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DAY BY DAY.
LOVE THE TRUTH AND PEACE. -Zuch. 8:19.
THE TEST MATCH.
ENGLISH BATSMEN DOING WELL.
that was tho agrood proceduro, Thoro was a clean bill of} excepling, of course, this assert-health in the Colony yostorday.
FINE INNINGS BY HENDREN. ton by the Canton Governinent,
A Chinese girl is reported to
London, August 18. any-ovent, the-point-looks to
have boon knocked down and au very much like a quibblo-injured by one of the Aberdoon Opening on Saturday, the final Test Match between the South- CWhat could the police have gained buses. She was removed to the Africans and England, was continued at the Ovsi to-day (Mon-
day). by being technically re-instated bospital.
Tho South Africans were all dismissed on Saturday for 342, the and thon, at the absolute dia- Capt. Loomwe, the master of principal contributors being Cattorall 95, Susskind 65, Blankenborg erotion of the Councils, oither be thanwe,
pri and Norte 37. In the bowling, Tate took three wickets for 64, or their resignations the theft of three colls of Manila Hearne three for 90, Tyldesley two for 30, and Woolley one for 22.
When England wont in to bat yostarday, thres were 7,000 sport. Maccepted? The right of the two rope and two wire runners from
his ship. The loss is placed atlators present. The weather was line but cloudy and the wicket was Councils to dieponse with the $235,
damp. Sutoliffe was out when tho score stood at five runs for one services of the whole lot was
wiokot. Hobbs and Hoarne got into partnership and in 63 minutes Peloarly indicated in the " Gontle-
17, Orunaught Road, Central,
Tul. Centraj 1186.
The Telegraph.
rotalued
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A man was remanded by Mrhad carried the score to 72 for two wlokots. Woolloy gave an ox- men's Agreement," the published R. E. Lindsell, at the Magistracy hilarating dieplay of driving and outting, the score standing at 137 to-day, on a charge of kicking a for four wickote when he was clean bowled by Cartor. The bowlera taxt of which the Canton concubine in the stomach and were assisted by the tricky wicket, Pegler being most difficult to hit. Government has not soon fit to inflicting injuries which caused The South Africans' fielding was excellent. At lunch time the score dispute. Suroly the exact her removal to the Government stood at 137 for four.
Civil Hospital.
TATE LIVENS THINGS UP. Nmethod of procedure was of quite
Z >
secondary importance.
At the Logislative Council After lunch, the resumption saw cautious play against goud The main fact is that the "Gon-moeting on Thursday, a Bill to bowling. Sandham was dismissed when the score stood at 238 for Ytlemen's Agreement" placed the comp for first roading, whilst cluded five fours. With Tato's advent the scoring quickoned, ho amand the Oplum Ordinance will five wickets, he having played a careful invings for 46, which in retention of thio police absolutely the Bill providing for
hitting throa boundarios in his first over and sonding up the 300 In the hands of the Councils. supplementary voto will come on marks with a "sixor," England had then beon batting for 253
for its third reading.
minutos. Whon Tato was dismissod, the score stood at 328 runs for As-to-whether the Canton
six wickets. oflictals who mediated
"Condition of Life aftor Death" During the toa interval, a honvy thunderstorm partly submorg..
Hendron, who thu matior mario that clear to will be the subject of this wook's ed the pitch and play was abandoned for the day. the strikers, we do not know, Public Lecture of the Hongkong had previously had three lucky chancos, had scored 92 (not out),
Lodge of though from what has since hap-Society, 16, Queen's Rd. Contral,
the Theosophical hitting 11 fours.
At the close of play, England's total was 382 for six wickets, pened we incling to doubt it. In on Wednesday August 20th, at being ton behind the South African's score, with four wickets in any ovent, tho "misunderstand-5:45 p.n. All are welcome hand. The details of England's innings wore.-- ing has now evidently been Adrt. cleared up. though upon what Ton
of haberdashery basis we are not informed. We valued at $2,340 belonging-to
HONGKONG, 19th Aug., 1924.
caseB
| THE SHAMEEN STRIKE. can only hope that this is a real Mosers, Kwong Yatloong, 188
settlement, and that no further Wellington Street, were stolen" from their godown at. No. 24, the If as axpected, the Shameon disappointments are in store.
Wing Kut Street during week-end. A report has been strikers return this afternoon
made to the Police,
Hobbs, o Ward, ↳ Pegler ... Sutcliffe, c Ward, b Nourse Hearne, o Susskind, b Poglar Woolley-b-Garter......... Sandbam, e Ward, b Nourso Hondron, not out
30
3
35
51
BU
92
Tato, b Carter
50
Gilligan, not out
Extras
Total (for six wickets)
19
.332
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AMERICAN PRESIDENTS VIEW OF
and there is no further misundor-Local Sanitation. standing, gratification wil" bo During the past few weeks the
A man appeared before Mr. R. general that at long last this question of local sanitary mon- E. Lindsall to-day, with a blood- sures bay como up for furthor stained rag bandaged round his unhappy incident is brought to a discussion, and there has been head, to answer
a charge of final close, In the previous another outburst against the lack misconduct with டி married. woman. The latter's husband breakdown, just when everybody of proper disposal facilities for the thought the whole issue had been department concorned with street appeared at the curlinnas BRITISH LETTER OF ADVICE.
rofuse. Throo days ago we saw the case, which was ramanded settled, everything hinged on long 'rivor” of garbage floating | until Saturday morning. the question of tho re-instatement down the middle of the harbour,
The London correspondent of of the police, eoncerning which and were informed that it ropro-
sented rubbish which had boon the Shanghai Mercury statos that the Cantou Government two days dumped just outside harbour the Right Rev. Gerard Hoath jage issued an official rejoinder to limits and had boon brought back Lander, 1. D., Vicar, of Holy the recent statement emanating by a turn of the tide. Such an Trinity, Lyonatown, New Barnet, from the British and French Con-occurrence is a disgrace to those since 1920, has been appointed concerned, and serves to Assistant Bishop of St. Albans in suls Genoral. Takon by itself. pasiso the archaic methods succession to Bishop Hodges, this documont would appear sometimes employed here. The Bishop Lander was Bishop of fairly convincing on the point way in which refuse is transport- Victoria, Hongkong, from 1907 to
ed through our streots, piled by |·1920. that the police were to be re-the quaysido for some hours, and engaged, but wore to be subjected then shovelled aboard the barges,
distribution over a wide area. IL
CONFERENCE RESULT.
RUHR EVACUATION, IN PROGRESS.
Washington, August 18.
President Coolidge in a statement to the Press says he belinyas
London, August 18. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has sent a letter to M. M. Herriot and Theunis emphasising that the British Government never recognised the legality of the vocupation of the Rubr. The British Government, without prejudice to the position which they and their predecessors The health return for the past have taken up with regard to the interpretation of the Varsatiles to certain disciplinary measures, is notoriously conducive to gorm week shows clavon (0808 of Treaty, but being anxious to see the Dawes report in operation,' according to the discretion of the
typhoid, of which two were fatal, simply note the agreement between the occupying powers and the two Muncipal Councils concern-attention to the need for reform one interical one Portuguese wolve months, and very strongly urge the Governments concerned is about a year ago that we drow the sufferers being eight Chinose, German Government that the accupation will not extend beyond ed. Certainly one clause in the in this matter, and the possibilities and one indian.
Of the total, to take every possible stop to hasten ovacuation, as the British Gov. agreement terms was capable of of an incinerator. The Hon. Mr. eight cases were from Victoria ornment is of opinion that the continued occupation may prejudice H. E. Pollack faw days later and the rest from Kowloon, the working of the Dawes plan and jeopardise the arrangements that interpretation, namely the asked questions in the Logis-There were also, two non-fatal agreed to at the London Contaronco.-Reuter, following: "Public employees lative Council on the subject. Chinese cases of diphtheria and will be re-instated and their and was told that an incinerator two Chinese cases of corabro-
Wax not feasible, or words to spinal fever, one of which was the London Conference agreement the most important result ascom- wages paid for the period of the
that offoci. In natters like fatal.
plished since the Armistice, with the possiblo exception of the strike, reservation being made in this one has to accept the official |
Washington Conference. it demonstratos the wisdom of tho the case of the police on the view, even if temporarily. Pro- the Government is
This evening Kowloon oinoma-American position, and the effectiveness of the American method of | question of disciplinary measures sumably
goors will have an opportunity to co-oparution. Ho adds that with the Governments of Europe taking which shall be fianlly doxit with guided in its outlook by export compare Mack Sennet's famous this wise course, there should be little difficulty in securing th
but exports are not infallible.
burlesque "The Shriek of Araby' according to the discretion of the The ordinary citizen will con- with the picture parodied, "The books as though the end of the war nas come at last, and the bogiri. necessary anancial support from privato sources in America. It 0 rofuse Councils," Much depende. of tinue to think that
Shoik," which was shown horening of an honourable and lasting pears is at nand-Reuter's course, on what was meant by destructor, even if it does not only a couple of wooks ago. Fivo | American Service.
provide a small source of revenue
Berlin, August 18, the term "disciplinary measures."(as it should) will be one moan adventures of Ben Turpin, but it rools are required to depict tho
The French commander at the bridgehoud of Kohl has tuform- and whether that would cover of improving the health of this is pointed out that these five led the Offenburg authorities that the district of Offenourg and dismissal, although here we can. Colony. Then there is another roels are crammed with somedy, Apponweier will be ovacuated to-day. The troops are under march- and not quite see how either Counell thing more unsavoury still. The
wholesome, ing orders, and the last soldier will quit the town before midnight. size of this Colony requires a could take disciplinary measures universal flush system, yet the varied hero and there by a touch Reuter.
of real drama or a thrill in the
Paris, August 18, against, men no longer in its old-fashioned methods of
M. Herriot and members of the French dolegation were greatod moving nightsoil remain. Visitors approved manner. vorvice.
with wild chooring by a crowd on their arrival at the station this who are awakened at two o'clock
evening-Reuter.
ro-
apontunuous
com What made the issue rather in the morning by the noises denote anticipation of a complicated was that by the torme made by the squad of collectors moroial boom. Lloyd's latest ro- going their rounds, realise that turns were revelation in their in some things this place has way. So far as this port in con-
of the "Gentlemen's Agreement"
it was left to the Councils to advanced but slightly beyond the corned, we have noted the recent STRENGTHENING THE CHINA SQUADRON," re-employ all, as, many, or nono Middle Ages. But if they be old-extension of shipping sorvicos of the police, just as theso bodies fashioned folk perhaps they will across the Pacific. There is oven comfort themselves with the a plan to introduce sailing ships
'H.M.S." VINDICTIVE COMING TO HONGKONG. saw it. That much is clear from thought that here, at least, the again: but the most important the clause theroin which stated ruthless band of change has pass-item was the nowe of a Rooso
London, August 18, volt-Japanese combine. Latest that it was agreed that tholed us by.
advices from
The Manchester Guardian learns that the Admiralty has decided the American Counelis will accept the resigna Morg. Shipping....
Pacific coast show that a new to send to the China Station the light cruiser Vindictive, instond of tion of the police and grant to Wo roud a very optimistic shipping line has been formed to one of the emalior ships of the D. typo.
This change will make a huge difference in the strength of the osch a gratuity based on longth prediction made the other day in oporale twenty-four freighters on of service, and that subject to the England by a business man of a world service, with particular British force in the Far East, and will give tho British aquadron
great standing-he said that attention to the Far East. It is thore two ten thousand ton cruisers armed with seven decimal five. re-employment of such of the there was not far ahead a big to be known as the Atlantio inch guns, which are superior to any cruising ships in the world at mon as the Councile may select trade boom, and he advised ship: Gulf and Far East. Steam- prosent, but will be gclipsed by the new cruisere which all the
con-powers are building under the Washington Agreement. Reuter for police or other services (the owners to gather tonnago. as ship Company, being a
never before. In view of the pre-solidation, of the Tampa and number of such mon being in sont slump prevailing in most Inter-Ocean Steamship Co. and the absoluto discretion of the parts of the world, and before the Barber. Lines. The Vossels Councils), the strikers will Anglo-Russian conventions and to bu operated, twenty-four- AMERICAN FLIGILT accept the offer of Dr. Sun Yat-Franco-German pacte bad-boon Shipping Board freightors, will socomplished, we were scoptical do regular trade with China, son. to incorporate the of that forecast, and wondered Japan, the Philippines and Dutch not so ro-employed into the whether the gontlaman in quas East Indies by way of Panama Chinoso Police Force of the elly tion was interested in shipbuild, and Buoz If those be straws of Canton." The official state-ing or dockyards. Nevertheless, that show which way the wind
The start of the American world fliers for Groenland will pro there aru signs of resumed blows, then wo can look forward ment issued by
the Canton activity in abipping which cannot to a géporal trade, rovival bos bably bo delayed for some days; owing to da hago, sustathod, by. Government asserted that until be ignored, and might perhaps fore long.
machines while attempting to take off to day—Router;
DELAYED.
MACHINES. DAMAGED IN TAKING-OFF,
Reykjavik, August 18,