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DAY BY DAY

All this is very Interesting, but] we imagine that few people bud get their expenditure. In any asse, meanness or liberality are TO BE WORKED, NOT WORSHIP

A CONSTITUTION IS SOMETHING not best calculated in terms of PED-Dr N, Murray Butler. money, certainly not on any per contage basis. We can Instinct- Mr. R. C. Burdin was amongst the passengers who arrived hore ively pick out the miser or

by the s.p. President MoKinley. the banofactor without kdowing

CORRESPONDENCE.

(To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."')

A Timely Warning.

THE NEW THEATRE.

To Feat Thirteen Hundred

People:

Hongkong will vary shortly possess a new thostre, absolutely capable of accommodating 1,300 up-to-date in every detail, and

entertainment is now in course of persons. This palatial place of

Six-Please allow me space in your widely-read paper to take what proportion of his income be A Canton report says that the my hat off to your correspondent epends on bimself or others. Civil Governor sanctioned the "Willie" and acknowledge that erection in Queen's Road Central, There are unmistakable signs Proposal of the Provincial Tros- he has stolen march

surer that & commercial tax be me, warning the F.W.D. and construction is preceding rapidly opposite D'Aguilar Street. The (which all, who care'may road,

shortly imposed.

others of possible landslide and it is hoped that the building behind No. 150, Nathan Road, will be ready by the end of the

Typhoon Musings.

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The Admiral Oriental Line is Kowloon. I dislike his prophecy, year, in receipt of telegraphic advice to however, that the above house, tho effoot that silk shipped per e... in which I am living, is likely When finished it wil be a fine, Perhaps people living in Hang- President Jefferson which sailed to be made a target of, in case lofty edifice and an imposing ad- kong have become so used to the from this port on June 27 at 10 such a disaster occurs, and which dition to that part of the town. varied meteorological conditions am arrived in New York on may Providence forbid !" Willie Standing 65 high, it will go back, that they accept everything as a July 20 at 9 p.m. Total time en has, perhaps inadvertently, con- 212 foot and will be 63 fost in mattar of course. It requires 4 route:-23 calendar days, 11tributed much towards my pre-width. The style of arofíitecture. newcomer, or a visitor to the houra.

sont nervousness; it is for that is to be Classic Renaissanda, Colony, to point out that taking{**

reason that I vanture to express, everything into consideration, wa In an attempt to take her life a the hope that the authorities will Road Central, patrons will find Entering the theatre in Queen's somewhat long-suffering Chinese woman, stated to be immediately kindly "look into themselves in a large hall, thirty community. Summer after summarried, and living at No, 7 things, and if considered necee-foot square. At the sides will mer, for instance,we have to put up Booham Strand East, jumped aary adopt the maxim that

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with typhoons (or near-typhoons) into the harbour yesterday from prevention is better than cure. be the pay boxes, while facing. and all that they mean for the the s., Kwongtung, aboard which On the other hand, a statement them will be the stairways lead- Colony. Up goes a signal. Our boat she had gone as a passenger, assuring residents there that ing to the stalls, the dress circlo

MUSTARD & CO. people have to crowd into shelters, She was rescued by boatmen and everything is safe and O. K. will and the upper circle.. In the

Distributers:

IT. Connaught Road, Central Hongkong and China.

Tel. Central No. 1198.

BIRTH.

CHRISTIANSEN-On 17, to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. tiansen, 39 Wayside Shangbai, a daughter.

The Telegraph.

Hospital.

stalls there will be seating so for a day or longer, and lose busi- taken to the Government Civil be very welcome indeed. ness theroby. Our shopkeepers,

It is admitted that P. W. D. circle 266, and in the upper circle commodation for 542, in the dress cloema proprietors, theatrical and

officials have at the moment 416. At the back of the stalls: vaudeville companies, all lose

A wedding of considerable more than they are able to tackle, there will be five boxes and an- custom or patronage, with very Malayan interest took place on yet I wish to suggest that they other four boxes at the rear of the few people venturing abroad on a

July 10th in Singapore, when would be conferring a favour by dress circle, while at the back of hurricane night. Damage is done Miss Ripele Sarkies, daughter of removing the little mounds of the upper cirola there is to be a to various possessions of ours. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Sarkies, was mud., etc., collected in that large foyer. especially in the garden. Trams arried to Mr. Basil Eleasar locality and so prevent water, dation will be practically doubls. This · Recomma- and ferrios stop running, “and

century.

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perhaps this also means a buat Jobances. Both bride and bride-after every heavy downpour, from that of any existing theatre in or temporary accommodation for room belong to Armenian fami- forming into, miniature lakes. the Colony, including the Theatre July some of us. Going out in rickehas with the Straits for nearly a agress to and from the houses, as etc., will be on all three floors.

lies that have bean connected proventing easy ACOBSS and Royal. Lavatories, cloak rooms,- Chris- | means an adventure, and a certain

has been the case during the last On the second floor will be the Road, wetting. Meanwhile, all sport and

few weeks and recently. pleasurable outings have to be

manager's office, and adjoining cancelled, at practically a few Louis J. Gasnier's newest Robert tontion to the appalling con- room for trying out the films.

The story of "Good Women,"

I would like also to draw at there is to be a small rebersal houre' notice. Shipping panies lose business to a markedso-Cole super-special, which will ditions of the backhouses there.

The new theatre will be suitable { extent, and their vessels have to open at the World Theatre to-which are not only impossible of

bura extra fuel. Our mails are/morrow for a run of four days, use because of enormous accum-tainments. The stage, which will for either stage or screen enter.

[eight hours. And, perhaps most against being carried away by the drainage results in poole being will be 35 feet deep and 45 feet in

held up, even as long as forty really sounds & warning to women ulation

of mud, but faulty be up-to-date in every respect, serious of all, the Colony's sagi. enthusiasm of political or busi-formed, enabling mosquito larvae width. At the roar will be a pro- tary service is temporarily thrown out of goar. Kitchen and street the home and that without the Board, let me hope they will

after all, the woman's place is in which concerns the Sanitary perty room and twelve dressing rofuse piles up on the Praya, whilst several days" nightsoil Protection the home offers her, come to the assistance of re- In a little booklet which we accumulates in the hongos (and in which is in reality the sanction sidents there.

Yours etc. came across the other day, we the meantime there is a typhoid of the church and her fellowmen, "epidemic). It is just as well she cannot achieve her greatest

P.M. encountered some interesting de- that even the flies fear to venture happiness, finitions which may give cause forth in a typhoon blow. And all

HONGKONG, 24th July, 1923.

DEFINITIONS.

ness life, and points out that, to breed! If this is a matter

for more than 4 moment's the time there is the uncertainty thought. A miser, according to as to how long the squally weather CANTON SENSATION.

is going to last, and whether it

to this book, is a man who might not become worse. As a saves sixty cents out of every visitor to Hongkong, who has week here. dollar and expends thirty-seven spent exactly

remarked to us yesterday :- couts of the balance for living"What delightful stato of expenses, and one cent each for affairs!

CLUBS

| education, recreation and alme." That description might hold true

IN THE CORNER.

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THE TINGLE OF THE FINGERS-THE YIELD- ING TO TEMPTATION-THE TRAIN-THE TEE -THE STANCE-AND THE SATISFYING DRIVE

THE SELF-WILLED BALL-THE CARE-FREE HOURS OF SLOW PURSUIT OVER THE FAIRWAY THROUGH LONG WET GRASS

IN

AND IN MARSHY CORNERS, A SHOE-LIGHT- STRONG-WATER-PROOF — GRIPPING THE GROUND FOR

SHOTSPURNING

THE DISTANCE IN BETWEEN-

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"Run" on Insurance Companies.

Kowloon, July 24th, 1923.

CHINA COAST OFFICERS.

officor,

Mr. G.

TOOMS.

The theatre is to be a really high class place of entertainment. The interior decorations will be in Classic Renaissance style, "in" keeping with the exterior of the building. Adequate ventilating arrangements will be fitted, and nothing will be left undone for patrons' comfort. It is possible ibat a very fine pipe organ wi!! be installed, but this has not yet boon definitely settled.

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The theatre is being erected to the order of a Chinese, syndicate Messrs. Palmer and Turner are responsible for the building and designing, and, judging by the

they are to be congratulated on plans which Telegraph repre. Bentative was permitted to see,

having planned a well-thought- out and elegant structure. The building le of reinforced concrete; for which the Hongkong Enginear- ing and Construction Company are responsible. The actual build- ing work is being carried out by Messrs. Ng Wah, and the seats are being made in America.

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CHINESE FOOTBALL

TOUR.

Tai Hing Knitting Factory

The "Latest Changes." So great was the mob that gathered in front of the two Mr. B. Marrable, from leave, Getting Accustomed.

Chinese life assurance companies bas gone second in Tai Ng Foo, Western Suburb, Tungchow. While on the subject of tylast Friday clamouring for the in some cases, but it seeme to us phone, we might comment on return of their money, (says the reserve, has gone mester, Chung Captain R.H.G, Ashby, from that a miser cannot be defined in the

boet. remedy for local Canton Daily News) that the police king. Captain J. Leggo, of the terms of cents and dollars. A residents get used to them! This on uuty in that locality were un Chungking, is on leave. poor man, ambitious to get ahead advice is probably only needed able to disperse them. It was not

by newcomers. To the Chinese until very late that the crowd die

Mr. J. Beek, from leave, has and saving sixty cents out of themselves-especially our float persed, of their own free will, and gone chief officer, Kwangtung. every dollar that comes his way, ing population-it has become the place was cleared and trafie Mr. S. C, Smith, chief officer, is not a miser. The trouble is "all in the day's work". So the was resumed.

Kwangtung, is on leave. that too many people save with.eampan folk know not (and pos

During the last two years, many Mr. J. S. Turnbull, second out a definite motive. In many spend the night song by Praya investment companies, and say officer, Yunnan.,

sibly care not) whether they will life assurance companies, land officer, Szechuen, has gone second | cases the motive-independence-wall or tossing on the waves in

existe until we are comfortably one of the shelters. To some appearance in the city, with officer, Yunaan, bas gone second ings societies have made their' Mr. P. B. Chdethan, second sections of our population a fixed. Then frugality is so firmly typhoon appears to be a true many wildcat schemes for money officer, Stechuen. established as a habit that it windfall, as it provides them with Those who put their savings into making, says the paper named.

Mt. T. R. Pringle, chief eng- becomes an obsession, a form of free firewood.. Yesterday, just as these companies are mostly of ineer, Wuchang, has gone chief

daylight was lending to the wet the poorer class of people. Al engineer, Nanchang, mania. Here in Hongkong we outlook a ghostly greyness, we DRY COMFORTABLE TREAD FREE FROM FATIGUE, all know people who scrape and observed one reason why there though, the schemes of each com- Cormack, chief engineer, Nan-

Further Donations to Fund. savé, looking to a future of ease, seemed, later, to have been 80 that investors are required to Mr. N. C. Brodie, from reserver

pany vary, the general plan was chang, is on reserve. LANE, GRAWFORD'S

enjoyment and comfort. All too little damage done to roadside deposit a certain sum of money has gone chief engineer, Wu-

The South China Athletic trees. The highways were littar- many of them, however, overlooked with twigs and branches, but with the company each month, for chang.

Association acknowledges with a certain number of years, which, the point that in the process they out into that dismal dawn, while it is claimed, will utilise the engineer, Tatung, has gone acting ations to the above fund:--

Mr. E. R. McDermid, third thanks the following further don- are losing the capacity to enjoy trees still swayed in a hurricane money in the purchase of real second engineer, same ship. anything except money-making. wind, came a small army of estate. At the expiration of the

Chinese coolie women-and in term of the policy,

Mr. E. R. Grainger, from re- The Chen Kwong Co., Ltd. For such, there will le very little balf an hour all but the bigger policyholder will be paid back the serve, has gone third engineer, Oriental Commerical Bank, real happiness in the days ahead. branches had gone. They were total sum invested together with Tatung They dream of times which will the gleanors after Nature's scythe interest, besides his share of the Captain T. Mayrick, of the Mr. W. A. Butterfield

had passed. To them it was:

Mr. W. J. Hoos never be theirs.

valuable trove. So that, after all, profits made by the company in Kingslog, is on leave. Mr. J. M.

real estate,

Sturgeon, chief officer, Kingatag. Mr. Cheung Kat Shing The same booklet defines a typhoon can do some good.

The two companies in Tai Nghas gone acting master, same Mr. H. C. Lee

Mr. Li Him Chi epondthrift as a man who saves

Foo, which were visited by the ship. nothing, spende fifty-eight-cents

mob,arolifosa suratice companies. Mr. E. V. Bishop, from leave, Mr. Yu Tung Pak. out of each do lar on living ex-

The cause of the incident was on has gone chief officer, Kingsing. Mr. Yu Wang Kam account of the companies' decision) Mr. R. Kendall, from reserve, Mr. Ng Fung penses, forty cents on recreation

Boy Twice Sold,

to increase the payment of pre- has gone third officer, Mausang. and one cent gach for alma and!

Mr. Y. P. Law miums. All policy-bolders, who- education. We have heard, the

One of three defendants in ther new or old, ware required to

Mr. J. Stevenson, third Mr. Wong Heung Lan officer,

Mr. Leung Sai Yao Mausang, chargeof the kidnapping of a small pay the oxtra increase, and this theory put forward that a spend-bay pleaded guilty when brought decision aroused the indignation

second officer, Cheongsbing. Mr. Mr. Mak Tea Hang thrift is simply a man; with a before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the of the policy holders. The com

G. Fletcher, second officer. Mr. Chan Ted Keung Mr. Sun Shin. Chuon peculiar condition of the adrenal Police Court this morning.panies, however, posted a notice Cheongshing, is on leave.

Mr. R. G. Palmer, from leave, Mr. Pau Fang Yuen

Mr. Sun Shing Sam glands that keeps him absolutely child to Mongkok and turned him their decision when the attitude has gone second officer, Kutwa,

It is alleged that he took the in front of their offices rescinding fearless-a hero, for instance, is over to the other defendants. Aof the mob, was becoming danger

Mr. Li Yuk Cheong Mr. W. A. Kernan, from reserve, Messrs. Wak Kea & F. $ WE HAVE ALSO A LARGE SELECTION

spondthrift with his life. A sale was negotiated, the price paid ous. Their notice did not satisfy has gone second officer, Yatsh each coward à frugal with his life-for the child being $60. The boy the mob, who clamoured the more ing. OF COLF HOSE IN BEAVY,

Previously acknowledged $2,665 MEDIUM

was then taken to the country and vigorously for the return of al!! more than cowardly, miserly. again sold, this time for $83. On their money. and light weight, IN PLAIN COLOURS,This subject of how much wo the receipt of information, police

The doors of the two companies ought to save is always interest- officers traced the three defen being closed, the mob were unable reserve, has gone acting chief CHECKS, AND PLAIN COLOURS WITH ing. The booklet we are quoting conspiracy in the case. The boy disparasd when night was ap dants and now charged them with to enter the offices and gradually

officer, Taileo.. saya that a normally thrifty man has not been recovered. The proaching, saves, twenty conta out of each police; however, have hopes of

It is learned that the notice

ACKNOWLEDGED BY ALL

WHO HAVE WORN THEM

TO BE ONE OF THE FINEST GOLF SHOES MADE.. TO-DAY, CUT FROM A SPECIAL TAN WATER- PROOF LEATHER, CALF

LINED THROUGHOUT.

EXTRA STOUT CREPE"

RUBBER "SOLE. MADE ON THE HAND SEWN PRINCIPLE WITH EXTENDING WELTS ROUND HEELS. EQUALLY BUITED FOR WALKING; TOURING AND

WEEK-EN08.

FANCY TOFS.

LANE. CRAWFORD L

KIDNAPPING CASE

each

has

gone

Mr. J. Pittendrigh, весопо officer, Yuensang, is on leave.

Mr. J. W Cartwright from

Mr. P. Scully, chief officer, Taílos, is on reserve. Dj.

Ltd.

Mr. Yu Sai Wan

325

20

10

Total $2,834

As Mr. Mok Hing has left for Australia with the team, further donations should either, be sent to Mr. Leung Kibo, c/o Mr. H. MA H. Nemozee, Prince's Building,

TD dollar, spends fifty cents on liv. being able to do so, and for this

ing expenses apă ten cents each purpose they asked for a week's posted by the companies were Mr. A. F. Magianie, third officer, or to Mr.Laj Man Wai, of Gray

(remand, which was granted by Lorn off the next day and the doora Kwangping has resigned.--Ship & Co., 36, Stanley Street.-

on alme, recreation and education. the Magistrate.

of their offices were still closed. ping and Engineering.