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MONDAY, JULY 30, 1928.
under the pressure of public A. Chinese has reported, to the Yaumati Police, the disappearance opinion. Things have indeed reached a pretty poor level if the goad, through the medium of the
A. Shaukiwan Chinese was thia Press or by way of public meet ings and telegrams to the authoLindaell, at the Central Magistracy, morning charged before Mr. I. E.
rities at Home, has to be applied with wounding another Chinese by before any move for the benefit slashing him in the left arm with a of the community is made.
chopper. In admitting the offence, defendant said that complainant had choated in a game of Mah Jongg. Complainant denied the allegation. For hawking wares without a
The Magistrate passed sentence of licence, Wong Yau, a Chinese lad four weeks' hard labour, and order- was fined $2 at the Kowloon Magis-$10 as compensation or go to jall ed defendant to pay complainant tracy this morning, 、
for another 14 days.
of his wife with two children, and P'RAPS-PRAPS NOT! money and jewellery valued at $164.
The Harbour Master notifies that cable laying operations will take place between Hong Kong and Kowloon via Holt's Wharf on Tues day, July 31.
Three Chinese youths were, this morning, at the Kowloon Magis- tracy charged with riding cycles on the wrong side of the road. Each was fined $2.
Mrs. Gilbert A. Harriman and Master Paul Harriman, the wife and son of Mr. Harriman, the local stockbroker and jockey, arrived to day by the Blue Funnel "Aeneas" and are now residing at Pokfulam.
A Chinese was fined $15 with the alternative of 3 weeks' imprison- ment at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, for the theft of a pair of trousers from a flat in Canton-rond. Defendant admitted the offence.
Four cargo boat masters and two mistresses were each fined $10 by Commander J. B. Newill, D.S.O.. R.N., at the Marine Court this
you do when a boy first kissed you?",' Young Girl: "Mother, what, did b
Mother: "Novor mind." Young Girl (later) "I did the same thing, mother.'s
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Circus manager:: "You want to speak to the Hindu Mystic, misa?"
Fair Visitor: "Yes, Tell her it's- her sister, Bridgett,"
Mistress: "Did anyone call while I was out?"
Rogers called."
New Girl: "Yes, ma'am; Mra.
you said I was not at home?"
"Did she seem disappointed when.
"Well, she did look a little queer, but I told her she needn't get in a temper about it, 'cause it was really '
boat No. 766-V of 800 picula capa- Chan To-kam, mistress of cargo city, in a report to the Water Police, yesterday, stated that her craft was sunk. In the harbour at 1.30 a.m. the same day. According to the woman there were on board the junk at the time one male true this time.” member of the crew and four I females. The junk was fully load- ed with firewood, and was lying alongside the Yuen Yuen wharf off Connaught-road Central, when she suddenly sprang a leak and sank rapidly. The crew and the cargo were saved by other junks. Ar- rangements were now being made to re-float the sunken craft.
CORRESPONDENCE,
HEAVY COST OF LIVING,
(To the Editor of the "China Mail.")
Sir, The present dopression of trade and the Increasing cost of subject of the daily gossip every ving in the Colony has been the
where.
The landlords have no commi-
body except the Government, morning, for mooring their boats seration towards their tenants by apparently that the Shing Mun within 100 yards from the shore at increasing the rents, thus adding scheme is a grave necessity and night time. that the Aberdeen scheme. is one that will help to relieve the Overland China Mail.shortage. It is also obvious that
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Hong Kong, Monday, July 30, 1928.
dismissed a summons against the This morning Mr. R. E. Lindsell Tal Tang Chinese distillery, who
were charged with falling to keep a record of the amount of molasses [they put into jars in the course of
fermenting wine.
Waterloo-road
more difficulties for those who draw small incomes, the public mar ket taking advantage of making in the prices of food, frewood and their profits are stubborn and stiff even vegetables, fruits, etc.
How can the poor class of people live in Hong Kong?
Why are
Hong Kong, July 29, 1928..
Frankie's mother,
"Run to the corner shop." said "and ask olul Skinflint if I can have a loaf until Saturday."
Frankle ran off and came back
loaf.. a few minutes later without the
"Well," inquired the boy's mother, "what did he say?"
"Nothing," said Frankie. "All ho did was to point to a clock which had stopped."
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The Stranger куля wandering through a little Western settlement from the big metropolis to seek ar far from civilisation; he had come' friend, so he tackled a grim-looking inhabitant outside a log-saloon.
"Do you know Mike McCarthy?" twelve months ago thinking we asked he "He came out here
might get a good post on the rail--
read."
he didn't get on the rail-road-but "Well," replied the other, slowly.
he got a darned good post on the telegraph-they left him 'anging for quite three daya!"
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and black!" sighed the
"What of it?" paoh-poohed George. "Can't I say more? Can't I say I waited twenty years for you?"
"Twenty years!" gasped Mrs. Oldwed. "Why, we've been married
straight off!'
and sign a bond for his future good 'PARADISE FOR TWO. twenty-one and I accepted you
behaviour.
LIVELY COMIC AT THE QUEEN'S.
"Paradise for Two," which start
the-
there will have to be a pipeline of sorts, across the harbour, as
A couple had been married just Kowloon is the only possible
This reminds me, of the poor old long enough for the novelty to have source of anything like an adus
servants of the Government, a worn off, and the girl was beginning' quate supply for the island. Yet
number of them of an advanced eld to find her feet, as her mother wout i As a result of a fall down the age and invalided, drawing aundoubtedly have put it. the Government jibs, osten- stairway of No. 102, Praya East, a meagre pension of less than $2 er "Before we were married, sibly on the question of expense. Chinese youth named Chan Cheng, $3 a day, they must necessarily be George," she complained, "you. al- ¡The question of the water supply, eighteen years of age, succumbed at starving and full of worries! Can ways took a taxi, but now the bus we would remind the Govern-'Friday.
the Government Civil Hospital on they enjoy their well-cared pension seems good enough. In fact, any-
as usually expressed? Certainly thing lagood enough for me." ment, is getting beyond the realm
and absolutely impossible for them Her husband frowned, for he of dollars arid cents. Before Mr. W. Schofield, at Kowloon to meet both ends. Those civil seemed to be in rather a difficult there is anything resembling an Magistracy on Saturday ordered a servants who are drawing fabulous fix.
he "No darling." banishee to receive 20 strokes of salaries, house and personal allow. adequate water supply more the blech and ten months hard ances, they are being favoured "don't think that. You sez I'm money will have to be spent than labour while another ivas sentenced with further increases,
so proud of you.. and if I took you the Government has ever cared to nine months for disobeying a the poor pensionera deprived of in a cab there would be nahody to to contemplate. No good can deportation order.
equal privilege and left behind in see you, whereas I can show you complete oblivion?
off to dozens in the bus! Jeventuate by wilfully dodging the
Pleading that the wind had blowa
Justice makes no distinction, issue.
"Alas his light out, a Chinese youth ap those who are more needy, ought peared before Mr. Schofield, at the to have more assistance. Cannot romantic Mrs. Oldwed, as she per When it becomes
obvious to Kowloon Magistracy this morning, the Government take this matter in used the last lines of "The Scarlet the Government that part one in answer to a charge of riding band and see Justice be done to Pimpernel." "The days of chivalry In this lovely GOAD OF PUBLIC, OPINION. of the Shing Mun scheme must without a lighted lamp. Accused those who deserve?
We hope that are surely gone! be completed and part two pro-
was found "guilty" and fined $6. the Government will have a com- book, George, the hero falls in love Fassionate view in this emergent with the heroine at first sight and There can be little doubt that ceeded with without delay there
then waits ten years for her." A 14-year-old Chinese hoy, who matter.
Yours; etc., the Government is as thoroughs likely to be a further orgy of threw stones at a young girl in ly sick of the mention of the quibbling over the pipe-line pro- ordered by Mr. W. Schofield at the last Friday, was
JUSTITIA. water shortage as is the general position. Two schemes have al- Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday, 'public. Still, the Government ready received official notice to receive five strokes of the cane have brought the trouble on their One provides for a pipe along the own shoulders and, whilst the bottom of the harbour at a cost
"I know," retorted George. "But public continue to suffer, there of three lakhs of dollars. The
I've waited about three years for A thief who stole one of the two
you to get your gloves on, about are small signs of repentance or other provides for a pipe embed-missing atilla from the Wong Wo
four years for you to change your redress on the part of officialdom. [ded in concrete sunk in the har-Sha Wan, was sentenced to three ed at the Queen's Theatre yesterday and just one last word to the cook. Sun. Distillery, No. 60, Cheung
hat and about five years while you. As our continued stand in the bour bottom, at a cost of two months hard labour, by. Mr. W and will continue until to-morrow, I've waited upstairs, I've waited matter must have indicated, we and a half million dollars. We Schofield on Saturday. The thief is an appealing, fast moving picture downstairs. I've waited at are in complete sympathy with do not look upon either scheme pleaded guilty. The still has not of the present generation, in which theatre, I've waited in caba, omni- the remarks expressed in
with favour. The former is a
yet been recovered.
romance and comedy are well blend- buses, taxis, and motor-cars. I've long and so regularly senior morning contemporary this locally-formulated project, we A coolis employed at the Italian ed, and, the story retains one's at waited so morning. There is a lot more understand; and, we would ask, Convent, St. Francis-street, Wan- tention from the first to the last that, between you and me, that hero of yours strikes me as a miserable, to be said, however, in the way who among our local engineers the Government
chai, was last night removed to flicker of the film. Civil Hospital
Richard Dix and Betty Beranger | Impatient, little retter." of explanation and amplification. has had practical experience of suffering from a cut across the have the leading roles, and they At the moment the Government pipe-laying under a large ex-right palm alleged to have been sustain their parts with a natural- is in the unhealthy position of panse of water? The construc-inflicted by another man, armed ness which is refreshing.
with a knife, In the. course of a Nero, who fiddled, we are told, tion of a pipe-line, provided weight. while Rome was burning. Nero, want the job done efficiently, is however, got out of the mess by work for an expert. Where and For snatching an car-ring from and spends most of his time playing committing suicide. The Govern- who are our experts? The lat Gascoigne and Chatham-roads, a hone
#n amah at the junction of poker at the Club, only returning comfortable in prison?"
when he needs C new ment is toying with one scheme ter scheme is a costly one for a stokar of the Star Ferry Company's shirt.
The few times he does have to got up in the middle of the and then anothor: an official com- pipe-line and would involve a long "Northern Star," was sentenced to come home, however, he always night to see if the door is locked." mittee is considering which wait for its completion. What six months' hard labour and 12 gets a "kick" out of the antics of a catchment plan shall be commenc-we would like to see is the Har-Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- Steve could only see the girl's sha-plicant for a job: "What have you strokes of the birch, by Mr. W. budding actress practising ter part. A foundry foreman said to ap- ed first; meanwhile the water our Tunnel so often advocated in tracy.
dow against the bind of her "dig done before, and what wages, dif shortage is accentuated. We these columns. This has got tó
gings across the way from his own you get?" Applicant: "I was a are not suggesting that the Gov- come some time in the future an hitherto Alde-de-Camp to. H. E. the to look forward to the "adow 25 a week and me milk." Fore- Captain A. J. L Whyte, IE, bed room window, but soon began ilkren, and they used to pay me ernment should, like Nero, com. surely as an increased water sup. Governor and then to H. E. the show" each night. Than Steve's man: "Right ho. You might be mit suicide, but we are suggest ply has to come in a compare Officer Administering the Govern- rich uncle suddenly reminded him useful. Come along in, and we'll ing that they should do some tively short while.. Against the ment, leaves, to-day for a brief holl one day that he had two more days give you thirty bob a week an' wean thing which, to them, would ap-cost of the tunnel could be set day at Wel-hal-wel, North China, in which to get married and secure you into the bargain."
after successfully undergoing in the his share of the family fortune, pear drastic. This is (a) put the off part of the cost of the pro Victoria Hospital, the Peak, an which would otherwise be forfeited. Miss Gibson was very rich, and Aberdeen. scheme in hand forthposed concrete-protected pipe-operation for appendicitis.
Stevo enlisted the aid of his friend Mr. Hanna. Was very mor. with, (b) complete the first part line, as an ordinary length of
Maurice a theatrical agent to secure ilked him, but that was all, and ho of the Shing Mun scheme and pipe, always in view and always
Four mouths hard labour, was s girl to pass off as his wife until was well aware of the fact. One imposed on a Chinese, for the theft he had received the money. By a evening he`graw'somewhat tender, commence at once on the second capable of repair or enlargement, gold bangle and a quantity of trick of fate the "shadow on the and at last he said: "You are very part, (3) survey Immediately could be carried in the tunnel. clothing from a house In Redlems-blind" girl, the only one that ever rich, aren't you, Haien ?" other likely sites for water If the Colony of Hong Kong is tion-street, yesterday. It appears Interested Steve, was introduced by "Yes, Tom," replied the girl catchments and proceed with their to maintain its growth and ger that the defendant rained admit Maurice. Then the fun starts, cul- frankly, am worth about two installation at the earliest poseral state of development a mare window. Later, he was searched love with each other.
tance to the fat through an open minating in the couple falling in million dollars."
sible moment.
open and broadminded view on in the street, and being unable to The matter of the water short the part of officialdom, we submit give a antisfactory reply as to how he had obtained the articles he was age has been played with long is essential. Whatever the Gov-detained by the police. Later, com enough. People are losing ernment does in regard to the plainant reported the loss of the patience. It is obvious to every-water scandal it will have done articles.
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The story centros on Steve Portar (Richard Dix) a well-to-do young man who never looka at women"
Alexandria, July 28.—It is offl clally announced that the Govern ment is not selling its sto cotton this year. Reuter.
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He: "You look sweet enough to eat!"
She: "I do cat. Where shall we ?"
Parso: "And you say you are
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Will you marry me, "Helen'""" "Oh, no, Tom. I couldn't." "I knew you wouldn't.”
She
· “Then why did you ask me?"! "Just to seo how a man folt who had just lost two million dollara.”- "Tennessee Tar."