DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
THE LATEST NEWS.
Now York, July.6.
BANK RETURNS.
The roturna of the averago amount of bank notes in ciroula. tion and of epocio in rosorve in The representatives of four | Hongkong, during the month toon minority candidates before the Democratic Convention have agreed to release their delegates in the hope that Messrs. Smith and McAdoo will do likewise, Reuter's American Service.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; MONDAY, JULY
MAÇÃO EVENTS.
FURTHER ENTERTAINMENTS. -
pndod 30th June, 1924, as certified honour of the Portugueso long- The festivities at Macdo in by the Managers of the respec-distancee Blers came to a close tive lanks aru :--
Average Specie Amount, in Reserve,
on Saturday,, when tho Amatour Dramatlo and Musical Sooloty gave a most onjoyablo concert to a big audlonce, H.E. the Gover- '2nd China, $11,249,992 $5,000.000 nor, Madame and Miss Rodrikans Hongkong and
wore prosent,
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India, Australia
Bhanghal Bank.
lag Corporation 38.953,309 24,900,000+ Mercantile Bank of India. Limited, ...
1,284,942 550,0004
Tolki #51,688 235 35,450,000 Storling Securities deposited
New York, July 6. The Smith managers have un- nounced to their supporters that} they have never been under any
One of the foutures of the musical entertainment was obligations as regards their votes,
march specially composed for the and could vote as they plonsod. Mr. McAdoo's men have MUNI
occasion by Mr. Honriquo monod thoir forces to rally and
Machado,
talented local re-affirmed their determination
musician of whom the public not
withdraw. - Reuters with the Crown Agents valued would like to hear more. to Americon Service,
at 21,075,500, New York, duly 6, All candidatos axcopt Mr. Me Adoo have approved the Doclara- tion that each will willingly roluase all the delegates who had; arranged to voto for him as com plotoly us if his name had been withdrawn from the convention. ----Renter's American Service,
FOOCHOW FLOODS.
MUQU DAMAGE DONE. (Our Chan Corresponitent.)
Fouthow, July 2 Foodbow has been visited by the biggest flood known here for many years. On Sunday, June)
This pleco oponod the programm10, #Socurities with the Crown prior to which the aviators Wore Agents and Straits Government greated by Dr. B. Dolgado (in the £3,045,000.
absence of Dr. Felix da Horta, Crown the Portuguese Consulat Canton, who, it will be rocalled, mot with a shooting acchlént a few days ago).
3Socurilion with the Agents £130,000.
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Among the contributors of songs and musical sulections were Miss M. Rego, Mr. Rogo, Madame Nory, Mr. Nory, and Mosera. F. and Jose Rogo, F. de Lara Rois,, H. Machado and Jaime Blard The romantic picturesqueness (whe performand a composition by of California's gold rushi days is Mr. M. Nery). A very pleasing colourfully, reproduced in "Rido for Your Lifo," tho Universal
selection was played from the photoplay starring Hoot Gibson,perottta "Amor a Patris," com- showing now at the World theatro posod by Mr. Bor de Senns
Fernandes, who noods no Intros: which Edward Bodgwick directed.
22nd, the river rose rapidly, and : It brings back such familiar duction to the local public. continued to do so until Monday characters of long ago as the During un interval, the aviatorsi afternoon. A great doal of gallant" road agent," who robbed were prosented by Boy Scouts damage has been done all along the men and bowed to the women, with modals specially, struck for the river bank, and many houses the card sharps who made more the occasion, the pinning-on have been swept away, and nummoney than the minors, the ceremony being performed by hors of lives lost. Rafts moored hardy old timers, and the reckless Stout Mosquiotella.
in the river above the stone bridge youth of that day who sot almost OTHER FUNCTIONS. broke loose and wore'dnshed with as fast a paco in their romantic tremendous force against the adventures as the super-speedy On July 1st the woll-known bridge, doing a lot of damage to young folks of to-day.
Chinese millionaire. Mr. Su. Li- the stono work. A Humbur of The picture is essentially almok, gave a suppor ball in hom bedios of pouple drowned highor comedy and was wedo with the four of the airmen, at which the up the river wore washed down, object of creating laughter in Governor. Mine, Rodrigues and The horso road between Nantal almost eyery fout film. daughter and many prominent and Foochow City has had its Gibson has the role of a residents were present. surface all washed away, so that cowboy who masquorudos as a the road is now a mass of loose hundit to please his girl. While in Macuo Club, at which Majors On July 3rd there was a soiree stones, and ricksha travelling in the rogalia of the bandit bo Brito Paes and Do Boires were and out of the city is anything realized that the mako-up has again the chief guests. Protty but comfortablu.
changed his whole nature as well decorations were a feature, the A number of walle have fallen las his physical appearance. schenge And done considerable damage. Instead of the idolent youth who Madame Nolasco. Dancing was
hoing planned Fart of the compound wall of hus only succeeded in winning continued until four o'clock the the Anglo-Chiness College full, the scorn of his sweetheart following morning. crushing a Chinese house and becomes a daring chap who
killing four pooplo.
The rice arop, which was just in the stage when the grain was beginning to forni, was covered, and most of it ruined.
startles a whole community and
gallant suitor who putelussoS his former self a hundred ways in the art of love making.
CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the Hongkong
• Totograph.">
Meter Inspectors,
ورا
Incidentally, the regalia which Following on ho first thero Hoot usps while in the masquo- has hoon a second flood this week! radu of the bandit belongs to a On Sunday, June 20th, the watur poriod in his life when he was again rose rapidly and was at its oily ü cowboy, although a hoight on Monday. Fortunately world's champion, and had no
t was not quite as high as the thought of a screen career... Arat, but still high enough to do Laura La Planto recently) considerable damage. The littlomado a star by Carl Luomumle, provide some sort of uniform for rice that might have been saved plays opposite Hoot. Others in their Meter Inspectors so that from the first has now been com the cast include. Robert Mckim, when they visit resitlebees in the plstoly ruined, The vegetable Howard Truesdell and. Harry nurse of their regular duties, the gardens have also suffered badly Todd.
TWO-MINUTE TALKS A Dally Tonic
By ROBERT POWER
**H+HEN
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Si-Will not the Gas Corapany
inmates will be able to distinguish them from panwanted intruders into their houses!
The writer very nearly turned out Meter fugertor erently Just because he failed to itioutify in him the representative of the Gas to, and had he not disclosed || identity in time, the writer might have been forced to bestow upon him the Order of the Bor. Therefore, it is up to the people
venience. -- Yours que..
ISCONVENIENCED. Hongkong 5th auf,, 1924.
"You have bat a your to live," away, whether life be prolonged concerned to remedy this con said the Physician, after he had for twelve months or many yours. finished his oxamination. The Let me ask again, thon, Whati condomred patient wont out from wonid you do, if you know that the consulting room with the you had but one year to live words ochoing through his mind and desired to spund your re- maining time ju "soberness and expectation, knowing that the time of departure is at hand?
Could you truthfully say:
**
A Year to live1"
That doctor's judgmont night have been mistaken, but let us suppose that wo know our span
of life to have but one more year "I would dosire to
to run. How should we spond it Π
TEASERS
make your dedicate in love
and
to
ro-
tli timo It is a question in to my follow-creatures,
the answering of which will be to found the key to chardctur.
consecrato myself live no longer to self.
-The Shaving Stich (***), İn, a bennd new Moving stick." 1 amblar tick whieh Mr. Avel· ne iser las bued for sus week,
"In plossuro" perhaps the garding myself as already sum rookloss will respond. "In has moned to make the last journoy. ing a royal time, for what matter? I would sook to bring joy to The and is coming, and whon humble homes, light to those who you are dead, you sro finished." are in darkness, secret kindnoks Thus the voice of fatulistic to those who feel themselves for- Despair.
gotten. I would wish to forget În laying up more money,” that I was under sentence ofklouth, say the Misor and the Avuricious, and thus bo delivered from the "Gold is my God.. Time is short feer of death; anot to stoop myself | but driven by this over-mastoring with Pleasuro as a drug of forget- love of money I must strive yet fulness, but with choorfulness harder to accumulate." But Thy passing away the hours which money porish with the " is wore left. In my personal, bust- written upon such striving, noss, privato, and spiritual life
"In feverish schemes of busi- would undeavour to reach the news that I may complote my ideal of true sorvico-to forgot, grand plan of Amalgamation," I solf and realise that Love is God can hear the man exy whose and God is Love. whole mlud is fixed upon wordly If we could thus live out our aggrandizement. Or, In one twolve months, perhaps wo should last offort to finish my work of find them the happiost of our genius"
crios the artist; the earthly caroor. For self abroga-* Baturday's Tonser author, and those who create tion is the highest form of die-. The approximate ipini leomen for works of art. Yos, "What shall cipline, and most fruitful in offoot. It profit a man, if he gain the It is not easily attained; but whole world (of his desiro), and nothing which is worth lose his own soul?"
possossing is gained without toll. Pleasures, nonoy, plans, cartlı-" What would you do, if you had
possessionathone-will-pass, but a year to live?-
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Took the three migka mer for yo winute, gauging thale differvat size with your eye. Then ser if you can has been in estimate how any weeks stick (47 ho will be "ehoekeli do morrow! Look for your "ealing.”
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CLUB V. RECREIO. There was not much seioncu in
CEREMONY. Paris, July 5--The city was bellagged on the version of the the baseball match betweon the Hongkong Baschall Club and the brilliant ceremonial opening of the Club do Recroio at-11appy Valloy Olympic guntes. The packed stands in the Stadium applauded on Saturday. The Club were one man short, but gained the victory the agrival of M. Daumergue and
in six innings by 11 runs to 2. the Prince of Wales and enthusins: The Recrofo team lacked any lically cheered a procession of good batsmen, and both sides hito clad athletes, representing suffered from some pour fielding. forty-four countries, headed by Alves and Houlahan scored for: South Afrien, round the aroun tho losing side, and Bradford, Each nation's ng was dipped as Hogan, Lane, O'Connor, Wersch they passed the presidential kul and Wallman, woro the Tribune.......... Tho athletis finally winners run-gottors. Wilson formed in the bright grog played a good all-round game for centre of the Stadium, presenting the Club. a insignificent picture of youth and fitness against a blue and gold Stadium colour subeme. Amation's mighty quota tumultuously wol- eumed their compatriots." The Isplendid British contingent was lended bf the Cameron pipers, followed by a bovy of Englishi giri competitors, who received a rous ing reooption. Tho Assembly was thrilled by the sudden uppoarádco of a flying boat, lying over the Presidential stand at a height of fivo hundred feet with a cinema operator daringly lonning out, Doumergto use solemnly and pro Then sudden zilonde and M.
jelaimed the games upon.
The Trondh obanpion Dueret won the Olympic foils compotition. Miss Qaior, Doutnark, won the tropyright-duas, begreb,te-zruger-compory = |ladila foils, two English Indios
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