LOCAL SLIPWAY MISHAP.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1925,
EXTRA MONTH CALLED
"SOL
Calendar Reform To Go To League.
A thirteenth month in the year| -to come at mid-summer, and to be named "Sol," apparently in honour of the sun-a fixed Easter, and an annual "International Babbath,"
These are advocated by Mr. M. B. Cotsworth, Director of the In- ternational Fixed Calendar Longue, which is working at Genava with the Longue of Nations Committee on Calendar Reform.
His scheme is as follows That Eastor should be per- manently fixed about the second
The above picture shows the s.s., would have been made to seize her Sunday in April
Batarela, a local coaster, as she valuable cargo.
"
That the best way to per- manently link the seven recurring fell when sliding down the ways
The officer in question said that week-days to their respective 52 at Talkoo Dock recently. The wall on the left prevented her from the Union officials endeavoured to fixed dates in every year in to "Yalling completely ever though her scare the seamen into leaving the name the last day "Year Day" vessel, and finding this ineffectual, only, and include it in the last plates were damaged.
She was righted and floated a few were constantly endeavouring, by week and month as an Inter- days later, and recently undertook means of ingratiating promises to national Sabbath, and to use Leap! a trip to Swatow with a fair cargo the muster, to get her to go along-Day in the same way, and a certain amount of bullion.elde the pontoon, where "Union
The 52 weeks in every year to The Seamen's Union in Swatow, it seamen would help them work their be arranged into either might be presumed, was aware of cargo."
Assistance
was forth-
or
(a) Thirteen wooks in each the presence of the bullion, for an coming from H.M.S. Bluebell which quarter, as 39, 30, 31 day months: officer of the vessel told a Telegraph at night stationed five men on board representative that
the
Union
as guards.
officials did all in their power to The Batareia ultimately left get the vessel to go alongside the Swatow, having discharged neither pontoon, where possibly an attempt cargo ner bullion,"
SHANGHAI AFFAIR.
RESUMPTION OF DISCUS-
SION PROPOSED. "
(b) Thirteen equal months, each consisting of four complete weeks. by uniting the last two wooks of June with the first two weeks of July to form the proposed new month of "Sol"
Among the advantages claimed: for the 28-day morths' system by GOVERNMENT HOUSE. the Calendar Reform League are
AN OFFICIAL DINNER.
the following:-
All months would have exactly the same 28 week days.
The system would save time We are informed that last even- and prevent mistakes and con- ing His Excellency, the Governor fusing worries. Peking, Aug, 18.
Pay days, markets, fairs, meet- The question of resuming dis-entertained to dinner H.E. Vice- aubsions with the Chinesa Go-Admiral Sir E. Alexander Sin-ings, &c., would recur on same vornment with regard to the clair, Commander-in-Chief, China dates monthly. Shanghai affair, it is understood, Squadron. have been before the Diplomats, who held a meeting this morning The Japanese Logation admits that Japan is amongst those who are advocating that a start be made with the study and discussion of cognate mattors (such as the Mixed Court and Chinose repre- sentation on the Municipal Coun- cil), even though it may have been decided in principal that the
"Womon spacially need the 28- Those present included H.E. y month, it is urged, for the permanent firing of their At Maj.-Ger, C. C. Luard, His Honour
Home days," ongagements, &C... Sir Henry Gullin, Commodore Mr. Coteworth believes that Stirling, Hon. Sir Claud Severn, the 28-day months, of four com- ton. Sir Henry, Follock, Hon. Mrplate weeks, will be universally C. Mcl. Messer, Hon. Mr. A. Tadopted by the International Creasy. Hon. Mr. D. W. Tratman, Conference. Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. W. W. Hornell, His Honour Mr. Justice Wood,
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question of fixing the actual re- Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, Hon. Mr. WORLD'S LARGEST LINER. our Depot and Branches:
sponsibility for the events of May 30th be left for the determination of the judicial enquiry-Reuter.
H. W. Bird, Hon. Mr. R. II. Kote- wail, Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Hon. Dr. Addison, Captain Lake,
R.M., Captain Talbot. R.N., Col Architect Settles Dispute. Russell-Brown, Lieut.-Col. Mon- BORDER INCIDENTStague Bates, Commander Wood-
Dr. Ernst Foerster, the ar- ward. R.N., Mr. A. G. Fletcher, chitect who designed both the Lieut. Churcher, R.N., Lieut. Loviathan and the Majestic, Dangerfield, ENG and Captain settled the controversy beween the United States Lins and the White Star Line over which| vossal is the larger.
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STOLEN.
We are informed that prior to the Sha Tao Kok affair, the muaga- zine of Mr. Teo Tsan Teal's con- tractor at the Kuk Po quarry, just opposite Sha Tao Kok in British Territory, was broken into on the night of the 12th ingt, and some Fortunately, dynamite stolen. owing to the strike of labourers, only a small quantity of explosives was in the store at the tirne.
NEW SERVICE RIFLE.
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ir
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The Majestic, originally named the Bismarck by its German builders, is 6 feet longer than the Leviathan, the former Vaterland, and weighs more if its tonnago wera correctly estimated, Dr. Foerster said.
The vessels were designed as sister ships, ha explained, but the Shanghai, August 19.
North Gorman-Loyd Company The Postal strikers returned to learned that the Cunard lines work last night agreeing to refor were planning to make the Aquif- the matter to Peking on the pro-anja 5 feet longer than the Levia miso of officials to recommend than. Accordingly, they directed the consideration of their de him to add 6 feet to the Bismarck, mande. Renter
MOSQUITO FIGHT.
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The architect expects no more! big ships to be built. Vessels of 30,000 tons will be the largest Lord Onslow, in distributing
constructed hereafter and their the prizes at the Army Rifle
spood will not excoed more than| Meeting at Bisley recalled that
twenty-four knots. Airplanes. ENECIAL will meet the need of those desir-scorch WHIS at the previous meeting the Earl of Cavan, Chief of the Imperial
The health authorities in the lag faster transatlantic travol, he General Staff, had referred to the Philippines will continue their believes. new service rifle that was in pro-war against mosquitos in the city cess of development, which would despite the apparently insignifi have a heavior barrel. That cant sum remaining for the anti- statement, anid Lord Onslow, bad mosquito campaign, according to boon criticized in uncompli the office of the director of the mentary terms, on the grounds bureau of health. that the additional weight would bave to be carried by the already Civic spirit, coupled with will- overloaded infantryman.
ingnees of health,officers to exter-]
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CHANG TSO-LIN NOT DEAD.
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Lord Onslow said it was quitominate mosquitoes, will cause the true the barrel of the now rifle fight to be continued it is declared. publishes a denial of the zoport of, NEW FIRE EXTINGUISHER. CALLS WOMEN JUNGLE would be heavier than the barrel Regulations relating to draining the death of Chang Teo-lin, cirou-
of the present rifle, but in order of moist places, which are said to lated on the 16th.Reuter..
to compensate a saving bad been hit laundrios, will be enforced to
effected in other directions, and obock the past.
Flames That Are Frozen.
CATS.
Noted Novelist's Dictum. the new rifle altogether would bot Tho only romedy in sight, ac-
A fire extinguisher has been This is what Gilbert Frankau, Johns Hopkins University ex- lighter than the old one, Acording to a division chief in tho obango had been made in the bureau of bealth is for the legisla-porte have found a "fountain of inventod for use in patrol store the novelist, recently said about bayonet, which would be a good turs to approve the sanitation youth" but only for tadpoles. A houses, oil tankers and other women during a debato in a ball
struaturos containing inflam-filled with womez: doal lighter, so that all round the bill which was submitted a few gland in the brain is cut away. now rifio would weigh approxi- weeks ago to the secretary of when the egg tadpole is hatching mable substances, says a London "You women have not begun to
exchange.
exist, You have no brain-power, matoly olght pounds, and the public instruction by Direotor and this prevents it from ageing
Directed upon a plazo theso de- no poise, no balanco, no morality bayonet six-and-three-quarter Fajardo of the health service. in any way.
vices actually frieza tho flames -nothing. You are like sleek ounces, instead of one pound and
to death, it is claimed. A vory ("jungle cats. You purr when you half-an-ounce.
Ambrican jazz dances have cold and dense carbon dioxide obtain your own way. You bito and to charge the cost to the owners and if the owner is unable aroused the Tokyo police. Those gas is released so that all oxygen when you do not." Miss Violet Hawkine recently to pay, the city will assume all dances now are barred in all is blocked, and the fire, with no established a remarkable school obligations. That will mean a except licensed dance halle, and oxygen to feed on, dies out. This, attendance record in Michigan. loan from the Insular government in the latter none of the Ameri- no matter how combustible the She has not micsoda day in 1: to the city of (11,000,000 pesos, can stops are allowed after 10 material burning may be
o'clook. The polica claimed the During the tests even a burn- payable at the end of ten years.
dances tended to be immoral. ing oil can was extinguished.
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Undor the proposed law, the city
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olded by an whelming majority that Frankan was all wrong and that he had lost the debate on the subject that women were less moral than men."
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