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THE "NELSON'S" GUNNERY NEW YORK'S STRAY CATS.

TRIALS.

WHY THE CHANNEL WAS

CHOSEN.

SHIPPING NOT GREATLY DELAYED?

HUDDLED IN ONE DISTRICT.

WÄR SCARRED ·ROUGHS OF THE FELINE WORLD.

Age-old cities of the East ‘are patrolled by pariah dogs who skulk about the streets, scavenging for a living, and at perpetual war with

Although no official statement has been vouchsafed upon the sub-the world and with each other.

ject, it is generally understood that the recent heavy gun trials of the Nelson were in every way satisfac- tory. The new weapons, it is said, *gave a thoroughly good account of themselves, and the mountings

New York, one of the most modern of cities, haj its population of animal vagranta-pariah cats, the outcasts of the feline world.

These cata follow the same curious instinct that draws criminals of every kind to huddle in one dia trict. It is an old section of New

York, where the streets are' still proved eminently satisfactory. called by names instead of numbers, The firing took place in the Chan a dingy section, a section occupied hel, the battleship steaming at disby dingy people, carrying on dingy trades, a section where the kerb- tances varying between ten and stones are eternally decorated with "Afteen miles off Portland. The overflowing dustbins

The ranging was all senward. question has been asked why the crowded fairway of the Channel should be chosen for long-range shooting of this sort. The extreme range of the new idia. gun is pro- bably not less than 25 miles, and,

assuming that the Nelson was even Sringa saything approaching this distance, it is pretty clear that she was sweeping the Mid-Channel course of shipping. But there was never any question of the slightest risk

to passing vessels. Four destroyers were strung out between the Nelion and the target to warn ships. It is possible that some little delay may have been co casioned to a low craft, but, as the

These dustbina are the homes of the outlaw cats of New York. Each cat has his own, almost in- variably won in soma desperate en- counter, and only held in possession as long as some more cunning or stronger claimant does not appear. The long, lean bodies of these toughs of the feline world bear witness to the desperate battles fought to live. There are cats with one eye, ents with missing ears, and cats with war-scarred fur.

The fierce struggle for existence has driven these snimala back to the savagery of their forest ances tors; but in addition they have acquired criminal cunning of the

moderntharacter.

most vicious Furtive, suspicious, етед when snatching a few minutes of watch ful sleep, ever solitary, always more ready to fight than to eat, probably because there are more opportuni- ties, with a perpetua! grievance

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1927.

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A Priceless Heritage

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from

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM NEW YORK

THE Motor Vessel

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having arrived from the above-Port on 29th instant. Consignees of are, hereby informed at their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company Limited, Kowloon

And stored

Godown on and after Consignees risk and expense.

Optional Cargo will not be here, anlass Notice has been given prior arrival, but carried on from to Brammer's

to port to the port

to the final pors of call 10. which the option extends.

brokin, hafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Triday's ben oon the hours of 10.45 am, and N com within the Free Storage periodi

No Claims will be dixited after the Goods Suve jeft the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undehvered after the 8th

8th August, will be subject Kent.

to

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 22nd August or they will not be recognised

No Fire meant will be affected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents. 1st August, 1927.

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All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will to examined or Wednesday,

3rd August, 1997, at 10am. All Claims must be presented within Fifteen days of the "Vessel's arrival hers, after which date they ennast be recognized.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 4th August, 1927, will be subject to

ant

by

No Fire Insurance has been affected. Bills of Lading will be countersigned

FURNESS (FAR EAST), LTD,

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Hong Kong, 29th July, 1927. [3158

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GATION CO., LTD.

AND

PROM NEW YORK VIA SINGAPORE:

YONSIGNERS per Co.'s Stemwar

PELEOS

"OLDENBURG" having sitived, Consignes of Cargo sze hersby notified that their Goods an

being landed and placed at their risk in

Hong Kong & Kowicon. Whief & Godown Company's godowns at Kowloon, There Delivery can be obtained as the Goods are Pulled.

destroyers were in communication against humanity, they are born, taking cables ad Ten for Italy, Whi?, Kówion, where it will Eat Cone arrival.

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Optional Cargo will be landed, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's No Uime will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and

with the battleship and knew just when she was going to Are and when she was going to be silent may be that faint recollections into the Mail Steamer in Cargo will be ready for Delivery from Goods remaining undelivered after the

for a spell, this could not have amounted to very much.

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live, and die Ishmaels among cata. If the struggle for life ever per- mits them the luxury of dreams, it materialise of their ancestors, the domestic pets of the early settlers.in New York, and create a wistful longing for a cosier bed than the rubbish from a factory. But they have reverted to savagery, and the life of the vagrant is too stren ous to allow time for regreta.

A POWER FOR PEACE.

:

Possibly some critics think that warships should be compelled to go well out into blue water to carry out target practice. The fact is that, with the precautions which... the Admiralty insist upon- TOWN- days, the only risk which exists in connection with shooting in coastal waters is that of broken windows from concussion. It was mot-ai ways so. Old residents in Ply

With the Press as much as—or- mouth will recall several disastrous:)

more than any other class bes the incidents amongst fishing craft oc power to ensure peace," said the. casioned by negligence during tar-Lord Mayor, Sir Rowland Blades, get practice. One of the worst of M., welcoming the delegates to the International Press Conference

MINISTER SUGGESTS A LEAGUE OF THE PRESS.

France and London (under Berange ment) will be traashipped at Bombay to Marseille and. London,

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hereby notified that this Carrs having the Fabere Ferred Pt. 41, EREXENUR. frem Singapore will be discharged inte. Holt's signees nak and 18 : Fainda" and

subject Conditions of Storage 5. Balt's Wear Godown on and ster 2nd August

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, anio Notice has been ren Prict to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port! ito port the final port of call to which the option extends

Farcals will be received at this Of antil 5 r. the Day before Sailing. The contents and ratus of all packages must be declared.

For Further Farticulam, apply to MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & 00...

Agents. Hong Kong, 17th July, 1927.

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TONG KONG TIDK TABLX.

From August 2nd to 8th, 1927, HOWN WARNR.

these occurred when Admiral Bir at the Guildhall, E.C. The confer. Tur Edmund Fremantle wae Port Adence was attended by representa-

Senhor Wed. miral. Three or four hookers were tives from 90 nations:

hit and two men were killed. Steps were then taken to render the re- currence of such a tragedy virtual- ---ly impossible.--Naval men declared that the fishermen were really at fault. Be this as it may,

naval target practices are now carried out under conditions which pre- clude all human possibility of dis- aster. A projectile with a muzzle

Magalhaer Lima, of Lisbon, is the President.

Sir Rowland described the Press. of the world as a professional bro- therhood working through national

Bat. aspirations to international -well- being.

But. The delegates were entertained at luncheon by the Government at the Mon. Savoy Hotel, Mr. Godfrey Locker- Lampson (Parliamentary Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs) pre- siding.

..

The Press, anid 'Mr. Locker-Lamp-

course

velocity of about 2,000 foot-seconds son, had the power to guide the does not take very long in its actions of Governments; it could

shape the

of industrial flight, and any gunlayer can cal-disputes, and make humanitarian culate at a glance the safety mar-movements successful or otherwise.

But the Press, he continued, gin nécessary to ensure against any

"has much wider powers than risk to an approaching vessel there. It can very largely deter- Naval and Military Record. mine the relations between. Govern- ments. It can minimise an inter- national incident or magnify it. It can advocate peace or incite con- fiet. In a dangerous situation it may tum the scale one way or the other. The Press of the world. I am glad to say, realises its duties andrea and does its best) to falal

DEBUTANTE ROBBED OF

JEWELS.

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EARRINGS SHE WAS TO WEAR AT COURT.

Miss Valentine Fane, one of this season's debutantes, was robbed of two suitcases containing jewellery, frocks, alver hair brushes, and various articles which she had hought specially for her presenta tion at Court.

"I should like to see a League of the whole Press, having its object the encouragement of international goodwill."

Describing the conference as 'The Locarno of Journaliam," Mr. I. P. O'Connor, M.P. at the first sesson at Stationer's Hall, said that no journalist had any excuse for either national or class prejudice. Of all the impartial tribunals of the world, the most impartial was the High Court of Literature.

Misa Fane, who is a cousin of the Earl of Westmorland, was fit ting on her Court dress at ani establishment in Dover-street at the time. She had motored up the previous evening from her country home in Bertfordshire. Her car, containing the suitcases, was left in Berkeley-square while tho went a to the dress-makers.

--She began her return journey to Hertfordshire, and only discovered her loss as she passed through Ep- ping Forest

She went immediately to the police at Epping, and then return ed to London and reported her loss

BIG BERLIN.

BERLIN. Berlin over more ground than any city in the world and ite population ia exceeded only by that of New York and of London. Ae- cording to the somewhat heterogeneous statistics published by the Berlin statistical bureau,

at Vine-street Police Station. the city has 8,000 streets with 445

""""1 fam_espècially distressed," said Mies Fano to a Press represen-

bridges, and 90,000 buildings with 1,600,000 apartments, besides 61,870

tative "because there was among the acres of foresta.

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All brcken, chafed and damaged Goods 10.be left in the Godowns, where they and

wil be examined on any AUTODAS EM

Tridaya beharden the hours and Next, within the Fren

the Free Storage peripek No Claims will be admitted after ans Goads have left the Steamer's Godawan, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th August, will be anbject to Rent

"Dishna agabat the duLIZE WINT be-presented to the Undersigned, un or

22nd

August of they will

not be adbgnim

Na Dimarocanon will be effected.

SHUTTEKNEELI# SWIKE,

1st August, 1927.

'Apezia.

6th Angust, 1927, will be subject to Rent All broken, chafed and damaged Goods ars to be left in the Godowns, where they will be

be examined on 5th August, 1927, at crat Barreyors, Mesars. Goddard and Douglas.

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All Claims must reach us before the

18th August, 1927, or they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected Bill of Lading will countersigned by the undersigned.

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JEESEN & CO.

Agents.

Hong Kong, 30th July, 1927. [5174

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REGISTER.

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Next Sailings from Hong Kong:-

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3rd Aug, to BATAVIA direct.

11th Aug. to BATAVIA direct.

Special Retorn Tickets Issued.

For full particulars regarding fares, hotels,

motor trips, etc. Apply to-

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YORK BUILDING.

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BURO and Porta, Consignees of Carro are hereby notified that their Cargo is being landed at their risk into the Go downt of the Hons Band, Kowlook, & Kowicon Wharf and Godown. Comp

where Belivery cần be götüïned.

All Goods remaining undelivered after the Bi

8th of August, 1927, will be subject

Ne Fire Insurance will be effected by us in any case whatever,

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5 4th of

Angust, 1927,

Clai will be admitted after the Goods hav

have left the Dodows and all

be Claims must presented within Two Weeks of the Ship's arrival here, after Highest open-air Temperature, 31st: 8 which date they will not be recognised

1st: 80.

Consigases are requested to surrender Lowest open-air Temperature,

their Bill of Lading to the Undersigned B-Blusaky 0-Cloudy D- for countersignature. Driale; F-Fog; L-Lightning;

MELCHERS & CO. Caban? How 1 for Compule Michas, waM Mist; 0-Overcast; P-Passing

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stolen articles a pair of antique The population numbers 38,000 gold earrings which my Court infants under one year. There are drea' was designed to match.". 40 per cent, more women than meo.

Miss Fane manages single-hand-Of the city's inhabitants, 3,000,000 3uilt, engined and equipped complete by The Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co.,Ltd., Hongkong for their own ed her property in Hertfordshire. are Protestants,400,000 Catholica, service, 1921. Length 168 B.P., Breadth 84' (m), Depth 17" (m), LH.F. 2,000,#ited with electrickly defier During the war she was in the and 172,000 Jews Approximately tubercle and centrifugal pumps, air compresser, wireless, searchlight and all modern appliances for Salvage Wit-1. VAD Bhéalso took the place | 2,200,000 persona have employment

Please address enquiries to the Chief Manager,

of a man who had worked in* of some kind or smother and every garage, and later she drove a car year more than 32,000 marriages for hire.

are" contracted.

BY DYER, BSc, MINA. KOWLOON DOCK, HONG K12,

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8.8. “ADOLF VON BAEYER” (HSLL) due here on or about the 15th Aug. 8.8. SAARLAND" (HAL)

que here on or about the 28th Ang. 8.8. EMIL KIRDORF” (HSLL) .. 8.8. "HESSEN

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The M.S. "DANMARK"

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Forther "Ballings”

M.S: “ Java”. MSAsia M.S. "Afrika

Expected on Will leave homeward-bound

or about

on or about

20th August.or

8th September

5th October

Bubject to change without notice.

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