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Abnormal Temperature.

DAY

YOU CẦN NEVER-PLAN. THE A beat-wave bas Ofertakan the FUTURE BY THE PAST--BURES United States, and, as it is aggravated by humidity, residents

GEO. G. SANDEMAN, SONS & CO'S sympathy, There is something was reported.

Famous

Ports & Sherries

Yesterday one fresh case "of in this Colony can readily feel plaque and one oase of enteric droll about the picturs of children in bathing suits flocking to the fire-brigado atations to receive an Yesterday Chinese shop- impromptu shower-bath through keeper entrusted his foki with the medium of the hose. Un $1,148 to pay to Messrs. Alex happily, the heat-wave has hear Rosa and Co. on a bill. The foki attended by a tragic side, the has not returned nor paid the abnormal temperature having|money ia...‚' caused death and insanity. In

the Old Countrs, too, people are Last week's health return baving a suliry time, the shows that there were five cases thermometer having scared to ef plague (four fatall, three deg, which, is higher than, wei cases of diphtheria (one fatal), ons have so far experienced here this fatal case of spotted fever and| summer. To add to the trying one non-fatal case of enteric. Two conditions, a water scarcity is Chinese died from influenza.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD, threatened, à later cable up-

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prises us that similar conditioas are prevailing in France. It never rains but it pours, and just now, to invert the adsge, the sun never shines but it blazes.

A Modern Methusalah

SINGAPORE

Wood Sawyers Out. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Singapore, July 12. against a twenty per cent, re- Over 1,000 sawyers are striking duction in the pie cowark cutting pay. Work has been at a stand still for a week. Negosiations for

settlement are proceeding.

THE RUBBER,

SITUATION.

THE FIGHTING.

Cantonese Suffer in the

North.

Char Canton correspondent, writes us as follows regarding the fighting between the two Kwonga

blow that will and the career of

the Warlord and his militarista”. who have been obsimintings the progress of the Southwest fog so

BANK OF CANTON:

A Flourising Concern. Rumours, which had their

Owing to the whole of the Ind Division having been dispatched to the front, the 1st Division, which is at present on the north origin in Shanghai to the affect river has been ordered to assume that the unstable position of the the defensive on that front, and Banque Industrielle de Chine had send detachmanta back to Canton likewise involved the Bank of as a precaution. against emar Canton, on socount of certain gencies.

The 3rd battalion of deposits placed by the latter with that Division has arrived and has the Franch bank; were discredited taken up the duties of guards at by the Sub-Manager of the Bank A Firmer Market. [the Arsenal.

of Canton in an interview with a Gen. Chan King-ming has representative of the Telegraph` From Our Own Correspondent) decided to suppress the mutinous this morning

Singapore, July 12,

Yunnan troops in Luichow, before The extent of the Bank of A Pula Bulang shareholder attacking the Ewangai troops in Canton's deposits in current suggests a manting to consider Yamehow and Limehow. Com-account with the local branch measures to prevent the liquida-mander Tung in Hoihow has been of the Industrielle Bank. tion, and the raising of money to ordered to take the offensive, and he Kays atronuts

to only pay the debenture interest. the gunboat Kwong Yuk has only $300,000, and though hopes There are only four cases down The rubber market is firm, been ordered to tow junk loads of a recovery of at least a portion for hearing at this month's being 26 to 27 cents per pound as of troops over to Luichow. of this sum are not entirely with- Criminal Sessions. Wo Sun and compared with 23 to 24 cents a

A private report from the north out grounds, in view of the im- Lau Hing alias Lau Hai are each week ago. There is substantial front states the Cantoness troops proved prospecte, an eventual charged with armed robbery and buying from Germany,

there have suffered heavy loss, loss could well be covered by the Funz Pang and Ip Kam Pio are

and, with about 700 wounded | extraordinary profits the Bank both charged with cutting and

soldiers, are on their way back to of Canton have been making, and wounding

Canton. The 3rd regiment of which for the past year amounted the 2nd division has been trans-to well over $1,300,000. Though ferred from Swatow to the north the books have not yet been as reinforcements.

audited, there is every reason to Tung Hang, the commander of believe that the profits for the. the 1st division in the north, has first half of the current financial. returned to Canton and was met year Lave been just as large,

aumber by 5

of important amounting to at least half a persons. It is said that he will million dollars to fact not go to the north again, but, keep guard on the capital city.

Strict precautions are being taken along the Tigress forts,

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PROMISSORY NOTE CASE.

A Question of Inter- pretation.

THE OLD STYLE OF CEMENT BIFOCALS

SANCHES-A: No. 4. Ly-emoon Villas, Kowloon, on the 11th the modern Methusalsh gets well that it was unlawful to take Summary Court this morning-searchlights playing the whole with their disfiguring and anRoy-

inst., at 5 23 p.m. Albina da Silva Sanches (relict of the late Francisco over the century does be arrest Volney Sanches) aged 86 years. Macao and Shanghai papers please attention. Such a case is record- copy. The Funeral Cortege will pass the monument to-day, at by the Times correspondent at 6.30 p.m.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 12. 1921.

Not very long ago it was con- jsidered quite remarkable to bear of a person reaching a hundred

Mr. Orme sentenced a Chinese years of age. In these latter to three months' hard labour days, whether because such cases 10-day for snatching a silver are much more numerous or be-watch and chain and a penknife cause of greater publicity, it is an from a Japanese in Praya East even chance that you read of ars o'clock last night. The de- somebody with three figures to fendant said that another man

The way in wbb a Chinese his or her credit every time you passed these on

to him. The promissory note suid be read take up a newspaper. Not unless Magistrate said he should know was the point at issue in a case before Mr. Justice Wood in the stolen things.

The case was one in which $300 was involved, the money being aight. It is said that such mea- ing dividing line has been sup- Canstantinople, who states that We wish to point out that the three instalments due under a fear of warships from outside, but foci called Kryptok invisible

sures are not taken against the planted by a new lens withtwo there dwells ia the Turkish|riot of Chidep coolies at Chinese promissory note. The against the naval squadron in bifocal lens. The upper portion capital a Kurd named Zorah the coal mines at Bakit defendant was the guarantor. claiming to be 146 years of age. | Assam, in the Palembang region, His Lordship read the note and Canton, whose crews, owing to of the glass for distance and the It is alleged tha: Zorah came reported by our Singapore corres said he took it as meaning that ears arrears of ray have shown lower for reading. ground from

a dissatisfied attitude. from Trebizond to Constantinople pandent yesterday. was

ane single piece of glass. The not commencing from the date of the when 37 years old, and that he in

We take the following from Hongkong Optical Co.. Succes- the F. M. S. as we note the sum of $100 must be paid the Canton TimeBy order of sors to Clark & Co. Refracting can remember the slaughter of stated. Palembang is in Sumatra. every four months, and if Geo. Chan King-ming, Comman- and Manufacturing Opticians the Janissaries taking place a Wevery willingly confess our error paid then interest must be paid der-in-Chief of the few years later. Seeing that this in geography in this instance-at the rate of $1. per $100 per day. Army, there is now rapid move-facturing establishment in the Cantonese the most competent optical manu- avent occurred nearly a hundred Ed. H.K.T.

His Lordship did not think that ment of troops in every section Colony-located in 53. "Queen's years ago. the recollection, if it!

there had been any default merely and it is believed that he is now Road Central, manufacture this could be authenticated, would go

by failure to pay the instalments preparing for a general onslaught kind of invisible bifocal lens on a long way towards confirming|

Music lovers in Hongkong who Failure to pay instalments the aged one's claim. As it is, the remember the visis of M. amounted to a liability to Pay Luk Wing-ting, to deal the fatal or Toric forms.

on Nan Ning, the lair of Warlord all prescriptions in either regular claim must be taken upon trust, i Podolsky and Miss Mira Mirovo intenst and he read it that was at all. It has been noted by travel will be interested to learn that the only liability. lers that Islamic races of the the famous pianist, in company Mr. C. F. Mason, for defendant, desert enjoy remarkable long-with Miss Anna El-Tour, the said the guarantor evity, owing largely, it is suppos-famous Russian vocalist, will be guarantee the payment of the in ed, to the dryness of the atmos visiting Hoogkong sometime stalments or the interest; he In spite of the fact that there have been contradictory here; but unfortunately there during September. These two guaranteed to pay the amount statements in connection with the overtures now taking are no definite records. In regard artistes are at present touring when the note fell due, which was place between Great Britain. America and Japan on the to

case reported from Java and intend to travel to nine years and eight months from there were

never missed. There were one or A WCB hauf apd couldaa" Pacific question, there is. judging by the latest cables to Constantinople, however, one or America by way of Singapore, the date of the note.

two queries arise on the calcula Manila. Hongkong, Shanghai and His Lordship said the loan was wo things we did miss and get even the smell of a wet cork. hand. room for great hopefulness of a settlement. It was tions of the The correspondent, Japan.

$2,900 and the undertaking of which would have done us a lot Aye, it's a sore subject laddie, reported yesterday that President Harding has issued who gives the centenarian's natal

the person who signed the note of good to have had our share. money to burn-that is, figura- definite invitations to Britain. France. Italy and Japan year as 1191 and arrives at the Coincident with the ultimatum was to repay that sum of money of and a nice fat shoulder of as a lime kila and no' a lick for Sugar and butter we had oodles tively, of course,—a whistle as dry to participate in a conference at Washington on the disarma-sge of 146 by taking 1337 as the sent to employers by the Painters by definite date-aica yaars mutton was always ours for the maybe four hours after.

ahead of ments question and that, as this matter has a close relation present year of the to the Pacific and Far Eastern problem, the Powers should Hegira, or flight of the Prophet. also sent in a similar demage for promisor had

calendar, which dates from the of the Milk Vendors Guild have the date of signature.

Guild of Hongkong the rembars and eight months

The mere writing in the compradore's 'war's an awfu" thing when ye

book. As for booze, wi' the seriously come to think of it. promised to strive for a solution of the latter as giving room for the New Mahomet quitted Meccs on an increase of pay, due increase pay instalments. but he had exception of an necasional ration-

Botas old Samson said, or may. enunciation of principles and policies generally. Such September 13, 622, which would

as well have never rattled the (but Mr. Adversarias correct an invitation will. we hope, be accepted by all and there make 1921 A.D. the year 1299 of 35 per cent has been asked for, stipulated a penalty for breaching of square-face, Wilhelm may be it was Jonab, I forget which,

and a time limit for the grant of of that part of the promise.

sabre. Matches and tobacco According to

me if I'm wrong) aye, as the will be a general agreement with Mr. Lloyd George in his of the Hegira.

Mr. F. E. Nash, for plaintiff. such a concession has been set. this. the age of the Kurdish confidence that beneficial results will follow Mr. Harding's ancient, born in 1191, is reduced to the Milk Vendors Guild, and oft three items in the note should set currants for a pudding and strength of the far came forth a The employers have not replied did not accept that interpretation were ours for the sending for. biblical bloke said Out of the One. Christmas, Janet couldna' strong came forth sweetness.” note, He contended step. The Premier made a statement in the House of to 108. The Islamic calendar, there is talk of a strike on Commons on the whole matter yesterday, and his frank however, was revised by the Caliph August 1st (1st day of the 7th be read separately. The money instead bot taking it by and little thing, sweet reasonableness

we had to put up wi' treacle law statement reported in today's cables will countless bear, who made the starting moon) if the demands are not had to be paid once every four large if it hadna been for the itself. And such was evidenced hailed with satisfaction by all parties.

point to correspond with 640 A. conceded. It is anticiapted that months and he submitted that which makes the present year to be What we should here like to point out is the position | 1286 of the Hegira. bringing the given the price of milk sold by payment. The paragraph relat. Pulling through rusty rifle bores No matter what was on, or when, in the event of an increase being the guarantor guaranteed that extra work the house boys had all over the land in the queue. The other Powers have been Kurdish patriarch's age down to native shops will be increased, og to the interest should not/and polishing buttons sad the wherever crowds assembled who-

PEACE IN THE PACIFIC.

the

Islamic

of China in this matter. rather inclined to leave China ont in the cold. Even when 55.

As the problem is compossibly to the same rate as fixed she has been called in it has been done in a spirit of generos plicated by the difference between by the Dairy Farm Company.

Islam's secular and sacred years,

ity. Seeing that China is more interested in the peace

WE leave the adjustment

of the Pacific than any other nation it is only fair and just to readers with a penchant for that her side of the case should be heard and apprehended. such points.

In the matter of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance our Chinese

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Between

Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

And In Hongkong during the war,

then there were the a lot of things we times that ye felt just like

occasional

Reutariams

Aye,

about ther to go by rail, tram or bus, in folks fell quietly into line without regulation from anybody and perfect orderliness prevailed.

be read with the first paragraph relating to the instalments. The reaches changing bands

Flanders, democracy might have third paragraph was just an exbeen safe enough for all time as planation that the money had to far as we knew to the contrary. be paid at the end of the nine

As a result we never acquired years and eight months.

His Lordship put a different the queue habit. Since John has discarded his, even newspaper interpretation on the note and

men nowadays boggle at the gave judgment for defendant, with

mere spelling of the word. But that's no' the queue I mean.

European's Fined.

I never knew what a queue really meant till I got home last

Now it's a thousand pit'es that the queue is one of the legacies the war never left us bere in Hongkong. Just the other night friends have felt it something of a slight that the views of The Eclipse of an Idol.

I saw the evidence of this at the China were not officially called for. As Dr. Wu Ting-fang.|

Ferry on the Kowloon side. Be- China's Grand Old Man" of foreign affairs, so recently idols" in Germany but their night,

This is not "the twilight of the Blue Funnel Boat Held Up.cosis.

fore the boat was well across, s said, China must be given a chance to come into the world if we may judge by the fate of

bunch of young fellows hung Mr. G. G. N. Tinson appeared

round the gangway, and then of international politics on a basis of equality with the the once-celebrated Hindenburg this morning in the Magistracy THE PEAK ESCAPADE. year. And that wasne' the only

after it was let down they unde other nations of the Orient, especially when the peace of statue. In the early days of the to prosecute three Chinese who

thing I got first hand experience a wild rush for the rickabas, " the Orient is at stake. However good intentioned other war patriotic fervour surged so tried to get away to Singapore as

of either, mind I'm telling ye. No' content wi'` wailing their countries may be towards her. China has the right to say breast that a vent was provided ship had already left the wharf actively through the Teutonic stowaways on the Euryalus. The

When Janet first took out her turn under the verandah they what she feels to say it herself and not have it said for for it in the shape of a wooden when

wee box wi' the sugar in it, right needs must run across into the the information

In the case of two Europeans in the middle of the Maison coolie shelter and start climbing her by others. We are. therefore. particularly pleased effigy of the field-marshal into received that there

who were

charged yesterday Lyon, I felt very uncomfortable. into the ricksbas there, wit the that President Harding has included China in his list of which the sons, and daughters, of stowaways on board and she ha before Mr. Lindsell with the When I tried to wax facations result that the dow of vehicles countries whose representatives should form the Conference Germania sped nails at so much a to be anchored in midstream larceny of a Decca gramaphone wi" peroxide waitresses over the was impeded and the Indian con- for the possession of a direct voice at a round-table gather for the war charities, even if this found the men in one of the morning was altered into one of a full grown meal, I was brought By and by after the strong arm head. It was a profitable business The Police came on board and and some records, the charge this few granulated grains served wi stable nearly sent off his head. ing will not only be a recognition of China's right but will patriotic pastime was act prac-bunkers. Mr. Tinson asked the obtaining beer do much to cleanse the native mind of the opinion that tised quite so extensively as Ber- Magistrate to inflict a

at the Naval up wi' a round turn by the un- gang bad secured their chariots, heary Officers' Sanitorium ander false spoken question in their eyes: the supply gave out and the other countries of the world are loth to give China what lin bulletins of those days led the penalty, and mentioned that the pretences.

And where may you have been womenfolks had either to cool should be hers.

reader to suppose; it appears that anchoring of the vessel in mid-

LC. Le Roy, the master-at-during the Great WAT, Mr. their heels for a bit or kilt up Whether the forthcoming conference will in any way covered with its curious coat of a logs.

the statue was never entirely stream had caused the Company Ams of H.M.S. Carlisle, gavs 8marty?" And ΠΟ wonder, their skirts and wade home. interfere with the question of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance Mail Nevertheless, two "sculptrouble lately with stowaways to defendants were not members of For

There had been a lot of evidence to the effect that the for I was late in the field. Now if we had had the queue remains to be seen, but it would be a triumph of inter-tors" contested in the courts the Singapore. They were seldom the Carlisie crew.

they had bean habit such would never have retorting to lounge lizards on happened. Our police Brena' national diplomacy for Mr. Harding if, out of it, could distinction of having created this arrested at the port of embarkation The bar boy gave evidence of a the same subject and I was a demi-gods, eren if they do get come a real understanding between all the Powers concerning freak. And now, after being al- but at the destination. Had they similar character as that given more tyro at the game of ration- medals dished out to then at Pacific affairs. It has been rightly said that the Far East towed to fall into obscurity, it been arrested at Singapore it by him yesterday. He produced ing repartee. Wi butter it was regular intervals. But when ye

casually transpires will be the centre of any future misunderstandings, for, in statan has been offered for-pany would have had to bring fendant in the name "George there was margarine to grease work might become unnecessary that the would have meant that the Com-two chile signed by the first de- the same. When there was none, come to think of it, a lot of their addition to the normal conflicting interests of the several firewood! Does this signify that them back to Hongkong.

Jones. The second defendant the internals, and when there if folks would only act rational- countries interested therein, there is the question of race Germany has really finished with Inspector Spear said it was the signed a chit in the name of "Ab wa Done o that, you just ly. Maybe if a few experimental and colour on which so much discord has been built in the the war-cult, or that she wishes second case in which stowaways Good".

had to do without. Writing "to queues were formed at some of past. The world has just passed through one big war and Hindenburg himself, the differ-arrested. There appeared to be was employed at Jardine's. He even if ya signed yourself "Pro The second defendant said he The Times didus' do ony good to forget her defeat? As to from Hongkong to Singar 010 were

our public places for a start the desirable end would be reached has seen enough of the misery that follows without desirence in his treatment since the syndicate to smuggle men into bad just left the hospital. Bono Publico." Ye would have in time. As it is, in this respect, ing another. There is a great moral duty imposed on all days of bis apotheosis must be Singapore.

The Magistrate fined him $20 had no more chance of butter an it'e to be regretted now that we the participants in the forthcoming conference to find almost without parallel, astonish- The Magistrate sentenced the or 10 days, and fined the first butterless day if ye had gotten were so well off during the war basis of common understanding.

ing as are the examples of change men to one month's bard labour defendant $50 or three weeks, power to sign per procuration for otherwise we might be better of fortune that history affords. each.

because he signed a false name, the Deity.

behaved in a public way to-day,

+

Fears