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-SHIFTING OF BUOYS

Mr. B. H. Gowing, acting Coast Inspector, Shanghal, has issued

the following warnings to navigators:

Referring to Special Notice to Mariners No. 708, notice is hereby given that the following buoys marking the Taungming Crossing. North Channel Entrance to the Yangtaze River. have been moved:

Crossing Light-buoy has been moved and its colour changed from black to red. From the new position of the buoy, Middle Island Beacon bears S. 124 E., distant 3.47 miles. This buoy marks the -northern-side of the channel.

Shoal Light-buoy has been moved and its colour from black to red. From the new position of the buoy, Wooning Lighthouse bears S. 14 W., distant 5.88 miles. This buoy marks the northern side of the channel.

BOOM IN YAUMATI.'

CHINESE BANK OPENS TO-DAY.

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Business in Yaumati is booming

these days to such an extent that local Chinese banker to open the merchants have persuaded, a

premises there. The Un Fung Bank, of which Mr. You Kwai-sang is managing director, opened its doors this morning. The capital $1,000,000, of which $200,000 Is paid up.

WOMEN ATHLETES.

WORLD'S RECORDS AT STAMFORD BRIDGE.

HARBOUR COLLISIONS,

"BORNEO'S" PLATE STOVE IN

BY "OSAKA MARU.”

LAUNCH MAKES WATER.

·

"Ran into the 8,8. 'Borneo' " was furnished by Captain Michi Aoki, one of the lines in the report

of the ss. "Osaka Maru," to the Harbour Office this morning.

The "Osaka Maru," a, N.Y.K. boat, was coming into harbour from Calcutta, via, Singapore. about 6.15 yesterday evening and the "Borneo," (Captain van Den- berg) for which the Yick Tai S.S. Co. are owners was tied to buoy No. A. 15, one of the new typhoon moorings. As stated, the Japaneso ahip ran into the "Borneo" but the London, August 5.-The biggest damage, according to the manager and most important meeting yet of the Yick Tai Co. is not serious, prometed in women's athletics Only a few. plates, above the took place, in the presence of water-line, were stove in at tha about 25,000 spectators, at Starford starboard, forward. The "Borneo Bridge yesterday afternoon, when will not need to go into dock but representing France, may be delayed a day or two in teams Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, executing the necessary repairs. Czechoslovakia, and Great Britain It is expected that she will leave Her Highness the Rance of: Serawak contributed the following...

All-bearings given are magnetic. cnpeted with each other in aon Saturday or Sunday. to a recent issue of the

series of flat and field events on The "Osaka Maru" is of 2,191 Tungchow Crossing. Express":-

Loudon, August 23:-Subjects Notice is hereby given that East the polets system, the result being tons net. The "Borneo" is of 1,297 Far away in Sarawak in an

ranging from 2 Scarborough Buoy, Tungchow Crossing, has a decisive victory for the home tons net. Formerly she was the atap roofed house

N.D.L. ship by the same name, but borders of the Kuching River there resolution calling on the Govern-been moved. From the new post-country.

Very early records were broken, was requisitioned by the Philip- lives a little Malay girl Beautiful ment to stop the encroachment tion of the buoy, Langshan Pagoda

metres run, which was won by

She was sold to her "Nipaic." Miss E. Trickey, one of our repre sentatives, in 3min.. 8 1 5sec, as present owners last February and against her own British record of renamed the "Borneo," being 3min., 225cc, and the world's placed on the Hongkong-Haiphong record of 3min 12 sec., held by a ruth Launches Collide.

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Sunday

the on

CHOSEN BY MEN.

NATIONALISE EVERYTHING.

she is as lotus flower, with a of the sea to one from Bow and bears S. 524 E.; magnetic, distant tlie · first, being that for the 1,000 pine Government and renamed the I

One motion that is expected to lead to a lively debate demands. that the selection and promotion of naval and military officers be by authority of their subordinates, and that all recruits be given an opportunity of refusing to aid the civil power in industrial disputes.

perfect oval face, drooping lips, Bromley, "that in view of Mr. and shy eyes that gaze like n wondering faun from between her J. H. Thomas's general behaviour shaded veil. She is a Datu's he be excluded from the Cabinet daughter a fruit that has ripened will come before the Labour carly beneath the tropical sun. Her age, twelve, maybe, and yet Party Conference at Queen's Hall, she has been promised in marriage Laugham-place, W., on October 7. to a man three times that age or more.

When I saw this little bride-to. be receiving so demurely and so gently the congratulations of the "Kambong," I could not help comparing her with our English girls of twelve, Children still, romping, running, hatless, and joyous, with no thoughts in their minds but games and fun and laughter. Yet, here was this child, powdered, scented, bracelets on her, wrists, golden necklaces about her threat, a veil upon her thickly! braided hair. Grown up. In a few days to be a wife. In a year perhaps a mother.

That is the biggest difference

Eight resolutions condemn Ministers for attending Court and social functions or for wearing Court dress, their action being described

and

"foolish" as

* ridiculous." Limehouse. urges Ministers to cultivate that sense of humour, without which true dignity cannot be achieved, in the hope that is the future they

have seen in Sarawak.

may attend Court functions in Their

more rational attire." · children compared to ours. My

The Government are to be asked first instinct was to interfere with to reject the Dawes report on this marriage that seemed me so unjust, but it was inevitable,, Germany on the ground that it

"will effect "the perpetual enslave

ment of the German working class."

3.9 miles.

This buoy, as heretofore, marks the southern side of the eastern

ad of the crossing.

This channel is in a state of change and should be navigated with caution.

..

French girl, Mile. M. Breard. Miss

In and near the entrance to the Trickey later, in the one kilomètre walking race, was beaten into Yagmati refuge there exists a COMMERCE AND FINANCE. (France) and Miss Keeling (Great a collision. Late yesterday after- place by Mile." Regel maze of small craft ever avoiding third

Britain respectively.

Miss Mary Lines, Great Britain, won the running long jump at 16ft. 734in., as against the world's record of 16ft 6in, by the Czechoslovakian M. Mejzlikova, und the British record of 16ft, sin,

RUBBER RESTRICTION..

WHO REAPS MOST BENEDIT?

have

noon, one of the launches belong- ing to the Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd. was involved in an accident in which another. launch was so badly shaken up that it took in water and had to be towed inside the breakwater.

(Reuter's Service.)

by Miss Lines herself. This lady At 6.35 p.m. the ferry launch LONDON, September 22. also beat world's record in the "Man Ying"-similar in appear- Discussing rubber restriction, first heat of the 120 yards ance to the pirated "Wing Shun" the Times contends that the benefit hurdles race, which she won in 17-was on its way with the usual of the higher price following the 3-5sec, the previous best being her complement of passengers from improved statistical position at the own 18 2-5sec, and subsequently Yaumati to Hongkong. According present time goes largely to the she won the final in 18 1-5sec. to the coxswain's version, he was non-restricting producer, while the Later Miss Lines completed off the Kowloon Naval Depot when restricting companies' costa rise as wonderful triple performance by production decreases. The rise in winning the final heat of the 250 the steam-launch "Cheong Hing" some cases is appreciably greater metres race in the British record was steering on his port quarter than the increase in price obtained time of 34 I-Isec, as against the and suddenly ported helm, striking | while the Dutch Indies and other previous best of 35 2-5sec, by Miss the stern of the ferry.

No damage was done to the outside producers

been V. Palmer, of the Kensington

was beaten ferry but the stem of the other enabled to sell increasing crops at A.C., time which it was the custom of the country;

higher prices, at the same time by Miss Palmer herself yesterday, launch seemed to give way and it That was six years ago. When

effecting reductions in costs. The when she won her preliminary heat made water. On seeing the other was in Sarawak the other day I Kelvingrove (Glasgow) demands real issue between the restriction of the same event in 34 3-5sec. launch's condition the coxswain of saw the girl again-the same per the recognition of "the right of the ists and the anti-restrictionists is Mile. Groslimond, Switzerland, the ferry turned and towed the fect lace, the same eyes, only less Russian Government to nationalise whether the advantage to restrict won the javelin throwing with a "Cheong Hing" to shelter where wondering noW. Patient, gentle eyes-with-no-animation in their capitalistic enterprises without ing producers in the long run will distance of 156ft olin, beating her she was still afloat this morning.

be commensurate with the awn_world's record of 154ff 24in. depths. There were many children compensation." Several branches

and the British record of 121ft cunging to her "sarong" and a say that the persecution of the sacrifices made.

Claiming that the rubber export olin by Miss Birchenough, of the natives of Egypt and India calls

Ladies' A.C., In baby in her arms. Her own youth for indignant protest, and de- restriction scheme in Malaya and Middlesex had gone tram her.

mand the instant grant of Home Ceylon has amply justified itself, securing the discus also, world's at the age of eighteen.

the financial cdition of the record, which stood at 88ft 8in, Rulė to India.

A warning of what is expected Times" saya that the persistent by Mild, G. Tembouret (France), At clghiseu an English girl stands ou the threshold of life. from the Socialist Government by campaign to wreck the restriction and British record which was She is at the beginning of that some-of-its-supporters-is-contained is beginning to be regarded with Miss nilld chase for happiness and fun. in the following proposals on home something more than Our little Malay girl's life is lived, policy:--

She was old

THE CONTRAST,

Abandonment of the policy of

suspicion.

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Birchenough's 63ft xin, mere were beaten by a French" "com" petitor, Mlle V. Morris, who won Certain large American consum- at 98ft gin, and in the 660 metres Her fun, if ever she had any, has compelling local authorities toers, are known to be desirous of relay race, which was won by by employ 75 per cent. of ex-Service acquiring a substantial stake in Great Britain, represented

rubber production in British Misses V. Palmer, I. W. Edwards, THE Steamship men on road schemes..

Malaya and Coylon and elsewhere. L. F. Gamble, and R. E. Thomp They are aware that if rubber can son, world's record was once more

vanished,

I think of our English toyshops, laden with such wonderful things that we, as grown-ups, cannot pass

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Landowners to be compelled to their windows without wishing we pay the full economic rent into the were young again. In Sarawak national exchequer.

The total abolition of all heredi- these babies do not play with toys. 1 have seen them some tary rights.

The automatic naturalisation of tinies spin a top, or fly a kite, but they

all aliens who have lived in this draw their amusement out of nature. A flooded road; country for to years.

Nationalisation of the land, rail- is a delight to them. They bathe ip the deep ditches. They run ways, mines, banking, and the

liquor traffic. races, wrestle, and the boys play some gambling game not unlike our "pitch-and-toss." But, dolls, why they have none. It seems so strange not to see them playing. A dreamy, delicious country with out games.

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at] the Central Magistracy, this morn ing, Leung Kau-sui, was charged AN AWKWARD QUESTION.

with the theft of $152,80 from the The Malay chief does not care person of a Chinese shroff at for girl children. They do not Queen's Road, West, yesterday. bring pride upon his house unless Another not in custody, is alleged he can make a successful bargain to have been his accomplice. of their marriages. I remember Leung was sentenced to four years ago, when my knowledge of months' hard labour.

A Chinese

the Malay language was extremely district watchman saw defendant small, a woman asked me if I carrying a black sack, being bad. gambar." Now I knew chased by complainant at Queen's that their stock question to Road, West. He joined the chase ine was always to ask if I for a short distance, when defco- had a son, and so I took it for dant dropped the bag as he fell. granted that that was what she The watchman arrested the man. incant, and replied promptly that

{ ind not. "Oh," she answered, "You have not, but the Rajah has."

bazardous

"POLERIC "

and/or

be brought well below a shilling, beaten, the quartette named doing having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by large areas will inevitably fall into Imin 18 3-5sec, as against Imin 22 ber are informed that all Goods me their hands at practically thoir 3-5sec by a London Olympiades being landed at their risk into the

be AC. team.

extra-bazarlos own price. This can only achieved by wrecking restriction The world's record high jump, Godowns of the Hongkong & Bowloon but there is not a ghost of a chance held jointly by Mrs. S. C, Elliott Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., whomes. of this childishly transparent cam-Lynn, Middlesex Ladies A.C., delivery may be obtained.

and Miss E. Stine, America, at 4ft] No Claims will be admitted after the paign succeeding.

101⁄2im, was beaten by two girls Goods have left the Godowns, und all and equalled by a third, Mile. E. Goods remaining undelivered after 29th van Truyen, Belgium, winning at Beptember 1924, will be subject to rent All Claims against the steamer must The international team placings, be presented to the Undersigned on or as the result of the various events, before 6th October 1924, or they will were as follows: Great Britain, 61 not be recognized: points, France, 31 points, 2; Belgium, 15 points, 3; Czechos lovakia, 13 points, 4; Switzerland, 7 points, 5 italy, 2 points, 6. The

MUKDEN AND MOSCOW. | 4ft 111⁄2ln..

Marshal Chang Tso-lin.

I went home thinking to her. She is flung into a school myself that the time for broad-perhaps with hundreds of her minded acceptance of facts. out | kind, and they are, all turned out East had arrived. It was several one by one as exacdy alike in days before I asked the Rajah thought and action that if their what ‘a***gambar" was, und was faces did not vary a mother would. informed it was a tumoral

hardly recognise her own child;" Thero has been a great outcry, Then to France to what is called against the modern English girl. a fialshing school. Finished indeed But since I have seen these child are they as far as natural- wives, these child mothers seriousness and Innocence are con

A Reuter message from Harbin, and old before they are twenty, I cernaŭ. And then, what is called. have come to the conclusion that the emancipation of our modern states that it is reported that Chang what matters terribly Is Youth. If girl begins.

Tro-lin, the war-lord of Manchuria, you lose that, or if maybe it passes But is it entirely emancipation? has signed an agreement you by without-your-making the Is it not more a breathless desire Mukden, by which he recognises

the Soviet Government. most of it, it is the saddest thing to fill the time which passes them on earth. Perhaps our. English so quickly Stand them side by irls are a little crude, a little hard sides/The English girl with her upon the surface. But, right deep abandonment, her self-assurance down the eternal mother, is there and her, freedom. The Hitle In every single female thing. Malay girl, so much caged-a, wife t When you come to think of it at twelve, mother at thirteen. how short a time there is for a giti Which is, I wonder, the sadder. to have fun la. First she is a baby sight. The girl shor for the running about faconsequent, and moment of her, womanhood, or happy playing with a ball. Then the child shern for ever of her Education comes along and tames youth

RCXOR

at

All broken, chafed and damaged?: Goods are to be loft in the Gadows, where they will be examined on 20th Sept., 1924, at 10 am.

programme included some events No Fire Insurance has beou effected.

for the mere male; amonst them an attack on Wyndham Halswell's Brit- by ish record for 300 yards of 31 1-5 sec.

by Guy M. Butler, Achilles A.C the old quarter-mile champion, and B. J. Toms, of the Queen's Park Harriers. This provided, in effect, a most exciting match, which Butler won by about three yards in 31 4-5 sec.

Amongst those present were Lord Riddell and Lord Des-L borough. -

A Chinese woman named Kwong Sik, 41 years, residing at No. 38, Lyndhurst Terrace, died!". in the Government Civil Hospital, soon after admission, at 1.30 pm. yesterday. It is, alloged that the woman was pushed over the verandah by her husband's con- cubine during a quarrel. The con- cubina has since absconded. The husband has been detained by the police.

Bill of Lading will be countersignol.

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED. General Agents. Hongkong, 23rd September, 1924.

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E. Undoraigned have received in- structions to neil by Public Auction

THURSDAY, 28th Sept., 1923, somheding at 11 m.

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At half past three o'clock this FRIDAY, 28th Sept., 1021, morning, three men attacked a

*** Commencing at 11—Mn coolie at Jervola UStreet, near at No. 20-Godown, The China Provident, Queen's Road Gentral, while he Loum & Mortgage Co, Ltd, West Tantel « was asloop, under the verandah. A Quantity of Copper Pipes, Con loss They seized him by the neck and Ferrule Tabes, Wire Hawser, Black rubbed pepper into his eyes, they Deck Bolts and Nuts, Bervice Bolts and also tried to take the belt "off" his] Kuta, Pankend Rave's, Centorsunk Fload waist. When he cried ons "Save, Elveks and Tylangular Wire Moabi- lito the three men bolted. The

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