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MARRIAGE..

place in China where the. Powers, so far as their local representa- tives are concerned, will stand no nonsense. As the move is under- atood to be of British origin, in- spired by calls for silver by the British banks in Tientsin, it is

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1927.

CORRESPONDENCE.

PEAK WATER SUPPLY.

[To the Editor the "China Mail.")

Sir, I wish to take issue with the statement made in Monday's

P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!

"Hello!"

| natural that the transports are all "China Mail" regarding the

"I beg your pardon! You've of that flag; though, according to water supply to the upper levels.

It is stated that the request of made a mistake."

"Aren't you the little girl I a Shanghai message which has the water authorities that Peak just reached here, there is a prob-residents should eliminate waste kissed at the party inst night?"

"Must have been sister. She's ability that Japan, and perhaps in the consumption of water has

to the pumping sick."

-"Pinceton Tiger." America, will participate in break.no reference

facilities, and later on that the ing the embargo if their assist-pumping facilities are sufficient

to cope with the Peak supply. ance is required.

Now I live on the upper levels The embargo, it appears, was

and our experience is that the not purely an anti-foreign move pumping facilities are anything on the part of the "Nationalists." but sufficient. Our geyser has

"Is she rich ?" "I think so. Her old man has had the same car for three years." Texas Ranger,"

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It was born out of their desire to not been in use for three months prevent trading with "enemy simply because there is not suf- Wife-Any letters in reply in ficient pressure, and by using a your advertisement for a cure for ports," such as Tsingtao, Tientsin, filter we are only getting about sleep-walking?

Husband-Yes, offers from six etc. Flour, rice and sugar have three bottles of water per diem. also been prohibited as exports It is only at night, when most firms of free suits of pyjamas, if a suf-their advertisements attached from Shanghai, and although an people want to go to bed, that guarantee to wear them with

there is anything like

when I walk. extensive business is done in the ficiency of water,

Te my mind, it must be the

A young man said to a girl first named commodity with the further northern ports, the effect pumping arrangements that are bitterly-Why did you flirt with at fault, or lowly powered, other- me? Why did you let me take of the embargo in regard to these wise why should your report say you motering, and golfing, and articles is never likely to be so that "low pressure districts" are rowing every day? Why did you encourage me when you were al- serious as in regard to silver. At suffering? It certain times of the year-this is pumps are not strong enough to ready engaged?"

ensure a regular supply of water one of them--Tientsin requires to the Peak. There is plenty of we de- large quantities of ready money water. Why, then, are with which to pay for extensive prived of even that minimum exports to Europe and America. required for human needs and

comfort?

Yours, etc., The Shanghai banks, upon apply-

PEAK RESIDENT. ing for permits to ship silver at the call of the Tientsin bankers Hong Kong, July 19. and merchants, were refused.

CHOPPING OF NOTES. Hence the monetary crisis in the

stable Government-or even two north and the action of the naval the in shipping stable Governments-being creat-authorities

much nearer.

ENGINEER PASSES.

PROMINENT SHANGHAI

RESIDENT.

seems that the

To the Editor of the "China Mail.").

Sir, Will you be so kind as to allow me a little space in your valuable paper for the publication of the following?

Five years ago the compradore

The girl sighed and answered- "I wanted to test my love for George."

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"A vital, pulsating modern story." American producer's description of a film version of Coleridge's poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

On reading this, the Ancient Mariner flung himself to the albatross.

Peddler-Have you that um- brella I lent you?

Piper-No, I lent it to a friend. Peddler-That makes it very awkward for me, as the man who lent it to my friend tells him that

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"Do you know where little boys who fish on Sundays?" asked the clergyman.

ed would undoubtedly be brought urgently needed white metal in

destroyers, In the absence of the unexpected it would indeed be difficult to envisage Chiang |

of the Mercantile Bank of India the owner wants it. Kai-shek and Chang Tso-lin,

in accepting foreign notes from the native banks and money- after once being comrades in.

changers compelled them to chopo arms against the Reds, having

their notes. This was only so with that bank. After a year the recourse to the sword again to settle any political differences!

The death has occurred at compradore of the Hong Kong: that may still exist between them. Shanghai of Mr. L. F. Patstone, and Shanghai Bank did the like I had to. I'm not letting you Much can be accomplished, given a partner in the firm of Messrs. same; and before two years in on a good thing."

Wootten and Patstone, architects elapsed all other foreign banks the will, at a round table confer- and civil engineers and a pro- followed suit. Last year the

ence after Hankow has been given its quietus. Therein lies the hope for the future.

MR. L. F. PATSTONE.

"Yes."

"Well, where?"

"You must find out for yourself,

Maid-M'm, I accidentally let minent member of the Shanghai Chinese banks also demanded the the baby's blanket drop out of the American community.

away on

chopping of foreign notes.

window.

Mother Awfully clumsy of you; now the baby will catch cold. Oh, no, m'm, he won't. He was inside of it.

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It is obvious that the native Mr. Patstone passed away last Wednesday night at the Shanghai banks and money-changers at Equally significant in the news General Hospital after an illness first gave way to what they con

sidered a small matter, which to-day, is the announcement by of about two months."

Deceased has been a resident gradually spread and in time be-

A kind-hearted motorist, seeing Mrs. Sun Yat-sen of her retire-i

of Shanghai for several years came a deplorable evil. It goes ment from politics which is very going there from Manila where without saying that they have an old woman tottering along the properly construed as the end of he was in the employ of the City suffered from, and have long road, offered to give her a lift. the regime of Soviet advisers to of Manila as a civil engineer. been wishing to get rid of it. In It was her first ride in a motor After going to Shanghai he March this year the Bank of car, and, as the motorist put on the Hankow Government and a helped to establish the firm with Taiwan was suddenly closed for speed, he was amused to hear her victory for the militarist moder- which he was connected at the three weeks. Before that the exclaim:--

native banks and money-changers "My, but hasn't the wind come ates. Every prep taken away time of his death.

$100,000 worth of up sudden ?" Mr. Patstone is survived in sold over Monzie ROY RODGER. AL

Parish Church, on June 14, from the Soviet clique in Hankow Shanghai by a wife and leaves notes of the Taiwan Bank, all

During the three Tom-You are a poor young 1927, by the Rev. H. H. Murray. must weaken their position, and other relatives in Providence, chopped. M.A., J.P., assisted by the Rev.

Jack-1 am. Andrew Campbell, M.A., Crieff, whilst there is talk of making a Rhode Island, where he was born weeks when the Bank of Taiwan man?

Tom-Then, what you want is Charles Barclay, youngest son strong stand against a National and raised. He was a member was closed it was very hard to of the local Lodge of the Shriners. predict the future of these notes. of William Roy, St Ives, Crieff,

The native banks and money- a thrifty, economical wife.

Jack Not at all. What I want to Jessie Sinclair, daughter of ist attack by Chiang Kai-shek's

MR. JAMES ELLIS. changers were in a state of great John Rodger, China Sugar Re-forces there is strong evidence of

anxiety, as they were told by men is a rich, liberal wife. fining Company, late of Hong the rats deserting the sinking

James Jamieson Ellis, for many from the banks that the sources

He was notoriously mean. One.. ship. Borodin and Galen are re-years connected with the adver- of these notes would be traced ported to be in Kuling, where tising staff of the "China Press," according to the chops on them evening he went to see "Hamlet" Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 20. 1927. they may be joined by Eugene passed

July 12, Fortunately the Bank of Taiwan at the local theatre.

"It's just like a sermon," he after a long illness, the re- soon opened again; otherwise the Chen, so that nobody of any consult of an attack of scarlet fever responsibility of the native banks said to a friend afterwards, "and sequence seems to be left to direct from which he suffered many and money-changers would be it made me think I ought to ha'

terrible to think of. It was this done more.' affairs in Hankow. It may be months ago.

"Yes, said his friend, "and Mr. Ellis was well liked in the happening that made them real- To-day's news from the war that the first shot, or even threat centre is of the utmost import- of a shot, from the Nationalist newspaper fraternity and many ise their danger. It was this you've done a good few in your

will mourn his loss. He was also happening that called them to ask time, too," ance, it being reported by the attackers will be sufficient to fortunate in a large circle of for the abolition of this unrea-

"Really," said Charley Cashgo British Naval wireless service sound the death knell of Hankow friends in many walks of life in sonable chopping of notes.

Shanghai. He was only 26 As to protection against for- to his tailor. "I feel that I that a truce is regarded as in- and Kiukiang. All will depend,,

years old, and leaves a wife. geries, the argument of the com-you"

"You do," interrupted the evitable between the North and of course, on the truce between the South for the purpose of the North and the South becom- combining against the Reds in ing an actuality instead of Hankow. Theoretically it may be probability. urged that foreigners cannot take sides with any of the con- tending parties in China, but in actual practice it will be found that a joint expedition against the Reds will command the utmost sympathy of every for eigner, no matter what his status may be.

A TRUCE INEVITABLE.

SHANGHAI AGAIN.

a

LOCAL PROBATES.

CHINESE & HONG KONG PROPERTY.

pradores is simply begging the tailor.

邯

"An apology for having kept

"Thanks."

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question. In every trade there is danger. Quite true. But we must not put on others' shoulders you waiting for your money so responsibilities which properly long. So I thought I would drop belong to ourselves. The money-round and pay you" changer's business is to see that

"And pay you the apology. LARGE FAMILY BEQUESTS. the notes he receives are not

Good-day." forged. But it is the business of Probate of the will of Leung compradores of the banks that The naval forces at Shanghai Cheong, late of Macao, who left they should see what they accept are to be congratulated upon their property in Hong Kong to the are not false,

value of $15,200, has been granted Thanking you in anticipation, swift and determined move to to his widow, Leung Fuk, of

Yours faithfully, counteract the effects of the 8, Elgin Street, and to one of his sons who is an assistant ship's illegal embargoes imposed by the compradore. The property is to

If it is possible for Chang Tso-"Nationalist" Government upon be equally divided between the

sons.

A MONEY-CHANGER

lin and Chiang Kai-shek to com- commodities leaving Shanghai, deceased's widow and his eight "A FEVER PATIENT. pose their differences even tem- Without any fuss whatsoever, six

Property in Hong Kong to thei porarily and to join their forces destroyers have left that port value of $22,200 was left by Leung in an expedition against Hankow with silver to the value of three Wai-tong, late of 228, Des Voeux and Kiukiang, it may likewise be and a half million taels which ia Road, who died at San Wui City, Kwangtung. Probate has been

H.9'S PRIVATE SECRETARY RECOVERING.

possible subsequently to agree on destined for Tientsin, where granted to his concubine, Li Chin, tary to H. E. the Governor, is now Mr. B. R. Foster, private secre-

Extract from evening paper: A shilling was found in a herring caught to-day by the south coast fishing fleet."

Next morning's paper: "The Scottish fishing fleet sailed for the south coast during the night.

Golfer (who has just tipped caddie): "That's for a drink, Angus, but I hope it will be a teetotal one."

Angus (with dignity): "Mr. Br-r-own, a caddie ah may be, but ah'm no a tea-caddie."

The Professor of Mathematics well defined spheres of influence business crisis, as a result of the of 6 Wood Road, and to his son, recovering from a bout of fever and his fiancee were out roam-

attitude, that would tend to make an end "Nationalists"

is Leung Po-wan, a pawnbroker which has kept him to his room the ing in the fields, when she pluck- once and for all of the civil war threatened. There will, of course, carrying on business at 228, Des past two days and should be backed a daisy, and, looking roguishly

Vaur Road West, among both of at duty very soon.

at him, began to pull off the that has torn China asunder and be the usual protests regarding whom the property is divided.

petals, saying. "He loves me; he set the hands of the economic an invasion of China's sovereign Hong Kong estate amounting

loves me not." clock back a couple of decades, if rights and outcries against fur- to $2,000 and valuable property in Canton was left by Au Lo-uk

"You are giving yourself a lot of unnecessary trouble," said

EVERY USER IS A FRIEND. not more. In any case, with the ther Imperialistic outrages, but who died in Canton and who in his The personal recommendations of the Professor. "You should elimination of the Hankow clique they will be of no avail. The will expresses the hope that the people who have been cured by Cham the air would be cleared in many "Nationalist" embargo has been division of his property among his berlain's Cough Remedy, have done count up the petals, and if the important respects not only as re- broken. Again have the Shang-Rumerous wives and sons should more than all be to increase the sale total is an even number the an-

there are now more bottles of it sold

number, in the gards the Chinese but as regards hal defence authorities shown the be without discord and that har- the of this preparation, until swer will be in the negative: if

monious relations will preval! each year than of any other cough an uneven affirmative." medicine. It is for sale everywhere. foreigners. The possibility of a Chinese that there is at least one among them after his death.