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SINGAPORE OPIUM CASE.
CHARGE AGAINST MOHAMED ALI.
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1924, AN
NEW WANGHAI HOSPITAL.
WAR ON DERBY "SWEEPS.";
A SITE CHOSEN.
Post Office Detain ́ Letters to Promoters.
A site having been definitely The approach of Dorby Day ohason, the scheme;to establish orainen anow the vexed question of (Our Own Correspondent.) branch of the Tung Wah' Hospital Derby swoopatokes: which are
Singapore, July 1,
in the Wangbai" distriot will be inpocont. In the oyes of the law In the case against Mohamed taken in hand as soon as the land and which aro illegal? says a Ali, the Cattle King" charged has been survoyed. The site is at Home paper of early June, and with dealing in licit chandu, the the back of the Chinese disponsary, continues posecution has concluded., The below Kennedy Road,
Post Office action has been hearing was adjourned until 10th Finnt.
"A" Révouie · Oilleer, exhuine, denied that CRSO WAB A conspiracy order to get the roward.
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At a meeting about six wooks taken at the request of the ago, doubt was expressed by soma Homo Office, it is understood- Cross of the promoters ns to the desirabi-against the Otley Unionist Club's thelity of the location, as ten laund-giant Dorby swoopstake, which
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Government were to allocate a paid £31,517 as a first prizo. sufficiently large area for the pro- Lottors to the promoters of} posed hospital. To avoid embar- this sweepstake aro boing rassing the laundry loopers, the dotained, and will, it is stated, ba meeting decided that a formal returned to their sonders. While application for this particular sile it in generally understood that be forwarded to the Goverment, the question of profit aceruing New Yak, July 3rd. -Matches but the land would be accepted from sweepstakes is that with played yesterday resulted as only on condition that it was, pos- which the police are most closely follow...
sible to provide znitable accouima- concerned, so chaotic is the law dation for the laundry-keepers. on tho subject that it is im After the meeting, however, it was possible to got an authoritative 4discovered that the figures given at statement on the position.
the meeting as regards the aren Mr. Gervals Rontoul, M.P., & 7 were innecurate, and that the site member of the Select Committoo behind the dispensary was quite on Betting appointed last your sufficient for the project. Conse- expressed himself strongly on tho quently the interests of the Jannd maltor to a l'ress representative. ries will not he prejudiced; '
At prosont," lo said, "inter- Official sanction is expected from forence or non-interferonco with the Government ere long, and im-theso sweepstakos Beoms to mediately after this has been depend very largely upon the abtained, the necessary plans will caprice of the Chief Constable be prepared. In the meantime of the county in which they are good progress kns, been mado withheld.
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The Chinese R. G. "A" tento dofented the "Hongkong C. C. on Wednesday by 63 gabers to BB. The intch was played on
the
the subscription "cùtopaign which, "That is a very bad thing in starting unofficially sour little time itself, because on all matters the ago, has for yielded ever one law should be fixed and easily hundred thousand dollars,
understood.
"I would say that from the |commonsense point of view it is
C, R. C. ground and the scores ANTI-PIRATE SCHEME. high time the subject was tackled
were as follows.—
Yow Mun-tsun and Yew Man kit
C. R. C) bent Henderson and Mnas 6-5, bear Stork-and More B-5, Beat Armstrong and Mitchell 2-1.
Chon St and Leung; Yak-Lang C. R. C. bent Henderson ond Mas 3, beat Stark and More 823, Ival Armstrong and Mitchell
83,
· Kwok Vu-key and Lau Foof-ki C. R. C. bont Henderson an Maus 74, but Stark and More 7. hent Armstrong and Mitchell 1.5. Chinese R. C. "U" v. Kowloon CC. PÅ.
Chimise 1. C. **** playing on
their own grand, beni, Kowloon 4. Cona" by 50 gies to 40
Seurespee
Chin, Tean chin (BC beat W. Hyde and A. W. Brinsey B-5 lose to K. Mason and F. Wheeler 5, beat T. Mounghan and D. S: Green 71,
OVERSEAS CHINESE PLAN.
(Our Own Correspondent).
FREAK
HYACINTH.
Pink and Blue Flowers on one Stem
and cleared up. Lots of pooplo-- porhisps most people-ked no harm in taking a share in a swoopstake, and, speaking as a lawyer, I am bound to say that it is a very bad thing to have any law in force of which public Kongmoon, July 2 In connection with my opinion does not upprovo, recent report on the Szo Yap "People evade such laws ho
they think they are Shipping Convoy Bureau, it now causa. transpires that the pioneers of ridiculous, and in this way the this scheme are the Oversous law is brought into contempt.
"We all know the shifts that Chinese who have their common Centre of activity in the Sze Yap are resorted to in order to Import districts. According to the Chin-a slight`alamant of skill into what ese press, funds aggregating more is really a lottery, than $20,000 have been raised "I certainly fool that the time among thesa public spirited men is ripe for all these anomalies to for tho
purchase of armed bo swept away. If nocesoary, launches, fire-arms and am fresh legislation should be passed munition, and for other initial to do it." expenses. In order to keep the Bureau going, the various Chin- ogo public organisations abroad have promised further financial aid by forcing a sulaeription of $10 upon avory roturning om igrant, and the money thus raised will be romitted to the Bureau from month to month. The Guild
The daffodil gardens of Wiggio, of Shipping Marchunts here has also decided to collect convoy near Redhill, Surrey, known to charges from the passongors, and thousands all over England, have the procoods will be turned over now the added attraction of an to the coffers of the Bureau. Ac extraordinary hyacinth sport-a counts regarding the receipts and freak growth and colouring that expenditure of the Bureau will be growers and hotanists have never published in pamphlet form seen or hoard of before. every month for public examina- Months ago some small, choap of bulbs, ware bought by a Radhill да ал indication good faith and absence of cottager, who planted. them in STREET ARTISTS' SYNDICATE. malpractice, and the public his garden.
assured that every effort will be Whon one produced a tall stem bluo made to fulfil its sanguine an-boaring both pink and ticipations.
flowers, ho showed it to Mr. It is further understood that Arthur Trower. of Wiggio, who the launchos now in use have secured the curiosity. "The public aro generous to only baon chartered by
Inspection by experts showed beggars, and I am sorry to say Bureau, and that Mr. Yan Pak-tlíat the plant was more wonder- that there are too many people hùng, who is in chargo of this ful than at first surposed. A Trading on that kindness and institution, will shortly leave for Dutch grower of wide experience generosity.
Hongkong to negotiate for the pronounced it unique, for while When we find impostors the purchase of four launches of a sport hyacinths splashad with It will blue and pink have twice boon only thing to do is to show them more suitable type.
therefore, bo sean that the Bureau recorded in Holland, he had yat
•The chairman of The Enfields of an unofficial character, and to hear of anything approaching the whole undertaking is entire the amazing colour arrangement magistrates, made this remarky a movoment by the people of the Wiggio byacinth. recently when sentencing & pavo-for the people: " ment artist to throw weeks! im-
Ng Kam-eiten and Choy Pag. Han (0, R. C. beat Hyde and
Ramsey 65, lust to Mason and Wheeler, beat Monnghan and Green 7-4.
Cheung Wing Jue nud C. W. Chong (C. 11. C.) lost to Hyde and Ramsey 4-7, lost to Mason and Wheeler 47, bent Monaghan and Green H.3.
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Sit Beside Other People's Pictures.
*
prisonment for begging..
The man, agod 49, was said to
Lion
the
The stalk, which fa po dooply furrowed on opposite sides as, to look like twin stalks growing sido by side, is about 10in, high, and
have knelt an a sack of straw THE WORLD FLIGHTS. bears 26 scattered blossoms, ten with his logs doubled undor him to give the impression that ho had no logs.
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of which are a deep purple blue, 11 a lovely rose pink, and Avo in MACLAREN AT SHANGHAI, which both colours appear.
The blue flowers grow on one He had five pictures.beside him Shanghai, July 3-Squadron side of the stalk, the pink on tho including one of King Edward, ou Loader Macluren made a most opposite side, and between them, which was pinned three modals, graceful landing at Blackpoint. in a vertical row, come the two- and one of M1. Lloyd Cleorge. The Airmen were taken off their coloured blossoms..
Hibbs admitted that ho pictures plane and received at the gang- The apex of the spike doos not wero not drawn by him.
way on board the launch Scott ond in a terminal flower, A constable said thore was by His Majesty's Consul General usual, but branches into three' man at Dalston who hired men and other officinis. The party individual flowerstoms. One of has a bluo-flower, und sont them out with pictures, arrived at the customs jetty at these kooping half their takings as his twolve thirty where a large and one has had none, and the third sharo. A good pitch. produced enthusiastic crowd Kreeted the bears a pink flower, which is in itself another freak growth, for it over £1. a day..
Airmen, The majority of the men had no
During their stay in Shanghai Consists of two complete flowers artistic ability whatever, and were the airmen will be entertained at joined at. the side throughout abusing the sympathy which their apparent plight excited amongst la Majesty's Consulate General. their length. tho general public.
The man had more than 12s. in coppors and ellvor on him.
Mr. Trower, wishing to have a The airmen are luncheoning to record of this unique hyacinth, day at the Shanghal Club. To has had it sketelied by Mies "morrow'will also be the guests Hilda Coloy, T.R.H.S., and Dr. The chairman of the Bonolieaid of the Royal Air Force Associa Rendio, of the British Museum, it was one of the worst kind of tion. To-morrow night they will has suggested that the paintings frauds that could be perpetratod dho at the Shanghai Club Bhould be orhibited at an early
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