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WATSONS

VERY OLD HOLE

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Wm.

WATSON'S

"E"

WHISKY

EQUAL TO ANY-BETTER THAN MOST.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

Wine & Spirit Merchants,

Phone 616.

Powell

TELEPHONE 346

LAST DAYS

OF

SALE

LADIES' SHOES TO

CLEAR

A FEW PIECES OF ONE T WIYELLA-PLAIN AND STRIPED OFFERED AT THE REDUCED TARD, OF PRICE

$1.75 PER

THE CHINA MAIL.

Devil's feelings. He is

using

righteousners with good form." Tersonalities are neither righteous

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Found in Blake Gardens, West, apparantly insane, a male Chinese, eged abour 36 years was yesterday removed to the G.CH. for medical observation.

SPECIAL CABLE.

BREACH OF PROMISE.

THE SHANGHAI ACTION.

[China Mail SPECIAL.]

Private cable advices have been Lor unrighteous; it all depends.received in the Colony of the death The effective preacher does not re-from apoplexy, of Mr. Yonosuke mark calmly that some people are Mitsui, president of the Mitapi Bussan inter; he points an accusative Kalsha. Fager- and say are sinners." He is personal. The righteous man

SHANGHAL Aug. 11. cald say that it is desirable for highly

The defendant's demurrer has been jaced ladies to set a good example:

overruled by Judge Lobingler in the but he prefers to indulge in a "per

American Court breach of promise sality," and says that Caesar's wife must be above suspicion. So

Messrs. Mumeya and Sano, Ja-seduction case raised by Henrietta panese photographers and photo Weil against J. T. Wright, of Shang ft as Hongkong roguery and sin are concerned, we intend to be as material dealers advertise that they hal. G.$10,000 damages are claimed. personal as the law allows. Haw have reopened their studio in Queen's can the righteous journalist avoid Road Central. that air of superiority"? It is impossible. Ta telling Hongkong

to be made to feel that we are very

Mr. J. H. Dollar, manager of the

ignorant." Why not. if the are? Or how can they feel that way if they are not? Sinners don't want

Captain Mechan of the 'ss to be made to feel that they are sinful, but righteousness cannot afford wuhu reports that during the to regard that, and do its duty night of the 9th and 10th inst., a piece Righteousness must deal with specifie ef awning canvas worth $200 was persons and specific things Airy stolen from the forepeak of the Ltd generalities are not helpful. Now vessel. He suspects the stevedore's

eousness.

نت

For the unlawful possession in The China Mail has Yaumati yesterday of 43 taels of raw declared for it. It has said that non-Government opium a Chinese patriotism is quite a secondary con- who told Magistrate Orme that he sideration to righteousness. Where bought the drug for medicinal por does the homilist stand! Perhaps poses, was this morning fred $750 he will tell us that patriotism is or 4 months' hard labour. The drug righteousness. In that case we know was confiscated. where we are. and that his homily

The China Times reports that is merely a suggestion to the jour- nalists that their opinions will be 40 million bags of Japanese salt were right when they make them co-sold in Shantung last year, at a proft incide with his. Patriotism is pure of $10,000,000. The Salt Gabelle bas prejudice; not an intellectual choice. requested the Government to take Otherwise we would find Englishmen action to prevent Shantung people Aime to open negotiations with the declaring patriotism for China, and from buying the salt and at the same Irishmen for France, and so on. man bas to be born somewhere. If Japanese Minister. he can boast that he was born in England, he prides himself on it. as if in spite of all pursuasion he had chosen it so, and he indulges his very natural prejudice and calls

DUO-ART PIANOS.

www

EXHIBITION. AT MOUTRIE'S.

The advertisement issued

THURBFAY, AUSUBI, 14, 3921,

MOTOR BOAT SALE.

AUCTIONEERS AUED.

ACTION AGAINST LAMMERT BROS.

WIN FOR DEFENDANTS,

**

Judgment was delivered by the Puisne Judge (Mr. J. R. Wood) in the Summary Court this morning in the case, beard a week or two ago, in which Mr. Lee Nagel, merchant, of Lammert Bros, auctioneers, of Dud- 32, Morrison Hill Road, soed Messrs.

TAUGHT. AT LAST.

AN OPIUM GANG.

As the result of an opium'raid con- dacted by Revenue Officers at a house in "Stone Sallah Lane, Winchai;. yesterday, six Chinese men and A woman ware this morning produced in Magistrati Orme's Court. One of the men was charged with preparing quantity of illicit Taw illicit opium on the premises pos session of a opium, prepared opisina, opium dross

divan. The opium and opinn water: and keeping an charged with the possession of 3 taels of prepared non-Government opium,

Woman was

dell Street The claim was for $533, of which $-425 was for money received by the defendants as agents for the and the other ren with smoking plaintiff, and $108 money expended opiam on the premises. The prin motor boat "Dat Lee." Alternatively, the opiumi was under his control, but the plaintiff claimed. $533 for neglig claimed that it was the property cipal male defendant admitted that

enze.

Mr. Watson (of Messrs. Johnson,

of his master who was absent frous the house when it was raided. He

by Stokes and Master) represented the also claimed the opium, which was

gave

its

letter which

HONGKONG EXPECTS.

i

THAT EVERY FAG WILL. PAY ITS DUTY.

Major G. W. Oliveèrona, en ournalists how they should not setgineer-in-chief of the Board of Con- about making righteousness readable,vancy Works of Kwangtung, left SPLENDID NEW INSTRUMENTS, by the plaintiff, on the care of the this very homilist, unwillingly and by s.4. "Ecuador" for Shanghai and unconsciously perhaps, inevitably Peking on business connected with certainly, exhibits that air of sup-the Board. periority. In all teaching and Treaching, however humble its source. theait of superiority caust appeat Dellar Steamship Company in Shang-Montric's appearing in the China plaintiff and Mr. A. H. Crew (of found under the woman's control. This morning, after hearing a brief opium. Revenue Ofcer Ward said that the principal defendant was implied. "We don't." he says, "wanthai, was a passenger on the Empress Mail this week calls attention to a Messrs. Hastings and Hastings) ap-The other men admitted smoking

of Asia" en route to the United States new piano player known as the Duo-peared for the defendants..

becoming increasingly address by Mr. Crewe, who declared Captain Robert Dollar, founder of the biles, are

prpular. The reason undoubtedly that if the plaintiff had any claim to caught in the act of cooking opiumi. furlough. Mr. Dollar is a son of Art Piano. Auto pianos, like automo Dollar Line.

is that they enable any player, make he should have made it against He seized an opium pan. two large good, bad or indifferent, to bear really the person who refused to take descales, and five pipes. Chief Preven nically perfect way in the seclusion nounced his intention of entering pared opium which was contained "We have been after the accused good compositions played in a tech fivery of the boat, His Houour antive Officer-Watt said that the pre- of his or her home. That is perhaps judgment for the defendants with in pets. was still warm when seized. His Honour said that the plain- for some time bat could not get them. where predecessors of the Duo-Art costs. stopped. The pieces played were technique. However, they lacked per negligence. In my view" proceeded the forenson, while we were busy in doubtless perfect in the sense of mere tiff's claim was one for damages for They generally prepared opians in sonality. They were simple auto-the Judge "the claim has failed the Court," he added. Discharging about the valy specific thing this coolies. homilist ascribes to the average

Chan Lam, stroff of the China pianos, in cther words, mechanical de-firstly because the contract for sale local newspaper readers is patriotisma.

defendants on the

July was sentenced to four months' hard He is evidently speaking for une Mail S. S. Co. reports that about 3.15 vices enabling certain notes to be was an unenforceable contract. A the woman. the Magistrate convict

they had in that the volume of sound by

under an advertisement labour. without the option of a fine. section of the Europeans: not for pain, yesterday, he was walking instruck in proper sequence. Expression motor launch was sold by acctioned the men. The principal defendant'

us Des Voeux Road Central when he

dimensions for preparing opium, and a fine of the whole community). Let

He did was quickened or retarded as the which therefore, join issue with him there, either dropped or had stolen from his increased or decreased or the tempo 21

coat pocket $95 in notes.

case required. They failed to inter- and stated that it was in good) $400, or a further four months' im and challenge him into the open.

pret personality. It is here that working order. The launch, on which prisonment for possession of illicit claims to have the auctioneer's flag was flown on the opium and keeping a divan. In to the office. What stand does he take about the not discover bis loss until he returned

the Duc-Art

are day of the sale, did not correspond the event of the fine cot being paid, League of Nations! This is a big!

triumphed. The music role

from compositions ac with this description. The launch as the terms of imprisonment are to run issue from the point of view of right-

produced

by well known tendered to the purchaser afterwards tually played planists. Great ingenuity has been also did not correspond with this consecutively. The other defendants displayed in ensuring a perfect re description. It included no magneto were fined $3 each. The opium and cord. On this new instrument it is and was incomplete in one or two smoking and preparing gear were con- to be reproduced and the makers purchaser wrote possible for all varying shades of tone other points. After inspection the fiscated. have succeeded in perfecting an in-amounted in my opinion to a repudia- strument which emphasises a melody tion of any contract by which he over a subdued accompaniment, even might be considered liable. It follows as handled by the world's greatest that this contract being an unenforce pianists. It is certainly a treat to able contract the plaintiff can claim listen to one of these instruments. no damages under it and has suffered

no damage in connection with it. Selections can be also hold that the plaintiff's claim has Go round to Moutrie's and enjoy a

A Shanghai Chinese, the keeper of s little concert. given by Paderewski, Ganz, Bauer, failed and must fail, even assuming

He alleges particular retail shop in Des Faux West. was Zodora, Bentz, Goodson, Arndt, and that this contract of sale was a good Godowsky.

negligence against the defendants this morning charged before Magistrate He alleges that they were negligent Orme with having in his possession in not taking steps by legal proceed in his shop. 11 bottles af Poral 200 ings or otherwise to compel the pur-George" whisky, 6 dozen and 10 chaser at the auction to take delivery bottles, of Japanese beer. of the motor launch. I do not think Londres" cigars, 100 miscellaneous that this was one of the defendant's cigars, 48.741Hatamen" cigarettes, At interesting arrival by the 3.5.

correspondence did attempt to Door Fook" cigarettes, 50 "Three Pero" yesterday was Miss. Estrid duties. I find that the defendants 9,300 Raven" cigarettes, 9.180 Ott, a Danish Girl Guide who is by

"Three Castles" cigarettes, 950 touring the world with the bbject of induce the purchaser to take delivery Castles Magnum cigarettes,, 150 The second particular, His Honour

553" cigarettes. 200 "Globe arousing interest in the movement of the launch without success." to which she belongs. Incidentally the is demonstrating that in these pointed out, related to the com Only this week a local correspondent sent as in a letter about disarmament,

About 3 pm, yesterday, a small advanced days an unchaperoned girl pradore order. The plaintiff suggest cigarettes, 140” Woodbine" cigaret- the League. and the Washington fire broke out in a fruit shop on the can go anywhere and do anything, ed that the defendants were re tes, and 18 lbs. of "Capstan Navy conference. He meant to be very ground floor of No. 86, Praya East. Already Miss Ort has visited England, gligent in receiving the order in Cat" sinaking mixture, on which logical and evidently thought he The Fire Brigade turned out promptly; America, Canada, the Hawaiian the first instance and in bolding duty had not been paid. The sccused He likened this programme but on arrival found that their ser Islands, Japan and Siberia. She is and not preseating it in the second admitted, ownership of the con- of righteousness." as we would call vices were not required, the flames paying her way around the world by instance. Neither plea it seemed to traband and said that part of the it, to leasing our windows open, having been extinguished by the writing for a Copenhagen newspaper His Honour, was justified. It was stock he bought from various shops. crew of various ships in harbour. He our doors unbolted, and dismissing shop people assisted by neighbours, and lecturing about her experiences. well known in the Colony that com by the custom of their trade in our policemen. What should a con- The outbreak originated through a Miss Ott speaks excellent English pradore orders passed and the den Hongkong, and the rest he pur- however, in sympathy with him, and scientious journalist have done here, mosquito net catching fire from and several other languages as well, fendants in this case were justified chased from Chinese members of the Hongkong to-day again to continue there was any negligence in the had been paid on his stock. He was delay in presenting the compradore new from Shanghai and did not know in no way hostile, for the China Mail to raake righteousness readable! We match which was carelessly thrown She is just 20 and distinctly pre accepting this compradors order, was not ins position to say if duty

her tour by the "Peru."

order it must be grounded on the local regulations or he certainly would however much some may mistrust could have printed the letter, and by one of the fokis. No damage was with fair hair and blue eyes--she left

fact that they did not present the have had the stock examined Chief Many old residents in Singapore WRIGHT-On July 29, 1921. at

order before they received the letter Preventive Officer Watt said that gorern- Kuling to Mr. and Mrs. William our methods. and however many shown what a false analogy it was mistakes we may make, is distinctive based nu. For our present arrange-

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

of repudiation that was to say, with the duty on the tobacco was $190, Wright, Hankow, a son.

in 24 hours. Their duty was to and on the liquor $16. The Ma McMERKIN-On August 2, 1921, atly and definitely on the side of right-ments, our police, and civil

dated July 28, announcing the death Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. eousness even as against expediency.ments, are the social equivalents and learned with regret that a telegram

The telegrams quoted below were present this compradore's order not This particular advocate of righteous prototype of the League of Nations had been received from Brighten, W.P. McMeekin, a son.

ness did not think it right to name and disarmament. The equivalent of Mr. J. T. Lloyd, one of the oldest names. Perhaps his editor would and prototype of the pre-war arrange- European residents of Singapore, DEATHS.

not let him. So we have to guessments, two keels to one, balance of which he only left a few years age, received by the local American

2.50 p.m., yesterday. which of the local papers he has been power, secret alliances, etc., was the when Mr. Lloyd retired from the Consulate General from the Manila when each man defended (if he could) he had been connected from the early- studying when he gets to his osges early social system that had no police, business of Powell & Co with which Observatory

(2) Cyclone or typhoon E; of the in the following final paragraph: "From time to time evidence appears his own, when, in fact, he might take seventies. He had a stroke a few) Cyclone or typhoon SE. of Northern Ladrone or Mariana Islands in our local journals of the desire, who had the power, and he might months ago, and probably never fully Naha moving N.

direction unknown. on the part of local journalists, to keep who could. But this simple recovered. "nuke zhteousness readable." It and obviously true argument would

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AND

ONLY

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BELOW

CANNOT A. FEW

TO-DAY'S BE REPEATED,

PIECES.

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For particulars apply to

BIRTHS.

E. HOW FUNG,

F. W. D. Automotive Service Department, 00, Des Vœux Road Central

WATSON-On June 15, 1921. at Greenock, Scotland, James Wat son, school-master (retired), in

bis 79th year. STONEBREAKER-On

July 29.

1921, at Shanghai, Gerald Arthur Stonebreaker, aged 46 years, a member of the staff of Acdersen, Meyer & Co., Ed"

A Changchan fisherman was yesterday admitted to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital suffering from injuries to his head, alleged to have

been received in the course of a free- it a vite. But righteousness takes for all fight between gangs of hostile a wider view. and turns (after in-clans on the island. Dr. McBurney" tellectual judgments and processes) attended to the man's injuries before its devotion to the cosmopolitan his removal to the hospital. The police have arrested several of the kingdom of God.

combatants from both camps.

was

been.&

**【

done.

.

GIRL GUIDE AS GLOBE- TROTTER

contract

I

STBIKE SEQUEL

CO-OPERATION IN CANTON

Since no settlement has been made

says 'to-day's Cantan Times, certain enterprising capitaliste have hit upon- with the strike of the oil mill workers,

was granted for appeal purposes; Mr. whereby they believe all their labour.

above,

this duty they did not seem to have The contraband was confiscated failed. His Honour agreed that the at any particular time and not forth. gistrate imposed a fine of $1,000, or,

to present this order after receiving with, but in a reasonable time and in in default, four months' hard labour..

the purchaser's letter of repudiation. *This claim" concluded his Honour defendants were under no obligation

"therefore fails in opinion both on the ground that the contract for sale and delivering was menforceable A Danish Royal Visitor for

A trickster met his waterloo in against the purchaser and also on is very difficult to do that when local have given us that "air of superiority,” topics are handled. It is so easy it would have made the writer of the Singapore should materialise in the

not been negligent." to start out with good intentions and letter feel ignorant, it would have course of the next few months, in the

At the request of Mr. Watson- personal" attack. To let person of Prince Axel of Denmark Shanghai last week day, when a the ground that the defendants have to degenerate into personalities. "He loveth transgression that loveth the letter go thcriticised would have who sailed from Copenhagen on Jane smart coolie recognised him after a the Chia" "Than. strife." is among the sayings of been to spread error and unrighteous 28 as Captain of the East Asiatic lapse of many months. A young stay of proceedings for seven days a novel scheme to open a new oil mill These capitalists will open a large We are so easily led to forget the others to do their thinking for them. /San Francisco. He is a Captain in the Ningpo Bank when he was Crewe undertaking to refund the troubles will be eliminated.

Queen Alexandra. As he has joined asked him: "Whither in such *BOTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIO EVION." Solomon that make for righteousnessness, for the majority of men allow Company's big motor-ship "Asia" for apprentice was wending his way to

75% of which will be subscribed by the mercantile marine for three years, hurry?"I am off to the bank to pay the latter's success in the Courtoil mill with a capital of $400,000- them and the remaining $100,000 to HONGKONG, Thursday, Avober 11, 1921, righteous cause in our endeavour to and any fallacy, so it have plausibility the Danish Navy and a nephew of accosted by an affable stranger, WHO costs paid by plaintiff in the event of,

prove that our opponents are fools, they will repeat like parrots.

Now because the China Mait is and this company's vessels ply, via in some money," said the guileless ap

be subscribed from the workers of... or worse. We want our local writers

the new mill. Each worker is re to make righteousness readable, but trying to love righteousness for the Singapore, between Siam and Europe, prentice. But the banks are shut,"

gured to subscribe for at least onc we want them to avoid any sir of sake of righteousness, and denying H. R. H. may be seen in Singapore said the affable stranger. Ob," said superiority. We don't want to be that it is a monopoly of sects or water-like Prince Valdemar not the apprentice. It is lucky for you stranger, I happen to have a friend

instalments extending to a period of Somebody having said something made to feel that we are very ignorant, churches (which, indeed, seldom show many years back-before very long that I met you, sild the affable

Mr. M. C. Macnamara this morn working in that bank, and I car THE SITUATION AGAIN ACUTE share if the company to be paid in 6 months. The wages of the workers. Peking, August 2. The situation will be those which are demanded about the conscientious journalist's or very evil or even very good. We it) there are partly righteous in- duty of making righteousness read-aze just an average assembly of dividuals who decry us, or at the least

with having in their possession 40 The grateful apprentice was then as able, a contributor to the local to support us.

dartange for it to be paid in today, of patriotism and a rather less paroch- luckily, has a big and influential case in which two Chinese are charged if you will come along with Morning Post took it as a text for ial outlook than is to be found in crowd of men who do try to serve cases of amraunition without a permit clay in the bands of the potter, and between Hunan and Hupch has again by the oil mill-workers who are now a homily, to local journalists, and so any small suburb of London. We all righteousness, and approve honest from the CS.P., and asked for a re- followed his newly found: friend to become actite. The most recent on strike. While waiting for the met the initial difficulty of making read our local newspapers. We are attempts at such service, and they mand, explaining that he had just the top of a building in Central forgic telegrams from Bankow. Te new machinery to come from abroad, Fighteousness readable. He failed to more depend upon them than have encouraged us by letting us been retained and did not know the district. Taking the money from pore were expected as You on old native presses will be bought upon the London newspapers that know it. So we carry on. As to first thing about the case. Is the apprentice he walked in one forces were at Tochow on

Fighting is reported to have that this new mill will secommodat get over it, quite. He war to arrive. five or six weeks after the the readableness of it, the Hong-spector Wills of West-Print who door and out of the other July 81 Fresh Hunan forces are from those mills that have gone out diffuse taking nearly two columns date of publication. Some of uskong journalists themselves, admit raised no objection ica zemand, leaving the mug standing, said to be reaching the front while of business on account of the strike

arrested men or, jo other worde ammonition in the haring found such charming and

pricas of manufacture... The men obliging acquaintance. Unfortunately occurred at Shiblical on July 30, and 600, workers. Negot

alienes man he had played 33, the rest of which hiki not been going on

According to Chines and the lead yesterday to say what could have are grateful to those who do their the China Mail's untamonut claims described the contraband, as shells, meditating on his good fortune in Hapeh is rushing op reinforcements, and used in the new mill. It is said.

were arrested "pes Yeux-Road Tur

menges, however, the Huper start ble bera better said in one. He taide umget to make the loal journals that way. Only

West yeperday afternoon while the same trick in, the name

and he was recognited wide leaps, from readably interesting. who realise the great tality would dara ndent and ponsibility of the water and who would be mock,

pretend not to

loading the ammunition righteous to the ** obedere **--which, surely he does without being príggish in their

READABLE RIGHTEOUSNESS.

not find in local jour

Troumaiand he can make tightequenes scened to have the vaguest

Note, the objection

You must

really righteous -writer

hout Mail This one

Hongkong The Magarric fired the

THE PEX Police ball

80 $250 for the first matí, and $500

was extended!

the

HUNAN AND HUPEH.

Chief of Staf

beary fightog