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When Elgar Warwick charges thirteen shillings and sixpence for a

TRAINER AND JOCKEY DELICENSED.

Consequent on an investigation On Saturday afternoon the open-beat to see big Vanity Fair show, at into the running of Mr. H. Cunliffe- ing ceremony of the factory of the the Theatres, should be also charge Owen's horse King Sol winner of Wing Wah Porte Manufacturing fivepence for a dozen pages of ad.the Stewards Cap at the recent Company, attrusted no enormous vertisements with an alleged pro-Goodwood meeting, at Hurst Park, forowd of Chinese. It is at Gordon granane hidden among them? That his trainer," Batho, and jockey, R. Rad. Causeway Bay. On an ad is a question for the public to decide Cooper, have had their licences re joining pleats of ground opposite the for themselves If they say what stoked. The following official state- factory buiklings, a large maisbeten eente!" and see no principle in ment was issued:—

After the Hurst Park August Meet was erected and was beautifully devolved, all right. Carry on. But it' eersted with testcons of flowers and was settled long year ago that it ising the end stewards reported to the Bunting At 3.30 p.m., Hon. Mr. sinhul be a dramatic oritic attached stewards of the Jockey Club that Tx Cu Pub, who is Chairman of to a newspaper to buy a progrene. they were not satisfied with the rin Director of the Company, appeared. Consequently our zote of the openning of King So in the Nonsuch und was accompanied by a huge ing night of Vanity Fair can name Handicap on August, 23. „^~ number of Eumpena visitors. Mrno dames...."' Probably that will The stewards of the Jockey Chab Lou then mikrested the gathering make no difference, since the come inquired into the case on Sept. 1. both in Eng's and Chinese. Bedian is the comedian, the baritone

Alter hearing the evidence of the id:-Lles and gentlemen, on the baritone, and so 4th.

flocal stewartlis, the handicapper. behalf of the Bound of Directors and Let it be said right away that

judge, and derk of the coune, also" she shareholder of the Ring Wab Saturday night's audience wa u

the statements of. Mr. Cunliffe-Owen, Este Munciicturing Co., I contally lurge one, and that is showed every the owner: Betro, the trainer: and extend you a hearty welcome, and sign of being thoroughly well pleased Cooper, the jockey, they were satis shunk you most warmly for the bon with the show. So it shoul. ItBed that Cooper had not persevered

**slick our you have done us by favouring wow, a

performance, rer with his horse when he should have uw with your company. The pretuneful and bright, und full of colour-done so.

Tiree men sang a cheery little sence of so many foreign friends will.

They withdrew Cooper's license. no doubt, encange the enterprising Hymn of Hate, which fetched "

They ether found that Batho Chinese to centinue their efforts in the sinks. Six more or less beauti- promoting industries in the Colony fill women, with voices that blended. had in the horse although he had in all directions. Owing to the end gave & enteby vocal item about been eased in his work, and had the jockey tinued political unrest in the interior, jupids in the sen We believe them. riven instructions to where want of protection to life and All the pictures of Cupid show him which accounted in a great measure for the manner in which the horse bathing Costarryje. [property and absence of trade facili

Anyway,

was ridden. tom are keenly felt, the number of there's a ser in Cupid. The comic

They withdrew Batho's licence to business men who have transferred nun got on good terms with his their commercial netivities to the audience right away. Before the train as from Monday, Sept. 8. Treaty Ports and to Hongkong, has show was over he had 'er on a They abedived the owner from any been steadily on the increase, for a string, and went as he pleased.blame.

4

LONSDALE,

these places, citer and Faw prevail. Most of his gags were of pre-war (Signed) Pasarts, which affords a safeguard to their vintage, but he put om over well, HAMILTON OF DALZELL (acting for capital and helps them to reap thefund they certainly took like the Lost Durum. Frewoods of

their enterprise and meneles. There was a machine-gun

Harry Bathe first came into pro- labeer. The land which thas affords fire of laughe, les, arteminence through Mr. Bottomley, such enterprises is protection will clerckles, and chortles all the even

in turn, derive desent from them.ing and from all over the theatre.who needed someone to train his for industrin netivities contribute. A luscious love duet of the coon jumpers, and installed Batho at Alfriston for that purpose. Batho to no small extent, to the prosperity species was done by a lady and

B

of the place in which they have their gentleman at the plano. They did it was then un patried and very little- operation, particularly in und well, and had the big head. There known man, but be quickly justified which has an unlimited supply of was quite remarkable dancing by his selection, proving himself a clever hbour, as Hongkong hus. 1 venture another pair, which was encored. A trainer both with jumpers and flat to say that our little ceremony to-day very fine solo contralto, and a ditto racers.. His greatest triumph was in

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nese enterprise. There have, in the Quixote. He had such & sorrowful gre Northern Farmer in the Carp was another of past, been many such undertakings countenance. But he can sing West Stewards

in this Colony, but, with one ringle Country songs just right. The Batho's successes for Mr. Bottom- notable exception. they have some musical restaurant,"

its ley, but a similar coup, with Le

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how never developed to an appre-melange of. music ancient and Blizon just miscarried a 66 to 1 cable extent: It is only recently modern, went better than ever. The

that the Chinese have awakened to waiter was charming. The combat chance in O'Donovan Rosca winning the fact that in order to be a factor between rag time and. opera singers, by a few inches.

in work trade, they mast improve mas, rict a drasi. Opera won

In later years Batho's clients in. their crude methods and unealed points. A very tunaful wind-up. If "cluded the late Lord Michelham and labour, and must operate on a much they can keep up Saturday night's Captain J. D. Cohn, who was con- larger scale than they have hitherto form the company will give and get cerned in the litigation over the done. Hence some of the oid native satisfaction during the week. Industrial concerns in China have

increased their capital, and meny new ones inve sprung up, fully equipped with modern appliances Frd with wubstantial capital 0

ANOTHER STRIKE.

Michelham will

Mr. Cunliffe-Owen, the owner cf King Sol, whom the stewards ab- solve from blame, is one of the pou- tiffy of the tobacco trade.

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these, the Hing Wub is one. (Hear, The Scotch fisher girls who have hear. Wish your permission I will been striking for a wage of 34s. a give a short history of this Com-week are a familiar class to many pany. The Hing Wah Co. wue-form. visitors who frequent the east coast Led in Shanghai, in 1915, with a capi- holiday resorts: Their life is not an tal of only 800,000 as a private com. easy one, and if their demand Tsy regtered in Hongkong. To succeeds they will not be overpaid. Jess than two years their productions One has only to watch them to became widely known, not only in realise that theirs is really a skilled

A French Indian subject has trade. To watch their nimble China but also in Europe and

the Governors of America, in the East Indies, and in fingers preparing fish for the brine appealed to ether parts of the world. Indeed, barrel is a revelation. One snick of Madras and Pondicherry against the demands for the Hing Wah the sharp steel and the herring is the action of the Madras Cus- opened and cleaned. On a bright Locas authorities in confiscating noodles, etc., were so great that their factories, though taxed to their summer morning it is a pleasant

On were left most caparies, were unable to meet scene, but early and late in the 12,000 sovereigns belonging to him

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the Company was reconstituted as a stantly be dipped adds to the public company, with their Head discomfort. The silver scales and Ladia only on arrival at the part and Office in Hongkong A new factory blood-stained fragments cling to resolved to take the sovereigns back was established in this Colony, and arms and clothing, and the whole to Singapore.

Leaving the boxes our business, again showed most picture makes the onlooker shudder. containing the sovereigns in charge gratifying progress. Thus encourThe herring season usually lasts six

agen, the Directors, at the end of last months, and many of these girls wil of the ship's crew, he came ashore year, decided to have the capital in start with the boats in the North of at Madras and proceeded to Noga: creased to $1,000,000, at which it Scotland and follow the herrings potam by rail to purchase a ticket stands today. The factory which down to Scarborough in August, for the return journey to Singapore. you are now so kindly assisting me finishing at Lowestoft a

When the steamer was about to leave in opening is the result of our ex later.

Madras the Customs authorities pansion. We hope that this is only

month

the beginning of a much larger deve work, the various ways of manufas seized the sovereigns on the ground lopment. We have not neglected turing macaroni, egg-noodles, etc., that they were not entered in the Shanghai in our heme of improve were explained. The machinery ship's manifest. The aggrieved ments, as we have recently pur seemed very up-to-date. After one party contends that for passenger" chased in that port a large piece of lot of macaroni was completed, it personal valuable luggage, such na land for the erection of a new and was sent to a comer and placed in jewellery, sovemigns, etc., no bill of up-to-date fuofory. This is, then, an electric elevator to be brought up

un outline of the bistory of the Hing to the second floor for packing up finding is usually taken, and therefore Wah Paste Manufacturing Co which, into boxes. Everything was done such luggage would not be shown on with a humble beginning, is to-day a smartly, and the visitors were greatly the ship's manifest. Had any speci- flourishing and widely-known indus-

impressed. Chess were presented fio attempt been made to land the trial concern in Chins (Hear, bear) with calendars, fans (with a picture rereigns at Madras or Negapatam I fervently hope that it will continue of the factory) and samples.

it- would

to enjoy and merit the goodwill of Throughout the afternoon, over 2,000 by clandestine means those who have in the past accord visitors inspected the building amount to smuggling, but no other:

ed their patronage, Tadies and Among those noticed were Bir Ellis wise. The result of the appeal is Gentlemen, in thanking you once adoria, Hoo. Mr. Chathain, not yet known.

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