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THURSDAY, MARCH 12

FINE CHEVROLET CAR FOR THE WINNING!

One reason why the China ful hill climber and large enough Mail" and "Sunday Herald" Cám-for all practical purposes, with paign is so popular and so favour- | the lines and the appearance of a ably talked about is the fact that ¦ får more expensive car. there are a whole array of prizes to be awarded to the candidates and not merely one reward. The second grand prize which is the beautiful Chevrolet Touring Car, purchased from the W. R. Loxley &Co Chevrolet Distributors, is now on display at the East Point Garage.

There is no better small car made than the Chevrolet; in fact

it is extremely

questionable

Mr. Hughes, Manager of W. R. Loxley & Co.. says, "In accepting the appointment: as distributors for the Chevrolet motors in Hong kong, we feel that we are Alling along felt public want in supply- ing the people of Hongkong with the motor car roomy, enough for five persons, fittingly equipped the same as a high priced car.” -

ENEMIES OF MOSQUITOES,

FISH THAT EAT THE LARVAE.

HONGKONG'S EXPERIMENTS.

Medical Officer of Health's Interesting Statement.

"How many people know that there exist species, of fish which are the deadly enemy of the mosquito, eating the larvae in ponds and reservoirs ?

The rearing of fish to eat the PEOPLE ARE SUBSCRIBING. mosquito larvae was by no means The popularity of the "China a new thing in Hongkong, Dr.

growing by leaps and bounds: "China - Mail" reporter who ap- The contestants in this Campaign pronched him this morning. The

CAN

Clearing Out Chan's Remnants.

A BELEAGUERED CITY

CHAN KWING-MING'S TREK- INTO FUKIEN, -

TOURISTS GALORE.

NEARLY SIX HUNDRED LAND IN HONGKON

AMERICANS SIGHT SEEING.

Quite Pleased With Touch of Summer

The expected American tourists have arrived and in shop street may be heard expressing their opinions of China generally Hongkong in particular."

whether there is as good a car in Mail" and "Sunday Herald" is W. W. Pearse explained to a which had been the chlef sources whole war area extending as far bad in Peking," "We were, figur they have stepped into at Hon

its price and class in the United States. "Chevrolet Cars self by the hundreds of thousands, and that is the best possible testimon- int of their worth,

The Chevrolet is manufactured by the General Motors, which is the largest automobile company

in the world, with hundreds of millions of dollars at the back of it: Besides Chevrolet cars, the General Motors build the Cadillac,

the Baick, the Oakland and

(From Our Own Correspondents in. Hongkong now owing to the

"What are things like up: at Cunard-Anchor liner Californi urban extension in Kowloon and

Canton," there much risk in "A bit warm but by no means t Canton, March Bi. the absorption of the streams

Until Canton has cleared this round," "Things must be pretty described the summer weath going up there to have a look pleasantly so, was how th of supply.

In an aquarium he had once had Suntow it is not, thought that any ing to get up there but they've cut kong, "It'll be a long summ are bringing in a lot of subscrip- M.O.H. pointed out that the duty | mosquito eating fish under his further offense will be made it out because of the trouble," for us, because, we shall be in sund tions but they are not bringing in of advising the Government on

observation for a considerable wng the rapit advance u These are extracts from the con- mer by the time we get back any more than those coming in such matter as these was really period, was another interesting by Commander Cheung Muntat, versation of American tourists said one of them to sch unsolicited every day. People not within hia province, but he fact referred to by the M.D.Ho by means of trends arriving here this morning who Mall" reporter. We started who are. not interested in the had some interesting observations They had proved very handy for rushed across to: Swaton there unburdened. themselves at the. January 19 from New York an Campaign are subscribing to the to make on the habits of the disposing of the mosquito larvae was at one lagu danger of offices of the "China. Mail paper.

mosquito eating fish that were to brought to him for specifications being threatened. It There are 592 of them al- All you have to do, therefore, to be found in Kowloon and the New The fish were voracious enters and is how the any of Canton to together and they arrived by the ed-the "China Mail! man « bundia large quantities of the larvae dis-strengthen the line und il possible, appeared in a few minutes.

win one of the beautiful prizes to find out who these people are and

ask them to give you the votes to

several other of the world's best which their subscriptions entitle known motor cars, Chevrolets them. For each yearly subscrip- are used everywhere and uretion to the "China' Mall", you get known and appreciated not only 16,000 votes and each total of for their great mechanical value three years that you bring in this lat for their beauty and appoint week you get 300,000 additional This latter is a special offer or bonus which closes Satur- day. Get busy! It's up to you! Here is your opportunity!

ments as well.

The Chevrolet is an ideal car for Hongkong: not too big to be expensive in upkeep, but a power-

votes.

OUR GREAT MOTOR CAR CLUB.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THOSE WHOSE NAMES HAVE BEEN ENTERED AND WHO HAVE BEEN VOTED FOR AS THE MOST POPULAR

PEOPLE IN HONGKONG, THE LIST IS CHANGED THREE TIMES WEEKLY ---MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.

491390. 447496

Neme

Mrs. Molly D. Lee-6, Shelley Street...

Votes. 604460

Miss Amy Stonham-15a, Orient Building, Kowloon....602870

Miss Elsa Eca da Silva-Thoresen & Co.

Miss D. Witchell-Cox's Path, Kowloon

W. E. Van Epps-Brown, Jones & Co.

Alet. B. Allan H.M. Naval Yard..

599040 598960 596810. 595490

Miss Mimi Alves-6, Carnarvon Building, Kowloon..

561950.

Edith H. Kee-260, Queen's Rond

543060

Miss Annie Tollun-20, Nathan Road

510240

Mrs. C. J. Roe-2, Observatory Villas

Doris Lee-9, Seymour Road.

Miss Alice Lau-Plans, Ltd., Asiatic Building

442400

Miss Lolita da Sousa-1, Aimai Villaa, Kowloon.

438100

Miss Rose Lau-59, Caine Road

428640

A. Chon-Equitable Eastern Bank

.312770

Basil Fung-4, West End Terrace

314120

Mrs. Elsie Danenberg-1. The Albany

.175240

.154940

Miss-1.. Me Kenzie-Struthers & Barry

150700

C. de Mello-5, Kennedy Road.

.133800

Miss R. Mow Fung-Gilman & Co., Ltd.

125970

James Chue- o American Consulate

102560

Miss Violet Teck-Goddard & Douglas, 4a. Des Voeux Rd. 95870

Mrs. E. E. Ellis-Hongkong Hotel

90160

Dr. John Fenton-Lugard Hall. Hongkong University,"

85220

C. Bond-Gande, Price & Ca

84860

82960

76100

74820

Miss Chenidley--Nestle Milk Co.

M. Rafeek-0.S.K. Co. ....

A. C. Greaves--3, Excelsior Terrace

Dr. Wan Yik Shing-12, D'Aguilar Street

Miss Meadows-P.W.D.

70350 54640 28680 24520

18460 18440 17850 13000

13000

Territories.

There was no particular genus of fish to which the term

In

monito eating peculiarly ap plied, explained Dr. Pearse. Hongkong, he personally had come into contact with two, one closely resembling the minnow reminis- cent of meadow stream "expedi- tions and the other in appearance not unlike a small perch, about an inch and a half in length and beautifully marked; but in other places they were probably of a different nature.

They had been introduced into ponds and other larvae breeding places in the Colony for about twenty years, added the M.O.H. and some had been placed in one of the reservoirs, which he could not say off hand with any degree of certainty and it would be ex- tremely difficult to say with what results. Such fish would almost certainly be the prey of the other large fish abounding in reservoirs. Although hardy in many respects, they were susceptible to environ ment and under changed condi- tions might fail to live or breed.

Hongkong had once exported such fish on a small scale, Dr. Pearse recalled, supplies being sent to the Philippines upon request but it was becoming increasingly more difficult to obtain supplies for use

BISHOP OF HANKOW.

THE CONSECRATION CEREMONY.

detachments

to clear out Can's remnants, West Indies and other places Wachowity.

Asked if it was true that in the particularly those beleaguered in! Megnwhile, some more of the mosquito exting fish had practic- ally done away with malarialese troops are taken to menace, Dr. Pearse said that it front. Other

already there are once more gioving was an undoubted fact. In Hong forward. On the abuleuit koke kong malaria would be an even if there will be unch military greater menace were it not for the

activity spread out over the activities of such fish.

former Chin donusins.

It is semi-officially reported that Chan Kwinging's trosk God." At the end of his sermonuien commenced and that las inte he addressed a few personal plots and sets have already words to Dr. Gilman of an affected the border. However, one tionate and practical suture. detachments are still not Bishop Sing spoke in Mandarin far from the hinterland aid to the Lin Fu with and his. Hangchów dialect was North of Swatow,

of Several thousand sufficiently similar to Hankow his army Mandarin to make interpretation yonets, has still not come to a counter-offensive for Chun,

unnecessary.

In unch

The Offertory was a generous one, and will be sent to the Mis- sionary Diocese of Shensi where the Chung Hua Shen Kung Hui STUDENT CONTESTANT. maintains an important work recently created into a Diocese, which is looking forward 'to the time when a Chinese priest will be consecrated Bishop.

new

The congregation was most re- verent throughout the service and the singing was particularly good. It was surprise to many foreign- ers who were not accustomed to

Chinese services, to see the devo- tion, and to hear the tuneful sing- ing of the Chinese Christians, led by the 40 vested choristers of the Cathedral Choir.

After the service, the congrega tion assembled on the lawn by Bishop Roots' house, where there was an opportunity to meet the new. Bishop. After photographs were taken, the entire congrega- tion was entertained at tea in several buildings on the Com-

Hankow, March 5.One of the most interesting religious cere-pound simultaneously. monies that we have known in the

Among the presentations made

Photo by Mez Fong.

BASIL FUNG,

3. West End Terrace.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised

In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

March 12.--Coronet Theatre, "The Fighting Blade."

March 12-Star Theatre, "The Covered Wagon.""

March

12-World Theatre. "Defying Destiny."

March 12-Queen's Theatre, "Sure Fire Flint."

March 12-Musicale. at Helena May Institute 5.30 p.m.

March 16-City Hall, 'Cello Recital by Mr. Sergei Stupin.

March 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, Theatre Royal, "The Gon- doliers."

finish up at Cherburg on May 16 One poor fellow ruefully shev

of over a hundred cards which had written on the ship and head ed "Peking." "I didn't knat then that the Peking jaunt wa "off": all I hope is they won't notic the postmark is. Hongkong." w how he explained the position "Not that I have anything to say against Hongkong but after al Peking. would have seemed more like China, wouldn't it?".

Among those on board is Major General C. G. Morton, who was al one time in command of over third of the entire military sez Bench, the Pulpit and the Fourth vices of the United States: The

the latter being represented by Estate is also well represented

the South California Associates Mr. Crombie. Allan, President, o

Report," and Mr. Dailies and Editor of the Dail

Lewis New York City. Hoffman, of the "Eureka Press

-For their stay here extendin March 24-Eleventh piano- been arranged to Canton in addie until Saturday night parties have forte recital of Prof. Danenberg's tion to tours of Hongkong, 186 pupils, 5.30 p.m.

have gone to Canton by the s Lung Shan and will return by the

SOCIAL.

March 13.Cinematograph, s.s. Honam. display for children at Helena May Institute, 5 p.m.

March 13.-K.C.C. Dance at Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden, 8.30 p.m. to midnight.

March 14-Fifth annual re- union dinner of Queen's College Old Boys' Association, College Hall, 8 p.m.

March 17.

Their numbers have been des creased by one, Mr. Turner, aged gentleman having contract ed pneumonia from which he died whilst the boat was at Shanghal

Concert at St. DANISH CRIMINAL CODE Patrick's Club, Garden Road, in

celebration of St. Patrick's Day.

Women

History of Hankow took place to Dr. Gilman are his pectoral enthumnistic contestants in the Club's second extra race meeting, the penalties for crimes against the

yesterday at St. Paul's Cathedral when Dr. Gilman, well known in this vicinity first as President of

THE NEW BISHOP.

He

The Socialist Government in Den March 21.-Second annual din-mark has introduced remarkable der of Rational Press Association provisions in a new Amendment in Hongkong Hotel..

to the Criminal Code. The BIR March 21-Annual dinner of increases pensities for fraud Old Boys of Diocesan Boys' School illicit speculation, drunkenness, at the School, 7-p.m.

and offences against SPORT.

children and animals, and abolisher March 21-Hongkong Jockey capital punishment, but reduces 2.80 p.m.

State, while matrimonial infidelity PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

unnatural offences and illegal March 13. Lammert Bros., at operations cease to be criminat 2.80 p.m. Sales Room, household. furniture, offences The measure provides

special

circumstances for "Kinsale," Severn Road, 403, The the sufferer's request) a person March 16-Lammert Bros., at exemptions from penalties If (at

kills another who is suffering from an incurable illness, or aids" and abets suicide in similar circum stances.

·COMPANY, MEETINⱭB...

Anster Basil Fung is one of the "Chinn Mail" and "Sunday cross, his ring, his episcopal, vest- ments and other ecclesiastical Herald Campaign. He is ont lo

win the motor car. and is going] gifts, and a large number of per-after it in the right was sonal tokens of affection and

He has set a quota of my regard,

subscriptions for each day's work Dr. Gilman was born in North and he sticks to it until he series Platte, Nebraska, in 1878.

them. He believes that deter! mination and perseverance will win Peak, valuable household furni- ranches in the vicinity and in spent considerable time on

and every day he may be sech in- ture, etc., 2.45 p.m. doing various odd jobs in the dustrously hustling about. calling vacations such as fell to the lot of a healthy, ambitious boy in the Wild West of those days. Though his boyhood dream had been to be a soldier and go to West Point, he went through the State Univer sity of Nebraska, still doing odd jobs and sometimes peculiar jobs, graduated with Phi Beta Kappa for his board and lodging.

A VETERAN SKIPPER, "Through the night of doubt and the Church and went to Philadel DEATH OF CAPTAIN CARST honours in 1898, felt the call of sorrow, Onward goes our Pilgrim phia to the Divinity School, where Band." In the Procession were

Boone University, and later President of the Central China University, Wuchang, was conse- crated Suffragan Bishop to assist Bishop Roots in the Church work of this Diocese. The scene in the Cathedral was a memorable one, The large building was arranged to seat 800 persons, and was beautifully decorated with flow- ers, banners and flags of many colours and lards. People of many nationalities were in the building when the procession of about 150 persons marched into Church, hended by the Crucifer and Flag Bearer, sing

the processional Hymn

W. J. Wilkinson-Hongkong Land Investment Co.

Miss B. Bliss-H.K, Canton & Macao Steamboat Co.

Miss G. Ellis-10, Ice House Street

R. A. Cooper-N. Lazarus Opticians, 12, Queen's Road C. 24300

A. G. Suffiad-B.A.T.

21880

John Mackenzie-J. F. Grose & Co., 6. Des Voeux Road.. 21440

R. C. Pass-Douglas S.S. Co. ....

Teddy Hyndman-Kowloon Docks

Miss N. McEwen-Leys Lodge, Kowloon

W. Shea--Colonial Dispensary, Queen's Road Central

Miss V. Capell-Torres Building, Kowloon

Miss M Kent-Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

12570

C. H. Lyson-Lyson & Hall, Solicitors. Bank of China Bldg. 12900

S. James Silva-Government. House

11450

Miss Julia Wong-30, Caine Road

D. Hillier Harbour Office ...

10040 9840

Fred V. Wong-333, Nathan Road, Kowloon

9320

Miss Siu Wai Sheung-1, Leys Building, Kowloon

the

8640

C. F. Vas-Eastern Extension Telegraph Co., Ltd.

'7800

ing

Mrs. N. O'Sullivan-c/o Deacon's

7140

Miss Florence She-4. Seymour Terrace

6900

H. R. Landolt11, Orient Building

6890

Ellis M. Joseph-Odell & Rehar

Miss Mollie Churn-Diocesan Girls' School

Miss Mabel Gittins-Union Trading Co., Prince's Bldg.

6750 6560 €500

Misa Cissy Xavier-3, Humphreys Avenue

E. Cordeiro-Noronha & Co......

Joe Montalto-3, Duddell Street ....

6420 0310 6080-

Miss Maria Remedios-37, Granville Road, Kowloon.

5920

E. Ezra-D. Sassoon & Co, Ltd.

5800

Freddie Cunha-Chartered Banking Corp.

5560

Pang Hung Cheung-Government House

6440

Mias Alice Lee-87, Robinson Road

5260

Dr. K. S. Cheah-54, Morrison Hill Road

6200

Mrs. Evelyn Castro-21, Caine Road

6200

Miss Gladys da Souza-2, Orient Building, Kowloon,

Miss Ivy Musso-29, Morrison Road.

Mok Taun Fong-4, Wood Road

5120 5100 5040

Mok Ying Gay-1, Wood Road

Mrs. A. J. Martin-Nathan House, Kowloon

Mrs. Parsons-2, Broadwood Terrace

Mra: C. W. Olson-13, Broadwood, Road

Mrs. T. C. Wong-1, Prospect Place

5020 5000 5000 5000 5000

Miss Leomore Gomes-c/o Jardine, Matheson, Fedder St. 5000 Miss Patricia Remedios 17, Castle Road

5000

Bertha Kavier-c/o Beacon's, Prince's Building

Y. M. Wan-A. Hing Studio, 2, Queen's Road E Taoi Wai Cheung-c/o Hongkong Trading Co.

"6000 5000 5000 5000.

A. McDougall--H. Skott & Co., Prince's Building

“MUSCLE SHOALS.

HENRY FORD KEEPS.

SILENT

Washington, January 80, Henry Ford will say nothing and “do nothing" in regard to Muscle. Shoals until some bill has passed. Congress and has been signed "the President? He wil indication of his attitudedto Conference Committer consideri

He

their votes.

his many friends and gathering That he is sucessful is demons tried by his position in the list.

IN JAPAN.

ing of the Hongkong Electric Co., March 14-Thirty-sixth meet- Ltd., at P. & O. Buildings, 11 a.m.

March 19.-General meeting of Union Insurance Society of Can- ton, Ltd., Union Building, noon...

March 21A. S. Wataon & Co., Ltd. Shareholders' meeting, Hongkong Hotel, 11 a.m.

March 27-Fifty-sixth meet-

MISSION:

in

ROMANTIC CLAIM TO MILLIONS:

A romantic echo of the days of

ing of shareholders of the Hong- Piracy is linked to Signor Calouste Messrs. kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., at decision to claim legally a fortune.

Jardine Matheson's which is said to be worth millions offices, noon.

of pounds sterling, and which is representatives of various institu- he graduated in 1901. He was

March 30-Yearly meeting of Signor Calouzi asserts that he is

now lying in a bank in Bombay the H.K. and Whampoa Dock Co., direct descendant of an Italian tions and of the parishes with ordained Deacon in 1901 and

The death has occurred at Rokko. Ltd., at 2 Queen's Building, noon. naval officer named Frederico which Dr. Gilman has been con- priest in 1902. The year after nected; official representatives of his graduation from the Divinity near Kobe, of probably the oldest March the Diocese of Hankow and other School, he was a Home Mission- foreign resident of Japan. Captain meeting of shareholders of the century, after he had killed an 81. Forty-seventh Deire, who fled in the eighteenth dioceses in China, and of other ary in Wyoming and came to Jan Carst, in his 89th year

China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., at in a quanel. Captain Carat was born in Messrs: Jardine Matheson's office, Deire, who joined the gang, be

Piraten captured: Christian Communions; the Aide- China In October 1902.

His first few years in China Amsterdam In 1836, one of a family m de-camp sent as official represen

came second in command, and tative of the Military Governor were spent mainly in studying the who came out as captain of the

inherited the whole of the chief's sive, the Commissioner For Chinese language, but in 1904 he Dutch clipper. Argonaut, in 1500 March 18-25 Lenten Mission wealth. Cafouzi bases his claim eign Affairs, Mr. Aitchen Wu; began regular services in Kiu stasted, the firm of Carst, Conings the Clergy, Chinese and foreign kiang in Mandarin. He married in and Lels. A son came out to join at the Catholic Cathedral, 6 p.m. upon an old document which was who were taking part in the ser- 1905 and was put in charge of the firm, and in 1865 Captain Jan every day except Sunday, 4.30 unearthed in Madagascar, where vice, and the preacher of the the Hankow Outstations, and of Cerat, a younger son, brought P... occasion and the other Bishops the accounts. As a result of who were joining in the consecra- trip to Changsha in 1906 he sailing ship that had been tion of Dr. Gilman. Among the moved there in 1907. In 1910 he sold to a Japanese buyer. He Clergy of other churches were was obliged to leave with other brought out his wife with him, and noticed the Russian priest in full foreigners on account of the local son was born on the way. Difficulties. Having arisen regard- vestments, the Pastor of the riots

Ing the ship, Caption: Garst took Union Church and members of In 1912 he was one of the her down to Nagasaki, where she the Londor, Mission, the Wesleyan singers - of the Charter of the "narrowly escaped disaster in a Mission, Swedish and Alliance Chung Hua Sheng Küng Hui. It storm which wrecked several, Missions: Over 30 Chinese was at that time that he was chipide

out on behalf of the firm,

Clergy of the Sheung Kung Hui appointed Editor of the "Chinese On the occasion of the 50th were in the procession from Churchman" and moved to Han anniversary of his arrival th Japan, several diocese along the Yangtze kow and lived there until furthere was a big reception at the River, from: Shanghai to Change lough in 1916. On his return he Gafety Theatre Yokohama, at sha Christians from no less was a teacher at Boone under which many old friends of all "The bill passed both Houses but

than eight provinces of China Dr Jackson, and in 1917 became nationalkiss gathered together-to- the Lower House made amend attended..

the President of Boone Univer congratulate bim, ments. It also added a rider The Service

sity In 1918 he received the he degree of Doc accepting the Ford offer with Ho Communia had been withdrawn.

The differences between House and Senate are now being ironed out in hope of pre Conference report, nex

week?

will soon

shop

heology chook

Captain Carst lived to see the nessing of nearly all his contem-

Delre settled down.

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