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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;
VAULT DOORS
For Banks and
Offices.
Herring -Hall- Marvin Sale
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Distributors.
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1923.
| observe what the country `is Saving over its Navy. The estimates for the coming budget year are £61,401.000 in - the
DAY BY DAY.
"THE BEST WAY TO ACCEM ULATE MONEY IS TO RISOLUTELY
Bulls and
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From the Office Butts.
gate, whilst last year boy SAVE A FIXED PORTION OF YOUR
We are asked to contradict the} If Dr. Sun still desires to havO, were £69,376,000, and £93,519,000 INCOME, NO MATTER HOW SMALL report from Exeter Hall that at a good press we would suggest the previous twelvemonth. That THE AMOUNT.”—Ândrew Cart means a useful £34,000,000 or so
negie. saved in two years. Actually, it|
suggestion that those Naval men
The United Athletic Club hold Kowloon Theatre last night, a most enjoyable dance at the
Colony and whether in the in tereat of the breed a close season should not be instituted. What next?
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"Do you believe in spirits?" we asked MacWhirter. What kind?" was his cautious rejoin der.
The second floor of one of
"Smart Work by Detectives: Culprits Caught While Having a Bath," states the headline of a Shanghai contemporary. Evident ly A case of desperadoes be- coming more than bare-faced.
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Women are pushing their way into everything! An American fashion paper suggests that it is time we had feminine cquaten- ancas, chiefly historical, on our
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an early sitting of the House of the inclusion of newspaper re Commons, a request is to be made porters at forthcoming military that the Governor of Hongkong conferencik Lieut. E. L. Leader, King's be asked to report on the number is a mere drop in the ocean when Regiment, has resigned his com- of mosquitoes now at large in the our recent war expenditure is mission. taken into account, but all the same it is a pice in the rightf direction. There is issued a appeal for "the active goodwill of the fellow citizens of the Empire We learn that the Cauron- for the thousands of distinguished Kowloon Railway express ser vica is being resumed as from to or promising officers and men day. severed from .Service to which they are whole-heartedly devot- It is notified that the name of Germany's leading papers fell postage stamps, and states: Specifications on Applica As charity is not being the Chios Vegetable Oil Company, to the basement. We can only Dolly Madison, 100, would show asked for, it is 'preanmably the Limited, has been struck off the Presume that a reporter triad] to advantage do a pink sisop
Register.
to write something nice about executed with some snap,” In a France.
case like this the British P. O., not to be outdone, might issue a For Sale nice collection grey stamp showing Lady Jane of sweep tickats. Nearly new, to dieadvantage. assorted colours. Coat owner, many sleepless nights. Will A Northern contemporary, tonic or a litter of white mice. exchange for large bottle nerve commenting on a forthcoming fancy dress ball in Peking, says: "To make a fair representation of Canton had nothing on Happya potato or carrot should not be The only difficulty practically no training for any
worthless paper.
is in learning how to make a other calling, and everyone will
noise like a potato. And we hope that they will find a means patron of the 7th. Hongkong will take place early in the tion of a carrot would
Sit Paul's next Horse Show fancy that too close a representa- of eatalog & livelihood in other School, has just donated $300 to
Troop Boy Scouts, Saigingpun Spring of 1924. How appalling!
bo dangerous with all the donkeys occupations. If there is any wards the Troop funds.
attending such fanations,
The comfort in kaowing that others
According to Our German case should also be barne în dictionary Essen"
to mind of the man who dressed up are in the same bost," they willi
King's regimental eat." This leads us to reflect as a bun and got his currant be able to accept their lot more L 5, won the open half-mile. He sme the Freach may possibly
eports, C. Bell, of Submarine that in occupying the city of that picked. resignedly when they remember will be remembered as the winner have more than a mouthful. that the naval personnel of other] of the Kowloon Marathon. countries are going through a similar experience to themselves: and no doubt they will be glad to
of peace." know that it is all in the game
MUSTARD & Co. who have been "axed" to leave For stealing A packet of the Service be absorbed into cigarettes, a Chinese received, civilian life in the Dominions three months' hard labour at the
Magistracy this morning. and Colonies. It is certainly hard lines on men who have devoted their time and study to the naval profession that they should now The thrown out on the world with both granted leave of absence Valley, last week in the way of difficult."
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BIRTH.. HOOS-On March 10th. at the French Convent Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hoos, a daughter, Singapore papers please copy.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 10th March, 1923.
NAVAL REDUCTIONS.
now
have
Capt. S. A. Crawford and Capt. R. E Le Fleming, M.C, of the 4th. Bombay Grenadiers, are
until December 3rd.
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A Greenock kid, name of Hardy, fell out of a top-storey Our daylight robberies con-window but was unhurt.
Scat- Magistracy today with having Guilds commenced talking about
A coxswain was charged at the tinue. Isn't it about time the land for bouncing bables! struck another coxswain with an eight-bour night? stoker's slice, in a boiler shop at the Kowloon Naval Depot on the 23rd instant: The case
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repect brewery.
The man who thought out our was burglar alarm should pet a medal: adjourned until Tuesday next. the G&D who invented the Republicans still
revolver is still at large. During the voyage from Bang-
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Herald, referring to a social club Says the British North Borneo function: The evening, though very wel, was very pleasant." These dry tropical functions are never very much of a success anyway.
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"At last we know the definition reminds us of the statement by of Taipan: A Taipan is a creature the Straits Times that a famous that turns its male young out of lady violinist played a piace "as the nest when they have reached we do not hope ever to hear it the age of nine years and does played by any other.” decade has passed, during which pot allow them to re-enter until &
"Esr-rings are costumes in period the offspring are expected themselves," зата в woman's. to emulate the habits of the fashion paper. This strikes us as parent. If successful they build going a bit too far. a nest of their own and the evolu.
Oae result of the Washington Conference has been the restric tion of naval building by practic- ally all the Powers of the world, The Water Supply. and the reduction of personnel.) The wisdom of the authorities kok, the M.B.K. steamer Toyo France is definitely joining the in baving restricted the supply of Marn picked up two Annamites, militarists to give up control of other nations in this new dis-ster for some months past is who were sighted clinging to the revenue collecting bureaux. becoming apparent, for,floating wreckage off Obi Island. Sure, and it will freeze next July! armament" mode, and it seems despite the fact that one week of The two men were brought to that there is going to ba economy March has gone, we are a'i Hongkong and handed over to the all round. So far so good. Those anxiously waiting for the much-authorities.
needed rains. One thing is nations who suffered so much in certain-namely, that if there the Great War-Britain among had been no cutting down of the the average
Observatory returns show that that.
In the same paper we find mean temperature them-undoubtedly need to save supply, the Colony would by during February waa 58.8, the
reported that an official there at this time
been face lowest being 463, on the 27th, witness described as much money as they can, and
Is 's recent divorce action a one of the football matches to face with a grave watar and the bighest 79.4, on the 14th.
& Tientsin proved bimself a referee of a if the thrift campaign includes a famine. The returns show that There were 103 hours of sunshine bedroom eyes." 'm. After all, so This deserves to be added to our woman as "the lady with the type rarely seen in Sandakan.” cut in the normal expenditure on on March 1st. the Hongkong and 0.33-inch of rain. The aver- few stony stares lead to bedrooms. scrap-book of things that might armaments it is matter for joy. reservoirs contained about a four age humidity was 72.
months' supply, that is reckoning However, we are cynical enough on the present basis of consump to view these naval economies tion. There is more water in the
Posing as detectives in search arms, two men stopped & cook without the enthusiasm that is Tytam reservoir now than there boy and a stoker employed at an possibly expected by the ad was at this time last year, but are smelter's shop at Haikwa there are other reservoirs in vocates of universal peace. The Hongkong in which that is not the chung, and robbed the latter of reason is a simple one we faill case,Tytam Byowash, for example, which took place on the 7th, was watch valued at $12. The air
to see that any definite step
being quite empty. So far as Kow-only reported to the Police towards disarmament is being is also dwindling, the figure being
loon is concerned, the supply there yesterday. taken. Obsolete warships are 181 as against 197 million gallons There will be a Tea-Dance ati teing scrapped, and, though last year. So it looks as though the Halans May Institute for it might soon be advisable to fewer capital ships are being restrict supplies there as well members and their friends, on built, these are having "the How short we are of rain may be Thursday, March 15th, at 5.30 lessons of Jutland" embodied in seen from the fact that the total P.. Tickets, obtainable from the them, so that the relative strength fall for the first two months of Secretary, $1 each. Sufficient the year has only been 0.53-inch, tables must be booked by Tues- of the battlefset units remains as compared with 8.15 inches for day, March 13:h, otherwise the almost the same as previously. the same period last year. The dacca will be cancelled. Still, we should be thankful if situation is still quite serious enough, and we can only bope there is at least a pause in the that the public is taking every mad scramble to build, build and care to prevent wastage of our the 26th. instant. They are Kow. headlines to a speech made by Tip for Hongkong's social build, if possible bigger and better most necessary commodity. loos Inland Lot. 1556, at the the Salvation Army leader recent-butterflies:-The rest of your junction of Canton Road and ly. So easy to get off the track days depend upon the rest of your ships than anybody else, that
Pakhoi Street, Yaumati (contain there. ing about 6,825 square feet), apsat most of the Powers a few years The situation in China appears price $40,950; and Shaukiwan There still remains the to be going from bad to worse. Inland Lot 490 (about 7,490 reward of inventive genius-newtinues unabated; gendarmerie in
In Szechuen the fighting con- square feet), upset price $7,490. forms of guns and torpedoes, or Shantung are going in for The arrival is expected in Hong-
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The Festival of the "Excited Insects" came off last Tuesday. We saw one ourselves taking his sweep cheque to the Bank
little things that are so stort that they barely reach to the knee."
An ex-Service man tells us be Now we know.
isn't going to the Hopsing Question meeting. One experi- "General Booth in Paris. Steerence of gas was enough, we Two lots of Crown land are to ing in Wrong Direction." These presume. be sold at the P.W.D. offices on are the somewhat ambiguous
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Judging from the number of now resolutions so far, the Hong-
sbells and other explosives, that wholesale terrorism; affairs in kong shortly of two large French
A Japanese paper offers. board could render one fighting ship, Canton and Kwangtong generally cruisers having on
a Real Estate" for sale. None of collection of your three acres and a cow. whatever its tonnage, the equal of are in a hopelese muddle; and representative
the Peking Cabinet has once French manufactures and produce.
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of good really floating exhibitions of goods driver, has put three dozen eggs government or even of ordinary and business will be conducted out of sight in one sitting. If our Washington Conference we shall administrativa control. The whole as in any other emporium. The cook's evidence can be relied upon chaperones is oply exceeded y The demand for near-sighted possibly have more money avail-country appears to
be in idea of using warships for the Dan had better look to his laurels. the demand for stiff-necked able for purposes other than a state of absolute confusion; purpose of business is certainly added to which is the fact that unique, but it will also present War, but shall not be the Central Government is unable an opportunity of
WE doing away with our powerful to meet the obligations on its change of naval courtesies.
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Ever see a sentence containing
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five consecutive "ands"? Essy. A Manchester man has been The other day a compositor set fined £5 for winking at a woman. up some matter.containing a line The dirty dog!
and Mary."
navy altogether, and we shall foreign loans. How long, we Mr. Seijiro Tatsumi, assisted like this: "George
be able to undertake a naval wonder, will this state of affairs
be permitted to continas? It is by Mr. Milton Seymour campaign again if need be.. So not as though the people are to accompanist, again appeared in a to the uneven spacing thus: "The alliterative caption in a northern The proof-reader drew attention "Doctora Differ." A nice with all the nations. The point blame. The ordinary, common song recital at the Theatre Royal is, we have to dissociate the ides folk of China are among the finest last night and greatly delighted and and and Mary should be but when they do the patient has space between 'George' and 'and' paper. It doesn't happen often
of armament restriction from They are the victims of the misrule was splendidly aung, as also was and best people in the world. his bearers. Rubinstein's "AsTE”
the same."
a chance. that of disarmament: though of others. They, with us, must be "Waft Her, Angel Through the politicians bave not scrupled to sick and sorry at the chaos, cor-Skies" from Handel's "Jephths."|
A contemporary, dealing with
try and camouflage the one so as Unless some strong man soon provided during the second part/Cemetery on Thursday. last. At pany's sesson, states that "Miss,
ruption and confusion that prevail. Familiar national songs were funeral of Mr. X took place at Y, the Courtneidge-Holloway Com to try and pass it off for the arises to get a grip on affairs, the of the programme, and these the grave-side Mr. Z one of the Hardy takes the big emotional country will most assuredly were admirably interpreted. Mr. mourners, had a fatal seizure, and parts such as Mr. Tanqueray in plunge into bankruptcy, and even Tatsumi has kindly consented to died before medical aid could be. The Second Mr. Tanqueray. Taxpayers in Britain will be worse. But we still look in vain sing at the Easma's cabaret con- summoned. This cast quite a The illusionist of the Company, pleased,
most probably, to for such a leader.
cert to-night,
Igloom over the proceedings." we presume
other.
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