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A joint meeting of the China
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FOUNDED 1881
No. 71,880
FIRE AT HAPPY VALLEY.
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+ZAIXU SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27,
PICKET ASSAULT.
LEAGUE CRISIS DEVELOPS
OLD RESIDENT'S HOUSE, DESTROYED,
CRIME OF SPEAKING ENGLISH.
GOVERNMENT AND POLAND AT VARIANCE.
RIVAL DEMANDS
Warsaw, Feb 26.
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HAPPY VALLEY
PEOPLE REVOLT. Bulls and Inners
FORCED MILITARY LOANS
RESENTEL
WAICHOW INCIDENT
Berlous, trouble is reported to
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From the Office Butts.
Some golfers at Fanling give away a tremendous amount of
Hoo's yor heid?
TheO.B.I. is this week bestowed, wait. upon the leader waiter of the Ching
Mail who, with masterly ingen- It is suggested that Mr. Mills uity, colossal understanding, writos another serios of articles to
twentieth
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"Statistician"--The number of
MacWhirter says that women always admire pipe-smoking mon until they marry one.
BOY VICTIMS. Heard to greet each other in As is generally known, there
A fire, which, though of small have been discussions proceeding extont, called for a deal of exertion English in a main Canton thorough
On the occasion of the first have arisen in the East River dis- incomprehensible savvy, and be entitled "The Pedestrian and for some time past between Messrs. by the Fire Brigade, occurred fare recently, two Malay-born
reading of the Bill ratifying the trict as the result of military de superb restraint, did, on the His Saar."
mands on the inhabitants of Wal-Anno Domini 1926, write a leader day of February, Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., early this morning at Happy Chinese schoolboys were subjected Locarno Pact, the Premaler, Count as general managers of the Indo-Valley,
to a brutal assault by a strike skrzynski, in a speech declared how, Taze Kun and Nam Kong in which the following subjects people who have made fortunes China Steam Navigation Company, The building involved, known picket, and subsequent events bring that for Poland the practical inter- for forced loans with which to pay were only mentioned once: The in foe House Street during the Obínoso New Year. Interport last six months can be counted and the twe China Coast Marine as No. 1 Leighton Hill Road, is home forcefully, once again, the pretation of the spirit of Article 4 the troops. This has led to a con Golf, Fanling Hunt, Interport on the fingers of the hands of the
Daisy new City Hall look. Guilds regarding a suggested re-occupied by Mrs. M. Bevan, a pusillanimous attiti de adopted by of the Pact must mean her admis fict between the soldiers and the Football, Golf Dinner,
O'Keefo's Dancing, Obituary Re- } duction in the salaries of the float- very old resident, and by Messrs. the Canton authorities when they afon, simultaneously with Ger- people, in which several of the ference, Burglary, Governor's The local advertiser who re- ing staff of the steamship company Brown, Jones and Company, are called upon to deal with pickets many, to a permanent seat on the latter are reported to have been Oration, Iraq Treaty, League of quires about 300 decent flower
killed and wounded,
Nations Problem, London-Cape pots" can't be intending to start named. Matters have now reached undertakers, who use the ground who have taken the law into their Council.--Reuter.
The story which roaches us is Munition Purchase, and last, but
Flight, Wireless Strike, Soviet's a naughtyoultural society. A head, as the following Router's floor and basement in connection own hands.
GERMANY'S THREAT TO WITHDRAW.
DO telegram from Shanghai, to hand with their business. Mrs, Bovan The boys were both about twelve
that as the pay for the troops had not least the Falling Franc. People we envy the London. Berlin, Feb. 26.. this morning indicates:
resided on the first floor, and it
editor who, at 74 years of age, years of age and had been given
'Count Skrzynski's announcement not arrived from the Treasury, the Phew!
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boasts that he has never used a the rear of the promises that the into the care of two Cantonese is sharply criticised in the news
military commandant at Walchow MacWhirter says he'll not be telephone.
D. Const Officers' Guild and the fire is supposed to have originut: friends of their parents in order papers here and political circles decided to levy a temporary loan takin' parritch this morning!
There's a fortune awaiting the Marine Engineers' Guild has ed. A rather strong wind helped
to drive the flames back into the that, they might have the advantage are of opinion that the matter must from the people, Accordingly, on
It is not anticipated that it will man who can invent a reverse been held in connection with the interior of the preruises and three of a Chinese education,
now be settled at Geva in March the 16th Instant, he ordered the
bo necessary to equip Kowloon gear for electric-light meters. final and definite attitude of the rooms were well alight by the
On being informed of the facts and cannot be allowed to rest until soldiers at Walchow, Teze. Kun Marathon runners with electric time the Fire Brigado arrived, officera of the Indo-China Steam which was shortly after they these guardians sought redress at the September session of the Lea-and Nam Kong to collect from each horns to enable them to pass the Navigation Company, Ltd, with received the call at 6.07 a.m. the police department without sat- gue. It is asserted in all quarters house, according to its size and motor buses, regard to the proposed reductions No. 1 Leighton Hill Road being isfaction, were told by lawyers to that Dr. Luther and Dr. Strese- the standing of the occupants,*from Perhaps rear bumpers would
situated in a crowded residential
mann. will undou tedly withdraw two to ten dollars. in the galaries of the floating locality, it was found necessary allow the matter to drop, lodged Germany's application for admia-
The people be better appreciated.
One advantage of the new dance stops. is that you don't staff, coming into force on Mon- to supplement the appliance a complaint against the pickets at sion to the Leare if the Polish refused to pay the money, on the "
Following the oxample set by know when a man's drunk or brought in the first instance from the headquarters of the Kuomin-claims are admin March. ground that a proclamation" had the Wanchai Sub-Station by:
the Director of the Observatory, sober. been issued that in future no, re- we estimate that the odds are
☐ ☐ "Mankind is loaded with a venue was to be paid to the mili-731 to 114 against a member of PREMIER.
tury but only to the authorized co- the Odd Volumes Society stepping great weight of mythe," said a
on a piece of banana peel bo- Rationalist the other day.
Per- London, Feb, 26.
lectors of revenues from the Can-tween the hours of 2 and 5 pm. sonally we find the moths more The following question will be
troublesome. put to the Prime Minister, Mr.ton Government. The inhabitants on Derby Day
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OD and serious decision has been rand rear of the house. Tho The boys were eventually smug.Stanley Baldwin, in the House of opposed the soldiers with force,
The man who snores should be On Monday last, Reuter inform- od us that the zloty fell yester- rived at," but the officials of flames were thus confined to only gled out of Canton to Keelung en Commons on Monday"In view of with the result that a number of rapped in slumber.
day." Fortunately, it hasn't been neither Guild would admit or the rear portion of the building, a Japanese steamer, and they ar-the growing fear in the country
which, with the kitchen, was rived in Hongkong a few days ago that an attempt may be made at the former were killed and wound-
After last night, it's perhaps entered in the forthcoming Hong- deny that a strike was imminent. almost burnt out. Although tho where they told their story before Geneva to effect extensive and pered. The market town of Nam
natural that Total Abstinence is kong Derby.
DC On enquiry from Mesars. Jar-walls of the building were of departing for their home in Singa-manent changes in the League of Tong was raided by troops and the likely to be strongly fancied next
Nations Council," what instrue
The process of making rain dine, Matheson and Company this brick, the material of the room pore.
from the Peak fogs seems wrapt partitions was mainly of lath and The boys were born and brought tions are being given to the British head of the Local Guards at Tze week. morning, the Telegraph learns plaster. With the exception of up in the FM.S: and were sent to
delegate to the Geneva Assembly? Kum, named Fo Yum-ting, was!
It is not true that the Canton in mistery.
□□ that the possibility of a strike in Mrs. Bevan and one or two ser- Canton for the purposes of acquir Sir Austen Chamberlain is dis-arrested and is now detained in Govorniment intends sending a connection with the matter mayants, the building is not usually ing a Chinese education. They had cussing on Monday with the League the Garrison' by the Commandant. non-competitive exhibit to Hong fashion for afternoon frocks. Bare
It is said that the trouble is be-kong's Horticultural Show, of when the ground floor and base been studying for about a year and parliamentary committee the pro-
juice. ment are used in connection with were unable to speak the Cantonese posed increase in the permanent coming serious; as most shops in passion fruit, stewed in their own skins are, however, still in vogue-
three places named have tempor- dialect with any fluency while seats of the Council-Reuter. by Mr. Van Epps, who, in-English, a talk with them cidentally, is also the owner of showed, came easily to their tongue. the building.
Conversing in English on the of the fire is third day of the New Year the
day.
in Shanghai and Hongkong were
posts.
An official of the former Guild, further equipment from both the tang without result and finds they,
Kennedy Town received interviewed, said all the officers Central and
an anonymous letter In due course, a hydrant was got into working order, and, through the post warning them of in agreement as to the course to with full pressure, two effective the dangers of persistence in their be adopted, and "a momentous deliveries were got through to the
affected spot from both the front agitation.
occupied, save in the day time,
be entirely ruled out, It is true
that the Company had put for-
"ward. proposɗis "for-salary reduc Lions, and these, if accepted,
the undertaking business managed
would have come into. Torce on
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cause
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March 1st. The question, had unknown and the damage has not boys were roughly seized by a Leen the subject of considerable boen ussasked,
discussion between the Company
and the Guilds, and the conversa-
tions had been of a frank and friendly nature. The news from Shanghai this morning came as a surprise to the Company, inasmuc". as never at any time had there been any desire on the part of
main unaltered.
GREEK AIR FORCE.
BRITISH EXPERT TO REORGANISE
Reuter.
DIRECT QUESTION TO ARITISH
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INDIAN POMP.
CORONATION.
Delhi, Feb. 28.
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Leopard skins are the latest
with evening dresses.
arily suspended business. The It is time Peak husbands Many a Hongkong men "look- elders and gen.ry of Tze Kum have asserted their authority and ing for his wife would get an reported the incident by telegram denied themselves tiffins, in order awful shock if he met her.
to the Canton Government and it to allow their wives to monopolise.
13 aaid that the Miliary. Council has the tiffin trams. despatched a high military oficer
to deal with the case.
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We saw a young monkey on a From Southern Kwangtung it is! Peak seat the other afternoon...... reported that the payments to the and she really did like kouts. troops there are also in
arrears
The only timo some. taipana
don't kick, is when they've got the gout.
One way of making money at
the Races is to stay away..
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Strike picket who approached, who SPLENDOUR AT A MAHARAJA'S appears to have said "Your speak- ing in English is imperialism and is not permitted by the Strike Union" accompanying the words with blows.
The unprovoked There was a most brilliant and
and that General Ll Chai-sum Anda Although the rainy season" has nature of the assault apparently most impressive State procession himself in an embarrassed position. not commenced yet, we under-
The girl who worships the incensed the boys who made a through the streets of Jammu on It is said that he has petitioned stand that good deal of ground a man walks on, runs a show
of fight, and the picket the coronation of Hari Singh as the Government to grant a charter canoodling takes place at Happy bit of a risk if he happens to be a
to establish a mint in Young Kong, Valley some nights. undertaking to secure the CO-
Rugby, Feb. 26. Colonel the Master of Semphi!!
thrashed them mercilessly until a police officer intervened.
the Maharaja of Jammu and The officer and the picket quar-Kashmir.
a
operation of the people to finance A man found sleeping in
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Fanling golfer.
0 0 Every talpan started put in life" the Company to forec an issue has arrived in Athens to under-relled and eventually more police Thousands of spectators were the proposition. There appears to cemetery shed in Devonshire told as a barefooted boy.. if the officers were unwilling to take the task, it is stated, of re-arrived and a sergeant was sent enchanted by the magnificent dis- be a great deficiency of subsidiary the magistrates that he had made
២ ៥. fall into, line. In view of the organising the Greek Air Force.for. The picket eventually con- play of colour in which gold pre-coins for the requirements of the his bod there since 1922. Rather
From observation, we should developments now reported, the He is well-known not only as a rented. to leave, the boys in the dominated. His Highness Hari people, but it is doubtful whether a morebed individual.
say that some Kowloon married Company definitely states that the pilot, but also as an aircraft ex-police custody. They were Singh was clothed in robes of gold, the Government will grant the
people get along so well together ollicers' terms of service will re-pert. Recently, in extremely bad examined by a doctor and found his yellow turban flashing the charter, as there is a scheme al-
weather, he flew a light aeorplane to be suffering from bruises.
The Scot is aye conservative, because they do as she likes. priceless diamonds and. histori ready in operation for the redemp-but, wylie likes his whisky old, from London to Dublin and back. Their guardians were sent for State jewels. The robe was magnition of the subsidiary coins which isn't it about time the Scottish He was the head of the mission and told they could take the brys ficent. His elephant was covered are depreciated in value, and to lion got an Eton crop? which went to Japan to
re-home.
with gold trappings of most costly remint them to the old standard of organise and train the Naval Air The boys expressed a desire to design and exquisite finish.
The valuation. Service at that country, and for return home and were amuggled excited crowds constantly cheered his work he received high Japan-out of Cantor as previously men-His Highness as he passed midst ese honours. In the reconstitutioned. The parents of the boys a glittering calvacade of elephants, tion of the Greek Air Force, Bri-are said to be prominent members cavalry, artillery and infantry. tish engines are to be introduced, of the Overseas Kuomintang other Ruling Princes and high| the medicine shops and of the fish notably the Napier Lion of 450 Branch, who have subscribed officials. After the Priest bad and vegetable markets in Heung-horse-power, which is now used liberally to the revolutionary placed the sacred mark of corang-
HEUNGSHAN STRIKE.
HOPES OF SETTLEMENT.
The strike of the employees, of
shan has continued for some time, extensively in the British Air cause. and for some weeks a complete) Force, and with which was equip- deadlock has prevailed.
ped the machine flown by Major
Owing to the threatening Franco, the Spanish pilot, on his attitude of the fish and vegetable flight across the Atlantic to South strikers, which might lead to America.-British Wirdess.
Berlous consequences, the attention
of Mr. Chan Kung-pok, Chief of
the Labour Dapartment, was called
ENGINEERING DISPUTE.
RECLAMATION SCANDAL.
DEMANDS BY BOMBAY CORPORATION.
Bombay, Feb. 26.
to the matter and, as a result, hej FRONTIER INCIDENT SECTIONAL STRIKE LEADS TO and crimson carpet, with a canopy independent body to enquire into
despatched a deputy to Heungahan,[ and, with the co-operation of the Magistrate, the latter practically elected a compromise with the two parties concerned, It is hoped that the strikers will soon resume] work.
TO-DAY:
Dollar on demand 28:43/16d.
BIGGER ACTION,
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Despite the hard times, people are still willing to "pay hard- earned dollars for what will be waste paper next week.
An article in a London news paper, describing "What London eats by Night" was titled "Hot Pies Rate High." Out bore, hot pirates rate pretty low-if caught,
Judging from the way some local ladies do their shopping, wo should say that woman was the original counter irritant.
Some plane we have recently seen for proposed Hongkong flats, ought to be carried out on a stretcher.
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Newspaper heading: "Robbers Goaled." A penalty for seeking another's gold.
tion upon his forehead, His High- ness Hari Singh seated himself on a golden throne placed over the stone which has been in 'the same
Thero will be a record number We should say that some of position since the Kashmir Dynasty was founded. The throne The Municipal Corporation has our latest "plus four" merchants of people going Home on leave was mounted on a large marble unanimously resolved to demand can't tell the difference between this year-if they all win a platform and placed on a rich gold the Immediate appointment of an reel.
a foursome at golf and a foursome sweepstake.
៨ ជ The absence of bowler hats of the same material supported by
We understand that the latest from Brokers' Alley doesn't really golden posts. Notables then made the financial and technical aspects London, Feb. 26, their obeisaricas, offering gold of the reclamation scheme, and the Swatow motto is "East, is East, mean that the brokerage ha
entirely vanished. liability of those responsible for but Best is Best." The Engineering and Allied coins on silk handkerchiefs.
the position of affairs disclosed. Employers National Federation! The Maharaja made grants of The resolution urges that no final
There's a Scottish Admiral in Our idea that His Excellency has decided to post lock-out notices land, conferred bonours and issued decisions be taken, even as regards now. The first pirate who asks the fact that he was not included 'command of the Yangtsze Flotilla is a shrewd man is confirmed by Geneva, Feb. 26. on March 6, to be operative on a Proclamation announcing boons the proposed modified scheme, intervention into the alleged Polish ishments in consequence of a violation of the fronter, notwithstrike of a section of London:
The costumes of the Ruling and also recommends that the standing the Polish delegates' engineers and labourers over wages Princes present were indescrib Advisory Committee be transform denial of the Lithuanian allega and a refusal to work with nonably magnificent. tions and an official Warsaw tele-unionists. The Engineering Union of Patiala, for exemple, wore and empowered to control the acti gram describing the incident na refuses to recognize the strikerry jewels worth about $200,000 vitles of the Development Depart
LEAGUE INTERVENTION REQUESTED.
Lithuania has requested League | March 18 In all the federated estab-and concessions to his subjects without examination by such body him for cumshaw will know what amongst those who danced, the
The Maharaja | ed Into an Executive Committen
it feels like to be realy kilt.
State Lancers last night/
Ay man, it was a dirky nicht. A child's leg was found inside
MacWhirter says this Locarno ara