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TO-DAY'S SPECIAL CABLES.

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ALIEN LABOUR IN CALIFORNIA.

LATEST DECISION OF AUTHORITIES.

San Francisco, January 14.

The authorities have decided to allow Japanese and Hindu farmers to take one more crop under the cropping contracts before applying fully the Alien Land Law, thus giving time to arrange for white labour, or to permit Japanese to accept daily wages, which'is unlikely.

BRITISH LIQUOR SHIPS.

WHY THEY WERE SEIZED,

Washington, January 14.

Britain has been notified that the seized liquor ships had established shore contact by means of smaller craft; hence the America laws were applicable outside the three-mile limit.

NEW YORK POLICE LAXITY,

GENERAL "CLEAN-UP".ORDERED.

New York, January 14.

Following the example of Philadelphia, the authorities accuse several high police officials of laxity in enforcing the liquor laws. and order general "clean-up."

SCHOOLS' CONCERT.

FOR MISSION FUND.

MURDER TRIAL.

THE PRISONER'S STATEMENT.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

FOOTBALL.

The following players will re present Hongkong versus the army on the Hongkong Clubfoot- ball ground to-morrow.at 4.30 pm. sharp-Wavish; Wynne, Bishop:| McKelvie, Stewart (Captain) Lelliott Charlesworth, eaton. Johnson Nash and Begg.

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The great detective is puzzled by a card which he has just received. It came in an envelope from a department store. It ap pears to be a cipher code, and is evidently intended to convey im- portant information. She if yon can help him read it.

Yesterday's answer: B-C-D-K-K-LL-M-N-N-R-S-S-S ALABAMA

ALASKA ARKANSAS.

CANADA

By arranging the letters and finserting the letter A 13 times, as

names: shown, the

Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas and Canada. may be formed, no other vowel being required..

To provide for the balance of $1,500 required for funds towards

lp Pat. the young Chinese who missionary work in Nanning, a stands charged before the Chief combined performance was given Justice with the murder of the WHEN BABY IS CROSS by the pupils of the various wife of a Canton official as she

AND SLEEPLESS schools included in the Victoria was coming of the Canion Diocese at the Theatre Royal steamer last month, made his there is something wrong and the last night, when a representative statement of defence just before little one is taking the only means audience was present, including the tiffin time adjournment to he has of telling it. Under such circumstances the temptation to the Hon. Sir Claud Severn and day.

the Bishop of Victoria [Dr. Prisoner stated he came down administer a sleeping draught, or Duppuy.) Amongst the schools to Hongkong by the e.. Kinopiate of some kind is often great, which participated in the shan, the same boat by which the but don't do it unless expressly excellent show that woman travelled. He got off the ordered by a competent doctor.

very

was staged were the Diocesan ship two or three minutes after Instead give Baby's Own Tablets, Boys and Girls' Schools, St.it had made fast alongside. Just which are guaranteed to contain Paul's Boys and Girls' Colleges, as he got on to the Praya, heo opiates; the send the child to and the Victoria Home and heard the report of firearms and sleep simply because they remove Orphanage.

the blowing of police whistles. the causes of his sleeplessness

fortable.

Baby's Own Tablets

A programme of fourteen items Then someone bumped against and make him feel good and com- had as one of its most outstand-him 50 that ho Tan to ing features a Chinese play of the the left. Following him were character which made a strong many other persons running appeal to local students, inasmuch He beard RO more and as the scene and action were laid went идзег the verandah. locally. The bright genius who He saw an entrance to a lane and thought it out must have had a thought he could get through to the Canadian children's remedy, deep insight into the character the next street by it, but then he promptly regulate the stomach of the local student, and the found that there was no through and bowels, aid digestion. banish mixture of gravity and humour thoroughfare and he turned back constipation and colic. check diar contained in this little playlet A Chinese constable then arrested hoes, reduce farer. relieve colds caused a continual ripple of him and he was later handed and croup. allay teething pains, merriment amongst the younger over to an Indian sergeant, who expel worms. Chemists sell them, members of the large audience took him back to the wharf. post free, 60 cents per vial, present. A gavotte executed with Accused asked why he had been from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.. great daintiness by eight girls arrested and he Was told 60 Kiangse Road, Shanghai, from St. Paul's College was much that he had shot somebody. admired, as also was a minus: He Bas late: taken to given by the girls of Diocesan the Government Civil Hospital

School. Forty-ting tots from St. where be waw the injured CHICO+PCCXicotito Paul's Girls' College appeared in woman, who said she could not

a very doll-like conception of recognise him. He did not fire an action song, and this item the shot and knew nothing about "brought down the house." Itit.

was voted a decided success. Under cross-examination, pri- The rest of the programme in-soner said that he came down to cluded songs, conjuring tricks, Hongkong with a friend of his selections by the St. Paul's Col- father's to try to get a job. He lege Band, and a physical drill had not seen the

man with

The sub committee in charge of whom he travelled since he was the arrangements was.-Rev. Warrested.

T. Featherstone and Mr. T. S. W. The case is proceeding.

Chan (The Diocesan Boys' School)

Miss K, Won (St. Paul's Girls!

College) and Mr. H. Owen

Hughes.

WEATHER REPORT.

In addition to the sub-com- Jan. 15d. 11h. 40m.-Pressure mittee, the representatives of the has increased considerably from various schools who arranged Vladivostock to Chefoo items were. Miss Hazeland (St-slightly at the majority of other Stephen's Girls' College) Mr. T-reporting stations.

and

J. Price (St. Stephen's College), The anticyclone is moving Miss Walters (Diocesan Girls' eastward. It is now central to School), the Rev. A. D. Stewart the north of the gulf of Chi-li. (St. Paul's College). Miss Hollis Light to moderate monsoon (the Victoria Home and Orphan- may be expected over the China age) and Staff Sergeant Hunt (the Sea. Diocesan Boys' School).

Hongkong rainfall for the 24

Sir Claud Severn, in the course hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, of a short speech during the 10.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 0.04 inches, against an average of 0.41 inches.

the

avening, explained that entertainment had been arranged to help provide a sum of $1,500 to make up the $2,000 required for the Nanning Church of England Mission for the year 1923-4. They would remember that by a series

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

District.

Forecast.

of entertainments the $2,000 re-1 Formosa Channel N.E. winds,

raised, but the amount needed for 2 South coast of

quired for the previous year was]

the present year was still short

China between

by some $1,500. He trusted the

HK.& Lamocks-

proceeds of that entertainment

the balance required. Sir Claud

strong.

would go far towards providing 3 H'kong to Gap N.E. winds,

mentioned that the idea of those

Rock.

who had organised the entertain-4 South coast of

ment was

that the children

should give one or two a year

for the purpose of assisting to support the mission, et Nanning.

He trusted that the support given

Chine between

HK & Hainan

moderate: fair.

*T: F. CLAXTON Director. Hongkong, Jan. 15.

that night to those who were those who were responsible for

good enough to perform would the arrangements.

encourage them to give farther Thanks are also due to the City

entertainments liter on. Sir Hall for a reduction in charges,

Claud expressed thanks to the the Missions to Seamen for the

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NO INTERPORT MATCH. The Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Hockey Club has re- ceived a cable from the Hon. Secretary of the Shanghai Hocker Club expressing their regret that they find it impossible to send down an Interport hockey team this season.

CLUB MATCHES. The following will represent the Hongkong Hockey Club on Wednesday:-

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First Team v. the Submaring Flotilla, at the U.S.R.C. at 5 pm.: -E W. Hamilton; E. G. Eng- land; O. Murray: G. H. Piercy: A. S. Hett: E. L. Sim; H. Mea- cocks. F. C. Miller; W. Woodward: G. R. More; the Rev. N. Evans.

Second Team vi H.M.S. Tamar, at Sookumpoo at 4.45 p.m. (bus from Cricket Club Pavilion at 4.30 p.m.):-A. H. Roffey: W. H. Edmonds: T. Rowell; A. Bower; C. L. R. Becher: T. R. Price; D. Lyon: S. H. Garrod: W. Hyde; F. Schnepel and another..

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1

Skippers

51.20

Pinnace Navy Cut

$1.20

B.D.V. Mixture

$1.30

Cordangan

$1.50

Boardmans, Chairman Recorder,

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Pleasure, Punch Bowl, Army Mix-

ture all to

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$1.40

Vafiadis Egyptian Cigarettes

reduced to non

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