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BIRTHS.

BRETT. Os March 30, 1924, to the wife of Otto Bratt (nee Eileen Meyer), a daughter, MAGUIRE On June 1, 1924. at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Maguire, a daughter. LEWIS-On June 2, 1924, at

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MARRIAGES.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

IF

though this attitude is, however, needs of children find a very 'Invest quickly or it may be too late. it yet reveals certain misconcep- special place. There is no Hos- The swindler fears investigation.

pital in the Colony specially for Be suspicious of companies offer tion of the objects the fights are children. In the new Hospital ing cash discounts OT stock- Imeant to attain. Everyone can their needs will be met by special bonuses. All tips on the stock

share the general anxiety for the wards. "We gather that the Com-market are worthless,

Avold aviators-as surely everyone does!mittee needs funds for the project speculating in the stock market as

it has in view.

It should surely you would avoid the plague --but concern for the men need not plead in vain, but receive an Avold the bucket shop. Stocks in not obscure the extreme value of immediate response from the companies being organised on the success of others rarely turn out the task they have undertaken, humblest to the highest,

well. Do not put your money into This value is not confined to the

another man's dream." immediate technical results, how- ever useful these may be in them-An Example. selves with the machines being subjected to the stress of climatic changes and the strain of pro- longed. Hying: immensely more important is the pioneer work for world airways-pioneer". work which is as vital in its way as was the pioneer work of the early sea navigators. Possibly the huge

this week. And if we draw atten- possibilities involved are best

tion to the matter it is not to stated in the words of a writer belaud that gentleman by name,! who sees them thus:

NOTICE,

Owing to my Impending De- parture from the Colony, I shall

be

glad if anyone having accounts against me will send them in at the earliest possible moment.

The above-over the signature of a well known business man- has been a feature of the papers

"

The following lines from SHE a witty American weekly paper will draw sympathetic sighs from many:- I wonder, am I dull? Obtuse? When Bilkson talks to me This query. he will often use-

See?"

He tells me how he nearly missed.

The seven-forty-three, Then adds, lest I his meaning

twist-

Sea?

MONDAY, JUNE 9 19×4.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised In The Mall.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

June 9.- Coronet Theatre "Flaming Youth."

June 9.-The Star Theatre; "The Ramblin Kid."

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The

June. 9.-World Theatre; Crooked Alley" June 9. Queen's Theatre; Honest Hutch."

SOCIAL

-June 19. Mr. Willium Heughan, well known Basso-Baritone, will sing at the Peak Club, 9.90.p.m.

SPORT.

June 9-Fourth Extra Buce Meeting of the H.K. Jockey Club.

PUBLIC AUCTION. June 10-Lammert Bros. at Go- down No. 19, The China Provident

Point, 3089 sacks flour, it a,m.

June 11-Lammert Broa., at the

Ltd., Bowrington Canal Road, East,

plant, & p.m.

but to suggest that his example of garden stuff and chicken yard Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd., West

He talks in phrases free,"

See?"

When we look at a world's might very well be followed--the yet asks, while staring at me hard-premises of the H.K. Tramway Co.,

atlas and think of the route,

example of the intention to pay liabilities and not put inoffensive

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TYPHOON PROLOGUE.

MANY SHIPS TAKE. SHELTER.

MACAO EXCURSIONISTS, DISAPPOINTED.

Saturday's prologue to Hong- turn out to be serious, Holiday- kong's typhoon season did not

makers made the most they could of Whitsuntide with bad weather and storm signals and there was little delay to shipping.

Yesterday the Steamboat Co's "Sul An" did not make her ex- cursion trip to Macao. On arriving from Macao on Saturday even- ing she discharged her" pas- sengers, left her wharf for shel- Street after the signals had gone ter and returned to Wing Lok

down. The "Chuen Chow "should have left Macao at 5.30 yesterday. All the wharf arrangements had been made this side but she did not turn up at eleven last night and it was presumed that she had miss- ed the trip because of the weather.

On Saturday afternoon most of the river steamers which had come

end also proceeded to shelter. They to make the Sunday night ap-river all returned yesterday afternoon.

trip. The "Kinshan" and others which came in on Saturday night or Sunday morning, remained at their wharves because the weather had calmed down."

extending over 24,000 miles, people who give credit to any on everything whereon men speak steam driver electric, generating in on Friday night to stay the week-"

Most eloquent is he,

"See?".

It looks as though he thinks me

" thick.

A mutt in some degree: That silly word just makes me

sick-

"SEE?"

June 13.-Lammer Bros., at one

household furniture, 2.30 p.m.

June 12-Lammiert Bros., at 3 Observatory Villas, Kowloon,

June 18-Lammert Bros., at Sales Room, Duddell St., one "Studebaker" 5-seater motor car.

noon.

Still the American aviators came in yesterday about noon but there was only a very small crowd out to see them.

When things looked their worst the harbour bore a deserted ap- pearance. Small craft had nearly all gone to shelter and the ferties ran with furled awnings. Some of

In the western anchorage went to Kowloon Bay and the mighty "Empress of Aus- tralia"

spent Saturday night at a buoy in the 'stream instead of alongside Kowloon Wharf,

Oven

June 13. Lammert Bros., at First motorist Sales Room, Duddell St., one HEARD THIS (who has been motor boat "Delta," noon.

BEFORE had up" to the trouble of so doing: other

for

MEETINGS. exceeding the methods suggest themselves. We speed limit): "I thought you said June, 11.-Second annual meet- know of one man who spent the If I were sociable with the Magising of the Peak Residents' Assen. the smaller sea-going ships best part of a day visiting trades-trate should get off?" Second at Peak Club, 6.15 p.m.

motorist:" Were you sociablet" people advising them of his im First motorist: "Yes, I said, Good pending departure. It is possible morning, your Worship. How are to have only the highest opinion you to-day?

And he replied: of such men: they are exemplars "Fine-five pounds."" who deserve all the good things that can be said of them, for they ness morality-and that is what exhibit the highest form of busi-

we want in large measure.

To-day's Poem,

OUR WATER SUPPLY.'

which the airmen pro- unnecessary inconvenience. It is pose to follow, we have a dis- the abuse of our by now world- But my assent he still must seek Motor Cycle with Side Car, noon. tinct feeling that, metaphori. advertised chit system that has cally speaking, the world is people are willing to take a man's got that system into disrepute. If shrinking before the aeroplane. word, by the fact of his signature, Mountain chains, barren deserts, that he intends to pay his obliga. and continents offer no unsur tions, then it is incumbent ou those who sign chits to honour passable barrier to the air

their signature. There is perhaps navigator. At ап average no need for every home-going speed of eighty miles per person to advertise that he wishes hour the airmen could, in his accounts to be sent to him: it is to his credit that he should go theory, complete their journey in 300 flying hours. On the supposition that they could fly their machines all the time, it would take them lest than thirteen days to describe their circle round the earth. Certainly it will be long enough yet before we have aviators flying round the world in thirteen days, though it is obvious that the flight could be made far more quickly than the present one are being made were the journey undertaken with relays of machines, a plan which would eliminate the delays for overhaul. Therefore since long- distance flying is bound to become an important factor in the world's communications, possibly later dominating all other modes, the rose and offered their seats. With Is straight called in and paid to value of the present flights can both, depositing herself carefully The wind blows out, the bubble

graceful impartiality she accepted night: hardly be over-estimated, both for on one seat and her handbag, with producing actual technical results equal care, on the other The and for instilling into the public men exchanged smiles, some rude The spring intombed in autumn passengers sniggered, but the lady mind that confidence and respect of the bandbag was majestically The dew's dried up, the star is without which the great work unconcerned.

The Water Authority points cust shot,

that there was a constant supply cannot be fully developed. Conse-

The flight is past, and man forgot.in, all districts up to May 4, 1924 Two American sailors had a Francis Beaumont (1584-1616). an intermittent supply West of narrow escape from drowning on quently we have double reason for welcoming our world aviator

Eastern street only on 5th and 6th; Sunday morning when a motor visitors as very brave

an intermittent supply in all tider boat which they had engaged at main districts from 7th to 23rd | Arsenal street pier to take them to inclusive and from 24th to 31st in- the U. S. destroyer "Paul Jones" clusive; a full supply in all district at Stonecutters, came into collision East of Eastern street. This applies with a Shamsuipo ferry boat and to the island of Hongkong. Last turned turtle

sex

(On the Life of Man.) Like to the falling of a star,

In the Water. Return for May, it

In Chinatown the Chinese did is stated that on June 1, there were not seem to think much about the 1,288,40 million gallons of water. alarm as they did not even trouble stored in the City and Hill districts to secure their long signboards. reservoirs as compared with 359.41 Saturday's scare also had its millions last year. The consump- effect on bathing and picnic tion per head during May was 20.7 parties, Only a fraction of the Or like the fresh spring's gaudyallons and the total consumption usual number went to Stonecut

244,55 million gallons. In May ter's. 1923, the total consumption was Yesterday the signals were 188,28 millions.

taken down. This morning it

Or as the flights of eagles are,

In spite of

hue, WOMAN'S equality masculine

CHOICE. chivalry is not dead, Or silver drops of morning dew,

"nor feminine, appre-Or like a wind that chafes the flood, ciation of it. A journalist was travelling in a crowded tramcar Or bubbles which on water stood: the other day, when a lady entered, Even such is man, whose borrowed carrying a handbag. Two men light

diex,

lies:

WEATHER CALENDAR.

JUNE 9.

In Kowloon, a total of 20488 looked as if Whit Monday was June as against 84.93 millions the weather is rapidly improving million gallons were in storage on going to be another wet day but fast year. The consumption was and the afternoon should compen

16 sate disappointment, 72.21 millions in May, or gallons per head.

There Was

May 1923; this year there was a restriction in all districts during

full supply.

The total rainfall

during last month was 28.86 inches inches against 13 35 inches last May

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NARROW ESCAPE.

MOTOR BOAT SINKS IN HARBOUR.

motor

From time to time we DRY. have been assured, by ardent prohibitionists men that American jails were tenant- whose during and resource deserve less, the inference being that'

abstention from. alcohol and our greatest admiration, and as

abstention from crime were twin the pioneers of ventures which virtues. The statistics of crime in must eventually revolutionise not the United States scarcely seem to 1754. only existing methods of com-support this assumption but to sug- gest that considerable propor- munication, but also, by making tion of America's millions ought to the world a smaller place, drawing be in prison if they were not. A the nations closer together in the Washington woke up, with the few days ago the police in bonds of peace and common under- result, as recorded in the cable] standing:

messages, that

SQ many prisoners were taken to the police station that the cells over- Bowed, and many of the accused were kept in the corridors under pay for it.-Judge Parfitt. guard." Meanwhile it is reported. that in gin-ridden Britain unoccupi art have become impossible in [To the Editor of the China Mail.] sailors, who went under with the

Strawberry is now in the year there was an intermittent In his report to the Police, height of its greenth, supply in all rider main districts the Coxswain of the blueth, gloomth, honey-during May.

boat, the Wing Cheung No. 5 suckle, and seringa-hood, The Government Analyst reports states that when about 500 yards

-Walpole. the quality of the water is

satisfactory.

The Alice Memorial.

ed wings of jails are being used

POINTS OF VIEW.

The less you wear the more you!

I often think that music and all

England. Sir Thomas Beecham.

#

CORRESPONDENCE.

A MOTOR ROAD.

The Hospital bearing the above name should be dear to the hearts

No fool is so great a fool as the of those who appreciate public to relieve the shortage of houses service of the highest degree. for law-abiding citizens. It is a schoolmaster who dwells in

Sir. I have been an interested The Hospital, we believe we are topsy-turvey business.

fool's paradise.Mr. A. H. Tre-reader of the Report of the Alice. lawny-Ross.

Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals right in stating, was so named in

The police In America memory of the wife of the late Sir

It is possible to spoil a child at for 1923. In the Superintendent's "RAIDS. are conducting a series school as much as it is possible to

Report there appears the of raids on overshadowed his wife in the work suspected of illegally possessing, Strudwick.

persons spoil a child at home.Miss E. following:- he was able to do, but Lady. Ho selling or manufacturing alcoholic Kei was not unknown for her good beverages.

I often marvel at the lack of authorities imagination shown by men with works. Sir Kai himself was an declare that the raids will be con the command of money-Mr. outstanding figure and personality tinued until "something approach Sanger-Shepherd.

The China Mail. Kai Ho Kai. Sir Kai probably

HONGKONG, MONDAY, Juys 8, 1924.

WORLD FLYING.

Saturday's typhoon

The

Sketch plans of the proposed new hospital were prepared in 1922, but owing to uncertainty

off the Yaumati breakwater the ferry launch Mun. Ping struck his hazi on the port side, with the result that she capsized, throwing the occupants into the water. They were all rescued by the ferry, but the motor boat went to the bottom of the harbour. The men were Done the worse for their 'im- promptu divè though one of the boat, had an anxious time,

OLYMPIC

SOCCER:"

REPLAY FOR THIRD PLACE.

Paris, June B.. ITolland and Sweden who wore as to the route of a proposed defeated in the semi-officials of the "Bocar" competition,. new motor road through the Olympic compound the plans have been played for third place this after-

fifteen held up for the past two years. nepon before

thousand What are we to think of such an spectators when they drew 1/1 incident as this? An ameliora- after playing extra time. They

were hardly needed to bring home he served the Colony in the Legis- not believe in "hitching his After all, speaking is only halftive work is being held up will replay to-morrow-Reuter,

dangers attending

in the life of the Colony nat soing "obedience to the prohibition many years ago. He was a keen law has been secured. It is a very Talk as well as in money; the ten- There is Gresham's Law In admirer of British institutions, modest objective. The American signals and a strong believer in the cause policeman seems to be an excced-dency of the false is to drive out of British education. For years ingly practical person, who does the true-Dr. L. P. Jacks, PEPLOW.-On Juge 4. 1924, at the

"the battle. To listen is more diffi- because, evidently, the Govern- The Swedes had slightly the the lative Council and outside the waggon to a star." Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. attempts now being made to fly Council the work of the Alice

cult; it required more training in ment is undecided in the matter better of the game and led by 1/0 Walter Peplow, a son.

Barnum's doctrine character-The Speaker of the of a motor road. I think, Sir, the at half-time hat the Dutchmen round the world. Major Martin's Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals

"SUCKERS." of a sucker" be- House of Commons.

use of the word scandalous is, in equalised after which "neither side found a warm corner in his heart. narrow escape from death in the Thirty-six years ago medical work minute still seems a sound one, serious and the frivolous plays on

ing born every The distinction between the the circumstances, justified.

scored despite a half-hour's exten.... frozen wilds, Squadron Leader was begun in the Alice Memorial Recently

How long is the Colony going sion, Fresident. Coolidge the screen would seem to be that to put up with such a state of WIDLER-LIDSKY-On May 31, MacLaren's many serious mishaps, have been added to from time to against fake stock promotions. you laugh.Mir. Bertram Clayton. brought to the attention of the THE PORTUGUESE FLIERS.

Hospital, the buildings of which had occasion to warn investors the former do frequently make things? Could not the matter be Shanghai, Naoum and Captain d'Oisy's Shanghai time. The early days were days. Some of the things that people do (Ned) Widler, second son of crash have left the public in no of pioneering, for the prejudice but that they ought not to do were House of Commons is that, on the general speeding up of, a seem The strength of the ordinary Home Authorities with a view to Mrs. E. D. Widler, to Nessy Lidsky, only daughter of doubt about the perils which the against Western medicine was detailed by Mr. Meilon, the whole, it represents the mind of ingly lax administration?... Shulim Ziss Lidsky.

intrepid airmen have to overcome, deep-rooted. If that prejudice Secretary of the Treasury, in the nation, that it is not too far FORDE HUTCHISON-On Perhaps it is only natural, then has not been entirely overcome its scries of

They are of ahead of the common people.-Mr. June 3, 1924, at Shanghai, i

foundations have certainly been interest to everyone. Frank Hubert Forde, son of, that some people should be undermined. That at least is "Never buy stock in mines you P. A. Harris, M.P: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Forde, inclined to query the value of proved by the statistics of in and know nothing about. Don't trifle of Dublin, to Catherine these undertakings, pointing out out-patients; the classes of sick with oil wells. Don't invest money Ferguson Arthur. Hutchison,

in patents expecting fabulous re- Chamberlain's Colfis_and":

[The flyers will not touch Hong- nesa and disease treated, and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James that the results achieved can number of operations performed, rear reume, otherwise you may get

turns, Don't buy long-distance Diarrhoea Remedy

Union Church, Shanghal, was the long but will make straight for “Hutchison, of Shanghai, hardly be commensurate with the The Committee of Management faa awamp instead of shore frontage, Romedy poses one unique shaisoter when Miss Catherine Ferguson

· Chambarising Colic and Barrhoea scene of a very preity wedding Micho.] : risks involved.. Frequently the faced with the problem of expan Be suspicious of new companies istio among medicines. It is made solely Arthur Hutchison, daughter of Mr. question is raised not in any sian, for patients increase day by selling their stock by mall. When and only for the one purpose of famed and Mrs. James Hutchison, of

intaly tellering severe pain int xhe carping spirit but simply through day, and it desires to meet the a firm advertises stock on the stomach and bowels, for intestinal Shanghal, and Mr Frank H. Forde, FERREIRA.-On June 2, 1924, at.

need by erecting a building strength of new manufacturing rampe (whatever the cause); colle sad son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Forde, Shanghal, Luiz Gopiaga Fer- friendly anxiety for the men who worthy of the work It seeks to do.methods always favestigate the new herrhoea. Every family should keep it i of Dublin, were married by Rev.

are facing the dangers. Natural In this scheme of expansion, the methods.. „Do not bile at the bait: 'Candy. For sale everywhera A. N. Rowland,

DEATH.

reira, aged 33 years:

'dont's."

Yours etc.,

OUT-PATIENT. Hongkong, June 8, 1924.

Rangoon, June 8. The Portuguese aviators arrived at noon.

They took 4% hours to get here from Akyab.

They hope to proceed to Bang- kok to-morow.

According to a Rauter message from Foochow Mr. Mackay and party have been released without paying any ransom. Que bandit.. has been captured,