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national characteristics. It is also
which is not likely to find favour with a large number of military hangers-on in the Nationalist
can
FRIDAY, JANUARY
DOCKYARD R.C.
OFFICIAL
camp ranging from Marshals DEPARTURE OF PROMINENT downwards. However, we can but wait the findings of the Conference and-trust-it-will-dis- cover a solution to a state of affairs—excessive militarism fed by huge forces--which is truly a menace to the country.
Rev: 1. Mattuck, Rabbi of the Liberal Jewish Synagogue, preaching on the subject of "science and Genesis," said: "Alas! That religion should ever have come to such a state that they say that religion can be served by silence The God of Truth is the God of Religion, and they who speak must be fear less-they may not keep silent.”
"The Daily Mail," (London.)
Nineteen cases of small-pox, all "Chinese," were reported to the authorities yesterday.
MR. J. GRIMSTER
a
P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
Unele: "Only fools are certain, Tommy Wise men hesitate."
Tommy: "Are you
Bure,
Uncle: "Yes, my boy, certain
Proud Motorist: "Liniment!"
Mr. J. Grinster, one of the past uncle?" Secretaries of the Dockyard Recreation Club, received hearty send off on Wednes. of it!" day night at the Dockyard Recreation Club when Mr. E. A. Sme six weeks to learn to drive Proud Motorist: "Yes, it took Hayward, Naval Store Officer, Hong Kong Yard, asked Mry car!" Grimster's acceptance of a hand-you got for your pains?"
Pedestrian: "And what have some souvenir contributed to by his fellow members and friends! of the Dockyard Recreation Club, Hong Kong, in appreciation of his "Yes," said the globe trotter, yeoman services to the Club and I've had a good many adven- popularity generally.
tures. While I was in America Mr. Hayward stressed the good I hunted bear." services which Mr. Grimster had
"Good heavens!" cried his voluntarily rendered the Club and pretty companion, "didn't you get also his services in his official awfully cold?" capacity in the Yard, and the general regret of all at losing a
hardworking and popular official. "So that company you invested A meeting of creditors of the Mr. A. J. Ashby, Deputy Naval some money in looks like becom-.: Hong Kong Finance and Invest-Store Officer, occupied the Chair, ing bankrupt," said a man to a ment Co., Ltd., will be held at 6, and during the various speeches, foolish friend of his who had Des Vœux-road Central on Thurs- which were of a very cordial taken the "advice" of an outside day, January 17, at noon.
nature, a pleasant musical pro- broker.
TEXT OF TREATIES
FRANCE'S SUGGESTIONS TO CHINA
UNSECURED LOANS
Shanghai, Yesterday,
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gramme was interspersed. "It does," was the sorrowful Messrs.-F. White, C. Bonnett, reply, "according to all accounts."
H. Beer, F. Jones, H. Annis, W.
Pearce, H. Crabb, and H. Hopper
contributed to a very varied and
"Are you used to large dinner
well-selected list of items, in parties?" asked the mistress. which the comical element was "Yes, I can serve both ways,
ably sustained and well received. mum," replied the cook,
Mr. Grimster, in rising to thank "Both ways?".
"Yes, mum. So they'll come
The texts of the Sino-Spanish the Chairman and Mr. Hayward and Sino-French Treaties are
and the Company present, voiced again or so they'll stop away." issued. Both grant tariff auto-is regrets at leaving so many old friends and pleasant associations, nomy to China,
The young man had just been
The Sino-Spanish Treaty gives and said he was deeply apprecia-accepted. up extraterritoriality on the same ferred on him. The speaker was "But do you think, my love, I am tive of the honour that night con- In his rapture he exclaimed: terms as Portugal.
His wife-to-be looked sternly at
Annexed letters to the Sino-enthusiastically received and good enough for you?" French Treaty state that the "Auld Lang Syne" was given by French minimum tariff will con-
Mr. Grimster, who has been as-"Good enough for me? You've tinue to be applied to certain Chinese merchandise, silks, lace, sociated with the local Yard for got to be." tea and certain spices.
the last threo" years, leaves on
the Company with good feeling. him for n moment, and replied:
A country butcher who had
A letter from Count D. de appointment to his Home Yard, Martel (the French Minister) Devonport, by the P. & O... states that the French Govern- "Mantua," sailing for England to-been converted the night before, delay negotiations for a new con- ment is prepared to open without morrow.
vention to replace the present convention regarding French
· DEBTOR IN BANKRUPTCY COURT
good that they should be com- Indo-China with no change of ONLY A SCHOOLBOY memorated in such societies as status quo during the negotia- St. George's, St. Andrew's, St. tions. Patrick's and St. David's for,
The letter goes on to refer to assuredly, such bodies preserve the desirability to abolish likin,
Dr. Wang's Reply
A LEGAL INQUIRY?
began the next day with the desire to show everybody the way to salvation.
But his first customer was a
little girl, who ran home terrified when the butcher, plying knife and steel together, asked her the soul-stirring question: "Are you prepared to die?"
ex-
The Chief Justice (Sir Henry engagements while in France?" "Did you participate in many Golian, C.B.E., K.C.) directed, when sitting in the Bankruptcy asked the interested old lady.
"Only five," replied the Court yesterday, that the papers Artillery officer, with becoming
modesty.
"And you came through them jalf unhurt?"
or should preserve-all that is and suggests allocation of funda good in nationalism, and despite from the Customs for the service of loans involving French capital, what is frequently said regarding the service of which has been dis- the narrowing effects of such continued. 'It will constitute a societies, they obviously are bene-measure apt to develop happily in a case dealt with be sent to
the economic
This is relations between the Attorney-General. ficial in many ways.. They
equivalent to a request, at Home, France and China." foster an abiding love for one's Dr. C. T. Wang (Minister for for action by the Director of homeland, for its traditions, its Foreign Affairs) replies express- glories of the past and presenting himself in accord with Count
de Martel's view. and its hopes of the future. Farther letters state that the
Public Prosecutions.
"Not exactly," he remarked,
* 1 *
*
His Lordship had before him sadly; "I married the fifth." Chung, Kam-chin of No. 250, Queen's-road East, 2nd floor, who "Now, boys," asked the school- And so to-night local English-status que regarding French Indo- was, referred to by Mr. E. L. master, "what do you know about men, in their corporate capacity China shall remain only until Agassiz (Official Receiver) as be- Hamlet's uncle?"
March 31 if negotiations for a ing "only a schoolboy" in experi- as members of the Society of new convention be not completed.ence.
"Please, sir, he was better than anyone else at shooting birds,” St. George, intend to fraternise It is likely the negotiations will
Debtor is 24 years of age and replied one of the boys. and make merry with their commence this month.-Reuter.
was educated at Queen's College. friends. Such meetings are good, LADY INVERCLYDE Of the good and gallant Saint if organised solely for English- George of Merrie England men, for they stimulate a love of many tales have been told country and keep alive a salutary to be told; interest in our homeland's
ST. GEORGE OF ENGLAND.
and continue
Disbandment
5
ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED
Lady Inverclyde, who is stay- ing in London, and Mr. Pearce have been friends for about five years. When she was just over 18 years of age they were'secret- ly engaged, but the engagement was broken off.
"Indeed; what makes you think On the recommendation of a that?" asked the teacher. friend named Hul Hin-tat, he said, "Well, sir, I read in a book that who mentioned assets which did he 'did murder most foul" " not exist, he put $1,500 into the South China Import and Export Co. to become a partner.
had been swindled. His Lordship remarked: Yes, I think this un- statement, has been completely fortunate witness, on his
own
robbed and befooled.
Debtor's public examination has concluded.
SAD EVENT
"Pa"
"Yes, my son."
+
"What kind of wood do they most use in tanning?"
"Well, when I went to selfool, my boy, they used birch."
He was the only cheerful one in that melancholy crowd who waited for the dentist.
They looked at him in wonder DISTRESSING death of a land envy when he laughed at the
CHINESE WOMAN
jokes in last year's "Purich" in the dentist's waiting-room.
THE INQUIRY
His turn came at last. "Well," said the dentist, "an extraction?" "Yes," replied the cheerful one. I've come to extract £2 from you in settlement of this account."
d
An employer said to a boy who The is always tired and lazy: Aren't and most of them, like the tales Putron Saint-the good and gal- divorced) formerly Miss Olive Kong, he added.
firm had failed and none of his you quick at anything, Tommy?!! Lady Inverclyde, (recently co-partners was now in Hong Tommy: "Yes, sir I don't think relating to the Patron Saints of lant St. George, who slew Sainsbury, daughter of Mr.
there's any one who gets tired Mr. Agassiz observed that as quicker than I do!" other countries, are obviously dragons and performed so many Arthur Sainsbury, one of the far as he could make cut, debtor more picturesque than authentic. other doughty deeds that he is, heads of the provision firm, told Just as quite a few Irishmen very properly, held up as an exam-she
a reporter (in mail week) that was to be married insist upon the Scottish Patron ple of courage and patriotism, well to Mr. James Pearce, "a very old Saint-the good Saint Andrew-worthy, of being followed by his friend." being an Irishman, who left the countrymen. Emerald Isle "to Christianise and civilise" Scotland, so Scotsmen, with even a greater wealth of
Foreigners in China will watch detail, return the compliment by with interest the proceedings of saying that the equally good the Military Reorganisation and
Miss Sainsbury, as she then Saint Patrick was most certainly Diabandment Conference which is was, left for the Riviera, where a Scotsman who, in the dim twi-reported to be sitting at Nanking, their engagement was announced she met Lord Inverclyde, and light of Scottish history, was On all sides it will be admitted shortly afterwards, the wedding born at Dumbarton (or was it that the Nationalist Government taking place in St. Margaret's, A verdict of "accidental death" is tackling a huge and very dif- Westminster, in November, 1926. was returned by the jury, at the Greenock where to-day as for ficult problem, and the general Her marriage was dissolved when Central Magistracy yesterday many a year the fine ships and the wish must be that it will succeed. Lord Inverclyde was granted a de- when Major C. Willson, sitting as splendid engineers come from?) As many as sixty proposals, it is cree of divorce in the Court of Coroner, held an inquiry with re- Two big country lads were con- understood, are to be submitted Session, Edinburgh. The petition rard, to the death of a Chinese versing in the street, when the and who found it absolutely to the Conference, under five main was not defended. A Stottish necessary to go to Ireland for heads, comprising, the eventual decree is absolute as soon as the killed as the result of a recent our village touch their hats to my woman, named Li Shing, who was first exclaimed, "All the boys in precisely the same purpose as St. strength of all forces, military decree is granted. Andrew went to Scotland. Both expenditure, military provisions, "The wedding will take place at tram-car accident at Praya West. father." holy men were evidently equally employment of disbanded troops, a London register office next charge of tram No, 36, at about
and the selection of garrison dis week," said Lady Inverclyde. tricts. The whole question of China's unnecessarily ponderous military strength, it is seen, will be reviewed; though the greatest hurdle the Government will have in high esteem by Scotsmen while to negotiate will be the giving of Saint Patrick, even though he effect to may have been a Scotsman, is reverenced in Erin's Isle.
And of Saint George, while Englishmen may feel much dis posed to regard him not only as their Patron Saint, but as typical ly, in every respect, a true Eng lishman, many Scotsmen, and Irishmen and perhaps Welshman, too, say that he was a Roman a Roman citizen of Cappadocia
successful in their high mission and to-day, as for a long time past, Saint Andrew, whether he was an Irishman or no, is held
whatever decisions emanate from the Conference.
EDNA BEST
MARRIED QUIETLY IN‹.
CHAMBERS
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Jersey City.A three-year-old romance of the British stage cul- minated in the marriage last month of Miss Edna Best and Mr.
Herbert Marshall..
A motor-man, who was in
"Why?" asked the second lad. "Because he is the school- 5.80 on the evening of Deb. 12, master," was the reply. sald' that he was proceeding along
"Why, that is nothing. All the
the Western Praya from cast to men take their hats off to my west. Another tram was coming father," said the second lad with from the opposite direction, and pride.
"And why is that?" asked the I not until it had passed did witness
see a woman erossing the road in first Ind. front of his own car. He imme- "Oh, my father is a barber!”. dintely applied his electric or emergency brake, but without avail.
The woman was knocked Two small fires, which occurred down, her hair was caught by a the leading part. here in Mr. by the tram for some distance, by the Fire Brigade. The first Miss Best is at present playing bolt and she was dragged along last, evening, were extinguished
General Ho Ying-ching, who is Marshal Chiang Kai-shek's right hand man in matters of a military nature, has advanced an indication as to what will be done after the war-lords and others have ceased talking. The National armies, he is declared to have said, will be recruited into divisions directly. subject to the Nanking Military Administrative Council. This will vate chambers by the local magis mean the scrapping of the trate, and the guests included Mr. recently-Inaugurated Army Corps Dudley Field Malone, Miss Fay method of troop direction, a move Compton, and a few friends..
Frederick Lonsdale's play, "The until it stopped. High Road," and Mr. Marshall
outbreak was of a chimney at No. is also appearing in the same play. Engineer of the Hong Kong second at No. 58, Hollywood-road. Mr. V. Walker, Chlef Assistant 27, Amoy-lane, Wanchal, and the
The couple were married in pri-Tramway Co., was also called to. Two engines turned out and the
give evidence.
flames, which had broken out The above verdict was returned from a pile of bamboo shavings.in without attaching any blame to the kitchen, were subdued in a few
minutes.
the driver.