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DAY BY DAY.

Miss Anna El-Tour, Miss Mira Mirova and M. Leo Podolsky, the calabrated artists who are to giva grand concert at the Theatre Royal on Saturday evening. arrived in the Colony yesterday afternoon by the Kores Maru, So splendid s reception was given them in Manils they gave no fawer than 21 concarts. It is expected that anly two concerts will to given here, as the artists are on their way to British India.

from Manila.

The results of the examination

THE HONGKONG

WOOD-FORBES MISSION. ON THE WATERFRONT.

Chinese Labour for Samoan Islands.

Members of the Party. Distinguished Americans are associated with the Wood-Forbes. A big draft of Chinese labour- Mission of inquiry into Philippineers who are to work in the copra Islands affairs, which arrived at plantations in Western Samoa, Hongkong yesterday afternoon on leaves Hongkong this afternoon, its way to China and Japan. DO the There are tan officials in the Party, as follows --

Major General Leonard Wood, the new Governor-General of the Philippine Islands.

steamer Ascot. The

labourers have been engaged by Massrs. Gibb, Livingston and Company, agents for the Admin- istrator of Western Sation; which is under the mandatory control ofį Mr. W. Cameron Forbes, ex-The number of coolies going to

the Government of New Zealand.; Governor-General of the Philip Samoa is about 1,000 and they pine Islands.

Colonel F. B. McCoy, who has are under contract for one your been recommended by General and will relieve other labourers Wood for the Vice Governorship already there, it is said.

Chinese labourers to the South

LEGRAPHA

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1921:

NOTICES

J.

T

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Our

BUTTER

"DAÏSY" BUTTER

at $1.35 per lb.

is the best imported butter from any part of the World. Its texture and keeping qualities cannot be excelled.

of the Islands under him. This shipment of assisted Our "DAIRYMAID "BUTTER

the

Mr. Ray Atherton, secretary of

American Legation

Peking

at

in Pitman's shortband have just been received and show thas all the papils presented from St. Paul's Institution (French Con. vent) at Causeway Bay have been successful, viz. 2nd class. theory certificates-Miss Adelina Colonel Gordon Johnston. M. dos Remedios and Miss Amelia Lai. Elementary certi-United States Navy.

Lt-Commander S. F. Bryant, ficates Elizabeth Ferguson, Major Peter Bowditch, Florence Hamilton, Elimia Rosselet, Nora M. Burden. Parrin Ruttonjee, Leonora Brien, and Helena Perpetuo.

CANTON NEWS.

An Interesting Rumour.

Our Capton

Pacific Islands is only the second that has left Hongkong. it is stated. One year ago a draís of the same number was taken out to various islands in the; coral $249. The workers went to Ocean and Nauru, the two large phosphate islands under British control, while some went to the French phosphate deposi tory at Makatea Island. Others were landed at British Samoa

ment at the time the mandate

Lieut. O. C. Wood, son of the co-leader of the Mission, who is an aide to his father.

Mesars, Redmayne and Walker are two secretaries to the Mission. Mr. Reyes, the editor of the Filipino daily newspaper Fur

If the undeveloped possibilities antic, accompanies the Mission

that abound in the. Samoan on behalf of his newspaper.

Islands now under the British Jag When Major General Wood fare to be worked, Chinese labour- arrived yesterday he was met by ers will base to be taken to the Messrs. Tin Shun-sien, Yip Lan-country, according to the report correspondent chuen and S. Gobinsin, represent-of a special commission appoint- reports that General Chan Kinging the Hongkong Chinese ed by the New Zealand Govern- ming is finding it very difficult to Chamber of Commerce. clest the Kwangsi troops out of Mr. A. G. Stephen, of the over the Islands was accepted to Lungchow, and has now ordered Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-investigate the potentialities of the artillery to usa explosiveling Corporation, is entertaining the territory. The Samoans are shells. It is

also reported in several members of the party connection with the Kwangsi during their stay in Hongkong. trouble that, Ngai Bong-ping's Mr. Forbes is an old friend of Mfr. force has captured Wu Shuen Stephen and with him at bis residence are General Wood and A telerram from Shanghai has his son. Colonel McCoy and been received this morning stat-Major Bowditch. The ing that Chang Jok-lin intenda members of the mistion are guests to join hands with the authorities at the Hongkong Hotel. of the south-west and for that) At Governmen: House to-night reason will send an army south-members of the Mission will be

city.

wards.

The truce is being observed between the Szechuen and Hupeb troops st Ichang.

We take the following from the Canton Times

As the land belonging to the

Agricultural Experiment Station

other

Pacific Islanders and labour by an aristocratic race among the

them foranother is repugnant. The copra plantations in the islands were going to rack and ruin for ant of labour, it was report- ed, as when under German rule. the natives of the islands were

the

at $1.25 per th

is equivalent in quality to any other tresh butter sold by other Stores.

We deliver orders to any part of the Colony,

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO. LTD.

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New Travelling Purser.

compelled to work in the fields. This practice was, of course, stop- ped when the islands passed into the guests of His Excellency Sir British bands and to make the Edward Stubbs and Lady Stubbs. Country again productive The dinner will be a brilliant affair importation of Chinese has been and the leaders of Hongkong resorted to, mach as it is against society will be there to meet the the stated policy of the New

CINEMA NOTES. distinguished statesmen.

Zealand Government.

Mr. O.H. Smith, a hotel man The Mission is proceeding to

Chinese workers under con-ager well-known on both sides of Chins and Japan at the invita- act in Samos will shortly have the Pacific, arrived at Hong-

"Reputation" At The in Tungshan is reported to be very tion of the respective governments their representative in Datters kong yesterday on the Toyo Kisen

Coronet. poor, bat suitable for residential of these countries. From Shang-in dispute. Mr. R. & C. North, of Kaisha steamer Korea Mara from purposes, the Municipal author hai they will go to Peking to meet the Colonial Secretary's office. San Francisco, as

Reputation" should pack the ilies are considering to have the the President and then on through who will leave Hongkong for passer on the popular liner. Mr. Coronet this week because, aside Station removed to another place Korea to Japan. The tour in the are, for Sydney, on September that capacity on the last voyage Story; the acting of Priscilla Dean)

Samoa by the steamer Tango P. A. Layman, who

from the gripping nature of the where the soil is more suitable North will be short indeed as for the carrying on of agricultural G neral Wood is expected to 20. Mr. North will be away for of the vessel to this port, remain is quite wonderful. She plays the experiments. The present site of return to Manile before another one year watching the interests fed ashore at San Francisco be the Station after it is removed,month has passed. Mr. Forbes of the assisted labourers. will be offered to the public.at will

cause of the illness of his wife. aution with the understanding Washington, D.C., with a draft of Japan direct for

Mr. Smith, lately has been con- that a modern residential centre the reports will Lt-Commander ese boatmea was made at Ping

A round-up of defaulting Chin-pected with the Imperial Hotel, be located upon it. It is estimate Bryant. The other members of Chau on Saturday, their boat

Tokyo. ed that the auction of the land the party will go back to the licences being long overdue. The and buildings of the Station will Islands.

bring about $1,000,000 to the city

which will be used for the con-

struction of roads, other improve-

leare

F

A Big Haul

travelling

WAS iD

ments to make it a pleasan: ARSENAL DISCOVERED.sands of small craft can bideleye State and is coming to the with the fall of the great actress

residential district.

More than 200 buildings have been destroyed by the food in Sun Woi district as a result of

S

Arms for Kwangsi.

men.

double role of mother and daughter. The mother is a famous ctress daring and, clever, but heartless, shallow, and pleasure- loving. Her rise as an actress and descent as a woman are finely Still They Come,

traced. So are the struggles of Another now "535" of the the daughter, whom she abandon- offence is one that taxes the Shipping Board will reach Hong-

ed as a child to gain a footing on rigilance of the Harbour police tong on Sunday merging from the stage. More and more rapid owing to the many small bays and Seattle. The vessel is the Hawk- becomes the action in keeping other biding places in which thou-

and scenes of splendour (wicked agency of the Admiral Line ou when word of an inspector's her maiden voyage to this port. splendour), scenes of sheer sordid- patrol is passed on by the boat. She will go on to Manila on Tues-ness and scenes of striking beauty,

A police boat visited Ping day next.

where all that is best in human Chau at 5 o'clock on Saturday to The ground floor of No. 11 Hill collect boat dues and

nature are shown, follow in swift still impassable. Str et. West Point was the scene licences. The boat people present

succession. The famous actress Many rice fields nearby

A load of 4,687 tons of fuel-oiliaks lower and lower, becomes a under water and it is feared that Officers last night in conjunction in-charge knowing that many into the tanks of the Asiatic

are of a raid carried out by Revenue made no response and the officer from Tarakan is being pumped dope fiend and loses her the production of rice this year with the officers from the Central were unlicensed craft ordered his Petroleum Company from the will be greatly decreased. Station under Sub-Inspector Al-crew of nine sailors to launch as steamer Clam, which arrived last

Nanning, the capital of Kwang-exander Clarke. The premises many of the boats as they could nigb

will also have a modern were searched and twenty-three find thereabouts. government soon, according to revolvers and pistols were dis-launch then towed the sampacs, report from that city. The differ covered packed up in cases and etc., to the police jetty, where WATER POLO LEAGUE. ent local organizationa there from indications obviously destin later they were claimed by their called a meeting in the Ningheleed for the Kwangi army. There owners. Self-government Associaion

At the Marine Court 18 awere four women in the premises, offenders were charged with not few days ago and unanimously two of whom wearing the Kwang having applied for licences for decided that a modern city govern-si army badge were arrested and their boats and fines ranging from

the recent heavy rains. The streets

ді

Arc

is de

. The steam

Fuel Oil Cargo.

Yesterday's Result..

wealth and mucb of ber tracing her fall acts a dozen parts

Priscilla beauty.

Dean in

and all are convincing. The final stages of the story find the daughter impersonating her great Broadway production and the mother baggard, desperate, seared by boarse passione, arriving from London on the opening night... The tragedy that follows need not acting has ever been seen on the screen fan that of Priscilla Dean, alike as mother and daughter, in the closing scenes. She makes the picture and makes it a living V.B.C. v. zadand, real and palpitating thing.

6-40 p.m.: U.A.C. H.M,S Tamar,

0.0p. m.: Interport trial game.

Only one game was played

ment should be introduced for brought to the Police Station by $1 to $3 were imposed according yesterday evening to the above be detailed here. But no greater

Nanning, a city of so great im the police. portance both politically and commercially. A provisional city cherter was drafted by the com-

mittes on self government and WHAT TO DO WHEN BABY

HAS INDIGESTION.

pressented to H.E. Gov. Ma Chan-wu for his approval. The

to the circumstances. Many lame league, the United beating B.M.S. excuses were offerred the Magia Cairo by 10 gosis to 0. trate for non-registration, for

The second match, Club Lusitano several years in some cases, but Tersus E.G.A., was postponed. as numbers of bostmen dodge paying the fee after warnings

Games for this evening.- 5.45

petition presented to Gov. Ma In babies and very young chil- have been issued fines were Wiltshire .: also appealed for the appointment dren indigestion is caused by inflicted in each case, with the of a qualified person to take the errors in diet, frequently by over alternative of "doing time" with post of Mayor of Nanning. feeding. Its symptoms are loss hard labour.

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MEXICO'S CENTENARY.

of appetite, peevishness, wind, New B. and S. Ship

vomiting. furred tongue, bad

breath. bic-cough and restless nights. The best treatment is

Coming Soon.

There will arrive at this port

MANY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

The telegram quoted below wa received by the American Con- sulate General, Hongkong from the Manils Observatory at 9.00 a.m. to-day-

Cyclons or typhoon E. of Aparri, less than 300 miles distant; mor-

Mr. Wang Chi-teeng has been Baby's Own Tablets, which clear within a few days' time & new appointed China's Special Envoy way the offending matter and steamer for the coastal services to convey China's congratulations sweeten the stomach. With proof the China Navigation Com-in the manufacture of glass; one to Mexico on the occasion of the per attention to the diet they Pany. The vessel is the geared of the most important is that in- centenary of the Mexican Be-jusually effect a prompt cure.

vented by Sir William Crookes, turbine steamer Kanyang, a public, the official celebrations of

sister-ship to the Kalgan, which who as the result of numerous which will last from 10th to 30th dian children's remedy, are the builders yards a few months ago, various metals, bas succeeded in

Baby's Own Tablete, the Cana-arrived at Hongkong from the experiments, combining ginas with ing N.W. or N.N.W. September,

most valuable medicine you can and is in the Swatow-Bangkok producing & material which cate SIR HARRY LAUDER'S ESTATES. bave in the nursery. They are run out of Hongkong.

off 98% of the infrared or hast Having decided to sell bis aranteed free from opiates and The Kwanyang, of 2,650 tone lays together with the ultra- Glenbranter (Argyllshire) estates, absolutely harmless, and are gross, is due to reach Singapore violet or chemical rays, called Sir Harry Lauder has placed the remedy for teething troubles, on Thursday, which should bring Sir William Crookes Gl288. disposal in the bands of auction constipation, colis, diarrhoes, her in here about Wednesday of Crookes lenses of any prescription eers, and the sale will take place simple fever and worms. They next week.

în either regular or Toric form

At 11.00 am. 8ept. 13, 1921. Cyclone or typhoon SE of Formosa moving N.W. or N.N.W,

ARMY IN PERSIA COSTS £39,000,000.

Military expenditure in Persia.

in the early autumn. Extending ful sleep and regular develop chow, built at Taikoo Dock, will king Optical Co., Successors sued at about £39,000,000.

promote a healthy appetite, rest- The trial trip of the Kwang. are manufactured by the Hong for the last three years is estimat- to about 9,768 acres, the pro- perties comprise the lands of Is meat.

be run on Friday, it is expected. Clark & Co., Manufacturing & land: Invernosdan, Baltimore, Sold by chemiste, or by mail at The first trial will be made with Refracting Opticians, the most Glenbranter, Strouchreich and 60 cents the vial by the Dr. coal and later a second trial will Glenshellisb. There is good wix-Williams' Medicine Co, 96 Sze- be undergone with the ship burn ed shooting and excellent fishing. obuen Road, Shanghai.

ing oil in the fires.

competent manufacturing optical establishment in the colony, located in 53, Queen's Rd. C.

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