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The temple murder case came to an abrupt end yesterday when the two accused were found not guilty and discharged.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL

Only one ease of enteric. fever was reported for the 24 hours end ed on July 30.

declared an interim dividend of Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., have

fifty cents per share.

A Dinner Dance will be held at

Repulse Bay Hotel to-night when the "Andetonians" Band will be in attendance.

The ss. Conte Verde salled, from, Singapore at 6 pm, on Sunday, is expected here at daylight to morrow, will berth at Kowloon wharf, and will sail for Ahanghai at 11 am, the same day.

‚»Mr.Daniel P. Wong the Assistant Agency Director of the Inter national, Assurance Co., Ltd., who had been on an extensive tour to Fhanghaf ́and the Szeyap District in the Interior of China has re- turned to the Colony. He WELK formerly the Manager of the Com- pany and has been promoted to the position recently.

In these few days there are twe place if the Taiping rulers had no:meeting, in order to discuss the OIL FUEL TAX INCREASE himself presented to the Gallery, native of Plymouth, is described as

anniversaries. The first is the death one hundred years ago of

prepared the way.

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In 1914 in Europe we see all that Dr. R. Morrison and the other is modern sciengr has discovered the entry of Great Britain into the turned to the purpose of man World War twenty years ago. killing man. This was done in When we think of these two events the name of everything. At the we are reminded of a paradox | tase there was the same old that Western civilisation has been struggle, between liberty and op both good and bad, and that very pression. When England · entered citen the good has been used to the war twenty years ago, there is forward what is bad.

no doubt that the people were Aghting for a principle. This prin- for maintaining the independence ciple was comprised in the treaty

of Belgium. then the neutrality of Belgium was violated, the op-

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In Morrison we have a Christian

gentleman, who thought it but little trouble to come out to China and spend his lifetime in order that the Bible might be presented pressors made every attempt to

that

the

reorganisation of the înancial side

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Dally. Press")

Canton, July 31.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Andrew Manual Coase, aged 23, a drummer of the South Wales Borderers, who desert- His Majesty drew the attentioned from his Regiment at '5,30 `p.m., Coase,, a of the Queen to a picture he had on Saturday, July 28.

ar the police headquarters. There were present notably Chan Chai

This was Lord Leighton's picture being 5 feet 7 inches tall, having showing the Madonna of the early fair hair, blue eyes, and,bearing Tong, the chief of staff, Miao Pool

Renaissance painter, Cimabue, be tattoo marks on his arms and Naam. Yue Han Mau, L1 Yeung

ing carried in procession through body. King, Chan Cheung Po, and others

The Chinese Maritime Customs the streets of Florence. It had In a speech, General Chan Chai has definitely decided to increase been purchased by Queen Victoria An entertainment of unusual in Tong pointed out that it was in-

the taxation of oll fuel by one when it was first exhibited in the terest is, offered at the Root Gar tended to reorganise the financial dollar per ton. The total taxation Royal Academy, London, and had den of the Hong Kong Hotel, on

now reaches $8.50 per ton. of the police. This had

The been greatly praised by John Rus-Saturday next, when Marforie particular reference to the bring -

gulld for oil fuel considers that kin.

White, of "Sunny Side Up" fame. big up to date of their arms and this tax is too heavy, and there-

io Sargent's portrait of Lady Agnew will appear clothes etc.

a selection of fore Mr. Fok Ying. Chi the head. was much admired, as was also a cabaret numbers. A special dinner has placed a protest before the portrait of a lady by David Murr-dance wil be held which will con

head and Bir Noel Paton's "A Mid- | tinue until 1a.m. It is especially Up to the present there has been summer Night's Dream, two Tur-requested that. tables be booked no definite, reply as to the gov-ners, and other works.

as early as possible. ernment standpoint. .'.

side

NEWSPAPER BANNED

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government.

20 the Chinese people. Lloyd

turn the point. There was talk

Compliment from the Queen' George

stated once

of encirclèment arid there was tail

The Queen made complimentary European came to China with that Germany was fighting for her

remarks with regard to the man, Bibles and Bombs, and It 16

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ner in which Gainsborough and probable that when the total effect been a modicum of truth, in these Received, Julg. 91, 4.80 p.in.) “

very existence.

CHINA'S AIRWAYS There may have graphic Messages Ordinance, 1804-

Reynolds pictures had been hips. of each is. summarised, it will be

pretensions, but did that give

Canton, July 31-Preparations Both the King and the Queen were that the Bible is a much more

them the right to destroy the

Berlin, July 31,

for the establishment of the Can- deeply engrossed by the fine show weekly, "Deutsche Wochenschau" now in progress, according to the A portrait which specially at

The radical National-Socialist has been barred for

ton-Hainan-Naaring air line are of Raeburns.

owing to "gross lack of tact.com-

Southwest Aviation Co.

tracted the King's notice was that

cean Kuo Min

A fyer has been sent out for of Admiral Duncan, by. Hoppner,

the line: It is expected that trial) a portrait by Bir Thomas Lawrence flights will probably take place of Mary Lady Manners, particularly early next month-Central Press, when she found there was also ex-

potent and destructive explosive liberty of "ree nation. Belgium than the bomb. For the Bible is had just as much right to live a weapon, as two thousand years any other country, and that book

one week

A "new"

accountancy-business coaching institute under the per- sonal supervision of Mr. Lee Cheuk Kuen, A.A.A., ALLS, to coach stu dents for accountancy and com.. mercial qualification is reported to be in the course

September. It is learned that for of preparation and will be Inaugurated early in the beneft of the office workers

of European history show. Mor the Bible makes it clear that the cerning foreign affairs."—Tran surveying “the aerodromes along and Her Majesty was interested in evening class tuftion will also be

to

end

rison seems to have understood strong should protect the weak this, and when his translation is and not oppress them. The out- considered it may be remembered come of the great War has been that he was learned in Latin. dissapointing. As a war Greek and Hebrew, without the war, it seems to have falled. Tho tatter of which languages it would in authority will say that you can eeem impossible to understand the not expect to abolish war in one Old Testament. During the hun step. Perhaps they are right and dred years since his death, this that the world must pass through book has been widely dispersed in more bloody calvaries before arriv the country. There are transising at a solution of these problema,

tions in various dialects, although

MRS. CURTIS DALL DIVORCED

Minden, Nev., Juy 30, Mrs. Curtis Dall, daughter of President Roosevelt, was granted

a divorce to-day after a ten minu tes trial, which was held behind closed doors out of deference to the President

The custody of the children, is' granted to Mrs. Dall under a wrif

the perfect classical translation In considering the two annivers yet remains to be done. Has the series one is led to think of a race distribution of the Bible really had between Science and man's evil any effect on the country? It is nature on the one hand, and the too early to say, because the erect teaching's of the Bible on the ten agreement. the details of of this book has always been other hand, for the domination of which have no been disclosed through the conversion of one man the world..

Renter

hibited in the next room "a por- trait of the same lady when much younger and painted by Allan

THE CANTON-LUNGCHOW Ramsay

AIRLINE

Ramsay's portraits.of Mrs. Bruce of Arnot and Mrs Montague were much admired. The Queen remem

conducted.

SMUGGLING OF SUGAR

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Sheki, July 31. Duding the last few days there

special to the "Hong Kong Dalls bered Geddes's portrait of his mothas been a considerable quantity

Press! [Copyright),]

Calton July 31. The Eurasia Aviation Company has invited the public to be pre- sent at the dirbdrome af Shekpal today for the opening of its line from Canton to Laxış chau.

her which was in the exhibition of of sugar kmuggled into Sheki, For British Art at Burlington House, this reason the government has where Her Majesty had seen al sent plain clothes detectives to On leaving the Gallery to return investigate and seize the smug- to the Palace their Majesties were glers. The wiger found in those enthusiastically cheered by a large shops which have not registered crowd.

themselves has been seized: