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persuasion. All Britons, all out of work; none, or very few, how- ever willing, are able to find work.
This state of affairs, of course,
THURSDAY, JANUARY
ELECTROCUTED
WHILE) CHANGING
WIRELESS AERIAL HUSBAND AND WIFE KILLED
members of the Opposition want- ed to know very particularly was how long the Shanghat Defence Force was to be allowed to remain in China. They must, of course, have known that in no conceivable circumstances would the Defence Force remain in the Far East
A man and his wife were electro- day longer than is absolutely cuted recently at Tonteg, Ponty, necesary: yet they put the fami pridd, Glamorgan, through a liar query--and they received wireless aerial breaking and com the customary, reply. It is possing in contact with an electric ble, of course, that certain mem-light cable.
bers of the Labour Party détude Mr. Oswald Morris, aged 32, a themselves into believing that the collfer, was changing the aerial Defence Force might easily be from the front to the back of his called upon to evacuate Shanghai house, when it snapped and fell on and would be allowed to do so if the cable, which carried 280 volts. only the War Office would take a
Morris was struck down, and "reasonable" view of the situation his wife, who ran to his help, also in China. The Labourites appar- came in contact with the current ently imagine that they are more and fell across his body. familiar with the "true situation" than is the War Office! Had they had their wish realised there would have been no Defence Force sent, and the disaster that might very easily have attended such a short-sighted policy would not have occurred to them until it had actually happened. Luckily, wiser counsels prevailed at the War Office, and the Government, to their lasting credit, did not
Their son, aged 16, went to their assistance, and also received a shock.
MUSICAL COMEDY
COYNE CO. ENTERTAINING GOOD HOUSES
There was a change of pro-
PRAPS-PRAPS NOT!"
"How did you like Venice?" "Only stayed a few days, the confounded place was flooded.”
Clarence: "We had a mind- reader at our house last night."
Clara: "Poor, chap, he must have been bored."
He was showing her through the locomotive works.
"What's that big thing over there?" she said.
"That's a locomotive boiler.” "Why do they boit the locomo tive?"
*TO
make the locomotive tender," he replied.
·
A country couple went to a manse to get married. After the ceremony the bridegroom called the minister aside, and whispered confidentially in his ear: "I'm awfu' sorry I canna pay ye as muckle as I would like to, sir, but if ye take me doon to your cellar hesitate to go to the assistance of gramme at the Star Theatre, Kow- I'll show ye hoo to fix up your it winna their countrymen in Shanghai loon, last night, when the talent- gasmeter so that and elsewhere in China. Thated Coyne Musical Co. presented a register!" the Force also proved of inestim-vely show entitled "Blue Birds."
It comprised several highly It was a village cricket match, able value to other foreigners in Shanghai and elsewhere there is diverting items, all of which were and a stranger had been persuad-
Paula ed to act as umpire. enjoyed. plenty of evidence to show. The Loraine sang very sweetly, the
There's nothing in it," he was need for their continuance in Dutch dancing in costume was told "If you are asked, just give these parts is, happily, not now
your honest opinion." 50 imperative; but the decision for their complete withdrawal is for the War Office. to determine and the War Office alone.
muci very
clever, Sidney Burl as "Fernando
Presently the wicket-keeper did
the Fake" was excellent, and the sketch. "Listening In" evoked a brilliant bit of stumping. hearty laughter. There were many "How's that?" he cried.. other very enjoyable items, and "Por my soul, it's marvel- the whole made for a jolly even-lous!" replied the umpire. ing..
4
The entertainment is clever, In the Christmas amateur thea The perils of spiritual leader- ship have included constant mis- clean, artistic and well worth see-tricals Jones had been given a
ing..
part, thus achieving his life ambi- representation of motive and
The "Blue Birds" programme tion. On looking at the author's action through ignorance and will be repeated to-night.
description of the character he read: "A phlegmatic man of 40.”. "What is a phlegmatic man?" he asked the producer.
superstition. The universal law governing and impelling the evolution of ideas and their em-
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bodiment for practical human A DUKE'S TROPHIES usage places upon everyone who bears the burden of spiritual dis- GOODWOOD RACING CUPS TO covery the responsibility of pre- serving the new idea brought forth into view through the travail of birth on the mental plane.-J.V.D.
Seventeen cases of small-pox, is not a desirable one, having re-all Chinese, were reported yes-
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tish Colony. We never hear of an American citizen, or a Japanese citizen or a French citizen, for instance, remaining unemployed in Hong Kong over a length of time. The Consular authorities
ensure
Mr. Wm. · Anderson,
local secretary of the Trinity College of Music, London, advertises de tails concerning entries for the next examinations.
found
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Racing trophies won by Dukes of Richmond and Gordon at Good- wood are to be sold this month by Messrs. Robinson and Fisher at their rooms in King-street. St. James's,
Looking at him for a while, the producer answered, "Well, aftould say the kind of fellow who asks his bride what she would like to read on her honeymoon."
The two enthusiastic footballers were discussing their Saturday's games. "How did your match go off with the Mudtown Howlers?" asked Dick.
Among these trophies are the Goodwood Cups which the then "Oh, we had a new centre. duke won in 1852 and in 1859; forward and he made a proper the Stewards' Cup, which was mess of things!" replied Tom, the won by the duke's Yorkshire Lady other. in 1848, the Goodwood Stakes Cup
"But," said Dick, surprised, "I won in 1845 by Miss Ells, and the know that chapa fine player, Orleans Cup, which Mus won for never known to "foul- the duke in 1841.
The 1859 Goodwood Cup is a massive cistern of gilt and silver, weighing 88002. The most beatz- tiful piece of work is the Orleans Cup, which was presented by the Duke of Orleans. The design of the trophy represents a scene at a tilting tournament.
The Stewards' trophy won in On information given by Tae 1848 represents Mazeppa bound the Yu to a wild horse, being pursued by Yu-sheung, partner in Shing Import and Export firm, wolves.
A silver-gilt tea service of No. 85, Des Voeux-road West, a warrant has been issued for the Greek design, and a two-handled arrest of Yeung Fook-wan, man cup made in the time of William ager of the firm, who is alleged and Mary are among a number of to have embezzled the sum of other lots to be sold at the same $40,000, the property of the firm, time. and absconded with the money earlier in the week.
"Oh, he may be," said Tom. "But he's got into hot water for haridling,""
"But he never touched.the ball, he tells me!"!
"Oh, it wasn't the ball he handled-it was the referee!” · came the reply...
The trial had been a prolonged one, with legal "stars" fighting cleverly for each side. When the jury had given their verdict, and sentence had been passed, the great judge astonished everybody by expressing a wish to see the chief witness for the prosecution again.
Chun Tak-chan was of these nationals, and others, "not guilty" at the Criminal that their unfortunates Sessions yesterday of armed rob- are repatriated; with the author-bery and discharged, Mr. Justice Jacks ordering an inquiry to be ities it is a matter of national made into prisoner's allegations honour to keep the Colony free of ill-treatment on the part of from men without definite menns police officers. of support. And so, we submit, it should be with the British author- ities. These street-corner loafers: constitute no fitting advertise ment for Hong Kong as a British possession, and there is no rea- Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 24, 1929. son why we should not be as proud of our prestige as is any other foreign Power. It is, we have observed, mightily easy for a Briton to lose his employment in The public of Hong Kong reads this Colony. Whilst some of the in the local Press from time to hongs, notably the larger ones, time a summary of the unemploy- possess provident funds, etc., for ment situation in Britain. Here the safeguarding of are met figures which run into employees interests and treat hundreds of thousands. And if those whose services have to be St. John), as President, and the views on the problem as to whe-volved questions without a tremor.
BRITISH OUT-OF-WORKS
their
anyone happens to mention the dispensed with in a fair and unemployment situation in Hong sometimes generous
manner,
The Hospital Comforts Com- mittee which, as announced in "China Mall" yesterday, has been disbanded, comprised, it is interesting to note:-H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G., Kt. of Grace, Order of
members:-Mr.
OLD AT SIXTY ?
JUDGE'S DIVERGENT ·
VIEWS
Ether a person.is old at 60.
Word was passed along that Mr. Timothy Tommerson was wanted, and presently a little, harassed-looking man with watery eyes and carefully tended clothes atood once more in the witness- box.
"I wish to compliment you," beamed the judge. "on the excel. lent manner in which you answer. Three judges sitting in differ-ed all the questions fred at you' ent courts at the Old Bailey one by the learned counsel. For over day last month expressed their two hours you met the most in- following
producing an answer at once to Ralphs (Assistant Commissioner, The Recorder, Sir Ernest Wild, every forensic arrow volleyed at St. John Ambulance Brigade), KC, will be 60.this month. In you! It was really remarkable, Kong-among Europeans, that there are other employers who, Chairman; Surgeon-Captain H, J.-sentencing a man of 62 to three the way in which you met all their
Chater, R.N. (Royal Naval Hos-years penal servitude and five complicated queries!" pital) to April 8, 1928; Surgeon-years' preventive detention, he re- "My lord," replied the harass- Captain W. W. Keir, RN. (Royal marked: "You are not an old ed-looking little man, "I am the father of three small boys, aged Naval Hospital) from April 4, man, you know." 1928; Lady Clementi, M.B.E, Sir Henry Dickens, KC, the four, six, and eight, and Officer, Order of St. John of Common Sergeant, who will be 80
Then the great judgé 'under- Jerusalem; The Rev. WT in January, when told a woman stood. Featherstone, M.A.; Mr. Ho Kom-was 68, observed: "Quite a young tong, O.B.E., Kt. of Grace, Order woman.
is, and particularly among Eri-if times become hard or for other tons--the subject is invariably reasons, have no hesitation in dismissed with a shrug or the re-casting-off an employee at little mark that, compared with the notice without making any hon position at Home, Hong Kong is ourable return for services faith- most fortunately placed.
Com-fully rendered,
paratively, this is true. The The solution of the problem, of St. John (St. John Ambulance Judge Atherley Jones, K.C., FROM NAVY TO ARMY Colony, nevertheless, possesses its is for the police to round up Brigade) Hon. Dr. Kotewall, who is 77, said to a man in the these unfortunate men and C.M.G.; Lt. Col.. Boylan Smith, sixties: "As you are an old man I unemployment problem in greater degree than is generally the circumstances of every case D.8.0. O.B.E, RA.M.C. to shall not send you to penal ser- RARE INSTANCE OF CHANGE
November 15, 1927; Bt. Colonel vitude." realised. Of its existence there should receive full investigation. J. S., Bostock, C.B.E., R.A.M.C., Where it is found that a man from November 17, 1927 ↑ Mrs.
are indications that cannot be ignored. Every day and all day has been thrown out of work WT. Southörn: Sir Eric Stuart SUICIDAL CYCLING
for instance, on
on the corners of Pedder-street which intersect the wide roads leading east and west, small - crowds of out-of-work Britons may be seen; every noW and then a British aubject is brought up at the Magistracy ts a vagrant and committed to the House of Detention; the public. bars of the various hotels many of em, the Chinese grog shops - and waters
weden Taylor, M.D; Mr. Ho Kwong, through no fault of his own.
Hon. Tresairer to April 5, 1928,
MAGISTRATE & MAN WITH Morris (District Supt, St. John |-- NO REAR LIGHT, Ambulance Brigade), Hon. Secre tary and Hon. Treasurer from April 6, 1928/
efforts should be made get résigned April 5, 1928, Mr. As
others
him another job. As for the other
ational out-of-worke of British ity whose entrep reault of their own. sion. commission
say whence they c
rhed
COST OF LIVING
A charge of riding a cycle without lights or red rear reflec- tor was made at Wimbledon against Cecil Robert Denning of Clonmoré-sticet › Southfielde The police stated that that Denning ha
fact
DAS OF SERVICE
In a recent issue of the "London "Gazette" the rare instance of an officer relinquishing his commis- sion in the Navy in order to transfer to the Army Is given. It is announced that Mr. Edmund'i Glen Browne late sub-lieutenant .N., is now a 2nd lieutenant of the Royal Artillery.
The most famous instance of this kind is that of the late Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C., who befőre: he entered the 17th Lancer
midshipman Many?
Cers
schleved