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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

WEDNESDAY.

The suggestion, which has been canvassed in the Press that the Duke of Yark is to become Gov.

JUNE 6 1923.

WEATHER REPORT.

June 6d. 10h. 40m.-Warning to Hongkong, Coast Ports, &c.— Typhoon of unknown intensity within 120 miles of Lak 20o Ñ. Long 1279 E, moving N.E

June 5d. 16h. 00m.-Warning erner General af one of the British to Hongkong, Coast Forte, &c.— Dominions is nothing more than Depression or typhoon of un- London's admirers of the Scot-an inevitable rumour, based on known intensity within 60 miles rish author have founded a Robart his Royal Highness's well-known of Lat. 18 N. Long. 124 E, Louis Stevenson Club, which is to ancisty for public works.

For moving N.NE. ba run on the same lines as the more than one reason, however, Edinburgh organisation with it is possible to state definitely similar name. Attractive head-that his name will not be put for quarters have been secured in ward in the case (which is speci- King George's Hall, Great Rusally named of South Africa, when sell-street. It is intended to draw Prince Arthur' of Connaught re- up a programme of lectures and tires. addresses bearing on the life and work of Stevenson, while manus-

A depression is central over Joripts and articles connected with

will be collected and of Sawbridgeworth, Hertford- the Gulf of Tongking. bim

abire, for £145, is a curious At 6 am. this morning the commentary on the fact that typhoon was 300 to 400 miles east The Newdigste family, just one time such pieces of metal of the Balintang Channel, mov-

common that theying N.E. bereaved by the death of air. Were

preserved.

•

•

The sale of a penny token

June 6d. 10h. 47m.-Pressure is highest to the east of Tokyo. Changes are small at all report. ing stations.

Alfred Newdigate, has in its time became something like a public Hongkong. Rainfall for the 24 supplied the House of Commons nuisance. Ther first came into hours ending at 10 am, to-day. with 18 members. Tracing their use in the reign of Henry VIII.13.00 inch. Total since January pedigree back into the reign of and in the seventeenth century 1st. 15.45 inches, against an King Joan, the family includes there were about 12.000 different average of 26.37 inches. Sir Roger, donor of the Newdigate Farieties in circulation. It is in- FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS poetry prize and the original of teresting, too, to recall that the token to a newf. his ceighbour George Eliot's "Sir Passing of a

a very strong Christopher Cheverel." Sir Roger agent's boy was was one of the 18 M P.'s sitting link in the conviction of Lefroy Foresa Channel N.E. winds, for Middlesex and later for Oxford for the Brighton railway murder. Laiversity. One of the conditions

of the Newdigate Prize is that People will persist in going to the poems shall not contain ang Japan-chiefly from America- reference to its founder. Mr.without having their passports bad vissed, or even without any pasi- Alfred Newdigate, who entered his 4th year, had also port at all, and the Japanese an unusual connection with the authorities are considering baw Cairersity, having invented the they can turn this to account. As the Japan Times puts it, they want to make it more difficult for people to land at Yokobama, and

once universally popular Oxford picture frame.

瞥

„ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast.

2 South coast of)

China between 9.K. & Lamocks. Į

3 Hongkong.. Gap Rock

strong.

E. winds, to - fresh:

fair at first, some rain

4 South coast of later.

Chins between i H.K. & Haipan.

1. F. CLAXTON, Director.

On April 24, 1812, Mrs. Tregon-ons proposal is to charge double. Observatory, June 6, 1923. well, wife of the Founder of the usual fees at the Japanese Bournemouth, as he is now called Consulates in foreign countries. PASSENGERS DEPARTED. noted in ber diary: Went to How this would prevent people

Per P. and O. s.s. Soudan, on the Bourne. Slept there for the first not going through the necessary time." Her husband, Lewis formalities it is difficult to under- 3th June-Mr. M. F. Visajee, Miss!

it Scanlan, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Dymke Tregonwell, a Darset-stand, though undoubtedly shire squire, had just erected the would add to the revenue of the Felt, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Camp, boase which formed the begin-Japanese Government. One pas Master J. E. Camp. Mr. W. Milroy, ning of the famous health resort. senger on the lyomaru on her Mr. Sias Cheh-mlog, Mr. Li Up till then nobody but Tragon last trip arrived without having Ho-ching. Mr. R. Gimbel, Miss wel: had seen the vast possibili-had his passport properly vissed, M. M. Torres, Mrs. A. ties of the wild heathers waste on and two more arrived without and infant. Master A. Torres, L which the town stands to day. It having any passports at all.

The

Torres

was known to few except smuglatter stated that they had been A Torres, Mr. E. L. Carter, Mr. E. Gimbel, Mr. King Vat. Pow. Mr. giers and wild birds. Tregonwell told in San Francisco that pass- bought for £20 an acre land now ports were not needed in Japan. Wong Chun-san. Kr. H. Wasser- worth £10,000 an aure. He also Perhaps it would be as well, sug.maa, Miss M. G. Torres, Misa M. I. planted the pine forests which gests the apn Chronicle, for the Torres, Miss O. Torres, Mr. H. W. make so attractive a feature of Japanese authorities totake steps Cowling, Mr. Jaffer Ali, Mr. Chep to dissipate this rumour before Hseih-tze Mr. Wong Chun-yung,

Mr. and Ms. Wong Taz-chen. taking other measures.

the town.

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A striking feature of modern publishing is the attention that is given to old-time :erature. Nearly every publisher seems to be issuing seventeenth and eighteenth century books AS A garnish to his modera offerings.) The Bodley Head is suing Jaco-T/T bean and Tudor booklets. o is Demand Mr. Basil Blackwell. Messrs.30 ds. Routledge are projecting a series 50 da of Broadway booklets of a similer shanghi

EXCHANGE.

Opening Bule closing Rate on Page 13

SELLING

Kind. Mesars. Chapoian and Dodd T7. Singapare bave issued a beautiful reprint of IT. Japan TT. India

The Beggar's Opera" and "Polly." Demani India together with the airs of the music: T T. dan Francrum and New and Messrs. Constable are about to

York issue a copy of the first edition of IT. JAT

TT. Marks Defoe's famous Moll Fiandera,"

T.T. Franca A book that has been reissued on once since Defoe wrote it in 1721

Demand, Paris

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30 din. San Francisco and Nex

York

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2 3.

Nos

TT. Bombay

97

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T/T. Calcutta

Desand, Caleatta

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Nora.

8.70

Demand, Germany,

Demand, New York

Demand. Bombay

2.55

On Yukohama

Demand, Mani Demand, Singapore Demand. Batavia

Ấn Haiphong

On Saigon

135

Nom

2.19

On Bangkok

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Gold leaf per Tue!

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SUBSIDIARY COINS.

Hongkong cent pieces

10

5

@

Hongkong ine 6, 1923,

Canton sub. coins

Sir James Cantlie gave some homely advice in his character- istic fashion to his "physical 30 d. Sydney and Melbourne 2/41 jerks' class of women and elderly men last month, when it met at the Mortimer Hall for the last time this season. What is the good of these jerks?" he queried. "If you come here with the idea that you are going to develop your bulging muscles, you are mistaken. Bulging muscles are not much good to What these jerks do is te act on the internal parts of your body in such a way as to keep you'fit. Above all, you bave to

anyone.

Saigon

keep your liver fit. That means Shanghai giving it lots of squeezing; and Shanghai

don't

rean

From

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

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M

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140

Nom.

311

47.60

31.11/15

313

3

4.523

par.

pm.

dis.

„169 50% dia.

Thre

... 8th June.

7th.

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ENTERTAINMENTS.

THE CORONET

TO-DAY and TO-MORROW

at 2.30, 5.15, 7.15 & 9.15

VIOLA DANA

in

Puppets of Fate.

THURSDAY

and MAN-WOMAN-MARRIAGE.

FRIDAY

THE STAR

TO-DAY and TO-MORROW at 5.30. & 9.15-

DOROTHY DALTON'

In

HIS WIFE'S FRIEND.

THE GRAND

TO-DAY at 2.30, TO-NIGHT at 7 & ̋9.30

A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE

Epis.

1 & 2.

SEENA OWEN

in

VICTORY.

WORLD THEATRE

PHONE. 1337}

PHONE. 1337

Tuesday, 5th. & Wednesday, 6th, June

at 5 155 & 9.13 p.m., ROBERTSON-COLE presents

BILLIE RHODES

IN

"THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS "

2.30 & 7.15 pm.

THE CREAT REWARD'

Episodes 11 & 12.

Booking at the Theatre.

INWARD MAILS.

Per

+H THE

Chili

22

***

Chibli

Locho

P

Phers

8th

Eoscho

8th

Pres Jackson

13th

Gado M

150h

Usual Pricen.

Pres. JelierHDA

Ibib

OUTWARD MAILS.

Pre Hein Wah Sosha M.

one of the finest things you can Europe via Sorz (Letters & Papers. London 10th May & London Letters I do for that is just walking.

via Brindis 8th May.} Air' *taking the

Shanghai -contemptunusls or going Manila... for stroll and looking at the Bombay shops. I mean a vigorous walk, 6., Japan & Shanghai one that will make you breathe quicker, and will squeeze your liver. If you do that you ceed not be getting old at sixty,"

For Sn3oghci Swatow, Amoy & Takao Another church has decided to Shanghai- abolish pew rents, and it may be sigon noted that the whole system is a swatow curious fiction. Before the Remebui & Wachow formation no seats were assigned Hoikow & Hufphong-

Japan ria Hotelule

to anyone except in rare cases of Satow, Amoy & Foochow

Mails

very great families, and there in Straits

ao property in seats. But by Japan, Canada, U.S.A., C. & &. America & "Europa via Victoria B.C... feu degrees people were able to be

Two mistos from Ferry and Raliway Station. Five minutes by Ferry trom, Bangkong persuaded that the seats they

& flest cisan Hotel in every respect and under English management,

Onicles under personal supervision of the Proprietar, Lang Bar apd Billiard Boom.

Termoderate,

Specila ragements for families on application to

ASTOR

HOUSE

Tlegraphic sidress " ASTOR.”*

J. a. OXBERBY, Proprietor.

HOTEL.

Telephone Central 170.

13, Chen's Road Central

[ z pias Estel centrally located in the shopping and business districts, large

rooms, completely renovated and refurnished. Dining Room and Loung ject ipset. Zatirely under sew management.

For terms apply to the Manager.

generally occupied were their

own, and actually left them in Shanghai wills. In one case a family went Straita & Calcutta on paying two guiness a year for Waibiwe

Java via Sourabaya freebold in a pew long after they Swatow, Amoy & Keelung bad left the district. One of thoƐsudakan most curious cases of pew rights Saigon. "Straita, Ceylon, Mauritius, "L. Marques, South Africe, India via was that of a lady who believed

Dbanuskbodi, Aden, Egypt & Europe Pavía Marssilien ̧.

that the soul of her daughter had | passed into a robin. The Dean and Chapter of Exeter actually allowed her a pew near the High watow, Amoy & Boochow Altar, with a small corner cup-ATSTE BALkvinne board for her bird.

Chass

Phoom Peab

Hydrangea Roche

Mingeny

Haihong...

Loonging

Yan Cloon

8am.

'th d

Date ...Thurs... 7 intt.,

Thur.. 7 inst

9 a.m. Thurs., 7 inst. 10.30 am. Thurs., 7 inst., 10:30 am.

10 30 Siyo M....Thom.. 7 inst..

...Thurs. Tinst. 3.30 pm.

.There., 7 inst. 4.30

Thurs, 7 Inat, 31

3 p.) ...Er.. & inst, noon.

Fri 8 inst. 2 p.m. Sat. 9 ist,, 10.30 am.

...Bat, inst...

Registration 12.15 p.m. 1 p.. Dua Tictorin about 2nd July.j

Sat. 9 inst. 2.30 p.m. Yingchow Laka Faulk ...Sat. & fort; 2.30 pm. Eneichow... Tjikini Kaj 31. Marizang

Achilles....

Cordillere

Halfoong Tjamanoek

*Correspondmer bearing vessel's name only...

Letters

.. Bat ; 9 inet, 5 pm

„Sun, 10 inst.,::9 km. Sun, 10 inak, “O mm. Mon, 11 st, 1 p.m.

Mon., L'inst

Registration 145 p.m.

Letters +230 pum.

(Das Marveilles 15th July 1

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