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FRASER-At Victoria Hospital, on November 28, 1927, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Fraser, a son..
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mrs. H. S. Hurley thanks all frienda who have expressed their sympathy in her bereavement and also for their attendance at the funeral.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
MOTOR ACCIDENT.
FOUR CHINESE KNOCKED DOWN IN KOWLOON.
1927
PRAPS-P'RAPS NOTI
esta would be identical if China possessed "any, China as China- does not care one rap about the de- velopment of international trade, and naver will whilst the military factions rule the roost to their -exclusively personal advantage. Secondly, declared our Mr. Young, it was to the most profound interest of A rather serious motor accident suspend operations in the Singapore Britain that the British Govern- occurred in Nathan Road, Kowloon, Ensé.
VICTIMS IN HOSPITAL.
ment should assert itself to main yesterday afternoon, when four
Commander Kenworthy made the base suggestion in the Commons to
tafa in China conditions that will Chinese were knocked down by Johnny: Dad! Teacher anid come- make possible trade for British public motor car No. 15 owned by thing to-day about finding the merchants and bankers; and, third- the Hong Kong Hotel Garage. Two greatest common divisor. ly, that it was useless under preof the victims are in the hospital they found that thing yet? Why Father (in disgust): Haven't sent conditions to seek to bargain in a serious condition, while the they were hunting for it when I with chaos. And so sas all of ust other two were able to leave the was a boy.
Bald-headed Farmer: I'va'ad
In fact, the non-official British out hospital after their injuries had here have been saying it for a long been dressed. while. What Mr. Hilton Young The car is alleged to have been two bottles of your stuff to make should do is to put' these views as driven by a learner at the time of my 'air grow, but nothing's hap forcibly as is humanly possible be the accident. The learner was at
pened." fore Sir Austen Chamberlain and the wheel at the time, and was ac- can't understand it.
Barber: That's odd-really I his co-framers of
that wonderful companied by a licensed driver, who Farmer: Well, I don't mind "policy" toward China, a policy the was sitting by his side. As the car trinkin' another, but that's the declaration of which was followed came near the junction of Public last. by the Hankow surrender, the Nan- Square Street, a boy ran across the king rape, and the complete clos- read in front of the car. The learn ing of Yangtare ports to British er Immediately applied his brakes trading activity. Together with and swerved the car to the left to Lord Southborough (who, accord- avoid the child. He turned too ing to the cabled report, is also on sharply, however, and the car ran the right tack) he should impress into the four people who were walk- upon those at Home who are rea- ing on the side of the road. One ponsible for our disastrous policy of the victims was a ricksha coolic, toward China that concessional safe who was passing with his empty guards in this country should be vehicle.,
"I'ear Bill 'Awkins is suin' the company for damages."
"Why, wat 'ave they done to 'im?" "They blew the knock-off whistle when he was carryin' a 'eavy bit of wood, and 'e dropped it on 'is foot."
Photographer: Smile, madam. Husband: Don't you, Jane. No one'll recognise yer!
"My teacher takes an interest in you, father!"
"How is that, my son ?" "After he'd told me six times to
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atoutly maintained and that steps After knocking down the pedes. for the rendition of the British trians, the car appeared to have got Concession in Tientsin, against out of control, and, continuing on which we have protested in these its course, collided with and knock-behave myself, he said, "I wonder columns .on numerous occasions, ed down a small tree, around which what sort of a father should immediately be dropped. was an iron railing. Until we receive official assurances The Police were quickly on the] Mrs. Smith: And how do you like on these points the "going" for the scene, and ambulance was summon-your new neighbours? British merchant classes in Chinned, and the four injured people were Mrs. Jones: I don't know; I is likely to remain hard and his removed to Kwong Wah Hospital, haven't wanted to borrow anything bitterness of spirit increase.
whence the two who were more yet. aeriously injured were later trans- ferred' to the Kowloon Hospital. charming young man telling you I Miss Burden; I overheard the The car was practically undamaged danced like a zephyr. and returned to the Peninsula Hotel
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
Garage under its own power.
MOTOR FATALITY.
INDIAN DRIVER CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER,
BAIL REFUSED.
Miss Bright: Zephyr, dear? He said heifer.
Police Chief: So you got the guilty man, eh?
Pat (a new member of the force, apologetically): N-no, sir. But I got the guiltiest-looking man could find.
Dad Outback: Aye, mum, I'll have to see one of these 'ere grey-
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owing to the alleged interference of the Congul-General for China.
The merits of the proposed legislation, as indicated above, are not our
(To the Editor of the "China Mall"] concern, but it is
Sir-From Messrs. evident that officialdom in the Mond & Co. (China), Ltd, the Com
Brunner
Philippines is faced with a stiff mittee has received a further hand- problem. In America itself all the fray the cost of the Agricultural some donation to the funds to de-: President's horses and all the Show to be held on the 7th and 8th cident in which a Chinese woman stand fs how the jockies stick on In connection with the motor ac-hound races, what I can't under President's men cannot keep the December next. With the first sub-was killed and three other people their backs. Chinese out, in spite of a close scription of $50, the cheque to hand were injured when they were knock- guardianship of the Canadian and of $100 makes Mesara. Brunner ed down by Mr. C. Bernard Brown's The golfer missed the ball three Mexican borders and elaborate $150, which represents a large pro- the Indian driver of the car, was
Mond's donation altogether one of motor car (No. 1965) Santi Khan, times, ploughing up the turf. schemes of water and land police portion of the total thus far collect this morning charged before Major monstrated the unfortunate player. "You've revoked," said his partner. "But I'm not playing cards," re- surveillance all along the seated.
C. Willson, at the Central Magis boards of the North American I should esteem it a favour if you tracy, with the manslaughter of the "you've been playing a spade in- "All the same," was the reply, could find space in your journal to woman. continent. According to Mr. reproduce Messrs. Brunner Mond's peared for the
Mr. L. R. Andrewes ap- stead of a club!" Lingoh Wang, the Chinese Cou-letter covering their second sub Traffic Inspector Alexander pro- defence, whilst sul-General, who has occasioned scription, a copy of which is here secuted for the Police. the stir in the political dovecota in enclosed.-Yours, etc., of Manila and maybe at Wash- ington, too, by now there is only one coast patrol cutter on duty in the waters between Borneo and the Philippines, where the major ity of the smuggling is done, with the connivance of the Moros, from the port of Sandakan into Jolo and Zamboanga. All the legislation in the world, it would appear, will not stop the illicit traffic; and increased preventa tive measures of a material na- ture, as in the United States, seem imperative.
J. P. BRAGA, Hon, English Secretary, New Territories Agricultural Show, 1927. Hong Kong, Nov. 24, 1927,
(Enclosure,) Brunner, Mond & Co.
(China), Ltd. Hong Kong, Nov. 24, 1927.
J. P. Braga, Esq.,
Hon. English Secretary and Treasurer,
New Territories Agricultural
Show 1927. Hong Kong
First Cook: Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Second Cook: Yes, old chap, for too many..
A week's formal remand was given on the Inspector's application. Mr. Andrewes applied for ball, but his Worship said that he could cision to give up his profession): Wife (announcing husband's de not see his way to allow ball in & Yea, my husband's burnt all his manslaughter case.
MOTOR-CAR HOLD-UP
CHINESE ARMY OFFICER PARTS WITH $15,000.
Two of the five hunger-stricken Nationalist soldiers, who held up a
bridges behind him.
Visitor: How very unfortunate. Ah--I hope they weren't bis best pair.
Very Young Bride (to her grocer): II want a r-rolling-pin -b-but I assure you we're very happy!:
A racing motorist took a friend king and relieved the occupant, a They were rushing through the motor-car at Pau Bridge in Nan for a run in his high-powered car. high officer of the army, of $15,000, country with the speedometer, being money to pay the ration bin hovering perilously near the 70 Sir-We understand that the for 17,000 starving soldiers, were mark, when the driver made an im- From an international aspect not, as yet, met with sufficient Ain-Liang and Deputy Bos at the
projected Agricultural Show has brought up for trial before Judge patient ejaculation and turned to
his pallid friend. the major point arising from this ancial support, and we therefore, Special Provisional Court.
"I shall have to pull up." Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 24. 1927. problem of the restriction of have pleasure in handing you here- case was remanded, until the issuing-hear it?"
'I'm The afraid old chap. Cylinder's knock illegal immigration-whether into with our cheque for $100.00 repre- ance of a despatch warrant. the Philippines or anywhere else senting a further donation which
is centred around the allegation success of the undertaking. Yours, KOWLOON WEDDING. Do you think you can stand the
we trust will be of assistance to the
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
For
(SB.) E. L. JUD Brunner, Mond & Co.,
(China), Ltd.
A WORLD TOUR.
AMERICAN DEBATERS DUE
"Although the present dispute that there are shipping com- etc., between the Acting Governor-panies in existence who specialise General of the Philippine Islands in the running of Chinese into the and the Congul-General for China Islands and also into the United in Manila is no affair of ours, it States, contrary to the laws of touches on questions of more than Congress; and, further, that these academic interest from an inter-concerns guarantee that their "customers" will not be deported national viewpoint, the principal of which le the illegal immigra- and that all fines incurred will be tion of Chinese into prohibited paid by the runners. This is a territories. Until America assum- bold statement, and is probably ed control in the Islands, they exaggerated. Without a doubt were open to all, Irrespective of there are individual skippers run- race, colour or creed. In 1902, ning tramps on the China and however, the United States Con- Java Seas who will risk tackling gress adopted legislation prohibit the business, but we imagine that ing the entry into and regulat- this is the extent of the trade.
ing the residence within its ter ritories of Chinese and persons
of Chinese descent. This, of China and Britain. course, applied to the Philippines, and a little later the lands að- ministration itself tightened up. the restrictive laws as regards the Chinese
That's not the cylinder, old man," stammered his friend, "that
that's my knees."
arduous duties of a film actor? MR. A. MCALPINE AND MISS demanded the producer, "You!
E. P. STEWART.
know, in our business, we find many occasions to throw you down a 80- TUESDAY'S CEREMONY.
foot flight of stairs into a barrel of water. Union Church, Kowloon, was the
"Oh, I can stand that," said the scene of a pretty wedding on Tues-hungry-looking applicant. "I was
apollector in day, the parties being Mies Eliza furniture shop for three years"
a time-payment beth Paterson Stewart, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Netta: I must say I don't think Stewart, of Greenock; and Mr. much of your fiance. Archibald McAlpine, youngest son Betty: I don't want you to.
HERE SHORTLY.
DEBATE WITH Y.M.CAM
of the late Mr. and Mrs McAlpine, Arrangements have been made of Greenock, Scotland.
Boy (to butcher): Two pounds of locally for a debate on Friday, De- The Rev. J. Horace Johnston of-rump steak, please, and me father, cember, 2 between the University ciated
sos: if yer give Im workin' bullock, touring the world, and the Euro- by Mr. A. H. Hollands, wore a dress arness off. of Oregon debating team, which is The bride, who was given away this time, don't forget to take the pean YM.C.A. UNA
of white satin, trimmed with silver
Hon--- The h
"How do you spell honour like the q in billiards.".
The subject will be "Is Democracy lace and orange blossoms, with A Failure the visitors taking the veil of old embroidered Brussels negative and the Y.M.CA. the affir lace and orange blossoms. She mative carried a bouquet of white chrysan-
The Y.M.C.A speakers will be the themums and white heather. Indy, to give a poor man who hasn't Tramp: Have you a place of cake, The Rt. Hon. Mr. Hilton Young's Rev. J. II. Johnston, B.A., Mr. P Miss Betty Laing, who attended had a bite for two days? outline of the thres underlying Sands, M.A., and Mr. T. J. Price; the bride, wore a dress of mauve Cake? Isn't bread good onopgh
B.Sc. GYM RA principles of British policy toward The University of Oregon debat to match, with a pink honolulu boù---Ordinarily, yes, ma'am, but this
crepe de chine, and a picture hat for you? de Rig Ching, as set forth at the China ers are now at Manila and are de quet. is my birthday Association dinner, in London on bating at the Linguam University Mr. Hollands, who was matron of MCARDZO Since then, in the Islands, as in cheered.
Monday, were, we observe, loudly with the Y.M.C.A in Hong Kong.
at Canton prior to their debate honour, was attired in a gown of Mother Do you want to hear a They no doubt sounded:
black georgette and velvet over story about a good little girl7- all parts of the United States, the magnificent, magnanimous and even
silver grey, with blue and grey hat Small Daughter Maybe, what smuggling of Chinese has proved statesmanlike. But, in the ght of
to matchs she good at? actual cond And it is
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