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MARRIAGE.
July
COOPER-SHERMAN.-On
27, 1927, at the Registry of Marriages, Supreme Court, Hong Kong, before Lt-Col. F. Eaves, D.S.O., Registrar of
Louise,
illegal exactions, there must be a limit to which it may be expect-| ed to go before it will risk com- plete alienation with the foreign Powers. It cannot certainly bel expected that it will give heed to the latest suggestion forwarded to it by the Chinese Ratepayers' Association of Shanghai.
CHEUNGCHAU NOTES
DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE TYPHOON.
1
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1927.
POLICE RESERVE.
CHINESE AND INDIAN ·
COMPANIES.
ORDERS BY C.S.P.
P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
The following orders for the 'Bore (relating another of his Hong Kong Police Reserve have exploits); been issued by the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. "Out there, of course, a man uses Wolfe, Captain Superintendent of his shooter. Well, I'd just picked Police:-
up my shooter, and what d'you |think—?"
Chinese Company.
Victim: " know, you found you
·
Parades. Thursday, July 28-hadn't any peas." "A" Squad and recruits will par- ade at Central Police Station for {aqund drill and rifle exercises un-
“You will find, my dear, that all much the
"Yes, Auntle, but some are much
der Sergt. R. J. Hunt at 6.30 p.m.men are enst in pretty
same mould.” sharp. Dress-mufti. Belt with frog to be carried.. Men detailed more mouldy than others."
[From Our Own Correspondent.]
from "P" Squad will attend at Cheung Chau. Wednesday,
Police Training School, Bonham The annual meeting of the Road, at 5.30 p.m. sharp for re-
*
"That bag of flour you sent was
"Tough, madam?" "Yes, tough. I made a tart with
*
▼
Cheung Chad Residents' Associn- tion, is to be held on August 1. volver drill under Inspector. H. J. horribly tough."
Paterson. Dress-mufti. Belt need A special series of devotional meet- ings will be held in the Assembly not be carried.
Tuesday, August 2-All ranks it, and my husband had to use his Hall from August 7 to 14. Special ar- rangements are being made by the Will parade at Central Police Stafretwork machine to cut it." religious committee for the enterton at 5.30 p.m. sharp for aqund
Solomon-Ikey is giving the tainment of Hong Kong friends and drill and rific exercises under Sergt.
R. J. Hunt. Dress: mufti.
| bride avay, and I vant to see it. It's others who wish to attend there
Revolver Shooting-All ranks the first thing in his life he ever gatherings. Communication should be made to the Hon. Secretary. The of the Chinese Company (except gave away."," Rev. T. B. Davis, who is known all new recruits) will attend for in- over the world in the Pocket Teata-struction in revolver shooting at
the Police revolver range ment League, is expected to be one
Inspector H. J. Paterson of the speakers.
The typhoon does not seem to Saturday, July 30. Fall in at necessity for extra work to prepare have done much damage to the Hill Central Police Station at 2.10 p.m. for the final examination. House, but the report has it that sharp. Dress-White uniform with "The examination papers are now about twenty sampans were sunk helmet and belt.
No frog nor at the printer's," he said. "Has
It was getting on towards the end under of the term, and the class master
on was impressing on his boys the
For damaged, and the centre section Truncheon. Any member posses-anyone a question to ask?”,
of the old pier was carried away. [sing a revolver licence may" bring)
Silence. Suddenly a voice from
A number of the trees planted his private revolver with him. the back row inquired—“Who's the by the Forestry Department have Truncheons.Those who have printer?". been damaged, and several paths been issued with a long truncheon washed out.
will return it to the Police Store She Time hangs so heavily on Several houses are now vacantia exchange for a short pattern my hands I think I shall take
course in philology." owing to departures for America,ng as soon as possible.
Special Searching Duty--- The He "Much better, dear, to take a Baguio, and elsewhere but other visitors are expected in August C. C. Chinese Company will detail course in bakeology, stitchology, puncle for sx men for special darnology, and general domestico- from Hong Kong.
Rearching duty both in Hong Kong logy." To-day is the anniversary of and Kowloon, commencing first the 1908 typhoon which destroy-week in August and continuing
ment.
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*
"Yes," drawled the great man,
ed several of the houses built dur-juntil further orders. Each squad many are the wonderful holiday's ing the first year of the settle-will go out for duty, in charge of I've spent abroad, and I've had a While regular' European Police Ser-good many adventures too. geant or Lance-Sergeant. Dates
I was in Atherica I hunted bear." and hours of duty to be arrangedį "Good gracious!” cried his com- with Divisional Inspector, Central panion, "didn't you get awfully and Yaumati respectively. Men on cold?" apceial searching duty will white uniform with cap, belt and
"How's that landlady of yours ?** truncheon. Revolvers will be asked James. "Is she still as mean drawn at the respective Stations as she was when I was there; you fifteen
minutes before hour
know, taking a bit of butter, soap, sugar, and so on?""
WAR DEBTS.
found the Settlement a veritable haven, just as numerous other Chinese rush to Hong Kong on the slightest pretext when the parti- cular area in which they reside is menaced by the exacting Chinese militarists. They know full well that they and their property are safe either in the International Settlement of Shanghai or in the British Colony of Hong Kong,
She's meaner than ever," John and they are in no hurry to quit ed in the American monthly maga
exploded. "Why, what do you think the devil they know for the devil zine, the "Nation's Business." Mat the Central Police Station Comly believe it. Well, to make sure The Indian Company will parade she did the other day? You'd hard-
MINISTER'S DENIAL OF INTERVIEW.
London, Tuesday,
M. Tardieu's interview is contain-|
they do not know-or rather do Tardieu himself is
Reuter. know too well from very bitter
A Dénial. experience.
The
in Paris.
Paris, Tuesday. M. Tardieu denies the interview.
war
REICHSBANNER TROUBLE
duty.
Indian Company.
wear
pound at 5.30 p.m. sharp on the she didn't steal any of the potatoes following dates for aquad drill un-'d bought the night before, I der Sergt. R. J. Hunt:-
counted them."
Friday, July 29, and Monday, August 1.
(Sgd.) G. N. HARTFORD,
D.S.P. (R.), Adjutant.
Hong Kong, July 26, 1927..
KAILAN MINES.
COMPANY'S ACTIVITIES AT TONGSHAN.
HUGE EMPLOYER OF LABOUR.
"And what happened?" "Well, I sat down to dinner-and they came up mashed."
&
An Irish recruit was engaged for the Arst time in a field manœuvre on outpost duty, The sergeant told him to look out for the Colonel coming to inspect the post.
An hour later he returned and asked the soldier. "Has the Colonel been here ?". Receiving an answer. in the negative, he went away, re- turning later with the same inquiry; Later the Colonel appeared, and as the recruit did not salute, the officer asked, "Do you know whe I am?"
"I do not," said the recruit. "I am the Colonel."
As a result of a visit by a¦ "Faith, then, you'll catch it!" said party of British newspaper men the soldier. The sergeant's asked to the Kailan Mining Administra- twice for you already." tion's mines at Tongshan, inter-
•
An Edinburgh guide was showing POLITICS.osting accounts of the work per
formed there have appeared in an American. round the Scottish various northern papers and will, capital, but without arousing any in due course, appear in the enthusiasm on the part of the visi--
tor London "Daily Mail" and "Daily "What do you think of that?" said The party visited three of the Waal" replied the American.
EXPLAINED,
Berlin, Tuesday.'.
Express."
The past history of the Settle- ment with its Municipal Council-Reuter.
A Washington cable yesterday has amply proven that, as between reported: That the Mellon-Berenger the equity and justice in the debt agreement between France and America is as good as a deed is the Settlement and outside the Settle- opinion of the French Minister, M. outspoken ment, there is as much difference Andre Tardieu, in an
interview declaring that France as there is between chalk and regards the debt as part of the cheese. To talk at this late cate United States' contribution to the Government! and no French of ordering Chinese merchants would take the responsibility of and industrialists not to register binding France for 62-year debt their firm names, property deeds, payments; and ascribing the bulk of the Franco-American misunder- and trade marks with foreign standings to America's "wonderful Consuls, foreign lawyers, or the assurance; she alone knows what Is [right, and this assurance is based Hong Kong Government is merely on the worship of worldly goods."] suggestive of the "hot air" so Marriages, Frances only daughter of Capt. W. G. peculiar to the Communist clique Sherman, Taku Bar Works in China and, therefore, need not GERMAN Superintendent, Haihe Con- be taken too seriously. servancy, Tientsin, to Harry Shanghai Municipality must be Cooper, M.J.I., D.C.M. of run on sound financial lines and if Upper Norwood, Surrey, eldest funds are abort the rates simply son of Chas, W. Cooper, of must be increased, both in the
The trouble in the Reichsban- collieries, though time did not "it's not a bad-sized building, but London.
case of foreigners and Chinese,
ner originated in the proclama-permit them going underground, there's only one. I guess there are The Chinese Ratepayers' Association of its leader, Herr Hoersing, The mining area is contained in hundreds like that in New York."
"I won't argue on the point," re- Hong Kong, Wednesday, July 27, 1927.tion, or those who purport to re-sympathising with the Austrian a basin of about 100 square miles.
Asylum." present its views by addressing Social Democrats and blaming The Administration is the result plied the guide, "that's Morningside the Police and the Austrian Gov. of an amalgamation in 1912 of to the AN ABSURD SUGGESTION.
grotesque suggestions
ernment for the disorders in the Chinese Engineering and
They had a dispute, and agreed to Nanking Government, can gain Vienna,
Mining Co., Ltd. (a British Com-leave it to the military expert.
"What bullet," they asked, "do The Government of the Reich pany) and the Lanchow Mining According to a report in a local nothing by kicking against the
who Co. (A Chinese concern). The you consider the deadliest?” pricks and stirring up fresh trou-rebuked Herr Hoersing,
two companies remain separate For several minutes he remained vernacular newspaper the Shang-
then resigned.-Reuter. hai Chinese Ratepayers' Associable against the "hated Imperial-
[A Berlin cable published yes- entities, but operate under a joint in a brown study. Then he looked up with the air of one who has set ists."
terday stated:A crisis in the deliberating board, with a com tled the matter finally and defnite- That the Chinese Ratepayers' Republican organisation known mon head office at Tientsin. The Association can hardly hope to as the Reichsbanner has reached technical side of the work is in a climax owing to Chancellor charge of a Belgian engineer-in-
chief at Tongshan, the Nanking Government is clear-protest against the recent be- ly shown in a proclamation re- haviour of the leaders, especially combined capacity under present on earth think alike.** cently issued by the Defence Com- riots, which he described
in connection with the Vienna conditions of about 7,000,000 "You'll change your mind, my tons per annum, the Administra- dear," said his financée, "when you mander and the Special Muni- "unjustified interference with the tion owns the whole of the port look over our wedding presents cipality of the Port of Shanghai political affairs of Austria, and of Chingwantao (which has beer
First Small Boy-"My father's and Woosung. This states:--
an insult to the Austrian Govern- developed into the largest coal
taking a vacation." ment." The news has caused exporting port in China), several
Second Small Boy-"What did he "Regarding
steamers, over 100 miles of raik the
foreign surprise in Republican circles, as
get fired for?" policy, the people of Shanghai the Reichsbanner in 1925 launch-way, 600 forty-ton cars, 18 large Bhould have confidence in the Marx 88 a
ed a campaign nominating Herr and over 30 small locomotives.
"John." came the hysterical voice candidate for the large acacia forests, thousands of of Mrs. Jenkins over the phone. sagacity of the Government. Presidency in opposition to Mar- houses and other buildings, hos "John. our house is on fire.
pitals, theatres, bath houses, out to get some groceries for lunch The Government will assume shal von Hindenburg.]
schools, and other property too and when I was almost home I varied to catalogue. It employs heard the engines. I was just go- about 30,000 men in the summer, ing to make lunch and there were months. and nearly 40,000 in the winter the engines right in front of our
What shall I do?"
"yot just go on over to your mother's around the corner. I'm sure she hasn't had her lunch yet."
tion, in their agitation against the increases in rates imposed by the Municipality, appear to be allow ing themselves to be influenced by Communistic influences. They have advanced the suggestion to the Nanking Government that it should issue an order to prohibit Chinese merchants and indus- trialists registering their firm names, property deeds, and trade marks with foreign Consuls, for- eign lawyers, and the Hong Kong Government. Anyone found to disobey this order, suggests the Bame Association, should be charged with complicity with for- eign Imperialists!
A suggestion of this nature could not emanate from the level- headed section of the Chinese community in the Settlement of Shanghal. They know full well the immense degree of protection they have enjoyed in the past from residence in the Settlement
1y.
"The one that hits," e asid.
•
"I have always maintained," de-
make much, if any, impression on Marx resigning membership as a Besides shafts which have a clared Charles, "that no two people
full responsibility; and the
people are advised not to take
43
upon their own to deal with for- POLAND ANNOYED. elga questions. Such interfer- ence on the part of the people will necessarily lead to confu- sion in foreign policy and ham- per the effort of the authority -in maintaining order.”
CHANGING NAME OF FRONTIER
STATION.
There is no such thing in the world as correct English speech- Warsaw, Tuesday. Mr. Bernard Shaw. Soviet acquiescence with the railway employees' suggestion to A good long poem is the noblest Ultimately the Nanking Gov-change the name of the Russe kind
Polish frontier station from Hiege Drinkwater.
of literature.Mr. John ernment hopes to obtain full re- rotoje to Volkoff-the name of the as compared with the precarious cognition by the foreign Powers assassinated Russian Minister to
Poland)-has. conditions existing in purely as the de facts Government of in Foland, as being deliberate pro
* produced an outery] Chinese territory.
They have China, and in spite of recent vocation-Reuter.
Cant
barling." came the calm reply,
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