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A WEEK
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HUNDREDS OF BARGAINS
That will be of special Interest to every 1
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and cannot possibly be tolerated
on the part of any searcher, even to coolies as well as to high class
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1928.
CHINA'S REPLY.
Chinese. It is therefore neces-|VIEWS ON TREATY REVISION:
sary that some care should be taken as to the kind of men cm- ployed as searchers, as obviously
WITH JAPAN.
the duties call for not a little REQUEST FOR NEGOTIATION. delicacy of treatment.
It
Shanghai, To-day. The Chinese reply to the Japan- eae Note of July 31 welcomes the Miss V. Capell is resuming her statement that Japan is willing and dancing classes from September I.
prepared to negotiate a new Sino- Japanese Commercial Treaty, A Chinese woman was fined $4. recalls that the old Treaty was by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon negotiated more than thirty years Magistracy yesterday, for carrying ago. During these years, it says, 13 chickens in a crate too small for conditions in China have so radi- their accommodation. Another cally changed that the terms Chinese was fined $13 for not Treaty are no longer suitable. providing matting at the bottom of
Article 26. crates of eleven pigs,
The Reply goes
on to say that
the
.
P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
"Who can describe a caterpillar?*'* asked the tencher.
"I can, teacher," shouted Tommy. "Well, Tomaty, what is it?" "An upholstered worm."
In Paris there is a publle market where "artists sell pletures like vegetables."
"How much?" we suppose a cuis-- tomer asks, "how much for a pound and a-half of that fresh landscape?"
A husband who received a present from his wife said: "Stories for
All Occasions, eh? This ought to be moat interesting." Wife: "Yes,
dear, and useful, too. I thought, perhaps, you might find some new
Miss Cecilia Hansen, the world-apan's contention, based on article famous lady violinist arrived this XXVI, that the Treaty is automa morning by the as. "Athos" fromtically extended for another decade ones to use, when you get home at Singapore and Saigon. At both if no revision is effected within six two in the morning!"
places she was very enthusiastically months following the date of ex- received. Mias Hansen's frat con- piration, is unacceptable by the cort will be presented at the City Nationalist Government, whose in-
Hall to-morrow evening at 9.15.
**
The old soldier was telling his
terpratation is that the article lays story. "So," said he, "we started down that should' a demand for re-out from Wipers Ypres."* vision be submitted by either party said the old lady. “Well, na I was within the period of six months and sayin', we started out from negotiations be started regarding Wipers---" "Ypres,” said the old' its revision, then the Trosty is lady, "We set off, As I say, front Wipers -""Ypres." said the old lady. "You ain't arf
go 'iccups," sald the soldier,
Captain Sparkes and Mr. M. F. Houghton (chief engineer) of the river steamer "San Nam Hoi," are to be presented with plate at Government House to-morrow no longer enforceable.. afternoon in recognition of their bravery in resisting the piratical attock on the vessel in January the Japanese
last.
*
Reciprocal Treaty, The Reply concludes:-Since Government has already expressed ita
The other day two dandy-booking readi- ness to negotiate a new Treaty, fellows were scanning the pictures Mrs. E. Danenberg, the wife of the Nationalist Government very in a shop window in Plecalilly. Professor E. Dancaberg, has com-anxiously and sincerely
Prominently displayed was pletely recovered from her illness.pects the Japanese Government print of a well-known musician. Her many friends in Hong Kong immediately to appoint a delegate with the usual flow of long hair. will be pleased to -hear so that negotiations can begla for "I say," drawled one of the that ад operation by. spe- new, equal and reciprocal Treaty knuts, "doesn't long hair make a cialists in Los Angeles has been to replace the obsolete one, thus en-chap look intelligent?" rugger scrums in the street, entirely successful and she is now hancing the friendly relations that "Not always," replied the other.
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people are returning home or go- she sailed from the Colony. Pro tween China and Japan.-Reuter. ing out., The scramble, however, fessor Danenberg and the child
is worse than a game which is re-prodigy have been in Los Angeles
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my, coat the other night, and it made me look an absolute fool." -
As little Mary's eyesight was in- clined to be wenk, her fond and doting parent took her to a doctor.. who, after an examination, an nounced that she would have to 'wear glasses for a time.
take part are liable to serious in- Mr. J. L. McPherson, general jury-more foof them. we say, secretary of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. Passers-by have to run the risk, in Hong Kong, who went on leave in March, wrote a cheerful letter in though, or being unceremoniously mail week to friends in the Colony bowled over and trod upon. from "Speldhurat," Minnis Bay,
Some few weeks later the doctor Children are subject to very seri. Birchington, Kent, about the plea-
called at the house, and, in the sant time he spent in the United
course of conversation, asked after ous danger.
States and in Canada. In England
his little patient. That it is illegal to indulge in he encountered ideal Bummer
With reference to the recently re- "Oh, doctor,"
the little the low pleasure of seeing street weather and has been enjoying him- ported death of Mr. A. A. B.maid's mother, somewhat tearfully, arabs fight for a few coppers cast self by moving about in an old car. Stewart, manager of the Cold Stor-"I can't get her to wear those.
Company's to the winds is laid down by law. Mr. McPherson attended a number age
Orchard Road glasses during the day, but"--she All communications should be
of important masonic functions Branch, the English mail to hand brightened up a little "when she's During the Festival, infringe during his absence from Hong on Saturday gives particulars of asleep I creep upstairs and slip addressed to the Newspaper En- terprise, Ltd., to whom all remitment is winked at. The anomaly, Kong.
he met his death, says the them on!" - tanes should be made payable.
3ngapore Free Press" of Aug 21.
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STREET SACRIFICES,
of course, is somewhat altin to
AN INDIAN BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE,
He
was staying at Aboyne,
Bald
that of permitting the holding of }
It was the young barrister's firat cash sweeps by persona whose WITHOUT PASSPORT aside, with a party of relatives case, and he was literally bubbling nd friends and had been playing over with pride and enthusiasm as coli dally.
he stood in the court. Aarently it was customary
"Now," said he, addressing the take a short cut from the defendant, "you say you came from Golf Club to their house by crossing Liverpool to London merely to look the railway line and after playing for work? I put it to you there an July 21, Mr. Stewart left the was another, a stronger, motive that course to return home for ten about brought you all this distans?".
EXPULSION ORDER.
"Ah!" cried the barrister trium--
"A locomotive!" was the crushing: reply.
bona fides are not established. Nevertheless the evil is there. Hong Kong. Tuesday, Aug. 28, 1928. Could not the Chinese who wish Ito get rid of cash and cents, in the belief that such will go to and be appreciated by the depart-.
An Indian, named Werium, Singh was charged before Major C led spirits, be done by handing willson, O.B.E., at the Central We have of late pointed out
"Well," hesitated the defendant, the money over to, say, the Tung Magistracy, this morning, with be was knocked down and instantly
When erossing the way line he there was—" shortcomings of some of the Wah Hospital for disposal? Or, ing found in the Colony without a killed by a passing holiday excur-phantly. "And what was it?" foreign communities in this
again, if throwing is the essence passport.
sion train of which Mr. Stewart, Colony. We have laid a degree of of the outward visible sign of an
Defendant produced his Army and his friends were unaware. emphasis on the omissions and endeavour to purge one's house trate remarked that that was "no on coming round a bend he saw a
discharge paper, but the Magis-
The engine-driver reported that commissions of the Government. hold of evil spirits, could not the good." Today we propose to devote coins be dumped into the harbour defendant came from Amoy last him there was no time to endea- man about to cross the line, but Sub-Inspector Elston aald that
Tom: "How do they figure the as the engine was practically on population of a Swiss village?" little thought to a problem which instead?. We commend in all week. The Officer added that it was vour to pull up.
Tim: "Oh, I guess they count ther confronts the Chinese residents seriousness our suggestions to the well-known that every person of
number of echoes, and divide by the His sad death who form the majority of the public-spirited Chinese who rush any nationality, over the age of 15 shocking to his many friends as,
will be doubly number of mountains." population. In doing so, we would against a wall in, just to name ter the Colony. This was especial- had made very rapid strides to- years, must have a passport to en-according to latest advices, he like it to be known that we do so one thing, continually agitatingly emphasised to all Indians in wards complete recovery, and in- of beef, etc.,
Husband (with visions of a joint in na spirit of cant. We have in for a permanently constant water Singapore and India, so that there tended returning to Singapore by thought we were
for dinner): "T"
having roast to--- mind the saying about the beam supply when the resources of the was no excuse for the defendant. and mote.
day, dear?" There are many Colony cannot provide for same. $50, or, in default, four weeks' His Worship imposed a fine of
Wifey: "Yea, darling, but I'm: things, in our opinion, which
afraid I made a hash of it!" should be done for the Chinese-|
Power of Search.
but there are not a few as well which the Chinese should attend AN
we of
1
1.
hard labour..
Defendant was unable to pay the fine and will go to jail....
Later, he was again taken before Major Willson, when Sub-Inspector
This
MOTORIST FINED.
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
the "Naldera" in October.
M. LASSEVITCH.
DEATH.
Peking, To-day.
M. Lassevitch, the Soviet Vice- President of the Chinese Eastern [Railway, died at Harbin on Aug. √25:1
1
TEASERS.
Answer The "China Mail" Questions.
TO-DAY'S POSERS.
It is officially stated that hel succumbed,to quinsy but many} [sensational rumours.are, afloat in
From day to day a series of half Harbin, one being that he com- mitted suicide by shooting, and a dozen questions, not tremendously another that Lassevitch, having difficult to answer but not always
to themselves. For instance. The case at the Central Magis- Elston applied for an expulsion STRANGE REPORTS OF HIS Our attention has been drawn tray yesterday, in which an order, which was granted. once more to what deserves to be Indian police sergeant was con-will enable the police to send the called a hardy annual, namely, victed of assaulting a Chinese to defendant out of the Colony after the expiry of his term of impri- the indiscriminate throwing of whom he was ordered to pay somet money into
the streets
$25 besides after compensation of ceremonies connected with the
being mulcted in a fine for a slmi- Yu Lan Festival (sacrifices to
lar amount, causes one to think of such cases-and of their mora or spirits). The first argument
less, delicate character. The against any criticism by us willi be that religious liberty, or
Chinese in question apparently THREE OFFENCES AGAINST tolerate, call it what you will, is thought that he should be exempt the sacred undertaking of the from search. "Tam a gentleman, Lieut Gordon Duff, R.N., of slapped a Chinese officer, after so simply solved as may he thought, why search me," he said. But HMS. "Ambrose" (attached to provocation, the latter shot appear on this page. These, as in Government. So it is. But when the matter of search must of H.M.S. "Tamar"), was this morn- him.
the past, are compiled by the an evil has to be checked, reform necessity be left to the discretion ing summoned before Major. C. Lassevitch is believed to have "China Mail" staff and Include from is essential.
of the searchers, and no Chinese Willson, ORE, for three offences been under detention for some time to time questions of local has any right to complain if, in against traffic regulations while time by the Chinese authorities Interest. Answers are given on
Page. seven There is the concrete example, the opinion of the searcher, he driving motor car No. 760 in in connection with cutting of the Chinese Temples Bill, dels called upoil to undergo what is Arsenal-street on August 17. the Chinese Eastern Railway by 1. About how many miles, of
undoubtedly up unpleasant ex- The charges were (a) danger Mongole.
rallway are there in Great Britain 7 signed particularly for the better
perience. If, however, not the ous driving (b) not obeying a Chinese authorities deported
2. What new method of combat- control of approved institutions searcher that he should blame, if traffic signal; and (c) failing to 30 Soviet citizens to Soviet ter-ing cancer has recently proved to and the removal of charlatans, he feels disposed to blame any produce his driver's licence when ritory last Sunday. Reuter.
be successful? However, to revert to sacrifices one; it is those among his own asked to do so.
3. Where is Mecca, and for what fellow-countrymen who have Lieut. Duff admitted all three
is it renowned?
4. What is neon and for what
1
of
forbidden: We say that in the in-or Chinese to be able to dig and had offered to go back for it said that the red light at the nowadays?tenaively used
on the King's highway. We do made such searching necessary charges, and in reply to the not suggest that such should be It seems to us to be practically Magistrate said that he had left mission to explain the altuation
impossible for searchers Indians his driver's licence on "Tamar," with regard to the signal, He purpose is it terest of the Chinese themselves, criminate, and if they err at times when led by the police to pro corner of Arsenal-street was very written (a) The Psalms, (b) The 5. Who was reputed to have" misleading, as with the sun shin- as also of other communities, the sympathy should be more with duce it
them than with those who may The Magistrate imposed fines ling brightly on it, it was impos-Proverbs?
6. What was practice as at present adopted is be Indignant at being searched, as follow:(a) $10; (b) $5; (c) aible to tell if it was on or vis
the Ren dangerous to life and limb, No Of course abuse or rough treat
daeunless one actually saws and what event is gone body should be allowed to form ment are quite different matters
Lieut Duff then asked for per, ewitched on.
sidered to have caused it?
sance