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CROWN LANDS.

LOTS DISPOSED OF AT YESTERDAY'S SALE.

The majority of the lots offered at the sale of Crown Landa, bold at the Crown Lands Office of the Public Works Department yester day, were knocked down at their upset price, but one lot brought $1,000 more. This lot was Kow- loon Inland 2269, near Prince Ed- ward Road, Kowloon Tong, and was sold to Mr. Katt Chiu-wong of the Wing On Life Assurance Co., for $8,500, against the upset' * price of $7,500.

CANNIBALISM.

FAMINE VICTIMS USED

'FOR FOOD.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1929.

PASSENGERS.

ARRIVED.

RADIO BROADCAST.

THE LOCAL PROGRAMME

WATER POSITION.

WEEKLY STATEMENT SHOWS

BIG GAINS.

The Director of Public Work, in his weekly report, states:

The total storage in the feland reservoirs on the morning of Mon- day, amounted to 993.80 million gallons, shewing an increase of 533.58 million gallons during the past week; the amount collected from streams being 569.40 million

The week's consumption tota la 31.53 million gallons and is made up as follows: From, City Main

FOR TO-DAY. -. Per Taiyo Máru from Lori Peking, July 29. Angeles on July 28-Mrs. S. A.

Broadcast by 2.B.W. on 250 metres, 1 - 5.30-0.30 p.m. Programme of Chi- The reture of the China Inter- Bleecker, Mrs. W. B. Eckart, Mr. national Famine Relief Committee Georges A. Breljor, Mrs. H. C. Breijer, nese Music, (Records supplied through investigators makes it possible to Mrs. E. M. Cougle, Mr. H. A. M. the couricay of Messrs. Then Snu

Tong) sum up the present famine condi-Waston, Mrs. R. M. Bickford, Miss R. 748 p.m. Evening weather report. tion of the entire north China area. [ J, 1. Waston, Mr. K. I. Sa, Mr.. Muh

8 8 p. Evening Programme, (Co. Since, spring, relief measures Min Nar, Mr. Kwang King Foo, Mr.lumbia Records supplied through the and rain have considerably reduc Rertram Brice. Mr. L. H. Hassal, courtesy of Messrs. Anderson Music ed the area affected, while the Mine. 1. 11. Hassall, Mr. S. Kataoka, Co, Ltd.). number of sufferers is halved, now Mr. T. Ohtani, Mr. and Mrs. K. L. "Carinen," Bizet), Selvetlon,

Percy Pitt and the B. B. C. Wire-Kallons. Chan, Mr. Dai Far, Mr. C. S. Chun, being about 35,000,000.

less Symphony Orchestra, The famine areas are now Cen-Mr. C. S. Kong. Mr. Kong I. Sun, Mr.

Ewald

Muth, Mr. and Mrs. It. W. "The New Moon" (Romberg), tral Kansu, Sheusi, from Slaufu lewett, Mr. Mohamed Ali, Mr. Arting

Gene Gerard, Dolores Farris and

Chorus Mr. and Mrs You Okin; Inland Lot 2012, west of Inland northwards to North Sulyan, A. Kaempe, Lot 2551 at Wongnefchong, was North Charhar, Inner-Mongolia, Minster Clarence Yee, Mrs Go To "Sir Henry Bishop's

(Bishop), Selection, sold at the upset price of $23,1120 the Yellow River basin, and from Ku, Miss Han Ku, Mr. D. Hashimaru,

The Regimental Band of H. 3, to Mr. Kong Yung, of 22 Con-Shensi border to the sea....

Mr. M. Sugimoto, Mr. T. Matsumura,

Grenadier Guards. Matr. J. Mat-Scherzo," (Cunette). Minn K naught Road, Central. Rural Build-

Che Wing,

Mrs. ing Lot 323 Wongnekchong Gap

sumben, Mr. Wong Chung

Chung Sher, Mr.

Wong

Men Organ Solo, Edouard Commette. realised its upset price of $1,080

C De "Prelude in sharp minor." In these areas the suffering is on, Mr. Jose Ying, Mrs. Rase from Mr. E. F. R. Sample, intensifying daily. In Central Sing, Master Masuberto Ying. Master

"Tannhauser-0 Star of Evo,"

J. H. Squira Celeste Octot, Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs. New Kowloos Inland Lot 1262, ad. Kannu there has been no rain for Lumon, Master Awardo, Mr. Yock There's die Little Girl Who

four years. The wheat growing Manuel Chey, Mr. Tani Sung, Mrs.

Ching Kong.

ong. Mr. Chicany Lu, Master

Loves Me," joining NK.. Lot 1219, Chean area is like a desert. Anting

Kam Minx, Miss Tati Sha Wan Road, Shamshuipo, was sold at the upset price of $1,150 to City's population has been reduced Tom Tou Ying. Mstr. Tam Ching

Hong, Master

Tam Tou Wing, Mr. Messrs. Cheung Wan and Sam to 3,000 from 60,000.

MM

Wan Edwardo

Chin Wa Leung-shui,

Mr. Guillermo

Sau.

nu, Mr. Chay Cha Chang Ley Chi, Master Jaye Ley Chi, Mr. Antonio So, Mr. Chang Yan Eu, Mr.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Funny Pictures,

To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

Lot of Cannibaltum.

Lam Shee,

There is unquestionably a lot of Santiago Co Chang. Mr. Mr. "Rienzi," (Wagner), Overture,

canninism there. An investiga- |tor reports that one magistrate sought to punish those discovered

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Steamers etc.

31.63

1.00) To tanks 1.53)

Kowloon Supply.

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P. & O. BRITISH-INDIA, APCAR AND EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES.

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND) Taking Cargo on through Bills of Lading for Biraite, Java and- Barna, Ceylon, India, Porsian Gulf, Mauritius, E. & B' Africa, Australasia, including, New Zealand & Queensland Ports, Red Sea, Egpyt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Porte, Europe Eto. PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (UNDER CONTRACT WITH HM. GOVERNMENT.)

9. S.

*KHYBER

KIDDERPORE MALWA *KASHMIR MOREA

MANTUA

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Tons

From Hong-

kong (about)

Destination

9,114 | 3 Aug. noon, ¦ Marsoilles, L'don & Hull 5,334 | 15th Aug. Straits, Colombo & B'bay

10,980 | 17th Aug. | Bombay. M'ios & L'don

| 8,985 31st Aug. | Marseilles, L'don& Hull

| 10,954 | 14th Bopt. | Bombay, M'les & London

|_ 10,946 | 28th Sept. | Bombay, M'los & L'don

|| Cargo only. · *Calls Casa Blanes.

Frequent_connections from Port Såld for Parasager & Cargo So Constantinople Pyrens, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by Steamers the Khedivial Mal 5.5. Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS

8,018 7,936 TALMA ',10,000! DALGOMA 5,953

Calls Rangoon

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3rd Aug. 11th Aug, 27th Aug. 4th Sept,

S'poro, Penang & Caloutta S'poro, Penang & Calcutta S'poro, Ponang & Caloutta S'pore, Penang & Calcutta

The intal storage in the main-TALAMBA land reservoirs on the morning of *TAKLIWA Monday, 29th July, amounted to 307.04 million gallons shewing an increase of 120.04 million gallons during the past week,

"Oh, Doris,

Where Do You Live?" Duel: Layton and Johnstone. "Maritang," (Wallace), Overture,

Columbin Symphony Orchestra. "The Student Prince." Vocal Gems,

The Student Prince Company,

The week's consumption, exclud- The Band of H. M. Grenadier Guards.ing supplies to Hongkong is 22:31 "When Do We

rallion gallons plus .00 from the'. Tsun Wan supply making a total of 22.40 million gallons.

cating corpses of famine victims; Richard Lan, Mr. Samuel Gin, Mr. "That Certai

but the cannibals pointed out that they were only eating what the doga afe.

I

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"Sweet and Low "Looking for a

Pianoforte Sul, George Gershwin, "Minuet," Boccherini), "Les Milliona D'Arlequin-Serenade,”

Jose Cesar Humera, Miss Mikired Lamb, Miss Clare B. Synder, Mr. Haino En Cheng, Mr. A. Tranhitsky. Per as President Jefferson from Autumn Crops.

Manila on July 28-Miss M. C. Apart from the areas mentioned Braga, Mr. J. W. Delind Jr., Miss E. rain has now fallen in all pro-3. Dohrmann, Mr. F. W. Dohrmann, vinces, promising fair autumn Mckinlock, Mr. and Mrs. E. Chang. Mrs. C. M. dos Remedios, Mr. Geo. A. Sig-Bow the funniest screen crops, which will enable the in- Miss V. Chaunu, Mr. 1. Everett, Mr. comedy of the year" could be habitants to carry

the Everett, Mr. N. N. Everett, Mr. described as "a hurricane of laughs"spring crops in 1980. This has 1. Everett Jr., Mr. A. R. Lusey, Miss and yet provoke, no laughter at the also forent grain hoarders in many.

I. B.

Mr. P. A. Schwab, Mr. F. Queen's Theatre funniest puzzle' to me.

market, appreciably improving the Miss R. lahikawa, Mr. J. B. Nicklin.

Мікн Jean Wilson, Miss Ruth M. "The Jewels of the Madonna," position.

Intermezzo, "Raphaellite,"

OB

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Hier

The B. B. C. Wireless Symphony

Orchestra. "The Londonderry Air," "The Chorlater's Dream." "Fintamila." (Sibelius), Tone Foem,

The J. 11. Squire Celeste Octet.

Sir Henry Wood and the New "Pear! O Queen's Hall Orchestra.

Lyricnl Melody, Valse Caprice,.

Is about the places to pat, their stocks on the N. Berry, Mr. and Mrs. K. Ishikawa, "Bal entre Orchestra.

I couldn't see anything funny about the picture. I wander very much if anybody else could?.

The yield from the Shing Mah River and streams during the week is 144.31 million gallons.

CYCLISTS FINED.

Susi provine is well supplied Langley, Miss Leota Roberts, Mr. B.B.C. Wire Symphony Orchestra, ut the Star Ferry to the cast of

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Master Albert Thomas, Master Harnce Thomas, Mr. O. S. Zimmermann. Mr. and Mrs. A. Baistrocchl, Master Marlo Baistrecchi, Mr. and Mrs, W. P. Turner, Mr. Jack Turner.

with food as the Shansi govern Could the management of the ment bought immense quantities Theatre he persuaded to take a of grain. "The North-Hoian Chin- course of lessons on "How to bese Sariety is improving the post- trite to oneself and to the public"?tion by assisting immigration to Now about the other "Teatures." [Muiebúria, Fourteen thouannd The News Reel was, like so many have already left and more are go- things sveti at the show, unintereal-ing as soon as the railway opens|GEN. CHAN CHAI-TONG. iny.

jup west of Loynung. The "Felix the Cat" pieture was nothing better than the comic cuts red by the kiddies in school,

The "Spice of the Programme" picture was rather too spicy for my liking.Yours, etc..

NEVER AGAIN.

Typhus in Kansu.

seven are

PASSENGER ON THE PRESI-

DENT JEFFERSON.

Typhus has taken a heuvy tolli ong the foreign relief workers An Kanan. Twenty were infected Among the passengers an the and only

- rovovering. Į President Jefferson leaving to-day The thirteen dead include French | for the North were Mr. II. Shaw, priests and British and American ( connected with the Asiatic Ex- missionaries. Thetails are at pre-ploration Co., Inc., Los Angeles,

THE ITALIAN CONSUL. sent lacking-Reuter.

DENT JEFFERSON.

"Las Lagartoranas,"

Albert Sandler and His Orchestra. "La Palama-Spanish Seropade," "O Sole Mio,"

J. II. Squire Celeste Octel. "Old Friends," Medley Fox Trol.

Percival Mackey's Band, 10.30 pm. Close down.

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF A FORMER HONGKONG RESIDENT.

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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN, SAILINGS (South) "ARAFURA TANDA

6,000

6,956

ST. ALBANB 4,500

*Calls Port Holland.

2 Aug. 4 p.m.

30th Aug.

4th Oct.

ƒ Manila, Sandakan, Thurs,

Island, Townsville, B'bane

Sydney and Melbourne,

Regular Monthly Sailinga from Hongkong to Japan and

Hongkong to Australia

The E. & A. 8.8. Co., Ltd. steamers will also call at Shanghai, Iloilo, Cebu, Kulambugan, Tawao, Timor, Darwin, or other porta en route në Inducement offers.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:- The Union 8.8. Co.'s Steamers to the United Kingdom vis' Now Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.,

OBSTRUCTION CAUSED AT STAR FERRY WHARF.

Charges of causing an obstruc- tion by leaving their motor cycles

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamer to Londen via Suez Canal, The P. & O. Branch Service of Steamers to London via the Cape. the notice board on the pier, were

The New Zealand Shipping Co. Steamers to Bouthampton and London brought against Messrs.

M. via Panama Canal. Berreux and Groden Huis, who ap- peared before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday,

KASHMIR

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

In reply to his Worship, Sub. TALMA Inspector alcWalter said that the obstruction caused was at the old TANDA parking, stand. The cycles had DALGOMA been left to the Enst of the notice *SHEAF-MOUNT bourd marking the boundary, MOREA

Mr. Berreux admitted he charge *Cargo only. and nid that he did not notice the Enard,

His Worship remarked that lie bimself did not know of the board, out where cycles could be marked. but he was sure it was clearly set

Mr. Huis said that he knew noth-

His Worship: You don't know knows nothing? anything about It and your friend

Sandakan, British North Borneo, The death has occurred at returning to the U.S. after taking of Mr. S. A. Rahman, commission a large number of moving pietures agent, a former Hongkong resi-ing about the offence as the eyele in Bangkok; Mr. Tong Siang dent. He had been ailing for LEAVE FOR ROME BÝ PRESI-Kwangtang and Kwangsi to view attached to the firm, of Lie Boen ometime and passed away at his friend, who was a part owner,

on that day, had been ridden by a persunally the conditions of the Yat and Co., Menadá, 17. E. 1., on

residence at the age of 61.. country. It will be remembered a business trip to the

United

· The Italian Consul-General, Com-that he was instrumental in obtain tatem; Mr. Gen. K. Lee, travelling an Indian family in Hongkong and The late Mr. Rahman belonged to mander A. Baistrorchi, together ing the release of Father Dahnasss,, to the United States to pursue hir had been resident in North- Defemlant: He knows. with his wife and their eleven-year-who was taken captive hy bandits studies; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Borneo for nearly 35 years. He

The defendant added that he was old Bon left for 1242110 via about two months ago,

Roosevelt, returning to the United was a prominent man and popular admitting the charge on behalf of Amerien by the President Jeffer- Commander Baistrocchi hat a States, after a very successful ex-gare among his community. He his friend. (908, which sailed to-day.

brilliant career in the Italian Navy, edition in Java and Indo China; was educated at St. Paul's College cause as much obstruction as a car. Remarking that a cvele did not During his short day of twelve having held any important posts, Mr. H. J. Coelide, nephew of the and Government months in Hongkong, Commander specially during the Great War, ex-president of the United States, how known, as Queen's College),

Central School his Worship fined each defepulant Buistrocchi ne taken a keen in. He is also the author of several travelling to Shanghai, tece Hongkong. He was on the staff terest in the Chinese situation, and books, some of which have been back to the United States; Mr of several firms and Government. has made frequent visits through translated into different languages. and Mrs. Bunje, travelling to af Hongkong. In November, 1894, Shanghai; Mr. and Mrs. Fa Pau. he joined the service of the North residents of Nogales, Mexico, re- Barnen Government and was at- turning, from a pleasure trip to tucked to the Secretariat. In China; General Chan Chaj-tog July, 1895, he was ampointed Fiysi Military Governor of the Swing Clark and in June, 1901, promoted tung Province, travelling to San Jus king in company with other men Sandakan. bers of the Kwangtung Govern-

nout.

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