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WATSON' E WHISKY

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where it is blended-in SCOTLAND.

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CHATER ROAD, HONGKONG,

SPECIALITIES

FOR THE BREAKFAST TABLE

Fresh English Sausages per lb. $1.50

Cooked English Ham per lb. $2.25

Selected Scotch Bloaters per lb. 65.

English Hams (Uaeoked;

Whole Hams

Half Hams

10 to 12 lbs.

1.

44 to 6 lbs.

per lb. $1.11

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SPECIALISTS IN PROVISIONS

PROTECT YOUR CAR

MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1926.

for Hongkong, for we believe that by installing: a it is against the Colony's best in “TYRENE" Fire torusta to have too frequentro- Extinguisher.

course to retvicted ridor main ser "PYRENE" will vices. When restriction goes to kill firo without damage to the

the length of making thousands ongine, woodwork of people dependent upon street, or upholstery. fountafris it is distinctly bad, and Water sproads it should be the "aim of the ad petrol fire; sand is ministration to avoid such severe inofficient and will put the engine but of action,"

si PYRENE." Ex- tinguishior is small in size, tight in weight and easy to handlo. "PYRENE" does not deteriorate and is always ready

for use.

Keep

:

Mustard & Co., Ltd.work of boring

DAY BY DAY.

MEN'S HEARTH OUGHT NOT TO BE BET AGAINST ONE ANOTHER, BUT SET AND ALL WITH ONE ANOTHER, AGAINST THE EVIL THING ONLY Carlyle,

There was a clean bill of health in the Colony on Friday.!

Lt. Com. C. R. H.,Harvey, K. N. was a passenger on the .n. Khyber On Saturday,

seys the Chinese press,

CHINESE FUNERAL,

"THE LOST WORLD.”

THE LATE MRS. CHOY BIG FILM AT THE QUEEN'S:

CHONG-SUI.

The first showings of Sir Arthur The funeral of the lato Mrs. Conan Doyle's fantastic story, Choy Chong-sul took place yester-"The Lost World," drew «crowded day, afternoon at the Chinese houses to the Queen's Theatro yes- Chilalain Cemetery amid many terday, and bookings continue manifestations of regret among brisk for the remaining three days the leading Chinese families during which it will be screened.

The tale of the expedition into of the Colony. The route

the funeral procession the Amazon country, the finding Marshal Feng Yu-heiang has had of

was along Cafno Rond, Dos of prehistoric monsters and apc- conferred upon him by the Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow the Voeux Road and past the Univormen, the bringing of a live Bron- honorary degree of Doctor of Laws,sity. The Chung Wah Band and tosaurus to London, where It breaks loose and, aftor, scaring the Chung Sing Band were in at-

people, finally crashes through tendance and the procession was London Bridge and swims out to a most impressive one. At the sen and freedom, is told with much vividness. From many stand- Cemetery a short service was conpoints, the film is a really wonder- ducted by the Rev. Cheung Chuk fut production, the hugo prehis- toric animals being amazingly well protrayed, whilst the scenes in. The chief mourners were The Lost World" are most strik Messrs. Choy" Hing, Choy Chong ing and spectacular. There is, of and Choy Wai-man (sons) Mrs. L. course, a love interest in the story, H. Loo and Mrs. C. L. Wongand, needless to say, there is. the *

cusótmary happy ending, Among the many There is a whole array of (daughters.) who attended the funeral were leading film stars in the east, Mr. Ho Wing, Mr. Ho Kwang, Mr. amongst whom Wallace Beery as Professor Challenger especially Li Yau-chuen, Mr. Sum. Pak-ming, stands out. For those who like & Mr. Leung Yan-po, Mr. Lo Chung big film, with uncommon features, " wan, Mr. Tsang Foo, Mr. Ho War-will find much that is thrilling in tong, Mr. and Mrs. Mu Ying-piu, this pictures Mr. and Mrs. Ma Wing-chan,, Mr. and Mrs: "Gockehin" and many others prominent Chinese" of the Colony.

II.M.S. Tamar came out of dry. dock on Saturday, after undergoing her annual overlicul. She has been moored in her old place alongside the quay in the Naval Basin.

restriction as early as possible.

It is for that reason and also because we are due for but a nor- mal rainfall sooner or later, that we would again urge the bringing of the water of the Shing Mun River over to Hongkong. We have

A Chinese named Chang Chi yet to learn of any reversal of

was admitted to the hospital on the previously-arrived-at decisión

Saturday suffering from. oplum lle died yesterday to postpone the laying of the trans-poisonhig.

morning, "PYR-harbour pipe dine until more pro- ENE" handy on pitious days, and if that decision ear and in garago,

has been reversed we think the public might be so informed. The the tunnels through Smugglers Ridge and Golden Hill is all but completed and soon the water of the Shinga Mun River will be at a head just above Linchikok." The expense of Biping it to Kowloon Point and thence across the barbour ought not to detor, because it was in' an- ticipation of such that the scheme was proceeded with. The Col- ony's" revenues are back to their pre-strike level and the Govern- mont has every justification for pushing on with a work which with The Telegraph bring very-much-welcomed reliet

10- 7, Connaught Road C. Inerporated under the Compani

"Ordinuhpun "Hongkong,” Then C. 86 or write for berlinlays

DEATH.

FALKNER--On Friday, 11th inst., at 2 p.m., at the Government Civil Hospital, Gilbert Evelyn Falkner, Public Works Depar ment, aged 9 years.

MONDAY, JUNE 14. 1926.

OUR WATER SUPPLY.

No-one likes a wet Sunday, but yesterday's dull weather serves to remind one that as we are now nearly half-way through June we cannot expect very much more heavy rainfall if the season from

in the dry season to thousands of Chinese residents.

Chinese Fashions. Whilst Chinese youths. have been debating whether their sisters should or should not "bob," the lätter seem to have taken matters into their own hands, for amongst the more modern of the flappers and young ladies the Western mode of hairdressing has como very much. into vogue of late. The result, on the whole, is by no means unpleas-,'

pears to suit Oriental features.

Mrs. Bowes Smith is at present patient at the Peak Hospital, having been operated on for a pendicitis. Her many friends! will be glad to hear that she is making good progress.

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Mrs. S. H. Strawn, wife of the American delegate on the "Extra- Conference at territoriality Peking, and Miss Strawn, arrived here on the as. President McKin- They are on their way to ley. Manila for a holiday.

The Attorney General has filed a nolle prosequi in the case of Mr. S. J. Squire, of the Hongkong

Electric Company, who was com- mited to: trial on a charge of manslaughter arising out of a metor accident. The indictment has thus, been quashed."

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On Monday next, at 9 am, an al fresco concert will be held in S. Andrew's Vicarage grounds, Kowloon, in aid of local diocesan needs and St. Peter's Church Re- Pair Fund. The band of the East render selections. Surreys will Tickets are one dollar cach.

The new forry Polar Star, opm- now on in going to be anythinging, for the style is one which ap-

pleted some time ago and delayed like normal. We are always liable what it more important, however, from the harbour run on account of to get heavy typhoon rains, but is that the ohange signifies a willan untoward event experienced

as this ingness to depart from the hide after it was taken over, was the regular wet season

netice on Saturday. The Night

in

Colony knows it is more than hair bound customs of the past, i by Star is well on the way to m

The

pletion.

After 12 month's hard work and continued Investigation, the Sharg hai police have succeeded in arrest ing three men who are alleged to have taken part in the murder of the former foreman of the Shang- hai Waterworks Co in North Thibet Road on July 2, last year. The accused are unemployed Can-

tongue.

Ling,

Included in several hundred wreaths and floral tributes were "those from Sir Shou-son Chow, the General Chamber of Commerce, Chinese Merchants Club; the Chin-i en Y.M.C.A. employees of the Sun

CATTLE DISEASE.

PREMIER LAMENTS IMPORT

RESTRICTIONS. ».

Rugby, June 13. In the course of his speech in Co, L., Ilongkong and Canton,

Wiltshire оп Saturday, the the Wing On Co., Ltd., the Sincere Premier made reference to the Co., Ltd., Bank of East Asin, Bank protection of British livestock of Canton, National Commercial against foot and mouth disease and Saving Bank, Hastings, Den-and the restrictiona recently rs & Bowley, A. G. Pile, Lai Wah imposed against carcases imported Co., Ltd., Chosen Co., Ltd., Heung from Belgium and Holland, mainly Shan Commercial Union. Heung of pigs used for bacon caring In He said the annual On Insurance., Ltd., Mr. Ho Fook, England. Mr. Ho Kom-tong, Mr. Ho volume of supplies stopped Ju Mr. Ho Wing. Dr... S. amounted to only about three per Ho, Mr. Wong Kam-fock Mr. cent. of the British meat supply. Ip Lan-cheun, Dr. T. M. Nevertheless, he regretted having Wan Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wong, Dr. to impose such restriction, parti- T. P., Woo, Mr. Mok Kon-sang, Mr, ularly when the countries affect-- Chon Po-yew, Dr. R. J. Wong, M. ed were nean neighbours and good No other Chan Chik-yue, Mr. Fung Fook-friends of Britain. tien. Prof. Lai Chai-hi, Mr. Young course was, however, possible.— Sai-ngam, Mr. Young Hee, Mr. British Wireless.

Taam Wing-kwong, Mr. Chan Pik- chuen, Dr. Teu Hawk, Mr. Lau' Hey-shing and Dr. Ho Ko-tsum. Many wreatha were from Canton and Shanghai.

DOISY'S FLIGHT.

رجم

A FURTHER STAGE.

Moscow, June 13.. Capt. Pellitier Doisy has left

The Sun Co., Ltd., and their two branches at Canton, remained closed all day as a mark of respect for the deceased lady, whose sons are closely identified with the Kazan on a further stage of his

flight to Tokyo.-Reuter.. firm.

The Very Idea!

Each week-end, when.

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They'd toss the tennis ball up

high,.

Then shout each time they'd

smack it,

But no one worried 'bout the

noise,

so doing additional comfort and way gone. At the moment, the convenience are attained. It is rainfall for this year is over the when we come to mutters of dress. however, that we observe amongst average and it has been over the the Chinese tendencies which are average for the past two years.scarcely to be approved. True, the But the average law is going to gentler sex are not being affected so much in this respect as are the operate sooner or later and it is,menfolk. The former, in their when this Colony gets perlod dress reforms, seem to have hit of average rainfall that its water upon a happy combination of both Eastern and Western styles, which, supply problem is going to loom coupled with the "boo" or the up very large indeed. Just now shingle," results in a distinctly

A Chinese hag-snatcher was pleasing effect. Amongst the caught in Kowloon on Saturday there is a little more water in

youths and even male adults, how night after having tried to ateal! storage on the Hongkong side than [ever, one suca a surprising and by

a hand bag carried by Mrs. Gill, there was last year, and the con- no means happy jumble of ideas in

of the Kowloon Post Office.. The sumption is not quite so high, but mode of dress-long-coats with

straw hats, short-coats with felt incident occurred just outside the

your The most impartial man we it must be remembered that we got hits, and all manner of conflicting. M. O. A. building. The cry of a child brought "a number of. through last year without half-and-half combinations.

a tremendous amount of incon- stately Chinese dress of yore is people to the scene, and a man was work is done, you plan on havin' know of is the fellow who had two favourites, so he hired em both rapidly passing out, and its place seen to be running away. He was heaps of fun. You'll take the taxicab drivers yell at him at the venience because there was an ex-being taken by most inartistic mix-

chased by several persons, caught family out somewhere, and just some time. He disliked to play

drink. in the open air. near the entrance of Canton Road, tures ceptional rainfall in the autumn

of Eastern and Western

"You get the old car fixed up and run home between them. and taken into Police custody.

right, and then real late on Fri- months. Normally, it can be said styles. "Not only is the change ro- Krettable from the purely aesthe-

day night, you sprawl yourself we have had most of the rain by the point of view, but by adopting A fishing beat which left Cheung upon the floor and look up text the end of July and if the reser-

European or semi-European modes Chau for Fung Kai-wui in the Ping books by the score. the Chinese are adding to their Shan district received the attention 'Course mom

has had the voirs are not full at that time the

personal discomfort. The old of robbers when it arrived at Lueng happy hunch to pack a peachy outlook for the long dry season Chinese style of dress was eminent- Ka Tun. The boat anchored in the campin' lunch. She's fixed some which starts after the turn of they suited to Eastern conditions; and bay near the village and during the salad; cooked a ham, made sand- monsoon" is by no means rosy.carding their cool and airy raiment armed with revolvers and two

yet to-day we find Chinese dis-night was boarded by four men, two wiches of bread, and jum

It's pretty hard for a man to The kids, long since, to bed have The official Water Return for May for the generally less comfortable with rifles. The "fokis were

and sent to

gone. They plan to wake up with put his best foot forward, when shows that the position today, wear of Europeans, stift collar in- bound

the dawn. You've worked a lot. he's got corns on both of 'em. both for Hongkong, and Kowloon,cluded. As we see it, there would hold, and the robbiers then re-

"Well, sir," asked the musician, be far more reason f Europeans in ored the cargo to another boat and, feel quits worn, but fun will

"what do you think of my compost- is better than it was a year ago, the East copied the old Chinese lying alongside. In addition to the come to-morrow morn.

On Saturday all things are set.

tions?" but we trust that we shall not be styles than that the Chinese should cargo, they robbed the crew, and

copy ours.

decamped with a haul of about 235, And, are you all enthused? You accused of undue pessimism when

in the direction of Chinese territory, bet! You're on your way-then fate breaks loose. It starts to we stress the fact that neither

rainin' like the deuce. last year. nor the year before can be taken as true guides in the matter of rainfall, because both those years were unduly well favoured, from that standpoint. There is no need to fear the water supply of Kowloon, because tho. storage is comparatively big, the large catchment area feeding the reservior rendera oven a slight fall of rain quite effective and water will soon be running into the Shek- laipul reservoir from the Shing Mun River. But there is every justification for urging an early increase in the available supply.

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A notice appearing elsewhere shows that holders of matsheds are requested to inform Mr. W. Scho- field, Hon. Secretary, Bathing Beaches Committee, Post Office Building, on or before June 23rd,

The one great disadvantage to can't being terribly fat is you watch your step.

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Vicar: What would happen if the licence number of their mat-you were to break one of the Ten shed, where it is situated, to what Commandments?

extent it is used, and if holders

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2.17/32

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In addition, the public are nsked

Willie: Then there would bo only, nine.

104.3/16 81,0214 7.19/87 1.20/32

Bombay Hongkong "Silver (spot and forward)

British Wirelose.

possess more than one matshed.

"Twas just a tennis racquet.

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"In all probability," replied the critic, "they will be played long after Beethoven and Wagner are forgotten,"

"Really!".

"Yes, but not before."

Mother, may I go out.

awim?"

Said daughter, In a joke. 'Cause, though her mother

said she could,

She couldn't swim a stroke.

to forward to the Bathing Beaches How Lettuce got its name-A A teacher noticing two strange Committee any suggestions they man planted some radish suede, faces in his class, remarked: may have to offer for the improve- some carrot seeds and some lettuce "Jones and Smith, why are ment of bathing facilities in the seeds. The first sprout came hore? I thought you were in the Colony at existing bathing through, and, looking at it close. cluas below.

you

beaches, and are also requested ly, he said, "By golly, it fan't “No, sir,” replied Jones, "him to suggest additional bathing radish and it isn't a carrot. So it and me has been promoted because beaches and any schemes for de must be lettuce And It's been we both of us done good at grom- veloping the anme

called lettuce ever since.

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