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KOWLOON NOTES..

BY THE FERRYMAN.")

So we're going to have bigger Jetr 09. Good jas! They're

Won't badly needed. anghus. Kowloon be an important place when we get these boats and the new pier which will have to be Procted to accommodate them We stal by imagining that we are in Frisco or New York!

The Ferry Company is to be Tongratulated on coming to this decision. Of late the Company has been most olie tous for the comfort and convenience of ita

could not be decided. There is 1531 interesting down

for decision to-morre though. Let's Pay that doesn't rain.

ardi

THE HONGKONG LIBE

OBITUARY.

MR. J. B*PATELL.

The Parsee community monrus the loss of one of its respected members in the death of Mr. Jehangir Byramjen Patell, which occurred at Shameen on Monday last. Deceased was in parfers) health up to the very day of his death. A sudden attack of paralysis appears to have been the cause of his demise.

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Born in Bombay, India, in 1866, the late Mr. J; B. Patell came to China in May 1985 and so had resided in Hongkong and Shameen for

thirty. fire years. During his early career in China he worked as Д cotton yarn broker, being connected with such well-known Indian firms as Messrs. E Pabaney Co. Messrs. S. J. David & Co, and Messrs Greaves, Cotton & 6. At one time he was the sole pro- phetor of the Lyndhurst Terrace General Store of Patell & Ca During the last ten years he established himself in Shameen as a Commission Agent for ex-i porting silk pieco-goods, etc., to India and other countries. By his frank, jovial nature he had andeared to himself all, who came in contract with him, and when his body was brought over Trom Cinton last Tuesday after- noon and buried in the Parsze Cemetery at Happy Valley, the whole of his community, includ- ing several Parsee ladies, as also! members of the Portuguese and other·Indian communities, testified their esteem and respect for him by attendance at the funeral. All the arrangements in connection with the bringing. over of the body and its final dis- posal were admirably conducted by the trustees of the Zorastrian Trust Funds, un the Board -trad of-which the-deceased

been serving as a Trustee LAST nearly

Sear

AT the Othumna Ithiri day) ceremony performed on Wednes day afterno at the Parsee House in Shelly Street, much sympathy was expressed for his widow and a sum of over $400! was subscribed on the spot in memory of the deceased for charitable purposes in connection with the Zarastrian Trust Funds.

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REPULSE BAY.

YESTERDAY'S FLYING.

The event found the various

The pleasant anticipations formed by a large number of residents of the Colony of the attractiveness of a jog-ride in an aeroplane were realised yesterday Kowbon is coming on" all when, perfect weather prevailing, right. The Hon. Mr. John John-Captain Ricou wea able to give Bights at Repulse Bay in four of stone, at the Ferry Company his machines which came over in meeting, refered to the attrac tons of Kowloon and the Now the forenann from Macan,

spoke Inst Territories. hopefully of i future. And garages and steam launch com there were quite a number of panies unable to cope with the Kowloon people at Government vast volume of trafic to the bay

las: night. We

and many people were left strand- House

ed, as it were, in the city. The management of the Hongkong Hotel, which had been of con- siderable assistance to Capt. Kicou in. the promotion of the event. were amply conversations something rewarded by the big rush of cus- tom at their Hotel in Repulse "Do you know Mrs. Blank?" Bay. On the beach was large

moving, aren't we?

ure

When it becomes the thing to

patrons. but it has been hands-live in Kowloon, we may possibly capped by the fact that its boats hear have not been large enough to like this: cope with the growing traffic. The enterprise of the manage- ment will have ample scope when the new programme is fully carried out

"No; who is she?" "Well, they say her hubby bas quite a fair billet, but not quite enough to enable then to live in Kowloon."

FRIDAY, JUNE

1920

NOTICES.

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Received new shipments

of

LAMB, MUTTON, BEEF,

:RABBITS, HARES,

&c &c

From Australia.

KIPPERS, FINNAN HADDCCK,

HAM

FILLET HADDOCKS,

direct from the Scottish Fisheries.

BACON IN RASHERS

60 cents per lb

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FLYING!! FLYING!!

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MOTOR BUSES

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Returning from Repulse Bay

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Return Fare $2.

Tickets may be obtained at the Dragon Motor Car Co.

SHIP FIRE.

array of spare paris. motor spirits tins, and various odds and ends comprising the equipment of the aviators, and these were looked after by a number of "Poor dears; it must be posi mechanics, for Capt. Ricou had I hope that when the nea ferries are installed, botter artively borrid having to live on spared no pains in making the CITY HALL CONCERT- rangements will be made for the the fog-laden Peak. So fearfully undertaking a thorough success. Between 20 and 30 passengers

SLIGHT OUTBREAK ON carrying of passengers luggage. inaccessible, too."

What promises to be an un-

"KARMALA.” At present, Chinese coming off "Quite. Yet a few years ago were taken up for flights of 20 or 30 the trains on to the ferry cause people thought it absolutely tony minutes duration. The machines usually good concert will be given

This morning a fire broke oat .much obstruction by dumping to live there. They couldn't, which comprised the squadron at the old Chamber of Commerce

at Kowloon their belongings down anywhere really have enjoyed it, could which arrived in the forenoon at room on Saturday evening, Mr. on board the P. and 0. vessel,

Repulse Bay in diamond-shaped D. F. Amelias, who participates. Karmala, lying of them they?"

The Fire Brigade on the boats. Most

formation, were a big passenger is said to be one of the few Wharf.

received, a call from the boat at 'seem to carry enough to furnish a

iplane of 400h. p. and three artists who have taken the man- small house, too.

My friend from Flatland re-smaller ones termed seromarines dolin seriously and made of it 9.15, and the float was immediate- ports

follows-Quite of 100h. p. The passengers, who an instrumant for the exhibitionly turned out.

On arrival it was found that a But, what is much worse, these quiet week. There have been included a number of ladies, all of frst class music. Such com.

small fire was borning' in the old declared, in spite of the peculiar positions as Liszt's fantasia, or crowd into thea fex tuadles with such saloons." take their shoes off. favourites as "The Village Black-sensations they must have under-Gounod's Faust. Tschaikowsky's lower store room of the vessel, few Chord",gone, that they enjoyed the trips Romance and so on, he performs and with the aid of i lie about and often indulge in smith." "The

in a manner which those who have buckets of water the outbreak It appears their favourite pastime of clearing selections from "The Country immensely,

In the evening after the flight not heard him would hardly believe was extinguished. their throats, to the disgust and Girl, and a few others. Nobody discomfort of others. What is seriously burt. Somebody with three of the machines returned to possible. Two other artists will that the electric wires. had really needed at present is that really good tenor voice, but Macao leaving one of the smaller also participate in the concert, fused, causing the conflagration. the people from the Canton with a watch that must be an ones here, in which Captain Rise one of whom, Madame Amelia The damage was light. The float Silvestri, Italian prima donna, has was not put into operation as its train should be restricted to the hour or two slow (so late did he is to return to Macao to-day.

inhabitants to No fights are advertised for sung before the Royal Courts of services were not required. Mr. use of a special ferry put on for begin) treated

Tosti's Good Bye" and some to-day, but on Saturday and Bun-England and Italy. Her contribut-Lane, the Superintendent of the their benefit

operatic music. Filipino stringday, those who have not yet had ions include numbers by Puccini, Fire Brigade, attended the scene band filed in the time between the opportunity of going through Fenobielb, Pizzuti and Mascagni, songs whilst be recovered his the sensations of an aerial trip The other is Prof. E. Danenberg, kong. Altogether the programme

Activities of the can have their wishes fulfilled in the well-known pianist, who foreshadows a classical breath.....

needs no introduction in Hong popular musical treat. bagpipes: Nil.

passengers

Last week-end was miserably wet, and therefore the Tennis and Lawn Bowls League matches

Lost

further exhibition flights.

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