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THE SEAS.
From the great blue deep came forth the Empire, boundless and
Two forthcoming jumble sales are ad Mr. George E, Solosky, who is writing vertised. The Art is being held under a series of articles for the Daily the auspices of the Hongkong Benevolent News on visit to Hongkong and Society on Wednesday naxt at the City Canton," describes in his latest the Muni- Hall, and the other is to take place at cipal Administration at Canton, and the Union Church Hall on Tuesday, June makes special reference to the budgetting. He writes: "I am not softing up the 1st, at 2:30 p.m.
claim that there is no corruption in Canton. I know nothing about that. But after an experience of many years
which the Government has been granting to the industry in order to maintain the wage scale while readjustments were being made terminates as from yesterday and in the strenuous discussions, which have been taking placa during the past
In connection with the opening of the few weeks no way out of the difficulty seems to have been discovered which does public beach at Stonecutters on May not involve a continuation of the sub-13th, the Hongkong and Yazmati Ferry sidy, for some further period at least. Co., Ltd., has made arrangements for many provincial capitale, I must re- audited accounta, the only effort toward The Government, however, has definitely the running of a service to and from the cord that here, was the only proof of a scientiño budget, the only systematiza tion of government finances. It the Canton Municipality accomplishes no committed itself against a renewal of the beach. The return fares are thirty cente
attempted to thing more, it has achieved an important free Across the wide waters of subsidy. The Badget statement clearly from the Pottinger Street Pier and all the seas unceasingly pass nien revealed that it was an intolerable burden twenty cents front the Kowloon Pier,
more tightly on the taxpayer. In the latest number and ships, binding.
Another well-known Shanghai resident toon depicting the Prime Minister and harbour on Thursday. In one instance government in China”
the woman jumped into the water at Tin the common bonds of a noble Punch to hand there is a clever car commit suicide by jumping into the contribution to the development of good
his colleagues searching in the library of
Lok Lane, but was rescued by boat who is travelling home on the P. & O heritage. Not least amongst these ties is
the House of Commons for a synonym for people who were close at hand, and was Macedonia is Mr. N. C. Maitland, who Coal subsidy." According to one of arnt to the Government Civil Hospital has spent 25 years in the East Mr. the cables printed to-day the Prime little the worse for her immersion. In Maitland went to Shanghai on the staff Minister indicated at an eleventh-hour the other case, the woman jumped from of the Chartered Bank of India, Aus- conference that he was prepared to the Yaumati ferry wharf, but was quickly tralia & China, arriving thers from the rescued. She was sent to the Kwong London other at the end of 1898. Early consider the extension of State financial
Wah Hospital. assistance for a few days, in order to give further time for negotiation, provided the owners suspended their notices.”
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STODDART-At Longtown, Cumberland, on April 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. J STODDART; of Shanghai, a son..
MARRIAGE.
on
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April 28th, MARIOZIE, daughter of the late C. Diox HTLAND," of San Francisco, to Join JCENSTON, son of the late WILLIAM PATERSON, "Broomlands, Dumfries.
DEATHS.
of
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The general view appears to have been maintained in Cabinet circles that the simplest solution of the situation would be if both parties to the industry and the Government could undertake to accept the Report of the Coal Commission, as it standa and put it into effect, but it was recognised that it was difficult to recon- cile all views to secure this end and a
Two Chinese
women
May 1st is the usual official date for changing into whites" in Hongkong, though most people are usually in whites long before that date. It has not been the case this year, however. The range of temperature during April has been unusually low, especially during the latter balf of the month, and though the sun hade a welcome reappearance yesterday, it did not look as if we might see a sudden transformation in the garb of the people to-day.
A largely attended farewell banquet
in 1900 be went to Japan, and while in Yokohama in 1903 joined the International Banking Corporation. In the service of this Bank he was transferred to Shanghai at the end of 1905, and a year later he eit to become an exchange broker, join- ing the late Mr. L. C. B. Edmonston. From this connection has developed the firm of Maitland, Fearon & Brand. Mr. ber of the Shanghai A.D.C., and Mrs. Maitland has been a distinguished mem- Maitland, like her husband, has also been a prominent figure in Shanghai musical
circles.
The magazine of St. Andrew's, Kow. loon, refers to the departure of Misa Storr from the C.M.8. Victoria Home in Kowloon City, as depriving the O.M.S.
month's earnest discussions have failed was given in Amoy on the evening off of a meat valued worker, and St. An
drew's of a great friend. It says:-Tha to achieve it. Under the direction of a April 27th in honour of the retiring Association between our Church and the specially appointed Cabinet Committee American Consul, Mr. Leroy Webber, by orphanage is a very close one. We have girls from Sunday School funds, and special work was undertaken in connec- the President of the Amay Chamber of the privilege of supporting two of the tion with the Report by acost every Commerce, Mr. Oet Tjoe, the well-known inany of us, have received real inspira department of the Government-work China Java millionaire. The function was tion in seeing the work carried on in loved by the Chiace has retired after which took precedence over all other held at the latter's new palatial residence the Home. Miss Stor, who was greatly be in Kulangst, Amoy. Thoar present fa-5 years service, part of which time was with a view to guiding the Cabinet as to eluded the members of the Consular Body, spent in Pakhoi, and even now has been reasons. She carries with her. the affec the effect which would follow the adop Admiral Lin, the Commission and Super-compelled to return home for domestic tion of this or that feature of the Com-intendent of Maritime Customs, the tionate goodwill of numerous friends mission's recommendations. It is prob. Magistracy and practically all those pro-We pray that God will enrich these years
minent in the commercial and civic circles of her retirement with His blessing." ably true to say, one of the London papers
of Aunoy. said recently, that three of the more im-
THE GREAT PYRAMİD: At the Kowloon Magistracy yester portant issues on which earnest discas- sions have been proceeding are the pro day, Mr. J. H. B. Nihill sentenced a ILLUSTRATED LECTURE AT THE posals for the State acquisition of mineral Chinese employee of the Chins Light and Power Company to fourteen days' hard. rights, the power of municipalities, to deal labour for the larceny of a quantity of Mr. D. O. de Silva lectured at the Hongkong University last night on The in the retail sale of coal, and the total copper wire. Mr. F. N. Nicholls prose Great Pyramid," the lecture heing illus Detrated by 104 coluared lanter slides of abolition of the State subsidy on May cuted on behalf of the, Company.
fendant admitted taking the wire, and flashlight photos and diagrams drawn to acale. The lecturer described the scientific Is£
Apart from political considerations, the said that he had collected the odd pieces features of the Great Pyramid and said were left over from that while it is now somewhat dilapidated. in appearance it must in its original state have been grandly beautiful. In its per- heavy cost of nationalising mineral rights of wire which was regarded as a serious difficulty, for various jobs. He thought he
His Worship in fect condition the Great Pyramid sym- it is felt that already State credit has entitled to the wire.
passing sentence, commented that it was bolized the Christ; that is, it represented Jesus Christ the Head, and the Church been exploited to almost the maximum in view of defendant's clean record that His body-members. For the chief corner- stone of the Pyramid, the apex Lead- which is desirable or possible. This is au, the sentence was so light,
stone, is expressly declared in Scriptures. A clever hani of a quantity of raw to be a figure of our Lord; and other aspect of the report which the Treasury has been considering on behalf of the
to each other by extremely tenacious Cabinet and we may take it from the cable opium was made by searchers who await- stones, fitly joined to the head-stone and ed the arrival of the ss. Sai On from cement, illustrate the individual living
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It is estimated that exactly 144,000 EDMOND CYRIL, dearly beloved son assistance for a few days only" is as Chinese passengers who disembarked from in his firs: Epistle, chapter ii. of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. DAVIES, aged far as the Government feels that it is the steamer was searched in the ordinary linear cubits of casing-stones covered the teristic of the Great Pyramid, the 144,000 nine months. LOFTING. Suddenly, at Shanghai, on able to go in that direction. It is evident way and the opium was found cleverly Great Pyramid. By this method, charac- April 23rd, Jon HENRY LOFTING, that the trouble in the Coal industry is hidden in a brass kettle full of egg followers of the Lamb referred to in The searcher, not wishing to damage the Revelation xiv are represented, even as aged 43 years.
of a nature which must engage the
eggs, pushed an iron bar down in the the head corner-stone represents the Lamb ENGAGEMENT. - The engagement is announced between anxious attention of Governments at middle of them, but on measuring the of God Himself; and the fine cement that' EVELTE WINIFRED, elder daughter of Westminster for many years to come. outside of the kettle with it and compar-binds all the stones in one aptly sym
ing it with the depth obtained inside, he holises that Divine love which unites Captain W. J. THOMPSON, R.A.S.C., and Mrs. THOMPSON, of Hongkong, A prolonged stoppage in the industry is found there was a discrepancy of some six Jesus Christ and His joint-heirs," making
kettle and the opium was found inside. and WALTER CHARLES, elder son of the unthinkable, but the nation bas evidently inches He tore off the bottom of the them one and indivisible. late Mr. Cux and Mrs. CLABX, of)
At the Central Magistracy yesterday Tasie Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.
there was a sequel, when the Chinese in possession of the opium. question was fined $1,000 for being in
Hongkong Office: 14. Chater Road" London Office: 131, Fleet Street, E.C.
The Baily Press.
Boreroas, Mar Jer, 1928.
THE CRISIS IN THE COAL INDUSTRY.
to make up its mind that the solution will not be found before the State has been committed to further heavy financial
burdens.
Mr. Rupert Baldwin, AT.C.L, takes up his work an organist at St. Andrew's,
Kowloon, to marfow.
A. Singapore paper states that Mr. Justice Gompertz is going on two months' leave almost immediately
It has been decided to remove the statue of Sir Robert Hart at Shanghai, Tar. situation in the Labour world at
to a more worthy place opposite the new Home, as depicted in the cables to day, is Customs House. far from bright. According to Mr. J. H.
convinced that there will be no stoppage The Trade Union Conference bas p
genera
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$5,820 STOLEN. JAPANESE SHIPPING MANAGER'S LOSS.
A Chinese, who claimed to have been a passenger "from Honolulu "on the a..
Mr. M. Takeuchi, of No. 18, Macdonnell President Taft, which arrived in Hog Road, manager of the Osaka Shosen on Thursday, was arrested on the Than Kaisha, reported to the police yesterday about to board the steuner for Macao that a box of jewellery and a sum of in possession of two Mauser pistols, one money, the total value of which was revolver and several hundred rounds of 5,820, were stolen from his residence.
on Thursday... ammunition. The man had a consider between 11 p.m. on Wednesday and e a‚m. able amount of luggage and the police A chair coolie at the house was found searchers, discovered one of the weapons concealed in a Chinese tea pot, another to be missing the same morning. in a Chinese round rattan basket and one in the bottom of a packing case. The ammunition was concealed in a hidden compartment of a Chinese-made box. The man will appear before the magistrate this morning.
The
A COOLIE'S LAUGH. RICKSHA PULLER WHO RAN INTO EUROPEAN
THOMAS, it is a thousand to one "ior The Royal Air Force Association of wedding took place at St. John's At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, a stoppage in the cont industry, though Shanghai entertained Lieut. Botved, the cathedral on Thursday afternoon of Mr before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, a ricksha the Prime Minister is understood to Danish sirman, to tin at the Shanghai Bernard Thorpe of the Police, and Mias coolie was charged with pulling his rick
Margaret F. Gerrard, daughter of Mr.ths in a dangerous manner at the "Stur Club on Sunday last
W. G. Gerrard, Assistant Buperintendent Ferry Wharf on the morning of April The American Legation is reported to of Police, New Territories, and Mrs. Ger- 15th
Mr. McGary, of the Secretariat for rard. There were no bridesmaids, but have protested to the Waichinopu against Mrs. A. I. Elston attended as matron Chinese Affairs, stated that he was walk the imposition of a 40 per cent, cigarette of honour Mr. W H. Nolloth was the ing towards the ferry near the Kowloon tax by the province of Shansi, as being best man" The officiating clergyman Railway Station, when the defendant, were many friends of both the bride and passed him without giving any warning. contrary to existing commercial treaties was the Rev. H. Copley Moyle, and there running faster than the ordinary speed, bridegroom present at the Cathedral He was so close to the complainant that A note in the magazine of St. Andrew Following the marriage ceremony, a re- the rickahs caught the shoulder of his
we admitted a Roman and Mira A H Elston, Happy Valley defendant turned round and laughed.
Defendant said that he was hurrying and later in the day Mr. and Mrs. Thorpe month pound a week in their wages, Catholic into the Church of England. left for Repulse Bay, but to-day they to catch the ferry. He denied that he
His Worship imposed a fine of $5. Decisions had to be reached in the Coal We hope to admit two more very short sail for England on the P. & O. Le laughed at, Mr., MeGary,
Macedonia. trade dispute yesterday. The subsidylly"
port", for the miners, but has not gone the length of threatening a general'atrike In the London engineering trade a strike
Catholic" CATHEDRAL and BT. PONGKONG HANGARD REPORvra of forty thousand men is threatened in church, Kowloon, says: During the ception was held at the residence of Mr coat, and damaged it. After the accident
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