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THE HANKOW CATASTROPHE

#

ISTO tho waters rose to 40 feet and | 50 foot, respectively, and in 1820 the figure of 40 feet was gain reached. The level given on August 23, of 53ft 4ins, was altogether unprecedented. It is a matter

News and Views

for experts to say whether the Britain's Unemployed.

Centenarian's Party. present calamity could have been. The total of unemployed increased Mr. Mark Lovell, gf Emery Down, averted, or at least minimised, had by 18,014 in the week ending July Lyndhurst, celebrated his 102nd the Conservancy authority been 20, c. has been reported by the birthday last month by having a able in past years to carry out the Ministry of Labour. The total tea party, at which his two daugh work which any competent engineer was 2,000, 733-693,003, more than tors and several grandchildren and would deem necessary. The last a

year before, and comprised great-grandchildren attended. Mr. floods of comparable magnitude were 3,866,770 wholly unemployed, 881,912 Lovell is remarkably hale and in the Mississippi delta, when wide temporarily stopped, and 112,001 hearty, and his only trouble is fail damage was done to farm lands normally in casual employmenting eyesight. Earlier in the day he and a number of small towns but The figures included 1,000,483 men, had some bread and cheese and few, if any, lives were, lost. But 05,001 boys, 584,909 women, and cider, and for his mid-day meal in fairness to the Chinese, autho0,980 girlm: » rities it must be admitted that the Yangtaze in flood presents a for more terrible and erratic proposi. tion than the Mississippi

Those Stolen Singles..

The running-out, Bakawali. by Sutcliffe at the Oval test match match illustrated one of the cidental disadvantages of such. perfect partnership as has existed between Sutcliffe and Hobbs. Most observers got the impression that Sutcliffe had for à ten that it was nos his old comṛails for a moment, forgot-

at the other end when he called for stalen single Hobbs ran himself out in the same way at Brisbane in 1928, when batting with Mond. An onlooker on that occasion has described how Hobbs called and bo gun to run, and then hesitated for one fatal second, evidently wonder- had boiled bacon and peas. He stilling whether Mead would be able to enjoys a pipeline.

Bakewell will have to learn The principal German, HungarTranch. Schneider Trophy Team.

the are of those hair raising sprinte Ay

and Estonian alcohol smugglora

The French team which will take which do so much to establish the trading in the Baltic countries have. formed themselves into a trust in pelition will arrive at Calshot about shake the nerve of the fielding side."

in the Schneider Trophy com.supremacy of the batsmen and to order to regulate and control their August 9, and will probably en Mr. Lloyd George's Tülness, rum-running activities. These operasist of 13 officers and 67 men. They tions have lately been subjected to will be under the command of Col, strong competition. The Estus Amanrich. The French Schneider are said to have supplied 3,000,000 team are practising for the com litres this year into dry" Fin-

Smugglers Trust.

part

land, while their competitors, trade petition at the Etang de Berre, near has declined. It is believed that the Marseilles. They have met with two price of spirits will shortly rise asaorious accidents there, one of which a result of 'an' agreement."

Worma Shearer.

was fatal. Col. Amanrich is flying with the team, which the famous airman, Sadi Leeninte, ie helping to train. Clean Seas,

do it

The extent of the entastrophe is impossible to guage. Reports tell of 30,000,000 people homeless, and of two millions doomed to die of

George was a few weeks ago in the The last timo. I saw Mr. Lloyd starvation, exposure and sickness,

country. He came to dinner with The Nanking Government has appointed à Relief Committes, and

his daughter Megan, says Londonor. in the Evening Standard With negotiations for the purchase of

his black velvet dinner jacket and food supplies have been opened with

his magnificent hend of white linie, the United States. Mr. T. V. Soong

There was glow on his cheeks healade a picturesque figure. ia estimating the sum needed for

which seemed to betoken radiant Timmediate help to sufferers is think

health. Strangely enough," our con-- versation was mainly about the pro- ing in terms of from sixty million A London critic pays the follow

state gland, for which "affliction dollars to double that sum.

Uning tribute to one of the most

Lord Carson and Mr. Snowden had fortunately, both Nanking and popular and charming of "movie"

recently undergone operations. Mr. abars-Every time Norms Shearer i Canton are at the moment commit and that clever and tactful husband leave to introduce his Bill on oil informed about the history of the Sir Cooper Rawson has been given Lloyd George was arousingly well ted to military operations on a big of hers, Irving Thalberg, come over pollution. He wishes to render it complaint. He knew the names of scale, and upon inatters of political here I revise any opinion, upon obligatory for all vessels to carry all the great men who had suffered Hollywood stars and vice-pre-separators which will prevent the from it. He gave Rosebery as the Principle. This must bandicap the sidents. They are both so charm discharge of crude oil upon the first statesman he could remember tasks of relief and reconstruction, ing. Everything that Norma Shearwaters. He was perfectly correct who had undergone the operation and while the struggle with the said during the lunch at the in stating that if by domestic legis, He quoted Clemenceau (he was Dorchester, may not be evidence for Intion Britain, can furniah in ex-operated on for prostate gland in Communist-bandit, menace cannot, be they all say they love England-but ample, the matter might woil in 1911) as the only man whose mental abandoned, the civilised world will Norme Shearer.docs more. She un- come the subject of international and physical vigour had not been be united in hoping that the great with her convinced me that her Longue of Nations. It is an ugly bint that he himself was to undergo derstands. The little talk I had enforcement and regulation by the impaired by it. L. G." gave no issues of statecraft between Canton success has been due to a real depth thing to watch a winged creature

the same operation so soon. But F and Nanking will be fought out and insight that puts to shume with its feathers, coagulated by the imagine he must have knowa. It is when the present distress is ended. the pyjama-clad stenographers and refuse of modern fuel.

an idiosyncrasy of great men, when they are suffering from a certain vamped "vamps "/she is so often The latest news is that the doomed to play. It was her idea.

disease, to study its history, and to typhoon, which entered the must at for instance, that The Last of

read up the operations of other distinguished sufferers. And that Mrs. Cheyney" should be made into Shanghai, is aweeping inland to talk-film, which puts her e

evening "L. G.'s" information was certain.y remarkable in its com- pleteness. I talked with one of our most eminent physicians. He gave shout. Mr. Lloyd George's prospects me some reassuring information of recovery. There are three causes of hematurin. The first is stone, which may be regarded as com paratively trivial. The second is enlargement of the prostate gland, the removal of which involves major operation. The third, and by far the most serious, le growth. The fact that in. Mr. Lloyd George's case the prostate gland has been re- moved is a definite proof of the absence of any growth.

For Fratful Wives.

An old-fashioned spanking for petulant, fault-finding wives is vilt in advice on avoidance, of the divorce evil A good spanking is wives," said the judge. It proves & sura cure for nagging childish a man is boss in his own home, I bave no doubt a woman respects a man more when he proves he is the master. It's the worst thing in the world to let a woman wear the trousers in the home. By trousers, I menn the good old-fashioned pants. Judge McDevitt added that by spanking he did not mean a punch in the jaw, but just a little chastisement, when the wife needs

wards Hankow, to add to the ahead of our English actresses for advocated by Judge Harry MeDe ordeal of the stricken city and sur-faith in an English author. An- To English people accustomed to rounding countryside. The active other play she is anxious to appear the little rivers of our Home Island help, not of China only, but of the lude which will not, presumably

in of the screen in "Strange Inter- it is difficult to grasp the magni- whole of humanity is needed on bon five-hour film. Also, the bas tude of the Yangtze Valley dis- behalf of the sufferers in this dreams of "The Miracle" as a talk

film. Whether she would play the It appears that 25,000 appalling visitation of the angry Nun or the Virgin Mary seems a square miles of Hupeh, and 35,000 forces of Nature.

matter of doubt as yet, but I do not miles of Hunan are flooded. This

see why she should not play both area, $ total of 00,000 square

It would fit the story exactly, and the change of dress could be instan miles, is larger than the whole of

taneons. The one trouble is that England and Wales. Ono eye-wit

there is no “ book," "Our Masefields nesa, writing on August 19 describen

and Drinkwaters must pull their a lake of fifty miles width" and

socks up and set to work."

ing further aress

·fertile land in China and ruining irretrievably this year's crops of cotton, rice and other staple articles

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HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE.

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that an INTERIM DIVI DEND of One. Shilling Per Share on

THE Underimentioned Certificate for Bocount of, the Financial Year ending registered in the Narap of MBA E. 6. 100 Old, Shares in this Company 81st MARCH, 1982, has been declared ANDREWS has been LOST or DES by the. Directors of the Company in TROYED; and should this Certificate BABAYE, payable to Shareholders not be produced to the Company before on the Registers at BatsDANE and the 23n5 SEPTEMBER. 1981. Now SINGAPORE, ON WEDNESDAY, 28RD Certificate for the said Klaares will be SEPTEMBER, 1931.

fred, and the Old Certificate No. 8161 Ompany as NULL & VOID. will thereafter be treated by this

NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN that the 'SINGAPORE TRANSFER REGISTERS will be "CLOSED" from TRUESDAY, 17′′

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Cortificase No. 6181 dated fil Sure, 1904, for 100 Shares Not 78801/72000.

JOHN D. HUMPHRETS & SON

Gazeral Managers, Hong Kong, 24th Aug., 1921.

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IN THE SUPREME "COURT OF

HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

IN THE Goors

OF ALFRED

HOLLAND SKELTON, LATE. or "South” Lopar, Canporn CLIFFS, IN THE Corner of Dolj

„ENULAND, DECHASED,”

TOTICE. 18 HEREBY GIVEN N that the Court has, by virtue of ROBERT GEORGE WITURELL. Lg of No 6, HU17OLK ROAD, Kew Boption 69 of Urdinance No. 2 of 1897, LOON TONG, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE made an Order limiting the Tims for that I have expressly forbidden. M Creditors and others to sand in their Wife MARIA ELEMENTLEYN Claims against the abors Estate to the WITCBELL to contract for me or an 9 DAY of SEPTEMBER, 1931. My Nams or as My Agent or in Roy way to pledge My Credit and that Bhe i suficiently applied with all Smitable Nocexiaries and that all (not the responsible for Hor Debts whensoever

Dated this flat day of August, 1917

B. GAWITCHELL

An Oreditors and others are sooord- ingly hereby required to send in their Claims to the Undersigned on or befors Chat Datos

Dated the 20th day of August, 1931:

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MUSSOLINI'S VIEWS ON

DISARMAMENT.

Local Notes and Events

One caso (Chinese) of typhoid

tasting clearance papers, a junk fever was reported on Turday.

one thousand miles in length. In an article which he has written Since then the river has risen and for the French review Les. Annales, many great dykes have burst, flood-MUSSOLINI makes a striking plea ve but not for disarmament. Ho sees Europe

slipping rapidly downhill to'n posi tion where her countries, will in turn become the victims of a Communist revelation. This is nu that area. A comparison with argument of great

great cogency, but Home areas and distances may help unfortunately, it has often done to convey a clearer impression of good service for those who the catastrophis. If the Thames to raise large armies with which flooded for fifty miles to the South to crush imaginary Belshoviks. it would join with the Channel; MUSSALINI, however, argues in by overflowing twenty-five mileseflect that the best defence in this equidistantly north and south, ease is not attack but reformationeved that death was due to na tried, before Mr, Williams but has contemplated, is greater than would

wish

Hertford and Horsham, at oneThis is profoundly true, for Com point, and "Aylesbury, and Harle-munism may grow naturally out of mere at another, would be under the deplorable conditions of the The world water. Distances of thousand Europe of to-day miles do not occur in the United economic crisis is, it past at least, Kingdom. From Land's End to the product of the rooted suspicions John O'Groats is about 000 miles. which poison international life, and The Yangtze Kinng is 3,000 miles of the burden of armaments, which long, a length culy exceeded by the this fear imposes. No doubt the Mississippi (4,200), the Amazon Italian Dictator has been helped (4,000), the Nile (4,000) and the

to his conclusions by a study of Lens (3,700); it has, however, an

dy of his own national balance sheet,

enormous discharge, greater than

For having left port without ob-

master was fized 823. by Comdr." Hole at the Marine Court yester day morning.

tural causes.

A Fair Cop."..

From the files.

Looking Back 25 Years

The alleged fraud case in which Arturo Guimaraes and his alleged associate are charged with.rwind- Discovered on a tram car at ling a Chinenu journalist of the sum Wanchai yesterday, the body of a of 87,000, was brought before the The power of a private individual Chinese mais child was removed to Court yesterday for further in a Crown Colony like this, where the Public Mortuary. It is boman. The car was booked to be representative government is not boen transferred from that Court appear at first sight This fact is and will be heard by Mr. Schofield illustrated by the following in- at the Contral Police Court this cident, which also shows the Gover afternoon. Considerable evidence nor in a pleasant light. It has long has been gathered and, it is stated been a grievance that the European that there is another man held in children on the lower level were note connection with the ease,

to fortunate as those living on the Peck, where the Government has provided a playground for them When a man and a woman were Most of the young folks are of charged bofore Mr. Schoßeld at course sent to the Gardens, but as Central Magistracy yesterday with they have to keep to the paths there is not much opportunity for them, joint possession of 24 tale of preto romp and play, Animated with opium, both defendants told the the lives of the little folks who do pared opfum and 20 taels of a desire to do something to brighten Court that the onium, belonged to not dwell on the Peak, a resident, the woman. His Worship, however, I am informed, wrote to the Gover found that the man had, been in nor drawing His. Exellency's atten possession of nine taels and finedtion to the need for a playground him 8270 or two months? "hard

Sentenova totalling six months hard labour were passed by Mr Williams at the Kowloon Magis tracy yesterday, on a Chinese who was convicted on

a charge of longing to the Captain of the s.a. stealing money and jewellery be. Sandriken to, the value of 81,156 The Captain's cabin was forced open by the defendant who, how the unexpected return of the Cap, ever, was apparently surprised by thin. He took refuge in an ad joining bathroom but was traced and arrested. The stolen articles included local and English cur rency and a cigaretta cass.

Ophum Traffickers,

the Mississippi and, compared with The economic crisis is no less severe ather, rivers of the largest size, in Italy than cloawhere, and there,

labour in default. The woman for those children. The letter was fined 82.600, or eight months hard not without results. With his usual comparatively small bazín, only a}

Four junk masters were brought | labour in default, in connection courtesy the Governor acknow little more than half that of the too, it is breeding dissatisfaction before Comdr, Hole at the Marine with the 24 inels of prepared ledged the letter and invited the greatcat United States waterway.

ay. with the existing order. The most Court yesterday charged with opium and a further 8000 or three writer to meet him at the Gardens

leaving port during prohibited months for possession of 20 tacle and discuss the position. The gen

**** | flèman attended and found His Ex- Descending in torrents, through a obvious, and satisfactory coonomics hours. They were each fined $25 of raw opium.

*cellency ready to hear his proposi- fall of thousands of feet, from its would be in the estimates for then default, three weeks' im.

tloos Inquiry followed, and, whils sources in the Himileyan plateau,

prisonment:

not officially announced yet, it is idea of the difficulties attached to understood that the green in the constricted in deep gorges, and aghting servicra, Hence, no doubt,

4 Family quarrel, patija strong wind" from the left. At Gardens will be set apart as a play- subject to mighty floodings during the changs of tone in Signor

PLATTAM Á care of attempted unlcide will | 200 yards the Civilians, led by 2 ground for children, Hong Kong. spring and summer, the Yangtese MusKOLANI's speeches from last sum be investigated by the Secretariat points, but the Regiment gained a Daily Eres, August 27, 1900.1.17** River in its lower reaches, when

for Chiness Affairs as soon as the tremendous laid at the: 500 yards, mer, hen he was praising the woman who is alleged to have tried range, which they increased some Looking Back 50 Years. it aweeps through the great alluvial

beauties of machine gunz The to do the act has recovered from what at 600 yards, the match result- plains of the Centre provinaca,

MASA the effects of being in the watering in their favour by 49 points. An interesting rifle match be- presents a gigantic problem to the Duce is a late end in some ways an It is stated that the woman, Chan The shooting of the military, team tween the Royal Inniskillings, conservancy engineer.

pected convert to the cause of yingpun, went to the Aberdeen than that of the Civilians, Bergeant came of on Saturday afternoon, Yeo, living at Third Street Bale was far more regular throughout Fusiliers and a team of Civilians disarmament, but he is for that Ferry wharf on Tuesday morning | Langdown making the best in- and @mirabile dictus, punctuality dan op Kohlenhaus (and threw her self in the water. ; dividunt score in the match, vir, 64 was the order of the day, which very renson an especially welcome The attempt was frustrated by a points, exactly if inners on the cannot be said with regard to other

bontösen who quickly took her from other hand a glance at their oppon- klade of sports in Hong Kong. I

At Hankow the top of the Bund ia marked at 48 feet, and sings the record of highest annual water

Tevals was instituted in 1886, the one. If MUSSOLINI mean what the water. She was removed to the tentang score will show wherein shooting was not of a very super

ho says his article is worth a dozen Government Civil Hospital. The dividual practice, was i wanted..." order. (This was foretold by the river, has exceeded that mark on

Bogra, women in said to have had so al Tiong Kong Daily Press, August Ef knowing ones who have some/ thirteen occasions: In 1609 and demonstrations by lifelong.pacifists, i tercation with her husband,

1881.

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