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HONGKONG, 14th Apr, 1923.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1923.
DAY BY DAY.
Bulls and
Inners
From the Office Butts.
[decision on this point should be urgently reached and construc. tion began without delay. What-
YOU MAY LEAD A FOOL TO ever may be said regarding the
FALE, BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HIM unsuitability of a tramway up THINK. the Wanchai Gap, there can be
We desire to contradict the Home Note-noWhirter angs no doubt that had Government Mr. Archibald Ritchie has been rumour, that following the to be careful abous spring (proceeded with this project appointed a qualified auditor example set by the Board of cleaning, for it takes a finger nail couple of years ago, the present under the Companies Ordinances. Education, the members of the nearly five months to grow problem would not have to be
Committes of the S. P. C. A. will again, {faced. As we have bafora poiqted As a result of the thunderstorm ask for power to visit, in their
Our Education Board is aking out, there has been a great exon Wednesday, two workmen official capacity, the offices of
were killed by lightning in overworked Government sarvants. for more power. All it needs now
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is more education. And whilst we're at it, let us eastern part of the Peak, and..
deny the rumour that Roderick Nature Note :-The new rice is with the opening up of the Mount Barglars broke into Li Jim Kee Random is dead. But with Elijah now being planted. So is our Cameron district, this develop-jewellery shop at Bonham Strand we say, peradventure he sleepeth cook's grandmother last night and stole 43 watches, of and must be awaked. ment will continue. It seems the total value of $600. essential, therefore, that some
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scheme be adopted whereby The names of Mr. William The Chief Scout of Hongkong in facilities are offered for residents Owen Pearce and Mr. Richard) uniform. in that region. At any rate, the Scott Carrick have been added to the one point to be kept continu- ously in mind is that, whatever improvements are carried out in the present service, acother line is badly needed.
the List of Authorized Architects. If phara was as much interest taken in larvae as in dormy, the
America and the Near East.
Under the Sale of Food and Druge Act, nineteen samples of milk were examined during the past quarter, one being found adulterated.
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The Kowloon man who tellsus. that we'll have to drink more beer reminds us that one of the best ways to beat a coal strike is to instal gas fires.
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The man who invented obit cooliss is still at large.
To judge from the various reports of the damage, it would look as if the Aplicbsu fire was a about a new building to house guessing competition.
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The boycott movement is spreading. Last Monday several of the Kawloon children didn't want to go to school.
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Kowloon F. C. will have to sSS
the Shield. Reminds us of the old lady who won a fire screen in a raffle and had to buy new furniture to match.
"Rifle shooting." says General Fowler, "is good for the nerves." "Dairy Farm Lighter." That's And not nearly so sore on the have a good excuse next time good news. Our architects will feet as dancing. they want it shifted to Shatin.
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"Competitione," he continues, were often lost through getting nervous and missing the last few bulls. Yes, we think so. We do it ourselves, quite often and we haven't even a kilt.
You can't have everything. man can't be expected to gather news and write letters to the editor at the same time.
Our Bull last week about the its hold on the Belilice Shield.""
"The Corps failed to maintain make volunteering
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has appointed Sergeant H. B. L His Excellency the Governor new turn to events in the Dowbiggin to be Second Lieuten Near East has been given by ant in the Hoogkong Volunteer America's entry into the circle of Defence Corps. controversy, through what have come already to be known as the Chester concessions. The practions, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K. C. There being no other nomina tical side of the matter is the Eas been declared elected as a development, during a number of member of the Sanitary Board for THE PEAK TRAMS.
years, of a backward portion of Turkish territory, by which it will The meeting of the Peak He. Probably become one of the most
prosperous areas in that Eastern Tenders are being invited for sidents' Association was note Mediterranean region. Railways the construction of a boundary worthy for the fact that practic-ara to be built, linking up well and shelter at Parkside, ally the whole of the discussion important parts of hitherto Kowloon, on behalf of the Kow.
aeglected territory and putting the loon-Canton Railway.
Tommies was registered an outer which followed the transaction of interior of Angora into easy touch
by one of them. He didn't see Why not formal business was on a ques- with the seacoast. American The military commanders in the point, but that was maybe more interesting by introducing tion not mentioned in the annual money, brains, and energy are to Canton are asid to have agreed to our fault. We nevertheless ap- courses in armed robbery ? report. This was the congestion doubt those directly concerned of gambling as a means of obsinthe cattle trucks daring 1914-15. introduced here soon. How d'ye be put into the project, and no Dr. San's wish that the permitting preciate bis point about crowding Thirty new taxis are to be on the Peak tramways-undoubt would not consider the propositioning revenue be stopped within six edly the chief topic of conversa. seriously were it not that they months. tion amongst residents of the Ipect to benefit in return. Everything points, in fact, to a hillside district. The problem is mutual reaping of good results a big one, full of difficulties, but What could only be expected has it demands early and thorough happened, however, and the other attention. The trouble is that, with events in the Near East, except for purely temporary Britaid and France, are sure to measures, there is no apparent look upon the United States' con- cession as a matter of rival interest. prospect of early relief being
secured.
two Powers closely concerned
Soviet Russia in the matter, we could wish that Turkey were able to develop ber resources herself.
South American Navies.
The London Gazelle announces under Foreign Office, March 1. that the King has approved of Monsieur M. J. Quist, as Consul General of the Netherlands at Hoogkong.
Yesterday's health.
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A foki of the trading juak No. 717B was accidentally drowned the night before last whilst mak ing the vessel secure in the rough weather. The boat at the time was lying off the Tin Lok pier.
Wellington Koo to Act," mostly all do that, but the trouble says a Telegraph heading. They is the encores.
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Last week Mr. San Fo was going to Shanghai: This week he says he's not going anywhere. Quite right
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'Twas a fine Jamboree, with none of that morning after" feeling.
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In the Army everyone used to grumble at ubiquitous Irish stew, which perhaps, accounts for the fact that it is now served every day for tiffin at the Easma Club,
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Not content with a teleptone ex Some folk are never satisfied.
change at the Peat, they appar eatly have radio as wall, if the P.R.A. Annual Report is to be trusted. To be able to listen-in on Band Performances at the Peak Club is not only up-to-date but cheap at the money.
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Sayer's Satirical Essay DA Flies, contained in the P. R. A Report, might well be reprinted for the benefit of those gardeners in the Colony who do not know what to do with their manure.
The Telegraph, referring la the Blake Fier charge for seats, wants more coppers for local pockets, but apparently not more pockets for local coppers.
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A keep, healthy, business rivalry shows four cases of small-pox and Hongkong gained' six Dow is one thing, but when politice get one each of enteric fever, diphtramcars last year but did well in The proposals to institute & mixed up in a controversy of this theria and paratyphoid fever. other way.
nature regrettable friction is The last two were British: the barrier systen at the lower usually engendered, For this rest Chinese. station (thereby preventing un-reason, and also taking into seemly scrambling for seats) and account the probable attitude of to run a certain number of through cers will no doubt prove of benefit. Incidentally, we should think the Company could, by
Observers who have closely means of
bye-law, prevent followed events in South America Observatory returns show that passengers getting in at Kennedy during the past decade or so bave during March the highest tem- A contemporary congratulates "Look on the bright side. Think Road, coming down and then boted the gradual emergence of perature was 82.2, on the 28th, itself on having one of its men of the fan the folk below are retaining their seats for the up-the Latin American Governments and the lowest 55, on the 1st."first on the scene" of a recent baring now thaichoked drainpipe
from the position of "no-account" There were 178.5 hours of sun-local incident. ward journey. This could assigned to them, to that of a shine, but only 0.66-inch of rain. babit. We once knew a man who
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done by enforcing a rule that factor in world events, The The average humidity was 78, was first on the scene when a We presume that Lois Wilson people coming down must vacate "stage South American," as we
motorcar hit him.
pictured yesterday by the Post the car
on ita arrival at the might call him-an alleged am
His Excellency the Governor
"the beautiful Austration bodiment of sloth and slyness-ia
Referring to the housing film atar" must be a СТОЛБ terminus. Some sich plan is still perpetuated in the cheaper has appointed Lieutenant Colonel obviously necessary, On the forms of fiction and cinema films: Fitzgerald Gabbett Fitzgerald, question, the Daily Press states: between an Austrisa and an
R.A.M.C., to" be There is not enough killed labour illustration. matter of larger cars, the Com.but the reality, taken as a whole, D.3.0,
is sufficiently different to make Member of the Sanitary Board available." For the foundations, pany states that this is quite
term of thrée one wonder what place the world for a
years, we presume. possible, and that the rails have of a hundred years bence will Vice Bravet-Colonel Lawrence R.A.M.C., been prepared for such a develop-assign to these Latius of the Humphry, C.M.G., ment.. Against that we have Mr. New World. That they are pro who bas left the Golony.
gressing, in nambers, prosperity, Fletcher's statement that the political consciousness, And It is notified that it is the in-talk will cost us 40% more.
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We've yet to attend the first
annual meeting of an association which is not described as:→
(1) A lusty babe. (2) A precocious child. (3) A robust infent.
We would suggest through express Peak ours stopping at Kennedy Road, Bowen Road, May Road and Birker Roed.
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Government is advised that this national development, is obvious. tention of His Excellency the
To judge from a picture of Herr would be mechanically unsound. The bigger States, like Brazil and Governor to make an order on
Argentina, are well on the road the expiration of six months Stinnes which appeared the other Where experts differ, the layman that leads to permanent atable directing the removal of all graves day in the China Meil, it is hard hesitate to express any opinion. government and racial progres-in Sham Shui Po Cemetery. Such to say whether Hugo is a mining
There is, it must be order will be made for the par- miner or a mining magnate. But in our opinion all these siveness.
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element of Northern European laying out of roads and building It would appear from the rioned
really subsidiary races-chiefly pusbful Germane sites.
P.R.A. Annual Report that even the main issue-namely, jin both countries. The question
the feelings of the flies in that peed of additional of naval disarmament as it affects
the South American States is a eralissimo ia Canton has issued consideration.
The Headquarters of the Gen-exalted region receive careful tramway. We may increase the reminder of their rapid develop-instractions
to all commands Bize of the cars, run through ex-ment within comparatively recent near the zes-ports and along the The other day one of our pressed and regolate the traffic years. Their naval units are by coast ordering them not to inter-contemporaries, following Heuter congestion on the Feak Trams: A brilliant suggestion to relieve no means negligible. We had the fere with the at the lower station, but by doing opportunity a few years age of foreign vessels when on legitimate of England. If this sort of thing take twice as long for the journey, movement of too slavishly, referred to the King Double the size of the cara and all of these things the point re- becoming acquainted through course. The order is necessary continues, we shall have to draw mains that better provision must personal contact with & unit be made for the numerous re.of the Argentine fleet, and its a result of a recent protest such expressions to the attention
from the British Consulate- | of the Consul for Scotland. efficiency struck us then 48 General over the movement of sidents who live some distance factor in
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journey towards a higher grade interfered with when passing among the nations of the world. Bocca Tigris the other day,
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By the time you've paid for your last spring sult, the adab will be asking a rise in her wagen. quick-growing trees for play- The trouble about these alleged
Houses are going cheap in grounds is that the children grow Harbin. If it wasn't for the quicker than the trees,
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mission might consider the matter. Two shroffe have been shot in Canton, showing that even the An ex Premier has been held worst of places has its pleasures. for a four-lakh ransom up North
One of these days one of our
The outstanding fact is that
We did not fail to observe the the Peak district has developed large proportion of those of recent
The aircraft carrier Vindictive tremendously since the tramway European domicile among the was laid down, and is now totally personnel. Incidentally, Britain, is for: be re-conditioned into
the leading naval Power, was the light cruiser, which was her ori. inadequate to present needs first to inspire the seadog instinct ginal rating. The Vindictive, so With more building proceeding, in Latin America, and there was called to perpetuate the memory the situation is becoming worse more fact than fiction in the tales of the old third class cruiser
If the buzzing of insects is, as Southern politicians will be of British seamen who rose to the which went down so gloriously the Post says, the call of love, pinched, and his captors make instead of better, and in the prond position of Admirals in the at Zeebrugge, recently went on a then most of the mosquitoes in merry on the resultant $3,50, course of a few years, even if service of South American Prea- trooping voyage to the China our house must be polygamists,
East Indies bigger trams were put on, we idents of old. Taking everything Station and the should have the whole problem into consideration, it is evident Station, and on her return the that the bigger South American above decision was come to.......The to face all over again. Another nations have "arrived,” and it in cost of reconditioning the Vindic-{ tramway is a necessity, and a time everybody realised the fact, tive will run close to six figures
Judging from the splendid con
A sure sign of hot weather-dition of our advertised pianos is when you wake up and wonder and motor cycles, Pinkettes must if it was a mosquito or someone have a much larger anle than wo making off with the silver, knew they woukl have,