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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1934.
Typical silver mine at Butte, Mont.
Samator Elmer Thamss
Plucked out of the limbo of American political battles of the late '90's, silver has again come to the fore as a major topic to recall the abades of William Jennings Bryan and his famed "Crows of Gold" address. A vigorous silver bloc led by Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma; Senator: Key Pittman of Nevada, and Representative Martin Dies of Texas, successfully pushed a sliver purchase bill through Congress which authorised the United States-Government-to-purchase mixed domestic silver until an eventual proportion of the monetary base of the nation becomes one part silver to three of gold,
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Greene Laid To Rest
In Cheung Chau,
ONE OF FIRST SETTLERS
Steamers
"EMPRESS OF CANADA"
VICTORIA
VIA
one of the BIG FOUR
Saits
Friday, Aug. 24th.
for
VANCOUVER
SHANGHAI -JAPAN
HONOLULU
Special C.P.R. Reduced Fares to
Europe and Return also Around the World Summer Excursions to MANILA.
JAPAN-HONOLULU CANADA-U.S.A.
-Van-
Hong Shang Naga Kobe Yako. Honolulu couver Kong
hai saki
kama
Victoria Leave Arrive Leave Leave Leave Leave Arrive Emp. of Canada Aug. 24 Ang. 26 Aug. 29 Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 12
U.S. ARMED YACHT HE WAS A FRIEND Emp. of a Rept. 1 Sept. 9 Sept. 11 Sept 13 Sept. 16
ARRIVES
Isabel From Swatow.
The U.S.S. armed yacht Isabel The funeral of Mrs. Valeria P. arrived in the Colony this mora- Greene, who passed away at her ing from Swatow.
As she entered the harbour she house on Cheung Chau Island last Monday, following a stroke, took fired a 21 guns salute, to which A Fort Blackhead responded place yesterday at the Cheung Chau
salute of 11 guns was fired in hon- Christian Cemetery.
Mrs. Greene, who was one of the our of the Commodore, the reply
on being fired by H. M. S. Tamar. pioneer missionary builders Cheung Chau, took part in the Con- ference meetings and attended the service on Sunday when the Rev. P. Hinkey preached.
Surviving Mrs. Greene are a Bon and daughter and three grand- children, all of whom are located in South China. Mr. G. W. Greene is manager in Hong Kong of the office of the Asia Lands Company
Ltd...
Kong and Canton, who will mourn
DISPOSITION OF CHINA FLEÈT.
Many Vessels Now At
Wei-hai-wei.
SUBMARINES LEAVE FOR NORTH TO-DAY
J
The following is the official dis- her passing, along with the hun-position of units of the China Fleet dreds of Chinese women and girls as issued by the Naval Authorities whom she had influenced and yesterday: " helped.
Tuesday,
Sunday,
Wednesday,
4th Sept.
16th Sept. 3rd Oct.
1st Sept.
17th Sept.
LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM-
SUWA MARU
Saturday
1st Sept.
FUSHIMI MARU
Saturday,
15th Sept.
HAKOZAKI MARU
...Saturday
29th Sept.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
KITANO MARU
Saturday,
25th Aug.
ATSUTA MARU
Saturdayy,
22nd Sept.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.
Mrs. Greene. had a large cir- cle of foreign friends in Hong!
TOKIWA MARU
Tuesday,
28th Aug.
TOYAMA, MARU
Tuesday,
†LISBON MARU
Friday,
11th Sept. 28th Sept
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. RAKUYO MARU
Saturday,
NEW YORK via Panama.
†NAGARA MARU
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...Saturday .Saturday
and Valencia,
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus, Genoa eigneers began to build in 1907.
12th Sept.
8th Sept. 27th Oct.
where for
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Saturday,
8th Sept.
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†GENOA MARU
Wednesday,
29th Aug.
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Saturday,
8th Sept.
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Saturday
15th Sept.
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..:Monday
27th Aug.
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Angeles and Panama. Call
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Hokkal Maru
Sun., Sun.,
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phia & Baltimore
BIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS, La Plata Maru
vla Singapore,
18th Sept. 28th Oct.
Many Friends Present
of
IN
NEED
(Continued from Page 01. He waited. Very often that was enough and there was no need to say any more.
His victim rose beautiful. "You must let me lead you a trifle," he said.
"No, no!" deprecated Dawson. "Yes, yes!" he insisted.
"But, hang it, it's a bit thick!
I ask you to have dinner with me and then borrow a fiver from you!
"Don't argue, man!" sulled the dupe. "I'll lend you a fiver, and you can pay for the dinner out of that. Will that satisfy you?"**
It undoubtedly did satisfy Daw- son. A good lay, his, but never before had it worked so slickly. He accepted the five pounds with profusions of gratiude, and forced his address upon his guest. It was a good address. It had cost! Dawson four-and-sixpence fifty.
for
Then they parted.... "You'll never guess who I met to-night, dear," said the middle- HMS. Kent, Suffolk, Cumber aged man,
"Who?" asked his wife. Dr. and Mrs. Greene were among land, Cornwall, Eagle, Adventure,
Sandwich, Falmouth, Keppel, White "Jimmy Dawson " the very earliest residents
hall, Wishart, Verity, Medway, "Jimmy Dawson? Jimmy Daw- Cheung Chau Island
Rainbow, Phoenix, Otus, Olympua, son? I don't think I know him, Odin, Perseus, Orpheus and Bruce dear."
"Perhaps he was before your A large number of friends from are at Welhartvel.
H.M.S. Berwick arrives at time," he admitted. "He used to Hong Kong, Canton and all parts Plymouth on August 24 from China; be rather a friend of mine, before of Kwangtung were present at yes-; H.M.S. Capetown arrives at Hong I married you.” terday's funeral.
The oration was Kong on September 22 from Eng- delivered by Dr. J. R. Saunders. land; Dr. Charles A. Hayes also address! H.M.S. Grimsby arrives at Hong
"Pretty seedy, I'm afraid. He ed the gathering, while the Rev. Mr. Kong on October 23 from the United did his best not to show it, but if La Yut-shing, of the Tang Shan Kingdom;
I'm not mistaken he's having Baptist Church, the
H.M.S. Bridgewater sails from rather a bad time." Cheung Wun-yung, Cheung Chau Hankow on September 9 for Shang- "What a shame! Did you have Church, and the Rev. Mr. Edgar hai, arriving there on September 7; a long talk together?" Dewstee, of the Fat Shan Wesleyan H.M.S. Folkestone sails from: "Rather! We had dinner to- Mission, also took part in the cere-Shanghai on September 8 for Han-gether!"
Rev. Mr.
?
"How nice for you!" she smiled. "How was he looking?"
mony. Mr. and Mrs. Roetz, of kow, arriving there on September "I expect he was glad of it," she Canton, sang a duet, and were ac-19;
sald.
companied by Miss Mary Saunders H.M.S. Wild Swan is at present]
and Mrs. French.
at Peltalho;
?
"That's what I though," he nod- ded.
"Did he remember you at once?" "Funnily enough," he said, slow-
ly, "although he swore he did-I'm
cognise me at all."
THE END.
In addition to the summer re-
H.M.S. Witch, Whitshed, Wren, sidents on Cheung Chau Island and Veteran, Oswald and Osiris are at friends from local churches, there present stationed at Hong Kong; were present: Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, H.M.S. Pandora, Proteus and absolutely certain he didn't re- Rev. and Mrs. Burnside, Hong Parthian, at present in Hong Kong, Kong, Dr. John Lake, the Misses leave to-day for Welbalwei. Mary Alexander. Nell Putney, Floy Hawkins and Lydia Greene, Rev. J S. Kunkle, Rev. Lau Yut-shing. Rev. Cheung Lap-tshol and Mr. Lau Kung-tok from Canton. Rev. Chung 23rd Aug. | Man-chung, Pastor of the First 24th Sept. Baptist Chrch in Hong Kong, and
others.
MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS AIRES
Thura. Buenos Aires Maru Mon.,
Colombo, Durban, Part
Elizabeth and Cape Town.
MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, Arizona Maru
DARES-SALAAH, BEIRA,
Then,
LOURENCO MARQUES, Arabla Maru
Fri.,
4th Sept 5th Oct.
DURBAN, PORT ELIZA
BETH. CAPE TOWN,
▲ SOUTH AMERICAN
PORTS via Bingapou Colombo
JAPAN POSTS
Collecting Air Mail Stamps
*.
(Continued from Page 7)
lections. The Aero Philatelic Club, lof which the late Sir Sefton flights were made between Hendon Brancker was an enthusiastic sup-
A large number of students from and Windsor, 37 mall-bags being porter, fa widening constantly the the school in Canton, of which carried, and some of the pieces car scope of air-post collecting; and Mrs. Greene
were led by Hamel, Greswell, Driver, the hobby is one which is not only was founder,
and other aviators have a value of interesting in Itself, but one which also present.
£25 to-day.
WHEAT CONFERENCE POSTPONED.
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Trans-Atlantic Mail
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the East. Harry Hawker, making a compul- sory desent In-mid-pcean, had to
sbanden his 'plane with the mail. London, To-day. bag it carried. But that bag was Many of the delegates to the salvaged a few days later," and the 3rd Sept. Wheat Advisory Committee which letters contained in it some of has been meeting at the Board of them stained by sea water-are now Trade, were yesterday in commu-worth from £250 to £800 apiece.
Priced At £40
1st Sepnication with their
respective
20th Sept Governments and the meeting was Covers Carled by Alcock and
DR. FRENCH OLIVER TO PREACH.
At Leland Wang's
Chapel To-morrow.
Dr. French E. Oliver, the well-
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