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CITY'S REFUSE
A MENACE TO SEA
BATHING?:.
EAR INFECTION.
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Doctor: "Your master is decided.-
At the Sanitary Board meetingly better, but very irritable. He
must not be thwarted."
favourable comment might be ac- THE corded his statement that "a very large number of commercial con- cerns, including, some of the most wealthy, have contributed nothing at all an private donations have been comparatively few and far between." That stalling phrase, "depression in trade," evidently to-morrow Mr. J. P. Braga will cuts no ice with Mr. Anstey and ask- in his letter receives an answer 1. the truth of which is self-evident. Hong Kong, is not mean and per- haps up to now the appeal on bo half of the new Home has been" overlooked. However, after the publicity given, Mr. Knight Anstey's letter there is no ren- sonable excuse for any lack of ii. support that may be evident, and we hope the public will now rally in support of an admirable ob- ject.
There will be a meeting of the Legislative Council on Thursday at 2.30 p.m.
An announcement appears to-day relative to the share offer made by the China Light and Power Co. (1918) Ltd.
For carrying four chickens In a crate meant only for two, a Chinese youth was fired $4 at the Kowloon Court this morning.
A fee of $5 was imposed on tho mistress of a cargo boat at the Marine Court this morning for fail- ing to exhibit her navigation light.
Mrs. Roe, wife of Mr. C. J. Roe, Accountant of the Harbour Depart- ment, gave birth to twin girls at the Peak Hospital on Saturday morning.
iv.
Butler; "He expressed a desire to wring my neck, sir." ..
Doctor: "Well-er-humour him."*
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Has it been brought to the notice of the Medical Officer of ot Health that soveral cases acute infection of the external Smart remarked to his friend:: ear have recently accurred "For thrifty Scotsmen, I think: among bathers in some of the M'Laren takes the bun." Bright:, most popular bathing beaches "Why, what's the latest about: of Hong Kong?
him?" "Well, a pal of his sent him
Is there any connection be-a pair of spats for à birthday pre-- tween these cases of infection sont, and he sent them to the cobr and the pollution by preventi- bler's to be soled and heeled." ble means of the sea water in the best frequented bathing grounds of the Colony?
. Are the bathing beaches of the Colony subject to pollution by the existing methods of dis- posal of city before refuse by the Sanitary Department? Will the Government consider the advisability of substituting the present method of refuse disposal by the erection of Refuse Destructor, thus mini- mising the dangers of pal lution of the waters of the Colony within harbour limits by the drifting thereto of float ing matter containing the germs of infection?"
JUDGE'S NAME.
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The harassed-looking man was being shown over some 'machinery at a local works, "That machine,"!" said the foreman, "is a wonder. It does the work of twenty men." The harassed one smiled gluray. "At Inst," he said, "I have seen what my
wife should have married."
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An Irate mother had her son by the ear. "I'll teach you to tie a kettle to the cat's tail." "Well, responded Tommy, "it wasn't our' cat," answered the angry, mothers cat." "No, it wasn't our
but it was our kettle."
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A labourer said to a chum: "Poor" 'ole Bill, 'o's, so short-sighted 'e's working 'imself to death." Second Ditto:"What is short sight got to do with it?" "Well, 'a can't see when the foreman ain't looking, so 'e 'as to keep on shovelling all the time."
Bill Bricklayer' met New Navy, whom he had not seen for monthia the other day,
"Hello, Ned!" he cried. "What sort of luck are you having?"
"It's right out!" answered the
The China Mail.of it doing mischief to the hated ing 36 tins of kerosene, on board court, was forged on one of the other meadily. "I lorst my missus.
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Hong Kong, Monday, Sept. 17, 1928.
THE SOVIET AND FOREIGN CAPITAL.
"Reckon that's K
powerful
"FAKE" LAWYERS.
The manter of a cargo boat was
Manila, Sept. 2. The signature of Mr. Justice E. they believed there was a chance fined $10 by Commander J. B, Newili,
D.S.0., RN, this morning for hav Finley Johnson, of the supreme capitalist, who is, of course, their when the boat was lying in the Yat lawyer's certificates examined by I lorat my canary, and I lost my special bete noir. Now, however, mati typhoon shelter.
the Justice, Saturday, in connection dorg. Yus, an' he was a good there are unmistakable signs that
with the supreme court scandal. | dorg}" Little Emil. Danerberg is still Whether there were other forged the Soviet are beginning to see playing his piano to delighted audi- certificates issued to pseudo-law- the folly of their ways, not, un-ences in America. On September 4 yers could not be learned by him. machine you've got there ?" fortunately, with regard to their he participated in a "California Mr. Justice Johnson said the for-sald
ย countryman to 4 political propaganda but as to Night of Music" at the Hollywood gery was so apparent that he did motorist.
"Yes, it's # nice Bowl. He gave, "Concertstuck," by not have to seek the aid of anybody car," repiled the owner proudly- their economic policy. A tele-the French woman composer, Cham- to detect it in spite of his him "Happen it'd be about a 100 gram to hand on Saturday an- |înade.
eyes. The certificate, according to horse-power wouldn't it?" "No. nounced that the Soviet had ap-
the justice, was purported to have io," laughed the motorist, "only 10- Br. A Leong Hing Kee, the pro- been issued to one of the "faked" horse; a 100 horsepower car would proved of a plan to develop con- prietor of the Metropole Hotel, in- lawyers now facing criminal be much larger." "I won't cessions in Russia with a view to forma us that the statement in the charge of falsification of public reckon'n' by size," returned the |attracting · foreign capital, and "China. Mail of Saturday last that document before the Manila court bucolic gentleman, "I wor-going, by*
that the Concessions Committee the Metropole Hotel la for sale is of first instance. Justice Johnson smell." had been instructed to treat untrue, The Hotel is not for sale fears that there might have been
nor has it ever been offered for sale other forgeries, which because of Freddie had boon-silently ponder- at any time.
the great number of lawyer's certi-ing over some problem. Turning to |ficates could not be detected.
his Dad he said: "Say, Dad, I heard some one say that men sometimes hired evening dress or certain suits. they wanted. Is that right?"
.
his Dad.
"Oh, it certainly is done," replied
"And can ladies hire dresses, too?" asked the boy,
His father thought for a moment. then replied: "Well, my boy, from what I can see of the matter, skirts seemed to be highered' every day!"
"most favourably" any concession proposals aiming at developing the country "especially in regard Owing to the Annual "at home" To Examine Signatures,
of the Chinese Recreation Club at A thorough examination of the to metallurgical, motor-car,
which the "Winners of the League" signatures of the justices on the paper, and cellulose industries; play "The Rest," on September 22. lawyers' certificates will be made also in artificial silk and tanning the American tournament arranged soon by the supreme court with the extracts." Not only is this, as for that date by the Ladies' Retrea- view to finding what forgeries were we have pointed out, a transpar- tion Club has been postponed until committed. The discovery of many "fake" lawyers and the supreme Saturday October 6, at 2.30 p.m. admission that the Soviet
court scandal has caused doubt in recognise that their policy of isolation has resulted in nothing Schofield, to-day imposed a fine of to veracity of all lawyers certi- but dismal failure but that their $30 with the alternative of one fleates issued to the newly admit-
month's hard labour upon a sampan ted members of the bar. A care Never mind where they met; they much vaunted independence of woman for having 38 "Green Island ful checking up of the lawyers did meat. And they were old friends. foreigpital is likewise another Cement Co. sacks" aboard her boat. certificates and the lawyers' roll who loved to crack a joke with each of their fallacies that has ex-She said that she paid 80 cent for may dissipate all doubts, it was ex-other. Smith and Jones were al- ploded in the face of hard facts. the sacks to an unknown Chinese. plained,
ent
The Kowloon magistrate, Mr. W. the minds of some of the bench ast
probate of the will of Mrs: Edith Resealing of the exemplification of
CHIEF ENGINEER.
SWEPT OVERBOARD IN HEAVY SEA.
BUSY BURGLAR.
ways trying to outdo one another. It was a particularly breezy morn- ing, and Smith was feeling uncom monly smart. He had been work- ing this one up for a week to let fly at Jones when next they met Smith: "I dropped,my watch in the river, and didn't recover it for three days. It was atili running,- though." Jones (ahaking his head): "Not a bad one, William. But It's impossible for a watch to run for three days." Smith: "I know that,
was speaking of the river".
Photographer: "Your son ordered? this photo from me,"
Father; "It Is certainly very ' much like him. Has he paid for it?"
Photographer: "Not, not yet." Father: "That is still more like:
him!”.
Doctor: "Well, Giles, how do you feel to-day?"
"Giles: "Very bad indeed, doctor. I wish Providence would be merci ful and take me."
It is not so long since the Soviet never missed an oppor- tunity of saying that under their Communistic system there was A nation such as the Russians,
One of the three boys who was no need for foreign capital. They with a population of some one knocked down by a motor car on the were self-supporting: not only so, hundred niillions, cannot live in Causeway Bay waterfront early but they would soon show to the isloation and be prosperous ac- Government Civil Hospital, as the yesterday, was admitted to world that they could be opulent cording to anything approximat-result of injuries received to his without outside assistance of any ing modern standards. The head. After the accident, the kind. So they said. This was the sooner they realise this the better driver ran the car into the water. The Chief Engineer, A. Tullock, kind of statement that frequently will it be for themselves, for their Salvage work was started in the and a fascar lost their lives, while afternoon and the car recovered. the fourth and fifth engineers and emanated from Russia during the country and for all directly or in-
several lascars were seriously in- early days of Bolshevism when directly concerned. Particularly A coolie was removed to hospital jured when the Brocklebank Liner the Russians, having overcome so, if it leads them, as it should, after a braw! between a number "Anchoria," bound from Calcutta to the Romanoffs, set out to teach logically, to repay the debts in- tion of the houses opposite Knuta Bay of Bengal on the morning of of coolics employed In the construc- Colombo, shipped a heavy sea in the the world generally how nations curred during the war in the ford-terrace, Kimberly-road Kow- August 28. should be conducted-not for the name of Russia, to return pro-loon, on Friday night. Four of the
The Chief Engineer was swept off good of any privileged class but perty still in their keeping that coolles were brought before Mr. W. his feet, and thrown from one side for the good of all! Very soon belongs to others and, above all, Schofield at Kowloon Magistracy on of the deck to the other. He had it was apparent that for the to put a stop'once and for all to a saw, which complainant was stated instantly. He was buried at sca.
Saturday. The dispute arose over his head battered in and was killed tyranny under the Romanoffs the their absurd "Red" propaganda in to have broken. The case was ad Russians had merely substituted various parts of the world. This, fourned. the worse tyranny of the Soviet, of course, is "much too much" to and that in their pampering of expect to be realised, but unless the so-called 'working-class they at least a certain amount of it is Mary Chater, of No 24, Walton-MAKES EARLY MORNING HAUL were just as blameworthy of realised it is to be hoped that the street, Knightsbridge, and of Bell? IN BROADWOOD-ROAD. class-prejudice as were their pre-Soviet will call in vain for foreign Cottage, Henley, the wife of Colonel decessors. The
Vernor Chater, M.V.O., who died Romanoff capital or foreign assistance of recently at Queen's Gate, has been Mr. W. H. Whiteley of No. 17 In a report to the police yesterday oligarchy, though it evidently be-any, kind, for the more assistance granted to Mr. D. J. Lewis, attorney Broadwood-road, stated that some lieved that the masses were much given to the Soviet for so-called for Mr. E. P. Hanson of the Junior time between midnight on Sunday in need of rigorous discipline, development" the more financial-Carlton Club (brother of the de- and 1 o'clock this morning, a bur- never for a moment contemplat-ly able will they be to carry on (solicitor), ocutore, Estate in a bathroom door which was left an ceased lady) and Mr. L. H. Guyther glar entered the house by means of ed their extermination."
their insensate "Red" pro- Hong Kong is valued at $19,200 and locked. The intruder carried away Gradually the wiseacres of paganda.
at Home 81,594-18. Od gross, holster worth $50, a gold watch a loaded revolver in a brown leather
Moscow are discovering that the
worth $100, a crystal necklace and Leung Sik-pan again appeared be- $8.50 in money. utopia of which they had not only dreamed but which they fondly
fore Mr. EE Lindsell, this morn- Ing, in connection with the case in hoped they would realise the more We trust that amidst all the which he was summoned by £8 they isolated themselves is no- talky-talky and mild excitement former employees of the Ming Yuen thing more than on absurd concerning the forthcoming
Gardens, North Point, to recover the sum of $789.20 due to them as Educated people need to be re-buy it and select my own neigh fallacy, and one in which they Grand Tattoo the spirited appeal d'Almada minded that to go on working with bours were and are doing the Russians of the Rev. J. C. Knight Austdy Remedios, who appeared for Leung, out rest and relaxation is a very bad "No sir," answered the owner of much more harm than good. on behalf of the new Sailors' and reported that a settlement had been thing-Dr. G. K. A. Bol. - ✨✨ the property "That puts a differ This has, however, not prevented Soldiers Home (published in this reached wh
whereby the claimantsent, aspect on the mattor. I don't issue) will not go umoticed, and agreed to receive 40 per cent of Application, concentration, and care to sell the place now. I shal them from Endeavouring to carry unrewarded. To what there the money, in full settlement of the tention are three of the most Im- keep it, and raise the rent on the on their pernicious propaganda of verend gentleman says there Is claim. Mr. Landsell Agreed and the portant things to learn in these days, ground that the neighbourhood ja
improving called Communism wherever little to add, though much un- I summons was allowed to withdrawn.Lord Daryngton.
the service For the Service Man.
The total value of the haul was $168.56.
Mrs. Giles: "S'sh, John! How can you expect it if you don't take · the doctor's medicine ?"
:
He was an owner of landed property. One morning a stranger entered his office and said to him:
"I am." "Are you Mr. Highrent?" "You own property at 603 Honey- "I do." Buckle-furnace?"
"And are you going to sell it? "I am
I should like to buy it then. I have purchased the house next to it for a residence, and to be can- did, I don't like the kind of tenanta you let your house to: I wish to