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NEW

ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED.

CONSIGNEES.

WANTED-In October, house NOTICE Peak or mid level, furnished or unfurnished-Apply Box. No. 382 via “Hongkong Telegraph."

TO BE LET.

TO LETA nicely furnished Toom with board and every con venience, middle lasul, suitable for Larried couple-Apply Box No. 581 c/o "Hory kong Telegraph.“

MONDAY JULY 11, 1921.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.-

THE BANDMAN

CORRESPONDENCE

TO CONSIGNEES,

OCEAN STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

Consignees per Co's Steamer

́TERESIAS "

COMPANY.

..MADELINE ROSSITER.

**Bran Pie."

[ềo the Hisor of the “Hongkong - Tagaph"]

The Banque Industrielle, Sir.-More than a week bas

THE RESULT OF DRINK.

Europeans Charged with Theft.

ax-

Mon. 18th

Tues. 19th

Wed. soth

Thurs. 21st

George Williams, An passed sincs the first nablegram) Chinese mazitima Customs officer. was received stating that the at present unemployed, and Banque Industrialla de China had | Gilbert Little Hood, 80 sospended payment.

employed engineer, were brought Several cablograms have since up this morning before Mr. R. E been published including ex-indsell charged with the theft JACK CRICHTON planations from the Managers of of a Decos gramaphone and branches at Shanghai and Sing-eight records, the property of Lt nothing from the Franks, R. N., from the Naval spore but Manager at Hongkong, Having Sanitorium, on the Peak, yester- in view the startling news con-day. tained in this morning's paper Food said he was drunk. If dors he not think that something he had stolen the gramaphone is due to his numerons creditors, he must have done it under the or is be working on the old maxim influence of liquor. The Bandman Opera Company that "silence is goldan?”

As the bank is closed a personal are paying a return visit to the Colony, and for their opening interview is out of the question show on Monday next are pre- and replies to correspondence seating" Bran Pie." This spark.bav pot, up to the present, been prior to steamer's arrival.

ling revue, by Philip Braham, is forthcoming. All broken, chafed, and damag-composed mostly of dips from the TO LET.--Godown at Yau-ed goods are to be left in the monster bran pie and as the dips of different shapes and mati. For particulars apply to Godowns, where they will be aro the Hongkong Land Reclamation examined on any Tuesdays and sizes everyone is satisfied. In Fridays between the hours of speaking of the presentation a Co., Ltd.

10.45 am. and noon within the northern contemporary said. No pains had been spared in the free storage period.

mounting of the piece or in the costumes or mechanical effects.

as

TO LET Large Godown at Mody Iknown scuchai Grodown). Apply Lee Hy San& Ca. 202 Queen's Road Central.

TO LET." Bahar Lodge," No. 4 Peak Road. Peak, 5 rooms. lately renovated. Apply to Ribeiro, Son & Co. P. O. Box 501.

NOTICE.

If Carmen Badaraco, who was restling at Macao last year, will communicate with the undersign ed, she will hear of something to her advantage. LEO, D'ALMADA ECASTRO,

Solicitor, 14. Des Voeux Road Central,

Hongkong.

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hereby notified that the: are Cargo, will be discharged intoj Holi's Wharf, Kowloon, where it will lie at Consignees risk. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 11th | July.

Optional cargo will be landed. unless police has been given

Seclaims will be admitted after the Goods have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining

Yours sto. INTERESTED. (Very') Hongkong, July 9, 1921.

PHILIPPINE FINANCES.

Drastic Economies Needed. The precarious financial situa-

Lt. Franks sald at 8 o'clock last night be went to the officers" sanitorium and there found the defendants, who appeared to be drank. He did not know the defendants not had seen them before.

The Chinese boy in charge of the sanitorium said that yestar- day at about 6.p.m. the defendants came in and asked for drinks. He served them, as they said they were officers. They drank eight| bottles of beer. They signed chits for the drinks. The defendants

undelivered after the 18th Jule staged or costumed bis company/drastic cuts in the estimated ex | money, and later refused to serve i

will be subject to rent.

Agents. Hongkon 10th July, 1921.

AVISO.

over

Fri. 22nd

Prices

THEATRE

ROYAL

Return visit by general request

if the

BANDMAN OPERA COMPANY.

"BRA PIE"

** AFGAR"

** IRENE "

"THE BETTER "OLE "

"WHO'S HOOPER”

Booking at MOUTRIE'S. ...$4, 52, and $1. Overture at 9.15 prompt.

THE UNITED MOTOR CO. LT^.

33 & 35 DES VOEUX ROAD.......

WE HAVE JUST THE CAR YOU WANT TO HIRE

AT OUR REDUCED RATES.

5 PASSENGER CAR. WAITING TIME

↑ PASSENGER CAR... WAITING TIME

$5.00 per Hour. $1.00 per Hour.

.$7.00 per Hour.

$1.30 per Hour.

RING UP 1036 FOR HONGKONG

OR K417 FOR KOWLOON.

BRING YOUR CAR TROUBLES

In fact rarely has fr. Bandman tion in the Philippines has caused were drank. He asked them for with such taste and lavishness.penditure of the Government, them. Witness went for assist- When be returned he Miss Madeline Rossiter is a well which is attempting to save 20-ce. All Claims against the Steamer known local favourite. for play-000,000 pesos and to increase the found that the defendants had gone and had taken away a must be presented to the under-goers bere will, remember her as debt limit to 50,000,000 pesos.

In a recent telegram to the Wat gramaphore and the records signed on OF before the 1st the life and spirit of the "Pierrot Aug..

Bran Pie" was Department, General Wood and which were on the verandah. not be Pie" Company. Of they will

Forbes urged an im- well dipped into. Following the Mr.

Stoker Charles Goodhew, of recognised.

"A Ragmediate increase in the deb

the Tamar, said that yesterday No Fire Insurance will be" Opening Dip" WAS

ti ne Dip" in which Jack Crichton limit as the only means of

at between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. be effectat.

saw both defendants going to BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, and Milsom Brett scored a big tiding the Government

success in "A Lesson in Rag the emergency. Similar recom- time." Thea followed a "Chinese mendations had been made prewards the tram station from the Dip-Chong, in which Madeline viously by Governor Teater. The suitorium. The second defen- Rossiter sang the tuneful little Wood-Forbes cable stated that theldant was carrying the grams- Government was facing bank-phone in a case. They appeared melody with charming effect amidst sothe very pretty scenery. ruptcy, and, apparently as a resut to be drunk. Later on in the One of the items which brought of their message, the House of evening he took sub-Inspector out roars of laughter was "A Dis. Representatives at once passed a Field to the King Edward Hotel

WHY NOT dants who where playing the empregado orderly Dip" a skit on a regiment Bill raising the debt limit from and there pointed out the defen-

TO CS? para o Club Lusitano de Hong- orderly room in which Eric 15,000,000 to 30,000,000 pesos.

Masters was the Officar, Dan Recent Press despatches stated gramaphone.

Sub-Inspector Field said that Conhecimento de coo- No. 61 Des Voeux Road Central abilidade, Portugues e Ingles/Mansfeld was an "Old Bill" two that the measure would be rushed the second defendant told him

of Sergeant Major, and Jack through the Senate. According Crichton was the prisoner. Ato Governor Yeater, an attempt that be took the gramaphone Doggy Dip" caused much mer will be made to amend the Bill for a lark" and meant to retur records in his pocket. He was singing of the Vamp Song was to 50,000,000 pesos.

alightly drunk. BONUSES NO MORE. efective. One of the

It is intimated that the 10 per

The Magistrate said that the features of the Company is the

cent. bonus which has been paid question bere was whether the to Goverment employees will second defendant's statement was probably be cut off. The bonus true. If the defendants wanted to was formerly 15 per cent, but was steal the grampahone they would when the spectators recently reduced by one third not be expected to be seen in a magnificent pageant could observe maintain fleets and armies large

He the contrast between the splendid The dominent party appears to be public bar of the hotel. nex: elections are looming up, but it is generally believed that the reduction will have to be

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

We have removed our Office to

second floor, (above The Mercury Garage),

Precia-se d'am

kong.

indespensavel.

Derija-se por escripta so Secre-

MOW FUNG & CO. LIMITED. | tatio Hongkong, 11 de Julha de riment, while Madeline Rossiter's so as to raise the total debt limielit The first defendant had the

Hongkong. 8th July 1921.

THE COWIE HARBOUR COAL COMPANY LIMITED.

SILIMPOPON COAL

The undersigned are prepare to quate prices for best quality freshly mined SILIMPOPON COAL, trimmed into Bunker at SEBATTIK OF SANDAKAN (British North Borneo!) or to contract for regular Bunker Sup- plies for 6 or 12 months at favour- able rates.

1921.

THE BRITISH LEGION. (HONGKONG & CHISA BRANCHY

The Committee of the British Legion would be grateful if firms)

very

chorus.

Booking opens at Montrie's to- morrow (Tuesday).

Sixty In One Small Basket.

aving vacancies on their staff CRUELTY TO CHICKEN.luctant to cut bonuses, as the would notify the Hon. Secretary (Mr. H. K. Holmes, Land Office, Courts of Justice) to that effect, stating their requirements, and thus possibly assist unemployed- Ex-Service men to obtain work.

NEW BANK.

Another Local Chinese

Enterprise. Amonest the

mide.

Further economies now being considered include the stoppage of new public works, the curtail- ment of enterprises like the National Development Company. the National Cement Ca., and the Coal Co. and the

Inspector Appleton charged e Chinese driver of a truck in Mr. Orme's court this morning with cruelty to chicken. The track which was seen in Queen's Road West, contained seven baskets, four big and three small. The National were all packed full with chicken. closing of the Philippine com- In one small basket there were mercial agencies in the United

There was no States. sixty of them.

Steamers calling at SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for Bankers are exempt from pay- ment of onlinary Port Charges. The minimum draft of water:

matting underneath the baskets Construction of schools will also alongside the Company's Wharf

new Chinese and when taken to the station it be held up, it is said, but the road at Sebattik is 24 feet at low water i Spring Tides. Charts of Cowie banks whose name will shortly be took eleven baskets in which to and bridge improvements will be Bay (Sebattik Harbour) and any placed on the list of local bankpat all the chicken comfortably, continued if possible. required information concerning ing enterprises, is the Nation-

The Magistrate said if the

tion to

BRADLEY & CO. LTD.

Agents,

PROTECTORTE, ΚΟΥ INDEPENDENCE.

OUR MECHANICAL

CAN DEPARTMENT HANDLE ANY REPAIR ON ANY MAKE OF CAR.

ALL WORK UNDER EXPERT

SUPERVISION.

EUROPEAN

of that be able without difficulty to

enough to protect their own is-

structed the Police to charge physique of the coloured troops the defendants with obtaining in the procession and the stunted liquor from the sanitorium under and unhealthy appearance of the up before him to-morrow, false pretences, and to bring them crowds who lined the streets

THE WHITE MAN AND HIS RIVALS

An Asiatic Study.

Dean Inge has a remarkable article in the Quarterly Revier, the "White Man and His Rivals" He conter ds that the Christian

tarests and to exact reparation. for any transgressions of inter- national law by the whites. Only a wealthy country can be power- The shock came in 1904, when ful at sea; "and a nation which Russia, who, with the help of bas lost most of its foreign trade France and Germany, had robbed will not think it worth while to Japan of the fruits of her victoy til for naval aupremacy.

Tto „aver. China, extended covetous policy of exclusion will be, there- hands over Manchuria, and threa|fore, "powerless to prevent those tened Korea. The military pre-races which possess economic stige of Bussis at that time 8:00) superiority from increasing in very high, and Europe was startled | wealth and then lunilitary power. when 80 Asiatic people, peor and relatively small in numbers, threw down the gauntlet to the Colossus of the North.

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DEEP GLOOM.

It'

Behind the problem of our own fatura rises the great question. whether any nation which aims at being a working man's paradise can long survive. Civilization hitherto has always been based on great inequality. It has been

TELLOWS AND BROWNS nations would be overwhelmed

To the present writer it seems by the natios of the East in a combat ef East versus West, that the danger to the white the port can be had on applica-al Bank, with a nominal capital, defendant was a track coolie he it is reported, of $2,000,000. The

Reporta from the Wood-Forbes because the East is more ruthless races will come from only the had no option but to wheel the concern and also its firs: Presi.cart off. He was not seen pack.mission, which has been inspecting and less humane. The following/yellows and "the browns, not the culture of a limited class principal organizer of the new

the provinces of Southern Luzon are passages from this article. from the blacks and reds, and which has given its character to and adjacent islands indicate that The turn of the tide which Las that this danger is not at present the nati nal life, but has not at- dent. is Mr. Ying, Manager of the Pg the chicken.

Inspector Appleton said the the people of the provinces desire no brought nearly the whole of a military character. Ne tempted to raise the whole people The COWIE HARBOUR COAL Sincere Insurance Company, and

& well-known Chinese business-coolic took all responsibility, a protectorate, although a fox world under the political control doubt it may become a military o the same level. Some civiliza- CO. LTD.

Although be said another man speakers have urged indeperd of the European races began with danger in the future, if the tions have decayed because the No information is yet available packed the chicken.

ence in any form.

two festa of naval enterprise. In whites persist in excluding the privileged class, obeying a law of the nature of the new bank's The Magistrato said he did not Bad weather impeded the party 1492 Columbus, while seeking a yellow and the brown races by which seems to be almost invari

varions points. Governor activities beyond that indicated wish to have the case remanded at

western route to the East Indies, violence from the half-empty able, have died out, and the in its name. A building has been in view of the fact that the Forbes was forced to spend on ended on one of the Babama territories in which they desire masses have been unable to per- purchased in a central site to defendant undertook all responsi-night in a small launch at Islands; and two years later to settle. If the white man is petuate a culture which they determined to throw the sword never shared. Civilization, there-

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Thursday, the 14th July 1921 commencing at 3.30 p.m.

at their tales Rooms, Duddell Street

A Very Fine and Superior Selection of Genuine Old Curis. (just arrived from the North) Comprising:-

Porcelain Vases, Ginger jars. Beakers, Bowls, Wine cups, Josses, Wall plates, Inlaid panels. Flower pots of Kanghi to Tow- "kwong Periods.

Enamelled and cloisonne Plates

man.

LAWN BOWLS.

A league match was played on the Police Satyiday between Recreation Club and the Kowloon Cricket Club which resulted in a win for the former.

Appended are the scores H.K. POLICE.

No. 1 Rink.

CHEFALO AND PALERMO.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY

Machinery wll no doubt per. form many unpleasant tasks for

us, as it does already, but it will

not enable the whole population

to live in comfortable villas or

eat as much expensive food sa they desire. Least of all will

populated island, for reasons which have been already stated.

HEUndersigned have received accommodate the bead office of bility. He suggested that notices obscure inlet along the coast, the Vasco de Gama rounded the Cape into the scales of peaceful com- fore, based on inequality has él

the bank, and the support of a and warnings against cruelty yacht Alava, which was to pick of Good Hope and crossed the

his rivals will beways been insecure; and there number of infpential merchants should be posted up. Inspector him up. having been delayed by Indian Ocean to Calicut. The petition, has promised for the bank an Appleton said it would be a good heavy seas. In the trip through blockade of Europe by the Moslem compelled at last to vindicate are other reasons why the ideal But at of equality or at least of equal Sorsogon province, Mr. Forbes was broken, and the Atlantic their rights by war, auspices start in its business idea in poultry yards.

Mr. Orme fined the man a

had to swim his horse across theeriod of bistory, which to the present the brown man will not opportunity is attractive to many. dollar for each basket, in all $7.

wollen streams. Torrential rains future bistorian will be as distinc: take up arms except to obtain a universal high standard of liv. held up

the investigators an epoch as the Mediterranean self-government for himself in iuz seems to be impossible in su several pointe.

his home, and this he is likely to | industrial community. period, began. Almost aim- altaneously with thesediscoveries obtain frora Great Britain with the Moors were finally driven out fighting.

Under & regiment of peace, from Spain; the tide of Moslem ronquest bad begun to ebb from free trade, and unrestricted During their siz nigbla engage- | Helston. one

of the Cornish its Western high-water mark.migration the coloured races ment at the Woping theatre these towns which the Duke of Corn-In 1519-1521 the most wonderful would outwork, underlive, and exterminate the monarchs of mystery will present wall (the Prince of Wales) has of all voyages brought the crew of eventually K.C.C.

many new mysteries and illusions been visiting, has long been cele Magelbaes to the Philippines from whites. The importance of this this be possible in our densely not shown on their previous visit brated for the "Furry Dance," Patagonia. From that time the fact cannot be exaggerated. to Hongkong. Chefalo is a wonder-bat the Royal visitor probably white man has been at home on fol magician, that no one can paid more attention to a distinc-every ocean. dony, he is also an inventor and, tion that has been achieved in the is constantly adding new tri: Es past few years. The little town illusions and effects to bis already claims that, with three ex- It was not however, till the in-ness ability will be transferred to biz stock of mysteries, and for captiors, every ads of ita men of dustrial revolution in the reign of the economically strong cou their return engagement Chefalo military age served during the George III, that the overwhelm-tries. Asia will be industrialized; and Palermo will present m-ny war, a record which, probably, ing predominance of the European India and China and Japan will T Robertson J.M. Jack new surprises and will present cannot be equalled anywhere in declared itself. That momentous be full of factories equipped with

of the W.G. Gerrard J. Gibson (skip) 13 performance that will surpass the country. A reception of the transformation

whole all the latest improvements and (skip 24)

anything in the line of magical Prince by ex-Service men seems economic structure of European ander

skilled management, performances ever attempted. especially appropriate at Helston. society produced an unexampled which at first will be frequently Their engagement at the Woping It may be added that this Cornish increase, both in wealth and wbite.

+ The culmina- theatre begins July 15th, and they town was already famous for the numbers. *

WEALTH OF ASIA. . will give & full performance Exhting qualities of its sens. Ittion of white ascendancy may every night at 9.15 st popular was here that Bob Fitzsimmons almost be fixed at the date of the Wealth will be so abundant in (skip) 17 pricer.

Was boza

Second Jubilee of Queen Victoris, Asia that the Governments will

:

RC. Hunter

and Vases, Bronze vases and W. Knight incense burners, Crystal, Agate C. Kelly AW.E. Davidson and Jade Figures and Ornaments. W. coper C Boud.. T. Clarke (skip) 24 A.G. Pila

(skip) 13 No. 2 Rink. W.Y. Henderson W.R. Oswald. W. Davitt

J.P. Robinson

One Yellow Vaso-Kanghi

Also

Four Jade inlaid Placques-

And

Kienlang

A few pieces of Soochow Red- wood-ware

On view from Wednesday the

13th July, 1921.

Catalogue will be issued..

Terme :-Cash on delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneer.

W. Blackman

A. Pied

No. 3 Rink.

H.E. Stevens J. Hyde J. Stalker A Clarke (skip) 13 J. McMurtrie

W. Main

THE BEGIN SINO.

A the conditions in the white countries become more and more unfavourable tal enterprise, We may be sure that both capital and busi.

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GENERAL NEWS.

WHEN THE PIE WAS OPENED.”

Unless a strong protest; is. made, it will not be long before trobins and warblers grace the tables of British Caligulas," saya the report of the Royal Society. for the Protection of Birds, in denouncing the supplying of small singing birds as gastronomie Sit-bits in poulterers' shops.