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Spite was alleged by Mr. F. Eed a thing this morning?"
Mistress: "You haven't clean- Maid: "No, 1 haven't even had time to dirty anything.
Thanks to yesterday's cables, we are now in, possession of an interesting sidelight -concerning those two grave and important problems, the evacuation of the Rhineland and war reparations. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Hallsham, answering criticisms Nash (solicitor) to be the cause in the Upper House as to. Bri- of an action heard in the Sum- tain's attitude in these matters, mary Court yesterday against one revented to an extent what is of his clients, holding up an amicable settlement Plaintiffs were the Wai Kee
Customer (to watchmaker); I between the two countries most sailmakers of No. 129, Des Voeux- told you that my watch lost half concerned, France, and Germany. road Central. Defendants were an hour every day, and now that
It in, it seems. the interpretation the Luk Yuen Kul teu-house, No.
"
You have repaired it, it gains half.
Watchmaker:
of a particular Article of the 142. Queen's-road East, and Mr. an hour every day. Peace Treaty France is unable Tsang Kok-ng, trading as Fai
Well, don't to accept the German, judicial Kok Tong (a partner in the tea complain. It's only working to view of the meaning of Article house), whose address was given catch up lost time. 431, which is now a matter of as c/o the Wing Fat Printing Co., "acute. disagreement between Ltd., No. 149, Wing Lok-street. the two parties." Britain, it also
Mr. C. A. S. Russ was for plain-meet two of his parishioners in A Scottish minister, chanced to appears from the Lord Chan- tiffs, Mr. Nash for Mrs. Tsang the office of a lawyer, whom he cellor's, remarks, is doing all in The tea-house defendants were regarded as being too sharp... her power to facilitate the early not represented.. evacuation
The lawyer, jocularly, and very of the Rhineland,
Execution Process although, as Mr. G Locker-Lamp- Mr. Nash said that two ten-graciously, put the question: son, Under-Secretary of Foreign houses, including the Luk Yuen of your flock: may I ask, do you "Doctor, these are members Affairs, informed the Labour Kui, had been managed by a Mr. look upon them is black or white member, Colonel Wedgwood, she Leung Ching-chuen.
Both teu- sheep?" has no intention of declaring an writs for execution taken out by dryly, "whether they are black or houses had been sold up under opinion that evacuation and re-
"I don't know," said the divine
parations were linked up, which the Wing Fat Printing Co., Ltd. white sheep, but I know if they is the French view, It may be with which Mr. Tsang is connect- are here long they are taken for granted that our envoyed. And Mr. Leung Ching-chuen
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Employer: "Well, and can you do the work?"
at Lugano, Sir Austen Chamber was to be the principal witness to be well fleeced!" lain, is working wholeheartedly for plaintiffs in this action. with M. Briand and Herr Strese-
Mr. Russ explained that Mr. Applicant for situation: "Tve man for a solution to these major Leung Ching-chuen was attend- problems and that any professioning under subpoena. of opinion- favouring one side or After evidence was heard, the the other would be liable to undo case was adjourned. The only whatever, progress has been made issue is whether Mr. Tsang was a in the nature of an agreement partner in the Luk Yuen Kui tea- between Germany and France, house. The British Foreign Secretary's' endeavour, as emphasised by
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Applicant (in great alarm): "Work! Why, I thort it was a foreman yer wanted!”
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KOWLOON TO-DAY AND YESTERDAY
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JURY'S PINDING
I was outspoken in my senti- ments at the club to-night," she said.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. E. W.
Jenks dropped his paper and Hamilton and a Coroner's jury opened his eyes wide.
"I can held an inquiry into the death of scarcely believe it," he remarked, Mauchaido, of the Japanese Hos- "Who outspoke you?". a coolic employed by Dr. looking her straight in the face," pital at Wanchai.
splendid structure of the Young Men's Christian Society, the Kowloon Hotel and one or two others of almost similar size, to say nothing of Kowloon's theatre complaint was made against a shareholders' meeting were regarded as almost unthink-director because he was 36. It able.
seems a little unfair that that
Little Edna came home from But these have now been com- damning disqualificationing expedition in the New Terri- carrying a small bag of sweets.
fact alone should be considered a Coroner said that during a shoot. her first visit to Sunday school. pletely eclipsed by the erection of The passage of years may not tories, the deceased (Lam Ying)
few years,
Imbecile.
Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd, general agents and calendar on behalf of the Canton managers, send a strong desk. Insurance Office, Ltd., and the Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co.,
In directing the jury, the
the
tally or by such negligence which ably clever," said Mrs. Booster. "My little daughter is remark- would amount to manslaughter: She has learnt to play the piano and thirdly, whether death was in no time. Isn't that 30, Mrs. due to foul play, in which case Nearby?" there would be a verdict of mur-
der.
"Yes." confirmed Mrs. Nearby, who was her next-door neighbour, How the Accident Happened "I have often heard her playing in given by Dr. Newton and Sub
After formal evidence had been that way." Inspector
Lam
"Indeed," he replied, "and
"Why, Edna, where did you get an hotel-the Peninsula, Hotel-make the inefficient efficient, but was shot in the abdomen by a gun sweets" asked her mother. which for size, general appear-shrewd man of business' into a
it does not necessarily turn a shot from a sporting gun.
Edna looked up in surprise. "I ance, modern equipment and ser- doddering
There were only three things bought them with the penny you vice in every respect compares News" (London),
"Daily for the jury to consider. Firstly, gave me," she said. "The vicar they will have to decide, on the met me at the door and got me in favourably with any hotel in any
The forthcoming marriage is ceased met his death; secondly,
medical evidence, how the de- for nothing." part of the world. As the Shang-announced of Mr. C. 1. Farmer, whether death was caused acciden hai premises of the Hong Kong Douglas S.S. Co. Ltd., residing at and Shanghai Banking Corpora No. 553, The Peak to Miss D. tion are by far the finest struc- Kowloon Docks.
Goodman. of Tantallon-terrace, ture of its kind in the Far East and well worthy of comparison with any similar institution in éither London or New York to say nothing of smaller capitals, so is Kowloon's new hotel; there is
Mauchaldo went into the witness and gazed into each other's eyes, Chester-Woods. Dr. They sat at table, he and she, no hotel in the Far East and few
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box where he gave an account of whilst he mechnically consumed either in New York or London. The final dress rehearsal of the November 24 last.
his movements on the morning of the food which was set before that surpass or even vie with it. H. K. Philharmonic Society's He said, that he left Hong
him.
They sat at table, he and she, Its external appearance is impos-Jones" will take place in the Castle Peak by car, arriving there whilst he mehanically consumed forthcoming production, "Tom Kong at 4.30 am., and drove to and gazed into each other's eyes, The formal, opening yesterday ing enough, but its internal Theatre Royal at 9 o'clock to at 6.20 am. in Kowloon of the magnificent. splendour is a perfect revelation, night instead of at the time pre-
the food which was set before Peninsula Hotel of the Hong To make it up-to-date, comfort-viously notified.
On leaving the road witness him. proceeded to walk into the fields, "Ah," she said, "I am glad you. Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., able.and artistic in every way, no
Twenty-two Chinese-cases of coolie) following behind. Ying (witness: serves as a fitting opportunity for expense appears to have been small-pox were notified to the going for a short distance, wit-perly-potato salad and mar- ricsha like it. Mother says, there are After only two things I can make pro- us to make special reference to spared. It is truly magnificent, so Medical Officer of Health yester-ness saw a bird fly across his path malade tart." our rapidly, expanding suburb-or much so that Kowloon, much as it day, 16 being from the Kowloon in the direction of a bush on his should it not new be "sister" has developed during the past the city. There was also a Chinese round with his gun and then
registration district and six from right. Witness followed the bird which is this?" city? Kowloon is undoubtedly
will have to forge case of diphtheria from the city. fired. He immediately heard a ahead to a far greater extent to
Hart: "What do you think of fast developing towards, city pro-
A Chinese who
ery of pain and on investigating Tetler? Honesty seems printed portions, and it is only a matter come anything near the standard with the
was charged found Lam Ying lying on the on his face." of time when it will compare quite set by this magnificent hotel.
possession of opium ground behind the bush. He had other than Government was been shot in-the stomach.
Smart: “Ye-es, With some favourably with any city in the We believe that Kowloon will this morning at the Kowloon
typographical Far East and eclipse many that ultimately rise to the occasion. months. The opium was found necessary and had the coolie Witness at once realised that Magistracy fined $2,400 or six immediate medical attention was are now regarded as preten- With the coming of the Peninsula concealed around defendant by a taken to the Castle Peak Police tiously as splendid as not a Hotel has also come Kowloon's
girdle. He was arrested in Station, where the accident was few cities in the West.
first bank, as the portion of the
Saigon-street yesterday.
reported. The coolie was hurried dozen years ago or even less ground floor of the west wing
to Hospital. Kowloon was little more, than which fronts immediately on to when the vessel left for Seattle
Passengers aboard the "Pre-The accident occurred at about sident Cleveland" an ordinary sized village, and Salisbury-road has been taken by via Ports included:Mrs. Gordon jury that the deceased was admit-
yesterday 6.30 a.m. 4
The Coroner remarked to the when its fine central thorough the Hong Kong, and Shanghai Yates, wife of the local agent of ted to the Kowloon Hospital one roared. fare, Nathan-road, and a few ad- Banking Corporation. The bank's the Prince Line, travelling to hour after the accident: joining streets had been traversed premises will, of course; be quite Shanghai; Mr. and Mrs. Mei After deceased's brother had paralysed?" there was little more to be seen in keeping with the rest of the actor returning to the North always been very good to Lam Lan-fang, the famous Chinese deposed, that Dr. Mauchaido had of it. Its population was easily building, and thus Kowloon reafter a very successful season in Ying, the jury intimated that maniac through and through, and Young Jones was a motar housed within a mile radius sidents and the large number of Hong Kong and Canton; Mr. they were satisfied that the affair this is the sort of stuff he got off from the railway, there was not a tourists that are certain to be at HG. Mende, of Messrs. Beuters, was an accident and returned a his chest when he proposed to motor
car in the place, not a tracted to the new hotel will be Mr. J. E. Coulthart, attached to hearing further evidence"
Ltd, travelling to Shanghai; and verdict to that effect without pretty Ethyl Coates, motor bus and not many vehicles. able to conduct their banking the local office of the Hong Kong
"Ethyl, darling, will you marry of any kind. For years the Sta business in premises worthy of Rope Co.,.travelling to Japan.
me? Do not; I beg of you, start tion Hotel was the only building the best traditions of the great in The Bazaar Committee of St.
so suddenly; I ought not to have accelerated so quickly, but the of its kind, and it was then ap stitution of which this is the Vincent de Paul have pleasure in
very sight of you causes my heart parently, quite large enough for latest branch. What Kowloon acknowledging receipt of the fol H.M.S. "Kent" (flagship) and ful little. model, and your head- to miss. You are such a delight-" Kowloon's requirements. With now seems mostly to require is a lowing further donations and H.M.S. "Berwick" (both 10,000 lights dazzle me. so that I'm in the close of the War, ten years post office, wor
gifts to the bazaar held on the 9th ton cruisers) are due to arrive capable of braking of its new instant Mr. J. M. de Castro in port at 3 p.m. to-day on re- ago, the plans that had been glories; for if not now then, very Basto 320, Mr. Choy Hing $5, Mr. turning from Yokohama, the last crank, and do not forget, dear Do not, darling, think me a formulated regarding Kowloon's Boon the insignificant little strucH. B. L. Dowbiggin $5 Anony-port in the cruise in Japanese that you will either make or
NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
expansion were gradually ture that has so far served its day ful articles, St. Francis Convent,
mous $1, Italian Convent 100 use waterega
allowance for errors, of course".
"Give me a kiss," he pleaded. She made no reply.
"Won't you please give me a kiss?" he asked again:
Still no answer.
"Please, please, kiss me?" he begged
And still no reply.
"I say, are you deaf?" he
"No," she snapped. "Are you
break me by your answer. You tax silence, or may be it is that you arrived at me even now by your mute
are absorbing the shockmy abrupt clutching has given you....
Tdo hope, darling, that I have.. generated some little recíproca-ku tory feeling within your bonnet, drive along Life's Highway with for I confess that if you refuse to
realised, until to-day we and generation will be unques- Wanchai, 25 articles of needle Woosung yesterday from Yoko have a very different place tionably hopelessly inadequate work, The Sun Co. handkerchiefs, Háma.
city instead of 8 As already has proved to be the tionery, one lot of confectionery, Manila yesterday from Kudat,
and stockings, Kowloon, Confec H.M.S. "Hermes" arrived at village, and one that gives pro- case the magnificent Peninsula Sincere, Co. toilet articles, Dolly mise of even vaster dimensions Hotel will continue to prove an ex-Varden House 1 hat, Miases in the not distant future. And cellent example of what can be, potato chips and sweets; on Our Dog is word for word the Loureiro valuable gifts, Blue Bird Teacher (sternly): This essay nothing has changed so strikingly done and most probably will be Messrs. Churchill and Tait, of the same as your brother's." as the buildings. A decade ago. done as Kowloon continues to "Manila Shows for loan of Small boy: Yes, sir; ita the mixture and shall speed quickly, there was not a large edifice of expand.
games,
same dog.
me I shall run on too strong a
to the thal scrap-heap)