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Yesterday's weather sport, fore. stat and remail, ised by the Royal Obeervatory at 5.03 p.m., stated:-

It has been stated, in cable news. Mr. Wang Shih Ling, connected | Orders have been issued by the from Washington that Mr. Mac with the YM.C.A. movement in Peping authorities forbidding the DONALD is to meet Senator BORAH. Yunnan-fu, left Hong Kong yester-export of cereals and flour from That meeting will be more import-day by the President Grant for North China. The order points ant in many respects than the Shanghai.

cut that there is a severe famine in Prime Minister's conferences with

the northwest, and all food supplies The anticyclone over China has the President. Senator BORAN iş Among the passengers leaving in North China are needed for re- decreased slightly in intensity, the man who champions the rights Hong Kong yesterday by the Presi- lief of the sufferers. Heavy fines

the Depressions are situated to

of neutrals at sea, and demands dont Grant was Mr. Sun Fo, Minisare provided for those who attempt north of Hokkaido and to the mouth- west of the Paracels. The typhoon absolute freedom of the sens forter of Railways, returning with his to export food-stuff. is almost stationary about 600 neutral commerce. He contends wife to the North' after visiting miles to the east of Manila, Moderate to fresh monaDON will continue along the S.E. const ot and over the N. China Sea.

Local Forecast:-.E. winds, fresh. cloudy.

THE TYPHOON.

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'THE MACHINERY OF WARSHIPS.”

NAVAL ENGINEER'S

LECTURE.

SPEED AND YET MORE SPEED.

The witch doctors of South

A very interesting lecture on the Afries, tired of abuse and ridicule, have decided to form a trade-union machinery of warships was given to protect their reputation and by Eng.-Capt. W: H. Mitchell, - Sid Hill, who lost the use of his presumably their 'consulting Ives," R.N., at the University last night. legs in the battle of the Somme, The inaugural meeting of the There was a fair audience consist- Dingaka, as the union will be call claims to be the world's championed, was held recently in a public ing mostly of engineering students. invalid-chair cyclist. He recently hall in a Transvaal town. Four Professor Middleton Smith pre- made a record to Clacton and back, taking 113

run" from London European medical men attended a: the invitation of the witch hours each way, Clacton is doctors. Ten witch doctors lectur mes from London.

Hill's next ed er such subjects as the "divin- venture will be a trip to Brighton.ing rod and healing properties battleships, cruisers, and aller 55 miles from London, through of South African herhs, After the craft, each being built for special hilly country,

meeting the Europeans admitted the subject of native medicines purposes. might be studied with a good deal of profit.

Peter Archer, six years old, war knocked down by a bus in Hull and seriously injured. He placed in an ambulance but on the way to the hospital a stop was made

The indifference of the young

sided.

Men-of-war were divided into

Bollers.

Boilers played an important part

that a neutral State has the right to continue trading with any or all the nations which happen to be t War. The British point of view is that the Colony of the spaz to neutral 'commerce in time of war is essential for her own security American and British advocates of world peace are of opinion that the natural corollary to the reunciation of war under the Kellogg Pact is war. renunciation of support to It is therefore in the interests of time supplies, munitions, all nations and money be withheld from war ring States. On the "realt of the discussion between Mr. MACDONALD

in the progress of warship engines. and Senator ROBAK much depends to pick up a man who had been men of Halesworth, Sussex, to the The first type of steam propelled

fine art of bell-ringing threatens to The Kellogg Fact gives them a new injured while at work: The man bring to

ac untimely end the men-of-war employed cylindrical proved to be Peter's father. The towe basis on which to argue this ques-two were admitted to the hospital which has been in existence since

Society. of Bellringers, | boilers - of the locomotive type. tion of the freedom of the seas together, where the lad was detain 1503. The present team of ten Later, these failed to supply the Britain has already renounced "the ed in a critical condition.

ringers in the church of St. Mary required power and water tube claim to enforce belligerent rights

the Virgin totals about 700 years boilers were introduced. Water Mr. J. P. Martin, Coroner, of in age. The oldest, Lionel Ham against neutral commerce 45 A

Reading, was summoned to appear mond, is 76. He lives three miles tube boilers were a great boon to means of protecting her interests in Winchester police-court for failway, and does his 12 miles each the designers as they produced If the United States would agreeing to stop his ear when requested Sunday, walking twice from home

more power for the same weight. MR. MACDONALD'S BIGGEST to withhold its support from a held over for two weeks, however, chad, 81, a volunteer or "visiting by the police. The summons was to church and back. John Pun-

However, with water tube hoilers,. TASK.

war, this step would when Mr. Martin wrote, asking for ringer," walks from his home in greatly reduce the danger of hos delay, auying immediate action Brumfield, two miles away, when other difficulties arose. The choice THAT the Prime Minister of Great tilities, and make the freedom of would kill my campaign against he is wanted. The young men of of the design of tubes was one of hops When the magistrates in

the village have hitherto refused to British met with a rousing resep the sens a common aim for itself quired into the case, they discover. join the society, but a last attempt them. Should the water tubes bo tion when he addresed the U.S. and Britain. Senator BORAH has he meant rond-hogs and that is being made to keep up the 100 straight or curved, big or small,

be was conducting a campaign year old tradition..

horizontal or vertical After, con Senate is not surprising. The oc- all along advocated an inter-

against reckless driving in his own ; masion was one, which commanded national conference on maritime district.

siderable experience, with all types, enthusiasm by reason of its extra inw as a prelude to negotiations ordinary novelty.

Rarely is it for naval disarmament, and it will possible for any foreigner, however be for Mr. MacDONALD to satisfy distinguished, to address the Legis- the Senator that no danger lies in lature of a country he happens to calling a conference at which this

Mr. be visiting. MACDONALD'S qucation must be discussed together address to the Senators at Wash with plans for naval reductions. ington is no unprecedented incident in American history, and a most hopeful augury. Prezident HoOVEE and the Prime Minister have issued a joint statraint in which they etate that all points upon which Anglo-American opinion may clash have been frankly discussed. Gratis fying progress toward agreement has been made, and the convers- tions will continue. There are few very serious matters on which there is a difference of opinion, and such na exist should be much easier to

nation at

-News and Views.

Mr. V. Rupchand manager of the Pisacer Silk Store, was among the passengers who`rrived here yester- day by the sa, Andre Lebon from ("Singapore.

Four cases of enteric fever, three Chinese and

Ost British were notified last week, and there was deal with now that the Kellogg only other entry on the return of one fatality from this disease. The

Pact has come into foren.

"I am here to die, not to talk,”

Food Shortage in Russia

A continuation, and possibly no two private builders employ- aid Liang Hung Pay, and five shortage which has bothered Rus Con a sharpening, of the ment

ed the same design, the Babcock and minutes later, having been removed son cities in the past year may be Wilcox type proved the most suc- from the Shanghai Provisional Court, be fell before a firing squad expected this winter. Official state-cessful. This firms' boilers are at "

menta on the food situation admit at Tsachoking prison" -Liang was

serious lack of present installed in the latest ships that there is only 22 years of age and had been cattle. The unfavourable bread of the British Navy including the convicted of kidnapping. His laat situation in southern Russia and Rodney and Nelson. remark was in answer to a ques tion as to whether he wished to ark the Court for any special favour such as the writing of farewell letter to relatives.

Post Office, and To-morrow's

Holiday.

closed.

Chinese Labour for Africa?

Turbine Engines,

other sections last year Accounts to aoine extent for the meat „Apother important step was the shortage because the peasants, lack introduction of clean distilled ing bread for themselves and fodder for their cattle, solved both water preventing erosion, and seal- problems by killing and eating the cattle. Rad crops also affected the 18- supply of fowl and eggs. That deficiency, it is believed, will be To-morrow (the Double Tenth) quickly mended now that a success

Another big step in warship en- the G.P.O. and Branch Offices will ful harvest is being gathered. gineering was the introduction of be open from 8 am to 9 m. Special efforts to increase the There will be one collection from availability of fish, as a substitute turbine engines in place of the old pillar boxes and one delivery of for meat, are being made by the but reliable reciprocating engines. registered correspondence at 9a.. Government organizations, The The money

H.M.S. Dreadnought, was the order office will be rationing system which prevailed

in past months for bread, butter, first capital abip with this type of eggs, tea, sugar, and other products engine and it marked an era in will be maintained this winter.

naval history. In a talk on Africa that was

However, small broadenst from London recently,

cbstacles had still to be overcome. Lord Lugard spoke of the various Looking Back 25 Years.

une of which was the inatter of ments that were proceeding, and Government and private develop-

Further recruits for the Hong remarked that they all required Knot, H. W. Wolfe, with the several small propeliura of Volunteer Force are Mesars. case in bandling. It was found labour, as the white inan cannot du Slaney, C. F. Critchley, G. Watson, the turbine the engines could not be heavy manual work in the tropics. J. Fisher, A. Brown, A. Broadbent, stopped, reversed, etc., es exaily an Native population is spares and J. Hurlow, J. T. J. Cole, A, L. P. cannot supply the existing still Penning, J. Leonard, W. Sander- less the prospective-demand with sou, and S. R. Boyd. Sergeant R.

Oil Fuel, out withdrawing from the villages C. Edwards and Gunners L. R. The following passengers have

Oil-fuel, marked another increase so many of the adult males that the Rose, and A. Humphreys have re- in the power of engines HM.8." arranged return passage to Hong population deceases. The future, signed. Lieutenant W. J. Gressor domitable and H.01.S. Invincible, Kong by the C.P.R. Empress of Lord Lugard said, was not easy to is posted to command the Volunteer were the first battle cruisers to em- foretell. Perhaps the white man Troop. The following members ploy oil fuel, and they were a dis

Mr. the M.Q.H. was, one death from MACDONALD in his Senate address influenza. This must be one of the laid grent" emphasis on this Pence most satisfactory returns, covering Pact, and expressed confidence that a whole week, ever made in this it would be impossible for any Colony by the Health authorities, section of British and American Or Monday four Chinese cases of forces ever to come into hostile enteric were notified. conflict again if both nations did their duty in making the Pact effec

before.

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the

Messrs. Falmers and Thorny- croft were the first private firms

to succeed in attaining high speeds. Mesars Palmers produced 20 knot. destroyers, while Thronycrafts fol- lowed with 35 knot vessels.

Captain Mitchell congluded his lecture with a series of lantern li- des of British men-of-war.

At the conclusion of the lecture,..

a hearty vote of thanks was pro- posed by the Secretary of the University Engineering Society, and the announcement that Mr. F. Cock, who was closely connected. with naval shipbuilding during the Great War, would soon deliver a sequel lecture on Naval Shipbuild- ing, was recevied with applause,

*tive.

War between Great Britain and with all Modera Conveniences, Drying the United States in generally con- Asia which left Vancouver on Octo-will fad he can do more work in have joined: Mesara. G. C. Moxon.tinct advance over any other type ceded to he unthinkable," but ber 3, due to arrive Hong Konge trepies than he thought he D. Forbes, A. C. Hynes, J. R. of vessel in the way of power and the catastrophe of 1814 also seemed on the 21st instant:-Mr. N. 5. could; perhaps more extended Gillinghani, H. A. Macintyre, L. speed. unthinkable to many close studenta Brown (principal of Messrs. Butter use will be made of labour-saving Murphy, G. H. Potts, C. E.

The introduction of the torpedo. feld & Swire), Mr. E. N. Ensor, ported labour from China and else. Johnstone,

appliances. Some even talk of Anton, W. AC Cruickshank, boat destroyer, was another en- of world politics. A clash between Mr. and Mrs. A. Kopp, Mr. W. G. where, though the Africa of the J. Hastings, W. R. Robertson, H., which these vessels were designed F. B. Deacon. gineering success. High speeds certain States was anticipated as pirie, Mr. and Mrs F. D. Tracy past was regarded as the source of W. Looker, W. G. Clarke, B. far, made them known likely, if not inevitable, but fot a and family (Standard Oil Co.). the cheapest labour in the world. James, G. K. H. Brutton, E., H. engineers job." war involving practically the whole Mrs. Pethick, Sir Richard Threfall

Sharp, G. Marshall, E. Owen, C. and Miss Threfall, and Mr. and civilised world. Anglo-American Mrs. Henri Cochet. Mr. and Mrs. Trials of a Theatrical Manager. G. Mackie, N. H. Rutherford and relations to-day are much more! R. Rodel, Mr. J. Brugnen, Mr. J.

Of all the various types, which Paterson--Hong Kong Daily

| Prém, October 9, 1904, .. colis] than they have been for Parisot, and Mr. P. Landry, the harrassed theatrical manager is years; now if ever-is the appro-world tour.

French tennis champions on

a called upon to select, the funnyLooking Back 50 Years.

woman is perhaps, the most diff The Colonists are beginning to priate moment to make every effort

eult of all to find. The really look with some interest for the to cement that friendship. On the

Women of our Fanny Commander R. Langton-Jones,

time can appearance of the Estimates. We general question of restricting D.S.O., who retired from the active almost be counted on the fingers of suppose there will be no provision

list In December last, has been

two hands Maise Gay, Cecily made in them for the necessary naval armaments a very large mea appointed Inspector of Lighthouses Courtneidge, Nellie Wallace, and a tanks for fire-brigade purposes, for sure of agreement has been already in the Bahamas, under the Board few more, but they are few and the new pier close to the side of reached, but this discussion has of Trade. Commander Langton far between, and, like the much the existing Peddar's wharf for SIXTH EXTRA MEETING will be held (Weather

KACE COMPREHENSIVE AND COM been complicated by the old dispute Service, passed for master, received in gold. Gladys Voile, the leading Island, for increased outlay on the fones went to sea in the Merchant advertised pill, worth their weight big new gaol at Stonecutter's

Permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on

to the extent to which П

comedienne of the Warwick Revue fre-brigade, and for Priya' con- commission as sub-lieutenant, 1 MONDAY, 14 OCTOBER, 1999,

belligerent is entitled to interfere .NR., and in August, 1014, join Company which commences a short struction... Possibly, also, the pro- Commencing at 2.1 P.M.

ed H.M.S. Triumph in China. In

at the Star Theatre on poard new Civil Hospital, the new with neutral rights in time of war her he gained promotion to acting Thursday, is one of those theatricals building for the Central School, (the "freedom of the seas"). Dur-lieutenant for service at Taingtau, taritica a stage, funny woman, and the suggested breakwater at ing the late war, controversy be and whe in the vessel when she was Having selected his "funny" Causeway Bay may find a place on

torpedoed and munk off Anzac in women, the manager's troubles are the Estimates also. The new build Juvenile Rickshaw Pullers. tween Britain and America on this far, 1815. He then took up duty not over by any means. His nextings for the Civil Hospital and the One of the saddest sights in queston became very warm, and as Benchmaster in Gallipoli, and difficulty is to induce her to be Cratral School are so urgently Peping that of small boys pulling- Americans think that it was the in recognition of distinguished ser- serious-that is to say, serious on needed that it might well be decry rickshaws will disappear in the naval superiority which Britain vices, was transferred to the active occasions, for there are times whened superfluous to say more about pear future, if a municipal regula

her humour would be out of place them. We trust that some tion just imposed is enfocred. The list of the Royal Navy. He after This presents enormous difficulties thing will really be done next year regulation forbids bays under 18 then enjoyed which enabled her towards took part the Battle of insist on her own view of her rights. Jutland, and commanded a “Q” to the professional comedienne, to supply the much needed accom-years old from pulling rickshaws. Ever since that date the spectre of boat. Since the War he has con- ladys Voile is, however, one of the madation in the two new institu- Foreigners rarely if over patronise manded.varione small craft, and few artistes of this type who can, tions above named. There are no the child rickshaw-pullers But. this controversy has been between in 1925 was specially appointed in

at will, discard the guise of the public works more urgently requir- Chinese who do use them because the two countries and the question comunend of the gunboat, Cicala. In London flower-seller or charladyed, and the proposed new gaol on they are cheaper generally appear would become very acute and very submarine depot-ship,

the West River, Canton. The new

and become in a fish the polished the separate system is a piece of to be the heaviest of their kind. Medway,

society woman, with an elegance. uncalled-for, and unjustifible ex- The Peking Leader, commenting dangerous if, before settlement Captain Colin Cantlic, D.S.C., and poise that even Vanbrugh travagance that may well be deffer upon the regulation, euggests: "It was reached, Britain interfered with la

duc at Portsmouth on might envy. Therein lies much ofed to the Greck Kalenda. The com- might not be amiss to promulgate. prepare for her her anecens Plans for the Warwick fort of our sick and suffering and farther regulations to punish any American shipping in application October 10 to

voyage to Chinn with the sub season are now open at Moutrics the educational welfare of the man or woman who hires a child

her along a. of sanctions under the Covenant marines Odin. Osiris, Oswald and and the Star Theatre, and early youths of Colony surely merit to drag him or

Otus. The vessels are to go out via application for reservations is reconsideration before the criminals, thoroughfare. By forcing children South America. They are to recommended. As will be seen from The latter are already better housed into this business, these peoply place the Titania and submarines an advertisement elsewhere, a good that they deserve.Hong Kong reveal themselves as without re of the "L" class.

variety of entertainment is offered. | Daily Press, October 9, 1978. gard for the Chins of the future."

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