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cool and fragrant

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"Hongkong Foot"

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THE NGKONG DISPENSARY.

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No. 11, BEACONSFIELD ARCADE, MEALS SERVED AT ALL HOURS ONE DOLLAR FOR

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A Charge of $20 For

30 MEALS.

BARGAINS IN SIL KS & SILK GOODS

Buy while our CHEAP SALE is on ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS TO LAST.

We have just received a further fresh consignment of SILK PIECE 'GOODS AND HAND PAINTED DRESS-LENGTHS ON FIFTY SHADES

PRICE $10 EACH,

CALL AND INSPECT FROPRIETOR: HASSARAM. GIANCHAND

THE BOMBAY SILK STORE.

2, D'Aguilar Street. (Next to Flower Street) Phone No. C. 1014.

CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND

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House No. 11,

LEE FONG, artistic photographers,

or from- "

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Phone: C 4029."

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MARRIAGE.

GLEDHILL-On July 31. 1926, at St. Peter's Church, Colombo, A. H. Malpas. Marine Biologist of Colombo, to Norah. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gledhill, of Holland Fark, London,

REUTER'S CHIEF.

NEW APPOINTMENT IN AUSTRALIA.

Shanghai, August 19. Major A. E. Wearne,, for 16 years Reuter's chief correspondent at

Paking and since 1920 Reuter's Assistant General Manager for the Far East, has been appointed Reu- ter's General Manager and chief correspondent in Australia.

Major Wearne loaves. Peking for Australia in Qctober, travelling via London and South Africa-Reutor.

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TRAVELLERS.

PERSONALITIES ON "PRES..

CLEVELAND." ". "

Frominent passengers on board the "President Cleveland" are:-

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1926.

FORD PROFITS.

MONEY MADE IN BUILDING AUTOS.

REVEALED FOR FIRST TIME,

S.V.C. INSPECTION.

COMBINED MILITARY OPERA- TIONS IN SINGAPORE.

A SUCCESSFUL DAY.

Detroit The Ford Motor Car The following is culled from Company- the fastest money the "Straits Times" and should maker of the world's great indus- prove of interest to our local trink organisations has for the volunteers. first time in its history made an

Interesting field operations were official Statement of its net pro-carried out yesterday, (August 8) its.

by the Singapore Volunteer Corps Between the years 1917 and and the Johore, Military and 1924, the company's net gain was Volunteer Forces, who were op $526,441,951 and the most proposed to the 2nd Battalion of the Atable year was 1922 when net Duke of Wellington's Regiment. The occasion was the annual in- sarnings totalled $115,797,361.

Expert statisticians outside the apection of the S.V.C by the Commanding company had estimated the net. General Ofcer earnings at a somewhat lower (Major-General Sir Theodore figure, therefore the offelal an- Fraser):

nouncement created an immense During previous operations, the surprise in U.S. financial circles. enemy attempted to land on two- Profits for last year, according aides of the island. On the to unofficial estimates, were $115,- Eastern side, they were unsuccess- Judge and Mrs. E. Finley John-105,000, the reduction having ful and were repulsed by the theson, returning to Manila. Judge been due to cost of producing the Volunteers suffering heavy losses. Johnson Chief Jus- new, Ford model and to writing On the Western side they man- bowels, which may have got intban on was formerne Court or off $20,000,000 for good will and aged to get ashore and captured.

other causes. ·

"

with evacuations from

the Pasir Panjang ridges, and Earnings Per Share. drove back the A and C Com- This amount, however, rapre-panies of the Volunteers who sents an earning capacity of $547 were opposing them. The 0.0. per share on the 17,000 shares of of the S.V.C. brought the remain- entirely by Henry Ford and his the Chinese, Eurasiac and Malay Mrs. J. H. Dyer and Miss Helenson, Edsel Ford. For the more Companies took over the line from the Dyer, en route to Manila. "They profitable year of 1922, the earn- the exhausted A and C Com-

are the wife and daughter of the ings per share were $670. panies.

drinking water through ceas-Manila. pools, etc., or the infection may be Dr. Carl E. Rice, Mrs. Rice and: from soiled clothes, rags, etc. family on route to Manila. Dr. Rice is connected with the United States

kok a quarter of a century ago, porting at Manila fon duty",

There was even a saying in Bang-Public Health Service and is re- common stock which are owned der of the S.V.C. to this point and

when there was a more than usual

A

General Manager of the Southern

In addition to revealing the

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serious. outbreak .of disease there. "Eat

Objects in View. mango at night and you will Pacific Company of Manila.

net earnings, the official state- It was known that reinforce- have cholera before the morning." Mr. J. W. Oliver, with his wife ment showed that the grass an-ments from Johore could arrive Whether that saying was found-and daughter, en route to Manila.nual business of the company is about 8.30 on Sunday morning, Mr. Oliver is treasurer of the Avia $1,000,000,000, which was carried and that the enemy, transports ed on fact or upon superstition.

Co. Inc.. crude rubber brokers. on without the aid of borrowed had been driven off by the guns was never really tested by the

Mr. Weinsheiner, manager of the money.

at Blakan Mati; and it was there-. writer at all events, What was Calambra and Pampanga » Sugar These statistics-highly inter-fore very unlikely that he would more disconcerting was the fact Estates of Manila, joined the vea-esting to financial circles through- be able to land any more troops"

sel at Honolulu, accompanied by his out the world--were made public during the night that about a dozen Europeans wife. were carried off by the fell disease during the same outbreak.

The means of prevention of! cholera, as may be gauged from

Mrs. Carolyn Zukerman and her son John, en route to Manila.

ATTACK VICTIM, WITH PEPPER

with briefs filed by the "com- The object of the S.V.C. and pany in a law suit against it for the Johore Forces was to drive the the alleged infringement of enemy from the Pasir Panjang patent rust-proofing formula, for ridges and throw him into the which the patent holders were sea. The object of the attacking asking $1,000,000 compensation. forces, was to enlarge their cap

INSTALMENTS

MR. HENRY FORD ON RECK-

LESS PURCHASING.

BACK TO A CASH BASIS. --

tured area, so as to allow room for the landing of vital reserves and stores.

& knowledge of the source of in- HIGHWAY ROBBERY. fection, are cleanliness, general hygiene, and attention to sewage

At 8.30 the action commenced In

with the firing of the guns from disposal and water supplies.

Holland Road. The O.C. of the the case of Shanghai the whole.

Western Force decided to make a blarne for the outbreak is being

An amah was walking in Hon

feint attack in the region of" the Pital Path yesterday evening. wheu laid At the

of door

Reformatory Road, and to make a two Chinese sprang out of the

main attack on the Gap. Hay- Chapel Waterworks Com-roadside and threw pepper in her

ing captured the Gap, he could pany, A private Chinese- eyes. While the woman was help-

proceed along to the Разіт Hongkong. Thursday, August 19, 1926. owned" concern: and Reuter less they stole from her a gold ring!

"Mr. Henry Ford, at the Panjang Ridges and roll the and $4.80 in money. informs us to-day that a complete

Another case of highway robbery moment of announcing a further enemy off.

The O.C. of the attacking force investigation is to be made at the was reported by a fruit dealer of reduction in the price of his ears, instance of the Chinese authori-Yaumail who came to Hongkong to takes occasion to preach a sermon was at pains to find out where the buy fruit. He was accosted at to the American public, upon their attack was coming in strength. With cholera almost at our ties. In any event, so long as Tung Hoi Street in the morning utterly reckless purchasing on He drew first blood by instituting doors in Canton, and risk of in- cholera exists in Shanghai and by one man and about ten others the instalment plan. In this a surprise attack on the Eurasian Canton, the utmost precautions then seized him, snatched away his country we have no connection of Company. This attack was im-

countered and fection through Shanghai sources, it is gratifying to learn that the must be observed in Hongkong to police whistle, and escaped with a the extent to which the system mediately

prevails throughout the United enemy driver. off. States," says the "New States-

Defenders' Success. Port Authorities here are doing guard against its appearance

man."

Meanwhile, the main defending their utmost to keep cholera out here. That explains the serious

"Of the moter-cars made in force progressed steadily, and by cense fire of the Colony. This assurance view taken of the case brought

were sold on this basis. Probably was issued the Gap had been was made by the Harbour Master, before the Harbour Master yester- ANIMAL SACRIFICE. 1926 not less than 80 per cent. the time the ordered

the sales of secondhand cars are captured,

KEEP OUT CHOLERA.

Lieutenant-Commander G. F. day, the sentence in which ought. Hole, in his capacity as Magistrate to go a long toward supporting during the hearing of a case that the efforts of the Port Health came before him yesterday. Four Authorities to keep cholera out boarding house runners were con-1 of Hongkong.

victed of a breach of the quaran-

sum of $60.

CAMPAIGN AGAINST REVOLTING CUSTOM.

BEARING FRUIT.

the

not materially different, and what The natural difficulties of the is true of practically all articles country in which the operations of luxury-muäical instruments, were carried out can only be real- jewels, furs and the like--and of ised by those who have been over a large part of the necessities of the ground. It was a hard day's daily life.

work for all concerned.

Madras, July 30-According to Debt in the United States The Signals section of the the Secunderabad correspondent has become a national industry, S.V.C. worked very well indeed.

tine regulations by boarding the OLD ORDER CHANGES of the "Madras Mail" the propa- says Mr. Ford: the American and laid about 114 miles of cable. Amazone, a suspected ship, with-

WELL-KNOWN ESTABLISH- MENTS MOVE.

BUILDING RECONSTRUCTION

ganda which is being carried on people no longer buy; they are by a number of Doial Reform backed into a corner and are sold, Societies against the slaughter of and it is bad business alike for animals, especially during the creditor and debtor.' Matapooja Festival, is gradually bearing fruit.

Cash Basis.·

1/

ALBERT HALL.

out permission of the Port Health Officer. In passing sentence the Magistrate said that he had abso- lutely no doubt but that they had

The situation, Mr. Ford be- MR. C. B. COCHRAN'S NEW ** At a public meeting held in lieves, will bring a jolt, which in boarded the ship while the quar-1

APPOINTMENT, The removal from former pre- Secunderabad the leader of the due time will bring the American antine flag was flying, and their

local Adihindus, or depressed people back to a cash basis. TO PRODUCE GREEK PLAYS. subsequent actions proved conclu-mises of departments of Messrs classes, made an announcement to Recent inquiries show that the sively that they were fully con- Lane, Crawford, Ltd., will lead to the effect that certain members percentage of loss on the instal London, July 27. - Another versant with the fact that they interesting changes in the situs of his community who exercised ment system is surprisingly small. chapter in the spectacular control over three local shrines

"The banks which deal in in-career of Mr. C. B. Cochran had committed an offence. That tion of other well-known stores.

had decided to abolish the custom stalment paper have been prosper- is the announcement of his ap- was the natural conclulion to bej The former main premises of of sacrificing goats and buffaloes ing and expanding, and their pointment as Manager of the drawn and they had gone on Lane, Crawford Ltd, have not during the Matapooja Festival. boast is that they need for their Albert Hall,

found new tenants. Messrs. Some of the methods adopted protection an insurance fund that board in full knowledge of the Kwan Hing, jewellers, of No. 38 in sacrificing animals at shrines is relatively very small, their he did not dream of impairing the Interviewed, Mr. Cochran said wrongfulness of their actions. Wellington Street, are taking over is not only cruel but also revolt methods of collection are proving great traditions of the, Albert Hall, The Port Authorities were doing the Queen's Road Pedder Street ing. The practice known as extremely efficient.

but added: "We are not living in their best to keep cholera corner where Lane, Crawford's Gavoo Pattootta consists of tor- "All this is doubtless true; but the Victorian era.”

jewellery department was. The turing goats or sheep to death by it is obvious that the first serious He hoped that the Bill which is out of the Colony and he Swatow Lace Company is to move tearing off its skin from its lower check to American prosperity being introduced in Parliament was compelled to look upon this into the adjoining portion of the lip to the region of ita guilet by a must shake the entire fabric of will remove the restrictions ham- case as extremely serious and in- same shop between Kean Hing's man who employs. his teeth for instalment credit. Not until that pering the progress of the Albert

and the Hotel Motor show room. the purpose. This operation is has been experienced and the väst Hall. Alict, punishment of the greatest

Mesara. Gande, Price and Co. performed by a man who considers losses been cut, Mr. Ford reminds Asked if he was producing a re- severity. It was necessary that are moving further along the it is his sacred hereditary duty. his countrymen, will it be possible vue, Mr. Cochran answeral in the the regulations governing the ground floor of St. George's...

for them to know how they stand affirmative, but said: "The book" in relation to purchasing power." will be by Aristophanes." qaurentine flag should be strictly Building as a result of Cafe Wise- The arrange- observed and he would therefore man's removal.

ment will then be the Osaka sentence the several "acéused to Shosen Kaisha premises at the six months' imprisonment with corner on the Praya (the 0.8.K.

"Tokyo, August 12.-Fifty persons

CITY BURGLARY, hard labour,

Is at present in Queen's Build- ing) including the present site of were drowned to-day in Noshiro With the remarks of the Messrs. Gande, Price; the new standing crashed into the water,

when a bridge on which they were SMALL HAUL AT FURNITURE Magistrate and the severity Gande, Price premises, with en-Akita, prefecture, in which

STORE. where trance approximately

FIFTY PERSONS PERISH. @

|Noshiro is situated, is, the centra

Robbers affected an entrance into

He added that Greek plays will be another large item in his plans. In London there was never a place big enough to produce all the art and literature of the ancients “Times of Ceylon.”...

"

According to a San Francisco.

of the sentences meted out to the wiseman's was, a site at preacht of floods that have caused great men convicted there will be genvacant and suitable for a small damage during the past week, and the Hongkong Furniture Store despatch, Mr. Grant, a resident of eral agreement. This Colony has shop; Anderson's Music Store (the crowd stationed on the bridge Queen's Road Central, on Tuesday Cherokee, California, has found had, and still has, enough, trou move from across the road) were watching a religious fete, in- night, by removing the fastenings the skull of a visitor from another bles without adding to them an Messrs. Komor and Komor (to re-tended as an appeal for lessening from the door.

planet Mr. Grant, in-reporting move from St. George's Building) of the floods. The supports of the When the robbery was discover his find to a Sacramento nexa- epidemic of cholera. There is an

With the exception of the bridge, weakened by the high water,ad yesterday morning, a crow bar paper, declares that he has a impression abroad that cholera is 0.S.K., the entire floor will be gave way auddenly The current was found to have been left behind reliable witness to support hic not contagious that it can only provided with mezzanine floors, was so swift that only a few manag- by the gang. A sum of 18 and claim that the skull arrived. be contracted by the individual for the use of tenants as offices, ed to swim to shore six rugs valued at $56 were taket simultaneously with a meteor etc. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh are Many inhabitants of the little The robbers were apparently dis which fell in the foothills close to though drinking impure water reducing the area of their estab villages in Alta are fleeing to turbed in their task, as the brake his farm. He broadcast a request This is a mistake. Cholera is fahment and half of it as to let higher ground fearing the waters open, two gates but failed to take to neighbours to search for other communicated by contamination when reconstruction is finished. may come even higher

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