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SCHNEIDER-FRANCO-At the German Consulate and afterwards at the Chapel of the Convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor,
TUESDAY.
JUNE 8, 1926.
It was stated that the Governments of Hongkong and Canton had ap pointed delegates to confer on the subject, it does seem rather strange that more headway has not been made in the official negotiations According to the'). latest advices, the Canton Govern. ment delegates' now" are Mr. Eugene Chen, Mr. T. V. Soong and Mr. Chen Kung-pok, and they are said to "have been given full powers to arrange the terms of the settlement. We recall, of course, Mr. Kemp's conversations some little time back with Mr. Dr. C. C. W which were said to be pre- liminary to other negotiations. In the meantime, however, Dr. Wu has gone from Cantor, and, in cidentally, we have heard nothing as to how the position as between the two Governments now stands. If the Canton Government dele- gates are in a position to settle the whole question--as is claimed -thon we cannot see the neces- aity for various organisations, re-
presenting workers, merchants and students, intervening in the matter. Once it is granted that the Canton Government has both the will and the power to bring the present altuation to a speedy end, surely nothing would seem more advisable than the placing of the negotiations on an official basis. Ae we have previously re-
DAY BY DAY.
THE SUFFICIENCY OF MY MERIT IS TO KNOW THAT MY MERIT IS NOT SUFFICIENT.--St. Augustine.
SINGAPORE INCIDENT. SEQUEL TO ACCIDENT.
DRAGGED OVER ROAD
BY ELEPHANT.
FITTER WHO DROVE LORRY.
Caught in a chain which was "Arising out of an accident The Colony had a cloan bill of tied to an escaping elephant, Mr.which occurred on the Cheung "health on Sunday,
Frank R. Buck, well-known collec- Sha Wan Road on the afternoon tor of wild animals, was dragged of June 5, a Chinese fittor "ap- along the pavements of Singapore, peared before Mr. J. H. B. Nihil, says the Manila Bulletin.
at the Kowloon "Magistracy, this
left
The . Arafura, which Manila on the 7th instant, is due
hera to-morrow.
The weather forecast up to noon to-morrow 18-East winds, moderate; fine to cloudy.
Found dead at Fanting Railway Station, the body of a Chinese road coolic, employed by the P. W. D., has taken to the Kowloon mortuary:
The second ordinary yearly meeting of the Hongkong Tug & Lighter Co., Ltd., will be held on Thursday, June 24, at 11.30 am.
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A Chinese married. woman, living at 00, Second Street, has been sent to the Government Civil Hospital with injuries to her bead, canked by a flower pot accidentally, drapping on her.
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A police report from Lok Ma Chau states that the bodies of five Chinese women have been recovered from the sea and have been taken to Kowloop mortuary. It is presumed that they were the occupants of a trading junk which capsized.
Only the energy and alacrity of morning, on charges of driving a hie boys who got in front of the motor lorry without an appropriate charging brute and managed to licence and of driving the lorry stop its onward rush with hooks without the owner's permigsion.
The defendant pleaded guilty and forks saved Mr. Buck from Be- to both charges.
vere injuries. As it was he es-
Acting Sub-Inspector Nicoll told caped with severe lacerations on the Court that whilst the lorry was proceeding along the Cheung one of his legs:
Mr. Buck later arrived in Mani-Sha Wan Road at 4.45 pm, on on the West Caiqot from Singa-June. 5, the brakes falled. The pore with a collection of animals driver of the vehicle finding that destined for zoos in the United there were no tools on the lorry States. Mr. Buck stated that he to readjust the brakes, left the has a small number of specimens defendant in charge while he went this trip.
back to the garage for a spanner.. The elephant which caused the In the meantime, the defendant trouble was nearly full grown, discovered he had a spanner on standing between seven and eight him, and, having repaired the feet high. Mr. Buck had made a brakes, he drove the lorry away, throo weeks' trip into the Interior He was going along the road. of Burma to secure,ker and had when the lorry was driven over spent a month in subduing her the embankment, a drop of about suficiently to get her on board the six feet. There was only the de ship, It had been the special ob- fendant and another fitter on the ject of his journey from the States. iorry, but neither was injured. When the time came for loading,. Fines of $20 on each chargo the elephant decided that she were imposed.. would prefer to remain in Singa- pore, perhaps having a premoni- tion of a wintry clime which West Cajoot, Mr. Buck has two awaited her in some park in the elephants partly grown and. United States.
baby which was captured when Whatever hor reasons, the re-about three weeks old, the mother. fused to listen to coaxing and in having been killed. Mr. Buck ducements of all kinds, and brute believes that she is the youngest force was of no avail. In the at-elephant which yet has been cap-
broke thrce strong ropes and States. finally got away dragging Mr. In addition to the elephants - Buck behind her. Five hours in there are a couple of leopards, an all were consumed in trying. to jorang-outang or so, a fine tapir A Seattle message states that put her on board, but the West and various other tropical animale the Admiral Line under the owner-Cajoot sailed without this repro-and birds. ship of the Dollar interests has sentative of the genus elephas. Mr. Buck has been making trips announced plans for a new adver-
Mr. Buck mentioned casually through India, Ceylon, the Malay tising campaign in the interest of that the animal is really very states, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and the company. It is the intention evan tempered and he expressed others countries for 11 years, of the company to spend $125,000 only regret that she should have averaging three trips every two with a short time in emphasizing chosen such an unpropitious time years. During this time he has the advantages of the northern to act as she did. He has left her brought hundreds of specimens out In Singapore with orders to have of the jungles. He maintains an a box constructed and to ship her establishment at Singapore, as a in it by the first available steamer. central for the collection and ship
In the collection on board thement of his specimens.
Recently the-cat at the Shang- hai Marine Engineers' Institute was safely delivered of a litter of kitters, the last report making the total four. As according to
Tungshan by Monseigneur "A. murked, these unofficial delega./ statistics kept by the Chinese tempt to get her into a sling she tured for shipment to the United
Augusta Franco. Fourquet. Canton. Bishop of Can- ton, on Saturday, June the 5th 1926, C. A. Schneider to Alda
WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT.
tions may help in disclosing a new avenue towards settlement, but much beyond that they cannot surely go.
And the public both here and in Canton is beginning to think that it is rather late in the day now for preliminary moven of this kind, seeing that much or
staff, she had bad 106 kittens pre- viously during the past 10 years, this brings her total to 110.
The marriage of Miss Dorothy King and Mr. W. A. Nowers will take place on Wednesday, June, the 9th at 3 p.m., in St. John's the ground must have already Cathedral. No invitations are been covered in past deliberations.route to the Far East. being issued but all friends will be welcome at the Cathedral and at a reception afterwards at "Tanderagee" 372, The Peak:
The Telegraph
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1926.
THE BOYCOTT QUESTION..
How far the recent changes in
Approximately 1,260 city pri- the Canton Government have
múry and elementary school teach-" affected settlement hopes, we do
ers have been assigned, to the not know. We must, however, pay schools in Manila, Assignments some heed to the recent mandate of high school teachers will be un- ördering an early settlement, for ounced later. Former teachers in specin city schools will be re- there must have been some reaso 1tained in their positions. An in- for the issuing of such a notifien-crease of 5,500 elementary and tion. That development, however, high schools.students is predicted
for this year. in our view, only serves to yet. further stress the necessity of the Canton Government establishing
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He Vary Jara!
Desa
He came home one evening and then offered to give him something
ment.
"My dear! My dear!" he cried. "What news to-day?" said
"This is my new dinner gown."
"Don't be silly," she replied. merchant to his friend, lately.
"What news? responded the other. None; only things grow
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A Chinese motor driver was charged at the Central Magistracy
after an accident and also for hay-
vehicle. It was stated that a child was knocked down and de- fendant did not stop until a const- able and a coolie followed him Admiral Count Togo, comman- batter-people are getting on their blowing whistles twice. Theder of the Japanese fleet which legs again." driver was fined $25 on each destroyed the Russian squadrons "On their legs" said the first. charge and ordered to pay $10 in the battle of the sea of Japan "I don't see how you can make compensation to the mother of in May, 1905, now enfeebled by that out." i the child who was knocked down. his 80 years, has special permis "Why, yes," replied the other; sion to carry a cane when visiting "folks that used to ride are now the imperial court. Canes other obliged to walk." wise are strictly forbidden:"
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He loved to teach the girls to
swim.
Once again the talk of a pos-its sincerity by resuming and yesterday with failing to stop found his wife sewing a tiny gar- to stop it. sible settlement of the boycott is rapidly concluding the negotiing inefficient brakes on his renewed, with the arrival in the tions with the authorities hore Colony of two delegates represent that is, presuming these negotia ing Canton merchants organisations have been suspended, as we tions. What the prospects are of ean only imagine is the case seo- anything definite arising from this ing that official communiques have visit, it is as yet early to say. been issued for some time past. But, if we are to be quite frank on the matter, we cannot overlook
A Chinese coolio who made a A Volunteer's Suggestion. the fact that the public is a little
practico of stealing motor acces It was interesting to hear the series was arrested some time ago, tired of delegations coming to this varied commenta voiced by some by the police, and inquiries were Colony, discussing the matter and of the 70-odd men of the Volunteer made which led to thirteen charges then returning to Canton, with no Defence Corps who turned up aa
being proferred against the accused. He was sentenced to one year in tangible result arising from the "casuals" on Sunday morning to
fire Part I of the annual musketry got and was ordered to be expolled visits. There is, however, this course. There were men from all at the expiration of his sentence. difference to be noted when we units who had missed their chance Another Chiness" shop-keeper was compare the present, movement to fire on the days allotted to their charged with receiving certain of particulars units, but when over the stolen property, wollowing it with those which have preceded 70 men have to fire five pruesivas
to have been stolen and was it-that it follows close on the each, it is bound to be a long sentenced to
three months along official mandate issued in Canton job. The launch eft Murray with the thief.
Pier for Stonecutters at 9 am, and to the effect that the issue must it wasn't back until 2 p.m., and it be settled. It is to be presumed that the two delegates now in the Colony have come here with the full knowledge and theit approval of the Canton Government, and, if that is so, some good may pos- sibly result from the visit. So far
whs entirely due to the quick and efficient manner in which the Sergeant Major conducted matters on the range that the firing was through so soon. Some men thought that Part I was not in any way necessary to a Volunteer who had passed in his firing year after year. One man, a
trained
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Ah, yes, he'd taught a flock But when his sister asked his
aid,
He pushed her off the dock.
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An American judge bowled out "a painted wife" appearing in his. court against her husband. The judge in no uncertain terms told, the lady that "painted-faced trol- lops, made no hit with the court." If the lady had known how to apply her rouge wisely this calam- Tom Mix and his wonder horse, ity would, never have occurred. Tony, are featured this week in Rouge, the experts say, should be "The Yankee Senor." Tom shows applied in V-shape, the point to- careful training in some of the wards the nose, then gently smear- stunts, in which he exercises ed in. And a tiny daub on the almost human intelligence chin helps the illusion-or delu Amusement column of a Texas sion.
paper.
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fired.
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His bat was in posntion and He hit a foul that hit him He took a healthy swing.
The following vessels are ex pected to be in wireless communi- cation with Hongkong to-day:---
A girl who is fired for kissing President Cleveland, President
Sympathy is the thing most any her employer can usually get ah- McKinley, Arafura, President Garfield, President Adams, Moj gossip is willing to offer, in return other job if she tells why she was Maru, Karmala, Sado Maru, for the interesting details. Hirado Maru, Preussen, Kutsang,
It costs $90 less to raise a boy. Tacoma Maru, Nagpore, Samarang
to the age of 18 years than it does. Maru, Maru, Esquilino, Taito Kumamoto Maru, Sadviken, Fook-a girl, according to a New York marksman for years, did not, sec.
sang, Anhui, Glaciere, Nisshti insurance survey, why he should have to waste a Maru, Tjipanas,
The figures were: girl $6,167; Hosel Maru, Sunday morning to shoot Part Is Hirundo, Turbo, Halching, boy" $6,077. It costs $2,500 each. a formality when it didn't count Porthos, D'Artagnan, Salon, Tai- to feed them. The cost of birth. Did your friend, Misa Beauty,
The girl's officially towards his efficiency shan, Tulkwa Maru, Takuoka is placed at $250.
clothing costs $1,002, the boy's get her good looks from her fa- Maru and Tonkin.
thor or her mother": 912. That's where the difference,
"From her unelo; he keops & comes in.
drugstore."
aa our own Government is con- cerned, we imagine that its at titude must be to note with satis faction any move in the direction of a settlement, and we have no A companion, on seeing one man who had obiously never fired be- doubt that if the present delibern-fore receiving instruction from au tions between local and Canton other, thought that there ought ing was badly wanted. The Corps merchant organisations open up to be much more firing in the Yo- lacked the essential spirit of
lunteers. It was much more im-competition, he any pathway likely to lead to a portant than drills, he thought This latter criticism does contain complained.
back-
Oh, hear the birdies sing.
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Clergyman (to small boy who is
"There will be fifty-three Fri- watching him repair a fence); "Ah. Tommy, trying to learn how days in 1926," says a Maine paper.
Small Boy; "No; I'm waiting ment of the fish dealers.
Anal adjustment of the matter, and it was a great pity there was something constructive and it to become a carpenter?"We print this, for the encourago.
the authorities here will be quite no handy range at which monthly one wall worthy of consideration to hear what a parson says when ready and willing to throw their spoon shoots for Corps members by the Corna organisers on the he smacks his thumb with a ham- Judge ruled a Chicagoan should
could be held. An aggregato Cup look-out for Increased efficiency.mer."
pay his wife $25,000, at the rate. weight into the balance at the apin connection with the spoon The main problem would appear to
of $1 for each kids he'd failed to propriate, moment.
shoot, some regular inter-Com- be the provision of a handy range, Absent-minded. The doctor give her. Warning Kiss your pany competitions and a general but the miniature range might be who listened to a patient tell how wife, cause the Mrs. kissed can't all-round fostering of ride shoot made to do..
his breathing troubled him, and collect for kisses missed.
In view, however, of the lengt of time which has elapsed since