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Miss Earheart, as. a skilful pilot, is credited with having taken part in the actual piloting of the "Friendship" to the other side of "The Pond," and for that alone she would certainly deserve full credit. But there is no use of magnifying the matter, for though a woman has taken part in this Trans-Atlantic flight it surely does not make the adven- ture any the greater than any other flight, say, that of the "Detroit," when the two men who accomplished, it did so in a won- derfully short period and almost without they, or the world gen- erally believing that they had
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1928.
hope that no woman will ever At 1 am. this morning at the CORRESPONDENCE.
be foolhardy enough to make Blake Pler a Chinese dropped into the harbour. He was got out änd the attempt. Though, of course, taken to the Government' Civil there is no knowing what they Hospital. may next attempt to do!
“Nowa”
"CURIOUS!"
(To the Editor of the "China Mail."), At the Kowloon Magistracy this
Str. Pope in his Essay'on man' morning a young Chinese fad was charged with riding in an unsafe said, "The proper study of mankind and reckless manner in Pakhoi- man," and while I am often inter ested in your Cross-word puzzles, I confess the buman problems in your
that nothing reliable or definite the present editor, Poefft suddenlyness on the part of your paper, I
.
yeatereven. -- •
Marshal Chang Tso-lin, accord-street at 4 In the morning. ing to a cable from London, is not
Vienna, Yesterday. During the paper interest me more. To your dead but is improving in health. The striking feature about this hearing of a libel action, brought dally Cross-word puzzles you offer report is that it comes from Lon- by Oskar Poeffi, ex-editor of the solutions on a subsequent day and don. It emphasises the fact "Neuewiener" against Bruno Wolf encouraged by this very laudable outward and visible sign of helpful--
has been heard of the Mukden fired three times at Wolf, killing venture to approach you to lighten warlord since his train was bomb-him-Reuter.
my darkness in regard to something ed. During the past fortnight,
Messrs. Dedwell and Co., Ltd. which I read in your paper of in print, he has been killed and re- surrected at least half a dozen agents for the Kallan Mining Ad- I read under the caption traffic times. Why there should be this ministration, report that the total cases two little paragraphs which paucity in news from the north is output of the Administration's have puzzled me not a little, and hard to explain. It is by no mines for the week ending June 2 with your permission, I shall quote means a new departure: Britlah amounted to 111,971 tons, and the parts of them, and American newspapers who sales during the period to 101,309 have special correspondents in tons. Peking have by now, no doubt, supplied their journals with the facts concerning Chang Tso-lin's fore Mr. W. Schofield yesterday, a health, but here in Hong Kong, farmer appeared as complainant in in which a Chinese was and in Shanghal and the other a case cities in China where newspapers charged with attempting to steal printed in English exist, we have $100 from the farmer's pocket on to await the return of informa- board a Yaumati Ferry launch yes- tion from as far away as England. terday. The case was adjourned. Which is strange.
At the Kowloon Magistracy, be-
"Mr. G. L. Johnson admitted sum-
mons
for dangerous driving. Sergeant Saunders said that the
speed of the leading vehicle alter- nated between 26 and 30 miles per hour. A fine of $10 was im-- posed."
"Mr. Peter Tso admitted the offence of driving in a reckless. manner. Sergeant Saunders said that the defendant's speed was be- tween 25 and 30 miles per hour. His Worship imposed a. Ane of $16,"
Mr. Lekhray A. Mahtani, for the past 22 months assistant manager of Messra. Pohoomull Bros.' silk The Government Broadcasting store in Queen's-road, departs on these two gentlemen know me or are I may at once say that neither of Station G.O.W. is now transmitting leave by the s.s. "Tilawa" on Mons known to me. In writing to you test programmes of music from 9 day next. Mr. Mahtani, whose for enlightenment, I am actuated by p.m. until 11 p.m. nightly on 300 portrait will appear in our Satur-two motives-the first is, a curiosity day picture section, was formerly (morbid if you like) to find out by cashier of the Punjab National what series of combination and per- mutation the fines are based on or are they based on no known laws at
metros.
Mr. T. J. Cokely, generni man-Bank at Hyderabad, Sind. ager of the Robert Dollar Lino, re-j turned to Shanghai, with Mrs. For snatching a gold bangle] all; my second la to find out, if Cokely, by the "President Pierce" from the wrist of a 10-month-old possible what approximate figures I baby which was being carried on shall have to pay if I were simi yesterday.
Its mother's back on the Laichikok-larly circumstanced.
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Mr. P. H. Suckling, general man- road, a Chinese lad and a man to ager of the Hong Kong and Shang-whom he was alleged to have pass- I am contemplating on buying a hai Hotels, Ltd., left on the "Pre-ed the trinket, were both sent to car, and having been very near to sident Pierce" for a business visit Jall by Mr. W. Schofield, at the Aberdeen in my travels, I might to America..
Magistracy yesterday. Just as well know beforehand what The lad got two months' whilst the accidental and incidental expenses I man received six months' hard may have to face in acquiring a car.. Enclosing my card, and thanking you for Inserting this.
"Circusmania" will be shown at the World Theatre on Sunday and | Monday next at 2.30 and 7.15. "Millionaires" will fill the bill at 5.15 and 9.20, p.m.
Mr. William P. Hunt, who was formerly in the United States Con- sular service at Tientsin, arrived in Hong Kong by the "President Jackson" yesterday.
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DOUGLAS HAIG MEMORIAL -
HOMES.
The Committee of the Hong Kong Horticultural Society, in the annual |report, draw particular attention to the financial position of the Society, The membership at the end of 1927 was
and has since in- creased to 200. The balance-sheet however shows that the Society is now in debt, and an urgent appeal;
(To the Editor of the "China Mall.”]. is made to all members to do their Sir The Appeal department of","
members, in The British Legion has been placed"
A British subject died of cerebro. best to enrol new spinal fever yesterday in Hong! order to meet the expenses of the at the disposal of the Trustees of Kong. Two Chinese deaths were lower show for next year.
The Douglas Haig Memorial Homest done anything particularly won-reported, one from diphtheria and
with a view to raising the sum of When a small Chinese boy was £500,000, to be used in creating derful. And the fact is that at the other from enteric fever.
yesterday charged before Mr. W. throughout Great Britain a series of the time they did do it the won- der of it all had passed with its previous successful achievement: The real test of the Atlantic.lay all interested in aviation clearly realised, in flying from West to East.
Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 20, 1928. obviously, as
If all this outburst about a woman participating in a flight from America to England means
On Monday afternoon, while rid watch, a gold chain and a gold or ing in a tram for Wanchal, a wrist nament, valued at $95, were stolen Chinese. from the pocket of #
A Chinese, who was alleged to Schofield, at the Kowloon Magis Homes for disabled and necessitous. have thrown a stone at two Indian tracy, with the theft of a jacket men, their dependants, and the constables in Latchikok-road, was from a shop in Austin-road on Fri- widows and children of the fallen. brought before Mr. W. Schofield day, he said that another lad told The scheme is undue the patron. His Worship put the him to take the garment, which he age of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales yesterday. case off till a later date.
later pawned. The Magistrate re-and the Trustees are Lt-Col. G. R.. manded the accused for the appear-Crosfeld (Representing H.R:H. Jance in Court of his parents, whom The Prince) Maj. General Sir
his Worship asid he would bind Robert Hutchison (Representing. behaviour. over for the accused's future good, The Leader of the Liberal party) Viscount Lee of Fareham (Repre senting the Prime Minister) and Seen loitering in a dark corner The Rt. Hon. Stephen Walah (Re--- Leader of the- Chinese who was challenged by a Labour party); General the Hon.. A bogey competition over
Chinese constable, refused to sub- Sir Herbert Lawrence is the Han. mit to being searched and struggl-Treasurer. holes for members of the ladies' cd violently. section R.H.K.G.C. will take place, over-powered and taken to the sta- Haig's life, his energien
Eventually he was During the last ten years of Lord“ at Deep Water Bay during July for tion. a prize presented by Mrs. charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at ex-Service men
Yesterday when ho was devated entirely to the interests of
FLYING THE ATLANTIC
Before the hustle and the bustle dies down in mest parts of the world, particularly in the anything it means, nothing more! The case has been reported to the near the Yaumati Police Station, a presenting the
United States where, not un- naturally perhaps, such hustle and bustle has been more pro- nounced than elsewhere, it should really be stated that the part
nor less than that, universally, women are still regarded in such matters as in quite a different category from men. But does the "modern miss" think so?
police.
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were
and no form of '
played by Miss Amelia Earheart/Certainly not, judging by her Taylor. Particulars will be posted the Kowloon Magistracy, with re-National Memorial could be more
;
ed Crown reut, property not built until March, 1931, upset price $50,000.
fusing to be acarched, the Magis-appropriate than that which has trate remanded him until Friday been decided upon. to enable the police to Investigate the man's character.
A new
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This
J
him.
the Press.
Thanking you in anticipation for Yesterday afternoon, Bir. W.giving publicity to this matter, Schofield concluded the preliminary
Yours faithfully.
A. MURDOCH. Chairman, British Legion;.. Hong Kong Branch.
cocktail tossings, cigarette on the notice board. of Boston, in forming one of the
smoking and other little "Friendship" crew on their suc-
Early yesterday morning a lady cessful flight from Newfoundland "emancipated" proclivities that, who resides on the first floor of
Although no direct overseas ap-- peal is being made, the object is to England (or rather Wales) is in her opinion, cause her to be at No. 333, Nathan-road, was aroused, from her sleep by someone attempt-
such a worthy one that the Com- hardly quite so wonderful as one least in very close proximity to ing to open the front door. Being opened on Monday night by mem./mittee of the local branch of The might be disposed to believe in anything done by "mere man." alone with
two children, she at bers of the Chinese, Lodge of the Brkish Legion consider that many-. the first flush of that young In admiration for women, for once blew a police whistle, and the Theosophical Society at 122, Bel- of your readers would like to con
intruder who, later, proved to be cher-street, Kenhedy-town.
tribute and the Hon. Treasurer, W.. woman's triumph. All credit to what she is called upon to do as
a soldier, ran down the stairs into is the second free night school run
Brackenridge C/o Messrs. Jardine, the lady for what probably was "woman," for her sympathetic the street. The intruder had avi-, by members of the Theosophical/ Matheson & Co. Ltd. would he pluck (or rash daring) in making outlook, her patience, her charm dently called on a wrong house Society, the first one, school for pleased to acknowledge any sum the attempt; but surely it is and her even more solid qualities,
Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1,572, at tion for eight months already. All
boys and young men, being in opera- however small that may be sent to ludicrous to belaud her in the we yield to none; but surely when Mongkokisui, was sold for $30,600, the teachers are Theosophists who The total amount collected will manner her country and others Miss Earheart or any other by auction yesterday to Mr. Mok give their services as such free and be remitted as a contribution, from seem inclined to do at present. woman flies the Atlantic along Hing-klu, a local merchant. Details also help financially to defray the Hong Kong and communicated to
follow Area 28,980 square feet,running expenses. Miss Earheart is acclaimed as the with at least one highly expert tease for 75 years from 1923 with first woman who has flown across enced male pilot and all of them option of a further 76 at re-assess- the Atlantic and she is entitled merely repeat what has been done to all, the Kudos she merits out Beveral times much less osten- on yet, building covenant good hearing of the case. in which al Chinese, said to have been former- tatiously, while she is certainly of her adventure. But surely it
ly a member of the crew of the entitled to a "Bravo, plucky little is absurd to compare her adven-
pirated steam launch. "Wo. Fat Whilst a Chinese woman was Shing, is charged with having ture with that of the achievement woman," need anything more be
watching a theatrical performance been concerned in the affair which said? of those women, Princess Wer-
in Shamshulpo on Monday, a thief occurred in Hong Kong harbour on In all the fuss that is made anatched an ear-ring from her. He, October, 12 last, when the launch theim and the Hon. Elsie Mackay:
Tokyo, Yesterday-While the who, well knowing the tremen- about anyone doing anything was seized by a Chinese, who was was beached at North Point and Emperor was proceeding to visit dous risks they ran, attempted to "for the first time" there surely amongst the spectators, and band the raidore gol away with, gold-Int the grave of the infant. Princesa
ed over to a policeman. At the gots worth $30,000. cross the Atlantic from West to is more of the element of plea- Kowloon: Magistracy yesterday. Mir was committed to the next Criminal mentally unbalanced, ran up to the The accused Hina, a middleman, apparently Eust-which then as now had surable surprise than of real ad- W. Schofield sentericed the mean Sessions.
{ Imperial car in an attempt to present: been proved to be an Incompar miration. And who will deny and 20 strokes of the birch.
a petition. His complaint was that CHOCOLATE MALTED MILK. the authorities had banned the sale ably more difficult adventure that there is more, merit in a
of a certain patent medicine, which Had Mins Earheart, Ilke her woman swimming (or "nearly Twenty carpenters, ten soenie
In less than fifteen seconds, al- he alleged was effective in curing young compatriot Lindbergh, jawimming") the English Channel artists, fifteen electricians four
like magic Thompson's consumption and other diseases. Asistant directors, three assistant "Double Malted" changes plain The man was arrested before flown across alone, this outburst than in flying along with several canura ren, six dress designers and milk into rich creamy Chocolate
terrific enthusiasm might have men across the Atlantic. When a two architects were taken all the
reaching his objective-Reuter, |been justifiable; but can it woman accomplishes the trip un-way from Germany to Hollywood Malted Milk. Children can make for the erection of settings: in “Sun- it themselves and the delicious be denied that the lady has mere- accompanied there will certainly rise, the celebrated German avour will appeal to them all. It Brussels, Yesterday. It is res ly done what several of her coun- be some justification for the high- director, Mr. F. W. Murnou, having increases energy every day and ported that petroleum wells have trymen havo accomplished in sounding praises that President been given a free hand by Fox Films gives sound sleep and complete rest been discovered at Houden even less time than Stultz, Miss Coolidge and others have thought in the making of this film master by night. This wonderful be- galmories,Hainaut. The first plece. Murnan used his mandate to verage can be obtained at all sounding to a depth of 100 feet Earheart and the other member fit to set forth, on the present the full extent, upending = million | stores or from Messrs. Hui & Hul yielded oozings with decided petrown of the crew have taken. True, occasion But we profoundly pounds on the production,
Co., Alexandra-building,
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