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MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1991.

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MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT...

Pilfaring and the Past.

The news that the site of the old

Execution Dock is to be swept away

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GENERAL ITEMS.

For 90 years William Johnson, of Higham, Kent, who is 102 years old has lived in the same house

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From an anonymous dacer-the Chancellor of the Exchequer has received £1,000 for the reduction of the National Debt.

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Brussels and Antwerp are to be connected by an electric milway, en which trains will cover the miles between the two cities in 32 minutes,

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SQUEEZE AGAIN.

BOY WHO OVER DID IT.

LIGHT, SENTENTE FOR THEFT,

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Youth and previous good character saved a houseboy employed, by Mes S M. Mares, of No. 7. Babington Path, West Point from a severe penalty when convicted by Magistrate Orme this morning of the theft of provi-

sions.

THE CHINA MAIL.

WUCHOW CAPTURED.

LATEST, CANTON REPORT.

ANOTHER KWANGSİ TOWN THREATENED.

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Inspector Appleton said that follow-thinning sup P. & O. S. N. CO.

ing numerous complaints from Mrx Mayes, a detective was detailed to watch on the defendant. About 9 Fm, yesterday, the defendant was seen leaving the house with his pockets bulging. The detective searched him and found three eggs bearing the stamp of Mrs. Mares's compradore The defendant was taken to the house, where his effects were searched and a packet of coffee dane up ready to take away was discovered:

Mr Mayes said that for the Kast two weeks she had constantly missed eggs, flour, bacon, ete. She suspect ed the defendant because every time he went out his pockets were bulging The defendant said that he had run short of eggs on June 20. and had borrowed three from the cook of No. 86, Bonham Road. Last night he was on his way to return the loan when the detective arrested him. Once when he ran short of onions, his mistress had given him permission to borrow some. Since then he had borrowed provisions every time he ran short.

with the water front improvements

Wapping reminds ece

pirates who it was not only paid the last penalty, at this grim spor, but also anybody con- victed of murder committed on the high seas and river pilferers. The

Över £120,000 was made by the only extra consideration which these Monte Carlo casino last season on latter petty criminals received was that roulette and Trente-et-Quarante they were spared the dignity of having alone. The total net profits amount their bodies well tarred and hung in to nearly £500,000. chains as a warning to others. But as they were very thoroughly barged at For striking a policeman several low-water roark and left at the times with his own truncheon. Leslie gallows head until three tides had C. Hughes, 22. bootmaker, was ordered washed over them, this made very to pay £10 compensation at Woodrowed some onions, and she had in- lete difference' as fa: as they Green Police Court.. personally were concerned. At the same time one cannot. help thinking

A cand posted at Scarborough more visions as defendant could always that some slight modification of this treatment would put an end to the than II years age, addressed to as to the compradore for a new sup engendered by young woman at Glasgow has just ply when he ran short. He did not ridiculously inadequate fines, whereby been delivered. and as she now lives tell her anything about "borrowing the fellow workers of the convicted in Australia it has been sent on to her. es pilferer clab together to share his penalty should he have the misfortune to be detected.

present practice,

Fexris to Order.

The "cultivated" pearl is a disturb

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Mr. Hilton Carter, manager of the Albert Hall. London, was informed by the King that, in recognition of his 20 years service as manager, he would be appointed a member of the Victorian Order.

Mrs. Maves admitted that once the defendant bad told her he had bor

mediately made him pay back. There was no need to borrow pro

The defendant said that on Friday (June 21) his mistreees told him to top the practice of borrowing pro- visions. He complied, but the eggs had been borrowed before this order was given, and he had to return the loan. He did not tell his mistres about the eggs because he thought that if permission to borrow were

ask again.

MURNISHED Apartments with Although no confirmation has been BOARD - LARGE ROOMS, that VERANDAHS, moderu conveniences. received regarding the report Washow has been captured by the Situated Nathan Rand, close to Farry. Kwangtung troops." it is understood Suit Bachelor or Married Couples. that heavy fighting is still in progress, Apply Box 1997, c/o CHYNA MATU. from the northern section of the war. says the Canton Times. Reports

however, that the Kwangtung capture of Waisay, and the Kwangs troops have retreated to Ho Yean the seat of a very large district' bearing the same name. The Cantonese troops, e now concentrating on Ho Yean, and it is reported that Ho Yuan will soon fall into their bands is the Kwangsi troops are showing signs of weakness in every bartic.

Realising that there is no hope of entering Kwangtung by way of the north wat Washow, Lu Ying-ting.

way to the sea may be better stated

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Steamship "DILWARA.” Captain Ring carrying

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a way out to the sea so as to facilitate this Poes on or about SATURDAY, the transportation of arms from the 19th July, 1991 taking-Fussen- outside. His intention: to seek ager and Cargo for the above Ports.

Silk and Valuables and Tes for Italy, to provide a way whereby to escape, France and London (under arrangement) for Kwangși is now threatened not | will be transhipped at Bombay into the only by the Cantonese troops in the Mail Steamer praxeding direct to From but also by Yunnanese troops Marseilles and London. swooping down from Yentan, and the troops of Gen. Li Lich-chun com ing down from Hunan by way of Kweichow, province.

LATER

The Press Association reports that message was received this evening From Shiuhing. the headquarters the Cantonese Army, that Wochow

was captured at 9 o'clock this morn-

ing.

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the firm it was ascertained that there, had been so fresh development in connection with the strike of fitters employed in the insulation depart Steamship

“AECTURUS,” ment of the Hongkong Electric Company.

taying arrived from Baltimore via ports, The men ceased work on Friday on Jone 7th, 1921, consignees are

A bicycle-stealing epidemi is value puzzling the police. The thefts are given once, it was not necessary to the cause of the trouble being coa-bereby notifed that their cargo is The than whom the defendant sidered, is stated, with the being saded at their risk into the dismissal of one of the fitters. Hazardous and/or Extra-Hazardous in a statement made on Satur Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow day the manager of the cam-loon Whazi' and Godowo Ca, Ltd. pany (Mr. F. R. Marsh) said that Kowloon, and stored at Cousigures* the man in question had been dis- nik. missed for insubordination and would not be refostated.

ing discovery.

While thrones and currencies were falling there was a comfortable belief that diamonds and special quality pearls bad some which guaranteed their ard made them "safe"

War-believed to be the work of an organised fortones have been concentrated gang, and the mhbery of nearly a in a handful of glittering gems more of bicycles has been reported at

other gült-edged Like no

in-

one West End station. restment, they provoke the tempta tion to elude income tax. Even!"

Wholesale prices of imported beef though simulated jewels bave the beauty they never can have the subtle have dropped to very little above! associations which attach to the the 1914 level, and it is stated by orginals and give them their value dealers in Smithfield Market that the Diamonds are the exquisite efflo- públic rescence of earth's most violent buy plenty of good, cheap meat were convulsions. Pearls attract

by it not that many butchers are trying their curious ocean birth apart to make too great a profit.

from

the hand of man, and

would be

able

he had borrowed eggs from denied lending him eggs. He said that the only thing the defendant had ever borrowed from him was half a pound of flour, and that had been returned,

The Magistrate. This is a common and usual practice with every Chin- ese servant, but in this case it appears tothat the defendant has over done it. Romerer, having regard for his youth and his hitherto good character; I will give him the option of a fine of $10 or 14 days.

A new type of seroplane arrived

by the mystery of their lustre increas- ing or fading in sympathy with or

A at Croydon, the London är-port. Teruguance from the wearer. diamond evolved in a laboratory, a The machine, the first of a fleet to pear! produced to order by a trained be used by a French airline, seats oyster, may be very pretty things four travellers in a limousine saloon bus they will not fetch the price of natural gems. The disturbing ques tion is: Will the natural gems main tain their value in face of the com-i petition of the cultivated article? -

A_Real, Láfa “Film”

The dramatic proprieties were not; observed in South Kensington when

precisely like that of an expensive touring motor-car. A fifth passenger.

KIDNAPPING CHARGE.

CASE FROM CANTON.

sits outside" beside the pilot. Us MAGISTRATE ON STRAISING THE, LAW, ing a motor of only 230-h.p.. this new ** air-car" carries its six occupants at 100 miles an hour,

Discovering after her husband had the driver and passenger of a motor-left her that her

Own" name car were catapulted into a lady's appeared in the telephone directory bedroom. The intruders were too at an address she did not know. dazed at the moment to explain that Mrs. Ellen 3ay Russell, of Finchley- they bad unexpectedly dropped in road. N... decided to call. She the lady too started to realise that found that the other Mrs. P. Bussell berglars do not usually arrive in this

of High-street, Marylebone, waS

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That is what happens in real life. woman with whom her husband was

The unrehearsed drama finds the living. The president, Sir Henry characters unequal to their roles. In Duke, in the Divorce Court granted

this case the only really successful a decree hist of divorce to Mrs. rendering was given by the motor Russell. Her husband, M. Robert car, which did an admirable nose Charles Russell, was, she said,” a dive into the area and stood upon musical composer. its head with complete appreciation

of the briness" required.

Before the men had explained their

People who watched an alleged call the lady said: My pearls haye thief's escape from the Duchess-street game to be repaired." If the situa- Residential Flats, Grest Portland tion had been created by any.com street. W., were under the impression

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HORSE-CHESTNUTS.

Consignees of cargo must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be countersigned.

¡All broken, chsfed and damaged cargo is to he left in the Godowns where it will te examined at 10 am on 20th June, 1921, by the Company's Surveyors, Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.

No claims will be recognised after the goods have left the Godowns and cargo delivered on and after 4th July 1921, will be subject to rent.

their Bills of lading for countersigns- Consignees are requested to send in

tura fzmediately.

When you carry a horse-chestnut in your pocket to core or ward off rheumatism it only shows that you ten days of the steamer's arri!.here, All claims minst be "presented "within have not quite outgrown the tree-after which they cannot be recognised." worship of your ancestors. That trees were the abode of supernatural beings if not gods themselves, was a belief common to all our European progenitors and the lingering rem- nants of it are frequently found in modern superstitions. It existed in - such strength even down to classical An interesting point in the law days that ancient Jupiter of the relating to kidnapping was "raised Roman capitol was nothing more before Magistrate Lindsell this morn-nor less than an oak tree. ing when a Chinese man and woman were, charged under the- Women and Girls' Protection Ordinance with kidnapping

Inspector Murphy stated that the offence was alleged to have taken place at Canton.

In those old days certain trees

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Fleet Corpu influence upon certain diseases. Thus the ash as a tree-god cured hernia and its leaves were a specific against the bite of serpents. In some parts. of England to-day there is a custom of passing a child afflicted with pon- genital, hernia through the growing ash in expectation of a cures an there is a New England superstition THE Undersigned have received in that a snake will not crawl under an

The Magistrate: What is the good of laying a charge of having done it outside the Colony. It is no offerce. Inspector Murphy They were found in the Colony, and are continuash-tree. ing the offence here

The Magistrate: I do not see how you can say that the "taking out" continued. Has that been held before? It is straining the doctrine of a continuing offence rather far. If you can quote me any previous case, I should be glad to hear it. Off

petent dramatist she would so they were watching a kinema actor at hand, I should say it is straining it obviously have said "In view of the work. The man was discovered by too far." cultured pearl scare my jewels have

gone to be examined that one feels a servant in an area dat. He re-

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sined the street by jumping through a positive resentment, at the op a window and the ares in one bound. portunity missed.

He hung on to the back of a taxicab for a short distance, subsequently sprang bn to a Ford motor-van, later crossed a wall, and finally escaped

Girls Who Overdó Gamit.

Immense is the difference for good which the modern physical education

of cur-girls tas effected. Lawn over a roof, which he gained from teants, bocker, golf, cycling, swim builder's yard. Nothing was stolen ming, cricket, and even football have from the flat

all helped in their development;

In granting a week's remand on $500 bail, the Magistrate asked the police to consider the point he had raised.

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KINEMA NOTES.

HONGKONG THEATRE.

A new 6-part drama," Till I Come,

OUR STREET CARS,

and it is beyond all question Chicago women dress so much like Back to you," is the current attraction both stronger and healthier than that the police are baffled in carrying pictures are included in the bill. that the gids of today are their daughters and granddaughters at the Hongkong Theatre. A fine comedy and other entertaining those of the previous generation. out a curfew order that no one under There will be a change of programme Some people are afraid that the pro

on Wednesday.. cess is being carried too far and that sixteen shall be allowed in the streets the distinctively feminime type is in after 10 p.m. unless accompanied danger of being superseded by the by an adult relative. A convezzation. mannishgirl, who despites, or overheard in a crowded department affects to despise, the peculiarly store between a mother and her little feminine". qualities. They are three-years-old daughter, illustrates Among various complaints velced also apprehensive lest over indulg the difficulties of the police. Owing in this paper against the Hongkong ence in physical exercises may have to the crush the child was experiencing Tram Co. by members of the public. 2 bad effect upon the growing girl great dificulty in keeping by her was one referring to the clothing Possibly these fears are exaggerated. but in view of the importance of the other's side, and the latter aid of drivers and conductors. They have all appeared now in neat uni healthy of its girlhood to the nation angrily. Why don't you hold on forms a pleasing evidence that the tre decisions of a conference of ex to my skirt Because I can't Company is willing to do things for nerim on the subject to be held in reach it, mummy, tearfully answered: When they site those rain-trap London will be awaited with interest, her daughter.

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