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MARRIAGES.

NORDQUIST,—MORAN-On Sept- ember 21, 1992, at Changsha, Mr. Olof Nordquist, Chine Postal Bervice, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Nordquist, of Gris, Sweden, to Aileeu, daughter of the late Mr. John Mosan, Government E sminer of Accounts, P.W.D. India, and Chief Accountant, Tientsin-Pukow Railway, Nan- king, and of the late Mrs. Kate

Moran.

ADAMSON ALEXANDER.-On September 26, 1922, at Shanghai James Adamson, of Accrington, to Gertrude Rachel Alexander, of South Shields, England.

BIRTHS.

LESTER-Oa September 26, 1922,

at Shanghai to Mr. and Mrs. E W. Lester, & son. LACHLAN—Or September 27, 1922, at Taipeh, Formoss, to Mr. and Mre. Lachlan, a daughter.

DEATHS.

WILLIAMS-Rosine Tavenst,

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loved wife of Frederick Williams (Chinees Maritime Customs) ago BISSON.-On September 26, 1922,

■ Shanghai, Henri, husband of Marthe Bisson, in his 28th year.

The China

"TEUTA, JUSTICE, PURLIO BERNIOŁ“

TRY THEM

THE CHINA MAIL.'

to the moon and there she has re-

HONGKONG WALKS.

$20,000 ROBBERY.

mained over bloce except for her annual visits to the earth. To morrow she returns, and with every city in China, Hongkong will eat its moon-shaped-cakes in her honour.

To-morrow's festival has another interest, mate material and more xione-the problem of the Autumn Bestlements which may decide the fato of the new Puking cabinet. Bulore the fifteenth day of the eighth moon the Cabinet must find Give or six millions.

fail Should they make ends mest on date, they realise, according to Mr. Rodney Gilbert, that their organiza

to

that

WEDNESDAY,

MR. TOM WRIGHT.

OCTOBER 4. 1922,

RICSHA STRIKE.

FIVE HOUR RAMBLE FOR DARING PRINCE'S BUILDING "ADVERSARIUS" LEAVES THE SHANGHAI PULLERS' THREAT.

NEXT SUNDAY,

AFFAIR.

COLONY.

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SHANGHAI, October 4, ARMED MEN HOLD UP MERCHANTS. Mr. Tom Wright, widely known ing Shanghai. The sob·foremen of A strike of ticaha men is threaten- bere as the cheerful and mischievous the "Star" riceha company at Armed robbers made a daring coup reprobate, "Adversarius," left the Shanghai bave issued a manifesto de- in Prince's Bulklings, in the heart of Colony this afternoon by the T.K. Kclaring that ricaba pullers are ceasing the City, yesterday morning securing the

$20,000.

liner Tenyo Maru" for Hawai,work on October 7, unless the com. pany satties their grievances regarding The robbery took place about 11 where he intends to settle.

payments for repairs and rent of He ricabao. o'clock, when the staffs of the various Wright has had a varied career. offices in the building were at work. ran away from school to join a newe- The firt intimation that anything paper, the editor of which had barn was amiss came with the shrill sound struck by a precocious letter hn had of police, whiation.

It was the rent. Having received very thorough

Mr

CHOKED DRAIN.

.FINED.

The clear blue winter sky above, an inviting mountain path or a wild coast road awaiting, and the crisp health. giving N.E. monsoon whistling a jy fat time what more does pedestrian want? On such a day, dreazed in proper rig,” we set nat from the Post Office by car for Bhau kiwan. To the sarcastic one who cypically asks if that is our idea of walking we answer, "No." Our main object is to get away as quickly as possible from the bricks and mortar: learned that a robbery had occurred training on the provincial press, the LAND INVESTMENT COMFANY tion will automatically dissolve. It hence the tram. From the terminus in the premises of the Toyo Menko best training for journalism, Mr. they succeed they will have little at Shaukiwan the road sweeps boldly Kaisha. Japanese traders in cotton, Wright went to Paris to complete his

up, and before swinging round to the and that the robbers had escaped education. Then in the year 1902 he Mi. E. W. Hamilton to-day fined difficulty in ovolving a clear cut right the traveller should "abont The Central Police Station was in: went to Japan, taking charge of the the Hongkong Land Investment Com- financial policy, and may even hope, tura" ant view the beautiful setting formed and roon party of European Daily Advertis, then the property pany $25 for having failed to clear a with the brighter political outlook, to of the quaiat fishing village ae seen detectives arrived to investigate. of the well-known author, Arthur choked drain at No. 3, Chiching from here. There it is, its pungent The story of the robbery is a simple Knapp, who seized the opportunity Lace, after having received due notice If they fail but smell fortunately out of reach, Ofe About 11 am, two Chinese to visit his home in Boston, Mass. from the Sanitary Board. surely the gracious Moon Lady, who poetically peeping through a fore-employed by the Siu Yuen Cotton at the outbreak of the Ruelo The case was remanded last week has inspired so much happiness during ground of trees with the harbour and dealers' firm, of No. 29, Jervois Japanese war. .Mr. Wright because Mr. W. J. Wilkinson, a repre- the centuries, will not allow that to the solid samapart of the Kowloon Street called at the office of the Toyo was appointed war correspondent Beatative of the Company, claimed bills forming a glorious background. Menka Ka'aha, on the second floor, to for the Daily Mail, London, However, that an agreement existed between happen-for the chance is golden.

We soon leave the motor road for the settle an account for $19,868. They like the other corresponden te he was the Company and the Sanitary Board more fascinating old path to the laft were induced to go into the servants' defeated by the Japanese censor. Acad the Building Authorities under which is more shaded, prettier, quarters, and here they were robbed cordingly, he accepted an invitation which all notices of the nature should quieter, and len steep than the of the money they carried, which con- to go to Shanghai where the late Mr. te served on lessers of houses. prosaic highway. Down on the lett sister of a cheque on the Bank of East Henry Morriss desired him to succeed The Magistrato examined some Saiwan Bay with its pretty white Asia for $16,000 and $3,838 in cash, the famous editor, Mr. Robert Little, papers pat in.by Mr. Wilkinson and baach looks tempring. Soon a sudden It was fortunate that the larger poran the North China Daily News, Mr. said that one of them was a latter ascent brings us on to the main rondtion of the money was in obeque, for Little changed his mind about retir-from Dr. Pearse which stated Hot near its junction with that mysterious this can easily be stopped at the hank.ing, however, and Mr. Wright came that notices would be served road leading to Cape d'Aguilar, From The actual baul the robbers made to Hongkong to edit the Daily on the lessers of Chinese here the way twists and winds wa therefore $3,868.

Press. That Was ia 1904. tenement houses, through the bills in a scenic descent

Beaure reapion.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The latest guild to be established in Shanghai is known as the Water Shops Guild.

or

Dr. Sulf, the German Ambassa to Japan, is expected to return from Germany to Tokyo next month.

Shanghai dyers have once more asked the'r employers for increased wages, failing the receipt of whic they threaten to strike.

ment is that Chinese steerage pas

⠀ || kong should they so wish.

A Chinese Youud dead in a pond outsils Shangbai is described in the Chinese press as wearing cotten clothing, with bald head and hare feet" There were several knife wounds about the body.

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VICTORIA DIOCESE.

The Toyo Menka Kaisha people 1903 Mr. Wright left for Mr. G. R. Bayer did not dispute to Tytam Tak where the traveller believe the arrangements concerning home with the intenting of retiring the agreement but said that the may be pardoned for imagining him the time they were to call and the from journalist. However, at Siege Company appeared not to bare kept alt suddenly transported to the Lake large amount of money must have pare he met Mr. Tom Reid, a former an up to date gister of laces. The District or the Trossachs, more beneverheard by Li Chan, the office. China Mail editor, then editing the one provided to the department, was especially if the reservoir happens to be. It was alleged that Li Chan Straus Times, who persuaded him not up-to date and in many cases be raily full. After viewing this accosted the victims when they that another four years in the East when notices were served on the lessees masterpiece of the late Mr. Jaffe, and stepped out of the lift, and politely would not

do bira any harm of houses, as appeared on the register, contemplating the possibility or not asked them to follow him to h's and induced him to apply for this lessees claimed that they had of a shortage of water, we proceed room. saying that he had a parcel billet in Penang. Mr. Wright nothing more to do with the houses. Miss Mary Pickford, the famous through the gap by a wilder sort of for them to take back to a friend of was promptly engaged as editor of the In that case this department had no screen artist, is to be a visitor to coast road as far as Stanley-a place his in Jervois Street. As the boy was Strails Echo under a four years' con-option but to sammon the owners. It Japan shortly, along with her of tragic memories and further potsi-un acquaintance the victims agreed. tract. After spending three months was only the other day that the Com husband, Mr. Douglas Fairbanks. bilities Give a dog a bad came and in the roam they were met by two at home, he returned to the East and pany supplied the department with

In 1919, his an up-to-date register. it will stick to it. Stanley has a 1 un me who immediately drew out filled this position. A Canadian Pacific nouounce tangible proof of its gruesome past is other what appeared to be a revolves. to Ceylon to found a

enviable reputation to live down, and weapons-One man a dagger, and the Penang contract completed, "he went

present in tho

tear-provoking They then ordered the two merchants called the Crylonese, but disagr-einz seagere may in futur.. be able to visit cemetery, where so many gallanter put their hands up. Taken by ser with the directorship he resigned with Shanghai en route to and from Hong-soldiers, cut off in their prime sleep prise and terrified out of their wits, in three weeks. He then spent seven

their last sleep far away from the land the merchants were bound band and months in the islands explosing. After GOVERNMENT HOUSE PIANO of their sires.

RECITAL foot with wire and gagged with that to went home and made several The Manila Shipping Board office

But it is our conviction that better pacate of peppar held in their walking tours in France, Italy sat

The following is the programme for has receiver instructions frm Wash times are in store for Stanley, and we montbe by towels. The office-boy England, one of which he recently

described is ington to the effect that women willote with admi'an the four noble be lockel the door of the room

Adversat a... Then the pianoforte recital to be held at edifices lately erected by the members after he had followed the victims in,

came the war, Mr. Wright's Government H use on Thursday at (no longer be permitted to tray 1. on

frightors owed by the United States off. Hongkong's most enter was alleged to have taken a promu ent next journey was to Australia where 9.15 p.m. I PIANO. Shipping Board..

prising families, who evidently have part in the binding. After robbing he spent a year wandering, shooting

.Schumann fith in the progress made by medical their victims the office boy and his in the bush and fishing. Next he Novelette No. 8.. science sine those fatal daya when accompli es left the room, locking the i went to Fiji. With the idea of helping (Vivace. Con Allegrezzi....Semplice the healthiest died off like flies. It door on the outside.

to produce the world's 'ood supply be

Allegro:} requires no very vivid imagination to

went to Florida, U.S.A., but finding| Fruhlingsoaoht..... Schumann Liszt. picture more villas round this charmsttention by tapping on the floor, but Hanlula. After a long reat there. be The two victims tried to attract conditions unsuitable, sailed for

Mr. Erie Rice ing spot, and a hot land tennis courts

2,80109 on some of the leady made sites on imprisoned was some distance away China Mail' then being reorganized

in which they were received an invitation, to join the Un bel di, vedremo.": the bistoric peninsula. We fain would from the office. Consequently, no one by Mr. G.W.C. Burnett. That WA Beau Soir, linger longer here, but time flics, so it heard them. is best foot forward up the mite-ascent

After about twenty in 1918 and the history of his second A Dance will be beld at the Prak through the bills to the cutting from with difficulty, to roll over to his stay here is vividly told in the Romance Clab on Tuesday 24th October 1922, where a grand view of Repulse Bay companion and release his hands amusing and sometimes trenchant at 9.15 p.m. for members of the obtained. The thought of a rest and Peak Ciub an their friends, refreshment there lightens our stepe succeeded in resing each other Even bustling, commercial Hong the Peak Branch of the Hongong quickened pace. Here we have a lie came. The door was forced and s The proceeds will he given to as we swing down the easy descent at the men raised the alarm and help kong cannot resist the charm of these Women's Guild and the Ministering back, refreshment according to taste, soon as the men had told their story,

A STOLEN BICYCLE. happy occasions, and to-morrow, the Child eu's League- Advert. a consoling emoke, a superb view: the police were eummoned and the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, there

feeling of content parvades the system search for the robbers was began with

When three Chinese were charged making in the Colony for the Autumn

and we feel it in good to be alive. But the assistance of the staffs of the before Mr. Lindsell at the Police Court. will be general rejoicing and holiday-

The Consul General for Portugal er our relaxed limbe stiffen we must various offices in the building. The this morning with having received a on the occasion. of the 12th Anniver. ap and away. Beautiful Deep Water robbers, however, bad made good use stolen bicycle the first defendant Festival. Unlike the New Year, the sary of the Portuguese Republic Bay is 6000 reached and another rest of their twenty minutes start and claimed that he had bought it from the Feast of Lanterns, and the Festival of will b at home to morrow and refreshment. though scarcely were probably well out of the section second defendant, the second said he the Tombs, the harvest feast pos- the Authorities, the Canar Corps,cessary, is a distinct possibility of the City before anyone knew that had bought it from the third and the senses little of the picturesque display Community at the Lusitano Club, have heen tramping a good deal

and the members of the Portuguese Here we have a choice of routes

a robbery had occurred. which attracts the attention of the Tea House Street between 11 o'clock on the highway the best road for na foreigner. Ind ed, beyond the gen- and noon.

sa past the fitat-two holes (keeping our eye on the ball), then up the mountain eral spirit of gaiety, the only unusual

path by the purling brook. A steep ign the stranger will note is the Messrs. Soott's Shipbuilding and bit pleasant climb lands as at Wong abundant supply of moon-shaped Engineering Co., Greenock, have Nai Chong Gap. from whence the cakes.

launched the now steamer Newd scent to the valley is easy. An The Mid-Autumn Festival is also chwang." built for the China Naviga-alternative way from the Club bouss called the Moon Feast. Tradition 296 ft. in length, and is about 2,640 picturesque saddle road now less used tion Company trade. The vessel is to the Gap is by the winding and places its origin about 2,150 8.0., tons gress. She will be propelled by since the advent of the motor bicycle when lived the famous archer Hao I. triple expansion engines developing and car. The other routes by Pok This redoubtable warrior bad the|1,150 i.h.p.

of China's material era, but they do not mark the passing of her love of the fanciful, best exemplified by ler still faithful celebration of age old festivals.

unique accomplishment of being able

women fled.

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minutes one of the men managed,

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record of "Adversarius."

had they

THE "POWDER PUFFS."

ANOTHER GOOD SHOW.

..Mme. Butterfly..... Puccios

Debussy,

Mrs. Gandy: inte

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Ravel. Cyril Seats

Scriabin

Jeux d'Eau

Bella' Trogodio.

Mr. Eric Rice,~! 12:47.

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Unmindful of the Roses") Coleridge- Life and Death.

Taylor.

Quilter,

"Now sleeps the Crimson Peal".

Mrs. Candy.

PIANO.

third said he had bought it Barcarolle. Op 60. from his brother.

Nocturns in D Fat Major

After hearing the evidence, the Ma istrato held that the first defend. ant had bought it in all good faith 'and that the owner,a Portuguese youth named Generoso Calvo, who ha neglected to report its disappearance to the police, would have to lose his

The "Powder Puffs" gave another bicycle, last night and an audience of encourag excellent chow at the Theatre Royal

ing proportions thoroughly enjoyed

the performance. The programme

BURDEN OF TAXES.

DOWN.

Op 27 No. 2 Mr. Eric Rice.

CANTON'S PROGRAMME,

BIG SCHEMES PLANNED.

Despite some fealing of uncertainty about the city as may well be the came after war, Canton, declares the

falam and Jubilee Roads are too well ranged from grave to gay-from-SHIPPING COMPANY TO CLOSE Canton Times in a leading article known to require any comment. This operatic excerpts and old well loved walk from Shankiwan to Happy ballads to the latest "rags" and

to-day, is on the eve of a greak to make cakes which made Captain G. C. Dickens, R.N., Valley can be very comfortably done faroical burlesques. Mr. Hamill farther

wave of municipal activity and those who ate them immortal, arrived at Shanghai last week by the in five hours indinative of stops at enhanced the big reputation he won

industrial development. The vĽAD- For

The directors of the Penmark cy in the position of Mayor of reasons best known to

Captain E R. G. R. Evans, C.B., Deep Water Bay.

to relieve Tytam, Stanley, Repulas Bay, and for himself as a hamorist on the Shipping Company, of Cardiff issued the city will be filled by a highly himself, he kept these cakes hidden D.8.0., in command of H.M.S.

opening night an Miss Nita Corri's a cironlar to the shareholders saying qualified man. It is the desire of the from his wife. However, he returned}" Carlisle " Cantain Evans is

work as a comedienne established that having considered the position government to revive the work home one day to find her-eating one proceeding Home shortly via America.

herself still more firmly in the popular and liabilities of the company for of the municipality and to Mail.of ble precious, cakes. The tried "y the same steamer Lieut. Col.

favour. The dancing numbera for future taxation they were of opinion add more improvements thereto. Larwall, B.E., RMLI., also Seamen and stokers in the local which Mies Susanne Verney and Mr. that the best interests of the share. Anyone who imagines that the gov. Unable otherwise to reached Shanghai He is posted to Seamen's Unioa are reported to have Edouarde de Kurylo were responsible holders would be served by the ernment is going to go backwards get beyond the range of his deadly HMS. "Hawkine," where he relieves presented fresh demand to ship were again amongst the best items of company's going into voluntary with regard to alty improvements is Homgmono, WidnudAY, OCT. 4, 1989. | bow, she betook herself to the moon Major Wainwright.

the bill. owners, eays NO.D. News. On the

liquidation.

gravely mistaken. The Administra Another complete change of The burden of taxation had been tion is planning to spend vast sums and has since there remained.

authority of an ex clerk of the Sea- mens' Union, it is stated in the programme is announced for to-night. enormous: For the three years the of money on public works. The canal Another version relates that the skilled archer bad shot nine of the ten intently engaged in star-gazing with observed as a holiday. Captains of While a European gentleman was Chinese press that October 10 must be

company bad been in existence observer can see that there is much £47.310 had been paid or would have work ahead. There is no rtal traine With the new commercial age,

suns then illuminating the heave:, his emoked gisss outside the offices of vessels in port will be warned to dress

been paid to the Treasury. Managers way system yet, the telephone system- China's g eat highways have changed. when the sun god "besought him to the Estate and Trast Agencies, says a ship and grant their crews shore leave The inaugural meeting of the had gone into the question of future can be vastly improved, the water

Shanghai branch of the Nations taxation and found that the estimated works ats still operating in.. The jumble of the ancient wheelbare re the tenth. For this boon the Straits paper, one of the light fingered on that date:

gentry slipped his digits into bia

Seamen' Union held at the Broad-profits would not be sufficient to meet adequately for the city ararada, the row in drowned by the shrieks the sun god offered Hso I a potion which pocket and helped himself to #

way office on Wedgerday last, in re the tax based on the average of the problems of transportation and land- railway whistle; weary junks, veer woold enable him to make his home bu: dle of notes worth $100 and made

por ed to have been attended by 200 profits for the past three years.ing facilities, the opening of ronda Aside to allow spardy farbiget an in the Pile offer coupled off mately leaving the star-gamer per

Children's Gaida.

esamen. There were representativas.They therefore recommended that analo, all theend abundant, acope to sweep along the rivers; and soon but before the arcbar could, fake the ing into the mysteries of the heavens.

Why let the children rack their little from Swaton, and various labour or immediate voluntary liquidation of to keep any government buay The he boary hills will echo the load magie liquid himselt his wife had bad happened he expressed to a friend when you can so easily cure their cards kong. Gold medals were distributed thought that approximately 14s. per aliva to there opportunities and there When the latter came to realise what bodies le sach dietrossing manger ganizations in Shanghai and Hong the company, be made, because they present Administration is thoroughly hire of the aeroplane's smopellor, drained the last drop. She became is that he had just experienced a total emo boy of Chamboran Gough to members who took a prominent share would be returned to the is a big surprise in storm for the

with bottle hese changes, may mark the adrent light as a falry and few

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