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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1926.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1926.
DAY BY DAY.
USE, DO NOT ABUSE; NEITHER ABSTINENCE NOR EXCESS EVER REN- DERS A MAN HAPPY-Voltaire.
From the miners' leaders point of view this is a disastrous proceed- ing, because it will be all the harder to get good terms for the mon in the poor pit districts. A good many of the leading news-
The death has occurred at Ipoh papers at Home have been of Mr. D. H. Morison, manager of sympathetic to the miners all Gunong Rapat estate, after a brief through, although roundly conness
bill of health.
demning their leaders for display-There was one Chinese case of ing such a general want of states- typhoid fever reported yesterday. menlike leadership, and we notice Otherwise, the Colony had a clean that the Manchester Guardian made the suggestion, in mail Week, that the mineowners had a good
chance io
themselves prove humane by offering a seven-hour day, with 10 per cent off wages, but a 10 per cent. bonus on output. That would have given the miners
the
The P and O liner Nellore, which left Singapore at 4 pm. yesterday, la dus here at noon on the 29th instant.
Several high temperatures were registered on the Chine Coast Observatory return.. The highest yesterday according to the Royal
was 97 at Swatow.
Fassengers ariving here from Japan by the sa. Tanda included Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Keaton, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Tratman, Miss M. and Mrs. J. S. E. Leckie, Mr. Gillingham, Miss M. Gillingham, Mrs. W. Faid and Mrs. J. Fenton.
feeling that they were not being asked to do all the sacrific~ Ing. The Guardian put it on record at the same time that "the miners are a sporting crowd in spite of discouragement" and that they would doubtless jump at the chance of going back to work an given lower pay. If they were
The typhoon which entered the
· Foochow... and opportunity of making up some coast between of their losses through increased Shanghai is now shown as a de pression over the Yangtsze output.
Valley. The local weather fore-- cast up till noon to-morrow is:- South-west winds; moderate, fine to cloudy.
NOTED IRISHMAN'S
DEATH
PROFESSOR SWIFT MACNEILL.
REPARATIONS.
NEW PRESIDENT OF COMMISSION,
Paris, Aug. 24. Monstour Chapsal (French),bas been unanimously elected preal
London, Aug. 24. The death has taken place in Dublin of Professor John Gordon, Swift MacNeill, K.C.-Reuter, dent of the Reparations Commis- The death of Professor Swift sion in succession to M. Barthou. MacNeill removes a striking per-Router. sorailty who for many years #gured prominently in British, and particularly frish, politics. The deceased, who was born in Dublin was severaly criticised and-on- on March 11th, 1849, was educat-tured for protesting in the House ed at Trinity College, Dublin of Commons against the cession of (where he secured three First Hon. Heligoland to Germany, 1890; pro ours in Classtes), and at Christ pased thation disallowing votes of Church, Oxford (Classical Exhibidirectors of Mombasa Railway tion), 2nd Class Classical Mods., which resulted in defeat of Union-
ist Government, 1892; was com- mended by Sir H. Campbell Ban- nerman, as Premier, in the House of Commons for his success In pro- during, after years of agitation, the abolition of flogging in the Royal Navy, 1906; by repeated motions in the House of Commons established the principle that the position of Minlater of the Grown Is incompatible with the holding of directorships in Public Com panies; proposed a motion with reference to the conduct of the trial of the Great Yarmouth. Election' Petition, 1906; was one of the seven members of the House of Commons who constitute the Committee of Privileges, 1908; and by persistent questions to Ministers in the House of Commons from November 1914, pressed the Government to intro- duce the legislation embodied in The Titles Deprivation Act, 1917. The deceased has been Professor of Constitutional Law and of the Law of Public and Private Wrongs since 1909, Clerk of Convocation.
As we say, we do not yet know All the factors" which have B7- genedered the present optimians of*******
A Chinese employed in the PEACE HOPES.
a settlement, but there is 'talk of
building of the New Peninsula pressure-being brought to bear on Hotel, Kowloon, was yesterday Although we do not know all the the Government and of the ap-picked up in an unconscious con- dition-by his-follow-workmen and factors which are behind the pointment of well-known men as
was taken to the Kowloon Hoe-1870, 2nd Class Final School Law since 1910, and Dean of the Faculty wave of optimism at Ilome regard- iptermediaries. From very many pital, in a serious condition. It
and Modern History, 1872, and of Law, National University of Ire- M. A., 1875.. He received first land, since 1912. He was tho ing the likelihood of a collapse of quarters there is
place and first Exhibition, at the author of numerous books ou poli the coal strike, we shall doubtless evidence that the coal stoppage is to be injured.
final examination for. call to the tice and constitutional law, dealing be just as pleased as if we were, working tremendous harm to the
During last week there were Irish Bar in 1875, and was Profes- especially with Irish affairs, his because it is evident that the general industry of the country reported an imported British sor of Constitutional and Criminal lateat being "Studies in the Cong 'spirit of conciliation and com- and that it would be true economy case of cholera and a British case Law at King's Inn, Dublin, from Etution of the Irish Free State" 1882 to 1888. Elected Nationalist and "What I Have Seen and
undeniable is not known how the man came
promise has at last found expres to get the pits working again as 9-diphtheria,--nine-Chinese-cases M. P. for South Donegal in 1887, Heard," both of which were pub
sion among the miners, even in soon as possible. In the long run, spite of their leaders. It had be it may cat have been a bad thing come recognised in Trade Union for the mining industry to have and industrial circles that the gone through this period miners were of obstinate nature, purging.
has
"Manufactured" Wrath
of
of enteric (seven deaths), two Chinese cases of puerperal fever he held the seat until 1918. (one death) and a dog suffering 'from rabies. On Monday twó more Chinese cases of enteric ourred.
Last week saw the 80th birthday of Mr. T. H. T, Rogers, the well- known and much respected dayen of the F. M. S. bar. Mr. Rogera,
Helighed last year.]
The Very Jolea !
The family grabs up bathing thing when you're not listering to
but there has never been such a display of "cussedness" as been-witnessed-since-the-Royal Commission, published its report The Canton Information Bur- who was born in the year 1846, was eau-which means the propagan-called to the English bar during carly in April Every suggestion dists of the Canton Government Hilary term in 1870, and practised made to them has been turned has issued a characteristic atate-in London until 1893, when he care suits and hops into the car. And, it. down until a point was reached atment in reply to the speech de- to the Straits Settlements and, are they going bathing for the
livered by His Excellency the Go- later, to the F. M. S., where he is day? I'll any they arel vernor on
the occasion of the still in practice. opening of the new "premises of
A Canton report says that the cares of home away, and take a° Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., on
It declares that aeroplane of the Kuomintang coolin' swim. "Mother, can I go the 17th inst. His Excellency's remarks have Army, reported lost some time away far out?" nake tiny little
•
The
weather's hot as blazes and they're feclin' right in trim to cast the
She thought that she was
much too fat,
So promptly ran around And got a lot of exercise-
And then she gained
pound.
which it seemed useless to offer anything. And then the Govern- ment passed its Eight Hour Act, which was against the one real thing which the miners valued more than anything else their short working day. The minere mediately summoned, and that a Chinese assistant who had charge. leaders have fought hard to keep big parade has been announced in of the machine have not been argument's begun. "Now, you Empire." It is a pre-eminence for the men solid against resumption order to prove that the Chinese heard from, and it is feared that and dad go away far out. I can't which, however, Aberdeen is pre- of any kind, but the owners, by/People in the Two Kwangs support they have been shot by order of have any fun." So mother stays pared to fight to the death.
aroused great national indig-a89, has been located in the daughter. And ma shouts, "No!
The You'll fall and get your nose filiéd A taxi-cab owner, giving
nation in the Liangkuang," states hands of Klangai troops. that numerous meetings were im-two Russian pilots and
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the
The following vessels were
"But I won't evidence in court described Hull up" with water."
tho fall," replies
child. An as "the meanest city in the
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the atrike and boycott movement. the Klangsi military authorities.
in, close to shore, to keep her eye Briggs: "I hear that after your on sis. She seldom stops to think round of golf the turf had to be. offering district settlements, have Seeing that the Bureau makes
Diggs (who has turned in pretty now persuaded thousands. of men these declarations less than a week A Chinese was charged before about the fun that she will miss. replaced."
after His Excellency delivered his Major C. Willson at the Central The youngster splitter splatters to return to work. The Miners speech, all we can say is that the Magistracy yesterday with the as she wades around, waist high, poor card): I shouldn't wonderi Federation can, apparently, see rent national Indignation" has theft of a tin of petrol from and rune to ma a million times. the place had to be returfed!" that it has lost the allegiance of not taken long to make itself P. W. D. motor roller at Queen's There's sand got in my eye."
If The Timce is right in manifest throughout the two Pro- Hoad East. Mr. Fletcher, of the But dad-well he's out on a raft many of the rank and file, in spite vinces Investigated, it would P. W. D., pressed the case, point bakin' in the sun; a divin' and prognosticating that
Alfonso of the fact that the ballot on the no doubt be found to be confined ing out that such thefts were a swimmin' and a bavin' lots of XIII. will be known to history as Bishops' proposals went in favour to the little group of politicians becoming common and the depart fun. Then, when the day is over, "El Simpatico," it will be a new ears the ment took a serious view. Defend it's no wonder my gets sore. Pa adjective in the royal calendars of rejection, and it is now in the in Canton for whose
speech was doubtless intended, for and was sentenced to six weeks kids her 'cause she always stays of the peninsula. The most com mood to
plimentary epithet ie that of hard labour, ге-оред regotiations.
so very close to shore. Fit is safe to assume that not a
Sancho IIL (Leon and Castile), Feeling is very optimistic in South tithe of the people of the Two:
The estate irrigated by Tenny- "the Beloved--though there is Wales that the strike is nearing Kwange have ever heard of the ut
terance We do not doubt that expected to be in wireless com son's "Brook" (officially the River the precedent of Louis XV. of the end, whilst in Notts, Derby
numerous meetings were imme-munication with Hongkong to-day Lymm), fetched $17,500 at a sale France to show a monarch may be shire and Warwickshire the mendiately summoned but not meet Pres. Cleveland, Pres. Jefferson, recently. It would be interesting "bien aime" without being very have been offered terms sufficient-ings of the people," rather would Yamagata Maru, Scottsberg; to know what was the market much liked. I hope wo need not value of the poetic association; make a similar qualification on Tilawa," Kalyani ly good to induce them to return they be gatherings of politicians Oostkork,
was it pounds, or shillings, or even learning that as many as five of who wore possibly taken aback at Hirundo, Alexander Kielland, to work in large numbers. In the outspoken remarks of His Ex- Asphalion. Anhui, Robert Dollar. something to be reckoned in the the Spanish monarchs have been
Wise." face of such a happening, it is cellency. Regarding the "big Ganges Maru, Benavon, Tilkandi, more negligible coins of Central "surnamed the
Europe? In London we put Sanchos were fortunato in their dificult to see how the Federation parade" which is to show that the Ginyo Maru, Tiilebeet, Fingal, tablets on the houses once descriptions: one was "the
people of the two Provinces sup- Mausang. Herelin, Glenamoy; can hope to maintain the struggle. port the boycott moverhent, it Kwangchow, Kotau Mary, Kum cecupied by famous mon; will the Strong," another "the Great," and Of course, it must not be forgot would be pertinent to ask who has sang, Hinsang, Empress of Canada Somersby estate find an owner a third no less than "the Great sumciently sympathetic to erect a and the Brave. Charles III. ten that the miners who are going arranged this demonstration. and Sunning.
notice-board quoting verse of (Navarre) was "the Noble,” and Once again, not "the people," we back to work now are doing so on may be sure. The truth is often When a coolle employed by the
"The Brook?"
Ferdinand III. the Saint and tho Holy." terms which are considerably unpleasant to hear, and in that Sang Lee Company, shifted the
Modern Girl-Are there any different to those which were fact we may seek for an explant gear handle of a lorry while the fashions in that paper, daddy?" A young American tourist
tion of Canton's annoyance at Sir driver was away. It ran back into
Father "Yes, dear." "But they arrived in Edinburgh recently and Chell Clement's speech. Canton's a P.W.D. lorry and damaged the wouldn't interest you. It's yes engaged rooms in a hotel in which, politicians may beat the "nation- latter to the extent of $70. The terday's paper."
among others, there was living a allat" drum to their hearts con- coolle said he usually cranked up
gentleman, his wife, and two
..
›..
The
offered by the owners before the stoppage. And they are also less against the men than were the the terms offered immediately on teat, and they can arrange, what the lorry but it would not start so More testimonials (from the daughters. The young man soon ever gatherings they care all he shifted the gear handle. He Evening Standard) to the uplifting formed a friendship with the the passing of the Eight Hour Act. these things will be taken at their did not know much about lorries, power of jazz
family and was asked to tea. The terms, in some cases, are not true value. The chief point is in discharging the defendant at Mr Oliver Baldwin, the Some time afterwards he asked very far removed from those that in speaking as ho did. His the Central Magistracy this morn- Promiler's son, sits writing with one of the daughters to go walk- Excellency the Governor, without ing, Mr. R. E. Lindsell said he music being poured Into his ears, ing with him, and while in the, which obtained in pre-stoppage tile least shadow of doubt, reflect could not hold the defendant and declares that he works better Morningside district, he said. days, and the men in these favoured the feelings of the majority of criminally responsible. The that way; and Mr. A. B. Walley. "That's a fine big house up thera, ed districts doubtless feel that people in this Colony, who are plaintiffa would have to ask the has confessed that dance music by but we have thousande larger in
tired of hoping for any incerity Sang Loo Company to pay for the ear phone in a help when reading America, they can reasonably go back to on the part of Canton in the diroc damage and, if they did not do work on what is now offered them. tion of settling the boycott. so, take action in quother Court,
stiff philosophical book, "No doubt,” replied the girl,
It seems to be stirqulating that Craighouse Asylum