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SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA
What transpires at the Inter- national Conference on the Safety
One case of diphtheria and one case of enteric fever were notified yesterday, both being Chinese.
:
The annual meeting of the Hong Kong Engineering and Con- struction Co., Limited, will be held on April 17 at 11 a.m.
Mr. J. Russell will speak on The Voyage of Life" at the weekly public lecture of the Theo sophical Society to-day at 6p.m:
A Chinese woman was fined
THURSDAY, APRIL
A DOUBLE EVENT
THE DOVER ROAD
Scene. A lawn-A circle of men and women sitting in basket chairs. Flowers in full, bloom-a wonderful sunset, "boys" passing to and fro with cocktails.
4, 1929.
NEW COMEDY CO.
THE
SUCCESSES FROM
ALDWYCH THEATRE
OPENING ON APRIL 13-
On Saturday, April 13, the New Banvard English Comedy
·Mr. A. (an elderly man).—{ What are you doing to-morrow, Company will commence a short Mrs. B? Will you and John come Kowloon, when they will present season at the Star Theatre, with me to "the Dover Road"?
Mrs. B.Is that the A.D.C. what is probably, the strongest We're going already: and thrillers that has ever been repertoire of farces, comedies, show? thanks all the same.
Mr. A.-I'm sorry-still as
brought to the East. Their be "A
$50 by Mr. W. E. Hamilton at long as you're going that's all opening offering will the Central Magistracy for hav-right (turning to Mrs. C.) What Cuckoo in the Nest," from the Aldwych Theatre, London. The ing a bundle of po pui lottery about you? Will you and your tickets and application forms in husband come? Two of my party Company of fourteen West End London artistes were specially her possessiori.
rehearsed in London by the
A seaplane float was found by the Police near Stone Cutters Island, and now awaits a claimant at the Water, Police Station. The float was retrieved whilst the Police were searching for а different one which had been reported lost by Capt. Danger- field, R.A.
have fallen ill.
Mrs. C. (& pretty, selfish per- son)We're engaged, thanks all Aldwych Theatre producer and the same. Billy wanted me to go stage manager in order that it but I prefer Bridge so I fixed up may be presented as near the
Aldwych manner as possible, a four.
Their repertoire also includes Mr. A-Well, there are plenty the other Aldwych Theatre suc- of other nights for you to go. There's Tuesday, the 9th, Thurs-cesses, "Thark" and "Rookery day, the 11th, Friday, the 12th, Nook," and Edgar Wallace's greatest thriller "The Ringer," and Saturday, the 18th..
Mrs. C. I don't want to gol "The Fanatics," "Other Men's loved "On Approval" but I'm so Wives," "Diversions," "The Best Arms," keen on bridge now I don't want People," "The White
"The Terror," and "The Joker." to go to any shows.
Mr. A.-But this is a very good show too and it serves a double purpose. Half the profits go to the miners.
In honour of the Governor of
Included in the cast Is Kathleen Vaughan, who played Macao and his family the Com- mittee of the Club Lusitano are arranging a reunion in the Club
Peter Pan throughout England Lusitano on Saturday afternoon
and Scotland, and, besides being at 1.80 o'clock. All the members Mrs. C. (shrugging her should one of the most charming in- of the Club and other Portuguese ers)I don't think I'm very in- genues on the English stage, is and their families are cordially interested in the miners. It's their
also known as England's youngest film star, having appeared in vited to attend. Tea will be folown fault they're in this state.
the leading roles in "The Prince lowed by a dance.
Mr. A. (hotly)-Oh, come---- that's rather hard.
and The Beggar Maid," "Corin- It's an easy thian Jack" and "Hornet's thing to say when one is extreme-
She was a film star at Nest."
i
Natha Singh, the Indian inter-ly comfortable. Let's admit they the early age of fifteen.
were badly led and that probably preter of the Supreme Court, was before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, at thousands of them had to follow the Kowloon Magistracy, yester- suit. But what's the use now of day, on a charge of stealing a casting that into the teeth of goat from another Indian. After starving men, women and chil
dren? evidence had been given by the
Mrs. D.-Quite right. I think it's simply horrid of you, Phyllis.
the
3
awful state in which the Prince of Wales found these people. And after all what is a miner's life at its best?
I
uncle's firm--all
States and in which 1,600 lives were lost. The Titanic," it will be recalled, was at the time of her first and last voyage believed to be immune from disaster, complainant, his Worship dismiss- ed the case on the ground of in- "sinkless. a wonder vessel," that sufficient evidence. Mr. H. J.-You must have read of the could not possibly come to grief. Armstrong appeared for She appeared to be the "last defendar.t. word" in first class equipment, watertight compartments, labour-
The Hong Kong Police Forca saving devices, appliances of all has suffered a loss through the sorts and, as stated, was a "won-death on Monday of Ng Chiu, a der veasel" that could not possibly Chinese member of the detective department. He had been with do otherwise than sail safely and the Force for 27 years and was majestically over the world's due to retire on pension on Mon- waterways. But she went down day next. The funeral took place on her first voyage.
Hence the yesterday, and was attended by a large number of European, necessity from time to time of Indian and Chinese officers of the holding corferences on "The Force. Safety of Life at Sea," and of profiting by the many points that experience shows ought to be A British case figures in the latest weekly small-pox figures. taken seriously into consideration. There was also an indian case, It is surprising to read that on and the rest were Chinese. The the occasion of the last confer total was 22, but there were 29 deaths. Nine cases came from ence, though the convention em- Victoria, twelve from Kowloon bodying a general agreenient on and one from Aberdeen. On various points was unanimously Tuesday, four further cases were approved, yet it was only ratified tish case.
reported, including another Bri- Three fresh cases by some of the signatory Powers were notified yesterday, all being and it was "in no case brought Chinese. into force in its entirety."
As
Further honours have fallen to
ORIENTAL TITLE
VISITING CARD COMPILED BY SIR R. HART
CURIOSITY AT HOME
In a recent issue to hand the "Harrogate Herald" has the following:
We'reproduce in our Picture
of Mr.
It
the late
Mr. E. (a young man).-Top marits for you, Mrs. D. I've lived in a mining District. Just before
came out here I was in Stafford Page the Chinese visiting care shire in my
Robert Hart Maze, round us were mining villages. Chinese Maritime Customs Ser- defy you to find anything more vice (retired), of Harrogate. sordidly ugly-more depressing. I used to see those fellows who'd was compiled by a great ad- been working for hours under- Sir Robert Hart, of Peking, who
ministrative genius, ground come up to the top, pale, as ghosts, smeared with coal dust the late Mrs. James Maze, was gave his nephew whose mother, blinking in the light of day, just gir Robert's eldest sister-one when I was going off in clean of the most felicitous names. in flannels to play cricket or tennis, fused to think to myself we can't the Chinese language: Mei Le
pin, the second character of pay miners too much. Of course which signifies "Joy," "Pin," the that isn't sound finance, their own third one, meaning "A guest." action has proved their rain, but And, of course, everyone is de- all the same I never felt one lighted to have Happiness for a should grudge them good wages visitor! and even luxuries, Good Lord,
In the year of our monarch's I've made a speech. Sorry but I
accession, Mr. Hart Maze was feel strongly on that point.
Mr. A. (appprovingly).So do silting on the Eastbourne parade I never sit by a good fire en-e forenoon listening to the municipal band, when a young joying every flicker of flame with- out thinking of the poor devil who Chinese, who had been strolling. hacked the coal out of the earth about, sat down on the chair next to him. A few minutes for me. And if he did like to buy afterwards, Mr. Hart Maze took a piano and even hankered for
Mr. Hart Maze is a brother of
of Life at Sea, which is to be indicated this was probably owing opened in London on the 16th to the War's intervention and the new Banvard Musical Comedy one on each side of the fireplace his letter case out of his pocket instant, will be followed with deep consequent upheaval. Obviously Company from London, on its re- and a diamond ring for his wife and abstracted one of his Chi- interest throughout the world, and particularly in the light of turn visit to Hong Kong. In why not? It is so jolly easy tonese visiting cards, wondering, with furtive amusement, whe- especially in seaports such as the very serious disasters that Adelphi Theatre) at
"Clowns in Clover" (from the deny other people luxuries.
the Star Mrs. FHear, hear-I've livedther the sight of it would arouse the Oriental curiosity of the Hong Kong. There are few of have occurred in various waters, Theatre, Kowloon, last night, the in the Black country too and 1 us nowadays who are not ocean-notably off the North and South artistes and beauty chorus were
know what decent folk they are unacquainted stranger from afar. travellers at some time or other,-American coasts a conference seen to advantage in musical we used to see them going off to/When the latter espied the card, and even fewer who have not oc-
items, dances, sketches, mono- dig in their allotments and chat he immediatey turned round to on this profoundly interesting loogues, etc., and the audience was with them and see the wonderful its owner and exclaimed: "What casionally pondered over the
subject is at least due now, and it delighted. "Oh Kay" is the big at things they raised on the only ja lucky name you have got!" perplexing problem of sea-safety is to be hoped that the whole subtraction at the "Star" to-night. green and pleasant spot sur une Mr. Frederick William Maze, the and of what might be done to ject will be scrutinised from its pary's 'best.
It is another of the Banvard Com- villages. Phyllis, you've struck
the wrong note there and unless newly-appointed Inspector-Gen- make it even safer than it is in
many angles.
you want us all for enemies-oh! eral of Customs in China.
Another brother, Mr. Henry these very much improved days
here's your husband. Here Billy, Phyllis has been talking a lot of Marshall Maze, some time Com- in that respect. Such calamities
Re-sealing of the probate of the nonsense about not going to "the missioner of Customs at Szemao, would be observed, are taking an will of Mr. George Thomas over Road" and no sympathy in the South Western Province interest in the forthcoming con- Knight, of 181, Northumberland for the miners. We hope you're of Yunnan, died in the Spring ference and an official welcome to Park, Tottenham, Middlesex, has going to put your foot down of 1908 in the French military hospital at Hanoi of acute contracted in the delegates will be extended, on been granted to Mr. D. J. Lewis, heavily.
of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and their behalf, by Sir
Mr. COf course, we all know malarial fever, Philip Master, who is the attorney of the Phyllis talks consense--but we the dreaded-Namti Valley when Cunliffe-Lister, President
of sole executrix, Emma Elizabeth don't take any notice of it. I'd journeying It is Williams, niece of the deceased. plenty of miners in my Company the Board of Trade.
Mengtsz. peculiarly fitting that London, the Mr. Knight died on September in France and jolly good fellows We're going on Tuesday, 24, 1928. His net personal estate | too. metropolis of the world's greatest at Home aniounted to £3,037 18s. Phyllis.
as that of the "Vestris," to men- tion one of the most recent, brings the question very forcibly to the notice of all of us, for it is at such times that we cannot buž reflect that, cafe as most of us feel when aboard à modern liner,
The British Government, it
from
Szemao to
An
such disasters point conclusively to the urgency of the problem maritime Power, should again 8d., and estate in Hong Kong Mrs. C.-You're a hurrid lot of "I would be willing to work," being seriously considered from time to time by experts, who take the lead in such a conference. amounting to $1,100. Bequests people and you've made me feel said one tramp to another "iT of £1,000 to Emaily Florence Chap- pig. That's what you wanted. could get the sort of job I want." alone, probably, are able to handle Throughout the world those that pell, of Swindon, and five amounts Mrs. F-Guessed. right-never "What job is that?".
sail the seas will await with deep of £100 each to his sisters were mind--you're not so bad as you
"Well, I wouldn't mind calling the question satisfactorily.
The conference which is about interest the details of the discus-mentioned in the will. The balanca pretend to be and you'll not lose out the stopping places on to be held upon this vital ques- sion and the proposals that are of the property goes to the execupy going on Tuesday. It's an A.1 Atlantic liner."
trix, "In view of her unfailing Show-every time you realise tion of Safety of Life at Sea" sure to be suggested,
kindness to me over a period of you're enjoying it you'll be glad will be attended by representa
many years."
you gave up bridge for one even-
A little boy had been reported ing and helped to put boots on a to his father on a charge of tives of all the leading maritime
half-frozen child's feet, or food on stealing some apples from the Powers, clearly indicating its
the table of one of those poverty-stall outside a fruiterer's shop, truly international character. It
Robinson: "I met my wife in stricken houses,
and the parent was pointing out is as surprising as it is interesting-
a very funny way. I ran over Mr. A. Just look round. Isn't the evils of theft. In her in my car and later married it all too wonderful the beauty "My boy," he said, "you must to note that it is fifteen years
her.
...and the comfort of it?
have known that it is dishonest to since a similar conference was During last week there were re. Brown: "If everybody had to Mr. E. (holding up a cocktail) steal. And, in any case, didn't held in London then as now. It ported to the Medical Officer of do that there wouldn't be so much and the taste of it! Here's suc- your conscience tell you the man was brought about by the urgency one British, one Indian and one
cess to "The Dover Road and was watching?" Health three cases of diphtheria, reckless driving." of the question following the ter- Chinese. Two were fatal. There
Breathless, Urchin: "Will yer rible disaster of the "Titanic," were two Chinese cases of cere come down our street quick, and which most of our readers will rebrospinal fever, one fatal, and bring an ambulance?"
I prophesy that "The Dover my two spare tickets will be two Chinese cases of enteric, one Policeman: "What's the ambu Road" will be as crowded as Pic-auctioned for a price beyond the member went down in the Atlan- fatal. There were also a Chinese lance for ?"
cadilly in the season, there'll be dreams of avarice. Now roll up, tic while on her maiden voyage case of scarlet fever and two Urchin "Me Mother's found crowds at every door of the Thea ladies and gentlemen what from England to the United cases of influenza.
the lidy wot stole our doormat."tre with standing room only and offers ?
The birth of a son to Mrs. Young, wife of the Rev. F. C. Young, is announced.
may it bring in a bumper sum.“
Mr. A.And so say all of us- Hong Kong is a generous place...