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CHINESE INSPECTOR'S| HỘNGKONG IMPORTS.

FUNERAL.

Yesterday's Big Procession.

Business Improves Somewhat.

THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPIÐ SATURDAY, JUNE 9. 1923.

**JOYS' OF FILM ACTING.

Griffith Company Nearly Drowned,

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

The following cold specialties are on sale at our Depot and Being ■ cisams producer has Branches :-

Traffic was held up for some, The fortnightly Pries Current considerable time along Queen's and Market Report, publi■bed by Road yesterday afternoon, when the Hongkong General Chamber its little. the funeral of the late Inspector of Commerce states:—

drawbacks. Grifth certainly discovered that when

Hau Hang of the Hongkong Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy he was filming the drama of the Police, took place. There was an Cotton Gooda-Since our last re- Sonth Seas. "Idol Dancer." He extremely lengthy procession, port a considerable business has took bis Company to Jamnica, marked by all the elaborate been done in white shirtings, where most of the picture was characteristics of the obsequiea chiefly pure finishes. Small lines acted, and discovered that he of a wealthy Chinese, and large of greys are also mentioned and a wanted a storm. The Company | crowds assembled to witness the fair miscellaneous irade in dyed went out in a small steamer to passing of the cortege. The pars-and fancy goods has been brought gel the scene, but they had more phernalia used was hired for the to book.

realism than they wanted. The occasion by some thirty or forty Cotton Yarn-Wucliow being little craft became waterlog.ed guilds and societies to which the now free from hostilities and and sank. But just as the ship, Tate Inspector had rendered ap- owing to the fact that British was going down and the party preciated services in the past. On a special stand, adocred with steamers, convoyed by British were beginning to give up hope flowers and illuminster, the de- there, & demand set in from all which had been sent out by the to proceed along came American seaplanes. ceased's helmet, belt and sword

quarters and good business was United States Government to were carried, together with a photograph of him in full uniform put through at an improvement search for them, and the Carr.

igushoats, are able

Pressed Beef

Cooked Ham

Bologne Sausage

Liver Sausage Brawn

Meat & Pork Pies

of $4 per bale. At the close pany were rescued. "Idol Dancer MADE DAILY UNDER EUROPEAN SUPERVISION The chief mourners were deceas-market is quiet but steady. is a gorgeous production and

ed's two brothers, four sons, six daughters and son-in-law.

Quotations

No. 10s. some of the South Sea scenes are

$136 191. No. 128. $170 199 No wonderful. Richard Barthelmess

nil.

10,000 bales.

Coronet.

to-morrow

THE STAR.

at the

THE SKILL OF AN ARTIST

There was a strong contingent 169. $193 218 30. 204. $178/208 (of "Way Down East" fame) takes THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. of the Hongkong Police included Arrivals 500 bales. Shipments the principal part, a beachcomber. in the procession, comprising fourteen

Sales 5500 bales. Unsold "Idol Dancer" is being shown to European sergeants. stock 11,000 bales. seventy uniformed Chinese police.

Bargains day and thirty Chinese detectives, twenty Indians and the same number of.

Woollens. Small sales of tam. District Watchmen. The officers lets, lastings and blankets are re- attending included Hon. Mr. ported, but the market is still dull. E D. C. Wolfe (Captain Superin- "Raw Cotton Sales nil. No. tendent of Police), Mr. P. P. J.minal quotations are as follows: Wodehouse (Deputy Superinten- Indian descriptions at $34 39. dent of Police). Mr. T. H.. King and Mr. C. G. Perdue (Director and Assistant Director of Criminal Intelligence). Mr. J. Kerr (Angisi- ant Superintendent of Police).

Chinese staple at 837 44.

very little doing.

Metals. Market

dull.

T

depressed:

"Silk Husbands and

Calico Wives."

When a home-loving girl mar. rias a man whose nature runs in the opposite direction' the chances: Flour Market Raport.-Stock: are that her matrimonial life wit Chief Inspector Robert Macdon about at 800,000 sacks. Market not be altogether a happy one. ald, Chief Detective Inspector Patent. $3.70 per sack: American bands and Calico Wives." which Quotations: American This is what happens in "Silk Hus Joba Grant, Inspectors Castrian Straight. $2.95 per sack: American commerces to-morrow at the Star. Appleton, Ng Muk, Mohander' Sicgb and Newaf Khan, Sub-Cut off. $2.90 per sack: Shanghai The man goes through life from Inspectors Pincott, Hutchins, Flour, $2.95 per sack: Australian

Cotton and Clark,

The interment took place at the Chinese cemetery. Coffee Planta- tion.

LAND SALE“.

Site for Brickworks.

No. 1. $295 per sack.

Sugar. Market quiet. Saltpetre-Market firming up owing to the rapid fall in exchange.

BANK RETURNS.

The impending sale of several amount of bank notey in circula- The returns of the average lots of Crown land is notified, inion and of specie in reserve in „connection with one of which it Hongkong. during the month is proposed to provide a site for a lended 31st. May. brickworks near Castle Peak.

Banks.

Average Specia Artoon!

HPLOTTE

success to success. He is out! and about, and going ahead at every turn, while his wife is zon-i tent with just her home. How this tangle rutes out in the end is) shown in "Silk Husbands and Calico Wives", which, with House Peters in the principal role pro- mises to be a film with a mare than usualy wide interest.

STANTON'S SHOWS.

Opening at Kowloon To-night.

Chartered Bank of Ind, Australia. and bios." $17,186,773 $5,750.00 the plat of Hongkook

ard

Shanghai Bank-

There will be great doings at Kowloon to-night, when Stanton's Midway Shows are to open on ground ar the junction of Salisbury and Nathan Roads. The management pro- mises all the attractions of the: sscous old English Fairs, modernised with the latest mechanical amuse-

fax Corporation, $13,465.96 380,000+ Mercantile Bank

of India, Limited, $1,330,532

1923, Z certified by the Managers of the At the District Office, Taipo, an i the 27th instant, there is to respective Banks are: offered brickworks Int situate near San Hui, Castle Peak, the area of which is 23 acres and the upset price $975. It is laid down that the purchaser shall within two years of the date of purchase expend a sum of not less than $300,000 in the construction of brickworks capable of turning out, not less than 50,000 bricks per day.

Total $37,223,111 34,300,0 0 | ment devices. On June 95th, there are to be

*Sterling Securities deposited offered at the P.W.D. offices Kow. with the Crown Agents valued at and vaudeville show, as well a There is to be a carnival circus; loon Inland Lots 1558 to 1 61 £921,000. inclusive, the upset price for

many thrilling spectacles in the. Securities with the Crown way of diving from the air, etc., which will be $81,597. On the Agents and Straits Gaverhuent Ten ceats will secure admission same date, there will be disposed £1,800,000. of Inland Lot 241, situate on the

to the grounds, and, once inside. *Securities with the Crown the public will be able to choose new mator rasdirom Gap Road to Wanchal Cap. containing about

Agents £130,000,"

the particular attractions in which 68,000 square feet, the upset price

they are interested. for which is $14,700,

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

UNLICENSED WIRELESS.

that

EASMA CARNIVAL.

The Henry J. Duveen stamp

Case in Singapore Court. Postponed For A Week. collection, valued at more than Mr. H. A. Chase Currier of the The inclement climatic con $1,000,000, which is now being United Engineers, Singapore. ditions prevailing during the sold in New York City in sections, who had erected an apparentis greater part of the week bave so has long been known as one of very efficient receiving set at his bampered the work of preparing the finest in the world, containing house, No. 957 Upper Serangoon tbe dancing floor, that it has been an exceptionally large number of road, was charged before the necessary to postpone the Easma extreme rarities in good condition. Second Magistrate. Singapore. alfresco dance until the 16th. inst. Mr. Dureen began to collect Mr. C. D. Ahearne on May 31st. Those who have bought tickets stamps in 1893 as a diversion with installing a wireless set at will be able to use them next from the business of importing his residence without first having week, or, if they so desire. have pictures. Up to the time of his obtained a licence. The accused their money returned on applica. death in 1918 he pursued his pleaded guilty to the charge. tion to the Honorary Secretary. hobby as eagerly as though the Expert evidence was given by, a portrait of King or President on gentleman from the Post Office a little engraved square of paper who stated

the were a master piece of art. He which had been installed by never parted with one of these the accused could only receivel treasures except as be occas-messages, but could not send) ionally exchanged duplicates for out In convicting the specimens he did not possess. accused. Mr. Abearne remarke

that Currier was very lucky to This year in consequence of get away with a light fine. The the Royal marriage, the white ordinace under which he had been. rose, the emblem of the House of charged stated that a fine of York, is to be the fashionable $1,000 could be imposed. How flower, says a Home paper. There ever, since the D.P.P. had in- are less varieties of this shade, formed him that the offence was however, than of any other, and only a techriical one, and in so buyers have but a timited view of the fact that it was Four men walk around & one. selection. Snow Queen, the only a receiving set which the mile racetrack. The first man renamed Frau Kari Druschki, is accused bad erected, he would walk five miles an hour; the the most desirable of all in shape, impose a nominal fine of $5. His

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EASMA BEACH FETE

POSTPONED TO SATURDAY. 16th. inst.

Tickets available next week or money refunded on application to Hon. Sec.

Bathing launches as usul during the week-end.

Something for Nothing?

From 1st June, TUE HONGKONG CIGAR STORE will seue tucash customers (ash tickets for the amount they pur- chase. These tickets will be dated and will show the amount of the purchase. At the end of June, unc day of the month will be publicly drawn at the Hoogkong Cikar Store by well-known resident whose name will be published later. Every cash purchaser who produces a ticket or tickets of the late drawn will be entitled, free of cost, to any article in our Store for the amount of his former purchase. For instance, may the date drawn is the 11th June, and on the 11th June, you spent $10 in rash, you sy select any article or articles you like to the retail value of $10. There is no limit to the amount. Whether you spend 50 cents or $50 on a similar tate to the one drawn you get free goods for, the amount you spent.

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second four: the third three, and size and purity of hue, but there Worship also made an order for The Hongkong Cigar Store, Ltd.

the fourth man walke two miles are two objections to it. It is the apparatus to be kept by the an hour. When will they all scentfeas and it is fanciful, police patil the accused obtained meet at the starting point, and refusing to grow to perfeciton the necessary licence. The set Iow far will each ona hava trav-except under conditions which was fixed up entirely by the ailed?

are exactly to its taste. In both accused, and it is believed that Yesterday's answer:

these respecta Florence Forrester messages could be received from The "mystic triangle" with ite is preferable, and its delicious radius of 50 miles. 19 amallar triangles (shown above) fragrance makes it first favourite may be drawn in one continuous of all the "whites" with many a line as follows: start at A, and go growers But it can hardly be to B, C, D, E, F. A, G, H, I, G, J, deemed a true York rose, fur, K, LA in the order named. No snowy as tho white of it is, it is lice will be passed over twice. faintly tinged with lemon.

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CAPTAIN'S LAST ORDER. When the steamer City of London entered Dunkirk Harbour recently, says the Paris Matin the English captain, named Rigby, after bringing the vessel up to the quay and giving orders from the bridge to moor it, fell dead.

A CHANGE AT NOTRE DAME. For hundreds of years the bells of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris have been rung by members of one family, usually a woman. Electric power is now to be em- ployed to ring the belle and the last woman bellringer is to go.

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