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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS CHINA AUCTION

MAÇÃO RACE CLUB.

:

ROOMS.

T

4, Duddel! Street.

Draft programmes and entry If you have anything you would forms of the Fifth Extra Race like to sally exchange or advertise Meeting to held on Sunday, "11th send it to the CHINA. AUCTION December, 1927, enn be obtained

upon application to The Intornin-ROOM. tional Race and Recreation Clab of Macao, Ld., Hongkong Jockey Club and Causeway Bay Stables, Hongkong.

Entries will close on Friday, 25th: Nevember, 1927, at 3 p.10.

H. K. C. C.

INTERPORT CRICKET,

There will be a Stand on the Chater Road side of the Ground reserved for Members of the Club, Subscribers and their Ladius. En- trance by the small gate in Chater Road at the East end of the Pavi Bon.

THE BOY SCOUTS' ASSOCIA- TION,

HONGKONG.

ANNUAL MEETING.

Wednesday, 16th November, 1927, in St. John's Cathedral Hal commencing at 5.45 pm, All members, friends, others interested cordially invited.

FANLING HUNT.

and

E. V. M. R. de SOUSA.

BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEE.

PUBLIC AUCTION

of the

VALUABLE LEASEHOLD

PROPERTY

Situate and Being

No. 11. Ashley Road

Kowloon,

To Be Sold

in one Lat

by

PUBLIC AUCTION,

on TUESDAY,

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1927.

LONDON PRIEST AT VATICAN.

DOCTOR OF DIVINITY" AND EXPERT IN LAW.

ONLY ENGLISHMAN,

"LOST ISLAND - RISES FROM SEA.

QUEER VANISHING TRICKS OF PACIFIC VOLCANO.

SEEN BY WARSHIP.

Father William T. Heard, of Falcon Islands is still bobbing the Dockland Catholle Church, up and dowi

in the South Bermondsey, who rowed bow in Pacific. the Oxford boat in 1907, has been appointed by the Pope a member

A message from Suvla stated of the Tribunal of the Sacred recently; The British Agent and Roman Rota the supreme judicini Consul in the Tonga Islands has court at the Vatican, and left sent a wireless message to say London for Rome recently.

that a report received from H.M.S. Laburnam on October 8 announces that Falcon Island has reappear ed, and is in eruption, the volcano playing for intervals of about one minute in every 20.

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He will be the only Englishman on the rota, which consists of 12 members drawn from

various

POST OFFICE NOTICE

XMAS LETTER MAIL FÖR GREAT BRITAIN.::

Xmas Lattor Mail vla Marseilles for Great Britanin will be closed in the G.P,0, ab:0.30 am. the 10th Inst. per sa: "Suwa Maru",

This mail is due in London on the 20th December.

Registered and Parcel Mails are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to clos at or before. Dam, registored and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.ni. on the previous day, to confiscation by the Customs. Such articles should be forwarded by parcel Dutiable articles forwarded by letter host to great Britain are liable post only,

Letters and postcards for Europa and the British Isles are forwarded via Siberia if so superscribed.

It is notified for information that Feather Fans and Brooches cannot not be sent by post to Great Britain. They are prohibited by the Plumage (Prohibition) Act. of 1921,

RADIO NOTICES RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICES are now in operation with the following: East Indies, Dutch Borneo, Philippine Islands, French Indo China, Pro- Ships at sea, Europe, American Continents, Hawaiian Island, Dutch ice of Yunnan, Canton, Swatow, Kwangehowan, Fort Bayard, Tchekem,

Hollow, Amoy, &c.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES.

Persons and firms having correspondents in the places named above should, in order to avoid delay to telegrams received by radio, register their telographic addresses immediately.

Rates and further particulars on application to the Radio Counter, 1st Floor, Government Building.

countries, so that every language is represented, and takes. the place of the late Monsgr. Pelor, This island has a remarkable an Englishman, who was the reputation among mapmakers for Dean, or chairman.

playing hide-and-seck. It Was A Doctor of Divinity, an expert Arst seen in 1885, and its cliffs in canon law and a qualified were then reported to be 150ft. solicitor. Father Heard was a high. member of the Southwark -Dioce-")

The island was put on the map, san Court which investigated the decree" for the annulment of the but soon afterwards it bobbed be- | Amoy marriage of the Duke of Marlow the waves ngain. borough.

Friend of the Poor. His appointment will meant the 22nd day of November, 1927, at permanent residence in Rome, where he was a student before his á o'clock p.m."

ordination some eight or nine years ago.

br

Mr. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, Auctioneer,

At, the China Auction Rooms,

4, Duddell Street, Victoria

Hongkong.

His departure for Rome will be regretted by hundreds of men who have passed through his hande and beneâted by his help.

A man of great learning, be yet has a wonderful understanding of the every-day problems of the very

poor.

It was lost for several years, but in 1898 there was another eruption, and it came up out of the vanished; then in 1900 it was dis- ocean piping hot. Once moret covered by the British naval au thorities about Gft, "high"

.

From

INWARD MAILS.

Por Talamba

Szechuen

Shanghai "Australia and Manila

Tango Maru Kanchow Shanghai and Amoy

Suwa Maru Japan and Shanghai

Patroclus Europe via Negapatam, letters only

Lordon 20th October, Europe via Negapatam, papers only

London 20th October

Laisang U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghal/Pres. Polk U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai Pros. Cleveland U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghal Emp of Canada Falcon Island has since con- Japan

Mahima Mara tinued its vanishing tricks, but U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan and Shang- this time it appears to have made

Shinyo Maru Sphinx determined effort to be observed, Japan and Shanghai for it is reported as being in its Shanghai

Mongolia right position, 45 miles north of Nukualofa in the Tongatabu

hal

Fur

OUTWARD MAILS.

Per

Draft programmes and entry forms for the Autumn Meeting to

The property consists of: be held on Saturday, 3rd Decem-

The pieces or parcels of ground ber, 1927, (weather, permitting) situate at Kowloon Point Kowloon It concerns itself with cases It is estimated that the sides of Dr. F. Hong Kong and respectively re-sent to it from every country in the island are over 300ft, high, obtained from may be

as the world, and its decision-on Pierce Grove, The Polo Club,gistered in the Land Office Hongkong Chib, and Causeway THE REMAINING PORTION OF which the Pope takes appropriate sloping up gradually to the edge

SECTION "S. OF KOWLOON action-is final. Bay Stables.

INLAND LOT No. 410 and SEC- an TION F. of KOWLOON INLAND LOT NO. 1215 with the Three Storied 'European. Dwelling house known as No. 11 Ashley Road erected thereon.

The Roman Rota is n Court

Saigon which goes back to the 14th cen-group, and its size is considerable. turs, and at one time was the long lying north and south, and Holhow and Haiphong

A survey makes it 1,730 yards Amoy and Formosa via Swataw supreme court of Christendom.

1,430 yards broad east and west.

BOARD RESIDENCE. FAMILY HOTEL-Victoria Gar

Quiet dens,

apartments and Full board from Suites of rooms.

Entries will close at noan Large 696, $110 $120, monthly. commodius roonis, alse daily Saturday, 19th November, 1927. rates; five minutes from next new Hotel, Hankow Road, Kowloon, Tel. K.357.

ferry,

PREMISES TO LET.

TO LET-One European FLAT Wanchai Cap Rond, Hongkong, Aply to 32, Kennedy Road.

TO LET-Offee Rooms 2nd Floor, New Hongkong Bank "Building. Apply Sang Kee, same building. TO LET Flats in Orient Build- ing, Nathan Road, good location, modern. convenience. Please call up C317 for particulars.

COMMODIOUS OFFICES to let in No. 7, Queen's Road Central, also two small offices in A, Chater Row Apply E. D. Sassoon and Company, Ltd.

INTERPORT CRICKET.

It is proposed to carry auf the following programme:--

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November 19th and 21st.

Shanghai v. Hong Kong..

Nuvember 22nd.

Mahya v. United Services: November 23rd and 24th.

Shanghai v. Malaya. November 25th.

Shanghai v. United Services, November 26th and 28th.

Malaya v. Hong Kong.

Matches will, unless otherwise notified, commence at 10.30 ench day. Tifin interval 12.45 to 1.30 p.m. Draw słumps at 5 p.m. FOR SALE.

A Stand at the corner of FOR SALE-Fresh arrival Army Queen's and Des Voeux Roads, will: Blanketa, greyish brown, black be open to the Public at a charge stripe $2.25 eacli, dozen; singly of 50 cents per person per day.

Benches on the Queen's Road) $2.50. Superior qualities accord- ing to requirements. Reduction to side of the Ground will be reserv charitable and missionary asso-ed for sailors and Soldiers in uni- ciations for entities also to form.

dealers and merchants for regular orders. Sub-agents locally and in outports required. Montgomery Ollerton & Co., 18, Ice

House

Street, ground floor, between the Carlton and the Portuguese Club; Tel. 014630.

Theatre

HONGKONG REEL CLUB,

CHILDREN'S CLASS.

Chat

Tentative arrangements have been made to hold a Children's Class for Highland Dancing at the Helena May Institute for one hour each week between 5.30 p.m. and

Royal 6.30 p.m.

Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club

BULLDOG DRUMMOND

November 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, and 26th.

Looking at Andersons..

Usual Prices..

W

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC

Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd.

DISTRIBUTORS,

ange Bldgs,

Tel. 0.679.

:

A qualified Instructor has been- provisionally engaged.'

Fees cannot yet be fixed, same being dependent on the number of pupils enrolled.

British parenta desirous of en- tering their children for this Class are invited to send their name to the undermentioned 38 soon as possible.

1.

THE REEL CLUB,

Hon. Secretary,

(c/o, Messrs. Palmer Turner),

THE INSTITUTION OF EN-

GINEERS & SHIPBUILDERS

OF HONGKONG.

THE FIRST PAPER OF THE 1927-1928 SEASON.

will be read by

A HEVEY, Esq.

on

GAS:-ITS DISTRIBUTION AND

USES

FRIDAY, November 18th, 1927,

at 5.45 p.m. Chairman: W. J. Hill, Esq.,. President...

Members and their friends are cordially invited to be present.

A. LANDSBERT,

Hon. Secretary.

For Particulars and Conditions of Sale apply to,

Messrs. DEACONS,

1, Des Voeux Road, Central,

Vendor's Solicitors.

or to

MR. E. V. M. R. DE SOUSA, The Auctioneer.

EXPERT MASSEUR,

Cures Rheumatism, Nervous- ness and all kinds of chronic ailments.

Madame H. MORITA.

Madame E. AKAJI

23, Wyndhami St. Tel. C.4995.

HERATA AND MENI.

MASSAGE, CHIROPOPY.

and

MANICURE.

2nd Floor,

Yea Sang Fat Building, Queen's Road Central.

of the crater. In these days its chief work is matrimonial dealing with causes, but on an average, for

in

the whole Roman Catholic world | A CURIOUS “MURDER" the Court of Rota grants fewer than 16 nullity decrees yearly.

CASE,

FATHER AND SUFFERING CHILD.

"Your Queen is a magnificent ex- ample to women. We Americans think she is a dear;" said Mrs.

London, October 23.A striking Adulin Macaulay, the national pre- sident of the Women Auxiliary of comment was made at the Chester the. American Legion, when 2,000 Agnizes when young labourer American Legionaries sailed from named Albert Edward Davies was Southampton on the liner acquitted on a charge of murdering Leviathan. "She preserves dignity his four-year-old daughter. and grace without losing her usual charm and affectionate regard which are typical of womanhood, I had always thought that regal dignity would entail a sacrifice of homeliness, but I made the biggest, mistake of my life."

HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.

From 17th to 23rd November. 1827.

F1 WAY. -

Belghs.

LOW WATER.

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Standard

Time.

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b. p. feat

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2 15

15 A

m 11 16

11 56 m

1bura, 17 Friday 18 m2 437-

datur.

10.5 47 16

Aus.

2006 €1

Mon 21 m 73

Tues

Wed.

NOW SHOWING

10

NEW

MOGONDON ANung Bright.

Hoihow, Pakhol and Haiphong Straits and Calcutta

Jáva via Batavia Swatów

Manila

Sam Shui and Wuchow

| Japan

Straits and Calcutta

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Shanghai and Europe via Siberia The evidence showed that the Bangkok via Swatow....

Amoy mother died of tuberculosis and the Swatow, Amoy and Formosa ..... child which was also tubercular Saigon, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. developed gangrene of the face.

and S. Africa, Aden, Egunt and Europe via Marscilles

The prisoner sat up throughout the night nursing the child. Finally he put the child into a bath, where it was found dead, as he could not bear to ace it suffering any longer. In the charge to the grand jury the judge declared that "this case gives food for thought when one considers that had the child been an animal instead of a human being

Manila, Australia and New Zealand Swatow, Amoy and Foochow

via Thursday Island

far from there being anything blameworthy in the man's action in putting an end to its suffering he | Sandakan

Swnidw Straits

would actually have been Jinble for Maniln punishment if he had not done so."

The medical evidence showed that | Amoy the child could not have lived.

The judge in summing up said that if Davies did take the child's life he did so from the motive of love and sympathy for the child's suffering.

EVENING FROCKS

YOU MUST SEE THEM

LANE CRAWFORD'S LADIES

SALON.

Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E

and S. Africa, Egypt and Europe via Marseilles

Weihaiwel

A

Due.

November 16.

November 10.

November 17.

.November 17.

November 19,

November 18.

.November 21,

November 21.

November 21.

November 22.

November 22.

.November 22.

November 22.

November 25.

Date Tai Fook Sing..Wed., Nov. 10, 5'p.m. Deli New Mathilde

Thors, Nov. 17, 8.30 a.m.

Thurs., Nov. 17, 8.30 a.m. Newchwang Thurs., Nov. 17, 10.30 a.m Namsang..

Thurs, Nov. 17,

Parcels

Letters

.1 p.m. Tikarang Thurs., Nov. 17, 2.30 p.m. Hydrangea Thurs., Nov. 17, 2.86 p.m. Jadden...Thurs., Nov. 17, 2.30 p.m. San Ning Thurs., Nov. 17,4 p.m. Tango Maru..Fri, Nov. 18, 9.30am. Talamba

..Fri., Nov.)

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Parcels Letterä

Haining

Suwa Maru

Parcels Letters

18, 11.80 a.m.

.12.30 p.m.

Fri, Nov, 18, 1 p.m.

.Sat, Nov. 10, K.P.O.

Nov, 18, 4.30 p.m..

Nov, 19, 9 nat G.P.O.

Registration Nov. 10, 845 a.m. Letters...Nov. 19, 9.30 pm.. (Due Marseilles 18th December). Patroclus...Sat., Nov, 19, 10:30 am. Kwelyang... ..Sat., Nov. 19,5 p.m. Kianga.......Sun., Nov. 20, 9 a.m.- Kishu Maru Mon., Nov. 21, 8.30 a.m.

Sphinx

Tues., Nov. 22, K.F.O. Registration....10...

...10 a.m. G.P.O.

Letters

Registration ..11.45 a.m. Letters ......12.30 p.m..

(Due Marseilles 23rd December), Haiching Tues., Nov. 22, Noon.

Wed., Nov. 23,

Mishima Maru

Registration

Letters

+8.45 1.m

...0.30a.m.

(Due Thursday Island 5th December). Hinsong ....Wed., Nov. 28, 1.80 p.m. Emp. of Canada

Wed., Nov. 23, 3.30 p.m.. Laisang... Wed, Nov. 23, 6 p.m. Kwalsung.....Wed, Nov. 23, 5 pm. Cremer Thurs., Nov. 24, 10.30 a.m.

Mongolia

Parcels Registration

Letters

Parcels

.Sat., Nov. 26, K.P.0.

25th 4.30 p.m. .26th 9 a.m.

26th 10 a.m.

G.F.O.. .....25th 5 p.

Registration ..20th 9.46.3. 20th 10.20 0.13.

• Letters

(Due Marseilles 23rd December). Chipshing.....Sun,, Nov. 27,9 8.m.

*Correspondence bearing vessel's name only.

PREMIER'S MERRY QUIP.

A. CIRCUS MANAGER WITH PERFORMING FLEAS.

the wardrobe difficulty incident- ally, the only hat box enrried as luggage was man's and boasts thut she only lost three pocket hankerchiefs and was never seriously. late during the Journey. in spite of the absence of a flying maid.

In case of forced landings in deserted interiors the party had- SIR, S. HOARE'S BOOK.

equipped themselves with letters. from the London School of When Sir Samuel Hoare, the Oriental Languages, written in Secretary for Air, and Lady Maud the languages of the tribes over Hoare started on their flight from which they were to pass. England to India, the Prime There is the story, too, of an Minister is reported to have said official who, when nearly the "What with F.E. winning whole of the Viceroy's Council diving competitions in Madeira, were about to take a trial flight. and Leo Amery ski-ing "in the at Delhi, said: "Couldn't you' most mountainous regione up arrange for the machine to be the Alps, and Sam Hoare flying crashed? Think of the promo- to India, I feel like a circus tion that it would mean in the manager whose performing | higher ranks of the LCB.” fleas have escaped.”

Writing of the arrival at Delhi,. Sir Samuel mentions this in his Sir Samuel says: "The Import account of the flight, publishedance of our journey was its re- under the title "India by Air gularity rather than its speed. (Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., It was this aspect of our journey 63. ed.). It is a fascinating story more than any other that impress- of a journey of 11,000 miles 404ed itself upon the Imagination of

India." complished in little more than the Christmas recess, with never a mechanical breakdown or need of] a-spare part for repair

Passengers leaving by the Em Wardrobe Diflealty, press of Asid yesterday included Lady Maud contributes an in Col and Mrs. S. Brooke, Comman troduction to the book in which der and Mrs. L. C. Davis," Mr. she describes how she overcame S. Gubbay and Mr. H. P. White,