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My Sir-Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain When My Dreams Come True-Fox Trot Vocal Refrain
WARING'S PENNSYLVANIANS
Na. 21977, 10-inch
Yellow Dog Blues-Fox Trot Wang-Wang Blues-Fox Trot
BEN'S BAD BOYS
No. 21971, 10-inelt
HILO HAWAIIAN- ORCHESTRA
Blue Hawaii-Wakz Vocal Refrain Sparkling Waters of Waikiki-Waltz
No. 21985, 10-inch
Sleepy Valley Waltz (from Sono-Art picture, "The
Rainbow Man With Vocal Refrain This is Heaven-Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
GUS AKNBEIM AND HIS ORCHESTRA. No. 21986, 10-inch
Building a Nest for Mary-Fox Trot Vocal Refrain Kids Again-Fos Trot With Vocal Trio
HERMAN KENIN'S AMBASSADOR HOTEL ORCHESTRA
No. 21991, 10-inch
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Every Moon's a Honeymoon-Fox Trot.
With Vocal Refrain Huggable Kissable You--Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
KUDY: VALLÉE AND IS CONNECTICUT YANKKEN
No. 21902, 10-neh
I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling-Tox Trot Pipe Organ She's a New Kind of Old-Fashioned Girl Waltzgr
Pipe Organ
JESSE CRAWFORD WITH ORCHESTRA No. 21981, 10-inch -- Wake Up Chillun, Wake Up Fox Trot I'm Crazy Over You--Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
NAT SUILERET AND THE VICTOR ORCHESTRA
No. 296, 10-inch
Love Me or Leave Me-Fox Trot (from the Musical
Comedy, "Whoopee") With Vocal Refrain The Land of Sleepy Water-Fox Trot (Sweet
Chewaukia) With Vocal Refrain by
LEO REISMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA No. 21966, 18-inch
I'm Just a Vagabond Lover For Trot With Vocal
Refrain Tan Still Caring Fox Trot With Vocal Refrain
BUDY VALLÉE AND HIS CONNECTICUT YANKEES
No. 21967, 10-inch
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THE CHINA MAIL,
WATER SUPPLY
A CORRECTION: KOWLOON'S
FIQURES
"ZMERGENCY" DETAILS
MONEY AND SHARES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS
The following paragraph appeared Bank, 4 months' sight 1/11 % (as part of an article in yesterday's Credits,
"China Mail":—
"With 12 hours' restriction. Koy loon consumes about 20 million gallons of water a week (not count-
On Paris-t ing the quantity transported to Hong On demand Kong). But there is not that much
Credits. 4 months' difference between 12 hours' sup-
sight ply and a 24 hours per day supply It is double the censumption. to estimated that the quantity used per day as from this evening, in Kow.
will lgon,
about te just million gallons a day." Owing to a slip of the pen, the very last werd day should, obviously, haye been week.
The Tank Supply,
T.T. on London T.T. on Shanghai
.M$50 D .$2.10 s
THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1929,
ד
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1/11/ 82%
On London--
Bank, wire
1/11 %
Bank, on demand
1/11 3/16
Bank, 30 Jays' sight
sight
months'
Documentary 4 months'
sight
2/-
Banks H.K. Bank.....$1260 H.K. London Rag, Chartered Bank Mercantile A. & B. Mercantile C.
b 1265 sa
.£120 n .£10 b
.£32% n
£1534 n
P. & O. Bank
.59% n
2/- 1/4
Bank of East Asia
.$90% n
Insurances
1107/2
127214
On Berlin-
On demand
On New York-
30
46% On demand .... Credits, 60 days' sight 48%
On Bombay -
-Canton Insurance Union Insurance North China Insurance Yangtze Insurance ... China Underwriters China Fire Insurance H.K. Fire Insurance
.$630 m 5324 sa .$160 b
.8305 b
.$770 n
Pharmaceutical Chemists
Shipping
Wire On demand
12934
Douglases
1234
$27 a H.K. Steamboats....$24% b 25 s
On Calcutta-
[241⁄2 sa
1294
H.K. Tuga & Lighters
1293⁄4
Indo-Chinas (Pref.)
.$47% b
Indo-Chinas (Def.)
83/2
Shell Transports (old)
..$70 n .97/6 11
Shell Transports (new)
94
Union Waterboats
. $22 л
Mining
..82
Bengueta
$9.05 b
Kailan Mining Ad.
.66/% n
Langkats (comb.)
.T15' b
Langkats (single)
.T9 b
101
Shanghai Explorations
1284 3
fine
(Bank's
Shanghai Loans
.T44. D.
Raubs
.$81⁄2 b
Tronoh Mines
.21/-b
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10.00 24
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H.K. & K Wharves
$125 b
H.K. & W. Docks
..$35 s
.$4.30 b
[4.35/4.20 sa
.T168 n .T61⁄2 b ¥138 b
The amount of water brought into Wire Hong Kong by ships in transit during On demand
On Singapore- the week ended July 14 was 13,484 tons (equivalent to 3.02 million gal-On demand lana), all of which was placed in brick On Manila- and steel tanks along the Praya wall.
On demand The tanks on Connaught-road Cen- On Shanghai- tral from Cleverly-street to the fron on demand tank at Douglas Wharf have all been 30 day's sight (private coupled from the wharf with a pump-
paper) ing main to enable the tanker "F Kwang" to pump whilst lying alongside ihto each or all of these tanks.
A pumping unit has been installed on the Praya East to enable all' tanky in the vicinity of No. 12 to be filled direct.
The tug "Perla," under charter, has been installed with a pump which will greatly increase the means of empty- ing fighters when she is not being used as a tow-boat.
All tanks from No. 1 at Davis-street to the Western Market iron tanks were handed over from the control of the Emergency Control Office to the Water warks Office on July 15, but the Control Office retains charge of all remaining tanks from Cleverly-street to Douglas Wharf and also those on the Praya East.
Other Sources
A visit was paid to the Tai Shut Hang police laurich supply where work was completed on July 16, although the supply has been in uac since July 10.
Excellent progress has been made. with Sham Ching ("Buttonjee" supply) | and an early completion here is ex- A preliminary survey was pected. made on July 14 with regard to increas- ing this available source and it is hoped that a report will be ready shortly.
The Douglas Steamship Co., with their three steamers bringing water from Foochow, and the River steamers "Paul Beau" and "Charles Hardouin,' which moor each evening at the Po Tak wharf, are still bringing supplies which are delivered direct to the tanks without charge to the Colony. No more water is being brought from Japan and Shanghai etc., at least for the time being.
Two supply stations, namely, those in Wellington-street and at Victoria nullah near Arsenal-street, have been handed over to the Sanitary Depart-| ment for control, and are now in opera- tion. Chlorination is being effected by a special staff. The third installation, in Tai Hang village, will be handed over almost immediately. the construction of the
cecds apace.
On Yokohama-- On demand Gold Leaf, 100
(per tael) Sovereigns
buying rate) Silver (per oz.) Bar Silver in Hong
Kong Copper Cash Copper Cents
22% dis. Nominal
3% Frem.*
Rate of Native In-
terest
7% p.8. 32% dis. Chinese Sub. Coin .. Hong Kong Sub. Coin Par.
LONDON EXCHANGES
Paris New York Brussels Geneva
Milan Berlin
Vienna
London, Yesterday.
123.875
4.85 3/32
China Providenta
Hongkews...
New Engineerings Shanghai Docks
Cotton Mills
Ewe Cottons....T14.30 b & sa Oriental Cottons
T2.30 b
Shanghai Cottons (old) .T771⁄2 b Shanghai Cottons (new) .T48% b
Lands, Hotels & Buildings H.K. & S. Hotels
$8.55 b H.K. Lands
.$60% b
34.91..
25.22
Amsterdam
12.08%
92.725
Shanghai Lands Humphreys Estates H.K. Realties HK, Territorials
...T147 b
.T13.30 b
$8 b
20.86
Stockholm
18.095
Prince's Buildings
Copenhagen Oslo
18.21
18.205
Public Utilities H.K. Tramways
94.46
Peak Trams (old)
Prague
16834.
Peak Trams (new)
.$19 n $11.80 n $6.05 n
Helsingfors
199
Star Ferries
.$641⁄4 n
Madrid
33,42
China Lights (comb.)
1081
China Lights (old)
.$19% $
375
818
Rio
5%
Buenos Aires
47
1/5 25/32
2/4 1/4
H.K. Electrics (new) Macao. Electrics
1/11 %
H.K. Telephones
1/10 53/64
Chira Buses
244
24%
Singapore Tractions Singapore Pref. Sandakan Lts.
Lisbon
Athens
Bucharest
Bombay Shanghai
Hong Kong Yokohama Silver Spot Silver Forward
-British Wireless Service.
China Lights (new) ....$13.20 n China Lights 1928 issue. H.K. Electrics (old) .....$551⁄4 b [55/55 sa
Industriala
China Sugars Malabon Sugars Canton Ices
Meanwhile
The bird is possibly the great Barbet (Megalaema chlorinating Himalayan tanks for other nullah supplies pro-virens marshallorum). This bird Cements (comb.)
Cements (old) is not mentioned in Kershaw's list.
Cements (new) Happy Valley & Kowloon of the birds of Kwong Tung but Levels were taken in connection with is given by Pere David in Les H.K. Hopes (old) H.K. Hopes (new) the Happy Valley scheme, and the posi-Oiseaux de la Chine as extending
It will be of United Asbestos tions of the tarks were marked on the to parts of China. slope of Morrison Hill. The advent of interest to bird lovers if this bird the rain led to a postponement of actual has come to make its home in Hong Dairy Farms
Wetsona constructional work, but it has now Kong.
Der A. Wings
Stores, &c.
been decided that operations are to pro- Green is the prevailing colour of ceed without further delay.
the young birds, the primary fea-Lane Crawfords As the water problem in Kowloon inthers of the wings and tail being Mackintoshs now loss acute, the head of the Sanitary of a beautiful rich shade. There Sinceres Department is considering the use of is a scarlet patch under the tail. Wm. 'Powells
certain emergency drinking supplies
.$264 n ...$7 n T144 b ..11/- 8 20/-- b
$21⁄2 31
.390 cts. li .$27 n .32.10 .$99.20 3 .$7.70 b
The arrangement of the toes
* Miscellaneous H.K. Amusements H.K. Constructions B. Ind. G.8-Bonds H.K. Govt. Loans
for house cleaning and similar pur- poses. Water cart stand pipes may be makes the birds walk rather awk erected within the next few days in wardly on, the ground.-A.H.C. In connection with the Homuntin well sup the Yellow Dragon.
ply, and also in connection with the well at the South China Knitting Fac-
tory.
A BARBET ?
WILL IT MAKE ITS HOME.
HERE
TRAM FATALITY
INQUEST ON A CHINESE GIRL
COMPANY EXONERATED
$1.40
.87 s
.$5 b
.$19 b $11.90 b .80 cta. 'b
$1% n
.$18 b
.$12 b
$234 8
.$281⁄2 n .$11 b .67% n 7% b prem.
CLUB RAIDED
NO EVIDENCE OF A BANKER
CHARGE THAT FAILED
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and all the NEWS. The Weekly paper that saver you the trouble of writing Home.
This week's "Overland China Mail" is well worth sending away to friends as an indicator of what is happening out here.
In its wider extent, the impasse between China and Russia has, naturally, occupied the attention of most of the world's leading capitals Much has passed along the cables and radio, but news from Hong Kong. at the very door of China, one of the parties concerned, must surely be welcome.
In the local sphere, the water problem again occupies pride of place. There is the bursting of the tank with alarming consequences (with pictures) and the new legislation to make those with meters pay more than they have done.
A local steamer, with more than 700 souls aboard, has gone ashore: A full report appears in the "Overland," in which will be found pictures of a well-known harbour launch foundering.
Other items include the Investiture of recipients of King's Birthday honours, by H.E. the Governor, the murder of a Hong Kong Indian Policeman; deaths of respected residents of the Colony; and, particularly for the information of the shipping community, the amalgamation of the Seamen's Institute (hitherto under the Missions to Seamen) and the Sailors" Home (conducted by a board of trustees).
The China Mail's "special art supplement is given away free with the "Overland," which has other pictures as well. Be sure to get your copy..
In the whirl of a trying Hong Kong chatsoever in Hong Kong, and many Bummer rendered all the more unbear-lettera testify to the keen pleasure and uble by the acute shortage of water, interest its weekly arrival brings. letters to relatives and friends t For your folks at Home to receive other parts of the world frequently this weekly budget, or to keep your fail to be written even by the most self posted with a fuirs during your ardent correspondiente. It is a kindly absence, all that you have to do is to chit to the "Overland Chinu thought, therefore, to ensure that these drop a away from the. Colony, or folks at Mei." Hole.
should have an unfuiling supply | The word "Overland" is a reminder af Hong Kong and China news every of the experience behind the produc The fatal accident which occurred åt
wook by means of a subscription to tion, it having been published since the the Overland China Mail,
early days of the Colony, to be sent About the end of June after a Quarry Bay on June 28, when a Chin-
Without any trouble of packing and FERLAND because there was no heavy shower of rain three youngese girl met with a shocking death,
At 10.30 p.m., on July 5 the Police, teorrying abinet having her head crushed between two
which £0 pet · mau a one-and-only cost of route
In the march birds were washed out of a resttram cars, had ita sequel at the Central under the direction Detective Seroart, and or the Post Office on your Suez Canal, and that was the quickest of times, in the Botanical Gardens. When Magistracy yesterday afternoon when geant l'itches, raided a Chinese Club #K.88.75 for three months, the "Oner Home, "Overland China Mail" the gardener went to pick them up. T. M. Hazlerigg, M.C., and aon the ground floor of No. 341, Nathan and China Mail will be sent Home for the he was vigorously attacked by the Coroner's jury held an inquiry into the road. (Mohsin Buildings), and arrested you every week, catching the mail has become the only weekly news
The superintendent circumstances
three members who were yesterday regularly. It contains just the new budget which Jus pictures. It is made parent bird. of the Gardena put them in the
What more could be China Mai that make a studied all along. The girl, who was 24 years of age, charged before Mr. T. S. Whyle-Smith, features and pictures from the daily just to suit requirements, as it has done aviary was riding with a friend on the top at the Kowloon Magistracy, for tak appeal to people with any interest desired?
The young birds have large, deck of a tram car (No. 39), going ing part in an unlawful game of "ta- powerful orange-yellow beaks; and from Causeway Bay to Shaukiwan. kai." The first man was also charged Judging from the way they can use Being under the impression that her with keeping a common gaming house. Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the de- them the parent birds might be amah was in the third class compart- able to give a good bite of the tram, when near Quarry Bay
ment, the girl leaned over the side fence.
Sergeant Fitches gave evidence of The feet of these birds have the and shotited for her
the raid, stating that $11.20 was found arrangement common to the par-
Just then a tram car (No. 78) passed on the gambling table.. rots, cuckoos, woodpeckers, and on the other track going towards barbets---two toes placed before Causeway Bay. The girl's head was and two behind. In the present struck violently by the superstructure case it seems to be the first and of the passing tram. The force of the fourth toe directed backwards, and impact caused her to fall back on her the second and third forwards seat, and when assistance came to her
At first I thought the parent bird she was already dead.
The body was taken to the publishe had marked the first accused as the must be a woodpecker, but the feet mortuary where Dr. A. Cannon held s banker, and as soon as the Sergeant of these young birds seem hardly post mortem examination and found catered, witress placed his hand on No. strong enough for a woodpecker's; that death was due to a fractured skull. I's shoulder. The other two were at and, on examination, the tongue After several witnesses had been the table with eight others whose bails were estreated when they did not ap- seemed too short for any of the heard, including the motor man and
pear at a previous hearing. woodpeckers.
Replying to Mr. Lo, the witness said that in the case of persons charged as keepers of gaming houses, it was usual to take finger-prints, as they might have a previous conviction.
A Chinese detective, whe entered the place before Sergeant Fitches, said that
His Worship remarked that he was not satisfied that there was a banker
conductor of tram No 78 who said that they did not notice the girl leaning out of tram No. 39, the jury returned a verdict of "death by misadventure in the game, nor had the second or and exonerated the Tramway Co. from third defendants been taking part in
OLD TAYLOR all blame, ride was added that the alleged rambling game. The al-
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wan desirable that notices in Chinese should also be posted on trams giving warning of the danger of leaning, over the side atauNAN
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Teged commission agent the first de the defendants were merely playing fendant was not seen by anyone ex-with the dice in a game of skill, and cept the first detective to receive money to money transactions took place what
Mr. Lo said that it was a social club, evere
His Worship discharged all three de fendants and ordered money and arti cles seized from the Clab to be return