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DRAGON BOATS,

Exciting Races at North Point.

Large crowds were attracted to the Ming Yuen Gardone yesterday. afternoon

MOTOR BUSES FOR SHANGHAL

New Company Issues Prospectus.

THE "MONGKONG TELEGRAPH; MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1929.

**FOR THE · KIDS," ""

Sir Ian Hamilton on Work of British Legion.

"Making things safe for the 'kids,'” supplied General Sir Ian Shanghai is soon to bare a| by the holding of motor bus servior, the China Hamilton with a subject for hir japeech at the opening recently of in celebra General Omnibus Co. (managers the Clearthorpsa (Linca) branch dragon bost Faces tion of the Chiame "festival Mesars. Arnbold and Co.) having of the British Legion. which falls the 5th day ¦ just issued its prospectus,

on

Sir Ian said that no fewer than of the 5th moon. Foor boats,

The company proposes at the 330,000 children lost their fathers, sach manned by about 24 rowers, outset to purchase a fleet of 30 and of that number 18,000 had took part in the contests over afmotor omnibuses, of the best and since then lost their mothers, and course off North Point, and the most modern type procurable. that several thousands of them result was one win sach for Yau-Their technical representative had found their way into the mati and Shaukiwan districts, will at once visit England and workhouse.

which contributed two crews each America with this object and he That was before the Legion seti to the event, The entrance fee for will at the same time engage the to work. They bad now cleared each boat is $100 and each member services of an expert traffic super-all these children out of the work- of the successful crew obtains intendent and A maintenance bous s, and Sir Ian went on to cash prize of $5 on each day of superintendent. The company explain that it had been done the contest. In addition be is does not anticipate that lot. largely through the United Ser very generously provided with and 2nd. clase coaches will be vices Fund which has been form roast pork and other goodly utilized by the poorer class offed to disburse the canteen things. The losers, a Telegraph Chinese, as the fares will not be millions.

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informed, would as low as those obtainable for Ten clearing houses had been have to bo content. with other means of transport. The set up from which the children what they could obtain in company relies for its success were boarded out, and £35,000, the way of eatables. With the upon the foreiga and Chinese have been spent under this head. THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD. attractive prize offered, there was members of the public who wish When the children reached much enthusiasm displayed in the contagia. The beating of tom toms and the encouraging cries from the crows as they churned up the water caused great excite ment amongst the spectators who added their voices to the general) pandemonium.

to travel, as comfortably and certain age, say fourteen or rapidly as possible without being fifteen, the Fund shouldered the overcrowded, dus regard being responsibility of starting them in paid to safety and to the rights after life and was prepared, so of ather users of the roads. It is far as it could, to pay their ap- the intention to provide the public prenticeship fees, etc. with rapid, smooth, regular and "We are not ambitious," con- comfortable transport at tinued the general. "We don't moderate cost, and it will be the aim at turning them into dukes aim to prevent overcrowding and land duchesses.

We have no

To-day the same boats are again taking part in other contests

A new departure in made this to provide every passenger with ambition to increase the numbers year in the holding of separate a seat. Operations will bs.com-of an ill-starred clase. Alt our. races for Aberdeen village, the menced on four routes and modest means will run to is to syndicate managing this having regular six minute service will be no connection," we are ̈informed, provided thereon. with that which is holding the; Isces at North Point.

REMARKABLE MURDER

CASE.

Curious Hospital Coincidence.

The maximum fare permitted by the Council is ten cents per mile for 1st. class and Sve ceats per mile for 2nd class.

The company anticipates that no first class fare on any route now authorized will exceed 20 cents or second class fare 10 cents per trip.

The capital of the company is Tis. 1,000,000 and the proposed

first issus is Tls. 100,000, and the

get the kids about as good an upbringing as the father might bave been able to afford had hel not been killed, or had the war, not intervened to upsat his career.

"The money spent on this particular "stunt' is £50,000, and the number of cases assisted has been 3,261.

"We don't go in for scholar- stips because we don't aim at 'stars. We want enlightenment spread generally around and not

FREE GOODS.

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OUR PRICES ARE COMPETITIVE, AND BY BUYING FOR CASH YOU HAVE THE CHANCE OF GETTING

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concentrated on forty or fiftyThe Hongkong Cigar Store, Ltd.

times out of ten become used up precocious darlings who aice old cinders by the time they are

twenty.

A rather remarkable murder fact that the directors are applying case commenced before the Chief for shares to the value of Tis. Justice, at the Criminal Sessions 100,000 indicates that they per this morning. A man Iasonally have every confidence in charged with the murder of his the success of the undertaking will be used to keep back the hos Any possible influence I have kon under peculiar conditions. The Profits are estimated at 119 per air kid' who boastfully recites be Crown's case (conducted by Mr. A. cent per annum and the calcula-fore he is two years old. My Dyer Ball) is that accused jumptions appear to have been made on name is Norval-on the Grampian ed into the harbour with his emall a very conservative basis.

son in bis arms. Some bost women rescued the pair from a watery grave, but when the child was taken out of the water he was unconscious and had to be taken to hospital for treatmeat. By a cutious coincidence the child's mother was a patient in the same hospital. The mother discovered this and asked to b allowed to go downstairs to see her son. This she was allowed to do, and then she wanted the child brought up to her ward. Her request wa9 granted. About eleven o'clock-a few houre after the little one W&S admitted the ward amab found The youngster to be in a critical condition and went fortbe doctor.

A PUZZLE A DAY.

A B

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hills, or, better still, The bog stood on the burning deck. He ought to have A reet: he ought to have nothing but holi- days and a little gentle house cleaning and heoping thelady of) the house, whether or no she's bis mother, till he's seven-that's the way to make him take practi- cal notice and enjoy life at the same time."

A HAPSBURG ISLAND.

Coeur-De-Lion Memories in Jugo-Slav Lawsuit.

Prague: The beautiful small

When she returned the child was Mark nine of the squares island of Lacroma, which lies dead. The father is being de-shown above in such a way that about half a mile from the shore fended by Mr. N. I. Brewer.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Do the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.""")

British Made Cars.

no two marked squares shall be pear Ragusa, in Dalmatia, figures in the same line, vertically, in a case "heard recently in the horizontally, ΟΙ diagonally. Jugo Slav courte.

INXINXIN Saturday's answer: The above word, pronounced phonectically, reveals the sent

Sir.-Io the report of the lence "Ink sinks in." annual meeting of the Hongkong, Automobile Association I was very much interested in reading the President's speech and his strong appeal to the members to *upport Home products by buying British-made cars.

YOUR GLASSES SHOULD GIVE REST,

Squares A, B and C are consider Lacroma is the island on which ed in the same line, despite the Richard Coeur de Lion was ship. gap between B and C. In the wrecked as he was returning from same way D and E are in the the Holy Land, and in gratitude same line.

for being saved he built a mona sterg on it. More recently it has had two unhappy Royal owners, Emperor Maximilian, of Mexico, and the ill-fated Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria; and it is the latter's daughter, Elizabeth, who received the island as part of her: dewry when she married Prince Otto Windischgratz, who is con- cerned in the recent case.

The town of Ragusa has made and comfort to your eyes. If they an attempt to have the island Mr. Bernard may not be aware do and if the mountings are pro-transferred to the State, accord- of the fact that the Minerva, perly adjusted, they are

All ing to the Treaty of St. Germain, which he owns, is Belgium-made, Right. Do not be satisfed unless But Elizabal, who is living and not British. The Minerva is they are. There is no comfort in divorced from her husband at maoufactured in Belgium and is spectacles that are merely good Baden, near Vienna, asserts that. imported into Great Britain by enough. They are either Right she is no longer a member of the Minerva Motors, Ltd, Chenies or All Wrong If your glasses Hapsburg family, as she re- Street, London, W.C.

are in need of changes, adjust nounced all her rights on the ments or repaire, send them to the occasion of her marriage. The Hongkong Optical Co., successore claim by Ragusa was based on to Clark & Co, refracting and a precedence cave heard in manufacturing opticians (the Cz.cho Slovakia is which mem- originators of manufacturing bers of the Hapsburg family lost Toric lenses in the colony) located their property. in 53, Queen's Road Central. They have the equipment to adjust your glasses to a nicety.

I shall be very glad if you could fine space in your paper for this

Yours, etc. MEMBER OF H.K.A.A.

letter.

Hongkong, June 18, 1923.

CANADA'S LOSS OF POPULATION. Growing anxiety is being shown in Canada at the steady loss of population to the United States According to the Winnipeg Free

The claim was upheld and rejected successively by two courte, but before it bad time to go through the highest courts, Elizabeth relinquished all her rights in the island for the sam of eleven million din are, or about £25,000 which was paid by the

REINDEER IN ALASKA. Beginning with 10 animale in Press, 5,000 people left that city 1891, the total of reindeer import-State.

lone for the United States during ed into "Alaska reached 1,280 in the past winter and the Premier 1902. The increase has been of Quebec has also been express- rapid and the total of reindeer ing concernver the migration now in the territory is variously Fouthwards of French Canadians. estimated at 13,000 to 250,000 The 1920 consus showed that besides which about 100,000 have! over 1,100, 00 of the fareign born been killed for food and clothing. population of the United States It is believed that the grazing MOUTRIES-Exclusive Agents were of Canadian birth.

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