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COUPLETS.
Here a shear huik lies poor Tomi
Bowling
whleh Was claimed to be The Hon. Treasurer St. John "material for the manufacture of Ambulance Brigade acknowledges with thanks the receipt of the anti-opium medicine," was return following sums: Mr. Kwok Slu-lau, ed to the Opium Suppression $200; Mr. Chan Pek-chuen, $50. Bureau of Canton.
Yeung Sheung-chan, shopkeeper. II the recording scribe
27 Kwai Lin Street, Shamshulpo. of ten years ago could be told reported to the Police yesterday that that his pet record has beer a man representing himself to ba hopelessly shattered he would the matster of the Shok Kip Mel
shop, visited his shop and took She was a phantom of delight either throw a fit or refuse to be delivery of a bag. of rice worth Until I say her eat last night.
The minstrel boy to the war Is
gone,
For arguing with his mates when
coaling.
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lieve it. In any case, it would be $17.70 which he directed should be a seven days' wonder for him! debited to the Shak Kip Mei shop It goes to show one very signi-Later Yeung discovered that the
man was not the master of the Shek If he hadn't he'd have swung at ficant fact, and that is that in spite Kip Mei shop and was not known of the present efforts of the there. League of Nations' Anti-Oplum Commission, more dope is being! "moved about" than ever before!
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GRADUATES' ASSOCIATION,
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This world is too much with us,
late or soon We're one and all affected by the
nioon.
"JOK."
ART TREASURES.
Will any fervid man of science To the Editor of the "China Mall".] Sir, The Council of the Univer- try to determine
sity of Hong Kong has recently the ratio of
endoraed a recommendation from King Nadir Shah's Effort righteous indignation about any the Senate urging the formation To Reclaim Them. given topic in this Colony of ours, of a Hong Kong University's as compared with other cities ir: Graduates' Association. At present there exist in certain centres local the Far East? Stephen Leacock, associations but as yet there is no who discovered Britain a few general association of graduates. years ago, remarked that in his The desirability of such an ascia
tion is obvious, and I shall be greatly cpinion the British were never
obliged if you will, through the quite happy unless they had some medium of your paper, Invite any burning question to argue about. Hong Kong University graduates
It is well-known that some years after ex-King Amanullah ascended stock of all the valuable carpets, the Throne of Afghanistan he took skins, and rare objects of art ac cumulated by his late father, and disposed of them by auction to Afghan and Indian merchants.
This treasure of Oriental Art,
In like manner, it appears as if who read this letter to send me their which Included some of the worki's
names and addresses.
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Yours, etc.,
STANLEY V. BOXER Acting Registrar.
Hong Kong, May 30,
the trail-blazers out here are never completely content unless · there 19 "summat uu, or {summat down," us the York- shiremen have it. Whether charitable, philanthropic oht gentlemen, or dashing, sports CHEUNG CHAU NOTES young blades, they all have the
ground floors on this block of same complex-that "something.
ones?
Evening from June 1.
of
most, beautiful carpets was the prize collection of Amir Habibullah and his forefathers and adorned the State rooms of Dilkusha Palace pro- viding a sight which was extremely fascinating, says the special corros. pondent of The Statesman. at Peshawar,
Those who have had occasion to visit the Hall of Audience in this Palace can never forget the impos-
one-piece carpet covering the entire floor of the hall, hundreds of beauti- ful lapis lazuli ornamentations, Cen- tral Asian silk tapestries, and wonderful wall-coverings.
houses are to be used as a garage, wrong-somewhere feeling" which Ferry to Run in the ing and arresting sight of the huge where gasolene and other in-most amazingly evaporates at the flammable articles are stored sight of pen and paper. And the
[From Our Own Correspondent.] Can nothing be done by the Gov-poor old Pressman, who is only
Cheung Chau, Yesterday. ernment by amended legislation too dismally conscious, as he scans There was a small influx to prevent the erection of wooden his monthly budget, that there visitors to the Island last week stairways instead of concrete is something wrong somewhere, Including a party of Y.W.C.A. dele gates, who assembled at Dr. is expected to put it all right. Wright's bungalow. One Chinese meraber had come from Shanghai, and others from Canton and Hong Kong. The American Secretary conducted the sessions, Another group, consisting of members of the Y.M.C.A., met in the Jaffray House. The Rev. C. J. Lowe returned from Shanghai, but departed short- ly afterward for another meeting in Canton.
Whose Fault ?
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News in Brief
absolute.
All these were sold without much regard for price for many of those things were priceless, and none could dare utter a word of caution to the ex-King. for his will was
I am now informed tha: King Nadir Shah has ordered the re- purchase of every available piece of article sold by the ex-King and good prices are paid to anyone coming forward with his purchases.
But nothing substantial is coming through for people have long ago sold what they had bought at a nominal cost. Still further efforts are being made to recover as much material as possible.
hundred houses erected on the Praya Re- clamation, we are glad to notice that at least two-thirds are built with concrete stairways. These
In connection with the ceremony houses are let out at the same at the Cenotaph on the occasion of
Dr. and Mrs. Wright. rental as those with wooden the King's Birthday, it is notified
News has been received from our stairways. This is so much to the elsewhere in to-day's issue of the
China Mail that cortain traffic ar-old friends, Dr. and Mrs. Wright, credit of those landlords who, by rangements will be enforced by the both of whom are enjoying excellent spending a few dollars more, give Police. The attention of the public health. Dr. Wright has a practice MASTERS OF TURKEY. protection to their tenants. But is drawn to the notice in question; at Denison, Kansas. They are look- ing forward to their return to what can be said in favour of
Yesterday two Chinese youths, China in the future, when con- other landlords? Although it were charged before Mr. T. s. ditioni are more settled." may cost less to put up a block of Whyte-Smith with uttering a forged same $100 note of the Chartered Bank, Hong Kong, Saturday, May 31, 1930.houses, they charge the
land with obtaining $90.40 from the rental as those who had to spend Kum Tol Hotel OR a forged more for theirs. But does the document. After Mr. F. C. Mudje, fault rest entirely with them? of the Chartered Bank, had given We think not. The Government evidence that the note was a forgery of the Summer season.
but quite a good imitation, the
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The evening ferry is expected to run as from June 1, until the close
GOD OF WEALTH.
A Week of “ Sovereignty.
Stamboul, April 30.
For one week children have been allowed to be the masters of Turkey. 'April 23 is the day of the Sovereignty of the Nation. It was decided that it should also be the day of the Sovereignty of the Children, a sovereignty which is to last one week every year.
For one week they have shared the prerogatives of their elders,
ject will startle houses to be built with wooden Music, London, will be conducted by Unsuccessfully "Invited" and taken over the external signs
in
people many Hong Kong. We all know that there have been many disastrous outbreaks of fire within recent
years, and that many lives have disregard for the safety of the will be held in the University on family, considered to be a respect- eral of Stamboul, another Inspec-
public.
Record Opium Haul
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We have no doubt is also to be blamed for lendipe, Magistrate adjourned the case. that what we have countenance to an act which, in
The local examination in con- Staircases to say on this sub-case of an outbreak of fire, may
lead to the loss of life. To allow nection with the Trinity College of Again!
of power. All the elementary Mr. Albert Mallinson, F. T., at
in China.
schools were asked to designate stairways after all the bitter the City Hali on Monday, Tuesday,
two of their cleverest pupils for Shaohsing, April 22. lessons of the recent past is Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
One of the highest functions. The theory examination
Recently the head of a local them was elected Governor-Gen- tantamount to showing a general, next.
Saturday next, June 7, at 10 amable man, became implicated in the tor-General of the People's Party; Mr. Mallinson arrived In the Colony craze for "getting rich quickly," others been lost as a result of having
were appointed to such yesterday by the Suwa Maru.
says a North China Daily News functions as those of Prefect of their exits blocked. The wooden
In its ""Ter
correspondent.
the Town and Rector of the Un stairways which are to be found
Years Ago" Three Chinese of Namhoi, Chinese This is traced to the fact that he versity. They had explained to in all old Chinese tenement
feature, the territory, who are wanted by the had lost his employment and had them the elements of administra- Canton authorities on a charge of also a family to support. As there tion. In a Press interview one of houses have been severely con-
China Mail of slaying a fellow villager, made an appeared to be no other way of find the infant rulers took a strong demned both by the Chief of the May 27 reprinted the report of other appearance before Mr. R. Eng the wherewithal of life, he, it stand against the project of sup CHINA ENTERTAINMENT & LAND Fire Brigade and by those who the seizure, on May. 27, 1920, of Lindsell yesterday. This is the case is said, sent a number of letters to stressing the Bridge of Galata und INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED.enquiry was held into the cause haul of prepared non-Government years ago there was a fight between suma of money by a certain date at
formed the jury whenever an what is considered the biggest made famous by one of the Crown some rich families in the vicinity replacing it by a ferry-boat ser-
witnesses who said that about two and ordered them to provide stated vice.
The "Akeham" welcomed in its of a fire and the attendant loss opium ever made by the Preven- the Fung and Tam clans in the an agreed place.
offices a few collaborators, and ISSUE OF 23,636 FULLY PAID UP SHARES of lives. We also know for tive Department, beating by village and that 40 Teme were ar- This plan of getting money is published in its columns some of
fact that Mr. H. T. Brook; Chief thousands of taels the recent! The case was again adjourned.
rested and 20 were still in custody now politely described as "inviting their contributions. OF $10.00 EACH.
the god of wealth." The device ap- At the end of the week the chil- of the Fire Brigade, waged a seizure on the s.8. Empress of
peared far from fool-proof, to the dren were convened to a confèr- strenuous war against the erec Japan, then considered a record." Another extradition case which rich familles concerned, so they atence, where every one of them tion of wooden stairways. He The record-breaking haul, the bad occupied Mr. Lindell's atten- once notified the police, who set the had to give an account of his ad- called them, and rightly too, article went on to state, was made yesterday. In this case the Canton
tion for some days, was concluded inevitable, trap.
ministration. This innovation has It was arranged, to take a roll of been introduced In order to ac death-traps. But to what avail? by Chief Preventive Officer Wildin authorities cought the surrender of papers to represent notes to the quaint children with public ser- The King Edward Hotel fire is (since dead) on board .Japanese a man named Wong Yuen-yau place and tie them there to a string, vice. still fresh in the memory of the fishing boat which was stopped wanted" on a charge of alleged which, when done, the suppliant was community. Although this dis-off Fautaumun Pass. The haul Magistrate decided that there was did this, the detectives blew their murder and kidnapping. The to pull over the wall. As soon as he sater is only a little more than a totalled 11,952 taels of opium, a prima facie case against the whistles, and, of course, the game year old, we have had other fires valued at $120,000
alleged fugitive, and committed him was over, as the man fell into the eince in which several lives were
One cannot help making com- to Victoria Jall to await the order of hands of the disguised police. lost.
parison between the record haut je ve And yet in this of ten years ago, and that of On the New month May, 66,600 taels of raw opium made suicide," a paragraph in to-day's Reclamation. 1930.
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REVOLUTIONARY STAMPS..
Canton, Yesterday.
Ten Years Ago
[From the "China - Mall," May 31, 1920.).
To-day's dollar la worth 11⁄2d.
Although no definite news na to this
year by Revenue double shooting tragedy in which a A set of revolutionary postage when they would arrive could be houses are being Officers who boarded an armed Shantungconstable named luo Po- atamps are being prepared by the obtained from Capt. Ricon's Office built with wooden stair ases. To and nameless launch (fiying the chi and a woman described as his Ministry of Communication for this morning. It is understood that to allow Chinese fing) which had run wife were concerned. The tragedy issuance on January 1; 1981 five acroplanes are due in Hong say that it is an outrag
occurred soon after 6pm on the honour of the 20th anniversary of Rong, this evening in connection this death trap" is only
in a fog at Ha. Min Wan, second floor of 18, Elgin Street, and the Republic. The one, and two with the exhibition flying to be ing pubile copinion
Island, on the night of was the outcome of a quarrel bé cent postage will bear the funge, conducted in Repulsa Bay The houses we refer to are on the March 4 This seizure was recall tween the man and the woman. The of the late Party leader Dr. SunIt is understood that passengers new Praya Reclamation, and whated by the Ching Mail on May 28, woman was shot in the chest the Yatsen, while the other denomina will be taken for flights at a price or bullet lodging in the hip. The tlonk in different colours will have $25 per head and that life insurance makes the whole business worse when fiexclusively shed the man was shot through the head, and those of other heroes-Canton polleles are obtainable in connection
ma revolver was in his hand News Agency,
with the fights at 85 for $2,000.0
presa mildly. Barla
Is the fact that at least two of the information that