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One fatal case of small pox and another of cerebro spinal fever, both Chinese, were reported yesterday, also a non-fatal case of diphtheria, British, and another of corebro spinal faver, Chinese..

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A vivid story of an encounter in a lonely part of the Orange River, South Africa, with a huge creature, the neck of which was arched ten it swam the rapids, was given to a feet above the water of the river as reporter by Mr. F. C. Cornell, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, who has returned to England for the first time in 20 years after travelling in practically unknown parts of South Africa.

We may have a murderer among us. The Tacoma police have asked the Kobe police to look out for a man from their port who killed his wife on December I last. No details I had beard from the natives, are given as to why he did it, says a Japan paper.

News from "Sun Tak district reveals the fact that public education in that district is in a pitiable state with, the result that no progress has been made while school buildings are Dow in a dilapidated condition, and the attendance in the different schools is decreasing at an alarming rate.

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An Extraordinary Lodge of Emergency" of Zetland Lodge, No. 525, E.C., will be held on Monday, March 21, at 8,30 p.m., for 9 p.m.,. precisely, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Freemasonry in Hong kong and South China. All Brethren, resident and/or visiting are invited to attend.

by Mr R.W. Brown.

THE

during 5 or 6 very long trips below the Great Falls, of a monster with a gigantic body which it kept under "They water," Mr. Cornell said. lived in great fear of this thing with along neck like a bending tree and a huge head, and which seized their cattle from the banks as it swam. They call it They have believed in this thing for hundreds of years.

kyman,' or the Great Thing.

"Its chief abiding place, they said, was in the Kyman Rock; a huge clefted rock in mid-stream close to where the Oub or Great Fish River joins the Orange River. In May I visited the rock. I had with me two white companions, W. H. Brown and N. B. Way, of Capetown, and three Hottentots.

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After attempts to throw dynamite charges towards the rock we lay contentedly smoking under some trees near the river, The heat had A successful whist drive was made me sleepy, and I was awakened. held at the Catholic Men's Club on from a doze by the cries of the Thursday evening. There a natives. They were running along good attendance. The following the banks towards us, shouting They were Kyman, Kyman!' were the prize-winners-Ladies: 1.

positively gibbering with fear. Mra, Alderman (180); 2. Mrs.

"Swimming rapidly against the Reynolds (170); 3. Mrs, Cheesley (168); Booby Prize: Miss Hill (141) current in the swirling rapids, I Gentlemen; 1 Mr Holdman (190); 2, caught sight of something huge, Mr Bigg (176); 3. Mr Hughes (175); black, and sinuous. The object may 4. Mr Galvin; Booby Prize; Mr have been a very gigantic python, Morgan (132). Mr Pinches acted as but if it was it was of an incredible

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"It is quite conceivable that this thing has lived hundreds of years. A case is reported in Manila I know from experience that big where a convict serving a life ser pythons have lived for hundreds of tesce killed a fellow-prisoner, and years." could not be punished for it, as he. was already suffering the maximum punishment, In, Italy; where there

Some funny things happen la is no death penalty, they are more resourceful than this, and have worse the Customs Offices "of all countries, punishments then penal servitude but the funnest is perhaps that re- for life. The other day a case was errded in a London paper of an mentioned where a man was given Englishman who lives in a European the maximum of twenty-four years' country where the officials are not sclitary confinement. It is a grim noted for their honesty. He received humanitarianism which abolishes at Christmas from a relative in Eng- land a bulky package, which bore on death and replaces it with hell.

the outside as the requisite declaration for the Customs the legend, "One St iton cheese, two plum puddings. Baigor

Following an outrage committed by soldiers in Shiukuan upon a rail

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Dhanushkodi, Egypt, ADEN & EUROPE. Tin MARBEILLES. Registraticu& p.m.

Karmala Letters Saturday, 19th 8.30 am

SATURDAY, MARCH 19. Boihow, Pakboi and Haiphong ..................... Tientain Shanghai, North Chics and Japan.

North Chin United States, Dairen, Japan, Bhanghai and North

Honolulu, hanghai and North Chinh..........

*Central & South America, & EUROPE Shanghai North China

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WEATHER REPORT.

March 18d 11b.

By-Prus TO

has decreased slightly from Phanghai to Haiphong and at Guam. It is nearly stationary at other reporting stations.

There appears to be a dépression over

Nimbang 5 pm.

way worker who died after having On opening it, however, he found it | «Swatow, "Shanghai and "North China. Kwongsang

been mercilessly beaten, the rail way workers of this section Shinkunn have addressed a teleg

contained nothing but rubbish. He thereupon brought an action for theft against the Customs officials. His action failed. Not so the counter charge advanced by the authorities, the Government and to local authorities announcing strike as a protest says the Canton and he had the pleasure of paying a Times, Newa" of the alrike in fine, the equivalent of £50, for com

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SUNDAY, MARCH 20."

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Shanghai and North Chins........................ Swatow, Amoy and Keelung Kaijo Mar Japan.......

MONDAY, MARCH 21.

Tjitaroun Bangkok, Egypt &

Quelimane Balgop, Straits,

EUROPE MARSEILLES.

Australia and New Zealand, via THURSDAY p.m. ISLAND, Hegistration 19.45 Letters 1.30 p.m. seurasinine Bwatow yun saanee Tientsin

Shiukan bas stirred the works on Päcity in a false. Customs declara Fhilippine Islands, Sandakan, the line in Canton as a means of tion-in short, for smuggling into the

of rags! expressing their sympathy with their country one large stone and a bundle fellow workers, with the result that train service was interrupted for a time, It is said that a satisfactory arrangement has been reached with

the workers.

Who would have thought that the innocent looking hair pin that adorns the hair of a Chinese girl could be so important a weapon to However bitter they are against the wearer as to put a company of cach other, Warlord TSRO Kun of fops to fight? asks the Canton Chibli and Warlord Chang Tso-lin Times. Anyways the value of the pin Fengtien are observing Chinese off was not known until a young lady cial etiquette toward each other in walking along Wai Of Street with a the most ceremonial way, when the girl companion on Wednesday after- Peking Government orders. them oon made use of it to defend herself

disband a portion of their troops

against a gang of well dressed men who followed her and her companion

Swatow and "Bangkok

5 p.za.

Chin

The monsoon will be moderate to light-over the China Sea

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 000 inch. Total since January 11, 2:70-inches. against an average of 4-58 inchas...

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon on March 10th

to- Gay Book,

1. Hong krug Variable winds, light; ne to cloudy,

fog later:

I-Formons Chauncl. The same as No. 1..

3-South court of Chlon between Hongkong and Lamooks. The same as No. 1.

4-South cost of China between Hongkong and Hainan. The mane as No 1.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG. DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1521.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE CORONET

'To-day, at 230, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15

FRIDAY TO MONDAY, MARCH 18 TO 91:

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HONGKONG THEATRE.

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Wind.

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JULIAN ELTINGE

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A PARAMOUNT PICTURE.

BOSTOCK'S CIRCUS.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

OPENING KOWLOON TO-MORROW. BRUNNER, MOND & GO. (CHINA),

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LIMITED. Alkall Manufacturers.

The grand opening of Bostock's Royal Italian Circus, which has re- turned to Hongkong after a most suc cessful season in Canton, takes place CHINA AGENCY & TRADING CO.

Tel. 1830. 7, Queen's Rd. Cenkil

HONGKONG.

on the open space next to the Kow- loon Post Office on Saturday, March

For a short season Tel. 2143. 10, Queen's Rd. Central 19, at 5 p.m.

only performances will be given twice bdaily at 5.p.m. and 9.15 pm. The bmanagement announce that there will be frequent changes of programme In fact a during the season here. large number of the turns" on the programme will be seen for the first time in Hongkong.

U. W, JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, March 18, 1991. __1_-BAROMETER, redored to depress Fahrenheit, on the level of the son in Inabor, tenths and hundredths.

KINEMA NOTES.

HONGKONG THEATRE.

Iron, Steel & Piece Goods.

CHINA OVERBELS TRADING ON.

Tel.

(1919), LTD, Importers and Exporters." 1104: 16, Queen's Rd. Coat

OHU KYOKU TRADING CO. Importers and Exporters,

-7, Queen's Rd, Ceci

Tel. 2108 and 2008.

"The Profiteer," a thrilling post- war drama la five parts; featuring Tel. Fannie Ward in the leading role, will be screened at the Hongkong Theatre for the Arst time to

morrow. The picture, which is full

EDWARD NOW FUNG. Import & Export Morchant. 1876.

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60, Des Voeux Rd. CI

THE KHONG KHIL

of interest deals with the fleecing New Films and Cameras just arrived of the public by the profiteers, Tel. 2170, 60, Queen's Rd. Central and exposes their "bag "o tricks" in a very entertaining and interesting manner, at the same time giving Fannie plenty of scoop to display her intense emotional gifts to great Tel. 2203, 28, Queen's Rd. Co advantage. The picture will run

2 TENTERATTEL, in the shade in de till Thursday. grees Fahrenheit.

3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of natum- tion the humidity of air saturated with

100. moisture being

4. DIRECTION OF WID, to two points. 5. FORCE or Wien, according to

Beadlard

Scale. B. STATE OF WEATHER, b'blusky, e detached clord, & drizzling in, log,

g gloomy, b bail, 1 Sightning, a overrast P passing showers, q squall, i rain, s BHÓW

thunder v visibility w day, wet.

7. Ray in inches tanths and“ bùn- dradtha.

HONGKONG REGISTER.

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Barometer...-29.95

Temperature Homidity

AFTER 23 YEARS.

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WOMAN'S SIGHT RESTORED.

MEDICAL CIRCLES INTERESTED.

Mrs. Jenkins, wife of Mr. Andrew Jenkins, of Fleur de Lis Pengam, near Cardiff, has recovered her sight after being totally blind and bedrid den for many years.

LAZARUS, N. Opticians.

MUMBYA & SAND: Japanese Photographers,

Tel. 254. 8, Queen's Rd, Central.

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THE WATER SUPPLY.

Level and Storage of water in'rosorvoles- on the 1st March, 1991:

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORN

1190.

J

-- 1911.

rytm 18ft. in Below 20ft in. Below ormation

OTHERW

in Below 25th 5

Internet 10 43 1, 6 in. Below bindow

Gio. Below overdow)

The woman startled her family Un date at O's date at with a cry of joy, "I can see 1" The

unfamiliar sight of her grown-upytam Tok at ipf11. 250. Below avarken children and the objects of her bed.

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„TUESDAY, MARCH 22,

--Chassis

"öwatow "Straits and "Bangkok Bwatow, and Bangkok

Fanking Philippine Islandsgitarrak

Laisang Amoy Shanghai and North China .......... Sinking Straits, Bangkok, Calonita & ADEN.....

Canada, United States, Central and shanghai, North China, Japan, Honolulu, Bouth America & EUROPE via SAN 7.10. FRANCISCO. Begistration

Colombia Wednesday, 23rd Letters: 8.30am.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH, 23..

Teopokergru Shanghal and North Chiosemini Toan unconsisten Holbow and Haiphonger vopsitzen Alarmed at the large number of troops and made insulting remarks. The shanghai and North China Choy

THURSDAY, MARCH M.-At Fanning. that each of these two Warlords have young lady in a twinkling of the the Peking Government decided to eye removed her hair pin, turned decrease the number of troops in the around and with the precise aim of Shanghai and North China country by first beginning with the sexperienced marksman, drove provinces that are under the control the pin into the arms of two of the Shanghai and North. China

via of Chang Tso-lin and Tao Kun. Upon young fops. She was going to attack Bwatow, Amoy and Foochow .....

Marques South Africa, India her third victim, but her companion Straits, Bangkok, Ceylon, Mauritiu, L. Dhanushkodi, Egypt & EUROPE via held her back and the police arrived

MARSEILLES Registration 4p.m. Letters Saturday, 16th 8.30 am........ The Parcel Mail, will be closed on

Friday, 25th March at Noon.

at the scene. The young men there upon fled amid the jeers of the crowd.

receipt of the order from Peking, Warlord Tsao! Kun immediately re plied that he would not disband his troops, until his rival Warlord, Chang Tso-lin of Fengtian, takes the initia tive. Warlord Chang Tso-lin of

BEST MEDICINE MADE. Fengtien, however, adopts the same

better medicine cannot be made attitude and refuses to disband his

than Chamberlain's Cough Reme troops unless Teao Kun begins dis bandment. Each is waiting for the dy. It relieves the lunas, opens the secretions, aids expectoration and masinla other to begin and in the meantime,ture in restoring the system to a the Peking Government is at its wits healthy condition. Boaldes, it contains und as to how to induce these two no opiates and is perfectly made to take warlorde to decrease the number of Parle by all Uhemists and Store- their respective armies.

keopera

Shanghai and North Chins Bandakan ...................

FRIDAY, MARCH 96.

Whangpu Haibong

SATURDAY, MARCH 29.

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Hinang

MONDAY, MARCH 28. * Philippine, Islands, Australia, and New Zea

Hind THURSDAY ISLAND.” Be gistration 8.48 at Letters 9 amin Tango Maru

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room after the years of darkness were revealed with extraordinary suddenness to Mrs. Jenkins, who had long reconciled herself to her blind

Balow overlow

Wong Hof Chang 4 ft. ft, 3 in. Below griker-

Below TEBOW

Polfaig, 17. ft. it is. Below areslaw.

Below crabow STORAGE 23 MILLIONS AND PROZIALE OF BALLONE.

Tytam Eyewasa mem

24

200

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1.138.50

$185

Total

g

Consumption of water in the City. "And Hill Dlatrici fu milions-and-decirmale.

She was struck by lightning 23 mar years ago, and after a few months lost Polam her sight. In the next five years she Highest opsejais Tamsalure on the 17th-piten became unconscious. On such Lewest opsa air Temperature-ee jihe-728the

T. F. CLAXTON, Director, Hongkong, Observatory Mar. 18. 1991

BONGKONG TIME SIGNALS.

occasions she lay trance-like for days. signs of life being almost ceptible. The trances in later years became less frequent. She is now 65.1 1961

The restoration, of Mrs. Jenkinsmencion por hire sight is arousing mach interest in médical circles.

of gallons during the month of February.

PART meters

15.30.

..! £1,100

1931.

281,700 ~\. 268 – pollina

Constant supply in all districts during Februscy of both 1930 and 1991,

KOWLOON WATER WORKI LEVEL.

Mrs. Jenkins declared that she was supremely happy that her sight had been restored, adding" "It is a great sensation to be able to ses after Konaco Gravita 13 - D being blind for so long."

PASSENGERS.

The Time Ball on Kowloon Bigaa! Hill is dropped daily at 10 s.m. and 4pm., except on Saturdays when it is dropped st 10 am and 1 p.m., and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at 10a.m.

The Ball is hoisted halt maat at the 55th minube and fali mast at the 87th minute, Should the ball fail to drop at the correct time it will be lowered $15 minuten past the hour and the ordinary ratios repeat ed at the following hour; if possible.

Should the 1/8 Ball be sub of order

Por Empress of Japan" yester the above contine will be carried out with day Mr H. B. Bernard, Lient-Comdr. the fing" on the Storm Signal mast,

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ARBIYLLS,

We Gllebrist. Er Espphanh, Hide Time figmals are alas given at night by Hall, Mesirs A. O. Mathews, P. O'Hare, af three white lampe mounted vor Held, J. L. Broughton, Min 1. B tical y on the Ob ervatory wireless mist, Matthews, Men D. M. E. Phillipa, Mosers Trum 8.68 to 9.00 pm.he lamps are B. Behimol, W. B. Briggs, F. Natterford, extinguished "momen ally at the even A. Boumoun, and B. La ciláng. seconda, #Xbet ne khu Sud, Rath, Boch,

Sind, And Dith of each minuts

The bours fo'er to Hongkong" The (8 hours Esab of Greenwich)

Standard

1990.

In Berat.. ) balaw, oyukler, below arms KORLAT IN HILLTOWN AKH DECIMALA DU GALLOWA

Karison Braviadiom þ/ 240.00

Donsumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of gallons during the month of February.

population .. 104,900

17.18

10%.700

12.5

The Government Analyst's reports shaw that the water la of exonllech qua Pablla Works Department

Printed and Published for THE CONCERNED by

Water Authority.

Editor, GzozOS

WILLIAN CADE BURNETT, at No. 5, Wyndham Street, Högako