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TOO MUCH MONEY.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER

SIAM'S RICE CROP.

The following is from the *Bangkok Daily Mail":—

PHOTOGRAPHIC NOTES,

Brilliant Days

THE WASP.

One of the things which we know before we saw. in the

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A now version of the Ibsenite Although it is obviously im- The extremely brilliant weather papers was the fact that "this 26 WORDS $1 for 8. Insertions or problem of "The Doll's House"

possible for the traveller by rail and the excessive hent are not tropical weather is incubating a is occupying the attention of the through the districts west of conducive to anything within the veritable plague of winged and Chicago courts, where Mrs. Louis Bangkok to form a precisely sphere of work. Reflexos and the stinged tormouts-wasps, mos A. Bryan, wife of a well-known accurate idea of the rics prospects more bulky instruments require quitoes, &e" Wo are not the millionaire, yesterday appeared in the country through which the too much effort to be carried about man we were. Evon as we write in the part of a modera Nora and line passes, enough can be seen to for any longth of time, and doubt-our nerves are quivering at a applied for a soparation from her show that the outlook, generally less small pocket camerus oro sinister buzzing that is audible husband, says a Now York tele-spoaking, is but a pour one. I now greatly in favour. Very behind us, and our left, cheek has TO: LET-TWO ROOMS suitable ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS, FITTING

is the same thing everywhere, bright daya make serious work aswollen to a size which those grom of Aug. 23.

Mr. Bryan, who is fifty-seven land left unploughed on account difficult problem, us the liability who any our beautifully-ohisel- of lack of moisture, the to obtain harsh contrasts, heavy led features in happier days years of age, does not oppose

young plants in the seed shadows, and blank skice exist would have believed impos the application, though he pro- fesses undying devotion to the bad golden groen end in at every turn. It is perhaps able. The epidemic has led young wife who has deserted him.manyoses perishing and unecessary to dwell upon the

to the usual amateur sugges "I can only say," he testifled, people toiling to plough hard and many recommendations regarding tions for remedies. It is stated that I did the utmost to hold the half-oistened ch in the hope the treatment of hot weather that carbolic disinfectant powder love of Mrs. Bryan. When the they may, after all, get some troublos, as all the technical sprinkled on window ledges will married her nourly a year ago 1 of a crop. Speaking broad papers at this time furnish hints, prevent wasps and Hics from on gave hor £8,000 a year to spend it would seem that probably the majority of which should be tering the root. But what of

only about one-third of the area as she chose. Sixteen motor-versally under rice will be plant noted. With Brilliant sunshine those that are already in? For were at her disposal intend to this year and even then the point of view from which the rive humour commend us to the indulge in no recriminations, and there are indications that the photograph is token is vory following: A feather, dipped yield will be but a poor one. portant. Uuless expressly desir-brought in contact with the wasp's Naturally in some of the very low-lying lands there are inad, oxerssive shows should not dications of a fair yield, but be too much in evidence. With in most cases the young rice the sun directly overhead or at looks pour in the extreme, the back of the worker much of

ishall always provido for her."

Mrs. Bryan, ngoi twenty-seven, declared thatmoney was the case of their domestic troubles. "If Mr. Bryan had been a poor mun, I

thor. I had been a poor book keeper, before I became his first wife's companion, and he had always known the power of "wealth. After he married me

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paralin, should be lightly body. The penetrating fluid spreads a film all over him in an instant, and he dies of suffocation." James, catch that wasp and hold him down while we ring for Thomas | St on his head, man, sit-on-luis- hoad. There! You've let him escape, bungler. We have read the list of these remedies, but we ill cling to the old-fashioned nowspaper. There is

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believe we could have lived toge. Oddly enough, while the districts this dilliculty is overcome., II to bring the parallin and feathers. noarer Bangkok were suffering figure or figures be introduci in from drought, those between Ratburi and Petchaburi were the near foreground, care must be troubled with too much water, taken to select that point of view but it is satisfactory to learn that which will give even lighting on this trouble has been got over, the face or faces. Perhaps the sun on rolled mainly through the fall in the he became overbearing level of the water of the Meklong right or left will be found the best nothing like the power of the was hisdoll. Howanted to choose river, which is now considerably position, providing a heavy, sha-Press. Other wasp-huntera pre- my clothes for mo and parade me lower than usual at this time dow is not cast across the half or for a cunis-racquet. This cor- before his friends. I could not of the year, In the neighbour park of the face from the brini of ainly has its merits, but it is so endure it, so I left him."

hood of Petchaburi a quantity hat or headgear. For work winck with a copy of "The bad for the ton-things. A good Mr. Bryan narratos as an illusif the young rice was drown-under trees and in heavy shande Globe" (or even some inferior tation of her husband's unboar-ed," but the ground has since able opulence that she lost 2500 been replenished and the new is most essential that backed organ) is the thing for, Mr. Wasp. worth of gema lun train. Instead growth is generally reported to be plates should be used as a preonu "The Globe," of being angry, Mr. Bryan stoppadding, well, A matter has just|tion against halution. It is ad- at the nearest town and purchased bean put in hand which, although visablo, to handle the camera as £2,000 worth of fresh jewellery to it will not affect this year's crop, little as possible; the use of a roplace, the lost gems, and conti-will doubtless prove of great nued the journey as though no benefit in the future. Anyone case is therefore very advisable thing had happened..

who has travello 1“jo. Petchaburi Ţin such extremo heat as exists at * The following is from the “N. by rail will remember that for a tho proment. The sun is inclined O. Daily News" of Sept, 12- Day by Day..... considerable distance on this side soften the solution used for

While rice is now coming into. Passengers Lists...... THE "LATCHKEY CASE. Potchaburi the fine pusseB

Shanghai daily, it is understood | Steamers .... through an immense salt marsh, licking the leather on-camoras, tint only just enough to meet the Commercial the haunt of innumerable wild and also will quickly cause demand, or rather less, is being The Courts fowl but otherwise unpotuctive, faded appourano, so that as little Hundreds of thousands of votes This, it appears, has been caused exposure as possible to its full are imperiled all over tirety the tidal water coming raye aliould be allowed.

up the Potchaburi river and a big long to the East of it, and which has ruined a vast tract of land, which, 30 of 10 years ago, was very productive. The Royal Ir- rigation Department hus, we un- derstand, just concluded surveys in connection with a scheme for the orection of a dyke ordan

off a considerable area of

Votes In Jeopardy.

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Britain by a recent decision of the Court of Appeal. The registra tion courts, which oponoton Sept 8, were for this reason awaited with unusual interest

The decision was incidental to the interminable "latchkey caso,"

Dark Slides..

Even with the very best dark slides care should be taken in coturning the cut-off or slide when having made an exposure; if placed in straight, there is little cause of danger, but if put in

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.16-47 -prisoners.Formerly they had The Sugar Shortage .47 three meals of rice a day, but now Notos of a Chiel..... 47. this has been reduced to one meal Peak Lighting Problem 49 of rice and two of wheat flour Water Return.......... 48 The Chinese do not like food | Illioit Arms.....................

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Kent v. Fittall, which has been which will koop, the salt water edgeways the light-wrap isopoued, made from wheat to any consider Result of a Raid.... before the courts in one form or land in qucation and thus render causing streaks of fog across the able extent, in fact it is said that At the Eleventh Hour......48 another since 105. The Court it fit for cultivation. We believe plate. Frequently dark slides they do not enjoy their meals Interport Shooting..... 40-50 of Appeal has ruled that a tenant that the work will not be of an ex-are discarded as useless simply unless they, have at least some Sanitary Board who does not directly pay his own pensive nature and can be easily because this small precaution has rice with them. The tastes of the All Through Gilbert

prisoners would, however, hardly not been considered important. be consulted in the matter, but it pour rates cannot be registere las accomplished. Between Bangkok and Prapatoom, along what may in occupier unless he lives borolled the Klong Bangkok Noi

Those who doubt this point is said that one of the officials in in a house which is wholly district, conditions vary somewhat, may quickly demonstrate its the district has called upon the let out in tenements (1.0., but the outlook is distinctly poor value by a practical expori-peuple to have only one meal of block of flats), or unless he At Taling Chan Ban Chimbaleo

a large amount of land has ment.

GERMANY IN EGYPT.

Gurney.. Interport Swimuning......51 Kowloon-Canton Railway 51 - The Disappearing Servant51 The Hongkong Cricket.... rice per day, as he himself is League....... ...........52 Hold the dark slide having. For the rest of the time The Union Church.........52 livos in a house capable of being been left lying fallow, and al-on its edge with the cut-off ho oats vermicelli and other dishes, compounded for under the lating though people are everywhere end facing you and place, the which are in fact ruore expensive. Acts. To come under the opera to be secu ploughing and silo in position edgeways-und-This state of affairs is rather diffi- tion of this part of the tating harrowing sin'i patches it is

to understand, for in the case Acts a house must not have a probable that hardly more than allow the light to fall on the in- of a shortage it would naturally Enormous Growth of Commerce capital value of more than £8

one-fifth of the usual area will be side; by this morne it will be bo the clienpost food that the poo- year if in the country or of more got to bear any sort of crops at noticed that light passes through plo would look for.

A correspondent Sends to a than £20 a year if in London. all. What the drought has been on either side. Except in the In the meantime, as already Home paper some interesting and.

"This." said a registration in this district my be seen from

| sinted, "the Citizen Soldiery are official of great experience, means the fact that it has even killed of case of slides fitted with velvet patrolling the districtsoutlying the significant details of the strides a complete reversal of the practice low-lying patches of maize noar spring traps, this will be noticed. City. Their patrols start at eight mule by Germany in Egypt. I which is obtained for the last the Chimbalee station. From but there is really no danger of o'clock at night and as a rule end has already been stated that forty years. Overacers, revising here to Salu Yah the conditions fogging if the slide is returned at midnight, and they extend from whereas tho. English newspaper barristers, town clerks, and party would seem to be similar to those correctly, that is, straight on. the Chinese Bund to the West ngents have all assumed that so nearer Bangkok, but numbers of

Gato, St. Catherine's Bridge and published in Cairo has had to long as a man occupied a house people are ploughing and in With regard to film packs, Sicawei. Only some are armed, close its offices, a German news- which was ruteable he should be any instances they are working these are most perfectly mado, and the others appear to be re paper will appear in October, and deemed to be rated, whether he at the tread-wheels to keep the bat require reasonable core cruits who have come out merely that the official notices of the paid the rates himself or whether patoles of seedlings alive. Near when being removed; that is, for training and do not therefore Mixed Courts liave been trans- they were included in his renting Klong Maha Sawasdeo.mat- In future that will not be so. ters improve somewhat and in they should not be exposed more carry arms. In the Northi Honanferred from the local French news Road district, outside the Settle papers to the German Egyptis The effect of the decision is some favoured spots thin rice is than necessary, but, more im- ment, these volunteers aro said cher Nachrichten." enormous. In some industrial almost waist high, but for all that portant still, the front protection to keep up the patrol until after During the years 1807-1007 constituencies, ifstrictly observed, larga areas have been left lying cover should in no way be proseed daybreak.

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It is quite impossible to say increased by 44 per cent, while Tak Add. "Man's." Codes: 2.3.0. 8th, Ed. 4. 1. & Lieber' the electorate. In some parishes surrounding Prapaioom is reach- the difficulty has been anticipated ed matters get still worse again, pressure is inclined to allow light authorities regard the prospects by only 6 per cent.

by putting the tenants' names in the soil at Bin Kamoln look-to croop round the sides and so of trouble from their use of these Germany's shure of the Egyp the rate-books, although the rulosing as dry as the proverbial bone fog ono or more films: The Citizen Soldiery, but evidently than import traite during the are paid in bulk by the landlords, while oven the little patolios of In some constituencies the agents rice in the railway borrow pits grease-proof coloured paper and they think that something may period 1000-4 was £688,770, but appen as it has done elsewhere. by 1909 the figuro had reached Not only has the price of rice gone £1,157,871,2002

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these general rises continus it will banka of Germany are interested, Interpretation of the judges-ul-rainstorms of the kind enn, hardly the use of a lons hood will, much tend to a spirit pe lawlessness; te spital is to be 2500,000, and lug con be modified a new Re- resurrect the dead plants or aid improve the brilliancy and quality, especially in the direction of the Gdirectors include 3 Germans Ag gistration Aot will be imperative." | the people in planting new ones. of roumnegatives.

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