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SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1927

"THE HOT FOLD MAN.

A SHANGHAI STREET- INDUSTRY.

Cynthia Maguire writes in Shanghai Gazette:---

the

There are plenty of them, but this particular man I see every morn- ing. He is a nice smiley soul and he gives me a greeting on days when trade has gone well with him. We bave a sort of tacit understanding sa to which are the good days and which

the bad, and on the bad days we say nothing.

He sells rice, and long crisp brown "cakes,” and meat dainties and

heape On nae particular of his stall and he arranges them lovingly with his hands from time to time."

HONGKONG TRADE.-

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT.

· POLITICAL SITUATION'S KIPENG

The Hongkong General Chan ber of

LOCAL AND GENERAL

THE CHINA MAIL.

A Chinese living at 10 Nathan Road has reported to the Police that |lari night a watch and some small | articles of jewellery of a total value | of $70 were stolen from his house.

'A Chinese boatman was fined $2

·WANTED A “HAT.

BUT GOT FOUR WEEKS.

Yin Wai is a very valuable fitter's coolie just now serving a sentence of four weeks' "imprisonment awarded him by M. R. E. Lindrall this morn- Commerce fortnightly report states by Commander CW. Beckwith ating. Tia Wah has a taste for sum Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy the Marine Court this morning for helmeta and chose quite a good ans Cotton Good-Our market continues carrying twelve pamengers in arcem from the submarine 120 lying in- quiet, but there is a better feeling in the number allowed by his licence, side the camber. Unfortunately

view of a probable settlement of

political affairs between Canton and Peking.

Cotton Yarn-During the interval

of

the hat was several sises too big for On inquiry at the Government him. Suspicions were roused and he Civil Hospital this morning it was

was arrested. He vigorously protest- leamed that Mr A.B. Wright, of thed his innocence saying he had kukan the hat în mists.ko. Tie Wab did so and his head almost disappeared. Still he did not give up hopes and blandly informed the Court that his own has was also found that Ym. Wah had no right to too big. Probing deeper the Magistrate be on the submarine..

macaroni. The zoodles lie in great good Lusives- has been transacted P.W.D., who was admitted some time « Put it on "ordered the Magistrata.

Stott Price having raled ingolar, at sago suffering from an attack of fever,

factusion of $1. The conflict beis progressing slowly. teen the two appesing parties in Canton has naturally stopped business for that marker and consequently there are no shipments to that port.

Quotations are--

Small chow-towls are provider for customers, and there are chopsticks galore, which stand in a jar of water and are replaced after the hungry one has finished his real. Extra washing would be superfluous.

Other bowls contain succulent trifes such as cabbage "an jus," bamboo shoota, pork dumplings and other dainties.

No. 10s. $154/182. No. 12 $1667 184. No. 16. $194 273. No. 20 $195/222

Arrivals 100. Shipments ait. Sales 5,630 bales.

JAPS TO EVACUATE SIBERIA.

Torra, Jana 23.

evacuation of Aberia, was decided It is reliably reported that the upon så to-day's meeting of the. Cabinet. --Beuter.

NEWS FROM

WUCHOW.

Wockow, June 24.

On Thursday afternoon the river had risen to 58 feet. --

Things are quiet and trade is absolutely at a standstill.

Traiva esam of plague (three fatal) and a fatal case of enteric faver were reported to the M.O.H. yester- day.

As a Chinese woman living in Temple Street Yaumati was riding in a riosha in company with s man last night between Jordan and Austin Roads Kowloon, she was stopped by three met. One of them threatened not believe him, the Magistrate red at Koclung on June 25 at 7 a-line

her with a knife and attempted to cut a bangle composed of six half- Unsold stock 5,000 bales. Bargains sovereigns from her wrist. Failing 11,000 bales.

In this he pulled the omament off. wondrous collection of people]

Woollens--Enginess is almost at sIn the meantime the other two men fock to the stall, coolies from neigh-standstill and until the poitical proceeded to rub her companion from bouring houses, shop-men, ricsha situation in Canton is settled dealers whom they took a watch and money pullers, and children of all shapes and will not show the slightest interest in to the value of $74. sizes. Amsha set their little charges any of the lines. to play at the roadside while they Baw cottons, No Stocks, sad linger over a chow-bowl, mothers nomical quotations Ladian description administer dainties with their own at $28/36. Chinese Staple $34/42) chop-sticks to a babe in arms, small brothers help small sisters to a bite.

I saw a little group one day which would have made a picture as delightful as say child-artist ever attempted.

per picul.

Metals-Nothing to report. Bas- ines is at a standstill.

Flour market report, Stock: About- 1.300.000 zacks. Quotations: Ameri- can Patent $3.75 per sack, American A little boy of six years old or so Straight $2.65 per asck, American had brought a brother some three Cut off $2.70 per sack, Shanghai years younger and they shared a bowl Flour $2.85 per sack, Australian No. The elder one bad the chop-sticks and į I $9.70 per sack. administered rice or cabbage to the Window Glass-Market weak. younger from time to time. When be Sugaz ---Market steady. got too intent on his own chow and forgot the small brother the baby put hie little nose into the bowl and lapp- ed! It was a delicious sight. No fuss was made, the infant just took his share !

That stall is a great spot for gossip. From morning to night, small groups

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and bigger ones collect there to ex- change the news of the day; first the food is disposed of and then the talk begins. We are the losers because we cannot understand a great deal of it, but what we do catch we enjoy. People are discussed-out triends, may be, if the orator is an amah, or a houseboy

lottery alipe are handed out, and a man or two discusses news from the war zone. More often the talk is confined to matters nester home.

Not infrequently amaha produce camp-stools and settle as if for life, the men folk palling at long pipes. the while.

On these days my friend the hot- food man is happy.

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A robbery occurred at 8, Cheung Sung Street last night, a woman being robbed of jewellery worth $150 and a imilar amount in money.

The T.EX. 14 “Taiyo Maru" ar-

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