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dead, or allocated to the uses of the "Three Chinese casset of "enterio lever living. No doubt, most of qur readers were” notified to the Medical Officer of read with intercat, and no little astonish- Health during the 48 hours ended Sunday been appointed a King's Counsel for the We learn that Mr. Eldon Potter has ment, the letter which the Hon. Mr. night, A caso of small pox was also Colony of Hongkong. POLLOCK, K.C., road to the Finance Com- notified.

Mr. Frederick Peel Eldon Leonard mittee of the Council fast ursday

Potter was called to the degree of an A plot of Crown land in the vicinitytter Barrister by the Honourable Society letter bearing the signatures of several wealthy Chinese residents who are of Shing On Street, Shaukiwan, with an et Gray's Inn on November 18th, 1907, prepared to spend the large sum of area of about 3,750 square feet was sold thenceforward practising on the South Eastern Circuit and at the Central $7,800,000 in order to prepare this ceme-by public muction at the Public Works Criminal Court until leaving for Hong tory site for building development and Department, yesterday afternoon, The Long, to the Bar of which Colony he was to erect on the site some five hundred upset price was 81 a square foot (83.750 admitted and saralled on May 3rd, 1909. for the lot) and the lot was sold for Potter has been a leading and forceful $10,500. to a Chinese.

personality in all Htigation of any im portance. A shred and brilliant advocate Of 4,500 applications for telephones in and a masterly cross-examiner, he has

houses, at least, within the next ten years. The moving spirit in the scheme ia Mr. F. P. DE V. SOARES, to whom the

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"In the absence of any other hospital in Kowloon the Kwong Wa," says the Hoo. Mr. Hallifax in bis annual report on the work of the Chinese Secretariat, "does much work-all cases from the Police and the Docks for instance are treated hore-which perhaps falls outside the limits of a Chinese charity."

During his professional career here Mr.

A GOOD DAY FOR

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Colonial Secretary in his speech paid Yokchains only 450 were granted this enjoyed in marked degree the regard and well-deserved tribute of recognition of summer. The charge for installation is confidence of both brother lawyers and clients. Mr. Potter is at present with his the interest and enthusiasm he his con 350 yen so that the Government, which wife and family in England.} stantly shown over a period of many controls the telephone system, is con- years in the developfent of Kowloon. | siderably" out of pocket owing to its in- He was the father of the Homuntia ability, due to shortage of equipment, to scheme and brought it through many grant the applications. difficulties to a successful completion, and be and the Colonial Secretary initiated

On the 2nd and 16th day of each moon fokis, cinployed in the Chinese firms are the important Kowloon Tong scheme

granted by an old custom a special least which is now in progress. His views on

of roast pork and boiled chicken. Sun- the further development of this part of

day was so observed and naturally the the Peninsula are thus entitled to every The Government might

usual. A gang of robbers had apparently roast pork dealers did a larger trade than well hesitate to turn down a scheme in which a number of wealthy capitalists are

given this matter consideration and visit- prepared to invest $7,500,000 practically. Motor ears are an essential' means of ed the Kwong Tack roast pork shop at it seems, merely to prepare the site for transport in Borneo." This is an extract No. 66, Wu Hu Street, on Sunday even- building operations. It is obvious that from the minutes of a Committee meeting. Four of the villains entered the the full development of that large area ing of the North Borneo Chamber of shop at the close of a good day's sale. would in, the course of time lead to the Commerce. The "Committee is objecting with revolvers and daggers, threatened to They held up the master and his fokis investiment of a great many more millions

kill them if they did not keep quiet and of dollars. The confidence of the buckers

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to a proposed tax on petrol which it says would deter motor car users, and perhaps increase the price of hired ears.”.

Norman Stephenson, an unemployed

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HONGKONG YARN MARKET

and yarn brokers of Hongkong, in their Messrs. Polishwalla and Kotwall, cotton.

Intest trade circular say-Singe our last report on the 30th June, our yarn mar-

ment might well hesitate to disappoint charged at the Magistracy, yesterday. then. The Colonial Secretary indicated with having been drunk and incapable in the possibility of a transfer of the whole Salisbury Road, Kowloon, on Saturday scheme to another district, but on that Stephenson failed to put in an appear subject we have yet definitely to hearance at the Court and the Magistrato. from the promoters. In any case it would Mr. J. I. Wood, ordered his bail of ket has kept up very steady during Le leave the cemetery as, in the words of to be estreated, the Hon. Mr. POLLOCK, "a very undesir able oasis right in the very heart of Kow-

Along, with the growth in favour of the

whole interval and a good inquiry in 108", und 128 yarn has resulted in the sale of about 4,500 bales with an advance of $2

leon." One would like to know whether illea, of a Round Table Conference, Bato' $3 per bale. The recent news of a.

the Town Planning Committee, when it decided upon this site for a cemetery contemplated that in a very few years it would be entirely enclosed by houses? The Hon. Mr. Potlocs made the excuse

the Far Eastern Times, discussing the political situation in China, there is growing a strong body of opinion that the elimination of the Presidential office from the constitution and the substitution of an Administrative Council on the Swiss mudel, more or less, would greatly help to a solution of many of China's difficul

ties.

ing of the monsoon in India with better good crop of cotton in Ameries and open- prospects, have tended to lower the price of this staple commodity and have like wise affected our yarn inacket, which has remained at the close quiet.

Unsold

tock 9,000 mies. Bargains in Chinese Hands 6,000 balca.

for the Town Planning Committee that "when it was originally suggested, as part of the town planning of Kowloon Peninsula, to set apart this piece of land in the very centre of tae Peninsula as a cemetery, he did not think anybody could have foreseen the extraordinarily rapid building development which has taken of his leaving for the port of Hankow. Japanese Yarn:In sympathy with the place during the past twelve months, and Captain Mudford, R.N.R., was M.C., and high rates in Japan, qur market in this seems likely to continue to take place for speeches were made by Mr. Paget, Mr. yarn has been much strengthened, and But there were Newland, Mr. Heard (Harbour master) good lots changed hands at an increase certainly many people in the Colony and others Regret was expressed that of 4 to 80 per bale,

Shanghai-Latest report show's a bet Mr. Carior, assistant Harbour Masterter demand in all counts of local mills at Amoy, was entertained at the King yarn with an improvement of Tis. 1 to George Hotel, Kalangsu, on the occasion 3 per hale..

some months to come.

who, before the Town Planning Com-in, Mr. Carine's departure the port was mittee was formed, Had foreseen that losing a most courteous and efficient

to

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Wak inevitable that before, many officer. years this particular site would be surrounded by forests of houses.

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MANCHURIAN BANDITS AGAIN

ACTIVE.

It At the shareholders meeting of the was scarcely expected, however, that Peking Waterworks Company held last the large capital would be so soon forth-week the Chairman reported that the net coming to include this site in the build-profits made during the past year ing area, but, since it is offered, the amounted to $107,000. The total revenue Government might well pause before for 1922 amounted to about 33.000,

A cemetery in the being. derived from the following:-

PEKING, July 30th. turning. it away. midst of the large and growing suburban $19,000 from street water pipes, 225,000 Liuhohsen in the province of Fengtien Bandity numbering 300 to 400 attacked city that is seen to be rapidly forming from the Legation Quarter, $194,000 from on July 18th. They looted and get fizo in that neighbourhood can never be any houses which use meters, $14,000 from to the city, taking a number of captives. thing but an eyesore," and apparently houses which any for monthly rates and permanent offence to Chinese suscepti- $7,000 from miscellaneous sources. STRIKE bilities, arguing from the fact that it appears to be the general rule for Chinese cemeteries to be well outside the towns.

A son was born to Dr. and Mme. Wellington Koo a fortnight ago.

Dean and Mrs Symons came down from Shanghai on the Empress, of Russia.

The Happy Valley Golf course has been closed, owing to it being waterlogged.

up a scientific town planning scheme for the Colony practically completed ̈its labours so far as the Kowloon Peninsula is concerned by the end of last year. **The results of the labours of this Com- mittee will be so valuable during the next fifty years," said the Officer Ad- ministering the Government in the Bud get Speech last September, that he took rganized a Chamber of Commerco at No. that opportunity to publicly mention the, Kiauge Road.

German merchants at Shanghai “kavo

names of the gentlemen comprising the Sir Wm. 'Brunyato, Vice-Chancellor of Committee, Sir Chun. SEVERS Band on Hongkong University, and Lady Brun that occasion that

the Kowloon yate have been staying at Chuzenji, Perinata was being mapped out Japan.

detajl for the future require

Mr. G. G. S. Forsyth has been appoint ments of

very,

large population. Provision is being made for conds, rail and Shanghai Bank, in succession to Mr. ed. Agent in Colombo of the Hongkong way, ferries, sewage works, slaughter uses, markets, Government buildings, offensive trade areas, residential areas, A Shanghai Chinese paper says that timber yards, coal yards, recreation owing to the excessive heat on the 16th Among there inst., an explosion occurred in Tehchow etceteras "must necessarily be a ceme Arsenal, Shantung,

very large population "ear very well do without one. Accordingly

grounds," said so on?

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Nows from Iching says the river is very the Town Planning Committee made pra high with dangerously strong currents, vision for a cemetery, but its selection the latter resulting in the drowning of one of the sailors of the U.S.5. Tobel of a site is challenged, and by the very mature of that challenge the Legislative He was going on board by sannan, Council is entled upon to say whether the slipped, fell into the water and was swept site shall be definitely reserved for the away.

It

OF "PEKING OFFICIALS. was announced, however, that no dividend would be declared, but that the profits

PEKINO, July 30th. The staff of the High Court and the were to be used for the purchasing of a High Procurator's Court in the Metro- new plant and for improving the coupolitan area, threaten to strike on

pany.

SIR ROBERT HO TUNGS CONFERENCE PROPOSAL.

. PRESIDENT, LI YUAN-HUNG....... APPROVES."

Sir Robert Ho Tung writes

August if their salaries remain unpaid on that date. The staffs of other courts are expected to follow their example,

[BY COURTEST OF "THE DAILY BULLETIN:")-

AFFAIRS IN CHINA

FINANCE MINISTRY.

PEKING, July 20th. Weng Koh Ming again tendered his re- signation yesterday.

I am communicating the fact to you, for « Publication if you think fit, that Presi- dent. Li Yusn-hung has been pleased to convey to meio expression of his ap

Lu.N. DELEGATION UNPAID FOR proval of the round-table, conference, I

TWO YEARS. recently suggested, of the principal lead. ers in Chian. President Li has already The Minister at Home, Tang Tani Fa, in his mind's eye the name of at least has wired saving that the Chinese dela...

nominee to the conference, one delegate who will be appointed his gation to the Lengue of Nations have not been paid for two years, and requesting the Waichino to raise the funds....

addressed in other quarters may receive hope the enquiries f have already

the game encouraging replies given to those simultaneously communicated to Generalissimo Dr. Sun Yat Sen and President Li Yuan-hung

THE NEXT TYPHOON Warning was given yesterday" inorning. of a typhoon in Lat. 14 and Long: 132, direction unknown,

Our last visitor was first reported in Lat. 15 N., tind 121 E.

PAYMENT. OF": "TROOPS," Feng Yu Heiang despatched his aide de-camp to Protingfs to discuss the pay

ment of the metropolitan troops and the police with Tsao Kun

Owing to the absence of a Finance Minister, there is a consequent» lack of pay, and the troops and police are be.. coming short pof food and other neces sities.

MARSHAL TUAN ATTIENTSIN, The vernacular papers report that the and Mr. C. T. Wang called on Tuan Obi former Tuchun of Shensi, Chen Chu Fan,

Jui at Tientsin yesterday.