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Hongkong. Tuesday, August 25, 1925.
....
OUT THE REDS!
Australia has for some time.
yesterday's cable 9.9
cerned. With nd sense of false modesty or a dato minimise matters, do weggest that, at the moment, Britain ia probably the best-hated nation in the world. Far from being a subject for regret, that is if the statement |
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1925.
SHREDS AND PATCHES.
strange
The utility of the once witnessed a wedding certi- is admitted-it should be a sub- MOTOR-BIKE. motor-bike was ficate, The certificate' was sent ject for quiet rejoicing. Let us
never more shown back'ns the signature could not
The be deciphered. examine the grounds for a possi than in the early days of the thing was that when this man bly bewildering contention. With strike. It was brought into use went to the Government Depart all her faults, of commission and omission, Britain has been early and late; flashed ita user to ment which concerns itself with naturally honest, showing a will-various food depots, and in its marriages, to register his own the Chinese ingness to redress wrongs and to side car brought home all kinds forthcoming one,
clerk who attended to him, on meet her obligations financial of necessities. The owners of hearing the name, recalled the in- and otherwise. She was the first them in numbers of cases proved cident of years ago!. Who, by the to recognise her war debts, and at
sort.
the moment is paying her debt to Communists of the right the United States of America at They served lines of houses, the rate of about £32,000,000 & bringing, up loads of ice for dia- year. The debt will probably be tribution. And they were good extinguished in the year 1984.
The act has earned for us the to those who were compelled to adrpiration and respect of the trudge and to gasp and to sweat, Americans. It has helped the by giving them "lifts." Bless- United States to get her otherings on them all! debtors to meet and "arrive at concrete understanding9. We shall not be far wrong in suggest-
ing that these particular nationa
are not desirous of bestrewing CARILLONS. ings now Britain's path with rose-buds. As
For several morn
one of Hongkong's twe
a matter of fact Britain has had cathedrals, has "obliged" with a
way, is the local man who had his handwriting shown to an Irish. anilor, who, on seeing it said, "begorrah I can't read it, but give me fiddle an' I'll play it?”.
Golf has had WHY HE WORRIED, to take ita chance the last month or two in Hongkong. And those who began to learn have not had many opportunities to persevere. There is one golfer who, despite numberless praise- intricacies of the game, has yet to worthy attempts to overcome the
to send out debit notes for gums "selection" from its bells. The succeed in putting a decent round owing to her at the end of 1924, recital has been brief, bright and to his credit. But he has the totalling £1,254,000,000, which brotherly-of sufficient. length of saving grace of humour, In & include the following:-
France
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Rumania
Greece
Portugal
2 623,000,000 533,000,000 28,000,000 25,000,000 23,000,000 22,000,000
time as to make the brief inter-recent friendly contest he sliced tual of sound of some acceptance, into a bunker, and when his op- Whether some festival is being ponent, who had gone on with his- observed in this way is not shot, returned in search of him, known. But the thought occurs he found him reclining on a patch that a moderate use of Cathedral of grass just outside the bunker, bells in Hongkong would not be which bore signs of heavy and re- out of place. The ides reminds peated attacks. . Debit-note senders are notus of a little story which may "Don't worry, old man," came usually popular people, and it is defeat our idea. But here it is. the cheery assurance, accom- easy to believe that Britain has One soulful wanderer is walkingpanied by a wave of the hand, “I not attained to popularity in un along a road listening to the won't keep you a minute. Fact action which she has been com- clashing of some nearly bells. He is, I'm afraid my niblick's a bit pelled to take. The simile of the comes to a man digging in a overheated." dog and the hand that feeds it trench. "My friend," said he
not the sound of those applies. In the Far East-in: "does China to be exact-the position soothing bells fill your soul with is difficult to understand and to peace and joy, calling you to " explain. We may, if we cling "Beg pardon, Sir." says the work-GRESS STREET. Hongkong men er.. "I was just remarking," to our picture of the dog, quote observes the soulful one, that terested in the news that Gresson those wonderful bells must fill The dog, to gain his private your soul with."
ends,
use, Sir," interrupts the worker, Went mad, and bit the man. "I can't 'ear a blessed word you Here is a simple and probably say on accourt of these 'ere true explanation of a situation blinkin' bells """ which is maddening in its absolute
a well-known line or twat
OBITUARY.
"It's no
REV. FATHER ZAMPONI
At least two
would be in-
ago..
yau, Chan Kai and Mrs. F. Wong. (members of the staff of the "South China Morning Post," the Wah Kiu, Yat Po," the "Hong- kong Telegraph." Mr. C. Van Leo, "The China Mail," the “China Mail Literary Staff, Mr. C. M. McDonald, Mr. M. F. Key, Mr.
Street was included in the cordon round certain streets in Wanchai. Gresson Street proved a regular Dest rate characters had hidden Sidney Street some years themselves in some of the houses in Gresson Street and they had to be rooted out. Colonel Robertson lack of common sense. Madness
if memory serves was in can only explain the many things i
Opinions will charge of a bombing firing party, said and done all over China. The HANDWRITING, always differ as and he and his men set to with adherents of an old-world civiliss-
bo what cons right good will. Later when tion make no attempt to explain titutes good and bad handwriting, there was the happenings at such places so Sir Arthur Conan Doyle tells of Marriot brought down a desper an escape, Mr. "Kid" Swatow of the incomprehensible James Payn whose calligraphy ate character with a well-timed attack on such a place as Hong- Was generally undecipherable. shot. The whole thing was like kong. The hand that has fed the One day a specimen was taken to a fate of fiction, proving that a dog is being bitten. So far there a druggist who promptly made up cinema. theatre is not the only is no case of hydrophobia-no prescription from it! A Hong-place where exciting things take being biting back, for which the dog in kong journalist recounts having place. responsible for the spread of the the moment only thank whatever this case, can, at the moment, and strike from Australia to the East lucky stars shine over it. All that India docks and one may draw has happened stamps China as`s one's own conclusion from the backward nation; or if that is too following comment appearing in sweeping, stamps its leaders as of no account Mob law has been the latest mailed paper from encouraged and the latest sample Melbourne, dealing with "the of official Chinese diplomacy is to
The local Catholic Mission has ridiculous manner in which be seen at Hankow, making it lost one who worked in Hongkong seamen in Australia are allowing there to continue deliberations. for a number of years by the and Mrs. R. C. Wilson, Dr. Lam impossible for the British Consul and the surrounding inland area themselves to be ordered about by The dog is indeed mad; but the death in Milan of the Rev. Kai-sam blessrs. H., S. Hall, parties of foreign origin" and moral of our previous quotation Father Zamponi. For a number Wong Kwong-tin, Wong Chan- referring to their demands in the need a concluding couplet, of years he had been the Head of wai, Ko Kwok-yin, Choa Hing-ki, course of a recent disturbance couplet that needs no explanation the West Point Orphanave in Lau Ping-ki, Chong Sik-yan, Chai n. the Kwok-ying and Ngau Kwing, Y. and whose lesson should be stamp- Hongkong and his work that the place for engagement of ed on the minds of those who inland malsalon districts. especial. Wing-kwong, U Wah and Ming seamen should be the meeting hall profess to be men of light and Hoifung, Was singularly Fat and Leung Kwong-sor. of a "foreign organisation which leading in China, to-day.
The successful. familiar lines are:-.* their political leaders fercely repudiate--by word of mouth at
The man recover'd of the bite, Mission Council, and after serving The military funeral held any rate."To quote again "the
The dog it was that died. for four years, he was appointed yesterday at Happy Valley Roman Britain may be the best General Procurator of the Milan Catholic Cemetery was that of |shipping trouble, which has
hated, but sufficient has been said Foreign Mission Society in Rome: Gunner: Bowden of the 18th dragged on for three-quarters of to prove that it is due to reasons He returned to Holfung in 1920 Heavy Battery stationed at a year, has not been a strike but which should make us uncom but owing to indifferent health remun, who died as a result of an insurrection. It was organised monly proud.
was obliged to return home septic poisoning and meningitis. where, however, he still continued. and conducted with ferocious.
his good work and until the last energy by men who were certainly NEW MOTOR VESSEL. was spiritual director in the Milan not Australians." The opinion
Seminary. He was 56 years of age at the time of his death.
appears to be that this Immigra- YESTERDAY'S "ESQUILING tion Act will effect the object for
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He left Hongkong for Milan as Vicariate of Hongkong on the
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The coffin, placed on carriage and headed by the band of the 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, was drawn to the Cemetery by the late gummer's comrades. Two officers and number of men from all ranks of the R.GA. followed the cortege and were present at the grave side.
the passionate assurances which aboard the m.v. Esquilino yester are being given that if any batch day by residents with shipping to that confronting Hongkong of non-Australian conspirators is interesta, ten and refreshments
Changed Her Mind. although there is this difference shipped home under the new law menade deck specially decorated noon at the Roman Catholic visited a famous bathing esta
befag served on the after pro- The funeral yesterday after A beautiful girl, Maria Unfila, regarding the latest developments the next Labour Government will to celebrate the occasion of the there, that in Australia is an recall and compensate them. Mr. Atat arrival here of this large Mr. S. Fang, of the staff of where she attempted to comm emetery Happy Valley, of lishment at E; Olimpo, Spa alleged issue which can be used as Bruce, the Australian Prime motor vessel of the Lloyd Tries the "South China Morning suicide by cutting the arteries of a basis for discussion. The Minister, is to be congratulated This is the maiden voyage of latives; late colleagues and many bath of attar of roses. Ultimately tino Line. Post was largely attended by re both wrists while récifning in a similarity between our plights lies
on the firmness with which he is the Esquilino, the technical details friends. His brother and two she was seized with panic and in the nature of the forces at wark behind the scenes,
handling the situation. Hong of which have already been sisters were present as chief wildly shouted for help. She was which have as their object the infliction similar lines in ridding itself of od on the Far Eastern run. The and C. Wong of the South China Fornandez, who was in kong, too, is proceeding along four of a class all to be employ present were Mr. R. C. Wilson The well-known bullighter, Matteo published. The vessel is the first mourners, and among others succoured just in time by doctors, of injury to trade and commercial undesirables, and by endorsing furnishing of the single and Morning Poat staff Mr F the establishment at
the resolution before the meeting double berth cabins and of the Diver representing ft. B. Wylie, time, offered his blood for Zict (passed about a month his evening, the Colony will public rooms la superb and there General Manager of the South (transfusion, and in consequence of are all conveniences in the way Ching Morning Post Mesars this it is believed that the senorita Bignify in clear and unmistakable of bathrooms and showers. There Lam Kin-sang, Shum Wal-yan
will recover. She had recently when the root cause of South terms its conviction that only-ig, passenger accommodation for B. G. Lee of the business staff of
been depressed owing to the fact) the "South China Morning F
finance was fighting in. In's "appearaDOS China's industrial depression has
thế này Mi 6 Văn 100 of the Hone Esquilino is riot singular" "apart kong Telegraph”; Mr. G. H. Blok been removed can further steps
the fact
fannel for the China Mafl ted for turn to slab)
boat The Service was conducted by
reistions within ... the British Empire. By the Federal Immigra-
Tage) Australia indicated plainly that, she had at last awakened to the fact that her lustris bances were
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