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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1926. "

ANOTHER COUNTESS. THAT ULTIMATUM.

FAMILY DIFFERENCES. IN COURT.

CHICAGO, CAUSE CELEBRE.

«Router's American Service,)

FOREIGN WARSHIPS. REMAIN OFF TAKU,

FENG TO DECIDE..

(Reuter's Service.)

Peking, March 17

French and Italian cruisers con- veyed the notification to the Forts yesterday afternoon, while HM.S Carlisle handed a missive to the Tsingtao flotilla..

Chicago, March 17% The Courts have begun the hear ing off a suit by the Countess of Suffolk and how three nieces, Ladies Cynthia Mosley and Alexandra 3letcalf and Baroness Ravensdale. to oust her brother," Josoph Loiter. It is understood that the foreign from the trusteeship of the estate warships will, remain of Taku of the late Levi Leiter, a pioneer until an assurance of compliance merchant prince of Chicago, valued by both sides is received, or, fail at $100,000, on the ground of allegeding that, until the expiration of mismanagement....

the time limit.

Countess of Suffolk,

Levi Lever, on the other hand is supported by another sister;' MuM. Cumpbell, widow of Colonel in the British Army, and Ber three

childe

The Countess of Suffolk is the youngest daughter of the late Levi Z. Leider, and married the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire.

who owns. 7000 acres and is the possessor of a celebrated picture

gallery and a well-known collection: so el masters.. They have one

son, who was born in 1008: Mr: Joseph Leiter is a son of Mr. Levi Leiter for whom he was agent from: 1922:1p 1898. In the autumn of 1897 Mr. Joseph Leiter bought wheat! on the Chicago Bourd of Trade to such an extent na to make him the largest individual holder of whent in the history of the grain trade. He la President of the Zeigler Coal Company, and Director of the Ameiten Guarunvy and Trust Company, Washington, and the Washington

(D.C.) Gas Co.}

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NO WIRELESS.

No British wireless message was recieved from Rugby this morning oving to bad atmospherte condi tions.

General Lu Chung-lin is said to have the most decided views re- gaveing the ultimatum and takes the stand that only if the Powers concerned guarantee that the Tsingtao fotilla does not operate against the Kuominchun between the Forts area and Tientsin can the Kuominchun comply with the dermunds,

The whole question, however, it is reported has been referred to Marshal Feng Yu-hsiung, and it is expected that the Kuominciran's

; Anal policy will be based on Feng's

reply..

Soviet Ship Seized.

Tientsin, March 17.

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THE CHINA MAIL:

SLOWLY SINKING

FATHER' OF PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

KEEPING LINE CLEAR.

(Routers American Servion.)

Plymouth (Vormont), Mar. 17. Large gangs of men, equipped with snow ploughs, have been working all night long for the past

The Soviet steamer" "Oleg," Bow days to keep the snow-bound which recently arrived at. Triku. rowdi clear from the val has been captured by the Feng-way

sindrom for distance

tien warships at Taku. A search of thirteen miles to the house of the ship revealed enormous on which the interest, of the quantities of riftes and ammuni-United States is centred and where

fon valued at about $2,500,000.

The Tientsin Soviet Vice-Consul went to Taku in an effort to secure the release of the vessel, but was unsuccessful

Queen's College Staff, March 1926.

RUBBER PRICES.

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Singapore,, March 17. Rubber is now quoted at $1.00

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Brogas....

Bukit Jelotongs

Bukit Katils

Changkat Serdangs

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Glenealies.

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Allenbys

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Amalgamated Malays

Ayer Moleks

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4.50

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1.89

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Indragiria

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Jerams

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Jimahs

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Kedahs

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Кегараз

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Lunas...

Malaka Pindas

Malakoffs

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Maudai Tekongs

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MayfeldЯ

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Mentakab

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New Serendaha

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Pajama

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Punggore

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Sandycrofts

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Scudais

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Sungei Bagans

455

TapansO

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1:45

1 Teluk Ansonia.

15 50

United MalaccÂN Utan Simpans

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Princess Stephania Dolgewusky Russia, is on a lecture tour of the lives of some of the Runniatr

VeTambalakat.

President, Coolidge's octogenarian fulher is slowly sinking, so that the President may reach his father's bedside without delay should the

call come.

NIGHT GARDENERS.

EXTRA PAY WHILE

THEY SLEEP..

"RED TAPE BENEFITS.

All Paris is laughing over the story of the gardener-at Versailles

Pajace who receives extra pay every

time the Chamber of Deputies holds. ja night sitting.

The official reason why this sub- sidy is paid to him, as well as to four gardeners at the Palais Bour- bon in Paris itself, where the Cham- ber sits, has been revealed by an examination of the Chamber of Deputies special Budget.

It was laid down some time ago that the staff of the Chamber should Preceive special scales of pay, for extraordinary sittinga, with higher From 9 pay for night sittings. o'clock at night to 1′In the morning counts as one night sitting and if the Chamber continues to sit until later, another special subsidy be comes due.

Under this provision the four Palais Bourbon gardeners, though they never it up all night, have received this extra pay. The small staff at Versailles, where the Deputies have a reserve Chamber hall in case of necessity, id kalus paid for hight sittings. This staff Includes onu gardener.

Grocer: "Don't you find that n baby brightens up a household wonderfully t

Woman Customer" Yes, we have the electric lights going most of the time now

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Entertainments..

March 18-20 Queen's Thentra Ramon Navarro, and Barbara La arr in "The Name is Woman." March 18-19-Stur Theatre! Cythere" (the Goddess of Love). Richard Barthelmess in "Sonny

March 18-World Thantre

Sport of Kings" 915 pa

March 20-Star Theutre Th

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March 21-Star Theatre: "No,

No, Nanette," pm, and 9.15 p.m. Sports.

July has been fixed as the month for an attemed non-stop aeroplane fight westwaft serobs the North, Atlantic by the Irish Free State machine driven by British engines AlForce, using a giant Britiah The start will be made from Clif den, on the west coast of Ireland, the point at which the late Sir John Alcock alighted in 1919 after the non-stop Atlantie flight east. ward from Newfoundland which won him the "Daily Mail 210.000 prize. He dow the 1,890 miles, aided by a following wind in 18 hours 12 minutes. In a flight in of the Hongkong Jockey Club.

April 3-"Extra" race meeting, the reverse direction from Europe April Fanling Hunt Steeple- winds are generally expected to be chase meeting at Kwantl_race adverse, although in July experts couras, neni Fanling (New Tert reckon conditions should be most tories). favourable am fear, makan

First of the Kind.. Co-operating with the Irish authorities in the organisation of the attempt-which, if it is net an- ticipated by a projected French fight, will be the first non-stop aeroplane journey westward across the Atlantic-is: Coll the Master of Sempill, a well-known British tech- nielin and pilot who few recently from England to Ireland in a "M6th Hght-pinno and discussed the whole scheme with the Free State experts,

Col. C. F. Russell,.. Commandant of the Irish Free State Air Force, whe is an experienced pilot and was in the British flying services during the war, will form one of the crew of the Transatlante craft

March 20-Bougkong Boxing As- sociation's sixth tournament of the Season at Theatre Royal, 9:15 pm.

May Extra: race. meeting of tan Hongkong, Jockey Club,

June 5-"Extra" race meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club... +

October 2"Extra" race meeting. of the Hongkong Jockey Club.

November "Extra" rade meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club

Auctions.

March 19--At Lammerts Sales Room, Duddef Street, 3000 bags No. 24 Java course grain sugar, 10:30am.

March 10-Office and household! furniture at Lammerts" sales room. 2:30 p.m.

March 10-Lammert Bros.. at Queen's Building Godown, "old irony and sundries, 11 am.

Dockyard, 11 am..

13.

March 19-Lammert Bros.,, three second-hand cylindricali multituðu- The organisers are now in con-lar Marine, boilers lying at Taikoo sultation, with several British aircraft ums as to the provision, of a machine, which is to be of very large site. with an exceptional petrol capacity, and will be driven by three powerful air-cooled motors of British design and construction.

20 to 24 Hours. After asceliding from Clifden the navigator of the big machine

will set a course for St. Johna Newfoundland and under favour.)

Company Meetings: March 23-Annual meeting of the Hongkong Automobile Associa tion at Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's office, 6.15 p.m.

March 24-Fourth annual meet- ing of shereholders of Hongkong Engineering & Construction Com Ltd. at. St. George's Building Chater Road,. 13 a.m.

March 20-Forty-second ordin able conditions it is expected the ary meeting of the Hongkong Rope flight should be accomplished in Manufacturing Co., Ltd,, at St. from 20 to 24 hours.

George's Building, Chater Road,

A non-stop aeroplane flight wëst-11 a.m

ward across the Atlantic, as well March 26 Fifty-seventh meeting as in the other direction, should, of the Hongkong Fire Insurance

It is reckoned, throw valuable Co. Ltd, at Messrs. Jardine's [light upon the possibilities of a re-offices, di noon. Egular peenni air, service by swift,

heavier-than-wir machines.

WILD CAVE-MEN.

DISCOVERY OF LIVING TRIBE.

INHUMAN. CREATURES.

Q

Reports of the existence of tribe of "wild bushmen' in the Kaoko Veld of South West Africa German Colony before the war) were brought by a Denver (U.S.A.) expedition which has, returned to Capetown. The belief has been held by some that a lost tribe of strandloopers (Dutch, shore-run- ner: prehistorie cave-dweller of S.-W. Africa) survives between Walsh Bay and the mouth of the Kumene "River."

March 27 Forty-first. meeting of

A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd, at Hang- kong Hotel; 11 a.m.

Miscellaneous,

March 24-Annual meeting of she Hongkong: Rationalist Associa tion 5.15 p.m.

March 26--Extraordinary meet- ing of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders at 6 p.m. in the Reading Room of the Institution..

March 30-Display of singing. dancing and recitation by pupils of Peak School, at the Peak Club, 5.15 p.m.

Hubby: "How is, your lamb chop? Mine is pretty tough,"

Wife: "So is mine. Did you get them at our regular meat shop?”

Hubby: "Yes.":

Wife: "I suppose the lamb must have been in its accond childhood!"

A Herero heldman told the ex-They are stunted, almost inhuman pedition that he had seen wild creatures, oxisting mainly on herw bushmen but was unable to get bage, roots, and berries, and are within speaking distance as they armed with bows and arrows. always fed when approached by Their only clothing is an apron of strangers.

skin and sandals. Should a woman The Denver expedition took die while nursing a baby, the latter; pictures of the Kefkum Bushmen, la buried alive with the mother.

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