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THOSE ORGANISERS.
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A Chinese woman, Ilving at No. 13, Victoria-street, jumped into the harbour at nine o'clock on Wednes day night from the Prays. She was rescued by a boatman and later admitted to the Government ·Civil Hospital.
A coalie who was knocked down and injured by a Chinese motor cycliat on Wednesday afternoon, at the junction between Queen's-road Central and Li Yuen-street East, was taken to the Government Civil Hospital.
Lai Hing-man, proprietor of the Kowloon Hotel, has reported to the Police that a rent-collector has not been seen for a number of days. On investigation it was found that hnd collected $567.60 from different, tenants and absconded.
he
A black "chow" belonging to a Chinese living In Kowloon City was yesterday removed to the Mataukok depot for observation į· after it had bltten. a 10-year-old Chinese girl in the leg. The girl received treatment at the Kowloon Hospital.
The police yesterday removed to the public mortuary the body of a coolle hanging from. a length of rope attached to a hawker's stall in Taipingshan-street. The dead man was subsequently identified as Chan | Hung (83) living at No. 7, Upper
Station-street.
dealer
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1928.
MISS W. BARKER.
FUNERAL SERVICE HELD YESTERDAY.
THE DEAN OFFICIATES.
The funeral of Miss Winifred Barker, daughter of the late Mr. William Barker, who died yester- day after 25 years' residence in the Colony (as reported in yes terday's "China Mail"), was held yesterday at... the Protestant Cemetery.
The Very Rev. Dean, Swann, D.S.C., M.A., officiated. Barker, Mr. A. J. Lane, Mr. The mourners included Mrs. G. W. C. Burnett and Mr. A. el Arculi. Wreaths were sent by Mrs. Barker, Mr. and Mrs. A: J. and Miss Marion Lane. G. W. C. Burnett, Mr. and Mrs.
MRS. L. F. V. RIBEIRO.
P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
"That man always pays his bills with traveller's cheques,"
"What are they?"
"He gives them a cheque and then travela!"
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First Loafer: "I hear all, the men
have gone on a strike."
Second Ditto: "Yes, for shorter hours."
"Luck to 'em. I allus did say that 60 minutes was too long for an hour,"
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farm-house, and after the first The Smithe were staying at a night Mr. Smith rose early and in a very bad temper.
"I've had practically no sleep," he complained to his wife. "Those beastly roosters have been crowing out there since dawn. Goodness knows why!"
"Well, darling," murmured his wife, sweetly, "once, when you got up early, you crowed about it for over a week!"
The Rev. Father G. M. Spada officiated at the Roman Catholic Cemetery yesterday afternoon at the funeral of Mrs. L. F. V. Ribeiro, who died at Canton (where she had gone for a holi- day) at the age of 74.
Employer: "Miss Brown, I don't The remind you looking dreamy-cyed when mains were brought down by I'm dietating, but when you send steamboat,
out invoices please don't put kisses The deceased lady was the at the bottom of them!" widow of Mr. F. X. Ribeiro, who
A quarrelsome couple, having ex- hausted many subjects, came to discussing lambstones, and the wife asked-
was in the employ of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Yesterday a report was published Co., Ltd. 'She leaves two sons, in which Man Kam-fat, a cattle Mr. A. and Mr. F. X. Ribeiro:
of No. 84, Temple-street. She suffered from diabetes. Yaumoti, alleged to the police that Many friends attended the last "My dear, what kind of stone do his foki named Chan Tong-yan (33) rites yesterday and a large num- you suppose they will give me when absconded with $780, which was en-ber of wreaths were sent, includ-die?" "Brimstone," WH3 the trusted to him to pay to the Chating some from Canton. The two reply. Shing shop. The foki has been sons were the chief mourners. arrested by the police and will be charged with alleged embezzlemneṛt
of the money.
The bride's
SEAMAN W. WALSH,
The funeral was held yester- day at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, the Rev. Riganti officiating, assisted by Father the Rev. Father Pilenga. Full Naval honours were Units from other ships in the accorded. Flotilla, "Sirdar" and "Storm cloud" and from H.M.S. "Ber wick," one of the county-rings cruisers, attended, the latter pro- viding the firing party,
COOLIE KILLED. ·
MOTOR DRIVER GIVES EVIDENCE.
Both science and history are taught to good effect in our schools. a child's
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A young man, a guest, ́at a' dinner given recently, remarked to a man near him: "Beastly nuisance, isn't it? Spoke to that fellah over · there took him for a gentleman- and found he had a ribbon in his coat. The confounded hand waiter. I suppose?" "Oh, no," replied the other. "That is the guest of the evening!" "Hang it all, is it?" said the other. “Look heré, old'.
to me at dinner, and telling me who chapwould you mind sitting, next every one is?" "I would do so with pleasure," was the reply, "but you see, I can't-I'm the 'confounded" head waiter!"
memories. Why, in the name of all that is decent and common sensed, stir up those wretched
At the age of 37, Able Seaman Although the facts in thoughts and agonising moments! The wedding between Mr. F. William Walsh of H.M.S. "Ster-mind may be somewhat disorderly.. which Time, the Great Healer, Hille, of the China Export, Importing," one of the 8th Destroyer they are there at any rate in and Bank Co., Ltd., son of Mr. and Flotilla, died yesterday at the heaps. In one composition a pupil has been. endeavouring to
Mra. M. Hille, of Grosarochrsdorf, Royal Naval Hospital, from a wrote: "Galileo discovered the quieten and eventually divert to Germany, to Miss Hilda Beatrix septic foot following injuries law of the pendulum when an apple the limbo of things forgatten?
Kamor, daughter of Mr. S. Komor, caused by dropping a heavy arti- dropped on his head from the lean- Perhaps the answer
of Messrs. Komor & Komor, Hong cle on it. He was an Irishman ing tower of Pisa."
and not married. Kong, will take place at the Union question is to be found in the re- Church, Kennedy-road,
on Friday,
Dean Inge tells the following: marks of His Grace the Arch- August 17, at 11 a.m. All friends
University Extension lecturers have bishop of York and Archbishop of the bride and bridegroom ara
told me that the working men still Elect of Canterbury. He said invited to the church.
like being talked to, though a the "pilgrims" had met to revive
lantern makes the lecture much Yu Yuan-shing (20) and Hsu
more attractive by adding an appeal memories and the spirit which) Tsang-huan (18); the two young
to the eye. And the working man had made the place for ever Shantung Chinese, employees of
knows that it is a mistake to tako sacred in the hearts of the Bri- the Yes Tat Hong, No. 156, Wing
notes during a lecture. A friend of tish race; but this is hardly an yesterday, are
Lok-street West, who, as reported
mine once suggested to a workman in trouble for
in his audience that he might like answer; it is more in the nature the alleged larceny by ballees and
Wreaths were sent by the Cap- to have a pencil and paper for notes. of an excuse for the excursion. misappropriation of $14,226.01 the tain and Officers, the Ship's Com- The workman tapped his forehead, The answer is to be found, in our was entrusted to the two youths on of H.M.S. "Sterling"; Officers and for?" to the huga delight of the-
property of their employers, which pany, and deceased's mess mates and said: "What's my opinion, in the unholy love for Saturday last to pay to the Shun U Ship's Company, H.M.S. "Storm-lecturer. organisation and arranging that Bank, No. 183, Queen's-road Cen-cloud"; the Ship's Company, possesses some people. Here in tral, were yesterday afternoon H.M.S. "Sirdar." Hong Kong, too, we suffer from O.B.E., to stand their trial at the
committed by Major C. Willson it. One local writer has, in fact, forthcoming Criminal Sessiona.
busybodies. "The Hong Kong Organisers' 'Mutual
Mr. Frank. Ingham, eldest son of Mr. F. Ingham, R.N. and Mrs. Admiration Association." The Ingham, No. 127, Browning-rond, aim in life of these organisers, at Milehouse,, and Miss Mary, second Home and abroad, appears to daughter of Staff Quartermaster After reading the radio ac- comprise unwarrantable interfer RAP.C. and Mrs. Monaghan of
AT INQUEST.- Sergeant. William Monaghan, count of the service. of remem-ence with the lives of others. Hong Kong, were married a few named Leung Po-tai who was killed The death of an aged coolie brance that was held at Menin Any mother can pray for the weeks ago at Home, the ceremony early on the morning of July 29 as Gate, Ypres, on Wednesday we spirit of her war-slain son as being held in Stoke Damerel Parish the result of being knocked down must admit that there is some well in her own home or her local Church. The bridegroom was out by a motor car, was the subject of thing to be said for the point of church as she can with a mob of Kowloon resident.
H.M.S. "Hermes" formerly and an inquiry at the Central Magis view of the person (generally an thousands of other battle-torn brother, Mr. J. Monaghan, gave her Mr. R. E. Lindsoll and a jury.
tracy yesterday afternoon before ex-active service man) who says: people at the Menin Gate. Most away. The Misses Gladys Ingham
"And I suppose," asked one of a "For God's sake let us forget the mothers, we imagine, would pre- maids, Mr. Roy Ingham, the the coolie died an hour after ad- of Rome?" "No, sir, I can't really and Vera Warren were the brides of the Government Civil Hospital, the guide, "you remember the Fall According to Dr. G. H. Thomas tourist party; tired of the tales of War!" Eleven thousand British fer the seclusion of their own groom's brother and a well-known mission to the hospital. At the say as I saw it, but I recollect Legion "pilgrims," we read, hearths and surroundings for the Plymouth ruggerite, was best man. headed by the Prince of Wales, performance of such an act of
post mortem examination serious | hearín' something drop." "Sadie Thompson," Gloria Swan-
internal injuries were discovered. journeyed from England to Bel piety. The British Legion, we son's big picture which will be These produced shock and haemor- glum for the service at which the gather, was concerned in the screened again at the Queen's rhage from which death resulted. two-minutes silence so affected organising of this trip to Ypres Theatre to-day and to-morrow is a
An examination of the deceased's
men had difficulty in tion,
eased, rendering him 76 per cent. keeping back tears." Who, we Legion, in all parts of the world, tremendous emotional conflict be-No. 355 which was concerned in broadcast by
The driver of public motor car wonder, was initially re- has done and continues to do tween an outcast of San Francisco's the accident said that on approach- unnouncer." sponsible for the ghoulish splendid work on behalf of the underworld as a tyrannical reform-
ing the Tai Hing wharf lu idea of collecting
er on an island in the South Seas. together ex-service man and his depen- The picture was directed by Raoni Connaught-road West on July 29 · Millard stirred in his comfortable · these eleven thousand people. dants.; There is, however, much Walsh, the director of "What Price coming in the opposite direction. where. It was his
at 2.30 1.1. he noticed a taxi chair. He could hear voices some-- all sufferers in some way more remaining to be done which Glory," who appears in the picture At the same time the coollo
wife and her was mother talking. Millard listened or other because of the War's sentimental parades and prayer Other members of the cast include seen walking in the same direction. intently.
28 Sergeant O'Hara of the Marines. ravages, and submitting them to meetings do not help in the least. Lionel Barrymore as the mission-
After witness had sounded his horn "You have secured a splendid sentiment-provoking stunts in
dear," ary, Blanche Frederici and James and dimmed his light proparatory to husband, my
his front of a momument? Of course A 7-year-old Chinese boy was Marcus. Performances start at the passing the taxi the coollo suddenly mother-in-law's voice, "and" I think the women sobbed, and of course taken to the Covernment Civil usual times of 230, 6.10, 7.16 and started to cross the bad in the you ought to treat him with a little direction of the opposite verandah. more tact and consideration. When the-men had difficulty in check-Hospital, having been knocked down 9.20.
and injured by a motor track while
It was too late to avoid knocking | he,comes home late, be agreeable ing tears. The whole affair, in passing Main-street, West Point,
At the Marine Court yesterday, the man down, although witness did and wait till he explains before this regard, was nothing more yesterday..
the three men arrested in connee- his best by swerving the car to the asking awkward questions. He's remarkable than an exhibition of
tion with the affray on board right. The coolle was struck by just the man to appreciate such The Chinese who was charged the American oil tanker "David C. the left front mud-guard. In generosity on your part. Be kind mob-psychology. Yet "Impres-
to him." before Major C. Wilson with piracy Reed," were charged before the swerving, the witness' car got In sivo is one of the adjectives ap-on a junk in 1926, which was fol- Marine Magistrate, Commander the way of the taxi which ran inta Millard stirred uneasily, trying: plied to it!
lowed by the kidnapping of the J. B. Nowill, D.8.0. R.N., with (1)It, both vehicles suffering damage. to Hear more, when he awoket What good or laudable object master and his wife and daughter, assaulting the master of the ship. The inquiry was adjoured. is served, we would ask, in wiful-was yesterday committed for trial ly staging these reminders of a
refusing to leave the bridge. Mons. F. Michel de Champourcin, period of blight and tragedy? It Clothing and money valued at Evidence was given on the lines of special representative of the "Ser $20.20 were stolen from No. 55; a report of the affair published in vice Informatif National," has ar le, come November, ten years
"I dunno exactly, but it'll have Lower Lascar Row, one gold' watch yesterday's "China Mail." Humen rived in the Colony and is proceed to be Jelly strong," replied the boy.. since the actual horrors of the and other jewellery valued at $75 was sentenced to two months' hard ing to Manila on Sunday. M. "We keep all "sorts—"Holtite.” Great War ceased. Apart from from No. 230, Des Voeux-road West, labour for the assault on Captain Champourein, Isavell-known Bulldog, Gripfast and half-a- the heavy proportion of the na$20 worth of Kwangtung coins and Krishjan, and an additional month, French journalist and recently at dozen others. Which will you tion's manhood that was irrevo clothing worth $80 from a house for disobedience. Landahl and tended the Conference of the have?" cably lost, these horrors have near the Mongkoktsul Markst, amd Saudena ware convicted on the Federation of Newspapernenat It don't matter as long as it'll' from a house on Stubbs-road on charge of disobedience only, and Cologne. He has just completed old the balls tight. Our side. left, true enough, thousands of Wednesday a silver watch and 36 were each sentenced to one month's seven weeks tour through Europe bats frat, and we ain't taken no, seared souls and embittered a notes.
hard labour
touching Barcelona, Madrid, Paris." risks."
the multitude that women gob- and, if so, was, in our estima-screen version of Somerset eyes showed that they were dis-
bed and
most Ill-advised. : The
at the criminal sessiónis.
famous Maugham's
stage play "Rain." The story tells of a
Captain A. W. Krishjan, and (2) disobeying the master's orders by
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"At any rate," he chortled just : before he breathed his latest last.. "I have never been tortured 'quite' so much as a French musical title
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