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DEATH.
NELLEMAN.-On May 7, at his home, 98 Rue Cardinal Mer-
Nelleman, aged 58;
FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1928,
He's a blower.
husband's trade,
Oh, yes-glass, froth or organ?
placed first on purpose-is it like more for your Poppy than you dia ly that Japan will adopt either of last year? Give even a little more the two policies which Britain and that even if it is a sacrifice, It is
thin you can afford, remembering P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT! the United States decided upon a small one compared with theirs, for dealing with the Nanking and that in so giving we are keep- Rape of 19277 Britain preferred ing alive that spirit of unselfieii
What's your comradeship in which they so gal- Mrs. Jones? to dally.
America chose peace lantly went away, willingly gave of at any price. Japan, in Shantung, their best, and often of their all. trusts to direct action at Tainan, In the name of those dear ones we Tsingtao and along the Shantung have lost and for the sake of those Manager to Foreman: Is the new who are still with us but in such hand we put on this morning a Railway to adjust differences. crying need; I ask you to be very steady worker? The best thing for the supporters generous to-morrow." of the Nationalists 'to do now is It is pleasing to be able to re-
Foreman: Steady! If he Was to concentrate firstly on peace, fulfilled, and to-day Earl Haig's Bri
port that the Prince's wish has been any steadier he'd be motionless. secondly on completion of unify-tish Legion Appeal Fund at 26, motor boat?" the pretty girl naked "What does Willie call his new ing China, and thirdly on leaving Eccleston-square, London, S.W.1
her friend. & final settlement to the officials make it known that the total re-
"I forget," the friend answered. celved to date in respect of Poppy"But I'm sure whose duty it is to do the diplo Day 1927 is just over £504,000 when he was starting the engine what he called it matic work.
figure which speaks eloquently of
Prince Carol.
the generosity of the contributors, wa't the and the enthusiastic and efficient
bow," services rendered by many thou- sands of voluntary workers. Even
name painted
on the
Jinks: Why is the letter "E" the The telegrams to hand to-day this is not the final total, as col-most unlucky letter in the alphabet? on the doings of the ex-Crownlections made in several für distant cash, always in debt and never out Bobby: Because it is never fr oversens places have still to be re- ceived.
of danger.
Of this splendid total of £504,000,
no less than £72,900 was contribut
to be aboard that ship, bound for England.
He: You would be a mighty unt
else
She (romantically: I'd just love
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Prince of Rumania make it per- fectly clear that he is still linger- ing in sunny Surrey and evidently very reluctant to leave it. Weed in Greater London, £262,362 'in don't blame him, for it is exceed- £76.991 in Scotland, £14,000 in Iro- the English and Welsh Countles ingly doubtful if he should find land; and £63,891 by British Com- popular passenger-everyone Bukharest or any other part of unities overseas. Of the remain wants to get to New Zealand, Rumania quite so peaceful. His attitude is, of course, not precise-Liners at sea on November 11 last Ing £14,000 passengers on British
Friend: Your smoking-room is: ly such as we should expect from a "pukka" revolutionary,, and
beautifully arranged. undoubtedly lends colour to the
allowed to smoke in it, it would be view we have already expressed to the effect that this young man is much more likely to be the mere catspaw of political agita- tors than the initiator of a revolu- tion having as its object his ascension of a throne. By one
gave £3,979, followers of Hounds by means of "Caps") £2.787, and by sales of Flanders Poppy Wreaths etc., £7,234.
Mr., Peck: Yes; if only I were
fine.
Mary: Will you sing a song, uncle?
Uncle: But why do you wan't me to sing, Mary? ··
From Abroad. Space does not permit mention being made of more than a few of the outstanding collections received. but the following indicate the spirit of enthusiasm in which overseas-col-playing shipwrecks, and we want a lections are made:
lot of thunder.
British Malaya sent £15,744, Cey- on £5,926, the Gold Coast £3,766, Nigeria £3.311.
Mary: Well, Monty and I are
Tourist:
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"George," said the engaged giri,.
of the most remarkable CO- incidences that we have ever known D'Oisy and his flying French colleague, Carol, was also
suppose the rain will about to fly from the south of
do the crops a bit of good, Pat? Many collections. on liners were England to Bukharest simultane-
Pat: Ye're right, sorr. An hour ously with the news circulated extraordinarily good, £429 being re- of ut will do. regarding the royal Carol. Very celved from the 8.8. "Edinburgh minutes than a month of ut would more good in five Chinese in Hong Kong are pro-naturally it was thought that the Castle," 2419 from the 5.8. "Raj do in a week any other time.
Carol accompanying D'Oisy was putana, and £200 from the s.s. "Al. Nationalist rather than pro-China no other than the "revolutionary manzora." Practically without ex Kind Old Lady: "And why are in the attitude they have adopted. who had just issued a manifesto ception, poppy sales were arranged you crying?"
determination: "What is going to happen," expressing
on every British Liner at sen on to
Little Girl: "My bruvver's broke "What will be done," and "Will "march on Bukharest" and ascend Remembrance Day. Collections in my doll."
the throne he had twice renounced the English and Welsh Counties K.O.L.: "How did he do that?" there be war between Japan and following previous indiscretions. ware outstandingly successful, the
L.G.: "Wiv 'is 'end, when I 'it' China" are a few of the questions The young man would not be aggregate
totals showing an ad-him wiv it." on most people's lips. Few, if tolerated for a moment by any vance on the previous year of 25 any, concern themselves with the hind his interest in this "gilded of the principal amounts received: "I want to ask you a question."
reasonable Rumanian unless be- per cent. The following, are a few,
more humane thoughts of how a youth" there were also aspira- Birmingham £11,036, Manchester "Yes?" George murmured. solution can be arrived at or, on tions of a very different charac-8,170, Liverpool £6,307, Bristol
"Tell me, if you had never met ter, probably selfish to the core.
£4,434, Leeds £2,923, the other hand, with the more
Sheffield rne would you have loved me just £2,609. Hull £1,836, Southend the same?" practical problem of the result of
£1,808, Bournemouth £1,805, New- this regrettable turmoil. Prac-
castle £1,666, Nottingham £1,293, The Boy: "Did you like that Northampton £1,288 and Leicestor cigar I gave you? For five hundred tically to тап, the
pro-
£1,287. London district collections bands of that brand you get a Nationalists refuse to entertain
Include the following: Kensington gramophone." the theory that the Chinese may have fired the first shot. The surmise that the Chinese may have been the aggressors, under strong provocation, is rejected point-blank. The mere sugges-each and were printed all tion that bad characters may have availed themselves of the oppor- tunity to create a situation of chaos for their own gain will not be tolerated. Another line of heated discussion is the chance of
CORRESPONDENCE.
PLANS PLAUD
SWEEP TICKETS.
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Jones: I think I'll run my wife for Parliament.
Smith: Why?
[To the Editor of the "Chins Mail."), £3,780, Wandsworth £3,406, Maryle Uncle: "If I amoked five hundred' Sir, For several months previ- bone £2,919, Chelsea £2,399, Hamp- of those cigars I guess I should' Gus to May of this year, sweep- stead £2,059, Eating £1,436, Willes- want a harp." stake ticketa were sold ir and den £1,224, Wimbledon £1,292, and about Hong Kong for the (Shang-Finsbury £1,008. hal) Powhatten Sweep, The The late Field Marsha! Earl Haig tickets were $3 (three dollara, took the keenost Interest in the over growth of his Poppy Day Appeal,
and it was very sad that he did handy introducing bills into
Jones: Well, because she is so- thes not live long enough to see the first house.. half million reached,
The Poppy
with the usual spot-barred clauses to prevent you from winning any- thing. "To be drawn on May 7, and run May 8, etc., etc."
Day Appeal, since its inception in. A small boy left in charge of his 1921 has raised approximately baby brother caled out: "Mum £2,353,000 for the cause of distress will you please epeak to baby? He's ofed ex-service men, and has been the sitting on the flypaper and there's means of permitting an enormous a lot of flies waiting to get on."
Up to 8 p.m., May 10, there was no word in Hong Kong, at the place where the tickets were aplu,
cier. Shanghai, Rasmus Louis Victory the Nationalists have if anything Powhatten, either drawn. amount of beneficent work to be
IN MEMORIAM.
JACKSON-In affectionato remem-
ever
war
were declared.
All
run, or won.
Is this a sweepstake, or just a
this, ав we have pointed collection, that we have contribut
out at earlier stages of ed to? the hostilities, leads nowhere.
we have tried to emt- phasise in varying circumstances since June, 1925, use of the econo- mic weapon as the boycott is call.
brance of Rosalie Adelaide And as Jackson, who died at Shanghai January 1, 1921, and her hus band William Sanford Jackson, who died at Shanghai, May 7,
1921.
Hong Kong, Friday, May 11, 1928.
་་ ་
"Yours, etc.,
PHILANTHROPIST. (Details concerning the Pow- hatten Sweep appear In this issue. It is, of course, a legitimate and fairly-conducted sweep.-Editor.]
5
EARL HAIG'S APPEAL
[To the Editor of the "China Mall.")
ed, will not benefit the Chinese in the long run. Irrespective of which side is to blame, what have the Nationalists to gain by en- tangling themselves further in the TSINAN AND HONG KONG.dispute with Japan?
So far, the victorious march of Tainan continues to be the the allied Nationalist and Kuomin- favourite topic of conversation in chun forces has been halted Two the Colony to-day. Strange to precious weeks have been lost, say, opinion among the Chinese True, the Northerners have not to in Hong Kong is by no means any material extent availed them unanimous. More surprising still selves of an oportunity to counter-paased, and I feel sure you will be
as to whether the 1927 Poppy Day million aimed at, and suggested by Appeal total would reach the half
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales when speaking on the Wireless on the evening of November 10 last.
I am glad to be able to tell you that the £500,000 mark has been
carried out on their behalf.
هم
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Nervous voice from bed. to
The totals for each year since) burglar): I warn you! Take care 1921 have been-1921-£106,000, what you're doing. A gentleman I' 1922-£204,000, 1923-£259,000, know used to breed bloodhounds,. 1924-4850,000, 1925-£395,000, and I can soon get his address! 1926-£136,000, 1927-2504,000.
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The total quantity of Poppies sold proximately three millions
What makes you so uneasy?.. Is on Remembrance Day 1927 was, ap-it your conscience troubling you? than the corresponding figure for
more No: it is my new flannel shirt., 1926, and it is gratifying to note
Child (innocently): How did! that this Increased demand for father become a professor? Popples, 18 well as for Flanders Mother: So you are beginning o Poppy Wreaths, has permitted the wonder too, are you? engagement of a further twenty
#
are very
Dear Sir,-A great deal of inter-severely disabled ex-service men at Gentleman (to small boy ins est has been shown by the public, the British Legion Poppy Factory chemist's shop): You
at Richmond-the Factory of Re- young to be in a chemist's shop.. membrance.
Have you any diploma? Demand Grows.
Small Boy: "Er-no-sir, but we Each year the demand for Poppy have a mixture of our own that's Wreaths has grown and the de- just as good. mand now is not only for Wreaths. for placing in connection with Ar- mistice Day ceremonies, but for dea- patch at all times of the year for the funeral of any, ex-service man in this country, or for placing in War Cemeteries eversen, These Wreaths can be placed on any. Bri-] tish soldier's grave overseas at an additional charge of only 2/6d. A fully illustrated price Hat may be obtained from the Headquarters of Earl Haig's British Legion Appeal Fund at 26, Eccleston-square, Lon- don, S.W.1,
Yours, etc.,
(Sd) W. G. WILLCOX, Captain, Organising Secretary. Appeal Department, British Legion.
London, SW1, March 21, 1928.
DO YOU KNOW?
To-day's List of "Little Posers.
From day to day in the "China". Mait appear half a dozen questions of a general nature, for which acknowledgment is due to the "Daily Sketch," Answers will be: found on page 9 of this issue,
is the fact that a totally unexpect attack; but they have had a wel pleased to have the enclosed details. ed proportion of the more intel-come respite. Assuming that ligent class, mostly level-headed Marshal Chang Tao-lin docs with- | merchants, displays a highly draw into Manchuria, he will have erroneous conception of the affair. gained time in which to carry out Human nature being what it is, a systematic evacuation. *Fur- the amount of heartburning is not thermore, the Nationalist Army 25, Eccleston-square, to be wondered at. But very few has suffered in men and weapons. Indeed seem to have a grasp of Of possibly even greater conge- matters, either from the national quence is the less of "face" by the
THE CHEER 0. or the individual point of view. A leaders-loss of "face" for not be- large number, whose ideas haveing able to work the oracle, as
OFFICIAL OPENING AT hitherto commanded respect now they were expected to do, in
CITY HALL talk in childlike fashion about sweeping the Japanese troops out HR.H. The Prince of Wales, The Cheer 10, YMCA. canteen the consequences of the rupture of Shantung and loss of prestige when speaking on the Wireless on will be closed on Monday and Tues with Japan over the latest de- in the eyes of the world for not the evening of November 10 last day, May 14 and 16, and will re velopments in Shantung province. being able to exercise a greater Appeal, sald:
year in support of the Poppy. Day open usual in the new premises a One thing which has made itself degree of
City Hall on Wednesday, May 10 (4) What was the earliest Indus ree of control over the rank "We bought so many. Poppier The official opening by HE the try in the Northern Territory? apparent
It is the Nationalist and file. Having embarked on a last year and, so nearly reached the Officer Administering the Governs by what works 10, to be in England Who wrote the following, and Party's substantial gain in popu- course of determined and close total of 2500,000 that, surely we ment, will take place at 6 p.m. on larity among the conservative protection of Interest and nation-realise the half million to-morrow, as many Service man, as possible (8) Which book in the Bible Zol--
and Thursday, May 24 It is hoped that now that April's there":" element Almost to a man the land the word "interesta”
PRINCE'S WISH.
Poppy Day Total Over £500,000.
can do little better this
(1) Whence comes the quotation:
and there was no more sea”?" (2) What colour are crows' eggs?" (8) What country is associated in hymn with ley mountains?