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SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 3, 1921.

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INTERNATIONAL LAW.

CONFERENCE AND BANQUET IN HOLLAND.

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THE HAGUE, September 3. The International Law Association discussed international law as it affects private persons. Prince lienry, the Dutch Minister of Justice, and the Bargemaster of the Hague were present at a banquet given by the

Royal Dutch Petroleum Company to the foreign delegates. Herr Capadose, the chairman of the company, toasted the association, and Professor Jitta toasted the company.

FEELS TOO OLD.

ELIHU ROOT DECLINES LON, JOB,

NEW YORK, September 3. Owing to his advanced age, (76) Elihu Root has declined his nomination to membership of the permanent International Court of Justice initiated by the League of Nations-

TENNIS.

NEW YORK, August 3.

In the challenge round for the Davis Cup Johnston won the first and second sets 62, 64 frem Kumagal. He won the third and last set 6-3.

For the second challenge singles Shimidzu beat Tilden in the first set

7.5.

CRICKET.

BRIGHTON, September 3.

The Australiars after five hours batting, lost nine wickets for 332, at which figure they declared. Collins scored 54 and Ryder 83. Gregory scored 53. Tate took 4 wickets for 21. Sussex made a poor display. All were out for 62 ia eighty minutes. There was a bad light. McDonald took 4

32 and Mailey 5 for 13. 3

VALERA'S RIPLY.

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED FOR SOME DAYS.

SOME FATALITIES.

THE CHINA MATI

S.S. GLAUCUSTM REFLOATED.

A telegram received by Mesars Butterfeld and Swire, yesterday. notified that the Bine Funnet steamer

Glaucus" which went aground at Tangsha Spit at the entrance to the Yangtze River on August 22 during typhoon weather, had been refloated.

While several contractor's coolies were at work demolishing No. 33, Connaught Road West at 3.15 p.m. yesterday, a portion of the back wall

collapsed suddenly

on. top and buried three of

men Gangs of them.

Sanitary Board coolies were promptly on the scene and rescue work immediately undertaken. Two of the men were dag out still alive, but severaly they were takea injured, and

the by

£6,000 BURGLARY. · SCIENTIFIC ATTACK ON A CHATEAU.

TO-DAY'S ‘ADVERTISEMENTS.-

PRAK CLUB,

WING to the inclement weather the BAND NIGHT arranged for TO. DAY," Eas been postponed until SATURDAY NEXT, 10b fast.

JOHN BENTLEY,

Hon. Secretary. Hengkong. September 3, 1991.

HAPPY VALLEY

COURSE.

to the Hospital

Barglars who visited the country

DAY, first have been postponed motor ambulance. The third man house of M. Jean Stern, the French THE Competitions arranged for SUN- could not be located. Late, in the millionaire, deputy, and racehorse until SUNDAY, 11th September, as the evening his badly crushed body was owner, prepared to carry out the Course is anpissable. found and removed to the mortuary, barglary on the most scientific lines. The P.W.D. has taken charge of the Though disturbed they took £6,000 building, and choring work was worth of furs, pictures, silver, and

jewellery. carried on until a late hour,

The thieves, who were at least three, cut through the shutters sad.

L

J. B. ROSS,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, September 3, 1021.

NOTICE.

Yesterday afternoon, a portion of the hill behind No. 1. Shek Lane, Wanchai, collapsed, The earth block-glass of a ground floor window. They ed the back door, and coolles bad ca werk for several hours to remove boots the moment they entered the THE Public are cordially invited 10

the obstruction.

Several small landslides have occurred on the new road round Mount Davis. No one was injured, but as a precaution against further fall of earth, work was suspended and the workmen removed from the A big landslide occurred on Poklu lum Road, near Ellio: Battery last night. Several tons of earth and boulders block the road for a couple of hundred yards. The road has been closed to traffic.

road.

The strong wind did considerable damage to trees in various parts of the Colony last night. One tree op- posite the barracks was blown down, while boughs and branches were torn away from several ethers on the up- Several trees in the per levels. Botanical Gardens also suffered.

must have drawn slippers on their

park, for there are no recognisable Turnir ES, ONTO MARU,"

footprints. apparently wore

On their hands they the latest sadition to our South Ameri rubber surgical can Line Fleet, TO-MORROW, the 4th loves, as not a single fingerprint instant. The atesmer will be open for has been found. One of the burglais, inspection from 2 p.m. to 5 pm and an art expert, made a tour of the launches will lease. Blake Fier st the thieves visited each room all that rooms, choosing only the best. As frequent intervals. they wished to take was carefully. wrapped in tissue paper and then done up in linen sheets.

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

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the letting by Public Auction Sale, to or MONDAY, the 8th day ONE DOLLAR (21) per share be held for account 1921 will be payable on of September, 1911, a 3 p.m., at the MONDAY, the 19th September, 1921, Offices of the Public Works Department, Shareholders are requested to apply for by Order of His Excellency the Governor,

Lot of 70€

CROWN LAND Shaotian in the. Colony of EMBEZZLER SENTENCED, Dividend Warrants at the Company's of

Oce, St. George's Building, Hongkong. Hongkong, for a term of 10 years, The TRANSFER BOOKS of the with the option of renewal at a Crown Company will be CLOSED from SAT- Hant tite fixed by the Surveyor of His URDAY, 10th September, 1921. to Majesty the King, for one farther tern both days inclusive. MONDAY, the 19th September, 1921, of 15 years

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Pat Chau, the accountant of the Mau Sang Loong rice shop of No. 489, charged before Magistrate Orme with Queen's Road West, was this morning the embezzlement of $449.35, the property of the shop. He was also charged with having made false entries in the firm's books.

Mr. A. E. Hall, who appeared for the prosecution, said that he under stood that the accused was pleading guilty to embezzlement, in which case he would not press the other charge against him. He had been in the firm's employ for over two years, was a good worker, and had borne a good character until this unfortunate lapse,

It was with reluctance that his em ployers were proceeding against him. said that the Inspector Wills defendant had charge of the safe key, and bad abused the trust placed on him. It was a serious offence.

not WAS

known actly when the accused stole the money, but the theft was discovered

It

LONDON, September 3.

ex'

It is stated in Downing Street that De Valera's reply to the Premier is on August 20 when the manager enlikely to be available for publication for some days.

ODDS AND ENDS.

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

-Safety Cf Mines.

Shakespeare dedicated 126 sonnets. Mr. Kennerley says that every line is written in Wilde's own handwriting and the story is based on the conjecture that Shakespeare dedicated the poems to a raan, not to a woman After Wilde's arrest the manuscript The resumption of work at the disappeared, and Mr. Kennerley various collieries has led to the sacri- declares that it has not been seen by fice of bundreds, probably one might a living person until it was found in say thousands, of canaries. In fiery July, 1920, and sent to him. As to and gassy mines it is essential after a the history of the manuscript since long stoppage that, before the men Wilde's arrest, Mr. Kennerley has go down to work, every working promised to make a statement shortly. place shall be thoroughly tested for Santimental Ditties." gas. One test is that of the ordinary miners' lamp. Gas in

working

"I object most strongly to sacred ditties sung in church, the Vicar of

place invariably affects the flame Teddington states in announcing that

asked the accused for the safe key to get some money to make some payments. When the safe was opened, it was found to be empty. The accused was given a chance to replace the money, but he absconded the same night and was not seen again until yesterday.

The defendant admitted embezzle ment. He said that he had loaned | $100 of the stolen money to a friend, and the rest he had spent foolishly

on himself.

Sentence of three months' bard labour was passed.

CORRESPONDENCE.

WHERE IS IT?

inside the lamp. But before that the English Hymnal will take the (To the Editor of the " China Mall.""] test can be applied there must be place of Hymns Ancient and Modern

the certainty that the deputy making in bis church after June 22,"and.

the test can safely walk into the also to being preached at by my

Sir-In connection with the pro

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"OVERLAND CHINA 'Trumpet Island", "I working place. Where this is doubt fellow worshippers in such phrases as posed sale of ful a caged canary is sent into the Stand up for Jesus, and other similar should like to ask two questions: place. If the bird lives men can suggestions. When I am in church Firstly, is Trumpet Island Chinese safely work there; if the cage comes I want to offer my devotion or peni- territory? And secondly, arising out back with just a bundle of lifelesstence to God, to sing His praises, and of that, if the answer is in the to thank Him for his goodness affirmative, has the Chinese Govern- feathers in one corner the place is unsafe until a rearrangement of the Modera hymas, so-called, annoy me ment given its consent to the sale? "brauicing," which conducts the air current round the maine, has clearedy much, and the greatest trial 1 In my opinion there is something to have had at St. Alban's Church, be explained about the whole matter. Teddington, is the choosing of bymas for Sundays from a book which is of sentimental mainly composed ditties which are very often beretical and set to music ip keys quite beyond the compass of the voices of most

the gas out. 270,000 Years per annum Lot Some interesting particulars concer. ning insured persons in the country were given a correspondent at the Ministry of Health. According to the latest statistics available, it is of the congregation. estimated that the number of persons Tainvited Questa, in England and Wales entitled to

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Yours faithfully,

KAN IU SZE. Hongkong, September 2, 1921.

TYPHOON WARNINGS,

The telegrams quoted below were received by the local American Con sulate General from the Manila

Observatory.

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Real Hard Luck

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Motor Prosecutions

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Do You Pawn Your Raincoal? 27

Stranded Liners....

7-11 A Sandakan Incident...

Leading Articles...............iá: 1-6 Correspondence Alice Memorial Hospital Local and General *** Dishonest Apprentice The Share Market Children's Corner Policeman's Complaint ................. L2

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The Irish Tangle [No. 1 and No. 23 Who is George Russell?main Secret Recess ****......

Money Changer Robbed

Marine Misdoings

Shipping

Special Cables

Sport ...

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Concert on the "Tamar"

13-14

Passengers

China Coast...

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Fire and Typhoon

Opium Muddle

Rabies

Legislative Council Thursday's Council Bills

Doped

A Tenancy Tangie

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Steamer Wrecked.

Governmentand Military Lands Council Questions Banque Industrielle

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$7,000 Firesponse

Chamber of Commerce

Taikoo Tallow Thieved....16 Watered Milk

medical benefit in 1920 was 13,873, shipping companies are put to great persons. The computations expense, and in some of them there

9.30 a.m. to-day. made indicate that on the average is no redress whatever. Probably about 60 per cent. receive treatment the worst of these is that when a

(1) Typhoon in about 112. deg. from insurance practitioners. Thus stowaway is discovered on board ship onc-filth of the whole population of if the matter is reported it is necessary Long. E. 17 deg. Lat. N. inclining the country received treatment during to maintain him, and bring him back Northward. the year. The amount of lost time to the port where be stowed away. (2) Typhoon in about 113 deg. tbrough sickness reaches an It so happens that in view of the pre- Long. E. 20 deg. Lat. N. recurving

Northeastward. astonishing figure. Amongst insured vailing arrangements the stay at a rersons unatis to work through in foreign port may be of several week's abilly an average yearly minimam duration and correspondent has seen PRETTY WOMEN of fourteen million weeks is lost, a some quite extensive hotel bills period approximately of pearly which shipowners have been called who wit to retain their charm fa Pinkettes of special value for the pre -foot in respect. 270,000 years per annum.

their aninvited guests. Then onervation of the complexion and if th general beath. The use, when needed. Lost Quoar Wide Ma.

returning to the home port the of these dainty little taxatives keep the Oscar Wilde's lost manuscript, stowaway is imprisoned and charged skin free from pimples and blemish The Portrait of Mr. W., was to with the offence, for which he usually ensures daily regularity, uspela bilan have been published early in July; receives a light-punishment, and attacks and sick he daches,, NA

creste no habit. They are equally The Bank of China ********* according to Mr Mitchell Kemerley, occasionally no punishment stallikettes et essent' a katero and the publisher. It is about 28,000 In the result the prosecators in return for murheilets everywher words, and elaborates the theories for their outlay and their trouble, post run at cents the vive from Dr. The Hongkong Hotel Co. Saffers Take Care (inquiry of Wildeas to the identity of the have only the knowledge that they 4 Wilkins M dilge. Co, 96, Eze hoes The Theatre Shooting 25

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A Border Tragedy

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