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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1927.

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FOR SALE.

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AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISENS AND SURVIVORS,

-Public Auctions-

THE Undersigned have received

Auction

ON

FRIDAY, the 16th September, 1927,

commencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Room, Daddell Street. A Large and Valuable Collection of Curios:

comprising:-

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THE CHINA MAIL.

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THE MACAO RACE CLUB.

E.

ALLEGED SPIES.

“ENGLISH SEA CAPTAIN" CONDEMNED!

LENINGRAD TRIALS.

London, Yesterday.

JAPANESE “REDS.”

ENTERTAINMENT.

TRIAL OPENS AT

SEOUL

PAST AND PRESENT.

KOREANS IMPLICATED.

Tokyo, Yesterday,

Communiste,

MUSIC WHICH SADDENS. ·

KOWLOON AFFAIRS.

THE SALISBURY ROAD "BOTTLE NECK."

RESIDENTS' MEETING.

[By Robert MacWhirter.]'

The monthly meeting of the The first public hearing of a I canna help thinking how well General Committee of the Kow- Apart from the cryptic and incoherent semi-oficial accounts of case involving 95 Korean and off folk are nowadays, I was loon Residents' Association took

Зарапеве the Leningrad espionage trial and

charged just watching the wee yin the place in St. Andrew's Church the sharply conflicting accounts of with intriguing against the exist other morning, half blin' wi' sleep Hall on Monday evening, the various newspaper correspondents, ing social order took place yester; wrastling away in a

wardrobe President, Mr. W. J. Stokes, there is insuficient material avail- day morning at Seoul,

throwing dresses about galore in being in the Chair. The strictest precautions are search for something or other able to show even the nationality of the convicted or their specific being taken to guard the local that had to go wi' a red belt. I decided to call the attention of After much discussion it was charges.

court against possible activities of still ca' her the "wee yin" but Government to the inadequacy Goyer is officially described as an the Communists and 1,000 policeman, you should see her now wi' of the street lighting in Kowloon English sea captain and unofficial- men are surrouding the laments her lang silk legs, and, mind ye, and a sub-committee composed around which wire entaglement she's no above going out wl' her of Messrs. Cook, Manners and RAFT Programme and Entry ly described as a Dutchman. Derma for a Cymkhana Race Then (s) who

The convicted include Madame have been erected.--Reuter.........

is alléged

aunt's best white Sunday shoes if Bailey was appointed to prepare Meeting to be held on SUNDAY, to have sheltered her son. Madame

she gets half a chance at all details for submission to the 18th September, 1927 (weather Kounitzen (18) accused of carry-

Time was when she could be skelp next meeting. permitting), may be obtained froming a copy of reports to the Finnish the International Race and Re-Consulate. Both were sentenced to

Correspondence between the creation Club of Macao, Ltd.

5 years' imprisonment.

the Police re- Entries will close on SATUR- The Prosecutor's five-hour speech NO UPKEEP DAY, 17th September, 1927 at 4 was mainly an indictment of Eng- land and Sir Austen Chamberlain's

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Agents:

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UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS

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SOLE AGENTS —

Queen's Building.

p.m.

HONG KONG JÓCKEY CLUB.

last Note.

NEWSPAPER LAWS.

PROPRIETORS AND EDITORS TO BE LICENSED.

Bangkok, Sept. 7. A new newspaper law amending that passed four years ago has been promulgated.

ed but she's got past that stage now. Ye canna' very well wallop Association and

a youngster when she's half à

head higher than yoursel'.' It's garding the dimming of motor no' dignified like.

car head lights was also discuss- ed. It was decided to send a Ay, I don't think bairns are) "Energetic Espionage.""

nearly so much fun when they be- copy of this correspondence to It provides for the punishment of gin to get up, especially when the Hong Kong Automobile The Supreme Court, in a judg-proprietors and editors of ment, stated that it considered it papers who publish seditious mat- yourself. It's a great handicap,

nowe they get to knowing more than Association.

Bus Stops, an established fact that from 1918 ter or articles likely to cause crime the British Intelligence Service or or serious disaffection.

RAFT Programmes and Entry

Says she this morning at It was decided to request the D Forms for

the SIXTH ganisation had carried on energetic All proprietors and editers must breakfast, "Uncle, do you know Police to arrange for two addi EXTRA RACE MEETING to be espionage in Russia, utilising re-be licensed and the licence may be that Mary Pickford's real name is tional bus stopping places at held on SATURDAY, 8th October, fugees therefor and securing the withdrawn at any time at the dis- Gladys Smith and that Vilma Kowloon City between the junc- 1927, & MONDAY, 10th October, assistance of members of Intelli- cretion of a responsible official and Banky weighs 118 pounds?" tion of Prince Edward and 1927 (weather permitting) may gence Staffs in certain States ad- cannot be renewed under one year.

jolning Russia.

No Appeal,

be obtained at the Race Course, Hong Kong Club and Causeway Bay Stables.

Leningrad. Yesterday. The Supreme Court judgment, in Entries will close at Twelve O'clock Noon, on SATURDAY, the espionage case, says that the verdict is final and that no appeal 24th September, 1927.

will be admitted. The sentences) Hong Kong, 2nd September, 1927. will be carried out on the 15th

Instant.

HONG KONG CLUB.

NOTICE.

SEVENTH

DODWELL & CO. LTD. T DRAWING

Ground Floor.

Opposite Ferry Wharf. Tel. 1030 Central,

NOTICE

TO SHIPOWNERS, MASTERS & AGENTS.

The Yuen Wo Seamen's Institute always has en available to ship as watch- men, seamen, &c.

Our men are employed by the leading passenger lines. We guarantee satis- faction.

Please phone or call:- K.661-No. 2, Saigon Street, Yaumati or

C.2560-No. 38, Tung

Man Street.

NOTICES.

LESSONS IN CHINESE.

Vasen, Old Bronze Vases, Jade MR. LI HON FUN begs to state

Table Screen with Old Chinese Paint ings, Blackwood Clothes Hangers,

Ornaments. Blackwood

that he has been a teacher of Chinese to European Officers and Merchants in Hong Kong for more

JAPAN TYPHOON.

OVER 400 DEATHS, MANY INJURED.

YEARLY OF TWENTY DEBENTURES of the Hong

Osaka, Yesterday. Kong Club (1920 insue-$500 The combination of a terrific each) was held in the Club House gale, torrential rain and a tidal on THURSDAY, the 8th Septem-wave in Tuesday morning's-typhoon ber, 1927, when the following created havoc in western Kiushiu, Debentures were drawn for demption:-

721 780

"Straits Timea."

GENERAL STRIKES. WARNING TO TROUBLE MAKERS

IN BANGKOK.

She then went on to tell me Kowloon City Roads and the that somebody's brother is en-junction of Po Kung and Sai gaged to the sister of the man Kung Roads. who had a wooden leg in the "Sea The Committee declined to Beast."

accede to the request of the What was all about I don't Kowloon Football Club to recom- know and didna' like to let on. I mend that the bus stopping place only mention it, though, to show at Austin Avenue be changed to how the bairn has progressed Austin Road. It was pointed A Penal Code amendment law since last you heard o' her.. out that the former stopping which has been promulgated deals As I was saying, when I was a place was most suited to the with general atrikes, which are boy it was a red letter day when residents in that locality. nade legal, and increases the a new suit came my way. I mind Association had in the past re- The punishment for offences against the fine even to this day my Uncle commended the present position Crown and the constitution.

Bangkok, Sept. 6.

The maximum paishment for buying me my first sailor suit. as a service to football matches offences under the military penal That was in Dumfries and he fell was only necessary at intervals code are also increased in another down the stairs o' a barber's shop during the football season. special net gazetted to-day-that day and very nearly broke

New Hon. Secretary. "Straits Times,”

CINEMA NOTES.

re-particularly in the prefecture of TO-DAY'S BIG FILM AT QUEEN'S

26 280. 434 545 160 303 447 636 214 332 484 651 789 274 347 499 664 838 and will be payable at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration on Friday, the 30th Sep-

Kumamoto, and part of the prefec- ture of Fukuoka.

houses were washed away, and

THEATRE.

It was recommended that a

Mr.

his neck. I didna' get out to play wi' you suit on. No, it was kept) for Sundays except once when 1 letter be sent to the Government was taken from Linkumdoddie to pointing out the desirability of Bee Langholm Common Riding. taking advantage of the demoli Ay, that was a day right enough. tion of the Kowloon Taxicab You know, when it came to Company's Garage to widen the Partial reports show that 780 "A KISS FOR CINDERELLA." entertainment it took very little west end of Salisbury Road by us then. Man, for setting the southern pavement to please 2,000 were inundated, of which 76 "A Kiss For Cinderella," weeks we used to look forrit to back to the line of trees, and so collapsed.

which comes to the Queen's the Sunday School Soirees. Ay, widen the "bottle neck" at this There were 270 casualties and Theatre to-day as the feature at that was a great night; a bag point. over 1,000 people are missing. traction until Saturday, is the when we went in and an orange The resignation of

In the city of Kumamoto the alm version of Sir James Barrie's when we came out. (A wise Stapleton, Hon. Secretary of the tember, 1927, in exchange for surelectric, gus and water services famous play of the same name in precaution that last one lest, wej Association, was announced and have broken down and there were which Maude Adams made a bung the peel about and upset accepted with regret, and Mr. C. no street cars or newspapers this brilliant success many years ago, dignity of the Kirk Elders). The Manners appointed in his stead. The story has lost none of its programme was no' great shakes A hearty vote of thanks was ac- tidal wave narrates. that at ten delicate flavour and essential either, odd piano solos inter- corded Mr. Stapleton for the o'clock yesterday morning amid a whimsy by its transition to the mixed wi' songs of the "Cam' Ye manner in which he had carried raging typhoon the sea rose moun- screen, and in its finished photo By: Athol" order. Between times on the work at great personal

inconvenience. tain high. "I barely had time to play form, stands out as a de- the minister had a lot to say climb up a tree on an embankment lightful modern romance, beauti- when the beadle wasna' threaten- with my wife and children but a fully staged and directed, and ing to chuck us oot. tremendous billow tore them away. skilfully enacted by a strong different to what it used to be. Even in this Colony, It's quite Similarly, a wave swallowed more cast.

render of same. By Order,

A. H. ABBAS,

Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, 8th September, 1927.

HONG KONG CLUB

NOTICE.

19 234 361 609 726 33 261 480 623 745 147 271 515 655 806 224 341- 566 691 831

morning.

A coast villager survivor of the

many

Four Prefectures Hit.

Tokyo, Yesterday!

↓

most

PIRACY GRILLES.

WHICH TO LOCK WHEN AT SEA.

signature of the Harbour

TN Terms of Debenture Condi-than thirty other villagers. Itions Nos. 12, 19 and 14, the graphs are interrupted in

The central character in "A Bardmann at the Theatre Royal, Railways, telephones and tele-Kiss For Cinderella" is

an an odd K.C.C: concert or maybe

HARBOUR OFFICE NOTICE, Drawing of 20 Additional De- places but repairs are being push imaginative little London waif, the Philharmonic once in a while bentures (1920 issue-$500 each) ed most energetically."

who has so hypnotized herself was about all we had to look

Arising probably out of the was held in the Club House on

with a book of fairy tales that forrit to. Now, what between THURSDAY, the 8th September,

she believes she is Cinderella pictures, dancing and bande, a Leung Kwong" disaster and the 1927, when the following De-

and confidently looks forward to body's sometimes hard put to it disclosure of ignorance as to the bentures were drawn for redemp-

Piracy Prevention Ordinance In The latest official reports from the day when her fairy god to get away from the Club in amended requirements under the tion:-

the four prefectures affected by mother will take her to the ball time. Only last Sunday night we respect of which grilles should be the typhoon is that there were 401 where the prince will choose her went along to the Dock to hear locked and which opened whilst at deaths, 2,318 injured, 812 houses for his bride.

the Northamptons. Man, yon sea, the following notice has ap destroyed or washed away, praeti-

How the Cinderella story of sort of thing is very wearing, on peared at the Harbour office, under cally all in Kumamoto prefecture.

The tall of the typhoon struck her dreams becomes the real the feet, especially when the the These Debentures will be payable Tokyo and Yokohama district this romance of her life forms a de-chairs are all full o' soldiers. No' Master:---

that them a

"It has been brought to my notice Chinese Dressing Sets, Crystal then twenty years, that he has had Bankin, Ons Konig and Shanghai morning resulting in six persons lightful series of amusing and they have to get up gey early in that certain horizontal grilles divid and Amber Ornaments, Ivory considerable experience in training Banking Corporation on Saturday, being injured and 3 houses destroy-dramatic incidents, the Figures, Lacquered Fire Screens,

ed, while several thousand of spectacular pe bill the net kinda saddening at times, evention Ordinance are kept locked the morning. The music was ships fitted under the Piracy Pre ing off passenger decks in certain houses in the low-lying parts of magnificent dream ball, finest pecially "Rose Marie." The last at sea. Tokyo were flooded. Thirty child- thing of its kind that the screen time I heard it was in Lendon. ren were injured when a school has yet offered.

The only horizontal grilles requir roof was blown off.

Betty Bronson plays the role It cost sixteen shillings a seat, ed by the present Firacy Ordinance of Cinderella with a subtlety

no' counting the price o' the regulations are those leading to the Engine room and Bridge Decks. and skill that gains the sym- programme.

But yon sort o' things all the These should be kept locked but pathy of the audience from the go now. Janet, she's full o' talk that all other horizontal grilles THE WORLD FLIGHT. very first moment that she ap- about going to the M.C.L. on the should be left open.*

you should instruct your guarda pears on the screen. Tom Moore arat o next month. Mac, him- is splendid as the policeman and self was at me just the other Esther Ralston is lovelier than night. Right being in the mid- ever as the fairy godmother. The de o' an argument aboot Harry times advertised. picture starts promptly at the Lauder very nearly no getting the Freedom o the City of Edinburgh, he come in 'mind, o' the affair.

Lacquered Chairs and Teapoys, Old Metal Pictures, Mandarin Uniforms, Embroidered Skirts, Old China Vases, Flower Pot Bowls and Plates, etc., etc.

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from Thursday, the 15th September, 1927.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers. Hong Kong, 12th Sept., 1927.

THE Undersigned have received

Instructions from The Regis trar The Supreme Court, to sell by Public Auction

ON MONDAY, the 19th Sept., 1927, commencing at 9.30 a.m. on the premises The Goods and Chattels of Marie Flint, J. L Durand, The Europe Asia Trading Co., and The Cafe Restaurant Parisien of No. 12 Pedder Street, Ground Floor and Rear Portion of First Floor, 1. comprising:

Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Nice Carpets and Rugs, Oil Paint- inga, Pictures, Electric Ceiling-and | Tablo Fans, Table and Bracket Lamps and Fittings, Cutlery, Glass Ware, Linen, Ice Chests, Blackwood Ware, Wines, Liqueurs, Type-

writers, Adding Machine, Mimeo-

students for examinations in Chinese, for art March, 1928, in exchange

and holds first-class certificates..

Persons wishing to study the Chinese language are requested to communicate with him, at No. 104, Praya East, first floor.

Terms moderate.

HOME TUITION.

117ESTOVER STEVENAGE.

W within an hour from London.

In healthy neighbourhood, SCHOOL for GIRLS and SMALL BOYS. A

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surrender of same. By Order,

A. H. ABBAS,

Acting Secretary, Hong Kong, 8th September, 1927.

HONG KONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.

TO ATTEMPT, PACIFIC CROSSING.

IN LIQUIDATION,

Tokyo, Yesterday. The "Pride of Detroit" landed at few Boarders received in the House Purchase, of the following as

ENDERS are invited for the Kasumigaura at 8 p.m. of the Principal. Individual

The "Pride of Detroit," it is an- and attention. Particulars, they now stand in storage: nounced, is expected to hop off for apply to:

20 Citroen Taxicabs recently over- Midway Island on the 16th instant,

hauled and in good condition. 20 Citroen Taxicabs requiring

small repairs. Large quantity of used spare Taxicab. Body and Engine Parts, Wheels, cix.

MISS RUTH CULLEY

(Camb. Higher Local). (Camb, Teachers' Diploma). MISS GERTRUDE TURNER

(National Frodel Higher

Certificate).

POLAR CAKE

ITS: QUALITY THAT COUNTS

graph Machine, Desks, Safes, Fil-FAMOUS ECZEMA REMEDY.

-ing Cabinets, Clocks, Teak and

Glass Partitions, Fixtures and. Fit- tings, Dresses and Materials, Hats, Trimmings, Hand Bagé, etc., etc.

ALSO

One Baby Grand Piano,

One Kelvinator.

Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.

FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY.

Thoumade praleid this wonde zymedy. Used for con tirisë” wila“ Amasing- „THOMIL'À swift, anni.

Atea,utter, Rails,

GIORGE, VETE PA Tearstad Lag and all

GRAMA Bkulay, dixonwong: 7 Bor

› manding«« Gfya 50%

Generons: Jar only: $1.00.;

Sokken by Auctioneers. No, 40 Queen's Rosé, C. Hour Hong.

Hong Kong, 18th September, 1927.

A

The Czech Plane. The Czech plane landed at Ping- yang at 4.50' and is hopping off to Mukden to-morrow morning.

Also large quantity of New Citroen FASCISTI ATTACKED.

Spare Parts costing approxi-

mately $15,000.00

Inspection can be arranged on application,

Tenders, accompanied by Deposit of 5 per cent of offer, will be re- ceived up to 16th October, 1927 and should be addressed to the under- signed.

¿JOHN FLEMING, CA. und Liquidator,

Lowe, Bingham & Matthews,

8, Queen's Road, Centrál,

Hong Kong.

8th September, 1927.

MARTINS PILLS

• should kees

COMMUNIST ASSAILANT

"SHOT DEAD.

Ravenna, Yesterday.

A Communist named Missiroli fred several shots from a revolver at a group of Fascist militia offl- |cers, wounding the commandant of the 81st Legion seriously, and the secretary of the local Fascist or- ganisation slightly

The latter fired twice at his anilant killing Misafroll-Reuter.

GERMAN PRINCE'S LAWSUIT

~Berlin, Sept. 7.5 Prince Wilhelm, oldest son of the Crown Prince, won his lawault in a

court against

who printed the

ortrait without permi aak cover

the crimina Domèla?

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

"Chis ftrat love, the first statitas Me ftrat South Sea Island, are memories apart * •'• *

SEE

MOANA

GOBERT FLAHERTY'S TRUE | PICTURE-ROMANCE OF.

LIFE AND LOVE „THE SOUTH BEAS

Coming Next

eek

"What's this '1812 business aboot anyway?" says he.

Now you've got to be very careful wi' a man like Mac.

"I'll buy it," says I. "How much is it a bottle?*

much is it a bo says he

"Man, says I, "1812's a tune, no' a vintage year. You must be thinking of Napoleon brandy ?

“I don't mind if I do," says he, and go easy wi' the water." As I aye say, what's the use of being ignorant if ye don't show it!

DEATH RACE LOST.

TRIPLETS, BORN ON RIVER,

PERISH.

Shanghai, Aug. 31. Triplets were born to Mrs. Ellen M. Penry on a motor launch racing madly with death up the Whangpoo river from Woosung to Shanghai.

Deah won. The tiny triplets, none weighing more than four pounds died ere Shanghai and a foreign, doctor could be reached. H. Peary, Shanghat representative Mrs. Peary is the wife of Malcolm of an American oil concern. The mother je in serious condition.- United Press, ver

BACHELORS DIE SOONER.

Married men live four years. longer in England than bachelors, it was stated before the Associated The Sweddish system of physt Bodies of Life Assurance Actuaries. cal exercises is to be introduced Robertson, distinguished British

According to Professor G. 11 Into London County Council in medico-psychologist, insanity stitutes In place of the German three times as prevalent among method.

single men and women as among married men and women.

HELPS CHILDREN OVER HOT MAUNWAY WEATHER

Summer Complaint makes little headway, with children whose careful mothers "use" Chamberlain's Colity and Diarrhoea Remedy

stomach and ridden weakening: diari MEG Vansing a little sweetened

a

The organisation officially went marry before the age of twenty-Ave, on record urging every one to

PAIN IN THE STOMACE