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STEAM LAUNDRY THEFT.

"A Mistake" Charges of stealing various Aructes of clothing and of three bags of laundry blue were this morning preferred

pany.

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THE HONGKONG KELGRAFH:

ON THE WATERFRONT.

New Vessels for the C,5.N. Ca

Soott's Shipbuilding and Engi neering Company, Greenock. recently launched the steamer Kingyang, of 2,700 tons gross for the Chius Steam Navigation Company. The now geared tur- bina staamer Kiangchow, of 2,500 tons grosa, launched by the same shipbuikting firm for the Chins. Steam Navigation Company has run successful trials on the Clyde. Arrived.

Mrs. H. P. Winslow, child and Inurse, arrived by the Eastera on

Saturday.

The Nanking Arrived.

The Chios Mail Nacking which sailed from San Francisco on October 22 with a fall cargo and steerage as well as a large 1st class passenger list, arrived at this port as daylight this morning. Among prominent passengers aboard were Brigadier General McNaughton who returned to this port from Shanghai.

Mrs Leach, wife of Dr. Leach, surgeon on the vessel.

Mr. and Mrs. J. McCarthy who are travelling through to Singa

pore.

Also the following:-Mr. W. Andson, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Mor-1 day, Mr. and Mrs. B Morgen, Mr. C. Patten, Mr. R. L. Ramage. Mr. T. R. Symington and Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Smith. There are also a number of through pas500- gers to Singapore.

Passed the Canal.

are

MONDAY, NOVEMBER : 217: 192TÄ

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANT.

A London correspondent, writ- | ing on the subject of "Soldiers' Slang," said that "burgee" (sic) as the Army term for "porridge." and was of Hindustani origia.

Was

We learn that a big corporation This is the Nanking's last trip with a capital of $10,000,000 is to Singapore. Commenting with shortly to be launched in the ber next sailing, which is D Colony for the purpose of carry. Obviously "burgoo" was mesat February 20, 1922, she will tering on shipping. banking, and That word, Dr. Murray says, is minate at Hongkong and will run import and export business. The of unknown derivation. Con between this

port and Sao articles of incorporation are to be nection with dialectic "burgo:" Francisco.

filed with the Registrar of Com- (Marshall. Norfolk), "burgood. The Nanking bad three deaths papies at an eatly date. The (Hall) yeast, has been conjectur on the voyage-all Chinese. Two promoters of the scheme included. The spelling "burgout" were from tuberculosis and one the better known of the Chinese (Craig, 1847) appears to be due to from pneumonis. However, the businessmen of the Colony,

bis notion that the word. birth of a Chinese baby helped to

Another Scheme.

French. Dr. Murray quotes the restore the balance somewhat. We learn this afternoon the word as current in 1750, meaning People's Savings Corporation, thick oatmeal grual or porridge, The latest Blas Funnel steamers with a capital of $10,000,000, principally by seamen. But to pass the Suez Canal, outward divided in 80,000 faurder this writer first heard the word bound for Hongkong.

in the sense of a drink, two gal-

of water Teiresias, November 3. Poly.920,000 ordinary shares of $10 loos

with about phemus, November 10. Eurypylus, each will shortly be opened in two ounces of oatmeal in it, November 13. These are due

Hongkong. The Company is inerved to fireman on an ocean here on November 27. December tended to be formed for the sleamer. Anyhow. do aby 9 and December 14 respectively. Purpose of undertaking financial natives of Indis eat porridge?

The Keystone State.

and other transactions and to The Admiral Line vessel Key-

enable the public to invest money Although by the end of the war stone State arrived at Yokohama to be used by the Company for the British soldier bad invented on. November 18 and is due at such purpo.es) in such a man-plenty of slang words for the Hongkong on November 27. She ber thai all the principal collection that is now being made. advanced will be repaid with in- he was not so quickly off the has 1400 sacks of mail and 10terest in the course of limited mark as his French comrade.. tons of cargo for Hongkong.

Jumped Overboard.

they

contique Within a few months of the com- The Phra Nang on arrival from terest on such principal. Mr. poila" had created a fairly com- receive in perpetuity ia-mencement of hostilities, the Saigon which she left on the Lau Cha Pax and Mr. Kolewall plete vocabulary. He had a pet 13th reported tbst a Chinese and other prominent Chinese basi-game for practically every item passenger. Chue Chang, 40 years ness men are connected with the of his equipment-Rosalie" for of age and belonging to Canton, scheme. The petition has been his bayonet. "flingot" for rifle, committed suicide by jumping fled with the Registrar,

overboard. The ship was im- mediately put about and a careful search was made of the vicinity. Owing to the rough sea however. no trace of the man was found and, after half an hour's search the vessel stood away on her original course.

time:

will

GENERAL NEWS.

INCREASE OF V. ASSCITIES. At a Privy Council at Backing ham Palace the King signed a crease in necessitous cases to proclamation granting an the Victoria Cross annuity.

in-

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"warroes" Or "pruneaux" for bullets and "pot-de-fleurs" for his cap, for instance-while even bis head.legs and feet were given slang words "citron" gam- bettes" and "tartines" respective. 15.

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This consisted of two pillow cases and three articles of clothing. the|

The Marine Court.

That is a good story which latter contained

For going alongside the Drufar in the

comes from Ashford, of a terrier which catches fish. notes & Home baskets which the watchman without permission of a police

journal. But it can be matched. subsequently took possession of officer and before the vessel had

The writer, for instance, bas a and brought to the compradore's been examined by the police AN AWMY LINGUIST." office.

yesterday three boat people-the

Asked by a solicitor if he knew will hear it, of a water spaniel's. tale he loves to tell to those who "Defendant who said that ho master of one boat, the steeraman what bad language was, a witness feat. Sambo used to accompany wasteras in the employ of the took these by mistake, was sen-of another and the boatman of at Shoreditch County Court re-him in his boyhood to the Norfolk Hongkong Steam Laundry Com-tenced to six weeks hard labour. third-appeared before Liea plied. On yes; I've been

Yare, where he bad permission to tenant Conway Hake R. S. R. soldier." FOR RUN-DOWN PEOPLE. this

troll for pike. Evidence was given by Mr.

morning.

The day's pro- Against the A. D. Lee, Manager

ceedings began with angling for master and the steersman was A Helpful Suggestion. the

"Cocktail News." Laundry Company, to the effect

also preferred the charge of

gadgeon to serve as bait, but one expression run-down

It would be easy to fill this day the gudgeon would not bite, that yesterday morning in re comes from the teeble action of of the number allowed by their accept all that came our way. fusal, suddenly leaped from the carrying five passengers in excess columa if we were willing to and Sambo, disgusted at their re sponse to a request trom the an unwound clock, and the com- cumpradore he went to the 1st-parison is a good one. Applied

jiceaces.

But we have some care for ac-bank and swam back with a ball- ter's office and of a search being to pealth it means a condition in not guilty to the first charge and from an American newsagency:he logod that this was not used All three defendants pleaded coracy. The following comes pound dace in his mouth. When mada of two baskets brought in which all the bodily functions the two concerned pleaded guilty "Indicating the powerful Japanese for the purpose for which he by the watchman, he found are enfeebled. Appetite fails, the to the second. Lainese coas which be identified digestion is impaired, the nerves

Nippon Удзел Kaisha will caught it he departed up stream as having been brought 10 for

Despite having pleaded are impoverished, the complexion

not challenge efforts of American and returned presently with a washing by the company. Inside becomes pale, there is no anima-

guilty two of the defend-transportation interests to gain water rat. this jacket there were three bags of tion, but rather worry and mental passengers called them, so they carrying trade without a struggle, ed.

urged

But by this time two ants

that the supremacy in the North Pacific or three gudgeon had been land- laundry blue, the property of the depression. Company. The bags were in the staat symptom.

Fatigue is a con- went.

the Seattle office has announced possession of the defendant who

All three were fined $10 with replacement of present freighters No particular organ nad obtained no permission to affected, you must look for relist labour on the first charge and the The first of the new steamships, agreed is based on Mr. Bernard being the alternative of 14 days hard with newer and faster carriers, which the Berlin critics seem If Leo Fall's new musical play. Take the laundry blue outside the to the blood, aa, it circulates penalty for the second offence the Toyooks Maru, arrived in Shaw's "Pygmalion," proves any- works.

everywhere. Improvement in the was $5 or 7 days' hard labour. The defendant said that on blood is quickly felt throughout

Beattle from Hongkong, China, thing like as successful as his certain days no workmen were the entire system, and Dr. Wil who was charged with throwing across the Pacific three days, him fame and fortune in a bound, The master of a fishing boat after lessening the running time Dollar Princess," which brought allowed to do their own washing liats pink pills are inside the works.

the best articles (two sacks of coal) into The blood builders.

N.Y.K. As your blood the harbour for the purpose of nothing but twin-screw turbine equanimity "G. B. S.'s "thou- Mr. Gee Baid that they had a0

will assign he will be able to await with becomes rich and red, the various preventing seizure said he got the engine-equipped steamships to the sand bricks," says & scribe in the arrangement whereby, on certain organs regain their tone and the coal days in the week, the workmen body recovers its vigour. If you shrimps. He was not in such thereby cutting sailing time from not less than £200,000 from The while be W&5 getting Yokohama-Seattle run hereafter, Old Country. He probably netted were allowed, under a permit, to have any or all of the above lack as he perhaps thought at 16 to 9 days. do their own washing outside the symptoms, try the tonic treat first for a police officer saw the speedier Tokiwa Maru will re- Franz Lebar is also said to have On Oct. 30 tbe Dollar Princess," a sum which works. The permission of the ment with Dr. Williams pink coal aboard and his "find" this place the Delagon Maru Company was conditional in pills for pais people.

at added to his banking account) every case.

If you are not fit Dr. Williams' alternative of seven days' hard to be

morning cost him $5 with the Kobe, and other changes are with the help of A washermen in the employ of pink pills will help you to health. labour

The Merry made." The facts Widow." Both these lucky Aus the company, the next witness For men and women too. Get a In Wireless Communication.are

are that the vessels named trisa musicians are sons of army. called, said that he found certain supply now from any dealer; or

old freighters which bandmasters, they sach played in articles of clothing in the defen-direct from Dr. Williams' Medi-wireless communication with the nor likely to break records.

The following vessels were in ste neither "newer and faster theatre orchestras before they dant's sleeping quarters which he cine Co. 96 Szechuan Road, port at 2.30 p.m. to-day: Knight gentleman who knows sad to Viennese public, and both were A tried their compositions on the had missed Binde September Inst. He reported the or $8.00 for six bottles, post free. sang. Tjipanas, Taika

the 16th. Shanghai, price $1.50 the bottle of the Garter, Paul Lecat, Nam-whom we showed the paragraph reported to have been taken pri. discovery to the watchman and You can obtain a useful Health Africa Maru, Malaya. Túitarvom, all right, except for the alleged coly cinema stars like Charle asked the latter to take measures Guide free by sending a postcard Timanoek, Indus Mari, Tasrama fact. The writer must have had Chaplin bere eszned more money Maru, made the brief comment: "It's soners during the waz. Ferhaps whereby the defendant might be request to the above address: Mari, Lake Varrary Machadsan, too many cocktails when he than Fall and Lebar in so short s induced to surrender the property, Write now it is well worth while, ondersta, TİRAK,

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