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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1922.

AMERICAN RADIO NEWS.

(By Courtesy of the Sonsul General.)

BASE BALL SCORES.

NATIONAL LEAGUE:

New York.

4

Boston..

7

Philadelphia

4-2

Brooklyn

5-7

No other games.

AMERICAN LEAGUE :

Boston

3

Philadelphia

0

Called Bth inning rain

Washington

1

New York

3

St. Lonia,

G

Cleveland

10

1

Chicago

Detroit..

VIENNA.

It is officially announced that flung arian forces are concentrating on the Austrian border.

LONDON.

HAVANA.

General Crowder, representing the United States, giving the Cuban gov't ten dave to act on legistation re

organizing finances submitted by him and approved by Secretary Hughes. taken Crowder If no action is threatens to return to the US, and report to the dep't of state.

SINGAPORE HARBOUR

THE GATEWAY OF THE FAR EAST.

The following appears in Chamber's Journal of August, from the pen of O.

Wright:-

Set in a large bay, walled in on the south by a chain of ielande, some times, according to the shadows and

OBITUARY,

MR. FRANK P. LONG.

News has just been received by cable of the death of Mr. Frank P. Long manager of the British American Tobacco Co. Ltd., at Yunnanid, on August 80,

The late Mr. Long was an American citizen, born at Portland, Oregan, the light, appearing to be miles away, in 1880 and was the sooord so at other times thrown up in hold of the late Mre. 9. E. Long. relief, seemingly near: flanked on the passed away in Shanghai last west by a small chain of verdure-clad September. He was for a number of isles, forming a link like a series of stepping stones a ross the shimmering sea between Bingapore and the Datoh Islands; and bounded on the east by Tanjong Katong's palm-girt edgo, is an expanse of water rightly termed the Gateway of the Far East

In and out of this natural harbour come and go most ships that sui Esst, displaying many different flags astera. This is the great radiating trade centre of all the territorice Iping between India and China, a truly great port, with a greater futurs be fore it.

years manager of the B. A. T. Co. in Canton from whence he was trans forred to Yuanonfu in 1909, and had been stationed there until the time of bis demise.

The late Mr. Long was very popular amourat bia colleaguce as well as a large circle of friends here, in the Coast Ports and at Yunnanlo. He was unmarried but has left a number of brothers and sisters who deeply mourn his loss and for whom rouch ympathy will be felt in their sad bereavement.

The in erroant took place at Yunnanlu on August 31,

YOUNG MAN'S GOLD RIBS

GUARDED BY POLICE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

GOVT. GAZETTE,

THE GIST OF IT.

Pilot fers are altered again.

Mr. Lowe's membership of our L. C. has bran approved by King George.

Allo-same Mr. Bird's.

D. Kumarasamy Pillai of the GCB. is added to the register of medical practitioner.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO', LONDON & STRAITS.

Philippines Govt, says we haav rinderpest herr, and bars cattle going. THE Stormship

Of many stories told of the late Wu Ting Fang, hero is a typical one: Mr. Wo was told that a youthful pastor of the church had recently re- signed to enter upon a new field of

"BENREOCH" Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazar

dous and/or extra bazardous Go labour on the Pacific coast.

downs of the Hongkong and Kow "Why did he resign "asked Mr.loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves W.

delivery may be obtained. Berause he had received a call to another church," was the reply.

"What salary did you pay bim 1” "Fobe thousand dollars." "What is his present salary ! "

Eight thousand dollare." Ah said the disciple of Con fucius,& very loud call,"

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

+

the news columns of the China Mast are charged for at the rate of $1 each faa anaounced in May and June f fast year) providing that they do no oc py more than four lines

'rue if this space is exceled the wil be place in the advertisin columns at the prevailing rates

No claims will be admited after the Goods have left the Godowne, and all Goods retaining undeliver- ed after the 9th inst, will be subject to rent.

All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Under- signed on or before the 23rd, inst.

they will not be recognized. All broken.. shafed, and damaged i Goods are to be left in the Go downs, where they will be examin.

No. Fire Insurance has been

B of Lading will be counter signed by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hongitone, September 2, 1922,

By Tanjong Rhu there is a forest of The administration in accordance with the Washington agre mente has maste of the Chiness junks lying in ordered two battle craisers and four the bend of the bay. Queer-looking other large capital ships to be serup-sailors these janke are, with their high ped, including the "Lion," Beatty's raised. poo,s astera-reminiscent of Bagabip at Jutland.

amall Spanish galleone that sailed the Main in the good old days of Quera

A remarkable story of a young man ALL preliminary notices of forthed on the 9th inst. at 10 a.m.

coming meetings, lectures and The Caban gov't is facing a crisis B.. Many and strange indeed are following an ultimatum ftom Major the places these bardy Celestiala with a roatal plate in bis skuli and entertainments, sent for insertion in effected.

journey to in the great of the dollar, with artificial ribs and other bones ir To the Never-beard-of Isles that told in a message from Breslau. It ap stud the emerald sea to the south; appears that the young man, who was a the mangrove-fringed turbid rivers of locksmith's apprentice, fell from the Borneo, the land of the orang-outang roof of a house and was frightfully in and Dyak bead-hunters; away to the inred. He was taken to hospital. dark, gloomy foresta of Papua, the where the doctors found that his skull haunt of the birds of parades and can was fractured and all his ribs but one nibals. Perhaps to the west, to the were broken. The youth was in Andamans (long the convict settle hospital for a less that four and a ment of India), and the Nicobara, or half years, and finally the surgeons the swampy coast and rivers of undertook to repair or replace bis Sumatra, up creeks and streams that shattered ribs. A metal plate was know not the white man. Down to inverted in his skull, and the fractur d bones were replaced by ribs of gold the Spice Islande, the Mecca of the Portuguese navigators of the fifteenth and platinum. Two and a half yearA century, the Moluccns, and Celebes, later the young man was able to leave where in quiet nooks and hidden hospital, and since then has bec places they meat the aborigines and working in a cigaretto factory. In barter with them, bringing their view of the present value of gold and merchandise into Singapore to ex-platinum, it is evident that the young nn is canying about in his body change for more gain.

quite a considerable amount of wealth, and it is stated that speial mea core. being taken to protect him geinst criminals.

COMERALAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Fifteen were killed (eaven Japanese and five Chines) and sixteen injured in a mine explosion,

NEW YORK.

Officers have seized the British schooner "Gamma" carrying $200,000 worth of Scotch whisky to the ex cursion steamber "Smithfield" which is alleged to be a floating bar.

the

WASHINGTON. has passed The sepate $4,000,000,000 bonne bill. It now goes to conference. It provides 3 optional plans for world war veterans containing vocational training and at the rate of 1.76 daily up to 140 prr cent. of adjusted service credit, aid in baying fara or home. Adjusted service is figured at one dollar daily for domestic and $125 for foreign service not to exceed $500 for domestic and $625 for foreign service,

WASHINGTON.

The bonus vote was 47 to 22. All party lines were wiped out. Treasury officials believe the President will veto it if passed in its present form.

Coming farther east, one enters the breakwater, wherein lying tugging at their sachos, are a host of small steamers. Macy there are, all shaper und sizes, ranging from three hundred tons to over one thousand. These

little ships are the island boats-the their turn to load on to the steamer. majority display the Dutch flag-the Cleaving their way slowly through particra of rich merchandise from the sea come a string of big, beavy Java, Sumatra, the Spice Islands, tongkange, towed by a puffing launch. and all those little isles which stretch Under the kajang (native rush eastward from Java to the Moluccas rantting) covering, one can see "them Many and varied are the things filled with small wooden boxes of uni they bring, and all day long, as the form size; these are cases of crude serang's whistle pipes, the clatter and rubber outward-bound to London or rattle of winches is heard, and over New York markets, for this is the great Out the side, into great unwieldy Chinese rubber port of the world. WASHINGTON. The dep't of state has ordered the and Tamil lighters, go bales, boxes, beyond the breakwater the red ensign

comes into its own again, and some American consulate at Newcastle, aacke, matting encasing pepper, mece. England, to be closed temporarily cloves, cinnamon, caesia, coffee, to times a sleek, powerful-looking cruiser pending investigation of a British skins, dragon's blood jelutong, guitaalides into moorings near by, here to uy and gone to-morrow proudly dis gov't, complaint that confulate per ba, gambier, rice, tapiocas, sagos, officials have been acting improperly and all the rest of the commodities playing the white ensign--no fuss, ne by influencing British subjects to that come through this port-the ooise, typical representative of the Bome of the great silent service to which she be wealth of the Indies. patronize shipping board vessels. filled lighters towed up longa.

аге TEXARKANA.

the river and discharge From the point on the land op Seven bridges of the St. Louis and their cargoes into

mer posite to the western side of the Southwestern Railway were burned chand's godown; whilst others are breakwater come the ducks poper lant zight,

taken over to where the big ocena extending beyond the bend past the going steamers, outside the break- island of Pulau Brani round the water, received their load, to trickle corner. Here the liner land their pa RAINFALL FOR AUGUST. later into the markets of Europe and engere There are plenty of sheds on

INCUES.

DATE 1st.

2nd.

3rd.

1.87

4th.

5th.

6th.

7th.

8th.

9th,

10th.

11th.

12th.

15th.

14th.

15th.

16th.

17th,

18th.

19th.

201h.

21st.

22nd.

23rd..

2.45

24th.

25th.

20th.

27th.

28th,

29th.

30th.

2.17

91st

1.75

859 189 1888 188915185898382856

the United States, South America, the warfs for the perishable mer South Africa, or Australasia, for this cha dise that is discharged here, and part is the hub of the shipping world, the usual railways that go band-in radiating out direct service to all hand with the wharfe.

Here berth the great eighteen- oorne,a of the globe.

In among these amali ships one can thousand ton liners of the Fra oh pick out the blue. white and black mail. That boat a little lower down. fannelled boats of the loal Straits painted whito with lince like yacht, Steamship Company, painted white is ter Dutch mail boat that plies Le their bulle, with that curious accom.tween here and Java-a regular modation built up over the bow, and service. Here come also the British one stumpy mast. But they have a India ships, always well represented; very good name for being serviceable, and in the lagoon dock still. farther practical, and thoroughly comfortable. I down the quays ut the Japanese-and Under the red ensign also are comic every now and then some American little boata with great Chinese boats-berth, Looking down the long hieroglyphics painted on their sides; row of ships berthed alongside the there belong to Chiness companice wharfs, ono always sees at least fouri and ply between here and Rangoon, of the ubiquitous Blue Fannel, boats Bangkok, Saigon Canton, Swatow, of Alfred Bol", and Chineca porta.

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CONTENTS.

Domestic Occurrences

Leading Articles Hongkong Indemnity Ordin- Local and General

obca..

Indian Fireman Sentenced.. Alleged Coming Plant.... Special Cabler Polish Orphans... Children Corner Dont Bin Deceptio

PAGE

PAGE

1

Chinese Seamoa on British

1-

Ships

V.R.O. Sensation

5

Shanghai

Insurance

.15 ...15 Fraud

6-7

Trial

.16-18

Catholio Men's Club,

7

Yanmati Again...

..18

P.W.D. Man Hurt....

Hengkeng Horticultural So

"Travelling Tradesmas

7

ciety

.18

8

Kowloon Burglaries,

.18

Queer Motor Car Coon.

18

8

Swaton Typhoon.......

..19

8

Correspondenne

.19-23

9

Ront Crdinance

.23

9

New Solicitor Admilted.

.23

9

Intriguing Techen...

1.24**

General Chen Chinng Ming

Returning Waichow

.24

..10

Druggist Robbed.

.24

Not So Bad..

..24

10 10

Arrival of H H.S."Despatch "24

The Sinful Small Boy.

...24

Shanghai Cotton Mfg. Co.....25 -

.11-12

Hid It in His Hat.

..25

.13 .13

Sport

.26-27

8. P. C. A. Cruelty Case...

.27

Our War Memorial

28

Local Shara Market

.20

Hongkong Book Club.

.30

.14-15 "Trying His Luck".

.36

A Blackmailing Gong....... The Late Mr. F. M. Price....10 Snatcher Caught and Sun-

tanced... Shanghai on Suobbery New..10 New Gin

Another Shouting Affair. Ilarbour Proj et for Tokyo..10 Naval Yard Fatality.... Cups and Saucers... Saving His Skin.. Hongkong Football Association13 Motonog and Manslaughter ..13 Sterboscope Stolen.. Trial for Perjury..

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Very busy always are the wharis Fussy little petrol and steam driver themselves. A living stream of fascarring given in sequence.. launches poke in and around the busy and Tamil coolies pours in and out of shipping; and hosts of Chinese cam the neighbouring sheds, running two- pane to each propelled by cue wheeled barrows, or carrying all sorts ccolie, standing up to bis rowing faoof boxes to and from the shipa' ing the direction he is travelling-toss sides. The stalwart Chinese coplie in about on the sea consing much whist to the fore, man-handling enormous ling. hooting, and horn blowing from weights. Between the sheds comes the Malay crews of the launches. And another stream of dusky, humanity to desperately indoid does the Celestial whers a coal dump lies over the other gentleman, dressed in blue aborta, side of the road. Dirt-begrimed, "run remainder of his pigtail bobbed up ning at their usual jog-trot, they under his straw bat-a bat such as empty their sacks or baskets of cos horses wear in London on hot sum-into the ship's side.

Total 20.15 neh zi mer days-ply his car to eroape s Lower down still, facing the island ducking that some scooting launch of Palsu Brani, where the smoke- looks like giving him.

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