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a clear saving. Our Boy has never THREATENED SUGAR STRIKE. seen one, but he has a brother in Canton who knows a man whose friend saw one. Sure enough, it JAVA WORKERS DEMAND BIG WANTED A MILLION" HALF_CROWNS, was sitting on a woosting trees,
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Glory be, we were wrong, and hasten to admit it. We thought the 1000 revisions of the rules of em quet were the latest and they are not. A reader has sent us in the official 1919 edition; and another. over the pen-name of On-time Player," writes the following plea sant note:
Dear Adrsarian,
You are wrong in certain of Your| croquet rules, which have been revised since 1300
There is only one peg now, plater? | in the centre and the two rover hoops are seven yards away op either side.
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Ale any all can' Peel any other ball whether a rover or out..
It was once my nrsfortune to be peeled the last three hoops and pegged ont hy may opponent in one
חזונו!
Sowadays the alternate ball game is played everywhere, which has completely altered the whol taefies of the gaule.
There are many other rains Ltd. points of difference to long to
DRESS FABRICS
FOR
PRESENT SEASON.
BIRTH.
BURCHARD. On 1st July, at No. 138. The Peak, to Mr. and Mrs, HW, Burchard, a son.
The China Mail.
SERVICE." TRUTH, JUSTICE, PURĻIC
Hüsezono, Katurday, July 3, 1920.
ADVERSARIA.
N.C.L.
As a direct result our paragraph protesting that the supporting pub-
lie has a right to know the rapies
bother you with in. writing but which shall be glad to explain to you in company with a couple of nice cold-ones if you care to anake a rendezvous."
We will publish the new rules on Monday,
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The Sanitary Board will meet on Tuesday, July 6. at 4.15 p.,
Today's return of notifiable disease records one case (British) of scarlet fever.
A special dinner dance is being held at Repulse Bay on Monday night in connection with the American Independence Day
celebration.
INCREASE.
[China Mail SPECIAL]
SINGAPORE, June 2. The Java sugar workers threaten to strike if 100 per cent increase is not granted within a fortnight. The situation is serions.
LUCKLESS DOG.
TERLWN INTO HARBJUR:
CHARGE AGAINST SHIP'S OFFICER.
Mr. William Valentine, fourth engineer of the Empress of Russia," was yesterday arrested by the Police on a charge of disorderly conduct and allowed out on ball of $10. He falled to answer when bis case was called before Mr. N. L
Smith this morning, and the bail was estreated.
According to the, Police, Mr. Valentine went to a bird shop yester day and bought a dog and a parrot He took them to the Star Ferry
wharf with the intention of taking them to his ship which was lying at the Kowloon Wharf. He was stopped by an Indian constable who informed him that he would have to get a permit before he could take the dog to the ship. He gave the Indian his name and address, but persisted in boarding the ferry, The Indian prevented him, and after further argument, Mr. Valentine accompanied the Indian to the police station where the new reg- ulation was explained to him. It was then arranged that he should leave the dog at the bird shop pending the issuing of a permit Instead of dog so, however, it is alleged that he went straight to the ferry wharf: op leaving the station and ozce Lore tried to take the dog across the harbour. · He was
Every Hongkeng journalist goes a gleaning in the Government Gazrite,a and generally a par or two may be harvested, but today we draw blank. There isn't a convertible line.
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The American community will
of the executive committee elected be at home to their friends between
or chosen at the recent "private
meeting, we understand that the
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again addressed by the Indian, who requested him to accompany him again to the station Mr. Valentine, it is alleged, in his temper threw the dog into the harbour with the
intention drowning it. It was fished gut, and removed together with its owner to the station where charge of disorderly conduct was made out against him.
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ATTEMPT TO
SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1920,
STOWAWAY.
JAPANESE STEWARD FINED,
35, Grosvenor Square, W. L May 26th, 1920. Dear Sir,-We want to endow this Hostel, the need for which is very urgent and very pressing, and the site for which is already acquired It is a terrible reflection for us, who register himself or to report to
RESTORING GARDEN OF
EDEN.
Turkestan is, of course primarily an agricultural country, and cotton, the Inspector Kent, of No. 2 Police | major crop. The other industries stiil Station, this morning charged aawait development. There is a tre Japanese before Mr. R. O. Hutchison mendous field for the cultivation of with attempting to stowaway on board | vineyards and rice and other cereals. At the same time, the developmentof a Japanese ship.
The Inspector said the defendant agriculture will greatly stimulate the arrived in the Colony on June 17 on sheep-raising Industry, which is now the s.5. Borneo Maru," as a sew-in the hands of primitive natives, up ard. He came ashore and missed the instructed in modern methods. The ship. The defendant, who has been fruit industry awaits the guiding wandering aboor the city ever since, and of modern science. With the of Californian specialists, He had failed to
belp was a nuisance.
Turkestab could be transformed into an enormous fruit garden. There owe our very lives to the sacrifices of the Police stations since his ar at present only one factory for fres of our Merchant Seamen, that when" here. The Japanese Consul to who preserving. Similarly, the fish tee they come into the Port of London the defendant had been referred before ing in the lakes and rivers-need only hundreds of them are unable to Fnd was charged had asked that the the introduction of mon industry adecent bed, a decent meal, and decent defendant be severely deal with, and to place them after the and markets recreation, which is all they ask for. he (the Inspector) asked the Magis of the world. The silk indy, is All the existing Hostels are crowded trake to take a serious view of the procery organized, would easily b out and are turning hundreds of men maner in view of the fact that in the comane of the most important f away every night, and the result is sampan in which the defendar was the world The mountains of Turke they are driven to the haunts of vice arrested, there was at the time Eura-stan are rich in unexploited minerals. which abound in the district which sian girl with whom it was admitted Gold, Iron, copper, coal and many exist indeed to prey on these men, he intended to stowaway on board a rare and precious stones and metals, or else they can only walk the streets: Japanese ship then about to sail. The await the pioneer. And these are the men who saved the maximum penalty in a case of this Empire.
sort said the Inspector, was $50.. the defendant to miss the ship.
The Magistrate asked what caused
We cannot all give large sums but
most people can afford 26, and we want to get a million half crowns in order that the Memorial Hestel may be opened as soon as possible. There can be no delay in paying the debt that every person in this Empire owes
to these men.
The Inspector said that he had evidentally deserved the ship.
His Worship: Did he have any money when he was arrested? Yes. He had ten Shillings, two ven, five
and a hall pesos and $1.05 Hongkong
Currency.
Yours truly, (signed) SOMERSET, A fine of $25 or one month's in- [Subscriptions should be sent to:-prisonment with hard labour was im-
posed. His Grace The Duke of Somerset,
Wakefield House,
32, Cheapside,
London, E. C. 2.).
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Dess and fertility surpassing all legends. Who will build Eden anew?" -Asic Magazine.
ORIGIN OF PLAYING
GARDS..
'The invention of playing cards has bera variously attributed to India, China, Arabia and Egypt, but there seems to be little doubt that they? The Report of Sir S. W. Royse & originated in Asia, and were intro Co., Ltd., of Manchester, dated May,duced into Europe about the close 21st says: The volume of new of the thirteenth century. There is business during this month has been a historical mention of the game of only moderate. Consumers are bow-cards in Germany in 1275, in Italy in ever calling for full quantities on 1299, but not in France und 1993. contracts, stocks are low and in the sixteenth century the magnĀ manufacturers are well employed. facture of cards was a flourishing Prices generally remain firm. The business in England, and under New mattresses for old!: Hard and export demand for Sulphate of Cop Edward IV their importation was the home things heavy with germ-laden dust,r has been disappointing but the forbidden to protect
market continues steady; production industry. transformed as if by magic into clean having been reduced. A good The marks upon the suits of cards. new cashions, soft and springy business has however been done are believed to have beep thosen to while you wait!
represent symbolically the diferent classes of society. Thus, the hearts stood for the clergy, cines for the soldiery, spades for the serfs and diamonds for the merchants. In the early French cards the kings were pictures of David, Alexander, Caesar and Charlemagne, represent the monarchies . of the Jess, Greeks Romans and French. The
home consumption. Green Coppers has been moving freely but the difficul.
That is the interesting feat achieved by Messrs. Lane, Crawford of securing suitable packages & Company every hour of the work interfering somewhat with the ing day with their patent carding trade. There is a good enquiry for machine. This machine,' which can Acetate of Soda for forward delivery be operated by a girl, a boy, or even and price is firm. Acetates of Lead a blind man, so simple and effective have been neglected, and, with offer is the principle involved, treats, ings from the Continent, lower prices or teases hair, fibre, wools,
are being accepted. There has also feathers, and kapoc, restoring been a falling away in the demand queens were Esther, Judith, Argine: the material to its original rest for Nitrate of Lead The enquiry and Pallas. liency, ridding it of all dust and for Carbonate of Potash is only The suits of the earliest Germanı impurities without breaking it or moderate but price is unchanged. cards were designated by hearts, depreciating its quality.
Montreal Potashes are still in short bells, leaves and acorns. Italian The process, witnessed by a supply. Caustic Potash continues cards had swords, batons, cups and list is to be issued to the Press soon. social Hongkong wit be welcome.
representative offthe China Mail, is scarce. White Powdered Arsenic is money. The cert cards at first We are told that it was with-held No formal" invitation are being
The Humphrey Bishop Comely as simple as it is efficient. It is un-in fair request and home producers were the king, chevalier and knave, because incomplete the Kowloon issued.
and Operatic Company, Ltd, which questionably, sanitary and hygenic, are booked well ahead. The the queen being first substituted for member was not selected. That
has been producing pleasing pro- totally devoid of dust, and almost enquiry for Yellow Prussiates of the chevalier by the Italians. The was no real bar to publishing the
grammes at the Theatre Royal, scored completely free from noise and Potash and Soda for near delivery sh cards in the seventeenth rest, We submit that but for our
has been disappointing, but a good century were embellished with heraldic a distinct success last night with the vibrations protest the hole and corner pro-terested in Hongkong because you are comical pantomime "Ali Baba." The
Here, piled up on the floor in neat business is reported for forward-deli designs, the king of clubs bearing cedure, so improper in any afair here. You don't write as often as misfortunes of "Ali Baba," as de array, we have a number of cushions very on export account. Tartaric the coat-of-arms of the Pope of very probably have been adiered That's what you think. Try them Picted by dr. Roberts, were convinc. and mattresses grown old, hard, and Acid continues in good demand and Rome, and those of hearts, diamonds. depending on public support, would they'd like nothing to write about.
ingly, burlesqued. Walter Kingsley, dusty in long service mattresses stocks small, whilst little is doing in and spades being adorned, respec- to. It was on June 23 that we with a copy of the Overland China in the role of the Captain of the Forty with hills and valleys in them, and Citric Acid. With the arrival of tively with the armorial device Where it must be mentioned it. We are still await- Mai, and see how grateful they are. Thieves, charmed all with his beauti-feather stuffings that look as if their shipments of Cream of Tartar the of the kings of England FEACHING THE admitted that un- ing the list. "Perhaps shall not Adversaria thrown in, the sort of It is bound to please them. A week's
ful baritone singing.
whole existence had been one long position is better as regards supplies, Spain and France. The club of med- ACTEORITIES. intelligent persons get it., because we have been stuff they enjoy reading. Only 25
The quips, directed at some of well pillow fight. But it is astonishing but price is well maintained. Resale ern cards derived its form from the are permitted to ride." Some people
wonderful difference parcels of Bichromates are very trefoil, a French design-Philadel known Hongkong residents are what a rite our nexspaper comments, it that way. Then we have to be
better buried. They were very good, a few minutes in the carding scarce. Oxalic Acid continues very phia Les
machine will make. necessary to offer a word of warn- ruder and rider. The M.C.L. can
however, and well received.
Quickly, the firm and full prices are being rea ng against those who tell the do helpful things, properly and
Playgoers are reminded that the lining of the cushions is opened and lized for spot lots. Borax and Before Mr. N. L. Smith, at the season of this popular Company the filling, filthy almost beyond Boracic Acid are still in short sup authorities what to do. Telling openly conducted. We hope we Magistracy this morning, an Indian now rapidly drawing to a close. To belief, is fed into the capacious ply. Phosphate of Soda is again em what not to do is less mis shall not be forced into action watchman employed by Messrs night the are presenting a receiver of the machine, next to be dearer in the absence of stocks, Schievous. When they yield to against it, because we would really Whiteaway, Laidlaw and Co. was sigcial Compante alle programme, broken up by spring teeth which do There is no chifuge to report $50,000 gold put the hand-
lamour and do what they are told rather help,
charged with the theft of a roll of which is entirely new to Hongkong their work quickly and efficiently Salammoniac or Mariate of Ammonia, cuffs on Villa? asks the San Francisco to do, they sometimes do weird
O cloth valued at $73, the property of On Monday, they are giving a grand without in any way impairing the makers being well supplied with Chronicle. Assuming that Blasco things. We have only lately learn LOCAL WAYS. that a local police- the firm. It was stated for the prosecu- farewell performance which will in quality of the material. Every orders. Caustic Soda and Ammonia is no such thing is personal loyalty Ibanez was right when he said 'there Fed that it was newspaper clamour
Man grew very tion that the defendant was entrusted cinde all the most popular items of particle of dust is then extracted by Alkali, are ing demand for in Mexico, that reward looks like a arhich led to the passing of that deaf, two deaf for encient police with the keys of the establishment their repertoire and several new and a powerful exhaust fan which draws export. Bleaching Powder is in powerful temptation for some one of
duty, and that because he didn't at night in order that he could visit the novel features.
arent of air straight through the good request and price has been want to retire on pension yet, they interior of the shop to see that all Monday has been fat as the material blows all the dust and dirt advanced. Soda Crystals and Bicar. Pancho's followers. Dead or alive, made him a pit warder. We ran was safe. A lot of property had been day for the Fourth of Julfectebralisco a special dirt receiver, whence it onste of Soda have been called for. That makes it convenient Car The imagine circumstances at the jail in missing lately, and yesterday the tion, and Adeptans could find, no is carried off by a fuc.
rather freely. Tar Products generally villa's likely to be of higher moral which the deafness of a Warder Police were communicated with, with more pleasant and enjoyable way of In an incredibly short space continue to maintain their firm tone. shooting of superfluous dogs at might be undesirable; int there a view to putting a stop to these finishing their day than by a visit to time, material thoroughly Benzoles are scarce and supplies are But the striking thing about this peht, and we must say that the you are this is Hongkong, where larcenies. Detective Sergt. Dorling the Theatre Royal where the Hame cleansed and purified and re-readily taken up. Taluoles if any reward is the indication it CRITICS elictic admonitions about it things are not what they seem, and yesterday visited the premises and phrey Bishop Co., in hoc of the stored to its original reality, is thing are slightly firmer. There that the new chiefs in Mexico mean have looked extremely childish.
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as after an inspection, seated the occasion, are including several delivered in a neat heap ready for the is a better demand for Solvent business with friend Pancian. They rikk masquerades We notice that the U.S.P. was cream." We're got more round defendant's quarters he appropriate Items.
workunum makeup again into cushions Naphtha and prices are steady. solemnly told that the police were posts in square holes here than has found the roll of cloth concealed is at fault for issuing too many dog any other place in the Empire; and the room. Mr. D. H. Blake, wdo icences! How in thunder are they for calling a spade a spade once in appeared for the defence applied for expected to limit the number? On a while, the China Mail is de-s week's remand. It was granted... what basis? Why should one dog-nounced as a naughty nuisance, by owner be granted a licence and some of the Quate Nace people.
nother not? That would be in-Gosh! What a life.
Hist! plied in any limitation of the
police regulation which forbids
hired motors to be out after one
gate cars afe not touched.
.. witbout 3 permit while pri-
latest clamour Bas been about the
The story
SPORT.
TENNIS,
DEAD OR ALIVE
ranza's bodyguard murdered bla. Is"
quality?
and mattresses. In this way 6 cwt Creosote keeps in good demand with have refused to compromise with of filling can be treated in an hour, very little offering: Crade Carbolic him. They offered, in reponde to his or the filling of 40 average mattresses Acid is firmer in tone and all avail overtures, his life and liberty can be given new life in sixty minutes able supplies are quickly absorbed. Private citizen. Villa wanha mòr
and the answer is the altered reward by merely putting in the material There has been some pressure to sell diny and waiting for it to come out Crystal Carbolic and price is easier and the dispatch of craps. clean.
but Liquid remains very firm and who evidently want to stand well. We take it that the revolutionists, A 17-year old Chinese South was
Owing to the celerity with which makers are booked well ahead, with the United States and other this morning, charged before Mr. R. Have you ever
Messrs. Lane Crawlord & Co., are Naphthalenes continue their upward countries; feel they cannot afford to seen 3 fun? Not the O. Hutchison with snatching a foun-
The following will represent the ble to deal with the volume of work tendency. The demand for Pitch is have bandits like Villa'ab and are fee-fi-lo-fum of thetain pen from Mr. Michael Cillins,
fireman of the 6.5 Mattawa De Chinese Recreation Club Team Ships in port largely avail themselves strong for both this and next year's determined to get rid of my In Gormot think it night to shoot giant in the rhyme, but the true, fendant denied the charge and play their Tennis League match of the excellent opportunity has delivery and still higher prices are this case their strategy in correct. "LE am marely for being out at night. genuine, and authentic fum of
superfluous dogs are those that China, which was begotten by fired that when the complainant against the Kowloon Cricket Club afforded to have their mattresses looked for. There is nothing new to they smash the biggest one first they.:
accidentally dropped the pen Team this afternoon at 4.30 jum, and settee cushions thoroughly report in Sulphate of Ammonis. will have little trouble in dealing with unlicensed, or du not carry their was born in the Hill of the Sun's te picked it to return on King's Park, Kowloon-Ng See cleansed and purified Business in Sandries A considerable business the others. Their tacties are equally ence numbers, and we think it Halo, and is tatooed with the signs it to him. The complainant mis Kwong and Choy Min Ping, Lo Man also done in household matresses has been done in American Peari right. They refuse to grant import would be fair, as well as politic, to of the five "cardinal virtues.
Itunderstood his movement and had Pan and Wong Po Keung, M. K. Loffor which the machine is eminent starch for shipment ahead and ance to Villa, make him a common troy them, either by day or must be a wonderful creature to him arrested. The complainant said and M. W. Lo.
umbers. Dogs are property.
metimes valuable property, and
PCN
il stray dogs are becoming a see, for it has the breast of a goose, he was standing talking to a friend
But a licensed dog, showing
adapted.
An interesting few minutes maymakers have withdrawn from the outlaw and put a big price on fris the hindquarters of a stag, a snake's in Spring Garden Lare about 9 p.m.,
be spent in Messis. Lane, Crawford market. Other Farinaceous pro head. He can be himated down, fcence, should be immune any neck, a fish's tale, a fowls fore- yesterday, when he suddenly felt a
& Co.'s workroom watching the ducts are stronger in sympathy and should be and, under these circams he suggestion to limit the number a dragon, the back of a tortoise, the fountain pen was gone. When WHEN with a bottle of Chamber that the new ones are ready for de Sulphate of Barytes but the demand
The licence carries rights. head, a duck's down, the marks of tg at his coats. He found that his DON'T NEGLECT YOUR FAMILY. Process from the time that the old a good trade is passing in Farina tances, probably will be,
mattresses arrive to the moment that and Dextrine. There has been further increased importation of
TOOTH IN OTHER MAN'S licences issued is a crazy one face of a swallow the beak of a he saw, the defendant running. family with a
uld lead to all sorts of un cock, is about six cubits high, and he and his friend gave chase. lain's Colic and Dirbo Remedy at spatch. The room, as stated before for best white qualities continues in
FACE. mination and discontent, perches only on the woo-tung tree. He emerged from the lane just in ing them, sa bowel complaint is sure to congestion; and is open to inspection has fluctuated during the month but In a collision at football at Ascot,
this seacon of the year, you are neglect is perfectly free from dust, noise of excess of the supply. Turpenting licence journalists, and its figure, we are told is embroider- time to see the defendant mingling be prevalent, and it is too dangenge at any time. issue of licences to those ed on the dresses of some man with a crowd. He at once followed malady to be trifled with ripiega, en
only a limited business has been done, on Easter Monday one player lost a can pass test examination in darins, We congratulate the artists and caught him. The pen was found pecially true if there are suided in the
Imported Green Olive Oil Soap is a tooth. This has been found embedde doh savvy? To write gram who are able to include in one pic in defendant's hand A previous com place the frouble within coatrol and WALLA VALLAS Souble or exchange, but costs of troduction are by the other player, who had to have
family. A dose or two of this remedy
little lower owing to casing of the ed ina wound received in the face. glish is not, suficiente area fowl's forehead, a cock's fiction was recorded against the de perhaps save a Hfe, or at least a castor's hosh may be grammatical beak and the face swallow fendant. He as bent to jail for six Bill: For sale by all Chemists and Store- the harbour but never double- reported to be still advancing. Seed medical attention because the gash
We per a reward of ten thousand weeks with hard labour.
Crood Phone No. 2516.. Olis are a quiat market,
would not heal
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