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London, July 12:It is fortunate that the smoothing away Further reports of local steamiers of a few of the many differences meeting last week-end's-typhoon-between the British and French were brought in by vessels which! arrived here yesterday. On going through the returns supplied by masters in port, it was found that whips which left before the typhoon filled-up" were in for a bad time while those which got lalo the storm area after-the-typhoon had or very fine passed had fine "weather.
The Indo-China ss. “Chaksang," which left on August 18, met strong typhoon gale" North of the Paracels. She arrived at Swator (direct) safely and left for Hongkong on Tuesday, coming into port yesterday. Before her arrival, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson -&-Co., Ltd.-had been advised that
all was well with her.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
COMMERCE AND FINANCE.
COTTON OUTLOOK.
CORNER NOW, TURNED. (Reuter's Service.)
FUNERAL.
LATE MRS, PENTYL ROSS. The funerai took place at Happy Valley, last evening, of the late? Mrs. Pentycross, wife of Mr. . [H. Pontycross, Chief Assistant of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- ing Corporation, who died in the Pelk. Fospital inte on Tuesday
LONDON, August 27. The Manchester correspondent of the "Westminster Gazette expresses the opinion that the colton industry will probably wit-night. ness a period of increased trade in the Rev. V. H. Copley Moyle the near future,, owing to the conducted the service. promise of large supplies from the United States. Raw cotton is now on a most attractive level from the buyers' viewpoint and customers abroad are only awaiting stable prices. The outlook, therefore, is brighter than in the past four years. The corner has apparently been tumed.
NEXT DOOR,
WEIRD PLEA MADE BY PLAINTIFF.
On the grounds that he expected an increase in his family at an early date, a
Portuguese clerk applied in the Summary Court yesterday afternoon for possession | of the house next door which was a bigger one and of which he was the owner.
The funeral was attended by a huge number of friends, the chief urner being Mr. Pentyeroas, Practically the whole of the
KONGMOON - NEWS.
PIRATES SEEKING VICTIMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Pakkai, Kangmoon, August 27. No tow-boat or ferry has passed this port to-day excopt a Portuguese
tor-vessel which as between Canton and Sun Cheong, and" the Macao tow-boat.
Over 100 armed men have been sighted on the hill-tops near the They are Kamchuk lighthouse. stated to be pirates on the look-out for river traffic.
bazaar.
:
THE CHANNEL.
FLYING BOAT SCHEME.
Tuishan (Sunning) city is under rupes staff of the local office of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank martial law owing to the local ng Corportion were present at the commander Young Kam-loong anti- graveside. Members of other Dripiting a visit from a colleague. Fish Banks, were also present in Wong Ming-tong, who has retired large numbers, as were also many from the borders.
Local police and military are in well-known Peak rekidents.
"with negotiation with the merchants The grave
WOR-Pocered floral tributes and amongst those here not to strike. A grand charity who sent wreaths were the follow-bazaar has been fixed for August ing Penge" (usband, Sheilo. 33 and the organisers fear that. it Kenee (children), will be sparsely attended because of The police Freddi il Mother, Kea Abrather, Anh: the impending strike. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and military have been requested to Bank. Hongkong and Shanghai maintain order in and around the Rank Junior Mess, the Portuguesé Stuff-of-the-Hongkong and Shang Governments should only have
mi Bank, Ching Provident Don and Mortgage Cla., Stewart Bros.. resulted in the creation of new
The plaintiff was Francisco Hongkong and Territorial Estate difficulties in other quarters.
When, in the course of his state. Jose Luz, in the employ of the Co., Shewan Tomes and Co., Por- Union Trading Company, and tugese Stuff of the Chief Accounts ment to Parliament on Thursday, defendant Mr. Edmudo Duario Dept.. H.K. & S.B.C.. Mr. and
Reuter's Service.) Mr. MacDonald declared that his da Roza, accountant in the employ Mrs. A. H. Barlow. Mr. D. M. Majesty's Government "could not of Messrs Lowe, Bingham-and-Ross, Mr. and Mex-V.-M. Gray-
Matthews.
burn. Mr. and Mrs. J. Dunn, Mr.
LONDON, August 27. Mr. Leo D'Almada was for and Mrs. G. B. Tunnett, Mr. and
Anglo-French experts are draw. pretend that investors would be
long orthcoming so
plaintiff and Mr. E. C. S. Brooks Mrs IL 6. Hegarty, Mr. and Mrs.
2: Wilkin, M. and Mrs. G. M.ing up a scheme for an "ærlal political and economic security for the defendant,
Plaintiff said that, in consequence-gery and Miss McIntosit, Mr. Cross Channel Ferry, with a half- which the German State as a going of his mother having expressed W. Bredin, Mr. D. E. G. hourly service between Folkestone concern offers to investors could her intention of staying with him Nicholson, Mr. V. fi. Walker, Mr. and Boulogne. The flying boats be destroyed by action similar to and an expected addition to his.. Peat. Mr. 0. Skinner, Mr. wil, each accommodate twelve It is under- that which took place last year family, he gave notice to the R. Joues. Mr. Ho Wing. Mr. passengers and make the crossing
people next door but they had an allusion-to-the-Rubr-occupa-continued to reside-there. He had Ho Chenk, Miss Anderson, Mr. and in fifteen minutes. tion and economic exploitation offered them the house which heMrs. T. E. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. stood the fare for the cross-channel
at present living in as Douglas Reid, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. flight will be one pound sterling.
Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Ellis, there was apparently, more
alternative accomodation. behind the Prender's warning
The defence was that the tenants Mr. Felix M. Ellis. Mrs. TE. than had so far appeared. In- of the house next door had al-Pearce, Miss M. Ellis, Mr. and formation, indeed, since confirm-ready barely sufficient rooms for Mrs. Sy Thomkom, Mr. A.. Cassidy, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. She cleared from Kwong-chowed, must already have reached their needs and that they had made Nissim, Mr. and Mrs. P. S. wan (a French port in the southern Mr. MacDonald by that time to the every endeavour to obtain proper fireenhill, Mr. H. Birkelt. Mr. R. A. Rodgers, Mr. W. R..Mansfield. peninsula of Kwang tung province) effect that the City would not be accommodation elsewhere, but had
failed. at 4.15 p.m., Saturday last. At prepared or able to raise its quota
Judgment was given for defend- Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hay, Cal, and S'o'clock the next morning she met of the £40,000,000 Dawes loan. the typhoon and, according to the were France to adhere rigidly to ant, Mr. Justice A. Dyer Ball My Robertson. Sir-Erie and Tady.
ING of DEBENTURES (1920 Chinese skipper's report, there her standpoint as outlined in the stating that the house plaintiff was Stuart Tavlor, Dr. and Mrs. G. T. THE FOURTH YEARLY DRAW-
and "big waves were
the Wilson. Mr. P. .M. N. Silva. Mr.issue-$500. each) of the Hongkong- the Anglo-French. Note. To put the now in was not reasonably equi- R. Rack. Mr. and Mrs. N. C.
а dangerous matter in nutshell, steamer in a very
British valent accommodation for
D. P. J. Lopes, Mr. P. 6. Potts, Club, Payable on TUESDAY, the condition. A few hours later; finances will
Mr. and Mrs. W. Tronside Mr 30th September, 1924, will be held and Mrs, R. Hancock: the Misses in the Club House at 11 o'clock A.M., it was deemed advisable to aban
Ellis, Mr. T. Dunbar, Mr. and on MONDAY, the 8th September, don a cargo of about 150 live pigs on which had been shipped as
Mrs. H. H. Toylor, Mr. and Mrs: 1924. deck cargo." The crew managed to throw the animals overboard and weather out the violent storm. By 7.30 am, on Monday the reached Cheak "Chung Hing"
the a small port in Chow. vicinity of Kwong-Chau-Wan. The anchor was weighed at 11.40 a.m. and the ship reached another port by' name of Cheak Po where she took in a fresh lot of provisions, leaving for Hongkong late on Tuesday afternoon and arriving bere yesterday. When examined it was found that. the ship had suffered no material damage as the result of her encounter with the typhoon.
Livestock Abandoned. The s.s. "Chung Hing," which ies the Chilean flag a small vessel of 249. tos registered tonnage, must have met with the full force of the gale.
Another vessel from Kwong- Chau-Wan-the "Kwan Kung" of 299 tons, under a Portuguese captain-met with "a rough sea and strong wind." She also put out on Saturday. On Sunday she found it necessary to anchor nest Tai- Fun-kai Island where she rode out The trip to Hongkong was continued on Tuesday without
the storu.
further event.
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"THE LITTLE MINISTER"
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HONGKONG CLUB.
NOTICE.
W. H. Bell, Mr. J. F. Grose and Bearers of Debentures are invited Mr. F. X. V. Ribeiro. Mr. and Mrs. to attend the Drawing. E. B. E. Hornell, Mr. and Mrs. 1. E Hollands. Mr. R. E. Ost, and Mr. and Mrs, G. P. Haslam.
HERE..
"The Little Minister," the film The British investor, so it is version of which comes to the contended, would require a) Coronet Theatre this evening as definite guarantee that in future the new feature attraction, was 'sanctions" of an anti-economic Barrie's first full-length novel, and character could not lightly be although it has been eclipsed in revived, nor independent action charm by his later work, it con- LATEST CHINA of this kind taken by one or two tains much of that delicate and Powers. only.
I learn that whimsical fancy for which the author is famed. Whether the movie play, which comes from the
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American finance, which is in close contact and consultation with British on the subject, will Paramount studios, makes the most gone acting master, "Yunnan."
Mr. W. Noon, from reserve, has Captain W. Lumsden of the
"Chengtu."
Mr. P. R. Harris, second officer, Tako Wan I has gone second "Kingyuan
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Secretary. Hongkong 28th August, 1924.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
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Secretary, Hongkong, 28th August, 1924
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RAFT PROGRAMMES AND ENTRY FORMB for the FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING to be bold an SATURDAY, 11th and MONDAY, 13th October 1924 (weather permitting) tasy be obtained at the Race Coursa Hongkong Club and Causeway Bay Stables. Mr. G. D. Bell, second engineer, Entries closa on 27th September 1984. "Newchwang," has gone engineer,
-Hongkong, 28th August, 1924, "Ngankin."
in all likelihood adopt the very of the theme is, of course, matterYunnan," has gone master, same attitude, and silpulate, if it each indivudual cinema-goermust is to be of any service, for "the decide for himself, but it can safe-
Mr. W. B. B. Paul has been whole Dawes report and nothing ly be said that as it stands the but the report.”
picture represents a very fine appointed second officer, "Kwang-
chow."
Mr. A. F. Maginnis, second It is also clear from MacDonald's piece of work. Coming from the
officer," Kwangcliow," is on reseve. statement that the British and the Pen of a supreme artist like Barrie French interpretations of the the story needs no praise, and Mr. A. McArthur, third officer. Reparations Commission, plus an anyway details would be super-Taikoo Wan I," has goue second Amerian expert formula, are ad fluous when the book is as popular officer, same ship. mittedly at variance. While the to-day as it was when it first apr peared over thirty years ago. French might concede a vote on Therefore, it is only necessary to the Commission, when dealing add that the setting is of a very with German default, to a high standard, the cast being led American representative of the by Betty Compson. The "Little officer, Kingyuan, bns gone American investors, they... have
Mr. J. W. Kennedy, second not accepted the British idea Minister" will be screened for acting chief officer."Chengtu."
several days, and it is sure to lure that the American representa- all the Colony's Barrie enthusiasts engineer, Ngankin," is on reserve. tive's intervention should be of an Arbitral and decisive character. But to the Coronet Theatre, not
mention those for whom Barrie is Anglo-French,
only a name, but who rejoice lover apart from this difference, the formula, as at present framed, is not the best an enjoyable picture. that could be designed to ensure American co-operation, I believe that put forward in these columns on Tuesday, or, again, the for mula devised by the Belgian Orinnell, Mr Adam Gourley, Mis delegate on the Reparations Com- owen, Mr and Mrs T. Grimshaw, Hr missian and referred to by the and Mirs Tube Gibbons, Mr Theo. Gib writer a week ago, might be bona jr., Mr H. Hata. Dir kieta, Mrs viewed more favourably on the G. Hartman, Mr B. Holtman, Mr and Mi Peter Wang Mr E Bilton, Mr H. other side of the Atlante... Howo, Kre 0. 1. Joseph Mrs M John There will hardly be time be ston, Mrs D. S. Kulukerbocker, Mr Atween now and Wednesday, when Bitehall Mise M. E. Laub. Major and the Conference assembles in Lon
Per O.P.8., R.M.S. Empress of Asia” on Ang. 28-Mr and Mrs Arthur A. Alves, air and Bra. Asinson, Ali J. Andrews, Mr and Mrs C..Bobrof Mine B. E. Bennett, Mr Alex. Blinkovich, Mra 1. D. Bush, Mr John B. Collins, is . Locille Carroll Mira M. De valles, Miss Catalina Demetillo, Prof. E. Daneberg, *Mine U. Daneberg, Musler E. Daneberg. Mr and Mrs %. M. Lapoin, Mr W. L Faton. Mr H. Kvangelists, Me H. B. Emery, Mr and Mrs You in, Lt. 0. Q. Flaming Mro L. W. Goeppet. Mrs C.
ONLY A SHOP GIRL."
STAR THEATRE'S FINE.
PICTURE
to
Mr. W. Turner, from reserve, has gone second engineer, "New- chwang."
Mr. B. E. Bidwell, from reserv, has gone chief officer," Mingsang."
Mr. G. H. Hodgson, chief officer, A Mingsang is on reserve.
Mr. J. McRae has beep appointed third officer. "Chunsang."
Like all movie plays, based on
Mr. J. McCabe, from reserve, great stage success, "Only a Shop Girl," the Star Theatre's new has gone third officer, "Yuensang." picture showing for the first time Mr. G. Clark, third officer, “Yuen- this evening, comes with a story sang." has gone second officer, that has survived popular judgment; same ship.
an asset further enhanced by the
Mrs A. M. Lehman, Rev. M. Lotmelor, don, for the Reparations Commis- fact that the Me F. Lelobre. Mr M. Reas Lovin, Bir
Mr. J. J. Robertson, from leave, test has been has gone second engineer, Sulwo." Mr. J. S. Black, second "Suiwo," has gone
W. H. Lundio, Mr M. Loureira, Hrs Lsion to work out a detailed plan spread over a period of thirty
A. McCl stock, Sirs F. G. Melery, Lt for the putting into operation of years. However, although it is engineer,
decades since three
"Only a acting chief engineer, same ship. dad Mrs G. B. Maugher. Mr A. d. Mill, the Dawes report. Nor, sofas Shop Girl first made its boy. Mr. A. S. Spiars, chief engineer, Mr B. U. McMicban, Mr M. Mann, as has any body of "international,,
X. Malbacher, ME L W. F. Hoba, Mr Walter MeEvoy, Miss Uide Mejr and experts been instructed to elabo to the public, the fim version "Suiwo," is on leave. Mr G. W. Oliveorons, Mr U. M. Umar rate the protocols relating to is up-to-date in very respect. This
Mim
H. K. V. D. C. PROMENADE CONCERT
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FRIDAY, 26th September,
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Mr. H. Hunter has been appoint Mr Joes Ustaliz, MERJ. Pintado, Major the "controls" laid down is partly because good melodrama ed sup'y third engideer, "Tuckwo.” AE Poch, Mrs Kagents Premyeler, ar by General Dawes and he is always topical and partly be-Mr. HL Lea has been appoint- Leopold Preyslay, ar W L Papy colleagues. In approaching the cause the screening has been done ed sup'y third engineer, "Lucaho." areon Roberto, Li, and ME. C. former task the Reparations Com with considerable skill. Indeed, Mr. E. J. Grainger, third engineer, Kommission may hudsitself cou after the brilliant cast headed by Luenho, has resigned. Mary F. Spencer, Engr. Oumander H. Fronted by this difficulty, that Extolle Taylor, the most notable Captain G.B. Mercer, from feave,
kone master, Lorestan hitherto, owing to a tacit agree fact about the picture is its realism: hus B. thears, Mr and Mrs. F. Vincen Mi L. P. Wallston, Me and Mrs Wment among its members, it has Whether it is the wonderful fashion Captain D.Thomst, of the Wotherspoon, Miss & B. Woo wad Hew, never officially been notified of display in the big department "Lorestan," is on reserve,
Mr. R/17 Siltergoda, rbird officer, A PICTURE FULL OF LAUGHS Peter, Weyland.
the Ruhr occupation, lest awkward store, the thrilling tenement fire points relating to the legality of scene or any of the other fascina Lorestan, has gone acting second that occupation or to its costs and ting incidents depicted, the same officer, same ship receipts should be raised. It re Adellly in getting a conveniently mains to be seen how this difficulty effect is evident. Only a shop has gone chief officer, Yao Ying could be circumvented, assuming Girl It might be added, be w that the Commission were invited sides being fasgood;; wholesoma to deal thy the condition of the melodrama, is also a fine mysit
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