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three "dark spots" in the Philip-lony's fair sex--has just undergono pine Islands, will be made next a complete re-arrangement that month by an expedition organized will assuredly make it more than by Captain AL Eagle of the
Army Air Service with the assist-ever attractive..
Following on the disastrous are! ance of the officials of the Bu- reau of Lands and other Govern at the Hongkong Hotel and the ment authorities interested in the consequent hurried housing of the venture, says the Manila Bulletin. men's department in the main store Later two similar expeditions will on Des Voeux Road, opportunity be made up to explore the "un has been taken of carrying out mapped areas in the north of long-contemplated improvements, Luzon and in parts of Mindanao, and the result is one on which the! Governer General Wood has given firm can be congratulated.
In the first place, the entrance the party his full endorsement.
The Mindoro party, which will (formerly a single doorway in the consist of five or six experts and middle of two large windows) has Constabulary guard of ten men been re-modelled, giving two on-
Mr. Hugh Gibson, the American probably headed by Colonel Sweet, trances and three big display win- is to leave Manila by plane about dows. One entrance (with its Minister at Berne, to head the
April 1 for San Jose, which will window complement) gives direct American delegation to the Pre-be the base of the expedition be-access to an enlarged men's depart liminary Disarmament Conference fore it starts to fight its wayment in which the outfitting and The tailoring have been combined, American north through the interior.
making of economic, ethnological greatly to the convenience and at- and geographical surveys will be traction of the men folk the chief purposes of the drive other entrance (with its window] across the island.
complement) leads to the various; MODERN APPLIANCESĄ – departments of the store, all of Airplanes will be used to assist which have been newly arranged the party in replenishing its sup-with a view to better facilities and] IS PATRIOTISM DYING OUT? plies en route wherever practica-cohesion. The centre window, he
CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor, Hongkong
Telegraph.]
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ble and a wireless outfit will between the two entrances, gives included in the equipment to keep extra display room and is directly in touch with the outside world. in front of a new trunk and tra A motion picture camera will revelling goods department.. But it cord the progress of the party in is in the interior re-arrangemont every detail,
of the whole store where the The leaders of the expedition management, have planned to such ism, discontent and pleasure-seek- have only the vaguest reports to splendid advantage, what was the ing by people throughout the wide indicate what may be found in the centre aisle of the old arrange- world over, it is well to remember interior of Mindoro. The name ofment now being an attractive cos- the island is derived from the
tume department and showroom,
Sir,In these times of material.
that:
make,
辜
"Not wealth, but only man can Spanish Mina de Oro, because of with the ladies shoe department the gold mines which once flour and two entirely new fitting rooms andished in the northern part of
in close proximity, Millinery Sa It is thought possible also in attractive now quarters, the island, for that other mineral deposits may
A nation great, brave
strong.
2
13
Men and women who,
and suffer long."
A
patriotism and honour's sake, be discovered in the mountains whilst the back portion of the stole Stand temptations, tribulations which have never been prospected. has been retained for furnishings. Captain Eagle, the leader of the etc. The men's department, with Now when we speak of Hong party, is to serve as the minerale-its tailoring combined, having long, which is a British Colony, gist.
separate entrance gives that neces we should expect patriotism nat
sary sense of security and comfort only from every British-born citi-- The value of Mindoro, which is which the average man desires,' zen, but also from every British the fourth largest island of the With new windows, new depart-
subject, irrespective of race OF
creed.
li
„PARTY'S OBJECTIVES.
ĥ
BACK FROM MEXICO.
The good old custom of archipelago, as a source of lamments and new goods selected by standing at attention with head ber is also to be determined by new London buyers having special- uncovered during the playing of the expedition, one of the other ly experienced men and women buy- the National anthem, "God Save members being an expert in foing for the different departments, the King," is dying out in Hong-restry. The altitudes of moun- shoppers may be sure of always kong. If any patriot doubts the tains and the courses of streams finding the very latest styles and writer, he has but to go to a cinema will be recorded with thorough- novelties in surroundings that show in Hongkong and notice ness. The legendary "white In-make shopping a real.pleasure. how the majority of the audience dians" of Mindoro, who are reput- behave during the "God Save the led to be descendants of a colony King" at the end of each show. of Spanish who intermarried with In conclusion, the writer would the native Mangyan, are another like to urge all patriots, no mat- objective of the expedition. Xu- ter whether they are Monarchists vestigation along other lines may or Republicans, to read the immor- bring to light data which will elu- tal lines of Sir Walter Scott's “Lay cidate obscure points in the his
tory of the Philippines.
Three different stories, all- con- Nearly a month will be contradicting each other, were given sumed in the exploration and only once during that time will by a returned emigrant from Mexico to the, Magistrate this the party touch a settlement on morning in an attempted explana- SHIPPING AGENCY POINT. the coast, When the explorers tion for the presence of a dagger come out at the northern end of in his trunk. The first was that the island, a boat will be dispat- he was.
ignorant of the ched from Batangas to meet them. local law, the second that the
of the Last Minstrel."-Yours, etc.,
J. P. VIEIRA REMEDIOS. Hongkong, March 22, 1926.
SUMMARY COURT i.
DECISION.
COST OF GOVERNMENT'S ·
His Honour Mr. Justice Wood BRITISH DYESTUFFS. yesterday morning,. delivered judg- ment in the case in which Mr. A. R. Maller of Copenhagen was! the plaintiff and Messrs. Thore- son and Co. of Hongkong the defendants. The case concerned} the agency of the ship Sally Mearsk in Swatow and Amoy,
CONTROL
London, March 23, In the Chancery Division, Mr.
DEFENDANT'S
CONTRADICTORY STORIES.
trunk with its contents was en- trusted to him by a friend and that he unwittingly accepted the custody of the box. Almost in the same breath, defendant said that the weapon, wrapped up and hidden" in between folds of clothing, was put into his box by the friend.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell pointed out
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His Honour held that the Justice Eve granted a petition by that had defendant's explanation evidence called by the defendants the British Dyestuffs Corporation been a true one, it would readily as to usage in regard to the collec tion of freight and charging of for a reduction of capital by have been given to the Police commission thereon had fallen £4,421,000, of which £2,841,000 was Sergeant who arrested him at short of establishing the definite written off as lost, while £1550,000 the Tung On Wharf yesterday, practice of giving and receiving will be returned in cash to certain As it was, it took defendant commision for freight collected, shareholders. The Government twenty-four hours to think out in the absence of any stipulation will receive £600,000 in return for in the contract.
shares valued at $1,700,000 which the defendant when questioned by Yet another story was told by The" common practice, un they are surrendering The Go- doubtedly, had been shown to
the Magistrate about his seeming exist, of charging and receiving a Verament will also relinquish a poverty. He had $100 to put up commission on freight collected rights to control the Company. na ball with the Inspector and told A little comedy for which the A meeting of the newly formed by the agent, but this practice
His Lordship observed that this the Magistrate that this did not House of Commons had been International Baseball Club of was not universal. Mr. Goggin, control had
Shanghai was held last week. a shipping agent who had given $1,100,000.-Reuter.
belong to him, but was put up by waiting evor, since the advent of when officers were elected and friends in Hongkong. evidence of usage, had said that
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London, March 23. might be referred to as governing Engineering Union has resulted in the construction of this particular contract. AMMA YA
70,695 votes for and 31,126 votes His Honour thus held that against joining the proposed new! Thoresen and Company were not industrial alliance of miners, rail- entitled under the cabled contract waymen and transport workers. to remuneration additional to the The National Union of Hallwaymon sum named in that cable and had previously decided not to join. accordingly gave Judgment la Reuter favour of A. F. Moller, with costs.I
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On being informed by the police women members was, performed the bylaws were adopted. The that the case was not regarded recently when a male member officers of the new Club are with any great gravity, the Magis addressed, the House wearing a Messrs. McNight, Chairman, trate imposed a fine of $50, and woman's hat. The Labourite Bridges, Secretary, and Tolder Member, Mr. G. Buchanan, de, lung, Treasurer. The new olub ordered the confiscation of the sired to rales a point, but had no has no connection with any er
hat. He borrowed the velvet isting baseball olut toquo of Miss Ellen C. Wilkinson, meant to replace. also a Labourite member, which club. It is a new he clapped upon, his red hair chiefly among ex-n Thus he addressed the Speaker, others,
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