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Le greened

again in the King's Theatro an | Sunday and Monky,

THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1931.

TISSUE OF LIES.”

Junk Robbery Case Dismissed.

EVIDENCE WORTHLESS.

Wong Shun

and Chun Tui. on

"CARTOONISTS' KING."

Picks His Favourite Funny Stories.

One 'non-Chinese crse of diphtheriu a notified yesterday. This makes 21 non-Chinese dudes

In the course of the eighteen of this disease since January 1.

years he has been drawing BRING- ING UP FATHER, the famous During June the leland received charged with armed robbery 88.22 million gallons of water from board a junk at Sau Si Mun on May comic published by the China Mail, George McManus has used more the mainland, as compared with 1 were yesterday discharged by then 6,000 funny stories and gags, 64.14 million gallons in, the same Mr. Hamilton at Kowloon Magis John B. Kennedy, associate editor of Coker's 'Magazine, induced him First accused denied the allegato select those he liked best and tell The Bazaar in aid of St. Paul'a tions, and the second man said he then over the radio. Here are the the distin was not in Sau Si Mun at the time choice ones that give the "King of Hospital Fund, under guished patronage of H. E. the The Magistrate said. that the Governor and Lady Peel, will be whole of the evidence was a tissue Cartooniste," as Kennedy hails him,

his biggest laughs: opened by Lady Peel on Saturday, of lies upon which no jury could "A mother and her son waro

convict.

The crew of the junk had listening in on the radio. As one concealed their return to Hong

month last year,

July 18, at 10a.m.

tracy.

next.

On July 1 all the reservoirs on Kong, which discredited them utter Programme ended, a now announcer took up the task of informing the island were below overflowly. He believed the second man's with the exception of Tytam Tuk, alibi, but could not accept the story listeners about what was coming which was level. The reservoir in of the first when he said he had Kowloon were level with the ex-been beaten by the police. He was satisfied the man had made the ception of the reception reservoir.

statemente voluntarily.

However, neither man could pos-

popa-

On July 1 the estimated lation of the inland was 411,300 as sibly be guilty of the charges compared with 443.740 on the sanie brought against him. day last year. The estimated population in Kowloon rose from HOLYROOD LEVEE. 175,780 a year ago to 287.300 July 1 this year.

on

Knocked down and run aver by a motor lorry in motion in Connaught Road Weat yesterday, a man named Yuan Cho (31), described as a coolie of 72, Second Street, fractured his left thigh, and was removed to the Government Civil Hospital.

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King Holds Court at Edinburgh.

THRONES OF OAK.

"Willie, don't get so close to the foud speaker," the careful' mother warned. "That announcer talks, as though he had a bad cold?"

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"I was stopped on the street re- cently by a beggar.

***Mister, can you give me a dollar to got something to eat?" ho asked:

"Don't you think you'd have batter luck if you usked for a dime or a quarter?" I wanted to know!

"Give me whatever you waut, mister, the beggar salã, parketing the

'But

quarter I handed out.

Land Levee at Holyrood Palace, don't try to tell me how to run my Edinburgh, to-day, attended by

Rugby, Yesterday. The King and Queen held a Court

business.""

and

"No collection of stories can bo

Last month the island consumed 1,000 guests. The Duke 29.6. gallons of water per head per Duchess of York were in the Royal

day, compared with 25.7 gallons in Circle and the King and Queen complete without the one about the the same mouth Inst year, In occupied. the new Throne Chairs, Scotsman who was standing' on a tirely due to political causes and Kowloon, on the other hand, the made of British oak.-British bridge as a boat capsized in the the implication is that, if these consumption per head per day fell Wireless Service.. causes were removed, all would from 25.6 to 18.7 'gallons.

BRITONS GASSED.

Former R.A.F. Man Among the Victims.

stream belc. The rower plunged into the water, sank twice and came to the surface again. Just as ho was about to go down the third time the watcher called out:

"If you don't come up this tim can have the boat?'"

be well. It is true that, on ac-

The body of Sepoy Mohamed count of political disturbances Zaman, of the Indian Army Medical whilst during recent years, China's trade Corps, who was drowned has not been given a fair chance bathing in Hunghom Bay on Mon- day, was yesterday found by the to develop; that military adven-occupants of a sampan some dia- A fume-poisoning tragedy "In

three tures, interrupted communica-tance from the scene of the fatality. which

British employees "A patron of a speakeasy missed have lost their lives and two are his watch and complained to the tions, and excessive taxation

believed For stealing a metal watch and seriously injured has occurred at proprietor that he have proved a grievous burden chain from the pocket of a seaman the Darwendale tobacco estates, 40 other patron had stolen it. The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. which has at times threatened to on the Mongkok Ferry Wharf, Chan miles from Salisbury, Southern speakeasy owner promised to in-

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***I ought to go over and punch that guy's nose," said the offended' patron.

"Please don't.*"* ́said the speak-

J. Rivett Carnac (who was easy cavner. He doesn't know I formerly in the R.A.F. and has a gat it.'" family in England).

12) Rhodesia.' bring trade almost to a stand- Sang was ordered to receive

Two native workmen vestigate and returned shortly with

the missing timepiece. still, but these domestic hin-strokes of the birch in the Kowloon were also seriously injured.

Police Court this morning. Ac- The names of the victims are drances to trade. have coincidied cused, who is only a youth, has a given an in point of time with an equally very bad record. disastrous fall in the value of

in an alleged attempt to commit silver which, in itself, has been a suicide, a man named Wong Man- most severe blow to Chinn's for-kit, aged 30 years, and living at eign trade.

246 Laichikak Road, jumped into the It appears that section of

"He was the son of a frugal Some of the causes of this fall harbour from the Yaumati Ferry, the warehouse was being fumigat-Jewish father.

Man Chung, yesterday. He was ed when Q native employee "Father, will you give me a are well known and are quite in- rescued by seaman Kwok Kan, and ran into the house of Mr. Salmon, gearter?' he asked. dependent of happenings in later sent to the hospital. Chiza..but, on the other hand, it te possible to argue that the ex-Schofield in the Central Police Court mond found the seven men all un- tent of the fall might have been this morning with possession of a concious on the ground. He drag looking by snakes!' exclaimed the Hong Kong. Thursday, July 9, 1931. very much less if the internal quantity of illicit. opium, Revenue ged them out but the three outraged parent. 'Mit a mognifyink

conditions and the trade situa- Officer W. Ward said that the drug Englishmen died while being taken giess you can see tion of China had necessitated was concealed in the bottom part of to hospital.

A fine of $300 or a water tank. two months' jail was imposed.

China's Finances.

larger purchases of silver by Chinese interests. But it is so

.

in member of the office staff, shout-

In charging a Chinese before Mr.

to the

ing that a disaster had occurred..

Going to the warehouse, Mr. Sal-

WAGES ARE INCREASING.

Steel Cartel President's ...

Opium.

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Und for vat?" "I want to go to the circus, to see the snakes,'

"You should waste it money

one free, for

not'ink, If you findt a woim!"

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"Last but not least there's the joke on myself, which was pulled by Wilton Lackaye, a friend.

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A man named Leung Chor-yee As was stated only a few difficult to disentangle cause and months ago by Mr. Chang Kia-effect, and still more to estimate (27), a member of the crew of a

fishing junk, was admitted

"I wish I could drive all comic ngau, the General Manager of the effect of any one influence, Government Civil Hospital at 11

Aloyse Meyer, President of the artists into the river,' he complain. the Bank of China, owing to the that little is to be gained by at-a.m. yesterday suffering from in-

"Why, Wilton, I always thought severity of the existing world-tempting to lay the blaine for juries caused by an explosion of European Steel Cartel, in a discus-ed.

dynamite, whilst engaged in fishing sion of the problem of high wages wide trade depression and the China's restricted trade upon any in Chinese waters. He died at 4 at the International Chamber of you were a good friend of mine, I

Commerce Convention in New York, protested. keen struggle to secure new mar-paricular set of conditions that o'clock this morning.

brought out the fact that in the "Well, George,' he came back, I kets for their export commodi. may have existed at a particular

were to-day entire world "actual wages are am. But to get rid of the rest of Two boat mistresses ties, the industrial nations of moment..

charged before Comdr, J. B. Newill, constantly increasing." Mr. Meyer them, I'd sacrifice you."" | Europe and America have during

As regards the purely domes-

in the Marine Court, with failing to draw a clear cut distinction be which are exhibit white lights on their vessels tween nominal wages and real the past year shown increasing tic considerations

Chinese trade visible.all round not less than three wages, and insisted that he was interest in the economic situation affecting the

doubt feet above the gunwhale. One was speaking of real wages. in China. Trade missions from situation, there is no

Mr. Meyer wants more scientific the Central Fairway arrested in Germany and Canada have visit that during the past year politi and the other off Kellett island. data upon which real wages can ed. China and quite recently an cal conditions have exerted the On the charges being admitted, the be based., High wages without any he might pick six entirely different influential mission from Britain greatest influence. No sooner accused were each fined $10. was in the country examining has China ended one war than she

nations.

day.

car suffered no serious damage.

JULY

what their, móods."

McManus has been suceceding 80

Cartoonists" title "King of the well in this difficult matter that the describes his ability without exaggeration.

Ten Years Ago.

After telling the radio audience these storles McManus explained to friends that while those were his favourites at that particular time, regard for other factors, is no solu- ones on another occasion.

"What you laugh at one day, may tion for the economic ills of to- An Armstrong ear, owned hy day, but rather a cause of much of seem pointless to you the next," he the possibility of stimulating has begun aother, and, in addi-Colonel T, A, Robertson, and driven the confusion and trouble, he in-said. "That's what makes the life trade relations between the two tion to the wastage of men and by his chauffeur, narrowly escaped sisted. He even went so far as to of a camic cartoonist difficult-he's The cordial welcomes materials, the war must have destruction outside the Went Gate say that high wages had been an got to try to pick out gage that will which have been extended to proved a severe strain upon Gov-of Taikoo. Dock at 6.30 p.m. yester important contributing factor in please most of the people no matter

Two wires of the high-ten- the depression. At these business men emphasises ernment financial resources, and sion system fused under the bonnet "The general tendency may and that China does realise the need at the same time has provided an of the car. The Fire Brigade were should be directed toward high for closer co-operation in trade opportunity for the renewal of called, but the fire was extinguished real wages," Mr. Meyer concluded, relationships.

banditry and Communistic depre- with sand before they arrived. The "but economic conditions, stronger than any theory, Impose the measure which must not be exceeded with The trade of China has in re-dations in various parts of the

out andangering the general econo- cent years been suffering severe country outside the actual sphere

mic balance of the country." ly from a number of adverse in- of military operations. In these fluences over which her mer- circumstances it is not surpris chants have, 8 and can have, little ing that agricultural production or no control. Indeed, when one and the marketing of commercial remembers how serious have commoditics have been seriously been the handicaps to trade it is restricted, so that the opportuni-

The loss of ships lifebelts was surprising that her trade figures ty for export trade has been have been so well maintained. A greatly diminished. The post-In commemoration of the fifth an-local group sponsoring the project. mentioned when Mr, D. J. Lewis ap proper appreciation of existing tion is now even more uncertain niversary of the Northern Punitive The pinna call for an Imposing peared before Maglerate Orme on Expedition to-day the provincial building of Manitoba limestone, 380 behalf of Messrs. Butterfield and· economic and financial conditions than ever, and it is extremely and city Kuomintang held a mor feet by 160, and frontlag on Mem- Swire to prosecute a coal coolle for orial Boulevard between St. Mary's the theft of several pieces of cork. In China is Impossible without re-difficult to estimate when China ster meeting at 10 a.m.'

The Magistrate passed sentence. ferenco

to those adveise In-it likely to settle down to peace-To-day has been proclaimed à Avenue and the present university on board the as: Linan.

general holiday so that members buildings.

of three months hard labour, fluences, which are in part do-ful conditions What China from the various Government, or-

Inspector Spear applied for In April, exports of wheat from mestic, but also in part interfia- needs most is a period of settled gans, and public bodies as well as Lional

political conditions, so that con- students from all the schools and the Dominion totalled 16,660,843 stocks. There appears to be an impres-dence may be restored and trade colleges were able to participate bushels more than 3,000,000 Mr. Lovis suggested Wanchal Ision, especially at Home, that the production may revive. The on the meeting, which was held in bushels in excess of exports for which he said was, the centre for,

the auditorium of the Municipal March. Of the total, 16,095,848 coal coolles Kuomintang Headquarters Cen- bushels were cleared from seaboard The Magistrate ordered four put zeza, da ga A hours stocks in lieu of the first day. tral Press

Chl

on look in this respect is none too

bright, unfortunately.

Anniversary of Canton's Expedition.

Canton, To-day.

A civic auditorium, with a sont- ing enpacity of 9,400 and embracing many special features of interior construction, will be erected in Win- nipeg at a cost of $1,500,000, pro- vided the necessary financial ar- rangements are completed by the

:(From, thì “China Mail" of July 3, 1921.]

To-day's dollar is worth-2/7.

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