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has had to weather the most auri- ous crials in its history. That it hus done it so well speaks volumes for Its financial soundness and for the wisdom of those who have directed financial matters. Both ports will be glad to broath freely onco mare in an atmosphere of trading friendliness.
an
DAY BY DAY
THE PRIDE OF MEN WILL NOT OFTEN BUFFER REASON TO HAVE ANY SCOPE UNTIL IT CAN BE LONGER OF BPAVICE.Bunke.
The rs. Tilawa left Singapore yesterday and is dus here on the 22nd Instant.
And there ought to be some do-
The Ba. Kidderpore, which loft finite effort on both sides to got Shanghai yesterday at 7.30 am, is nearer each other in spirit. For dua here at 5 am, on the 21st. far too long has there been
Yesterday's health return show iden that Hongkong is antagonised one Chinese caso of typhoid tle to Canton and that there is not fever. the goodwill on our side that ther: ought to be. That, we are sin corely convinced, is all a mistake and that the people of Hongkong are, at all times, quite prepared to entertain friendly feelings for the
A case of diphtheria and a case of enteric fever, both Chinese, were notified on Wednesday.
A mongrel dog which bit its master, a Chinese living at 250, Hollywood Road, has been sent to Kennedy Town. A
Warmer weather is predicted for to-morrow, the Observatory forcast up to noon being:East winds, moderate; generally over- cast, warmer.
"TUMBLEWEEDS.”
'BIG FILM FOR SUNDAY.
TWO ACCIDENTS.
REE FATALITIES FOLLOW.
When it is reflected that, on one As the result of two accidents, scane alone for William S. Hart's one man being knocked down by a "Tumbleweeds," which comes to the motor car and three others falling Queen's Theatre next Sunday more from a scaffolding many feot to than $100,000 worth of cameras the ground, three Chinese have woro used, fully nineteen being succumbed to their injuries since trained on the action, it can be yesterday, and the fourth is not judged that this is one of the expected to live. world's greatest western pictures.
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By means of a clue in the shape It is Hart's own production for of part of a broken motor meter, United Artlets Corporation release, the car which knocked the min and is his greatest effort in the down has been traced. Driver eleven years of his successful screen. D. Colins. 1st. Battn. East Sur
rey Regiment, made a report to the The great scone referred to ie the police to the effect that he saw a land rush which duplicates that motor car travelling along Garden which took place thirty-six years Road, and, when passing the en- age at the Cherokee Strip between trance to the barracks, the Kansas and Oklahoma. Hundreds knocked down a Chinese man, people of Canton. Politically,
of wagons, people, horses and mulesged about thirty-five years of age, Canton has often felt snubbed and
were atlised in this great dash-who lived at Whitfield. He was Government Civil robbed of what ought to be hers,
the most thrilling ever depicted for who lived at
Hospital, where he died. Police but the people and Govertimento
n picture anywhere.
The scene was enacted before a enquiries followed, and by means Hongkong have had to bear much
crowd of spectators and members of a broken part of a motor meter, of the press and all were thrilled which was picked up by Driver blame that was never theira by
Commander A. Poland; D.S.O., cholce. We are convinced that n
has been appointed to H. M. S. Am if by an actual happening in life. Colina, a car bearing the number King Baggot, director, with his of 586, owned by a Chinese, is ba properly constituted Government brose, addl. (June 15th) and in at Canton ought to be recognized command, for duty class 1 in Sub-assistant, and thirty sub-assistants lieved to be the vehicle in ques
staged the big event. It is notabletion. that no one was injured-not even
EIGHTY FEET FALL. just as is the so-called Central marines (on arrival on station).
a horse or dog.
Three Shangtung workmen, em- Government of Poking and we'
The location at La Aguerro ployed on the construction of the trust that a the not-too-distant
ancha assumed the aspects of a new Fire Station, slipped from A
Five thou-scaffolding on the sixth floor ye future the Imperial Government of
young city of tents. Great Britain will see its way clear
and gallons of water were trans-terday, and crashed to the ground ported daily six miles to camp; dur- below" a distance of about eighty to place South China in a politlesi
ing the rush scene 12,000 gallons of ninety feet. They were acti A Chinese has been sent to the position not inferior to that enjoyGovernment Civil Hospitni suffer tents fed hundreds of men, women and heads, and in spite of a rapi
a day had to be provided. Mess ously injured about their bodies
ed by Peking. There would, of Ling from poisoning through taking and children. There were provi- removal to the Government Civil
overdose of an unknown sions for every emergency, includ- course, first have to be faith in an
ing hospitals for man or beast; fire Hospital one of the men suceзmbed to his injuries shortly after six ROBERTS-On June 18th, at these at the head of things. "Chin- medicine.
and police protection. Thousanda
o'clock this morning. Further No. 38. Prat Buildings, Kowloon,ese organined Labour could also The motor vessel Tennessee, of of bales of hay were utilised for enquiries have enabled us to stute do Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Roberts, a
play a large part in the restom, the Norwegian Africh and Austra feed for the stock.
that a second man died between daughter.
tion of mutually-beneficial good-a kine, left Antwerp on 3rd June, cowixys handled the horses and cat-ten and elven o'clock this morn- and is expected to arrive here on tle. Wagons came from everying, and the third is so badly in- 10th July with general cargo from
where--many covered prairie Norway via ports.
schooners-and the Ventura Boule-jured that he is not expected to.
live. vard and contiguous country resem bed a trail of the old days, save for the autos which mingled incongru-
Paris, May 17-The Rothschild · ously with the vehicles of forty years ago. It was a study in the Bank has contributed 5,000,000 development
the "Save-the-Franc of transportation franes to
sking fund. methods."
Mustard & Co., Ltd.
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BIRTH.
The Telegraph
FRIDAY, JUNE 18% 1926.
BOYCOTT PEACE HOPES.
Now that Hongkong has appoint
will and the cleansing of the Unious of their irresponsible and extremist elements wort long way towards it.
"The Old Hands."
One by one, the "old hands" of the Hongkong Police Force are dropping out of the service, for, with the efluxion of time, officers
From Shunghai comes a report that General Tang Poon-yan, who after taking tight from Hoihow, went into retirement at Shanghai, died on the 11th instant in hospital.
The Fire Brigade was called 'out at about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon to deal with an outbreak of fire at Anton Street. On ar- rival it was found that the blaze, which was confined to the chim- ex of Nos. 8 and 10, hâd been put
out by the inmates.
A black and white fox terrior, The Peak, bit a Chinese coolie
day morning. The victim is being employed at 270, The Peak, yester attended to at the Government Civil, Hospital and the dog has been sent to Kennedy Town,
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Hundreds of
The Very Idsa!
Miss Peggy Joyce, the American There is a possibility of Mr. actress.. has been married for the Alan Cobham making Penang one fifth time. All the world's a of his stopping places for oil and stage: but sometimes the num- petrol during his projected flight be of exits and entrances secmis to Australia. He originally in to be excessive. teniled to make Bangkok his re- Alling station, but the Penang Heroic Gargling The heroic Gazette learns that Penang has Capt. George Fried of the Roose- been chosen instead.
velt
reporter was talking to a about the hardships of the sea.
lane,
Oh, would you, Maggie, if you
eculd
Or,
Go walking there again?.
would you, grown sophisticated,
With all your sensus keen, Prefer to hit the conérete
road.
And smell the gasoline?
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od its three delegates; to confer who have long and creditable re-wred by Mr. C.L.." Sandes, 302 with the representatives of the cords behind them, are gradually Canton Government on the, ques-tective Inspector John Grant is going on retirement. Chict De-. tion of ending the bovcott there is the next to depart, as we record every reason to hope for the early ed yesterday, and there are many resumption of normal relations be in the Colony who will as a con- sequence regret the disappearance tween Hongkong and Canton. Ju of a very familiar figure from their official circles here and in Cantor midst. Happily the rigours of 30 there is an optimism which augu years' service with the Force have left him still very much alive, and well," "and among the Chinese gene there will be a general wish that rally there is the feeling that he may enjoy many years of happy matters will "son be back to the retirement in the Old Country In recent years, there have gone old state of unhindered trade. It
on pension many officers who have is un secret that Canton has been borne the heat and burden of the
"Too much talk" is the cause feeling the pinch of the boycott day in times' when pay and condi Sif Shou-son Chow is to present
"I know a sailorman," he said.. very much of late and that, al- tions of service were in marked the prizes to students of St. who has suffered for years from of most of the modern world's.
contrast to present-day circum-Stephen's College at 11.30 am. on chronic sore throat, and the other troubles. Mr. J. Nick Perrin, told though the strike organization to stances. Even in Mr. Grant's Saturday. The gathering will be day he consulted a specialist.members of the Southern Illinios made a good thing out of the to-early days, a European constable held informally at 6, Prospect "The specialist examined him Editorial Association at a banquet, "We are regulated by civic or- tally wrong relations, the rest of only got $75 a month and it Place at the end of morning school, and said:
took him something like 15 and although lack of space will pre-am a great believer in sim- ganisations who get together Canton, the merchants and the years
the rank vent friends from being invited, itple remedies.
ever always at somebody else's expense what pudinary people, has been e fer- of Crown Sergeant.
for a big, feast to tell Matters is hoped that the members of the tried salt water gargling?" ing in common with all the have immensely improved since College Council will be present. "'Well,' said the sailorman, ought to be done," he complained.
that time, both in regard to pay, mercial and trading interests of pension conditions and accommo-
with a modest cough, I've been "Everybody talks, How can any- when everybody's A Washington message to Manila torpedoed seven times and ship- body listen Hongkong. We have stated bedation, whilst, although it is to be papers, dated June 14th, states: wrecked five.”
talking, and unless people laten how may they understand?" fore that the economic issues in-admitted that the responsibilities The judiciary committee decided on the Force to-day are as great to-day to report to the Senate the
Matt Duhr, 88, Oklahoma's volved were bound, sooner or later,
as ever they were, it is to be doubt-entire group of bills to modify the oldest jounalist, is not writing It was stated at the Optical ed whether its members have so Bighteenth Amendment and the any more church histories--not Convention that science has evol- much sheer drudgery to perform Volstead act, recommending that for anybody. as those of earlier times. That, they be postponed indefinitely.
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com-
to have their inevitable effect and
Canton extremists learned, appar- ently, that it is impossible to main tain for a¦) tibie an artificial and costly interference with a natural trade avenue. Hongkong and Canton are naturally related, the
reach To
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ved an illuminated key-hole. All
the characteristics of
Sixty years ago Duhr wrote a that now seems to be wanted is a of course, is as it should be, for This action places the various history of the Swedish church, for key with there is no questioning the act measures on the Senate calendar, which he was to receive $250, the moth, that in the past very scant consi-making possible a fight on the floor The church was in financial straits
of the Senate. deration was given to the men.ou
and he didn't get it. In the course whom we rely for the preserva-" tion of peace and order. Whilst
Manuel L. Quezon, Philippine of time he forgot about it. Senate President, using violent" Then, a year or two ugo, he got of some of the experienced men.
ngo
Doctor: "Why didn't you put on the porous plaster I sent you?" Pal: "Plaster, doctor, om a Carriers'
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And now the bank has failed.
Bobbed hair
on women is an
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ope as the deep-sea port of the it will be difficult to fill the places.language and a strong arm, threw a letter froin the church authori- member of th' Hod other, and it has been all wrong who have in recent times left the Benito Sakdaluu, a Manila news ties enclosing n check for $250, Union, and it's against th' rules economically to place a trade ban Force, we are glad to think that.paper reporter, out of his office in Duhr planted this unexpected for our branch to do any plas- on Hongkong because it entailed in the main, a really fine type of the Ayuntamiento a few nights windfall in a bank at Guthrie, therin.'”
immediately following the Okla. much, costly waste and unproduc man is now being attracted to the national supreme council's meet- tive obstruction. The extra costs,
Police ranks here, and we haveing. The attack was, the result of Duhr has been able to recover abomination in the sight of God! no doubt that, as the younger what Mr. Quezon alleged to have just $20 of the $250. including the "rake-off of the officers come along to fill the been a deliberate attempt to mis strike and boycott organisation, vacant posts, they will rise to their represent the President, of the have had to be borne, in the long high traditions left them by those ridicule.
ppportunities and maintain the Senate and expose him to public. run, by the people of Canton and who have obtained the rewards they have in very many ways, of their long service. been unable to buy the goods they formerly did, so that the activi- tics of dealers, and of all ́classes have been "alowed down to
Marseilles, May 7.-Mile. Cecile Sorel, famous star of the Comedle The French Minister is leavingFrancaise, and Count Guillaum de Bangkok about the middle of Segur, acion of one of the most Juno to meet Mme. Wildon in Co-Illustrious families of France, chin-China. Mme Wildon has been were married to-day at the Vil- occompanying Mme. Heriot, the lage of Panties-Mirabeau Bouches, point at which impoverishment wife of M. Heriot, rocently Pro-near here. Nowe of the wedding and exhaustion has been but mior of France, and at present was no surprice to well informed mattor of time. For one whole President of the Chamber of Do-society and theatrical circles. puties, who has been touring in The question agitating Paris is year this slowing down process, Indo-China, and travelled with her whother the new Countess de has been going on, and Hongkong as far as Hongkong.
Segur will new retire.
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When first I met you, Maggie
dear,
We walked in fields of
green;
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But now we sit on cushioned
geats
-1:
And burn up gasoline.
At three on Sunday afternoon
I used to call on you; We used to wander hand in
hand
Where
grew.
Johnnie jump-ups
The little pond where lilles
grow,
The pathway down the
Believing this deeply and forvently, one J J. Diggs, doughty barber of the Tennessce hills, bars his.. doors to iniquitous women asking hair cuts..."
Diggs, the bonsorial artist, puts a sign in his windows which rends:
"I run my shop on a Christian basis and I cut women's hair for two years till I got sick of it and its un-Christianty."^[a
Was it not one William Shake speare who once cried from the murky, depths of his upset soul:
"Oh, Lord, what fools those mortals be!"
So do wo exclaim now. And we do not mean the women!.