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SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1927.

IS IT TRUE?

CERTIFICATE FOR A PUBLISHER.

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"BELLE OF BOHEMIA,"

According to a description on the wrapper of "Belle of Bohemia," by Belle Livingstone (Hamilton, 15s.), the writer has been "the great Rohemian and reigning 'toast,' a favourite of the gay world, a sparkling wit. the friend of Kings, sometime described as the most dangerous Woman in the world."

She appears to have met Lord Kitchener soon after her arrival in London. She ventured to chaff him one day on "his usual- ly stern expression."

came habitual.

FORGED NOTES.

GERMAN PRINTER'S

ORDER.

'EXTRAORDINARY STORY,

Dim glimpses into the slough

THE CHINA MAIL.

WOLSELEY MOTORS. OLD TIME GAMBLERS. Shadows Before.

A FIGHT WITH THE FOREIGNER.

CHEQUE FOR £730,000.

EARLIEST KNOWN GAME OF CHANCE.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL."

COUNTERS AND DICE.

July

Entertainmenta.

20-Queen's Theatre;

July 30-World Theatre; "The Alaskan."

After what he described as the, At the British Museum there is! of conspiracy and crime which most thrilling hour of his life, exhibited the apparatus of the car-"The Royle Girl," exist in the alien quarters of Mr. W. R. Morris, founder of lest known game of chance. Berlin were afforded by a case Morris Motors and its subsidiary antiquaries as one of the most re- It is part of what is regarded by decided there recently. Un-companies, has bought the assets markable collections of trophies of doubtedly there was a plot of Wolseley Motors, Limited, in ancient ages brought to London against the power of Britain and the Bankruptcy Court, Carey during to present century—finds the only point in dispute was Street, W.C., for £730,000 in made by Mr. C. Leonard Woolley whether it was aimed at our rule face of keen competition from during his excavations this year at

Ur of the Chaidees 140 miles south in Ashantee or merely at the determined rivals. integrity of the Bank of England,

of Babylon, the birthplace in Unfortunately the court. for rea-

The Rivals.

August 2-Concert by Miss V.

July 30-Star Theatre, Kowloon; "The Street of Forgotten Men,"

July 30-Tea Dance, Cafe Res- taaral: Parisien, 4.30 p.m.

July 20-Grand Concert, City Hall, 630 p.m. The purchase was a personal Mesopotamin of Abraham.

July CC-Fifth Grand promen- It is only since the fruits of the nde concert, Lee Gardens, 9 p.m. sons of "danger to the safety of one and in no way connected with

July 31-Open Air Concert the State," heard in private the the Morris companies, and before expedition arrived in England that evidence on this interesting alter-leaving the court Mr. Morris one of the item has been revealed Band of Queen's Royal Regiment, as a gambler's game at least 6,000 Kowloon Dock Bathing Beach, 5 lle told me that as far back as native without making it clear signed a cheque for the purchase. years old. When the mud of many pam

Seldom in the history of this centuries was scraped from a num- 1874; when he was on u surveying whether the peril they feared lay expedition in Palestine, he found in the disclosure to us of details court, where financial tangles are ber of articles they were found to that when he flashed a reproof of a plan to expel us from the straightened out with cold, un- be a raming board and the playing Capell and her Company of ama- from his blue eyes with their Gold Coast, or in hints which the emotional precision, has there pieces and the notes made at the teur entertainers the "J-Pans."

August 3-4-Josef overhanging brows, it acted like evidence might supply for an at- been such a tense scene as that time their discovery in the ceme-

Borissoff, a cravache on the servile natives tack on the German Reichsbank.

which preceded Mr. Morris'stery of Ur suggest that they were world famous violinist performa placed in the graves to derale the his 100th concert, at the Theatre He, therefore, when

triumph. giving In the dock sat two Cameroon orders, assumed the immoderate- negroes, Makembe and Munume,

Behind the locked doors of No. testing-places of recognised Royal, City Hall, 9.15 p.m. amblers of about 4,000 B.C.

} August 4-5-6-Pot-pourri enter- ly severe air which was after-bearing edifying testimony to the court, where the proceedings. It is, of course, impossible to retainment by the Wild Swan co- wards supposed to be charac-benefits of the education they had were conducted in private, Mr. construct the game as it was play-optimists at Royal Naval Canteen | teristic of him, and it soon he enjoyed at the German mission Morris had increased his offer ined by the ancients, but the board, Theatre. 8.30 each evening.

bids of £10,000 from his initial double-sided one for different! school at Duala. They were ac offer of £615,000 to the final kinds of play. indicates that they sents "Our Cabaret," in a series of August -Charles Chamier pre- In Revenge.

staked on even chances in a form intimate Revues, beginning with Mrs. Livingstone is usually notes an of

cused of forging and passing £5 figure.

preparing to

of play approximating to rouge et "Cocktails," at the Star Theatre, rather good-natured, but she dis- fabricate them on a much larger|

nuir on the modern roulette table.Kowloon, 9.30 p.m. plays anything but that qualify scale. The curious fact cante Mr. Morris, a small, slim man angles were used for the "chances," Alternate and inter-fitting tri- in a story she tells of Mr. Herbert out that it is possible in Berlin, of almost boyish appearance, the colours

August G, 8-Benno Molseivistch. world-renowned pianist, gives his Hoover, who, as a then member even if your face is as black as looking even younger than his 43 mother of pearl and a pure red recitals at the Theatre Royal, 9.15

lo be backed being, of the mining firm of Bewick, your hat, to order £5 notes from years, his jet-black hair brushed made from a paste. Moreing, did not seemingly apa printer like visiting. cards or smoothly back, had none of the

August 22-Social Service for prove of her accompanying a cer- circulars. It is true that thefappearance that popular imagina- The other face of the gaming Service men on the roof of St. tain mining expedition to Arabia, accused men seem to have been tion would picture of Great Bri- board was used for a game of fer. Peter's Y.M. Club. although she claims that she asked for some kind of explana- tain's motor-car king. His soft ward and backward movements, re- August 8-Concert by Lou was instrumental in securing tion, but apparently the inquirers collar and black suit might have marked counters or primitive dice. Mirova, premiere danseuse, Queen's. gulated by the throw of variously Podolsky, famous pianist, and Vern the concession. So she decided were satisfied by their use of the been worn

by any of his em-It was an intricate form of present- Theatre, 9.30 pin, "to make this arbitrary young letter heading of an imaginary ployees, but the firm set of his day Halma, and the players appar- man capitulate." She therefore "Bank of England Club," their jaw indicated the man of deter-ently betted on their luck in being asked him to dinner at her flat. statements that the notes were to mination and purpose. His rivals uble first to thread a way through pictures, curios, etc., of the latel The fun directed at myself be used by "King Bondengula of were Sir Herbert Austin and Mr. complicated diagrams to the finish- Mrs. M. J. D. Stephens, No. 5, Peak melted him into smiles, and he Accra" in an attempt to shake E. L. Payton, directors of Austin point. The gaming board is en-Road, 11 am, not only withdrew his objections off the British yoke," and their Motors, Limited, and Mr. Julius with tapis lazuli and red stones,

crusted with shell plaques inlaid September 15 Valuable pro- but laughingly said he wouldn't assurances that he would employ Turner, who was acting on behalf

perties in the New Territories, at mind being on the expedition them "only for purposes of politi- of an American Syndicate.

In the graves of the gamblers who Messrs. Lammerts' Sales Room, 8, Mr. lived 60 centuries ago, the gaming Duddell Street. 3 p.m. hiraself.

cal propaganda." The secrecy of Turner's advocate, retired early pieces were found formed in semi- Just then, according to. Mrs. the judicial proceedings prevent- and the final tussle was between circles at their heads and feet.

Meetings. Livingstone, another man was ed it from becoming known how Mr. Morris and Sir Herbert These counters show that 5 and tion Meeting at Victoria Recreation August 2-Water Polo Associa- announced. Mr. Hoover express- false "fivers" can be applied to Austin.

were the lucky numbers of their Club, 6 p.m. ed great anxiety-"Great Scott! such an object except by being

day. he must not see me here alone used for making payments.

After Mr. Morris had been de- with you!" Being furious at

clared the purchaser, the doors Black Swindlers. "This exclamation and all it. im-

were unlocked and he gave in- The first batch of eighty false structions for a telegram to be ONE-WAY STREETS. H. K. noon." plied," Mrs. Livingstone, pretend- ing to show him another way out not quite satisfy their require was surrounded by excited sup- notes procured by the accused did sent to his wife. Immediately he of the flat, really shoved him into ments, and after they had put ten porters, who patted him on the a dark cupboard, where he re-into circulation they were arrest-shoulder and congratulated him. mained while the other two ateed while trying to pass off the Meanwhile, the most unconcerned the dinner.

Lucky Numbers.

SUCCESS OF THE WHITE LINES,

p.m.

•

Lammert's Auctions. August 4-5-Household furniture,

August 18-Meeting of Creditors of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Taxicab Co., Le.. Liquidators Office, 3, Queen's Road Central,

Sports.

Y.M.C.

Y.M.C.A.

July 30-Lawn Bowls League: Lawn Tennis League; H.K. Base- ball League; Friendly Football. "The results of the one-way Victoria Recreation Club,

July 30-Second Night Fete: Mr. Hoover, curiously enough, Curiously enough, they were re-structions to his manager to been satisfactory," states Sir Bay, arranged by St. Peter's Young eleventh on a money changer. man in the court, he gave in-traffic system have everywhere

pr. August 1-Races at Clear Water; was unable recently to recall this leased after some superficial in prepare a cheque for the amount William Horwood, Commissioner Men's Club (launch leaves Queen's picturesque incident, but inquiries, though one of them had above which he had deposited of the Metropolitan Police, in his Pier, 11.30 a.m.). life so full of important events as already served a sentence of three when he made his original offer. his has been, it is perhaps years2 in Berlin for fraudu

annual report, issued as a White

Miscellaneous. natural that he should have for-lently impersonating "the envoy

Mr. Morris's Plans.

Paper. It is hoped. he July 30-St. Peter's gotton it.

At the time his of the Republic of Liberia." Ap the amended agreement he told a

While he was waiting to sign says, to increase the number of launch picnic, 3.30 p.m. objections were not overcome,parently they might long have "Daily Mail" reporter that the speed is discouraged in this sys-

"one-way" streets.

July 30-European but they were not sufficient to continued their fraudulent career struggle for control of Wolseley tem, as it works more efficiently John's Cathedral Hall, 8.30 pm

Sir William explains that undue bathing picnic. deter me, and so with Hoover had not an engineering firm on Motors had been the most thrill-when a normal rate of progress is

August 5-Whist drive at St. against me and Kitchener for me the Rhine reported to the British ing event in his eventful life. I prepared to start for the ancient Consul the receipt of an order

August 8-Social for Service mines of the Pharaohs,'

It may be mentioned that the "a printing roller for the manu in my power to keep the Wolseley traffic, particularly where the

maintained.. White lines have men at St. Peter's Y.M. Club House. from some Berlin printers for motor-car manufacturer to do all assistance in the regulation of Peter's YM. Club.

"I felt it my duty as a British also, he states, proved of great picnic under the auspices of St. August 13-Moonlight bathing publisher, in a note accompany-facture of paper with the water Motors under British direction ing the volume, states that, "We mark of the Bank of England.' hold a certificate from the author It must have been on British with British capital," he said. to the effect that the contents of official information that the two ary arrangements to restart the the above book are true." But black swindlers were tackled in Wolseley works at Birmingham, I have already made prelimin- there is a great difference be earnest. tween an author saying her facts are true and proving those facts in a court of law where she is not the judge.

RETICENT ENGLISHMEN,.

and the

"THE RINGER" IN BERLIN,

Noise-Shy. Burglars. the report is that the value of Another outstanding feature of

property stolen during the year- £518,222 was the lowest figure for several years.

August 26-Whist drive at St. John's Cathedral Hall.

CHURCH NOTICES.

A CHARGE OF ONE DOLL^K IS MADE FOR ALL NOTICE UNDER THIS HEADING

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG KONG,

July 31, 1927.

7th Sunday After Trinity. Holy Communion (8 a.m.) Matirs (11 a.m.)

Preacher: Rev. H. Copley Moyle. Evensong 6 p.m.

Preacher: Rev. P. Jenkins,

one-way system is in force,

not think that it can ever meet Referring to the supply of

the demand, and in his opinion an parking places in London, he does

hearing which was taken publicly sion. The purchase includes three garage accommodation.

During the small part of the and I am prepared to start work organised effort is required to it became evident that the de factories, covering an area of 87

the moment I am given posses provide better facilities for fence of the accused was largely acres, all the plant, an appeal to political prejudices. company's sale rooms in London, Quite apart from the specific case Edinburgh, and Bombay. I mean of "the King of Accra," they re to use the presented themselves as exceed further British interests. Ask any Cockney boy for some ingly pro-German. One of them

new enterprise to Cetails about the girl of his choice, even appealed to the bench to and he, whose heart has leapt at keep the case out of the papers, the mention of her name and "because, if the French hear 1

But in making this statement Sir William adds this warning: throbbing mightily-does. he be

Doors and windows should be come lyrical and speak literature, have taken the German side they na all lovers, when they speak with will massacre all my fellow

fitted with locks or screws feeling inevitably do? No. The countrymen over there." The

which cannot be forced detestable convention forbids it. bench did not seem to be much!

substantial tool and the exercise without the use He replies, "Oh, she's not too bad." impressed by these appeals, but Wallace's "The Ringer," now be of considerable pressure. Bur- Nay, I can almost hear him reply found an extenuating circum-ing played in the Deutsches Thea- glars dislike work and noise, and ing, "Oh, she's nothing to write stance in the negro mentality, the whole summer. "The Ringer" to make it as certain as possible tre, promises to last throughout reasonable steps should be taken How abundantly was this lawful years on one of them and eighteen east and well set, save perhaps without

and passed a sentence of three happens to be exceptionally well that they cannot enter premises fact illustrated in the war! (ex-months on the other. claims Ernest Raymond in the "Evening Standard"). Your

for the British policemen, who trouble and time. Good mortice The First Church of Christ, Scient- the expenditure of Branch of The Mother Church, Frenchman had no hesitation in

wear helmets as large as coal- locks and "acorn" and "thumb" ist, proclaiming with uplifted arm his

scuttles, and look by no means screws afford some protection.

in Buston, Mass, U.S.A.1 love for "la patrie.' Did a single

happy in them. But the appeal one of our eight million men ever

Macdonnell Road, below Bowen suffer on his lips the shamefu!

Road Tram Station, word. "fatherland"? Not one.

Sunday Service 11.15 a.m. Rather did they say, after a long) aflence at the end of

Subject: "Love." thirty-mile march, "What do I care for the Br

Wednesday Evening Meeting at tish Empire? I'd sell it for five bob." And men were found to

Reading Room at above address, laugh at this.

home about." Heigh-ho.

Your French battalions marched to battle singing the "Marseillaise." Was it ever heard an English bat- talion approached the line to the strains of "Rule, Britannia?"

Heaven defend us, not They sang, "Who were you with last night?"

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

The success of Mr. Edgar

to the German audience goes deeper than that of a merely thrilling play.

Just

of a

THE "TANTALISATOR."

Thursday, August 4. Holy Communion 7.45 a.m.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST.

as Mr. Galsworthy's Betting in connection with "Loyalties" opened up questions horse racing is to be introduced 5.30 o'clock. debated in all seriousness by legal in Norway this summer. A law dignitaries in the Berlin Press, so to this effect has been passed by open- has a prominent lawyer written the Storting, which neglected

Tuesday and Friday 10 am t

in praise of Mr. Wallace for protests from farmers against 12 Noon showing up the fallacy of circum- what was believed to be cruelty Monday and Thared" 5 to 7 n.m. stantial evidence, His argument against animals. The betting is The Public is cordially laviteJ runs that since in cases that come to be arranged by totalisator, and to attend the servic and visit the before the criminal courts one one farmer member of the Reading Room. group of people is divided into Storting asked: "Is there no accused or suspected persons and limit to human cruelty against

Or they sang, "When this weary are often hating, for which reason one into witnesses, the jury lose our dumb friends? Not only are (?) war is over to the melanchols it is wise to take care of one's per their objective standpoint at the the horses to run for the fun of tune of "Ask it of the Lord insonal appearance and to avoid pin prayer." And yet they arrived a ply, blotched skin or lil-amelling very outset. Mr. Wallace, in idlers, but they are even to be their map-references no later than broath. Both these troubles most leaving the question open and let- tantalised afterwards," their allies. Your Frenchman frequently arise from intestinal ting the audience guess first at would explain with happy volubility tornidity, which can easily be over one criminal and then at another, that he Was fighting

"peur come by the use, when needed, of has performed an exceedingly l'humanite." Humanity! Think Pinkettes. These dainty little luxa useful service to justice as it you an English Tommy could have tives dispel constipation, banish stands at present. Whenever a had any truck with so horrid sick headaches, bilious attacks, question of circumstantial evi- word? Emphatically no.

vertigo, relleve Piles. Your cheralst And yet they were the most Bells Pinkettts, or 60 cents the vial, dence crops up again In the Ger- humane soldiers on any front; they post free, from Dr. Willams Medi- man courts there is every reason were the only ones who, from the Cine Co., 60 Klangse Road, Shang-to believe that "The Ringer" will first moment to the last, could

hai. never

be quoted by the counsel for the be taught how to hate.

PINKETTES KEEP YOU WELL: defence.

POLAR CAKE

ITS QUALITY THAT COUNTS

WESLEYAN METHODIST

CHURCH.

Queen's Road Enst, Wanchai, (near Royal Naval Hospital).

Sunday, July 31, 1927. Morning Service: 1045.

Preacher Rev. Frank Short, Evening Service: 6. Preacher: Rev. J. C. Knight L.S.M. Anstey.

Subject:

Service):

(Evening "What We Are Trying To Be"

Sailors and Soldiers' Home, Arsenal Street,

8 p.m.-Mr. May's Bible Class. 3.15. p.m.--Chaplain's Hour.

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