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A big landslide cecurred at 9.10 p.m. its activities have evidently be restrict on Weduqday on the Tai Hang Road, wear Morton Terrace (at the back of the ed by want of funds, and we have re Polo ground). The toad is completely cently received from it a long printed blocked by the fall of some 150 tons of statement in the nature of an appeal for earth. There were no casualties and no a portion of the Boxer indemnity to be people are reportel missing. The Fire devoted to the purpose of road construe-Brigade and the police was soon on the
spot. tion. It is suggested that the Powers should assign 40 per cent, for educational purposes. 20 per cent. for charitable institutions, and the remaining per cent for the work of road construction which is described so essential to the progress of a uation just lepening to stand on its own feet." It is suggested |
that China's most urgent need in this
the
His Honour the Officer Administering the Government at Whihaiwei has bea pleased to appoint,, subject to approval of the Segretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Mervyn Clement Cooper, M.C., M.R.C.S. (England). LR.C.P.. (London), to act as Junior Medical Offer
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THE PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO'S STEAMER "MANTUA,"
au premier étage de 2 chambres de boys
Les offres de heation rant recte a Sonsolat de Franen à Canzon jusqu'au 20 Septembre à 5 hem de l'aprimili.
Cares, le dont 1923, LE CONSUL DE FRANCE
G. GOUBÜLT.
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vessel are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed AT THEIR BISK in the Hoogkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consigument will be sorted out mark by mark
and the Gocus delivery can be obtained 29
Optional goods will be landed here unlets: instructions have been given to the contrary 6 hours beicro arrival of the steamer.
Goods not cleared within 8 days, including date of arrival will be subject to rent.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by na in Lay case whatever.
Godowns for examination by the Consignees, and Jamaged packages must be left in the the Company's Surveyors, Medara. GODDARD & DOUGLAS, at 10. on Mondays and Thursdays.
All Claims must be prosunted within ten days of the
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Certificate No. 9914 for 30 Shares Dumbered 55303 to 55332; Certificate No. 4817 for 95 Shares numbered 99841 to £9875; und Certificate No. 483) for hatt embere 2403 in 2410 all registered in the Name of GEORUE BOYES have been LOST or NES- TROYED; and should these Certificates not be produced to the Company before the late DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1928, New Certificates for the said Sharp will be issued and the obl Certiticates will thereafter he ridg Company as ull and Void.
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a cit chipei numrosé an rez.de-chaussée de seduces dont une de la maitres sar 7 mètres t à l'étage de sept pive, d'ua office et drun cabinet a toilette:
-les difpenstances composées: nu rez-de- anusse de raisines et de 3 petites chambres, zu promier étage de lumi ras de boys:
3. terrain sur lequel ont dites.ve tatiment et sa dépendances, d'une superficie de si metres carry environ, inscrit sous le No. 6 dn plan cala-tral, le dit terrain détenu par le Gouvernement Cadral de l'Indochirie en verta d'un fail phytoctique qui pronlra fin
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connection is a national roud from the The Lusitano Recreation Club propos Capital to the north-western provinces, to hold its Erd Almal Aquatic Sports on and another running north-east, through August Jist and September lat at the Victoria Recreation Club Bath. There Jehol aid Tuonan to Tsitslhar. But the will be 20 avents and a list of the events latter, if not, the former, is evidently posted at the Club Lusitano, Club de conceived more from the point of view where they can be referred to by any of Recreio and the Catholic Union Club,
of national defence than from considers the members of the community. tious of affording better trade fabilities. which is the only renson likely to make ahy appeal to the Foreign Powers, whose interests in China are entirely commer- cial We may add, that the authors of
RIDER. southern part of China as being so well served with navigable rivers that the
It was recently reported that the police work of highway building might. he dead found an almost new moter-cyclo Inyed without inconvenience to com-abandoned, at the foot of the Battery
Path. Thereby bangs p tale? munications and the development of the
Some little time ago a man-a whit country.". It is a statement hardly justi-man-arrived in the Colony and wont to fed by the facts.
stay at a well-known bearling house. He Though Great Britkin. Franes and looked prosperous and "good for ny He was well-groomed, and be Japan, following the example set out." the United States, are prepared to ex.ayed just a man who had been left a legacy. „Amongst other things he had a pend the remaining instalments of the motor eyela smart looking Triumph."
to be The time came when he decided to leave mutually beneficial to the interests of Hongkong He made no secret about it. Fie told the good folk at the boarding China and themselves, we do not know house he was going. On the day that the that either of these Powers has yell boat sailed he let it be known that be definitely decided on the method by which was going. Here is where the ingenuity this purpose is
of the man began to work. In the quiet he accomplished of the afternoon, whilst the head of the except, in a general way that each is home risted, the boardor marched his definitely committed to the idea of the hired luggage coolies into the house and money being spent on esineation. There removed his lelongings. At the door of the house he made it appear to the is little likelihood, we think, of united Chinese boys who gathered round that he action, though one Power is certain to was only despatching his luggage in ad- Je influenced by what the other dees. vaner, whist he was going to wait behind. It is a foregone conclusion that neither to square up his account; but, when they were not looking let disappeared and the of their will be disposed to derogs any last they land of him was the purring ef part of the proceeds to the support of his moter-sycle as he left the house at Chinese charitable institutions, and we a high speed. & doubt whether the "Good Roads Move At the bottom of Battery Path he abandoned the cycle, walked down, Ice ment is likely to derive any support House Street, got on to a launch and in from this fund, especially while Chinatura on to the iner which very shortly still lacks municipal or county authorities afterwards teok lem out of the harbour.
The abandoned motorcycle was taken that can guarantee the efficient mainten to the Central Police Station and, after ance of highways when they have been come discreet enquiries by detectives, it constructed. In any case the construe, was found that the cycle did not bring tion and maintenance of proper highways in China,.as elsewhere, is clearly the elementary business of the municipal and county authorities.
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ANOTHER CLAIM ON THE
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ever
to
Mr. T. H. T. Rogers, the doyen of the F.M.S. Bar. renched the age of 77 te cently. It is a great age still to bein |active praction in the Tròpics.
Mr. Angus Beyd, necountant of the Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Penang, has been appointed Agent of the Bank at Sorrelay. Mr. T. X. Knott, of
A Chinese" married woman, aged 20 years, and living at No. 19. Tai Wo Street, committed suicide on Wednesday night by taking an overdose of opium The woman's husband states that he can advance no reason as to why she should take her life.
An interesting wild for British North Borneo, epoch-marking little function took place at the Sandakan Hotel, on July 1st at mid-day, when the Hon. the Resident. Mr. H. W., L. Bunbury; per- formed the opening ceremony of the new automatic, telephone exchange.
to the "hey" of the story at all, but to a European resident who had lent it. to the here, as he professed an eager. new to buy it. Needless to say, the pur- ease was never completed.
DR. SUN YAT SEN. RUMOURED FLIGHT FROM CANTON.
A strong ruinour was current in the had nga fled from Canton, on a gun- Colony yesterday that Dr. Sun Yat Sen boat. The source of the rumour could not be traced and owing to the interrup tion of telegraphic communication with Canton it could not he speedily confirmed.. or denied.
The rumour seemned of very doubtful Authenticity having regard to the success achieved by Dr. Sun Yat Sen's armies, but it was supported by the very plau sible story that great discontent has pre- vailed among the troops owing to the the Generalissimo's inability to meet monthly pay bills. There has certainly been indications lately that his troops have been getting out of hand.
The story goes" that General Chen Chiung Ming's supporters have been. giving these penurious troops assurances of regular pay if they turn against Sun, and that this is the position which has persuaded Dr. Sun that it would be dia- creet. for him to quit Canton once more.
From yesterday's Canton Daily News, we learn that the district magistrates of Kwangtung have been granted another month in which to remit to the Provin- cial Treasury the proceeds of taxes and revenue collected in order to meet Orders
issued by the Commissioner of Finance' to remit promptly have been obeyed by only a few of the magistrates. Now it is proposed to dismiss all delinquent magis trates who fail to remit the proceeds of
Ho Tuxa publicly made the suggestion Bangkok, will go to Penang, as account that, in the interests alike of the Foreignant. Powers and the Chinese people, the
A lady resident in this Peak Hotel was Powers should devote the Boxer In-robbed of her handbag, containing a small demnity to Пailway construction insum of money whilst shopping in town yesterday. A small boy was the thief: If that suggestion was £5,000,000 China 22,594,160 seriously considered by the Powers it bey gave chase but he got away by
side street, was certainly not adopted. and China remains today the most backward coun- try in the world as for us,internal com munications are concerned. She has, all told, but 7,173 miles of railway to serve territories measuring upwards of 4,278,000 square miles, and it may be added that the mileage of good roads in China is almost as begligible as that of the rail ways. We were led to expect great developments in these directions when
argent military expenses." and took place the Revolution Republic was born to establish in China "government of the people. Mr. Raymond P. Tunney, U.S. Consul, by the people and for the people," who has been transferred from Canton to Txinan, Shantung Province, left Canton The grandiose reform programme formu on Wednesday with the good wishes of a the taxes and revenues collected in thei Inted by Dr. SUN YAT SEN Contemplated wide circle of friends. The new Cantul respective districts to the Provincial the construction of 100,000 miles of rail- General, Mr. Douglas Jenkins, who Treasury before the expiration of the one THE M/S
ways and a million miles of good runds, arrived in Canton last Friday, was for month's grace.
erly for a time at Harbin, Manifestly the programme expressce a having arrived, Consignees of Cargo are great need, but how far has it been met Medical men from Hongkong who are hereby informed that all Goods are being during the eleven years that China has expected to attend the Tropical Medicitie landed and stored zo their risk into the
Congress at Singapore next month include
Two police raids were carried out by. hazardous and/or extra Lazardous Godowns enjoyed the blessings (!) of Republican Dr. I. Shellsbear, of the Hongkong Uni- of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf and 10 LET-ONE OFFICE ROOM in Godown Co., Ltd. whenes delivery may be Government! In all that time only foss versity and Surgeon-Commander Hayes, the police on Wednesday. The first was
obtained as soon a the are landed.
goods
miles of railway have been, construeter, Dr. Lion Teh Wu who has just passed at No. 9, Wing Lee Street (ground floor) through Hongkong from Manchurin, is where they found in a cock loft 77 rounds of ammunition Five men were arrested. No Claims will be admitted after the and to-day we do not know that railway also attending the congres.
The ammunition was stated to have bec Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods
left at the house by a seaman. 1928, will be subject to rent,
Mr. Perdue (Asistant Director of broken. chaled and Led by
Goddard &terioration of practically all the existing coat pocket a heavy block and shackle. Criminal Intelligence) and a party of where they will be azamned
The coolic told the Indian ho did not police raided a house in the city the same Douglas on the 30th Augast, 1923, at 10 am.
All Claims against the resicl must be
know it was there. The Magistrato before day, said to have been occupied by presented to the nadersigned before the 2nd
The construction of highways-cr whom the coolies was charged with larceny followers of General Chen Chlung Ming. of September, 1993, or they will not be motor-roads" as they are frequently found it as difficult to swallow the tale The police found a number of documents recognized.
called has been promoted during the as the police did, and ho sentenced the received from military officers at Swatow No Fire Insurance will be effected.
man to six weeks' imprisonment with hard and San, Mei. A man was taken to the Bills of Lading will be countersigned by past few years by a Society designated labour. The block and shackle was valued Central Police Station but he was later
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LET-New First Clas EUROPEAN Aining, undelivered after the 30th of construction is actually in progress in ing. Facing South, in Jordan Road, Yaumati, are to be left in the Red Goods what is taking place is the rapid de- on Wodnesday, found in his oilskin over-
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