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THE CHINA MAIL.

business of a Chamber of Com-

merce that does not aspire to be a general political power. At the

same time we note political items

LOCIE AND GENERIK.

Since the East Bridge is to be (hike that about indenting throughpulled down shortly, a temporary the Crown Agents) which remind wooden bridge is being built from us that the influence of the Cham-Shakee to Shameen. ber, applied as we wish it, may be a very welcome thing.

The death

occurred at the

COUNTERFEIT COIN.

UNIQUE SHOP.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1920.

CHILDREN'S CORNER.

SAN P

RESULTS OF THE LETTER-WRITING COMPETITION ON BATHING.

HONEST LIVING IN DISHONEST MONEY. 18t Prize for Girls-JEAN DALZIEL.

151 Prize for Boys—Â, GRAY DALZIEL Consolation Prize-EDNA BATALHA,

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My dear Children."

CORRESPONDENCE.

·· TEACHERS' PAY.

[To the Editor of the " China Mal.”I'

With regard to the cable delays French East Arsenal, Tientsin, of Is the endless variety of coins

Dear Sir, I am glad to notice from that were so pronounced after the two soldiers, Frivates Martin and which pass through the hands of its

yesterday's leader that the Chine Mail arruistice, the correspondence, sug- Michel. In each case death was due money changers, Hongkong pro- gests that much more damage had to sunstroke,

claims itself an easy first, says a

is championing the cause of our under- I was delighted to have your nice paid teachers. But surely you have been done by depth bombs than any

contributor to the N. C. Daily Newsletters abour bathing. All of them made a mistake in your computation Hongkong currency itself is simple were very good and the prize ones of the salary offered to assistant mis- of us suspected. Other factors tend- ed to cause delays, but that was

but not so its money-changers. Rarely are being published this week, so you tresses. They are paid, I understand, enough by way of explanation, were not discovered, until she left. indeed are they swindled, but even will be able to read them for your-like all other Civil Servants here at

then they have means to dispose of selves.

a 2 dollar which would mean that all faked money.

What to do with a bad coin is al is being given to Edna Batalha be month and rise after 10 years' service A special prize, a consolation one, they start at a salary of $208 per"

Six Filipino boys stowed away in the "Great Northern" at Manila and The boys are only 14 and 15 years of age, each with a strong disinclina tion to do work of any description,

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Your loving

PETER PAY

Such damage cannot be located and repaired at any moment. With regard to expediting the mails, the

ways an unpleasant problem. The correspondence shows that the

Fantan may be harmful to the correct procedure in Britain is to all cause, although she did not say quite to the munificent salary of $292 per Chamber and our Post-master-

public, but, on the other hand, the it to the counter; falling that to pass as much about the bathing as some month. I am afraid this scale will General did their utmost; but it pawnbrokers have done good busi-it on-accidentally of course! Mixed of the others; the writing and spelling nor bring out the type of mistress contains nothing that has not al-ness when Fantan gambling dens are with other coins it sooner or later is so very good, for a nine year old wanted, especially when in London ready been sufficiently published open in Canton, observes, the local disappears and it is wiser never to person and her letter was exception assistant mistresses are being paid It stops in June last year, and we paper. More than fifty new pawn attempt to track the fugitive. Yet ally hear.

£187.10, £340 by £10 yearly are under the impression that there shops have been opened since last one who is always letting bad coins I hope that Jean and Edna and A. increments. " have been further efforts since to year, according to the latest report escape among his friends soon finds Gray Dalziel will all like their books

Of much more importance however. get a letter service. The extent given.

that he has endangered his popular and those of you who did not win your second point Shanghai of the very varied contents of this;

ity.

prizes this time must try again and Municipal Council is ofering 2974 book is so formidable that it will Cotton mill workers numbering The Chinese in Victoria manage we will have another competition taels per month for assistant masters be best to retain to focus that 1,700, employed at No. 2-mill of the these things better that we do. They before long.

with the same quaihertions 19 ATC interest us and discuss them separ-Shanghai Cotton Mfg. Co., went on rightly say: "If coin cannot be cir -There will only be a short story required here. Now ar an Exchange to say that the business of the that jugglery had been practised in the counter? Why not sell it to the The lite bit of poemy is about a real while in Hongkong our generous arely. For the present it is enough strike on August 5. They alleged culated, why waste its sweetness on this week as we haven't much room of 70 this makes $410 per month. Chamber scans fo-uidon rear by the distribution of rice tickets, and counterfeit money shop?" This shop baby who lives on the Peak! Government gives £400 per year at year, and one quite gets the in- that at last distribution each employee--is it not unique?-makes an honest

* 2 dollar, or $333 per month. pression from these pages that was a ticket short. They demand living in dishonest coins, a clean deal

After five years, service a school- The Secretary, Mr. E. A. M. Wil this be put right or their wages be in filthy hire! The management does not court publicity; especially the

master in Hongkong will be earning liaras, must be the hardest working increased by 10 per cent.

But When is a kitten like a tes-por? nearly as much as a newcomer to the man in Hongkong,

publicity of the police court.

Model Settlement. It was reported in Tokyo on July some bave publicity thrust upon them. When your teasin' it (tèn's in in. 28 that a large force of aborigines on Some time ago a policeman, in the Island of Formosa had started an | Hongkong in tracing some illicit gold uprising against the Japanese officials followed it into the counterfeit shop there. A police force of 1,600 has and found it there. His course was been unable to materially stop the clear, "I smell a rat, I feel it in the Dear Peter Pan rebellion of the savages. This is the air, I will nip it in the bud The

I am sure you would like to hear to enable that institution to carry on. second attack in the last few days, subsequent legal proceedings revealed about the picnic we had a: Shekoh Or Education Department might quite possibly be faced with the question of bought bad coin but never sold any! It

dressed in the boat, and then walked. was purchasedforsmelting only. Books Kiaochow, in his annual report exactly what coins had been bought

The Commissioner of Customs were produced to court showing over into Shekob.

We walked through a farm, and· when referring to the return of from day to day, and the purchase their was the nicest and cleanest cows. Chinese labourers from the war zone, price of each. The intrinsic worth The Farm was all shot in with pricke- remarks: "The amount of money of the metals was the sole criterionly bushes and a wired fence to keep annually paid to the labourers of value thus a dollar made of cop- the robbers out. families is estimated to be about per, but with a genuine silver cover.

The bay has a big big peace of nice with a bad cold and cough. She had $7,000,000, which at a time of scaring, might be worth up to twenty sand. When you go in the water you a box of yellow jujubes on the table city must be a god-send to the people cents when smelted.

can see the sand underneath. There by the side of her bed and when she of Shantung and have saved them

In acquitting the defendant the are Such big waves, and surf that I opened the box to take one to stop from starvation."

magistrates agreed that this was a put my back to it, and when it breaks her tickly cough she found that three legitimate trade in illegitimate money. I swim along with it, and it goes right or four had stuck together. "So she The court rejoiced in this true over me. We all get in a row, and are three and put the fourth on the lid appreciation of the counterfeit ! wait till a big one comes, and dive of the box to have later on and then.

under it. It was all great fun being she lay back, sucking her jujubes con knocked down and up again.

.NOT CLARK RUSSELL.

Nothing in sight. Alone on his littiv rate, chin on breast, haggard, starving, dying of thirst, is a man.

THE BEST LETTER WRITTEN BY A GIRL.

I should not be the least surprised hear of teachers from Hongkong going North, and on top of a whisper that is going round, that several mas- ters are to be lent to the University”-

or a thing that might have been's first uprising being an attack on the the extraordinary fact that this shop Bar. We went in a small bay, un-shatting down some of its schools.-

a man. Listlessly, with the local Japanese police headquarters. lessness of hopelessness, be lifte a haggard far to scan the empat horizon. Nothing in sight. All round, all round, nothing. The eun blazes down ruthlessly. It is probably blazing up as well, but from the human point of view, the downward blaze is all that matters, The man has been on this little raft Er werks. You can tell it by his appeamney. As far as the eye can reach. little daves put "up their heads, expectantly, greedily, call- Captain J. M. Clare of the China ing to him sumtoning him. They Navigation Co. is at present in the represent the dam public. The Shanghai General Hospital but ex- man is an editorial writer, and there pects to be out and around again isn't anything to write about.shortly. Whilst in Swatow he had a Nothing. Not a thing in sight.

writing. It is our hope that Peter Pan's corner will encourage more } and run of our young people to an aim at writing welk Then how happy will be their parents and their friends to whom they will by the and by be writing letters.

DUTCH EAST INDIES.

at M-Sumatra, etc., is well brought out.

The opulen: beauty of Java and

LOCAL AND GENERAL..

Mr. Chau Yutu is registered as auditor of Chinese booka.

Mr. W. J. Shenton is added to register of Chemists and Druggists.

One death from cerebrospinal fever was recorded on Thursday. The victim was a Chinese.

The King has signed the paper in the Year Book of the Nether-authorizing Mr. M. H. y Salcedo to lands East Indies, a handsome act as Consul for Cuba here. bouk for which we have to thank

nasty accident, spraining a wrist and badly twisting one foot. Captain Clare recently received his promotion

FUNERAL.

to master: He was previously chief LATE MR. A. E. L' DE SOUSA. officer in the's.s. Hsin Peking

the Ningpo tum.

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Yours, etc..

"FAIRPLAY." Hongkong, August 12, 1920.

renzedly.

There was a fresh water pond with water fall just at the back. We all the box and was surprised to see that She happened to look at the lid of went in and then back to the boat to there were, bright points of light on.." dress...

the jujube, twinkling like stars. On Genting into the dingy a very big looking closer she saw that there were wave came and knocked my Daddy rows of windows with lamps hanging over. I did like my tea when I go in every one and at one end there in the boat. I do wish you had been was a door opened wide.

1. Then Audrey found that by closing Love from your friend

fone eye and nearly shutting the other she could, see through a door into a room, the walls of which were cover- ed with yellow fairy lamps.

there.

JEAN DALZIEL

(9 years last July).

THE BEST LETTER WRITTEN.

BY A BOY.

The floor was polished so that it was like glass and ever so many tiny Mairies were dancing on it.

At one end of the room there was

The funeral of the late Mr. AE H.MS Mantis" which recently L. de Sousa, second son of Mr. E. V. arrived out here from home is under M. R. de Sousa, ex-Consal for Portu- going a complete overhauling at the gal whose death from ennstroke oc- hands of the Shanghal Dock and curred on Thursday afternoon, took Engineering Co. On the passage place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, out from home the Mantis" met Happy Valley yesterday evening. some very heavy weather in company There was a large gathering of the with HMS. Cricket" and the members of the Portuguese.com- appearance of the two gunboats inmunity present to pay their last the Whangpoo gave ample evidence

Iribute. Other local communities) Dear Peter Pan. of this as was testified to by their were also represented.

One evening some friends invited a yellow satin throne and on this sat- rusty and weather-beaten appearance.

The remains were brought over is out for a moonlight picnic. We the King and Queen. They were like from Kowloon by launch and were went out the Lyee-moon pass before the late yellow jujube dolis that you Palatial office buildings are being transferred to a hearse at Observation the moon had riser and the water can buy (if you know the right shop erected in Tientsin for the Kailan Pier. The procession then proceed looked very fierce and stormy then to go to) and they wore splendid ed cost of half a million dollars, ex: | Mining Administration, at an estimated to the cemetery.

we went to Saiwan bay.

golden crowns with glittering yellow, The chief mourners were the father |

It was nice in the water and the stones. clusive of the value of land. The (Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa), the three phosphorus came up round about us new offices will form a rectangular brothers and Mr. D. E. de Sousa when we were swimming. four stories aggregating some 70 Mr. J. H. Coolhass, of the Java-pile 220 feet long, 120 feet deep with (uncle).

When the cemetery gates were feet in height. The designs were reached the coffin was carried to prepared by Mr. B. C. G. Burnett, the chapel by some friends of the the representative in Tientsin, of deceased. The Governor haseppointed Mr. Messrs. Atkinson z Dallas, Ltd., TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE" Countries, and takes on some of the the Secretary for Chinese Affairs and

complexion of a tourist persuader. Deputy Registrar of Marriages. Figures are given, enough to give

DEATH.

SETHNA.—At Banbay, on August 7

Rustomjee Cooverjee Sethna, schier parmer of Messrs. Cawas jee, Pallanjec & Co.

the Consul-General for Holland. loon is patenting a concrete sleeper Mr. Robert Baker · C.E. of Kow- The full page photographic pictures

of Java would play Pied Piper to and a new railway tie, any man of taste having money and time; they would leave him no China-Japanese line, is patenting an choice as to destination. Perhaps improved apparatus for releasing life this attractive quality was aimed at buoys at night. by the editor. for the work is quite different from the usual stodgy,

The China Mail. statistics-packed year book of other Waller Schofield Chief Assistant to Shanghai.

OUR CHILDREN'S CORNER COMPOSITION COM-

There were waves that splashed over us and sometimes we were diving It was cloudy and the moon was

off the boat.

Audrey could hear some sweet bells jingling but could not at first dis- cover from where the sound came.

After a time she noticed that the fairies had linle bells sewn all over

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their frilly muslin frocks which irkled as they moved and this was the music The Rev. Fr. Spada officiated, not very bright until later on. assisted by the Rev. Fr. Bianchi, When we were dressing big seas to which they danced.

Among thosa present were the got up and the boat rolled.

The King and Queen were talking When the American transport Consul General for Portugal, Senhor After a nice dinner we went home very busily with their heads close "Great Northern" sailed from San Albuquerquie e Castro, Messrs. J. P. when the moon was bright and the together. They had the tiniest voices -Hongzono, Saturday, átu. 14, 1980. a correct idea of the text, but for News has been received in Francisco she had on, board 25 Braga, J. N. Yvanovich, J. M. Noron-bills were showing up and looked but Audrey just heard the King say.

the most part the book is one that Bangkok of the death of Mr. Horatio married ladies and an equal number ha, E. A. Carvalho, Leo d'Almada, V: much bigger than day time.

"Yes my dear, it is time that we can be taken up and read with as Victor Bailey, Managing Director of of unattached ladies. When she left Remedios, L. Lammert, A. F. B. Silva in Kowloon bay we saw many sam- moved again. This jujube palace is much connected interest as a book the Siam Import Co., which occured Manila there were still 25 inattached | Netto, A. E. da Silva: H. Remedios, pans with fishing lights.

very comfortable in the summer buz of travel. The illustrations and in New York on July 21. About the ladies, according to the official tele. A. G. da Rocha, T. D. Osmund, We were all very tired bat it was the walls are much too thin for the typography are superlatively good, time of the present King's accession gram. It was rumoured in Shanghai IC Barretto, J. M. Eca Silva, fine sport.

winter months and the wind will dome and a great credit to the printery to the Throne, Mr. Bailey became a on August 6, says the N. C. Daily D. O. de Silva, Inspector Gordon,

whistling through them.” News that certain of the 25, while Dr. at Weltevreden. The main impres- Siamese subject.

Carvalho. Messrs. E. H.

**You are right as usual, my, hon- still officially unattached, have be- Aquino, C. d'Assumpeao, J. Remedios

oured ford," replied the Queen, and | if I may make a suggestion—”

But at this the King, gor up and said in a loud voice," OF with her head!"* All the fairies stopped dancing 50 suddenly ther several of them fell over Yesterday we all went for a bathing Audrey laughed out loud.

backwards on the slippery floor and We all came

PETITION.

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Yours sincerely

A. GRAY DADZIEL (Age 10 and 3 months).

CONSOLATION PRIZE LETTER.

"Peter Pan" does the judging,sion one gets is of the enormous and chooses the prizes, and every natural wealth of the Dutch East It is understood that Captain come semi-attached and that wedding M... Baptista, J. M. Xavier; C..A. thing. We have nothing to do with Indies, an impression more than Ricou contemplated a flight to Shang bells will be ringing merrily in the da Roza, J. M. Rocha, P. V. Botelho. it. But we are very sure she pick-supported by personal acquaint hat yesterday. Inquiry this morn autumn in the U.S.A., several of the CF. Carvalho, F. Kew, the Rev. Fr. ed the best letter from those sent ance with some of the countries ing elicited the information that single men tourists having uniwarily Noval, and Brothers Aimar and in by boys, even though we have described. We meet in this book while Captain Ricou had contem-consented to become encumbered for Alfonso, not seen the others. Gray Dal for the first time the beautiful name plated the flight, he was at present life while as many ladies have agreed The grave was covered with a pro- Dear uncle Peter Pan.

Insulinde," a happy and poetic in Macao and nothing definite was to throw themselves away. Nothing fasion of floral tributes, which in- title for these isles of Ind.

known in Hongkong.

like a tropical cruise when the mooncluded wreaths sent by the Gymkhana party at three o'clock. is full, for that sort of thing, unless Club, the TKK, the Portuguese Con home by railway, Artistes drawn from various it's an oasis, with a copy of Omar, asulate, the Club Recreio, Clab Lusi- Naval boats now in harbour gave a jug and a loaf.

tano, and the various Roman Catholic Societies. concert on board RMS. "Tamar ” on Thursday night, meeting with A rumour is current that on the great success. It is intended that retirement of Baron Kondo from the these concerts shall be held every presidency of the Nippon Yusen fortnight so providing men of the Kaisha, there will be an amalgama- service with additional and enjoyable tion of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the Osaka Shosen Kaisha under the entertainment...

presidency of Mr. Nakahashi, the

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

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CANTON LIMESTONE -EXPORT.

ziel's letter has that look about it that you see in the best. Just imagine a boy of that age noticing that when the moon is bright the hills look bigger than they do in the daytime. They do, you know? | We sometimes think that they are bigger, sort of swelling up to enjoy The Australian tracker is a won- more of the exquisite moonlight wederful person, who by very incon get on our island. Sometimes the spicuous signs upon the ground can beauty of our moonlight, nights is read almost the whole story of a so great and so solemn that it previous passerby. Here he first burts, it brings tears," it gives us knew that he was lost, here he be- that all-overish feeling that no one came alarmed, here he rested, and -Under the heading of "Another Minister of Education. * Mr.BRITISH CONSUL INTERESTED. has ever, found a name for. It so on. The report of the general Reign of Terror," the Canion Times Nakahashi was formerly president of makes the hills look bigger. It committee of the Hongkong Cham-states that a revolutionist was the Osaka Shosen Kaisha and is still makes the magic feel bigger. It ber of Commerce is something like arrested on board one of the Hong largely interested in, the company Among the callers at the Civil Go makes us yearn to be bigger and that Every year we scan it from River Defence Corps the other day would be to bring the two great ship was Mr. H. Goffee, the British Con Yong Steamers by 'a detective' of the The effect of such an amalgamation vernor'syamen on Thursday afternoon better men. We see, and we feel,, paragraph to paragraph, and get An incriminatory letter was found in ping companies under the control of al-General at Canton, Mr. Goffee and there is something else, some some notion of the activities of local the man's possession, so he has been the Seiyukal, which would then Inquired whether or not the exports thing we know is there but cannot trade. Some of its tracks are over sentenced in destis.

exercise through the amalgamated of limestones from the Sheung Shak lind right away. And then all of stony ground, and Eard to rand.

company somewhat the esme, in Ling Wu Shek Quirry in Fayun was a sudden we know what it is, and Sometimes it takes to the water The match Industry in Osaka Buenes on Japanese State politics as prohibited. It is reported that the we know that we are listening for wading in Confidential Creek, and end elsewhere in Japan which was is exercised by the Canadian Pacific zones from that place are not pro the voice that thig overpowering then we get none. Here and there affected by the financial depression Railway in Canada. How much truth hibited for export, but many miners beauty by rights must have.. it leaves, well defined footprints, in and sharp stumps in market prices, there is in the rumour we cannot say, in that place have recently discon Gray Dalziel a letter trådă va the form of appendices Dropping reducing the output to about oned are the impan Chronicle, but that in finded their work beelines off their usember this again, brought it all the metaphor, we find in this ever third of the former production, has should be in circulation shows how toability to meet the increased ex hack, revived it and gave it actual- growing record a strange welter of gradually ravived, owing to the strongly.commercial bodies are berenses of transportation to the city ity. That is what good writing doings, some (such as payment of arrival of new orders from South lieved to have influence on the Go The stone is used in making cement. loce. Unless it does it is not good Indian troops) hardly the proper China and India, says a Kobe paper, ernment.

-Canton Time,

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The next minute di the lights went Patsy, and Anhur fell into the put in the jujube palace, the doors shut water, and wet all their dresses. And widi a bang and nor a sound was heard their mother laughed at them. After gain...

PETER PAN. a little while they went to change their dresses in the bathroom.

I am nine years old..

"Your loving niece

EDNA BATALHA

I did it by myself in my mother's

bedroom.

JUJUBE PALACE:

BABY JOHNN

We have a baby in our house.

It's very very wee,

I am so glad, I can't believe

That it belongs to me

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great

It is just only one week old But has such lots of hair, Have you ever seen a jujube palace? | And big bite eyes that open wide Abdrey had never seen such a thing Which look at me and stare. until one day when she was in bed

And seem to say. You

thing 1" SUPPLIED. BY ALL CHEMISTS, For I am six, you see “z DHYSICIANS prescribe Chamberlain's And so, this baby brother looks-

Calis and Dierboos Remedy Most awfully small to me. because it relieves erswaps in the stomaco He came from God my mother says, and latestial peine quicker than any be bought from any chemist. A bottle I am so glad he came to us, PHCOVERAGE LORÝ ZA BOLAPORKEL, IL CINTATO STE of boursemast krárom will beep for yours, and no honie is We do enjoy him so! complete without it: For sale by All Chemists and Storekespars,

PETER PAN

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