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MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1928.

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Stato volumes. price, particulars and where can be seen to Box No. 565, c/o "China Mail."

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORS.

-Public Auctions---| THE

THE Undersigned have received. Instructions to sell by Public | Auction

ON TUESDAY, the 14th August, `1928, commencing at 18.30 a.m.

at Godown No. 18, The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf. & Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon.

A Large Quantity of MISCELLANEOUS GOODS

Comprising:-

.

THE STOKER.

QUEER STORY OF WAR

TIME.

SUSPICIOUS OFFICER.

THE CHINA MAIL,

[By L. G. Grifiths.) Note.--The incidents in this story are true, but the names of man and ship have been altered.

{that, the report of a submarine In the harbour was false, 'aince there was no trace of It. When well clear of the base, normal sea routina was.resumed..

The boller-room officer handed over"" to'the engineer officer of the watch and went off duty.. Imme- diately he was off duty, he called in at the office where he obtained Williama's certificate (le, a .com- plete record of his service from the time he joined the Royal Navy). At the approach of dusk one day Looking at the "crime sheat," it in the latter part of 1914, the was recorded that on two occasions i Fourth Battle Squadron majes. he had broken leave by several days; tically lay at anchor in the harbour moreover, the dates happened to

and stores.

REFERRED.

For a short run

take a

TAXI.

THE 1,000 CHARACTER

of Scapa Flow, the principal war correspond with those which he had EDUCATION IN CHINA base, having completed with, coal given as the time he was in Ger- It had been a strenu- many with his schoolmaster friend.

PLAN. ous day's coating ship and, the Suspicions were being confirmed, decks having been washed down, Immediate action was necessary.

KIANGSI'S FOUR POINTS.. Square Iron, Swing

The Without further ado, in his filthy Check the hands were at supper. Valves, Show Cards, Chlorate of ship's companies had earned a good boiler suit, the engineer officer went

The revival of education, and of Potash, Broken Glass, Sulphuric night's rest after the trying time to the commander's cabin. He im the desire for education, that is TO LET.

Acid, Dye Samples, Wood Tar, they had gone through ever since mediately obtained an audience Hats, Aeroplane

noticeable in so many parts of that Parts, Lamp the outbreak of war; however, fate and producing the certificate,

vast country known as China is of Shades, Switches, Cord Holders, had ordained that this was not to be made a full report. " FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria' Gar-Films, Cotton, Cotton Piece Goods, so.

equal importance with, and un- dens. Quiet APARTMENTS and Paper, Account Books, Cigarettes,

The commander, realising the doubtedly of more significance for SUITES of, rooms. Full board Fish Plates, Dog Spikes, Bolts and At about 7 p.m. the alarm gongs imminent danger, decided forthwith the future, than the reports of the from $95, $110, $130 monthly, large Nuts, Steel Clips, Iron Gates, rang throughout each battleship. to refer the matter to the captain. movements of some war lord or an- commodious rooms, aleo daily Jolata, Stanchions, Ware, The bugle, "Man and Arm Ships," The situation was fully discussed, other; and to those conversant with rates; five minutes from Ferry, Motor Car Tyres, Old Wire Rope, echoed along the decks, then hur- but since there was circumstantial China It is being followed with next new Hotel, Hankow Road, Underwear, Vices, Iron Plate, riedly the men ran to their evidence only, it was impossible to eager intensity From this or that Kowloon. Tel. No. K. 357.

Wire Cable, Glass Ware, Plank, stations, the gun's crows to their make a definite charge.

city in the interior, from some of Dried Shrimps, Beche de Mer, Sul-turrets and secondary armament, However, it was decided to take the more remote provinces and from TO RENT-7, Middle Rd., Kow-Chemical,

phate of Ammonis, Lumber, Flour, the control parties to their respec-every precaution- the censoring many of those sections of China Shocks, Cuff Linke, tive positions, the stokers and art-officers were warned that all his famillar in this country because of loon, near Peninsula Hotel, Fur- Cassia; Galvanized Sheets, Flat Acers to the engine and boiler-letters were to be thoroughly exam the presence there of United States nished rooms, private baths, gey-Bars, Matches, Square, Round and rooms, and so forth. Orders were Ined for coded mesanges, while residents -comes this tale of the sers, verandahs facing harbour: Flat Iron, Pipes, Salt Fish, Porte- telephoned to, the Engineer Com-all malls addressed to him were to rapid spread of elementary educa- Bult gentlemen: board if desired, lain, Coal, Bentwood Chaire, Wine, mander to raise steam for full speed, be secretly opened and were to tion among a people which has been or breakfast only.

Pears, Sardines, Raspberries, As-with utmost, despatch, since it had undergo the same stringent treat- 95 per cent. llterate for indefinite paragus, Apricots, Plums, etc. been reported that a hostile sub-ment. Further, the ship's police years. etc:

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K.CC. BAND CONCERT ON

SATURDAY.

alt

marine had succeeded in gaining were instructed to watch carefully

1,000 Character Plan. access to the harbour, having pass his movements in case he had any The "thousand character" plan of A GREAT SUCCESS, ed the outer defences unseen and confederates in an organised gang Dr. "Jimmy" Yen has received but FINEST HOUSE in the Colony

On Saturday night the grounds, situated on the sea front, thirty-

penetrated the system of nets at the on board, and, for the smallest a part of the attention abroad which of the Kowloon Cricket Club pre- five minutes drive from town.

offence, he was to be put in the re- it so justly merits. Dr. Yen has sented a pretty scene when, effec- entrance.

House consists of

port. FIRST TO ARRIVE.

worked out a set of 1,000 Chinese tively illuminated Ave bedrooms,

with electric DISMISSED SIIP.. each with adjoining bathroom with

Taking one individual ship of the

ideographs, the word-pictures with lights and strewn with tables and modern sanitation. Dining room,

squadron, a sister to the ill-fated These Instructions were carefully which the Chinese language is writ- chairs for the accommodation of a drawing room, billiard room, card

Vanguard," to all appearances, the carried out and for over a fort ten, that can be easily memorised by large attendance, they were the room and large verandah. Tiled

engineer officer in charge of "B" night all his correspondence and his even the most Ignorant within a venue of an al fresco concert given kitchen and pantry. Kelvinator in-

boiler room hurried from the meas actions were above suspicion. Then period of six months by devoting by the Band of the 1st Queen's stalled. Own private bathing with

Over twenty-five years' Practical to the lift and descended to the it so happened that Princess Mary's one hour dally to their study. Royal Regiment. Several dance dressing rooms and shower. Large experience in America curing the stokehold where he was first to gifta, consisting of a box embossed Books and periodicals are being pieces were played between the tennis court and vegetable garden. sick with Chinese herbs, is now arrive. Rapidly, one after another, with Her Royal Highness'a head, published in these 1,000 characters, selections. Garage for two cars. Commodious within your reach,

he opened the furnace doors of the containing tobacco and cigarettes, and they are being studied all over The concert was a great success If you are suffering apply to Box No. 566, c/o "China/Catarrh, Kidney, Stomach trouble/five large boilers which were al-were distributed to each man. the Republic by millions to whom and thoroughly enjoyed by all. The ready "primed and topped," apply-Whether by accident or design, the gates of learning had heretofore club are to be congratulated on Dropsy, Indigestion, Castritis,

their, enterprise in "arranging the Eczema, Blood Poison, Diabetes, ing a light to the oily waste. Mean-leading stoker Williams happened seemed permanently closed."

Dr. Yen has made possible the concert, and Saturday night's attan- Bright's Disease, Lung, Constipa while, the full complement of to jump on his; whereupon the

of the ship's wide dissemination of literacy dance should encourage them to tlon, Tumor, Ulcer, Hay fever, stokers and N.C.0.a were eagerly hawk-eyed member Malaria, Nervousness, Rheumatism, running down the steel ladders to police seized his opportunity. W through this method. The avidity arrange a few more while the nights Coughs, Throat Trouble, or other reach their places of duly as quick./lams was arrested on a charge of which is being manifested in this are hot.

high treason! 15, there is hope for your rellefly as possible.

connection is indicative of a vigour The Queen's Band aequitted Passing on from one officer to and ambition running through the themselves admirably, with The sixth boiler in the compart- through the POO ON CHINESE

ment was in the course of being another, he eventually came before whole strain of the Chinese people, round efficiency HERBS.

and excellent the captain, who, realising the de- and is indeed a fair promise for the technique, which only a well-train- cleaned, so, being impossible to light it up, cxtra hands were allow-sirability of stultifying his suspect- future.

ed Military Band is capable. ed to reinforce their boller-leaning ed activities and breaking up the

Effect of Disruption.

Regiment's Male Voice choir pleas. ed immensely with a selected num- party who, under Leading Stoker possibly organised gang, pointed

offence; As an example of what is taking

ber which was Williams, were feverishly closing it out the gravity of the

punishing him suitably by dismiss- place all over China, the report of sung that they had to give an en- so harmoniously up in readiness to raise steam.

the Commissioner of Education for

enormous fans creating an air pres-mendation. to have him carefully cited. When he first went to sure to force the firea and watched, he was sent to another Kiangai about a year ago to assume everything possible to expedite mat- battleship of the same squadron. office, he found practically every ters had been done. The engineer

PRESENT WHEREABOUTS. school In the province closed as a officer then devoted his time to the

It is gald that be remained in result of the disruption attendant tests on the boiler which had been this vessel for only a fortnight be upon recent Communistic teachings 3.

fore a clever code was discovered and outbreaks, and the whole educa- in his correspondence. Again he tional system bankrupt. After 4. Leading Stoker Williams had not, was "up on the mat," but on this much work a few primary schools up to this time, come to the notice occasion he was passed on to a still were opened, and at the present 6. of this particular ofeer and, in the higher authority.

time nearly every educational insti- course of conversation, it struck the Hlatory does not relate where he tution in Kiangsi le operating to its latter that he appeared to be ex-is now to be found! ceedingly well educated, and his speech far too redned to warrant his He remaining a leading atoker. consequently interrogated him about his past service, and ascer- tained that he had joined the Royal Navy in 1910.

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UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.

THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. OF DENMARK,

"

The following unclaimed tele grams are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Com pany (Limited) of Denmark:--

A.B.C., from Shanghai. Y. V. Activ, from Shanghai. Pak Ngok, from Kobe,

ing him from the ship.

The

All furnaces were going well, the Together with a strong recom. the Province of Kiangsi may well be core before the gathering was satis-

cleaned.

JOINED IN 1910.

In the course of conversation Williams asked what was the cause

OTHER NAMES.

CANTONESE "DANDY" IN

fied.

The full programme was as fol. low:-

1. March, "L" Battery, H. Perry. 2. Overture, Selection,

"La Coronne d'Or," Herman.

"The Girl Friend," Rogers. The Male Voice Choir,

Selected

Drigo,

Serenade from the Ballet,

"Les Millione D'Arlequin,"

Two Popular Numbers,

(1) Fox Trot, "The Don't

Wanna," Ager. (2) Waltz, "Diane," Rapes, Selection,

A Cantonese "dandy" who speaks

full capacity. The provincial gov- 6. fernment has act aside a fixed re- venue from the salt taxes for the use of education, so that the schools there are as nearly free from cor- ruption as is possible in China at present, and have little reason to 8. apprehend that their income will suddenly be appropriated by some militarist.

7.

9.

(Soloist Bdsm, C. Willis), Selection,

TROUBLE.

SPEAKS GOOD ENGLISH.

"Tolanthe," Sullivan.

Ampliphone Sold,

"Menuet," Boccherini.

"The Reminiscences of .

Scotland," arr. Godfrey.

(1) Fox Trot, "Dew. Dew

Dewy Day," Brown. (2) Waltz, "Russlan

Lullaby," Lewin. Selection,

"Léille Stuart's Songs,"

arr. Tobani. Regimental March, "Braganza.” God Save the King. Conductor: Mr. H. FERRY, A.R.G.M.

of this sudden alarm. This in turn English and has several aliases, Incidentally, Kiangel has adopt- led on to the subject of the war, the answering the description of the ed four points in its educational alm 10. Two Popular Numbers, general progress and the probable man long sought by the Shanghai which are typical of the present

Police for developments and, in view of the Municipal

robbing movement in China. These are: To leading stoker's abnormal know- doctors' waiting rooms in Shanghat educate the students according to ledge of German affairs, his high and also for passing fake cheques, the constantly changing needs of sc- standard of intelligence, his en-has been arrested at Tsingtao. clety: to secure the maximum 11. |·larged vocabulary and his fluency It is presumed the Tsingtao au-development of each individual stu- of speech, the officer's suspicions thorities, having received the dent; to emphasize vocational were at once aroused. In those "wanted notice" sent out by the education; to develop a new senas days spy-mania was very prevalent, Shanghat authorities, identified the of enthusiasm for common, or and although, in the majority of man from the minute particulars social, education, "The Christian cases, suspicions were based on very given in the circular.

Sclence Monitor." The wanted man's speciality was limey evidence, no chances were

CLEVER IDEA. taken. The engineer, who had tra- robbing doctors' waiting rooms,

According to a report made to several doctors having been victim- velled extensively in Europe, told 1sed in this way. Since then, how the police by Dr. Ashton, of the him about his various journeys to

CUPBOARD FOR OPIUM SECRETION. Germany-the manufacturing areas,

ever, he has extended his activities. Nethersole Hospital, Chan Sik-stin

“Reginald Wong."

Ingeniously constructed especial. (28) a Chinese nurse employed at |sexports, trips on the Rhine and

80 forth.

According to Information from the hospital was found unconsciously for the purpose of smuggling This had the desired effect of drawing the required In the Shanghai Municipal Police, the in her room in the nurses' quarters opium, a wooden cupboard was description of the man is as fol- at midnight last Thursday. She was produced at the Central Magis- E. V. JESSEN, ・・

formation. The leading stoker lows: Name Tsok Te-tsei, alias suffering from the effects of mor when a Chinese was brought before tracy on Saturday morning, Superintendent had twice been

Germany Zee Ling-sung, allas Fercy Hsu and phía polsoning, which the doctor Hong Kong, 8th Aygust, 1928.

and on each occasion with a friend who was a schoolmaster, A Reginald Wong: age about 20 believed to have been self-adminis- Mr. R. E. Lindsell for being "in stoker Having a schoolmaster friend years; native of Canton; height tered in an attempt to commit possession 88 taels of prepared THE EASTERN EXTENSION sounds incongruous; moreover, a

about 5 feet, 4 inches; thin and pale suicide. The nurse's condition la plum.. faced; well-dressed 'jn stoker on pre-war pay being in a clothes and has the appearance of ali

foreign very serious, AUSTRALASIA & CHINA

position to afford a trip to the student; when last seen was wear TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.

Continent was out of all bounds of ing white jacket, khaki shorts, possibility. Perhaps, after all, these brown, shoes, tle, with yellow and No. E871801 to E871350 from an euspletons were well-founded; in any case, further careful investiga black stripes and no hat; has also apartment house on Bubbling Well- been seen wearing grey foreign road, and, up to the present, has

The Magistrate: Why did he not sult with reddish stripes and brown passed two of these cheques signed shoes, white trousers, grey jacks, In the name of Reginald Wong and bring it himself, being so valuable By this time, forty-two minutes collar and tie and white canvas Percy Hsu to boarding-house a thing? after the alarm, full steam pressure boots; speaks good. English; has keepers as payment for rooms book- The Defendant: Well, he has a was raised in seventeen out of the visited several doctors waiting ed in advance. In his visits to lot of trunks besides this. eighteen boffers, and, with the fun- rooms and on the pretext of an boarding houses he stole various nels belching forth smoke, the an-appointment has stolen various articles. chor was weighed. In single line articles ahead the squadron put to sea, pass-

grams

The following Unclaimed Tele- are lying in the E. E Telegraph Co, office, Hong Kong:

Hemisphere, from Salgon. Tinco, from Haiphong. Lem, from Dalat..

Cobanestek, from Shanghal,

· Lake, from Lockerbie. Laing, from Hamburg. Redirected from Singapore, Bofa,

from Torino.

E. A LEGGATT,

Superintendent.

Hong Kong, Oth August, 1928.

tion was indicated.

to

WE WILLIAMS' RECORD."

Stole Cheque Book

Arrangements are being made

The defendant pleaded "not. guilty" and gave as an excuse that |his brother, who was about to leave for abroad, told him to take the cup- board from the country, as he was to come to Hong Kong by the next

steamer.

The Magistrate: Have you got

a key for the cupboard?

The Defendant: Yes, in case, of for the transportation of the Customs officers wanting to search ing through the gate in the nets in On July 22, he stole a cheque prisoner from Tsingtao to Shanghal it pitch darkness. Nothing unfore book of the Hong Kong and to stand his trial at the Provisional He was fined $2,500 or six months” seen had occurred, and it appeared Shanghai Bank containing cheques Court.

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