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Alexandra Building
Chater Road, Hongkong.
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VALUES IN WIVES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1926.
DRAGON BOAT RACING AT ABERDEEN.
TWO YORKSHIRE STORIES.
A Yorkshire correspondent of the Manchester Guardian suggests thut the Montreal Star is only about a hundred years late with (the report of the custom of selling wives, mentioned in Monday's "Miscellany."
The late Professor F. W. Moor- man used historical fact in the writing of the story "Coals of
Fire" in his collection "More
Tales of the Ridings" the main theme in which is the buyer of a wife for sixpence. The sale wns by auction, and the woman was sold with a halter round her neck "Aye, J bowt her for sixpence," says the buyer some years later, a man that selled her said I'd getten her muck-cheap, Shon would ha' been muck-cheap if I'd gPen a million pound for her." Not quite so enthigeinstic Was old farmer's tribute on the same subject: thowt a deal abont man misas when I was fost wed. I used to say she was t'nicest, sweetest lahtle thing I'd iver seen, I thowt I could eat her. An' noo Lofl wishes I had!"
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The above pictures were taken during the Dragon Boat Festival at Aberdeen. Top are seen two boats engaged in a closely-contested race, whilst below, is a close-up of one of the boats under way. (Photos: Moe Cheung).
·MANILA'S FINANCES.
HEADING TOWARDS
DEFICIT.
The Government of the city again is heading toward a deficit and financial embarrassment, says the Maxija Bulletin.
The year is barely half-gone but already the city treasury books show an overdraft of more than P.100,000. This statement was
made by a financial authority who has been keeping close watch over!
Unless governmental finances.
PAPAL DELEGATE.
CARDINAL BONZANO.
the Papal delegate to the Eucharistic. Conférence new being held in Chicago. Ke spent many years in Chins and has a good grasp of far
city officials exercise more caution in the control and use of city funds, Manila will face financial trouble before long, it is said.
Mr. Victor Alfonso, city trea- surer, confirmed the existence of an overdraft when interviewed at the Philippine National Bank. He insisted, however, that the over- draft is only apparent and theore- tical. The municipal bourd has uppropriated more than funds in the treasury cover, Mr. Alfonso said, but explained that he has not permitted and never will per- mit expenditures in excess of ne-j tual cash. He also estimated that the excess of municipal appropria- tions authorised in ordinance al- ready approved is about P100,000. On the other hand, there is a feeling among some municipal of- ficials especially members of the municipal board, that there are unappropriated funds in. the city
Those factories whose wires tresury but that the city trea-
have been disconnected are surer is improperly withholding them whenever ordinances making allowed to connect them again and appropriations of elty funds do the Mechanics Institute is forbid
Eastern affairs.
ILLEGAL LEVY,
(Continued from Page:1)
DOLLAR BOATS.
NEW SERVICE POSSIBLE:
Direct passenger service from Seattle, Yokohama and Manila, outward and inward bound, is being contemplated by the Dollar. interests, according to Mr. Victor M. Smith, of the Manila office of
the United States Shipping Board who has returned from A six month vacation abroad, says the Manila Bulletin...
With all of the former Shipping Board passenger liners' operating on the Pacific flying the Dollar Bag within a short time, there is a possibility of the Dollar interests revising the schedule which would call for certain liners to call only at Yokohama and Manila, to provide a faster passenger and mail service between the United States and the 'Orient, he said.
Despite the feeling of many Manilans and business men in Portland and Seattle that the ac- quisition, of the shipping board boats by the Dollar interests would tend to lower the standard. of service between Oriental ports and Seattle, Mr. Smith is of the opinion that the Dollar interests äre laying plans to insure better service for trans-pacific travel.
According, to advices received, the President Grant was officially delivered by the United States Shipping Board to the Admiral [Oriental Line at Seattle on Jüne 12. The delivery of the other liners.
will follows in rotation. With the exception of a number
of freighters being operated on
Entertainments.
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TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
LOUIS B. MEYER
presents
CLAIRE WINDSOR, FRANK KEENAN
and
LLOYD HUGHES
in
"THE DIXIE HANDICAP"
Tp
Loves and adventures of the turf, where
hearts and reputations are at stake
A METRO-GOLDWYN PICTURE
THE STAR
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
COLUMBIA PICTURES
presents
JANE NOVAK:
and
GASTON GLASS
in
"THE DANGER SIGNAL"
A GREAT RAILWAY DRAMA WITH SOMETHING NEW IN THRILLS AND A GRIPPING LOVE STORY.
THE WORLD
TO-DAY at 5.15 & 9.15
GRACE DAVIDSON.
in
"THE SPLENDID LIE"
4.50
RUBBER PRICES.
Luras
Malako Pindos.
18:20
'5.00
Malakoffs
Mandai Tekongs
0,00
15.59
Mayfields
Mentakabs
0.60
5.50
∙15.00.
LONG LIST OF DIVIDENDS.
New Serendahs
the Pacific, the United States ceipt of a cable from Singapore Shipping Board is operating only atating that rubber is quoted at Sandycrofts
Messrs. Carroll Bros. are in regorg
not suit his personal wishes. den to interfere with them. As two lines on the Atlantic, accord- 67% cents per lb. and advising Bagana
This feeling prompted an in-
ing to Mr. Smith. It is under- them of the following, dividends:
quiry at the bareau of audits re-to the subscription to the Publicstood that should reasonable offers Balgownics garding instructions to the city Fund' it shall be decided by the be made for these ships, the Haytors treasurer
"
„MUNICIPALITY'S ORDER.
I
Jermis
Kuala Sidima Tapaks Bassetts
Tapahs
.20% Final Tambalaks ..10% Interim, Teluk Ansons
10% Interim. United Malaccas 10% Interim. Utan Simpans ...15% Interim. 10% Interim.
5% Interim. For the first time
$3.00
3.00
146
4:00
3.45
4.39
36.50
1.50
15.00 3.30
5,00
its existence
as to accounting of Labour Disputes Investigation Shipping Board will sell all shipa Malakoffe fund's due to the city from internal Committee(Sd.) Chan Kung operated by such lines. gevenue collections. The insular pok, Commissioner of Labour and Auditor told the inquirers that Agriculture." while he had given instructions
New London, Conn. May 17.- The cable also includes the Hampstend Golf Club was open for that such funda be kept intact he
Forced by a storm to abandon latest quotations as follows: Sunday golf recently. As landlords had nothing to do with the inclu-
The Proclamation by the Muni-operations over the week end the Allenbye ARTHUR E. ODELL, sion of certain unexpanded city cipálity reads:
salvage crews engaged in the at- Amalgamated Malays
Alor Gajahs- funds. Managing Director
Funds, other than those The petition submitted by the tempts to float the submarine S-51, Ayer Moiolts behind held pending decision of representative of the workers of the which wont down off Block Island Ayer Panas the water bill controversy between Canton Motor Factories has been last September with the loss of Balgownies the city and the metropolitan wa- noted. Instructions have been thirty-three lives, resumed work Bassetta... ter district, are at the disposal of given to the Bureau of Public to-day.. When the northwest Bakit Jelotongs the elty board, Mr. Wright ex- Safety to prohibit the disconnec-storm came up divers were lower- Bukit Katila. plained.
tion of wires and other Illegitimate ing the fifth and sixth pontoons, Changkat Serdangs According to a report of the col actions as well as to provido ade-and this work was continued, to- Connoinnras lector of internal revenue the re- quate protection for the resumpday. Radio advices indicated that venue funds being held intact in tion of work The Kwangtung although the storm had abated Jerams. the city treasury by order of the Electric Supply Company, is also high winds still prevailed. "The Jimahs insular auditor amount to more instructed to connect the wires to storm forced vessels of the fleet Kedahs than P400,000,
* the motor installationa”.....
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Brogas.
of several courses, the Ecclesiastical 5.00 Commissionera atipulate in their 2.90 leases that Sunday play shall not 14.25 be permitted, but on representa- 5.00 tions that working people who are members of the club have no other 125 time in which to play, Hampstead: 1.26 has been granted this concession.
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