SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1921,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
SPECIAL CABLE.
SHANGHAI HEAT WAVE,
WORST FOR YEARS.
ODDS AND ENDS.
MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.
Seven Thousand Candidates.
HONGKONG.
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GENERAL ITEMS.
Mrs
Two workhouse inmates, Mary Ann Plaus, 85, and Mr. J. Richardson. 81, Bave just had a areoplane flight over Blackpool and greatly enjoyed their trip.
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No fewer than seven thousand candidates have been sitting for the London matriculation examination.
A painting which has hung on the It has been a strangely varied gather- ing of all classes, ages, and nation wall of a room at King's College, alities, struggling with the problems Strand, W. C, for many years has set with ingenuity by the examiners. been identified as one of the best In the great halls at the former im- examples of the work of Vandyck. perial Institute, and at the Royal Horticultural Hall, where Londoners The discovery of its value was have cat, you saw elderly men, eager made recently when the picture was girls, placid nuns, coloured natives of taken down to be cleaned. It has Africa, mingling with public school been replaced in its original position bors, out of the fast-named being and additional care is now bestowed
knuts."
Talking Cinema Arrives.
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Asked at Bow County Court if A talking cinema is the very latest | Parisian wonder, One afternoon re Scottish claimant appeared to have cently the Chamber of Deputies his wits about him after an accident, seemed to have transferred in session witness replied: "Rather, he didn't to the Salle Marivaux, where they forget to pick up a shilling he had witnessed a demonstration. What dropped. attracted most attention was a scene
Mr. James Guest, a Wombwell representing a number of French Deputies. These
are (Yorkshire) resident and member of beard falking. Some talk louder the local miners' association, has than others, some shrug their just married for the third time, his shoulders and whisper. The talkers bride being a sister of both his first are heard plainly, and the gestures of and second wife. • the non-talkers are seen screen.. So realistic was the turn that the audience was fascinated. The talking cinema goes to London shortly.
on the
The manuscript of Oscar Wilde's essay, "A Portrait of Mr. W. H. which was lost in April 1895, after Wilde's arrest, has been found in the U, S. and will be issued there in book form next month.
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THREE FORKKINERS SPCCUMB.
[China Mal SPECIAL..}
SHANGHAI, Aug. 5. Shanghai is still sweltering in heat ware the worst for years There have been many cases of best prostration and several deaths. Dr. O'Hara is the latest victim. He was 11 hospital suffering from heart action. The heat caused his collapse.
MANY DEATES.
off.
The Wo Lok Co. Ld. is strick
Ferry fares between Victoria and Hanghom have been raised from five ceals to eight.
Mr. Leung Kwan has got Mr. Cheng Far's job as Forest Officer, Mr. Cheng got the chuck.
Mr. J. H. Coolhaas, marine supt. of the J. C. J. Line, has patented an improved release for life buoys.
An insane ́ ́ street coolie W29 Yesterday removed to the Government Civil Hospital from Western Street.
Found by the ship's Indian guarda, 23 balls of raw opium were handed over to the police on the arrival of the s.8. "Soochow "yester. day from up river.
BANK NOTES.
Returns of the Arcrage Amount of Bank Notes in Circulation and of -Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, dur ing the month ended July 31, us certified by the Managers of the respective Banki ---
Banks
Chartered Bank of lodia Australia And China. Honkong
Shanghai Banking Corporation Heremtile
Fak
of India, Limited.
.. Average Spesis in Reserve. AmourL
$11,783,214 $3,200,000
33,927,925 22,500,000
1,95,838 334,000
Totul...... „$15,978,#97 29,730,000
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNTES.
The thunderstorm and coal breezes] which swept across Shanghai on the evening of August 1, brought at least a temporary relief from one of
The body of a young Chinese Steamship the fiercest beat WIVES to woman was found fasting in the "TAIYO MARU"
Shanghai in smite
many harbour near the Installation wharf From SAN FRANCISCO, via HONO- held respon-at North Polat yesterday. There years, which sible, either directly or indirectly, for the deaths of three foreigners and a were no signs of violence.
among the number of fatalities Chinese community. The total of
heat prostrations for the week or ten days was nearly two hundred.
Two foreigners died victims of the weather. They were Father Ludo vicus Le Corder, chaplain of Joseph's Convent, who was stricken suddenly about midnight, and Mr. W. P. M. Whaite, chief Customs aramider of Hankow, who collapsed
id. Leat night thieves broke Into a cubicle of a Chinese clerk living in Hollywood Road, and mole from a trunk jewellery to the value of $251, and $37 in money,
The toil output of the Kalan Mining Administration's miles for the week ending July 23, 1921, amounted to 85,944 tons and the in his chair at the Savoy Hotel at sales during the period, to 82,061
visiting tons, noon. Mr. White was Shanghai on leave. He was given Immediate medical attention but died within a few minutes after the attack.
LULU, JAPAN PORTS
* SHANGHAI
The above named Steamer having
arrived on Friday, the 5th, August 1991, consignees of cargo are hereby notified to present their. Bill of Lading for delivery from alongside steamer or thọ counterAgustars, and take immediate Compsay's Godown, who all cargo impeding immediate discharge will ba
Storage
be LISÉRSNÉ landed at consignees' risk.
cargo remaining undelivered after Friday, the 12th August.
All broken, chafed and damaged pack- Mr. George Taylor, principal lighthouse keeper stationed at Greenager will be landed into the Company's Island lighthouse leaves to-day for Godown, where same will be examined so Home with his wife on the P. and O. Saturday, the 13th August, si 11 4-M
Kalyan" for a well earned s boliday.
The death of Mr. Albert Charles Gayot, Chancellor of the French Consulate, who has been in St. Mary's Hospital for two weeks following the bite of a dog, is also held to be at least partly due to the heat, which greatly weakened his power of reto
sistance
A Shanghai head record was broken for the week ending August 1, the
average fo highest
the seven days being greater than fo the hottest weak in July, 1914, when
Supernatural Luck.
Almost supernatural luck has attended Mr. Joseph Watson's ex- He made a cursion into racing.
"Can you tell me what your for three successive days the mercury dramatic start in September 1919 on prospects are of getting work?" a climbed to 100 degrees or over.
was asked in The average maximum fgure, for retiring from the soap business by judgment debtor expending £30,000 on young blood Shoreditch County Court. Debtor: last week was 99.2 For the bottest stock and buying up the famous Certainly. I can only do light work, week in July, 1914 the average Manton establishment, lock. stock, and there are a milion able-bodied in was 979, High point for any one day was 1018. The highest figura and barrel. Ale Taylor chose the front of me.
reached during last week was 100.8, yearlings, and Leonora was one
The British Government are on Thursday, of his earliest purchases, the price
It is feared by local practitioners being 3,300 guiness. Love in maintaining 37,500. refugees of
nationalities (principally that unless the wave breaks soon it Idleness, the Oaks winner, who, by various the way, defeated the King's colt, Russians and Armenians) at a cost of will result in many more deaths Perfect Knight, at Sandown recently, £90,000 a month, Mr. Hilton Young, among people sow suffering from was the cheapest of all his lots. She Financial Secretary to the Treasury, various illnesses, whose chances of recovery are considerably lessened cost 1,550 guineasa mere hagatelle stated in Parliament.
These two
by the continued intense heat. as values then ruled. animals have already picked up over £20,000 in stakes. All-Rabber Stoss.
An uproar arose in the Berlin Reichstag among the Communists, two of whom rushed at the Conser vative benches with clenched fists. Herr Mittelmann and the Communist deputy Herr Rembele came to blows Efforts to restore order proving futile the President left the chair and the sitting was adjourned.
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The telegrams quoted below were received by the local American Con- sulate General from the Manila
Observatory:
8.40a.m. to-day --
Cyclone or typhoon near or gyer Baliotang Channel moving W.N.W. or N.W.
9.00 am. to-day.
Cyclone or typhoon East of Northern Luzon, less than 300 miles distant moving W.
An all-rubber shoe that so closely resembles the ordinary leather article in appearance that even the inventor cannot tell the difference is being put on the British market by a Dutch firm. When the soles get worn out a boot you take the shoes not to
A large kinema deal has been. repairer, but to the valcaniser at the motor garage. It is cheaper than the concluded in Paris. where Mr. Edmond leather shoe, is water-proof, does not C Lynch, representing Messra crack in the rubber uppers, and Merrill, Lynch and Co. of New York, Lod stockbrokers, has retains its shape. It is not a freak bankers shoe and can be worn on Ceremonial bought the Pathe Exchange Incor- occasions. A Daily News reporter parated. This is the American found a Dutchman wearing a pair of branch of the French film firm, these shoes at the Rubber and Several million dollars was paid. Tropical Products Exhibition at the Agricultural Hall, London. He was The Dover Patrol war memorial an exhibitor and had a stall full of) obelisk, which has been erected on the cliffs east of the town was
RED SIGNAL HOISTED. them
unveiled by the Prince of Wales on Try it!
The red typhoon signal was hoist- July 27. It is 84ft. high and 700 tons of Norwegian granits were used ed in Hougkook this morning. in its building. The corresponding obelisk, which is being erected at Cap Blanc Nez, near Calais was expected to be completed in a week.
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10.30 am.to-day, Cyclone or typhoon near or over Bashi Channel moving N.W.
A DERELICT JUNK.
What is the best "quencher" for hot weather, asks the Morning Post George Stevens writing of his experi ences of thirst on the road to Khar toum, ansy red unhesitatingly, "Abu Hamed" connection of gis, vermouth, angostura, lime juice, and
A thrilling adventure befell a A message forwarded by the soda-especially soda. On its effects be grew lyrical: "It spreads through party of four which left Glockential, Consul General for Saigon to the Soon naval Commodoris states that the body and spirit-not swirling through near Thun, in a balloon. like the Atbara, but irrigating like after leaving the ground the balloon British ship" Sisiman" has reported the Nile. If is the soil in the sand. was lost to sight. Nothing was sighting an abandoned junk, the the substance in the wind, life in heard of it until the following day, Kwong Shuen Li" laden with death. Your sap runs again, your when the occupants arrived at timber, on Inly 29 in lat, 12,36deg. N. biloting muscles take on elasticity, Innertkirchen and told the astonished long 112.526eg. E. The derelict was your mumary bones toughen. Your villagers that after an exciting drifting in the direction of Ninario, self has sprung op alive, and you journey among the Alps the balloon know how it feels to rise from the landed safely on the Sunday afternoon dead. It is doubtful however, on the Gaull Glacier, bow the mixture would work in London or, we may add, in Hong. koog. gir Rider Haggard's Blog."
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Flying by night as well as by day
Knocked down in Wanchal yes terday afternoon by a motor car said belong to the Mercury Garage, a boatman has been admitted to the G.CH, for treatment of injuries to his mouth.
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Mrs. Tarroussin, a Russian lady passenger by the s "Ewachi,"
No claim wil be recognised alter goods have left the statuez or Godown, and i none will be entertained il pressated later than three weeks after serival of stemmer.
No Fire Insurance whatever will be elected.
T. TEUTSUMI,
Manager, Hongkong, August 3, 1921.
OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
from Java to Shanghai died suddenly TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND a few hours before the ship reached
tion is being belf. Hongkeng. A post mortem examina
Some watch The quarters of an Indian watchman at Prince's Buliding, were entered during the night while he was on duty outside the building. A sum of $19 in money and a promissory note for $700, were stolen from a locked box which was broken open.
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No, not the girl, this time.
But come and see it
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LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. Education Before
More Burglaries Fire at Canton L "Mini Taal *
and carrying sacks of ballast repre- The B. and S, steamer "Chengtu," senting the weight of 6 passengers, bound from Swatow to Bangkok, “Very Painable Fa Sir Rider Haggard has presented three crews of French aires are put into Hongkong yesterday mos-Alice Memorialy to the British Muscum a massive engaged on the final stage of the ning with a burst steunpipe. Bee Children'& Corner Peruvian finger ring, which came into race for the aerial Grand Prix in pairs were effected at Quarry Bay - Concubine Castomos his possession from an Oxford con. France. The course takes them and the vessel Cleared again Ferier: Opaalt Concert In describing the ring at the last from Paris to Lille and back without day afternoon. meeting of the Society of Antiquaries landing, nearly 300 miles, and thence Sir Rider said that it was commonly from Paris to Bordeaux and Pau, near- known as an Inca's ring. But was yang ber 900 miles The seroplanes wobably of a mummified chieftain hare englass exclusively of French lying on a burial mound in Feru, constraction.
-The chieftain Seated round.
Court Martial Hongkong University. Huge Low on Sugar Loss of Enen. On
When Calon declared war Bound andGi again Germany all the Germans | Colm on Steame serving in the Maritime Customs - Hongkhag Crime were twelve men and women, The City of London's Black Service were discharged. - Now, with Que Prisou who had been either killed or buried Maria," now replaced by an up-to friendly relationship restored, between Coolle Soes Mist alive at his funeral in order that they date motor-van, was sold by auction Chies and Germany, the German New Rants Bot might keep him company, in the for £10 10% at Aldidan's, Upper St, Government has telegraphed to, the Opfum Raids fature state. Soon after the mound Martin's lane, W. Ch to. Edward | Capital requesting that ma the Ger. Coffee Shop was opened the bodies crumbled to Dowson, a keen-faced boy of 15, tan members on the Customs Staff Motor Fines
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1... Disarmament Proposals....32 1-7 Epidemic of Theft kizzacías 12
Ghost Moon"
14 Hiroun Al-Reschid Reports 82
B-12] Fall from Roof
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Studying Cantonese ima
President Sun-Yat-sen and “
Kwangal
Mui-Teal in Malaya iala −17 | Mui Train Romance mo
Young Woman's Suicide
19 Just Adopted Theme
Gold Dispute Case --* ***** Harbour Tragedy ---- Bether's Stolen Cloth Hidden-in Hate ******* Births and Dentis Audacious Hold Up
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Peculine Logta
Cripple Stabs Coo Lout A Torpedo
Shipping wika Crocodile Tex Lappa. Trade Ead Haig's Disappeare
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