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THE CHINA MAIL.

actually smaller than a similar

LAND BALE.

sized Home town (would have, is September ALP.W.D typical of the attitude which Offices, one lot Crown Land at

Shamshuipo, 8 p.m. persists in regarding the ColonyURLAG Augása: as a village. Hongkong is now September 25-ammert Bros., anything but a. village; it is a at Sales Boom, cambrics and Vast, teeming city. And if there coltons, 11 am is one matter which demands that the Colony be viewed in this light. that matter is beyond all doubt public health.

An Urga Mystery.

RACING NOTES.

BUMPER ENTRIES ARE ·

EXPECTED SATURDAY.

TWORK ON SAND-PBACK. ↑

'(By Argus.)

at No. 20 Godown, The China September 26-Lammert Bros, Provident Loon and Mortgage Co., Ltd., West Point, copper pipes. With entries closing at noon on ferrule Lubes, wire hawser, bolts Saturday, owners have little time and nuts, etc., etc., 11.a.m.

September 26. Mr. A. G. dain, which to ask the "final ques. Rochs at No 11, Hart Avenue, tion before sending in their Hawloon, valuable leasehold

nominations property, 8 p.m..

WEDNESDAY

IMPORTS TO CANADA......

FODDER PACKING NOW

BARBARRED.

The acting Agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Com- „pany, Mr. L.. 9. N.. Ryunj courte- ously forwards the China Mail the following for publication:

Fodder Packing Barred.

(COPY)

ARMS POSSESSION.

QUARTERMASTER IS SENT FOR TRIAL.

at

THE MISSING BUTCHER.

Earl Hastings, a quarter master on The case in which William

the s.s." President McKinley," was charged on remand with being in unlawful possession of one Luger pistol, one Smith and Wessori revolver and 324 rounds of am- mumition without a permit, came A Peking message of September

before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the 10, sent through Reuter's Agency September 27-Lammert Bros. It is produbly many years sincender and by virtue of the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. stated that, according to Kalgan at Sales Room, Duddell Street, trainers have been so much in the withority conferred upon me by The case was committed for trial

the Criminal reports, some sort of political wearing apparel, etc., etc., noon.

Session on dark as to the actual form of their Seetion of the Animal Contagions upheaval had occurred at Urgs September 20-Lummer Bros. candidates.

Disenses Act, Chapter 75, R. S. C. October 18. and that several foreigners had at Sales Room, Duddell Street, a

1906, I do hereby order that:

Divisional Inspector J. Moody been arrested Since that day not fine collection of stamps, 6.15 p.m. The opening of the grass truck, On and after October 1st, 1924, of the Water Police Station, stated a word has reached Hongkong to

COMPANY MEETINGS.

this morning was therefore the importation into Canada of that, about I p.m. on September throw any light on the cryptic October 8.-Second meeting of especially welcome.

merchandise packed in hay, straw, It is the first

22, Sergeant" Rogers on duty Station Judging from

the China Sugar Refining Co., paperk

or other fodders, is prohibited from at the Water Police received from the North last even-Ltd., at Co.'s Office, Fadder time anything approaching fast all countries except the United handed him five parcels, con-

work has been indulged in since, States, unless:

taining arms and ammui- ing, no further real news had Street, noon..

tion. He opened and examined reached either Peking or Tientsin.

October 4-Twenty-eighth meat- the Spring; and to-day's perform

panied by a certificate from a Sergeant Rogers Informed him that. properly qualified veterinary defendant wanted to be taken officer of the country of origin down to the ship "President that such hay, straw, or other McKinley" to look for the No. 1 fodder has been grown, and Chinese-butcher. His wish was Atored, and the merchandise granted, but the butcher could not packed in a district, not in- be found. The Inspector said he fected with foot and mouth was satisfied that the butcher of 'disesse, or

the ship was missing and is of

cable.

In some quarters it is alleged that ing of shareholders of the Dairy unces have enabled one to size up (1) such merchandise is accom-them. He then locked them up..

WESTERNERAL HONORIGINED told a "Peking and Tientsin

Powell

12, Des Voeux Road.

NEW GOODS

FOR

LADIES' SPORTSWEAR.

Woollen Suits. Golf Coats, Jumpers. Hosiery & Shoes.

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arm, Icp and Cold Storage Co., the form again with some hope Ltd., at Power Albert Rd., noon, that one's judgment will not be General Meeting of Douglas S.S.

October 18. Extraordinary entirely amiss. Co., Ltd.; at the Registered Office

A "KNOTTY, POINT. of the Company, 20 Des Voons entries, I would answer a query as Before leaving the subject of the Road, Central, acou

to the conditions, for the second The China Engar Refining Co., Stakes 5 furlongs).

October 20.-Third meeting of event the first day. (Wokingham Ltd., at Co.'s Office, Podder Street, noon.

The conditions read:

"For

ordiney meeting of Douglas 5.3 to this Meeting, but have not won November 5.-Further extra-ponies that have started previous Co., Ltd., at 20 Des Voeux Road a ride since 186 January, 1924.'

Central, noon.

OTHER MEETINGS.

I am told that the conditions mean for ponies that have started September 24-Public lecturortionaly on the Hongkong Tockey

"Self-sacrifice" at the Hong Club course. kong Lodge The Theosophical Society, 16, Queen's Rd., 5.45 p.m. September 26-Annual general meeting of members at V.R.C. Club, 5.30 p.m.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

that any

My correspondent's contention is pouy that has started previously to the forthcoming meeting on any course is qualified provided other conditions are com- plied with.

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(2) suchy merchandise is accom- the opinion that defendant is panied by a certificate from a not the actual owner of the arms. properly qualified veterinary About's p.m. he charged defendant officer of the country or origin with the offence and cautioned of the effect that the hay, htm in the usual way. Defendant straw, or other fodder, used in then made a statement in English picking such merchandise has as follows:~~- beon thoroughly disinfected, Defendant's Statement."

The No. 1 butcher gave me the

Dr

(3) in the absence of such certi-arms and ammunition in parcels. ficates, such merchandise shall that it was almost impossible to They were done up in such a way be unpacked and the packing know what was in them.

be destroyed under supervision of an officer of the Federal Department of Agriculture the cost to be borne by the shipper.

the following unsworn statement This morning the accused mado to the Magistrate:

o'clock on

a severe blizzard had swept the Urga district between Sepember 8 and 13 and cut all communications. As a set-off to this, an Urga resident, on a visit to Tientsin, Times" reporter, on September 11, that he had received telegrams from Urga, dated September 8, 9 and 10, and that no mention was made of trouble. The only for- Ltd eigners in Urga, with the excep

tion of the Chapman Andrews expedition, are the all the year round residents, and they play no part in local politics, and would not be likely to be affected by any revolution. "There might easily have been some small local trouble between the Young Mongol party," said this informant, "but I do not think there is any reason to believe in these sensational reports. The blizzard, an unusually early one,

In support of this contention, was accompanied by snow, and was

reference is made to the Letcombe during the last week in August.

Stakes on the 2nd day where we

The Order of the seventh day of The wires are now clear, and we The closing date of the road: "For ponies that have August, one thousand nine hundred butcher came to him and asked have had telegrams from our re- Wembley Exhibition has been started in Hongkong at least twice and twenty-four, dealing with the him if he would take, two presentatives there." If this fixed for November 1. The previous to this meeting, etc.'importation of merchandise packed guns ashore. At first he refused, information is to be relied upon. question of re-opening next year Similarly the conditions in the in hay, straw, or other fodder, is but was coaxed into doing so there is no cause for alarm. Atis still open.

Manton Plate might be quoted in rescinded.

by the butcher and bo the same time, those who have

support.

agreed to take them ashore. The friends there are naturally anxious Showing at the Star Theatre

Thanks to one of the Stewards. I

butcher owed him a considerable and it is surprising that no further for the last time this evening is

amount of money and he thought news has reached Reuter's Agent Joseph Lincoln's masterful sean now state that only ponies that

have started on this course

it was a good way of getting the in Peking. Of course it is possible story Partaera of the Tide"

money back. He did not: Intend that the word foreigner, in the which has been filmed with not eligible for the Wokingham Stakes.

to let the butcher have the armá first message. referred only to able realism.

The wording is admittedly slip |

until he received his money. He Russians (Red or White) and that

shod, apart from the use of previous se ownership,or Mr. A. A was to meet the butcher at the the trouble was merely a Russian

A Luger pistol found unclaimed in place of previously, if it is the Alves Irrepressible are quite Hongkong ferry wharf. squabble. On the other hand, the by the Captain of a.s." Phranang," intention to har penis that have forward enough yet to he sent leaving the ship, he was stopped preparations for war may have running between Hongkong and not previously started this along on their top. The fittest by a revenue officer (Kwak Kai), pony at the moment is probably who wanted to search him. He Saigon, and handed over to Detec-course. prevented any message getting tive Sergeant Kirby on August 16,

Satisfaction Dahlia, but he always offered no resistance, He could through to Peking. In the mean-

comes readily to hand. Mr. have run back to the ship, but he time, the mystery must remain a mystery and those interested in friends there must gain what com- fort they can from the old saw: "No news is good news,'

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At 10

Monday go ashore. morning he was getting ready to The chief Chinese

After

There will probably attract was confiscated by Mr. E. Wig held, even though new blood Charles gave Drake a pipe-opener had the goods on him and there Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis 14 barred. tracy this morning.

..

THE SAND TRACK,

with Starland, ridden by Mr. was use on making any trouble Sowell. They covered 14 miles, over it. The revenue officer told During last week four cases A large gang of coolies are now the grey winning handily. Mr. him to go with him to the Revenue. of typhold were notified in the employed in removing most of the Charles expressed himself satisfied Inspector's office, where Revenue Colony (2 Chinese, I Portuguese and tran the inner course. I am with Drake's performance. and Indian). There was one told the intention is level the certainly moves as well

He Inspector Lanigan ordered him to

The Afghan Pretender,

death from the disease. One bed and then cover it with sifted but whether he can be persuaded to thing on the table. He submitted en ever, produce the arms. He laid every- According to reports from India, British case of paratyphold was eindlers and a top dressing of sand, give of his best is another matter. to a search but nothing was found. the efforts of Abdul Kharim, the notified and two fatal Chinese cases which eventumily will probably. On Monday next. I hope to have It appeared to him that he had

become thoroughly mixed with the the entries before me when the been the victim of a frame-up: of cerebro-spinal fever, "- Pretender to the Afghan Throne,

cinders. dismally failed when he tried to

1 рані performances of candidates Professor Wagner, President Forty years ago, sifted, cinders will be published. raise troops to attack" Gardez, the of the Berlin Telegraphic Technical were used for making winter tennis head-quarters of the main Afghan Institute, claims to have discovered courts in gland; at one of the and Arnold's grey griffin, which Sam Nicholson, Messrs. Albert army. The information reaching a method of trans-oceanic cabling schools in Tokyo a sifted inder was bought for them last Spring the, "Pioneer," of Allahabad, seemaa thousand letters minute com-football ground was in use in by Capt. Oxspring, pulled up sore to indicate that his personality is pared with the present maximum 1912. despised by the rebels, and that of two hundred. It is intended tooing was good, even if contact name may be missing when the For these purposes, the after his work this morning and his his slave origin is a fatal bar to construct cables between Germany with the surface when one fell entries are opened on Saturday, his pretensions to the Amirate. and the United States on Wagner's was anpleasant. The tennis court the other "old ponies

BONDS OF $5,000. and football ground mentioned Mopoke, Durian, Langsat. Hurt- Valiant Dahlia, Orient were always fit for play in wet field,

Another substantial reduction weather: therefore the new scheme Dahlia, Gaudie, Gret Dragon, in the bail of Charles Kent, U should prove a success,

Roman Parrot, Musketeer and Chinese) and Lo Shufan, clarks Stinstar are coming to hand. The in the employ of Messrs. Hastings,

So far as is at present known, system.

COMING AND GOING."

ALLEGED FRAUD,

ACCUSED, NOW BOTH ON BAIL

♦♦ | there is no reason to believe that}

the Khost insurrection was not The Simla Assembly by a vote completely spontaneous or that it of 71 to 40 passed a bill repealing owed anything to promptings the Criminal Law amendment to from outside. The insurrection Act 1908. Sir Alexander Muddi- appears to have had its origin in man opposing, said the times were In this connection a good story last-named appeare to have entire Dennys and Bowley, solicitors, the strong distaste of the Afghan, difficult and abormal and pointed is told of a local contractor. One lost the cough which bothered who were remanded at the Police and especially the rural Afghan, out that no stage would be left of the Stewards gave orders that hin in the Spring and may yet Court on charges of fraud and for anything savouring of reform, between ordinary law and martial xifted cinders should he supplied make luis prosence felt as a worlby conspiracy, was made this moralag.

for his unfortunate from a certain place. A contrac substituto especially in matters which can be law if the bill passed. described as religious. Another

tor undertook to deliver cinders" stable-champion Rialto. France's imposition of a and, having a contract under which Prince Regent was an absentee factor which cannot be ignored as a stimulus to the rebellion was the German goods imported has been from a large factory, w

twenty-six per cent. levy on he was paid for removing clinkers this morning, but I understand a ane here is nothing wrong with him. attempt to introduce, conscription,

·

„TWO 'NEW ONES.

Mr. H: L Deanys. Jr., appeared before His Worship Mr. R.-E Lindsell and suggested that defen dant be released in bonds, given. by their employers, in the sum of $5,000 each.

which was very unpopular and very unfavourably received to chance of getting money "coming

commercial and Government and going." He delivered his A couple of hikely looking cheat- Mr. C. G. Perdue, acting Direc-

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Caming Events Adverti

the

---TO-DAY'S GALLOPR.

on

he China Mail.intention to "worry" the subject caused a great deal of friction in

circles. It is declared that the clinkers at the race-course instead nut griffing arrived here at every opportunity, but solely Kandahar between the authorities latter will regard it as

tor of Criminal Intelligence and No doubt the friendly ac, ech will prejudice might have gone well had not the been purchased by Mr. Relyon and ton on the conviction that with the and the people.

au un of the sifted cinders ordered. All Monday. One, I understand, has A.S.P., did not oppose the applica rebels were encouraged by the fact anomalous conditions

execution of the Dawes original Steward being of an I hope he turns out as good as he rather a comedown from $30,000* His Worship remarked. This is HONGKONG, WEDNESday, Sept. 21, 1824. present.

that the Amir has not hitherto it was impossible for officials shown the iron hand of his grand-

enquiring tum of mind and looks. This young owner has and approved of the suggested incidentally what, our American come up smiling after meeting a to discuss health matters without father or even of his father in A Reuter message states that friends call a go-getter.""

He calling attention to some glaring dealing with them. While it is in the replay the for the Glasgow visited the race-course to inspect sportsmen would welcome some-given and Lo released.

succession of "ficers and all reduction.

The bonds were inmediately defect which was bound to excite not free from anxiety, alarmist the Rangers, the latter won by 20. Contractor soon found he had and blue cap first past the post

obvious that the situation is still Cup, between Partick Thistle and the first delivery and Mr. thing able to carry the Silver-grey

Defendants were taken, Into. When the "China Mail" first. comment. For example, we felt rumours emanating from Moscow A Torchlight Tattoo is advertised struck a sneg." attacked the Colony's obsolete sure that no Sanitary Board meet-and Rigs should be treated with to take place on the Murray Parade

Since my last notes Mesars Sergeant Lane last Thursday

custody on a warrant, by Detective. Dyer and Beith's and health system, it based its criticism ing could escape making new scepticism,

Ground on Thursday evening,

Mr. Complainants are Mr. Ho Sai-lok, October 9, úndor the auspices of

There was large attendance on Dynasty's strings have returned of No. 29. Conduit Road, a son of entirely upon official admissions, revelations or emphasizing old

the Hongkong Volunteer Defence the course, this morning, but no from Shanghai. The former include Mr. Ho Kom-tong and Mrs. Wong These struck us at the time as ones were a few pointed questions

Corps. The programme will in startling times were recorded, the Rothesay and Loch Rannoch; and Tak-yin, described as a concubine clude a torchlight figure march by heat bust quarter being 323 so I am the latter Spotted Sund. Siver of the same addreas. Bail in the being sufficiently strong, suffi-to be asked by some unofficial

Spear King Johnnie and Friars-sum of $30,000 f. Lo and $20,000 the No. 1 Platzon. Scottish dances told, ciently glaring to put the need for member. The truth of this was

by demonstrated again yesterday

Against this I have to record die for Kent was asked on the day reform beyond doubt. That was nearly two years ago. Since then afternoon when Dr. Koch, ever

probable absence of Washington, case came before Mr. Lindsell for Full House, Starland and Pawnsio reduced to $10,000 consisting of Rinito Star, Edenhail and possibly formal remood, Kent's bail was whenever we have offered further alert in the public interest, had criticism we have been careful to what has rightly been described

of the next meeting. These five all 55,000 in cash and a surety of follow the same policy. Thus we as a field day. The answers which

were reported lame after set $5,000, Mr E Davidson, of Of these Mr. Sores latest pur Saturday, but possibly some may Messrs. Hastings, Dennys and can safely claim that our share in

Koch's questions elicited

thnae, Newton Abbot, appeared to yet be sound enough to go to the Bowley, made application for the "agitation" has consisted of showed once more that although

please the critics most. He cer post on October 11. The last another reduction on Saturday Mr. Action Poulett, Direction of tainly is u faking mover and, after fire at any rate, were work when he informed the Magistrate drawing public attention to the the Sanitary Board is nominally

KC80 was abzullaninge Hermites ir 9 miny involved state of the Colony's considered responsible for public

for Ne York by the 0.3/5 sec., finishing iu 38.4/5, did cound, indeed out. His Worship, then reduced this morning and appeared to pull | that Kent had already been balled health laws as revealed in official health work, it has not a third of

Edenhall was alro ab work this the utterances. Accordingly. when the powers or the resources we predicted after that famous required: that, in short, so far, as Legislative Council meeting, that organized health work is concert the Government would hear more,ed, we are Jogging along much as more about the need for we did thirty years ago. This,

näså our opinion, not coupled with the fact that Hong fale fancy, not

kong boasts a Sanitary Board staff. Club, 9/15

Dr.

In The Mail

ENTERTAINMENTS.

September 24 Coronet Theatre: "What's Your Hurry?"

September 24-World Theatre; Where Is My Wandering Boy To-night?

September24 Quean's The The Price of Possession September 24, Star "Partners of the tide Friday, Sept. 26, Concert at Volunteer Beso at 0.16 p.m.

ev, DANCEJ. October 11Dance at the Peak Club; 9.15pm.

October 23 Dande ut the Peak

the Scotish Company and Interest chiefly centred on the Grenadiers as well as a grand Irresistible Newton Abbot, Day of military display by the Surrey Surprise, Maiestic, Saccharometer, Regiment: The programme shouldTonlight, Kashmir and Sarri attract a large attendance,

Nicholson

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Aiden UMcKinley to derimot show any rigor of Distress

75 nor worth pancing still have morning, ridden by Mr. Seth mong the departure, by the liking for Mr. Carroll's little a Whether he was say the worse President Cleveland to day Vimeleaf, and fancy Mr. Dunbar's his outing will lown ware Mr. Chas S

Mr. S. Day of Surprise will run true to He has been a Guest, his name despite the present ganxiety? töphis? Judge fielding against him. He was

C. D. Johnson, Mr. and Mr. E. P. ↑ not out to make time this morning. Lipscomb, Mr. LO Leefe, Rav. I understand but Anished full of and Mri, R. A

running Neither Kashmir in the

sureties in the subr

At this hearting

promissor

two, or