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diffioult to suppress. There must ORESBIVE USEFULNESS bo big syndicates behind this GROWTH TO A HIGHER businoas, for every now and FEOTION.-W. S. Moses: " lagain tho local proventivo
offloors come nöross huge con- signments destined, no doubt,
AND PER
There was a clean bill of health
for the intórior of China. The in the Colony yesterday:
discovery of five drums contain- ing twenty machine-guns, two handrad rifles and nearly 40,000 rounds of ammunition this wook
Tho 8.8. Anhui, built to the is a caso in point. Those arms order of the Chins Navigation and ammunition were evidently Co. Ltd. is to be launched at intonded for Bome tullitary Taikoo on October 2nd. leader or oliquo in Chins, and it
is a morely fortunate circum-) stance that they wore found bo-
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TWO-MINUTE
TALKS & Daily Tonle
By ROBERT POWER
"GOING: GOING ["
"Going! Going! Gone!" orias other hands, and sats. Its soal the auctioneer, and brings down upon Lifo's vicissitudes. his mallot with a sharp rap as if Time is the groat Auctionsor. to underline that opportunity to who orlos aloud his bargains in purchase, has passed for all save the salo-room of lito. Ho the highest biddor.
offers Opportunities, Caroote, The auctioneer emphasises the Promotions, to those who will dosirability of the goods he offers. tako thom. But tho golden In seductive language he pain's moment must be soized. Delay the picture of a bargain that must may be fatal. There is indeed bo seized at onco, Prudence, tido in the affairs of man," and struggles with Desire in the mind how many can look back and sco of the keen salo-room bargain that they have missed iti
Thoro aro buyers, and there are
Attention is drawn to a notice huntor; but Time is limited, and foro having been transhipped. concerning the outting off of the if he lingers in indecision too also those who sell. For every Obviously, the solzuren made in water supply in certain areas long the descending hammer puts man who takes Timo's offor at Life's auction, there are soures Hongkong only represont a tithe from 9 p.m. to-morrow and 6 a.m, a period to his vacillation.
There is pathos in the salo-room who must throw
upon that of the shipments which como on Sunday.
whore tho odd lots of life come markot `missed opportuni- into the port. We are glad to
up for auction. Those blje of ties, plans ruined for want of 600 that of Jato thero
furniture, fingored by con- development, and incompleted has boon for less trafficking! - Amongst the passengers who
har by ships employed on certain loft by the Empress of Russia temptuous hands, came from the schemes. These are the routes which formorly gained wore Mr. J. II. Taggart, Mrs. T. old widow's cottage. She has gaine" snapped up by the indus much notoriety as a consequenos R. Forcy, Mr. and Mrs. M. Ygone under in the struggle and trioue. You will hear the volue of discoveries aboard. That may Ban, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Law. he sought an asylum in the of Envy complain that a "Lucky
dreaded Poor Law Institution. follow" has harvested whero an be attributed to the fact that tho
In a fow minutos her household other man has sown. provisions of the Hongkong law
treasures are disposed of Yot There are many mistakos made have been moro widely known, The Star Thostro shows again thore is not a picco of that humble in the auction room, and many à and it is gratifying to note the to-day the big double programmofurniture but is redolent with buyer on close examination of a co-oporative work of the shipping consisting of Winston Churchill's
Unfulfilled.
companies in this resport. How-great society drama, "The Inside memories of a long life. Sun- "Bargain" finde that he has over, much still passes through of the Cup." and Charlie Chaplin's tinent cannt live in sale,rooms. over-bidden. Sometimes Pry- Hero ato the memorials of a donco is borno down by reason of undetected, and whilst that is so vastly amusing comedy. "The ruined
career. These grand the determination to provent an wo may continue to expoot Fireman.'
objects art, ornato furnishings, object falling into the hands of unrest and trouble in China.
beautiful garments, costly trin. another. Discrimination is nooded Yesterday, being Confuciuskets-thoy came from the mansion if bad mistakes are to be avoided. birthday, was field day for the of a ruinod speculator. There Going Going! ohimos Timo. Since Mr. Sun Fo gave up the pickpockets. Four of these light-was a time when wealth poured Let us seize our opportunities Mayorally of Canton, we have fingered people werd caught in like a tide and he bought with with a firm band, or else we shall boen waiting to hear who is to whilst operating in the Contrala lavish hand. But the obb bear the emphatic "Gone!" in- Buccoed him and by what method district, and wore sentenced this followed, and Adversity swiftly timating that we have infasad the now official is to be selected. marning. The loot was rocovered seized the treasured possessions, the prize, and perhaps, novor It will be recalled that on the evo in all cases,
Now "Going! Going! Gone: again will the chance come to marks their swift dispersal into secure a roal bargain."
of his departure for Shiukwun, Dr. Sun Yat-aon issued a high- sounding manifesto in which ho
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD. the League of Nations, tho that, up to date, Dr. Sun's mani- to be soon here for the first time
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GREENGAGES
FRUIT SALAD
EGG PLUMS
MAGICAL MALINI.
CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS.
Feng Yu-hsiang Makes Good Impression.
KEEPS HIS HEAD,
in
is being rofloated above Shiuhing: This woll managed exampla of all interior view of Mao's military administration has phar Cafetoria; 搞 photo showing actorized the activities of Genoral Shanghai Portuguese_Volunteers Fong and his officers throughout mobilised; the B. I. steamer the prosent emergonoy, Guneral Tairas taking an oil in Hongkong: Fong declared at the beginning of and a portrait of the Empire's the war ecare from the north that best baby.
his troops wore in rondiness to go but until he know exactly whore they should be moved to, they would remain at Nan Yuan.
ROYAL "DOMESTICS,"
:
When Servants were Not
Snobr.
A few days ago Miss Margaret Bondfield roferred to the pro valent contempt among young women for work in the kitchen and the house.
The modern young woman who turns up her nose at the prospect of ontoring service and waiting at table might be surprised to learn that there was once a time when the duties of a parlourmaid wore au essential part of the education of a gentleman, writos Mise Cicoly Hamilton in a Lon- don journal.
Domestic service, in short, was an accomplishment which the highest wore proud to bo skilled in and the manliest thought bo. coming to kis manhood.
"You are a coward to rob a The manner in which Dr. Sun promised all manner of things to little girl," exclained Mr. R. E. Yat-son is continually insulting | Canton, including the right of Lindsell at the Central the British Government is irrital-solf-government, the election of Magistracy to-day as he ordered officials and the abolition of six months' hard labour and 12 ing in its way, but it has its various tazos, So far, noneof these strokes with the "cat" for a amusing sido. Not long ago he things bas boon carried out, and Chinese convicted of snatching mado what ho must fondly have wo 500 no evidence of their being $5 from a girl In the Contral
Gonoral Li Fook-lum, wo district. imagined
Poking, Sopt. 17. an, impassioned 50. Way
notice, has been made acting
The orderly fashion in which appoal to Mr. Ramsay Mac- Mayor, although what qualifica-
General Tong Yu-hsiang has |Donald, but its motive was dis-tions ho has for the post we The Eastern Extension Tel-carried out the commandearing of corniblo by
the thinly-veiled should not care to say. But of agraph Company announces that pack animals necessary to his mora unportanco than that is the telograms to North China are expedition to Heifongko, bas boon inguit conveyed to the British question of who is to eventually subject to censorship at the favourably commented on |Govorniment, and to all British-fill the position. Moreover, how North China Stations, and are foreign circles.
er. Now, the true purpose of is the new Mayor to be chosen? accepted at the senders rink Rather than adopt the usual Wo know of no oxisting ma- only. They are, however, subject Chinose method of turning soldi- this Bolshevist of South China is chinery by which "the people" to no restrictions as regards the era loose on the civilian popula oponly exposed in his deliberato will be left with the choice in use of code.
tion to take what the individual insult of the very man to whuni their own hands. And then there
thought necessary, General Feng Is the matter of those mis- that hypocritical appoal was
requested the police authorities to collaneous taxos. Have they yot "Tho Fivu Dollar Baby," not for him and it was policemon
The Middle Agos would bave mado. In a communication to baon abolished? Far from it. So starring charming Viola Dana, is who did the actual confiscating.
been puzzled by the modern young The latter had records of all woman's idea that there was or would-be Prusident" of China, fonto can be regarded as a more to-day, at the Queen's Theatro, grain, wagon, bean mill and simi- could be, anything derogatory after complaining that he has scrap of paper. It is all vory well It is a soroen version by Motro of lar shops whore carts and animale.
-in-the-handing of dishes to your. to promiss the Millenium in Irvin S. Cobb's story in the wore to be found. Instead of mastor; for in the Middle Ages had no reply, refors with char-manifesto; what the public will Satunlay Evening Post. All the swooping down on the luckless the bay of gentle birth was in- acteristic innuendo to the case of want to see is some effort to human appeal of the book story owners and taking all of their structed, as a matter of course, Goorgia being championed by moment, however, Dr. Sun soome
redeem the promise. For the has been taken into the film. property, a system was devised in the arte domostic as well as whoroby a proportion was taken in the practice of arms. The the British Premier, and con-to have his hands pretty full
for, war purposes. In places page who would one day be cludes by flinging a final handful and apparently ho has made no Our Picture Page to-morrow where there were five animals the squire and knight-the future of dirt as follows: It is no arrangements for the carrying will include photographs of Major owner was left two and given a warrior, nobleman or prince-was wonder that aftor assisting rebois made such an abnormal fuss.
out of the scheme about which he Zanni's arrival in Hongkong; government receipt for the three expected in his youth, to bo n
pictures showing the manner in takon.
well-trained servant to his lord.. and roactionarios in Canton, Mr.į
hich the motor ship Kong Ning
Something of a valot, something MacDonald goes to Genova toj
of a waitor, and something, uo doubt, of an odd-job, messenger champion the Cause of the
boy. countor-Revolution in the Re- public of Georgiu in the guiso of an honest brokar' sconting POPULAR AS EVER, Caucasian naphtha." A moro!
Tho incomparable Mulini, aptly doudly insult to the hoal of the known to London, Americana
ANTS OF A GENTLEMAN. tiovernment of another nation and Continental audiences as
When the Black Piluco, E "The Napoleon of Magio," is writton. It might
ward-theviotor of Poistiors- once again in Hongkong to carry
The moment has come and last waited at table on his prisoner oasily hava boon concocted in on the good work which he did!
night he began to transport his tho King of France, he was not and if ovor Mr. hore some Kovon years ago,
men from Tungchow and Nan porforming a duty allotted to MacDonald had any doubts of Those who saw hit then, recall
NEW CHALLENGE CUP.
Yuan by train to the north with
monials; he was handing the him easily, and he gets the glad
Hsifongko 05 his
objective, dishes to an honoured guest, a Dr. Sun's endorsement of band whorever he goos. Thoso. Volunteer orders state that a Foreigners who have been obsor-ho had been taught to do in his. Bolshevism, those will now be who have only heard of him, challenge cup has been presented vant of the spirit which General boyhood. He was not pretendlig | dissipated.
scom to recognise him by his to the Scottish Company by Mr. Fang has instilled into his men to be a butlor; he was proving to rather short, stout figure; ruddy, R. G. Showan for Inter Platoon predict that under his loadership his Royal prisonor his skill in the Apart from chagrin at his at-smiling countenance and by the Sports Competition, Dotails will in the field, nothing but over-
arts of a gentleman: j tempt to enlist the sympathy of many admirers by whom he is be arranged lator.
poworing numbers of Fangtion
A modern prince, however The cup will be known as "The troops could aobiovo a victory intelligent British Labour having failed-always surrounded. Malini needs
by naturo, would no introduction; ho belongs Keo Chong Challonge Cup." Mr. over the Christian soldiers from probably need some prompt- proof that Mr. MucDonald is not everywhere, with everybody, and Showan has also presented a set Nan Yuan.
ing if he were suddenly cal to be led away by the wild la just as pleasant to a little of bagpipes for uso in the Pipo:
GOING TO JEHOL,
led on to Fact: க8 walter assertions of any upstart who stroot urchin as whon entortain- Band of the Company.
Followinga sorios of conferences at a dinner-party;; there would be ing Royalty. Ho more than caroe to addross him-thero is doservos all the praleo he gets,
in which Marshal Wu Pei-fu parti. whispored instructions outside the obvions evidence in these ro- for in his art ho stands absolutely
oipated yesterday, definito orders, the door and rods and winks to went out, it is reported on good the temporary footman while the cent offusions from Canton of alone.
authority, for Fong Yu-hsiang's moal was running through 1s troops to start moving northward ecursos. But we may, "be fairly toward Johol. Large bodies of certain that the King of Frango- BHANGHAI QUOTATIONS. the men were marching through was well served at Polatiora, and out anti-British, so all ho says is his friends will then be able to Messrs. Ellis and Co. have Poking yesterday afternoon, asch that Edward Plantagenet, Prince now coloured by this blind, un-soo how ho" chests a little bit, "and kindly supplied us with the man carrying a full pack besides of Wales, needed no prompting of reasoning prejudico. It is a ro how remarkably he has improved following pablo quotations of his rifle-and an umbrella packed pushing through his duties. markable case of turning and to travel is very instructivo, but Shanghai office
sinco his last visit. He says that Shanghai stocks from
Other times, other, man their In a noat little case. The troops
included machine gun companies, some bottor some worse i j biting the band that fed him. what ho learns first upon arriving
with the guns and ammunition Middle Agos, from all Langkats (comb.)— Tis. 15. carried on mulos. of this in any now place is that nobody
accounts, were uncomfortable Feng's mon, it is stated, are to ages to vo fnt but perhap seeining great ingratitude is will play poker with him. buyers.
wor. Amongst bis repertoire now.ho vory simple after all It morety includes a little Chinose not, an
Tls. 991 buyers. go to Johol to chook any advance by way of compensation they Shanghal Dooks. Tis, 92, by Chang Tao-lin from that direo- were spared our domestio prol aueans that Dr. Sun has bogome Imitation of the groat Olilug Ling
tion. Wang Hual-ching and Wang And the reason they were Now Engineerings. Tis. 6:50, Chen-ping will tako care of the it is probaly this: they are heart and soul a "Rod," sagor to Foo, which has caused much snop and saari at the nearest originator himself. Soats are now Shanghai Colton. Tie
favourable comment from the
other two possible lines of snobbish about household dut Orientals, Tia, 314, buyers approach-long The Poking and looked on good surélés. instance of an orderly, progros on sale at Moutrie's, and patrone
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