THE ROCK.
-NEW CATHOLIC MAGAZINE.
Its cover adorned with pictures of Hongkong and the Catholic Cathedral, The Rock, the new Catholic Magazine made its first ap pearance to-day. Macaulay's famous passage on the Catholic Church Laving been quoted, the editor ex- plains the needs leading to the publication of the magazine, The first seems to be the necessity of creating a Catholic press to help to koep-people in touch with matters of interest at home or abroad. It will aint at creating among our people a deeper knowledge of, and a livelier Interest in, their religion and all that -appertains to it in its world wide
activities and in its various aspects religious, devotional, artistic, literary and social."
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is not intended "Rock of Offence" it might be unfair to judge it from that standpoint. publication setting-out the views and doctrices of any particular sect is bound to contain controversial state- ments if there is any good in it. Leaving this point aside, it may be
aid that The Rock will prove an Interesting addition to the Colony's literary productions. There are many interesting articles and if the stand- ard of the first number is maintained success is assered.
An admirer of honesty and modeets the China Mail pays its tribute to The Rock by reprinting the following. "The Management. of The Rock decided to issue this first number without advertisements, They consider it only right that, in the case of a new magazine of this kind, advertisers should be afforded an opportunity of seeing the first number before being expected to enter into contracts for advertising space."
*WEB OF DECEIT".
FORCIFUL. DE AMA FOR DOLORES CASS NELLI
To-day "brings Dolores Cassinelli, the Cameo Girl, to the Coronet Theatre for four days in her newest Pathe picture entitled The Web of Deceit." Realizing Miss Cassinelli's splendid emotional ability, Finis Fox
WEATHER REPORT.
October Id 15. Om -Ipcal - sigral No. I lowered.
Oct. Ich 11h Shop-No returns from Japasand Shanghai
wure tas intressed moderatels at Weihaiwei, and slightly elsewhere; an anticyclone is probably developing over N. China. The track of the depression in the China Sen since yesterday is very uncertais: local atrervations indicate the resumption of a westerly track sad subsequent filling up to the south-east of the Colony.
dongtung, Rainfall for the g4 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 006 inch." Petal since January 1st, $9-88 inch,
gainst an average of 7893 Inches,
Forecast for the 34 hours ending at
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designed this story to supply the Holbor beautiful star with every opportunity Challen to bring out her talent. Taking two Course girls who bear a resemblance in feat. James tures but widely differ as to dispo-i pad ditions, the auther has woven a clever Papan. and dramatic story in which the sel- ish girl, by trickery, lies and deceit, gets the riches she craved, though they belonged to the other.
Edwin Carewe is both producer And director of "The Web of Deceit,”. the action of which takes place on a charming little New England farm and in New York City and fashion- able Long Island. The action of the story calls for some particularly farge and lavish sets. Very few characters are required to tell this power ful story. Mitchell Harris, Hugh Cameron, Franklyn Hanna and Letty Ford being the principals in support of Miss Castinelli
GOLD COAST ENGLISH.
ALL ABOUT & HONGEO: G - TALISMAN.”
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A Hongkong business man has! just received this letter
Dear Friend, Your last catalogue. and received, and contents carefully read but there is one thing which waries me, you know that we people from Gold Coast are unable to read your language therefore catalogue received but I am unable to the medicine or Talesman I prefer there- fore will you be kind enough to make me this Talesman, Promotion Love, health, wealth, happiness, against enemies of both Sex and turn into love, either Sex, good memory, Dreams, and for all good. This is the only one I prefer and try and make this Talesman one containing all the above mention things as inserted and I hope you shall try your utmost best for me in doing It-Yours frantionally.
HONGKONG AS MODEL.
CITY FLANHING.
KDES EXPERTS COMING HERE.
Hongkong is to be the model of the municipal authorities in Kobe in charge of the city planning schetne. For the purport of making a thorough investigation of various municipal plants in Hongkong with a view of copying them, if possible, several Sirmunicipal experts will soon leave
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NEW CARS FOR HIRE AND FOR SALE Prices Reasonable.
MORE DRINKING.
BLUE BOOK REPORT.
REACTION FROM THE TAR-TIME
ABSTINENCE.
BOYAL
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presents the
BANDMAN COMEDY
COMPANY
In a repertoirs of latest Landom plays. Last Three Performances
TO-NIGHT
(FRIDAY) lat October. "CAESAR'S WIFE"
TO-MORROW SATURDAY, and Gotober *THE ROITERS:*
PRICI
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to $8 $1 Sente Booking at MOUTHIER.
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Begistered and Parosi Mails are closed
at 5.15 & 9.15 p.m.
BESSIE BARRISCALE
IN
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15 mimtes earlier than the time given LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close before 9 s.m. registered and parcel malla are.
KENNEDY TOWN MURDER. cload at 5 pm, on the previous day.
ANOTHER ARREST.
THREE MEN NOW IS CUSTODY.
From the figures published in a
The arrest has been made of Blue Book issued on July 29, it another man alleged to have been pears that during last year there was concerned in the armed robbery and a strong reaction from the notable murder committed at No. 38, Cat- abstinence that had marked the period chick Street, Kemedy Town, in April from the end of 1914 to the end of list, when five men entered the house 1918. Last year the convictions for at night, and after binding and gag. drunkenness were nearly double those ging the cook, murdered the only o of the previous year-57,945, as her inmate of the house, a 16-year er against 29,075.
old boy who put up a stubborn fight This against overwhelming odds arrest accounts for three men, and The reaction began in the middle of the police are confident that they will 1918, and was at Ersi gentle and soon discover the whereabouts of the hesitating; it gathered force early in
other two men. Of the three arrest- the year 1919, and from March op-ed men one has already been com- wards the figures for every month, mitted to the Criminal Sessions on a with the exception of October ex charge of murder." ceeded those for, the preceding mouth
Discussing this state of things the report says:
This morning Inspector Willis, of by percentages which were never less: No. 7 Police Station, formally charged than 5 and rose to 34 as between the other two men before Magistrate December and November, and 46 as Orme with the murder of the lad U between March and February.
As Kwong, and applied for remand. compared with the corresponding The case was remanded until next months of 1918, the figures for every week. month in 1919 from March onwards Hongkong Observatory, Oct. 1, 1920showed increases varying from 5 to
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
1. BAROMETER, reduced to 39 degrés Fahrenheit, on the level of the ses in inches, tenths and hundredtha,
2 TYMPERATURE, in the shada is de Igrees Fahrenheit.
3. Header, in percentage of astora- tion the Lumidity of air saturated with moisture being 100,
4. DILLETION OF WIND, to two points, 5. FORCE or WIND according to Bedford Boule.
DISTRIBUTION OF DRUNKENNESS, It appears that Greater London
318 per cent. In September. 1919. the convictions were rearly three. times, in. November more than three times, and in December, more than and Northern England showed the four times, as many as in the same biggest reaction from war time so
In this connection Northern months in 1918. On the other hand, briety: December is the only month of the England meats the counties north of year which shows figures exceeding line drawn from the mouth of the one-half of those for the correspond-Severn to the Wash.
ing month of 1913 the year in which says:
6. STATE OF Writer, beblas ats, c d taches cload, a drizling rain, I fog, the convictions reached the maxim
7. Rax in Inches tenths sed hez- dredthe
The report
London and Together, Greater y gloomy, hail, 1 Ightaing, o verrast recorded-188,877-and the other Northern England (with a population parking showers, q equall, rain, snow months range, in relation to 1913, of about 77 per cent. of the total for Ethurdery visibility w cew, wet.
froin less than one hill to less than England and Wales) amount
53,929, or 93 per cent. of the total one fifth.
It will thus be seen that, while convictions, Greater London showing the number of the previous year it about 20 per cent of population and was really very small compared with 36 per cent. of convictions and North- the years before the war-57,949,ern England 57 per cent. of popula as against 188,877 in the last comtion and 57. per cent. of convictions. plete year before the war.
The Greater London convictions were
IWARD MAILS.
SATURDAY, October 2. Manila and Australia-Per VICTORIA Straits-Per DUNERA.
SUNDAY, October 2 C.8.A. nd Shanghai-Per SIBERIA Japan and Shanghai Per TAMBA
MARU.
MARU
Japan and Shanghai-Per TOTTORI
MARU.
MONDAY, October 4. Japa-Per ET. ALBASS.
THURSDAY, Uctorer 7. Japan-Fer YETOROFU MARU,
OUTVLAD YALA
FRIDAY, October T. Amor-Per HONGWANI 5 p.m. Fort Bayard-Fer SUNSHING, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, October 2 *Java via Samarang-Per HATYANG,
10a.m. Saigon, Straits and Bangkok-Per
UNNAN MABU, 11 am- Saigor-Per CADDOPEAK, 11. m. Fort Bayard-Per HOK CANTON,
11 a.m Straits, Bangkok, Oslcutta and ADEN- Per FOOESANG, 2 p. +Fornos vis Keelung-Per TOMASEI-
MA MARU, pm.
"Srmits,
Swato. "Shanghai and North China
Per TCNGSHING, & p.m. Shanghai and North China – Per CHESAN, 5pm ii SUNDAY, October S Sairon-Per TELEMACHUS, 9am. Swatcw, Amoy and Formoes via Keo- long-Per AMAKOSA MARŲ, Shanghai and North China-Fer
DUNERA, 9 Lite MONDAY, October 4. Bangkok, Cerlon, Mauritius. L Marques, Bocth Afric India vis Dhanushkodi, Egyp & EUBOFE via MARSEILLÉES -Per TAMBA HARU. Regis tration 9.45. am. Letters 103) The Hide-tables Adven below has been ompiled at the sixtional Almazac Orice
TUESDAY, October 6. in London from the result of the aDS.TSİS
107.6 per cent, in excess of those for *Swatow and #Bangkok-Per CHUSAN, obeervations taken by means of sa Some of the reasons which, in the 1918, and Northern England showed
opinion of the Home Office, led to an increase of 96 per cent.; but the Swatow, Amoy and Foochow→→Fer HAI-
HUNG, 1 pe the increase of convictions last year December Egure for Northern Eng Amoy, Shanghai and North Chins- over those of the previous year are land was just over five times as great SUIYANG, Sp.m. thus stated:
as in 1919, while the Greater Lon-
WEDNESDAY, October 6. There were more men at home,don December figure was less than To obtain the depth of water in the and fever of them in khaki, more four times as great.-
KONGKONG-TIDES.
Latonale tide-recording schize iz the fater Police Baela at Teim Sha Tad Juring the years 1905-8.
The men of the tails corresponds with he were of the sounding in the Admirsity hark which has been found to be feet
fach below mean sea-level
WHY THE FIGURES QREW","
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úde gange at the Victoria Naval Yard | policemen (and those less over work The relative sobriety of men and add feet 4 inches, and on the gaugeded) available for street dury, more women may be gathered from the
Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 Fest-hours for drinking, more (and strong following parigraphi
4 inches to the busight given in the table.
Sati
Nov. 4;
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October 2 to 8, 1820.
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er) liquor, more light in the streets,) Of the total number of convictions, more money mare leisure, less self- 81 per cent related to men and 19 control, less appreciation of the fact per cent. to women. In relation to that drunkenness matters" now, the the estimated number of persons of war is over, less readiness to realise 21 years and upwards in 1919 How that the progress towards general be figures represent for men 59 per sebriety won during the war ought to 10.000, and for women 9. per 10,000.
Low Wit
Hougtong
HONGKONG EIGISTI R.
Kobe for Hongkong. Although it will require a huge sum to model Barometer after Hongkong, it is believed that Temperature there are many improvements that. Hamid ty
Direction of i Kabe can do, The city planning
Wind. officials of the southern port favour Fors vapening a new, residential district. Weather
inShiogshara nm the Fatalabi Hill | Hain.
It is proposed to have a cable car The new disjer sad the "city" md it ta fatended to spend about 1,700,000 yen for a native
day
Precious de date at de dois at stp.
tps.
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TEGLÁXIÓN, Diractar, Hongkong, Oberstory Oct. 1. 1530,
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in 1918, and exceed the total for
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Shanghai and North China-Per SUN
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FRIDAY, October, 8. --
LOONG, 1 p. SATURDAY, October 9,
2 pm.
SUNDAY, October 10. Hollow, Pakbok- and Haiphong-Per
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TUESDAY, Octoer 12. ghai,” North China, Japan vi
Nazimki," Honolulu, Canada, United States, Central & Both Americs & EUROPE via SAN FRANC1800 Per BIBERIA MARU." Eegistention 9.45am. Letters 10:30 1.1.
ARRIVALS
The S.S. "Yangiszkiang," Capt. A. H. Brown, 401 cons, arrived this morning at 8 a.m. from Hoihow with 20 tons of general cargo and of mail
bags
The S.S." Chongra,” Capt. Fletcher 558 tons, arrived this morning at 2 am from Pakhoi with, 900 tom of general cargo and 17 bags of mail.
DEPARTURES.
ነ፡
"Cheongshing." Capt.
The.As. Van Cortlandt, sails for Tientsin via Newchwang at 4 pm today with 1500 tons of general cargo. -
TYPHOON WARNING.
The telegram quoted below was received by the American Consulate General from the Manila Observatory at 1 pm, to-day
Cyclone or typhoon over NE Chinia Sea filling up.
BANDMAN COMEDY CO:
GOOD NIGHT NURSE.
The Bandman Comedy Company, chose a sparkling comedy for pro sentation at the Theatre Royal
The ss. "West Himrod," Capt. night and carried it through with great Hinsworth, sailed for San Francisco success. "Good Night Nurse" is The via Shanghai at 10a.m. to-day with good frour beginning to end. 2600 tons of general cargo.
main characters are a young mag who, to prevent his appearance in the divorce Court as shart sc, and his purse, who gives witness, has to
ar him. In fact she causes him to him severe palpitation whenever she's
"palp" at a very crifical moment and" hoodwinks the brainy doctor. These parts fell to Miss Niqua. Lewis and Mr. Leonard Stephens and both were excellent. Messrs. Norman Thong- son and Fortes Russell were good. es two quack medicos. Miss Beryl Barraclough hid the role of Cos stance Weems whose anxiety for divorce was the cause of all the trouble:
"Caesar's wife is being given
The ss. "Loongsang," Captain Simpson, sailed for Manila at 3 p.m. to-day with 1,449 tons of general
cacto.
The
"Haiching." Capt.
Stewart, sailed for Foochow via Swatów at 2 p.m. to-day with 800 tons of general cargo.
The .9.5. "Changsha," Captain, Gambil, sailed for Melbourne via to-night. Manila at 3 p.m. to-day with 650 tons of general cargo.
CLEARANGES.
The ss. "Shunshing," Chinese, cleared to-day and will sail for Kwong Chow Wan at 8 am to
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
ABRATOOK V. APCAR & CO.
Agents for a Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Macro... Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ltd. International Petroleum Co., Ltd.
Tel No: 332.
BRUNNER MOND & CO. LTD. Alkali Manufacturers.
The value of the Bank of China Tel. 1630. notes was but 72 per cent. yesterday as against 74 the day before.
The population in Honam the last few days Increased by twenty per cent because of the peaceful condition there.
7, Queen's Rd. Central.
CHINA AGENCY & TRADING CO. OF
HONGKONG...
Iron, Steel & Piece Goods. Tel. 2143. 19, Queen's Rd. Central,
CHINA OVERSEAS TRADING CO.
(1919), LTD. Importers and Exporters. 1104. 16: Queen's Rd. Central,
Most of the valuable goods ia). the Canton stores have been trans-Tel ported to Shameen or Honam for storage against possible looting, by soldiers,
The Statue of Admiral Ching Kwang, has been finally erected at the Dutch Folly. It is reported that the unveiling of this statue will take place shortly.
Chan Tse Kock, a press censor from Canton hacked by the retiring
Tel:
CHU KYOKU TRADING CO. Importers and Exporters.
-7, Queen's Rd. Central.
2108 and 2008:
EDWARD NOW FUNG.
Import & Export Merchant.
Tel: 1676,60, Des Voeur Rd. Ct.
THE KWONG KUL Photographic Suppliers.
Chinese in Hongkong on September Tel. 2170, 60, Queen's Rd. Cenzal;
29 when he landed here from steamer.
LIZARUA, N Opticians
The price of some articles of food-staf in Canton is extraordinarily Tel. 2203. 28, Queen's Rd Confeal, high. A catty of fish for instance. was sold at 40 cents 21 against 25 before the present disturbance, showing an increase of 60 per cent.
be carried on in peace time, and lack The figures, for men are more than Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Per HAI- of adequate equipment for driving that vice as numerous as those recorded point home.
The report, however, specifically 1917; those for women exceed the Shaghat, and North China-Per TZAN, Tochus, was assaulted by several warns us against jumping to conclu 1918 total 55 per cent, but do not sions by a superficial, manipulation of reach the 1917 total, the figures, saying:
During the year there was a de There is in these records of con-crease of 600 in the number of on- victions for drunkenness and the licences, which is slightly lest tän movements shown therein a great the average in the previous year, und wealth of material for research into much less than the average, decrease the problem of public drunkenness -1,069--for the previous Biteen and its causes, consequences, and years. Some slight relaxation of war cure. But the enterprise is long and time conditions was made during the difficult, and, to be successful, ought year; the closing time being extended- to march with practical administra- first to 9.30 and then to ten o'clock tion and experiment. More or less in the evening Clubs, increased by | superficial manipulation of the figures about 900 hưring the year, and this and facts on paper has all the dangers is attributed in some degree to the and sterility of more speculation: revival of a number of clubs that had Out of the many and various con- fallen out of excience during the war,
aler degree, to the tributory circumstances e is almost ted, in a
Szer clube 19. Impossible and extremely unsafe to titution juołało: this one, or that one, or this
or that prong and call it the casise of maintain the particular movemont whi
be under considerati
spondence bouring vessel's name
MBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM. ZERE £s nothing so good for
War rheumatian,, gesina, lampocas, rings of the celos, benises and lika Enjüris, al: Gasm bariain's Pain Balme
•It will'odlect a sure la lém tiang than any other tematasent For malas by all Cheinbdef and Stovekeepers
LOCK HING Curio Dealers.
33, Queen's Rd, Central.
MUNETA & SANO,
Japines Photographers.
Many shops in Canton harve posted "To Let signs to keep ex pected looters from entering their Tel. 254 84, Queen's Rd. Centre.
premises. When too many are doing the same thing, the sign has ceased berce crow according, to those laughing over the matter, says the Celton Times:
Prized and Publ
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