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THE HONGKONG

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ON THE WATERFRONT.

Two -535's Coming on Maiden Voyages. There will be two of the large Shipping Board trans-Pacific

passanger steamers in port at Hongkong on Monday when the Empire State and the Keystone State arrive from the Pacific alope. Both of the steamers are making their maiden voyages to Far Eastern ports,

The Admiral Lino's Keystone]. State arrived at Shanghai yester- day morning from Seattle and Victoria and is scheduled to leave there this afternoon direct

for Hangkong. The vessel should make port on Monday. Her departure for Manila has been sat for Tuesday at 4 p.m.

via

From San Francisco, Honolulu, Japan, Shanghai and Manila, the Empire State, of the Pacifio Mail Steamship Com pany's service, also is expected to arrive here sometime on Mon. day morning.

To-morrow the steamer Hawk- aya Stata, a temporary vessel in the Admiral Line's run, will leave Seattle on her first voyaga to the Far East, it is announced! The Hawkeye State, whichj will make one round trip under the auspices of the Admiral Line, will return to San Francisco, via Honolulu, instead of proceeding from Yokohama direct to Seattle. Iowa is the Hawkeye State of the Union. after which the vessel takes her name.

The Lumber Trade. The marke: ip Hongkong for Pacific Coast lumber and the freight rates for that commodity to the Far East were discussed by a prominent shipping saď lumber man this morning. The rates on lumber from Pacific Cast ports to the Far East are stiffening it was said there having beinga general tendency for them to increase of late, due to the recent maritime strike in Ameri- can ports. On the first of last month the rate bounded ahead: by $2.50 Gold per thousand feet, the rate being $12.50 Gold at the present time.

FRIDAY, AUGUST

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

FRESH AUSTRALIAN BUTTER

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* Dairy Maid”

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$1.45 per b

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Gouda (Full Cream)... Australian Cheddar Picnic (own make) Coulommier (own make)

Fillets

Haddocks

Kippers

FISH

Red Herrings...

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE

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$1.25 per lb.

1.00

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80 cents per lb. 70

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If "laugh and grow fat'

As a proverb is true, The Coronet's patrons

This evening are due Ten pounds extra tissue

Henceforth to carry

witnessing

Simply through

DON'T EVER MARRY.

A Common Practice.

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The demand for lumber in Hongkong is a small and steady one. Just now it is in very much its normal state. In North China there is a very strong demand at the present. Locally, prices have declined considerably from the high prices of some time ago. launches outside two others lying For making fast their steam The record high price in Hong-alongide the kong during the war was $104 Maru, on her arrival here the steamer Siberia Gold for rough merchantable other day, the ccxswains of the Oregon pine. The ruling base launches Lee Ping and Vacuum c.i.f. price is ranging from $30 to were each fined $5 by the Marine $33.

Magistrate this morning.

In America the base price has advanced, according to informa- tion which came to hand in Hongkong yesterday. An in- crease of $1.50 on the previous price is now current.

Lost Overboard.

WHAT TO DO WHEN BABY CANNOT SLEEP.

The baby that cries balf the The loss of one of the passen-cries because it is not well. night does not cry for fun. It gers while the vessel was at yes Almost all infantile ailments, was reported by the master of including the pains of teething, the steamer Foo Shing, which arise in the first place from arrived at Hongkong this morn-stomach and bowel troubles. To ing with 1,622 tons of cargo induce sleep in a natural way, from Bangkok and Swatow, therefore, all that is necessary is When the vessel was outside to set these troubles right, for Swatow, a male Chinese deck which purpose passenger was seen to fall over- Tables, the Canadiad children's Baby's Own board. The Foo Shing was remedy, smartly brought round and a boat devised.

bave been specially was lowered. The search was fruitless, however, but it is to act gently and kindly on the The irst affect of the Tablete is believed that, the unfortunate bowels. Then they soothe the fellow was rescued by a fishing stomach, alley teething pains. boat which was nearby.

and promote calm natural sleep, the baby waking up thoroughly reated and ready for its meal. In A very small cargo of general which their good effects become most cases the rapidity with lines reached Hongkong this apparent seems almost magical. morning on the steamer Hawaii Maru, of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha

Baby's Own Tablets are Puget Sound Line. The vessel's guaranteed to contain not the manifest shows that only 175 tons minutest trace of any opiate, were on board for local consigue es narcotic, or other harmful drug. from Tacoma; Seattle and They are equally harmless and Victoria. The Hawaii Maru belpful to the youngest infant as! brought a small mail for Hong- to the child of 6 or 8 years, and are a proved remedy for infantile constipation, colic, diarrhoea, simple fever, colds and worme.

Chemists sell Baby's Own

Small Cargo From Puget Sound.

LORD NORTHCLIFFE. From Yokohama and Kobe there kong.

are frequent sailings for Shanghai by P. and O. Apcar lines.

Visiting Hongkong. ·

The following is the programme of Lord Northcliffe's world tour:

Left Liverpool July 16, 1921, vis New York for Vancouver.

Repaired At Sea.

He will leave Sydney by the Maru arrived at Hongkong this Tablets or post free at 60 cents The Japanese steamer Kaian Co.'s steamer Kanowns for Yoko Golf ports, via Singapore. The Medicine Co., 96 Szechuen Road, Eastern and Australian Steamship morning from Basra and Persian the vial from Dr. Williams' and will then come on to Singsed to Mr. H.M.H. Nemazee. hams, Shanghai and Chins ports vessel came in in ballast consign-Shanghai.

Left Vancouver by the Matura Pore and Calcutta, via Hongkong,While at ses the main engine of on August &, due Honolula bay and Egypt..

and proceed bomeward a Bom the vessel developed defect August 18, Suva (Fiji) August 22, Auckland (N. 2.) August 25. Leaves Auckland and is due at "Sydney on August 81. Leaves Bydney by the s.5. Kanowna Bep-mission tember 8 for Brisbane, which he written documents, in facsimile,

011 September

Townsville, where he

is

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September ST. Hi

IS IT LEGAL. &

EUROPEAN ROBBED. Kowloon Dock Adventure.

of Moller and Company, figured Mr. S. T. Williamson, Manager as the complainant in a charge of larceny of a cigarette case pre- ferred against a 15 year old Chin. ese youth, heard by Mr. R. E Lindsell at the magistracy to-day, fitter employed at the Kowloon The defendant is an apprentice Docks.

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Evidence was given by Mr. Williamson to the effect that he Yesterday morning which was on board the Lindsay Moler being berthed for repairs at the Kowloon Docks. He took off his coat and left it on the table outside the captain's cabin.

for some time, and on his return He was absent from the spot was informed that the defendant It was then not clear to him what was in police custody for theft. property was missing from his jacket until baving occasion to afterwards reported to Inspector search for his cigarette case be

Aris of Hunghom Station to that found that it was missing and

effect. Witness was then inform ed that the cigarette case had been found on the defendant.

three months detention at the His Worship convicted the defendant, sentencing him to Lajchikok reformatory.

THEFT AT TAIKOO.

Two disreputable-looking Chi- Orme at the Police Court this wese appeared before Mr. G. N.[ morning on a charge of stealing a large quantity of tallow from

the men were intercepted while the Taiko, Docks,

contained in two bags. Que of carrying the tallow, which was It was stated in evidence that

them pleaded in Court that he "took" it, a differentiation which the Magistrate did not appear to appreciate.

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which delayed her until repairs were carried out. MORE MARVELS OF WIRELESS.

One of the

A European waithmen from the crew died on the homeward Feking to solve the Chinese situa-those two men were employ A proposition has been made in Docks informed his Worship that Annapolis, Aug. 6-The trans- passage.

of photographs

tion by holding a mass meeting able, and would not be accepted &nd

in Shanghai, at which delegates by the shipyard people from vadous parties would be « gift" present to discuss and thrash out

Sentences of one month and 21

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For Docking, for across the Ocean by means of of the Argio-Saxon Petroleum all outstanding questions. Pro- days hard labour were respec

The oil tank steamer Argananto, due wireless has been accomplished Company's feet, arrived at Houg-sident Hu Shah-chang has up-tirely inficted on the defendants, gramme includes the following: paking invention was made at The vessel came down in ballast Chin Yun-peng staten that, before being er

proin & recent test. The epoch-kong yesterday from Hankow, proved of the scheme, but Premier the difference in the penalifes Leaves Thursday Island Septem- the Annapolis Naval Station into go fato drydock for overhaal giving hits approval, the matter

ed by the

defendant ht

ber 12, arrives. Sandakan Septem-

transmitting pictures and do The tanker Escalona has taken must be considered carefully cuments to Malmaison, France her new name. She now has the men herber

ber 10, arrives Manila Septembr due Yokohama October 3.

22, due Hongkong September 25,

French engineers are preparing name Flacuns on her bows and further tests,

that

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