IF YOU WANT TO
KNOW THE TIME ASK A POLICEMAN."
But if you want to know if your eyes are alright
ASK LAZARUS.
12 Queen's Do Cestino.
The only European tipikelas in the Cd-by.
"U. S. WORLD FLIERS:
ANOTHER DELAY.
Lent Wade Forced to Descend.
Router's cables appearing in another part of this issue report the arrival of Lieut. Erle Nelson at Hornafjord, Iceland, but the
there has been a further check,
A Horanford message recivo this morning, dated August 3rd.. states that it. Smith get through but Lt. Wade failed. The airmen ncounted rainstorms, a squat
Lt. Wade descended on and for. to the sen midway but woen
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
DEMEND 11) 16. 11.552
空拜雞
·泰四月八英港香
MONDAY
AUGUST
NEW COMMODORE,
DUE TO ARRIVE HERE. IN DECEMBER. ·
It has been officially-announced- over the week-end that Com nodora E. Grabo, R.N., will bej
NEW TERRITORY
DISCOVERY...
WHITESTONE DEPOSIT
· FOUND.'
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SAWTOOTH BOB
WHISK
A week's remund was granted.]
HALF AND HALF
NAVAL DOCKYARD.
BUSINESS WOMEN'S BOB
NEW RECREATION CLUB: OPENED.
WOULDN'T PAY MOTOR BUS FARE.
At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Chan Sang, & Owing to the typhoon to the Whitestone, which is one of the was charged with galiciously curved to the north-east after it passenger on the ss. Hong Hwa, south of the Colony having re- relieved in December by Captain the mixture of plaster facings for passenger, at 4 o'clock yesterday ward, the No. 1 warning signal commodities extensively used in wounding. Li Hing, another had been slowly moving west- A.J.B. Stirling, C.B.
public buildings, has boon dis-morning
was again holsted on Saturday Captain Ansolan John Buchan covered in workable quantities in It appears that defendant night and remained up until 6,55 failure of Liouts, Lowell Smith on Stirling. R.N.. O.B., was born the Now Territories. It is learn had complained that the last night. and Leigh Wade to make head. on the 27th of June, 1875, being fed that an extensive deposit of other man had taken -8200 The Observatory reports that way in a thick fog encountered the son of Col. d. s. Stirling, of this valuable mineral has been from his basket on the previous at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. about 25 miles from the Orkneye, Gargunnock, Stirlingshire, He discovered on Taing-I-Island-and night and it is alleged the typhoon was situated north that they had to return to was educated at the Royal Naval that M. Guidon Lavallee, that yesterday morning the de-of the Pratas, moving north-east Kirkwall. Lieut. Nelson, by aid School, Newcross, and in 1889 he Hongkong mineral export, has fendant wont into the com-or, in other words, going in the of a landmark and the glimpse of joined H.M.S. Britannia, going to boon granted a permit by the plainant's cabin whilst the latter direction of the Formoss Channal. a patrol boat, managed to get sea in 1891. He was in H.M.S. Government to exploit the find. was asleep and wounded him At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, it through, doing the 500 miles from Barflour in China during the
The doponit at this place takes with a razor,
| was in Lat, 22, Long, 118; almost. Rising in 1900, being Kirkwall to Iceland in 8 hours 19 Boxor
Tho complainant was removed due cast of the Colony, moving in minutes. Later messages report-severely wounded in an attack on the form of several soams, and a ed the rosumption of the flight by Chinose field guns, baving to be toat has confirmed the opinion of to hospital in a serious condition, the same direction. Ogebote tho minorologist that tho and his dying depositions wore galea were predicted in the For Lioutonauts Smith and Wade invalided Homo. From 1910 to yesterday, in ideal weather, but 1913 he served at the Admiralty, whitestone compares favourably taken by the magistrate yestormosa Channel.
¡ with other grados brought day morning. and during the European War served with the Grand Floot here. Hitherto the Colony has Flotillas. He was present at the boon entirely dependent on sup Battle of Jatland, being in Com-lice imported from North China mand of the Destroyer Flotilla, and Japan, but with reported In 1910 he was made a Com ample supplies at Tsing 1 Island, POSED AS CONSTABLE. panion of the Most Honourable local building contractors should Order of the
In this: jawalt developmonts Bath and also
Saturday was a red-letter day possesses the Russian Order of quarter with great interest.
in the history of the Naval Dook- St Anne, 2nd Class with swords, obtained by subjecting whitestone White quartz plastor, which is
yard, Recreation Club for thoir whilst he is an Officier de
inuch-needed new club promises Logion d'Honneur.
to a grindine, process, has many
wore Open by tho President. uses outside of the building At the Kowlcon Magistracy Cammodoro H. E. Grace, R.N. 1905 he married Miss Industry. One of the most familiar this morning, before Mr. E..W. On Friday, che Margarol Grieren, daughter of is the making of inverted bowls Hamilton, a Chinese was charged pannant
"Paying Of" | Sir Philip Hamilton Grierson. for electric lights. Market prices with riding
was flown from who for many years was Solicitor obtainable for whitestone range belonging to the Kai Tack Motor and on Saturday the members
motor bus the steps of the old Club, i for Scotland to the Board of In-from $5 to $10 per picnt, accord-Bus Company without paying took possession of the now. Tho land Revon, There are one soning to the grade.
|his fare, at 10 p.m. on Saturday. jand two daughters.
rooms were tastefully, decorated The evidence of the con- for the occasion and were taxed ductor was that the defendant to capacity. boarded the bus near the Po The chair was taken by Mr. Hing Theatro, url when asked J. S. Gillingham, who said how for his fare h: replied. sery pinased the members were that he was a police constable with their new Club, and called
Lave.pussengår, an oùl woman and refused to buy a ticket.upon the Commodore to declaro
agod: CB, was killed when a motor CHINA STATION ADDITIONS.Whon un inspector lourded the it open.
Peking, July 2 tram, the defondant told he
bus belonging to the Kat Taok woather Commodore Crace said the
Compony overturned whilst Lieutenant 1. M. N. Mudie, late same story and again refused to Dockyard Club was formed some delayed the departure of the going along the Kordoon, Olty
which Was to obtain of the destroyer Ventstia, and buy a ticket. Nour the lunghom years ago. It had now grown to party
Itoad yesterday afternoon. Lieutenant J, G. Henderson, from Station, ho was given in charge large dimensions and the old pictures of the boded aren, by
The accident occurred near the the battleship Benbow, will com- Ilis Worship, Infining the promises had proved to be too norplans. Below are some ro-
motor-launchos defendant $10, or fourteen days small. He went on to speak on-parts on the foods in Chill and rather factory, Beveral other which are being sent to China for hard labour, said the heavy thusiastically of his ideal of the the Metropolitan Area, RE-TO-PERsongora reived: injurias,, but service on the Yangtse river, Nos, ponalty was due to the fact that meaning of a social olub and coivod by the Head: Ofice of the those were oka:minor-nature- of 307 and 619. The river gunboat defendant had falsoly claimed to showed his sympathetic under-CI. F. R. C
Moth, which was temporarily be a constable. commissioned for the West River
from By the death of Joseph Conrad with ratings lout
the thero passes away ons of the most Despatch, has been paid off for a widely known writers of sea rofit at Hongkong, which will be stories. Born in 1857 of Polish completed about the middle of parentage, Joseph Conrad first of August, when she will ha recam all wont to son, rising to the rank misioned with a new crew froth of Mastor. Ho published his Arst England.
Lt. Leigh Wade..
Hornafjord und Senya Flow, and
For some time pust Captain Stirling has been living at South- sea. flis principal verreation is gen.
NOTED AUTHOR
DEAD.
DEATH OF JOSEPH CONRAD.
Londois, August 3. was taken in tow by a trawler.The dentle is announcel A later report, from Kirkwall, Joseph Conrad, the novelist -tates that this forced descent Reuter, wae 110 miles off the Orkneys,
Reikjavik, later,
1. Wade was found with his machine, the engine of which is The slightly damaged. mdy
a bine will be able to start off Again very shortly. Reuter.
ZANNIS PROGRESS. News cables printed on anoth page of this issue record the rrival of the Argentine aviator
NAVAL NOTES.
mand the two
FLOOD RELIEF.
PROCESSIONS IN HONGKONG.
MUSHROOM BOB
HEART, BOB
BUS TURNS OVER.
CHINESE FAMINE
RELIEF.
CTANDITIONS IN THE NORTH
Unfavourable
W
bat
OLD WOMAN KILLED.
standing of what Club life stood! Ningtsing. Tho Ingcesant for in Hongkong. The Com-rains have caused the drops in modore concluded by drinking to the neighbourhood of the river AVIS CUT TENNIS. the success of the now Club. in. be inundated, but so for only
aron
ZANOE MAKES PROGRESS.
Evini-les-Bainos. Aug. 3
to the singles. European, final of the Davis Cup between Franco and Croclio-Slovakin, tha matches.rosulted as follows:
Cochat beat Ziemia, 6-380-4°
La
Coste best
Zandi at Karachi on August 9 An Outcast of the 1slands (1896), relies of the old light cruiser Kent within the last few days boon the Rov, G. C. Howard, Mr. T. mado the river riso to. a height 6-2,8-6BA—Keutor..
BASEBALL.
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about his task with the ability of
an artist, but bo certainly has succeeded in conveying to
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TO-DAY.
Масевди
Closing Exchange 20. 4.11/16. Lighting Up-Time 2.02 p.m. Low Water
6.7 m.
A "frame-up game of snooker, slight dainago has been made. was the next itam on the pro- Taughsion. Excessivo-rainfall: gramine, and Commodore Graco, from July 8th to the 15th.flooded partnered by Mr. E. Nowham, beat the low-lying
around! Mr. J.,8. Gillingham, parthored the river, and slightly destroyad| by Mr. F. A. Brown, by two. the crops in tho higher land of ¦book "Almazor's Folly " in 1895," Throa of the 17-knot war sloopa
points.
the district. The condition, as since when he has written a largo laro boing refitted at home ports for
An excellent musical pro-whole, is. not yet very serious. number of novels, mostly dealing foreign service. It is understood An intrusive drive' for" funda with life at son.
Anbain. Continuous rainfall Among his that one of them is going to the in aid of the victims in the inun the contributors including Com-in the beginning of this mouth
gramme was then carried through, China Station. A number of the dated regions in Kwangtung hasnodore Grace, Mr. Gillingham, and the big storm on the 10th publications were the following: The Nigger or the Narcissus which was on the Chinn Station apparent in This makes his time from Paris (1897). Tales, of Unrest (1898), when the late war opened are to scouts, V.M.C.A, students and B Allan, Mrs. W. Fleming, the 17th, the south dyke and Hongkong, Boy Borscy, Mrs. H. L. Lockhart Mr. of over 10. foot. In the night of six days the left Austerdam on Lord Jim (1900), Youth and other be presented to the new cruiser others have been making a stroot Mr. C. Olive, Mr. B. Francie overal places in the dylea at July 26 and Paris on July 23 tales (1908), Typhoon (1903). In which is to be built at Chatham. to-stract collection, their pro-Miss W. Littleton, Mr. H. Annje. Santaltsun collapsed, but they it is very good going, but two collaboration with F. M. Huoffer During July the sloop Foxglove, gross being marked by the boat The Nounds" Jazz Band undor were immediately repaired..
he wroto The Inheritors (1901) and Commander H. V. Hudson, O.Bing of tom-toms, the clanging of the leadership of Mr. ft. Francis Jays longer than Doisy's time.
Chitbeton-Owing: to. the The Frenchman left Paris on Romance (1903); Nostromo, a tale was ordered to rosume duty on the gongs and the ringing of many rose to the occasion and discours continuous rainfall, in the begin Sprit 25 and reached Karachi on of the seaboard was writton in Chiau Station after an extensive balls.
od exhilarating music. Mr. A.ing of the month and the down- April 19.
1904, Conrad's other writing bereft at Hongkong. The rafit took Quite an artistic touch was ing: One Day More, a play almost six months to complete.pvidenced by one group yustur-Hake accompanied with his usual, pour on the 13th, the river ross
capability.
suddenly. The dyke at Changlit- (1995), The Mirror of the SonThe depot ship of the submarins day, when a picture was carried Throo hearty choors were sun broke with a width of over (1900), the Secret Agent (1907). A flotilla at Hongkong, the Ambrose, which displayed in lurid colours accorded the Commodore at the 300, foot, and the dyke -at Not of Six (1908), Under Western Commander J. G. Bower, D.8.0 the borrors of an inundation. conclusion, and the artistes were Fengesun also.broka with a width
her rofit Eyes (1911), Some Rominisconcos also completed
at The genius responsible for this thanked for their valuabio of over 200 feet. The neighbouring)" (1912), wixt Land and Son (1912), Hongkong and recently resumed tableau may not. have proccoded servicos.
villages like. Tuklachuang, CLUB DEFEAT JAPANESE. Chance (1914), Within the Tidos duty.
Shanll, and Tahaha, were flooded the Civil Governor the relief (1915). Victory (1915), The
Countless number of crops and funds.
Chiaghwayuan. The inces houses were either swept out es ourious public a just approotation WAR ANNIVERSARY destroyed. The breaks are now sant mains during the feet half of some of the sufforingá now endured by the unfortunate up- HOW GERMANY OBSERVED repaired. The food supply is monah have made she vives rise to: running short, immediate volief a height of over ben feet--about IT, country folk.
* being expooled.
three foot higher than the ground; The Japanese did not noore
Borlin, Auguni “à: Yungohene-Owing to the local The testés gomains high, Bevonth, and final, until tho
The tenth anniversary of the wind storms and torrential reins | anh la expected to go down in Many Innings. The Club bad notabed
outbreak of the Great War was from July 10th to the 12th, the about a gwenty time. two runs in the opening innings,
TIENTSIN RELIEVED. Joelobrated throughout Germany appor: Chumaho has anddenly houses have been destroyed,
Blynan Bome Water- two more in the third, and a fur-
as a day of remembrance for the rison to a height of over 200 fest, fallen. The flage on publio inundating the north-western modumulated in the lowylying ther two in the fifth. The losers: werd consistently good, and de-
buildings in Berlin wore half- villages. Four breaks have boon-aras dus to the continuous rain, -sorved their alavantb-hour points.
masted..
mado In the dykes at lower but there is no flood,
Shansan. Inosssant raina haya. Tuo teams word :—
President Ebert, accompanied Tachingho, Wanghiangwu, and Japanese: Y. Hachiuma o..!
by Cabinet membore, addrous. Shupskow; each break is about Rooded the place; the water. Ishimatan P., 8. Hachiuma
Tlontein, August 3-Tho Haibo od a huge mesting - from 80 feat wide. All the neighbours about two feet above the grou steps,anding villagos have inundated, and but it is gofting down. Lots 9.8. Elo 1 b., Hayashi 2 b, Fukushima 3 b., fehida rf, at No. 1008; Waterloo Road, im-of mulberry bushes, and it dyke burst this morning near the Rolohatag Nishimura o.f., Kusano Lfmodlately behind the Yaumati will be necessary to construct & Yong Luiching, flooding the do-declared that Germany ten years over 1500 rooms destroyed, houses have been destroyed. Club: Proulx e,"Clogg p., C. Waterworka, caught fire at 6.45 slipway to gat hor back da pression southward between the ego resorted to arms solely for the Grains and property have nativas aro vory poor, The water is Grand Canal and the Hello. As defenen of the Fatherland. He ad maitly boon washed away, the flood has made the Shanks, Ryan 1 b, Wilson 3 b, on Saturday night. The blaze to the river.
subsiding and it an immediato result the Tiantsin Jured Germans to rehabilitate the condition is very sorious.js words, O, Connor 3 b., Harlow rf, was dealt with by the Kowloon gradually
Brigade, which turned out all is expected that she will soon be river is a foot lawor and it is an Fatherland. Military bands The storms on the 15th and the Huzan cf., C. Shank 1.f:
The ground high and dry on an oven koel. tioipated that the relief will thereafter played: the funeral 20th made both the Nanphuha Maasra. Featherstone and Juno their equipment.
floor, which was occupied by the has sustained no damage, continue for four days when the maroti. A two minutes silence and the Fingpanho burst through
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lyköm add Miao, made worst umplred.
A charity match in aid of Chi-printing pross and an elettrical By arrangement with a village depression will be Hed. The observed 15 and nese dood victim was to have store, was burnt out, the upper folder, Chinese guard has bean water is then expected to hurt ware then
*********Lerday, but has floors were only damaged... placed over the ship, although the the Grand Canal deken and to tops of poles. The
noxi- Sun There was no loss of life, as neighourhood appears to be a flow to the see. Heayy taimikli ed warenil, Cor Adamowill the dwellers in the upper floors peaceful one continue up eduster)), nyVenteli sMEMO
A brilliant match a Huppy Shadow. Line, (1917), The Arrow Valley on Saturday resulted in of Gold (1919), Roscuo (1920), and the Hongkong Baseball Club Notos on Life and Letters (1921). defeating the Japanese foam by Deceased lived at Oswalds, Bishipsbourno, Kent, and was a 6 runs to 3.
member of the Athenaeum Club.
YAUMATI FIRE.
BRIOK BUILDING DAMAGED.
THE KONG NING."
EFFORTS TO REFLOAT MOTOR SHIP.
The motor ship Kong Ning whlah wont over the river bank. during the recont floods just abovo Shiuhing, is still at the place She is whore sho want agroand. some four hundred yards from the
A brick building of three floors, civar, in the midst of big clumps
. . . .
BURSTING OF DYKE. BTAVES OFF DANGER.