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Bome people' havo OPPORTUNITY in their hande and then let it go.
The most important opportunity of your for the moment when you find your oyen pro weakornil.
Ingnud you have to decide whether
you will neŋ an optician or not.
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LAZARUS
12) Quana's Bow Cýsznel
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
The only Kurapena Optician in the Colony,
FOUNDED 1781
No. 12,402
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號弍十月五英港香
MAY-
12,
1924
日九初月四
BINGLE CUPY 10 011 83 PER ANUN
8peakin Jabout Munis L. We should be #glad to play
our new record for you" The Song of the ESSEX SIX "-Words and Musle by HUDSON.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR Co., Ltd. Registered Head Office and Service Station.
3 Wong Nel Chung Read,
Tolophono
Happy Volley.
Central 3930.
MAJOR MARTIN SAFE.
SEVEN DAYS TRUDGE TO SUCCOUR..
CRASHED ON A MOUNTAINSIDE.
(Reuter's Service...),‹,
Major Martin, and his me- chanic, who were reported lost on May 2nd, have safely arrived at Port Moller, in Alasku.
Major Martin wirelesses that his neroplane is totally wrocked. It crashed on -u mountain in a
fog on April 30th. They arrived at a trappors' cabin on May 7th, oxhausted, and found food in tho cabin, whero they rostod three days. Our oxistence is due to concentrated food and nerve."
our
Cordova, Alaska, May 11,
AMERICAN NAVAL STRENGTH.
PROPOSALS FOR INCREASE.
Washington, May 11.
MONDAY
HONGKONG'S MOTOR MOTOR REGISTRATION
DRIVERS.
RESTRICTION OF LEARNERS' LICENCES.
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Police Action Explained.
"I consider that to restrict granting learners' ileoncos to persons likely to become qualified drivers, provided thoro is no general restriction, is quite advisable in the bost 'intorosts of motoring in this. Colony."
FEES.
PROPOSED NEW SQALE
Encouraging Pneumatid Tyres.
With a view to encouraging the use of pneumatic tyras on all motor vehicles in the Colony and so lesson the wear and tear on the Colony's roads, it is propad, in the draft Regulations shortly bo submitted to the Governor- In those words, the Hon. Mr-Council, that a flat registration E. D. Q. Wolfe, Captain for of $24 per annum bo charged Superintendent of Police, explain-on all commercial vehicles and od to a Telegraph representative lorries fitted with pneumatics, this morning, the action of the whilst varying sums up to $240 Traffic Department in που
be charged on lorries fitted with for jesuing, learners' liconcos
solid tyros, motor driving to all of the many hundred recent applicants. Interesting foaturas in the Draft Saturday's Motor Supplement Regulations, a. Telegraph repres of the Telegraph commont was
Thoro aro several other "in-
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES 1.-Fitted with pneumatic tyros, not excodding 90 cwt., unladen,
$24 por annum.
2.-Fitted with solid-tyres, not exceeding 50 cwt. unladen, $120
CANAD
ROUTE OF THE AMERICAN WORLD FLIERS.
GANDERLAND
SIBERIA
Jandon RUSSIA
Tokyo
Bacha
STATEB
Altarile Ocean
CHINA S
Shangha
AFRICA
Dutan
Monica
Route of.. American Flyers
Route tobe Covered Route Covered te late
Abovo shows the route of the American world fllors, with distanco already covored Indiu-, ated. The first threo aviators have now reached Attu Island and their next stop will be at Paramashiro, a distanco of 878 miles. Major Martin, the head of the expedition, has arrived at Port Mollor, in Alaska, aftor a reniarkablo oscape, as recorded in to-day's tologramy.
QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S · HEALTH.
Doctors Order Rest..
London, May 11,
ENGINEER CO. DINNER.
EFFICIENCY CUP WINNERS.
PRESENTATION OF BHOOTING
PRIZES.
"SOME" CHICK !
U.S. MARINE DAMAGES FIRE STATION.
made on the fact that a 'numentative boing informed this ber of Chinese applicants for morning that the following is the full list of registration foos learners' conces had not beon
proposed:---
The story of a "colobration" able to obtain them, and it was
It is officially announced that Queen Alexandra's health con
and its consequences was told at argued that it was wrong in
The massivo silver Efficiency the Magistracy this morning, principle for the police authorities.
tinues satisfactory, but in order to restrict the number of learners,
to avoid unnecessary fatigue it Cup, won this year by the Eng-whon Arthur Joseph Chick, a
incor inasmuch as there is dearth of
Co. of the, Hongkong seaman from the U.S.8. Helena, has been docided that it will bo good motor drivers in the Colony
bettor if she does not take any Volunteer Defence Corps, was the was charged with damaging a and because any man had a right
personal part in the public colo most conspicuous feature of the door and breaking seven panes
decorations" brations of Alexandra Day on to learn how to drive if he per annum.
at the annual of glass at the Wanchat" Fire
wished.
3.-Fitted with solid tyres, June 25th, nor has any date been dinner of the Engineer Co., hold Brigade Station. The damage Mr. Roosevelt, the Assistant Soorotary to the Navy, in a report
During the course of an inter-excooding 50 cwt. but not excood-fixed for her return to London.at Volunteer Headquarters on was assossed at $20.
Saturday night. to the chairman of the House of Reprosonlatives naval affairs com-view this morning, Mr. Wolfe in9 90 cwt, unladen, $240 por Reuter.
Chlok returned a plea of guilty, The menu was described in replying that ho "guesaod" it mittar, agrees with the suggestion mado during the controversy stated that since January and up annum. proceeding here that a fair comparison of the fighting strength of
tochnical terme, and some of the must have been so, as ho himself the British, American and Japanese navies is represented by the
itoms doserva quoting. Starting did not know. Everybody was figuros 5,4,3 instead of 3,5,3 provided for in the Washington naval
off with the designation In-throwing stones, and ho did not dicator card-a crank effort by know it was his stone that did the food regulator," it called upon the damage. These figures do not take into account the strategically located
all present "before starting up naval basos nor the relative strongth of the various merchant marines.
Mr. Roosevelt refers approvingly to Mr. Wilbur's recommenda- tions in the lant annual report for a complete modernisation of American battleships at a cost of thirty million dollars, also the fact that Congress has been asked to authorise the modernisation of six coal-burning battleships and the construction of eight ton He says the navy is in good shape.. thousand ton light cruisors. except for these deficiencies.
troaty.
MOTOR SMASH.
CAR DASHES INTO BRIDGE, RAILINGS.
KOWLOON'S RECORD
FINE.
AMERICAN ENGINEER FINED $210,000,
PRIVATE MOTOR CARS.
The scale proposed for privato
motor cars, is as follows :---
to Saturday last, no fewer than It is laid down that no com- 976 learners' licences had boon morcial motor vehicle will be issued. Of this numbor 221 had licensed which is over 90 cwt. in boon examined, 104 of whom had weight (unladen). passed, the remaining 117 failing to satisfy the oxamining officer. thuis- having their learners
That meant liooncos renewed. that 872 men were still learning] to drive. This morning, ten more learners' licencos had been issued. and it was not fair to say that the polios were restricting in a general way those dosirous of driving.
"At the present time there is something like a 'nad rush on the part of Chinoso to become motor drivers, because, I understand,
1.--Care not excooding 1 cwt
unladen,.$16.
2.-Cars exceeding 1 cwt. but not exceeding 30 ow!. unladen, $24.
9.-Cars exceeding 30 cwt. but not exceeding 60 evt. unladon, $48.
PUBLIC MOTOR CARS,
TAXIS, ETC..
MOTOR BUSES, CHARA- BANCS, ETC.
+
MOTOR CYCLES.
J
CANTON THEATRE.
among
こ
+
Chick-Mo and this follow
Sub-Inspector Cockle said AN ENJOYABLE CONCERT. test all your connections." The telephone message was received Shamoon residents had occasion hors d'oeuvres were described at the Police Station from the to hear some exceptionally good "auxiliary hand food goar (for Fire Brigade Station apprising music on Friday last. Under the starting purposes only) 89 them of a fight between Chinese patronage of the Portuguese Con- was "liquid fuel (for internal and American sailors. Sergeant sul General, Dr. Felix Horta, and combustion engine)", and other Collins and P.O. Taylor were on the invitation of tho Porta-items included "spare parte." sant out, and a Taiyuan Street guoso community, the Macao "stand by mixture (preparatory Amatour Musical and Dramatic to shutting down)", and "heavy canie upon the defondant carry- Society gave a performance at lubricant:" For the toasts, in- ing a load of stones under ona arm and throwing them in all the Canton Theatre. The Theatre cluding that of the King, diners directions. Apparently previous was full, without, being unduly were requested to "charge up to this there had been some The scale proposed for public crowded, thanks to the excellent your batteries and see that your doings in the locality of Spring they think they can earn good hire motor vehicles, taxi-cabs, eating arrangements. The Con- tanks are absolutely full", and Garden Lane, Coming near the pay. The only reason why we etc., is
sular Body honoured the occasion another piece of advice was "be Fire Sub-Station the defendant suro that you havo (amp) to volts commenced to direct a volloy of have kept the number of learners 1.-Not exceeding 30 owt. un-by its prosenco. down-a-little-is-because-we want indon, $72 per annum
It must ba conceded that the before going ohm." Without With its two front whools hang-
to keep control over them. There
Sub-Inspector Cosklo, "the man 2-Exceeding 30 cwt. but not artistes performed with an ox-making any insinuations, it can tonos at it. I think," added. be said that this advice was not did not know exactly what he ing over the side of the road and
aro only 1,400 motore in the exceeding 60 cwt. unladen, $120 cellence rarely found The heaviest fine of the Kow-
amatours and not very ofton wasted..
The large attendance was pres
was doing." further progross arrested by the
evon among professionals, Tho jagged onds of the railings which on Magistracy was inflicted Colony, all told, all of which have por annum.
Kongs WDTO sung
an sided over by the noting O.C. In had ponetrated the radiator and this morning when Harold An- drivers, and I don't think the derson (55), an American engineer police can be accused of keeping
alion. language to'. the Sec. Lieutenant F. Syme Thom- (indicating a comrade who was become securely fastened in it, a of the s.s. Las Vegas, was fined the Colony short of drivers when motor car belonging to a Chinoso
we have nearly 900 now mon ut It is laid down in the draft majority, and it reflects great son, and the guests included prosent in Court with a abado regulations that ali motor busus, credit on the singers that such the Commandant, Lt. Col. L. G. over a battered eye) were walk- owner came to grief at the first $210,000 by Mr. D. W. Hamilton.
present learning.”
was shown. Bird, D.S.O., and the Adjutant, ing and wo game to one of those bridge on the island road to-
The roads over which these charabanes, etc. must be fitted koen appreciation
Wo Defendant pleaded guilty to the.
shacks. It was Number 3. WUB especially Captain L. D. Joll. wards Repulse Bay yesterday charge of having 1,750 tacks of men can learn can hardly ac-with pneumatic tyres. The scalo The audience
In the course of the evening came out to fetch the other afternoon.
non-Government prepared opium commodate them now. In Hang. of proposed registration féos isanthusiastic over Mrs. Campos
1-Not exceeding 40 cwt. un-Nory's singing of
Cancao da the loyal, toast and that of "the fellows from No. 4, but no sooner The nature of the accident was in his possession on board the kong wo restrict learners, during quite apparont from the position vassel, which was lying along the first month, to Happy Valley, ladon, &120 per annum.
Gaby." She has a very sweet guests" was drunk. Responding, had we come out than we were 2.--Exceeding 40 cwt. unladen, voice and the audience wore Col. Bird congratulated the assailed by a shower of rocks. of the car when A Telegraph sido the No, 1 wharf of the Kow- and then we let them go out into
their We picked up rocks and throw quick to appreciato her beautiful Enginoor Company on reprosentativo came upon it soon loon Godown Co. on Saturday, the traffic between 6 and 9$240 per annum. after the accident. Swerving The opium was worth no less o'clock in the morning. In Kow
control and expression, and excellent work during the past those back at them.".
His Worship:But the Fire the ngainst
Corner of thu than $21,000 (one-tenth the fine.) loon, we fot them learn
It is proposed that the registra vociferously demanded an encore. training season, especially men. bridge at Deep Water Bay, on
Chatham Road and Gascoigno tion fee for private solo motor The Misses Gomos and Rogo had tioning their increase in effective Station had not done you any. the left hand, the car crashed) It is alleged that an Indian Road. Regarding Happy Valloy. cyclos should remain at $12, but also their share in pleasing those strength by about fifty per cent harm
Dofendant:-There were about into the railings and the driver watchman
prosent. The village songs were and their achievement in win- wo havo had a complaint from that cycles with sidecars should well adapted to the woll-modulat-ning the Effioionoy Cup of the one hundred of us, and we did was lucky to have escaped a drawing up something from over the Tramway Company that pay $24 per annum. ton-foot drop when the railings the side of the ship by means of learners get across the tram lines
An officer of marinos from the In the case of public hire motarod voice of Miss Rego, and Mise Defence Corps. He then dis-not know where we wore.
rondering of warapes, A European was watch and sometimes bold up traffic. cycles, the registration fee for Gomes not totally
"Mitributed the prizos, won at the είνα
Chiamano Mimi from "La recent shooting competition of the American gunboat, in reply broken onds became ing the proceedings close by. Ono must exorcise a reasonable solo mounts is proposed as boing on would have done credit Company. Musical items, recit to the Magistrato, said that dis- Fastened in the radiator and Two boxes were brought up control over learnors and it would 324, whilst for those with sidecara
and humorous storice ciplinary action would be taken the
to any operatic star. It was a ations, car, stopping The watchman then went over to be against the best interests of at $48. further progress. As was to be the Chinose and asked who motoring if we allowed thousands Hand drawn trucks will be pity that Mr. Francisco Rego was added to the pleasant nature of on board the ship in this case. expected, the front of the machine owned the boxes. The European of learners to havo licencos,”
so indisposed in the theatre as the after-dinnor proceedings. The The man bora an excellent ro- Mr. Wolfe went on to say that charged $24 in. place of $10 as to need medical service and it big cup was, of course, 'duly cord, so excellent that they had was badly damaged. One front (defendant) said "B'long my." The lamp and mudguard were also Indian told him that the boxes the police fully rooognised the
speaks wall of bis courage in filled and passed round. broken. Lator the car was pulled had to be searched. Dofendant advisability of the Colony having
insisting on going through with The following is the list of on to the road and taken back then replied "You, no soo b'long as many qualified drivers
ble part, which he did with much prizewinners :-- to Hongkong.
whiskey," and refused to let him possible in order that drivers
excellence. In the duet "Cactas Bost shot without handicap d'Amor," with his sister, the over · all......... rangos :-1, The driver happened to be the search. The watchmen said that would not be able to charge
blanding of voices was really Woolley, 2. Spr. Waston, 3, and owner's son, who was taking the he would got a Chinese Sergeant, extremely high rates of pay, and
delightful. car out for a trip round the to which defondant replied that they were doing all that was island. The number is 1155 and if he did not get a Police Sergeant reasonable to encourage Chinoso
Some people have no particular Best shot with bandicap-1. payment of $20 compensation enquiries showed it to belong to ho would give him some money, to become drivers." But, in tho
liking for Chopin, due, no doubt, 2nd Lieut. Symo Thomson, for the damage done to the Fire
Station Mr. Mok Man, of No. 60: Con- The Indian told defendant that interests of public safety, there The French elections took place to having to submit patiently for Liopl: Woolley, 3. Spr. Watson. naught Road Contral.
he did not want any money, but must be reasonable supervision, very calmly all over Franco-hours on end to the mutilating of 200 yards. Lop]. Thomp only wanted to. search the boxes, and that is what wo
ara Haras.
his oroations at the end of his son, 2. Spr. Westlake, 3. Spr.) During the conversation the two endeavouring to supply."
^ Paris, May 11, exponents in school concerts, oto. Marshall. Tho general elections to-day To such people, Miss Somma 300 yards-1. L/apl. Thomp- Chinoso went away. Defendant Mr. Wolfe added that no then produced two keys,, and applicant, sponsored by a roput-coincided with the Joan of Arc Formandes sympathetic inter son, 2. Cpl. Terry, 3. Opi. Lewis. one of the boxes was opened.able firm or individual, was foto day, and were carried out in pretation of Dallado must have 400 yards: 1. Spr. O'Bhon, fine weather. There was heavy boon a wonderful relief. She is 2. Lopi. Tylor, 3, Sapper Duck- polling. The gorilest returns are really a very fino planist. in favour of the Government.- Reuter.
Paris, May 11,
did
The
held
A "GLIDER" RECORD.
Router.
Berlin, May 11,
BOW two Chinoso
FOOTBALL.
on
horetofore.
FRENCH ELECTIONS.
Calmness Prevalle.
Paris, May 11,
Elaut. Symo Thomson..
worth.
decided to give him liborty to-day. For extra actions on the ship, bonuses were given and ho was spending his bonus. when Liopl. this incident occurred.
A message from Koenigsberg The Chief Officer was called and refused a learner's licence. says in the course of a compot the boxes were taken to the tion for German aerial glidors Wator Polloo Station, and when
Ono noede a whole stook of 500 yarde:-1, L/opi. Tylor, 2. near Memel the flyer Schulz ro- opened the oplum was found
now adjectives to describe with Sgt. Wood. 3. Coy Bgt Major mained aloft for 8 hours, 48 contained in 350 five-tool tins.
any justice the very oxoollont Everest. minutos, 8 saconds, which is A European detective wont back The Club do Raorolo are play- The provisional estimates of the performance of this group of 600 yards: 1. Spr. Bagot, 2. Opl. claimed to be a world record.to the ship with the watchman, ing the Surreys to-morrow on the elections indicate that the Loft amateurs. The masterly style in Torry, 3. Spr. Owon.
Special junior competition *** who pointed out defendant, the Club Ground at 5.30 p.m. for group is gaining some ground, which Mr. Bor Sonna Fernandes latter then being arrested.
in principally in the south, which is gave a violin solo and the Bgl. Brooks, 2. Spr. Martin, the runners-up position Asked if he had anything to the Second Division of the the recognised radical strong exquisito play on collo and violin 3. Spr. J. J. King. say dofondant stator that he was Loagus. Their team will be:-hold, but there is no marked by the brother Bernardo are not "hard up" and had a family to M. M. Bilva; W. Ogley and P. A change in the state of the parties. likely to be forgotten by those koop. He did not buy the plum Xavior: C. d'Assumpono, A. A. Voting is considerably, boavier present for some considerable DOISY FLIES TO SAIGON. Moscow, May 11.
timo-yet. but was carrying it on a com- Remedios and H. O. Remedios: A than at the last election, le
The Ministors Metginot and Fuerten, D. Xavier, A. Gesang, Marin and the Premier M. posiosaing auch fine musicians ex-officer of tho Whito mission of $3,000,
Magno is very fortunato in
is very fo
have been oxedûted at
Ade Roohs-and-A-Brown. *ketethosbare fine or ano passa Hasaron M. Orux and Briand have been elected End singers and we contule
hard labour was imposed, timR.Botelho,
"WHITE" OFFICERS
EXECUTED.
order was also gives for tho A fine of $5 was inflicted. An
MORE SINGAPORE TALK..
Sydney, May 11. Thoparliamentarian, Mr. Boden,
In a spooch declared that the abandonment of the Singapore bnee Bohome would be of most. serious import to Australia, Now Zoaland and India.-Reuter.
Olosing
Bangkok, May 11. Dolay, his luft, for -Balgon,
TO-DAY.