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SATURDAY," OCTOBER 9, 1926.

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THE CHINA MAIL

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FATAL AFFRAY AT CHICAGO.

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Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED. IN THE BALL":

Entertainment)

The scale of charges for medical treatment In the Government; hos- \pitals and asylums: published on "The confession of an employes It is almost incredible to con- December 24 1909, has been can- of Wisconsin le the central figure October 9---Queen's Theatre; that he had supplied the husband ceive that it is only one hundred collod and the following scales are in an investigation into a aenes-Viola Dans in 40 Winke

October with

World Theatre; of his flancee's sister with impres-years since it was decided to build

substitutod,

effect from tional motor-car raid by bank Mary Pickford in "Follyanna." stons of the shop keys was re- the first passenger-carrying rail-

January 1, 1927-

bandița, "in' which seven persons: October Star Theatre; ferred to at the preliminary hear-way Hne in England. The meeting

Naval Small-pox Patients,`· ing at the Central Magistracy in was held at the George and the

Naval officers and men treated in were shot and two-fatally injured. "Strongheart in "Brawn of the connection with a robbery at the Dragon at Yarm, when a rosolution Kee Hing pawnshop when ever was passed to commence operations Kennedy Town Hospital are charged Frances Vaughan, the girt under North," 6.30 to 8.45 p.m.

arrest, accuses a second: girl, Marie: October 8-Farewell performance $10,000 was stolen.

on the Stockton Darlington Rail-$2 a day,

Other naval and military patients Nolan, as the brains of the plot to of the Globe Trotters at the Star way. Incidentally, the high profits It was stated in the course of earned as a result of the enterpride are charged in accordance with the rob the cashier's office in the Theatre, Kowloon, 9:80.

October 9 Theatre Royal; A. the case that the police had been led to amazing railway speculation following scale for other patients. Wisconsin Bank. The Nolan gir!

Opera escaped amidst a shower of bulleta Carp's Italian Grand unable to arrest as yet the man in the first years of Queen Victoria's

"Madame Butterfly." who is alleged to have actually en-reign, culminating, in the forties,,

in the bandite car. tered the shop and took tho with thres newspapers in one month

Ernest and Joseph D'Lavern and October 9-10-Special Chinese valuables. The only charge pro- containing advertisements of nearly Private patients.$8.00 $5.00 $2.00 William Maloney attempted the Fireworks Display at Lee Garden, ceeded with yesterday was that four hundred rallway projects,

Private patients

actual "hold-up while the two East Point commencing 8.30 p.m. against a

(Asiatic

girls remained waiting in the October 10 Stage performance man in whose house

argregating £882,000,000," part of the stolen goods was dis-

European diet)

2.00 motor-car outside. The police au- at the Ta! Yat Theatre, Taumati, covered.

thorities received a mysterious tip by students of Sacred Heart Eng- that the robbery was coming. Ac-sh School, 10 a.m..

October 21-Grand Concert under 0.50 cordingly they had hidden thon

selves behind the walls of the the adspices of the Navy League.

Sports cashier's office and armed them-

October 9-Annual Bequatic selves with rifles. When the bandits appeared a fierce fusillade. sports of the Victoria Recreation was opened; Joseph D'Lavern and Club 5.30 p.m.. Maloney were immediately killed, and Ernest. D'Lavern seriously wounded. Several bank officials were also injured by stray 'shots..

We are well accustomed to-day to read of the experiences of people The charge against this man making first journeys in aeroplanes, was one of receiving stolen goods, submarines, etc., and in this connec- ..and the employee who assisted the tion it might be interesting to re- burglar is charged with robbery.cord the emotions experienced by a Owing to the fact that the latter traveller in one of the early raliway is in hospital, the proceedings (trains. against him were postported.

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First Belgian Railway. The plans in connection with| Desire Nizard, of the French the robbery, as revealed in the Academy, relates the following confession of the implicated shop account of his journey in 1898 on foki were referred to and it was the test Belgian railway opened for stated that, having opened the traffic-viz., the Brussele-Malines iron gates, the locks of which he line.

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had been supplied with an impres "It takes nearly three hours to sion, the burglar went to the journey between Brussels and cookhouse and by pushing his Malines By the stagg coach," he arm through a window and turn-commoncea, "but the journey is now ing a key was able to enter the completed over the iron road in less cubicle where the foki was. He than thirty minutes. I perceived was then able to open the safe and the locomotive from the roadside get away with the valuables but behind a fence of rough woodwork, only just succeeded in getting and the thought instantly stručk me away in time, the noise of his that the mightly power behind this movements having awakened new railway Industry demanded a others in the house and the bur-permanent way of beauty more, in glars being actually seeh leaving keeping with the dignity of the the premises..

trains themselves. From the long The employee had made a con-smoke-atack of the locomotive, rose fesejon when the police arrived on a cloud of steam, the force of which the scene and voluntarily accom-is reckoned in 'horse-power."

All the World like a Horse.. panied them to the hut where the burglar's hiding place was said to

pay-box, a be. It was here that the second a

wooden erection defendant, who also lived in the roughly mounted on boxes was hut. had been arrested but the staged, to enable passengers to man who was alleged to have climb easily into the railway' car- committed the robbery was not riages. The latter are of three there and had not returned. Cer-classes, and in the style of chars tain of the stolen property wasn-bancs, the first clase being sover. found on the premises.

After the hearing of evidence against the only man in custody fit to attend, the case was ad journed.

ed with leather awning, second class with linen awning, and third class with no covering whatever. exposed not, only to the elements, but also to soot and pieces of red- hot coal belched out by the engine.

on

Private patients

(Asiatic not on European diet). European lunatics, landed from ships'on consu- or ship's agenta guaran-"

Asiatic lunatics, linded from ships on consu- Jar or ship's agent's guaran- tes:-

Euro- (a) on

pean diet (b) not on Euro- pean diet.: Lunatics sent in

by Board of" Trade

(a) European & American.

charges:-

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bonds of friendship "continued to

October 9-Fourth race mesting of the Hong Kong Jockey Club at Happy Valley:

October 80-Fanling Hunt Races, Kwanti Race Course, Fanling..

October 30-Annual sport of the Scottish Company, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, on Hong Kong Football Club ground, Happy Valley;. 2 p.m

November Sixth bi-annual race for the ""Trevesse

·annual Trophy from Channel Rocks, 4 !p.m.

"

Auctions "Madrid, September 29.-General

October 12-At Messrs. Lammert 2.00 Primo de Rivers eulogised the (b) Asiatic

0.50 Philippine Islands and the rapid Bros. Sales Room, household furni

made by the ture, etc., 2.30 pm. Children under twelve years of progress being

October 13-At 7, Pratt Avenue,) age are charged at half the fore-Filipinos, in his reply to Gener 1

Aguinaldo's letter which was (Ground Floor) Howloon, valuable going rates in each class.

Private patients. other than brought to Madrid from Manila household furniture, 2:45 pm.

General October 14-At 8, King's Terrace, Government or naval or military by Captain Gallarza. patients charged 1st or 2nd class Aguinaldo's letter praised the pro-Nathan Road, (1st floor) Kowloon, daily rates for maintenance will be sent regime in Spain and assured household furniture, 2.45 pm.

- Meetings." subject to the following additional General Primo de Rivera that "Inside the wooden pavings, past

October 18-Committee, meeting a unite the Philippines to Spain. of the Hong Kong Baseball Asso- The reply expresses deep satis-ciation at the American Consulate faction in this assurance and states General; 8,25 p.m..

October 15-Annual meeting of (2) For surgical operations, such that he, General Primo de Rivera,

charge, not exceeding $800, as has always endeavoured to be loyal H.K. Cricket Club, in the Pavilion, the Principal Civil Medical to his adversaries. It strongly de 5.30 p.m. Officer shall think it having fends "the emancipation of Spain" October 22-Twenty-second an- regard to the nature of the and says that the directory wannual iaeeting of the Royal Hong operation.

influenced by purely patriotic Kong Yacht Club, at the Club motives.

House, North Polat, 5.80 p.m. For maternity cases, charges

November 6-Third annual meet: of $100 and $75 respectively, in General Primo de Rivera recalls lieu of the above charge for that during his period of service ing of the HK. Realty & Trust Co., In the Philippines and Cuba he Ltd., at Exchange Building, 11.80 A bell was rung giving the signal The Principal Civil Medical "made many sacrifices, having oftena.m. tc, depart; and instantly the engine,

Officer will have discretionary freed prisoners" and taken other November 6-Twenty-third an just for all the world like a horse

power to waive the additional steps to promote the contentment nual meeting of shareholders of the giving a tug at his collar leapt.

fees.

of the people. He points out that Grand Hotel des Wagons-Lits, Ltd., vigorously forward, hauling the long file of waggons behind.

Private patients in Government he has now established himself as Exchange Building (2nd floor), hrspitals (other than the Pe kleader of a strong government In Des Voeur Road, noon.

Miscellaneous. "The weight of the waggons tugs Hospital) will be attended by Gov-order to liberate Spain from cor- back the locomotive for a brief ernment Medical Officers,

raption and turbulency.

"October Dedication, of the Sixteen pythons, four crocodiles, moment, but soon the bumping

If in the tase of a private patient He says he is endeavouring to new To Tsai Church, Bonham Road, and three alligators were burned vehicles have finished their sport charged 1st or 2nd class daily rates obtain these ends without blood-2 p.m. alive in a fire which broke out at with one another, and the whole a Government consultant is called shed and without curtailing the

October S-Sale of Work In St. Collins'a Fair at Oldbury, Worces-train speeds forward.

fn, either at the request of the rights of the people. He thanks Stephen's Girls' College, fő, aid of tershire, causing damage estimated "Although, at first, the velocity patient or by arrangement between General. Aguinaldo profusely for M.CL and hospitals. at between £2,000 and £3,000. Thejat which one moves is not quicker the patient and the Medical Officer, the sentiments which prompted the

October 9-10-Bazaar of the Pre- show, which belonged to Mr. Fat than that of a horse at full gallop the amount of the consultant's fee letter and wishes both General cious Blood Convent under Chinese Collins, who, as a former member very soon the locomotive, tiring shall be a matter for arrangement Aguinaldo and the Philippines Young Men's Christian Society, for Walsall earned fame as "the apparently of the deafening din of between the patient and the con- endless prosperity and happiness." Caine Road. showman M.P" was paying its an-noise proceeding from the wheels gultant, nual visit to Oldbury.

of the carriages behind, is rushing Where an operation is performed Reports emanating from sources of the Colour" Murray The fire broke cut in one of the along as swiftly as the thoughts of by a consultant no charge will be which are usually trustworthy say Ground, 4.30 pm. in connection side-shows, and one valued at a man flash through his brain. made by the Government in respect that General Primo de Rivera is with departure of E/Surrey Rgt. £1,000 was totally destroyed. The

Overseers, Present Arms.

of the operation.

planning to resign within a few from Hong Kong. fames spread to the caravans, and "Along the route, overseers are Where a consultant is called in weeks and retire to some mountain November 6--Annual Fete, or the staff, who were sleeping in atationed to guard the raila, and, as the usual charge for medical atten: resort. The reports say that the ganised by H.K.W.G. & M.C.L. in the them, were soon dashing about the train passes, these overseers danco by members of the hospital Spanish, leader to feeling the effects grounds of Government House, from endezvouring to quell the outbreak present arms to the passengers. It staff will in all cases be made for several years of strenuous 2.80 p.m.- The scene was one of great con-1s, in passing these men that one Where in the opinion of the Frin-activity and has been persuaded by November 11-Annual Armistice fusion. The booths and shows is able to ascertain the speed" at pipal: Civil” Medical Oficer the friends to take a rest and re- Day Dinner by Ex-Active Service

FIRE AT A FAIR.

PYTHONS AND CROCODILES BURNED.

San SebastianSeptember 29-1

burned rapidly, and though every which the train is travelling. One patient's means are such that be a cuperate effort was made to check the Are doubts that one could recognise unable to pay the consultant's fee Fress." at the reptile house, rescue opera-lone's own brother were he clothed the consultant will make no charge tions were dangerous owing to the in the overseer's uniform, so rapidly Certificates.A charge of §5 in frenzy of the creatures.

do these men appear on the furthest made for all certificates in connee Two of the caravane were wheel limit of one's vision, and just as tion with the fitness or unfitness of ed away out of danger, and the swiftly disappear into obscurity patients or others to perform their Oldbury "fire brigade was quickly "It is only necessary to close the duty and for invaliding certificates, on the scene.. The reptiles, had eyes for a moment to witness effects and $10 for certificates required by been caged in two caravans for the that might come out of the Arablan insurance companies, etc. night, and these wers the first to Nights; for immediately one's eyes catch fire. The flames soon had a are opened perception of an entirely very strong hold on these caravans, changed scene is experienced making it hopeless to get pythons, a moment the field of wheat at alligators, and crocodiles away which one is looking has disappear Private patients alive. The assistants did all thered and focks of sheep are discover Children under twelve years of could, and made brave efforts, but ed grazing peacefully on green up age are charged at half the foro- they only succeeded in rescuing fands.

This going rates in each class. two lemurs. The whole show was "Breathless by reason of the

Patients to make their own ar~} rangements for medical attendance.

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only saved from complete destruc-great speed at which we are borne,

tion by a heavy downpour of rain.

and somewhat bruised by the terri Ac lurching of the carriages, we at length perceive a dim haze in the distance. The haze gote clearer FRANCE AS TRUSTEE IN SYRIA cech second; and at last the ine

tower of Malines comes into sight The trouble with most Lame As we draw near the town, fear is Commissions is that the minuter expressed by more than one passen-

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chers administration of General Sarrail town, to come to a standstill within and other high French amciale in a short walking distance of the plat

form on which we should have

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