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THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL
AND
GENERAL.
In a report made to the police Marshal Feng Yu-hslang's One.
CASC of diphtherla
by Mr. Richards, living at the men are reported by the verna- | (Chinese) was reported yesterday. King Edward Hotel, he states cular press to have notified Poking that on opening one out of two residents that their chief requires boxes received from Shanghai he| $500,000 to tide over the Chinese found 18 silk dresses misalng. New Year, The value of the missing goods is given as $450.
A Chinese, living at No. 8, Hillier Street, was taken to the Government Civil Hospital yester. day suffering from the effects of "oplum poisoning. I is reported that the drug had been self- administered.
Aworkman at the Metropolitan Docks had his hand caught in a drilling machine while at work yesterday. The man was taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital. ·
A fatal accident occurred at Connaught Road West, near the Sal Konge wharf, yesterday, whền a P. W. D. coolie was knocked
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A returned banishes, who wis arrested at a football match at: Huppy Valley, was sentenced five years' imprisoninent at the Griminal Sessions yesterday.
From the Standard Oil Co., we have received a number of Chinese calendars depicting a scene of the union of the six minor kingdoms in ancient Chinese history, many centuries B.C
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The twentieth annual general meeting of the Union Waterboat Co, Ltd., is advertised for Friday, January 30, at II a.m.
"The Nature of Memory" will bethe subject of this week's public lecture of the Hongkong Lodge The Theosophical Society, 16, Queen's Road Contral, on Weddes day January 2t, at 5.45 p.m. The public are invited
Central Magistracy yesterday 'Before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the afternoon, Charles Edward Stewart was summoned by Edith We acknowledge receipt of why an order made against him Gwendoline Stewart to show cause Chinese calendars from Messrs. should not be confirmed. W. G. Humphreys & Co., ugents order was a provisional one mado The for Cadbury Bros., Ltd. and J. Sunder the Maintenance Act 1920 Fry & Son, Ltd. in which are by the Court of Summary Jurisdic scenes of China's young woman- tion sitting at Merthyr Tydvil on
hood.
down by a motor lorry belonging' to the same department. The man was picked up and taken to thewan Station on Monday, last The last train to leave Shiu- Government Civil!Hospital in the lorry, but died on the way,
week, on its journey south was held up by bandits who boarded at Mr. Ho Fook has presented a Yenchun station. All the passen handsome silver challenge cup togers were searched and then taken be competed for annually by the captive. Twenty of those who members of the. Kowloon-Canton were said to have "soft hands" Railway Division of the St. John were detained, while the others Ambulance Brigade. Arrange-were set at liberty, ments are being made for holding the first annual .competition.
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At the French Consulate, Shameen, on Saturday, an election
September 23, 1924. The case was adjourned until Friday morning.
Mr.. Quivrecourt, residing at Conduit Road, has reported to the police that whilst his wife was walking in Fedder Street yester- day shortly after noon, a Chiness snatched a hand-bag containing $27 in cash. The thief succeeded. in getting away.
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Ng Fong, manager of tailoring shop, at No. 3 Tung Street, reports to the police that A chow dog was taken for of members of the Municipal on Sunday last a man who gave
his Dame
Chow Lal-teng
observation to Kennedy Town Council for the French Concession obtained from him by means of a forged order 75 overcoats valued at $1,026.50.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1925.
MAC'S CAFETERIA
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
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following an attack on Lance of Shameen took place.. M. Sergeant Flaherty, of the Hong-Laffond. of Madier Freres, was
Per D. S. L. a.a, "Pres. Van kong Police. The owner of the re-elected a French member, and
Buren" on Jan. 19:-Mr Rudolph dog is stated to be Mr. W. HMr. H. S. Kavarana was re-elected
Asmis, Mrs Karoline Asmis, Miss Edley, chief wharfinger of the as a foreign member of the Coun- The method by which a Julia Ladow, Mrs B. Pratt, Mr Wm. Hongkong, Canton and Macao eil. Mr. Kavarana has been a Chinese, found guilty at yesterday's Norwood, Miss B. M. Pratt, Mrand Steamboat Co., Ltd.
member of the French Municipal Criminal Sessions of the theft of Mrs E. Y. Tat, Mr Tal Heiluen, POULARS Bad Condition Council for, over 22 years.
The one rhinoceros horn and two deer HL Treadway, Mr Lewis Ladow, held on TUESDAY, the 17th day of For stowing away on board French Consul, M. de la Prade, horns, was said to have obtained Mrs Mary C. Ladow, Mr A. H. January, 1995; at 3 pm, at the Offoes the s.s: West Jester
Raymond, Mrs E. Hickman, Mr of the Pablle Works Department, by Order Manila, two Filipinos were each vices and expressed gratification the throwing of pepper into the Gilmore, Mrs. F. Meheim, Mr and Diamond Ellll, 8. D. 9 in the Colony of from eulogized Mr. Kavarana's long ser-possession of the articles was Koward Gilmore, Mrs Agnes K. of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of CROWN LAND at North East of given three weeks' hard labourat his re-election,
eyes of a shop foki. He pleaded Mrs E. Meyrowitz, Mr J, Oschwald, Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, com- by the Kowloon Magistrate yes-
mistaken identity, but was terday,
Ben Mrs Pauline Oschwald, Miss M.mencing from 1st July, 1998, with the tenced to five years' imprisonment. Oschwald, Mr and Mrs T. G. option of renewal at a Crown Rant to Wright Mr J. Burt, Mr and Mrs be fired by the Surveyor of His Majesty H. Crossman, Mr and Mrs Thos, the King for one further term of 24 Margaret Graham, Mr Robert Higgens, Miss Maria Marsh, Miss years, less three days. Sproule, Mr Sarah A. Sproule, Mr Geo Hoover, Mr and Mrs D. G.
three men clambered through the
revenge comes from Keelung in a A strange story of a plot for dispatch to the "Mainichi." It Is alleged that a stoker aboard the
steamer Kwayo Maru" (under
Holmes, Mr Chas. E. Saider, Mr
A Chinese charged with being An armed robbery is reported changed his plea of not guilty in "the author of threatening letters from Wongiatsan village in the the middle of the hearing of the Autau district. The report states against him at the Criminal that at 1 o'clock yesterday morning Sessions yesterday, asking Mr. Jus- roof of a dwelling. Two of the tice 1. H. T. Gompertz to deal men were armed with axes, and morgifully with him. The letters charter to the "Osaka Shosen F. Zabriskie, Miss E. Kote, Dr. A. the third carried a revolver. After concerned had been sent to the intimidating the inmates, the robuster of a shop asking for an ap bers cleared with money and pro-intent with the writer on pain perty amounting to $233.
of being dealt with with guns and put to death. His Lordship told the man that he was liable to ten An accident occurred On Saturday morning
the years' imprisonment with hard Haiphong Road corner of Nathan labour. He would, however, Ben- Road when a motor cycle driven tence him to five years. by Sub-Inspector Bloor collided
near
Kaisha") tried to sink the vessel, Bension, Miss Dorothy Crawford, with the aid of some of his mates, Mr John F. Farley, MrI A. Hooper, by extinguishing the fires during a Mrs Wm. H. Hooper, Mr Edward disgrace and punishment on the Mason, Mrs Mary Mason, Mr and storm, their purpose being to bring Funke, Mis A. Funke, Mr Wm. chief engineer, against whom they Mra CC. Moore, Miss M. B. Moore, held a grudge. It is rather to be Mr H. Myles, Mr Teho. A. doubted whether seafaring men Winbigler, Mr V. Wylie, Mr K. would deliberately risk their own Bochlke, Miss B. Brown, Mr E. A. there was trouble in the stokehold L. Everett, Mr Max S. Grifenhagen, lives to spite an officer. Evidently Everett, Mr C. H. Everett, Mrs G. and an attempt is being made to Mrs C. B. Grifenhagen, Mr Kelly make it appear a criminal con McClure, Miss Metta Bean, Comdr. spiracy on the part of the men.
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with a truck. Both he and Sub- Derelict soldiers are giving Inspector Hutchins in the side car. the inhabitants of the native city were thrown to the ground. of Shanghai. and Chapei cause to Sub-Inspector Bloor escaped un dislike the army very much in- hurt, but Sub-Inspector, Hutchins deed. A number of them who was slightly injured and is now "broke barracks" on Wednesday
W. Fitchford, Miss Helen Fitch P. & O. S. N. CO. having rest at the hospital. The and wandered about the city in known as a hunting-ground for R. Scanlon, Mr. R. Westcote, Mr Outer Mongolia has long been ford, Mr Edward Coxhead, MrF. accident was due to the truck the rain, stopped pedestrians and turning round without any warning appropriated their umbrellas,
wild animals, but in the last few and Mrs W. T. Westcote, Mr L signal just at the time the motor shoes and goloshes, leaving many hunting ground for scientific Mrs S. B. Gardner, Miss M. Tate.
years it has developed as
Auman, Mr and Mrs J. J.Traphagen, cycle, was overlaking it
respectable persons to walk on bare-footed. Some of the incidents states that 50 cases containing the Jan. 10-Mr Chang Hsi En, Mr search parties. An A.N. S. telegram Per E. & A..8. "Eastern" on Merchants returning from Cun were witnessed by armed police rarest treasures from an ancient and Mrs Lo Hang Sung, Mrs M." ton during the week-end report men, but these worthies seemed city in Outer Mongolia arrived at McLean Keith, Miss M. E. Strachan, All Wall in the City of Rems. to think discretion the better part Moscow en Sunday, sent by a Mr. C. D. Robertson, Mr G. V. People up: there have heard of of constabulary duty to be done, párty. of Russian archeologists Haillwood, Mr J. Haugh, Mr A. certain schedule by which General and so did not interfere. Pawn- who spent 20 months in excavating Andrews, Mr R. Guiller, Mr Henry Chan Kwing-ming was to have ad- vanced from his retirement on the brokers were particularly unhappy old ruins. They found ancient Fong Sang, Mr Willie Joe Ming, East River and to have established descript articles and demanded, writings in seven languages, with Joe Ming, MrTommy Lee, Mr Chu bimself at Canton, but nobody is taking beed. End of the year and obtained in many instances, dictionaries. The value of the Chu, MissKob Tong Tee and Mr trade is bad; but, otherwise, condi- very high fees. Naturally, "Uncle" precious stones found, says the Woo Chan. tions are no worse than they have has gone on strike, and shutters message, exceeds the entire cost been for some sime.
of the expedition,
SOCIAL
· ་ The Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie of the Union Church, Hongkong, will speak at the Union Theological College, Paak Hok Tung. Conton, to-day, Seven students of the Bible School Department, will res célve their 'diplomas.
LONDON.
Through Bills of Lading fanned for
THE whon soldiers" appeared with non-literary collections including Mr Joe Leong, Mr Ngan Joy, Mrs
are now up.
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Stoamer
Batavia, Persian Gulf, Continental, American and South African Porta,
" SICILIA”, Capt. E. O. DAVIS, D.8.0, EN2, carrying his Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from thit Port on or about THURSDAY, the 220d January, 1925, at Noon, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports.
The Covered Wagon has won the coveted Gold Medal of the
Silk and Valusblo Cargo for Italy Photoplay Magazine which denotes France and London (under arrangement, the finest picture produced fo will be conveyed by this Steamer pro- America in 1923 after a great fight ceeding to Bombay and there trans- with The Ten Commandments, shipped to the on-carrying Steamer for
Marseilles Scaramouche, The Hunchback of
and London. Notre Dame and The White Sistor until 5 P.M. the day before sailing. Parcels will be received at this Office The contents and value of all package must be declared.
For further particulars apply to--
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE
Agents.
treatment and theme. When the
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
According to Shanghai Passengers departing for Passengers arriving yesterday All were noteworthy on account of message to the "Daily Bulletin," | Europe by the ́s.s." President Van, by the $.5. President Van Buren their excellent directing and acte Mr. W. Craig Martin has been Buren" to-day include Mr. M. V. Included Mr. C. H. Everett, a pro-ing, although less spectacular in officially polified from Dublin of Davis, of the Standard Oll Co., minent United States newspaper last ballot was counted The Cover- his appointment as Trade and and Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Willey. man, accompanied by his family, General Representative in China
who are touring the Far East; Mr. cd Wagon was found to have won of the Irish Free State Government. Vice Admiral Sir Alan Everett, Moore President of the Panama by a safe margin.'
CIC. of the China Fleet, accom- | Pacific Co., Mrs. Moore and Miss Hole (Harbour Master), Lieut. way, of Massachusetts, son of Con- panied by Lieut-Commander G. F. | Moore; and Mr. Heaton I. Tread- Commander Conway Hake R.N.R. gressman Treadway. Assistant Harbour Master), Cap tain Lake and staff, inspected the systems of antipiracy defence on
The following forthcoming the river boats along the water-
weddings front yesterday. Sir Alan is
are, announced-Mr. reported to have expressed his John William McCabe, of the satisfaction after the inspection.. $.8. "Kwai Sang,” to Miss Ada Asger, of No. 46 Elgin Street: Mr. George Hallett Madden, of the Hongkong Canton and Steamboat Company, to Miss Mary Hannah Wilden, of Jordan House, Rustom Edali Kowloon; Mr. Desal, merchant, of No. 2 Queen's Road, to Miss Hoamesje 0000000000000x Ruttonjec, of Ng. 16. Queen's When passing through KOBE, Road Central,
invous with us in REAL (CULTURE) PEARLS It is always m'o and nearly always profitable."
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The death is announced in Paris, states a Reuter cable, of General Laurezac, who commanded the
Mr. Tom D. Gunn, the first Fifth French Army at the begin- Chinese to master the art of flying ning of the war. The defeat of and well known for his exploits in this army at the battle of Charlerol the air in both China and the entalled the British retreat from United States, died at the Paulwa Mons, General Laurezac, was Hospital in Shanghai, on Tuesday removed from his command but night, of last week, bis death being, beld the opinion that he was made caused by an injury to his spine the scapegoat, for disasters for resulting from a falli which he was Ja по responsible.
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Mr. P. J. Van Hickey the Hong- kong manager of the American “Mr. Oswald Ernald, Mosley and According to a Reuter cabic | Express-Conipany loaves-to-day | Lady Mosley came cut-East by from London, the late Mr. George | by the s s. “President Van Buren” the "Leicestershire,” and are on Macbain, formerly of Mesars. for the United States. He travelï j their way to Government House, Bousteid & Có, of Penang and vli Naples and Great Britain, and, | Caleutta. - Lady Mosley is the Singapore, has left cntate valued | although it is not yet certain, it is | second daughter of the Marquess at £89,199. + He bequeathed. £2,000 thought that Mr. Van Hickey will Curson of Kedleston. Mr. Mosley to % the ve Straits – Seulement retum in Hongkong on completion is the eldest son of Sir Oswald Benevolent Society...
of his holiday SCA
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THE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE
their "fortnightly WILL hold
Whist Drive Tomorrow, 21st instant, commencing. 8.30 P.M.
Hongkong, 20th January, 1925,
"address"- Aksahi patohi,
Eanjahachi-ban."
EIKO TRADING Co... Kobe, Japan, 38; Akaali-msobi: (Nexs so International Big. Corp.).
& CO.,
Hongkong, 14th January, 1925.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
5.5.
PAWNEE”! -
FROM SAN MATEO, KILDONANI
& VANCOUVER.
THE above-mentioned vessel having
arrived from the above-mention- ed Ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that they must take immediate delivery of same from alongside, and all cargo impending discharges will be landed at their risk and expense into the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co's Godown at Kowloon, and stored at Consignces' risk:
No Fire Insurance whatever with be effected.
· Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading for counter- signature Immediately.
DODWELL & CO, LTD
Agents. Hongkong, 19th January, 1925.
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