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`TWO-MINUTE TALKS A Dally Tonle
By ROBERT POWER.
MAKE SURE.!
Make Sure! Invaluable advies to all who collect facts.
THE HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1924.
DAY BY DAY.
It has been reported by the Master of the 8.8. Phoumponă thats life buoy was lost ovorboard during the last voyage, and - this may probably be picked up by a passing vessel. The report is. mado for the information of other
Masters.
DAIRY FARM NEWS
FISH
Shipments just arrived
How many men of mark have heon falsoly represented 1 Their words have been twisted and their Only the other day 1 heard of a doods miscopresented. Perhaps it i man, who was sont out to ancor was long after, their death that the this morning, Mr W. A. Summers At the Kowloon Magistracy tain the truth of a rumour, Ho truth concerning them was made shirked his work and came back manifest and history onabled to and Mr. A. Bothelo were charged with a hasty tale. It was accepted pass a true judgment. If we take with driving a motorcycle and a motor car respectively on the an truth and printed. But it was upon ourselves to criticizo any
of the road in false, and much harm was deno person, let us be sure we have wrong side to the journal and to those who the facts. "Search till you find had believed the statement only the truth of the caso get it to find upon investigation that it right!" was a favourite caution was faleo. That young man addressed by Jamos Gordon neglected the golden rule: Make Bonnot to his reporters. sure!
It is as unfair to misrepresent It sy cutall some trouble. It man as to rob him, for in so may нoom sufo. to assume that doing, you may be stealing from truth is as portrayed by rumour. him his good name. Those who it is possible that once, or even investigato should do so thorough twice, you may make a lucky shot ly. A partial report is worse and your busty assumption may than none at all, for it. Fushioned Boy." the
thei "damn with faint praise" prove correct. But thore will certainly come the time when a labour of a fotime. mistake recoils in its conHOIPIONCOS upon others baride yourself. It is incumbent upon every person who sots out to make statements to soc they are correct.
allebury Road. They both stated that they wore following the Canadian Salmon
uses. Each was fined $5.
Instead of showing ono big picture, as usual, the Coronet Haddock Theatre is this evening ofloring wo smaller attractions which together are more than equal to most single feature films. The Kippers two pictures in question "Burglar by Proxy" and "An Old
featuring Juck Piekford and thei
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former Fillets
latter Charles Ray. As might only be oxpected with well-known actors like these playing the leading roles,
buth pictures,)
Hasty judgments are usually hard judgmonts. Haman nature is prone to assume the worst. As Sydney Smith, the cloricul wit, Fail : My brethren, most of us longing to the comedydrama are like the chimney sweep-we
They will bo Misropresentation leads to in- look upon the black side of our thoir way. justice. A half-truth is more fellow creatures.” If only we shown for two days only.
60 cents per lb.
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type, uro first Futo production: The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
difficult to refute than a down could look a little closer or be right lie. A mixture of truth and more patient in our investiga falsehood is often the result of tions, many times our verdict|TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. a hasty acceptance of rumour. would bo Not guilty 1"
To sift out fact from fancy ny Make sure should be tho untail some trouble, but its result golden rule for all who investigate will justify the labour.
roport or rumour.
FRIED CHESTNUTS.
UNUSUAL POSSESSION
CASE.
A BROKER'S CLAIM.
A sovero thudorutom accom-
pained by a torrential downpour
THE LIGHT THAT SATISFIES,
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Powel
12, Des Voeux Road
Reduced Prices
FOR
SPONGE CLOTH
Plain and Fancy
CREPES,
Etc., Etc.
FOR
of rain and hail that broke over THE "ELITE" GAS BURNER (AS SHOWN) IS One Week Only
London on the afternoon of July
22 WH reminiscent of such MADE OF POLISHED ALUM-
storms and monsoon rains as aro experienced in the tropics. The
rain began to fall at 2.30 pm INIUM, IT PROVIDES A and, in an interval of only 20
FOR SALE OF A HOUSE. A Chinese braker ned Mak A rather unusual possession Yin Fan was claiminal in an action case came before Mr. A. Dyor heard by Mr. Dyer inll at the measured, while more fell aftor- Ball, at the Summary Court this Summary Court yesterday after-
minutos, as much as 1 10 in. was BRILLIANT LIGHT AT THE warde. It was estimated that VERY LOWEST COST BOTH during the most intense phase of
-morning, when the landlord of avon. The chain was for 8300 the storm 0.39 in. fall in three
the ground floor of 73 Hollywood being remuneration due and payminutes. Hailstones measured in IN GAS CONSUMPTION AND Road claimed $149 from one of able by the defendant to the
the Mateorological Department of
his sub-tenants for the use and plaintiti in connection with the sale the Air Ministry, Kingsway, were UPKEEP. occupation of a room which he of 14 Borhan Strand Bast under said was not included in the written onder dated April 2nd.found to be from 0.6 in. to 0.7. in. dofondant firms tonancy.
Inst. Defendunt was Chen Wing Mr. A. ol Arculli appearod for Yan, n merchant of Queen's Lam Wai-man, the plaintiff and Rond Central
Lo Taz-Young firm, defondants.
Mak Yin Fan, the plaintiT.
in diamotor.
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While the district mounted
ITS ARTISTIC APPEARANCE
patrol of the Krugeredory polius IS AN ASSET TO ANY ROOM. was at work destroying large swarms of locusts on the north- wostorn boundary of the West Band at Middelvlei, Constable PAY Jonkers noticed one locust which
A VISIT TO LANE, CRAWFORDS' OR
Mr. F. E. Nash represented the Mr. 1. E. Nach appeared for the laintiff and Mr. M. 31. Watson Mr. Arculli said that there for the defendant. wore threo firms sharing the ground floor of 173, Hollywood broker living at 8 Li Chit Street Kond. Plaintiff was an opium'un April 2nd the defendant dealor and occupied one part, gaie hin an order to sell No. Seemad to have a white body. OUR WEST POINT SHOW ROOMS AND SEE says Johannesburg report. Hei defendanta occupied the left-hand, Bonham Strand East. 1 www side and an electrical firm the agreed that if he sold the premises gavo chaso, and on capturing it THEM IS USE. right-hand side. Dotendants took for more than 80,200 the differ found tied round ite body a plece possession in October, 1921, and once between that and the sale price of paper bouring the following messago: 20.5.24, somo ten months later they made would be given him. He found poncilled themsolvon objectionable by fry-two buyers ani sidd the house for Christiania. Buere doen jullo ing chestnuts in the centre of these0.500. The sale was put through beste.-J. du Toit. ("Farmers do
your best.") The distance he floor, Plaintiff's wife had lofty Mr. H. K. Hung, a solicitor. twoon Christiania (S.A.) and her cubicle to go into the country The day at the completion of and plaintiff allowed defendants sale was done th, when he asked Middelvlei is more than the use of her room for two for his fee. Defendant told him hundred miles, and the locust They handed it back he must wait till the whole of the despatch flyer must havo covered after two months and wore again amount had been paid. The money the distance with a swarm about given permission to Try their due to him had not yet been paid. a mile long in twenty-four hours, chestuits there last year. They In cross-examination by Mr. which included a rest overnight.
monthis,
Kavo up pusscasion would charge them $50
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Musical Treat
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would not give up possuasion, Watson witness said a deposit of
Nothing is so destruotivo asi however, but offeral $15 per 5,500 www pood on April 4th month for it. On May 19th this and the date of completion of dust, which is the reason why
plaintiff year,
Wrote toiling to
was well-brushed clothes last longer. wis June 4th. Ho dofondant that unless they aware there was a clause in the An improvement upon the ordin- he order of sale given him, that it had ary bristle clothes brush is that por to be completed in a month.nado of rubber. With a rubber month for it.
Delay in completion was due to an brush in use there is unlight fool- Plaintiff gave ovidence. Cross-airoligement between vendor anding of suction as the bristles come examinod, he said that the purchaser and wa. un'vourern of into contact with the fabric. This Electrical Co. paid $15 per month in.
drawing action is better for the for their portion of the loor. The Asked be had not raken the cloth than the forcing movement standard rent was $62,50, The agreement as regards time of cem-of the ordinary bristle. It not kitchen, he admitted, was compilation witness said the extra time only removes the dust, but at the mon to all the tenants and he was not agreed to by him but was santo fimu raises the pile of tho also admitted that the room in between vendor and purchaser. question was a part of the kitchen partitioned off.
| cloth and so prevents, or at least Mr. Watson: But you tre suing postpones for a long time, tho shininess of wear. And so with on this nute?--Yes. A partner in the defendant firm Witness said he found two hats. A velvet pad is an often told the Court that the room in layers in the forepoon of April recommended moans of ridding a question WAS included in his 3rd and he told the defendant the bat of dust. The rubber hat brush| tenancy. When he first wont to sue morning and that the price porforums that same task nioro 73, Hollywood Read, he found he was $60,500. The purchaser was efficiently and is just as kind to had to put his own electric light's relation of us and naturally be the hat as the piece of velvet. ia.Ho-had-lights-put-in-the-got-no-brokerago-from-hit,
room in disputo.
The case is procooding.
NAVAL NEWS.
CHINA STATION APPOITMENTS.
Other evidence was called and.
the easy adjourned until Sopt.
12th.
At a meating of the Rhyl Aú-'
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vertising Association rocontly, Mr. Ashfiold, the providont, said] that, during his 20 years' connee- tion with the association, ho had. ago, and saw much service with always got excellent results from dostroyors during the late war, | newspaper advertisements.
Liqutonaut-Commander C. R. mora they used the nowapapors, Thompson, who, as already in the larger had been the return; Lioutonant John F. C. Barkor-timated. joins the Titania at nothing, in fact, had yielded such Hahlo has been posted to the Hongkong, is to be placed on excellent results. Money was gunboat Boo, "which carries the duty with the China Station, and never wasted if toy stuck to ponnant of the S.N.C. on the of which he will have command. the advertising columns of the
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tho second hutt Singapore rallied Yangteze, for dryice with motor This appointment will have effect daily and weekly press. First
and forced the pace but lacked launchos oporating on that river from Sept. 1 next. Lieutenant-place to Press advertising be-
pression. Rogers scored the only THRILLING OUP FINAL Lieutenant Barker-Hahlo joined Commander Thompson was om-cause it reached a far greater
Singapore, Aug. 25.
goal of the gume poar the end of the Navy in 1916.
ployed in submarine work during mass of the public than any other
Altar most interesting and the match, the concluding stages of Ligutenant R. R. Lyle has been tha lato war, and commanded method, was given by Mr. N. appointed to the flagship Hawkins the L33 on the China Station in Seaborne, secretary of the South: thrilling game, Singapore rotained which were very fast.
Cup, doloating Sir W. Goorge Maxwell, Chlof for duty with the China Squadron 1920, so that he is no stranger port Chamber of Commerce, in the Malaya
Secretary to the Government of the for Fleet physical and reoroa to his coming duties.
an address to the chamber. The Selangor by a single goal to mil. tional duties from the data, of Surgeon-Lieutenant 9. A.daily press, he added, was the crowd of 10,000 spectators witness. M. S., prosented the Cup to the foining. Lieutenant Lyle was Cusack joins the Magnolia on bost and most effective methoded a fine game. During the Arst Singapore Captain amild much appointed a naval cadet in 1900, the China Station as from the of publicity, and he renommon hall, Selangor controlled the gams, cheering. Thousands journoyed and reached his present rank in 24 August. Schoolmaster G, ad not spasmodic advertising but attacking persistently but finishing from Singapore, a concession: being
trains. September, 1916. He specialised Roberts Joins, the Hawking, a regular daily advertisment, all very poorly, their shooting being granted on rail tickets by spodlet in physical training....somo years flagship, as from July 25,
the year round.
both inacourate and erratic.
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