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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1923.

and pluck of the people is readily surmounting the shock of the alamity.

"DEEP

DAY BY DAY.

DOWNLIN *BRITISH

IRRESPECTIVE

"Hinduism."Adet.

OF

|PIRACY PREVENTION.

Proposed Hongkong Regulations Criticised.

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TAXIS ON MONDAY.

Fifteen Vehicles to Commence Service.

desire 10 Ret about

In this dark hour of her his HEARTS,

LIES A PROFOUND tory, it must be a great comfort PARTY,

SENSE OF WHAT THEY BELIEVE to Japan to know that the whole TO BE RIGHT-Mr. Buldinn.

We have received the following "We learn that the Hongkong letter for publication :--

and Kowloon Taxicab Company world, oven those portions that From A. Fong we have re Sir, I have seen the Draft of will commence its service, next were somewhat estranged,ceived two excellent photographs the proposed new regulations of Monday, September 17th, when sympathises with her. The aid full to overflowing

showing Tytam Tuk reservoir the Piracy Prevention Ordinance, fifteen taxis will be put on the that is being hurried to the

and I certainly think it is due to streets on the Hongkong side, the travelling public, shippers of Fifteen further cars have arrived country from various quarters of Another excollent programme cargo and the shipowners, to know by the 8.4. Kitano Marò, the globe

should prove of has been arranged at the V.R.C. what they will be up against, and those will be added to the material value in hastening will be a performance by for law,

to-morrow night. when there if those regulations become service when they have been assembled and are ready for the work of reconstruction. The Don. G Merle, the clever

My observations apply only to road. Full particulars have been feelings of goodwill, roused by magician.

the River type of steamer trading given previously of this taxicab [this anxiety to help should last

on the Canton Delta.

service, but it might be repeated longor than the period when The usual weekly public meet- Paragraph No. 1 of these pro-that, at a charge of 40 cents a mile, the cubs are sure to be such assistance will be actually the Theosophical Society, will be follows:It is the duty of the who

ing of the Hongkong Lodge of posed new regulations read as much in demand by those required. It gives one pleasure held at their Lodge, 16. Queen's master and other certified officers the island quickly and con to see a country that has suffered Road C. on Wednesday the 12th. to resist to the uttermost ally fortably; especially as there is a serious blow, re-act almost in inst. at 5.45 pm. Subject: Piratical attack. The alligation room for four passengers, so is imperative and no discretion that four friends travelling to mediately with energetic A

may be exercised as to whether gother need pay only ten conts a effort to repair the ill effects. The Fishmongers' Guild in Can-to resist pirates or not.”

mile each. The drivors are all to ready to cut its losses, like the ton is said to have agreed to take Now, Sir. the Piracy Preven be carefully trained men. Re inevitable bad debts of a business up the matter of taxps to the tion Ordinance Provides for the sidents in the bill districts and Government, and as a consequ-safety of the master and of outlying parts of the Colony, whe concern. Whatever might have once the privileges granted to others, with the exception of the desire to travel at late hours of been. said by detractors monopolist, have been cancelled. engineer on duty, by surrounding the night, especially in

wet which is derogatory to the All business has therefore been the bridge with plates of iron weather, will doubly appreciate

barbed wire and iron grills. Japanese, everyone has adrosumed,

what "boon taxi service here As far as the draft of these hitted that as a race they are

will be. The health return for the past proposed new regulations goes second to none in courage. We week shows ten cases of small-there is no provision made, for know now that it is the courage pox (seven fatal), five of enteric the safety of the passengers. which does not wilt in the face fever (one fatal), four of cerebro-cargo or the ship itself, in the suficient to combat and chase of adversity. It might be said diphtheria (one fatal, one fatal

spinal fever (three fatal), two of case of a piratical attack.. away numerous pirates who are.

Two Indian guards keep duty attacking another ship... of individual sons of Japan: If case of puerperal fever" and one over the engineroom skylight reads. (b) One, 12 bore gun to Paragraph number No. 24 you can meet with triumph and non-fatal accurrence each of and no-one can, by any possible | UTTING-On September 4, at disaster, and treat these two lover Tier were also four sider that this is sufficiens pro- Superintendent of Police and 100 paratyphoid fever and typhus stretch of the imagination, con- the satisfaction of the Captain the Victoria Nursing, Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. C. impostors just the same-If deaths from influenza..

tection for the engineer on rounds of ammunition and equip Utting of the Chinese Maritime you can watch the things you

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Customs, a son, Clement Witbar. gave your life to broken, "and "The Firt" at the World pirates, they could be easily shot the same for oach guard."

ידי

the Victorja Nursing Home,

ward Bell, a soli

have no doubt that the Japanese HERBSCHLEB. On Septent will prove himself a man. ber 6, at Dr. Pearn's Hospital. Shuanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Herbschieb, a son, Jan Frederik.. Rice Prices.

regretted.

DEATHS..!

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The docks of river boats which

the

BELL. On September 6, stoop and build em up with Theatre is a vivid cross-section down by so-called passengers who At the present time, the guards of American home life by Booth were promenading about the are provided with a Winchester and a revolver euch when on Shanghai, to Mr. and Mr Ed worn-out topls ---;" And we Tarkington. It has been screen decks.

ed as a Universal-Jewel produc- "River boats are, so constructed; duty, tion, with Eilleri Porey and Helen that anyone between the ages of

I cannot understand the reason Jerome Eddy in the feminine oight and eighty years of age can for this change unless they have. roles and George Nichols, Harold get from one deck to another with Station they want to get rid of. a lot up at the Central Polico Goodwin, Lloyd Whitlock, Ed-out troubling about, ladders, but ward Hearn, Bert. Roach and Wil- by climbing up over the ship's Much better keep them for the During the past week or ten liam Welsh among the men folks, side anywhere along the whip's Special Constables for use during days, the price of rice locally has

side. River boats are indefen- riot on shore. RIBERTO By Cabie, On is advanced to a considerable extent,

sible against attacks by pirates, Prompt attention givet to a September at Yokohama, wife of Orie Chinese reader writes us fire which broke out in the first whether from the inside or the approach the bridge are very L. J. Riberig (nee Mary Ayock stating that there has been a rise floor landing of No. 4 Ripon outside.

[narrow, and the man behind and two children killed. Deeply of fully $1.50 perpicul during that Terrace, Bonham Road, early this If the master is to resist to the the iron plate guarding the

period, and he ascribes this to the morning, prevented it front.at-uttermost and it is imperativeto pirates making for

bridge can do more damage fact that, in consequence of the taining serious proportions. The that he must, as he bus no discre bridge with a Winchester than GRAY. On September 1, a Japanese disaster, thereis a keener flames were communicated fromtion in the matter the pirates with a shot gun. You see, Sir, Yokohama, Japan, as a result of demand for the staple. Ile accuses a lighted chatty, but by breaking will burn him out as, nifhough that it is a matter of resisting to the earthquake, Annie Gray, the local rice dealers of taking away the woodwork of the stair-they have practically the whole the uttermost, and I certainly do widow of the late J. W. Gray advantage of the present abnormal case the outbreak was nipped he ship in their hands, there are not call it resisting to the utter- and beloved mother Walter circumstances in a desire to rob fure it had a fair start. About rockets being sent off attracting most unless "one shoots to kill Gray, Hongkong, J. B. Gray the public." He adds: "Things twenty-five dollars is the damage too much attention, and this must and there is more chance of kill- Shanghai: W. M. Gray, Harbin are bad eanugh already for the and Amy Hawicy. Yokohama,

be stopped. poorer classes, if the principal| PEREIRA. A. J. G. Pereira commodity is to be, left in the

If the pirates find they have with the shotgun.

ing with the Winchester than (leo), died in the earthquake at hands of gamblers to dispose of at eases hearing pictures considered not hesitate to burn the ship and Winchester is that if a guard

A charge of selling cigarette boen caught in a trap, they would

Another thing about the, Yokohama. By cable.

whatover price they like, until he improper was brought by everything in it, including them fools about with it and it goes off 4OWE. On September 3. suffering, and, maybe even worse Sergeant Neal, in the Police seives. the Victoria Nursing Home, will result," We have made

whilst there are a lot of passeng- Court this morning, against-a, Take for instance the Shanghai, Myrtle, dearly beloved enquiries and find that rice has Chinese hawker. The cigarette where the engineer is in the one of them, whereas with a shot case ers about, the bullet might strike. angly child of Mr. and Mrs. risen in price during the past cases are of German origin and hands of the pirates and chief of gun there is more danger of the Louis M. Howe

consider- were imported into the Colony by the pirates sends word to the pellets getting into the eyes of Juble extent. The law CHE a local firm. A remund was given bridge that if the bridge is not children or women. supply and demand is cited as the application of the Ser-given up they will shoot the accounting for this, in which geant, who said that certain engineer." According to the pro-another attacked by pirates, they If a ship goes to the help of connection the Japirese disaster points incidental to the seizure of posed new regulations, the master will, by the proposed new regul- would be a factor, but we do the goods were being still consi-nas no discretion in the matter ations, have only two Winchost- trust that steps will be taken to dered by the Captain Superinten- and the pirates can shoot en-ers to fire at long range--the rest 900 that there is To dent of Police.

gineers and passengers and fib," as of the armament will be shot undue profiteering in what is to

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, L: Sept., 1923.

THE ARRIVAL

ALTRES.

OF

"The GOUDIE'

LOCKFAST

COLF

BAG.

SIMPLY PULL THE

PATENT SLIDE AT THE

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HOOD AND THE POCKET

"AND THE 'BAG IS

LO KED..

Clubs and balls cannot be pilfered and clubs are protected from wet and resulting

rust.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

JAPAN'S STABILITY.

the

week or MI to

assessed.

►

...

the master must resist to

the Chinese the most essential "Mr. 6. W. King at the shang-uttermost article of diet. Indeed, we know

NO INTERPORT AQUATICS,

the

ff will be no earthly use the

guns and a ship will have to go very close before these would be come effective in chasing the of no reason why rice should hai Police Court on the 6th It is evident, from later mess-locally, excepting a

soar to ridiculously high prices instant gave his decision on the chief of the pirates sending along pirates away.

desire on

charge against Mr. F. W. to the bridge threats of shooting Paragraph No. 50 is as follows: concerning official the part of dealers to profit from Midway Shows. of having per- the hopes that the bridge will be of Police

Howard, manager of Stanton's people or of burning the ship in "The Captain Superintendent measures in Japan, that the the misfortunes of others. This mitted gambling to take place given up. By the proposed new periodical inspections of River will arrange for authorities are confident of re-

should not be tolerated, and wei appeal to the Government to keep Road, contrary to the conditions help himself his hands, are tied he deputed for that purpose, and all on the show ground in Hardoon regulations the master cannot Steamers under weigh by 'officers pairing the damage they have a strict eva on this business." suffered material and moral

of the Municipal licence. His has No Discretion in the matter necessary orders and facilities Motor Trials. without much delay. The materi

Worship found that two of the he must resist to the uttermost shall be given in that behalf." It will have been noticed from gamos played were games of So passengers, cargo and ship: During the daytime this should al damage to the buildings and our issue of yesterday that dates chance, but imposed a nominal and the pirates, if they have not be carried out without any public works in the devastated have now been chosen for the fine of $1 only, in view of the provided means for clearing off, anxiety or worry to the master of areas will take years to set right, resumption of the local motor fact that the gambling was only will be endangered because of the the ship about to be inspected, Lut with proper co-operation by take place on Sunday, the 30th-

trials. The first of these is to of & very limited nature.. master resisting to the uttermost, because he will see that the"

The question remains as to launch stopping is the people for which the Gov-instant, when the fuel consump

police what the Authorities mean by launch and that there is a Euro- ernment has appealed the losses tion test willbe held. This should

resisting to the uttermost," pean. in charge. It will be It

This must be defined. "

different at night time. A river to business should soon be made prove a most interesting test.

will be over, a distance of some

Paragraph No. 7 reads steamer under weigh, on a dark Cup,"

and, with a fresh start, the 76 mites, and there will be

When the master of any ship night, hears the police signal to Japanese nation will be able to prizes for cars, cycle solos and

has any cause whatever to believe stop, given from a launch. How face the world again but little cycle combinations.. It should Shanghai Not Coming.

or to consider that any other ship is the master to tell if it is prove a most interesting outing,

may be in need of desistance in police launch or not?

"After u |impaired in strength. This is by for

that it will really

There will he no Interport respect of a piratical attack it river steamer has been stopped, way of being optimistic, but we amount to, with tiffin at the Golf aquatics this year. Singapore, shall be his duty to approach once or twice by some private fare inclined to such a conclusión Club, an added interest" being Kobe and Shanghai have been such ship as closely as possible, signal arranged upon between the giver from the fact that competi invited to Hongkong, Singapore to stand by it, to prevent accous police and the shipping, com- after reading of the splendid wayors will endeavour to run at their has replied that they will not be of pirates to or from native craft, panies, the signal will become in which the authorities in Japan most economical speed. Then on able to accept owing to the to assist in rescue work, to call known to many who have no have risen to the occasion, and the following Saturday there will inability of their members to other ships to the aid of the right to use it but who could use the wholehearted co-operation

be the Hill Climb for the classes obtain leave, Kobe has not ship attacked, and to all such it if they wanted to stop & that the financial magnates and 25th,

which did not. run off on August answered..

yosterday ather acts as may be necessary steamer, when there was It is most likely that telegram' WILS received from or advisable to assist the said police launch about, banks are devoting to the Shaukiwan Hill will be the venue Shanghai stating that they will ship in repelling the attack.":

I think I have said enough to Cause of rehabilitation... No for this event, and as the portion not be able to come.

The master, having no disero-show that the regulations could such efforis would be of greacally straight and it is proposed aquatic

of the hill to be used is praet!- or COUTHO

the annual tion, must resist any piratical not by any possible meanĘ festival will avail were the oral fibre of the to have a standing start, excés place

take attack. I have mentioned before provent“ piracy. As usual, "This will that river boats are indefensible One way, and one way" only, people seriously impaired, butive speeding will be eliminated, take place on Sept. 26th., 27th., against attacks from outside. to prevent piracy on the Canton' this contingency can definitely There will doubtless be much 28th, and 29th. This year there Shouldn river boat go to the Dalta is to have patrols of be set aside. It would hardly provided the weather conditions Chinese-100 yards and half milo. is being pirated and is surround should rely more on the Navy rivalry in all those events, and are to be two races confined to assistance of another bout which gunboats, and the Authorities. have been possible 10 pittare god, a most successful sories Entry forms can be obtained from ad by native boats, it will stand than on the Merchant, Service to Japanese morale Ava a more of contest should be the result. Mr. R. C, Witchell, lion, sec. of the chance being pirated also,

keep the trade roufos safe. Competitors should watch out for the V.R.C. It may also be men- Frenuous test, and it can already detailed announcements regard- tioned that this year there is to to four Europeans and generally

River boats have from three Enclosing my card. be seen that as was predicteding these tests, which will appear been's harbour race contined six

Yours leteijns Indian guurde, and the the natural spirit of doggodnegs later in the Telegraph.

to Chineso,

ONE WHO KNOWS, Authorities consider this number! Hongkong, Left, 10th," 1923,

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