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Below the Dead Line. "
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1923.
SHAKESPEARE FOR THE
PRISON.
Hope for Day of No Gaols. How socupante of his Majesty's prisons now have a chance of studying Shakespeare was men
ioned, as an illustration of the
plenty of action and excite ment will appreciate the fine malodrama now rugning at the Star,
Below the Dead Line." It is a story of warfare between the ore bumsne regime now in orocks of the underworld and operation, by Commander Talbot, RN.'s prison governor, ia speak those responsible for keeping lawing on behalf of the St. Gilea and order. The picture opens Christian Mission at the annual with a conflict in a storm and
closes with a fight between roh-meeting at the Mansion House.
Prisoners in some cases, he bere and the poliog, in which the latter, in a motor-car, provide said, instead of being locked up some really good thritis, J. Bu solitary confinement at half Warner, as Donovan of the police, Past four, might go to classes for the study of Shakespeare, con- puta some good acting into the ducted by kindly visitors. They hero's role. whilst Bert Sprotte might learn to study a part, and gives a very fine interpretation of Buck Elliott, gang leader. "Below even take it with them to the the Dead Line" is a real thriller cell. He actually hoped to see the day when prisons would be in every sense of the word, and still further reduced in number, if the acte in it requiring skill and not done away with altogether. courage to perform are not ex- mples of trick_photography- tiey are genuine feats.
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Herr Frarz Wedrin of Berli claims that he has deciphered a 20,000-year old etcry from an Inscriptio on the Bohuslani rocks on the Sw dish coast. The story says: "The Lugiare, who were the, ancestors of the Gr mans and Scandinavians, visited On Monday the 6th inst the GP.O and the Branch Post Offices will be open the Americas and founded the as follows-The 0,0 and Kowloon Branch from 8 to 8am only. Sheungwon and from 6.30 10 8 pm. Wanai, Baiyingpao, Youmati
"POST OFFICE NOTICES.
GENERAL HOLIDAY.
Inca Empire. They knew that therech from 8 to B.T
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INWARD MAILS. and wagons. Famine devastated the land, while they were in Shanghai Sweden, and they crossed the Baltic Sea and entered Germany
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There is a marked diminution in the quantity, of fish caught at the Dogger Bank fishing grounds in the North Sea. The Dogger Bank shows undoubted signs of exhaustion, and that they have to be trawled for three or four hours,tia Fard, kin. Austria, & Now and sometimes six, before getting Zealand vin Thursday I a satisfactory catch." For geo- erations it has been the centre of the North Sea fishing operations Shanghai and the leading fishing bank of the North Sea, whence the bulk of the fish for the United Kingdom are caught. It is im- possible to estimate the enormous wealth of the countless haole made from it, and should the bank prove exhausted it will be a serious loss to the fish industry of England. It is not definitaly known why there is such a scar ily of fishing at the Dogger Bank, but some skippers attribute it to minee and sea battles in the recent
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The preacher was an earnest man, but he was not above the Straits sweet uses of advertisement. Swatow, Amoy & Foochow Thus it happened that at a revival Siraita & Calcutta
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cut in the roof above the pulpit for that purpose. When tha eventful day arrived the church
S America Europe via Vaccaavor B.O.
Van Cloon Haifoong Lake. Faulk
Kbira
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Parcel 7th 5p.ru ...Wed. O inst.,
Registration 85 4.3.
Letters 1030 4.m
ENTERTAINMENTS.
TONIGHT ONLY:
Your last chance of seeing the Euccess of the Season:
HUNTING BIG GAME IN AFRICA
THE CORONET
"Landrats & Waterrats
play their parts
in the five exciting reels
of
BELOW
THE DEADLINE
the most thrilling crook drama since The Honour System"
Tonight & Tomorrow
at
THE STAR
WORLD THEATRE
PROME. 1337
PHONE 1337
Wednesday, 1st. to Saturday, 4lb. August, At 5.45.81945 p.m.
THE BRITISH PRODUCTION
THE CARNIVAL
featuring
MATHESON LANG⠀
Supported by an European cast of known membera
of both stage and screen, in the most dramatic and spectacular role of his highly successful career.
Prices of Admission
9.15 p.m. show-$1.50 and £1.00 5.15 p.m. matinee: $1.00 and 60
Usual Prices. Booking at the Theatre
SCHWEPPE'S SQUASH
Does not contain lemon fibre nor any injurious: substancar-it is made from specially cultured lemons-by Schweppe's Limited the famous firm with the reputation of over 100 years at the back of them.
WEATHER RÉPORT.
(Dee Marseille 9th Sept.).
Parcels 8th 6 pm. - mpress of Russia...Thare.. 9 inst..
Registration 9 15 a..
Aug. 3d.. 10. 35m.-Warning Letters 10a.m.10 Hongkong, Coast Ports, &c.- (Das Vay pouvor 27th Aug )......... Depression or typhoon of un- known intensity within 120 miles Tour.. 8 inat., 10 s.m.
of in Lat. 1 N. Long, 121 E., moving W.N.WI
was packed, and the preacher, Mantle. Formost Shanghai Japan,
*Bonolola & Fao Francisco
Tengo bl taking for his text the words "Like a dove," worked his
*Correspondence bearing visasi's name only. audience up to a rare pitch of enthusiasm. Like a dove!" be shouted at the
top of his voice, and it the same time repped on the pulpit to warn the sexton that the time for the theatrical effect" had come. After a short interval the audience was surprised and nati
little amused
a
10. - 800
(Due San Francisco 16th Sept
Board of Conservancy Works of Kwangtung. Waterlevels in English, Feet & aim.
Plos. of Obserration
4
Two minutes from Ferry and Railway Station. Five minutes by Harry from og at being lowered from the roof
Bret ola Hotal in avery respoet and under Paglish manigament.
Colins ander personal supervision of the Proprietor, Loong. Bar and Billard Room,
'Tarmi, doderste.
#wola reangements for familles on application to
4. R. OTHEDAY,
Proprietor,
hy a rope tied round its body."
W. L. W. L..
Highest W.L. Highest WL
Byer
ever
recorded Fert
recorded
July 31 aug.
Feet
Feet
79.0
-2.42
57.2
East
+34.70 +5700 +27,25 +15.25
+0.80
-0
-5:00 -0.98
24.3 24.5
14.2
14.0
Wuchow
West River Koogmoon ** Whar'e de dove?" the preacher:
Linkonghow. North called out. "Thside the cat!" *amsul was the muffled response from Sheklung Above:
Aug 3d. 106. 50m, Precaure has decreased moderately from Formoss to Kwangtung and slightly at Manila. It has in- creased slightly over Tongking,
The typhoon bas cu ved again. At 6 a.m. this morning it was in about Lat. 19 Nand, Long.
| 121" E. moving WNW
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day! 0.00 inch Total since January
Jet, 45.32 inches, against an average of 53 02 Inches. FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS INDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.
Distriot.
Forecast. N.E. winds Fornioss Channel, strong.
2 South cose of
Chius
between HX & Lemacks. NW. to N dilig medvikend windą, bil Hongkong to Gap moderate Rock
to fre D fine at first South coast of cloudy Chin between later G H.K. & Haipan, 14/05
1.
7. P. CLAXTON, Director, K. Observatory, Aug. 3, 1923,
Printed and Published for the Proprietor, by Frederick Perm Franklin. at 11, Ice House Streek, in the City of Victoria Hongkong.