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There is nothing more Refreshing in your bath

than

WATSON'S

HOUSEHOLD

AMMONIA

in bottles 60 cents each.

only from

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD,

Hongkong Dispensary, Telephone No. 16.

-Powell

Tel. Central 346

A GOOD SELECTION

LADIES'

OF

AND

Brevity

is the soul of wit."

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

According to a Peking message the situation, there is be coming tenser. Uneasiness 36 apparent everywhere. Even the volume of traffic in the streets, har diminished.

THE NEW JOURNALISM.

TRICKS OF THE TRADE REVEALED

=,"!

(Specially Contributed.Į

TUESDAY: JULY 10, 1923.

"ACROSS AMERICA.

·ANOTHER" WINNER.

LATEST NON-STOP FLIGHT CINEMA PROGRAMME: LUOK.

FORCED LANDING!

(Reuter's Service to the China Mall)

hour..

marked list when returning to tha pier. From this it is clear that measures to prevent, nocidente are not enough. Passengers must also play their part, for needles to

Cinema theatra patrone will hava point out, a minute gained clamber ing to one side is not worth the

noted from their programmes that every time they visit the show they risk. An example of where regula

The funeral took place at Headers of local papers must have MITCHEL FIELDS, NEW YORK, may with fuck win goods to the tions we not necessary is the Star Happy Valley cemetery last even- notiond the frequency with which Farry, where the majority of ing of Mr. George: Rieve, chief local, Editors send their "young at 4.56 in the morning on the first

July 9, value of -90. Each programma Lieut Russell L. Maughan started bears a number. passengers seem contest to walt Engineer of the s.s. "Sheaf Dart." men" to interview all and sundry, section of his attempt to complete are drawn in the usual way and the Thone numbers Mr. Rieve died in the Government their turn. If people travelling by Civil Hospital on Sunday, after a Particularly Government officials, on a dawn to dusk flight across winner receives a coupon which he launches would only show the same brief illness.

any topic that comes to their kon, America. At the way things are progressing upirit there would be no necessity

can exchange for goods with any The flight has been planned by for measures which may be deemed declared their willingness to 98 follows:--

The Russian delegates have we may expect to read such items the United States Air Service using of the advertisers. The romits are a Curtis pursuit aeroplane similar announced in the China Mail. obnoxious. But if they will not accept responsibility for the A representative of the China to the machine. in which Lieut. Yesterday we gave two numbers, behave themselves, then they must Nikolaievsk affair in principle. Mail waited upon the Colonial Maughan and Lieut. Maitland one for the World Theatre and the be treated like children."

states a Reuter cable from Tokyo Secretary this morning to ascertain recently established world speed This is regarded as a more hopeful what steps the Government pro records. The acroplane is capable offer for the Coronet Theatre." sign of the satisfactory outcome of posed to belte regarding the deptor of an average speed of 160 miles an Today we give the third. If holder the conversations on this subject. able occurrence at Fanling on Sun-

of Caronet Theatre programme, day, when a hailstone said to have

ENGINE TROUBLE. The Canadian Pacific Railway been five inches in length and The old tog will decide within a few weeks weighing as many pounds is said to Joseph, in Missouri, owing to

NEW YORK, July 9 Sunday and Monday, July 8 and 9; Lieut. Maughan landed near St.No. 318, will send me to this came to us with considerable force whether its nearly completed line have. crashed on to the 9th Dole, engine trouble. Damaging his office, we shall be glad to forward in roading Mr. H. B. L. Dow between Mattawa and Lake des causing, su oval aperture-wide machine, he has abandoned the coupon value $5 which can bởi biggin's brief oppigramatic speech Quinee will be extended further to enough to admit a golf ball and flight. at the complimentary dinner given the new gold field in- Quebec, which caused considerable havoc

exchanged for goods to the same to Captain Spinks by his mucing Engineers have been sent to this angst golfers, leading to intern-

value with any of the advertisers in: colleagues of the Jockey Club. Ris district to make plans for a possible and almost luis of life.

perate disputes, rauch unseemliness.

the China Mail. ing to demands, Mr. Dowbiggin | extension.

Colonial Secretary who seemed sur said, simply, "One word describes | Captain Spiska sportsmen.”- Here Australia and New Zealand Prised that the news had looked out, is verbal evidence of Martin appear to be determined to exclude said that officially they had no news Luther's advice to speakers to Germans for some years yet, re- of what was alleged to have taken Stand up, speak up, aliut up marks Stead's Review (Melbourne). place. As soon as the Golf Club Lincoln's Gettysburg speech is for Hongkong has re-admitted them chose to make a report, the Govern alf time the speech par excellener since the 28th August last; the Ltd. where by the elemination of the Federated Malay Straits Settle entirely unnecessary by wise prun ments since the 13th October: ing nothing but the absolutely vital Ceylon will allow Germans to enter remains. A great occasion is thus again before the end of the current

2. Why did it fall? opitomised in about 100 words of year, and Siam in January, 1923, burning English that leave no

3.What are its separate and room for doubt or ambiguity, that from Peking, it is reported from According to a Renter cable.

conjoint significance? moke the issue plain and stamps Canion that twenty-five of Sun Asked who were likely to compose strike, except at Liverpool, where Wilton (President). Mr. May and 4.Where is that hailstone now? Dockers, everywhere remain on meeting held yesterday, with Mr. defeated by 136 votes to 18.suggestion for a local Wembley. A its message for more than a fleeting Yat-sen's generals have wired the Commission, the Colonial Secre- over half have resumed work. moment on the minds of besort Tang Shaoyi, stating that the tary aid they had not got as fat ae. Some 14,000 colliers have been decided to issue invitations to all the Mr. James Secretary) present, and readers alike. Imagine a Lloyd troubles in Kwang tung are due to that yet. George, a Curzon or a Birkenhead Chen Chiung-ming, having joined Government Department. Prob consequence of the dockers' strike to appoint two delegates to attand After all this was a made idle in Monmouthshire in athletic associations in the Colony on a Gettysburg occasion!

The the Chihli party against Sun Yat ably the Director of Education head reels at the thought. Examples sen. If he will lead his troops would be Chairman with the ex- abound in the world of brevity, not against the Chitites in Klangsi Postmaster General, now on leave, only in the matter of speechmaking, and Fukien, they will pardon him but in that possibly greator human they declare, otherwise they will activity letter-writing. Haydon the do their best to crush him.

CHILDRENS'

BATHING COSTUMES,

PLAIN AND... FANCY COLOURINGS.

B. D.V. Mixture

Arm Mixture.

NOTICE TO PIPE SMOKERS. SPECIAL PRICES FOR ONE MONTH. Pinnace Navy Cut

b Tin $1,20 $1.40 $1.60

14+

The above can be obtained ex Bond, less duty.

THE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE CO., LTD.

artist has invited Charles Lamb tol visit him and hoa given minute] directions to Lamb Low to find his way. Lomb replies :—

My dear Haydon, I will come with pleasure, to 22 Lisson Grove, North, at Rossi's, half- way up, right-hand side, if I can

Youre,

C. Lo 20, Russell Court,

Covent Garden, East,

half-way up, next the corner,

right-hand side.'

find it.

mother.

some forty miles more to the north.

The

BACK TO WORK.

DOCKERS' AGREEMENT

UPHELD.

STRIKERS ORDURATE:

LOCAL SPORT:

HONGKONG WEMBLEY

SCHEME.

MRETINO, BEINI HELD SOON.

rent would take action. probably

LONDON, July 9. appointing a commission to investi. The conference of the Tran- gate and report on the following: sport Workers Union in London 1-Did the hailstone full or was passed a resolution declaring the

dockers' agreement it pushed?

ho honoured and urging the strikers Football Association are taking the

The executive of the Hongkong." to resume work. An amendment hoonest interest in the China Mail's

must

urging support for the strikers was

QUEENS KISS.

LONDON, July 9.

1

a meeting on July 24 to discuss the matter.

The meeting will probably be convened at the Hongkong Hotel,

it was felt that a Commission of ROYAL HOLIDAY MEETING. two with one away was the best!

as the City Hall is not available. modus vivendi, or tempus fugit, or Motion picture programmes whatever it was that met the case.

Certain suggestions will be put The Queen of Holland and before the meeting and, if approved, Pacific fleet, inaugurated as one the Captain Superintendent of lands, holidaying in the Lake a committes to draw up s-tentative aboard the ships of the Canadian Our representative called upon Prince Henry of the Nether the delegates will be asked to select of the exclusive features of its Police yesterday to enquire what District, visited the British King scheme. This scheins will be service, have become such popular form of entertainment that regarding the anggestions that the Carlisle in the course of the latters' in order that the Government' action if any he proposed to take and Queen on the royal train at placed before the Colonial Secretary they will be extended to all of the Police Force needed to be reformed journey to Edinburgh. company's lines, both on the-in italics. The C.B.P., who belied

views on granting site may be They exchanged cordial greet obtained. "If a favourable reply is Atlanic and the Pacific. It is be his name by smiling sweetly upon iugs, the two Queens kissing received from the Government, Heved that these films will be the our representative, said that as to affectionately, and the King salut further meeting of Club delegates best possible way to advertise reformation-the soul of progress, ing Queen Wilhemina with the will be called to discuss ways and Canada. The films are of Canadian ng he believed Mr. Cosman Cole hand maunfacture, the product of one of had said, or probably regretted that

meana," Mr. Wilton told a Ching the newest of Canadian Industries. be didn't say-progrees wee the

Mail representative this morning."

ALLEGED TREASON

· DISPROVED.

FRENCH EDITOR

ACQUITTED.

BAILEY'S: SHIPYARD.

NEW STEAM LAUNCH FOR POST OFFICE.

Fifty years a resident of Yo-moto of the Force. Accordingly Mr. E. V. Lucas in his charming kohama, during 45 years of which there was no need for reformation. anthology The Gentlest Art he gave all his time and energies He thought Martin Luther had gives an excellent example of in working for the welfare of sea-settled that at the Treaty of Ver brevity. "Dear Son," writes amen visiting the port, were round sailles, or perhaps it was the Diet mother, "I am in prison. Your ed out on June 23 by the Rev. of Worms? affectionate

LONDON, July 9. Dear W. T. Austen, one of the oldest The Acting Deputy Director of Ernest Judet, former editor of the Mother'' replies the son, so am I British residents, of the city and the Pay Works Department was Eclair, has been acquitted on the Your affectionate'son:"

the senior missionary resident of waited upon this afternoon by our charge of having relations with the Messrs. W. S. Bailey & Co, Ltd., On Thursday Inst the builders, We have commented previously Japan. The large circle of friends representative who enquired if there enemy during the war. on the value of Debating Societies of the veteran mission worker was any significance to be attached Jadet was sentenced in absentia in the official trials of a pow mail" rivalry between two of the Com. for the advantages likely to accrue Joined in extending hearty con to the fact that H.E. the Governor in February to perpetual detention carrying steam launch for the panies mentioned, or a legitimate to the art of public speaking, for gratulations during the day. Mr. had made less use of the word-if in a fortress on the same charge. Postal Department. WHITE... At 39, Humphreys desire on the part of both to meet enlarging the wind and bringing it Austen was for a time in charge of it was a word "or" in bis last He voluntarily returned to France

Building, Kowloon at 12.50 p.m. known wants need not worry tons that be-and-up-set is. If we and St. Peters Church West Point, and if so what did his Department

to bear intelligently on the ques the seamen's mission in Hongkong Council speech, than ever before, from Switzerland to stand retrial. White, aged 43 years. Late very much. The fact remains that thought they were likely to produce Building Authority, P.W.D. the time taken is being leasened, speeches and speechmaker of the Hongkong

Weary travellers will face the jour. stamp of the one who has excited noy with less trepidation and those this Comment, we should feel we jever on the lookout for letters from that they become at once a feature were doing a public duty in insisting

DEATH.

on July 10, 1923, James William

The China Mail. home will thank the gods accord- of our life out here.

HONGKONG, TURDAY, JULY 10, 1923.

THE MAILS.

The record trip of the se. "Sar-

and kin.

ingly. When the via Siberia route becomes again un fuit accompli, we shall begin to feel that England ie Today's Poem. but round the corner after all and Jenny kissed me when we met, that we are not very away from kith Time, you thief! whe love to get

Juraping from the chair she sat in Sweets into your list, put that in. Buy I'm weary, say I'm sad pedon" of the Bice Funnel Line,

Say that health and wealth have

missed me; carrying mails of June 12, and Launch Traffic Dangers.

Bay I'm growing old, but add- arriving at Hongkong on Sunday, The capsizing of the steam-launeb Jonny kissed me! is a sign of the times, and an indica-"Fee Din Yot" a few yards from

LEIGH HUNT. tion that Hoon Hongkong may West, on Sunday once more points. the Priyo wall, Connaught Road) expect to improve upon its pre-war the necessity of measures to main- advantages so far us delivery of its tain order aboard launches in the mail is concerned... The T. &.0. Colony's waters. Years ago, when 8. 8. Co., Ltd., so long identified several companies ran launches be with the voyage via Suez has also tween Hongkong and Yauranti,

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised Vossels would often leave the

In The Mail made steps to lessen the time taker wharves heavily listed. Without in making the trip, es recent per reference to files, we can say there ENTERTAINMENT. formances of some of her steamers were at least two instances of indicate, whilst the performances of launches upsizing, through passon-

ha. "Empress boats across the crowding to one side to dis- Dogs and Constance Talmadge July 10-Coronet Theatre, "Just embark quickly. Pacific need no enumeration. It is Government has taken control, a July 10-World Theatre, Buck

Now that the in The Perfect Woman.” pleasing thing that our British schedule is followed and conditions Joncs In Straight from the Companies are thos alive to the are batter. There is, however, still shoulder" absoluto accensity of shortening plying between Shaukiwan and Barber of Seville."

room for improvement on launches July 10-Star Theatre; "The space and time, and are doing their Hunghom, and Hongkong at Kow- utmost to provide services that are loon City. There are quite s nam et once efficient, safe and speedy, ber of launches which come in from The gain should be indoed great avans points in the New Terri gain in wlach the Companies them about by a desire to secure more forios on which the laxity-brought elves cannot fail to benefit. Our patrons is very pronounced. In home letters which have a naturally the case of the "Fue Din Yat it is Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, at 3 July 11-Lammert Bros,, at their Peculiar attmetion for us all, will reported that the launch slowed pm a large quantity of wines, reach ne earlier. Our goods also down when only a few hundredi spi its and malt liquors.

July 11-"Carmen" July 12.--- Mignon." -- July 2-Promenade Concert, Volunteer parade ground, 9.15 p.m.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

·SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

propose to do about it? The

Four runs were made over the measured course in Kowloon Bay giving a mean speed of nine and a Ialf knots, or hilf a knot over the contret speed. The machinery worked perfectly.

A.D.D.P.W, who seemed surpris- AMERICA'S HOLY GROUND ed, vet gud, that such a question BATTLE MEMORIAL PARK. sbould be addressed to him, mid

The vessel, which will be knoWD that so far as he was concerned he

sa Post Office II, is 71 feet overll took no interest in speeches. Hja

PARIS, July 9 wife made all the speeches that were Americans fell in the fighting of tons of mail on board of 6 feet

Bellean Wood, where many mean draft with coal, water and 10 by 16-fest 2 inches bearn, Jiaying a innecessary ("For God's sake, don't July, 1918, has been bought for

put that in" he said) whilst be 200,000 francs as a national Ameri-divided into four waterlight com The hull is built of teak and really bad nothing to say,

can Memorial Park. It will be

Mr. G. Edkins returned to the Colony by the "President Lincoln on July 8. Mrs. Edkins returns October,

Mr. H. G. Forbes who has retired from the secretaryship of the waited upon first thing this morn- Harbord representing the United with machinery and crew space aft The Director of Education was consecrated on July 22, General mrtments by three steel bulkheads, British North Borneo Company has ing in order to obtain his views res States Army. Marshal Foch, will and mail bold forward, niso office op been succeeded by Mr. Agarding the Education Board.be present Pearson, late Governor of North After waiting about half an hour,

Borneo

our mpresentative received a note which did not appear to have been Straits papers announce the written in the script style now being death, which occurred at Penang, adopted locally. After some time of Capt. Hugh R. Adams, the devoted to it we gather that the eldest son of Col Sir Arthur R.D. of E. makes it an invariable Adams, at the comparatively earlyrule never to allow, himself to be age of 32.

interviewed by anyone not post-

AMERICA'S COAL INDUSTRY.

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST

STRIKES.

WASHINGTON, July 9. ing a visiting card. With regard to The report of the Coal Commis- Sir Duncan Carmichael, MLC the Education Board, he had been sios, established by Congress last is dead. He was born in 1866 and brought up never to make use of October recommends that in the

was a partner in the firm of Messrs.

dock for postal official."

A large hatch is fitted to one mail hold. Canvas awnings are provided all fore and aft, also steering bridge and pale mast.

The machinery consists of a set - of compound surface condensing engines and marine return tube boiler working at 180 lbs, pressure..

CORRESPONDENCE.

Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co, and strong language, and he regreted, event of cessation of operation of a director of Messrs. Anderson, strong as the inclination was in this the industry, the President should CAUSES OF DRUNKENNESS, Green and Co, Ltd. He was a son case, be could not depart from that be empowered to declare a state of

Mr Dugald

Carmicael, rule. Others could use their discremergency and take charge of the

hion but he deplored crying stinking mines, fix the miners' wages and (To the Editor of the China Mail.) fish and always wont about with an act to review by the courts, and. compensation to the owners, sub-

of

Greenock

}"ham In the control of the Nation

T. WI.

BIGAMY 7

associated with Mr. H. Massing: comment whatever.

Mr H, M. Tomlinson, who was open mind. The utterinces of Mr. to distribute the output

Coxman Cole did not call for any

and Athenaeum until that weekly changed hands, has left England on an extended voyage to the Dutch East Indies. Mr. Tomlinson in an authority on seafaring matters.

COMING MARRIAGES.

Sir,-According to Sir Thomas Oliver D.fo., & anying for stim lant is caused by over-speeding working at too great a pressure, prolonged "over-strain; working in | dark workrodzia, defective feeding.. WHAT THE CLOCK COULD and ancomfortable and unstimctive

TELL

boren. Too true! How often have observed that when over. In the Summary Court this mort Were they bigamists, breakers speeding in my, work at the hotel of the low-this beautiful, well I have felt that craving for more! ing before Mr. Justice Gompertz bred girl and this clean-cut, high- When at my daily docupation in e Poise. Judge), Yuen Yung-yuf trading on the Hop Fick Lung Chee minded young man? Only the dark lounge bar I have often been,

clock could tell f Kes, sued the Tweung Fat Firm and She had married, belleving her

RENTS CLAIM.

tuesistibly impellad.. to “

ringes are announced **-*-**

The following forthcoming mar. Lång Po-yus, one of the partners, husband fa-name-only to be dead other. The defective feed

mol ( la recover 877, erreeam of rent in She had made, a serious mistake vided by the counter kun Mr. John Alexander Fisser civil respect of a portion of the ground once acting on foolish ims other dreadful idducomer to the vant, to Miss Gladys Mande floor of 184, Pasl Street Turner Doctor of Medicine, both Mr. Waten; of Messi. Jobkon,

Stokes & Master, "appe

Pouta Mesure. Lo & Lo for the defen

yards from its barth so that the July 13-Lammert Bros Elec of Hongkong will arrive in less time than hitherto, cargo of livlices could be landed atrical equipment. Old premises of 12 John Stesen Bt. George pisimiff and Mr. M and the groot gain to trade and few minutes earlier. With control Commerce will be incalculable, almost entirely lacking, it is only to the Hongkong Electric Co Wing Cooper, euringe No. 283, Whether the improvements in the be expected that an occident must Fung St., Wanchs, 3 p.m. Galingi Mercier

Decur sooner of later. On launches July 13.-Limmert Bros, ; valu- Mira Vara Macdonald Time taken to do the outward also while carry bashora to Stone able tokia ze stamp, sales rom, 65, Headingley Lane, page are indications of a healthy cutters, alo, there 14 generally,

5.15 p.m

After listeming). toʻlongtiry arguments (in which many

pulse; had she now committed a fconsumption of liga still graver error? rad And not live by prawns

These are the questions which discomfort of homes will stir your na you watch the un-do not possess ons f folding of the Realurt feature Mid other man a bomen 1 zal | night, in wiilch Chartvice Blaney - Tho

will be seen

The World Theatre this

ties" were quoted) from either não, the Pulsne reserved judgment.

with fir