HONGKONG TRADE.
CANTON SILK MARKET EXCITED.
HOSPITAL CONCERT.
"THE DIOMEDE'S"
REAPPEAR
By permission of the Officer The fortnightly Price Current
concert by The and Market Report, published by Commading, a
were
given
**HONGKONG TELEGRAPH) SATURDAY SEPT
BOMBAY OFFICE
TRAGEDY.
matters
European Trader and His) Partner.
Bombay, Aug. $--An alteroa- the Hongkong General Chamber Diomedea was given on Thursday tion between two European part
evening last before an enthusiasticners resulted in a shooting tragedy! of Commerce, states --
Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy audience.
in the business quarter of Bombayi Cotton Goods. Conditions gener- After a long absanes team the this morning. The scene of the ally are unchanged as regards! Colony, the Staff of No. 27 Com tragedy was Fort Street, where new business. Clearances of pans are to be congratulated on the deceased, Mr. J. Baker, aged, staples and fancy goods have been their initiative in securing the 37, was trading with his partner. and continge good. Our local arst re-appearance of this well Mr. A. Boucos, under the name values are entirely unaffected by known party.
of J. Baker and Company. the bullish tendency of the raw In the beautiful coatert hall
Over some business material.
Cotton Yarn. The firinness of of the Hospital The Diomedes there was an altercation between every facility for the partners, and Mr. Boucos is, the Shanghai market has
fired three strengthened the activity in our appearing at their very best, an alleged to have
Mr. Baker. One! market anda fairly large business opportunity of which they took shots at has been transacted. Prices have every advantage. In a long pro bullet penetrated Mr. Baker's the resion of the appreciated from $5 to $ per gramme of such varying excel-body in bale. Quotations are No. 10%, lease, it is difficult to individualise heart and the other two hit him! $175 195. No 12s, $185 205. Nu. but on this occasion the honours on the left arm. Mr. Baker stag- 20%. $195 210. Arrivals 1,500 fell to the comedian Corporal J. Dered into his ront, bleeding pro- bales. Shipments nil. Sales 6,000 Syme. In all of his songs he was fuely and won after swooned. bales. Bargains 8,000 bales. encored again and agale.
Woollens. There is a small The fice bass voice of F. A business being done în light suit-Holland was heard to great ad- ings, lastings and blankets. The vantage in "Deep Blue Sea." and .market is firm and clearances are he was obliged to respond to an where he succumbed to his in-i) steady.
encore. Midshipman Brown sang juries half an hour after tel.: a light comedy number entitled mission.
Cousins." Possessing a most re
Raw Cuttons. No sales to report and prices are unchanged. Metal Marker very quiet but prices remain steady,
Flour market report. Stock: 150.000 sacks. Market
steady
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fined style and without straining,
for effect he never lost a point.
It is reported that Mr. Bouces; then went straight to the police) station and surrendered himself.
Mr. Baker was removed to the j European General Hospital.
WIFE WITNESSES TRAGEDY.
DAIRY FARM NEWS
-and the best you've heard for a long time.
We have just received a shipmant of
Canadian Fish.
Including
Red Spring Salmon,
Chicken Halibut
and
Silverside Salmon.
Order early and ensure a real treat
We have just received a shipment of
At the inquest the Corner Contrexeville (France) Natural
Mrs. Adella Bouth Baker, wife
of deceased, giving evidence, stat-
The singing of the quartette, returned a verdict that death was Quotation: American Patent, Mrs. A. Marsh, E. P. Hillyard, due to the gunshots alleged to $3.8 per sack; American Straight, W. Madquick and F. A. Holland, have been fired by Boucos. $3.00 per ck American Cut off was listened to with rapt atten $2.95 per sack: Shanghai Flour, tion. The latter were also excel $3.10 per sack: Australian No. 1,lent in their various individualed that her husband was sent for) $3.00 per sack.
items.
early this morning by Boucos, were used in and hot words
conversation over): course of 2 some misunderstanding in their! joint business.
Canton Silk. ---The fortnight W. Payne in "Marie Lloyd" under review has witnessed an song and the cockney monologues unprecedented excitement on our of R. Ashman were well received, market, following the news of the also the songs of J. E. Yeo.
As her husband was late in terrible disaster in Japan. Buyers The well known sketch -The rushed into the market paying Disorderly Room" created roars of the office, where she witnessest turning up for breakfast she went full prices, and an advance of laughter from -tart tü Anish $100 a day took place values Every character was most excel husband to clear out of the office, the quarrel. Boucos wanted her eventually touching the recorded;
lently played. particularly pro-and this he refused to do. Boucos Nevel of Mex. $2,420,00 for N. S.
14 16 usual quality. Transactions inent being Midshipmtaz Brown then fired the three shot which are estimated to amount to fully as the adjutant, and J. D. Symes caused her husband's death. 9,000 10,000 hales
as the bereant Major.
divided
in
Mr. Loittelin, who was in the
the usual proportions between
It must be mentioned that ajoffice at the time of the tragedy. America and Europe. The sitna- great part of the success of the corroborated Mr. Baker's evid-; tion has calmed down at the glisel concert was due to and has receded from top prices, panist, Mr. Mutter.
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accom- ence.
The medical tirer at the but holder are very frm at the Captain R. F, Walker M.C.-pital to which Mr. Baker was quotations given below. TheR. AM. C., in the absence of the taken gave evidence to the effect! Chinese who have sold almost Commanding Officer-Major A. S.that death was due to gunshot the whole of their stocks. find Littlejohns, D.S.O., R. A. M. Cng, firearm. left shoulder and
wound which pierced the right| themselves in 2 very trns through illness thanked the financial position for the coming artistes on behalf of the audience. 6th and 7th, crop cocor pare chases. Weather condition are)
Te
Mr. Brace, wine is a fireck.! The Hospital Stad are again to also carries H business us quite nemal again, the foods be congratulated on the excellent wholesale age in lies ander which variably the name of Maurice Ris at Fes have subrided at the beginning of arrangements the month Prosperts for the fith characterises their entertainments
Now and prove so highly popular. crup are good. Quications. Style 1 15 realy (89.63 9.70: New Style 20 22 ready (159.25 9,30
Sugar. Marke: firm. Saltpetre. Good demands forthcoming in spite of heavy unsold stock of 8.000 lazs
A PUZZLE A DAY.
:
RACY
WEST
BID
TON
RISE
The Senior Service, we under stand, will shortly bare friendly
The Senior Service we under-TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. stand will shortly have friendly opponents in the Garrison concert party in process of formation.
RADIO BY RELAY,
The interest in Baxter print- i- growing, and an impetus toi collector will be given by the exhibition, the first of its kind. which, organized by the "Baxter Carrying Wireless to Every Society." has been held at the
Hamlet..
galleries of Messrs. Puttick and Simp-on. Leicester-square. The Recent experiments in Britain exhibition represents every in the relaying of wireless conphase of Baxter's anrk. certs have been a success
Chuhb, " repre-enting
The
the
"Reception in all parts of the famous Safemaker an hi country has been good." said an wife. are perhaps the rarest official of the British Broadcast-prints there are only right pairs ing Company.
in existence. Another rare print Sheffield. For example "picked is "Edmund Burke," on a lettered The letter in the title of the up the Lorien enneert amount. An interesting item is a large volume in the book rack "passel on" be the Manchester three-quarter length oil-painting have been mysteriously shakenį station, and communicated it by of George Baxter by E. Y from plice, so that they form the land ne to its transmitting Downard, who painted the por- five words "Hacy, West, Hid, Ton, ¦ station, a distame of a few miles trait from a photograph and by Rise. Can get re-arrange the where it was listed.
viewing the body. It is the only letters that form those words, sol The transmission had been authentic portrait of the great that they will be in their currect amplified more than 20 times art-craftsman. urder. forming the name of a very during its passage from well-known book.
means of communication to an- other.
Yesterday's answer:
one
Mention of the hope
that
By the relay system it may salmon might one day visit the que possible for the possessors Thames again, recalls the dietetio of the simplest receiving set in importance of the salmon in Our any part of the country to enjoy earlier history. Among all Celtic wireless concert- every night. peoples the salmon
A list of relay station has principal food supply, and in the already been drawn up, and the seventh century food rents in towns concerned will be able to Wales were sometimes paid in select their programme at will salmon! Monasteries were gener- from the items broadcast by the ally built within easy reach of main centres.
The diagram shows the course that will complete a circuit of all the circles. No circle is touched twice, and a turn is made at each circle. Nune of the lines cross. It will be noted, however, that circle 8 is a trifle above the other Looking through circles in its line: and circle 15
a trifle below its companions, This allows a free passage from 1 to 15. If the rows were exactly straight. solution would be in possible.
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historians
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salmon rivers, and it is said that most of the original English- PLATE GLASS WINDOW. cathedral cities were similarly time, indeed. placed. At one Toric England and Scotland exported lenses is like looking through a salmon just as Canada exports it fine plate glass window" said an now, though American lady in the course of sceptical about the story that her remarks while in a tram-car there used to be a clause in the the other day. She said just the indentures of the Scottish ap right thing. It cost a bit more prentice that he should not be build a plate glass window and bound to eat salmon more than a a bit more to make certain number of days in the a pair of Toric lenses than the week. ordinary flat kind.
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