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DIARY OF EVENTS.

To-day.

Preliminary Heals in Services Aquatic Sports, Kowloon Dack, 9.30

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Chinese Chamber of Commerce Meeting, 2.30 pm.

Tea Dances: HE Hotel and Hotel Saroy. 4.30 p.m. King Edward Hotel, 5 p.m., and Lane, Crawford's Restaurant, 3-7 p.m.

A meeting of the Singapore Chi- nese Chamber of Commerce was held last week for the purpose of inquiring into the allegation that A som had been subscribed and paid

Naval and Military Y.M. C.A. «. >— to the authors of the recent dis- turbances in order to obtain a ces-Concert by J-Pans," City Hall, sation of the outbreak,

6.30 p.m. Cheer O" Informal Dance, 7 p.m.

The following eight guilds, which represent the bulk of the trade of Singapore, and practically all the Teochew merchants here, were re- presented at the meeting :-The Fresh Fruits Abbiation, Sauce Association, Java raders, Hong Kong and Swatoy Traders, Ran goon Lee Merchant Siam Tradera, Annam Traders, and the Eice An sociation. The representatives of these guilds gave emphatic denisi to the allegation that their guilds or any individual members of their guilds, bad subscribed anything, as had been alleged."

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Ping Pong League: W.Y.O.B.U.

C.C.Y.M.S. (Y.M.C.A.) Open-Air Concert and Social. St. Andrew's Church Vicarage, Kow- loon, 9.30-16.30 p.m.

Queen's Theatre: "A Dog's Life"" (Charles Chaplin).

"Old Clothes"

World Theatre: (Jackie Coogna),

Star Thentre: "The Book." Principal Mails:-Outward: Australia, New Zealand, etc (St Albane), 2.30 p.m.

Saturday,

Goll: Captain's Cup, Fanling. 4th Extra Race Meeting, Macao. Fun O' H.E.W.G. and M.C.L The Fair" Fete at Le Gardens, Interport Bowls: 3rd Trial

LONDON, Sept. 3rd. Announcement is made this week that the tests of short wave wireless between this country and India have' exceeded all estimates," and they are indeed a triumphant suc- The minimum speed of 100 words a minute for an average day of 12 hours has been substantially sirpassed. During seven days of from 18 to 21 hours the system ad- mitted a rate of from 130 to 130 words a minute, and, as Indian "atmospherics were thought to

Officials of the Chamber told a present unusually great obstacles to transmission these figures may be Singapore Free Press reporter that regarded as definitely establishing when the disturbances broke out the beam system between here and the employers of labour, whose

coolics were in a state of terror and 3 P. India as a practical proposition."

Great Britain, Canada, Austra afraid to work, wrote asking them lia, South Africa and India. are something in the matter.

to approach the Government or do Matel, Craigengower C.C., 3.30

In con

Cricket: now all within the scope of this sequence, the Chamber issued a

H.K.C.C. t'. high speed wireless communication.

Police b. nd Brigade: circular to all merchants and But that is not all. There is good traders, asking them to do their and I.; C.S.C.C. Queen's reason to believe that before the end best to prevent their coolies from Royal Rext.; 1.R.O... C.C.C.;] of next year telephone subscribers will be able to sped to one another joining in anything like a disturb E.C.C. 154 Infantry Brigade ance. By this they hoped to grad (11.30 am.); University v. North- across the length and breadth of the British Empire. It used to be ally lessen the area of the die ants. said by the croakers of the Little England school of politicians that the Empire would fall to pieces by the mera physical difficulties of JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO

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turbances, and eventually be able Hong Kong Foathall League :--- to tell who exactly as responsible. Division 1.: South China . R.A.; According to the Chamber of Com- H.K.F.C. V. Chinese Athletic; merce officials, the statement to the K:0.S.B. . Police: Queen's Regt. paid to Club de Recreio; Kowloon v. RA St. Joseph's: E.OS.B.. S.C_A.A "A"; University;

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QUEEN MARIE MAY ENTER

A CONVENT.

DISPUTE OVER THE BOY.

KING.

PARIS, Sept. 1st.

The British Museum, – The British Museum library is undergoing its 2nd, annual clean- ing and dusting, and for the time being the famous reading room is closed. The regular habitues are therefore temporarily without a habitation or a home. The major- ity of them live there in the sense that they are to be found at their desks all the time the place is open. The "British Museum reader with his passion for research is in a class by himself. Day by day he is at The chaiming widow of King the portals of the great domed Ferdinand has been pushed into the room before the doors are opened, background by M. Jean Bratianu, and as soon as possible he fortifies the Premier and political "King himself with, a barricade of books. of Rumanid, as be does not wish Sixty thousand volumes have to any one to interfere with his con- be taken down, dusted and re-trol over the Regency. The Queen placed, and once this is accomplish is deeply chagrined by this treat- ed the small company with a pas-ment.

A telegram from Bukharest to- day andonnees that Queen Marie is planning to enter a convent

sion for research will be re-admit Queen Marie., has also bad ted to their Earthly Paradise. quarrel with M. Bratianu over the sometimes wender wit becomes of education of the boy King Michael the fruits of their incessant labours. She wishes to supervise it, while They read and read and make notes the Dictator wants her to have no in big notebooks, but what becomes thing to do with it. of the information they abstract? It is said that the Queen has now No doubt some of them do it for a decided to become a covitiate in living, being employed by writers an old convent of the Orthodox and others to dig out data on all Church in the Carpathians, where sorts of aufjects for the writing she has often gone for a rest in the of histories and works of reference past. and the information is afterwards Queen Marie refuses to confirm or incorporated in books that appear deny the report. under well-known names.

Perlis Of The London Streets.

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Scouts S.C.A.A. "A". Chinese Athletic; Kung Woo v. S.C.A.A. "B"; Kowloon v. Moslems.

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 p.m., and Lune, Crawford's Restaurant, 5-7 p.m.

Rugby Club "A". Northamp tonshire Regt." A," Happy Valley,

5 pm.

Ping Pong Lengie: H.K. Univer- sity v. S.C.A.A. (C.C.Y.11.5.),

Dinner Dinsant at King Edward Hotel.

Queen's Theatre! "A Dog's Cife" (Charles Chaplin)..

World Theatre: "Old Clothes" (Jackie Coogan),

Star Theatre: "The Boob." Principal Mails:-0 atwar di Europe via Marsciles, etc. (Khyber), 10.30 am. ***

Sunday,

26th Sunday after Trinity. Golf Captain's Cup, Fanling. 4th Extra Race Meeting, Macau Annual presentation of prizes at Kowloon Golf Club.

Cricket: I.R.C. v. China Light and Power Co. R.C. at I.R.C. round, 3 p.m.; University v. St. Peter's Young Men's Club, et Pok- LR.C., at fulam Volunteers, CRC ground. p.

Swimming Gala for Services. Kowloon Dock United Services Club Bathing Beach, 3 p.m.

Theosophical Society: Lecture by the Mr. Wei Tat, B.A., on Buddhism," Lane, Crawford's

Restaurant, 6 p...

Naval and Military Y.M.C.A.:- Men's Meeting: "Cheer 0," 7.45

Monday,

The Bank of England: The authorities here are becoming Some interesting details have alarmed at the police reports of beer given to me with regard to street accidents in London, and the building of the new Bank of P there is genuine concern on the England, which is being construct- "After dinner dance at Lee Gar- part of the Ministry of Transport. ed inside the massive outer walls dene. Nor is this anxiety unwarranted. near which the tide of traffic rolla Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A., Canada, etc. (President According to the latest returas ceaselessly. To begin with a unique Pierce). three people were killed and 323 procedure has been adopted. Every were injured on an average every Monday certain governors of the day in the three months ending Bank meet the architect, a repre- last. June. Some people with 4 sentative of the constructors, and hopeful turn of mind point out that other experts, to discuss, what work during the period in question Lon will be done before the following don was fullest; it is the time of the year when there is an influx Monday. This novel "works com

are exercising such in- of visitors, and the casualty lists fmite care over every detail of the for twelve months may not exceed world's most famous bank that the 1,000, or slightly less than the building of it is expected to take figures for 1920. But this is cold at least ten years. comfort at best.

But the meet astonishing feature Private motor ears come just about the work in the almost un-

Golf: Captain's, Cup Fasling. Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Hotel Savoy, 4.30 pm, King and Lane, Edward Hotel, & p.m., Crawford's Restaurant, 6-7 p.m.

Heavenly Spheres. Lecture: Stars," by Rev. J. Kirk Macona chie, Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.

Ping Pong League:_Y.M.C.A. r.. C.A.A. (St. Peter's Club).

Steel and Coulson's Billiard League: R.A. v Police; Queen's . Warders; D.R.C. v. Revenue Northanta . Garrison gta Mess; R.E. and R. Siga. v. St. Patrick's

ahead of trade and commercial canny scerecy with which it is being vehicles as the chief agencies of done. The Bank's foundations are destruction, and pedestrians easily being laid as firm and solid as the top the list of their victims. Care-Rock of Gibraltar, and the whole lessness is put down as the main cost of the new premises is eat Club. cause of the fatalities, with hesita mated at £5,000,000. When com St. Peter'e Young Men's Club, tion, passing between, behind, or in pleted the new Bank will house, in Debate on "That it is better to front of stationary vehicles, as con- addition to the ordinary offices and bave loved and lost that never to tributory factors,

business of the Bank, the credit of have loved at all," 8.30 p.m. It is said that pedestrians are Great Britain in the form of those

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in the long, vaulted strong rooms. The building will be the finest in

big blocks on path for generally hearsal, St. John's Cathedral Hall,

swift-moving traffic. This is play; ing touch and go with Fate, and

of course fundreds pay the penalty. the British Empire, and it is being It is a queer game.

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• put up to last at least 1,000 years— H.B.

Dance in aid of Police Branch of M.C.L, City Hall, a.15 p. (Whitey Smith Orchestra)..

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