1923-06-23 — Page 7

TWENTY-TWO YEARS

AGO.

A Glance at Our Files.

(June 14-June 21, 1901)

THE PLAGUE.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

THA MUNGKONG

FLOODS IN JAPAN.

Extensive Property Damage.

HKPI reply to your en quiry, we are telegraphically informed that Shangbat did not

Tokyo, Juna 22. -Kyusbyu and broadcast on Sunday evening, and western Honshu bara lesa visit. we can only think that the musiced by heavy rains, resulting in you heard was from the Kowloon Hoods extensively damaging pro burdy-gurdy. “tean erat porty, props and commualestions. Alalops. The present is not Several, depths and casualities. are reported from landslides →→ considered favourable for the

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otection of a brewery in Kowloon being now on full supply although we fully agree with your scheme.

Girlie You should address your enquiry to the Midway Show who will tell you whether they intend giving the Peak Residents

real musical treat

CHINESE SOLDIERS LOOT CITY,

Bullets Over Foreign Houses.

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Health

Your and Your Family's

depend in a great measure on tale quality, and purity of the food you use. Have You Considered

the absolute neccessity of having your

MILK. BUTTER. MEATS.

Etc Ete

handled, before reaching you, in a manner that. will save you all anxiety?

We maintain an efficient staff under strict European supervision to ensure

After seven yearn' experience of the plague, after thousands of death from the disease, after hun drede of complaints and growls in the local press on the bad state of our drains, after en expert report to the effect that the storm water drains were as foul, if not more foul, than the sewers, the Author ties have at last. come to the

Dixie.You have lost your bet, conclusion that it might be as for Nathan Road is illuminated Kaifeng-fu, Juse 21-Two well to see that a few of these by kaa. You must have been hundred soldiers last night looted drains were washed out. To do wearing your un glasses at the the south suburbs Many shops this they have brought into inquime, otherwise you would not were robbed and it ia report altion the steam fire engines and have said candles.

ed that some people were sinceSaturday they have been ates. J.M.P. The Castle Peak re- wounded. The firing labled dily at work pumping water from gatta was not held last year owing an bour, Bulleis whistled the Harbour and sending streame to its being proposed too late in over bouses occupied by for downthevarlous drainsofth-lower

the season, but it is hoped that

meeting will be convened ste Ten thousand troops stationed bedreyase enable a week eld of enjoyment in the south suburb did not for everyone, and perhaps the attempt to prevent the looting. National Lifeboat Institution will The situation will become serious be the richer.

unless the authorities take drastic

T.R.S.-The new ferry service between Kowloon and Hongkong should he roady by the Spring of 1961. According to the latest

reports.

THE STAR.

A Mary Pickford Drama.

Purity and Excellence in all Branches

eigners, but none were molested THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.

steps immediately-Reuter,

CHURCH NOTICES.

A CHARGE OF ONE DOLLAR 18 MADE FOR NOTICE UNDER THIS HEADING,

St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong-

24th Jane, 1923, 4th Sunday after

levels, Truly. Dr. Clark, in view of the manner in which he has drumed into the Official Brain the necessity of flushing drains, must smile to see that the matter is now being taken in band. Had 'any attention heon paid to bie recommendation when first made we should have been possessed of ample means of flushing draine long ago, but it evidently required, the scare occasioned by the many European plague cases to move the Authorities to act. We are very pleased to see that something is "being dooe at last in this dirco-

tion and we trust that when the A gripping Mary Pickford drama plague show signs of abatlog the is the feature film commencing Authorities will not allow their to-morrow at the Star. "The Love new energy to die a natural death. Light" is a story of Italy. Angela It would be a good thing to flush Carlotti weds a strange foreigner the drains periodically with the in time of war, who claims to have fire engines until such time as deserted his ship. A romerkable flushing tanks can be provided. situation develops. The stranger Certainly the fire engines might turns out to be an enemy of have been thought of months ago, Angela's country. How she sacri but "better late than never." floes everything in order to pro- tect not only her neighbours but her onemles, is presented in. s At the invitation of Mr. Tsan A. number of exciting episodes. Miss Keng, a small party visited the Pickford had surrounded her-Wesleyan sceme of one of the largest con self with a splendid cast, and the tracts ever entered into in Hoog-production in its setting is lavish. kong. Just past the Taikoo Sugar"The Love Light" is not only a Works, on the road to Bhankiwan, unique departure in the type of once stood bills ranging up to 500 production in which this popular feet high. The removal of these star usually playa, but it is a And filling up the foreshore for gripping drama of unusual inter- the construction of large docks est.

TAIKOO DOCKS, -

under Mr. Danby and Mr. Mac- Donald Jately arrived from home, is the work viewed yesterday.

The nature of the ground fractur ed granite, with huge boulders embedded in red.. clayey loam, renders it very difficult to get

THE GRAND.

**Cousin Kate."

There is a change of programme

Trinity. Holy Communion (8 s.m.). Matina (11- rum.) Ree- ponses Ferial; Venite, No. 2 (Norris); Psalm, 24 (Barnby),} 25 (Goss); Te Doum, Woodward, Smart, Turle; Jubilate, No. (Noble). Hymns, 4, 229. Heal- ing Service (12 noon.) Even- song (6 p.m.) Responses, Ferial; Psalm, 22. (Battishill, Jones); 26 (Hopkina); Magnificat, No. 7] (Spohr); Nunc Dimittis, No. 6) (Lloyd). Hymns, 221, 290, 19.

Methodist Church Queen's Road East, (opposite Royal Naval Hospital) Wanchai.

Sunday, 24th June, 1923. 10.15 a.m. Divine Service and Naval and Garrison Church Parade. Hynina and Chan:,: Benedictus, 866, 608 and 106, Subject: The Golden Sayings of Jesus," "The Beatitude of the: Persecuted." Preacher: Rev. C. Clouston, Porri. H.C.F. 6. p.m. Divine Service. Hymns, 634, 64, 402, 503 and 647. Specird Freach- er: Capt, A. J. Holland. Wesleyan Sailors' and Soldiera' Home, Arsenal Street. Sunday, 8.16 p.m. Chaplain's Meeting and Social Hour.

First Church of Christ, Scientist,

McDonnell Road, below Bowen Road Trm Station-Sunday, 11:15 a.m.; Wednesday, 5.45 p.m.

A PUZZLE A DAY.

the beet return for the amount at the Grand Theatre, Wanchai, of dynamite expended. Yester to-day. The big picture is "Cousin day afternoon about 2,00) tons of Kate." featuring Alice Joyou. rock and mullock were shifted. Cousin Kate stands for efficiency. Close od 40 abois were let off, in she spends her time looking into many cases the mumed report

other people's little worries, giving giving evidence of careful charg. hem advice as to what they ing and lamping. Mr. Tean A should and should not do to seep Korg'sgenial superintendent, Mr. out of trouble. Even their love W. B. Watore, who was in charge affairs must be seen into by of the party, deserve a treat credit Cousin Kate. But one day Cousin in that with the large amount of te herself falls in love. Her Tæples ver used, an: the gers choica comes in for much Tinkīties of (be work, has a single ericism, and those to whom A through train leaves Cali- life tras been lost in the works. Cousin Kate has given advice fornia every day, bound for Chi- Employing over 2,000 mea it will offer advice in returo. It is all sago. A daily train leaves Chi take over two years to complete very laughable. There is a great cago for California The trip The water deepons very rapidly, deal of humour in "Cousin Kate," takes a little less than four days. where the future een wall will be and to a great extent it is true to How many trains will be mer, en

life. There are quite pa

faw route from Chicago to California? there is a depth of about 60 feet,

Yesterday's answer! a fine road at a level of about 80 editions of Coustu Kate around feet is part of the work, so that up.. residents of Hongkong will be * able-to-drive-uninterruptedly to

Shaukiwa.

RATE

ARE YOU A WELL- REGULATED PERSON?"

In a well-regulated system thef waste materials of the body are

We learn that the coolies got rid of daily. It is the absence employed by the Sanitary Depart of this regularity which causes nient are most keen on the collec-headaches, bilious attacks and tion of rats in order to obtain the kindred troubles... reward offered for them. Every

To restore regular bowol action

dead rat found about the street Pinkettes are perfection, for they is eagerly snapped up by them are not habit forming, and act as

ITIL

and so jealous are they of one gently se nature without purging The letters ITIL, shown another that each man carries his or pain, stimulate the liver, clear collection of dead tats in his the skin, purify the breath. Of above, can be arranged to form pockets, fearing one of his fellow medicine vendors, or post frea, 60 the swastika, the famous oriental coolies should appropriate them. cents the vial, from Dr. Williams, symbol of good luck," shown in Thoy baveerenboon known to take Medicine Co., 60 Kiangse Road, the circle, their morning haul home with

Shanghai them and lock it up in their boxes

amongst their clothes until next t

GENERAL NEWS,

BERLIN'S BIRTHRATE.

morning when the rats were paid where the supply of water is to for. To prevent this it has been come from. Unless some foreig. found necessary to pay for rate ner is put in charge it is to be Berlin's birthrate for 1922 is the twice's day instead of once, as teared that the Chinese will not lowest of any city in the world formerly. Evidently the Sanitary always depend upon condensers with a population of over two Department coolies have not for the water required.

millions. Statistically stated, it much faith in the rat plague

THE LAW COURTS. only represented 11.5 per thousand theory, if they are willing to run

of the population, as compared more the risk of carrying any plague stricken rats in their pockets for the reward of thres conte te

The contractors are pushing on with 27 in 1914 and with the foundations of the new remarkable was even nearly six Supreme Court building and it points less than in the war year, looks as if they will soon catch up 1917. As in other countries, it le 10E PLANT FOR CANTON, with the works on the right front principally among the middle of the Hongkong Hotel. Time is classes in Germany that the fall- It is said that a company has been formed for the purpose of evidently of no use to the latter, ing away from this standard is

they require eternity:

most prevalent, and that in a pro- manufacturing ice in Canton. The factory will be located out. SCHOOL FOR EUROPEANS, gressive degree, sida: the North Gate. The A petition is being got up, Chinese are learning to use ice numerously signed, asking H. E. And there is evary reason to the Governor to further a scheme believe that an ion factory could for providing a soliool in Hong- carried on to advantage in kong for the education of Canton It has not been stated Europeans only,

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$5.50 per qt.

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