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MONDAY NOVEMBER 5~1028.

JOTTINGS FROM MACAO. LATE MISS WALLACE.

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From Our Own Correspondent.)

Santa Casa Lottery.

A spadicate of blind Chinese won the Orst prize this month, with number 2887. The other principal prize numbers were: 2nd 5762, 3rd 6919, 4th 7343 and 5th 1154. Antonio Martins da Silva. is expected to arrive in Macno shortly, from San Francisco. We bear that this gentleman was the fortunate discoverer of a gold mine in the States, and that be comes to look over bis Macne business and to visit his friends. "O. Liberal" and the Catholic

party.

LARGE ATTENDANCE AT

FUNERAL.

*THE CHINA MAIL.

FAMOUS SKIPPER. CAPTAIN GEORGE MOODIE DEAD.

"'COTTY BARK'6" FIRST CATTAIN.

As evidence of the esteem

Captain Gorge Moodis has pass- which the late Miss Annie Wallace was held, there was a ed way in bis 90th year at his resi large gathering at the Protestant dence, Macduff House, Auchter Cemetery at Happy Valley on muchty, following a brief illness Saturday evening when the states the Fife Free Press of funeral took place, the service be- September 8.

ing conducted by the Rev. H. V. There was no more notable man Copley Moyle, Cathedral Chaplain, in "ye kingdom" than this vener Among those present at the graveable sea-going skipper, who bad the side were

distinction of being the first captain of the famous China tea-clipper, Cutty Sark," and whose notable mailing fonts before the days of steain on the ocean brought him renown.

Mrs. Wallace (mother) Messrs. J. Hennessey, Seth, H. Seth, G. P. Lammert and L. E. Lammert (chief mourners), and Messrs. H. B. L. Dowbiggin and Nicholson (repre Time had dealt kindly with Capt. senting the Horticultural Society), Moodio, a typical aon of the sca The Director of the English Sec- Mr. H. T. Jackman and Mrs. with his heart to the very end in all tion of O Liberal has been attacked Jackman, Mr. J. H. Taggart and that pertained to ships and shipping. in the Catholic weekly for his Mrs. Taggart, Messrs. He was remarkably fresh and vigor. articles on modern conceptions of Thompson, A. E. Wright, H. E.ons and barring a little deafness and deity The writer concluded his Goldsmith, Dr. W. W. Pearse, Dr. stiffness was in the full possession attack with the words, Doos this W. V. M. Koch and Mrs. Koch, of all his faculties, and enjoyed life Englishman think that Macao is Messrs. R. Matheson, J. Harring in pleasant nurroundings. British territory, and its inhabitants ton, H. Griffin, H. Holt, D. J. Lewis, slaves of England, like the unhappy Mr. M. Manuk and Miss Manuk, J. H. Kemp, Miss Johnson, Mrs.

Irish?"

Mrs. Harston, Miss M. Sloan, Mrs.

He resided in a two-hundred-year- old house, the walls of which are three foot thick, and in his large

To the reply which we roproduce M. J. D. Stevens, and the Misses garden ho took a keen interest. It the Director of the Portuguese Land M. Loureiro.

was seldom he left his demense, but Section udded a stirring article.

MANY WREATHS SENT. he bad many friends who delighted entitled "Arrogance" in which he states that if ths of the population following: - The

Wreaths were sent by the to have a crack over the old sailing

Hongkong daye. The walle of bis sitting-room is allowed to bo Baddhist, surely Women's Guild and Ministering are covered with pictures of the one man may be nothing at all in a

Children's League, the Hongkong ships he bad sailed, notable among religious sonse. He further con- Horticultural Society, the Hong-them being a large canvas of the demus the gratuitous insult to akong Hotel Co., Messrs. Johnson, "Cutty Sark," executed by a Chins- friendly nation thus offered by the Stokes and Masters, Dr. Noble and man at Hongkong. Catholics in their weekly, and says Co., Kate and Helen," "Cousins" that for them to (try to impose (Shanghai), Mr. W. Armstrong, silence upon their alversary is the Miss Armstrong, Mr. cowardly proceeding of those who can not discuss and who don't know how to argue.

"A Certain Englishman."

The following letter appears in the Liberal, Macao, addressed to the Editor.

Dear

well-known

Sir.-Your

HIS FIRST COMMAND.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

MANILA.

Commencing with the arrival from Vancouver of the "Empress of Russia," 25th March, the Canadian Pacific will inaugurate a New Service between Hongkong and Manila by the Steamers "Empress of Russia" and "Empresa of Asia."

Leaving Hongkong regularly on the Wednesday after arrival from Vancouver the Steamers will arrive at Manila, Friday Morning, leave Manila Saturday Evening and arrive back in Hongkong, Monday Morning 7 am.

CANADIAN PACIFIC.

Passenger Department FREIGHT and Express

ON THE QUICKBAND.

Tel. 752.

Tal 42.

Cables: GACANPAC.

Cables: NAUTILUS,

CONSIGNEES

HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

THB Motorship

"ERMLAND"

"after 7th November, 1923. will be

not be recognised.

: All damaged packages will be examined by Messrs. Goddard and Douglas (Marine Surveyors) at 10 a.m. on 6th November, 1923.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be counter- signed by

ARNHOLD & CO., LTD.,

Agests. Hongkong, 3let October, 1923.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Captain Moodie wout to sea when which carried away the rudder from Mrs. A. Dyer Ball, Mr. and opprenticeship yours from his home

and he was eighteen, siling during his the trunk downwards.

"I hove-to the ship, and from a Mrs. F. D. Bain, Mr. and Mrs. port of West Wemyss to Rigs in the spara opar 70 feet long I fashioned G. H. M. Bannerman, Mr. and Mrs. Lively Maria, a trim little briga jury rudder. I had a small model H. S. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. E. which belonged to the Johnstones, of the ship on board. The making Bunje, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Cassidy, a firm of well-known Fife linen of the rudder was the simplest part Mr. and Mrs. J. Caer Clarke, Miss manufacturers. It was in 1861 that the connecting it to the post and having arrived, Consignees of Cargo Clarke, the Rev. Cheung Chuk-ling, be got his master's certificate, and securing it to the ship so that it by her are hereby notified that all Mr. and Mrs. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, his first command was with Mesar would work and be of sufficient goods are being landed at their risk, paper is the only one in Macau Capt. and Mrs. A. W. Davison, John Willia & Son, London, who strength for age when placed was into the hazardous and/or extra- under the control of neither Church Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Dunnett, Miss. gave him charge of The Lauder the most dificult part of the job. hazardous Godowns of the HONG por State. I therefore address this M. Ellis and Felix M. Ellis, Mr. one of the China toa clippers. Frou In five days the rudder and rudder- KONG & KOWLOON WHARF & letter to you in the hope that you H. E. Goldsmith, Mr. and Mrs. dale. He was known as an intrepid had a succession of heavy galoe the from the Wharves, delivery can be and Mrs. W. W. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. The Lauder he went to the Lander post were shipped, and although we GODOWN CO., LTD., whence and/or will give it what publicity, it H. Griffin, Mr. George Hogg, Dr. deserves. As you and your readers and Mrs. Heanley and Miss Tassel, seaman who could take the last rudder held for a month before it obtained

No claims will be admitted after are doubtless sware, an. anonymous Mrs. B. B. Harker, Mr. and Mrs ounce of speed out of the wind becains detached from the post the goods have left the Godown, } attack on a certain Englishman H. K. Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. janmers

On hoisting it up to the stern I has appeared in your sacerdotal con- H. O. Holt and Peter, Mrs. Giving his views on the clippers found all the eye-balte excepting one and all goods remaining undelivered temporary A Patric. As I am the E. M. Hazeland, Miss Hazeland some time ago, the Captain said, bad given way. Being a new ship, subject to ren only one resident in Macae with and Miss Nina Hazeland, Mr. and them. Everybody was trying to get about, but we gat fixed up again

"It was very hard work to carry we had not much old material lying All Claima must reach us by whom the description tallies, I take Mrs. HLC. Jackman, Dr. and Mrs. up my pon, to reply. In the frat Koch, Mrs. Koch's daughter and you and you had to try and get them, within twenty-four hours, and sail- 14th November, 1923, or they will place, the anonymous writer, instead grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. There was great rivalry batween the ed into London less than a week, of reluting what I have written in Lammert, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lam-different boats, and on every voyago behind our rival. I had very little the "English Section" of O Liberal mert, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Lammert, there were days, sometimes weeks sleep on the voyage, and another preoccupies himself with the acci- Messrs. E. G. Lammert, K. F. Lam-on and when no sleep came the way week would bave finished me.' daat of my nationality, with my mert, Frank Lammert, Mr. and Mrs. of the skipper. The Thermopyle being an alien. & foreigner, and A. O. Langston, Mrs. Lowson (Isa), an Aberdeon boat, larded it over the The fixing of that jury rudder on therefore, I suppose, in his cosmo- Mr and Mrs D. J. Lewis, Mr and Mrs clippam of the China tea feet, and the high seas and under auch gony, a villain.

E. J.R. Mitchell, Mrs E. W. Mitchell Messrs. Willis were determined to adverse weather conditions In the second place he denies the (Maggie), Mr. and Mrs. R. T. get a ship to bent bar.

obtained at the time the ship, was bove-to has been adjudged a won À 'CLYDE TRIUMPH. right of a foreigner to write on Matheson and Miss Matheson, Mr.

An order went to the Clyde to derfth performance; and aayed all religious topics fouching the beliefs and Miss Manuk, Mr. and Mrs. John of the people.

He may be right, Martin, Mrs. Andrew Moore, Mr. Messrs. Scott & Linton, Dumbar- the expenses of going into a port to and I may be mistaken. Does he and Mrs. Alfred Morris, Mr. and ton, for a grey-bound, and the refit. think that I don't know that u Mrs. M. C. Owen, Mr and Mrs New-famous "Cutty Sark" came forth. Captain Moodie left the "Cutty lot of people don't like what I write? Rees, Mr. and Mrs. Hampden Ross, Moodie.

house, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Parker 'She was built for me," said Capt. Bark" in 1872 to enter the service "I superintended the of the State Line. It was to him a And does he think I write purely Mr. H. Percy Smith, Miss Margaret building and the fifting of her, and pleasant charge to cross the ocean with the aim of creating enemies? Sloan, Mrs. L. G. Scott, Mr. and I never sailed a fine ship. At ten under stasm. For a score of years If so, let me say now that I opened Mrs. S. A. Seth, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. or twelve knots abe did not distarb Captain Moodie commanded State the discussion purely in the hope of Seth, Mr. Harold Seth, Mr. and the water at all.

liners running between Glasgow and getting at the truth. I said that the Mrs. J. H. Taggart, Mr. and Mrs.

uttr does not fe in a certain plate Hermon White, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. ship, just like a yacht, abe could years' sailing the only time he ever being landed at their risk into the Go- Although she was a very sharp New York. In all his fifty-Ave CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby and invited discussion. Instead of Wright, Mr. and Mrs. P.D. Wilson, stand some sail. Her length of touched the ground" was on the downs of the Hongkong and Kowloon scholarly reagquing on the subject, Mr. and Mrs. B. Wylie, Mr. and canvas was enormous, and with the quicksand at Bable Island, where in Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd, a tirade of abuse has been the re- Mrs. J. R. Wood, and Mrs. Albpert patent and hand leg I measured her dense fog the State of Virginia was at Kowloon, whense and/or from the sult, and I am told in short to Well. shut up."

Well, if he is deter-

up to 174 knots per bour. She was wrecked. The bad handling of the wharvem delivery may be obtained. mined to prevent my writing in the

the fastest ship of her day, a grand boat kept on the island was res-

Optional Cargo will be forwarded ship, and a ship that will last for-ponsible for the nine lives that were unless notice to the contrary be given papers he will no doubt find a way to compass his end, just as those

I am sorry she is sailing lost.

before 2nd inst. gay old birde would have done about

under a foreign flag and a foreign Captain Moodia, was a native of No claims will be admitted after the .whom he tells me it is old-fashioned

name, but she may come our way West Wemyss. In 1892 be retired, | Goods have left the Godowns, and all to speak. But I would in parting

yet

and went to reside at Methil, but Goods remaining undelivered after the HARD LUCK. justify myself by referring to Article

later chose Auchtermuchty wherein 8th inst, will be subject to rent. 3 of the Constitution of the Republic.

the "Cutty Sark"

"My most exciting voyage with to spend the evening of his days. All claims against the stormer must | of Portugal.

His wife predecessed him, five years be presented to the Undamigned on or "Wall, it was my last one, inį

vived by a family of two daughters 1872, when, but for dire misfort ago at the age of 84, and he is sur-before the 18th inst., or they will not

and one son...

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"ALL

THE CORONET.

THE BROTHERS WERE VALIANT."

A sea story full of stirring incident, and noteworthy by reason of some brilliant acting by Lon Chaney fills the bill at the Cornet

until tomorrow.

ever.

This Constitution guarantees me, & stranger in your country, the

I would have beaten hollow the inviolability of any liberty. further states that liberty of con- The character studies of the two much-vaunted Therappyle on the science is inviolable, and that the brothers Shore-Mark, the elder, a homeward journey from Shanghai. expression of one's thoughts, what-daredevil skipper whose adventur- My ship went speeding along beauti ever that my be, is absolutely frèe ous spirit brings him face to face fally, and I was 400 miles ahead of without dependence upon guarantee, with serious temptation-and Joel, my rival when I lost my foretop censure or previous authorisation. the younger against whom charges mast between the Equator and It was That the law stone will take care of of cowardico are often hinted, but St. Helena, and was lamed. abuses of this right.

never uttered, keep the interest at on this voyngd, too, that from a

heavy gale from the westward. my| a high pitch throughout.

When the muting breaks our abip was struck by & heavy ges aboard the "Nancy Ross" Joel Shore shows the stuff that underlie his quiet exterior, and Mark rallies to the motto of his family "All the brothers were valiant."

Evidently the National Constitu- tional Assembly and that corres- pondent are at variance. But per- baps the Constitution is also a little old-fashioned in his eyes?

That it is old fashioned to attack priesteraft in ocutries which have liberated themselves from it I'gmat,

There are some fine pictures of but when I saw the local population whale hunting which make the film falling back more and more under doubly attractive. the sway of the "Spiritual Power

I couldn't help sounding a note of warning.

crous. You may well ank on which The anonymous gentleman is aide the slavery really libs. perhaps unaware that one of, his. I possess several very dear friends compatriota je granted a column or among the "unhappy Irish," sa of publicity every wook in a (catholica, some of thom), and shall Hongkong paper, of which ho avails not fail to let them know that the himself to attack Secularisation. unknown gentleman is taking up This must offend many in Hong-the endgels on their behalf. kong, which contains quite a few To speak of the slavery of a non-catbolics.. But do they write liberted people like the Irish, who anonymous letters about laws of have their own Parliament, and who] hospitality, alaves, and on on?are now no more confroiled by The last pamgraph is probably n Westminster than are Canada, S. humorous touch on his part. That | Africa and Australia, is not by any a harassed ecboolasater on a beg-obanoe nirasadíssima, is it? garly salary whose children are I am sorry that in a matter that blessed with venous appetites, and oncerns only ná here in Macao, this who is compelled to givo private fellow could find no better argument lessons until ten o'clock at night to than to insult my comtry. bring his mocneup to that of Abuse, the last weapon of those Portuguese teachers here, should worsted in argument, is logically have illumpe that, the people of without value. -Macse are the eaves of the country I have the honour to sign this

to which he has the honour to latter, Sir, belong, se the alleged unhappy Irish

Yours faithfully,

SHIPBUILDERS, DA

SHIP REPAIRERS. BOILER MAKERS. FORGE MASTERS. OXY-ACETYLENE, AND -ELECTRIC WELDERS.

MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINELES.

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بایع

019

VOTING CONTEST.

OUR $50 PRIZE.

COLONY'S

BEAUTY SPOTS,

What are Hongkong's ten prettiest beauty spots in the list given below? Name them in their order. and win our $50 prize.

Seinot the taxʼ you

Twenty diferent locs) beauty spota are named' below. Bonsider the most popular and witte them out in the order of your oholos. Then -out the form out and send ŝi to ika “Cidza Mal” offos marked “Tots.”.

The list which armas maarnet the correct solution will win the prize. correct solution wil be desided by the general rate, the Bam polling the most- rules bated placed first, the one coming next being pisoss second and'no oy uUŠA the list of tam la completed.

Therefore the secret of the content hi Not to sloot the tax most popular Items in alphabetical ordar from owe list, But to select the ten most popular names from our list and judge what place each individually will occupy-which will come first, which second, and so on until all teh have been placed.

The contest lasts from Monday to Saturday. The result will be announced in the "Odina Mail" on the succeeding Wednesday, when the winner's nama mili be published along with the correct, Iss.

Every copy of the "China Wall" contains one form giving the reader one try for the priss,* Bagular readem thus have not loss than six tries in ons weak. Competitors may sand in as many forms as they like.

Forms should be sent in to reach the "China Mali" by Monday. Any forms recefsed by the "Chha Mafi” tatay than Moɛday will be discounted.

Any forma

When making your chefoe use only the words giren below, wrongly marked, mutilated, or indistinctly written will be ruled out.

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MAKE YOUR CHOICE. HERE

Below we name twenty local beauty spots. Select the ten you think the most popular,

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THE Steamship

"BOLTON CASTLE"

From NEW YORK

be recognized.

All broke, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 8th inst., at 10 am. by car suTTSPOTS Hesare. Goddard & Douglas.

by

No Fire Inarancs has been affected.. Bills of Lading will be countersigned

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

Agente. Hongkong, 2nd November, 1928

OF HONGKONG, LIMITED. TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

·TEL ADDRESA : “Tarznodice," Homem Tazeyincare Oxhinat. No. 212,

-DRY DOOK- Length 787: Feat. Langth en Blocks 750 Fest

Depth en Centro of BIL_(H.W.0.1.7) 84 ft. e las

THREE BLIPWAYS--

of Handling 'Elips Up

Botanic Gardens Bowen Road. Castle Peak Deep Water Bay

Fanling

...Flower Street Jubilee Road.

Happy Valley

King's Park

Lyesmun

Mount Parker Nathan Road Repulse Bay

Shatin Sookumpoo

Stanley

Statue Square.

Stonecutters

The Peak ..Tytam

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To the Editor

China Mail,

Sir,

Hongkong, November 5, 1923.

Hongkong.

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(Jalin Bwirs & Boos, Látd. AGENTS HONGKONG, CHINA, #JAJAN