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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1921.-

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2. E. Youka

MANAGER

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MERCURY MOTOR CAR DEAL OFFICE

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59-81 Des Voeur Road Centar så,

HONGKONG.

TO-DAY'S

MAN BRANCH à Sam. Room

JMEN

KOBIWAT BURNI

BRANCH) WREY PORNT BRANTIE 1363 VOLK SOF

CABLES.

(Reuter's Servise to the China Mail)

FRANCE AND POLAND.

ECONOMIC AND MILITARY AGREEMENTS.

PARIS, February 20. A Hares message states: M. Briand to-day had a long interview with the Polish Premier, Prince Surpiche, and the Polish War Minister, M. Sosnowski, regarding the economic and military agreements about to be concluded between France and Foland. Every point being practically settled, signatures are likely to be exchanged in a few days.

GHOST SHIPS,

NEW ENGLAND LEGENDS.

FAMOUS SPECTRE SHIPS.

for the gove.

A fishing schooner from Magdalen Island warned by the thickening sky of an approaching storm, put in at the cove to ride out the gale. Before she had reached anchorage a ship was seen coming rapidly behind, also heading As it drew near the The "coast of New England has captain got out his glass to see if he many legends concerning spectre knew the stranger. Suddenly he ships firmis believed by the rugged dropped to his knees and commenced fishermen, who assert stoutly that on to pray. Boys," he said, "it's a various occasions glimpses of the ghost.

I saw a sea guil fy right shadowy, craft have been seen, foi-through her mainsail:" lowed by disaster.

The spectre of the Palentine" is occasionally seen on the Sound, and is the herunter of a gale. She was a Durch trading vesseland was wreck ed.of Block Island in 1752.

...

The wreckers, it is said. made short work of her, stripping her fore and air and setting fire to the hull.

As she drifted Blazing of the coast

that they are very realous of their Independent existence. No Chinese

is permitted to cross the holders of:

THE CHINA MAIT

TO-DAY'S NEW

ADVERTISEMENTS.

their kingdom, and attempts to do so MARINE ENGINEERS GUILD OF HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

invariably terminate in death. Lolos who venture forth into the neighbour- ing territory will at times be captured, and in retaliation the Lolos, a few

nights later, will attack and burn an entire Chinese village. Sil the men and carry the women into captivity. French explorers who have managed to work themselves into the good graces of the Lolos report them to be a charming prople of hospitable temperament and high mentality. They are a people of great simplicity and remarkable in their

native

CHINA.

INTOTICE IS HEREBY AVEN will be CLOSED WEDNESDAY 23rd. that the STOCK EXCHANGE THURSDAY 24, FRIDAY 25th and SATURDAY 28th, instant,

MS are requested to attendN the Funeral of the late Mr. JAMES MACDONALD, Gararament Marine Sorvayor, which will pass the Monament at 3 pm, TO-MORROW Tuesday, 22nd February, 1931.

NOTICE.

courtesy. They are totally different MS NOTICE that on the HA CASTRO HEREBY to the Chinese and show marked 15th September, 1920, he severed all

Indications of Caucasian blood.

Little exploration has been done in this region of Asia on account of its remoteness and the difficulty of access, both of which make such labour enormously expessive. Chinese superstitions as to the ground are another great obstacle. The feng shai or spirits of the earth, wind and water, have to be contended with.

By Order of the COMMITTEE,

P. TESTER,

Recretary.

Hongkong, February 19, 1921.

WANTED.

connection with the firm of EATONDON FIRM of Importers and Beaumont & Co, late of Prince's Build Exporters, require the secries of of H. A. Castro it Co. on 1st November, Ofice Bent reformness required. Pro- ing, Hongkong, and started the firm a MANAGER for their Hongkong 1920, and that neither be nor the said pects for a man of good standing aged firm of H. A. Castro & Co. barn sny 30 to 35 with Suitable Experience in connection whatsoever with the Ista Far East and at home. Apply 1265, co B. A. Beaumount & Co. and that Mr. "CHINA HAIL" E. A. Benment has no interest what soever in the firm of HL A. Castro & Co.

EL A. CASTRO & CO.

H. A. CASTRO.

TO LET.

DOOMS TO LET with or without Dated Hongkong the 1st day of boart epposite Buy View Police Station, Hot and Cold baths. Every February, 1921.

comfort. Terms moderata. Personal supervision. Apply Ear 126d, s "CHINA HAIL"

LOST.

The American Museum of Natural History sent out expeditions for work in Asia in 1916-1917, and in 1919. They first visited Yunnan and obtained there 3,000 mammals as well as many birds, reptiles and batrachians. The second expedition of 1919 extended work to Mongolia and northern China and obtained a large number of specimens. · As a result of these expeditions and

OST in Kowloon, FOX-TERRIER that now organized it is expected PUP shout & months old, brows that New York will become within head. If found, please commuraicate the next ten years, the seat of the with

36 Hanoi Road, Kowloon. most important natural history col Reward. lections of Asia in the world. The will commence its expedition Eastern search from the Pacific coast. Arriving at Yokohama one section travels to Formosa, the Philippines, Borneo and the Dutch East Indies, returning to the Philippines ex roui to Hongkong where it will meet the

rest of the expedition that will carry on its investigations in China and Mongolia. The work will then be

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NAVY CONTRACTS“ 1921-1929

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

8 Undersigned have received. In- structions to all by Public Auction,

on

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY-"

ANTO

THURSDAY,

EALED TENDERS, in duplicate,

for the supply of the undermen the 1st, 2nd and 3rd March, 1921, tioned Stores, for H. M. SAVAL at H. M. NAVAL YARD, Hongkong, Every man threw himself on his pushed both north and south, north SERVICE, st. Houghong, during the and at KOWLOON NAVAL DEPOT,

face, afraid to look. The first to raise Petrograd and Stockholm and south through Siberia and Russia to his head and look over the rail was through Singapore, Colombo, India, the cabin bay. "Oh, get up: get up.Tibet, Arabia to Cairo. all of you." he showed, "she's gone." The crew lost no time in making sail out of the cove in the teeth of a black squall.

-The high steppes of the Tibetan plateau, the sandy wastes of the Gobi desert, the snow covered peaks of the Himalayas, the dense forests Another story (says The New York of the Malayan peninsula and the Herald is that of a snack from St. semi-tropical jungles of the Southern a human form was visible amid the Pierre which saw the phantom anchor-China are expected to offer some Hanes, the form of, a woman passen-ed just inside the cove at sunset. A valuable specimens of animal," bird, ger, left to perish on the doomed small boat filled with men was making mammal, reptile as well as of human: craft. Since, and generally upon the trips between the gray ship and the life. anniversary of the wreck, a phantom beach, at each trip unloading boxes ship with blazing hull, charred spars and barrels, which other men waiting and scorched sail and rigging has been ashore buried in the sand. The cap- cruising off Block Island.

tain did not wait to see whether they were interring dead men or chests of treasure, but got away from the place as fast as he could.

Whittier recorded the legend in graceful verse, as well as that of a ghostly cruiser that sailed from a New England port on her last voyage. which he termed "The Dead Ship of Salem."

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FUNERAL

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ME. JAMES MACDONALD.

The funeral of the late Mr. James Old sailors along the Maine coast Macdonald, for many years Govern- firmly believe that the phantom shipment Marine Surveyor in Hongkong. is an olé merchantman that went will take place to-morrow at Happy In the seventeenth century a ship down with all on board trying to reach Valley, passing the monument at 5 was about to sail from Salem, Mass, the cove in a great storm in 1784; pm.

Pierre, the fishermen will to England. Her cargo was on board, but at sails bent and passengers on deck, tell you, that it is a pirate haunting when we strangers came hurriedly on the spot where the buccaneer crew board and engaged passage. The hid the treasure for which they lost couple were a young man and a young their souls.. woman, who, tradition records, were remarkable for their" bearing and beauty.

HUMANITY'S CRADLE.

THE CLDEST MAN.

MALAYA TO BE SEARCHED. „

Mr. Macdonald died recently in Australia while on a trip taken for his health, and his body is expected here to-day. It will be interred in the section reserved for old Civil❘ Servants. Mr. Macdonald was in Hongkong for more than thirty years, and had a very wide circle of friends. Consequently there will undoubtedly be a large attendance at the funeral.;

1922, will be received by the COMMO period 1st April, 1921 to 31st March,

DORE, B. M. NAVAL TARD, until noca or MONDAY, the 7th March, 1921 :—

FRESH BEEF, FRESH VEGETABLES, FROZEN MEAT, SOFT BREAD, BISCUIT, RICE, SUGAR.

commencing each day at 9.30 az with an interval from: 12 noon to' 1.30 pm

OLD AND SURPLUS "

NAVAL STORES, &c., &c. Comprising →→

Life Boats, Dingies, Whsler, Shang- bal Baths, Electrical Fittings, Cooking Stoves, Ships Fittings, Iron Bed Mattresses and Fittings, Ice Cheste Forms of Tender and any necesary Steel Tanks, Life Rifts, Life Belts, information may be obtained on appli Motors, Carpets, Ragz, Mats, Sheetz, cation to the FICTUALLING STORE Table Cover, Steel Wire Rope, Blank- OFFICER, H. M. Naval Depot, Kow-ete, Counterpanes, Electric Cables, loon.

Canvas Ecs, Old Cordage, Canvas The right to reject the lowest or any Rags, Old India Rabber, Old Leather, tender is reserved.

-Who they were or whence they came no one in Salers Town could tell. The ship being detained by,ad- verse winds, the mysterious couple

Among the sengers due in excited the suspicions of the towns.

Hongkong by the P& 0. $.s. “Kar- people, who viewed them as uncanny

mala" to-morrow is Mrs. Drummond, and prophesied disaster to the vessel

wife of Mr. W. H. Drummond, the it they were allowed to sail on her. The Manila Times says:-Sm2

barrister. Mrs. Drummond is 2 But the master, gruff and stern time during the present year there daughter of the late Sir Edmund sailor, refused to listen, and finally will come to the Philippines an ex Grimani Hornby, formerly judge of departed on a Friday.

pendition that has been organized to

the Supreme Court in Constantinople. The vessel never reached her des-search Asia from the farthest north and afterwards first Chief Justice of tination and was never spoken, but to the farthest south, and from the the Supreme Court for China and Ister in the year incoming vessels extreme east to the extreme west for Japan at Shanghai and Kores respec- "reported sighting a craft with lumin- the oldest man.

ävely.

ous rigging and sails and shining hull Rightly or wrongly.scientists have and spars. She was sailing with all generally assumed that the cradle of canvas set against the wind, with a the human race was in the East-in crew of dead men standing in the Asia, and there is a very general shrouds and leaning over the rail.belief in these days, that it was in while on the quarter deck stood a the great central Asia plateau north young and beautiful couple.

of the Himalayas that man first

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,

M. NAVAL DEPOT Kowloon, Februar, 1921.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS,

HE Undersigned have received In

structions to sell by Public Auction.

TUESDAY, February 23, 1922

commencing at 11 am No. 26 Godown of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon

20 casks Disinfecta at falde Terms-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,. Auctioneers

от

TUESDAY, February 23, 1922,

INSURANCE OFFICES.

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Secretaries.

at 19 o'clock (soon),

at their Sales Rooms, Daddall Street, (POR AQCOUNT OF THE CONGERXED). 233 1-szoku American Flour.

TermaCash on delivery,

LAMMERT BROS,

Auctioneers. Hongkong, February 21, 1921.

"BEN LINE OF STEAMERS,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNERS.

MIDDLESBRO, LONDON

AND STRAITS.

From

Stamship

**BENARTY,"

it is said that the French fishermen originated. The American Museum from the Magdalen Islands and the of Natural History, in co-operation

RACE HOLIDAYS. matter of fact Yankee skippers of with the American Asiatic Associa Bangor. Me.. alike shun the shores tion, is organizing a great expedition of Bay Chaleur after dark and refuse to carry on scientific work in the FIRE & MARINE INSUR ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN _that to put in at Dead Man's. Cove under Asiatic continent. This will be the ANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for any circumstances, preferring to run largest and most comprehensive ex- the Transaction of Public Business on the risk of foundering in a hurricane pedition ever sent out on such a WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY in the open sea to sharing the shelter quest. According to an announce and SATURDAY, February 23rd, 24th, of the cove with the phantom ship. ment made by its organizer a special | 25th and 26th, from 1145 am. ~~

This famous speare of the sea is study will be made of the living

By Order, said to appear only in the calm pre remnants of prehistoric tribes as well

aboriginal inhabitants, and the LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS CONSIGNEES of Osego are hereby informed that all Goods are being ceding a great storm, with every

as of the geography stitch of canvas 'drawing and her docks

landed at their rizk into the hazardous and FE INSURANCE ASSOCIATIOS OF HONGKONG. paleontology and swarming with meri, all running to birds, 6sh

and/or extra bazardous Godowns of mammal and Iro as if in a panic. Ahead of such means it is hoped to obtain reptiles. By

the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf her the water is like glass; behind new facts relating to the origin,

and Godown Co, Ltd, whence and/or her the gale comes tearing along development and migrations of the

from the harr delivery may be beating the sea into froth and driving

obtained. ber straight on through everything in The basic theory to be on is that her way. She is an ancient model, prehistorie man was bunter and that full rigged and gray all over-hull, as the animals, birds and fish he upper works, sails and spars--as if hunted travelled from continent to formed of fog. Gray, too, is her continent, man, travelled also and ghastly crew.

buman race.

and

the

Marine InsurINCE ARSOCIATION OF

HONORING & CASTON. Elengkong, February 21, 1921.

RACE DAYS.

THE EXCHANGE BANKS will be 1. OPEN for the transaction of thus became scattered all over the EXCHANGE BUSINESS on WED then known world. Such fossils of NESDAY to SATURDAY, the 23rd to prehistoric animals have been found 26th instant, inclusive. from 9 to 11 in Central Asia and in China as to only..

The inhabitants of St. Pierre tell of a smack on a herring trip that found herself right in the track of the phan tom ship. Captain and crew had heard lead to the belief that the hamen of the ghostly vessel, but scoffed at species must be as ancient as are.

it, and when they saw her loom up the fossils and therefore the most

in the twilight straight ahead they ancient knowo.

thought a collision imminent, and the There still exists in China a tribe startled steersman put the helm over, known as the Lolos who maintain an

breath one pust

had passed right through them and

Hongkong, February 21, 1921.

HONGKONG JOCKEE CLUB. RACE MEETING 1921.

zitation to all

The sea wraith swept down upon one of the richest and most "DAJ." them and in the spaces of China. These Lolos are friends to attend the forthcoming Race was recing madly astern in the direct somewhat on a par with the wildest Meating at their Private Stand, ́es tion of Dead Man's Cove.

of the Negritos of the Philippines” in No Cards are being insted.

Old Iron, Brass, Geo Metal and Steel, Coal Sacks, Firewood, Iron Blocks, Lampa, Searchlights, Two large Cylin dries Boilers (working premre 70 | The) Air Compressing Engine, de, dala

Lots may be inspected on Monday, the 28th February, 1921,

Terms of Sale :--As detailed DA Catalogue.

HIGHW & HOUGH, By Appointment Auctioneers to the

Admiralty. Hongkong, February 19, 1921.

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THE Underrigned have received in- strections to sell by Public Auction

TUESDAY,

March 8, 1921, at 9.30 am, at THE NAVAL DEPOT, Kowloon, OLD AND SURPLUS TINTELLING 34 độ, được

Comprising:-

Blankets, Eletro Plate, Copper Pans, Hardware, Seap, Mess Gear, Table Linen, &c, Serge, Remnants, Provisions, dec., &c.

Terms of Sale-As detailed - on Catalogue."

On view Monday, 7th March.

HUGHES.HOUGH,

By Appointment Auctioneers

to the Admiralty. Hongkong, February 21, 1921.

FOR SALE

At their. Sales Roots, No. 8, Des

Yeux Road, Corner of Lee House Street

taste at Broadwood Road, Hongking. Substantially built 5-roomed Bangs- low whh usual outhouses sad garden. Recently painted and colourwashed throughout.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godować, and it ** Goods remaining undelivered after the 27th inst, will be subject to rent."

All claims against the Stormer must be presented to the Undersigned on or TO before the 5th March, or they will not be récognized..

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 26th inui, at 10 am.

Particulara from the undersigned. Pasins : ----Cath, Ma

HUGHES & HOUGH. Auction Hongkong, February 21, 1821.

SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND

OTHER INSTITUTIONS,

LL preliminary notices of forth- coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in the news columns of the China” Mail, No Fire Insurance has been effected, are charged, for at the rate of $1 each, -Būts-of-Lading be-count

fas announced in May and June of last year) providing that they do not occupy More than four Hoesn furore if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising columns at the prevailing rates."

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