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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

1.

六拜禮

AMERICAN WORLD FLIGHT,

MAY BE CALLED OFF.

LAST EFFORT TO FIND A LANDING, PLACE Røykjavík, August &.

It is stated that Admiral Magruder has summoned a conference aboard the lagship Richmond to discuss the advisability of calling off the American world flight owing to lee conditions on the Groen-

land coaut.

The conference decided to make a last offort to find a feasible tanding place on the east coast of Greenland before finally deciding

call off tho,flight for-the-present season. Reuter

EVACUATION OF THE RUHR.

號九月八英港香

SHAMEEN STRIKE

THE INTIMIDATORS BUSY.

A report from Canton states: that three lighters which had takan delivery of a large quantity: of Europoan wine from MONSTA Butterfield and Swire's godown on the 6th instant were seized,

SATURDAY

AUGUST

TWO PIRACIES.

A FISHERMAN KILLED.

Junk's Battle Against Machine

GRAL

9,

1924 日九初月七

'MINOLE: COPT 38 OTS

USI PRA ANUM

MOTOR BUS FATALITY

YOUNG CHINESE KILLED.

IN KOWLOON.

WE BELL CORD USED CARS. They say that our Used Car Salesman show an unusual amount of enthusiasmi in their work. Why shouldn't they?: They see the Used Cars when they come in. They sea the overhauling that is done and they know how much It costs. They KNOW that both the car and the price sra_right when' thả oar finally cums to them for aalo. Why wouldn't they be enthusiastiof Particulars and prices on application. REMEMBERA Used Car is only as good as the firm with which you deal.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LT

35 Wong Wei Chung Road,

MIXED GRIL

By Asplay BrzANK....

Another motor bus fatality basi to be recorded, for at about nine o'clock this morning a young Chinone named Wu Kam, ugod Pirates, armed with machine 21 years, was knocked down by along with the oarge, be secret guns and cannon, and a fishing a bus belonging to the Kai Tack agents of the Shamoen Strikers' juni which put up'a spirited ro-Motor Bus Co, and was instantly" The Infest thing. in Parisian fashions is froeks embroiderod all Guild but were subsequently resistance against opponents very killed. Later.

It sooms that the deceased was over with triangles and other lensed by the Committee on it much their superiors le numbers

Tho vogue, is being learned that the cargo and equipment, were outstanding on the Kowloon City Road, walk- geometrical figures worked in belonged to Russian merchants, features in the story of a piratical ing towards Kowloon City, whon vivid colours. inview of tho fact encounter on the banks of the he was overtaken by the bus. He rumoured to have hoon started by was carrying a bamboo pole at the protagonists of tho Brightor that the Russian Government is Canton Galta, just reported

the time, and it is not known Euclid Movement, and I shall Jon good terms with the Canton

The Abordeon fishing junk No. whether the bus struck the pole eagerly look forward whon pass. Authorities.

Two Chinese who attempted 141 camo into Hongkong Harbour or the mad. At any rate, the ing through Paris next week (en to enter the Shameen to resume bearing a rathor tattered appear man was knocked down and he route for Munbadon, where I shall undorgo my annual cura #br work were arrested by a striko auce with numerous koles show was instantly killed.

The accident took place not writor's cramp) to rooting aʻpur- agent and taken to the Poliooing in her sails whers' shots from

Her mastor handed bus turned over last week, caus-the Champs Elysees, or witness-

FRENCH DELEGATES DISAGREE.

Paris, August 8.

inga vermilion square on an orange hypotenuse sipping an absinthe in the Cafe de la Paix.

It is intimated that M. Herriot, M. Nollet and M. Clementel are Station. The Strike Committee Broarma and machino guns had far from the spot where a motor ple pons asínerum strolling down coming to Paris to-morrow in order to consult their Cabinet col-in an official letter has demand-untered. leagues on the question of the evacuation of the Ruhr and the cd that there men be handed over to the polios the dead body ing the death of a passenger.

the experience the vessel had with. maintenance of Allied railwaymon in the Rhineland. They will re-back to the Committeo to be dealt of one of the crow as evidence of

The strikers are showing dis-gone through. turn to London on Sunday after the mooting of the Cabinet.

with the labour He said that whilst fishing off**** A correspondent of Liberte declaros that despite assurances, the Premier's rush to Paris does not indicate that a crisis has occurred satisfaction at the Conference, for the real reason is a serious disagrooment leaders on account of the fact uctwoon M. Horrist and M. Nollet with regard to the evacuation of that thoir meals are vary poor, Kolan, in the Chekkal district, on subscribed has not boon account crowded with piratos bove in ho Ruhr. M. Herriot has decided to submit the matter to a fall whilst a large part of the money the 5th instant, two launches od for. The chief strike leader is Right, and an order was shouted meating of the French Cabinet on Sunday.--Reuter.

junk. Whon this was not com- banishes from Hongkong.

GERMAN POLITICAL PRISONERS RELEASED.

7

Berlin, August 8. It is learned on good authority that the Franco-Belgians have row relaused all political prisoners in occupied (etmany-Reuter,

13.9. AND ALLOCATION OF REPARATION PAYMENTS.

NEWSPAPER TROUBLE.

The publicity which will thus be accorded to the famous writer SEQUEL TO CHANGE

will, I trust, result in a revival of OF POLICY.

interest in his works. He only Because, it le said, of a change wrote twolve books, but each is a masterpleco in its way, and I

Isaid to ho Kwong Tat-Bank, 8/over to lower the sails of the in the editorial polioy of a newly should like to see them far more

A newspaper seller who was plied with, a volley, of shots established Chinese nowspaper in outside its office in Stanley Stroot Chinese newspapers in the streets and cannon, which did consider-Man Po, a disturbance took place lands of the younger generation. caught solling two Hongkong came from machine guns, rifles Hongkong, known as the Sun often than I do at present in the

yesterday afternoon, with tho has been arrested by strike agents able damage to the junk. and brought before the Strike'

The Gaking junk was armed result that Loung Sin, aged 22 Committed for punishment on The United States, through MT. Kellogg, has informed the the ground that these papers with a cacnon, and this solitary years, a school-teacher, and Chan London Conference, that the United States expects to participate in have reproduced strike matters weapon was used to maintain a Choung-man, aged 28 years, any menting of Allied Finance Ministers which may be called to from the English papogy. onsider the allocation of Gorman reparation payinnate as a result

Washington, August 8

- Conference decisions. Reuter,

ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT SIGNED.

'COLONY'S FINANCES.

SLIGHT INCREASE IN BALANCE.

in the

Масло.

struggle against overwhelming manager of the paper, appeared odds. Two shots had been fired as defondants at the Police Court from the fishing junk, apparently this morning, charged with croat- without result, but such is the lug the disturbance..

Mr. J. H. . Loask, who ap maral effect evercled the piratos that they had no further peared for the first defondant. The pages of Karl Marx, H. G. stomach for fighting, and with-aid that the subject matter of Wells, and other writers on social drew, sailing in the direction of the charge would later be beard problems contain nothing more of in another Court. There was, helpful or illuminating than that ho said. dispute as to the masterly chapter by the old Bofore this, a cannon shot from ownership of the promises and his Alexandrine on the Equality of KINO'S SIGNATURE NOT REQUIRED.

defendant The financial statement for the one of the pirates had gone ellent was there on orders to stop Triangles which repone upon the from same basa and balween the same London, August 8,

parallels. one killed The Anglo-Russian Treaty was signed this evening, Mr. Ram-month of May has just been through the side of the junk the second

Government and

of the entering.

The prosecuting police officer ay MacDonal and Mr. Arthur Poneonby signing for Britain and issued

The cowboys up for the Rodeo M Rakovsky, M. Scheinemann, M. Joife, M. Tomsky and M. Rad- Gazelle. It shows that the re-fishermen outright. His remains

venue for the month was -$2.221.-on the arrival of the junk in sold that both the defendants chenko for Russia.

each other. The second defendant Westminster Abboy, the Housos The Anglo-Russian Treaty is unique because it does not men- 335 whilst the expenditure was Hongkong, were transferred by had taken summonses out against had done the National Gallery, alleged that the first defendant of Parliament, and Cleopatra's tion is Majesty, whose signature, apparently is also not required. 82,145,682, the Colony's balance police to the Public Mortuary.

went to Stanley Street with the Needle, and were looking about it is pointed out that the President of the Union of Soviet Republics of assets over liabilities being

intention of interfering with the for further exoitomonts of a is not recognised as head of the State, the Soviet Government itself thereby increased from $17,831,-

Another piracy in Chinese business, demanding that the prosimilar naturo, always concluding Treaties. British legal advisers, therefore, decided

For the first Give months of the

"Say, boys!" oxclaimed one, that the Treaty should be balanced by the Government alone being

your there is an increase under waters figured in the police re-misos be closed. The origin of all the heads of revenue, with the corda of this morning. It was the trouble appeared to bo political seized with a suddon brilliant in- mentioned on the British sido also.-Reater.

exception of the Kowloon-Can-stated that Lau Fook, an under in character.

taker in Sheklung, lost nearly' Mr. Bennett, who appeared for eptration, lot'e stroll along a

terico Bridge cracking!" ton Railway and Land Sales.$500 when the cargo of coffins the second defentant, said this look further and listen to Wa- The total income for the five and nails ho loaded on a junk at case was only a side-issue of the months W08 $11,066,118 as against $10,287,737 for the first Sheklung was stolen by pirates whole business, and he thought the

who intercepted the vessel whilst host thing would be to bind the Owing to the recent torrential month# of inst year.

defondants over. He said that rain- having provad so disastrous on the way to Ham Kong. 1lt is interesting to note

the second defendant and another to first-class cricket, it is reported countles have that the total revenue estimat-

Bevoral man started the paper to put for-that ward the views of General Chan approached the M.C.C. for por- London, August 8. A Bill is shortly to be introduced to be received this year

King-ming. The paper started in mission to turn themselves into At the Oval, the Surrey vend in the Legislative Council to was put at $21,369,934 whereas tho'

March of this year and continued water polo clubs. South Africa match was continuamend the Forgery Ordinanco.

FORGERY LAW.

309 to $17,906,962.

HOME CRICKET.

SURREY DRAW WITH SOUTH AFRICA.

DEALING WITH CURRENCY five

NOTES.

on 13 good

first five mantha had already pro

ed in lino woathor, before twol One object of the Bill is to duced considerably over half that thousand people, wicket: The South Africans provide specifically for the offonco amount. compiled 418 (Susskind contribut-of forgery of ourroney notos,

On the expenditure sido thers

ing 137, in 260 minutes, without British and foreign, and for the is also an increase. During the including offence of possession of such first five months of this year there giving

起

chance,

COUNTY MATCHES,

ENCOURAGING AVIATION.

COFFINS STOLEN.

DAY BY DAY.

until June, when tho editor camo

to the conclusion that no good purpose was boing served by try

A "whistling. troe "a Bative just been Inland Lot 2479 is to be sold bying to keep General Chan and Dr. of Barbados-has

went off brought to Paris, where, if it can should be plant several along the boulo eightoon fours, with fine leg notes. The present Forgery Or was spent $9,130,651 as against auction on the 25tl: instant. The Bun apart, so he

The lesvos, it appears, united. Apparently Gonoral Chan vards.

thom, small holes in strokes and vigorous off drives; dinance deals specifically with $8,070,564, but seeing that the area is about 58,280 square feet, on another tack and advocated be acclimatised, it is intended to

did not like this, and, malataining have

the wind passes and Catteral! 63, including six bank notes, but currency notos total estimated uxner diture for the situate on Conduit Road, and the that both sides

Issued by the Government of any year was put at 824,924,667 the!

that he was part proprietor and when fours), Fonley took 6 for 148..

of the paper, he sent down mon through them & duloat whistling Surrey replied with 203 for 4 British ponuossion or foreign state rata of expenditure is well below uprot prica is $58;780

The master of the Pembroke to try and ovist the editor and results. On the authority of the botanist, Prof. (Knight 68) and the match was do not fali within the definition the estimate. Over one and a of bank note. Cases ocour hero half million dollars had been spont

wirelessed the Harbour,manager. Yesterday in particu-| world-famous drawn-Reuter..

from time to time of forgery and on Public Works Extraordinary

of auch currency up to May 31st, but the largest shire

item on tho expendituro sido was Office. yesterday and reported lar, be sont down fifty" "roughs, Linnaeus Leberwurst of Schinkol- possession notes.

on account of the military con-that there is a danger to naviga who tried to clear the staff out, brod, I gather that there aro In Latitude 23.40 N. and he (Mr. Bennett) baliavod other trees known to arborists. London, August 8.

The other object of the Bill is tribution no less than $2,188,782 tion

was the origin of which give forth musical sounds Longitudo 117.56 E. It appears that this Lancashire at Manchester beat

His allont had notably one, a native of the Isle to be a espsized junk, the moss-the trouble. Northants by an innings and one to provide generally for possos-

blown a police whistle, but of him, whose trunk is fitted age concludos. ron. Northants scored 97, R. Tylsion of forged documents. The

whon the polico arrived they with a squeaker which, in a high

to appeared hiavo arrested, wind, makes a nolso like the desley taking 7 for 6, and 108, prosent Ordinance makes possos. MaoDonald taking 7 for 95 and rion of cortain specified forged

without discrimination, the two bagpipos, and is frequently mis- For stealing a R. Tyldesley 3 for 31. Lancashire, documents an offence but it con-

number of defendants as the originators of taken for a pibroch by the flum compiled 200, Thomas taking 5 tuins no omnibus clause with re- gard to possession. Clause 5 deals

articles from the crow's quarters the trouble, whereas in point of for 24.

SUBSIDIES FOR OLUBS.

of the s.s. Memnon, a Chinese fast the second defendant had was sontonged to two weeks' hard blown the police whistle. London, August 8, labour by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at

Both dofondants were bound It is announced that the Air the Kowloon Magistracy this' Council has decided to encourage morning. It was stated that de over in a sum of $50) cach, Geary taking 5 for 35, and 53 for 10%, Root taking 7 for 37, and 116, the formation of light aeroplano fendant gained admission to the clubs all over the country, by quarters by climbing through the 2 wickats down.

Root taking 5 for G7.

for two skylight. "Glouscoster boat Essex ..at!

Hampshire led over-Sussex at aaluting, financially Bristol by 194. Gloucester scored 201, Hipkin taking 8 for 71, and Hastings on the Bret innings. yeard the establishment of ten 248 for 5, doclared, (Dippor 100) Hampshire scored 516 for 8, such clubs in leading commercial Essex scored 64. Parker taking declared (Mond 154, Aird 113 and contros, the clubs being required. Sussex replied with to provide at least an equivalent 8 for 26, and 191, Parker taking 5 Day 97).

347 (Tato 164, the first to completo amount-Router. for 82.

Notia at Canterbury beat Konta hundred wickets and a thousand by ton wiokote Kent scored 67, runs this season), Sussex follow -Matthews taking B for 33, and 220ed on for 111 for 2..

Yorkshire bent Leicestershire with this point. The other clausos at Lelocator by oight wickets, deal with currency notes. Leicester scored 114, Waddington

taking 7 for 43, and 166 York- shire compiled 228 (Holmes 00),

Notte compiled 248 (Whyanil Warwick-beat Glamorgan at 19 not out), and 55 for 0.

Birmingham by night wickets, best Darby at Glamorgan compiled 266 and 168,

SLACK COTTON

TRADE.

ON SHORT TIME London, August-8. The Federation of Master

'Spinners at

A Chinese coolio who was seen MILLS omerging from the chief on gineer's cabin on board the s Arabian, lying alongside the Kowloon Dook, was hentenced to Colton to two months' hard labour, by Mr, E. W. Hamilton as the Kowa Olosing Ezohauge 28. 4-9/16-icon--Magistroy to-day for Lighting Up-Time 7,00 p.m.

TO-DAY.

boarding the nhlp without7773487

Bon Tifendant) 893 The former Warwlok moored 955. (Qualls 141)]-Hitb Water 4.98 m.

commended the

the polio of running

GLED

fslanders when returning homs late after celebrating a lobt wi Rabble Buras or attending a drea ing the weirdaCup Finalka

Thays much plakat ing the Sterne Bol

Happy Valley.

Anne, snoworod that the am- moniated tincture was very good for the itu.

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Unili recently noboily had a good word to say for chlorine gas. It wouldn't lift a balloon, nor assist artificial respiration, nor help the dentist extract your tooth, nor illuminato nor host your house. It was the parlah among gases-a-laxy, useloss thing which did nothing bút smell like a compromise be- tweon a skunk and a briok-klin. To-day, however, American doctors are widely prescribing sniffs of it for head-colds, and marvellously rapid oures are being offected by it. This is good news, for hitherto the only cortain cure for a hond-cold has boon amputation at the nook-a remedy towards - which 1308t aufferers displayed conscientious objections. But If the once- despised and loathly chlorine can offer a loss drastic cure, then let it be duly immortalised in verso:

Come, my Oblorina, come!

No more I flout you; Lot me confess that I

Can't do without you!

What though I held you once

A noxious vapour?

Soo, ut your shrine I burn

The contrito's taper.

So racked my brow with pain,

1 fool lika soreaming;

Red and inflamed my nose,

And both oyen streaming: Come, then with healing

broath,

Belov'd Chlorina! Buccour a solf-confessed,

Remorseful sinner!

Let no revengeful thought Of ire assail you f Come to my lungs, sweet gan"

Let mo inhale you

1 hail with joy the Postmaa- ter-General's decision to have the interior of our post-offices docorated in brighter colours.. Truly, as they are at present, they offer a very drab and dreary appearance, and I-am not sur prived that postal clerks should Book to forget their lugubrias environmont by surreptitiously reading Ethel M: Dell beneath the counter while the publio. patiently awaits their pleasure on the other side of the wire- entanglement. I know, too, many man who have abandoned all latter-writing owing to the fooling of depression they acquire when going into a post-afica to buy stamps. But when the pre- mises are nicely papered with designs of fruite and flowers, the woodwork picked out in

palat, and rold

climbing nasturtiums and crimson ram- blers planted at the grilles, I quite expect there will be a tremendous boom in all kinds of postage, and our post-offices will become as popular places of rendezvous as Belfridge's or Har- rod's. Which prompts me to offer the suggestion to the P.M.G. that in common with other big com- morolal enterprises hoahould hold an Annual Bargain: Balo, and givo his customers, the on portunity to buy-up old; stocks of stampa, and postal orders colossal reductions to clear."

On the last occasion of your humble servant's going to Wem- bley the official return of the