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NEW ADVERTISE- MENTS.

THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL.

HỒNG KONG.

HE SUMMER HOLIDAYS begin

FRIDAY, JULY 15TR. Ro- porte on English and Chineso Work were posted to Taranta or Guardians YESTERDAY, JULY 18th..

Next Term begins en MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 12TH, New Buys shonla attend on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

9 A.N.

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from-ctus, Entry Form and General

Information can be obtained on Applica tion to THE BURSAR, P.O. Box 33 Hong Kong.

Rev. W. T. FEATHERSTONE,

M.A. OXON, [6119

Headmaster.

INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGA. TION CO., LIMITED.

FORTY-SIXTH ORDINARY Company will be held at the Offices of

THE FORTY MEETING of the

the General Managers. Mesty, JARDINE,

MATHESON & Co., fit, Pedder Street Hong Kong on MONDAY, the 25TH JULY, 1927, at 11.00 A.M., 1

for the pur pose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and

electing Directors and Auditors.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED. from the 18TH JULY to CTH AUGUST, 1927. Both Days inclusive.

By Order of the Board,

ODINE, MATHESON

CO., LTD.,

General Managere. Hong Kong, 24th June, 1987. [5072

HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that

IAN INFERIM DIVIDEND of £3

Per Share, subject to deduction of Income Tax, bas leon Declared for the HAIF FEAR Ending 30 JUNE, 1927, nt. Rate of 2. Per Dollar.

The Divulend will be payable on and' after MONDAY, the 877 AUGUST, 1827, at the Offices of the Corporation, where 3bareholders are requested to apply for

The PER OF SAARES of the Corporation will be CLOSEU from MONDAY the 2571 JULY, to NATUR DAY, the era AUGUST, 1927 (Both Days inclusive), during which Period No Transfer of Shares can be registered By Order of the Court of Directors,

AO HYNES,

Acting Chief Mazage, Hong Kong; 12th July, 1927, (6118

HONG - KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

NOT certificate Ne, 5/NS 299% dated Bong Kong, 14th OCTOBER, 1913 for 5 Shares numbered 14823/14627

Back

will be looned

By Order of the Court of Directora A. C. HYNES, Acting Chief Manager Hong Kong, 20th June, 1927. [5085

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On Tuesday two. British and one Chiucan cases of enteric were re- ported.

A Chinese woman who attempted to commit suicide by cutting her throat with a razor, in a house in Taipo, was sent to the Kwong Wah20 Hospital

As from August 1st. Messi's. Caldbeck Macgregor & Co., Ltd. are moving their office premises to Prince's Building, ground floor, Ice House Street (next to the Alexandra Café).

The June issue of the Queen's College magazine, the "Yellow Dragon, includes a further as count of Hong Kong birds, and other items of school and general interest.

Major H, N. Saddler, R.A., has reported to the police the loss of 4 Wehley service revolver which he believes has been stolen from his quarters in the old cannery in the

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The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, JULY 14TH, 1927.

NATIONALIST POLICY-AND-

THE FOREIGNER,

nt

The Fire Brigade received a call

about 10:30 last night An outbreak of fire at a small shop in Shaukiwan. An appliance was quickly under way and had no difficulty in dealing with the out- break.

A Chinese woman residing at 384, Reclamation Street, reports that between 3 and 8 p.m. on Tuesday 100's someone entered her house and stole gramophone, some records and a few pieces of clothing. The value 20's of the property was 270.

A poultry dealer, arrested by Mr. 100's P. J. O'Brien, S.P.CA Inspector,

in Nathan Road on Tnesday, was 20's fined $5 by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning for enusing unnecessary 100's auffering to fowls by overcrowding

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considerable

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regard for the commercial pro-

Foreign Powers would give their on-operation. As it is, new and illegal taxes are being levia con tinually for the sole purpose of the goose that ly's the golden eggs uinintaining civil war, RnB, there will be in their power, and they will gremis little doubt that this process, not rest satisfied until they have sooner or later, will wreek the whole killed it. Of course, it is said that organisation of the Chinese Mari-fi will be abolished in the pro- time Customs which, it must be vinces under Nationalist rulo whep remembered, is the only security these additional taxes are levied there is for forelga Joans.

but very little importance should be

them in a crate.

Among the passengers leaving for the North by the Empress of Asta yesterday morning, were Mr. H. C. Durrschmidt, Mrs. E. Stone, Miss Peyton, the Hon. Mr. Manoel

Quezon, of Manila, Mrs, and Misa

Owen, Mr. R. R. Roxburgh and Mr. AM. Stewart.

14th, 1927.

C.N.C. STRIKE.

ARRIVAL OF THE SHANTUNG." .

OF CO'S OFFICERS WORK-

ING IN SHANGHAI.

The Shantung, one of the China Navigation Company's ships ar rived in Hong Kong yesterday morning from Shanghai. This ship usually carries two mates and three engineers, but the second mate and the third engineer havo joined the strikers. The ship is at present running with the mate and a Chi- nese third engineer.

The Captain of the Shantung has resigned from the Guild, together with a number of other masters and officers who do not wish to take part in the strike A Daily Prce re porter was told yesterday that over 20 of the Company's officers and on gineers are continuing work at Shanghai. The Shantung sails for Canton to-day, and later she will return to Hong Kong and thear to Shanghai.

The se. Payong and Tungehor, both belonging to the Company's feet, aniled from Shanghai about satne time as the Shantung...

"THE HIGH COST OF LOVING,"

A THREE-ACT COMEDY PRE- SENTED TO CROWDED HOUSE.

The High Cost of Loving" was presented by the Wilbur Players last night at the Star Theatro to a large audience. The comedy, which was in three nets, aroused laughter from beginning to end. Mr. Anthony Baker in the role of Ludwig Klinke, the mustard king, played his part to the delight of the audience and Miss Florence was ex-

cellent as Cora Klinke,

"The Girl from Childa" will be presented to-night, and this-will-be- followed by Her Unborn Child " to-morrow night.

Upon enquiry at Police Head- quarters yesterday, we learned that the motor-car belonging to Mr. M: M. Maas, of the A.P.C., was not stolen from Chater Road, na reported yesterday. It appeared that there was some misunderstand." ing about taking the car to a garage, and Mr. Maas subsequently Royal Observatory at 4.25 p.m., found his car though not at the place where he had expected it to be.

perty.

in

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WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the

stated:-

The anti-cyclone has weakened slightly, The depression over N.E. China is unchanged. The typhoon appears to be nearly stationary about 800 miles E.SE. of Hong Konge

LOCAL FORECAST:-.W. or vari- able winds, light, fair.

Following haul made. by a

D week.

ENCHANTMENT.

When the stark pitch the golden tenta

Of their high campment in the plains of night."' Looking backwards there rise trees on a fine summer night (rare before one's eyes the beautiful though it may be) and look down corners of the earth in which it through waving flowering branches has been one's lot to wander. Pro to the thousands of lights below. vidence has given no greater pri- vilege than the power of conjuring up the vision of things seen nor of contrasting them with dulness and dreariness. It gives one a pang to think that tens of thousands pass their lives amidst ugliness and sor- didness, mean streets and foetid lanes, with nevor remordbrance of pure beauty" the only thing time cannot harin."

Borrento

The sky is all panting and throh- bing with stars, and stars and lights seem to melt and blend and sparkle in an absolutely bewilder- ing radiance.

Thou gazest on the stars, my

Wat slur. Ah! would might be

Yon

and up at these stars of earth and heaven.

But perhaps most wonderful of all is the Penk geen from below, from a yacht proferably, on a moonlight night. Towering darkly

starry skies with thousand eyes that I might gaze on thee." The Greek poet would have led Moonlight over the Bay of his lady joyfully to gaze both down Naples looking from

Vesuvius. There is in the across air of Italy a subtle magic-the spirit of the Past, the vitality of art, of song, of poetry-that seems to throl (hrough the ages and thril the very moonlight. broods over Pompeii, lying very still in the glowing noonday sun, lizards frisking among the stones where the chariots rattled and the scent of wild thyme blowing from fairy palaces had risen suddenly Iz is as if a fairy mountain set-with the walls where men and won from out of the sea, and as you sail

a thousand years feasted nearly

away from it you would not be sur ago.

prised if by morning it had melted away, the fignent of a dream.

This

amagic

Sound; white sails flashing on bluc Thought flies in a thash to the waters, gardens full of roses and syringe and beyond the cool green solitudes of the beech woods, mile upon mile; and then the hills of Sweden, with the red wooden farms among the firs and junipers and the fields full of cornflowers rel poppies.

And then to the jungle loneliness of Ceylon with moonlight pouring down soft and fragrant, the eric kets shouting in deafening chorus, atom-tom beating in a village miles away, or the palm-fringed yellow shores with the blue waves lapping lazily and the brown lithe fishermen at their nets.

And so on and, so on through ản endless picture gallery of past years.

into the sapphire sky the Peak is festooned and garlanded and on- crusted with gleaming, glittering, sparkling lights.

on

Out, among the islands there is another magic. The magic of phosphorescence

water. the Every wave as it breaks is molten emerald. If you float in it you are transformed

- into R luminous ethereal creature, if you dip an our showers of emeralds drip from it. The grey green island hills rise above you, the junke with their square sails outlined in the moon- light glide into the bay where you Lia anchored, further out ring of

.* dazzling lights marks the fishing. fleet at work.

Nothing in all the world can bo more beautiful than this world of stare, of moonlight, of lapping lambent water, of aflently moving. boats, sailed as they have been sailed for thousands of years.,

But it is doubtful whether any

It is almost physical pain to all and to return to the scene can rival Hong Kong at leave night-time. It is wonderful to clamour and clatter of overy day swing atong under the overarching life.

"What so looks lovelily..

Is but the rainbow on life's weeping rain. Why have we longings of immoṛtul pain And all we long for mortall Woe is-me, And all our chouts but chaplet some deçny. And mine this vanishing-nay-this vanished Duy.”*

BELLA SIDNEY WOOLF. (MRS. W.-T. SOUTHORN).

* Francis Thompson. Lines inscribed on his memorial tablet in

Manchester University,

FOR THE SERVICES,

LAST NIGHT'S- CONCERTS.

GENERAL HOSPITAL ENTER- TAINMENT TO-NIGHT.

capa-

A CALL TO AN EMPTY~.

HOUSE.

ROBBERS' PLAN TO ROB -DOCTOR.-

The vernacular papers. yesterday tell of a new ruse adopted several times by Chinese robbers.

We have referred on more than our occasion recently to the attempte which the Nationalists are making to undermine the authority of the Municipal Council in Shanghai selves. Seven different taxes are Their activities, however, do not specified, including a fifty per cent stop there. Money is always want surtax on existing Customs tonnage "ed and the simplest way of raising duga... Together they should yield a A Chinese who was charged before

sum for the Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday morn it, in the opinion of the 'Nanking very

ing with destroying shrubs on Government, is through the Cus Nationalists' war chest with corres-private property at Pokfulam was

A semes, of new programmes, toms. If the money was required pending detriment to the trade of discharged; the Magistrate pointing

though in some cases by the same local artistes, is being arranged for decent administration,

for the Country. And if they should out that the value of the shrubs

quration WIS under twenty-five

A Chinese doctor who lives in the week by week for Service men. neighbourhood of the Wanthai needed public works, or, indeed, for prove insufficient for all require cents. The police prosecuting asked

Variation is named at as much as for a conviction for trespass, but

Market was visited by, a well-dress- -inclusive, and Certificate No. 5N'S 2586 anything that would tend to the ments what is to stop a few moro Mr. Lindsell stated that the ouly Chinese detective of 24 revolvers possible, and all local residents ed Chinese on Monday evening, and

contributing. 10 theso entertain- datesi

Bong Kong 14th OCTOBER, 1913,

asked to visit the man's mother ments have thrown themselves into who, it was stated, was lying seri in being added. Where is the mili. trespass recognised by the Ordinand 300 round of ammunition on for 6 Shares numbered 62482 and improvement of conditions the Name of LI SING KON have been China, it is possible that, tha tarist who has shown the slightest fance refers, to Government pro-board a sampan at No. 5 Railway it with a will. All that they areously ill at her house in Causeway 33786/33739 inclusive, all registered -in

Bridge, Kowloon, recently, a' Chi-

is much appreciated by the Bay. As the man rudely insisted- LOST or STOLEN, and should thos0.

nese man and woman were arrestedvices, as shown by the "4", To-day-is the Anniversary of the and charged last week before Mr. Certificates not be produced to the

city houses wherever the enter on the doctor accompanying him, 927, New

perity of the country or for the French Republic, and it commem. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Mingis, tainment may be, and undoubtedly the doctor's suspicions were arous before the 28t JULY

well being of its inhabitants. Once orates, the Taking of the Bastille fe wenky aneren prenant the entertainers get as much enjoy house in a short while, telling the ed, and he promised to visit the

·Certificates for the Shares

week, and on appearing at the aforesaid Certificates Nos. 5/NS

in 1787. The French Consul will for. and

they secure control of the Customs,he "at home" at 10 am. and the Court again yesterday they were Service men.

ment out of their efforts as do the 2885 and 5/NB 2896 will be thereafter

Cafe Restaurant Parision, as usual formalis remanded for

man to go back home and wait for him, treated by this Corporation as Null and

Last evening was a big night at Fold.

on such national decasions, is alsó Mr. Loo d'Almada is for the de-

Calling for some friends, the doc- They have arranged for a specially been sinuggled from a French ship popular Squeakettes" provided could find no auch house as had been participating in the celebrations. fence. The arms are said to have the "Better Ole" Y.M.O.A., when Mrs. C. Russell-Brown and her very

tor proceeded to Causeway Bay but

the very moderate rate of 81 and attractive tiffin and dinner at

A Chinese who was banished-for the programme arranged by the described to him. But he learned $3.50 per head. It is hoped that five years, from Hong Kong, in May Entertainment Sub-Comanittee of that there had recently been some the Naval and Military Y.M.C.A's. cases in which Chinese doctors had French Vaudeville Party from last, returned to the Colony and There were 15% very enjoyable been falsely called and taken to same empty premises where they. onion will be present in the committed a robbery at No. 6, evening.

Stanley Terrace. He stole several with chorus, dances, etc, and one had been robbed by men lying in numbers, including choruses, songs pieces of clothing and & pair of

wait A few months ago there were attached to such a promise. The that Mr. Douglas Jenkin, United the charge yesterday before Mr. la," which caused great fun, and on their way back home about an

It was mentioned earlier this week binoculars. He pleaded guilty to of the most best item was the

Pantomine Rébetursal; Cinderel- j The doctor and his friends were protests against the imposition in Nationalists will probably find that States Consul-General at Canton, R. L. Lindsell at the Central Magis formed & fitting conclusion to a and hour later when he saw the man who was leaving. on the President tracy and was sentenced to three

had visited him earlier in the even- Canton of a two-and-a-half per cent, they have no moro power to supon for Manila. Mr. Jenkins months' hard labour. On the churgo The Squeakettes" party coming. He gave chnee, but the man surtax. The question was not represlikin, from which a good many and his wife and daughter are going of returning from banishment a

managed to escape in the alleyways on Home leave to the United States, sentence of nine months hard prised: Misses. Carothers and garded as one of principle or of thousands of petty officials, obtain und will travel from Manila on the and twenty strokes was passed.

Elaty, Mesdames Charles, B of the district, Eufficient importance to justify him a livelihood, than they have to be away for six months, after Mr. R. E. Lindsell had before him

U.S. transport, Chaumont. He will having beer at Canton during very yesterday morning, a Chinese charg

The J-Pang critical sites, including the strike ed with the theft of ten pieces of

A mentioned yesterday, the and boycott, and the Shakee affair. clothing from No. 7; Saion Terrace,

"J-pape, with Miss V. Capell in He has been Senior Consul at on Tuesday night. The clothing

charge gave an excellent, entertain: Canton, and is how succeeded by

ment at the Shamshuipo military why was formerly for a time at and the accused put his hand inside St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kow- auspices of the Enteriniument Sub- Mr. J. C. Houston from Tientsin, open window on the ground floor, A special concert was arranged at camp on Tuesday night under the Canton

and took it. In convicting the loon, last evening, and was attend-Committee. Their programme was necused, the Magistrat remarked

ed by many Service men, this enter- similar to those previously com nese squatters will be rendered home such

Te is stated, that about 1,000 Cai thot people, her were inviting formet forming good overflow to party comprised: Misses V

"Better Ole performance. less by the serving of notices to thieves. The police having proved

The concert which was specially Capell, P Capell,

E Rose, D. quit on those who occupy some 300 a previous conviction, Mr. Lindsell to 400 huts in the neighbourhood of passed sentence of six weeks im-vided by Mrs. F. J. Jenner, Miss D. Capell, M. Gittins, and I. Wong,

given for Service men, was pro- Wal

Walker, Xavier, 1. Sohterhoret, the Kap Shek Mei vilinge, between prisonment.

May Gaubart, Miss Doris Fun Messrs G. Bond, C. D. Luke A. Taipo Road and Cheung Sha Wan

cheon, Mr. Russell, Mr. Tipple, Mr. Ramsey, T. V. Harmon, F. P. Len Warren, Mr. Chaplin, Miss festey, G. Arnald, and H. Glovers. Dixon and Mr. J. Fearas. The Accompanies: Misa Vaughan, foy programme was one of music, song, humour, and dances.

REST OF THE WEEK.

the week is as under:

The programme for the rest of

To-night--Informal dance

TO LET

OFFICES

STEPHENS' BUILDING, 67/69, DES VOUX ROAD CENTRAL

AND

PRINCE'S BUILDING, CHATER ROAD,”

measures being taken in support of press banditry

was on a chair at the foot of an

B

manner

programme.

Browse, Marcel, Cornaby, Greigi Hall Grimble, Fod, Murray, Fr and Grossman, Capt. Steel, A.D.C Lieut. D. M. Rycroft, R. Surg. Lieut. Bradfield, R.N., Mrs. Russell-Brown.

St. Andrew's Concert.

giver

the protests. The line of least It seems to us that the time has resistance, which is the poly come when it should be decided once known as peace and conciliation and for all whether the Treaties was followed, and as a consequence are to be upheld or whether they after the paper proteste bad been are to be regarded as a dead letter: formally entered, acknowledged and The policy of conciliation, the policy filed by the recipiente, the whole of fondly hoping that there will be incident was quickly "and, con- a better understanding in the future veniently forgotten. But how many has led to the pitiful spectacle at times is this somewhat farcical pro- Hankow. Already attempta have APPLY S. J. DAVID & CO. colure to be repented and where been made to persuade the residents near Shamshuipo). The notices A five-storey building in front and will it land us all in the end. The in the Bettlement at Shanghai have been served by the Public eight, storey behind is to be erected Works Department, and take effect next to the A.P.C. building in surtax, of course, simply against paying their rates. If the in 28 day's from Monday last. The Queen's Road, Central, above the whetted the appetite of the

present intrigues were to succeed majority of the inhabitants of the premises now occupied by Roland Nationalist for more, and in it would not be long before the nese, whose menns of subsistence is rattan work shop which is stated

village are of the lower class Chi-Sarrault, a money changer, and a The Entertainment Sub-Commit- Tuceday's Daily Press was pub Shanghai Municipal Council became growing vegetables and breeding to have been acquired for three be given as the und Cateral Hos lished a

further list of taxes as impotent as the British adminis pige. A great many of them, state lakhs. It is expected that the work be given at the 3rd General Hos Cher OY.M.C.A., and

the local. Chinese prean, were of demolition will commence in pital, Kowloon (Diocesan Boys' sing song at the Better Ole which the Nanking Government now tration of the Hankow concession, formerly at Kowloon Tong, but had September. The new building will School) the follow: Y3.0.A.

Provide the

programme 3; ingle, double, Flats furnished or proposes to enforce, some to be Now there is this further onslaught to leave there when development have a frontage of 4s feet in Queen's

To-morrow night concert at Burnett, Mr.. the Cheer O." on the integrity of the Customs. Schones were put into evention, have a frontage of 45 feet in Queen's Mr. G. W unfurnished. Flat for disposal with collected with the aid of the Mari-Little by little the Nationalists are It is understood that they intend to with the A.P.C. building the foot. 48, Mr. Paterson, Mrs "Saturday evening (6:30) :-A

H. Minney and Bliss Mr. House 820/80,000 wanted. timo Customs machinery, and some encroaching upon the rights of the appeal to the Hon. Sir Shou-Son path will be considerably widened H. J. Fountain will be the accour grand concert at the Theatre floyal

for Service men only. Also 30,000 Bq. ft. land on Peak by special organisations established foreigner in evory sphere. If a halt Chow and the Hon. Dr. R. H. at this print. Provision will be

is not soon called there will be little Katewall for intercession on their made for shops on the ground floor panist.

Sunday night: Men's meetings SMALL INVESTORS. Tel, O. 4630 by the Government officials them left to protect."

(Continued on next Column.) at both YMCA'.

PRINCE'S BUILDING, CHATEE ROAD.

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Turmitora

has

behalf.

and the rest will consist of offices.

At the General Hospital.

will