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THURSDAY,
JULY 6, 1922.
DAY BY DAY.
. Blasting operations which re- salt in a ons-pound lump of rook crashing through a quarter-inch IT IS BETTER TO DO YOUR BEST pane of glass in a European res-AND EXPECT THE WORST THAN idence do not betray "serious DO YOUR WORST AND EXPECT carelessness," according to Mr. E THE BEST. W. Hamilton. The case which came before him yesterday car tainly had features about it which showed that the necessary pre cautions were not takso, and avao Mr. Hamilton realised thas; for he remarked that.
There were four cases of plague three fatal) and one fatal case of enteric reported yesterday. all being Chinese.
DEATH OF MRS, A. CHAPMAN.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
It is curious' how great a Fatal Motor Accident in fascination cricket bas exercised
England.
over even the most unlikely peo- ple. There was Charisa James Hongkong residants have learn- Fax, for instance, who, it is rec- ed with the utmost regres of the orded, "would strike at the ball death, in tragic circumstances at and rooktessly run for a score, Home, of Mrs, Chapman, wife of bat on shoulder, laughing with Lieut-Col. Arthur Chapman, childish delight amid 'reproachful V.D., former Government Asses crios, whilst his opponent struck sor and Commandant of the Hong-down his wicket.” Cowper was as in this instance, where two The police have recovered the kong Volunteer Corps.
another unexpected cricket en- The and news was contained inthusiast, and 85 were Malthus and charges were laid in close prox-body of a man who was drowned imity, more care should be taken. whilst bathing at Ma Wan with a telegram received yesterday to Francis Thompson, whilst Gind
the effect that Mrs. Chapman was stone. Iras of a sportsinan próbab- It seoma to ย that either two quarrymen.
fatally injured in a-motor-carty than any other Prime Minister, the contractor WAS guilty of carelessna-s or he was not. General L. L. Hartigan, the acoident at Margate, a few days once corrected a report that be i played no games by protesting bis His conviction supports the Right Res, and Mrs. G. F.
The deceased lady, who bad devotion to cricket and football. view that he and yet be Mosher were amongst the pas resided in Hongkong for several was merely ordered to pay a $5 | songers arriving by the Empress years, was vers well known
Among cricket balls with a locally and was greatly liked by
London paper. history, says all who enjoyed her friendship must be mentioned that which In addition to astoon -and Keen sympathy will be felt for was mounted on an ebony stand there Lient-Col. Chapruan and for his with a silver plate and presented
Mr. A. E. Wright, of the Public The inscription tells its story: Works Department, in the beavy"With this ball-presented by sorrow which they hava bean M.CC. to E. M. Grace he got called upon to bear.
tine. This is the type of justice of Asia. that we do no: understand. Mr.! Nevile, of the P.W.D., said he could not state whether due pre- cautions were taken, because he second-class passengers. was not there when the blasting arrived hero by the Empress of daughter. Mus. Wright, wife of to E M. Grace in August 1869. occurred. But surely the result Asia 238 Chinese steerage and 26 of the operations the flinging of Chinese third-class passengers. a big piece of rock into a Euro- pean residence was sufficient to prove that point. Some one might easily have got killed by this flying piece of rock. We wonder whether the Magis trate would then have considered that there had been no serious
MUSTARD & Co. carelessness? At any rate, such light punishments as that lallict ed in the ease under nutite do not encourage householders to was the best part of a morning in Court giving evidence.
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The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 6th July, 1922.
THE CANTON POSITION.
Sir Curtis G. Ashdown, who, ac- companied by his son, is touring the Orient, will arrive in Hong. kong by the President McKinley on July 11th. He leaves again on 13th, by the Empress of Asis.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
SERVICE.
every wicket in the second in- nings in the match at Canter- burs, Augus: 14, 1862, Gentiamen of Kent v. M.C.C., for whom be played as an emergency, and in which, going in first, he scored 192 not out." Another souvenir Some Interesting Items.
of the kind was presented by the The following items are from.C.C. to Arthur Fielder of Kent. the Canadian Pacifi: Railway for taking all ten wickets in the Bulletin:-
Geat. Players match Lord's in 1906,
The statement made yesterday | that the car which ran into the wall of the compound at Government House was driven by Mr. Sco Thess. Empress of Japan and of Alex Ross and Co., is incorrect. Monteagle are both being with. Mr. Scott was not in the car afdrawn from the transpacific the time...
service, consequent upon the ad- vent of the new big steam-
器官
The size of the pipes smoked by Britishers has increased since
Mr. A. E. Paint, managing ships, Empress of Canada and first they took to smoking. Few Liang Shib-yi. the God of director of Messrs. S. Mostris Empress of Australia. The Mont of the clay pipes which have Wealth" Premier, whose appoint-and. Co., Ltd. arrived by the angle has made nearly 100 survived from the 17th century ment was Chang Tso-lin's undo
ages between Vancouver and would hold more than half a the Orient and the Empress of thimbleful of tobacon, yet the is nearly double the thickness of trip) voyage when ebe arrived that in use at the present day. Japan completed her 157th (round bank, where it joins the bowl. Vancouver in May, baving cover. The pipe. as represented by Canadian Pacific service, and
Was
ing, proposed & loan, domestic and Empress of Asia to-day from foreign, of 896,000,000. Apparently Shanghai. He is on a husiness it
going through, when tour to the Straits Settlements, Liang's retreat to Tientsin and the F.M.S. and Jave. the Loan investigation Com- mittee's report held it up. Said At about half-past ten on the ed practically 2,500,000 miles 10ozarth, seems but little large: Committee, headed by Mr. Kaag night of the 3th, during the bacing been very popular within the bowl than that used a Tung, advocated retrenchment, voyage from Swatow to Hong the travelling public throughout century before, the shape being and their report had a fairly kong. a Chinese woman. about her long career, which has never both the same very much like
years of business-like air. At the same twenty
been marred by any mishap. She time Mr. Kang appeared to favour was travelling a
leaves Vancouver again this date, loan, not of 895.000.000 but of passenger by the 0.5.5. steamer June 1. and on her return, about $200,000,000. for placing China's Kaijo Maru, was reported miss- finances upon a fresh basis-and ing. The ship was turned round July 19, will be laid up.
The Empress of Russia's fast
Yokohama good plan, way be, it suitably and a search made, but with no voyage carried out. Rumour soon expand-success and the vessel then pro- Victoria in May. 1914, when she of the Presidency, an admissioned the amount to $400,000,000, ceeded towards Hongkong, arris established the record of 8 days, Rice from Chan King-ming of bis The other day the new Peking ing in port yesterday.
17 hours, 15 minutes to guilt, the tendering of an apology Cabinet appoints & Finacce Com-:
Rocks just outside the quarantine
The Canton problem is still unsettled, and at the moment there appears no likelihood of Sun and Chao coming to terms. Sun Yat-sen sets forth a series of demands, including his rétention
observes that "I am afraid it
abunt."
a
What does it all mean?
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match. reverse
these
One of the
most
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who
from
to
barrel. What are commonly believed to have been the earliest Pipes smoked in this country were of Dutch manufacture, and a specimens have been found in
abundance in the bed of the Thames.
•
The Indian authorities who devised the system of “simpla
which the
bad
of bread, goat's
Prisare
local authorities--anton Times, awarded eight silver and two he asks. No wonder he tells the
bronze medals with diplomas to Inspector-General of beautiful Capt. Hosken and members of when he comes to see him in artistes in America has been the crew of s.s. Monteagle in search of complaints that he is Simple" selected for the principal part in recognition of their service is completely satisfed.
The Plaything of Broadway," a rescuing the crew of the French imprisonment sounds almost lux- magnificent drama which is being steamer Tsin Tien," which was
the World Theatre wrecked on April 8, 1921. staged at
...
mmittee, chairman Dr. Wellington It is reported that following station at William Head) has impris nment,
Gradbi is under- for recent happenings and the Koo, who announces to an icter the recent dispute over 128 shops rever been equalled or surpassed. agitator punishment of the officers con-viewer, report, that no new in various sections of Canton Rece-tly the Erapress of Russia going, most si all events beve delightful ведзе of cerned in the coup. The reply loans would be contracted. Comes have been ransacked by looters, and the (1) Bay State, U. S. Ship- given by Chan is noteworthy to Northera capital that the Bank $245,081.50. On accoun: of this, the Admiral Line. left Yokohoma report - Gandhi is enjoying his Festerday a message from the and the total loss aggregates ping Board vessel operated by synonym. According to official an utter absence of any inclina-Group-presumably the Consor the merchants now call for help within two rainutes of each other. normal menu sazar, tea and tion to concede these demands. tium, in conjunction perhaps with from the Press, the Provincial By nightfall of the arst day the milk, oranges. In the first place, he declares Chinese banks is willing to Assembly and the various in-1 Bay State was hall down and raisins; he sleeps in a cell which
advance the $400,000,900 upon stitutions and Charitable Societies the
is not even locked at night when Empress steamed into that he cannot be held responsible certain conditions. It is hartly in Canton, Shanghai,
Peking. Vancouver on May 8 fully twenty.he thought a pillow would make for what has occurred, because likely that the Banks would have Hongkong and Macao in order four hours ahead of the other his bed more comfortable he got it and he is provided with the he bad resigned office before the manifested this willingness if that compensation for their loss vessel.
Peking did not desire to borrow may be granted to them by the The French Government has books and newspapers for which tighting broke out. And he is! non-commital on the point of condoning Yip Kua's action, pre-]
An Anomaly. ferring that the public judge that issue. for cerning Sun's claim A: the midway stage of the cricket championship.
πτίοπε to a retention of the Presidency Surrey led with a percenta.e of Chan realises that that would 80 to Yorkshire's 70.6 illustrat
Some curious perquisites fall mean short shrift for Yip Kueled in detail by the review which commencing to-morrow. A very Canadian Pabife "Hoogkong
to the lot of the Marquis of Lin. we published on Tuesday. The original and charming prologue Special" and Chicago Special." and his troops. He says it would resulta to hand yesterday,
fast trains. Tunaing colnshire, the Lord Grest Cham- is provided by a banquet of heThese involve disarming and disband-showing that Yorke won their Thirty Clab The spot light between Chicago and Vancouver berisio, who has just celebrated ing these soldiers and shrewdly match outright while Surrey led reveals the stage which is made in 12 hours and bath directions his 79th birthday. The office is on the first innings of an uncom to resemble the top of a round passing through the Canadian beld alternately, reign by reign. pleted
banquet table. In the centre of Pacific Rockies in daylight, are by the Marquis of Cholmondeley- would be difficult to bring that placings. Yorkshire'e percentage the table, surrounded by ferns scheduled to leave hicago three the Marquis of Lincolnshire, and risas to over is, while Surrey and greenery, is a large lotus days before departure of Canadian the Earl of Ancaster, and its first So the situation remains pres logical to allot a larger reward open and disclose the head and with
It is manifestly bud. the petals of which slowly Pacific Empresses. commencing mention in history occurs some-
the sailing of 6,3 much where it was before the to il side Winning outright, shoulders of a beautiful girl. As Empress of Asis on June 15, Henry. At Coronation one of peace uvertures began, and there but the reason that Yorks the petals open fully, the audi- and in opposite direction to leave his duties is to serve the King
to the Lup of the appears nothing to warrant the
ence behold seated проп the Vancouver on arrival of the Em with water for washing bis bands view that the position will be win places them in
table is that Surrey's first-innings chaliced flower & charming danc-presses. first departure from before the banquet, and
s. 5.Telvet for his own robes," besides come changed as the result of position than if they bad noting girl, who as the music begins, Vancouver end being fixed for receives "forty ells of crimson
springs up and starts an exotic June 5, connecting with
the the gilt basin and towels for this Instead these pourparlers. 1 reports be played
oriental dance. Then follows the Empress of Asia now
service. Nowadays the Lord srue, there would seem to be receiving part of the benefit of a story, which is full of tense mo-Pacific.
Chamberlain
also victory, Surrey's percentago is
The rents and dramatic situations.
establishment of this Great some ground, however, for think actually reduced. Although in
service in connection with the entitled to £200 in lieu of the uncompleted
the match ing that Sun is contemplating an an
four big, speedy Empresses furniture of the King's bedroom, inaugurates a new era in travel which was formely his by right, early departure from the South-maximum number of points it is
between this continent and the bae story being that he wishes to possible to obtain is only two, the percentage is calculated as if
Orient. proceed to Chekiang zo as to get it had been possible to obtain into touch with the Northern five, as for an outright win. This
The following are the results leaders, and another saying that siguifies only 10 per cent, the of the games played on June 27:- effect of which is that teams? holding a
AMERICAN LEAGUE- higher percentage
Boston 2, Philadelphia 4. Boston 4, Philadelphia 6. Chicago 9. Detroit 5. St. Louis 7. Cleveland 9.
NATIONAL LEAGUE- Fittsburgh 6, Chicago 1. Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 6. Brooklyn 7. Boston 3. Philadelphis 1, New York Cincinnati 8, St. Louis (Twelve innings).
prove
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Jack Dempsey after visiting Berlin, and, witnessing boxing SHASOHAI AS ALLEGED "AMMO" boats between women there, at once declared that be "had never Judging by paragraphs which realised what brutal sport he will depart on the understand
appear in the Chinese newspa-boxing is." ing that Chan takes no further suffer a diminution. To obtain
pers Shanghai must be a regular when he might have seen such arsenal. two points out of two is a 100 per
Almost part in Kwangtung affaire?
every week exhibitions in London. In the cent. achievement, seeing that
people are sent to that port from eighteenth century our gentle Whilst it would doubtless im-the maximam possible in the
the provinces to buy aeroplanes, dames were not satisfied to see the situation in the circumstances has been attained.
and seem to have no difficulty in the ring from the outside. Spaw South if Sun were to leave This would not be giving the
placing their orders, sometimes Fields in Merrie Islington "was this part of the world, we fear same degree of benent as that
apparently getting the machines the scene of many bouts. A received by a team winning out-
themselves. It is the same with newspaper of 1772 published thin that nothing short of his elimin-right, as the points are reckoned
9.5mall arms ammunition, if the challenge of one fair gladiator ation from politics will lead to in relation to the aggregate. Thus,
Obiness newspapers are correct (Hannah Hyfield) to a rival: in their information. The latest invite her to meet me upon the real unification. That, however, before their lates match, Surray's percentage stood at 80, represent-
transaction in this commodity is stage, and box me for three is not foreshadowed as being iming 44 points obtained out of s
said to have been carried out by guiceas; each woman to bold hand. the ball-a-crown in each ninent. The question of the possible 55. Had they won out-therefore be 80'7. Where the General Yen Shi-sban,
the first, woman ́to moment is whether Canton is to right, they would have stood at competitors do not all meet each "model" Tochun of Shauri, who sad
49 out of 50-81'6 per cost. By other, it is impossible to fix an is understood to have re-drop the money to lose the be spared further fighting. If leading on the first innings they ideal method of deciding the presentative at Shanghai making battle. And thus the accept acce Bun does not make his exit soon, reached 46 points out of a possible championship, but the present purchases. It is said that already Elizabeth Wilkinsor, will not we rather fear a fresh outbreak 57, not 60, as the method falsely system appears to emboly aff 381 bores have been despatched to fail. She may expect a good
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of trouble.
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