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FOR DAMAGING PROPERTY. (To the Editos. "Hongkong Telegraph." 48-HOUR WEEK REJECTED. Arms Searches, Six sailors from H.M.8. Titania
London, May 1. and H.MAS. Brisbane wero
The House of Commons by 223
A Scotsman in London has died Jazz is given as one of tho charged before Mr. 8. B. B.
in a taxi. Ho had a weak heart, oausça of increasing insanity in Sir I am now fully convinced to 128 has rejected a motion by The beach at Stonecutters is to In his Vicar's letter in the McElderry, at the Central Magis-that discrimination does exist in the Labourite, Mr. G. Buchanan, aggravated by watching the London. Isn't it rather an offoot? be opened as from the 15th current issue of the St. Andrew's tracy this morning, with disorder our Arms Searches" for out of for a second reading of a private meter, instant, as also is the beach at Church magazine, the Rev. G. R. ly conduct and damaging property curiosity I stood beside the book member's Bill, based on the
In Hongkong, figures can provo Kennedy Town. Tho beach Lindsay says:"I have boon in two houses in the Spring stall at the Star Ferry Wharf Washington eight hours conven
Like some of our roads, a lot of anything-except that your ront adjoining the Yacht Club pro- asked on more than one occasion Garden Lane district last night. (Hongkong side) for over tention, providing that the hours of open minds should be closed for is too low. mises is already open, as from recently as to whether the dis- In one case, four of the minutes last night to look on to labour in industrial occupation, repairs.
anssion of religion' through the defendants, on being refused people being searched. I observed except seamen and farm labourers, For Stonecutters and the beach columns of the daily newspaper drinks, smashed up the furniture that there was hardly a single shall not exceed 48 weekly.
MacWhirter, he says it must bo
A man in a car thinks he's near the Yacht Olub the foo will sorvee any useful purpose. I think of a restaurant, and in the other Chinese passing into the Star vigorously protested against the from Mr. Tse Tean-Tai that he is be ten cents per person, whilst that such correspondence has a case the two other defendants Ferry that was not searched
Mr. D. Kirkwood, seconding, comforting to the monkey to learn worth two crossing the road. for Kennedy Town the fee will measure of value because the broke into a house in Spring while several, if not all the efforts of the engineering employ now completely absolved of all Motor Noto: When you decido intorost it evokes proves that man Garden Lane and assaulted the Europeans passed unchallenged. ers to increase the hours of labour. responsibility for the human race that there is nothing round the The ferry arrangements for is incurably religious. Man is a inmates.
I really do not know why there
Mr. R. G. Clarry, Conservative,
DO Stonecutters aro as follows religious being, atheism is merely
Fines ranging from $5 to $10, should be any discrimination at moving the rejection of the Bill, Mondays to Fridays: Forry loaves the attempt not to be so.
Hindenburg should be brought two wheels, the other driver and other sums for compensation all as it only makes the Chinese declared that it would injure into realise that any shooting in might be making the Pottinger Stroot Pior at 5 p.m, But having said, this I doubt had to be paid by the defendants. hate Europeans. This bitter feel dustry and increase unemploy Europe is very liable to hit the decision. calls at Police Pier, Kowloon, at very much whether one can learn
ing seems to be spreading vory Washington convention could
ment. The provisions of the mark.
O A 5.10, leaves at 5,15, arrives at much, if indeed anything at all,
quickly among tho Chinese Stonecutters at 5.35 and leaves of real importance in the realm of
Settlement Day in Hongkong is Community and should not be only effectively be introduced by at 6.45. On Saturdays. Sun-religious truth through the LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT. allowed to grow. We, Europeans, simultaneous legislative action in thin stockings don't protect legs children than Christmas Day.
Ladies should remember that of more importance to some days and Public Holidays, the method I
am· considering. I
cannot afford to aggrovate the all countries whose representa from sharp looks. ferry leaves Pottinger Street noticed that a recent Correspon.
0.0 Chinese who give us such big tives had signed the convention. at 3 p.m. and 4.20 p.m., calls dent was of the opinion that A SPLENDID PROGRAMME, support in trade. Cannot the
Sir A Steel-Maitland' expressed]
All we ask from Government at Kowloon at 3.10 and Christians objected to the public
authorities knock the idea of willingness, if necessary, to con- Holding the breath develops is house rents without misrepre- 4.30, leaving respectively at discussion of religion because In aid of the Royal Artillery discrimination out of the heads sult the representatives of other the lungs. So those necking sentation. 3.15 and 4,35, arrives at Stone- they feared either that unpleasant Association, an organisation of Bome of their search countries with regard to securing parties are beneficial, after all. cutters at 3.40 and 5 p.m. and things might be said against what formed to maintain the proud officers ? Surely the searchers the aim of the convention.- leaves the latter place at 3.45 and they held to be true, or that Artillery Traditions and to foster could search more Europeans, 645. The return fare from Pott arguments might be raised for esprit de corps," an excellent than is done hitherto instead of inger Street will be 30 cents, and which they would have no concert was given at the Theatre confining it all to the Asiatics. from Kowloon 20 cents..
Royal last night.
By the way that discrimination Rogt, oponed the programme one think that all Europeans are The Band of the East Surrey goes on at present it would make with a splended rendering of saints!
HOW MOSCOW OBSERVED
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answer.
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Reuter.
THE SIBERIAN GOLDFIELDS.
NEW COMPANY TO OPERATE.
Moscow, May 1.
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Seems to us that what tho According to a fashion journal, world most needs is a League to the proper length for dresses is make us batter than WO four inches from the knee. expect to be. Below, we presume.
We know some Hongkong folk Unhappy lies the bead that who need a conscience which can't decide whether to bob or will function before the thing not.
happens.
Seems to us, dance floors need a speed-limit as well as parking rogulations.
We suppose the Mad Hatter writes the price-tags on summer bonnets.
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• * MacWhirter, ho says someTM thing should be done to make the gramaphone more privato..
This advertisement of religion by the controversialists may make it popular with the masses.
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So far as I personally am eoncarbed it is not the publicity MAY DAY FESTIVAL. which I dislike but rather the
particular method of letter-writ
Sullivan's stirring march "Im- I am sure if everybody is placed ing.. I am no supporter of the perial." As usual, this aggrega- on the same footing as regard tion of instrumental talent met arms searches the bitter feeling Hush Policy." I would give with hearty applause for the that exists at present will vanish overy would-be teacher full opthroa items contributed to the immediately, and I do not think portunity to state bie case. Moscow, May 1. Christianity has everything to Programme. Mrs. Stanley Collett for one minute that Europeans. The May Day celebrations gain by such free expression of sang with her customary sweet would object to being searched. Representatives of the Soviet opened with a review of the Mos-thought. In my judgment people ess ("A May Song" Frederic Surely the officers are not afraid and the Lena Goldfolds Company fire wants to know under what/water in Ion House Stroot these A spectator at Tuesday's Peak Everyone appears to be in hot cow garrison by M. Frunze, in have had a far better opportunity Montague-Phillips.) Mr. H. E. should they know perfectly wall for the concessionary exploitation circumstances it is considered days. P
Cower, and "Sing Joyous Bird," to challenge a European. Why have signed a draft agreement "which fifty soroplanes participat-of judging of the weakness of Gardner proved, to be possessed that they have power to search by a company, to be called the absolutely correct form to address.
Theosophy and British Israelism Members of the Government for instance, by the lengthy of a pleasing well trained tenor anybody, no matter to what Lona Gold Enterprises, of a person to whom you have not and the Diplomatie Corps were articles which have appeared in voice and was heard to advantage nationality the individual be-million and a half acres of gold, been previously introduced. ipresent.
the press than they ever could by in "Awake" (Henry E. Pother) longs.
silver, copper and load-bearing Later, entertainments
and "Love is Mine" wore the perusal of letters on the sub-Gartner.) Miss Gladys Brock and ness in insorting this in your Sissersk regions of Siberia. given in the town, which was joot. Lattor writing is an art Mr. Bert Burrows were
Thanking you for your kind-areas, in the Lona, Altaf and Those cats who recently escap- brilliantly decorated and illumin-possessed by very few..
ed out of the Ice House Streat bag re-valuable columns. I beg to en-
It is understood that important seem to have been wild onos. atod.-Router.
sponsible for an amusing dialogue close my card herewith. Religion is too big a thing and and dust, and later in the even-
New York banking and mining
口白: LONDON'S CELEBRATION. covers too wide a field to be ning Mr.
Yours etc.,
interests have considerable par-
Speaking offhand, wo should London, May 1.
Burrows gave two taught through this medium. If chorus songs in which he
ticipation in the operations of the On the conclusion of the Mayit were possible to censor cor-ably assisted by three pretty little
Bathing Season Noto: Time, OBSERVER. Hongkong, May 1st, 1925.
company, which embrace the say Germany will now erect
tide and women wait for no man, Day Labourite demonstrations in respondence very rigidly so as to girls in ballet dress, the Misses
interests of a number of comvory few statues to Mr. Dawes. Hyde Park, a procession marched procure relevance and exclude Irone Deacon. Doreen Smith and
panies which before the war,
DO to the Bulgarian Legation, where, personalities it might conceivably Audrey Steel. This little trio
operated the mines covered by Old woman in Hongkong can't
It is a thin border line between amid the singing of the "Red be more useful than it is. Lottere danced and sang with a delightful, resident in this Colony for thirty
Sir,--Being a taxpayer and a the present concession.
Just make up their minds whether conscience and apprehension in Flag, a protest was presented tend to become bitter in tone. absence of stage fright. Mrs. R. years, I would like to make it Soviet will turn over
Under this concession the to join the sewing circle or the this Colony. against the alleged persecution of Writers seem to be anxious to Mathieson, whose name appeared expressly
to the Navy League.
O D Bulgarian workers. The crowd maintain a position rather than on the programme, was unfor- medium of your valuable paper, transport on the Lena river. oldar through the company the river. craft for
If any more women learn to outside listened to speeches by to declare or discover truth. The tunately prevented from being to whom it may concern and Bix per cent. of the total pro-to decline, it proves that the necessary to prohibit the use of When the birth rate commences drive in Hongkong, it may be leaders, including the M.P., M. points at itsue too readily be-present owing to indisposition. especially to those directing the duction is payable to the Soviet. modern infant knows too much.
A slight melee resulted, the also become confused, or dis- took her place, however, sang trict, that if they carry out those will be largely
come vague so that the readers Mra. O. O. Womack, who kindly search parties in the eastern dis- The company's technical staff
mirrors on motora-cars.
ផ ព police clearing the pavement gusted.
The first bob isn't so bad." It's amid booing.
several songs most affectively searches in a better manner it American.-Reuter:
MacWhirter, he says a neigh- "Reading such léttare tends to and was deservedly
when the wearer begins to experi- bour of his owns a violin, but it's A Legation official, replying to
snoored. will greatly help them. I am not
ment with everything from a very difficult to tell when he's. the protest, declared that the dissipate one's thinking, and re- Mrs. F. C. Hall and Major J.a coolie, a emuggler or a thief to
shingle to a bingle that the thing playing and when he's tuning. stories were being maliciously ligion above all things demands Macready caused much laughter be treated in the manner I have
looks like a bunglo. spread and were unworthy of concentration. I strongly urge by their clever melodramatic been, and I would like to say credence.-Reuter,
mon and women to read booke by burlesque entitled An Old that what "Cornstalk" wrote in those qualified by ability and ex-Fashioned Drama." Lieut. A. W. your paper of the 29th, ultimo is perience to write. The roading Allcook made a most original quite correct.
Ben Tillet
THE SILK TAX.
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
POSSIBLE.
London, May 1. In reply to onquiries as to whether it is intended to charge the full ad valorem duty of 331⁄2 per cent in the case of imported made-up goods, of which silk is
OUR FOREIGN POLICY.
a relatively small component, the IN THE OLD WORLD AND
Treasury explains that the point]
was carefully considered whon
the duties wore framed, The
Was
י,
British
GERMAN TRAIN SMASH.
and
of one good book will do infinite- comedian, baing especially funny My grievance against those ly more than any other method in "My Egyptian Mummy." searchers is that during the
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED. to help one to clear thinking and Messrs. Zellensky and Olive, the month of April, after toiling in sober truth.
former in humourous impersona-office with pressure of daily work
Borlin, May 1, tions and the latter in various from 9 a.m, until 7 p.m. at night Hitherto it is known that 24 "selections from his repertoire, on my way home I have been have been killed and 20 injured completed a really excellent stopped by these searchers no in the railway smash on the evening's entertainment, Mr. fewer than four times with a Eydthuhuon express, mentioned Frederick Mason, Mr. Stanley roughness that I did not for one earlier. Collott and Mr. H. A. Fleming moment expect from the repres It is reported that the accident carried out the duties of accom-ontatives of law and order in this was due to come. persons remov- panists.
Colony:
ing the bolts from the sleepors on If I am not mistaken, and as the line. far as my recollection goes with. The train was manned by a out confusing my brain with Polish porsonnu).-Reuter. NEWMARKET RACES office work, I can say that in the of the duy in the newspapore two or more cases of armed robbery have boon daily reported to have taken place in the Colony and bave come to the knowledge of the propor authorities, but I presume that LAID DOWN IN U.S. YARD. many more cases of arms traffick- ing have passed unnoticed, although I wonder whether the Fortsmouth, New Hampshire, May 1. officers have any
THE NEW.
London, May 1.
desirably of modifying the charge
Mr.. Churchill in a speech at the In such cases is appreciated;| accordingly steps are being taken Primrose Laagua meeting in the to consult the interesta concernod, Albert Hall, referring to foreign with a view to satisfactory policy, said the world's peace solution regarding the method to depended on faithful co-operation by two groups of the greatest be employed Reuter.
nations of to-day in the newi London, May 1.
world. The Washington agrao- Mr. Churchill in a speech at a Primrose League meeting in the ment had woven together Britain, Albert Hall said the Budget con- the United States and Japan in a
THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS.
Lisbon, May 1, The result of the One thousand Guineas was:-
Saucy Sue (1/4) Mies Gadabout (20/1) 2. Firouze Mahal (7/1) 3.
1.
nows
rovonne
MINE-LAYING SUBMARINE.
.
According to the Post, the We must admit that just now dollar rate on Tuesday was 15/16. Hindenburg is the most out- We hope this is not an intelligent standing representative of the forecast...
Throne.
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Looks as if some of these bath- About the only mark civilisa- ing suit designers must hava tion has left on some people we come from Missouri. know, is the vaccination mark.
Financial Noto-Getting rich A favourite melody with some quick always looks bigger coming Hongkong
watchmen: "Singh than going. me to sleep.".
A correspondent recently told, Hindenburg seems to be on a us apropos religion that the Church was dominated by a loti now line now.
of old hens". He was possibly referring to the lay members,
of
☐ ☐ "High-glass barbers," says local signboard. A pair spectacles?
Some of theee compradoros would make good light-weight
One of the best ways to keep a champions, pormanent wave le to get it done often...
About the worst thing to take for kleptomanis is anything you can lay your hands on.
"DO
Our relations with China remain friendly in spite of all that wo can do,
O MacWhirter, he says young wives may grumble about golf,
more enjoyable than walking the. ៨០
Eleven ran. Won by 6 longths, knowledge of these. It would The kool of the first mino-laying sisted of a series of carefully ad bond of friendship and emity with 2 lengths between second bolp the Colony greatly if the submarine ever built in the United). We think some of our judeos but walking the linke is so much justed balances. The tax on silk which should preserve the peace and third. Special place butting police officers: exorcised more States has boon laid in the navy are not liberal enough with other floor. would produco exactly four and freedom of the seas for many was 2 to 1 Miss Gadabout and vigilance in tracking down those yard, ` millions this year, and sovon generations.
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millions next year, which would' In the old world, we were on- precisely meet the cost of the deavouring to establish an Anglo- relief given to earned incomes of Fronoh Italo-German security smallor taxpayers.
ovens Firouzo Mahal.-Reuter.
YESTERDAY'S MATCH. "
ovil-doors rather than rounding
mon's time.
It will coat noarly five million | Vi
up boggers for deportation. If dollara and bo completed in two Pro Bono Publico:-No, & graes, more of those armed robbers wore years. Details of the construction widow is not the wife of a dead arrested by the polico, the latter are not disclosed. Reuter's Amer-vegetarian. would, at the Armistice Day ican Service..
celebrations, be able to proudly display the models they have won for bravory and thus show
paot. Just as the Washington HOME FOOTBALL- He was confident the silk tax agreement had not boon reached would not diminish employment, by casting aside the old, valued and would be paid by an alliance with Japan, but by enormous number of people in merging it in a larger grouping London, May 1. the public what they have done inconceivably email instalments, with the United States, so our Women, if convinced that it was policy in Europe was not to In the third division of the for the Colony p for the country's good, would not develop by casting asido trusted English football League, northern hesitate to assume the burden allies by whom wo stood in the section, Rochdale boat Grimaby of the tax-Router,
dark days of the war-Router, by 2 goole to nil-Rauter."
TO-DAY.
Yours ato,
DISGUSTED. Hongkong, May 2nd, 1925.
Closing Exchange 2. 3. 1/16 Lighting Up-Time 6.51 p.m.
Wo understand that the dog caught travelling on the Peak Tram without having its owner on a lead has now received a. copy of the bye-law in relation
It looks as if the report of our thoroto. latest boxing bout will have to ba confined to the financial page.
Rouged lips may be all right." in their way, but we hope the Romarkablo how last year's Poak lad who had two bonuties-
topees are beginning to come out on his forehead after sitting out. again looking as white as the a dance the other evening, wasn't proverbial yellow daisy,
trying to set a now fashion,