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800.

But we can improve any oidinary oya trouble.

LAZARUS.

11 QU'A ROLD CENTRAL.

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

our new record for you"The Song of the ESSEX SIX-Words and Mugio by

HUDSON.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO. LTD.

Telephone.

Central 3950.

23, Wnt Nel Chung Hond, Haggy Valliy:

The only Faroprku Úpitulan ku the Colony

No. 18.687

FOUNDED INR -

三十月九英港啡

MAC'S CAFETERIA.

OPENING ON MONDAY.

MR. MACDONALD'S £30,000

SHARES. PLIN

BARONET'S GIFT CAUSES MUCH

----Router.

COMMENT.

ENDOWMENT OF A MOTORCAR.

London, September 12.

ITALIAN POLITICAL MURDER.

FASCIST DEPUTY SHOT BY COMMUNIST.

Rome, September 12,

A workman named Corvi fired four shots with a revolver at Deputy Canaliai, the Under Secretary of the Fascist Corporation, who was in a tramcar, fatally wounding him in the head. Corvi was arrested, and declared he was a Communist and wanted to avenge * Matteotti.

A Delightfully Decorated Rendezvous.

Tho much-looked forward-to [opening of Mao's Cafeteria takes place on Monday. For some

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13,

NORTH CHINA WAR.

DOWNPOUR STOPS FIGHTING.

NAVAL MOVEMENTS.

1024

13 FEN ANUM H£t : COPT 16 UTA.

HONGKO

“AHCHITECAS.

RULES FOR ADMISSION.

The following amendod. rules. governing applications for admis- ion as authorized architects under the Publlo Health and

(Our Own Correspondant.)". Buildings Ordinanco. 1903, aro Shanghai, Sept. 18.published in the Gazette:

MIXED GRIL

By Moulay Brekn...

To-day (August 9th). I reflect The continued downpour of 1: Every candidate must fill in that on Tuesday next the perfume

Commont has been exòfted by the fact that thirty thousand months past residents' have been rain has converted the entire the form of partloulars, which of the bonnie purple heather will. amorase, may be obtained on application to be mingled with the odours of pound shares in MoVitle and Price have been allotted to the Fromior. Intrigued by the announcement #ghting aron inte

the Colonial whisky and haggis, while to the pour Interclawed-on-the-subject, at Lossiemouth, Mr. Ramsay Mao- that this new establishment as baiting operations except for the the Honourablo

song of the Scotch woodoook will Donald explained that the capital was not his. He only technically opening "shortly, but the bringing up in some sectors of Secretary owned the shares, which had been allotted to him for the endow- Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, reinforcements and munitions.

and tally-ho!" ment of a motor-car presented to him by Sir Alexander Grant, the Ltd., wieoly decided that this There are no developments In the No candidate will bo admit be added the joyous: ories of

tod as an authorised architect "yoloka!" managing director of McVitie and Price, which tho Premier felt be unique cafe would be replete Settlement. could not afford to keep if he went out of office. The shares at the right down to the smallest detail An observer arriving from unless() he is over twenty- uttered by the intrepid grouse Premier's death would ravert to the Grant family. The matter had before the public wore Invited to Nanking by steamor reports that seven years of age, and is dona hunters when the grouse- hounde nothing to do with politics. Sir AlexanderGrant had got his baronetoy patronise it. Unavoidable delays a Kiangau Hotilla of nine-war fide resident in the Colony pro- successfully unearth a bird and for public services, including the gift of a national library to Scotland. have taken place, but it is now craft, comprising one arulier, posing to practice in Hongkong, put it up.

all ready and on Monday morn-three gunboats and five lesser (i) is a number of the Royal In- In the towns, extraordinary ing the hoarding in front of the craft, is anchored a mile offshore stitute of British Architects, or activity will prevail from an early entrance will be taken away and opposite Liube, but the vassle do the Institution of Civil Engineers, hour among the game-dealers, for the cafe open for business.

not appear to be participating in for the Scolety of Architecte the stock left over from last or the Surveyora. Institution season will have to be extracted hostilition. NEW AND NOVEL.

Further up river, at a pblüt for the Institution of Municip-from the refrigerators, and thor Although called a Cafeteria, it approximately halfway between al and County Engineere, or is not really a Cafeteria in the Shibpu and Bushan, a transport (i) has worked exclusively an sense such places are known in convoyed by a light cruiser and a an Arohitect or Civil Engineer Americs. There will be no walk gunboat is discharging troops, for at least eight years dating and ammunition into from the commencement of his ing round with plate in hand guns helping one's-solf to food and lighters, which apparently are pupilage or professional training, Joars" coured at a University and then passing by a "shook" denk being dispatched to inland waters, or (19.) has attended :-(a) a four whore a tally is made of the

WAR INSURANCE RATE has had in addition four years oughly well thawed and missaged The whole of Italy is horror-stricken at the crime, which has value of the food a customer baal The as-chosen. There will be tablos and

Shanghai, Sept 13. practical experience, or (b) a five to get the wrinkles out) bofore wtill further increased the tension of the nation's nerves,

moeting of tho leading Yours course, in which case three bring despatched in the restaur shot this morning-by sailant, Giovanni Corvi, who in a carpenter, was formerly a porter "boys" in the old-style cafe way; at Casalini's villa. He fired thras shots, and Casalini was wounded dishes will be ordered off a monu Insurance Companios has dooid-years' practical experience in ad- ante as in the forehead and templo and sank to his seat in the tramear and there will be nothing noveled to fix the war insurance rate dition will suffice, thus making auoroplane service from Porth Personally, I'm not much of a against his fourteen-year-old daughter, murmuring: "They've killed in this part of the arrangements in Shanghai at one per cent, for total of oight years in either in-shire." mo." Corvi threatened the conductor and passengers with his ro- But there is something decidedly three months. Hitherto the rate stance to correspond to tili), or

of the Committee, has had anf-grust difficulty in cutting one up volver, and tried to escape, but was caught by passing carabinlere new and novel in the stylo and has been three per cent. for three) in the opinion of the majority hand at eating grouse, I find and soldiere, who had difficulty in protecting him from the crowd, furnishings of this splendid now months.--Router

ficient training and experience as within the small confines of my With marble floors and

MARTIAL LAW. Jan Architect or Civil Engineer to plate, and I usually and by losing which throatened to lynch him. Corvi appeared unbalanced, border cafe.

vogatify his admission and is it under the table. Onco, while ing on insanity. He said he killed Casalini in order to avengo his partitions, beautiful marble lamps:

Shanghai, Sept. 13. P

attempting to tackle a particularly fotherwise eligible. "brother in idealism, Mattootti." Deputy Casalini was takon to of soft hue, and with a sabeme of old ivory tintad decor.

Martial law has been proclaim-

olusive bird at the Savoy, it hospital, and expired on the operating table,

ed. A police announcement

slipped from my grasp and shot The Cabinet has met, and is taking moaxuros to oneuro publication, the interior of Mac's

straight into the lap of a choleric- havo all who

not

looking Anglo-Indian colonel uxhorting the nation to exercise restraint. The poot, Deputy Bonelli, to

The entrance hall, with also the many foreign residonta therein, mustbe strictlylprotected,

seated opposite me." Confound loader of the now Italio Loague, publishes an impassioned appeal to soon it

you, sir!" be ejaculated, testily. the whole nation to lay down arins and and its martyrdom of terror its revolving doors, is a truly and plots against peaus and order

artistio plece of decorative work,

You might at least have the humanity to see that your bird is dead before you attempt to dis. integrate it I'

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order. Tho whole "ress and the directors of the Fascist party is Cafeterla will be a revelation|axplains that the Legations, andi

yot

The schools baval and threats, which is stifling the nation's civilisation.

Deputy Casalini was a popular and important member of the the mouldings and coiling having prevented.

boon carried out in fibrous plasterbeen notified that no politicall Fasoist party. Flo loaves a widow and five children.-Rester.

of very pleasing abades. It is agitation will be permitted.

Martial law his also safe to say that nowhere also in

proclaimed at Murden.-Router. tho Far East is thorough--a

CLYDEBANK RENT STRIKE THREATENED. delightfully decorated rendezvous

as Mac's Cafeteria,

ROOM FOR 90 PEOPLE. With seating accommodation for close on 93 parsons, the establishment is replete with soda fountain and specially chilled glass and marble counters in thei

CROWD STONE POLICE AND PREVENT EVICTION.

London, September 12. Exciting Hoones occurred in Clydebank this morning, when a orowd of five hundred prevented the sheriff's officers and police from ovioting a widow and her family for non-payment of arrears of rent, pelting the officers and polico with clods, stones, et octarà.

Subsequently overal Labour town councillors addressed the refrigerator orowd, and a local committee was established to organise a cam- paign of resistance if the house factors decline to join the ront tribunal. A general rent strike all over the district may be declared.

--Reutor.

ANOTHER PORTUGUESE REVOLT.

LISBON SEES SHORT-LIVED, ATTEMPT.

Lisbon, September 12.

comparimonts ofi

boan

DAVIS CUP.

ANOTHER AMERICAN'

VICTO .Y.

ILLEGAL SHED,

SOLICITOR'S WIFE FINED

at 160,000, A

At the Kowloon Magistracy, before Mr. W. Hamilton, this morning, Mrs. W. B. Hind was One newsparer has estimated fined $10 for failing to remove an the number of excursionists on- on August illegal shod at the rear of her Hampstead lisath promises, 4. Loys Lodge, Kowloon. Bank Holiday

Mr. Roberts, of the P. W. D., friend of mine who was present etated that the Medical Officer of thinks, however, that this isan Health, as well as the P W. Dexaggeration. On the basis of his objected to the erection of the own computation he urmisos Philadelphia, Sopt. 12. shed. Cross-examined by Mr that the newspaper man must The United Stator, which bad Leo, who appeared to defend, have counted one of the holiday- which will be stored the many already socuted both the first witness said he did not give makers twice. delicacies to be on sale. At the singles matches in the challeuxo defendant the impression that moment, no hot joints will be round of the Davis Cup against be shed was 2000ssary, although

I am wondering whether there served. The idea is to provide Australia, to-day ensured choir ha did say it was teas, cold luashes, snacks, etc. retaining the trophy by winning covenient to have refuse thrown is any truth in the rumour that Mr. O. B. Cochran contemplates and

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cooked

organising a Rodeo for Ford cars to be taken away. A very ox-

next summer. If there is (and I tonsive manu list has beon drown

hope there is), I shall certainly up, from soups right down to

entor mine. I bought it as a ten pastries and ice creams, and

year-old for seyen-and-six st K Mons. A Lainel, who is Manager

Board Government Disposals of the cafe, is enthusiastic re-

Another abortivo attempt at revolution has been made by garding the new delectable viands parties of Communists, including soldiers, who attacked the Minis-ho will have to offer the Hong- try of War, the telegraph station and customs house.

kone public. And it must not be The revolt failed and the revolutionaries, including officers, thought that to go to Mao's

The Government has the Cafeteria will, of necessity, be to, sergeants and sailors, wore arrested. situation thoroughly in hand Rovolutionarios who occupied the spend a lot of money, for prices customs house have fled and perfect order now reigns.—Router. will be of popular level, though consistent of course with the high qualit. to be maintained.

-CLEANLINESS.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S TOUR.

SATISFIED WITH SOUTH AFRICA.

Cape Town, September 12. - MJ; H. Thomas has left, homeward bound.

In an interview he declared he was more than satisfied with his visit. He considered South Africa a good country for settlers with money, though there was no scope for the manual labourer, He said he intended to vialt the other Dominions, not committing himself as to which he would visit next.-Router.

be

the doubles.

W. Johnston.

very in-

into the backyard. ・・

His Wo ship, in inflicting the fine, ordered the shed to be removed within seven days,

sale in 1919, but, though I havo tried to tame it by conelstent

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE, kindness for the last five years,

EATING LIVE FROGS!

According to the prosecution, A married woman, who was charged, before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at theKowloon Magistracy this morning, with attempting to commit suicide, was supposed to have eaten live frogs and tas,

it still bucks whenever I try to drive it in public. So often have I been chucked through the wind- Boreon that at last I've got i

That everything. will Borupulously clean has been one of the chief conoarne of the mana- gement Not only are the tables

lazier to out me out a permanent Defendant said that she had exit in the glass, and so pefect has made of "Vitrelito." a washable composition, but

had a quarrel with her husband, constant practice made me in glass-like

but was now willing to go back doing the hole in one that I'm going to try for a job as a harla- epocial dish and cup washers ard sterilisers have been installed in

to him again. the service end of the establish- Tillen and Johnston bast

Addressing the dofondante quio next Christmas... ment. An entirely now tiled Patterson and O'Hara Wood, kitchen has been bulit, one of 57,6-3, 6-4, 61-Reiter's Ame busband, his Worship said that

married people were sometimen There is superstition in the latent bread and butter out-rican Bervice.

Sweden that if a girl loves cata ing machines (to which none of [This maken the fifth year in liable to quarrel. MADE

*The husband expressed his she will have a sunny weddings the food is touched by hand) has succession, that the Americans been installed, whilst there is a have won the Cup-notable willingness to take care of de day. In our treacherous climate,

fendant in future and signed at however, it is sourosly advisabl place in which to keep coffee achievement) Geneva, Sept. 12

bond for $65 for his wife's be to postpone loving cats till the сира

other hot and many

**ieve of the ceremony. The ficandial committee of the | gontrivanoss all designed to give

haviour for six months; : League has approved the budget quick, and clean service An estimates of the International entirely new set of Elkington Labour Office for 1925, totalling plate has been purchased, whilst between Bouth Afrion and Mr. 7,105,000 Swiss france-Reuter, the cutlery and eroskery, cha Thornton'a eleven was continand

CLOSE GAME.

SOUTH AFRICAN'S FINAL MATCH,

London, Sept. 12, The weather at Scarborough was fine to-day, and the match

LEAGUE BUDGET.

ONE ITEM ADOPTED

INDIAN POLITICS.

also been newly, bought. ing seems to have been for In order to make Man

UNLDAT.

I regret to see the has been prossqi beer which on have been diluted than thirty

All things, says the proverb

lad,

ו י'.

Aron't of gold that glitter; And to this I'd merely add,

All's not beer that's bittari

It has been proposed to arrange

golfere

hope this materiallso, AB wanted to know whether dent

championship meeting of denf

will

I have long

golfers practise the "keep your ear on the bawl" theory.

·

The foreshorss of our south and south-east count watering- placos, I hear, are so orowded: with aspirants for Channel-~ Bwimming honours rehearsing that the ordinary visitors dosirous of just having a plain dip ars complaining that there is no room for tham. A man. I know, ́an enthusiastic sea-bather, stood in

queue at Southend for eight, hours the other day, but when ho eventually managed to get on to the congested beach ho found that the tide bad gons out. He couldn't- seo it anywhere, but, reluctant to abandon his favourite pastime, he at onog chartered a taxioab, and went off in search of the coy fluid. He ultimately found it at Dungeness on the other sido of Hera be bad bilm the estuary.

batho, but owing to the dense. mass of potential channel swim- mors in the water there was not room for him to stoop and duck bis head, with the result that ha has now got sunstroke all along his parting.

A Munich firm of glass bottle. manufacturors have had 'so pro- sperous year that they baro raised the wages of their workers": twenty per cent. This in tura should result in a substantial ins oroase in the demand for glass bottles.

It is good news to learn that. the threatened strike of laundry- women, which has boon hanging over the heads of the dwellers in my suburb like the word of Damocles, will probably not come off. This I am credibly informed is because the fron is not yet hot,, for which one must be thankful. At the same time, hope. they'll make it hot enough to finish off my other shirt to day, for on Monday I, ADE starting for Madbaden to take the waters (and anything else I can lay my hande on), and I shouldn't like to turn up at this fashionable apa looking like a tramp juggler.

Be that do it may, I don't think I should want to strike if I were

laundry woman. - Whatorer. grievance I might harbour I should feel amply compensated by the pleasure afforded in wrene obing off buttons, slitting up.but tonholes, tearing trim ming, and sorting out the garments in such -a-manner that they will get-to- turned to the wrong people. Which reminds me that the man next door has been swanking. about In my tennis trousers for the last five weeks 1 ha von't claimed them yet because, if I did, I should feel in honour

Bimla, Sapk

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