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The whole matter was and is
AEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1928.
to be dealt with. Every day of A child, four montha oid, was LG- the week, in the centre of the covered by the police in Mallory town, one may, observe public vehicles being driven recklessly and dangerously; loitering and soliciting for fares are regular oc- currences. In all, the public ear drivers are an unruly crowd, in- solent, experts in cumshaw extraction tactics and, on occa sions, as the police records show, abettore to crime. Too much at tention on the part of the police cannot, we submit, be devoted to them.
strest yesterday. The child died P'RAPS PRAPS NOT! after having been taken to the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital..
The Java-China Japan Lijn wl celebrate the 25th anniversary of its foundation with an At Home on Monday.next from 11 am, to 12.30 ) FB. -*
The forthcoming marriage is an nounced of Mr. H. Beck, engineer, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson Co., Ltd., to Miss M. C. Middleton, - China Sugar Refinery, East Point.
Mr. P. W. Massey, managing director of Mesari Reiss, Massey & › Co., Ltd., has been appointed to the Court of Directors of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
Capt. J. S. Thomson, of the Douglas Steamship Company, left for Home this morning on the "Empress of Asia," and was accord-
ed a hearty send-off by friends and shipping Colleagues.
ver.
A
H.M.S. "Foxglove" Concert Party A certain popular footballer had,. is to give an entertainment in the as all players have occasionally, 'an Cheer 'O Y.M.C.A., City Hall. The off day. He could do nothing right. date and time have been fixed pro-The crowd demonstrated their dis- visionally for 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday, pleasure, his fellow-players looked at Sept. 18.
him askanco, and he bore these re- proaches, stoléally. The crushlog' A Chinese cook'was this morning blow came, however, when, the game”' fined $15, by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, for over, ho was leaving the ground. A stealing seven tins of beef from the grubby urchin who had been hang- Wellington Barracks yesterday. Mr.ing round the players' entrance W. D. Owen, who appeared for the sidled up to him and thrust a pieco
of paper into his hand!
"'Ero defence, pleaded guilty.
mlater," he said, sadly, "there's yer The Wal Sun lady hairdressers' |þlinkin' autygraft, back,” training department la to award cer- tificates to a number of ladies who A youth, whose father is well have just completed a course 'of known as a retired 'bus driver, was training. The ceremony will be held the other day displaying a large seat at 2 p.m. In the City Hall on Thurs- he usually wears representing St.. day. Tea and refreshments will be George and the Dragon, and, while- served. Members of all communi- several of the bystandera were ex-: ties are invited to be present
VIOLENT CRIPPLE.
STRIKES WOMAN WHEN WOOING FAILS.
SEVERE SENTENCE.
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pressing their admiration of it, its: owner remarked in solemn tones:—-
"Aw, one my ancestors 13-IV—- supposed to have killed the dragon,. donchernow."
"Dear me," inquired one of the hearers who knew something about: him, "Did he run over It?"
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Jones (out for the first time in his new car): "Don't talk for a few
having a violent temper, appeared graph pole coming."
容易
A cripple, who was described as moments, my dear. Here is a tele--
before Mr. W. Schofield at Kaw- foon Magistracy this morning on a
Pat: "I tell ye, old friends are charge of assaulting a Chinese best, and what's more I can prove woman in Temple-street, Yaumati.] it."
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Capt. Durringer, of the Indo- China S. N. Company, Swatow office, left on Home leave to-day by the! In giving the facts of the ease, Mike: "How are ya goin' to prove "Empresa of Asia,” as did Mr. Sub-Inspector Marks said that the it?" Thomas Hindle, of the Talkoo Sugar. defendant struck complainant with Pat: "Where will ye find a neir- Refinery, whose home is in Vancou-his crutch as a result of a dis- friend that has stood by ye as long
agreement.
They had quarrelled as the old ones have?" because complainant refused to be: Having observed a banishment come defendant's wife,
"What makes you look so tired?" * - The China Mail. entirely one of viewpoint, and
possibly is more indicative of na- sentence for 3 years, a Chinese who With her head heavily bandaged an under-sized Cockney was asked
was deported from the Colony for complainant said that her 'real' the other day. tional characteristics than of any-10 years, was sentenced to 12 husband was in the country. She "Well, it's like this," he replied. thing else. One can easily under months hard labour, by Mr. W. had run away from him and come "My wife 13 walking to get her stand the Germans being irritated Schofield at Kowloon Magistracy, to Yaumati.
weight down, and the only time that this morning.
Police records show that a few she can do it without attracting at by being practically disbelieved.
weeks ago defendant appeared intention is in the evening.
She in-- as to their intentions and motives,
Mr. Charles Bond, secretary of Court on a charge of assault, when sists that I go with her, even if I and their feelings were not like-Messrs. Gande, Price & Co., Ltd, he was bound over in a bond of am tired. The last two weeks. I ly to be any the less ruffled by underwent an operation in the Kow- $50 to keep the peace for 6 months. have lost eight pounds, and she has
The Magistrate fined the defen- gained two ounces." loon Hospital on Monday, His con- the French not taking much trou-dition to-day, the "China Mall"dant $50 or 6 weeks, and, in ad- ble to hide their views on the sub-learns, is as satisfactory as can be dition, sentenced him to 2 months |ject. Regarded quite dispassion-expected under the circumstances. hard labour on the present charge.
ately, one might be inclined to conclude that as fully ten years No. 7 Arbuthnot-road (which
A thief, who gained entrance to have passed since the armistice near the Central Police Headquar and at least half a dozen years tors) yesterday morning, made off since the Treaty of Versailles was with a pair of gold-cuff-links, two Anally concluded, the Germans pairs of silk trousers, an ivory fan and some money, the property of Mr.. might be supposed to be actuated P. K. Kwok. by the most honourable of mo-
An airgun, in a very rusty con-ton to Cecilia Hansen, world fam-two years after the ceremony. tives in their attempts to effect
dition, was produced at Kowloon ous woman violinist, and one the Rhineland evacuation. Only Court this morning. The police the most popular artistes that has
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CECILIA HANSEN.
FAMOUS VIOLINIST'S
RETURN.
Ted: "Where did you get that black eye, Bill?"
Bill: "It was done by a fellow at: whose wedding I was best man.”
"Why, what for?" inquired Ted. "Because I kissed the bride," re-.. plied hfs friend.
"But I thought it was, the custom for the best. man to kiss the bride,"
Hong Kong.music lovers who re- said Ted. tently accorded such a fine recep-
of
"Yes," replied Bill, "but it was
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This dining-room table goes back the French among all of the made an application for its con-ever toured the Orient, will no to Louis the Fourteenth." Allies are disposed to entertain fiscation. The gun was found un- doubt be glad to learn that it has "That's nothing. My whole sit- doubt on the subject; and, in claimed in the basement of No. 7, been found possible for Miss Han- ting-room suite goes back to Brown
Knutsford-terrace, Kowloon. The son to give-a farewell concert here and Jackson's on the fifteenth." Hong Kong, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 1928. justification of their attitude, our magistrate, Mr. W. Schofield, made at the Theatre Royal on Thursday,
French friends logically point the necessary order.
Sentember 20. Booking will open Friend: "What do you think of out the closeness of their fron-
at Moutrie's on Thursday. It is ex that boy I recommended? Is there tier to that of Germany.
Messrs. Ellls & Edgar, share and pected that Miss Hangen's last ap-any hope for him as a journalist ?" It is all a very vexed question, general brokers, have saved the pearance in Hong Kong will see a Newspaper Editor: "I'm afraid It was, of course, generally
August issue of their booklet deal- crowded house sa rarely has so not. Only this morning he wrote,. believed that the discussion on and neither the Locarno nor the ing with "Figures and Quotations great an artist taken the fancy of "The church was crowded. instead of All Hong Kong audiences as this in- The sacred edifice was thronged.*"' the evacuation of the Rhineland Kellogg Pact appears to have of Local and Other Stocks." between M. Briand and Herr simplified it very much. Certain-interested in the Hong Kong share comparable Russian artist has done.
market will find the booklet of con Mueller would be of a somewhat M. Briand's "long and siderable interest. It is sold at $1 Hansen's farewell recital is as fol- inflammatory character and that all to the French view being to-
eloquent" speech "leaves no doubt per copy. very considerable delicacy of treatment would be necessary on Than the French, contrary to the Kwong Chi Theatre, a small boy. day what it has all along been, For stealing a pair of slippers, which had been left under a seat at both sides if the subject were to
yesterday.
The forthcoming wedding is an-
be treated in such a way that it very different views held by many was ordered to receive seven strokes would not lead to further compli- people, there is no more keenly of the cane by Mr. Schofield, at cations.. The Germans evidently logical people in Europe and, Kowloon Magistracy,
such being the case, it will not boy should be sent to the Boys' Club, The Magistrate suggested that the believed that with the signing of
astonish those who really under- but It was said that those convicted the Kellogg Pact the time was
stand the French mind that M. of larceny were ineligible.. particularly opportune for them
Briand should have said precisely to introduce the Rhineland sub- ject. As for the French and the what he thought regarding Ger-nounced of Lieutenant the Hon. the other nations interested, they many. By so doing can it be said Master of Napier, 2nd. Battalion, by German's or by anyone else King's Own Scottish Borderers, probably were also of opinion that if the matter had to be dis- that he acted otherwise than in a Murray Barracks, to Miss V. M. straightforward manner? And
Newson, Kingsclear, Camberley, cussed, it might possibly be as
England, consent for the wedding the national characteristics of having been given by Sir Percy well to do so now when a more the two peoples being what they Newson. The bride is coming to than ordinary amount of har- mony between the nations seemed are can it be wondered that Hong Kong by the "Empress of
Canada." there is a lack of harmony? - to prevail M. Briand did indeed hint that there was little use of re-opening the subject unless the Germans were prepared to make further guarantees regarding the
the Germans had what appeared to be a perfectly logical reply to the effect that they have met the reparations payments punctually,
Public Car: Nuisances. 1/
Many of our readers will
For supplying false particulars In returns made to the Secretariat of Chinese, Affairs, in respect of an emigrant who stayed at their estab- doubt-ishment, two employees of the Nam
fant was fined $50.
The full programme for Miss
lows:-
L Sonata
Allegro
Andante Presto
Grieg.
II. (a) Melodie: Gluck-Kreisler,
(b) Praeludium & Allegro
Pugnani-Kreisler. III. Symphonie Espagnole Lało.
Allegro
Andante Finale
IV. (a) Nocturné.
An Englishman living in Bagdad grew into the habit of giving a
farthing a day to a beggar. The Englishman was absent for a month, whoreupon the boggar sued him for "arrears," and won his, case; the local cadi remarking, "You entitled " this poor, honest man to expect a daily dele."
Two.golfers discovered an old lady calmly seated on the grass in the middle of the fairway."Don't you know it's dangerous” for you to sit, there, madam? asked one of them. Chopin-Sarasate. "It's all right, air, thank you," beam--
"I'm altting on a (b) Cortege Boulanger, ed the old lady. (c) Zigeunerweisen
newspaper." Sarasate. At the Plano: Boris Zakharoff. Direction: A. Strok.
Sweeping back his long, black hair with an impressive gesture, the actor faced the director of the film studio. "I have come, sir," he said, in a deep. bass voice, because I desire a post-
“EMPEROR" COOK. tion in your company
"Have you had any experience of eting without an audience?" asked the film director.
HINTS THAT HE MAY··
· RESIGN.
Mr. A. J. Cook, at a Northum berland miners gals recently, the actor.
A flicker of sadness appeared for a moment in the expressive eyes of "Acting without audi-
payment of reparations. To this lessly commend the public spirit Yuen boarding-house were charged Baid: "You have seen the unfor- ences," he replied, a what Brought
of the gentleman who has taken before Major C. Willson yesterday tanate fact displayed that weine here!"" out a summons against the The Magistrate, remarking that the have arrived at such a moment driver of a public motor car on a evidence against the licenses was not where there is a ciasha mental In an old-town bakehouse the charge of loitering. It appears sufficient to warrant a conviction, clash between the old and new. venerable "backstone" had ceased to I am supposed to be responsible serve its purpose, and a substitute from the police court report that discharged him. The other defend for everything under the sun. I in the form of a headstone was ob- As indeed they have. Evidently the defefidant's car was standing
have stopped pits, I have reduced tained from a nearby graveyard. AN the Franch are inclined to think stationary at the head of half-a-
your wages, I am responsible for Kittle girl sent by her mother to get Closing its season at the World the crisis. People who say it fresh scone, insisted on its being that unless some sort of "per dozen others one tiffin time in Theatre to-day, "The Light of Aala, know it is a lie, a damnable lie.
now, so the baker gave her one of sunsion" is present on the part of Chater-road, with the console an extremely interesting screen "I refuse to act any longer as the first batch off the new backstone, the Allies and in the form of the quence that plaintiff's ricsha was story of the life of Gautama Buddha secretary in the Miners' Federa A short while after the girl re-
The picture depicts in graphic man tion until the men the rank and |.. occupation of German territory unable to proceed along the there will probably be consider thoroughfare. It requires, we ner the trial and temptations of the file decide which way we are turned. "You said the sconG WAS surmise, but a fewirases of this great teacher who ced the going. We have passed resolu- able reluctance on the part of the ind for a much-needed tighten-
serve tions for nationalisation, but the Certainly, It ar just been Germami to meet their obliga- ing up of police supervision over
urful and majority is pledged to rational-baked. tions. Perhaps the Germans the publie cars of the Colony,thr were perfectly veracious in hold. The police machinery, so excel, custo
lent in regard to most trafile pro- ing out that they needed no such blems, appears to suffer a sort of probe.
breakdawn when public cars have seen in Hong Kong
fresh!
life and lem, I say we are liars, deceivers, But mother says you have made picture, and rogues If we pass resolutions simistake, and that you have to look
cast we do not intend to carry out on the back."
Ase" ductionsIf you want Mondiem, get He did, and saw, imprinted;
her secretary, he concluded. 15 years."