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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 20, 1925.
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trouble for the future. In no well-ordered Stato would self-
TO ACOUSE THE WICKED AND appointed judges be permitted DEFEND THE WRETCHED IS AN the right to over-ride the law as HONOUR.Cicero. these picket organisations aro doing. And whilst Canton, or
The opening rate of the dollar any other city, countenances on denisad to-day is 26, 4.9/168. such proceedings, it be will}
There were no cases of notifi-
be found increasingly difficult to reach, a stage in which lawfutable disease reported yesterday. Lauthority is fully respected and
oboyed.
A New Comet.
The superstitions people in this world and they are numerous
The annual moeting of the Ex- Active Service. Mon's Assosin- tion takes place at the Easma Club at 5.30 p.m. this aftornoon.
In his football cartoon to-mor- everywhere will take as great row, Stan.Hill give a fow humor-) an interest in the discovery of alous aspects of the match between. new comet reported two days the Hongkong F.C. and the Club, ago from Yerkes Observatory'ns de Recreio.
the astronomiors. Comete have
always been associated with
great events on this ourth- The trial of Mr. J. E. Athorley, famines, wars, and the deaths of former manager of Mossrs. Gotz kings. It is claimed that the star Brothers & Co., on charges of which tho three wisp, nion embezzlement, will come before followed when looking for the Sir Henry Gollan at the Criminal infant Jesus. was a comol, The Sessions on Wednesday next. ancionts always set great staro
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Three months imprisonment
GOVERNOR AT UNIVERSITY.
This group was taken at the recaption given at the Hongkong University to His Excellency the Governor by members of the University Union. On Mr. Clomenti's right is seen Sir Matthew Nathan, next to whom is sitting Mr. W. W. Hornoll, Vice-Chancellor of the University. (Photo: Ming Yuen),
RUGBY FOOTBALL.
ATTRACTIVE GAME. FOR
SATURDAY,
by the appearance of these tailed, wunderers through our heavens, and, oven if it be mero was imposed yesterday by Mr, R. coincidence, the 'records of E. Lindsoll at the Central Ma- With the ground of the Hong- Mustard & Co., Ltd. history seem to suggest a great gistracy on a fortune teller, who kong Football Club free on Satur-
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The Telegraph.
FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 1925,
INVITING TROUBLE.
HOME BOXING,{"
· WINS FOR CLARK AND MASON.
London, Nov, 19. - At the Albert Hall, la a twenty deal of truth in the connection victimised a Chinese woman and day afternoon opportunity is being rounds flyweight contest, Elky between comets and events on secured from her a finger ring taken by the Rugby section to get Clark, the British champion, beat earth. Most of us will recall the and a pair of earrings.
in a game, and a most attractive Antoine Merlo (France), who re- great stir caused by the visit of
fixture has been arranged, the visi-tiröd in the seventeenth round, Halley's comat somo years ago, The Christmas letter and parcel acers of the Royal Navy.
tors being the Engine Room Arti-
HARRY MASON'S WIN. and the omens it was held to mails for Canada and the United will be the first game here for some weight champion) won on paints This Harry Mason (British light-. predict, as well as the events States aro to clode on the 28th weeks and there should be a big against the Scottish welterweight, that followed-wars, the deaths instant, the parcel mail at 3 pcrowd of rugby devotees to watch Johnny Brown (Hamilton), thus of great rulers, and possibly the the registered mail at 4.15 p.m. what will, undoubtedly be a keenly reversing the verdict of August 8th, preliminaries to the conflagration and the ordinary mail at 5 p.m. of 1914-1918. This new
It was a comet These mails are due in Victoria contested match. The teams will which Renter announces could and Seattle on December 19th,
fast, clean contest. line up as follows:
Mason was the speedier and not have come at a more critical.
Engine Room Artificers-Rip-| cleverer boxer. He easily won stage in world history. Out in A motor truck belonging to the pington; Rothwell, Thomas, Tinker the majority of the rounds, using the Far East its appearance will Dairy Farm Company ran into and Florence; Hanten and Honey-straight lefts and short-arm rights no doubt be hailed with awe and the gates at the level crossing at will; McDonald, Hathaway, Ben- to the jaw, as well as uppercuts, as One aspect of the activities of somo amount of perturbation. Leighton Hill Road yesterday, van, Edwards, Hodge, Duckworth, Brown bored in. strike, pickets in South China The Chinese
"Reds," indeed, owing to the man at the gates McTaggart and Kinnano. might see a special significance closing them just as the lorry
The Scot was very plucky and which must often have struck
in its discover within the
Club:Gawler; Skinner, Morri- was always trying to force. the approached. The gates foreign and Chinese observers constellation "Hunting Dog")
were son, Forsyth and Lloyd; Milne and fight. He scored well at times smashed, but the lorry was not Gordon: Forester, Focken, Mayhew, with left leads and left and right alike is the manner in which
badly damaged.
Lee, Curwen, Miller, Billinghurst hooks, but Mason led on points they arrogate to themselves the
and Ensterbrook,
throughout. The decision was right to do whatsoever they
Numerous robberies have beenThe match is timed for 3.45 p.m. uproariously applauded-Reuter, Quite recently we called occurring in Canton recently, and please, no matter whether, in the
attention to the disgustingly investigations are stated to have process, they over-ride ordinarily smelly condition of our Praya shown that most of these have constituted authority. We have from Arsenal Street to the No. 2 been committed by bandits com- seen in Swatow, in Canton and Police Station, and the subject ing into the city from surround- was also mentioned by the Un-ing districts. As a consequonco. at other ports as well, how these official Members of the Council police pickets have been stationed pickets interfere with the move during the debate on the Budget. ut various points to search in- ments of ships and of people and We would now very seriously coming persons for arms.
The following rubber quotations have been received by cable from how they do not even hesitate to Works-if he has not already Mesure. Harland and Wola, Singapore to-day by Messre. scize goods to which they have done so to visit the locality and Limited, have received an order Benjamin and Potts: no right whatever. But what is witness for himself the filthy con- from the Western Australian Alor Gajahs
dition of affairs and enduro, as Government for the construction Ayer Moleks oven more astounding still is that ho would have to for short of a twin-screw passonger and Ayer Panas'. these self-appointed arbiters while, the nunseating smell which cargo motor vessel of the latest Balgownies
Bassetty should, as they are doing in Can-arises from the fouled hore. The type.
state of things yesterday after-
Changkat Serdangs ton, exercise what are the func-noon was worse than we have To cope with an American Glencalies tions of government by arresting, hitherto known it to be at this order
for foundry pig iron, Jerams spot and very obviously, balied Meesra. Pease and Partners are Jimnhs detaining and even punishing the hopes expressed in the Coun-to restart their Tees iron-works Kedahs people whom they describe as cil, that an improvement would at Middlesbrough, which have Kempas "criminals" merely because they be brought about. The roadway boen closed for a year.
is still open at various points,
Praya Smells..
commend our Director of Public)
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RUBBER MARKET.
LATEST QUOTATIONS.
Malaka-Pindas
run counter in their activities to but one is more or less minded
| Malakoffs The output of coal of the mines New Serendahs rules which the pickets them not to speak against that because of Great Britain during the week Jajams selves have drawn up. This strike we all know that drainage pipes ended October 3 was 4,621,400 Punggors organisation even gues to the and sewers have to be faid under-tons, compared with 4,396,000 in Radellos
and ground, length of deciding that certain hope for is that the work is being
can the provious week.
all we
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actions by their own countrymen hurried on as much as possible. A record number of applications Teluk Ansons are offences, these including the But thoro is everything reason for space have been received for Ulu Benuts..
able in a strong protest against the British Industries Fair, to be supplying of "the enemy" with the filthy, stinking state of the held in London and Birmingham provisions, the resumption of shore of the now reclamation at from February 15 to 26 next
the spot whore it forms a non- tidal bay with the Praya wall..
your
tompts by strikers to reach Sewer discharge, sullage, garb- Hongkong, and a number of other age, and refuse of any and every appeal for funds to ensure the Hastings is to make a public kind has collected in the area, preservation of the Cliff district 'crimes" which are too dumer-and there is now a black smelly from Fairlight to Cliff End. ous to mention. What is more, sludge that is not only a nuisance the Strike Courts aetually impinge but which disgusts and disfigures, Perhaps nobody is directly to
The English Bridge at Shrews
on the sphere of the established blame, but we do suggest that bury, which is boing pullod down'
poliee courts by claiming the right quantities of sand or earth could will not be replaced by a modern to arrest and punish individuals be dumped every sp often in. this and ro-erected stone by stone. structure, but will bo widened foundopitin-smokingar gambling corner and so get the foul stench The only alteration in its appear- [sinothered a little. For months The point which we dosire to past things have been going from bridge will be slightly lowered
ance will be that the crown of thei stress in this matter is not so bad to worse at the spot and it is for the convenience of modern much the actual interference by high time, from the public health
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the strike organisations with or dinary peaceful citizens who are actually committing no offence at law, as the danger of allowing.
Members of the Malta Associa...} | such irregular courts to epme tion entertained at dinner in into being and to usurp the London last month at the Hotel functions of properly-constituted Victoria Dr. Ugo P. Mifsud, hond of the Ministry of Malta. Major judicial bodies. This is especial- A. Dingle, president of the society, ly regrottable at the presont who was in the chair, proposed the health of the guest of the moment, when there is talk of
ovoning. He said that Dr. Mifsud's law-court reform in view of the presence in England was the first expected visit of an international self-assertion of Malte, which indicial commission to China in had for many years hiddon its light under a busbel. Malta could the near future. Activities of be expocted to hold her place in
this kind can only result in the society of nations composing weakening such authority as is the Empire. She had boon too exercised by provincial govern the fact that she was an important apologetic for her existence, and monta, and authorities which constituent of the Empire had wink at such irregularities are been emphasized by Dr. Mifsud.
COMMUNISTS TRIAL.
SPEECHES OF PEERS QUOTED, ·-
London, Nov. 10, zp, undyin Sir Henry Slesser, in concluding-- a six hours' speech for the defence: at the trial of Communists at the .$ 4.00 Old Bailey said this was one of the 3.50 most important cases submitted to 18.00 a British jury for many years. On 6,80 its decision depended the liberties 2.10 and opportunities of men to write: 12.00 and express their opinions for mang....
3.25 years to come. Sir Henry Slesser 2.20 called only one witness, who 3.50 testified to purchasing at His 5.10 Majesty's Stationery Office copies 12.00 of the Government report on Russia, The defendant Pollitt addressed 6.76 the jury but was refused permission 6.15 by the Judge to quote from speeches 17.50 by Lord Birkenhead, Lord Carson 2.20 and Mr. Joynson Hicks, the Judge 12.75 remarking "We cannot have their 6.00 seditions mixed up with yours."- 31.50 Reuter.
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COL. MITCHELL'S
TRIAL.
SHENANDOAH COMMANDER'S WIDOW
TESTIFIES.
DACCA MAIL COLLISION.
TWELVE KILLED, AND 36 INJURED:
Calcutta, Oct. 19.-There was a norious accident in the early part, of Friday morning, near the North Cabin at Halsa station on. the Eastern Bengal Railway, when the Dacca Mail came into collision with a parcels exprons, resulting in the death of 12 persone and injuries to 36.
Both engines domiled by the forco of the impact: Three bogie, carriages, forming the front part of the mail train, were telescop od, passongers in these having miraculous, escapes. Tho work": Washington, Novembor. 13 of extricating the dead and ins Mra. Lansdowne, widow of Com-jured from the wreckage was mander Zachary Lansdowne of carried on under great difficulties: the dirigiblo Shorandoah, testified in the darkness and heavy rain. to-day before the courtmartial: Among the dead were five of which is trying. Colonel William the railway staff, including the Mitcholl, that Captain Paul Foley whole of the crew of the goods. of the naval board wont hor atrain. The driver and the fire letter which was an insult to man of the mail train escaped the memory of her husband. Bho with slight injurios. The more said the letter had since boon seriously hurt of the injured pas destroyed.
Bengore were removed to hospital ¦ Bho testified that both Captain in the afternoon, on the arrival Foley and Captain Walter Rat Sealdah station of the rollef Gherardi, side to Secretary Wil-train.
bur, called on her and that she It is surmised that the goods was told by the latter that shetrain fumped the points and was. Father: "Where did you get was not to hold Secretary Wilbur crossing from the up to the down that cigar?"
Boy: "At Hamilton's. Shall I personally responsible for her line when the collision took order some for you?"
husband's death through the place. Passing Show, London. wreck of the Shenandoah.
No Europeans were injured,