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MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1922,

GRABBED HIS GIRDLE.

A STONECUTTER ROBBED.

OBITUARY.

MR. BENJAMIN JAMES.......

OUR TIPPLES. -

SPARKLING FADS AND FAN- CIES IN THE ORIENT.

THE CHINA MAIL.”

In Furopean circles in India

-PL-GUE.

Fifteen cases of plague (soven`fatal)| were reported on Friday, and fr (four fatal) en Saturday,

1 Ons e, se uf small por completed the return of notifiable disease for

Wa regret to announce the death of Mr. Benjamin James, B. A., (Oran) Mr. James retired from the education fashions in Tiger elange much each day. Department

two or three as

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Gazette.

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Charged with having, with two others, robbed a compatriot of ten dollars a Chinese named Wong Hung came before the Chief Justice (Sir

do elsewhere, KEYS William Rees Davies) at the Chiminal

According to the Canton Time [ well camed Harper's Fine and Spirit two plague cases were detected amon Court this morning and pleaded not pension. Mr. James arrived in the

Biantes example, the passengers on a night bost 1100 colony in 1898 and took the head was oused-temporarily by whisky, Hongkong. They were at once taker guilty.

Evidence called to support the mastership of Kowloon British School the doctor having declared (hand on to the plague hospital outside Crows case disclmed that the com- He left Honskorg in 1889 and until heart) that w'isky was better ruited : North Gate plainant was a stonecate who lived 10 was second master at King's to the climate. For a time the civil were admitted on Thursday died cl

Two patients at Yanmati. At about half past College, Bangkok, where he was tator surgeons,"

were believed and brandy | Saturday. seven on the evening of March 29 he to the Royal Prince of Sam. He had no friends. Then a reaction set in; was walking over to Hangbom when returned to Hongkong in 1903 and honours were divided, brandy near Cambray Building, three men Headmaster of Kowloon School. For being considered invainable in casts (one of whom was the prisoner) held the last fifteen years or so his name of beat enervation. Eventually him on the pretext that they wanted had been identified with Queen's brandy was relegated to medical to watch him for daggers, When be College where he was for some timefuse, and whisky and soda became the told them that he was a stonecutter second master. Perhaps he was best drink. From rose embowered Peha- and had no daggers, they tackled him as the founder of the Fellow war on the Afghan border to dusty and the prisoner tore off a girdle the Dragon, Queen's College Magazine, Tuticorin in the extreme south, and complainant bad about his waist. It and it was a beast of his that the fam muggs Bombay to equally and Government Official twelve sea- contained, $10 worth of "Chinese paper was read in all five continenta steaming Calcutta, the whisky peg" and three years experience, respectively Mr. James lesves a wife and daugh-had a vogue. And to-day Whisky, seeks engagement with banking instit

whisky all the way,

1jor or ommercial bouse. Box 1370 c/o China Mail."

Were seat-1

REBUILDING A TUBE.

ten cent pieces which tered into the roadwar. Each ter in England, of the two anatched up some of the money and ran of The stonecutter chased after them and his shouting drew the attention of Mr. R.C. Witchell who chased the prisoner ups are street and caught him. on the football ground.

that

ic his

TASK THAT WILL TAKE 600 MEN 2 YEARS.

UNPOPULAR VINTAGE. Lime-juice and rods (dashed with. gin) has been tried; also esterna and soda and lart and soda. Cider has

had many a good se d off, and sherry. too. The insidious "peg" however, always outs them.

demand, claret and sauterne, or For dances champagne" is, in grape, bing required for cap purpose. At every buns khatah (official dinner) there is a plentiful supply of champagne--"simpkin" the native servants call it. At weddings Work will be provided for about "bubbly" is as necessary as the ring 20,000 men for two years. Many of and the parson, while it circulates at in the engineering shops of the Mid-parties. them will be employed on the work race di..ners and lands and North of England.

But other Rines

the tubes.

promot os

Are

Mr. Witchell brought his capture back to Nathan Road where he saw & An announcement will be made Chir-se fossicking about the groundFortly of the financial provisions of with a lamp. It was the sonecutter the Government Ican of £5,000,000 to looking for his vanished ten-cent the London Underground railways for pieces. He identified the prisene at the development and improvement of once a member of the trio that rabbed him and when Mr. Witebell pointed. cut the prisoner stockinged fee he pointed out a pair of shoes which he said he had seen the prisoner drop. At Mr. Witchell's n-gestion the prisoner tried these on made by the

a second batch of about 600. They Y Quem of poetis bouquet, the prischer to the effect that he knew a will be employed in extending the admirable looschet the agreeable! man had been robbed of Chinese tea Hampstead Railway from Golders Barsac, the pleasant Pouilly; these rent pieces but he did not do it himself. Green to Edgware. The whole of this alas. sre

After- a brief rtiment the jury work will be carried out on the probably never will be. An after not in demand, sad pronounced the prisoner guilty. The Chief Justice said that 6a tere was surface, and will take 10 to 12 months dinner glass of port is all the civilian no suggestion that the prisoner was to complete. The line will be about allows himself and perhaps

44 miles long. armed or that any great violence was

Occasional glass of Madeira az an used he would impose what he con

longer renowned for their clan aperitif. Nor are officers' messes any sidered a lenient sentence-two years

Champagne on guest nights whisky jail with hard labour.

rately to be met wi h-that is say. navvies, will be the first to start The nob's Romance, the wdl Between 200 and 900 men, mostly wines of dignity and character. work, and they will be followed by bodied Pommard, the Chatrat

and they, atted.

Stateme to were

FUNERAL

POLICE SERGEANT ANDREWS.

The funeral of the late Police Sergeant Alexander Andrews, whose death in his 28th year from paralysi due to wounds received in the War occurred, at the Government Civil Hospital on Saturday morning, took place at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, in evening.

the

the rebuilding of the City and South About 600 men will be engaged on London Railway-London's first tobe. The task will be completed in about Jears at a cost of nearly £2,000,000. More than 25,000 steel segments will be required for the new tube as well as number of escalators or moving stairways, which will be used in place of lifts at the new station. A con and so forth will have to be built by plete set of new rolling stock, coaches the different Midland carriage and wagon contractors.

DOCK ACCIDENT.

The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie officiated at the graveside, at which A coolie working in No. 2 Kowloon gathered large numbers of the Dock was seriously injured yesterday European section of the Police Force, through an iron mould falling on him. including the Captain Superintendent, Another coolie was struck by frag. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Mr. G. C. Pardue,ments of the same mould. Both men A.S.P., and several Inspectors. were taken to hospital.

PASSENGERS.

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The coffin was bore to the grave by Sergeanta Fender, H. R. Phillips and Knowles, and Mr. Chester Woods.

There were many beautiful forel) tributes, including those from the Captain Baperintendent of Police, "from four ex-servicemen in memory of a soldier and a gentleman," "with derpest sympathy from Chester," "from a sincere friend J.F." Mr. T. Lady Stubbs and three children

Per Anchises on Thursday nupe. Ma Aird, Miss A. MA exodes

DEPARTURES.

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and soda at other times.

BEER AND LAGER.

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WANTED.

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3rd Floor, Prince's Buildings

LET.-Immediate Cecoration-

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B.KV.D.C. RIFLE HEETING

Stonacaters Bite Hange

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

bez to warn all the local Stores and

Shops in the Colony not to accept orders from a cartain individual who prezenta my card, applying for goods to be supplied to him in my nEMO, SE I found out two cases to be a frend, 2.8 goed number of my carda kara been stolen and used for the purpose.

P. A. XAVIER Hongkong April 24, 1939.

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HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB.

Tennis Tournament.

UBJECT to weather conditions, the following dates have been fixed:- Final Open Championship

Doubles

Friday April 28.

Final Open Championship

Slogies,

Monday, May 1.

Challenge Round Open Cham-

pionship Kinglas,

Wednesday, 3rd May.

Challenge Roan d'Open' Cham-

plonship Doudles,

Friday, 5th May.

RESERVED SEATS may now be booked at the Pavilion by Mambers, Subscribers and those holding "privilege tickets, except between the hours of 415 and 6:30 p.m.

st

The liars will remain open VENTS open to Corps only and VENIVG, 26th April, after which -he Pavilion until WEDNESDAY

(entries on Range) on May 6 and 7

Open Revolver Competitiorate they will be transferred to Mears.

Moatrie & Co. Sente $1 each. 1 Comers (Rife) Competition

NOTE-Ticket holders are requested Machine Gun Competition, open trosion of their seats.

to ensu't the back of tickets as to the any Unit in Colony and Open Re Folver Competition on May 13 and 14

quarters.

Programmes at H.K.V.D.C. Head

two hours, last launch 4pm.

Launches from Marray Pier every

Competitors to provite own am- munition. Members of H.K.V.D.C. will receive tree ammunition.

Hongkong, April 24, 1922.

P. & 0. S. N. CO.

STEAMERS FOR STRAITS, COLOMBO, AUS- TRALIA, BOMBAY, EGYPT, MEDITERRANEAN PORTS

& LONDON.

Through Bills of Lading issued for Patavis, Persian Gulf, Continental, American and South African Parts.

Entrant- Fees. All even's 50 centa certion Open Revolver Event (un per man per Competition with ex- limited entries.) for which fee is 20 cents per entry and the Cadet Com pany Competition which is free.

Competitors for Cer, & Events and Light beer (in bulk and bottle) har op n Revolver Competition on Mar tremendous sule, but it must be the 6 and 7 most send their names very lightest. Sem yea: so stog-ther with entrance fees not later attempt was made by an Englib than noon on Saturday, April 29 to disastrous, his beer invariably being Pilater. brewer einer defunct) to oust German Cpl H. Green c/o Headquartered May. as Gat as any pancake. Nor are Anglo Indians particularly keen on the country-brewed beer. It lacks bite" is their verlict.

Ba the result

WASHKVD.C..

to

Attempts have been made introduc- Swiss, Hungarian, Australian. Californian Cape, Greek, Italian and wine The last-named was killed by Cashma.re the high freight and pour quality. The Swiss sparkling wine and the astielying Engiciner Werr, for extraordinary reason, Dot ap preciated. The good Carlowitz,

BOTIP

though intelligently, advertised,

found до

friends

and

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Tifin and tea will be provided on Range at $1.50 and 30 cents re sprutively. All those requiring tiffit must inform the Quartermaster at HKY.D.C. Headquarters not later than May 3.

Hongkong, April 24, 1922.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER. DEFENCE CORPS.

ORDERS BY LIFT-"OLONEL L G. BIRD, D.3.0.

Administrative Commandant,

Australian and Californian vintagez 1. Parades "

were only used for cap parposes. The 1 CROITS DRILLS wil; he held at Cape mice became a joke, as also didater Headquarters on 10 Dari the juice of the Greek grape. And at 6.30 p.m. until further notic the Italian wines could not (so the

Dress: Flain "lothes. -

the red and white wines of France. connoisseurs declared) compare with 2. Promotions and appointments His Excell-ncy the Governor has been

Lieutenant ARTHUR MURDOCH

H. King, D.SP. (Kowloon). Mr. D. Mrs A. F Biant, Mrs Broadwood, Miss fadi, in short semained very con- pless des approve the protation f J. Valentine, Chief Inspector and A. M. Foller. Mr and Mrs A. D. Gal-servative, though at one time she the rank of Captain in the Hoogkone Mrs. Kerr, Chief Detective Inspector loway Mr and Mrs A. G. Hopes and favound the red wine of Aliers, But Tolunteer Deb nea Carps, with effect Morison, Insp. and Mrs. Appleton, Harley, ar ad Mr. D. C. Butchins E. Do for lung. for it wa found to be from the 13 h April, 1922, No. 64

Viss Hones, Mrs F. Harley and. Misa E. Insp. and Mr. Cashman, Insp. Med Mrs R. Bamilton. Mr J. Ktoo rough a tipple. and Mr. R. Macdonald, Insp. Main, P. J. Mayers Mrs M. Marshall, and Mr and Mrs Bickets, Mr Irwin Thomson, family, Insp. and Mrs. James J. Brock. Dr. and Mrs J. F. Murray, Mr Miss Truscott, Mrs Limon Ward, Mr E Watt and family, Mr. and Mrs James And Mrs W Turner, Mis Stanley M. McLeod. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips, Mr and Mrs G. F. Belem, MrEJ. K

and

Mr. GeTTaed

Mr. and Mrs. Stimson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Booker, Mr. and Mrs.

TEE GRAPE.

Pave. Cullen, Machine Gun Cen- piny is appointed to the rank of Lance

da did it please the Anglo Indian 3. Rever-ion Only when plentifully dashed with dece red, with Best from the date.

Corporal vice Corp. C. F. Maan

palate. Spanish claret also was tried,

No 341 Lancs Corpo al H G.- he, Mr M. M. Mare, Srand Mrs F. tid for a few year it enjoyed a limit-Beg-ty, Machine Gun Company i Glazebrook and Miss B B Mr H C. Bronne, Mr G. 8. Pod p pularity. But Rioja, evra permitted to resiga bis appointment as R. J. Ball, Mr and Mrs H. P. Hoskyn, tually went the way of many secther Lenes Orporal at his own quest, with Dr. and Mrs G. M. Harston and Mis Einrovation.

ff.c from this date.

H. G. Garrod and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ingham, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hollands, Mr and Ma. Cotton, Mr. and Mr. Dick and family, Mr. and Mr and Ms H HJ Gompertz, Mrs Mroduce little-known champagnes. Mrs. John Ogg, Bub Sergt. and Mrs, W. Sterling, Ms A. B. Harris, Mrs B. Mil. Excellent wine, dry without losing its Chevalier, Bergh and Mr. Phillips, and Mrs W. L Bramwell, Le characteristics and of the deand Comdr. C. Hake, R.N.R. Mr and Mrs D. B. O. and Mrs. Grimmett and family, Lewis, Mr C. D. Melbourne, MD bouquet. The stabbom cher, however, Sub-Inspector P. Grant, Sub-Inspector

Heliregor, Mr and Mrs L. D. McBicol, M. Barston, Mrs E. E. Greig, Mrs R Altempta have been made to in- 14. Resignations

Monton, Mrs C. M. Risa, Mrs. refused to bow to strange gods. Nicholson, Mr and Mrs J. 4. T. Flum"Heidsieck, We know, and

No. 141 Lance Corp, J. & Oxberry, Rowe Company, sad No. 278 Pa J. Pritsbard, Soctish Company are Pmitted to resign from the Corps, with effect from this date.

Yo bells and long bayonets

Fox, B. 0. Ward, Mass C. Hatt, mer, Messrs T. Ukasaki, L. Fischer, H. Pommery we know," said they, with a Web Belt sad Long Bayonet for Hall, Cuff, F.P.R. James, F. Condon, Bater, F, M. Hood, G. Parker Near an A. Roach, K.W. Andrew, J. McLellan, Miss M. Parker Ness. W.K. Dyer, A. Yuall, Frank Lammert, Sergeants of the Water Police, Ser- geants' Mees Central, Hess Mater Central, No.2 Police Station, European Officers, No, 7 Station, Yaomati Police Mess Officers, Victoris Jail. European Revenue Officers and Royal Naval Yard Police.

Shortly after nine o'clock last night, a fire broke out in the Mitsui

KOTEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

The C.P.8., BMS Empress of Japan" arrived at Kobe on Apr. 21

All N.C.Gs and Men who were issued paraphrasing Eton's impadent the Guard of Honour will return them (and classic) query, "but who to store as soon as posible. are you" Still, Fol Roger has had 6. •mmunition many friends in India, and so have

Attention in again drawn to the fact Veuve Clicquot and Moet, Irroy, too the in many cars members have not has made a favourable impression, as-turned to Store the AA, issed also has Perrier-Jouet,

darisg the Strike. This must be done Certainly some of the champagnes as early as possible sent out to the "East Indies" during

(3 p.) left Robe on Apr. 2(6a.m) the past thirty years bave been

d is due at Nagasaki ou. Apr. 24 (7.1).

enzious decoctions.

The O.F.S., R... **Empress of Bus is "arrived at Bhanghai on Apr. 21

Bussen Kaisha's Yaumati coolyard. and is due at Nagasaki on Apr. 14 (8 a.m.) left Shanghai on Apr. 23 (ba.m.). From the Hongkong side the blaze (m.)

(84.) B. B. YOUNG, Major,

Adjutant, H. V. D. Corpe.

NOTICE.

Ex-Officers and Other Ranks who The P. M... "Empire State" bare not yet been issued with the appared to have semmed alarming on Apr. 33 and is dus to arrive Hong-19, with full cargo and passenger apply for them to the

The 8. L. "Balto left Manil sailed from San Francisco on April British War und Victory Medals should proportions, bat actually the glare king on Apr. 25. was mostly due to gaa. The Kowloon The P.&O... "Kalyan" left Shang- list

Fire Brigade with two floats and the big Deans engine had the fire prac tically extinguished by eleven o'clock. One shed was damaged to the extent of a couple of thousand dollars. The Jost is covered by insurance,

bai for this port on Apr. 22 at 10.30 am.

and is due here on apr 25 at about 8 m.

Secretary, War Offine. (A.G. 10.)

27, Pilgrim 3reef,

Ludgate Bill,

Tandon, E.0.4 The B. La Kagombe loft Fass Irving will present the prices about Number, Gaila wic

ground to meow afternoon. Ne, vit partientes as to mak, Regimus un Apr. 23 and in due to arrive at Hoog kong on May 18, 1

1:90.

- Bengkung, April 94, 1929.

Port Maid on Apr. 21 and is dus to strive take place on the Collega's recreation The B. City of Simla "left Queen's College annual sports at London on May 3.

this Fort on or about WEDNESDAY, 1922 taking Passen gers and Cargo for the above Ports.

Silk and Valuables and Tes for Italy, France and London (under arrangement) will be transhipped at Bombay into the Marseilles and London Mail Steamer proceeding direct to

THE Steamship "DUNERA." Captain Walker, carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from

Parcels will be received at this Office until 3 F.. the day before sailing, The ontents and value of all packages are required.

For further particulars apply to-

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

& 00.,

Agents.

Hongkong, April 24, 1922,

PUBLIC AUCTIONS

'RE Sadersigned have received instruc tions to sell by Public Auction,

on

FRIDAY, April 28, 1999, commencing at 5 pm.

ab their Eslee Rooms, Duddell Street,

& Collection of Hare and Valuable Portage Stampa 3000 Genuine Postage Stamps in perfect condition including Brimah and Portuguese Colonies, War and Artistice etc etc.

On view from Tuesday the 35th inst Satalognes will be issued. Farms: Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS, Auctioneers.

PHS Undersigned have received la

stractions to sell by Public Auction,

SATURDAY, April 28, 1921. commencing at 11 am.

at No. 5 Humphreys Buildings, Kokoa A Quantity of Household furniture,

(Full Particulars from Catalogue) And

One Cottage Pizzo by “Moutrie

in fue condition.

On view from Friday the 28th inst Tor-Cab on delivery,"

LAMMERT BRÜS., Auctionsors. Hongkong, April 24, 1933.

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