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Captain Robert Dollar, the millionaire The Melbourne edition of Truth (May shipping magnate, and head of the well-eath) reports the murder of a Chinese known Dollar Steamship Line, arrived in market gardener, Lim Kwong by name, Hongkong on Saturday morning by the who was born in Canton and who hara. 1.8. President Jackron. He is engaged in son residing in Hongkong. The old man another around-the-world tour, and left was well-known and liked for his courtesy, to womenfolk, and his Hongkong yesterday by the President his deference Jackson, for Manila, where he will re- generosity. main until the arrival of the around-the- world liner President Van Buren. On this liner, which leaves Manila on Fri day next, Capt. Dollar,will continue his
tour.
Capt. Dollar is accompanied by his wife. While in Hongkong he met the local representatives of the Dollar lines and also called on a number of his many friends in Hongkong,
The crime was perpetrated, it is be lieved, some time between 10 o'clock on the Saturday night and midnight.
It is certain he must have had a good' roll of notes, for he had the peculiar habit of always paying for anything with florins- practice not, unusual with Chinese.
The callousness of the murder is shown in the fact that the criminal wiped his hands with some grass, and then threw it on the old man's head.
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His shanty is situated in a nameless street, which runs to a dead end at the Capt. Robert Dollar, as we have fre- fast-flowing Ford Creek. The place is quently had occasion to note, is some-sible from the main road, and is just what of a national hero, not only on on the outskirts of the town. It is built account of his organisation of a vast of wood and rusty iron, and is well hid- shipping concern with interests all over
den in a clump of willow, papper, and the world-but-on-account-of-the-good-
är trees. work he has done in maintaining good relations between America and the; nations of the world, particularly China. It is interesting to recall that he was one of the first prominent American citizens to be approached regarding recognition of the Chinese Repablic in 1911
In the course of interviews with Dr. Sun Yat Sen and Mr. Tang Shao Yi at this time Captain Dollar warned them that the time was not ripe for inaugurat-and took over the market garden where
Three years ago he went to Mansfield, FURTHER BENEFIT PERFORMANCES CURRENT PROGRAMMES" AT LOCAL ing the new régime and that considerable he was murdered. The property, which difficulty would be experienced if the is owned by Mr. T. Phelan, has been issue was forced before the people of leased and worked by six successive Chins were educated up to a standard at Chinese, Lim Kwong being the sixth. which the working of a Republic would' -be-possible.
The deceased, according to his brother, was born in Canton 62 years ago, and went to Australia when 17. He lived for
many years in Western Australia, and about four or five years ago went to. Mildura.
Lim Kwong returned to China when 24, and married. “It is not known whether his wife is still alive, but he has one son (9) living in Hongkong. He made several trips to. China."
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If one may judge from the titles. and synopses, the programmes at the Queen's, Star and World Theatres this week will be very attractive.
At the Quen's Theatre the first half of day is taken up with the screening of the week (from yesterday until Wednes Abraham Lincoln," an historical, pic-
An appeal was made recently on behalf of Alisa Mura Shipoff, the clever dance artiste and her company, who have met with much bad "Joas" since they arrived in the Colony. Mr. Lee Hy San, the pro-ture, that is of unusual interest.
picture is bistoric, dramatic, adventur ous and romantic, dealing as it does with Lincola's public life and his courtship of the girl he later married.
Captain Dollar is well-known to the reading public through the medium of the popular writer Peter Kyne, who has made of him his hero, Cappy Ricks, Lim Kwong was buried on the Tuesday.prietor of the Lee Gardens was the first figuring in a series of widely read stories The service was conducted by the Rev. to arrange a benefit performance, then dealing with life in the lumber fields. Brammalt (Church of England) at the followed the officers and men of the East
It was as a lumber jack that Captain request of deceased's firother. The old Robert Dollar first, commenced his
in Melbourne, had attended man, when struggle in life and although his clever the Chinese Church of England mission in dealings-since-hie-rise-to-prosperity have Little Bourke Street. stamped him as a man who was bound to rise very considerably from that estate
it was stroke of luck which first set his foot on the ladder of success.
As a
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George Billings plays the title role, Lincoln that has been called the most and gives an impersonation of Abraham
remarkable piece of screen realism, over svo Ruth Clifford is seen as Rutledge.
The company are trying their utmost to leave the Colony at the earliest pos-
The picture has been classed by review- sible date, but have had many set-backa-ters as a great achievement in motion The storm and subsequent rains had the picture efforts, and as a drama of won. effect of postponing, and probable abas standing episodes of Lincoln's life are derfully entertaining quality. The out-
tainment that possesses much humour. and lots of thrills. frequent touches of pathos, adventure,
Bathing, Boating, Fishing, Golf, Tennis, Billards, Orobiwira twice a wook. Capital plsce skipper stranded without a cargo in the SHOWING THEM TUBE MANNERS. donment, of the Lee Garden perform. brought together into gripping enter-
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ances. "Similarly, the Mount Austin Barracks' performance had to be aban- suburbs, and make use of the electric were brought down to the lower barracks Nagel and Norma Shearer appear in
City men who live in the north-west doned, as the soldiers stationed there
From Thursday to Saturday Conrad roll on uston to Watford daily, owing to the shortage of water to the Excuse Me," & comedy enacted in a are keeping a sharp look-out for a pretty, upper Peak: Then the performance at the famous stage play by Rupert Hughes. Paliman car. It has been adapted from smartly dressed girl who lately ha taken to avelling on the saine service, Wellington Barracks also bad to be can-Excuse Me" is a swift, joyous farce. and age avoiding her whenever possible. celled. This was also in consequence capably acted by an excellent cast.
When the girl enters a carriage, nearly of the storm, which caused the fooding all of which are crowded these days of the theatre to a depth of six feet. owing to the limited strike service, she walks along the train until she is able to find a seat. Then she waits, keenly alert, until some elderly or fragile-look- ing, woman enters the compartment, and is unable to find a seat.
Major Paton, in charge of Mount Austin Barracks Cinema House, and Major Alabaster, in charge of the RE Theatre, have promised to do their utmost to try and arrange the shows as soon as possible.
· THE "STAR,
The continuous performances inaugur ated last week at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, have met with success, although the public are not yet familiar with the change. To-day, Tom Moore appears in "Harbour Lights," and Gladys Walton is seen in "A Dangerous Game."
For to-morrow and Wednesday, "The Restless Sex and White Hands will. be the attractions; while from Thursday to Saturday, The Empty Cradle" and
Trumpet Island will be screened.
very attractive, and contain adventure, All these pictures, it may be said, cre thrills, romance and comedy. Further, each programme provides variety.
PARIS, June 30th. The Women's Sporting Federation of France has just imposed on its members No sooner does the train start again a rule as to the dress they should wear. than, she leapa to her feet and, address It was necessary to make it in view afing the woman, observes in cultured the phantasies which a minority of tones loud enough for all passengers to
THIS WEEK'S PERFORMANCES. sportswomen had introduced into their hear. It seems that there are no
The company have now entered into attire the absence of sleeves, the reduc- gentlemen in this carriage. Please take tion in the length of the skirt, outfits my seat.
new negotiations with Manila and they resembling bathing dresses, etc. A Naturally the men do not like it, the intend to leave here for Manila on or "morality commission" matter and drew up a series of measure guilty, and something like a sigh of formances arranged for this week, prove took up the more so since they feel just a little bit about August 11th, provided the per- which came into force at all the women's relief goes through the carriage when the athletic meetings last Sunday. judges and umpires had been given power another train there to continue her cam-
At the World Theatre, until Wednes The girl gets off at the next station to board successful to "exclude all costumes that were not in
One of these benefit performances will day there is showing The Corsairs," a picture made by the same people and conformity with the, regulations drawn
paign.
take place at the. Seamen's Institute, played by the same actors as the wonder. up by the morality commission."
She was at it again, and when a Daily
ful "Siegfried." From Thursday to regulation sports dress for a woman must of a discomforted carriage to the plat the charges being $2 and $1. (Sailors White Sister," be dark in colour. The arms must be form at Queen's Park Station, she ex and soldiers half price). covered over length of twenty-five plained why she has imposed upon her- centimètres, while the skirt, must descend self the thankless task of recalling men ten centimetres, below the knee that is to their chivalry.
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THE WORLD,
The Express representative followed her out Praya East on Thursday next, at 8 p.. Sa:urday, Lilian Gish appears in The
to any, it must be longer than the average
of the robes de ville.". There was &
A LESSON.
Old Russian National Dance, Mra Shumskaya and Mr. Shipoff.
6. The Dying Swan, Music Saint-Saens 7. Celle solo, Mr. Geo. Surmi,
by special request, Miss Mura Shipoff:
The performance will be under patron. age of the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, Chaplain, and Secretary of the Seamen's lively discussion over the bust bodice. Some members of the commission held came to the conclusion & few weeks ago wood, the manager of the Seamen's In Rightly or wrongly," she said, "I Institute. Both he and Mr. G. H. Sell that this accessory of women's toilet was that men neither ornamental nor useful, but a bär- rude to women travelling on trains,
now-a-days are abominably stitute, are doing their utmost to make barous impediment. A yote was taken noticed that whenever a young and st
I this"performance a great success. on this matter, and the bust bodice was tractive girl got into a compartment. It is also suggested that perhaps the a. Velso Fantasia, Music. A. Lebar, 3
declared to be obligatory:
BLIND DRESSMAKERS.
plenty of men were willing to sacrifice Hongkong Amtstments, Ltd., might give their seats, but unless she was stylish Miss Mura and her company a turn either and good-looking not a man budged, and
she was allowed to stand. It made my at the Queen's or the Star in conjune blood boil, and I determined to each tion with the picture show.. some of the rude men who use this line
A romantic story lies behind the first a lesson.
The Kowloon Cricket Club has pro free public exhibition of the handicraft It was not a question of sour grapes, mised to give Miss Shipoff and her com of the band arranged by the London since I have never had any difficulty pany two or three turns at the HCC. Association for the Blind, which will be myself in getting a seat, but merely one concert, which has been arranged for opened at Bush House, Strand and will of justice, I have seen women with tiny.
THURSDAY'S PROGRAMME.
last for ten days. It is the story of children in arms, and, pathetic little next Saturday evening. girl dressmakers, all blind and some also women obviously in ill-health, struggling deaf and dumb, who have become so to reach the straps while hulking meni, skilled that they now produce dresses never carrying anything heavier than a that compete in the open market both for despatch case, have remained seated dis as quality and price and win their way into cussing between themselves their respec the salons of Mayfair and Paris.
tive feats of strength and endurance on
In the heart of Pimlico is a fictory the golf links or cricket pitch. It is abt fitted with the latest knitting machinery right.data where scores of blind girl who would Things are heaps better on this line otherwise be dependent upon charity, since I started my campaign, but they work a full eight-Four day producing are still far from what they ought to be, knitted clothing of all kinds, from sports and I intend to go on until they are wear to dance and evening gowDS,
perfect"
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8. The Fisherman and the Pearl, Music
C. Bohm, Mize Murs and Mr. Koka Shipoff
Mara and Mr. Koko Shipoff,
INTERVAL 10 MINUTES.
10. Interlude, Trio Orchestra.
11. Barcarole, Music Tahaikowsky, Miss 12. Nocturne, Music Chopin, Miss Mura
Mara and Mr. Koka Shipoff and Koka Shipoff.
13. Cella sole, Me: Geo. Surmi.
14. Ukraina Daricé, Mrs. Shumskaya and
Mr. Shipoff
Special 16. The greatest success every- where Matlot-Sailor Hornpipe Dance, Miss Mura Shipoft
chestra.
follows:- The programme for Thursday will be 16. Music selections, special, Trio Or
17. Scenes of Spanish life and Spanish
dances, all four members of the Com pany,
Overture, Trio Orchestra.
Dance of Love ex ballet Coppelia Music L Delibes, Miss Mara and Mr. Fascination Dance, Music A. Lehur Koka Shipoff Cello Bolo, New selections by Geo.
Burmi
(Continued on next Column).
An indicated already, on the material whether the company will be able to leave success of this performance will depend the Colony, between August 11th and 15th or whether they will be plunged, deeper into the financial mire.