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TURNING THE CORNER.
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1927.
occurrence. The union and its A WIDOW'S STALL.
followers have, of course, emerged rather badly from the affair, and they will no longer be in a position. to level a general charge of low wages at the employers, a charge which has formed one of the main planks in the Socialist platform for many years.
LIABILITY FOR HUSBAND'S DEBTS.
LEGAL ISSUE SETTLED.
A legal dispute concerning the liability or otherwise of a relative to the debts of a deceased's business In cases where the relative succeede
CHEUNGCHAU NOTES to the business under the same
HEAVY BLOW CAUSES DAMAGE.
name and without notifying the public of chango in name or managership, was decided at the Summary Court this morning.
The claim was for $944 in respect of goods sold to the owner of a stáll
in Wanchal Market who had since
P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
The typhoon was nothing much to blow about!
Mr.
"Rafferty" exclaimed Dolan, "your boy threw a lump of coal at my boy!"
"That's a real Rafferty for you! When he feels there's a principle at stake, he doesn't think of expense."
Contributor: "You sit on every joke I offer you."
(From Our Own Correspondent.] The little settlement here has died. The widow continued to been at grips again with a severe carry business on a new licence) blow and considerable damage has (a market licence expiring with the resulted. Some houses escaped death of the licensee) and repudiat- Editor: "Yes, but I'wouldn't if with nothing more than a little ed the debt on the grounds that there was any point to them." extra water on the floors, others her's was a new business.
have had window frames blown In giving judgment for the plain- "That's a good idea, ma'am," clean out and quite a number had tiffs, His Honour commented that said the new servant, "having shutters blown off and tiles lifted. in his opinion the widow was still
The most extensive damage (for-carrying on the business of her late soda and water in them bottles I've done the tunately covered by Insurance) was husband's firm as, although a new with squirts. visible on the roof of the Hall. The licence had had to be taken out, it scullery floor in no time, and outer layer of tiles on the North was obvious that If she intended there's three left out of the dozen side was stripped and at the end doing otherwise the least she could yet."
near the platform the second layer have done would have been to notify was penetrated and a lot of debris her husband's creditors of the fact,
Instructor (to rather dull fell inside on the seats. Fortunate in order that they might have the pupli): "There are three thirds, ly the organ was in a safe place, opportunity if they were not eatie-eight eighths, sixteen sixteenths, In several places plastering below fled, of making inquiries into the and one hundred hundredths in the windows had been washed off position and, if they considered it
exposing the stone work. The tile worth while, to apply for adminis- an inch. Now do you think you verandahs of Nos. 1 and 27A were tration after citing the next of kin understand?" stripped. Some tiles were missing in the usual way. from the Police station, Nos. 4A, 26) and 19.
Considerable damage was done to the lower windows of No. 15 and No. 4 lost several shutters. The main doors of Nos. 22 and 25 were wrenched off; minor damage was done in other places. The bathing matshed was demolished.
In several instances the men folk were away at the time, of the storm but the ladies did well and in most cases knights in bathing costumes came to the rescue and helped to bar up.
'POPIU" TICKETS.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS CHARGE OPENS.
ALLEGED BRIBES OFFERRED.
"Yes, sir."
Instructor: "Well, how many thousandths are there in an inch?"
Pupil (after much thought): "Good gracious, there must be millions."
a
A society woman called on famous painter who, when neces- sity arose, could express himself Her ceaseless. with emphasis. chatter did not permit him to get in a word edgeways. At length headings of Port Works Depart-
The case in which two men are a pause to take breath allowed ment and Port Works Extra- With the exception of certain in-charged with offering bribes to ordinary, whilst the statement for we have not heard of any one being should ignore dealings in MACAO mutton and turnip to-day for juries suffered by servants at No. 3, Folice officers in order that they him to say: "We had boiled
the first months of this year con- hurt,
"poplu" (lottery) tickets in Hong dinner." the 'village in
considerable Kong was begun at the Criminal "What a strange observation 1" tains nothing at all under these damage was done among the shacks Sessions this morning before Mr. the woman exclaimed. headings. The total estimated and matsheds of the gardeners and Justice J. R. Wood and a jury. "Well," he replied, "it is as The Crown alleges that the pri- good as anything you have said expenditure for the whole of the humbler folk.
The Service on Sunday was held soners are concerned with an for the last two hours." current year is $22,314,702, to by the kind invitation of Rev. R. elaborate organisation in Hong reach which the combined spend-Gallimore in No. 3A. The children's Kong for the purpose of furthering sports which were to have been held the aule of these tickets and at ing Departments must be respon on Saturday will be held later on. tempting to bribe officers to permit sible for an outlay of nearly
their transactions. $2,125,000 per month between June and December, inclusive.
On the whole, it may be said with confidence that the financial statement under review discloses
SANITARY BOARD.
MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION TO-MORROW.
a much more satisfactory con- Lt. Col. S. Boylan Smith, Dr. S. C. The proposed appointment of
dition of affairs than at the end Ho and Mr. Wong Kwong-tin to be of the same period last year. members of certain standing com- mittees and long vacation leave to Thanks to a policy of strict Senior Inspector R. C. Witchell, economy and the husbanding of Acting Senior Inspector L. Brewer resources, the Colony has turned and Inspectors W. Elliott, L. J. Morley, F. W. Bradley, P. E. the corner, always provided that Knight, B. Murray, H. E. Strange, Hong Kong, Monday, August 22, 1927.our rough interpretation of mere C. Strange and E. C. Kerrison are
figures is correct.
amongst the matters to be dis- No Govern- cuased at to-morrow's meeting of ment can safeguard Itself against the Sanitary Board. unforeseen contingencies, such as typhoons-which are usually very No great stress can be laid at
costly to the Colony-and any- any time on the monthly state thing may happen between now ment of the revenue and expendi-and the introduction of the Bud- ture of the Colony as it appears get for 1928 to upset any senti- "for public information" in the
ment of financial optimism based "Government Gazette." Votes
on the official figures only to the granted in the annual Estimates end of May last. are held up; others are exceeded owing to unforeseen con- tingencies; and fresh Votes have to be passed to meet fresh circum- stances. At the same time we
can filways, as it were, read be tween the lines and gather an im- pression of some sort-whether
ATTEMPTED LARCENY.
CHINESE JUMPS FROM VERANDAH.
While it was still raining heavily in the early hours of Sunday morn ing. a Chinese attempted to commit larceny at No. 216 Des Voeux Rond Central. Discovered by the in-
The case for the Crown was open- ed by Mr. H. S. Fitzroy.
Mr. F. C. Jenkin is for for the de- fence.
THREE YEARS.
FOR COMPLICITY IN ROBBERY.
A disappointed backer walked into a barber's shop.
Barber: "Hair cut, sir?" Backer: "No, throat, please."
American: "Say! D'you recol- lect that ole haunted Grange I bought off you an' re-planted in Noo York?"
House Agent: "Certainly-was everything satisfactory?"
American: "No! The durned spook is still over this side some- where!"
"Willie," said his mother, "I wish you would run across the street and see how old Mrs. Brown is this morning.”
A few minutes later Willie re- turned and reported:
"Mra. Brown says it's none of your business how old she is."
་
A SESSION SENTENCE.
Pleading guilty at the Criminal Sessions this morning to a charge of complicity in a robbery at. Sham- shuipo, Chinese who was alleged to haired verandah space at a shop as a cobbler's store for the The burglar had served his men sentence with the usual reduction purpose of introducing two who later carried out a robbery was for good conduct, and was being convicted and sentenced by Mr, released from prison. The Chap- Justice J. R. Wood to three years' lain delivered. his lecture on re- hard labour.
formation and wished the man good luck. The prisoner seemed loth to end the interview.
"What are you waiting for?” "My tools, sir," said the bur- giar
mates, the man was chased to the ORDER OF ST. JOHN. asked the Chaplain at last.
verandah where in desperation he jumped into the street below, and was injured in the head and ankle. In spite of his injuries, the man attempted to run away, but ́ ́ was What strikes us as an unfair easily overtaken. He was removed
by the police to the Government}
The Right To Work.
application of trade union prin- ciples comes to light in the in- stance of a recent strike at Home
Civil Hospital.
LOCAL ACCIDENTS.
INVESTITURE BY H. M. THE KING.
WAB
accom-I
The King, who panied by the Queen, held an Investiture of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England, in the Colony is advancing or re-involving four hundred and fifty
the Throne Room, Buckingham trograding financially.
In attempting to alight from a Palace on Friday, July 8, when workers. The strikers called for bus while still in motion near the His Majesty invested the follow the victimisation-of one of their Pohing Theatre on Saturday night, ing Dames Grand Cross and number because he persisted in He fell heavily and dialocated hia Insignia:-
a Chinese slipped on the wet road. Balliff's Grand Cross with their earning more than the amount left arm. A doctor attended to
The current issue of the "Gazette" gives the comparative financial statement for the month
the man's injuries at the premises
The Duke and the Duchess of
"Can I borrow your pen, Bill?” "Certainly."
"Got a sheet of writing paper can use?”
"Yes, help yourself.":
"Going past the post office when you go out?"
"I can do."
"Wait a minute till I finish this letter, will you?"
"All right."
"Want to lend me a stamp ?”
"Don't mind." "Much obliged,
By the way,
of May. On the revenue side we allowed by his union, in this case of the Confucius Society in Nathan York, the Princess Mary (Vis- what's your girl's address ?"
countess Lascelles), Field-Mar- shal the Duke of Connaught
cess Alice.
The chief of the village fire
Thomas was not a prime
find increases for the first five the Iron Foundry Workers' Asso Road... months under every heading but ciation. One of the rules declares that of "Miscellaneous Receipts," that no man shall earn more than In attempting to overtake a (Grand Prior of the Order), the brigade was a somewhat slow and which decreased by $265,667 over 22s. 6d. a day, or £5 178. 6d. for a tramcar near Bay View Police Princess Louise (Duchess of deliberate man. On one occasion the corresponding period of 1926, five-day week: The man who is Station, yesterday, moter lorry Argyll), the Princess Beatrice, a call for the fire engine arrived and in land sales (premia on new indirectly responsible for the stop. No. 519 collided with the tram. Prince Arthur and Princess from a country house about five
page, is able to turn out more! the front portion of which was Arthur of Connaught, and Prin-miles away.
The Chief summoned his men: leases) which decilned by $64,570, than 22s. 6d. worth of labour a damaged to the extent of $130. The" driver of the lorry received The total revenue to the end of day, and insists on doing it, main-cuts to his hands and wrists.
The following Dame Grand "Now, man, I hear the house is Cross and Bailiffs Grand Cross Well ablaze, and it'll be a long May was $8,899,551. As the taining that as he is employed on
piece work as are all the other th Estimates for the whole year workers he is entitled to sara as alighting from a moving trancar vested with their Insignia by the get your teas before we start.”
As the result of a fall while also had the honour of being in- job. So you had better go and amount to $21,007,397, this leaves much as he can. His action is in Praya East, a Chinese woman King the remaining seven months of supported by the company, which was yesterday removed to the Lady Furley, Major-General
in turn is supported by the em- Government Civil Hospital to have Earl of Scarborough (Sub favourite with his rich uncle. In the year (June to December inclu-ployers' federation. The former her injuries attended to.
Prior), the Archbishop of York vain did he try to impress him. sive) to provide an average re-takes the view that the union has
(Prelate), Lieut-General Sir One evening the young man venue of $1,801,120. If the same no right to impose a limit on earn. Running across the road in front Aylmer Hunter-Weston, M.P. Went to his uncle's home, and in ratio of increase is maintained ing, and they refuse to compra of a motor lorry, a small Chinese (Chancellor), Sir John Hewett the course
mise with a position that does not boy was yesterday knocked down (Balf of Egle), Colonel the asked allow of a man carning as much in Reclamation Street. Yaumati. Lord William Cecil, Colonel Sir Uncie, don't you think it On the expenditure side there money as possible. The company Although the driver of the lorry
marry a girl who was Intellec Ranfurly, Mr. Edmund Fraser, is a decrease for May over the says the man's extra wages had swerved, he was unable to avold Wyndham Murray the Earl of would be rather foolish for me to same month of last year of nearly strikers maintain that his increas been gained by cheer merit. The
Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur C. tually my inferior
Worse than foolleh, Thomas," Yate, Lieut. Colonel Sir Richard $564,848. The amount expended ed output was simply due to ab
Temple, Bt., and Colonel Sir was the reply. "Worse than
foolish impossible l for the five months amounts to normal brawn and staying power.
Herbert Jekyll. This illustrates the totally dis $744,625 88 compared with
similar viewpoints of what may be sudden and severe cramps, agonising A pause of faar setzen, mother; when 80,167,100 for the same period in termed capital and labour, and intestinal; pains and weakening diar 1926, a decrease of nearly until their respective ideas as to raons à prostrate someone of the A well-trained father is an ex per acre, will you stop on 7 $1,722,574 The sum for the what is what are brought more famile, 5 Keep Chamberlain's Colle cellent relief, to both mother and Deed, no!" returned the ten- 1926 period, however, included the dustrial disputés such as the one either fear por: alarma, tenses painon for nursing the child at bond. never be let by the acre, but by in consonance, It Is feared that in and Dihoda Ramady in the home child, and is an added recommenda- ant Land like that should
and catch themergencies need✨chuse
the gallon
this ought not to be difficult.
the lad.
WILL RELIEVE MOTHER'S FEARS
sum of nearly $223,000 under the outlined above will be of frequent almost instantly Sold verywherDr. Ruby Bell
of conversation
“Look here," he remarked at | length, “If I tak five shilling off