THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY
WEST RIVER FLOODS EX-KING SUED
AT WUCHOW
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
DONE TO CROPS
Premature Rumours Of Greek Restoration
- CHIRA MAIL - SPECIAL
Bucharest, To-day-
To-day's Short Story
The Baggshotte Mystery
T
By
Sweeney
The rumours of a reconciliation
light from the luxurious book” - asked Sir George, stil electric fire fell softly on staring at the ceiling. The later- between ex-King George of Gresce
|the features of Sir George any Slav had not impressed the and his wife Elizabeth, which Baggshotte as he lay back in a knight favourably.
FURTHER VISITATIONS FEARED probably arose in view of the pos- luxurious armchair, his mouthIt has become a habit with you,
BY SUPERSTITIOUS PEOPLE
Wuchow, July 1.
of fate, I notice, to sit and stare sibility of the restoration of the open, staring at the ceiling.
It was after dinner, that sacred at the celling for how. *- distant Greek monarchy":"at "no"
"Is it wrong to look at the late, seem to have been somewhat hour which the husband and wife
had to themselves.
ceiling ** [From Our Own Correspondent]
premature.
Lady Baggabotte put down her
"No, but I have my own ideas, The ex-King has now received a After having reached the level of 62 feet above normal.
from the Bucharest copy of Serge Batziminoff's book said Lady Baggshotte mysterious-
the and regarded her husband. Serge the waters of the West River have been falling rapidly during summons the last few days, and slowly but surely the business houses Court of Appeal to answer
divorce suit brought by his wife, Batziminoff had given her this in-Woman-like, she kept half the along the principal streets of Wuchow are resuming business.
With the dropping of the river tons of earth and slime were who is a sister of King Carol scribed copy the day after he had pack of cards up her sleeve. There
summons also contains a dined with the Bagyshotter ** left behind in the streets of the city, but the sanitary depart- The ment immediately set to work scraping the streets and wash-paragraph to the effect that in "What are you thinking of
case of the defendant's non-George?" she inquired.
be "Nothing" said Sir George, ima- ing them down with water.
Rickshaws, which had been surplanted by sampans during appearance judgment will
"When anyone is asked what |- the flood days, are again plying their trade along the principal pronounced in absentia-Trans-mediately.
they are thinking of and they may thoroughfares, which just a week ago were under water. and Ocean Service.
"nothing" they are invariably in some places reached the second storeys of the houses. In order to cope with flood conditions, every business house in the
bying proziounced Lady Bagg- which reach
still
him regarding affected areas built iron ladders and platforms from the street up to the second storeys of the buildings. In this way customers. arriving in their sampans, climb the lad ders outside the buildings and transact their business in the upper storeys of the business establishments..
When the flood was at itst height, the current became so strong that some floating house- boats."
1
The RMS Empress of Canada shotte, will leave Vancouver next Satur thoughtfully, "and they have some day morning and is due here on thing on their conscience.”.
"Did you get that out of Ratzi's Friday, August 2.
JULY FOURTH CELEBRATED
IN H.
K.
(Continued from Page 1).
the
was more in it than Sir George's
There was the Affair of the sitting and staring at the ceiling.
ETO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be, Absent-Minded." by Luigi Pirandello
Mysterious Absences. For some weeks, past, instead of lying down after lunch, he had departed daily |for his club. “His club was one of the institutions. Lady Raggahotte
but there encouraged,
seemed something unnatural in a man go- ing to his club every day imme- diately after lunch and staying
including one large Lowerboat, were washed away
fants, Scotland is stopping even ferences to Scotland. Sir Athall there till he was late for dinner. from their moorings, and only
on two occasions the manufacture of American continued: "I didn't know that Moreover, the quick work of steam tugs
children. Marriages are falling our industries were given so had telephoned the club and he saved them from destruction large are houseboats
off at an alarming rate. It is not Machiavellian a guile, but there was not there....
She resumed "The Soul of an These
is one thing at least for which structures. some of them two
the depression. This is now a and three storers high. Bu live at Wuchou is lined world to judge by the many fan typical conversation in America: we can take credit; it must be Exile," though her mind was not
remembered that if we did take on it tea from your country in 1776.
with
most
many
The
letters received since his radio of these crafts.talk in May.
flowerboats. of them
"I have no intention of taking which house hundreds of occu mach of your time. Over a cen pants and make up the night and a half ago Mother Eng- life of the city.
Land stirred up a lot of trouble The flood this year did consider when she interfered with Amer-
pen to me
"Shall we play another round of golf next Saturday?"
"Well, I had intended to get married on Saturday, but I am sure that I can arrange for a same instead.”
REM. *I
a symptom in Lady we made ample amends by re-Baggshotte, one of many, like one!?
spot in a rash. Having what her placing it with whisky
The Chief Justice went on to husband called square-toed furni say that the American and Bri-ture, designed by dreamy geniuses! "Yet we do not really believe ish peoples had a inheritance in with a money sense that ranked
are
GUESTS INVITED
*Wo
money
able damage, especially in the vilicans who wanted mere tes. that our Scotch brothers are plot common English language and them with a Chancellor, of the Exchequer, was another. Late in lages and felde below. Wuchow. hate to think of what might hapting the downfall of America. It an equally great inheritance in a
on this hot day if Its easier to think that their na-common law system. As long as life Lady Baggshotte had planked In some places whole villages were.
between the
on the highbrows. Some instinct told her that dou- under water, the occupants having should keep you long from drinks tional game will be the salvation the relations to fee for their lives. The water with more sparkle and kick of the world. The World War and countries remain as they now
"Yet the thirstier you become most other wars broke out in are, there will be nothing to bloons could buy the long-haired, dark-eyed pensive ores, the stand- apparently. rose at such a rapid rate that the people could not cope the more easily you can relive his-summer.
The Scotch are stopping fear," he added.
In concluding, Sir Atholl said, jard-bearers of artistic reform, and with the situation. At Sam Shui,
itory and sympathise with the wars Hot-beaded statesmen, gen-
"I ask you, with all sincerity, and the lads to have to dinner when the farmers built dykes, using bag American Revolutionists and with erals and admirals
cannily of earth, poles, and ropes, but even those British soldiers, who, con-being seduced out of their stuff with every pleasure, to rise and you wanted to halt your invitation join in drinking the toast of the hook for people like Lady Muriel in spite of these hasty precautions, spicuous as targets, panted Up offices onto green. Belds, to play President of the United States. Stagger and the Hon. Phyllis thousands of dollars worth of Baker Hill under a bruiling sum- with tiny white balls instead of
Banghem. She was right. They However, mer sun in hot fiery red coats-cannon balls, and to settle world
to ber crops were destroyed.
of trotted
dinners like The following was the list problems peacefully over the emergency measures taken by and, I suspect, red flannels.
AID ALWAYS THERE drinks at the nineteenth hole. guests invited to the Fourth of thoroughbred hungry hounds trot- the farmers saved vast areas
ting to their meshes and told her July Celebration': “England has always been re feeling, in funny shorts Of land which otherwise would have
His Honour Sir A. D. A. MacGrewhat they had written last and garded as our Mother from the knickers, ke happy little boys. gor, K, and Lady MacGregor, The what was wrong with the decora- been under water.
days when the infant daughter The Scotch are even bringing Right Reverend H. Valtorta, The tion of her house The Sam Shui-Canton Railway Virginia of colonial days first universal peace into the homes of Eight Beverend R. O. Hall, Commo Sir George took his eyes from
dore C. G. Sedgwick, RN., and Mrs. was forced to discontinue its ser-smoked a pipe of Indian tobacco the world. After exhausting his Sedgwick, The Hon. Mr. D. W. That the ceiling at last and arose and vices for one day, but hasty repairs until long after Daughter America vocabulary and using up energy man, CMG, and Mrs. Tratman, The left the room. He wandered along
England all day abusing an absurd little Hon. M. CG Alabaster, EC-to the library, switched were made and the trains resumed started out on her own
The Hong Kong has long since forgotten about ball, what man comes home with OBE, The Hon Mr. N. L. Smith and light, flopped down in an armchair, their services.
Smith, The Hon. Mr. Edwin steamers did not stop running,that tea and that quarrel in 1812 although in the course of the tripjover America's sailor boy friends any desire left to beat up his rector and Mrs. "Taylor, The Hon. and lit a cigar.
Sir Shoo-son Chow, Kt..
LLD
The It was a room many another zwan Hon Sir W. E. L. Shenton, EL, and would have given much to possess, 1Lady Shenton, The Hou Dr. R
RAIL SERVICE INTERRUPTED
of
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wife?
BRITAIN'S ROYAL FAMILY
Cool
on the
He rose
the Sood waters, with all naviga-1squabbles, but she has proved her they are touched by the very Hole E-N., and Mrs. Hole, The Hotcigar-smoke. Not a book he could}
H.MS. Robin
Mr.
upstream from Hong Kong to Now she most cordially helps cele- Wuchow most of them fell behind brate, this day, when America set Independent housekeeping.
"As a model of family happiness Kotewall, C.M.G., and Mrs. Kotewall with its walls lined with books in schedule, owing to the swift cur-up rent, which was estimated at one America may not be interested we think of the Royal Family of His Honour Mr. Justice R. I. Lind rare bindings, but Sir George had Americans may not be sell, and Mrs. Lindsell, The Bon as much interest in them as an In when England. amuses -herself England. time to be about five knots.
ordinary neighbourhood dazzled by diamond crowns but ME, M. Henderson and Mrs. Hen Alsatian wolfhound
Berson
The Hon. Commander G.. F. and regarded them bitterly through spite of the dangers involved in with tion points washed away and sub-family loyalty when England wish-human stories about the King and Dr. W. B. A. Moore and Mrs. Moore.
the Royal Family. We admire the The Hon Mr. M. J. Breen, Sir W. W read.
"I don't want to think of how merged islands, the Hong Konged help in time of serious need.
"Canada and America are so Prince of Wales for his courage Hornell, K. CLE, LID, Mr. and Mrs. D. Burlingham, Mr. W. Schofield, steamers managed the trip from Wuchow to Hong Kong safely. friendly that they live side by side, in wanting to fight for his county Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hazlitin much they cost her," he muttered. took advantage without a fence, much less a gun, in 1914 and his plea: What does G G Pelham, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. His wife was responsible for the of the high water to make the between them for thousands of it matter if I am shot? I have L Lang, Lieutenant-Colonel H., B. 1. library. He sat down again and brothers to take my place." Busy Dowbiggin 0.BE, and Mrs. Dow-gazed gloomily at the electric fire, trip to Liuchow, and returned to miles
In a world of unrest and sue- men of America feel comradeship biggin, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Whyte his fat hands crossed on the base
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. G. H Wuchow at the end of last week.
of his shirt front. A deep sigh Scott It is very rarely that the waterspicion the English-speaking peo-with a King whose every hour has Grantham, Mr. and Mrs. W. L
out as examples of to be systematically planned and Captain WJ. E. Crage. The Hon climbed up from behind where his of the West and Lio Rivers reach ples stand
V. E. Duclos, Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, such a high level, that the gun-trust and friendship. There may prearranged but who can still find Mr. W. H, Bell and Mrs. Bell, Maior hands crossed.
Many years before he and Lady boats may make this hazardous be differences of opinion, but no time to play with his gra. M.F. Key, The Hon Mr. J. Owen Baryshotte had lived in a room and!
Mr and causes for fear. Without sus children. The hearts of all Amer- Hughes and Max. anghes, picion the building of navles beican listeners went out with affects, G. G. N. Tinson, Mr. and Mrs. kitchen in Hackney. They both In spite of the fact that the comes a mere game, and currency tion to His Majesty when at D. J. Lewis, The A.D.C. Governor dropped their aftches in those days he began his radio of Macno, Capitao da Cruz Ribero and with the happy carelessness with
Mrs: Ribero, Mr. and Mrs. F P waters are rapidly returning to and trade wars become friendly Christmas
speech: "My friends. A
Franklin, Mr. H. Ching. Liestenant which they dropped crumbs on the normal, the people are convinced battles of wits.
GREAT SCOTCH PLOT "Ladies and Gentlemen: His Colonel HL Marow, Mr D. C. Kitchen floor. On Sunday evenings that Kwangsi and Kwangtang
Wilson, and Mrs Wilson, Mr. Fung they went for a walk and, before "Many of the so-called dark Majesty the King"
Kong Un, The Consal of Denmark going home, had a bottle of stout will be visited by a great flood
SIR ATHULL REPLIES:
of the this year, and inasmuch as the plots in Europe are products of
In proposing the toast of the and Mrs. Lassen, The Consal water only reached the height of the imagination. They remind zne
Consul of 62 feet above normal, this year, of the Great Scotch Plot to de-President of the United States, Froch Repcblic, M. Svalange-Teis in the King's Head together. In
trip on the inland waterway. SUPERSTITIOUS FEARS.
affected areas.
sier,
The dear daya Mr. Baggshotte-smok- they expect that the food is still populate and conquer the United His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Alvaro Bethanie Le Portugal, the seclusion of his home, in those coming, and that before long the States. Have you heard that by Atholl MacGregor, said that it Peruvian Consul General and Sengra ed a clay pipe because as a boy he rivers will swell and deluge the means of the Scotch game of golf was a happy privilege for him in da Izlesias, The Acting Consul Geawakened "that clay pipes are) Scotland is insidiously inducing us the absence of His Excellency of the Netherlands: Mr. GM.
handled Japan and Mrs. Midzusawa, The Con soned, are treasures to Americans to do away with all our Major-General Borrelt and thank Byvanck, The Consul General, for cool smoking and, when well sea
Italy, Comm A reverently, They base their conclusions of
and Mr. perich, The Consol of
"The Germa Causal and
Then came the two "signs" Firstly, that the pastures? Thus she will cuted his American friends for sul General for al
Caba ery generous | water is "heavy," a sign that al-off the milk supply of our babies their hospitality
Not content with starving our in- Gourley for the
mad Senora de Bomachea, The Consul pin business terms in whi had proposed General of Belgium and Madame H ways precedes a flood of great
Ljesty King Vander Straeten, Khe Vice::Const magnitude. In former years, is not the real flood, but that the the toast to Bis
Sweden and÷Mira when the great foods came, the flood is yet to come. Precautions George.
Consul Gent, idor Bagram, The Conse
water was "heavy" and
fore the prophets have
this year will be a
are being taken and the people
are apprehensive.
The Kwangtang
"yearing
Another sign is that Kwa
has been visited
decade. Once
1915, next, in 192 prophesy that greatest food.
ficials are taking
the existing fo
port
of the
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