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HE 18th Bi-annual Race for the

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NOTICE.

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our solos Manager,

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HONG KONG, OCTOBER 14, 1832,

THE GREAT EXPERIMENT

The results of the Ottawa Confer- enco will leave the world a little breathless. Much more was achieved than the sceptics over dreamed to be possible. Canada in particular Sives and receives lavishly, though Cannda, with eyes on the Chicago Wheat Pool, was not too ready to accept a whimt preference from Great Britain, while her manufac- turers considered that both Home and American products had much to

DIVER'S DEATH

INQUEST HELD AT THE MAGISTRACY

RECENT FATALITY

RECALLED

In Luck

News and Views

"The Governor's beginning to take an interest in me," said the office boy.

Why" asked the head clark. "He's just asked me if I work

here,"

Hurried Exit -

life he devoted to evangelising work amongst the Egyptian pea- santry; whom he knew so wall, A Unique Experience.

& cer!

United Kingdom.

It is believed the device, which is considered here as the greatest advance in and telephony for many years, will conquer echoes,

The death of Mr. William Ram- sey Stephen, a diver who lost his life while doing diving work in the.

The hawker continued his abuse Harbour on September 20, was the oven when he saw me, but he hur subject of a Coroner's inquiry ried down the street when I put pressed for a more considered opin-by the end of the year the number

yesterday over which Mr. Schofield presided,

Medical evidence showed that the cause of death was (1) asphy xis and suffocation and (2) drown ing

A naval diver, giving evidence showing how a diving suit should be fitted, on and also how the pumps worked, said that if an experienced diver found himself with insuflicient air he would go to the surface as early as he could. If for some reason he was unable to do so he would be asphyxiated, It would be impossible for him, if ho were under dive fathoms of water to remove his helmet and it by some chance it was removed it would mean certain death. If the divor were dressed correctly, ac cording to regulations, it would be impossible to take off his helmet.

on my helmet and he realised.) a policeman."-Evidence at London Police, Court,

WTA

Royal Balmoral.

One day giving evidence before eliminato, oscillation in cirouits a committee, Sir William was ask-temporarily out of use, and pro- ed his opinion concerning

duce speech at full strength

The device, which has already tain project. He replied, "It is proved successful on the London- unthinkable." That did not antis-

Aberdeen circuit, is in use on 60 fy his interlocutors,

and they

long-distance lines, and it is hoped ion on the supposition that the will inch 150. scheme would be carried out.

To that Willcocks said, "I think too hard to think I think a thing

I don't think."

State Capitalism.

Chile took a bold step into state socialism with the signing by Pro- visional President Davila of the National Emergency Plan. The Government is to organite fro com panics which will exercise a mono- holy in industry, mining, construc. Iansportation and foreign

The King and Queen are always On one occasion he encountered welcome visitors to Scotinal for what for a Christian must be a their annual holiday at Bakner unique experience. He was taken Castle. They arrived this year in to a mosque whore, in the midst happier circumstances than last, of the Moslem worship, the bless when the whole country was keyeding of Allah was invoked upon on. up to a high pitch of excitement him in gratitude for a brilliant an-trading. Agriculture and insar- over the circumstances thatgineering work he had carried out. brought about the formation of the National Government. It will be Important Telephone Invention, recalled that the King had no soon- A new "zero speech" device for er arrived at Balmoral on August perfecting long-distance telephony, 21 than he felt he should return which is the invention of the Bri- to London to hear the views of the tish Post Office, is being establish The ed in the principle towns in the party leaders on the crisis. in London before travelling north King spent three and a half days

again tu resuma his interrupted holiday."

A Modern Gordon.

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Death removed a great and lov able personality in Sir Willinen Willcocks. Not only was be A brilliant irrigation engineer, his work in India, Egypt and Mesopotamia-as pre-war Irak was His selficesNESS called-testifica

terrible to his colleagues

In the present case, it would

and his religious zeal reminded seem that owing to insufficient air

one of “Chinese" Gordon, if they the diver wanted to go to the sur-made him something of an enfant ! face and tried to lighten hensolf by removing his helmet, The diver having been in the water two or three minutes, he was quite certain that the diving suit, if properly worn, would have held sufficient air for that length of time.

Tho inquiry was adjourned.

EUROPEAN

Y.M.C.A.

MEMBERS ENTERTAIN

LADY GUESTS

He had his own views on many subjects, one of them being that the Assuan Dam which he projected | and designed was unsafe, and an other that the Israelites left Egypt by the El Arish route, and not by the Red Sea.

He made an elaborate study of this question, which he argued be fore learned societies with compel- ling charm. The last years of his}

ance have been nationalized by pre- vious enactments The 360,000,000. pesos capital for the operations is being raised by bond issues. plan has features which make Chi- leans hesitate to call it socialistic,

Tho

they even go so far as to call it. State Capitalism!

LINES ON THE BEARS

` (WITH ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND APOLOGIES TO MR. A. A. MILNE )

Whenever I walk down Ice House Street,

I'm ever so careful to watch my feet, And to buy a few shares,

And the masses of hears,

Who prowl in the gutters all ready to eat Investors who venture to walk up the street Go back to their lairs

And I say to them "Bears

"Just look how I'm buying up all of your shares."

And the little bears grow to each other "He's wrong "As soon as he's silly and starts going long " And some of the bigger bears try to pretend That they're just going out for a drink with a friend; They try to pretend that nobody cares Whether or when or how you buy shares, But only the sillies helieve that fie It's ever so 'portant how you buy, And it's over so jolly to call out "Bears "Just look at me bulling the price of sharos !"

Local and General

The Hong Kong dollar remained unchanged yesterday at 18. 3fd.

Two cases of diphtheria wers re- ported on Wednesday,

The Greater Shangbai Citizens Federation, at a meeting last Thursday, resolved to send a tele- [gram to Nanking, asking the Gov- ernment to issue a stern warning to the military leaders of Shantung The wedding will shortly take and Szechuan against further civil place of Mr. Leonardus Petrus van Calehr, a bank employee, Peninsularity of troops of these two pro- war and suggesting that the majo: Hotel, to Miss Margot You Ziegler, vinces should be moved to Man- Helena May Institute, Kowloon, churia to fight the Japanese.

The Scottish Company of the Hong Kong Yolunteer Defence Corps will hold its Hallowe'en Dinner at Volunteer Headquarters on Friday, November 4 next, at 8 p.m.

!

From the files.

Looking Back 25 Yeara.

markets she had made it understood that such concessions would not alter the traditional policy of the British Government. The principle INNOVATION AT of low prices for the urban con- sumer governed Westminster, ba cause the urban "voter dominated the general elections, and alf, sug gestions of Imperial or other tariffa had been uncompromisingly reject- ed. Tariff Reform was a kettle on the Conservative Party's tail. The world depression, unemployment in The European Y.M.G.A., Kow England and an adverse balance of loon, introduced an innovation last night, when a Ladies' Night was trade that threatened our whole given. About 230 members, friends ceonomic structure, force the im and lady guests sat down to dinner

The booming of gun in the har- posing of tariffs. At once the ques

in the main dining room and in the

bour early on Saturday morning. sveral smaller dining rooms.

was the announcement of the ar tion arose as to the boat 'uses of

After dinner, the guests were en-

rival at this port of the Hon. Mr. these tariffs in order to keeptertained at a concert in the West

The Provincial High Court of W. H. Taft, United States Secre out what Great Britain did not Lounge, conducted under the aus

Chihli has, according to the Chinese tary of War, and bis party. It was some hours after the arrival want notably dumped goods-and pics of the Social Committee of

Press, issued an order to the pro- the Y.M.O.A. A long and varied

curatora of the various district of the 8.5. Minacsota that Be. to make substantial deals with the programme was given in which a

courts of that province, instructing.cretary Taft and his party boarded them to pay particular attention to the Government launch Victoria producers of the food stuffs and splendidly presented one act play

entitled "Robert alias Robert " His many friends will be pleased the activities of Chinese "traitors" and were conveyed to Pedder's other raw materials for which Great

wag particularly well received, to know that Mr. W. A. Cornell, who serve under Japanese military Wharf, the environs of which were Britain trades her manufactures Those who took part in this piece well-known architect, is making authorities during the period of packed with spectators. The Star and her "invisible exports." Had were Rhoda Fowler, Madge Hunt, satisfactory progress after his re-national distress. Should any such Spangled Banner was much in evi- Agnes Lieb, John Luke, and Ralph cent operation for acute appen- traitors be arrested, the order says, dence and from many buildings The numbers of the Debentures

Ottawa failed no doubt bargains Darmer. Other entertainments that dicitis. He hopes to leave the War the procurators must lose no time along the waterfront and in other drawn will be published in the Hong

with other countries would have created a more than usual amount Memorial Hospital next week, but in instituting legal proceedings parts of the town it floated in the Kong Government Gazette and the

been struck. It has, moreover, ta of interest were two zylophone will not return to his office for some against them.

breeze with the Meteor flag of local Newspapers, and holders of

selections played by the youthful | time.

England, to two banners wafting a drawn Debentures may, upon giving be said for them. Probably Canada be remembered that the Olitawa Japancen artiate, Master Sadno notice to the Trensurors waiving the is more alive to political conse agreements are of

For Sale: one Navy complete welcome to the American guests, & tentative Iwai,

Acccording to the Central News six month's notice to which they are quences of an economic rapproach-nature, subject to adjustments, and

Mr. S. P. Makletsoff (piano), and Agency; the City Government of (numbers of ships-one). Such is: There was a guard of honour on the offer of the Government of the Fedder's Wharf drawn from the 3rd entitled, apply on the Blat October,

Mr. E. O. Schroter (violin) assist Greater Shanghai is contemplating Republic of Panama. The navy Middlesex Regiment, and as the 1932, to the Treasurers, Mosers. Pereyent with her southern neighbour while mirror adjustments are in-

ed materially toward the evening's the flotation of a loan in order consists of a steam yacht, purchaser, the guard presented arms, Government launch approached the Smith, Beth & Fleming, for payment than is often suspected. She has evitable to make the new machinery successful entertainment and songs

to meet its budget deficiency of ed in 1026 to quell a disturbance the probable successor to the pre of the principal and interest to the a better chance of maintaining her work, adjustments can also be used were rendered by Mrs. Oswald $3,000,000 during the next scal 81st October, 1982,

Womack and Mr. C E, Gahagan. year. The land tax will be used as the San Blas Indians, and it sidency of the United States of identity, and control of her reas a polite means of cancelling and W. Trace was responsible as part of the securities for the is now anchored in Gatun Lake, America stepping ashore as the and cannot be operated because band struck up the "Star Spangled sources, under the present arrange experiment that does not seem to for the arrangements of the even- new loan, it is reported.

there is no appropriation for its Banner" He was followed by ment than by alternatives that answer as well as had been hoped. ing's programme."

maintenance in the latest Panama Mrs. Taft and his son, by Captain The Booist committee propose Letters of Administration to the Budget. It originally cost the Gov. Ogle, His Excellency's A.D.C., Mr. might mean greater immediate Ottawa is an experiment. Empire holding similar functions regularly estate of Mrs. Mary Rapp, alius ernment £8,000, but when it is put Amos P. Wilder, U.S. Consul benefits to a few industrial mag. Free Trade is far from being achiev-each month, and if the enthusiaun Mi Ho, valued at $1,400, have been up for auction the reserve. will be General, Mr. S., Fuller, U.B. Vice nates.

ed, but the legislation arising from with which last night's inaugural granted by the Supreme Court to fixed at £1,800..

Consul-General, and others. After The Ottawa Conference was a the Conference is a turn and a long notion was received is any indica-the deceased's son, Mr. Fritz Rapp,

inspecting the guard of honour tion, a more than successful Benson

sharebroker.. Decensed died in- turning point. There was some step in that direction. It is possible should be the happy result of the testate at 35, Kai-Tack Bund, Kow The Rev. L Nash, M.A., has while a battery of kodaks were loon City, on March 31 this year, been engaged aa resident assistant turned upon bim, Secretary, Talt. ROYAL HONG KONG YACHT | straight speaking and hard bargain.that Free Trade within the Empire Y.M.C.A. organisers' labours.

at the age of 70 years. She was master and chaplain of the Dioce- and his party moved towards, tho ing, but the results are founded on may achieve that balance between

tho widow of the late Mr. C. F. san Boys' School. He is due to Government House chairs, The The question at issue production, and consumption, and

Rapp, who died in December, 1804 realities.

arrive next March. He was educat-massivo conveyance provided for market manipulations and series

ed at Melbourne Grammar School his use caused Mr. Taft to smile, was whether a protectionist Great the unhampered marketing

'Alleged frauds covering a period | and Catharine's College, Cam and he is said to have asked the Britain should make to half-turn to manufactured goods, that are the of blunderings and panics, which

$18,500, the victims being the Hong gree in History, and English, and Receiving a reply in the afirmative THE

THE 18th bi-anaus! race for ship's wards the self-governing Dominions world problems of to-day. Such the British Empire, by taking this of seven years, and totalling nearly bridge, where he took a good de, A.D.C. whether it would carry him. Lifeboats will be sailed on Friday, or towards foreign countries, some success would see the end of the warning to heart, may avoid. There Kong branch of the Sheng To was prominent as in oarsman. Mr. he entered his sedan, and, with his Any ship of a Company having offices of them old and valued customers, Tariff system. If the British Emisso, in theory, political danger Weaving Factory, has been brought Nash bas had previous experience party was barne to Government or responsible Agents in Hong Kong and though others were of more dubinas pira becomes self-supporting, by an heritage to itself. The Liberal of Taui Wai Cheung, sales man years in a responsible post in the Daily Press, October 14, 1907...

in a close knit Empire, keeping it to. light. As a consequence, a war of teaching, in Australia, and has House. Here the guests were met rant has been issued for the arrest been engaged for the last three and entertained by his Excellency and Lady Lugard-Hong Kong which fa in Port on the day of the race desirability. Britain had abandon extension-of-this-new tariff system, may enter any number of boats,

All entries should, if possible, te ed Free Trade and the problem and enjoys within its own economic party is certainly scared at this de sager at the local branch. Trui is diocese of Melbourne ! in the hands of the Hon Becretary arose as to where she should look Great Wall a prosperity impossible parture from the old idea that we wanted for the alleged embezzle-

By Order of the Committee. L. 8. GREENHILL

Hon. Secretary, Hong Kong, 11th October, 1923.

CLUB.

"TREVESSA" TROPHY

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the 14th of October, starting at 4.p.m.

of

ment of $18,237.88 from the office,

tember this year.

Looking Back 50-Team."- A motor-driver named Tsang

Talking of the ferry boats, `I manently suspended some time ago, think the owners of private launches

R.H.K.Y.C., by noon on the day of the for reciprocity in lowering of tariffs whero trade is dammed by bari hold our overseas possessions as between November, 1025, and Sep Ngan, who had had his licence per-

race and competing beats should be st

thancé.to Kowloon Book (P)

stewards only, leaving all nations

the 'farting line by 3.80 p. Post and other forms of mutual advan-, barriers, then other nations will free to use them. In practice the pater Dillon, aged. 12, & Kowloon appeared before Mr. Butters at the and gigs have some reason to com→ entries will however to received. tage. The Empire was, of course, either week to enter the magic implications of the Ottawa agres schoolboy, sustained-slight injuries Rovioon Magistracy yesterday on plain of the manner in which Course-Start from Channel Bocks, given first choice, but it was made circle of the British economic union meats are of so far-reaching to his face when be alighted from a charge of driving slurry along Fodder's is a little wharf for cm- Mark of Yacht Club18), Mark clear that there must be a quid or will create, by systematic group nature that there may be a world Kowloon Motor Bus Co vehicle Nathan Road without appropriate, barking and landing passengers per on-Wednesday in Sai Kung-Road, licence. It was revealed by the excellence and it was never fin off Cust Rock Beacon (P), Anis pro quo. The argument that to Inga similar self-supporting units. Horosa Tada Olub line leaving date the Dominions had given much Quite possibly the Ottawa experi- consideration of the economie Kowloon City. The lad was taken prosecution that defendant held a tended for a mers, ferry bont land- sailing until gunfire for finis more in the way of preference ment may not succeed. The United folly and cowardice of the Tariff to the Kowloon Hospital for treat licence some years ago, but had an ing Age The convenience of the A läauch will leave Queen's duties than they had got was pro- States made an attempt to create policy, and an awakening to the lent. A similar accident was re-accident which led the police to general public ought to be consult Sistus Pier at 8 pm for the duced, but did not affect the issue

"self-sufficiency," in collaboration fact that a wide degree of world ported from the Sham Shui Po discharge him with manslaughter. The ed as well as that of the Kowloon trict the same night, where Ho Mui case was not sufficiently proved passengers. Of course the fault -Donvenience of Members and

the General Public

In earlier days Brilstil was ou a with Bouth America and Cube, She free trade is the best means of (21), an employee of the Nam Chian against. him, but there was sufficient rests with the Government, which bringing prosperity not only to ShopFuk Wah Street, jumped evidence for the authorities to sus: ought to provide a large pier can- Free Trade basis and while grateful failed, but the crash was due lens isolated states, and groups from a China Motor Bug Co vehicle,pend his licence permanently A able of accommodating all tho

to inherent unsoundness in the millionairen bat, by slow, and receiving internal injurias. He was -

to it-Hong Kong Dody: Prajn, October 14, 1892, [254 preferences from the Dominion (Continued n's foos of next column.)

mark boat to Port and

R. J. VERNALL

Hons Secretary, B.H.K.Y.O. for friendly gestures in the way of theory than to speculativa greed, steady process, to the whole human removed to the Kwong Wah Horfine of $50, or one month, was lotipfit which naturally gravitates-

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