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THE HONGKONG TELEST
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tion, it will stand for very many Years 08 a monument to the Wator Office of our Public Works Department and the contractors. It would be a pity if doubt in the future of the Colony caused a ourtailmont of the first portion and confined the boneft of the scheme to Kowloon,
We do not intend referring to many of the big items of expendi- ture which were approved, for they speak for themselves. Wo would like, however, to commond the decision to have the scholars of Government Schools at Taipo, LET PHOHENE BE YOUR Un Long and Cheung Chau GUARD AGAINST FIRE ! Many a serious outbreak of first could be avoided if the necessay equipment is at hand to cope with the outbreak in its early stages.
Phomeme pretoots life and pro- perty; is easy to operate; does not injure papers or fabrics and the cost is insignificant. Your inspection of Phomone the British Fire Extinguisher is cordially invited.
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16-17, Connaught Road Central.
Che Telegraph.
FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1926.
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION.
DAY BY DAY.
WORDS ARE GROWEL SO FALSE; AM LOATH TO PROVE REASON WITH THEM.-Shakespeare.
The ss. Bondoran is due hero to-morrow from European ports.
The s.s.. Gambhira is dee here from Singapore on the morning of the 26th, instant.
21 YEARS AGO,
EXTRACTS FROM TELEGRAPH", FILES,
The following items are extract ed from the Telograph Gles for the week ended April 22nd, 1905:
The rate of the dollar on demand was 1s. 10%d.
The Russian hospital ship left Saigon after staying for 46 hours, with 900 tons of coal besides food
The aa. Benrooch left Singa- pore on the 22nd. instant, and is and medical supplies for the fleot
in Chinese waters, dua here on the 27th. instant.
D. G. Millor.
Among those going Home on leave on the 19th. instant from Shanghai by the Empress of Aus- tralia wore Mr. and Mrs. C. Gor don Mackio..
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts brought into line regarding the Shanghai Office advise that the oye-treatment benefits onjoyed by Alma Estates, Ltd., has declared
an interim dividend of 1 Tael. the papils of other Government Schools in the Colony, and tho
Passengers departing yesterday Council ought very gladly to vote by ss. Empross.of Asia for Man- whatovor other small eum isla included Mr. and Mrs. Birkett necessary to make up any deficit and Miss E. T. Birkett and Mrs there might be at the end of tho year. The principle that in odu- eating a child, the educational authority ought to make itself responsible for the child's physical health as well as for its mental instruction is one which is finding.
Yesterday evening, the roof of wido growing acceptance the
No. 99, Wanchai Road collapsed, world over. Here in Hongkong, but luckily no-one was injured. where health is such a vital mat-Shoring operations wore put into ter, there ought to be nothing but operation immediately. public approval of and commend- ation for any Governmental acts which tend to improve the health aud fitness standards of our school children.
Weather Reports.
One of the most valuable ser vices which mastors of vessels on the China Coast can perform in
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Russian crusora hold up the German steamer Brunhilde bound from Bangkok to Hongkong with coal. After a thorough examina- ton, the steamer was allowed to proceed."
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ST. GEORGE'S DAY
WREATH LAID ON CENOTAPH.
To-day is St. George's Day, when Englishmen the world over display their red and white roses. in honour of their King and coun- try and of their Patron Saint.
The Hongkong Society of St. George exchanged, greetings with kindred societies in other parts of the Empire and the East.
There was an impressive cere mony at the Cenotaph early this morning, when members of the lo- cal Society laid a wreath, of red and white roads, in the form of the rod Cross of St. George, oncircled by a white border, in memory of 4he Englishmen who fell during the Great War.
-A warning was issued to masters
Mr. W. A. Dowley (President)'. sian Baltic Fleet near Hongkong,and Mr. C. G. Alabaster (vice-pre- of junks of the presence of the Rus and of the necessity of displaying sident), headed the procession of lights in view of the danger of being mistaken for torpedo boats, riembers amongst whom were Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., the Hon, Mr. E. R. Hallifax, the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird, Mr. F. A. Perry, Mr. HR.R. Hancock, Mr. T. M. Hazelrigg, Mr. J. C. F. Hellamy, Mr. W. C. Shiner, Mr. R. E. Greonsmith (secretary),
ste..
The Cricket League table showed Craigengower at the top with 12 wins in 18 matches. The Kowloon Cricket Club were second.
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The Hongkong" Masonic Quad-Mr. S. M. Mayes, Col. Robertson, rille Club, held a smoking concert In the City Hall, the price of tickets being one dollar.
Mr. H. E. Goldsmith has been appointed Assistant Director of
On the invitation of Mr. H. Weis. Public Works, in succession to man, the manager, a large num ME. A H. Hollingsworth, who ver of guests attended the opening recently went Home on retire- of the Weismann tiffin rooms.
ment,
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A notification of the opening day "At the Council meeting yeater- of the Kowloon Bowling Green day His Excellency the Governor Club is signed by Mr. D. Gow, as asked for a vote of $150, required Hon. Secretary. to feed the unusually large num- bor of dogs suspected of rabies
nedy Town.
On an occasion like yesterday, when there have to be voted many the general interests of shipping and under observation at Ken- sums of public money for admini- strative and development per posos, one gets u glimpse at the maze of departmental work which cecupios the time of the various
is to work in close co-operation with the Observatories of the
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The birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Evan Ormiston took place at Century Crescent, Kennedy
Road,
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A Government notification re-
According to a report made by Far East so far as the supplying Sub-Inspector. Booker, Indian of weather reports is concerned, police constable, No. 401, named
an Spuray Singh, accidentally shot cords the appoinmtent of Mr. H. For somė
past, years
the revolver range. He is being tor during the absence on leave treated at the Government Civil of Mr. F. B. L. Bowley. Hospital.
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Government Departments and endeavour has been made locally himself in the left foot whilst on Hursthouse to act as Crown Solici one realises that, in spite of our] to interest mariners in the matter grumbles, the machinery of the Notices giving particulars of the Colony's government functions information required are, handed
Hongkong's finances for. 190;1 extraordinarily well. Over to masters by the Harbour De-
Dr. Moore, Victoria Hospital, showed assets totalling $1,445,381
Kabilities amounting $1,500,000 were voted yesterday, Partment here, copies are sont to
the shipping companies for dis- has reported to the police that and and, in the explanations covering tribution to captains and supplies while he was riding in ricken $1,147,658, this being a credit bal- each item, it was made evident are sent to the Master Attendant No. 11 on Barker Road, the right ance of 3297,722. that there was not a dollar being at Singapore, who has consented wheel came off, and the coolie to furnish copies to north-bound was struck in the region of the spent which had not been checked ships. What is more, a form of spleen by the shafts, and also re- up and justified. We and others standardising the returns hasceived slight abrasions to the to hospital, and it is not known of the public don't always agred been drawn up in co-operation right ankle. The refused to go
observatories at with the Government's policy on Manila and Siccawei and placed tow sorious his injuries are. certain matters, but there can be on board all vessels provided
the with
were messages
The Society had arranged for a concert to be held at the City Hall this evening, and the programma Will be entirely English.
ENGLAND.
Red rose awaking,
Lily of white;
Blue skies a glimmering
After the night;
Summer in England,
Soft breezes kiss;"
What' more..can anyone
Long for than this?
Swallows a twittering
Under the caves, Soft whispers stirring Through the young leaves; Summer. In England, Moment of bliss,
What more than can anyone Pray for than this?
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Red rose of England,. Blossom of Fame, Bloom on for 'ever, Spotless thy name. Summer in England, Heaven's light above: This do we pray for, Land of our love!.
The Very Idea!
Although he said 'twas easy,
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He found it rather hard.
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H. R. H. Prince George revisit- no two opinions as to the merit with wireless installations. These
prints, and others, are stressed ined Perak on April 16th as the and quality of Hongkong's stan- the annual report of the Director guest of the Sultan of Porak at dard of administration. Strictly of the Hongkong Observatory, Kuala Kangsar, where a pro-
The fnd parents of young Mac fair and impartial, cautions yet who states that during last year grammo including olophant rides, Tavish id a surprise visit to town,
received from
water sports, polo, a dance and a
and rather late one evening rang not without progress, and, above
1,439 ships, as compared with trip up the Perak river was the bell of his lodgings. The in- all, keen insistence on quality and 1,517 in 1924. British ships to the arranged.
visible opener of the door, on being worthiness--those are the out-number of 687 sent in reports!
questioned, replied with inconic "Yes, Mr. MacTavish standing characteristics of our during the year, us against 665 in
1924, but in respect of vessels of Fowl rourors and poultry farm- brutality: public administration here and other nationalities, there was a ers Singapore are complaining of does live hero. Carry him in." we have every right to be proud drop from 852 in, 1924 to 752 in a disease known as fowl-cholera
Chaliapin says the heart throbs 1925. This, says the Director, in which is causing hundreds of and jealous of them.
to fowl to sicken and die. The dis- are in the gallery. The success of disappointing and difficult We are glad to see that the explain. It certainly is. In their ease shows itself in an inability a concert or a play often rests on Government is going to finish off own interests, ship mastors must to eat. The opinion is that the the knees of the gods,
1 botter disease is brought into the Colony the surfacing of the junction of surely realise that the
The bishop was frankly surprised informed an Observatory is with by poultry imported from etse-j Nathan Road and Gascoigne Road, regard to weather conditions, the where, and the heavy, losses as he faced his pretty young caller. $400,000,000.
"Do you wish to spend the rest Kowloon, for which we pressed more valuablo will be the in- sustained by poultry farmers havo recently, when the Finance Com-formation which it distributos, resulted in a rise in the price of of your life in a convent?" he ask- If we must have a religion, let. mittee refused to sunction honvy especially in the typhoon season. fowls and eggs..
For this reason, we trust that expenditure. A niacadam surface local shipping companies, and costing only $7,000, as against the mercantile marino guilds as $40,000 for a concrete foundation well, will imprese on inastors the extreme importance of this work. and asphaltic surfacing, is quite good enough to go on with, and thoro" can be no two opinions regarding the justification of} spending $7,000 in order to give
EXCHANGE RATES.
Rugby, April 22.
LOWER IMPORTS.
EFFECT OF SAFEGUARDING ACT
girl.
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California University boasts a student rejoicing in the name of Krylazizopolito Diamannalous Car- yoplitasslandivoppolous. His class mates call him "K. D. C."
Statistics just published in, New York show that during 1926 the city's beauty parlors registered 400,000 women-cents who spent
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ed. "Heaven, no!" replied the it be the religion of law-abiding. "Only until my bob grows citizenship, with its roots above, Imbedded in the ideals of Ameri out again."
can patriotism and its branches A Jude in North Carolina was and leaves below covering this. sentencing a big loose-jointed négro great, Republic, and all who abide
its folds.-Promi who had been convicted of mur. Within
editorial in an American news- dering another negro.
"George Early," His Honour said, paper. "you have been found by'a jury of.
Bert Whizzey, who has been try twelve men tried and true to be guilty of murder in the first degree, ing to keep up with a young wife, for having, killed in cold blood fall from exhaustion in the drug lust Thursday night." Moses Stackhouse, and it is the store
Rugby," April 22. Those who have advocated im 1.15 port duties to safeguard British in-sentence of this court that on the "Antimone is a ne girl," Mr. 180 dustries against foreign competi-tenth day of August the shoriff of Whizzey said when they brought 12.12 tion, are expressing satisfaction Polk County take you to a pince him to, "but I started being a buf- 20.42 with the figures which have been near the county jail and there terfly tou late in life."
presented to the House of Commons hang you by the neck, until you are
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Mirrors reflect without speaking,
havo meray on your soul, Have which has nothing to do with
by Sir Philip Cunliffe Lister, Presi- dead, dead, dead. And may God. 21 den of the Board of Trade.
relief immediately both to To-day's exchange rates are as pedestrians and motor trafficfollow: using this growingly-important Paris
Brussels junction. A fino straight stretol Amsterdam of wide roadway will then oxtond Berlin,
Copenhagen from Mongkok to Salisbury Road., Vienna
There were big expenditures Helsingfors
Lisbon passed in connection with the Duenos Aires pipe line for the Shing Mun Hongkong Yokohama Valley scheme and we hope that, New York
Geneva this indicatoa that the Govorn-
Milan ment intends to proceed steadily Stockholm with the full completion of the
Prague Madrid first part of the project. In its conception the scheme is one of Bombay the biggest undertaken here and Shanghat
|| Silver (apöt): in the quality of the workman Silver (forward) ship which is marking its execu
Long hair makes a man look silly-especially if his wife finds It
his coat
45, 7/10
The imports of musical instru-you anything to say for yourself?" women who speak without reflect- 2/2
The negro shifted from one foot ing. 1/11ments dropped in value from
to the other and twisted and un- 4.86. 1/10 £301,847 in the first quarter of 1926 twisted the old felt hat he held in 25.18 to £77,337 for the first quarter of his hand. All eyes in the court 120.90
2010 this year. The fall in the imports room were upon him. Finally, roll 28.48 of motor-cars, was even more con- Ing bis, wes up at the Judge, be 104 iderable. The value of 7,581 care said: "Looky, here Judge, you all 30.35 imported in the first quarter don't mean this comla" August .0.15/16 of 1925, wax £1,386,798, while does you?"
1/51
cara Imported in the 2,600 2/10% 20 3/10 the first quarter of this year £469,042,- .29% were valued at
-British Wireless,
Britiah Wireless.
The man got "it" on cider, and His peace of mind was
marred,
Finland has discharged the T- mander-in-chief of her navy be- chuse he cannot speak the lan
He was not to fortunate ruage.) as the Hongkong Governer who was praised becaure he knew how to: be silent in seven languages,?