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A STORY OF YOUTH, LOVE & MIRTH. THAT SPARKLES WITH WIT & HUMOUR MARY PICKFORD

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"MARY AIN'T GUILTY'

In

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IAM AXTHO Y

AXIN

STRUCK A ROCK.

X.

CHINESE STEAMER

BEACHED.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"HORSING" MISHAP DETAILS.

:

APA SFLOOD RELIEF.

Further details of how the Chinese steamet "Holising" was beached near Aruny were made available when the Douglas steamer "Haiching" arrived alongside her wharf yesterday afternoon.

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'FUNDS BADLY NEEDED FOR SHANTUNG.

Peking, October 23:-So much

TO-DAY'S

·ADVERTISEMENTS.

-M.-C. L.

has been heard about the floods to FANCY DRESS BALL

Chihli and Honan that the situa tion in other provinces which have also been affected by the unproce- dented talafall is apt to be over looked. For instance, according to the China International Famine Relief Commission, a break in the Grand Canal dyke flooded the two North Western countles of Shan- tung to such an extent that very serious suffering will result this coming winter.

To nChina Mail man who called on board the slup, Captain A. H. Stewart related, as far as he knew, what had happened; ---

He left Foochow on Friday last

The Commission has carried out at 11 am. and about 5.90 p.m. he

a comprehensive investigation of was signailed by the fighthouse on this section with co-operation Turnabout Island Vessel in of te American Board Mission at dicated requires immediate assist-Tenchow and the reports are now ance, was the message he received being t bulated. A summary of but further intercourse was ronnie informations shows that in En dered impossible owing to the fail-Halen 130 villages are affected ing light and the lighthouse not whose population is some thing replying to a query in Morse,

over 100 000, persons. Of these On going about five miicx 90,000 are on the verge of starva- W.N.W. from Turnabout he saw tion. In Wu Chéng Hsien, nearly the Housing. Owing to the 200 villages were flooded but the darkness, it took two hours to find population-affected is somewhat' the distressed whip which wae smaller, there, being only 50,000 hidden behind some islands. AOf these 40,000 are facing star- boat put off from the "Halching" vation. in charge of the second officer. His report was that crowds of people seemed to be on or near the "Hohsing, making a lot of noise and giving the impression that she was being pirated,

At daylight on Saturday, Cap. coctain A, H. Stewart hove up on his

Hobsing. ship and hailed the

about a quarter of a mile off. The latter's chief officer proceeded to

It is interesting to note the great increase in food prices which has already taken place. In En Hsien kaoliang and corn have risen 25% in the last three months, while in Wu Ch'eng Halen kaoliang and wheat have increased 19% in price.

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COOGAN AS "THE KID.'

the "Haiching" and informed CHARLIE CHAPLIN AS A them urgent Ussistance was. noi required.

Stress of weather on Thursday

FATHER.

had caused the "Hobsing to seek Painting the lily-is-the-thought- shelter and she struck a rock whilst that arises in the mind in attempt leaving shelter on Friday morning.ng to say anything about this To save the vessel, the captain ran picture. Conga as the genuine kid, and Chaplin as a somewhat lier on to the beach.

When the Haicking.left, ar- unorthodox, father, dominate the Tangements were, in hand to in this although they are "aided " charge the damaged steuner's by some of the brightest and best cargo. She was last seen in eleven in the film world. The test of a feet of water, ander High Tead, good picture must lie in its appeal -Dwarf Anchange, few miles from to draw patrons a second time. This test never fails where Chaplin | Turmabant Lighthouse. -

As far astis known, there were is concerned. People go a second ro Europeans an hourd the ship, time, with the main idea in their the emptain and officers being Chiminds, to take in the picture more Captain Stewart said the slowly and to see how Charlfe “Ilosing" was of about the same gets what are known as "effects." size us the Biching" but did not The writer has tried this on several occasions, always coming ilunk,she carried any passengers.

fer owners are Chinese in New-away with wonderment and awe chwang and her destination was behind all that this great little at the sheer artistry which lies Hingwah in Haitan Strait. It is Believed that the "Holising" was formerly a German or Russian

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THE FIRST RACE FOR LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP.

CITY HALL

FRIDAY, 7th November, at 9.30 p.m.

Tickets $4 each from ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD.,

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Evening Dress may be worn on Payment of $1 Extra at the Door.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS"

THE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction

THURSDAY, 6th November, 1924, at 11 o'clock a.ziz,

at Godawn No. 1. Holt'.',

Whorf, Kowloon

{{rom annomer de TAR DONGRÆNED),

36 Boxes Tinplates

(more or less damaged) Terms:-Coah.on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., -Auctioneers.-

on

WEDNESDAY, 12th Nov., 1994, at 11 o'clock.s.m.

at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.

One Henderson Motor Cycle, 4 Cylinders-in good running order

On View from Thursday the 6th.| November 1924.

Terme-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BRO9, Auctioneer,

ot

WEDNESDAY, 12th Nov. 1824, commencing at 2:30 pm. their Sales Rooms, Daddell Street. Valuable Collection of Books including:

Many Old Editions Catalogues will be fasted.

On View from Monday the 1014 November 1924

Terus-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hongkong, 5th November, 1924.

NOTICE.

HONGKONG SHAREBROKERS'

ASSOCIATION. M

following are members of the

Soo Poi Shao.

W. J. Carroll,

P. M. Rodgaon

M. P. Lo

F. XV. Ribeiro

Lau Tak Po A. A. Lopes

F. X. d'Almads Remedios

man does. There is a romance too about this picture when it is remembered Chaplin's search for the ideal "Kid," and his discovery of a boy who may reasonably one

THE day follow in the footsteps of the

above Association:- man who certainly set his feet on

A. H. Carroll, the ladder of fame. Good-pay ex M. A. Razack, cellent are the topical features J. W. Kow, that precede the principal picture at O. Kitebell, the Coronet. There will be an Yin Yung Pak. audible sigh when the opening F. M. L. Soares. press of "The Kid" is flashed on

H.E. Edwards. audience rose. The first race of the Ladies' the screen, and the Championship was sailed yester- settles down to enjoy itself, V. Yvanovich day. The handicap class, which obilvicus of time, lost in the re-

A. P. Greaves, went of first, provided three boots, pose that comes of having its H. M. H. Ramail. "Diano," "La Linda" and attention held, captured, fixed- Seu Kon Chi. "Colleen." Of the other classes what you will-and its sense of Harry 0. Odell eleven boais put out The course the humorous catered for in no! was to Kowloon Dock Peint from uncertain manner. To-night's the the Yacht Club, thence to Cust night then for " The Kid." Rock Buoy and a mark on the line The course had to be salled twice, a total distance of four miles. There was a nice breeze, the force being from two to three."

Boojum" and "Adanac" both retired from the race. Results:

HANDICAP CLASS.

H'dep on

course.

Corrected

Finishing

Diana (1)...20 sec. 4 24.35 Colleen (2) 2m. 405, 4 27 54 La Linda...40 sec. 4 29 10

OTHER CLASSES,

Joan (1)......2m. 408. 4 34.52 Bluenose (2)2m. Sealark (3) 2m. Ursula ...2m. Lola.....

Ailsa

Bonito

Halcyon Theclk

OBITUARY.

M. GABRIEL-FAURE.

A Paris, message announces the death of M. Gabriel Faure, Gen- eral Inspecter of the Fine Arts in Frauce. He was born at Pamiera on May 13, 1845, and studied under Dietsch and Saint Saens. From 1905 to 1920, M. Faure T25 Directeur du Conservatoire National de Musique et de Declamation. 5 Aaong his works The Birth of 4 Venus" is the best known.

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