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GERMUS STOP BRITISH SHIP.
REFUSED PASSAGE THROUGH KIEL CANAL.
Berlin, September 4.
THE HONGKONG
DAY BY DAY.
The Mishimi Maru brought in over a thousand bags of malls. The Post Office Staff has been hard at work sorting them to-day. |
The free postage facilities granted to mambers of H.M. Forces in Hongkong, will be withdrawn with effect
September Uth.
from
The King Yoen Sha, a labour
TLIGRAPH.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
1990
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
New Shipment just received
Gouda Cheese
guild of compositors in the Hors Edam kong and Canton printing offices,
is making a campaign to enlarge
ita membership. The guildi, bas a
weekly newspaper. Canka Cream
Tins
A Shanghai telegram says the Picnic negotiation of pesce terms be- tween the Premier and the re presentatives of the Canton Mil- itary Government has been concluded; and the principles: have been mutually agreed upon. A draft will be sent to Li Shpn for ratification.
the Whilst the mails by Fushimi Maru from Seattle were being brought ashore yesterday. an explosion took place amongst the bags, which resulted in the destruction of several hags of Pre- several bags of parcels. samably the explosion occurred 2 tio of dye in one of the bags, though other conjec
An empty tures were raised by the presence
in
The Fische Zeitung reports that a British steamer bound from France to Dantzig was refused a passage through the Kiel Canal, on the ground of carrying a thousand tons of munitions to had found its way into one the
Poland.
TROUBLE IN DAMASCUS,
ARAKS TO ATTACK FRENCH.
Alexandria, September 3.
Arab tribes in Hauran have come to a mutual agreement to attack the French in Damascus.
It is stated tha: French troopa
sent to Hauran recently were defeated and those at Damascus are Bow entrenching. There are abo21 12,000 troops in Damascus.
CATTLE OF MARNE ANNIVERSARY.
Paris, September 6.
of
tin
which
bags. The letters, were the more- fortunate in the marier of resulte, as beyond being somewhat damag- ed by water and the fire which followed the explosion, they were still deliverable. The fire itself was very quickly put out, with the assistance of several backets of water.
LOCAL WEDDING.
STEWART-McCUBBIN.
At the Union Chuch this after- noon there was solemnised by the Rev. G. J. Williams the wedding of Mr. James Stewart, soa of Mr. J.Stewart of Glasgow,
Miss to
Mary McCubbin,
Yesterday's celebration of the Battle of the Marne centred at daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Given away by her father, the Meaux, where M. Millerand, Marshal Foch, Marshal Joice and McCubbin, of Hongkong. War Train extended mass be the celebrated archbishop of Rheims, after which a banquet was attended by Allied representa-bride was attired in a gown of tices.
RECENT ROBBERY.
AN ARREST MADE.'
The arrest of a rabler who, with others still at large, took
AN OLD TRICK.
TWO CHINESE WOMEN VICTIMISED.
at
white silk georgette with white bead trimming and charmeuse 9:in train embroidered with silver, and she woze s tulle veil with wreath of orange blossom and white beather. She carried al bouquet of white flowers and maiden hair fern with streamers.
The "cocidence" game. part in an armed robbers which which some Chinese criminals resulted in the stabbing and death have proved themselves adepts, is not set played out, to judge of a Chinese boy several months
by the two latest cases which the victims themselves yesterday re-an ported to the Police
ago, has at length been effected by the local Police.
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The Judge: You knew some- thing, then.
DO
Mr. O'Brien: There is objection to a man blowing the cornet and playing the fiddle so) long as he is paid extra for the work.
The clause was cut out, and application will be made to insert provision for additional wages
a
where one person may be asked to do such things as bang the drum and too: the cornet at the
Mies Margaret Templeton was the A musician will in fature be al bridesmaid, and she wore a dress lowed to hold a comet in one of pale blue net with silver band, a jew's harp, if he likes, în trimming, and a cream lace hathe other, and bang a drum with
properly. She carried pink flowers with his foot-provided he is paid The bride's mother was attired "I notice," said Judge Curlewis, maiden hair fern and streamers.
recently. that in this claim same time. dress of silver grey and wore in the Industrial Court at Sydney apricot crepe-de-chine hat to match.
there is a clause that no person in the course of any performance shall play upon more than one A reception was held after-instrument. I don't understand wards at the Hongkong Hotel. that." where the bridal pair received
It was the Mr. George Gerrard was best
I will be remembered tha: on the night of the 19th of old. old story of greed and its armed with consequences. The victims chosen April, four daggers carried out a robbery were simple women, induced to Catchick Street accept a bundle of what purported at No. 35. which
was in to be notes but which was in at the time
roan."
occupation by a cook and a boy reality only a quantity of waste the good wishes of their friends of the Musicians' Association. Works bave been unable
the
in
The honeymoon will be spent at Repulse Bay.
The going-away" dress of the bride was of rose pink crepe-de- thise with grey and rose pink
hat and veil.
to
BELGIAN GRATITUDE TU BRITAIN. Owing to the difficulty off The claim referred to as that obtaining material, the Office of body separate from the old Profes complete the Belgian Refugees Monament in Temple-gardens. sional Musicians' Association. 17 years of age. The cook, paper. The procedure followed was his that of asking a woman to change.
Mr. Maddrell, who represented which was to have been onveiled who W&5 caught bed, was pressed down, while the notes into other moneys, and
the applicant association, said it in July. The onveiling will now the money- an attempt was made to bustle while going to
Sir kitchen chauger's stall, to leave behind
was desired to preven: a person probably take place about the from playing upon two separate middle of October. The monu
ment was designed by the boy into
instruments. where presumably he would be any odd articles of jewellery or
Judge Curlewis: Why should Reginald Blomfield and is being kept locked up whilst the robbers even money as security that she arned their attention to other will not abscond with the appey JAPANESE NOTABLES be a play upon a Bute and aerected by the Belgian Memorial Committee as a token of gratitude piccolo ? things. In spite of the fact that he thus entrusted to her.
Mr. Maddrell: In that case to Great Britain for hospitality the instruments are of the same extended to refugees during the class, and the same parts are written for them in the music.
The Judge: Why should be not play upon any instruments he
It
was
:
onder such
cir-
THE
On the same vessel are travell-
War.
THROUGH was held by two men, this plucky
COLONY. boy kept up a hard struggle.cumstances as the foregoing, that PASSING and was only silenced when one of two Chinese women made their
By the Mishimi Mare there is the robbers stabbed him several tearful complaints to the Police
ABOUT BABY'S WEIGHT. times in the neck. The wounds yesterday. One was an amab, who travelling Mr. Hioki, Japanese were fatal, and the lad died short had been persuaded to part with Minister to Sweden, who is going
Healthy babies should steadily ly after the surival of the Police. the $10 bill given her by her em-to, Japan, and who was Minister likes?.
Mr. Maddrell: Well the point During their stay in the place, ployer to change, while the other to Peking at the beginning of the the robbers had succeeded in victim was a simple female living War. His next post is not known, is that one man might play the increase in weight. When baby thing wrong, as was the case pretty thoroughly overhauling at Yasmati who now has cause but it is rumoured he will be
of several appointed Japanese Ambassador Comet and beat the drum by is not doing this there is some means of his foot.
with the child of Mrs. Thomas! all the valuables belonging to the to regret the loss
The Judge: Why not? iomates, these consisting of 37 articles of jewellery which had to Berlin.
Mr. Maddrell: He is doing Lawrence, a Canadian lady living
at Collingwood, Ontario. pieces of clothing, valued at found their way into the possess-
"My baby has been very de- $241, ten gold buttons, worth $30, ion of sonte astute rogue who ing Mr. Kishi, Japanese Minister another man out of a job.
The Judge: The clause is cut and a roll of Hongkong and she met at Mongkok Market to Bangkok, who is going to Shangbai Bank notes to the value yesterday. Needless to say, the Japan prior to his new appoint- of $500. They then made their two Chinese who profited greatly ment; Count Otani, Vicount and out. I have no jurisdiction to licate ever since she was three from theirrespective transactions, Vicountess Mutono: Dr. Odo, Dz prevent & man from doing a law-weeks old," writes Mrs. Lawrence. though she had a ravenous escape unmolested.
ex-manager of the London branch exercise it.
Mr. O'Brien (representing the appetite her food did not do her The Police kept a close observabad made an instantaneous exit Hatori and Mr. Tatsumi, who is ful act, and if I had I wouldn't" She had indigestion, and al-
of the Yokohama Specia Bank.
Professional Musicians' Associa-any good and she grew thinner tion at the time on the wharves after their morning's work.
tion) said a violinist might be and thinner. She would scream asked also to perform on the with the pain in her stomach, dulcimer. In that case be should and as she was also troubled with constipation we were at times be paid extra
The Judge: Ab, there I agreeafraid we would lose her. I tried was unable to use it Three! pieces of clothing, which, on sub- sequent enquiries were proved to held at the F. W. D. offices, Dr. with you; and if they put a several medicines for her but they Ova Tablets, and her digestion stolen, were
Also Aubrey purchased Rural Lot No. claim in for that I shall consider did no good. Then I tried Baby a
it. This man came down to Hong have been
151, in Barker Road, measuring by the Police,
Mr. O'Brien: The wages are improved. Now food does her kong on Sunday, it being presum-taken
2,000 square feet, for $1,440, articles of apparel
and railway stations, but were unable to make any arrests. It was
not until Sunday last that fortune
at hand for emergencies, but he
came their way when they were which apparently he kept ready able to lay their hands on one member at least of the gang of zobbers.
+
OTOT
LAND SALES.
Yesterday at a public auction
ed from his place of concealment (whilst at various pawnshop There was no competition, and based upon a man playing upon | good, and she is growing plump.
in the district of San Woi, and further
Baby's Own Tablets are obtain- not long afterwards Inspector pawned by the prisoner were also the lot realised the upset price. one instrument, and if he is asked I think the Tablets are a fine
There was also suctioned in to play two he should receive medicine for a child."
extra remuneration. Willis, who had received inform-recovered.
land Lot No. 2303 in Pokfulam The Judge: I think that is aable from chemists, also at 60 .ation of
whereabouts. his
centr the vial from Dr. Williams" The prisoner was produced Road measuring 33,400 square arrested bim at No. 6,
Bidding commenced at very fair argument.
Mr. O'Brien: I told them you Medicine Co., 96 Szecimen Road, Kennedy Street, in the Wan before the Magistrate (Mr. R. O feet
on the Hutchison) this morning and $4,100, at which price it would not allow them this clause. Shanghai, chai district. Lying
knocked down to Dz. Malow. top of hir bed was revolver formally remanded.
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