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Shanghai is still suffering from exces. aive heat, for the Royal Observatory report shows that at 2 p.m; on Sunday the temperature stood at 99--the highest in the list of reporting stations.

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The late Mr. William M. Alexander, of Shanghai, who died on February 26th, 1923, left estate in Hongkong amounting to 84,700. His property in Shanghai waa valued at Tls. 7,211.83. Deceased was s native of Glasgow, Scotland. Small be. quests were made to his parents and his sister, and the remainder went to bis

A report was made to the Water Police Jesterday that an American seaman, wife. named William A. Lively, has been! missing from the sis. Fest Ivan since Sunday. The steamer cleared for Manila

into the orign and meaning of the various religions. We are in an age of specialisa. tion, but we recognise that there are many furrows to be ploughed in the wide field of knowledge. Any effort that has for its object the supply of new facts concerning Nature and the things that stimulate the intellect may be called research. Leaving the humanities for a time, however, and concentrating, upon the idea of scientific research, we may say that it can be divided into two dis tinct sections." The research in the realm of pura science and research work for applying the knowledge obtained by the scientists to the needs of humanity. The Prince of Wales mentioned engineering her house. She suspects a houseboy, whe processions in our streets. At first they

yesterday.

Mrs. Hardinge, residing at No. 3, Menden Villas, Kowloon, reported to the Water Police yesterday that 830, in ten and five dollar notes, are missing from

and medical research. Everyone is vitally has absconded. interested in both. The average life in

Alleged to have been concerned in the Great Britain has been prolonged ten armed robbery committed at No 101, years largely owing to medical research Woosung Street, on the 2nd inst., four work. In this Colony we have escaped men, who were subsequently arrested in two graat perils of our predecessors as Macao, were remanded for one week by the result of investigations of scientific Mr. J. E. B. Nihill, at the Kowloon workers. It was medical research that Magistracy yesterday morning. discovered the origin of plague and malaris. Knowing the cause of a disease

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A month or so ago, a Chinese wedding was celebrated in Cardiff, and attracted” large crowds. The following account is. According to the return of cases of taken from the South Wales News.

Amid the clashing of cymbals, the We can take precautions against it. notifiable diseases for the twenty-four

raucous screeching of a flageolet, and There are still countless rats and mos-hours ended August 6th, there was one quitos in Hongkong, and we are fully case (Chinese, imported) of cholera and the blare of a dozen discordant instru- aware that the former sometimes carries one case (Chinese) of diphtheria, alssments, Miss Moy Capper Hwang, a the flea that causes plague and thats two cases (Chinese) of diphtheria for the diminutive Eastern maiden, became Mrs.

48 hours ended August 8th. particular type of mosquito produces malaria. But that knowledge does not frighten us; it is the unknown which is terrifying.

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HONGKONG, August 19TH, 1926,

SCIENCE AND HAPPINESS.

Sou Yick.in a.Bute-street restaurant.

It was the first all-Chinese wedding According to a report made to the ever celebrated in Wales, and Bute- Water Police yesterday, two tarpaulin street, with its medley of colour and abeets, valued at $150, were stolen from language, will never forget the little the 8.3. West Carmona (an American scarlet-clad maid with the sloe-black Wessel) while it was moored to a buoy in eyes-very tired eyes, too, because she the harbour at the latter end of last had travelled all the way from Liverpool week. One turpaulin was taken from the by car-the ceremonial extravagance, the " deck and the other fom a store-room drenching perfumes, and the festoons of The Wert Carmann" cleared for San Rowers and garlands. Francisco yesterday.

CURIOUS CROWDS.

News of the impending marriage had been broadcast over the Docka district

It was uncompromising "reversion "to - Material production has been enor-

the glamour of the Orient with its mously increased by 'kcientific research.

The occupant of No. II, Tung On mysticism and symbolism. The sworn It is, however, doubtful whether human

"Street, Yeumati, who was arrested some wish at the bridegroom that this or that happiness has increased in the same time ago on a charge of unlawful posses-may happen to him if he does not remain' ratio. Science can increase general com- sion of twelve pistols and seven revolvers true; the declaration of the bride that fort and prosperity, but ean it increase has again appeared before Mr. J. H. B. she will be his to honour and to love- contentment? It seems that advance-Nihill at the Kowloon Magistracy. In vows which are rarely if ever broken- ment in the power to enjoy and give conspector Pincott asked permission to with-left one pondering over the orgy of tentment is more difficult for us collee" draw the case, there being no direct divorce going on in England. tively to acquire than advancement in evidence against the defendant, who was the power to secure material benefit accordingly discharged. tarough scientific research. We must

Not content with rearing poultry, as turn to moral and spiritual sources of happiness for help in any case..

the permit issued, to him by the autho-some days before hand, with the result rities allowed him to do, a Chinese in- that the restaurant in which the ceremony Perhaps East and West are working fringed upon the licence granted him by took place was besieged all day by a out the real solution-the proper inter- starting to run a cattle farm in addition. huge crowd anxious to get a glimpse of pretation of the old Chinese doctrine of The result was that the authorities with the bride who, by the way, is a daughter the mean Scientific research gives us drew bis permit altogether. The farmer, of a Chinese tes merchant in Liverpool material possessions, more leisure and however, continued to remain on the Inside, hundreds of Chinese, drawn from lengthens our lives. The uplifting philo- land, and as a sequel he was fined $20, all parts, many of them with white wives, SINCE the days when the Prince Consort sophies offer us happiness and content by Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the Kowloon regaled themselves, with a little of this put forward his scheme for the 1851 ment.

Magistracy yesterday, for trespassing

and a little of that, and cajoled and Exhibition, the Royal Family of Great

on land north of Chak Yuen "village, The annual meeting of the Peak Club Kowloon The defendant's excuse was

teased when the din of the Cantonese. Britain has consistently associated itself will be held this evening at 6.30.

that he had continued to run his poultry skirls would allow it. with science and industry. The latest

farm on the land until he could procure. Then came an important personage in evidence of that fact appears in the in-

another place. He could not do this Mr. 5. C. Lui, (secretary to the Chinese teresting extracts of the Presidential

until he obtained some money, for which Consul-General in London), whose busi Address to the British Association, gives

he was waiting.

ness it was to make out the certificate by the Prince of Wales. The address

of marriage. seems to have had the title "Some Im- pressions of my World Tours." It was The Belgian-Consul-General-was-pre- generally a plea for the co-operation of sent at the ceremony performed on Science and the State. No doubt, in due Saturday at the Roman Catholic Ceme- course our readers will be able to study carefully, the full text of this address. Meantime, there is one striking sentence which provides much food for thought: The Prince of Waler- bas been a great It is proposed to hold another deep traveller and B keen observer of the sea competition at the end of this month. THE CHINA AUCTION ROOMS. DIRECTORY & CHRONICLE varying conditions of life. all over the The competition will probably be held world. He has had not only a scientific in the vicinity of the Taikoo Docks, but full details and particulars will be pub training, but practical experience of

A master of ceremonies announced lished later. In the meantime members manual work. He spent some years at

Road, and crashed against a pillar on every stage in the proceedings, and if the south side of the Union Building, A Osborne, then the training College for wish to enter for the competition, are fireman was thrown off, and received in his face reflected all he said the bride

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Mr. H. B. Berent, Manager of the Nestle Milk Co. of Amoy, and Mr. S. J.. Chen, Manager of the Bank of China, Swatow, are staying at the Hotel Metro- pole.

tery, when the remaine of the Belgian Father Conrerdy were exhumed to be removed to the Shek Lung Leper Settle- ment which he founded in 1907. ;

of the Hongkong Angling Club, who

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FALSE ALARM.

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CHINESE FIREMAN INJURED.

THE BRIDE'S" ARRIVAL.

The bride eventually arrived, and was ceremoniously bowed about the house. and showered with confetti until she reached the sanctum of union, ordinarily a tea room. Eero her husband, a local An alarming incident, which resulted in Chinese merchant, stood behind a number the No. 6 engine of the Fire Brigade of stewards, whose bumility at her ap- being badly damaged, and one of the proach was a spectacle to be remember. Chinese Bremen receiving injuries which necessitated his removal to hospital, ed. Bowing went on for ten minutes occurred in the City yesterday morning.

or so, while the cosmopolitan medley The engine was proceeding to the Hongkong Club in response to an alarm, babbled.. which proved false, when it skidded at the junction of Pedder Street and Chater

the Royal Navy. He went through the workshops, as did every young Navrl cadet of his generation. He is, there-

About fifty comes, concerning various fore, able to speak with a full knowledge offences against the Traffic Regulations, of at any rate the elements of science came before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill at the add engineering. In addition he haKowloon Magistracy yesterday after

of a collision. visited numerous factories and has had noon. Mr. C. Weber, of the Bank of

This is the second alarm from the Hong of the unitinted seemed to understand, all sorts of evidence put before him of Canton Building, was fined $8 for riding kong Club within the last two months, the applications of science to industry!

his motor-cycle in Nathan Road, Kow. and is believed to have been due to including the reporter.

defective wiring. Following the alarm loon, which is a controlled area, at a list June, the push bell was covered with His considered verdict is that Rosearch speed of over 15 miles an hour. In the glass cover. On this occasion it is

juries to the chest and neck. He was and bridegroom were getting a last

The engine was immediately put out of

immediately taken to hospital was lesson in Chinese philosophy. Mouths

commission, and had to be towed back agape and eyes wide open, the crowd- to the station. It will not be available stood rivetted until Mr. Lui, with a for escape ladder can hoe sume time, but other machine when bland smile, signified that Mr. Tick and ever necessary.

Misa Hwang were now man and wife. The pillar showed scarcely y any signs And that's about the only thing that any

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It is interesting to note that the romance had its beginning when Mr. Yick was in the employ of Miss Hwang's father, which was the only Western feature of an interesting evenL'

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