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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER örгm, 1919.”

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A REDUCTION of 20%

is allowed on the Retailed Prices of our

TERMICELLI, PASTE STARS. MACARONI, EGO-NCODLES, and all ether kinde of Soup stuff, in respect of the OPENING CEREMONY OF OUR NEW FACTORY at CAUSEWAY BAY, HONGKONG; ou the 20th Octoaza, for 20 days from the 25th

A Luter to be 14th November.

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AN AMMUNITION OASE-

NANNING NOTES.

[FROM OCE OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]

A Chinese, lately "returned from OCTOBER 30th.

America, brought a box from a friend. to be handed over to the latter's relatives, three months ago silver and

in the country. He purchased a passage copper mines were opened at Wangehow,' less than a hundred miles down the river in the Sunwing, ard when he went on from Nanning, and General Tam. the beard his luggage was searched. A revolver

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

Two or

INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG

HOTEL

TEA DANCES

"Looker Un's effusion in the Straits Times, says the Malay Mail, will have amusech many. Somehow or other these! diatribes against the manners and mornis of Selangorites never seem to reach thi office. They are niwaya published by Military Governor, weng to inspect the and 200 rounds of ammunition were dis-i

work in person. Now, about two thousand evered in the box his friend had given

At the Magiserney.. yesterday.will be held on the following DayS men, are working the wines, and there him arh four engineers in charge It, was he was charged with being in unlawful

| during the month of NOVEMBER.. hoped that the silver would be availablesion of anmmunition.

Mr. Leo. d'Almada, appearing for the for making coinage for Kwangsi, bar

From 4.30 to 7 p.m. experiments have shown that the silver defendant, contended that 'his client was

temporaries' a comfortable distance away. Wight fatter ourselves that the writers know Wo would not stand for sach rot. But we think it mora likely that they (quite prongly) imagine than through us their identity might E revealed. It is easy to criticis, but it is not so easy to meet the object of criticisaran hour or two. later in the club We, in this offies, are tonstantly battling with wild beasts of Ephesus whose idea of a fair division of labour is that they

should have the fun of attacking this or that personalité while we stand the rackr. we refuse to father their trayaannees, we are told that we have no

mind of our own.

is of poor, quality, and the coins that liable, as the box contained a label] TO-MORROW (Friday), 7ch.

proving that it had been sent by the man Monday, roth, Friday, in america.

were made did not ring any better than iron. A fifth engineer, of more experience, is now being engaged in the hope that he will be able to improve the quality of

the output.

The Police replied that the defendiat Monday, 17th, Friday, was in possession of the box, and the munition wag voncealed in a false, bottom.,

Mr. Landsell fine di defendurit 8100:

ABUSING

AN TRUST,

TAILOR'S ASSISTANT,

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IMPRISONED

A Chinese assistang to a military tailor

view to turning out the finished article rendy for us, Lenther boots are now was charged at the Magistracy, yes. widely used, bus the supply has come terday, with stealing eight cotton shirt. mainly from Japan. Now that gande | which were handed to him to be masnded!, from this source are under a social ban, there is an opportunity for others to develop a business which will be of great

benefit to focul prude.

A factory has recently been opened near Nanning for making cloth, and upwards of five hundred men are employed. At present the thief work is making cloth for soldiers clothing, but, as the business develops, it is hoped to provide cloth for

Hides constitute an important items in the gxport trade of, Nagning. but hit. herto they have been sent out in a rough- But when we offer toy tanned state to be made into leather publish the worst they are capable of pro in dongkong or elsewhere! Now experi vided their reak panes are attached hunts are being made in Xanning with poohooker on "does not know what he is talking niwat.. There is probably no place in the world where a manor a woman finds his son her levet more surely than in the F.M.S. Most people couning out here get a life of one or two rungs un the social ladder The process takes people different ways The good chaps tegard it philosophically. They thank the Deity for small mercies, and settle down comfortably. The others get a rush of blood to the head. They want to be taken at their own valuation, whereas people here insist on sizing up new-comers by their own observations. We do not deny that the oldest inhabitants take

In order to provide a substitute for their time about it, but they hare the Japanese chalk for use in schools, some best of reasons for that. The delay of the schools have begun making it ritates "those others, and they proceed to themselves, and it is thought than this. work the snobbery isture

for all is too may become a local, industry. worth. To them the words "public

Straw hats have specially suffered at school are like a red tag to a bull. Athe hands of patriotic students and 'Varsity man should be shot a sight, and others as being a typical product of aa. for the Lake Club. They hre, in Japan. Some enterprising persons have Fortunately now started a straw hat industry in the most of the European community have in town Teng-yuen, on the West River, as herited commonsense. A man is taken the rice straw of that locality is said to for what he is not what he says he is be specially suitable for the purpose. We get on quite well that way.

Anyhow, what we are trying to get

fact. social Belsheviks.

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general"use,

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In order to encourage the planting of cotton, the Tuchun has brought 7.000 lbs is this. These social anarchists who of cotton-seed from Hunnan and distri rate of liberty are seeking to take from buted it over the Province. to be planted

Evidence was given that the shirts were handed to defendant about.x month ago, and he suddenly disappeared until Thes

day, when he was, arrested.

"Defendant said that complainant owed him money and had also taken his sewing machine. Complainant" denied this, and

aid defendant was in debt to him.

Mr. Hutchison sentenced defendant to a month's hard labour.

AROUND THE WORLD BY AIR-HIP.

LIVERPOOL SYNDICATE'S BIG

SCHEME."

An ambitious scheme for inaugurating an airship circuit round the world is being organized by the Great Northern Aerial Syndicate. Liverpool (anys the Daily Mail). They hope to have the first airship in service by next May. Liver puo is to be the principal

jumping.

off grounds Negotiations are being conducted with centres throughout täs world with a view to acquiring landing

posts.

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The airships, which the company aré us set another of our cherished privin waste land and on unealtivated hill-endeavouring to secure, are of two types. leges, ie the right of being rude. We sides. In districts where it is found to The larger ones, which will only call at bave just been reading an amusing article do well the magistrates will be rewarded the chief centres, are of the rigid class, contributed to the Times of Ceylon in and encouraged to plant still more; the capable of carrying 130 passengers. which one A.E.M. describes his experi- others will fall under the displeasure of There will be both first and second class ences in a South Indian dik bungalow the Tuchun.

apartments, the former at the top of was occupied as to the "one half by a

Owing to the droughts of recent years the airship and the latter at the bottom. peppery colonel and as to the other Ly a attention has been turned to "the provi

These vessels will be served by smaller Brass Hat, Needless to say,sion of wells, and four experts have been

non-rigid airships, which will accom Mitt with palma. But he succeeded in "drawing" an Indian official reader of to Kwangsi and open ap wells for the plate 30 to 30 passengers, and transport our contemporary who, in the best Secreuse of the agriculturists, and to advise them from the smaller towns to the taring manner, demonstrates the gross im

rest busy into which he butted when it

AEM. received the order of the Frozen engaged", from Peking recentis to couner

propriety of an unofficial being on the on the subject of irrigation generally. earth at all. Commenting on the incid| PRICE OF RICE,

ent, the Times of 'eylon anys: "The The price of rice is now 86 per pfeul. truth of the matter is that English for "new rice," and 29 per picul for people are traditionally, habitually and]

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incorrigibly rude to each other on all old rice." The rice now being harvest. such occasions akg that described by ed is of fairly good quality and quantity, A.E.M.. who was quite wrong is attri

and the weather is favourable for getting. buting the eccentricties of conduct of which he complained either to the official or in the crope. social atmosphere or to the curries of

| TEL PHONE · EXTENSION. : India. This kind of conduct is part and] parcel of the Anglo-Saxon nature. Has The Telephone Exchange is being trana-

anyone for instance ever walked into a ferred from its previous situation in the railway carriage in England without Tuchun's unmen to the Telegraph De- coming under the fire of the resentful|

principal posts."

Three routes have so far been outlined,

viz.

(1) Liverpool to York, Hall, Copen- hagen. Stockholm, Petrograd Tousk, Pekin. San Francisco, "New York, Queenstown, and Dublin. (2)Liverpool to London, Paris, Cairo, Colombo, Perth and Melbourne or Sydney.

(3) Liverpool to Cardiff, Lisbon, Sierra

• Leone, Capt Texn. and Buenos Ayres.

Efforts are being mad to acquire! some of the vessels which were under con

fath. 21st,

Monday, 24th. Thursday, 27th. Admission to: Dance Room Each Day $2 per head, including

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Manager.

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Good, pure, wholesome food is.

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Wiseman's Bread is made in a large, airy and well-ventilated Bakery and under European Supervision. Do not run any risk.

Get your Bread from

WISEMAN'S

D. M. GOODALL,

Manager.

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S. K. TSAN & ́CO,

HONGKONG & SWATOW.

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL SwatowDrawn Thread Work, Canton Embroidery, Grass Cloth. Filet, Cluny, Point Crochet Lace and Silk Fancy Goods, etc., etc. 54, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONAL

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struction for the Government at the row DAIRY glares of those who came there before Partment on the City, wall over the Westclusion of the war. The amatler and non. I bimi George A. Birmingham describes Gate, and it is hoped that the general rigid 'clas are already practically aSSUE how English passengers on board ships public will make greater use of it than scowl at each other with every appearance

of resentment on the first day, become beretofore has been possible.

PAPER CURRENCY."

bosom friends on the third, exchange tarde promising to call on each other on the last day of the voyage and, a week after- wards, throw the card into the fire and notes, the Post Office is charging $1.25 Owing to the depreciation of the paper forget their promise. This is the Anglo- or stamps of the face value of $1. There Saxon way whether in Mandapan or Mas sachusetts or Manchester,'

Our contem is a good deal of uncsaiñess among mer... porary is right. We do not come out chants and others at the continued fall here for the benefit of our health. We

come out to make money. And most of in the value of the notes.

A Can nearly pay our way. We throw CEANGE OF OFFICIALS.

off the shackles of civilisation, and seek

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the freedom of the jungle; in other

The Chinese Superintendent of Car word, we herd together like rabbits be toms, Mr. Wai, has been transferred to cause there are no borses. But do not Wuchow, and has had the duties of try us too far. At least leave us the Diplomatic Oficer added to his charge, right to be rude to each other.

although he has no knowledge of English. For the latter reason he was, at first, un willing to accept this position, but his objections were over-ruled, and he has now left Nanning.

NEW HERALDIC SYMBOL FOR GERMANY.

The German Government is preparing

in abolish the Monarchist emblems on offESTIVITIES AT MÓMENO.

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HONG KONG DEFENCE CORPS.

NOTICE,

Hongkong Rifin League-A practice shoot

for possible and probable members) "of the Hongkong Defence Corpe tam will take place at King's Park Range on Monday, 10th. inst., commencing at 10 a.m.

Arrangements will be made for assistance

and instruction to be given..un. the: Range to anyone requiring same. Members of the Corps possessing aper. ture sights are invited to bring them. Ammunition should be purchased at Headquarters not later than 1 p.m., on Saturday, 9th. inst.

GE. STEWART (Captain), Adjutant, H.K. Defence Corps. Hongkong, November sth., 1019.

MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE MIA

TEIDER

cial coat-of-arms, seals, stamps, note For some reason. or "ether great pre paper, and envelopes. New tokens are parations are being made at Momeng to be substituted.

celebrate the Festival of the Goddess of In consequence of the depredations of Mercy next month. It is said that over the wild Miso tribes in the west of the $90,000 is being spent on the event, which

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Booga (two tables), Restaurant, Concert Hall and Meeting Room

The one-headed Black Eagle has been selected by the Government as the Ger- man coat-of-arms, and it will be repre- is to extend over three days-Nov. 11th. Province, more than 3,000 soldiers häve sented in simple heraldic farm without to 13th. It is not known why this money been sent to Posh to try to bring about ans elaboration. It differs from the pre: is being spent so lavishly when the Pro- their subjection. These tribes are well vious Imperial Engle by the absence of the crown from the head, by the absence vince is ao poverty-stricken, though there} of the shield, by the disappearance of the officials are making their fortunes out of Tuchuns of waichow and Yunnan have are some who say that the Kwangsi armed, and it is suggested that the Hohenzollern arms on the shield and by the eagle's wings not being spread out.

Kwangtung now that they are more or stirred them up in order to weaken the cavy and Army are welcome to use the All men of the Mercantils Marine, HM The beak, tongue, and claws are red. and

lesa controlling the two provinces by, the background of the shield on which the

military force.

military atrength of this province. This, Institute. Teagle appears is golden yellow.

(110 however, is only conjectural.

(Continued at foot of neat column.)

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