THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1926.
MEDICAL. MEN MEET.THE FLOWER SHOW.
EUROPEAN AND CHINESE PRACTITIONERS..
LOCAL FRATERNISING.-
the
Bus in
FEATURES OF LAST YEAR'S EXHIBITS,
SOCIETY'S ANNUAL REVIEW,
erease over the previous year, in the general standard of the exhibits was well up to average.
the
SMOKING VULGAR.
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THE HICKEY MEMOIRS,
Hastings in 1790, we reach
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*MR. A.” DRAMA.
SENTENCE ON CAPTAIN ARTHUR.
SIR HARI SINGH'S, FORMER A.DIC.
very
of
THEFT OF KEYS.
DRUGGED BY BURGLARS.
SLEEPERS ROTHED.
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anyone in his bedroom. He said:
Perhaps the man blew gas, similar to that used by dentista, into the room. My wife had a headache the next morning. I have heard of another man who is sure that he was chloroform- ed. He did not wake up until midday the next day.
At the Hongkong Hotel lust The annual report for 1926 of the
The final instalment of the now With the sentence of thirteen Police (suspect the administra- evening, the European medical Hongkong Horticultural Society famous Memoirs of Wam months' imprisonment passed on Ition of anesthetics in a series of practitioners of the Colony for the annual meeting to be held hiskey will be welcomed by all Captain C. W. A. Arthur by the robberies which have been carried entertained their Chinese conn week to-day. December 31.ho remember the inimitable court in Paris, the curtain is rung out in Manchester recently. frères at dinner. A large num-} states:--
spirit and liveliness in the earlier down on one of the most amazing || In every case thieves have bar were present, the chair being The annual Show of Flowers and volumes, of which the first apferiminal conspiracies of modern broken into houses, taken, the taken by Professor J. Anderson.Vegetables was held at the Hong-reared in 1918, They gave times. The case of "Mr. A. will householders' keys from their At the close of the dinner, Pro-kong Volunteer Detence Corps most entertaining picture of always be remembered and will bedrooms, and, using the keys, fessor J. Anderson proposed the Hallquarters on Thursday, March feighteenth-century society and often be quoted in our courts of have robbed their business offices boast to the King and the Re-1926, and proved very successive in the West Indies, in fustice; and the developments will in the city. Not once bas anyone
The number of entries par-London, and in India-and in-form the theme of many novels. in the houses been distributed. public of China and read the fuk following message From His cularly in the Peak, vegetable Fantly achieved a success which plays and essays on the associa Mr. J. L. McIntyre, manager Excellency Governor. Sircumes showed a satisfactory in they thoroughly deserved. Fon of the Orient and the Occi- for Swan and Leach, tourist Cecil Clementi:.
The new volume ia as good asfdent.
agents, the tenth business man in Before Mr. Charles Robinson, Manchester to be robbed in this "Few things are more import-
ever, and no one should miss it. But it shows Hickey growing old fur accotintah, who has sustway lately, told a "Daily Mail" ant for the Future of Hongkong
A new feature of the show was no longer with the wild zest for bean gazetted as a bankrupt reporter that he is an unusually thun that there should be whole- hour teel en-operation between the an excelent, display of ferns with adventure which he showed in brought his action against the light sleeper, but he did not hear
Midland Bank claiming his share Europens and Chinese sections of very instructive description of his youth.
One of the facts which thear a large sum which had been the community, and in no matter pe variety exhibited by
Botanicul Gardens, memoirs bring out is the strange paid by "Mr. A" to a gang of is, such co-operation more valu-ongkung able than in questions relating to while Mr. Me Kom-tong's wo antipathy to smoking. Thus in blackmalers, I knew that public health and the cure ands and vegetables and Mr. K. A the East Indiaman Warren shortly society would be startled
Nicholsona Jones which
have
and moralists shocked by revela- prevention of disease.
almost become a regular feature order that there may be co-opera the Show were as daad greatly
Captain Larkins to me that tiens to be made of the passionate Bpon no account would he allow 'nigne between an Indian ton. there must firse be bhat
admired. muluaf understanding and appre-
smoking on board his ship, butted rank and Mr. Robinson's His Excellency Sir R. E. Stubbs.
having neglected to direct his tractive wife. ciation of Western and Eastern
K.C.M.G., acetimpanied by His ideals and modes of life, which Private Secretary visited the Show
officers to prevent the admis- can best be obtained By friendly curly in the afternoon and evinced
sion of hookahs and finding the military passengers had Been much interest in the display. The "I have, therefore, heard with band of the East Surrey Regiment
for three days in constant use Very great pleasure that the played an excellent selection of
of them, he deemed it better to let them continue thuh give Furopean medical practitioners, music throughout the afternoon, registered in Hongkong, have and Mrs. Gompertz very kindly
offence by putting a stop to them. invited to dinner the Chinese hatribused the prizes at the close medical practitioners who are the exhibition. similarly registered: "and D The Committee desires to ex- cordially hope that this dinner press is thanks to L-Colonel may prove to be the first of wi Bird and Offlcers for the use of! series at which the European and jibe Volunteer Head Quncters andį Chinese doctors of the Colony, will parade ground for the Show, Riso anapally meet and entertain each in the Capt. Supt. of Police, the other."
Superintendent of The Botanical After reading this massage, the Gardens, Mr. £. Gibbs, and to all; Chairman, in the name of the thone ladies and gentlemen who European doctors, extended a rendered valuable assistance Sh welcome to the Chinese practi- | various capacities, as well as to tioners.
the Judges and censors and to ill who kindly contributed towards the Prize Fund.
social intercourse,
Dr. Lee, the Bresident of the China Medical Association, re- plied.
The ordinary membership of the Society fell off considerably during the year and now stands at only 175, but it is hoped that interest will be revived during the coming
A toast to the British Medical Association was then proposed by Dr. Jeu Hawk and suitably replied This was te by Dr. Strahan. followed by a toast by Dr. Addi-season. son to the China Medical Associa- tion to which Dr. S.-C. He replied.
From "Pabnam Book News" ::
want to get a good novel to
One of the doctors who is ab-rend on the train--something tonding His Majesty, went into the bedman where he lay coughing. and inquired if there was any thing he could do for him.
"Nothing," said the King with
pathetic" said a woman to a book salesman "bet me see. How would The Last Days
Pompei do? naked the sales- man. Pompel? I never heard a smile" am only sorry to of him. What did he die of?** think that I should be such a "P'm not quite sure ma'am." nuisance." "London Evening preplied the salesman, "some kind News,"
of eruption, I've heard."
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CONTENTS,
Shunghai Collision Verdict.22
Governor's Visit
Oversons League
8-9 Contraband
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Fage.
Paga.
Domestic Occurrence
Golf Club
21
Leading Articles
15"White Wings"
.21
Wembley Honours
Pony Auction
21
5
A Bad Light"
.21
Rugger Notes
5
Pirate Terrors
99
Burglary
5
A Bad Son
5
Shield Ties
5
Smiles in Court
6
Share Filing,
Indian Kilted
6
Boxing
Plucky Girl
6.
Impudent Robbery
23
Hongkong Police
· Habitual Thief
23
Empire Interests
Dividends:
Arms Haul
Opium Charge
23
A Close Game
7
Ship Aground
23
A Water Rat
7.
...Opium Seizure
23
Benefit Dance
登
Town Shelled
23
Hongkong
23
Intimidation
ទ
Fire Enquiry?
24
Cheque Payments
.10
Lucky Escape
.24
Clean Boxing
.11
Chasing Pirates
.24
Soccer "Row"
.11
Another Piracy
.24
Lady Golfers
.11
Missing Leather
24
Fire Fighting
11
A Lawyer's Will
.21
Strike "Armistice"
100
Robbers' Kit...
Women's Quarrel
.12
Catching Rabies
Alleged Frauds
12
Traffic Offences
Family Heirlooms.
12.
Fatal Jump
"Lands"
.12
Pirate Methods
The Eclipse
12
A Steep Cut ...
.26
Silk Thefte
.12
Volunteer Units
Obituary
12
Soccer "Capa"
Snatcher Foiled
12
His Deserts
.27
An Air Port?
13
$1,000 Bids..
Volunteer Orders
18
Good Boxer Heré
.27
Arms Robbery
18
Highway. Theft
Taikoo Ball
18
Tables Turned
.13
Mr. G. Duncan, M.B.E.
14-15 A, Stolen Ring-
Lost His Nerve "Unfortunate" Both to Blame. Woman. Stabbed Charity Benefits Hotei-Fire-g
A Big Blaze
Company Report
Wu Pel-fu
Cricket League" co
A Fine Game Craigengowar
Cricket Notes Pistol Match"
C.O.
16-17 Sold for $238.
"Hermes" Leaving
Constable's. Lapse-
Undesirable:
Cable Control
Hockey Match
Chang Kai-shek
18-19 Local Imports
From Hongkong?
Definite Rupture
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.19.
In Perfect Order Armson Ship
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The morning before Our house was broken into our dog disappeared, and we have not seen it since. My keys and a £1 note were gone from my trousers pocket, and about 250 was taken from the safe at the office.
When the case was, heard the id ntity.of the Indian was con- cunted, though it was known to many, openly exploited in the American and Continental Press, This ted several to make wild guesses, which reflected upon the honour of innocent men, Event- ually it was officially stated that ASHAMED OF SMOKING,
"Mr. A" was really Sir Hari Only servants, it seems, then singh, the legal successor to the A woman, with her little girl, smoked:
throne of the Maharajah of was seated in a railway carringe, My friend Arthur Forrest. Kashmir "the land of night-when a villainous-looking man who from habit was uncom-ingaies and rused" The civil action, entered the compartment. fortable unless he had a couple which Mr. Robinson lost, was A few minutes before the thin of charoots between breakfast followed by criminal process when started, the woman, realising that! and dinner, but at the same Mr. Hobbs, an accountant, was she was to travel with her un- time feeling ashamed of the accused of conspiracy and re-desirable companion, thought of vulgarity of the act usually reived a sentence of two years an excuse to rid herself of him. shut himself in his own chain-
imprisonment...
Leaning forward, she said—“I her to use them.
ought to tell you that my little girl is just getting over 1123
and! attack of scarlet fever. perhaps n'
W
APPALLING CONSPIRACY.
"Oh, don't worry about me, mum," interrupted the mom "I'm committing suicide when we get to the first tunnel
The culpet wan shown to. The story which, was disclosed rirangers, using so vulgar...__w her" and "ooking excessively was remarkable and appalling. foolish, much as a wild animalThere had been a conspiracy
which led to Sir Hari Singh might be exhibited.
Table manners even then were why met Mrs. Robinson at of great importance:
Victory Ball-being entertained General Clarke kept an
at the woman's house, where she cellent table (in India), but had a room furnished in Orientul had some peculiarities that gave style and a bedroom over which great offener to several of his hung an electric bulb shaped like
he volunteered and was guests; for instance, he could a Cupid." The scene ther no hear to see any dish re-
move to a fashionable hotel in rank as a captain of artillery moved from one part of the Paris, where on Christmas Eve The Judge, in the course of an table to another, nor any per Sir Hart met Mrs. Robinson. address to the prisoner, showed
son
JAX-
re-
given.
-
to attempt carving what and where they were "surprised" something of the skill of a sensa atood before him until the whole by the sudder entrance of tional dramatist.
LIKE A FILM. course was completely set and Montague Noel Newton, who has
"It is like a film scene," he de- -arranged; to take salt with the since changed his name by deed point of a knife deranged him Newton-man of pose and flared "and has all the
Fashion-assumed the rule of astituent parts of a play. You' beyond measure.. The meals were monstrous and stressed and indignanthus have pretty women, a Rajah of the amount of wine and spirits hand; and it was soon indicated personal attractions and enorm- rich. You have love consumed almost fabulous in such that the only way in which the otisly a hot climate as that of Bengal: Indian polentate could save him-episodes, a jealous husband and
After drinking two and from the disgrace of a public traitors."
In his defence, Maitre Pierre twenty bumpers in glasses of appearance in the Divorce Court considerable magnitude theas by paying a huge sum asLery made an impassioned speech, hash money. As a fact he did in which he pointed out that 'considerate President Said
everyone might then fill ac-Pay two cheques each for a quar-Captain Arthur had wristen to cording to his own discretion,er of a million pounds, though Sir Hari Singh last March beg and ao discreet were all of the 2 one of them was presented ging him to send a testimony to company that we continued to fer payment and duly honoured. This honour and integrity. But no follow the colonel's example
reply was forthcoming. In the
THE LION'S SHARE.
of drinking nothing short of Then came the division of the end Captain Arthur was found bumpers until two o'clock in plunder. Hobbs apparently re-guilty, and was sentenced to pay the morning, at which hour selved the lion's share. There fine of £5 and to serve 13 each person staggered to his wea, however, another figure in months' imprisonment. This, ac- carriage or his palunkeen, and this crook drama →→→ Captain cording to the law of France, was conveyed to town.
Arthur. He had been A.D.C. to which enacts that all the time Small wonder that Hickey has Sir Hari Singh, and it was urged spent in prison.whilst awaiting to confess suffering from an that he had been the instrument trial shall be counted, and the "excruciating headache" next through which the blackmail was usual remission be allowed, meant morning.
levied and that he had himself an almost immediate dischargé Hickey must have enjoyed in- received a considerable fortune. from custody. Thus has ended tense vitality since, though he The Treasury here wished to pro- one of the most unsavoury affairs. frequently suffered from "stomach secute him for his part in the con- that has ever been the subject of pains," he survived to a green spiracy. They made application police investigation. antiquity and only died in 1830. for the extradition of the captain
One of his friends was that. Rose from France. He was arrested Aylmer whose death drew from by officers of the Sûreté (the Landor the exquisite lines which Scotland Yard of Paris) and Charles Lamb thought the finest thrown into prison...
short poem in our language:
Ah, what avails the sceptred
race,
EFFECTS OF CONFINEMENT. · He was now charged with "yus ceiving, knowing it to have been
Ah, what the form divine? (improperly obtained, pact of the
proceeds of atheque given by Sir Har Singh." "You married and were divorced? said the judge,
What every virtue, every grace? Rose Aylmer, all were thine, Hickey brings us down to earth with his account of this divine adding, "You had one child" being:
-!
That is so,"
"
replied Captain
The poor young lady, instead Arthur, his voice trailing away. of becoming a bride, was doom-into a whisper which could scarce,, éd to sink into a prematurely be heard. grave. She was attacked with "Ah!" The Judge bent over his a most severe bowel complaint, papers searching for some docu brought on entirely by indulg.ment. Suddenly he looked up. ing too much with that mis.We received a communication chievous and dangerous fruit, from your wife. She declared the pineapple, against eating so that it is not conceivable to her much of which I had frequent that you can have been guilty of ly cautioned her, but instead of the offence with which you are my remonstrances being at-charged, and she also states that tended to, they only excited her it was on account of your extra- mirth, and she laughed at me vagance and to protect her child's for my grave sermons, as she estate that she had naked for a termed what I said upon the divorce is that so? There was subject.
a moment a pause Ted sald "Very charming and lovely" Capt. Arthur presently. Then the she perished in 1800 at the age of Judge struck a kindly note, "This only 17
letter from your wife" be held it in his outstretched hand as he
Angry and Belated: Passenger:a gallant gentleman and acceded "What good are the figures set to her desire, and down in these railway time wrongdoing appear to be yours. tables?
Kang Kaptain Arthur said that he left
Genial Station-masterAWI if it weren't for them figures we'd
have no way of finding out how had late the trains are.”
which he possessed fer Leter he told how ha
oaght in the fourth Af and in the
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