands," I off the register. imagine, know Mrs. Meyrick
"A first dividend of $20 per cent. She has at least three night club has been declared in regard to the in the West End and I remember
Mr. Rockafeller, with his great Industrial, educational and research. undertakings, knows a great deal' about American college men by personal acquaintance and actual test, and is also one of the three- richest men in the United States, the other two being the Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Mellon) and Mr. Henry Ford. "Some of you'
about a year ago a Taku pilot, ist bankruptcy of Mr. J. A. Lopes, are thinking." he said. "what you
returned from leave, showing me in
clerk, of Hong Kong.
a boastful spirit one of the lady's business cards. He said he always
A Arst and final dividend of had a good time at her "joints, 83.80 per cent. has been declared and I do not disbelieve him. I am in the bankruptcy of the Connaught told that the daughter who mar-Motor Car Company. ried Lord de Clifford used to an
sist her mother, za did the other} It is announced that on
and one, May, who married the Earl of After Sunday, July 15, the Rider
Main Kinnoull about six weeks ago.
Districts West of Gurden Lord de Clifford succeeded to the the Rider Mains into operation.
road, will be controlled by bringing title when he was two years of age. He owns an estate of about 13,000!
The "Gazette" announces the fol- acres in County Clare. The Earl towing appointments:-Sergt. M. A. of Kinnoull was first married five Johnson, M.M., to be second lieut years ago and has a son and heir, enant, H.K.V.D.C. as from July 4, the Hon. Alistair George Hay.
"Ryndam" Echo.
|1928; and Mr. B. H. Church to be assistant Government Marino Sur- veyor as from July 5, 1928,
I would do with the money associated' with the name of Rockefeller. It
is my firm belief that money. Itself' man with his brains, brawn, and is lifeless, impotent, sterile;; but a
imagination, using money
as his servant, may educate his fellow- men, feed the hungry, cure dis-. ease, make desert places bloom, and bring beauty into life.""
Mr. Julius Rosenwald, of Chicago, who has just contributed £10,000 to the Fisk University, commended Mr. Rockefeller, junior, as one of the first citizens of the world, because he used his great wealth for par poses of public well-being and human advancement..
"BURGLAR-PROOF."
THRILLING HOUSE-TOP
CLIMB.
the whole matter: the Chinese who
Residents will remem-
gets cuffed on his way to the sta-
ber the s.s. Ryndam,
The case against the six Chinese, the "oating univer-charged with being concerned in tion invariably asks, for it. It has
an armed robbery at 84, Des Vœux- alty" which
called rond West, was not dawned upon many of them yet here nearly two years ago when Major C. Willson at the
resumed before Eastbourne. A remarkable · that they are living in a Colony on a world tour with a load of Magistracy, yesterday afternoon. work of experts, was carried out Central "cat" burglary, evidently the controlled by others than their
American students aboard. Well, After further evidence, the kind, and that they have to observe the laws of that Colony. They are been disclosed by an action brought
a sequel to that cruise has just was again adjourned. not asked to come here, and they against the University of New York are not asked to stay. They find the place safe and convenient, an admirable "funk hole," in fact, and; are the first to call upon the police should their own liberty or possex alona be threatened. The educated Chinese--and particularly the for- eign-trained variety-are the worst offenders, I think, in the matter of police obstruction.
Scrapping At 36.
case recently at the premises of
Messrs. A. W. Bruford, Ltd., jewellers, of Terminus-road here. Compensation of $5 was ordered
The premises, which were re- by a Dr. James Lough, professor to be paid the complainant in a cently rebuilt, were considered to case heard at the Kowloon Magis-
be burglar-proof. of psychology. The doctor is tracy yesterday afternoon, arising They are in the main street, claiming $20,000 for alleged illegal out of a fight between two students, which is patrolled continuously dismissal. be remembered, was not a success, road, In which the defendant, Lau and secured a "haul" of jewellery, The tour, it may also of the Peninsular School, Nathan- day and night by the police. The burglars. overcame all obstacles "mainly because, there was a ten- Sik-wun (14) is alleged to have deney on board for the students struck the complainant, Yeung Laf-the extent of which is not yet yuen (15) with a knife, inflicting
known, but certainly, exceeds to spend too much time in social wound in the chest.
£1,000. festivities and flirtation." That, of course, is merely the point of view of the authorities!
The burglars used a ludder which they found at an outfitter's Claiming to be a Belgian named shop, which is being reconstruct- Theman who had arrived from the ed two doors away. They took it I see that a correspon-
South Scan, the police took into cus-to a lane at the rear of the pre- dent out here has been
tody a foreigner, following a raid on mises and climbed to the roof.· Eventa in China dur-Thursday night, at a hotel in Kow- criticising the matching
Having reached the roof, they of that splendid boxer,
months have caused to possess 2 revolvers, a ing the past eighteen loon. The arrested man was found climbed along to the roof of the Seaman Hall, aged 36, with an
sporting jewellers, a very difficult task. American coloured man. It does
many people to change gun, and a quantity of ammunition. At the jewellers they attacked not follow, however, that Hall was truism by a snub in a northern search. He arrived here via Aus
their views. I am reminded of this Theman stated that he was engaged and opened a fanlight, and then:
in cancer and tuberculosis re- forced the protecting steel grid.
CA.
Changes His View.
American-owned newspaper direct-tralia, accompanied by his wife.
him. We are also
move 03], 80
A SKYSCRAPER.
NEW YORK BUILDING 624 FEET HIGH.
in for a sound beating. As a mat- ter of fact, he won his fight. Thirty-six is approaching the age- mander-in-Chief of the US. Far ed against Admiral Bristol, Com- peak as boxers go, true enough, but Eastern Squadron. It appears that Leader G. McClay on his leaving We are sorry to have lost Patrol there have been many exceptions the Admiral is of the opinion that for Ted ("Kid") Lewis must be about it would be desirable to withdraw cheery and full of beans, and a England, He was always that age by now, yet he is still the American detachments in Tien- useful man in camp.. Good luck to pers, is to have a colossal new fifty- New York, the city of skyscra-- fighting on, having recently clean tsin and Shanghai in order to pre- "Good-bye" to our Scoutmaster, Lt. as the Lincoln Building, which will about to say two-storey office block, to be known ed up all opposition in South Afri vent America being involved in the Commander O. C. G. Leveson occupy an acre of the costliest land!!
Jerry Monohan, whom many vortex of Chinese affairs. consider the finest boxer ever seen
The Gower, R.N.. We most sincerely in the world and rise one-eighth of in the Far East, was thirty-six owner of the paper in question, Dr. wish we had not to lose him, but a mile above street level. when he was taking decisions over nearly all Fox boys be christened he must
Charles James Fox-why should the powers-that-be at Whitehall say A consortium of banks, headed by
there is the Chase Securities Corporation, such men as Jamito and Pelky. KERR. On July 4, 1928, in hos-As & contemporary truly remarks, Charles James?-was, I know, be-nothing for tis to do but acquiesce, has just completed arrangements Hong Kong "Silver Wolf." for raising capital for the enter- Buchanan Kerr,. late 3rd E./ what is old age for some athletes, friend of the Chinese and an ex-
prise, which will cost approximately ponent of their national indepen-was granted in a case mentioned at ated in 42nd-strect. It will rise to a: An. adjournment for one week
£5,500,000.
The new skyscraper will be situ..... dence. Now this gentleman, with the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday total height of 640ft, and will have Whilst those irritating the rest of us, does not seem to afternoon, when
a Chinese was Insects for which Tal- have so much trust in the race charged with
approximately 915,000 square feet. the larceny of of rentable po is justly famous among which he lives.
81,740.99, said to have been collected than the rentable area of the Wool
arca. This is greater are the direct cause of
by the defendant on behalf of the
worth Building. complainant, Mr. W. S. Y. Curtis, For à Far Eastern sport-manager of the Duro Garage. In organisation the spector Fallon, prosecuting, safð Penang Turf Club has that defendant was arrested on a warrant issued by the Kowloon taken a bold step in pro- Court, on December 11, 1925. De-
pital, at
Hankow, Dugald
gineer, 1.5. "Poyang."
is just the prime for others.
Hong Kong, Saturday, July 14, 1928, Must Ent Breakfast.
H.C.-His Column, all the malaria that is among us we
ourselves, it seems, if we cut out breakfast, are not helping to ward
I witnessed an actual off the disease. According to the
fore the Hankow trouble, a staunch
A Bold ing
Step.
Asking For instance the other manufacturers of a patent medi-hibiting the outside sale of sweep fendant was seen in Water-street.
Trouble.
evening of a police- cine,. that lo.
stake tickets. The idea is to cur-West Point, on Thursday and ar tail the facilities for gambling rested. the Straits Sweeps will be held among the various communities in
as in the past but only one per
This is how they man: cuffing & Chin- put it: "People who reafde at the ese. It was an Indian policeman, Tropies, or in any part where aad I do not blame him. What the malaria prevails, should avoid go Chinese had done I do not know, ing out before the sun has dispell- but it WIB. obviously
race day and will be open only to AFRICAN TOBACCO. Intention of the police to fore they have breakfasted. The take him to the station. There reasons for this are that the tickets numbers will be allotted the members of the clubs. Instead of
·were three policemen on the vapours which arise from the earth applicants. Personally I do not acene, and the Chinese struggled during the night are frequently think this action will in any way
the ed the morning mists and also be
GIFT FOR BRITISH .M.P.'S
TEASERS.
Answer The "China Mail" Questions.
TO-DAY'S POSERS.
From day to day. a series of half": a dozen questions, not tremendously difficult to answer but not always. so simply solved as may be thought, appear on this page. These, në Ini: the past, are compiled by the
are givan" on
1. Who, in the Bible, was deput
2. What is a jerboa?
3. Whence comes this quotation ---
his power to avoid arrest that he tified by the morning meal is ex- Malayans are born gamblers, and certain mombers in the British time to time questions. of. local and yelled and so openly did all in | malarfous, and the system: unfortessen gambling. The Chinese and Buluwayo.-The assertions of/ "China'Mail" staff and include from deserved all he got, which was not perfally susceptible to this poison. very much. There is a lot of silly I suppose we now have to forag the gee-gees they will risk their amokeable and causing an in-
if they cannot have a flutter on Rhodesian cigarettes were "un Page seven.
House of Commons that South interest. Answers sentiment about the polles knock our morning ride, tramp or plunge money somewhere else. The only crease in the number of sore ing the poor Chinese about.
A and must on no account develop asult of the new edlet will be that throats in Britain, have been fed: to have driven furiously? large percentage of prisoners fat head overnight so that our the Penang Turf Club will enjoy felt very keenly in Rhodesian brought before the Magistracy, and breakfast is unwanted and decreased profits. That le why it and Tobacco Growers Com- tobacco circles. The Matabele- Is a bold step, as I can picture mittee has telegraphed to the no such revenue-carning project Department of Agriculture in The wicked flee when no men pur- Every newspaper receives as open-to-all sweepstakes. Salisbury requesting that a cable aueth; but the righteous are bold:: that falls from the mouth of de- How It complaints.I suppose,
be sent to the High Commission as a lon er in London requesting him to regarding headings, that
wonder if a similar send, with the compliments of
What upset one particular per- Not Here embargo has ever been the committes, 600 cigaretted and by the police is proved there are a son while they amuse many offers I Hope. contemplated by our a pound of tobacco, by way of Who wa hundred cases, I would reckon, in One misguided individual, In fact, |-- ***** Incal turf officials? 1 sample to M. E. Shinwell and My, who say, the han which the allegation cannot be sup recently brought a libel action on trast not, for the stunt savours of took a prominent part on the dis
and G. D. Hardle, two members who wal? ported. This is how I look upon the strength of a line of type ke hypocrisy and certainly points to cussion
SAYER 6. Whet is a fa
the High Court swear that they sighed for. It doesn't sound too have been maltreated either upon good, does it? arrest or in the cells, and this sort
of statement is one of the gliblest
fending solicitors. But where one.
case of excessively harsh treatment
Put.
peccars?