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THE KING SPENDS QUIET DAY.

DUKE OF YORK BACK IN LONDON.

ROYAL HOUSEHOLD not

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X-RAY PHOTO TAKEN.

London, Nov. 23. An official bulletin issued by Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley Hewett, the King's Physician, this evening, atates;

"The King had a quieter day and his temperature is lower There is no further extension o. the mischief in the lung."

Reuter is authoritatively in formed that in order to complete the investigation of the illness, His Majesty soos X-rayed. Earlier in the afternoon, the King's medical adviser had issued

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ANOTHER HUGE

FORTUNE.

U. S. FINANCIER LEAVES

·£60,000,000.

GREAT CAREER ENDS.

Now York, Nov. 23. The death is announced of Mr. Thomas Fortune Ryan, the well- known financier, whose fortune in! estimated at no less a ruin than £60,000,000, Reuter's Amercian Service.

The announcement of this huge fortune follows news yesterday that Mr. Payne Whitney had left

estate worth £40,000,000.

HARBOUR PIPE LINE.

PRELIMINARY WORK PROCEEDING.

LAND PIPES BEING LAID

IN KOWLOON.

DIVING OPERATIONS.

GERMAN NOTE ON SHIPS WRECKED BY

REPARATIONS.

REQUESTS THAT COMMITTEE BE FREE AGENTS.

|POINCARE'S ATTITUDE.

Berlin, Nov. 28.

TERRIFIC GALE.

LINERS ANSWER S.O.S. IN MID-ATLANTIC.

GERMAN VESSEL ABANDONED AS TOTAL LOSS.

A German Memorandum on thei reparations problem has been, pre- sunted to the British, French, Italian, Japanese and Belgian GALE SWEEPS BRITAIN. Governments almultaneously.

It is also emphasised that none

London, Nov. 29, Exactly a week after the great

don, in the southern counties, and

THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.

More than 2,000,000 Buick owners have been antialled that no car is more capable, and none more worthy to point the way. for others to follow. The Silver Anniver sary Buick incorporates everything that has made Batak pass with flying colours the strenuous tests mist during 25 years In the service of the motoring public,

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telspinas Central 1848 or 1247,

33 Wang Hal Chung Road revă Happy Valley,

Bulls and Inners

From the Office Butts. ☐ ☐

"Render:"The only way we

The Angler's Farewall:-"30

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can suggest whereby Hongkong long!" may be popularised in to take the duty off stammns and put the money Amongst his treasures, Mac- saved into shares.

Whirter has a care volume, so called because it came back after Last Tuesday morning a motor being lent, car was heard coughing on the Praya.

By many this is thought Looks as if the Building to be the algn of a hard winter. Authority is showing architects

the Wright-of-WAY,

We believe in clubs for women but suggest that kindness be tried firat.

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The Moscow cliquo have not yot The German Government om-

given up hopes of â rapprochement phasises that the standpoint of the

with China. They' have now da "Angus:"We suggest you re- elded to do away with queues.

0.0 Committee of Experts proposed must be that they will impartially gale which swept England last turn your haggis skin to the Dairy examine Germany's capacity to pay

In eliminating the Radicals, the French Cabinet was DO

probably and make proposals accordingly. weck, causing serious havoc in Lon-Farm to bo re-filled.

The story about the big new air- seeking to get rid of Angers-on,

00 ship service was exzepptionally

When a member of the Sanitary interesting.

Board sought to obtain news of a People are now being urged to report on malaria control, the In- eat at least two apples a day. formation was not Given. Probably the theory is that the more doctors you keep away, the

Tangible evidence that the Gov- orament is proceeding with essential preliminary work in connexion The late Mr. Ryan was born at with the schemo for bringing water Nelson Co., Va., in 1851 and began

is business career in a Baltimore across the harbour from reservoirs dry goods house in 1868. He on the mainland is to be seen in of the Allies should, in advance, in the English Channel last Friday, entered Wall Street two years Kowloon, where the land pipes remake any claims regarding the another terrific wind and rain storm

amount Germany must pay.

tore across the country from the later and became a member of the...

The Note requests the Powers Atlantie to-day. New York Stock Exchange inquired as part of the scheme are

to appoint Independent experte not 1874.

bound by any fixed instructions and to decide the time and place

now being laid down.

These pipes, which are of big He was largely identifled with railways and mining operations dimensions, have so far been laid and in 1906 he purchased the from a point in Nathan Road near

of the conference.-Reuter,

a bulletin stating that the King controlling interest in the stock the Peninsula Hotel up to the juncment by M. Poincare is interest-1

passed a restless night, his tem- perature remaining at 101. There was slight extension of the mis- His chief In the lung, but Majesty's strength was maintain- : cd.

Long Consultations, This was issued after Lord Daw Bir Stanley Hewett and famous bacteriologist had been

son.

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with the Royal Patient and in consultation for over an hour and

better.

London again experienced the full force of the gale which blew at times in gusts of over 80 miles an In this connexion a recent state- hour. Buildings, which escaped ing. Speaking at Caen, he said: last week suffered in the storm of

In 1908, le retired as officer or the recent delate on the Budget we are ready to listen to the de-occurred us the direct result of the | Hongkong broker.

"We ask nothing from anyone.to-day and several street accidents

of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of U.S.

tion with Kimberley Road,

I will be recalled that during

director of more than thirty cor-

was officially announced that Banc- porations in which he was the con-

tion had been received from the mands which may be addressed to trolling factor. He had been Iden-Secretary of State to proceed with us, but in any negotiations of tified with the American Tobacco the scheme and that preparatory Company since 1899 and later with work was then in progress to enable Britiah-Amerieny Tobacco it to be carried out promptly. the Company.

Latterly, the late Mr. Ryan had

An Open Mind

storm.

Air Services Suspended.

which our claims upon Germany Early in the day air services be are the object or the occasion wetween London and the Continent haye not the right either blindly were running according to schedule, to abandon our guarantees or to but as the storm developed, and pilots flying from France reported een interested in mining activi Various views have been held re-accept an arrangement which dangerous battles against the cle- ties in the Belgian Congo and Ingarding the construction of the would not effectually enable us to ments, the entire service ነዉ። a half. They loft His Majesty's | Portuguose Angola. He was a De- | Harbour pipe-line, and the Govern ensure not only the means of pay-altimately suspended. bedside shortly after olevan taverat and a Catholic.

ment has Laken the line that it must ing in full our own debts, but High acaa are raging 'round the o'clock, but the bulletin was not,

preserve an open mind until both file a just in omnity for our re- British coasts and shipping is run issued until after certain consul.

of the two suggested schemes have tations with the Palace oficials.

been examined in detail and their relative advantages and disadvan- Lages carefully weighed.. *

No further announcement in expected before this ovaning un- loss uniforeseen. developments)

occur.

NEWS OF ANTARCTIC

EXPEDITION.

PROGRESS.

In the meantime, work common to both schemes is being pushed on

decided on, no time will be wasted In getting the project well under way.

Reuter learns that despite the WILKINS PARTY MAKES GOOD with, so that whichever is finally somewhat less reassuring bulletin, the Royal Household is not un- duly alarmed.

The King himself is quite cheer- .ful.

Bacteriologist Called In.

News has been received locally regarding the progress of the Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Hubert Wilkins, the British ex- plorer.

It is learned from a very au- This is to the effect that the

thoritative source that the urgent party, after leaving. Assumption, visit of three physicians to the island, has proceeded 600 miles Palace Inte last night was for the further on the oxpedition and purpose of carrying out certain has renehod Graham Land, bacteriological" Investigations, The British expedition is there- habitual in all cases of microbic fare well ahead of the American infection..

party headed by Commander Byrd.

The third, doctor was a distin guished bacteriologist.

All day there was a constant stream of visitors and telephonic enquiries. Among the early visi tors were the German Ambassador, Dr. Friedrich Sthamer and Frau Sthamer.

Princes In Africa,

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No messages regarding H

OVERSEAS CREDIT SCHEME.

PERIODS OF GUARANTEES

.EXTENDED.

The House of Commons to-ilay Majesty's condition have been passed the second reading of the eent to the Prince of Wales and Overseas Trade Bill.

the Duke of Gloucester in Africa. The object of the Bill is to extend The matter may be considered the period under which guaran- shortly. Normally, the Princes tees can be given under the ex- are in frequent telegraphic comport guarantees scheme for lavo munication with the King. They years, until September, 1931, and have, of course, been told of their to extend the period during which father's illness, but no message uarantees already given shall re has been sent which might tend to main in force by three years, until shorten their African tour. September, 1930-British Wirelcas.

This Duke of York returned to London this afternoon from his

parations.

FIVE DEAD IN RIOT.

TEMPLE THAT OFFENDED WOMEN.

ning to shelter. A number of small craft were caught in the gale, and wrecked, and lifeboats have been launched at Ramagate, Deal" and other places to go to the rescue of ships in distress,

The ever,

Shipping Losses.,

how shipping losses, Madras, Nov. 1.

mostly confined to a number Harbour Survey.

Lwo fishing amacks, and Three Mahommedans and

the fishermen have been Hindus were killed in communal of. Yesterday, a notice to mariners fighting at Kalinpachayam, about brought safely to shore by the Iwas issued from the Harbour Office which appears to bear some rel35 miles from Tirupur, Southern lifeboats.

India.

The storm in the Atlantic is A riot was caused by the de-delaying oven the bigger ships, cision of the Hindus to erect and at least one cargo-steamer is temple close to a well used by going to the bottom. Mahommedan women. The dis-

tion to the scheme, this dealing with diving operations in the harbour. The notice was. In the following

terms:

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"Surveys involving diving opera- tions are being carried out over a line of harbour bottom, between No. 4 Naval Buoy and Binckhead Sional Station,

felci magistrate, however, over- German Freighter Sinking. ruled the Mahommedans' objec tion and building was started. This is the German steamer On Sunday three Muhammedana"Herrenwijk" of Luebeck, a cargo wore beaten and stabbed to death. vessel of about 2,500 tons, which and two sent out urgent 8.0.8. messages "One diving barge flying a red Fighting broke out, Dag, a motor boat and two sam-indus were slain and two others stating that she had sprung a leak: mans are employed on the work, seriously injured. Fourteen 1fin and was foundering. which will probably be completed des and four Mahommedans have by the middle of December."

been arrested, and a strong police guard was posted.

THE POLICE "COURT MARTIAL."

VINE STREET OFFICER TO BE DISMISSED.

A Disciplinary Board, presided: over by Rear-Admiral Royde, sati at Scotland Yard recently to hear witnesses on a charge concerning a atation Borgeant attached to

upon his dismissal.

hunting box at Naschy, Northamp- GERMAN AMBASSADOR Vine-street. The Board decided

tonshiro, and went at once to see ⚫the King.

Doctora Satisfied.

TO MOSCOW.

HERE VON DIRKSEN APPOINTED TO POST.

The fact that bacteriological in- vestigations have been carried out has been confirmed by a high official of the Royal Household with the authority of the physi clans-Neuter and British Wire-Eastern less.

It is understood that the charge against the officer was that he had associated with certain people, and therefore was guilty of con- duct prejudicial to the welfare-of the Force.

Berlin, Nov. 23. Herr von Dirksen, the head of the

Department of the The proceedings were a sequel Foreign Office, has been appointed to alleged leakage of information Later. Ambassador to Moscow,

about recent club ralds in the He succeeds Count von Brock-west-end. The officer had been doctors are satisfied with Hisdorff-Rantzau, who died suddenly 25 years in the Metropolitan Police Majesty's condition to-night from a paralytle stroke on Septem-rea

It is understood that the King'a

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bor 9th laat.--Router.

DUTCH DUTY BILL REJECTED.

GOOD NEWS FOR NATIONALS ABROAD.

As things look to us at the moment, it is about time the

a monument to the long-suffering Government thought about raising

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The Bettle- ment of a striico In Shanghai has thrown several thousand men into work.

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When youth talls to youth, It means more business for the Telephone Com

pany.

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Local debating societies may Iack active talkers, but they should have no difficulty in recruiting corresponding members.

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The man arrested this week for carrying a pair of scissors, is at daggers drawn with the police. 0.0

If these talk- ing movies are n Buccess WO

shall have to go home for our 1105.

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The man who can't see, bettor times ahead ought to consult au optimist.

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The Mayor of" Talpo is feeling sore this week. He has bought a pouy. Other-

I hear you

wise crime in" the district is norual,

The congest. ed state of our streets would appear to show that the jam

"I'm sorry. industry is buried your aunt yesterday"

"I had to. She was dead! doing well

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☐☐.. Perhaps the Government's reluc- The latest definition of am Optimiset:The Member who in- tanca to wage war on Anopheles tends hanging his stocking outside mosquitoes is becausu It may his bedroom door at the Y.M.C.A. destroy the germ of a good Iden.

☐ ☐ on Christmas Eve.

A titled Scotsman declares thet) MacWhirter says some women planos are now displacing por-. have a steady job making sure that ridge. What a pity; porridge je

so much quieter. their husband is kept on it.,

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A Happy Valley policeman has Reporting the Yoo trial, a con- caught something at last. He was temporary says: "Some of the taken away last week with the elite of the Colony, of both sexes, measles.

barristers and solicitors were present." How frightfully in-

The most prominent exchange triguing!

the market this week was rumour.

mid-on The vessel was then a Atlantic and a number of ships immediately dashed to the rescue. One of the rescuing liners was the big White Star liner, the s.s. Regina, on which Sir Austen Chamberlain, the British Foreign Secretary, is a passenger.

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What about a Fund of some sort for distressed M.C.L. helpers?

៨ ព Beauty la only skin deep and painting will never get that knock

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New Definition:-Imagination is that quality which enables child- hood to see in the rubbish left on vacant plots enough material for two sets of goals-posts.

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"Chemistry Clothes Modern Women," saya a nowspaper head- Ing. This may account for the

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Judging by the English team's batting, M.C.C. must mean "More

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She learned of the Herrenwijk's signal, and wireleased stating Cinema note: "Abordeen" is ethereal nature of most of their that she was turning from her the name of a new production. It dresses. course in response. The vessel is said to be full of close situa- The Hague, Nov. 23. put on full speed, setting out on tions.. The First Chamber of the States a sixty-mile race to the help of General has, by 21 votes to If, re- the crow.

The first news of the distress of jected a Bill levying death duties and gift duties from Dutch sub-the Herrenwijk was conveyed to the Regina, by the great liner jects living abroad

The Bill provided that the Transylvania, which said she was amount of the duty should be proceeding to assist the doomed was beset by equal to the difference between craft, though sho the duty in force In Holland and terrific west-west gales and heavy. that in the country in which the national resided.-Reuter.

UNLAWFUL' SOCIETY.

TEA-HOUSE

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Beas

Thirteen Men Sayed,

Al Smith doesn't need to kiss Centuries Coming." any more bables, now...

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The high cost of living in Hong- Motor note: There has been a kong is setting a good many noticeable falling of in plilion- motorists on their feet.

□□ riders in the Colony this year!

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Re the proposed Seaplane Club, "Newcomer:"We advise some flying is one of those things- In other hobby. Dandelions take a which we are content to start at long time to train.

the bottom--and remain there.

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The forthcoming Hongkong Art Club's exhibition reminds us that Jandacano painters are always creating scenes.

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Nowadays, as soon as you find a way to make both ends meet, somebody comes along and shifts the ends.

One way to save water. Have. your bath at Fanling.

Li Chal-sum's return to the In Hongkong, the well-informed The Transylvania reached the Herrenwijk before the Rengina South is intended to be disarming, man is one who can talk on any

subject, and generally does. and found her sinking slowly, and

Rugby is a series of assaults

0.0 stood by. After a hard battle

ameliorated

somewhat by EMPLOYEES through mountainous seas, the

Rengina found the Transylvania apologies. BODY PROSCRIBED.

inform- standing by, and was ed that her assistance was not песеевагу. The Government Gazette contains

She, therefore, con- The officer has now lost the an order made under the Societies tinued on her way to England.

the Governor-in- pension to which he was under Ordinance by

Later a message was picked up Balletin Reassures.

the entitled. Council declaring the Ch's Kui:

Danish steamer ordinary circumstances Later.

diagnosis and was carried out with re had just previously tendered Tsung Kung Wul to be an unlaw-from

"Estonia" reporting that she had The improved tone of to-night's the latest typo of apparatus, which

savod thirteen men of the German boat and was still searching the bulletin has led to a feeling of was brought unsstentatiously to his resignation, but this was not ful Society.

wreckage. British Wireless. reassurance amongst the Royal the Palace from one of the princi- accepted by the Commlesioner. esults and the Palace star, and it pul centres of X-ray treatment in la generally bolloved that the London. King's constitution is successfully fighting the chill

The Duke of York, who dined examination, the King's private with the Queen, saw His Majesty room including the installation of for a few moments in the evening. special devices-Reuter.

A great deal of preparation was

to necessary

carry. out the

Paris, Nov. 23,

NEW BANK GOVERNOR.

New York. Nov. 28.

Mr. George L. Harrison, Deputy

This Society is the Tea-House Employees Association.

DIPLOMATIC PENSIONS,

London, Nov. 23. The House of Commons to-day,

ond reading of the Bill granting

from Yorkshire to London to keep the news of the King's illness with Reserve Bank, succeeds the late Mr.

Princess Mary is proceeding the French Press is following Governor of the New York Federal passed without a division the see-

the Queen company.

The X-ray examination was the greatest sellette. All mea. Benjamin Strong as Governo

are published under big Reuter's American Service. purely for the purposes of sages

headlines Reuter.

ROYAL TOUR.

Marseilles, Nov. 28,

Now that ho's been to the Racos, we suppose they'll call the Liberal lender "L, Gee."

"Dick"No, no. Alsatian autonomy has nothing to do with vivesection.

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A meteorologist says New

"Good-byo; pleasant dreams," as the cynical wife of a Government amelal said to her husband when York's prevailing winds are four miles an hour faster than theso he left homo for the office.

of Chicago. The Iatter place Ex-bandits aro being employed might have to surrender its title as tax collectors in North China, of "The Windy City" If it didn't

humour

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The Duke and Duchess of Who said the Chinese Inckod still have Big Bill Thompson:

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"Pussyfoot", la coming to Chin members of the Diplomatic Service Brabant (the Crown Prince und

We notice that a girl has been We understand that he will be fa- the same pensionable rights as Princess of Belgium) have sailed other members of the Civil Service. by the ss. Insulinde for the Dutch born with a seven inch tail in vited to give the Water Authority -British Wireless.

Tennessee. It is not true that her an exhibition of how to rider main

to victory. father is a bit of a wagi

East Indies-Reuter,