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六拜禮 號四十月八英港香
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1926. ALAL.
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THE FINAL TEST.
CRUCIAL GAME STARTS
THE COAL OUTLOOK CANTON INCIDENT
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MR. COOK'S APPEAL TO GOVERNMENT.
NO SUBSIDY LIKELY.
Rugby, Aug..13.
The only development to-day in the coal situation was an appeal
made to the Government by Mr.
·CARGO TAKEN AWAY.
A report of a rather sensational nature reaches us to-duy from Canton in regard to the holding up, by armed force, of a steamer flying the Norwegian fling, her de-
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A DOCTOR'S ADVICE.
On Wednesday, we published particulars of an appeal which had been sent out by a Chinese commercial organisation in the neighbourhood of Nanning for help to stay the serious outbreak of
moval from the ship of a consider-districts. able quantity of her cargo.
According to the report, the steamer had arrived from Shang- hai at a point near the Boces Tigris forts on Tuesday morning last, when she was made to hove to by fire from the forts.
It was explained in the news then published that large numbers of deaths had occurred from the disease, and that as native doctors were powerless to prevent the Appeal had been issued to all hospitals and foreign doctore in South Chind to render what aid they could, travelling expenses. and fees being promised any who would help. gad
apread of the scourge, a general
THE AUSSIES TEAM. The Fifth (and Anal) Test be
England and Australia Cook, the Miners' Secretary, intention for two days and the re-cholera in the Pingiok and Laipo opens this morning, at the Oval, Fresa interview, to declare against the famous home of the Surrey Cricket Club, and for the next few longer hours, to accept the prin days the interest of thousands of ciple of a national minimum and cricket lovace, the world over will to invite the miners leaders to be focussed on the doings at lie meet the Government with a view little ground at Kennington..
For matches have already been to arranging for a national agree played between the teams, but none ment and for the purpose of dis- have teen completed, and upon cussing the reorganisation of the the game, which is to be playet "to Anish, depends the destination mining industry.
of the "Ashea" for the var 1926. It Is stated in Government éir- It is Engand's turn emerge cles to-day that the Cabinet has triumphant. Our Australian cot- no intention of abandoning its at sins have been successful with titude on the question of a fur- monotonous regularity since the ther subsidy to the coal industrynaval men. Exactly what "trans-sular and Port Medical Officer at war, winning the rubber in Austra In no circumstances will any fur- lla twice, and England once. ther State support be given, and pired between the Master of the Nineteen Test matches haye been if any scheme which is evolved at ship and the boarding party has played since the War, and England Monday's Conference of the
not yet been disclosed, but it is claims only one victory, gained in Miners' Delegates returns a sub- Australia in 1924-25. It is Eng-sidy as an essential feature, it will known that a quantity of the and's turn, we have proved in the not be acceptable to the Govern- cargo, was removed from the ves- course of the past few months that ment." we are not contending against The General Council of the super-men, England's cricket has Trade Union Congress met to-day shown no signs of going back, and and discussed the coal dispute. there is no reason why we should not win.
THE TEAMS,
The team selected to represent England is as follows:
Mr. A. P..F. Chapman (Kent)
captain.
My. G. T. S. Stevens (Middle-
sex).
J. B. Hobbs (Surrey).
W. Rhodes (Yorks).
F. E. Woolley (Kent),
E. II. Hendren (Middlesex).
H. Sutcliffe (Yorks).
M. W. Tate (Sussex).
-H.-Larwood-(Notts).
G. Geury (Leicester).
G. Brown (Hamphire).
London stock markets showed this afternoon a more cheerful tendency, attributable to the ex- pection of developments in the coal situation-British Wireless.
LONDON TRAFFIC
ACCIDENT.
BAD CRASH ON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.
London, Aug. 13. Westminster Bridge was the scene of a serious traffic accident during the rush hours this evening, a tromear colliding with an om- with Ernest Tyldesley (Lancanibus, both being loaded with pas shire) as twelfth man. Reuter sengers, numbers of whom were this morning cables that a substi- injured, tate will probably have to stand
"
After the steamer had stopped, two Chinese gunboats, from the neighbourhood of the fort, came alongside and boarded a party of
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sel by force..
The steamer was detained near the forts for two days and, on be ing released, she went up to Whampoa, a report of the affair being, later made to Canton,
We understand that the matter has been brought to the notice of the Commissioner of Customs in. Canton and that he is at present investigating the circumstances.
PORTUGUESE CONCERT.
SUCCESSFUL BROADCASTING LAST NIGHT,
The third test concert of the Hongkong Radio Society, which When on the bridge the bus, in was broadcast from the Morning by to deputise for England's avoiding a taxi-car, swerved on to Post Building last night, was pure- wicket-keeper, Brown; whose the tram lines and a tram, comingly Portuguese, and although it was thumb was injured in the match from the opposite, direction crash heard thoroughout the Colony, the against Leicester early this week. ed into it head on. This was reception was not too good. How
Reuter also cables the twelve followed by the piercing screams ever, the reports which are sent in men selected by the Australians. of passengers and terrified shouts by listeners-in, after such tests, are The player to stand down will be of passers by, Glass was shatter enabling the broadcasters to trace decided after an inspection of the ed, the framework of the bus was and correct defects, and reception wicket this morning." The team is twisted, seats both inside and out should continue to improve as the
side were torn up' and the top part test concerte are held. of the bus practically severed from the lower.
as follows:
Mr. II. L. Collins (Captain), Mr.. W. Bardsley,
Mr. J. S. Ryder,
Mr. C. G. Macartney,
Mr. T. J. E. Andrews,
Mr. W. M. Woodfull,
Mr. W. H. Ponsford,
Mr. W. A. Oldfield,
Mr. C. V. Grimmiett,
Mr. A. A. Mailey,
Mr. J. M. Gregory,
Mr. A. Richardson.
A
British
Wireless message} this morning states that in spite of heavy storms recently, the wicket at the Oval is in good còn- dition for the Final Test. Tromen- dous interest is being taken in the contest, it adds.
THE PROSPECTS.
Though the London papers have commented freely on the youth and inexperience of the captaincy of Arthur Chapman, there is little fear that England will suffer on this score. Chapman, will get all the advice he needs from Rhodes and Hobbs,
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MacWhirter says that stage fright doesn't keep nearly enough. people off the stage..
Shylock, wanted his pound of flesh. If he lived nowadays, he'd "Learn the Ukulele in six meet any number of women willing lessons" reads a Sydney advertise to get rid of it for nothing.. ment. We should like to add-and00
die!
One place where you often find people discontented with their lot is the auction-room...**
The trouble with some Hongkong women is that they believe too many men whom they know to be lying.
In these hot daya, lots of fat people are having a thin time.
New Definition: An optimist la an bid maid who keeps silk pyjamas
A seaside donkey proprietor at near at hand in case of a fire. Brighton has gone bankrupt." His
only assets were asses.
In Hongkong, too many of ua pick, our friends to pleece
BIG FIRM SUED.
Much interest' is being aroused in Singapore over an action which recalls the failure of Mr. Leo Pang-seng, a son of the Chinese millionaire, the late Mr. Lee Choon Guan, with liabilities No doubt local enterprise will be of about $1,000,000. The deservedly comelementid on Tues
day next. case has been proceeding for some days in Mr. Justice Deane's: court, Mesars Sime, Darby and Co.. being sued by the Official; As- signee, the case turning on the question of whether 286,518 pounds of rubber delivered by
A gold brooch set with nine Chin Seng and Co, the bankrupt's rubber business, to the defendant pearls was recently found and Marriage broadens some men
handed over to the Water Police. and flattens others.. We have now received an urgent arm constituted a fraudulent pre-Maybe the finder thought this
particular branch of the" Fores Two can live ad cheaply as one letter on the subject from Dr. Alexander Cannon, E.B.,'s Con- terence over other creditors..
The bankrupt owed the defend- would be able to trace the original for half as long
A Norwegian scientist has found Canton, who writes giving parant company $259,000 at the time natives who made the pearls.
The South China Morning Post evidence of a Norse Expedition in ticulars of a valuable prescrip the rubber was delivered. The tion for the prevention and cure Official Assignee claimed a de- believes that plant life discoveries America in 1010 AD. This must of cholera. He says:
claration that the delivery of my "tend to substantiate, the have been the original "Seg Sir-1 have just read your 286,518 lbs. of rubber was fraudu- theory of evolution from the earth America First'" group of tourists. paragraphs concerning the appellent and vold us against him; de-through plant life." Perhaps the to the medical profession to stay livery up by the defendant com editor's great ancestor was a bit of Sherwood Anderson anya "Rud- the cholera rages in China. Ipany of the rubber, or alterni- a nut.
yard Kipling was talking through thought that all up to date well tively, on account of the proceeds
his hat and Wilbur Cross Com qualified Medical Men would know of sale and payment by defendants
become ments "No novelist is yet a sure of Professor Tomb's wonderful of the amount found due. Mr. F. domiciled in the East soon give up bet." We are living in a literary Essential Oil Mixture which, as a Stavens appeared for the Off letter writing," states a writer in age, aren't wer result of many years rosearch he ctal Assignee with Mr. H. B. Lay a Home Journal, What about our has introduced in Asangaton, and Mr. Roland Braddell for anglers? They drop a line Mining Settlement, Bragal, and the defendant firm with Mr. Roccasionally with phenomenal respita The prescription is: Ry-Spt. aether
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DEFENDANT'S POSITION The defendants denied that they had knowledge of the bankrupt's. financial position, or that the de- livery of the rubber was made in order to give them a preference. They stated that Chin Seng and Co. owed them $259,000 on June
Acid sulph aromat m.xv. One drachm (teaspoonful) of this mixture to be taken in half an ounce (tablespoonful) of water (a) every half hour in case of cholera (total average tose suff10, 1925. cient is eight drachms).
(b) every day as a preventative: of cholera.
men who
As an American professor declares, many American men may be as godlike in form at the There is no truth in the rumour Apoxyomenos in the Vatican gal that, Cheung Chau intends, import leries, but it's a bet they've never ing a few motor cars in order to thought of it in just those words. keep pedestrians in training.
Communism has now triumphed Birdlover-We understand that everywhere in China except (a) the new species of bird life the rural districts, and (b) in the
Peak Hotel cities. which awakens residents by its plaintive cry, is
The Telegraph referred the other known as the Wheelbarrow War ber, and in protected by the P.W.D. day to A P. F. Chapman as "the Mast a well-known Kent cricker." Shouldn't the ladies favourite have been trying to do things with column in the newspapers be head- his neck-. ed: Births and Mirages?” -
If France doesn't look out, she'll attitude towards encounter another stumbling bloc Franco's America seems to be one of debt- termination.
Some people like hot weather, but we call it torrid.
On May 29 they advanced Chin Seng the sum of $87,887 in respect of the purchase by the latter of The mixture should be given 95,900. lbs. of rubber and they re- immediately, when practicable, but ceived a letter from Chin Seng. it is claimed (by Tomb and others) and Co, stating that, in considera- that in 95 per cent. of cases retion of the advance, they thereby covery will be secured within a conveyed the ownership of this00 period of "saven hours from the rubber to the defendant company Talking of the boycott, we want onset of symptoms. No special and engaged to act as their agent to know whether it's to be a just care need be paid to the subse-and factor in dealing and ship settlement, or just a settlement. quent dieting of the case. Vomit ping the rubber, repaying the ing, purging, and intestinal pains amount advanced as soon after appear to be immediately control the rubber had been simpped and led by this mixture, which must the proceeds of the drafts received be given just as prescribed. The from the negotiating banks. An appeal to the Portuguese value of the method in the mass community for support of the So-treatment of natives is obvious, as Passengers were thrown in all ciety was made by the Honorary little supervision is requisite. directions, those inside being im Secretary, Mr. H. G. Swinburne, It is not only an effective cure prisoned. They were removed when he broadcast a message dur-
but a very valuable and efficient with blood streaming from heading the transmission. He remark-
preventative. and faces and with clothes bespat- ed that the membership of the So- tered.
cfety was still very small, but members were being enrolled. He emphasied that the Society atrong- ly desired to cater for all classes of the community.
Up to the present there have been no fatalities-Reuter,
EUROPEAN ROBBED.
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Enjoyable numbers were given by Portuguese artists. These includ. ed Mr. P. N. Fuertes' string orches
· HOUSE COOLIE, CHARGED,
tra, Mr. A. Baptista's Hawaiian Before Major C, Willson, at the Quintetto, Mr. E G. d'Aquino, Police Court this morning, (songs), add Mr. Al Castro, Chinese was charged with the (pianoforte solos). theft of a pair of binoculars and three watches, the property of Mr..
Weill,-of-No. 12, St. Stephen's MAGAZINE DISASTER. Lane, Bonham Road,
It was stated that the defendant,
who was at one time employed he coolie at Mr. Weill's house, was caught in the act of pawning the articles...
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NO LOSS OF LIFE.
Budapest, August 13
A glance at the names contained stolen the frticles, was sentenced dienster on Csepel island. Many in the list of England's repre- to six weeks' hard labour. sentativen gives confidence that
I know both Nanning and Wuchow personally, and am cer- tain that this treatment carried out effectively, will be ample,
This mixture will keep for a long time, even in very hot and moist weather, and indeed we owe to Dr. Tomb a very heartfelt gratitude, Yours, etc.,
On June 6 they advanced Chin Seng and Co. $102,480 in respect of the purchase by the latter of 100,800 lbs. of rubber, and on June 9 they advanced $65,253 against the purchase by the latter of $1,750 lbs of rubber, and in re- spect, of both advanoes they re-
¿cived similar létters.
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Just now, inflated rubber tires America.
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A Hollywood rumour says two well known cinema stars WAY marry. Serve 'em right. Y
The Crown Prince of Sweden got The Municipal Board at Manila so many honorary degrees in is divided over the question of con- America that he almost beats a somebody's side stepping. trolling cabarets. Seems as if thermometer.
A Scotamian was found dead in China is anid to have more than a London taxi. Must have had a a million lunatics. This does not shock from the meter. include those trying to run the Pcking Government
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A genuine"dry" is always "dry" but a genuine "wet haa mornings when he has his doubts.
If, dogs could alug, their reper tories would probably consist of barcarolles.n
It's so hot in Shanghai that they can't even raise a political breeze.
REPAYMENT, OR SECURITY. In consequence of certain advice. received from their solicitors they wrote to Chin Seng and Co., stat ALEX. CANNON.ing, that, as the security was not H.B.M. Consular & Port adequate, they must ask for a Medical Officery: cheque in repayment of the ad-
Canton.
vances or delivery to them im- mediately of ample security in the "One can never be certain of the form of rubber to cover the ad- Hongkong Weather," stated a pugilists, asks "Where do they vance.
Shanghai writer. We quite agree. Even at the moment, the climate all go to? Most of them go to
sleep sooner or later seems to be heat-wavering.
From the Daily Press: "The de fendant had been in hospital for a
In a recent swimming competi month and a half, suffering, from tion at Home, a Misa Vic Trol- broken army. Another Chinese ler was one of the competitors. Bonaparte gone wrong.
We wonder what her record was!
contemporary, speaking of
THE MEXICAN TURMOIL
WILL THE UNITED STATES
INTERVENÉ
Washington, Aug. 18.
It is estimated that about 26 tons of powder exploded in the
A potition by the Knights of were injured by the air blast, and the fall of debris.
Columbus. for diplomatic Inter The fire was localised in thevention in the Mexican religious evening and no further explosions controversy and the repeal of the
Higher Columbus officials confér
Chin Seng and Co. replied that as it was not convenient to repay the advances they had given in- atructions to their storekeeper to deliver to their order sufficient rubber to cover the advances,
In consequence of that and of the three lettera referred to the defendants took delivery of 286,618 lbs of rubber, dar
Mr. Stevens in opening the case
Heat Wave Hint: Perque a copy of the Government Gazette. usually leaves us cold.
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What a pity some of our super It cricketers have not thought of ask ing the Hongkong Radio to broad Cast a few hints to the English Test Team NAS
The cheapest looking thing at a bargain aale is a husband waiting
for his wife..
Awriter in a London magazine) asserts that there's
England will do what is expected will not by any means be under- of her. In the team we have ten estimated. It is certain to be a potential century-makers, mandire struggle, possibly extending occured during the night. It la embargo on the import of ar for the Official Assignee, said the who can hold their ends up inde- tove or six days, dependent on officially declared that there was has been presented to Mr. Koreat issues were whether or not that moths are becoming extinct in man who squeezes her initely if necehenry and rager jubo-
the wicket. But England has no loss of life-Rueter. can put on mung rapidly We
feliminated her tail, the bogey of have six bowlors of high morit, and two others who can be called the past few years, and those
FRANC RATE. who failed to derive now hope, w upon if circumstances call for it.
SLIGHTLY LOWER. And in Chapman, Hobbs, Hendren, from the wonderful cricket of our Jost-tour In Australia, and our Sutcliffe, Stevens, Woolley and
London, August 18. Tate we have the finest folders performances against the visitors
in various matches this year, are Francs closed, French at 179.37, past praying for.
and Belgian at 182Router,
in the country.
The strength of the opposition
red on the matter with Mr. Kel-the bankrupt was able to pay his logg for some time, but the die debts as they became due on June cussions were strictly private, 10, and whether, fu handing this Mr. Kellogg is going to-morrow rubber to the defendants, he was to President Coolidge's summor acting with a view to prefering camp, where it is expected that them to other creditors. Up to the whole Mexican situation will the end of 1924, Mr. Stavens added, be discussed,Reuters American the bankrupt had banked with the
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A Los Angeles naturalist states nothing more tragic than "the that locality, Judging from the shoes two sizes too small. What
about a centipede with cornst quantity of clothes worn there, we are not in the least surprised——- 0-0 - 2-
aloWe hope there is no truth in the Over thirteen thousand now laws rumour that the Angling Society wore passed in the United States has decided to abandon farther during 1925 They have to re- competitions on the grounds main there, although some inhabi- the newspapers will tell the truth tanta show no desire to keep them, about the catodes..