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Last week was celebrated the oth birthday of Mr. T. H. T. Rogers, the well-known and much respected doyen of the F.M.S. bar. Mr. Rogers, who' was born in the year 1916, was called to the English bar during Hilary term in 1870, and practised in London until 1883, when he came to the Straits Settlements and, Inter, to the F.M.S., where he is still in practice.

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PROPERTY SALE.

At the China Auction Rooms yesterday afternoon, Mr. E. V. M. E. de Sousa sold, by order of the mortgages, a leasehold No. 608, Queen's property known at Road, West, and registered at the Land Ofice is the remaining portion of Inland Lot No. 1880.

The annual Crown rent of the property is $15, and the area is 738 aquare feet.

The upset price was 10,000, and after

A pretty wedding, took place at St. John's Cathedral, yesterday afternoon. when Miss Francis Mary Margaret Hux table (daughter of the late Mr. James Huxtable and of Mrs. John Kemp, of Dawlish, South Doron) was married to. Mr. Hugh Handley Pegg (son of Mr. and While a party were bathing on the Mrs. Carter Pegs, of Derbyshire). Both Some interesting opinions, however, beach at Ting Kau (beyond Laichikoky the bride and bridegroom are well-know one bid of $500, the property was knocked 3.90 were advanced by Dr. Snow concerning ou Monday night, a thief took advantage and pepular residents of the Colory, tho down to Mr. Chan Kam, No. 1 Con.

some time a the export trade of Great Britain. Most of lifting things from their motor-car former having been for

Government's naught Road, West. nursing sister in left unattended on the road. In a report Medical Department and the latter being

FUTURE SALES. of us assume that unless Britain can

On-Friday-afternoon, September. 3rd, of the theft made to the police by Messrs. executive engineer in charge, of the Roads Frezevlet and Foquet, residents of Office of the Public Works Department. Nathan Road, they estimated the loss in E. Bullock,

The bride, who was given away by Mr. Mr. de Souss will sell at the China Aus the Colorial Secretion Rooms leasehold properties at Nos. ladies' clothing, keys" and other property tariat, was attired in a gown of white at a total of 853.00.

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greatly increase the value of the goods exported each year it will be impossible to continue, te-import the foodstuffs and the raw materials needed to maintain the population. It would appear, bow-

Yesterday reference was made to the fever, that Britain's "invisible exports

are growing steadily and are contributing approaching Golf Interport and to the more and more 'to the payment of our fact that invitations had been sent out Imports. "We may feel," said Dr. to prominent players asking them if they SNOW,that it would be better for can obtain leave to visit Shanghai if selected to represent Hongkong in the 83.00 twelve men to be engaged in making interport. Those players to whom in- 3.10 boots for export rather than that evitations, have been sent includes Mr. insurance broker should be making £5,000 A Ferguson, Mr. I. W. Showna, Mr. 3.25

a year on foreign business; but the fact R. M. Smith, Mr. T. D. E. Pendered and 3.40

seems to be that, those from whom we Mr. Andrews. 3.75 buy prefer the invisible to the visible (method of payment for their food and raw materials and we have to recognise the fact." Which seems to show that, even if the value of manufactured goods

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lace taffeta, and tulle, with veil, and the 161, 169, 187, 184, 165, 166, 187, and 189, carried bouquet of Honolulu crêpes.Praya East, fronting the train lines. " She was attended by Miss R. Dave, as These properties are being sold by order bridesmaid, and little Miss Stella Bullock of the mortgagee and will be put up in as flower girl. The former was attired in adrese of tango georgatta, with peach-three lots.

The first lot comprises No. 161. Fraya dress of peach georgette, with wreath East, with an ares of 1,103 square feet coloured hat, whilst the flower girl wore of flowers, and carried a golden basket of and an annual Crown rent of qu flower petals.

Mrs. Bullock, the hostess, wore a dress | of grey and blue marocain.

Mr. W. M. Cox, of the Chartered Bank, Waa" best man," and the marriage cere mony:

which was witnessed by many friends, was performed by the Rev. A. D.

Stewart.

The second lot comprises Nos. 152, 163, and 164, Praya East, with an area of 3,140 aquare feet, and an annual Crown rental- of 858.

The third lat comprises the remaining four nouses mentioned, with an area of.. 4.208 square feet and an annual Crown rental of 870.27.

After the ceremony, a reception was

All the properties are held for the held at 157, The Peak, the residence of residue of the term of 990 years from Recently, it will be recalled, an Indian Mr. and Mrs. Bullock, where the newly- October 2nd, 1833, created therein by a constabla was assaulted by two men wedded couple received numerous con- Crown lease dated June 30th, 1904.

On Tuesday. September 7th, Mr. de while he was on duty at Faumati. His gratulations and the customary toasts

were honoured. Later, Mr. and Mrs. Sousa,will offer for sale leasehold pro- revolver was stolen from him during Handler Pegs left for the New Terri-perties at No. 6, Liberty Avenue, and No. the scuffle. One man was arrested-short tories, where the honeymoon is beings, Victoria Avenue. Kowloon, by order of being exported from Great Britain is 15, afterwards, was charged and remand. spent, the bride's going-away dress being the mortgage. These properties will be

pleated, with green lace coat and green not as great as it was in the pre-war ed. This week the second man alleged of white crêpe de chine and georgette, put up in two lots. dars, yet the business men of the country to have participated in the affray was bat. are maintaining the value of the total arrested in Hongkong. He will appear annual trade. It must be remembered with his companion this morning at the that when NAPOLEON used his famous Kowloon Court, charged with highway phrase about the British being "a robbery and with assaulting a police nation of shopkeepers there was very officer while acting in the course of his little export of manufactured articles duty. A remand will be asked for. from the country. It may be that with: the fierce competition due to the develop. ment of the natural resources of other countries, and the lower scale of wage paid in some of them, the British will

The Real Club of the St. Andrew's Society intend holding ten practices at the City Hall on Tuesday's from 5.30 to 7.30 p.m. commencing on September 21st, at which instruction in highland dane

CHARITABLE SERVICES.

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A sum of $2,500 is usually voted by the Government each year for charitable services. to pay, passages home sad to relieve the destitute.

This year, however, there have been the 32,500 has already been spent. The unusually heavy calls upon this fund and Finance Committee of the Legislative Council will, therefore, be asked this afternoon to vote a further 82,000 to

The first los comprises a piece of ground at Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, together with No. 8, Liberty Avenue, held for the residuo of the term of 75 years created therein by Crown lease dated June 11th, 1820. The area of the property is 2,444 square feet, and the annual Crown rental $18.

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The second lot comprises a piece of ground at Ho Mun Tin with the second property mentioned, and held on the same terms as the first mentioned property. The area is 2,517 square feet and the annual Crown rental $18.

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För all that, we should like to see greater efforts being made tu" produce" The fairly reliable trale forecasts. Sederation of British Industried issues Trade Barometer?! which is useful It deals with the general level of prices of all commoditics. The statistics regarding probable consumption and production are usually fairly accurate. The great un- known factor, of course, is the action of the people who operate the market in any particular commodity. Surely this is defect in organisation or in kuman nature that will be remedied in time.

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dances, etc. Instruction and the year. piping will be given by members of the Members Scottish Company, H.V.D.C. of the St. Andrew's Society had their friends, including ladies, who wish to join the Reel Club are asked to send their names and a subscription of 34 to the Hon. Secretary, Mr. R. C. Suther land, c/o Palmer and Turner, before the date of the first practice.

On August 2nd, about 4.30 am.," a gang of armed men, said to number six, entered No. 164, Woosung Street, Yau mati, the residence of a Chinese mer- chant, who with his wife and daughter were the only occupants of the floor at It is realised that the selfish action of the time, and after obtaining the man's rings and trusts has placed weapons in keys made off with $1,500 in money, ard jewellery and other valuables Four of Ir has frequently been suggested that the hands of the communists recent progress with mechanical and agitators. The more evidence that can the alleged robbers were arrested in similar inventions has beep much more be produced regarding the operations of rapid than has been the progrees in such trusts the easier will it be to organising society to make the best use legislate against them. If they were of these new inventions. Every age has eliminated sound forecasting of trade its Jeremiahs. We must not be overawed possibilities would be a practical pro- by those who point out only the evils position.

of the present era. We should, hów- ever, take notice of any suggestions that are made to make the wheels of.com merce run more smoothly.

The death has occurred at Ipoh of Mr. D. H. Morison, manager of Gunong Rapat Estate, after a brief illness.

Mr. A. Landau, the new manager of the Café Parisien, has arrived to take

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Macno with a quantity of the stolen jewellery in their possession and as résult were charged with armed robbery. They will again appear before Mr. J. H. B... Nihill at the Kowloon Magistracy, this afternoon, when further evidence in the case for the prosecution will be beard.

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FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE.

CAPT. C. D. ARMSTRONG, M.C. AND MISS D. HOLYOAK.

MRS. MOLYOAK AND DAUGHTERS EXPECTED IN OCTOBER.

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Several high temperatures were regis Mrs. Holyoak and her daughters are tered on the Chinese Coast on Tuesday leaving for Hongkong by the Blue Funnel according to the Royal Observatory reiner Antenor, which sails from Liver- tura. The highest was 97 at Swatow.

Since the Great War the difficulties of traders have been much increased by the wild fluctuations in the value of the various currencies. In this part of the up his post. He was formerly connected world,,some of us wondered what was with the Palace Hotel, at $banghai. going to happen when we saw the local dollar soaring above six ahlilings. Many merchants who had had long association with Fas Eastern trade thought it would go an soaring until it reached ten shill-

A workman in the employment of ings. They were wrong. Experience has taught us that the wisest of business men Messrs. Trollope and Calls was severely cannot be absolutely sure about the injured in an accident at the Peninsula fluctuations of exchange even for a few Hotel building on Tuesday. He was days ahead. Experts tells us now that removed to the Kowloon Hospital in an the Hongkong dollar will "settle down"unconscious condition. at the od pre-war Sgure of round about two shilings but wo, can accept no res- ponsibility for the yaws of anyone on this delicate subject. All that we know coming season will be elected. The meet.

of money exchanges are bad for trade.

There is to be a meeting to-morrow (Friday) evening of the Hongkong Rugby Football Club at which officers for the

is that violent fluctuations in the value ing is to be held at the Board Room of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., and is fixed for 5.30...

It would obviously be of great advan- tage to the manufacturer and those

Returning to the Colony yesterday engaged in the import" and export busi-

by the ... Tanda were Mr. G. W. ness if reliable forecasts could be made Keaton, of the Hongkong University, not only in Exchange values but in and Mrs. Keaton (from Yokohama); Mr. general trading requirements. We were D. W. Tratman and Mrs. Tratman, Mrs. sanguine that some light would be thrown W. Faid, Mrs. W, Fenton, Mr. and Mrs. on the latter subject when it was J. S. Gillingham, and the Misses Gilling. anounced that the Royal Statistical ham (all from Kobe).

paol on September 11th, and is expected here about Úctober 13th

The announcement of the forthcoming marriage of bliss Dorothy Muriel Holyoak and Capt. C. D. Armstrong, M.C., 1st East Surrey Regiment, was posted yester day at the Secretariat for Chinese Affair. The East Surrey Regiment is due to leave Hongkong for India at the end of October.

GOVERNOR OF "STRAITS ́SETTLEMENTS:

OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS.

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H.E. Sir Laurence Guillemard admitted to the European Hospital. underwent an operation for appendicitis. Kuala Lumpur, "on August 17th, and,

LATER BULLETIN.

A bulletin issued at 11 a.m. on August 18th in Kuala Lumpur, and signed by Dr. K. Black, F.R.C.S., and Dr. R. M. Dan- natt, F.R.C.S., reads as foliews:-

His Excelleney passed a comfort able night, and if progressing as well"} as can be expected."

A sum of $2,700 is also required by the

repair of the damage caused by the heavy rainstorm on July 10th,

THE ONLY WAY.

THE SAD STORY OF GAME OF GOLF ON A CERTAIN 'COURSE

CONVENIENTLY "WEAR THE SEA.]

I.

We started off both quite serene

At the second hole, for the first has been

Buried in sand from tee to green.

Halved by a fluke,'

Quoth she, on a green impossibly bad."

I had holed from the edge, and my heart was so glad

"I forgot. to say sorry, and felt like a cad

At her injured look.

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The third is a snip for my mashie (deep face)-

But I'd left it at home, so iny ball made a race Through the green, up the bank for a close embrace

With the sensitive plant.

I wasted two shots getting clear of the stuff,, My four, for such tripe, was more than enough. She took two, and said "Keep calm in the rough.'

But I can't.

III.

She pulled at the burn, and I prayed it might Find à air in the jungle, hidden from sight. With trees and bushes growing tight.

All round it.

For, after taking three strokes to cross, My only salvation must be her loss. But she was blessed with celestial jusz,

And found it,

Then I drove the fifth green! and it caused such a futter That askee" was the strongest oath I could utter As I chucked away several shots with my putter,

For I-d done it t

But what was the use of my prowess when she, After falling to drive as far as the tree, Laid a brassie shot dead, for a simple three,

And won it!

I took the sixth by getting a two.

We both found the bunker, but mine dribbled through.

She made a good bid, but it did'nt just do!

And at the next,

Though stymied close beyond the pin,

She used the slope to get round and in.

It was such a crooked way to win,-

That I felt vest.

VI.

Then she used her driver, but did not press, Which left her-a-gitter-as-you- might guess

To win the eighth-a cheap success,

For it has no length:

While I, looking up, missed my shot from the tee, And lifted the next one into the sea, Thue paying the passionate penalty ...

Of masculine strength.

VIL

With hope revived for the ninth I fought, Cheered by the slice on her drive which brought The cable house in her line. For I thought

She'd surely fuck it.

But she bit on her grip, and she biffed with vim, And cleared the roof, with a swallow-like skim, Then ran up her third; and I looked grim'

To find she'd sunk.it.

VIII.

Five down, and eight, in a sixteen hole game! Set me looking around for something to blame. Bex war à putrance, I felt forced to proclaim.

So did she.

I pressed; she went up more and more, the next round. Then I hit on a way to get the weach, downed.

I pressed her to bathe, and I pressed till the drowned

In the sea...

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