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"THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1921

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HONGKONG.

ODDS AND ENDS.

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT,

Monty in Cricket.

MARY SUITE &} 17

Exam Deon -

KONINION Kakin

SLICK

· WENT FONT BRANCHİNA

WALK SHOP.

GENERAL ITEMS.

Started by two little boys while Eghting cigarettes, a fire destroyed eight acres of gorse and underwood. near Aldershot.

The sum of £10,000, a record on" the British side of the Atlantic,

Although no official announcement has been made by the Board of Control or the Victorian Cricket Association about the financial rehas just been paid for Hedges Second sult of the recent visit of the English Series, a British Friesian ball. cricket team, says a Melbourne cor- respondent, it is understood that the visitoes ruade a próft of £7,000 to Is The English team's total share of receipts was thus between

e und $20,000, mat of which their expenses had to be paid. The atman to be divided between the varies Australian ciations and The Board of Control will however be considerably greater.

Up-to date 'Phones.

An electric-light bulbs in good con- dition was included in a haul of fish made of Brachy Head by the; Ramsgate steam trawler Olival”

Medical students dressed in white formed an arch with thigh-bones. ander which a newly married couple walked as they left a Wesleyan church

at Bristol.

are among the 900 applicants for the An admiral and brigadier-general secretaryship of the Shropshire Orthopedic Hospital at a salary of £400 and a house.

An automatic telephone votens, Said to be the last word in the business. is wing installed at Fleetwood, which is the unst town in England to have this innovation. At Stockholm the ayaten is working with remarkable elcieney. Its great features are ex- trese technical simplicity and speed! and as all its functions are automatic Berause the managers refuse to I assistants are required at the appoint, the senior assistant as head- exelunge. A subscriber will know inserate whether he ran get the Gall be requires. If the line is engaged he will receive a signal by a high sonding note in the receiver. An arrangement actuated on the ther- the Bishop of Birmingham suggested

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THE CHINA MAJI.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Renter's Service to the, China Mail)

AMERICAN WAR BECRETARY.

HIS IDEAS ON DISARMAMENT.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE NEXT GYMKHANA is fixed

for June 23th, 1921.

Draft Programmes and Entry Form may be obtained at the Race Course, Hongkong Club, Chaseway Bay Stables, and the Office of the Jockey Club in Hongkong Club auser,

Entries eloes Tuuday, 14th Jasn, bai fit is requested that they be sant in

earlier if possible.

Hongkong, Jan 9, 1921.

WAR WITH BRITAIN UNTHINKABLE; BUT THERE ARE OTHERS.

* NEW Yoxx, Junë 9. Mr. Weeks, Secretary for War, addressing graduates at the university declared that be abhorred war but for America to be the first to disarm would be the height of folly. Feverish military preparations were procee- ding among those with whom Amerita might possibly come in contact. He refused to give a moment's consideration, to the possibility of war between America and Britain, remarking that ”such a conflict would end | THE Undersigned have received in- civilisation."

TENNIS SUÄPRISE.

AMERICAN BEATS SHIMIDZU,

LONDON, June 9.

Yesterday's surprise in the third sound at Beckenham was, furnished

by Shimidzu who was beaten by the American Hunter 62,62. In the men's doubles second round Shimidzu and Hunter beat the Fyzees 5-3, 97. In the mixed doubles first round Shimizu and Miss Hawkins won the match.

ADMIRAL SIMS OUTSPOKIN.

FURORE IN POLITICAL CIRCLES AT WASHINGTON.

LONDON, June 9.

An outspoken speech by Admiral Sims at a banquet in London this week attacking Irish-Americans and Sign Fein propaganda has caused a furore in political circles at Washington. Mr. Denby, the Secretary of the Navy, has cabled Admiral Sims expressing amazement and requesting him immediately to cable if correctly quoted,

WESTRALIA GETS WIRELESS

A 12,000 MILE RECETVER.

PERTE, WA, June 8.

A wireless receiving apparatus with a capacity of 12,580 miles has master, the boys at the Wrexham been erected at the observatory. national school have come out on strike for the second time."

rging his clergy to play tennis, POLICE COURT INCIDENT.

mostat principle will automatically that they should also learn something DEFENDANT FAINTS IN DOCK, recunt faults, and the nature of the of the mysteries of golf, which tried fanite will be indicated by colbared the temper and tested character. lights.

Clubland

A combined club for both sexes which has been started at Erdington, Birmingham suburb. puts to the prof a question which has long been deluted by social and religious lead- er. If it should be found that the

mixed club is a real and practicable

I

Experiments were made with an aeroplane at Croydon aerodrome to test the new Eghting arrangements which have been established with the idea of an eventual Continental night service.

The body of a man buried thirty years ago has been exhumed at Tipton. near Dudley, in order that it may be placed in the same grave as his widow at Alderley Edge, near Manchester.

SHOCKED AT THE LES TOLD

BY A WITNESS.”

RUSSIAN OPERA CO.

A FURTHER POSTPONEMENT.

NO PERFORMANCE TO-NIGHT.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

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HUGHES & HOCOR, Sutionary. Hongkong, June 9, 1921.

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

The Russian Light Opera and Hearing of the case in which Oprette Company, which was to have apium was alleged to have been commenced its Hongkong season in ALL preliminary notices of forth. concealed in a false table top was the Theatre Royal, this evening has entertainments, sent for insertion in coming meetings, lectures and begun before Magistrate Orme this again had to make an unavoidable the news columns of the China Mail, morning when five Chinese were postponement owing to unforeseen are charged for at the rate of $1 each, charged with unlawful possession at circumstances. The members of the last year) providing that they do not No. 92. Wellinton Street of 90 taels Company had arranged to leare occupy more than four lines. In of raw non-Government opinm.

Mr. A. E. Hall, for the defence, Shanghai on the "Monteagle," which future if this space is exceeded they entered a plea of "not guilty."-- arrived here yesterday morning, but will be placed in the advertising

columns at the prevailing rates.

remedy for the starved social life " to which many communities are said to be doomed, the Erdington experiment may be expected to lead to a notable development in the work!

Chief Preventive Officer Watt said at the last moment the Russian Con- of the YM.("A. and its sister organis- ation, the YW.CA. The clubhouse State are in receipt of war bonuses, premises. He also found ten packets to remain there for the purpose of that he found the defendants on the sui requested the leading members

About 295,000 employers of the

to

is a commodious hat with accommod- the Secretary of the Treasury stated ation on the one hand for women and in Parliament which increases their the other for men. Connecting basic salaries of £36,000,000 "both is a common reception 100,} £15,000,000,

where the sexes can meet as freely as they choose.

Pink-eye Lure.

One of the oddest freaks of the market ever known is troubling growers of potatoes and is the talk of half Lincolnshire and other places

''

After watching in a village churchyand near Aldershot for some hours, because of stories of the ap pearance of a ghost. a policeman found that the nocturnal visitor was the sexton's grey horse.

of opium concealed in the false top of a table. In the false drawer of a cabinet be found another large parcel of opium. On a writing table he found a set of scales similar to those used for weighing opium nots. In the writting table he found $1,200 in rates. On a dressing table were two knives covered with opium. Further search brought to light a large pare of scales. Some visiting cards found in the writing table bore the name of Lau Ngo Kee whose residence was given as 92, Wellington street, and

where potatoes furish. Consumers When a tramway-car running business address as Tsun On Co, in flea insist on being supplied from Oldham to Hyde jumped the 31, Temple Street, Yaumali with the variety of potato known as --King Edward" that every other

rails and ran into a dwelling-house. a By Mr. Hall: No one claimed the variety is almost unsalable. The passenger who had unsuccessfully money seized by the witness, but the tried to get out at the stopping place witness beard No.1 say to No. 2

'Look after the money." It was in ] King Edward" and others has was landed at his own door.

consequence of this that the witness

difference of price between the popular

*

been as mih as £11 a top to £4.10s. Opening his morning newspaper, seized the money.

stos, ani the cheaper sorts are to-day M.Jean Hunerbein, a motor mechanic Lee Tat Wui, shroff of Messrs.

one of the three 1,000,000 francs

Gibb, Livingstone and Co., agents of

hardly saleable at that. Though at Verviers, found that he had won the house, said the the rent of the the King Edward" is a splendid variety it is no better on the table than scups of other sorts. This house holder's insistence on King Edward" is largely due, according to some of

£40,000 nominal) prizes in the Belgian by second defendant and sometimes second floor was sometimes paid lottery for the devastated regions.

by fourth defendant.

By the Magistrate: The witness

A Bill has been introduced in the did not know on whose behalf the

the biggest growers. to the potato's House of Commons by Lieut-Colonel money was paid.

(as announced in May and Jane of

SOMETHING DEPENDABLE.

giving entertainments to the refugees ABRHCA is always more or less prevalent during this weather. Be from Vladivostok. Early adrices are prepved for it. Chamben's Colc expected from Shanghai of the and Diarrhes Remedy is prompt end departure of the Company. It is not effectual. It ex aires lit deornded thought likely that the Company upon For sale by all Chemists and will arrive this week.

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REDUCED RATES FOR MOTOR CAR HIRE.

Effective from this date we beg to announce reduced rates for motor car hire in Hongkong and Kowloon.

pression of a most obvious and Arthur Marray to ensure that no By Mr. Hall: Nor4 paid the reat characteristic pink eye. It is there-rabbit coursing takes place in Scotland on the 3rd moon of this year. That Following are the new charges :-.

for almost the only variety that, all except in circumstances where the was the last occasion the witness

buyers, however amateur. can reaals

are

comise. The knowledge please chance of escape. then and they insist with one accord

on having their pink eye, whatever

the diference of price.

How Exve the Eighty-

The

great wooden statue of

Hindenburg erected during the

given

a reasonable went to the house to collect rent

By Inspector. Watt: The rents of both the first and second floors of the house were collected on the second floor. Once last year, No 1 paid the rent of the first floor.

DRAGON BOAT DAY.

Messrs. Ah King, Koon Tai, and

viar ut the end of Berlin's other philanthropic Chinese are

At this juncture a sensation was caused by the fourth defendant; unexpectedly fainting in the dock. When he came to a couple of minutes

Avenue of victory is being offered for having this season's dragon boat afterwards, the Magistrate enquired:

races over at Yaumali, as the tidal "Are you alright now?”.

sale as firewood. The idea was to cover this statue

The defendant; I was so shocked

current at North Point, where the with a coating races took place last year, was found by the lies the witness had been say

of iron nails, and for the privilege of much too strong. Seats and mating, that I could not help fainting driving in a nail a small charge was sheds are up, and the proceeds all

onde for the benefit of war charities. go to charity.

The people, however, tired of the

business and the statue was never

completely covered. The grim, an-

Having completed thirty years'

gainly effigy rusted and rotted. When service with the China Navigation all the other war idols fell in the days Company Captain Pennefather, one

The case is proceeding.

KINEMA NOTES.

HONGKONG THEATRE.

4111

of defeat and revolution in November, of the best known and best liked 1918, the revolutionaries had not skippers on the China coast, has The new programme for the week the heart to pull down the Hindenburg retired on pension and will return gives a magnificent disma" in six statue. But a year ago it was quietly to his home in Ireland. Latterly splendid parts, written by Sir Gilbert removed. No one knew what had the Captain has been engaged on the Parker The Judgment House." become of it, but now an advertisement Hongkong-Bangkok run but for Gaumont Graphic depicts very in has appeared in the papers in Berlin many years he was on the old teresting pictures of recent events offering for sale the whole statue Kaifong" trading between Hongkong The programme is completed by a

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