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Mr. Churchill acquitted himself
with much ability, and ho will
tioning the fact that Churchill is at the moment-a dominating figure in British politics. But, in view of his past record, it would be rather risky to predict the future that awaits him.
DAY BY DAY.
The was a cloan bill of health in the Colony yesterday.
End of the World.
The Second Magistrato, Mr. It is interesting to road of re- S. B. B. McElderry, eat at the cent expectation by certain sects, Kowloon Court this morning in in America and olsawhore, who the place of Mr. E. W. Hamilton, thought the end of the world was who occupied the bench in the at hand, and prepared according-small Court at
Contral ly. This rocalls the previous Magistracy.
in the approach of the Millenium
tho
POLICE
PRESENTATIONS.
LADY ROBBED.
THEFT FROM LOCAL BANK,
YOU SHOULD NOT LIVE ONE; now probably sook to enhance WAY IN PRIVATE, ANOTHER IN
TO RETIRING INSPECTOR. A trunk containing clothing his prostige by producing & PUBLIC-Syrus.
After 25 years' sorvloo in the Miss A. 1. Guffin, was stolen from and other property, boldnging to popular Budget. If ho suoooods
Hongkong Police Force. Deteo-the west hall of the Hongkong horo, his next big job will be the
tive Inspootor Appleton is now and Shanghai Bank sometime in French debt problem, in handling
rotiring. Ho Cenils by the 8.8. February, and police offloors which thero - will be plenty of
Malwa on Saturday.
The ovent was marked by the recovering part of the property in working on the case succeeded in scope for statusmanship. What- Flags have been flown at balf prosentation of gifte by his a pawnshop in Hongkong and in over the outcome of the Budget mast on public buildings, business colleagues in the Foreo and at sa picos goods shop in Kowloon, question, thore can be no ques-houses and ships in port to-day largo gathering in the Cantoon at where they wore disposed of by a
as a mark of respect to the lato Police
Headquarters at noon man who had just bean arrosted. Mr. President Ebort of Gormany. to-day, the Captain Superinten- In dopositions boforo Mr. E. W. dent of Pollos performed that Hamilton, at the Control Magist- happy function. Thoro The silk forwarded from horo prosent Captain Bloxham, Mr. ker admitted having been negil wore racy this morning, the pawnbro- by Empress of Russia on the 6th Booth A.S.P., Mr. James Korr. gont in his enquirion when he February arrived in New York A.8.P., Chief Inspector Kont, took
1st Chief Doteotive Inspector J. and was severely reproved by tho articles 00 pawn (St. John's Park) on the March, having boon 23 days in Grant, Detectivo Inspector his transit.
Worship. Tho ploco- Earner, Inspector Spear and goods morobant was likewise re- many of the Bonior Offloors. The primanded by his Worship, who souvenirs comprised a handsome informed him that he was within silver tantalute, a pair of out his Worship's spherd of jurisdic glas vasos, and a silver mounted tion and would know what to con-tray.
expoot if he should over domo E. D. C. Wollo said that the occa-
In making the presentation, Mr into his own Court at Yaumati.
The defendant, who was elegant- sion marked the retiroment of ly dressed in a neat blue suit and another of the Senior Inspectors wearing apate when arrested, in the porson of Inspector Apple-explained that his faterest in the ton. He was glad to any that case was due to the fact that ho there wore vory faw of those was showing a friend the round rotiroments, as at one time he was of the pawnshops to enable the beginning to fear that the new latter to dispose of clothing, pension regulations bad had a which he understood to have at marked offoot in accelerating the one time belonged to the latter's doparture of Senior Officors. But deceased European wife. be thought that was not so, and appointments should not by now Wardor Wholloy met with that it was merely due to the fact belloved
His Worship said that ho have convinced the prophets that injuries as a result of an accident that officers who could not got actually steal the clothing, but
dofondant did ran cannot foretell those things whilst driving his motor cyolo in away during the war had just had guilty knowledge of its to the extent of making it a the New Territories yesterday.finished their time and also were origin. In passing sentonco, his BIRTH.
mattor of days, or oven years. He has boon admitted to the waiting for time for their families Worship said ho was sorry he LOPES-On February 26, at Without discussing the sharp Government Civil Hospital. The to qualify for passages home and could not give the defendant 17 North Szechuan Road, Shang-tinos drawn between the differont injuries were of ouly a minor thon take their pensions after more than six months. hai, to Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Lopes, beliefs as to this world's origin, character.
wards. It Was a a daughter.
mattor of ranging from the geological
The prosecuting polloo offloar regret that ovolutionist,
to owing and disciples of
his said that only $900 worth, ar. for departure Darwin, through the middle Money and jewellery of the Scoretary for Chinese Affairs (Mr quantity, had been rocavored. England the nearly half the value of the total course of various followers of total value of $2,136, as well as Hallifax,) was not there as he This consisted of a pair of gloves, GOW - EASSON. On 4th famous theorists, to the strict and soventy English sovereigns, were know that both ho and also Mr. a gold watch, two rings, and March, 1925, at the Union Church litoral interpretation of the first stolen by armed robbers who A.E. Wood would like to be present various articles of clothing. Hongkong, by the Rov. J. Kirk chapter of Gonosis, one can con- visited a gunny bag shop at at that ceremony to bid farewell Maconachie, David Grimmond Bidor the possibilition as to Samtau Lane, West Point, yes-ot Inspector Apploton. As they to return the articles without Gow of the Hongkong and tho ond of the work, aithor torday morning. In another Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd. to sudden or Mary Roid Eason of Broughty who are sometimosquito wrongly ing, at No. 51 Praya East, the the original bond humorously gradual, Scientists, affair, occurring at 6.30 this morn the Police Force with othors of
know, Inspector Appleton joined cost. Forry, Scotland.
Mustard & Co., Inc. ocasions on which those ballafa
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The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 5th Mar., 1925.
BUDGET PROBLEMS.
have lod people to expoot tho The Quarry Bay A. D. C. gave crack of doom, and congregato in an excellent performance of the churchos or assembly placon comedy "Nothing But the Truth' where, apparently, they would be at the Taikoo Club last night. A gathered to a heavenly reward report of the production will ap for their true belief. It seems poor to-morrow. surprising that repeated dis-
in many cases) accused of being robbers got away with $70. Atheists, aro preparod to concede
either a gradual conclusion to
bo tenablo. The other and would come in the event of a collision
by
still in hospital.
known as the "Forty Thieves,
Force bocamo
the
not
The pawnbroker was ordered
TELL-TALE EXERCISE
BOOK.
Another remand was given this
of whom he was afraid only three EMBEZZLEMENT CASE, the life of this globo or a suddon Sir Harry Lauder will make were left with the Force, In- holocaust that would truly be his final appearance in Southpector Appleton being one of They would romombor the end of all things hero. The China on Thursday next, at 9.15 thouo. first embodies two thoorios pn., whon ho will give selections the time when, with the acquisi- oither that the world will slowly from his roportoire at the Star tion of the Now Torritorios in lose its heat and that of the sun, Theatre. Mr. Ray, who has 1899, an increase in the Police morning in the cape of a Chinese and become a frozen, uninhabi-arranged this great attraction for
nooossary, and employee of the Sosioto Francalse table place, or else that it will Kowloon, states that vory little on that account they had the Lo Gerance, Managers of the approach the sun until it loses in excess of usual prices will be argo number of 40 man join- Banque d'industrielle de Chine, That charged with the embezzlement Before many weeks have pass- all its moisture from evaporation charged. Early booking to mosting the force at one time.
number was not a record com- of $6,600 in Singapore notes sont ed, the Baldwin Government's and oventually grows too hot to advisable.
pared with subsequent locrossos, by the Bank here to the branch Budget will have boop intro-
as though they had not as many at Singaporo, duced, and it will then be soon in space with some other huge cook and robbed him of $9, acar number recruited in later years supposed to contain the money Charged with having waylaid a as forty mon at one time, tho When the parcel which was what concessions, if any, aro
astronomical body. In any case, there would be ample
the No. Railway Bridge on bad boon much more than that in reached Singaporo, it was de to be mado in rogard
to warning to the living creatures Tuesday, four Chinoso appeared one year. Starting from very covered to be ho more than a
boginnings, the lowering of the Income Tax. on this globe: the ono would bofora Mr. 8. B. B. McElderry at small
Inspector bundle of wastepaper and torn ap this Apploton worked his way up and pagoe from a schoolboy's oxorovo Recent Homo comment suggested take almost countless millions of the Kowloon Magistracy
years, and the other most probab-morning. On the application of was now the holder of no less book. The defondant was arrested that Mr. Churchill, as Chancellor ly be soon to be imminent, long the prosecution the defendants than five decorations from the on identification of the handwrt- of the Exchequor, has had to face beforehand,
valuoding on those pages, which were wero romanded for ono work. It Governmont for astronomical one of two alternativos either observers. For the average For who was struck on the head and Wolfe then wont on to sponk
was stated that the complainant, services he had rendered, Mr.allogod to be that of his childrm. son it is sufficient that there are to reduce the Income Tax or to no signs yet of this final sceno later thrown into a nullah, was of the diversity of Inspector spond more money on the Navy, in the groat drama of lifɑ.
Appleton's work and in passing LAWN TENNIS. mentioned that the villagora at Reports say that Euri Beatty, as A Drought Aspect.
Choungchow wore very Borry First Son Lord, has been insist-
At the Theatre Royal last when he left them on transfer to
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, Possibly the inhabitants of the night, Kut Tin Sheung, & Chinuas the S.C.A.'s office, whore bo ing on a larger Navy, at any rate Kowloon peninsula
Yesterday's matches in tio woro Bot magician from Peking, gave a worked 59 to the extent of a return to the duly sympathetic in recent yours serion of clover illusions to a large offlcor between that Department sulted as follows:--
a kind of lialeon H.K.C.C. tennis tournament - when the water supply of long-audionco, composed mainly of and pre-Labour Government pro-
tho Polico. Ho also kong island was restricted owing Chinese. Some of the tricks wore roforred to the important ducios
Results: Opon Championsbp gramme, and it is stated that to scarcity of supplies, so the most balling, especially one in bo discharged during the big Doubles; Col. Russell Brown ad he is supported in that view by presont trial might be a good which about sixtoon swords were strike, saying he did more work Major Hattersley Smith beat Kwik
But thing. Colonel Amery and Mr. Bridg-aspects of the mattor which, which was a man tied up in a of ono man.
passed through a small case in than could reasonably be expected Po-tan and Ha Wai-bing 7-5, 9, 8. E. and D. 1. This school of thought while they indicato the gravity bag. In addition to the illusions, Government, he thanked him for Green beat . H. and B. D.
On behalf of the 16, and 63. holds that the ery of "Save the of the water shortage, call for a clover band of acrobats por-his work over so many years and Ismail 3-0, 6-1, 6-2, 2-6, and 6.4, Navy" would be far moro popular coumont, if only it humorous formed thrilling balancing fonts. wished him, his wife and family Club Championship: G. Misla
voin. The notification by the with the public than any demand Water authority givos the hours To-night will be the last por many years of happiness and bent N. Evans, 6-1, 6-1 and 6.
W. B. Cornaby boat H. C. Goul prospority in the Old Country. for decreased taxation. On the of supply as hotwoon 7 and 10
Inspector Appleton replied in a 7-5, 0-0, 0-4. other hand, there are politicalm, with a concession in one
To-day's matches: Open Chai- district of 3 to 5 p.m. Prosurably Anita Stewart, the inimitable brief but appropriato sposob. leaders who consider that the those hours have boon choson star of "The Invisible Fear," an
pionship Bingles; S. N. Green '. Col. Russel Brown.. Handlep tendency towarda disarmament) with a view to supplying the Associatod First National attrac-
Singlea "A;" D. S. Green + 0 makes it unnecessary for Britain necessary water for the morning tion which is now delighting
ablutions, but we would draw large audiences at the Queen's LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. v. Dr. D. J. Valentine; + 4/0 i. to go in for extensive naval attention to the effect on those Theatre, is soon in a fins role,
Miskin 4/6 v. Major Hattersly Smith -8/0. construction. It is possible, of who have to bo at work at the calling for strong, acting.
TODAY'S MEETING. course, that a compromise may comparativoly early hour of 8.30 Miasas Kitty Barlow and Irene
A... or Oven boforo that West koop the audience in con- Thore was only formal business bo roached MO ак to moet time. The restriction means that tinuous roars of laughter with transacted at this afternoon's SOVIET IN FAR EAS. the views of the conflicting they cannot obtain a warm bath their cómic songs and fine danc-mooting of the Legislativo camps, and one writer says this in the morning. The turning on ing. They will give their farowall Council, presided over by His TO INFLUENCE AMERIC,
of the supply at soven o'clock performances to-day and thoro Excellency the Governor. will probably permit of at least results in a work trickia which who have not soon them should sixponco being taken off the In- does not become flow until not fail to do so at either the 5.15 come Tax whit, at the same about half an hour later, and or 9.15 p.m. performance.
thon comes the matter of hosting timo, due regard is paid to our the fluid so collected. A warm naval requirements.
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Tillis, March 4 BILLS PASSED.
M. Rykoff in his speech to je The following Bills woro read a Soviet Counoll emphasised in socand time and later passed: importance of the Japanese trog, An Ordinance to amend the as solving the Far Eastern qu bath bofore oight o'clock in some
At the Fancy Dress Carnival Stamp Ordinance, 1921,
tion for the Soviet and guarano- An Ordinance to amend the ing their Pacific frontier. parts of Kowloon has become an hold in aid of the Ministering
Goode In the discussion of theso pro-Impossibility. But then, wo do Children's Leaguo Funds at the
Ordinance, He was of opinion that the p- 1873, blame, the picturesque porson- not all banker after hot water, Contral Polios Station last even-
An Ordinanca to amend the Japanese economic relationdy minent development of Ruo- ality of Mr. Churchill looms and if the restriction drives more ing, a topical touch was in-.
competitors. Advertisements Regulation Ormeans of concessions and ba people to a realisation of the troduced by two large. It is gonorally, believed in advantages of the cold tub or Sergeant Hallam disguised him-dinanco, 1912.
An Ordinance to provide for the Far Eant would necessarilyn- [inoroase of Soviet influenco ltho Conservative circles that the shower, porhaps it will be doing self as the "Mysterious Mr. A."
was incorporation of the Lord Bishop fuence the American attide. Chancellor of the Exchequer is the community much good. In whilst Serganot Mason
any case, the clerk of the Weather "Mrs. Robinson" horgolf. Noodless of Victoria in the Colony of Ho desired the speedy restorin aiming at being Mr. Baldwin's is not quite as bad as he has to say, they received the premier Hongkong.
[of diplomatic and commeial: in the mon's section,
FIRST READING. relations with the United Stþm. auccessor. Much, it is thought, boon painted. If he has not sent, prizes
The Council agrood to the first which had common interests th us any hoavy rain yet, he has at whilst Miss Gerrard and Miss will depend on ble handling of least taken the chill out of the McEwen won the other prizes for reading of a Bill intituled an the Soviet in the Far East,nd the Budget as to whether such Ale and made warm water a dis- the ladies' auction, the former bo-Ordluanco to smond the Legal whose technical aid could ben- fan aim is likely to be realised, pensable luxury,
ing dressed as "Correspondence." Practitioners Ordinance, 1871." listod:-Reuter,