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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAT,
WEATHER REPORT September 11th at 19.20-Pressure has in- ervasid moderately over N. Japan and from Chefoo to Shanghai. It has decreased slightly over f. Japan, the Loochoo. Islands, Todo China, and the Phitppines.
A depression covers the Bastern Sea, it will `probably move enstward. „ 3.1ycles appears in the forming over
Ari
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 18 hours, Sept. 14th, 0.18 inch. Total since January 11, 5.11 inches, against an average of 7084 inches,
The forcast for the 24 hours ending at 18 bours, Sept. 15th in a follow-
DISTRICT
FORECAST
Hongkong to Gap Rock S. or arial;le
Formosa Chainri
winds, moderate;
cloudy, rain later.
do.
South coast of China between
Hongkong and Lamocke
do.
South coast of China between
do.
Hongkong and Hainan
REGISTER
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
Bougkong Observatory, September 14th,
Previous On Data On Date
Day st
At
at 21
2 pm 6 am. 2 p.m
Barometer
99.77 99.79
29,70
Temperature Humidity
88
78.
85
BL
80
75
Wind Direction...
W
Calm
Force Weather...
0
C
0
0.00
0.00
0.15.
78
Baio Hightest open-air Temperature on 13th Lowest opp-air Temperature su 14th
Days of
Week.
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
From Sept. 15th to 21st, 1924.
HIGH WATER
F'kong.
Standard
Day South.
Height-
LOW WATKE,
Ekong
Standard Time.
Height.
Time.
ft. in.
b. .
Ite
Mon. 15 m 10 28
m 4 ઈં
2 6
Телен
Wed, 17 im 11 47
Thur. 18
450
5 15
Dm 36
U 2
10 a
Fri. 19 m2 0 24.
Satar
6 3 1m 7 20
62m 833; 18 B
Bun.
3
41 a 528 32 ₪ 4* * 21. m 146 6 2m 10 43
No inferior High |}, nor Low Water BOARD OF CONSERVANCY WORKA
OF E WANGTUNG."-
Waterfevoly in English Feet at 10 am.
Place of
Observation
Wachow, W
N. River Shinchow, N.
Highest
W, is over
recorded,
W.L. ever
TA
1024
Feet, Feet, Foot Foot River +79.50 -1.43! +*178 Kongmoon,
W. River +14,70 -0.80 +41 +43 Linkonghow,
+57.00
+5.5 +4.5 River
+-36.81
+**4.2 Samshul, N.
River +-$7.25 -6.00 +49 +34 Steklung, E
River +15.18|~0.9K { +23440 Engineer-in-Chief
*Falling.
**Rising
SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1924
SOLVING MODERN PROBLEMS. VISITORS AT HOTELS
LORD ASTON'S ADVICE
Following a luncheon at the Imperial Hotel, at which Mr. Robert Evans, the founder of the City of London Course in Education, presided. Viscount Astor ad dressed the members.
Lord Astor said he was impressed, as he went round addressing various meet ings, by the fact that in every party there were people of vision, courage, and patriotisu, all doing wonderful work. In these days, however, something more than a mere, repetition of broad policies and programmes was Beealed. Owing to the war the ordinary normal slow and steady evolution was not lequate to meet our modern desire for progress. We were faced with the whole question of women's rights aver property, over her children. marriage. and other nich problems. Even the House of Lords at the moment. was discussing whether or not peeresses in their own rights should be admitted. and the main argument so fur brought forward against it appeared to be that. while it might increase their efficiency. i would undoubtedly impair their dig nity. (Laughter. People were challeng ing religion, and were asking whether in the future it was to he mainly a rere- monial observable on Sundays. Was it
Wel
HONGKONG HOTEL'
Mrs E. B.
Helilion
Mr R. J. Birck Capt. Thes. Bitterutan My L. J. Blackburn Miss M. A. Blythe
ra D. Boag
Mr K. M. Bolton Mr N. Braudel Baron A. Bran
Mr A. Brooks Mr A. W. Graham Mr A. Brostedt
Mr N. e. Burlin Mr & Mrs. 8, ale
Mr D. R. Davies Mr J. L. Dolber Mr.C. W. O, v
Brown
Courey
Mr & Mrs W. A. E.
“ኑ
Mr & Mrs C. Lauritsen Mr J. G. LawreDCO- Mr Leask
Mr R
Lex Mrs E. Liddell Miss H. Little
Mr Longand
Mr. H. Marsma Mr.F, Mason Mr&Mrs G. Meager
and child Miss Middleburst M. M. Milne
Mr Guy H. Mitchell' M. C. H. Montague Dr. J. Morrison Mr S. 3, Munroe
Mr G. Musitano Mr N. D.
.Kosh
Mr S.-G. Farrett
Dorser
Mr R. Otto
Douglas
MrA. C.
Mr ('. Y. Dann Mr J. La. Durant Min Eccles Mr J. E. Edward. Mr E. Ellis
.G. Faizbavu Mr F. Mr. Faulkner Mr F. F'. Febihy Dr. R. M. Gill Mr H. Gieffers Mr B. Gespie
MF
1
M. R, Gobleno V. tionibern
Mrs J. Gaull Mr William Hall Mrs R. Hall
r P. J. van Hecke Mr A. F. Henry Mr Hopicale
Johnston
MrS. J. Jolaston Mr A. Jones Mr C. It. Kera Alise J. M. Kerr
ton
to be a dope or a stimulus /
Another great question was industry-- the life-blood of the nation. Was it to he run in the future. by the few, and, if it was not, who was to run it! It was a quication which could not be dismissed by shouting Yah. SocialistFab, Bolshevist! or Fab, Capitalist: Having found out the truth they had to Mr John Scott Haraton put it into operation. That was what their E. Hausermann Labour party bad go to do. If they were going to abolish capitalism they should work to that end as soon as possible. If they were not going to do that, then they should seek to make the present system work as well as possible. could not have security and confidence if a politient party was always threatening & Mrs J.M. Kerr destruction The need of the day was to Mr J. Kuight findprople who were genuinely seeking Mr F. Lambert the truth The old methods were out-of-3r & MS. H. Lang date. What was needed now was people who would go ahead and blaze a trail through the jungle of catchwords and con- ventions which held them up. People who would go ahead of their party were the kind who were wanted to-day. The trouble here, as well as in America, was that pre-war parties would hot fit post- war conditions. We wanted thinkers with backbone and moral courage. It was as difficolt get a trades union congress to alter its outlook as to get the House of Lords to do" se. And that was where the teachers eang in, for they had the responsibility of shaping character, and Mr & Mrs I. H. Geare he urged them always to remember that. Misses Harry & Wain (Cheers.) They should teach the children Mr & Miss Osland Hill changing, and that in order to look for MrP. M. Herson that the work outlook war constantly Miss G.H ward they must approach all questions AF. J. Kaight with an honest mind, free of preconceived!
Mr & Mr. Lainel and
children convictions and hardness of heart, and then, having thought out a solution of & Mrs Meiriller
Mr&Mrs E. Lund the problems, go forward and preach that sloution. If they could inculcate that
and family lesson in the minds of those they cons trolled they would have done an enor mous task for the country. (Cheers.)
·
WIDOWS IN COURT. AN INTERESTING CHINESE MARRIAGH DOCUMENT. Litigation came before the Chief Justice (Sir Walter Shaw), in the Supreme Court at Singapore last week in which tw Chinese wonlen both alleged that they were the lawful widow of the late Quck Chay Hong
A curious deculent was handed in by оде claimant, who stated that it was made by her mother, and that she was married to the testator in 1911 in pursa- ance of this document. It run Ma fal- lows:
ed
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Mr & Mr H. Pearman
C. Pedersen
Mr A. C. Preston
Mr M. J. Quist
MTB Rein
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Mfen. W. Schrameiet
Ar W. Selrichner
Mrs E. Score
Mr
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Saheble!
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Ser
Mr J. B. Simpson
Mr Camille Sheel Mr J. Rosa Smith Mr & Mrs Snuggs Miss Suggs
Mr. Scans
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Mr H.P. Sommere
Capt. Starte
Mr W. H. Spark.r Mr R. G. Stone Miss D. A
1. Though Mr. A. Tobias
Mr C. S. Vettor
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Mr. R. Wadeson
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Mr W. R. Wakeham
Mr M. George Weaver
Mr W. G. Windsor
Mr J. F. Wright
REPULSE BAY HOTEL..
Mr P. H. Anderson Mr & Mrs M. Bayer
Yrs A. E. Mr & Mrs Bitzer
Cariton Mr & Mrs fortello Dr. & Mrs Frank Mr Franklin Mias Geare
Mr. A. aged Mr & Mrs Correa
Meruder
Mr J, L. Parker Mrs W. H. Perry
Me & Mrs Richardson
Miss Richardsont Mr & Mrs Rodgera
an 13 children
Miss E. La Rogers Mr & Mrs da Rezs Mis R. L. Rogers
Mr C. B. Shank Mr T. B. Simp600 Mr & Mrs D. G.
Sharart Mr. H. Taggart Mr Walk Mr. & Mrs Wiltea
PRAK
HOTEL..
Mr S. A. Arthur
Miss E. R. Bailey Mr & Mrs L. C. P.
Bellamy Mr V. Benjamin
Mr & Mrs R. E, O.",
Min
JW. C. Bonnar a W. H. Bourne Mr T. Brameld Mr M. J. Breen
Mr & Mrs J: Duncan Mr W. E
Dye Mrs Samera Ellia Misses Ellis Mr & Mrs W. A.
Eustace Mr & Mrs S. FitzRoy Mr. A. Forbes
Mr Miss Brennan Col. C. Rassell Brown Miss H. W. Brown If T. S. Bustard Mr r H.R. Cleland Mr J. R. Collis Mias Cooper
13 31. I have a daughter barn by gaeli Mrs I. H. Cormack whose maiden name is Boey Neo, ard Lt. Col. R. A. Dolbin who is 19 years of age. As I see that Mr F. C. Duncan Mr. Quel Chay Hong, who is a gentle man of benign disposition and anequall
generosity has To male issue, though married, I willingly make him a present of my daughter, Buey Neo to be his secondary wife in the hope that he may be rewarded for his good nature by begetting male issue by her to con- tinue the succession of his line in the Mr R. I. W. Foster Quek Clan. If in time to come his first | MFF. T. Franklin wife should die frst he should raise Mr & Mrs WD. my said daughter to the position of his Mr & Mrs. M. Conlon Goodfellow Erst wife deceased and cannot marry Mr & Mrs W. A. Hale again, I was very much obliged to Capt. E. Hall Chang Hoe for the $100 Pheng Kim (money paid at betrothal paid to me. Any accident by wind or water hap pening to my said daughter in the fa- ture shall be regarded as an net of God and I will not venture to
Hay otherwise. I shall content myself with the hope that out of this "union oumerous child- ren may be begotten, with many sons among them, to procreate posterity, and so shall pray.", "His Lordship made an order that both women were lawful, widows.
.
EMPIRE'S BONNIEST BABY,
Mine M. B. Hall Mr & Mrs J. Hancock Mr J. B. Hawker Mr G. M. Hemsworth Mr & Mrs W. J.
frs H. D. Hilliard
Hawker
MrT. W. Homby Mr H. Howell Mr C... Manolo
Hugh
Miss O. C. Jenkins Mr W. W. Jordan Mr M. F. Key
H
Mr & Mrs E. F. Kilig Mr J, Koreman Mnk Mr A. Lane Mr W. LOTønsk
MrG. 1.
Mt J. D.
Mr L. M. S. Lloyd Mr W. H. Lock
Mix & Mr W. Logan
Lucey
Mira
Mr & Mrs
McAinxh Mr R. McGirener Mr E. E. Mimmack Mr D. W
Mante Miss New holme Mr W. Oglen MrA. M. Paul Mr A. H. Pens Mr F. A. Perry Major&Mrs F. H
"
Phillip
Bir B. A. Raworth Mrs R. Robertson Lt. Col. & Mr O.
Sanders
Mr L. G Scott Dr. J. L. Shrishear Dr. A. W. Shovelton Mr H. H. Skelton Capt. & Mr Skinner Mr & Mrs C. M. Smith Mrs-& Misy G, E Mr E. FL. Starder
Stabbing
Mr & Mr P. E.
Sackling
Mrs J. 8. Thomson Mes & Mrs C. Thwaites Miss Thwaites Mr A. W. Tickle Lt Col & Mr H.
Capt R. F
Mr W. Wallace Mr W. A. Watson
Capt. A: E. Watts
Miss C. Willmott
jan |
Mr B. L. Beton Winton
Mr & Mrs F.D. Wood
Mr G. 0. Worrall
PALACE HOTEL..
afr A. Arch Mr K. J. A. Barrett Mr W. A. Bennett
A LESSON FOR GREAT BRITAIN.
The Duchess of Norfolk presented the prizes for the Empire's bonniest babies at the Wembley Exhibition recently.
Lady Cook, wife of the High Comnis Capt. T
T. L. Brown aioner for Australia, received the £200 MB. W. Campbell. prize on behalf of Mary Wilson, of Mr J. S. Cox Melbourne, who wris judged the Empire's Mr W. S. Cor champion baby
Mr W. E. Earlo
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Mr J. Jack
Dr. Eric Pritchard, Chairman of the Mr & Mrs H. Golden- Executive Committee of the National Mr. H. Halewood
berg Baby Week Council, said that competi tors from Australia numbered 4,790, from Canada 2.500, and from South Africa 1,500. Forty thousand applications for sheets were recived from the British Isles, from which the judges had selected 99 candidates.
HCOTE
Moore
Mrs McCaw Mr J. McDonald Mr J. McPortland Mr B. J. de Mr H. Smith Mrs Stoiandrich and
children Mra C. Stringer and
child
Mrs G. Tullock Mr A. J. Wadmore Mr Harry Wood
One of the most dasastrous things in religion is that so many young peoplo are still taught what the elder generation The Duchess of Norfolk in presenting knows is not true.fias aude Royden. the prizes, said the...people of Great The budding bard who achieves the Britain obviously had a good deal to dignity of print- in the poet's corner of learn from their oversens friends in the: his locti paper geis na minch solid, satis. matter of the health of the children, for faction out of his effusion as Keats got they had carried off the first prize and out of his “ Ode to the Nightingale several others.
Mr. W. 8. Túmbiwon.
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Writing from Singapore, under date March 31st, 1922, Bir Godfrey Thomas, Private Secretary to HRH. TM PainCE OF WALES, BJI:---
Bm--I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23rd instant and a desired by the Prince of Wales to thank you for the copy of the 60th annual edition of Tax DIRECTORY & CazoNiCLE FOR CHINA, JAPAN, THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, ETC., Kro," which His Royal Highness has been pleased to accept, and which will be extremely useful during the remainder of the tour.
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WORLD THEATRE.
Universal has produced a picture, star ring Jack Hoxie, showing a combination of thrilling action, interesting story and picturial beauty, in "The Phantom Horseman, showing now at the World Theatre. In one scene Hoxie took ons of the greatest risks of his screen career, in a remarkable ride down a strop moun-. tain slope, jumping his pony over a
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sheel bluff into a treacherous sand pit. H TONGKONG HANSARD REPOETS The result is a thrill for the most blasé LEGISLATIVE
the Bession 1923.
fans. The story was written by Isadore Bernstein and filmed under the direc tion of Robert North Bradbury". This literary and directorial combination is responsible for some of Hoxie's best píc-
turas.
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