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DEATH. APCAR.-On April 6, 1931, at London, Arratoon V. Apcar, died of heart failure.

"BIG BILL” OUT.

Mr. William Thompson, Mayor (of Chicago, better known as "Big Bill," although apparently suc- cessful in the preliminary skir- mishes in the civic elections, has been ousted as the result of the ballot.

upon Chicago the necessity of pro- tecting the home criminal froni enfair compétition!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1931.

Short HEADQUARTERS OF

Apparently injured by a clrcuit whilst at work in a cable box between 46 and 47 Hennessey Road, Wanchal, Chan Fut-chua (34), an electrician employed by

BUDDHISTS.

the HK. Electric Company, was ro-Seen Through Tokyo's

moved to the Government Civil Has-; pital for treatment.

The Great Northern Telegraph Co., Ltd., and the Eastern Exton- alon Australasia and China Tele- graph Co., Ltd., announce that owing to one faulty cable between Hong Kong and Shanghai, cables to and from Shanghai and beyond may be aubject to slight delay.

Lacquered Gate.

NO PHOTOGRAPHS.

GOLD FOUND IN

KWANGTUNG.

Discovery in Deserted Working.

NANKING INTERESTED,

It takes only a few minutes to While Government leaders and roach the Shiba Park-or Shiba prominent financiers are talking Koenchi-from the centre of the about big silver and gold loans "foreign" Tokyo, the Imperial from abroad and the average Hotel, in a tram or a motor-car. Chiness citizen is bemoaning the MISS N. MCNEILLIE. Then one stands before the great continuous decline in the price of [rad lacquered gate, through which the white metal, some enterprising jone enters the temple grounds and Kwangtung provincini officials are the aurrounding park, Two oblong seeking to cure the trouble at its bronze gongs, or may be they are roat by bringing gold from under- only lanterns, hang on both sides of ground. If anything comes of the The funeral of Miss Nancy Me-the middle door on heavy chaina, venture, it can safely be said that Nellie, who lost her life in tragic! A wide, stone-paved roadway leads the ..present phenomenal silver circumstances Monday, took to the great Zojoji Temple, with its slump has, at least, been instru place yesterday at the Protestant massive, high, sharp edged roof mental in hastening the develop- Cemetery, Happy Valley, and was standing against the sky, writes ment of some of China's hidden

A. Lilius in the Ceylon Observer. treasure.

FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY CEMETERY.

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very largely attended.

The Rev. E. G. Powell conducted. The Temple, the headquarters of It was recently reported from the service at the graveside. Mr. the Jodo sect of Buddhism, was Canton that President Tai Chi-tao D. McNeillie (father) and Mr. originally founded in 1393, but was of the Executive Yuan, accompani F. McNeillio (brother), being the removed to Its present sife in 1596.'ed by the Kwangtung Provincial of Reconstruction chlef mourners. Those who carried. It is unfortunately not the original Commissioner the coffin to the graveside were temple wg acc to-day; this was and several mining exports of the first of Department of Reconstruction, Messrs. D. Meffan, N, Currie, W. destroyed by fire on the

direct and visited a deserted gold mine in the Bell, sen, Atwell, W. Kerr, and W.January 1874, the Bell, junr.

gravest consequence of the friction Macfong Mountains in the neigh- between Shintoists and Buddhists, bourhood. of Teengcheng City, when the temple was partially about 25 miles from Canton. It is transferred to the first The pre- understood that washing of the ore Bent building is much smaller and from the forsaken claim for gold less imposing and only the large dust by people living near the lacquer front gate remains as it was mountains had been going on for built in 1628.

some years before 1914 when a company was formed to explore the mine systematically. Subse-

YOURA GOULER,

RECEPTION IN HELENA MAY RECITAL.

Your Gouler was accorded an

Sacred Pigeons. Once again out in the bright, aun- enthusiastic reception at her piano shine, my attention was drawn, not quently, however, due to brigand- recital in the Helena May Institute to the contours of temples and "ge and soldiery, operation was suspended indefnitely until now herself to be a vigorous and polish-bery, but to a happy group of chil authoritics yesterday evening. She proved shrines, hidden by flowery shrub when the responsible provincial are considoring TO- ed artiste, being heard. In a selec-dren playing on the terrace below, sumption of operations under the tion of lesser-known composers, Around them flocked hundreds of auspices of the Provincial Govern- The final bout between Thomp-for the most part.

sacred pigeons, and for these birds ment. Opening with two 18th century the temple provides free food which son and Cermack has evidently sonatas, Madame Gouler later gave is scattered around by the children. been attended by scenes no less a masterly interpretation of Bach's When i approached them, the birds' According to results from grotesque and ludicrous than Concerto.

lifted only to settle on the roof of number of assays of several apecl. those that characterised the ear-recital concluding with a bracket of instant to their happy little pro- by chemists of

Four Chopin items followed, the the temple and to return in another men deposits from the mine, made the Department, lier skirmishes. Any previous de-light dances.

viders.

the average amount of gold per ficiencies in a forceful statement

There is a grand bronze bell ton, of the ore is 9 aunce, and of hanging in its weatherbenten grey silver, 822 ounce. In other words,

of their case by protagonists of

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Profitable Yield.

a

the campaign were fully made up A WEEK'S DISEASES. steeple, and an old, old man tried according to the present market

SMALLPOX, ENTERIC, AND DIPHTHERIA.

to explain its history to his little value, one ton of the ore is worth

The grand-daughter. His was a kind approximately Mex. $85.00. fold face, and he seemed to take entire deposit has been estimated pains to tell the little girl all he at 2,400,000 cubic feet which will knew. She Hatened attentively be worth $15,685,790 on the basis The official return of diseases until her eyes caught my camera. of one ton to each 13 cubic feet. and deaths during the week end-Then the old man led her away and The Kwangtung Provincial De. ed April 4, is as follows:-

I felt sorry for having disturbed partment of Reconstruction, In them.

calculating the necessary initial

Cases Deaths

4

3

51

2

for by the two candidates' sting- ing "last words" before the micro- phone before midnight on the eve of the poll Thompson did not lack energy, assisted by his fam- ous circus donkeys, mules and camels bearing electioneering Diphtheria

Two tittering Japanese girls in expenses for the operation of the labels, which were not only a fre- Enteric fever

Tuberculosis

gaudy kimonos passed, and the mine, arrives at the total sum of quent sight in the streets but ac- Smail-pox

camera sleuth in me followed them $650.000. The mechanical equip Into the depths of the park, to a ment will cost in the neighbour. tually appeared in the City Hall.

little bridge, over a pond, past a hood of $400,000 while various Cermak's supporters, wearing

shrine dedicated to Benten, back to construction expenses will amount buttonholes of miniature brooms

the park up on a hill, and over an- to approximately $150,000. A fluid other quaint bridge. symbolising a clean sweep of

Before me capital of $100,000 is also includ crime and corruption, concluded

stretched the maas of grey roofs ed in the budget which is arid lines of massive stone lanterns. 'under consideration by the Provin their campaign with a grand Typhold..

[cfal authorities. Small-pox

Mighty Shogunɛ.

It is expected that upon ap- parade.

Scarlet fever

These If Cermak can make good | Diphtheria

roofs belong to the proval of the Department's pro- mausoleums of the once mighty gramme, orders for the machinery with his new broom, he will de- Cerebro-spinal fever

Shoguna. Somebody has said that will be immediately placed with s serve at least a statue of himself Puerperal fever

there is a Nikko in the midst of foreign concern in Hong Kong and Tuberculosis

650 Thirteen of the typhoid cases Shiba Park with

Tokyo, and that this place was the operation will be started as soon its temples, as various preliminary prepara‹

Summary to April 4. The returns from January to April 4 give the following figures:-

57

Cases Deaths

9

10

6

2

www.

45

14

4

2

8

1

-EASTERN PORTS. Details of Epidemic Diseases.

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The sanctum is a wonderful example of Japanese religious architecture.

the experts, the Amorican me is

only producing an averaga of 0.3

Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 6, 1931. erected in Chicago. But he has

an Herculean task before him were non-Chinese, as were two shrines and mausoleums. And tions are completed. in a city honeycombed with gang-scarlet fever cason, one small-pox verily, when one sees the shrine,

case, and 13 diphthorío cases.

New Chapter In Mining History. sters of the worst possible type—

which contains the remains of the Two cases of typhoid fever and second Shogun, one

That the mine will-prove profit- if, that is, it is possible to differ-one

to dazzled by able to the Provincial Government of diphtheria were entiate between gangsters in yesterday.

notified the gilded splendour lavished on le pointed out by the Department's this mortuary. Erected by lemitou mining experts who cited the Chicago and gangsters elsewhere.

soon after the death of his father example of the Black Mountain Further commont on such a ter-¡

in 1632, no money was spared. ongold mine in the State of South the beautifying of this, memoriai, rible state of affairs seems hardly

| Dakota in America. According to edifice. It would be pre- worth while. sumption in this sheltered British Colony to assert that the Mayoral

Two huge glided ounce of pure gold to each ten of Actively supported by Al

The health bulletin of Eastern pillars support the roof, which re and is still making a fair election In Chicago shows what ports for the week ended March seems to be a veritable network of

profit. Capone, the noted gangster, who civilisation, after the American 28, Issued by the Director of beame,

In addition to the gold and allver The upper part of the which the authorities can count made a special journey to Chi-model, is like. There is as much Medical and Sanitary Services, walls is decorated with bird figures engo in his armoured car, com difference between civilisation. in

gives the following cases:——-—--- plete with a huge bodyguard arm-Chicago and civilisation in other ed to the teeth, Big Bill Labelled parts of America as there is be- one of his opponents, Judge. Lyle,tween chalk and cheese. That "anutty judge, a chimpanzee, fact alone Justifies all the interent and the world's greatest linr." being taken in the Mayoral elec- He likewise organised a circus intion and all the hope that "Big which Judge Lyle figured as a Bill's successor will turn out to be donkey, to the immense amuse-something more than a political ment of Chicago's riff-raff who figure-head. were then, according to reliable reports, systematically dragoon-

ed to the polls and made to vote

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News in Brief.

solid for Thompson keeping his

We are asked to announce that Job. It was quite easy with

cable has

been received Sapone and his retainers looking from Mr.A Strok, regret- after the compulsion end of the ting that he has been com- business."

pelled to cancel the two recitals which were to have been given by Judge Lyle like "Tony" Cer- the Sokharoft Dancers in Hong mak, the newly-elected Mayor Kong on April 11 and 18. Those stood for cleaning up Chicago, so who have purchased tickets may the fasue upon which the electors obtain a refund of their money

at Moutries. were asked to exercise their right|

of franchise was fairly clear. The The Inspector-General of Police only answer Big Bill could give to bas arranged with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to the very grave į

e charge of using

Animals that strays on the Island gangstera and terrorism as aids may now be taken from the Kannels to als

paign was to insinuata, at. Kennedy Town to the Society's Mongkoks Any one that Judge Lyle had

now missing his dog

gange

from St.

parently his idea was to impress of th

the Dogs Home as well as

Plague.

Bagdad: 3 cases, I death. Bombay: 1 case, 1 death. Rangoon: 1 case, 1 death. Colombo: 3 cases, 2 deaths. Pnom-Penh: 1 death.

Cholera. Calcutta: 129 cases, 69 deaths. Chittagong: 2 cases. Madras: 7 cases, 2 deaths.

Pondicherry: 28 cases, 4 deaths. Bangkok: 1 case, 1 death. Saigon: 1 case, 1, death.

Cerebro-Spinal Fever."; Batavia: 1 case, 1 death. Shanghai: 12, deaths. Greater Shanghai: 19 cases,

deaths.

Tapped Small-pox.

Bombay: 4 cases, 2 deathr.. Calentta: 75 cases, 50 deaths Chittagong 1: case, Cochia: 14 cases. Karachi 2 deaths. ***Madras: 9-cases, 1 death.

Moulmein: 8 cases. Negapatam 1 case

·Rangoon: 2; cases. Fizagapatan: 9′′ cases, 1 death. Pondicherry 4 cases, 4 deaths. Penang 2 cases, 1 death. Saigon: 1 death Canton: 2 cassa.

Shanghai: 2 destils. Cute? „Greater Shanghai: 1 case. Port Arth 2 cases

In high gilded relief. And the "pon from the ore, it is expected

that there will be other by shrine itself! It has so much gold, products which will further swell that it is past showing bad taste, the pronts.

réal gold and gilded lacquer have Considerable interest is ing been used to attain this splendour evinced in provincial official cicles

in

the present

Acheme, sa

it fat belleved that in the

No Photographs. The main gates to these grounds seem to be permanently closed, and event of the successful ora

tion of the mine, a new at a little side gate forty sen are extracted from the visitor as a fee chapter in the country's malig He is warned against taking photo-history will be begun and efter graphs and requested to leave the mineral deposits throughout the camera with the ticket seller. The country will be exploited.. reason is undoubtedly that the temple derives a good income from

Seven hundred births," a new

the sale of post cards and does not record, were registered in Peter- boro in 1930, exceeding the 1920 wish any competition.

It seems as If each of these record by 04, according to a report 2 mortuary temples consists of three of the city, clerk,

parts an inner sanctum, & corri dor and an outer oratory. All these three parts are richly decorated with gold, wall paintings and ́ ́ela” borate arabesques.

Ten Years Ago.

[From the "China Mall" of

́ ́April 8, 1921.1

The wall paintings of lona hrè the work of Kano Chiksnobu, one of the famous old painters of Japan;

Today's dollar is worth 2/5%. And when one passes from the oratory, the alde panels of the cor It is understood that news. has ridor are painted with flowers, by been received that, Professor AG. the same artiet.

Warren has sent in his resignation The sanctum contains three as Professor of Electrical Engineer double roofed shrines of still mory ing In the University of Hong gold Lacquer, and these hide the Kong. Prof. Warren is at present wooden Images of the sixth, seventh Zome on long leave. It is Maje and nineth Shoguns together with that domestic reasons have caused the funeral tablets of each. But him to saver, his connection with the.

Flocal University: these images are never shown.