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PUBLIC AUCTION.
DARTICULARS & CONDITIONS
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1931.
THE CLINGING LADY. SINGAPORE STOCK FIVE MEN - GASSED
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admit that it is very pretty with Goodwood lawns or the old grey stones of the Terrace of the House
Palo by Publin, Angion of Commons as a background.
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FRASER & CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT
ON THAMES BED.
MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY IN A CYLINDER.
DIGGING A RIVER FOUNDATION.
London, July 27-Five men lost their lives-being overcome by, foul gas in a caisson or cylinder on which they were digging in the Led of the Thames at Dagenham, Essex, on Saturday.
Messra Froser and Co., Singa- to be held on MONDAY: the disr
The trouble with women, how-part, in their weekly circular, dat DAY of AUGUST, 1981, at 9 r..
are so terriblyed August 13, Stato the Oloss of the Pahlia Works Depart over, is that wo
In view of the excess production ment, by Order of HN GIORLLENT 1wholehearted about things. There GOTERROR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Shamakaipo, in the Colony would be a lot to be said for the of Tin Th the F.M.S. over the of Hong Kong for a term of 75 years now, fashions if they were kept to quota period March/August, un. commenting from 1st July, with the option of remeral as a Crown the comfort of our hours of case. sal interest in the statistical post Rant to be fixed by the Surveyor of H To put in a hard day in an office, tion is being evinced in the Min- ET THE KING, for one further in the airplane shed, or at any ing world at present. Apparently
The hero of the tragedy wa term of 94 yours low the last three day worth-while work na an efficient cogat July 31 the amount over-export-
William O'Donnell, aged 2, a fore thereof.
in the world's wheel, and then ed was 3,082 tons and the quota PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
to slip into the most un-cog-like for August being 3,770 tons, the man, of Tilbury, who, failing to clothes, slipping on a new person neit total allowed to be exported receive a periodical signal from his wrong, and at once clambered up ality with the softly-clinging frock, for the current month is only 727 gang, realised that something was is as restful a change as could be tona. It will be possible to
the side of the caisson" which pro thought of.
certain early in September thejects 25ft. above the ground. precise excess in exports from the F.M.: Based on the 1000 figures, Malaya's total assessment is 60,366 tens and in view of Government's intention to Caremark 10 per of the proposed increased out the quota to rectify the errer, this would appear to be more than suf- ficient to balance, the figures cor- rectly at Noveraber 30,
-Now Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1558
Adjoining Now Kowloon Inland Lot No. 351,
· Un Chan Streef,
No. of Bale.
Registry Na
Locality.
ments.
As per
sale pira
about
7,660
Contents in
PUBLIC AUCTION,
138
[1101
Upset Price
15,120
But the fashion is being adopted for all hours, and men in offices are swearing at the frilly sleeves that get mixed up in typewriters and the floating chiffons that get torn in the files. For, of course, this idea that these new clothes can be kept the monopoly of any one class is quito illusory. However clever the cut of the expensive model, in a few weeks it will be duplicated by thousands. The big stores and thank goodness for iti-aro the grent levelling forces in the modern world.
There is nothing an exasperating
na-
He gave a cry when he reached the top--no doubt when he saw hi four men lying at the bottom of the cylinder-but although he must have known his danger he descond- ined to give thom assistenss, and wur
himself overcome.
The price of the metal appre- ciated 23 during the week, but shares have so far failed to rea
fr
to the really sensible woman as to pond, and quotations are in fact he asked why, if she doesn't like slightly lower, probably due to the all this new womanliness, she doesn't just please herself and continuance of disturbed candi- wear the short skirts of her own tions in Europe. choice. Every woman knows how impossible that it. The simple frocks have disappeared from all the stores. The potashi, for them have gone from the fashion papers, If I being strong-minded, go to my own dressmaker and demand of the Public Works Department by the old style, she, being by the
PARTICULAR By
of the Sale by Public Auction to to held on MONDAY, the 3lar Dar of AUGUST, 1931. at 3 P.M., at the Offices
The men were engaged on the foundations of a new power house for the Ford motor-car factory at Dagenham, and were in a caisson, which ic 40ft, deep, and is unk 15ft. below ground level.
The Other Four Victims.
“WHAT! You are out of stock ??
The other four men who lost, their it will be in by to-morrow morning
Then send me up
fives were two brothers from Man chester, another Manchester man,
and a Dagenham man. Just after
the foreman disappeared the Dagan-
After a small reaction Rubber he again on the decline and shares in this section are becoming practical- ly unsaleable at what might be desham Fire Brigade was summoneda cribed as reasonable prices.
Industrials have been exception- ally quiet and but few transactions Order of His EXCELLENCE THE GOVERnature of her profession an admir-have taken place during the week. Rom, of One Lot of CBOWN LAND able psychologist. will listen to my
Mining.-Dealings have taken at Shamshuipo, in the Colony of tirade: but the dress when deliver place in Penawats at 65 to 68 ct Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years,ed will billow round my ankles, and Kuchain,78 ets, and Ulu Klangs, with the option of renewal at a Crown shame to my soul!-when I put 73 cts. After business at 827,04, commenting from 1st July, 1895, Rent to be fixed by the Burveyor of Hit on my worst,self will purr with MATESTY THE KING, for one further term satisfaction because oh, hateful of 25 years lose the last thres days phrase it looks so fashionable"
thereof.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No. of Sale
Begistry No.
Locality.
New Kowloon Inland
Lat No. 1859.
Janation of
Fa Wa Street and
Maple Street.
Boundary
Monaüre.
ments.
ift. It ft. ft.
Aa per
sala plan.
Contents i
Ausual.
Square
Rental
** | ̈ Upast, Prics |
About
8,180
COMING?
150
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CHARLIE CHAN
CARRIES ON
WARNER OLAND
18,260
Pantaloons and Pyjamas.
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and two of them brought up the foreman's body.
"Fireman H. Lazell afterwards stated: "Chief Officer Miles and I had to den oxygen breathing Rp. paratus before we could go into the cylinder. We had to clamber down a rope ladder hanging sheer down the side of the sylinder. Halfway down there was a wooden ladder reaching to the bottom
I took a rope to fasten round the men, but when I got to the bot tom I found that I could only reach the one on top-O'Donnell--with.
my
Malayan Collieries offer further and Raubs were booked at 817.75 in several places. Amongst Aus tralians Pungahs were done at 11/3 with Puchongs sellora at 0/0 It is maddening that in this Klang Rivers have sellers at 8130, modern age of the machine which Talams cta., Petalings $3.65 and has stamped its clean, straight, Sungei Ways at 81.821. In the al- efficient lines on our furniture and enca of support from London architecture, and all the other in Sterling shares are mainly a sel- timate arts, we should go back for lers market, Hong Kong Tins our fashions to the days when Vic-being available at 14, Tronohe foot, Clinging on to the ladder toria was a bride. Who would 12/9 Ayer Hitam Tins 11/0, managed to hook him towards think of building a new theatre in Killinghalle 10/41 and Tekka Tai-and then to reach his body, so that the style of the Albert Memorial pinge at 13/8.
Yet, amid all this affectation of
we could place the rope under his reaction, the dress of the future for
arm-pits. women is taking shape, As the pantaloons peeped below the skirts of the early Victorian maidens, so the day-pyjama gives a hint of the return to a higher level of efficient and sensible dressing than even the
short skirt.
Rubbers-Only a few transac tions can be reported in Rubber shares, Mentakabs changing hands at 215.ets. Malaka Pindas 59 cts, and Now Seudais between 70 and 73 ets.
me
"We gave the signal to the people
you sure
soon as it arrives, but make certain it is
But
Are
case as
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waiting at the top; and they hand THE FINEST the body of O'Donnell, up, white we did our best to prevent the ropa getting entangled.
It was a ghastly sight, for we could see the men huddled together. in the bottom of the caisson.
Industrials. --Straita Traders have firmed up to $23.75 business done, other bargains being negotiat That kirtle had its draw eksed in Hobinson Orda, nt 87.15, the
shares when one had to sit on the fi of Preference
at $100.50, a platform or in any consp
ous Hammers $198.00 and 8108.50 place. But in the new culot it is Fraser and Neave Ords., 811.00 and
"There was about two feet of possible to sit anywhere, how, Consolidated Tin Smelter Ords at without taking thought, to stride14/6. United Engineer Ords, offer water and some mud at the bottom, in comfort, or to pose prettily if at $7.80, also. Gammons at $13.25 and we could see two or three faces. required. And what more enn nny London Prices just received by and a hand just above the surface, woman demand of a fashion!
cable indicate a firmer market as If the culotte really wins, then against a week ago with the ex- There did not seem to be any sign. indeed we women will be wearing ception of Loans which are rather of life." the dress of our period, for the easier Shell Transports £2.5.0, fost elegant cut-in-one pyjamas British-American Tobaccos £3.11.3, haye as their basic idea the one- Hong Kong Banks 2101.10.0, Dua piece "blues" of the modern 1/3, Dunlopa 17/0, Imperial mechanic. I hope it does win, for Tobaccos 24.6.3. Courtaulds. £1.8.3, life is too complicated if one bas Timperial Chemicals. 12/ Unilevers to live in one period and dress in £1.8.9, Czecho-Slovakia 8 per cent. another.
£108.10.0, Argohtine 5 per cent £70.
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EAD BRO
THE DOGS
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Diver Recovers Bodies Afterwards the other bodies were recovered by a diver, the same man who recently rescued a second diver when he was imprisoned for seven hours in a caisson under, ft. of mud at these same works,
An official statement issued on Saturday concludes:-
"The cause of the accident is under investigation. Similar work has been going on for months at the works without accident, and the cause of the present tragedy is in« explicable to the officials concemi ed,"
An officini described 'the bergic. foreman agaffe very experienced man, although young. "He was very strong," he added, and al- it seemed, entirely without fear.
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GIRL STUDENT KILLED.
FIVE APACHES ARRESTID
White River (Arizona).-Five young Apache braves have been arrested in connection with the murder of Miss Henrietta Schmer- ler, the 25-year-old Columbia Uni-. versity student, who was found stabbed to death in the Indian Reservation here. --
Miss Schmerler had come from New York to study the Indian life and customs. She mixed on equal- -terms with the Indiané and lived | Alone in the hut where a letter was - afterwards found-giving the nEVIO of su Indian of whom the expres ed her fear.
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