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GALLANT MARINE

OFFICERS.

TO BE DECORATED ON WEDNESDAY,

Two gallant offlers of the Mer

cantile Marine are to be honouret? at an Investiture to be held at Government House on Wednesday afternoon next.

Mr. Thomas Parke Beatty will be invested with the insignia of Oleer of the Order of the British' Empire (0.1.E.), in recognition of the gallant part he played in the Sunning pirney episode, and Mr. Andrew Duncan, whe incidentally also featured prominently in the Sunning affair, will be invested with the Royal Humane Society's Medal for Life Saving, for attempting to save the life of Mr. John Griffiths, fate second officer of the s.s. Changchew, in Septem- her last year. Mr. Griffiths fell into the Yangtsze at 8.45 p.m., but In spite of the darkness and the swift running water.. Mr. Duncan dived after him in a futile but courageous effort to rescue the unfortunate officer.

H. E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.) will hold the Investiture at four o'clock, and will be accompanied by Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, Major Gen- eral C. C. Laiard, the Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax and Commodore J. 1 Pear-

son.

Mesars. Beatty and Duncan will be introduced to His Excellency by Mr. N. S. Brown and Lieut. Comd. G. F. Holy. His Excellency will address Mr. Beatty and invest him with the Insignia of the Ordles, and Mr. Beatty will retire. His Excellency will then address Mr. Dunean and invest him' with the Royal Humane Society's Medal, and Mr. Dus will then retire.

CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN BENGAL.

WIDESPREAD NATURE OF

EPIDEMIC.

Calcutta Dec. 2. Cholera.ronting to swerp Ben- galt is estimated that the week ty chises nimber 6,000, ait those unreported are probably treble that number. In one village aldne 170 people died,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER

· 21 YEARS AGO.

"EYE SPECIALIST" FINED.

EXTRACTS FROM "TELEGRAPHI" FILES.

A QUACK BEFORE THE

COURT, -

"DON JUAN."

1927.

COLOURFUL PICTURE AT

THE QUEEN'S.

The first showing of "Don Juan'

The following items are, from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended December 8th, 1906: business at No. 856, Stanley Street, drew large audiences, and there is A quick eye specialist" doing at the Queen's Theatre yesterday The rate of the dollar on de-styling himself as trained in Eur- every likelihood of the film con- mand was 24. 2.15/16d.

opean methods and claiming to be tinuing its popularity during the in possession of secret Western next two days. formulae for the healing of all types of diseases of the eyes, was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell suggested making China indepen-this morning with practising with dent of foreign supplies,

There was a revival of the antl American boycott in Cunton. The leaders of the movement

..⭑

The Viceroy of Canton signed a contract with Messrs. Carlowitz and Co. for the installation of wireless station.

"י

MP. A. W. Slaton, manager of the New Connaught House Hotel, lost his life by falling overboard whilst on a trip from Hongkong

Haiphong.

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Amongst contestants in local golf competitions were Mr.. G. M. Harston, Mr. P. Tester and Mr. Paul Chater.

out proper qualifications and with misrepresenting himself to the publie.

The defendant plended guilty when the charges were rend out to him, but added that he considered himself a specialist.

It is a lengthy film, occupying the whole of the programme, and is noteworthy for its exceptionally strong cast, headed by John Barry- more. It dedly with Rome in the! days of the Borgias, and, as might be expected, the pleture has been produced with lavish effects. The story itself, however, runs along. conventionid lines, culminating in the triumph of the hero and heroine and the failure of the machinations of their enemies.

Those who like impressive set- tings and plenty of thrills will get; all they wish from witnessing "Don Juan," even although some possible. A word must be said of of the incidents border on the im the fine acting of John Barrymore

Mr. Lindsell:-What? A speci;

Defendant made no reply, list without qualifications?

InspectorAndrews informed hir Worship that the defendunt had caused paniphlets to be distribute in which he claimed that he had studied European methods and that he was "not a liar and a cheat."

Continuing. Inspector Andrews The Hongkong Typhoon Relief said that about eight years ago the in the title role, as well as of defendant had been in the employ Estelle Taylor as Lucretin Borgia, Fund totalled $270,347.

of Dr, Jordan and was discharged Mary Astor as the heroine, Warner Caesar Borgin and on account of his activities out-Oland as

Montague Love as Donnti. Defendant informed his Wor-photography throughout is also re-in ship that when he was employed markably good, whilst the Queen's at the doctor's office he sometimes Orchestra under Director Groviai provides appropriate musical num- assisted the doctor...

berg.

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Sir Matthew Nathan, Governor of Hongkong. announced his in-side. tention of taking a holiday in! Java, following a serious illness.

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Mr. Lindsell:-You call that studying Western methods?

Defendant: know of certain

From advertisements issued by various Hongkong firms we take |the following prices-Dress shirts, $ each: patent leather dancing shoes, $5.50 per pair: English lotions for eye sores. “~”

inspect Andrews then inform- hoots, $12 per pair; Hennessy's Three Star brandy, $21 per dozened his Worship that a few days Moet and Chandon's ago, a Chinese detective was sent bottles; champagne, $57 for dozen bottles; to the defendant. The detective Jalmny Walker whisky, $12 per told the quack that he had eye trouble every murning," although; dozen bottles.

in reality his eyesight was quite normal. After examining the de lective's eyes the defendant an- nounced that the disease was ir coma and that treatmeit, which would last over a period of twa months, was necessary and indicat ed that his fees would be $35.

The Magistrate fined the defen- dart $100, or, in default, ix weeks

THE MORPHIA CASE.

li

DEFENCE STARTS NEXT WEEK.

J. Christie, and C. Bluhun, who are jointly charged with undertak-hard labour. ing to supply twenty kilos of mor phia, were brought before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning in order that the dates for the hearing of Lae defence could be fixed..

The Magistrate fixed the hearing for Monday and Tuesday afternos the 12th and 18th of December.

"Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask, repre- zenting the two defendants, applied for leave for the defendants procent to Kowloon to procure sumie warmer clothing,

to

BIG LONDON STORE

BURGLED.

JEWELLERY AND VALUABLE FURS MISSING.

London, Nov. 21st. The similarity of methods am- The police not objecting, Mr.played on each occassion leads Lindsell gave the necessary permis. Scotland Yard to believe that the burglars who raided the premises of Messrs. Derry and Toms (of

Forty inoculation centres have Theen opened in. Calcutta. Doctora have been rushed to the province. There have been several Europeansion,

vietima.

It is reported that the Dickens. vogue is in the wane in Germany, and that he is not only passed over by young people buying books fin Germany young people do buy books, apparently), but is also "presented far less often on birth-

MAGISTRATE'S LOSS.

THIEF GETS AWAY WITH DRESS CLOTHES.

The

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OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

A cross,

1 What sea is inclosed by Den- mark, Sweden, Finland and Gor many?..

Hi

6 Who governed "Holland after

Louis Bonaparte abdicated?-

11 Standard type measure,

What are figures of speech con- sidered collectively! 14 Second note in scale.

To knock.

17 What is a dried plum?

18 Arabian sleeveless outer gar-

ment.

19 What deposits form an immense source of wealth in the state of Minnesota? 21- Self.

ALLEGED BREACH OF 2 General term for mast, boom or

TRUST.

HEAD OF SINGAPORE FIRM CHARGED.

23 Opposite of aweather.

25 Thin

27 Expiation.

29 Nicks.

31 Greyish-white.

13 Fashion.

34 What is the singular nominative

case of the feminine pronoun? Wild eat about the size of the domestic cat.

A case in which H. H. Maddill, manager, Moutrie and Co., Singa-30 pure, was charged in the Third Police Court on Nov. 26 with 37. Within criminal breach of trust as a ser- 38 Rescinds. vant in respect of $1,774.06, $1,350 11 Part of most common verb.

the opposite of the and $1,000, was mentioned before 42 Point.

clergy? Mudie, last week, by Mr. J. C. the District Judge, Mr. N. D.44 What is Cobbett on behalf of the complain-15 To employ.

46 Cravat. ant 'company.

47 Artists" frame,

Mr. Cobbett stated he under- stood that only a very few minutes Would suffice to complete the mat- case be ter. He asked that the fixed for last Thesilay morning.

allowed The application was and accused' was remanded in custody.

-LETTER GOLF.

the John Barker group), in Kan- A NIFTY LITTLE FOUR. sington High Street, during the week-end, wore the same gang who

Good puzzle workers will find entered Harrod's a year ago and this easy. But there may be a Ponting's (also of the John Bar-entch in it.

ker group) recently.

The robbers, forced the steel doors separating the departments and made for the jewellery and

It is not very often that a fur sections, where they care

fully selected over £1,000 worth of

re-

days...and illu confirmations by Magistrate has to report a robbery friends aut relatives. This to the police, it such an instance goods, heed theniselves to new change does not indicate any anti-is recorded to-day, the victim being outfits in the men's department, British feeling, for it seems than; Mr. R. E. Lindsell.

ivated themselves in the tollet Gala- among the Germans, Mr.

In a report to the police, Mr. saloon, had a meal in the worthy has taken the place once Lindsel! states that while his car Staurant, then made off by the held by Dickens. Does not the was left unattended near the same back exit as was used in the whole story suggest something a Ferry Wharf, some person stole a case of the Ponting burglary, little ancomfortable? usks a Man-rattan basket containing a dress" It is surmised that the thieyes & chester Guarding writer. Can we suit, shirt, studs and cuff links, hid themselves on the premises be- think of any great foreign author valued at $150.

fore closing time on Saturday.

who, in translation, would be likely

to provide "birthday and confirma- tion gifts from friends and reta- tives" in this country nowadays? It is certainly very doubtful whether there is any first-class European writer who is read as the better fand some of the worse) our writers are rgad in Germany or in Russia. Down to the end of last century there was still a very considerable demand for Tolstoy, for Dumas and Hugn; there were

CASH ON DELIVERY

FOR COTTON.

TO BE TRIED FOR A YEAR BY LIVERPOOL.

WORLD'S LARGEST

LINER.

CUNARD COMPANY'S

PROPOSAL.

London, Nov. 24. The Cunard Steam Ship Com-

Londen. Dec. 8, The Liverpool Cotton Associn- quite a number of good Balzacians;tion has overwhelmingly passed a pany, Limited, is considering the wise people, still inter, spread the resolution to demand cash on-de-construction of a new ship, which praises of Anatole France. And ivery for cotton to spinners, for will be the world's largest liner. there were the Scandinavian fairy trial period of twelve months."

She is expected to have a ton- tales. But European novel in ten thousand concerns, but it is stated that a

This decision will hamper many age of 60,000, and will be 1,000

feet long. given as a present to young people number of cotton merchants have

The estimated cost is between to-day?

lost a lot of money lately-Reuter.125,000,000 and £6,000,000.

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KE'S TICKLED

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

YOUR NAME IS. "LINDY" I KNOW.

YOU'LL LIKE TAAT!

THAT'S

A SWELL ALAME

WINS

LOSIP

1-The idea of letter golf is to change one word to another and do it in par, a given num- ber of strokes. Thus to change three COW TO HEN, in strokes, COW, HOW, HEW, HEN,

2-You can change only one letter at a time.

3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each jump. Slang words and abbreviations don't count.

4-The order of letters can- not be changed.

One solution is printed on another page of this issue.

The More the Merrier.

DON'T YOU THINK YOU'D BETTER COME IN AND TELL ME WHAT TO WRITE TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS TAANKING ZAEM

FOR HELPING NAME.

YOUR. PONY Z

WHY YES,

Pop!

HOW DOES THAT SOUND, POD? DO YOU

TANK IVE SAID ENOUGH

?

Down.

I Who holds the women's record

for a transcontinental air trip?

2 Large class of ground beetles.

3 Seventh note in scale.

4 A petty, demon.

5 Anxiety.

G Light open cotton fabric,

Before

Neath

What Viennese artist" has con- ceived and painted some of our. most beautiful stage settings? 10 Close.

13 What fund sent Lindbergh on a

tour Tor the promotion, of, aeronautics?

16 Of what country is Warsaw the

capital7

18 Dispassion."

20 One who uses a type of bag for

fishing.

22 What are the faculties of taste, smell, sight, touch and hearing eniled?

24 Aurora,

25 Meadow. 26 Concedes as truc.

28 What type of paint gives

smooth, varnish- like surface?"

30 What poetic Foot has two long

and two short syllables?

32 To rub out.

34 Mineral spring.

35 To devour.

39 Sprite.

10 What strong alkaline solution, is secured by leaching woed.ashes? -13 Dad.

45 You and me

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