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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1927,
ATTACTIVE LOCAL LECTURE ARRANGED,
DISTINGUISHED HISTORIAN,
P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
Hending in a -contemporary: "Mussolini Speaks, in Four Langu
almost every paper in the world. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. Maybe, therefore, the municipe! fathers have come to the conclusion that sufficient "publicity has not been derived from daily gun fights: and a record fist fight, and have prompted Mayor. Thompson to in- dulge in his present fanciful flights, with Britain as the goat. This suggested solution to the whole the Great Hall of the Hong Kong home too late from the Club one A public lecture will be given in ages"-Here when hubby comes business is at least feasible, and if University to-morrow at 5 p.m, by language from the wife is quite It is not the correct one leaves us Professor C. K. Webster, Wilson sufficient. with only one alternative sugges- Professor of International Politics, tion, which is that Mayor Thomp-University of Wales, and formerly son has allowed his anti-British bridge, on "The new Europe and I'm thirty-five."
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The organisation of such public five till I'm married." lectures is just the kind of service
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A lot of people continually com
Professor Webster is a distin plain of the weather but very few
guished historian, formerly a Fel-
low of King's College, Cambridge, of them are able to do anything and from 1914-1922 Professor of about it.
Modern History at the University of
Liverpool. In 1917-1918 he was on
Proud Father: You say my son
the General Staff at the War Office, is a first rank pupЛ?
and at the Conference of Parla was
Professor: Yes, he's the first
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In addition to the new by-laws Secretary to the Military Secion of which were passed at the ordinary the British delegation. He is now rank pupil I've had in years. mesting of the Municipal Commis Wilson Professor of International aloneers of Penang recently, a fur-
Polities in the University of Wales.
“Hello, `Pekine, where did you get ther set of by-laws was introduc- the political and diplomatic history that black eye?"
He is the recognised authority on ed by the President but deferred of the period immediately following
"Oh, it was only a sweethearts'
till the next meeting for considera-the downfall of Napoleon, a period quarrel.” tion, in order that Commissioners of conference similar to that which "Sweethearts' quarrel? Why, and the public alike might become followed the recent Great War. your girl didn't give you that, diù. acquainted with the proposals. Perhaps his best known work is his she??
Castlereagh.
"No; it was her other sweet-
The President said that these by-study of the Foreign Policy of lawa wore belig introduced to The Wilson Chair in International heart."" cheapen the cost of building. But Politics is, we believe, the only
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HOUSE COLLAPSES. ·
"Have you been out of work for
in respect of one class of house Chair of the kind in the United If Mussolini had been born a there was going to be a certain Kingdom, though there are many baseball player instead of a poll- amount of tightening up, that was chars for the Study of International tician he would doubtless be giving in respect of "Class A Compound Relations and Politics in the United Babe Ruth a real run for his States. The Professor is obliged, plan, which Mr. Ham passed round. ment, to travel extensively every
by the conditions of his appoint- money. The idea of this by-law was to pre-year. This year Prof. Webster has serve some sort of symmetry in the attended at Honolulu as
member long?" development of the town, and the of the British group at the confer- proposal was that within this area ence of the Institute of Pacific they should not allow anything in- Relations in July. Since then he ferior to the existing type of house ban travelled through Japan and mother die?" expert evidence of lime mortar of No concession whatever must be Chinese and foreign community of world."
China, and has met members of the poor quality having been used, allowed because once permission almost every type. He proceeds į
a slightly inferior from Hong Kong to India. Therefore, we can only conclude was given for that if no one can be held crimin- fuse an application for the erection of the late President Woodrow Wil-"Could the motorist have avoided type, then it might be difficult to re:The Chair was founded in honour Counsel for the defendant: ally responsible there is certainly of a type of house alightly less in-son, and its occupant visits Geneva you?"
Since the death of my mother." "And how long ago
did your
"She died bringing me into this
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an' the
Conductor: "Here! You'll have
a grave moral responsibility rest-ferior to the one for which special regularly and is in constant touch Plaintiff: "Too right, he would! ing upon some person or persons. concession was made. This would with the activties of the League of Ead the choice of me If, as alleged in all seriousness, result in an enhanced value for the Nations. lime mortar of poor quality was sidering the matter carefully, he but there will be many who will smaller type of house. After con- an audience within the University,
Professor Webster is assured of missis, an" he picked me." used in the construction of this thought the best way of maintaining take the opportunity to hear him particular wall, where was the the standard would be to prohibit ancak on a subject of vital interest
to take a ticket. You've been aupervision of the Building the erection of any bungalow which with which he is especially qualified hanging on for over two hundred Authority, supposed to be exer did. not come up to a certain stand- to deal.
yards." cised during the actual process of ard. A description of the Class of construction of houses? The first paragraph of the new by-laws, house required was given in the admission that skilled hands were No. 83, and it was easy to calculate BREACH OF TRUST. scarce at the time, that the work it by the superficial ground area of
Co-Operation of Owners,
It seemed to him that this scheme)
AMAH WHO FORGED A SIGNATURE.
"Why didn't you marry that den- tiat?"
"Because I couldn't say 'Yes' when he proposed."
"You need plenty of exercise. Go for an hour's walk before and after work."
"But, doctor-I'm a postman."
of construction was slow, and that the building. because of the lack of skilled la- bour the work would not be of a really high class 'standard, is a would not be justified unless they] most serious one. The facts cited had the co-operation of all the own-living at No. 8 Vg Shing Street Some time ago o "hinese woman appeared to have been known to ers in this neighbourhood. There was sent to jail for keeping a sly the Building Authority at the addition to two further bungalows from jail was recommended for were 36 such owners in this area in brothel and after her discharge time-therefore, why was the for which the plans had already banishment. Before being sent with Freddie. The mean thing
The..
She: I'm not on speaking terms
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too long, once, and
"
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Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 27, 1927. Building Authority not on its been passed. He had written letters away, she was given an opportunity wouldn't give me his sent at the guard for the purpose of prevent to all these owners for keeping up property which she had left in the
to return to her house to collect her barber's this morning." ing just such a calamity as occur- the standard both as a measure of care of her amah during the time red during the big typhoon of protection of value of their own she was in jail. It was then dis- Judge: Were you ever in trouble
property and as a measure of town covered that the amah had disap-before? If the evidence of Mr. H. J. August 20 when the house col-planning. He wanted time to go peared after disposing of the mis-
lapsed? Moreover, if the Ordin-into these matters carefully, and $1,250 of the mistress's money from was fined two cents.
Prisoner: Well-1-er-kept a Pearce, Building Ordinance In-
tress's jewellery, and collecting library book ance permits the use of lime also to wait for replies from the the Bank of Canton by forging her spector, at the inquest at Kow-mortar for even external walls, is owners he had written to, and for signature on the pass book. loon, on Tuesday, on the inquest it not time that the Ordinance was these reasons he moved that these police were informed, and Sergeant He: When you promised to obey of three victims of a house amended immediately in view of
by-lawa be referred to the next Fitches arrested the amah and a at the altar you waived. certain meeting. collapse, is to be believed, re- its own expert's opinion that "the
man at No. 612 Reclamation Street, rights. The
Commissioners agreed to Mongkok, where bed mats, screene sidents of Chinese houses-and margin of safety is small?" Hun-this,
She: Yes, but it wasn't a per- and other property of the brothel manent waive. perhaps European houses-are in dreds of houses have been con-
kedper were found. The result was that the amah and the man were great risk of their lives during a structed in Mongkok and Sham- typhoon. The house in question shuipo within the last couple of G. Ham, the Fresident of the with conspiring to rob the complain-how, some people were poisoned was the end one of five and it years, to go no further back. Can Municipal Commissioners, made ant, and the amah charged on a through eating chocolates?
the Building Authority give an aubject of the rent ramp in Penang of money and property worth $1,486 about it?
an important statement on the further count of larceny by a bailee was alleged by the Inspector that assurance that every external and outlined a scheme whereby a the property of her mistress. Mr.
He: I fancy I did; but what the outer wall, which collapsed wall, without exception, is imbe exercised over property which months' hard labour, and discharge thinking-er-how very safe wa
modified system of control might Lindsell sentenced the amah to six
She: Nothing, except that I was bringing the roof and floors with mune from the risk of collapse in has been designated as "B. Class" ed the man on account of fneuf- are! it, had been built with "poor the case of a typhoon striking the property, that is to say, over houses cient evidence of conspiracy. quality lime "mortar," arid Colony? The subject is one that and property which did not come that this **was largely calls for the most searching in- up to the standards defined by the responsible for the col-quiry in the interests of the whole lapse." Apparently as a mitigat community.
ing circumstance, he added that
when the building was being
Rents for Rotten Properly.
At a subsequent meeting Mr. charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell
1913 Ordinance or which were not certified by the Health Officer as conforming to those standards.
it.
She: Did you see In the paper
Johnnie (addressing policeman on point duty): 'Mother' wants you to come, 'cause she's having a row with father.
"Does your mother want me, to arrest your father?" ask the con- stable.
he wants you to come up and hold "Naw, naw," replied Johnnie,
baby while she deals with father."
In the latter part of his address, valuable. Apart from the fact that before moving the two resolutions under various sections of the Or: published, Mr. Ham said that if dinance when their improvement erected there was a scarcity of Mayer Thompson.
they did not obtain some form of methods were reorganised, they control their improvements would would be able to make it an ex- skilled labour in the Colony and Mayor Thompson, of Chicago, cost them very much, more; and the pensive and unfortunate game to because of this the work "would the cables from time to time almost incidence would be Icas fairly disallow land to lie undeveloped... not be of a really high class gleefully Inform us is determined tributed. When there was a ques- Another argument put to him was standard." Furthermore, he to keep King George out of Chi-han of compensation they would that his suggested rent control "Miss Jones, I cannot permit you
cago." Which, despite the fact against them. Owners of decent for building as to force their price telephone with your friends..
have those high values quoted would so stimulate the competition to have long conversations over the stated that the Ordinance at pre- that we have no knowledge of His property would be rated for an im-up and hence the rents to be ob sent permits the use of lime mor Majesty desiring to get into that provement of this rotten property He thought that obviously intend-sation, sir
"It was ora business conver- tained for the completed building. tar even for external walls, but great city, is interesting. The and in addition the then "owners
"In that case, please remember worthy Mayor's views in the mat- and tenants would have to pay in- ing buyers would keep an eye on the margin of safety is small,
ter are quite definite, his dislike for creased rents still for this rotten the future and provided the that this firm never addresses any These assertions and admis-our Ruler extending down to the property because unless these rentsmittee of Control was going to leave of its clients, as sweet old thing. sions on the part of a responsible most insignificant thing that is Bri obviously have to charge assess class property, he was not going to what was the Stone
were brought down they would him with a moderate return on the officer of the Building Authority tish. His latest stunt is to ment in accordance with their be in too great a hurry, to rebuild. Age?",
capital at present sunk in his B must strike the layman in build threaten to burn all British books scale, thus continuing the vicious He did not of course propose that "That was the glorious period, in matters as disclosing a very housed in the Chicago Public circle, a man who had recently purchased my son, when a man axed's woman unsatisfactory, state of affairs in Library, but, there are Indications
Possible Objections. that he will not be allowed to get Mr. Ham next went on to deal Agure should get a percentage of
rotten property at an expensive to marry him." the housing problem of this away with this idiotic action with some possible objections, (1) that sum. He was an unwise in Colony. No assurance can be America, it seems, is not taking that those high rents for rotten, vestor and must suffer in the gen-ve worked under the same boss gained from the statement that it Mayor Thompson seriously, so there property although evil would de eral interests in the same way that for 20 years. was intended at a later date to add is no reason why we should. After some good by encouraging building the investor of a poor tin mine
"I can beat that It's my silver to the building so as to make the all his nonsensical and theatrical which might otherwise cease. His must suffer. He had no more sym- at remarks about, the British may but akirts of the town did not curs the pilcant who complained that he had reply was that building in the outpathy with him than the recent ap
anniversary next wall in question a party one form part of the huge advertising present evil and that for some bought some new property at Still less assurance can be found scherne which his city is now em years even after buliding did cease certain figure on the assurance that In the remark of the Coroner that barked ti The staging of the further out there would, stills be{t would fetch certain renta and he did not think the jury, could second Dempsey, contest for plenty of building to be gone on asked for a reducion in assessment hold anyone criminally respon sibles the mortar was no doubt quite good when used but three years of exposure i had
ned it The latt
ment is in direct con
lon within these seven central dis because one of the blocks of houses fricts. This might give rise to the could not be lot for that gure. He argument
from there was told, that the assessment woul central de
Etricts his proposal woulda, di coour,
being building. In
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