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M ̈NDAY, AUGUST 1, 1921.

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TELEFONGRES

MERCURY MOTOR CAR CELL OFFICE

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NOW MOON

BETTLETS

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WESTERN CHIAN

E. YOUNG HAYLAXE

33-81 Des Voeux Boad Central, BONGKONG.

BLESK ROAD,

BULANCE What Puzwe BALTUR 1568

Wok Shar

2003

OEDS AND ENDS.

JUST ADOPTED THEM.

THIEF WHO STOLE JEWELLERY FROM STATION HOTEL

MADNESS FRIGNED IN CELL

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

"Immediate'y"

"Immediately" does ent mean "at ence," though there is a ozonlaridan that it does At least that was the view experseed ho Mr. Justice Wand. Walking the streets at five this at Johannesburg, in the course of a morning wearing an obviously or judement in an involvency case, I necessary waterproof a Chinese sour is urged,” said the judge, “that the attracted attention, and in a few word 'immediately does not mean minutes found,himesIf at the police at once, to use the words cited to station where he had to explain power. Stroud, "excluding all mean times,sion of $576 worth of jewellery As hic but means such corvenient time *« is reasmably remulsive for daing the thing. That is I think, correct. Be what is the convient time in this case?" The wige, however, painted out the debtor tank from March 3 to 17 to lorige his achednies on that he could not even under the legal inter pretation of the word be considered to have done this "Immediately," Easy Money

That witty man. Iemes Smith, of "Rejected Addres,” fame taken the cake with the enormous figure $1 875 per line, penhable the higheRT SI ever received by an author for his work

One evening at dinner he met Richard Strachan, the King'e printar who, although badly crinaled with, gout, conversad en brilliantly that Smith sent him the following tribute: Your lower limbs seemed far from

atout

When fast i saw you walk; The cause pemoratie found out When you began to talk.

The power that props the body's

strength,

replies were not convincing, he was locked up in a cell, were he feigner madness, Finding that the deceptio was of no avail, he confessed that he had stolen the property from room No 12, Starion Hotel. He said that he had gained access to the room by forcing open a verandah window. The room

PECULIAR

THE CHINA MAIL:

LUGGAGE.

OPIUM AND ARMS.

JUNK MASTER SINNT TO JAKL.

+

SPORT.

LAWN-BOWLS.

K.C.C. BBAT PRC.

+

Over 650 teel of raw opium, a A League match was played on musket and 700 rounds of ammunition Saturday, between the concealed in whisky cases ingeniously Cricket Club and the Pulice Recrea Kowloon built into the sides of the vessel,tion Club resulting in a win for the were found on a trading junk anchored forger by 21.

Appenced, are the scor-s

NO I RINK.

ECG

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P.R.C McLeanan.

S. Reid. Mace.

A. Clarks.

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NO. 2 RINK.

in Yannati Bay. When charged at the Police Court together with his five fokis, the master assumed all responsibility, stating that the con- traband was brought on board his R. E. Nicholls.

P. W. Ramsay, vesnel by the motor boat

Tailee," with instructions that it J. M. Jack.

J. Gibson was to be stowed away. He was given to understand that the boxes were the luggage of a man who was tra- not a custom to examine luggage.J. P. Robinson. velling up river in his junk. It was F. Berridge. R.C. Hunter.

consequently he was ignorant of the A.G. Pile nature of the contents of the boxes. After the seizure, of course, no dze was willing to claim the boxes.

fois and sentenced the master to The Magistrate discharged the five 12 months' hard labour without the option of a fine.

1.

HOME TRADE.

MANCHESTER MARKET.

LATEST WEEKLY REPORT.

Messrs. James F. Hutton & Co., Ltd., Manchester, reported on Wednes day, June 29:-

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E. E. Stevens.. 3. Hyde J. Stalker.

Henderson. McWalters. Davitt'

W. Gerrard.

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

Union Fire Insurance Society, Ltd to TE Are THIS DAY transferred the Agency of the Norwich

Mirams. Kaina & Ca

DAVID SASSON & CO. LTD. Hongkong, Angnut 1, 1921.

NOTICE.

E bave THIS DAY transferred the Agency of the Lancashire Insurance Co. to Messrs. T.K. Griffith, Ltd

DAVID SASSOON & CO. LTD. Hongkong, August 1, 1941.

NOTICE.

Ear THIS DAY taken over the Agency of the Lancsakire Insurance C mm Messrs. David Sasscon & Co. Ltd.

NO. 3 RINK,

Kelly.

1. Clarke. Nicoll Knight

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T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD. Hongkong, August 1, 1991.

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McMoririe.

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65

LEAGUE BOWLS,

now

CRAIGENGOWER'S FIRST WIN. Civil Service bowlers are being chaffed. They conceded to the infant club on Saturday its first win.

Scores:

-CCC

Rose Lammert.

NO.-1 RINK

CIVIL SERVICE Hall.

Laing.

Tacchi

Fincher, (Skip)-15 (Skip)..............16

NO. 2 RINK.

was empty when he entered and the jewellery was lying invitingly on the dressing table so he "adopted i The sudden improvement in bur The waterproof he took from a labour situation through the settle clothes peg. When enquiries werment of both the ccal and cotton Alves. made at the hotel, the property was disputes and the immediate resump Lamble. claimed by Mrs. Tarby who missed tion of work has had a very marked It on her return from her bath. The effect on business in all sections of thief got three months this morning.

the cotton industry. A quick re sponse has been apparent all round and a much better tone is in evidence. The wave of selling which had taken hold of the raw material markets has rapidly subsided and in spite of feare and rumours in the catly part of the week that the supply of cotton was likely to be very far in excess of the requirement for the

present view is now taken of the future, and Pict season,

much

hopeful Basa. prices have advanced at a rate which promises to goon bring them to the

"SILVER STATE"

ARRIVES.

Among the shipping arrivals diving the weekend was the "Silver State" which came into the barbour 5 o'clock Tant evening from Seattle, She "Siver State" is one of the farge vessels unit! for the Unit States Shipping Board and this is the

In due proportion spend,

opward, and the first time she has been in Honekone

In you meuris

strength

All arting in the hand "

On receiving skje Stenchan added

a enfinit to his will, leaving the author $15 000

· Advice fra Court-kin,

In view of the reiging of the freq for marrisce, the Dre 1, Warne ford, the Rector of Fogler, and uncle of the late Lenteman' Wornefort. the Zeppelin VC, gives advice. In his parish magazine, to village maident on how to prove that they are worth the extra charge. "The

·Ecclesiastical Commissioners,” the rector writes, "have recently raised the fee for marrisons The clergy man's minimum, which used to be 6. 61. or thereshners, is an 13+ 76. Let us hope this raising of the fee will not make the swalna in our

shipa

A

more

In appearance she is in every may previous highest level recorded this. similar to her after

Golden State" and the "Wenar. of much importance in its effect on thyear. A factor which has also beer chee." Sh "Silver State" is due the American markets has been the

to Ceave for Manila 12-morroW.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs. W R Lozier & Ca appointed agents for the Queen In announce that they have been

surance Co.

Messrs. CE Warren and Co.. Lid, of Des Voeux Road, have a new advertisement in this issue relating to lavatory basing.

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parishes more shy, more kistating, Meers. David Saaroon and Co., more cool and exlculating. If it does, advertise that the agency of the then the village maidens must rise in Norwich Union Insurance Society, the occasion and see to their charms Ltd., has been transferred to Messrs. and show the stern and altering heels and Co. and the agency of the extra urti and blandishments, by an Lancashire Insurance Co. to Messrs. offensive more bewitching and rov, i

T. E Griffith, Ltd. that they are well worth the extra |

decision of the Government to in- vestigate the possibilities of the cotton loan question with a view to assisting in the carrying over of the surplus. The National Ginners As- sociation estimate the American crop condition on the 21st instant as 70

the Egyptian crop against 63 last month. It is stated slightly later than last year but is in fairly good

Bradbury. Lee. Oxberry. Thompson

Allan. Roylance. Seccombe. Blake

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NO. $ RINK.

Forbes. C. Rose.

MARINE ENGINEERS GUILD OF CHINA

Hongkong Branch.

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MEMBERS are informed that the

Sailors Hore, on WEDNESDAY, 3rd Auga-t. 921, 55.45 pm sharp. ING will be held at the Guild Office.

Northern Members are Cordially Ianted to be Present.

W. J. STOKES,

Branch Secretary. Hongkong, Angut 1, 1971.

RIONTHLY ON T

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LANE,

NOTICES

CRAWFORD'S

SALE

NOW PROCEEDING

BARGAINS

IN ALL DEPARTMENTS

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO

COLUMBIA

▲ 7520

A 7516

B.

A 7517

A 8155

▲ 7155

PUBLIC AUCTION,

DARTICULARS and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sala, to be held on TIE-DAY, the 2nd day of August 1921, at 3

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Bacon. Sara Duncan. Stanley

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INTERPORT POLO,

SHANGHAI TO PLAY ERIE.

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The Shanghai Polo Cnb have accepted the challenge of the Hong- tong Polo Club to play them for the Keswick Cap. This match will take place at Hongkong on the first

Saturday in October.

A MISSING BUOY.

A notice to mariners issued from

at the Offices of the Public Works Department, Order of His Excellency the Governor, Los of CROWN LAND at Shamsuipo in the Colony of Hon kons. for a term of 18 years, with the option of enewal at a (rown hent tre fix d by he Surveym of Hia Mafes y he King for one farther term of 24th year, less 3 days from 1st July, 1:48.

PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

kality.

Banuary

Manurement

It

R.

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the Harbour Office to-day warns that TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND

OTHER INSTITUTIONS,

ALL preliminary notices of forth-

condition Much steadier conditions, with a distinctly hardening tendency, prevail in our has continued to increase and there market. Enquiry

is no doubt that some accumulation stoppage. This business is of business has resulted through the generally being placed and the chea was lost or sunk during the typhoon now a fairway buoy in the Pakhoi district Pest sellers have rapidly booked what on July 25. It was a port buoy, black business they are prepared to take in colour with a diamond shaped on the present low basis. The re- cage. It marked the northern side salt is that buyers now find prices off the village of Tikok Point, S. 30 the news columns of the China Mell, coming meetings, lectures and of the fairway from the fishing stakes entertainments, sent for insertion in quoted last week by these makers are E. and to the customs house flagstaff 7s. 1d, and a good deal more isto A Berlin court has given judgment advanced, although there is little 5, 83° E. The buoy will be replaced are charged for at the rate of $1 each, in the action instituted by the publish material difference in the market as soon as weather circumstances (as announced in May and June of ing firm of Couta against the exposition. This further emphasises the permit. Emperor, who had prohibited the fact that it is impossible to go on publication of the third volume of doing business for ever on the present Bismarck's "Memoire" The court basis, for cloth sales still represent has authorised the firm to put the either an actual loss, or practically at Haywards Heath, Sussex, of Mr. The death took place on June 8, book on sale.

this, to the maker. India and China Thomas Jones, who was a resident have been prominent in the better for many years in Foochow. Members of the Hangkane enquiry, the former market especially,

the bargain."

Famous Cable RiszmeT.

The fameua cable steamer "Sherard Osboame" by far the oldest unie in the Essar Telegraph Company's feet, but still strut and staunch in

spite of the fact that she was launch- ed at tartsan ra 1878 has been sold i to a Durban owrer, who intends to convert her into a cargo carrier

first sight i dom zot lank verv om Guild of China are informed by an Java and the Near East have also mising, with tonage are present advertisement in this issue that the bought sundry lota. The Bank Rate level and the cost of shipyard work | regular monthly meeting will be held is reduced to 6 per cent.

A Branch of the Marine Egineers and a very fairturnover has resulted,.

so high, but the owner has had enn at the Guild Offre on Wednesday siderable experience in this sort of next at 6.45 pm. Northern members thing and no doubt he got her for a are cordially invited to be present. very reasonable price. Last year he

bought a dredger, surely as unpro. mising material as could well be ima

A Chinese arrested at 3 am. gined for cargo carrving curposes, walking in Temple Street. Yaumati and had no cause to be dissatisfied with a bundle containing valuable with the results of the conversion. | clothing, a was taken to the police The "Sherard Osbourne" was built | station where a pair of pincers were of iron by Scott & Co., at Greenock, found Hed rund bis lég. Later in the

BATHER'S STOLEN CLOTHES.

THIEF CHASED THROUGH STREET.

Said to have had a previous con-

and registers 1,481 ton gmes. With morning the clothing was traced to a viction for a similar offence at North the exception of new, decks, and a house in Reclamation Street. The Point, a Chinese youth was this new donkey boßer the essential fabric accused had pried open a moden morning charged before Magistrate of the ship is very much the same as partition on the staircase and "fished". Lindsell with having stolen a it was when she was new-but her the clothing off the wall with

suit of clothes and $1.57 from

months was passed.

owners have never believed in atlat- bamboo pole. Sentence of three matshed on the bathing beach at ing the upkeep costă, *Victim." Killa: "Akeassĺn.

Krupedy Town yesterday. The batser, the Magistrate was told, saw Korfanly his unit a price of £2.500 Captain H. E. Sullivan DSO the accured enter the shed, but on the head of Captain W. J She is to replace Caprain W. M. decided to wait and watch his move- Simpson, of the Middlesex Regiment, fames CB in command of the meals. As soon as the accused chief of the Inter-Allled plebiscite light cruiser Caricar came out with the clothing done up police at Rybulk

in Hongkong by the "Kashmir in a neat parcel under his arm, the Recently am unturresful attempt yesterday. Captain Sullivan, who watcher ran out of the water and on the life of this officer was made, won his DSO at Jutland, has been giving chase, caught the thief on when he was motoring at night near studying in England at the War Jubilee Road. The thief got three Benthen. Korfanty then ordered a College Captain James goes to the months. well-known: Polish apache, Maizek, cruber "Hawkins," which is the flar tominate Captain Simpern, ship of the Commander-in-chief of Maliszek on May 16 followed the station,

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'victim to Hedenberg, where be dined

at the British mess. The massmic hid

himself at a copter of the house and

waited still Captain Simpson left. As Marisgeic through the heart. The

Major C. H. M. Sturges, D.5.0., of the Royal Garrison Artillery, left for London on board the P. £ 0; geamier Syria on Saturday afternoon.

the British older, suprairier (the arbard which had a fathered at the Invalided on pension after many Bandit fired win his rifle at a diar, adgend of the ten shoes kaw, Captain - year a gervice. Senior Revenue Officer spies of thirty twees, mining him by Simpson turn, on his heel, while » D. J Mackenzie sailed for Home by few inches. Captain Simpson guickeningly etmarked, "Lrever wach the P & O ́sa "Syria” on Saturday fondled cut his zomodyne and shot rotten •ân all my Hfa. “

on retirement.

In

last year) providing that they do not occupy more than four lines.

will be placed in the advertising future if this space is exceeded they

columns at the prevailing rates.

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AND U. LE R

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