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NOTICE.

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HONGKONG WATERWORKS,

THE "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that on and after MONDAY, 2nd August, a CONSTANT SUPPLY OF WATER will be turned on in all Rider Main Districth until further Notice.

HAROLD. T. CRÉASY,

Water Authority. Public Works Department, Hongkong, July 30, 1926.

HONGKONK AMUSEMENTS,

LAITED.

SOTICE is Læreby given 'method for sub complete masterye THE FIFTH ORDINARY

TEARLY MEETING OF SHARE- of of improvement in six HOLDERS in the Company will be of the Spanish (Castilian) debet in the aren's Theatre, genge pluish Lecbaitul PP Quren's Bond Central, on Tuentity. fear with geadrnicat, alegres 19th August, 1926, at Noon. for granted by the Madrid Universe the purposes following namely :-- Our muthal : The koowledge' of the diramar through the lam (a) To receive and consider the guare, but it the Language through the Grannnar: to follow the examples given by nature as the source of all progress. Sperial course. Moderate feus. Port Office Hpx No. 635.

WANTED.

WANTED.Lady Violinist and Crilist wanted for small arebestra daily between 4 and 6 pm. Apply for audition. Miss V. Andrews, 315, Nathan Road, Kowloon.

SITUATIONS WANTED,

EUROPEAN LADY willing to give services as Comunion, or assist with Children, in return for Passage to England. Apply Box No. 49, care of "Hongkong Tele- graph."

SITUATIONS VACANT.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

BANK HOLIDAYS.

In accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of Public Business on Monday, the 3d August, 1926.

Hongkong, 28th July, 1926,

KOWLOON GOLF CLUB.

ONE CLUB COMPETITION

Forenoon,

MONDAY, 2nd August. Best card of 18 holes to win. Cards, to be returned by 2 pm.

J. O. „M©LAGGAN,

HONGKONG TRAMWAYS

SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1926.

„TREASURĘ FIND."

TRUE ROMANCE IN

REAL LIFE.

family was one of the oldest and. richest in the grand slave-owning days of the South before the Civil War.

THE MANAGING" WOMAN

YEARS.

After the four years of the war A DEVELOPMENT OF RECENT the survivors of the Whitefields of At last the True Romance has | Alabama emerged impoverished happened in real life. Old rings and scattered, and till now nobolly and papers, in a niouldered trunk knew where or whether any of the in an attic, have led directly to then members of the family had cheat of gold!

papers

bidden their wealth."

1

GHOSTS OF SING SING.

THE BASTILLE OF NEW YORK'S UNDER-WORLD.

American's tidal wave of crimo has turned public attention to the Brim Bastille of the Under-world. known as Sing Sing Prison.

There are prosqic folk who say

There is, developing" among American men increasingly out spoken criticism of the type of so

On one hand one hears talos · called "managing female," who has Mr. Gayas Whitfield, now 'of} At least eight modern descend come into prominence within re of the luxury lives of the inmates, Kentucky, but of an old Alabamants are expected to lay claim to cent years, (says a writer in the and or the other of the hair Evening Standard). The cluralsing.adventures with ghost family, found a key among

then share of the wealth now beincteristics of the class are chiefly that roums inside the prison at possessions of the family in their unearthed in Alabama. later home, and clues to its use

ja'profound self-confidence, coupled night, terrifying wurders and

with an overwhelming desire to prisoners alike. were gathered from old

manaro all existent. Sueli wamen

According to the stories current, and sketches,

Fengtien neroplimmes were active were not known a generation ago; the Spook of Sing Sing is a tall, Taking the key, as Wm Legrand took his "gold beetle," and accem- the Nankow front recently or, if they were they were conspi- gaunt figure, with contracted panied by quite a number of negro The Fengtlen flying sqantron, cuous because of their small num features suggesting the result of Jupiters with shovels, Mr. Whit-nown in Mukden as the "Flyingur. Now, however, American wo-execution in the electric chair. ficki went to the Alabama farm of Tigers," had been ordered by Gen-men in general seem to be develop. The ghost is alleged to walk the Ion, Secretary.his ancestors and set-to a-digging, tral Chang Chung-chang to bimbing more masculine traits and are corridors of the prison almost demanding a majority voice in nightly, but when warders run to the enemy posbions. They gave, Weeles of Digging It was indicated that the rich their attention chiefly to Chau- both public and private affairs. the spot 1 vanishes and leaves no-

With the granting of the vote to trace family's gold had been burfed during which was heavily bombeil, ing the Civil War.

tence was first noticeable. It Some weeks of search had here was crowiled with "troops and

spread from that beginning until delusion of the warders vielded only the mual disap- was an easy mask for the airmen, now it is complained that, whe outcome, of a clover practical. pointing holated coins, till year he travelled up and down the linether women vote or not, they are joy, resulting from the laxity in terday, when a box containing several times bombing the station irritating the men by their magis: the prison that permits almost un £50,000 was found.

building Several other buildings terial ways it is, regarded as one restricted movement to some of. Search is continuing, for much also suffered and three were sat on of many signs that American men the inmates. But others more is expected, as the Whitheldre.

and women are drifting apart. The wonen blame the men, saying their husbands are so overwhel mingly interested in business that they inve no time left to notice their wives. The men blame the women, declaring that modern wo

All agree that he wears man thinks only of having her own way, and believes she is end-prison garb, and that it is the awed with such innate purity and garb of ten years ago at least, virtue as to make her the born rather than that of to-day. Men manager of the universe by divine have heard the mystery man sigh right,

ing outside their cells, and blood. curdling noises as he passed.

It appears that the railway station. Ween a change toward omnipe that the whole thing is either a

...LIMITED.

An INTERIM DIVIDEND of 50 cents per share has been declared

On payable THURSDAY, 26th annual statement of AAUGUST next, on, and after whi b. egunts, and the Report of date Dividend Warrants may bo The Directory for the year obtained upon application at the ended 31st March, 1026.

Registered Office of the Company, (b) To Bleet, Directors in the Canal Rond Enst. Bowrington,

place of those retiring by"

Hongkong. rotation and an Auditor. (e) To sanction the declaration

of a dividend. (8) To trudisart any other or- dinary business of the Com- Judy.

"

The Transfer Books of the Com- Pay will he closed from the 7th day of Angish to the 10th day, of- August both days Inclusive.

Dated the 21st day of July, 1926,

By Order of the Board,

CILAS. S. ROSSELET,

Seerclagy

HONGKONG AMUSEMENTS,

LIMITED

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that An

EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the abave named

WANTED-Qualified Ship's Sur Company will be held in the geon for two or three months.Queen's Theatre, Queen's Road Apply IIM.H. Nemuzee, Prince's

Building.

FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-A pair of good font- rests for motor cycle pillion riding passenger. W fis Triumph or алу similar make. Adjustable. Owner bought sidecar Cheap quick sale. Offers. Apply Box 36, care of "Hongkong Telegraph."

BOARD RESIDENCE.

FAMILY -ITOTEL, VICTORIA GARDENS. Quiet. Apartments and suites of rooms. Full Board from $95, $110, $130, monthly large commodious rooms. Also. daily rates; five minutes "from"

Central, on the 10th day of August. 1926, at 12.15 o'clock, in the after- noon, for the purposes of con- sidering and, if thought fit. pas- sing as an Extraordinary Resplu- tion, the Resolution following:-

"That the 8,000 Deferred Ordinary Shares of $5 each and 16,000 Preferred Ordinary Shares of $10 each in the Com- pany be re-organized and con- solidated into ona class of 20,000 Shares of $10 each to be called ordinary shares and to rack is regards dividend, and capital pari pussi and ench

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN tant the REGISTER OF MEM- BERS of the Company will be zlozed from FRIDAY, 13th AUGUST to THURSDAY 26th AUGUST, 1926, both days in- elusive.

By Order of the Board,

W. F. SIMMONS,

.Secretary.

Hongkong. July 26, 1926.

FOR-

THIS WEEK'S.

BARGAINS IN. MOTOR CARS

AND

MOTOR CYCLES,

SEE SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS

IN THE

MOTOR SUPPLEMENT.

HUGHES & HOUGH

LIMITED.

GENERAL AUCTIONEERS..

sharp to confer one vole and IMPORTEERS, EXPORTERS &

that the Company's Memoran- dum and Articles be altered accordingly."

Should the above résolution be

GENERAL BROKERS.

POST OFFICE NOTICE.

NOTICE.

Wireless Service between Hongkong and Canton resumed.

TRANSFER OF RADIO COUNTER.

On and after August 1ste the Radio Counter, in the Main Hall et the General Post Offieu will be closed, and will be transferred to the Radio Telegraph Office on the rd. Floor of the General Post Office Building. The Counter at the Radio Telegraph Office will be open day and night for the acceptance of radio telegrams.

The entrance to the Building is at the Des Voeux. Road-Pedder Street corner.

The doors will be closed after 10 pa, but admittance may be ob ined by ringing the night-ball.

་་་་་་བ་རིན་མཐད་

GENERAL HOLIDAY.

On Monday, 2nd Aunist, the General Post Office and Branch Post Offices will be open from 8 am, to P aan:

There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes and" one de livery of ordinary correspondence as on Sundays and also one delivery of registered correspondence from the General Post Office at 9 a...

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.

From U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shang-

hai and Europe vin Siberia Japan and Shanghai Europe via Negapatam (Letters only

London, 1st July) ****** Shanghai and Europe via Siberia U.S.A., "Honolulu, Japan and

Shanghai

Teayo Maru

INWARD MAILS.

Per

Duo,

Pres. Inckson Hakone Maru

Canton... Şirkiang

Auly R1. July 31.

July 31, July 31.

August 1. ..August.i.

Pres. Van Buren

Soochow

Nagpere

August 2 August 2. August 3.

Paul Leent

. August 3.

President Lincoln

· Changte

via Negapatam (Papers only, London, 1st July) U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan, Shanghai

and Europe via Siberia,

Shanghai

Straits

Shanghai

USA., Honolulu, Japan and Shang:

hai

Australia and Manila

Fooksang

OUTWARD MAILS. For

Fer Straits, Ceylon, India,, Mauritius,." E. and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles and Australia and New Zealand vis Singapore

Bangkok

Manita

ferry, next new Hotel, Hankow passed by the requisite majority it THE AUCTIONEERING & Shi, Japan, Honolulu, Canada,

Road, Kowloon, Tel, K.357.

PREMISES TO LET. ·

TO LET-One European FLAT Wanchai Gap Road. Hongkong. Apply to 32. Kennedy Road.

TO LET-GROUND FLOOR Offices, near Kowloon ferry. Apply to Box No, 47, care of "Hongkong Telegraph,”

will be submitted for confirmation as Special Resolution to a fur- ther Extraordinary General Meet- ing, and such Meeting will be held on the 25th day of August, 1926, at the same time and place for The purposes of, considering and, i though, dit, contrming such Re solution as a Special Resolution accordingly.

Dated the 1st day of July, 1926.

By Order of the Board.

CHAS. S. ROSSELET,

Secretary,

CHURCH NOTICES.

TO LET-Four roomed FLAT, furnished, Humphrey's Buildings, Kowloon. Please apply Box No. 91, care of "Hongkong Telegraph.".

TO LET:--Houses & Lands for. sale. Mortgages arranged. Flats & Hanses vacant; we have' good. tenants immediately available for other houses & flats in suitable St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong. localities. See ads, in S. C. M, P., and Daily Press. Small Investors Tel. 0.4630.

TO LET.—Quiet European PLATS at Tung Hing Road, opposite to the Motor Cycle Exchange. Cheap rents ranging from $35.00 to $15.00 per month. Also European, FLATS at "Ka Chuen" Bldg., Nathan Road, at moderate rates. Apply to:-The Ka Chuen Land Estate, 22, Tung Hing Road, Kowloon.

CRO-S

SECTION

PAPER

12 THS

8 THS

10 THS

ON SALE AT

AT

BREWER & CO.

10 Pedder Street ..

Open till 8.00 p.m.

Tol. U. 695

A CHARGE OF ONE DOLLAR IS MADE) FOR NOTICIA USDH PRIS HEADING

August 1st, 1926, 9th Sunday after Trinity. Holy Communion

8 a.m., Children's Service 10

BROKERING Co., Ltd.

4B, Duddell Street.

FURNITURE AUCTIONS

every

TUESDAY & FRIDAY,

at 2.30 p.m.

CHINA AUCTION "ROOMS.

4. Duddell Street.

If you have anything you would

U.S.A.. C., and S. Ameries and *Europe via San Francisco and Europe vin Siberia (letters and sunerseribed nostcards snecinily "Vin Siberia" only)

Manila

Amuy and Foochow Haiphong

Shanghai

Swatow, Amoy did Formosa Manila

Amoy Sandakan... Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius. F

and S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe viu Marseilles

like to sell, exchange.or advertise Japan

mend it to the CHINA AUCTION. ROOM.

August 5, .August 11.

Date.

Hakone Maru Sat, July 31.

Rogistration..1.45 p.m. Letters.......2.30 p.m. (Due Marseilles 30th August). Taikai Maru. Set., July 31, 1.39 p.m. Liberator....Sat., July 31, 2.30 pm.

President Wilson Sat., July 31.,

Parcels....3 p.m. Registration.4.15 p.m. Letters.5 nm. Epe San Francisco 25th August Pres. Jackson. Sat

at. July 31, 8.30 p.m. Haihong....Sat., July 31, 4 p.m.

Sat., July Leesang

July 31, 5 pm. Wang Shek Kung Sat., July 31, 5 pm. Hozan Maru Sun, Aug. 1, 9 am Pres. Jackson Sun, August 1, 9 a.m. Yingchow... Mon., Aug. 2, 9 a.m. Mausang..Tues., August 3, 12,30 p.m.

Paul Locat

Amoy and Foochow

Shanghai Weikalwei ....

Tooksang Hopsang Huichow

E. V. M. R. de SOUSA.

Shanghai and Japan Shanghai Straits and Calcutta

Nagpore

Soochow

Hosung

Amoy Bangkok Shangani

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe

vih Marseilles

Delta

Littora

5)

p.m.

Prohibition.

or tho

see

something more than an illusion, for without knowing what the warders have seen, prisoners in their colls have reported the passing of the stranger along the" corridor and of furtive peeps as hu passed.

the

of electrocution. Repeatedly this has happened, and warders who

Bell Rings in Death Cell. If the basic reason were openly Many of the prisoners have stated for the growing resentment bean romoved to the infirmary, of American men against too much suffering from nurves, caused by woman, it probably would be the uncanny disturbanges during found to echtre largely about pro- the night. One of the manifesta- · hibition Wherever American mentions of the ghostly. visitation is get together, the talk eventually the regular ringing of the boll in drifts to the prohibition question, the cell occupied by those destined In the great majority of cases it seema to be found that the men do not favour prohibition: The have rushed to the spot have found question, therefore, naturally no explanation. arises how prohibition came to be Higher authorities treat the established. The answer at pre-matter so seriously that a com sent most popular is that the wo- mission of investigation has been men did it.

the Furthermore, there sent to the prison to solve is an uneasy feeling among the mystery. men that the women are capable of checking all efforts to ropeal prohibition."

On the first night, when they took up thair positions at the point agreed on as the most likely Before long, various States, in- for the spook's appearance, it was, cluding New York, will take re-suddenly reported from another ferendum votes about the continu- part of the prison, and when tho ance of the prohibition amendment investigators hurried to the scene, to the constitution. The issue the ghostly prowler turned up in hitherto has been kept out of the yet another part of the building, platforms of the political parties and eo terrified a warder that. ho because the political leaders fear has since been off duty. the effect on the woman vote of

A Ghostly Visitor. any pronouncement favouring even

According to this man, he was light wines and beer. Neverthe- at the end of one of the corridora less, the drift of public sentiment leading from the condemned coll is toward franker attitudes by the when he saw the figure appear t politicals, and President Butler, the opposite end and move towards of Columbia University, is leading him, beckoning as it came. an anti-prohibition movement in way along the corridor the figure New York which, if successful seemed to disappear through the may result in his nomination by door into one of the bella, but the Republicans for President of when the cell was visited the in- the United States in 1928.

Sex, Antagonism,

mate was fast asleep.

Half-

Sydney-After seven years at- sea, during which she travelled a million miles, a dog "deckhand" of the freighter City of Oran died at Brisbane. The crew called her

Eut if Sing Sing prisoners have ghosts to terrify them, they have But women are threatening to pleasanter "diversions night and cause the collapse of such plans day. It is possible for those with as these; and the men are saying means to have food supplied from. the outside, and even under the that women have no right to en- force moral rules on the men: The "dry" re-regime, alcohol, of any women, however, are becoming In- kind can be brought in with im creasingly defiant, and there is punity. Some of the inmates have from the finest very real danger of the develop their meals ment of a sex antagonism in the restaurants of New York City, and Tues, Aug. 3.

to live on United States which might have it is possible for men Registration 1.45 p.m.seriquis consequences on the evoly- the proceeds of their crimes much

2.30 (Due Marseilles 4th Septembertion of civilisation in the Western better than if they were at liberty. HainingTues., Aur. 3, 4 pm. hemisphere.

Tues., August 3, 5 p.m. The new tendency towards man- Wed., Aug. 4, 10.30 am. Wed., Aug. 4, 2.30 nm.

agement of the universe by Ameri- Wed., Aug, 4, 2.30 ..

can women must not be understood Wed., Aug. 4, 5

P.M.

as old-fashioned "nagging." It Thurs., Aug.

5. has got far beyond that stage, and Parcols

Noon.

is now in the realm of the magni- Letters

.1 p.m. Kwangtung Thurs., Aug. 5, 5 p.m.

ficent. Of course, it has been the Pongo, and she was an honoraty At every Kingyuan

Fri., Aug. 6, 4 p.m.

custom of American men to defy member of the crow. Shantung

Fri, Aug. 6, 5 pm.

port the Customs and Quarantine their women since pioneer times,

Her 6th 5 p.m.

when women showed anmazing for officials wanted to see her. titude, self-sacrifice, and mobility name was always on the ship's in following their men into the papers. Pongo did not plan to go wilderness. But it is one thing to sea. Her ambition was to shine to confor divine respect upon wo-

as a street gladiator in Calcutta, man-kind in terms of masculine and it was while she was. gratitude, and another for: the deavouring to beat a dog larger women to confer it on themselves, than herself there that the chief in terms of their own auperior officer of the City of Oran upset her virtues. So a masculine.revolt is plana. A. San Francisco once, .Tabs., Aug. 10. pending. What form it will ke Pongo brought a male friend Registration 1.15 p.m. nobody is foolhardy enough to aboard and stowed him away until Letters ...2.30 p.m. predict. (Due Marseilles 8th September). Yatshing..Wed., Aug. 11, 10.30 am, Kutsang....Mon., August 10, 5 p.m.

Changto.......... Wed... Aug. 13. Parcelseað á. Registration .0.45 a.m.

Parcels.

Sat., Aug. 7. Registration .9.45 a.m. Letters 10.30 am, (Duà Marseilles 5th September). Nimsang ..Sat., Aug. 7, 5 p.m. Mingaang .Sat., August 7, 5 p.m.

Japan Ilaiphong Shanghai and Europe, via Siberia, (letters and postcards specially superscribed "vla Siberia" only) Sulyang Straite, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe vin Marseilles

a.m., Matins 11 a.m., Anthem: London, 2nd July-A three days "Grant to is Lord" (Bamby)ght with flames was described by Preacher: Rev. II. Copley Movic, the crow of the Henderson liner Holy Communion 12 noon. Evening 6 p.m.

Preachers Rev: "Sagaing" which has arrived at H. Copley Moyle.

Plymouth from Rangoon. The fire broke out in the hold while the First Church of Christ, Scientist,

Macdonnell Road, below Bowen, steamer was in the Mediterranean, Rond Tram Station; Sunday owing to spontaneous combustion. Service, at 11.15 am, Subject: All the ventilators were stopped, "Love." Wednesday Evening

and steam and water were pumped Meeting at 5.30 p.m. Reading Room at above address open: into the hold and hundreds of tons Tuesday and Friday110 am, to of coal and 'targo were moved be-" 12 noon, Monday and Thursday fore the fire was extinguished. The 6 to 7 p.m.

Chief Oficer and the second en-Manila, Australia and New Zealand gineer had Darrow escapes froni the via Thursday Island two explosions which were followed by a blinding rush of flame up the hatchway, owing to the gas generat- ed. The calmness of the crew and Mrs. HANA INOKUCHI begepassengers was shown by the fact Sandakan to notify her clients that she has that the usual, deck amusements, returned to the colony, 6, Ashley including dancing at night, went Road, Kowloon. Tol. K. 764..

on uninterrupted.

MASSAGE

Shanghai... Shanghai and Japan

Shanghai

Straits and Calcutta

Autolycus

.Sak, Aug. 7, 5 p.m.

Letters :10.30 am. Duo Thursday Island 30th August). Kwongsang Wed., Aug. 18, 10.30 a.m. Hinsang.Tues, Aug. 24, 12.80 p.m. Kumsang

Tues., August 24 Parcole Lotteri *Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

Noon

At

London, July 3, Stamfordbridge in the amateur athletic championships Dr. Feltzer of Stettin, one of the team of twelve Germans won the half mile in the world's record time of one minute 51 3/6 seconds. Lowe, the Olympic champion, was second.

ex-

the ship salted, Tho stowaway was discovered at sea two days af- terwards and Pongo became L Widow. Pongo was a useful dog...

She could carry squigeo rails and cb sticke, watch at the gangway, and perform many other shipboard tasks. She had seen nearly every country in the world. They buried her with marine honours, off the Australia coast, with a British flag wrapped round her,