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business mon of the country Mr. G. G. N. Tinson; of Messrs. CORRESPONDENCE shook their heads. The Arcos Johnson, Stokes and Master, re- raid and the subsequent sever-terday that some persph stole a parted to the Police by latter yes-1 ance of ralations with Russia, rain screen from his car, which
A PUBLIC NUISANCE
whilst it seemed to Sir Austen was left unattended hear the City
To the Editor of the "China Mail.""} Chamberlain and his colleagues Hall, during. Tuesday morning,
Sir,I beg to draw attention to the of the Caliinct to be the only
The loss of two baskets contain contractora presumably with the perpetration of a cruel nuisance, by effective measure dévisable ofing two bathing sulta and other sanction of the Public Works Depart- checking the undesirable flow of articles, has been reported to the ment on the residents along Kai Tack Bolshevik propaganda into Great Police by Mr. D. V. Lopes, who Road and that neighbourhood. A few Britain, was a vigorous, bat informed the authorities that the months ago, sputtering engines at-
baskets, were loot at Shok O on tached to earth frecks began to opar short-sighted manoeuvre. It was Tuesday.
ate from morning Ull night sending a noble and typically British act.) (⠀
volumes of suffocating smoke into the houses; but the inconvenience has to be. but it overlooked a side of the On Sunday, Oct. 6, the Feast tolerated, as there is reclamation work question with which the pros will be celebrated at the Rosary Government.
of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary to be done at the Aerodrome for the perity of the country was bound Church, Kowloon, the seat of the engines have been even more intensive- Lately; however, these up. The economic importance of Confraternity of the Rosary. The ly exploited and in the quiet of the Russia to ourselves could and can morning service will include first evening, the nerve racking noise and... not be under-estimated. We have mass (6.30 a.m.), second mass health-destroying anoke do not cease always relied upon her as a Solem Pontifical
(7.30), third mass, (8.90), and until midnight. I have to submit that a resident is entitled to his sleep from valuable consumer in the world There will be an evening service at and that the Public Works Depart Mass (9.80) p.m. without organised disturbance market, and the direct result of 430, which will include the recita- ment should not, in the Interests of our self-imposed political boycott tion of the Rosary procession, the public, porralt these engines to had, as it was bound to have, an sermon, and Benediction.
operate after that hour. The assist ance of the Director of Public Works exceedingly detrimentol reaction
A fine of $10 with the alternatíveis hereby invoked to remedy a real On Home trade and industry. of 14 days' hard labour was Imposed grievance.
The members of the Labour on a Chinese at the Kowloon Magla- Party had ever opposed such ex-tracy this morning, when he plead- tremity of action, and argued cooking fadle. When arrested he ed guilty to a theft of a braas that diplomacy could have exert was also found to be in the posses ed itself to devise a means of sion of three meat choppers, the stemming "Red" propaganda property of the Hop Kee Building Contractors in Prince Edward-road. without committing the grave The complainants failed to turn up error of confusing political ma- to Court this morning and the chinations with trade affairs.
charge was consequently dropped. The Labour Government, ever
In connection with the arrest-last certainly got a heart (although he pro- since it assunted office, has bent itself to the task of cementing wan of 57 alleged Communists, in when he wrote that letter.
Sunday in a temple at Ngau-shi-fers the Cockrey way of spelling), but he was surely without his thinking cap that rupture, and that the efforts eluding eight women, it was learned It is also obvious that ho is no of Mr. Arthur Henderson, the this morning that another batch of athlete. His argament WOS that British Foreign Minister, have 24, three of whom are women, will Daulah had known all the time that met so far with success, speaks This
be "confidentially" deported to-day. the two Indians were not entered for morning. they, sat for that race, and that being so, he brush- cording to which it has been in-of itself for the commendable their photographs in two groups of et them away. There was no occa dicated to us that the "emission" way in which the members of the 12 in the compound outside. Police in to make a fuss, he said. - How de-
fightful! of gramophone records from the Government suit the action to Headquarters, and then were locked
But can he explain how Baulsh up in the detention cells to await knew that the two indians were not Broadcasting Department in the the word.
time for embarkation. Post Office is far from perfect.
entered for the race, when the officials themselves did not know-it? The dia- It is not nearly up to the standard
A daring daylight armed robbery covery, it must be remembered, was Overland China Mail. of the results obtainable from any really good cabinet gramo phone.
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Yours, etc,
RESIDENT.
ILK.V.D.C. SPORTS
[To the Editor of the "China Mall"]
ing the letter of Ave 'Eatt which appeared in your valuable paper on Tuesday, and the only comment I can make is that your correspondent has
Sir,I was much amused in read..
was carried out in Yaumati yester-made, after the Indian had made his Police by the tenant of 424, Shang- day afternoon. A report to the protest.
Con "Ava 'Eart" honestly say hal Street was to the effect that what he did, even if he had known that Baulsh was justified in doing On this point Mr. King con-workers of Great Britain, who at about 2 p.m. a Chinese came to that the Indians had not been entered temptuously avers that the public rely upon an increase of export her flat on the third floor stating for the race? I challenge him to do is being treated magniloquently, trade for their individual pros left after enquiring for the rent and before and have attended more events that he wished to rent a cubicle. He so. I have participated in many races "The average person," he says, perity, for the straightforward "has either radio or gramophone and unhesitating us separate 'instruments' or com- which the conversations between bined," (there with Governmen- Britain, and Russia have been tal salaries, no doubt!) and he so expeditiously brought to a con- continues to assure us how kind
clusion. the Government is to provide "3,000 records annually at a cost! of $5."
returned a minute later, On than I can rentember, but I have yet to manner. In complainant opening the door four find a sportsman who can be guilty of
men entered. They carried re- La gross offence of that nature. solvers and held the inmates up, regrettable incident too far, and I have It is not my intention to drag this forcing them into the rear cubicle minced my words as much as possible. where they bound and gagged them. Verb. sup.1. The men stayed for about half an hour, during which,time they ransacked the flat and left taking with them $107 in money and jewellery.
NEWS IN BRIEF
Most of us, it is true, cannot small amount probably for his own Remarking that it was a fery afford to purchase 3,000 gramo consumption, Mr. T..S. Whyte-Smith phone records, or even a tenth of at the Kowloon Magistracy this that number, per annum. But morning fined a Chinese $16 with for the few that we are able to for the possession of prepared the option of two weeks' hard labour Họng Kong, Thursday, Oct. 3, 1929, buy, we do like to exercise our plum.
own choice in the selection of them. Government taste, even
Yesterday afternoon the Police removed to the Kwong Wah los- when directed by qualified en-pital a Chinese named Wu Chan
Yours, etc...
PLAY THE GAME.
Hong Kong, Det. 2.
SANITARY HUMOUR
[To the Editor of the "China Mall") Sir, I should be grateful. It you would give publicity to the fact. that, although my Initials are H.A.F., I am not the author of a humorous article in. to-day's "Hong Kong Daily Press" entitled "Health Week"-- Gilbertian. Tech."
Yours, faithfolly,'
GEN. YU HON-MO
RETURNS FROM: MANCHURIA TO CANTON
THE MILITARY SITUATION* OUR RADIO EXPERT
Canton, Westerday. General Yu Hön-mo, Commander of It is so seldom that a Govern-gineers and committees of lay- who received severe head injuries the 50th Divison, who left for the men, is not exempt from error, when he accidentally fell into the Capital with General Tool Ting-kai champion, the errors of his and besides, "one man's Bach street from the first floor of 620, and Li Yang-king on September. 1, has Sanitary Department,
Reclamation Street, Mongkok. His North, he proceeded to Manchuria to now returned to Canton. While in the Department in the Press, that we may be another man's bark," to condition is considered serious. inspect the military situation, and on are inclined to be indulgent with alter a common saying. Mr. L. H King, the Government Engineer, for his appearance in
ment servant has the courage to
our correspondence columns on Tuesday.
It is not dignified, we submit,
H. A. FAWCETT, Medical Officer of Health.
Hong Kong, Oct. 2.
SENATE OF ENGLISH.
To the Editor of the "Chins Mail"] Sir-Your articlo, from the T.P..
hia return, he stopped at Tainanfu in Shantung in order to bring his mother purchase horses for the Kwangtung to the South, and at the same time to cavalry. This stopping over prevented Weekly" on the above subject will him from returning at the same time naturally cause some criticism. Some he went to the military, Headquarters it with the other two. generals,
Immediately on his arrival in Canton submit to and adopt, but surely before of the proauinciations given we may
where he, had a lengthy interview with ed to prevent or eradicate others. too late society might be form-
tained to tifla by the Commander-in- lemon-dairy, and fragile pronounced the Commander-in-Chief and tatter the Three of which you give ate to Chairman. Yesterday he was enter rhyme with bet; quandary pronounced Chief at the Headquarters,
trail are a more terrible earsore
A Chinese, name unknown, whose city to gloss over our criticism 40 years, attempted suicide yester for Mr. King in his official-capa- age is estimated at between 35 and so cheaply, and to say to the day by jumping into the street from public, in effect, "Here's a bone street, Yaumati He was severely the third floor of 25, Woosing We must express ourselves you are lucky to get any at all. injured about the head and is now surprised that he, instead of the Gnaw it and be satisfied." in the Kowloon Hospital in a very Chairman of the Broadcasting That attitude simply won't do, serious condition. Committee, should have assumed and, as an argument, is neither Patrons will be interested to hear the responsibility. Some over-plausible nor is it an answer to that the roof garden of the Hong conscientious, ratepayers may the declaration we made in these Kong Hotel will be re-opened on
It is learned that General Yu will than the worst petrol pump or the even consider that it is improper columns recently, and which we Saturday, Oct. 5. There will be leave for Shi-kwon to take over his latest Epstein are as an eyesore to for 5 public servant to seek ex-reiterate; namely, that cuses for sins and omissions in public is not getting its money's on Saturdays). In addition, there troops Cantun News Agency,
then a la carte daly, with a command, which is under duty to safe our aesthetic sense.
dinner dance every evening (except the possible invasion by the revolted guard the Kwangtung frontiers against
Yours, cla,... the pages of a newspaper, but we |
worth. openly welcome this, astonishing||
will be a daily the dansant (Sundays emergence from ancient stagna $5 and, if the Broadcasting Com
We want better value for our excepted) from 4.30 to 6.80. tion that has so long been a mittee cannot see its way clear to TS: Whyte-Smith to a Chinese, "You've a bad record" sald Mr. characteristic of local officialdom.
Mr. King, however, has invited provide us with anything but who was charged before him with that which it thinks we should the unlawful possession of a lead himself to reply to our remarks, have, it cannot expect to be re. stand knowing it to be stolen from and with becoming modesty de- flects our suggestion that all but garded as other than inept as a guilty the defendant was sentenced Chinese temple. On pleading he on the Committee are laymen body, and open to anything bave to three months' jail. The stand in radio lore by the curiously un-criticism and even boycott from was ordered to be confiscated. connected statement that we are both Press and public
"hardly complimentary to the BRITAIN AND THE SOVIET average listener. We apologise
th
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Hong Kong, Oct. 2.
A. IL CROOK.
NEW MINISTER
MR. SADAO SABURI TAKES UP APPOINTMENT
DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMAT
Kobe, Yesterday.
MR W. N. T. TAM
Notice has been given to the Regis trar of the forthcoming marriage, of Mr. William Ngartas Thomas Tam, pointed Japanese Minister to Mr. Sadao Saburi, the newly ap
Miss Doris Woods, who left the BA barrister-at-law, of 11, Babing Colony last Tuesday, most gener-ton-path. Hong Kong to Miss Jessie China, has left for Shanghai on
to Mr. King. In the first place, In spite of the opposition of thevious night (Monday) and enter Hong Kung in the Colony of the Foreign Office ainee 1824.
ously, gave her services the pre-Falchan. To, of 28, Dragon terrace, the "Shanghal Maru" —Router.
[Mr. Badro Saburl has besir. we had no intention of compli Conservative leaders, and the the Home, introducing many new M.D., of the Government Civil Hospt-
Director of the Commercial Bureau tained the Soldfans and Saltors af Mr. Tam practised.
His elder brother is Dr. G. H. Thonias, menting him, but were merely criticism of a section of Chinese songs, as well as the old favourites, tal. Miss To is a daughter of the late
He is a graduate of the Imperial Tokyo University, using his technical qualifications opinion in the Far East, the and curing, as usual, remarkable Dr. Y. K. To of Hong Kong Both
class 1905 After passing the Diplomatie and to emphasise the amateur status friendly gestures made by the success. She will be much missed families are very well known in the
Consular Service examinations he was appointed Attiche in Ching J of the remainder of the Com- Labour Government towards the the Troops.--
Colony and elsewhere, and Highly res 1905, in Ruids in 1906, in France mittee and secondly, we had no Soviet, which will shortly result
peated,
KONASAN IN the Frame':your,"land" at the Head ides, that there were so many ex in the renewal of diplomatic xe themselves to be brothers appeared Mias Eisle Morton, al E-Collar-1824196
Two Chinese boys. who claimed
Offre 1008. 1912 He wa
Secretary to the paneze perta among our local listeners in lations between the two countrie
Magistracy this tage, Datchet, near Windsor, was as Mr. King implies. Surely that are on ciple to he
Tore Mr. T. S. Whyte seriously hired at the annual Secretary and later Counelllax to
the Embassy, at Washington, until!. is all the more reason why they When the
the theft of a Windsor fair when flung 80 feet should be consulted!
Yin Sang. Soap from a chafroplane into the crowd. est Point, where they
The elder brother Mr. Israel Himmelspring. Upper
three. ¿months:
E has foformed, the apred police that fewellery valued at $1,200 dront his house while ha
Whilst deferring to Mr. King
on the technicalitiea, we must in sist that we are entitled to judge the reception of our
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