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AN UNRECORDED WAR İMORE DISASTERS ON
INCIDENT
GERMAN GENERAL AND HIS IRON CROSS
"A GOOD FELLOW"
THE HAN
PRIESTS AND TAOISTS CHANTING MASSES
PLACATING THE ICE SPIRIT
P'RAPS —
P'RAPS NOT!
Two neighbours were chatting over the dividing fence.
"What on earth mado you gut General Sir Ian Hamilton, who Though the temperature in such an enormous kennel for that opened the British Legion Club at Hankow has risen to a degree tiny dog of yours?" Solihull, Birmingham, referred to for.
two above freezing point "Well, between you and me,” he war hate, and asked how long it in the daytime, the cold is intense explained, "it's because I sometimes was to last.
at night. Large blocks of ice are come home late and my wife locks "Inability to hate," he said, "has still sweeping down the Han, some the door." always been Britain's strong quit times entirely submerged and some- in the game of life. Let her play times visible. Native boats are con the ace of hearts now and win the stantly being crushed and sunk. trick. The thing can be done right For instance, a boat manned by a now, for the German is a sentimen man and his wife, whose threa tal fellow.
children were on board, was struck cellent remedy.
They were discussing insomnia. It was suggested that a glass of whisky every half-hour was an ex-
Teacher: "Tommy, why don't you comb your hair before coming to school?"
"You have all read of the grand by an ice foe and sunk. Men in "Will that cure it?" asked the dinner given by the East African another boat dragged two of the victim. Expeditionary Force, at which the children out of the water, but the "No,". replied the other, "but it German General, von Lattow-Vor parents and the baby were drown-makes it a pleasure to stay awake." beck, was a guest of honour.
Buted.
Another boat with seven there was another dinner given and adults on board was suddenly stove, that was given by me. So I'm In by ice
and all the persons going to reveal to you here for the drowned. At one point where the first time what the German general river bends as many as four wreck said after 1 had proposed and drunked boats can be seen piled one on his health, for it was Father funny top of the other. To appease the and very jolly.
(wrath of the ice-spirit prfests and "Here is the gist of what the Taoists are chanting general said:-
many points and the boatmen are offering presents to the idols,
"You will perhaps have noticed that I am wearing to-night my two
masses al
Ferocity of Communists
war decorations, the Order pour le News received from different Merite and the Iron Cross,
Tommy: "I ain't got no comb." Teacher: "Borrow your father's." Tommy: "He ain't got no comb." Teacher: "How does he comb his hair?"
TUESDAY JANUARY 28, 1930.
PAMELA'S SALE.
PAMELA wishes to inform her clientele that after stocktaking a sale will begin on Monday, 20th of January when the stock will be reduced from 15 % and above.
REDUCTIONS 15% TO 50%. NOTICE.-MME. FLINT will be very pleased to attend the sale personally and at the
same time show the new collection of models brought from Paris.
DRESSMAKING & MILLINERY.
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HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.
Opening Daily Official Quotations 28th January, 1930.
Tummy: "He ain't got no hair."
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you have not thought this was the Communists are making much month ago.
I hope parts of the province indicates that you since you were through vanity; on the contrary, headway.
Hong Kong Bank .... 1310 The district it is entirely in your honour and in Yanglowtung, which was recently
around ried life?"
"Oh, rotten; my wife is always Chartered. Dank order to show up gratitude for an looted, is now under the sway of asking for money."
Merczmaite Dk.. A&B.₤ act of courtesy which I have just re- the "Save the country army" and
"Money! How much do you give Back of Asi ceived at the hands of your Govthe people are suffering. The vil her, then?" ernment.
So now I will tell you lage militia have been robbed of
Insurances. exactly how it' comes-first, that I their arms and ammunition in most got the Iron Cross; secondly, how places near this contre of the ten
Canton Ins...... I lost it; thirdly, how I come to be trade. The retribution which ever chastised by his father for letting China Underwriters..$
Young Reggie had just been Union Ins. .............$979 able to wear it to-night.
takes those who withstand this the garden roller run into the green- After some engagements, in communist movement has just been house. which my troops had made the best demonstrated in Hankow.
He sought consolation from China Fire Ins...$940 his mother. fight they could, the Kaiser had tho
H. K. Fire Ins....... 26 During the red regime in and! "Mamma," he idea to send me the Iron Cross. around Hanchuan city a well-to-do grandpa spank daddy when he was naked, "did This pleased me very much. My scholar named Liu offered some little?" father had won an Iron Cross in opposition to the leaders with the the war of 1870, and my grand result that his house was burnt "And did his daddy spank him?" father also had been decorated. By lover his head and his lands wers,
"Yes." il lack the Iron Cross fell into the occupied by members of the band. hands of General Smuts. Natural He managed to escape to Hankow "Well," said
A pause. ly, I thought it was good-bye to that with his wife and little boy, and weartly, "who started this thing Union Waterboats...$
the small boy, Cross. But no; in the most chi found a home in a quiet spot not anyway?" valrous manner the General sent it far from Hanchiatong above Han- to me across No Man's Land. So far so good.
kow. Father and son worked as
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market gardeners on a small piece ing from a dinner party.
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General Smuts had pressed his at dark night there was
"George, dear," she said, "what- tentions upon me in too forward aet the door and a
ever made you tell the Browns that jmanner. So, very secretly, several admittance in order to escape being you married me for my voice when S'hai Exploration...Tls.
chosen officers and myself buried taken as
you know I can't sing a note?" a carrying coolie by two chests, one containing the head soldiers.
George thought deeply for a Anxious to do a good of a record buffalo which we had deed the door was opened to the moment. The dinner had been Rauba shot, the other containing my war man. Three men rushed in and good, which perhaps accounted for Tronoh Mines ....āja fdecorations, my diaries, and letters putting their weapons to the heads his reply. from my wife. How it came about of the man and his son shot them
"Well, darling," he said, soothing that these secretly hidden chests both dead. The poor widow dey, "I had to give some reason, and were found God knows.
clares that she recognized the men that was the only one I could think as some of those with whom her of at the moment. husband had trouble in Hanchuan.
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"You seem strong enough," re- most happy thought of generous; courtesy the British War Office has chi's army the number of leader.
narked the housewife, coldly, when N. Engineerings...T. 71 With the defeat of Tang Seng the
bedraggled returned them.
specimen less soldiers wandering about the humanity presented itself at the Shanghai Docks ...Tis. reason I am outskirts of Hankow and Wuchang
door in quest of a meal. “You wearing them to-night-the first is rapidly increasing and it is dis- should be at work." night I have had them to wear." tressing to know that many of "Appearances art deceptive, Ewo Cottoasis. 16.10
"He was a very good fellow," add-these men still have weapons. The madam," replied the gentlemanly ed Sir Ian Hamilton. How glad laodah of a small boat was going tramp, bowing gallantly. felt 1 had never shot. Smuts and
home never even shot at General von Let-
outside Han- tow-Vorbeck. So my last word is,
yang, when he
stopped WIS by four of these all of you, each in your own way, threatened to kill him. He begged the simple life?"
men who go and do likewise and help our for mercy, which was granted when country to recover quickly and com- he had parted with his day's earn- ings amounting to $2.25, and his wadded outer garments.
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into the street and yelled that Bank, B0 days' sight "healthy soldiers wore killing Bank, 4 months' sight 1/6 wounded ones." About a hundred Credits, wounded men rallied to this ery sight The investigation of the finan-was only quelled when a posse of
and created 'serious trouble which Documentary 4 months cial and administrative acandale, soldiers arrived and fired blank
sight governmental and municipal,
On Paris-- which have arisen in Japan, has were arrested and taken to the bar-Credits, 4 months'
cartridges. Twenty of the men on demand been carried a step further.
sight
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It was announced that the Em peror had sanctioned the Indict ment of General Hanzo Yamanashi, Governor-General of Korea. on a troops, captured the German for On demand charge of ascepting a bribe Intress at Teingtag in 1921. He Credits, connection with his office.
60 Bucceeded
Baron Tanaka This distinguished officer whe Minister of War.
sight formerly A Minister
On Bombay- Mr. Ichida Kobash!, former Wire Cabinet of the late General Baron Minister for Education, has been On demand Tanska. Another member of the lodged in prison in connection same Ministry was Mr. Helkichi with his recent alleged assocla-Wire.
Op Calcutta- Ogawa, who is at present in pri-tions with the railway acandals. Bon awaiting trial on charges of
On demand Towards the end of 1928 many corruption arising out of the al members of the Municipal Council On demand
On Singapore lotment of railway contracts. of Tokyo, including several mem-
The prosecution, says the Cenbers of the Japanese. Parliament, On demand
On Manlis tral. Nowa Tokyo correspondent, were arrested relates to the issue of a licence arising out of electric, Esh-On demand
on grave charges On Shanghai-- to the Rice Exchange at Fusan, market, and other contracts." and when the matter was first It was then, announced that the
80 day's sight (privato raised General Yamanashi was proceedings against them would"
· paper). advised by the military authorities be deferred until after the class On demand
On Yokoham→→→ to resign his governorship and of the Emperor's enthronement Gold Leaf, 100 fine army rank in order to escapo pro- festivities. These concluded, early, secution. As a confession of in 1929, but so far the accused Sovereigns guilt & Implicit in such realgan men have not been brought up in tion the general rejected this ad open Court.
vice and elected to face his ac
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April 11, 19
Dia: $1.25 for 1028
Mar, 4, 89
Oct to cents for year 21-16-29.
Mar. 18,921
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and rose until, during the Great which were terminated on the War, he was appointed Chief of enspension of diplomatic relations Stat of the Japanese forces with the Soviet in 1927 are to be which, combined with the British re-established.
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