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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER
1926.
DAY BY DAY.
MOTOR TOUTING.
Two further Chinese cases of typhoid fever were reported yes tordny.
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CARGO PILFERING.
PROTECT YOUR CAR whilst having no desire whatever by installing to be compelled to intervene.she "FYRENE"-Fire intended keeping a sharp eye on Extinguisher,
events. This is not the threat of FYRENE will an aggressive "Imperialist" but is kill fire without the well-intentioned warning of a damage to the
great statesman.. engine, woodwork For upholstery
Surely, it must be gotting more Water apronde aand more evident to the foolish potrol fire; sand is lenders of China's downhill plunge inefficient and will into irresponsible condemnation of put the angind out
all foreign interests that they are of action.
fast antagonising even their best "PYRENE" Ex-
friends and that nothing but eril tinguisher is small in size, light in can come out of the present de weight and easy to bacle. Let Young China in fte totalled 6.02 inches. There were tion to the Central Police Station, to repair the coolles' clothing, and
misguided enthusiasms seek to "PYRENE" does eject and destroy foreign in- not deteriorate and fluences and there would, na M.
handle.
for use.
Koop a PYR- ENE". handy on car and in garage.
容易
was fined $10 by Major C. William, A European named John Mitchell at the Central Magistracy this morning, on a charge of being drunk and facapable.
way
WE ARE ALWAYS STRIVING FOR ARRESTED YOUTH IN COURT. WOMAN SENTENCED FOR THINGS FORBIDDEN, AND COVETING
RICE THEFT. THOSE DENIED US-Ovid,
Following similar action by In- spector Alexander the other day, Frequent pilfering of cargo on Sergeant Muson charged a Chi- board ships in harbour was again nege, at the Central Magistracy mentioned before Mr. J. H. B. this morning, with "touting" for Nihill, at the Kowloon Magistracy motor car hire.
was accosted by the
Sergeant Mason stated that he woman was charged by Mr. Mar- this morning, when a Chinese
dant in the same
dofen-rable, chief oficer of the s.s. King As Yuen, with larceny of 225 pounds the latter had accosted two other of rice. Europeans for the hire of a car. The defendant denied the charge All that witness did was to say of theft, but admitted possession "yos." and bundle the man into a of the rice. She stated that sho taxi-cab for immediate transport-had gone on board the King Yuen The car offered for hire in this they, not having, sufficient money instance was a private vehicle, as to pay her, gave her a quantity of were many other cara which were rice. '.4I known by the police to be used for public hire.
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The rainfall registered at the Botanic Gardens during November
only four days on which a fall was recorded, the highest being 2.70 inches on the 14th.
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is always ready Briand has pointed out, be a re-representing the R. A. O. B. and A billiard match between teams turn to barbarism. The inability H. M. S. Hawkins will take place to see and fully utilise the good at the Palace Hotel to-morrow. evening. The match begins at 7:40 which comes because of foreign p.m." interests and people, in China
Five British vessels arrived and might well be the principal crime
seven departed up to nine o'clock of modern-day Chinese leaders, this morning, The total number and M. Briand, with characteristic of arrivals was thirteen; and depar- perspicacity, sees that an over-intures fourteen. The total number of ships in harbour was seventy- sistence on nationalism by Chinese four unable to control the forces they set in motion will lead to disas
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The Telegraph trous events. That is doubtless the master of the motor bont. Sun
THURSDAY, DECEMBER. 2, 1926.
A PERTINENT WARNING.
It is not for nothing that M. Briand has earned for himself the reputation of being one of the most liberal-minded statesman of Europe. Alis great achievements
why he issues warning, and that is Kwong Loong was fined $5 or five why his warning should be heed-days, by the Marine Magistrate,
ed.
Beneficení Policy.
It is really, remarkable how two or three-word slogans or phrases can sometimes comprehensively sum up a Government's attitude or policy towards a great problem, and it would be diffcult to find an apter illustration of that fact than the British Government's policy of
Lieut. Commdr. G. F. Hole, at the Marine Court this morning.
The 8.8. Seistan from Singapore reports one suspected "case of typhoid fever. One death from heart failure occurred on board the Empress of Asia from Shanghai, and two infertious disease cases on board are reported by the Kaifoku Maru from Miike, Japan.
Chief Inspector W. Kent return-
Empress of Asia. Whilst on leave at Home, he met Messrs. Robert Macdonald and Baker, two former officers of the Hongkong Police Force, now retired, and renewed old. associations.
in connection with the Locarno Patience and Conciliation towards ed to the Colony yesterday on the agreement and the entry of Ger-China. Surely, no two words were ever more eloquently applied than many into the League of Nations they are to the relationship be. will always stamp him as being a tween Britain and China. Patience notable example of French sagh and conciliation have been the eity and generosity, and he ranksing the past fifteen years and they
watchwards of British polley dur
among the world's greatest peace-still remain the salient character- munkers. In the telegrams to handistic of all official pronouncements yesterday it was stated that when notwithstanding the fact that the speaking in the Reichstag on the beseeched and plended to from all question of Franéo-German rela- sides. Even now, when the Can- tions he made the suggestion that tonest army has thrust a way through Contral China and has the time had come when the inter-achieved predominance in Hankow Allied military control of Germany and over the great Yangtsze trade route, the British Government in
Government at Whitehall has been
The final dress rehearsal for the Philharmonie Society's production of "The Pirates Of Penzance" wil take place at the Theatre Royal on Wednesday, December 8th, at 820 p.m. His Excellency the Governor. proposes to attend the opera on Monday, December 13th, with his party...
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Mr. Marrable, stating that he saw the defendant actually trans Witnes said he had the ferring the rice from the King other night spent two hours Yuen to a.sampan, referred to the io Pedder Street in ДП abortive attempt to get hold variably this ship was victimised to rogularity of these, thefts. In- of these touts, but on account of the extent of about 1,000 pounds of being recognised, he could not rice daily, but the deliquents were satch them.
seldom caught. In the present The defendant who gave his age case, when the woman saw him as 16 years, pleaded that he was approaching she dumped some 300, an orphan and could find no other to 600 pounds Into the harbour in emplcyent. He was remanded by an attempt to destroy the evidence Major Willson for forty-eight against her. She was, however, caught before she had sufficient time to discord the entire amount stelén.
hours for further enquiries.
WU PEI-FU.
DENIAL OF PEKING REPORT:
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Peking, Dec. 1 "The Yi Shi Pao reports that Wu Pei-fu on Nov. 28 sent out a tele gram admitting his inability to recapture the Wuhan cities, owing. to disunity amongst his subordi- nates, and announcing his in- teption to retire from public life.
Peking, Dec. 2. Wa: Pel-fu's agents here deny the J Shi Pao report.-Reuter,
In view of the frequency of cargo pilfering, Mr. Marrable said that the prosecution was pressing the
charge.
Sentence of six months hard labour was imposed.
Archcliffe Fort, Dover, one of Henry V.'s defensive works, is now being demolished on its sea- ward side to make room for South- ern Railway improvements."
The Very Idea!
That bushy head of hair you see "Tommy" said his father. on the first violinist" in the or severely, one morning at break- cat your chestra is there because he plays fast, "why don't you the violin. Likewise, the trombone crusts? When I was a boy like player is bald beenuse he plays you, I always had to eat mine. the trombone. That sort of rea. Now, get them polished off, you soning sounds absurd, does'nt it? young shaver." Well, check it up and see. The Tommy, however, didn't seem to The opening play for the eighth violinist is getting the benefit of hear the latter part of his father's should pass into the hands of the London elings; to its two-word onto, was Bernard Shaw's "Heart-ment. All players of similar in- al orb with his own little eye, in season at Hart House Theatre, Tor- the vibrations of his string instru- remark. He had fixed the parent- League of Nations, and this is in-policy. Hankow makes an apbreak House." The play was pro-struments, including the plano, which there was 2 gleam of deed a bold suggestion for a peal for more protection and supduced by Mr. Walter Sinclair get a similar head massage that childish pity as ha murmured: French Foreign Minister. Covert-port-on what seems to be the eve(formerly Hongkong) and keeps the hair healthy and prolific.. "Ain't you glad, daddy, that you ly, the idea has been expressed by obvious caution behind the Go-highest terms of the production.
of much open conflict, but there is newspaper accounts speak in the On the other hand, the trombone came to live with us? You doesn't French and British Liberals for vernment's assurance, given in the some time past but it spenks House of Commons, that the ade
The Canton Information Bureau volumes for M. Briand's courage quacy of the present forces is besaues a communique denying the ing carefully considered. It is in-
of
player and the rest who play wind have to eat 'em now." instrumenta literally blow their
hair off. Paderewski, Kreisler, Scattering poisoned sawdust Elman, Heifetz, and many another from aeroplanes is the latest met...
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and single-mindedness in the deed 'curious that in face of such report that Hsu Chien, the Minis-famed violinist or pianist, all have hod used by entomolorgists in the ter of Justice, has been arrested shocks of curls. But have you war, on mosquitoes. The United consistent benificence of mind on whilst en route to Hupch with the ever seen a bushyheaded cornetist? States Marine Corps fliers are the part of the British authorities Government Mission. It also demned by the Chinese agitators. shung, Chairman they should be most openly con- denies the report" that Soo Chiu- of the Strike At no time has there been justfica: Committee has been arrested, tion for the accusation, that British polley is the expression of Im
truest interests of European peace when, as Foreign Minister under such a fervent nationalist as M. Poincare, he can, in the Chamber of Deputies, make the official pro- nouncement that military control
Heifetz, one of the world's fore- perialism, because, as a matter of mast violinists, is bocked to tour fact, British policy has invari-the Far East under the manage-
EXCHANGE RATES.
Rugby, Dec. "1.
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He couldn't do his 'rithmetic
So father's help was hailed. The old man worked the pro-
blems out-
That's why the youngster
failed.
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conducting the experiments. The sawdust ja immersed in a weak solution of arsenic and is 'said not to be injurious to 'fish, bird or persons because of the dilution of the poison.
If a man goes bald, he accepts What is believed to be one of his baldness with restrained re.
was
Was the
seemingly in order to obtain a seat. "My dear, I know she's a good Police becoming suspicious of the aort, and they say she's kind to her large number of punctures and parents, but why won't she slave. breakdowns, raided the machine, her head properly?" arresting the crew and gamblers, and confiscating a pot of $95.
in Germany should be placed in the hands of the League of Na-ably been shaped to defend and ment of Mr. A. Strok early next tions. No-one should require fur- preserve the sovereign rights and year. Music lovers of Hongkong
The British will doubtless look forward with the strangest subterfuges ever gret, and doesn't try to persuade ther proof of the breadth, and Government has, so far, stood un-
autonomy of China.
keen interest to his visit. Word used by gamblers to evade police the rest of us that to be bald is tolerance of his outlook..
has been received from Copen- Interference uncovered in to be modish. But if two influen dismayed by the outeries of red hagen, where he is now touring. Cuba, when Police raided an old tial women decided to be bald, and And, bearing that all in mind, ruin and has, apparently, still that he wishes to be known as enclosed motor bus and surprised persuaded a Rue de la Paix our friends the Chinese would do the ability of the Chinese to solve
some large measure of faith-in Heifetz" only.
ten men busy gambling,
collfeur to support them, they well to pay close heed to what he their own tangles. How far that
For several weeks. suburban would soon be proving to other Singapore, Malaya and Hongkong said regarding their country and faith is justified and how long will are represented by small groupa police had noticed the dilapidated women that baldness its position with France. He
be the wait for normality is a mat of drawings and photographs at bus wandering through outlying ultimate symbol of women's ter on which there are vastly dif- the exhibition of Dominion and streets apparently without any sociological, biological, and self- made it clear that France (as also fering opinions.
Colonial Architecture now open at particular destination. The bus expressionistic relation to the Britain) has adopted a policy of
the Royal Institute of British Ar- would come to a stop on some times. Half a dozen bald girls. chitects, Conduit-street, London, deserted lot, the crew busy them would appear in public, then moderation regarding China, and
where the whole suite of galleries selves repairing an imaginary hundreds, then hundreds of thou is convinced that it is not France's
is hung with designs contributed puncture, while from all corners sands. There would be bald by architects working in different loiterers would rush to the bus beauty choruses. business to intervene in the inter-
parts of the Empire. nul politics of another country, but he went on to point out that Paris
Brussels countries like France and Britain, Amsterdam
Borlin having concessions and territories
Copenhagen either in or contiguous to China Vienna were often dubbed predatory. M. Briand did not, in the message re-
Buenos Aires Shanghai ceived here, complain at being so Yokohama
New York unfairly dubbed, but apparently
Geneva he accepts it philosophically, Milan
Stockholm knowing full well that it is always Oslo the man nearest at hand who is the Prague most convenient to blame, whether Madrid blame is justified or not. Ob- Bombay
Hongkong viously very kindly minded, M. Silver (spot)" Briand is not spineless, however,
Silver (forward)
because ho mado plain statement that France did not intend to be left Hongkong on 11th November, Mason and others, a verdict of County Court He came home in admiral's uniform. The 2-shilling
The Empress of Russla, which given by the surgeon, by Sergeant conduct of his lodger, at the Bow The stamps show the King in driven out by the precipitate acts arrived at Vancouver on 20th "Denth through miandventure" a fearful temper, and got worse value is printed in blup, the of liberty-crazed Chinese, and that November..
was returned,
because he sat on his own hat, 8-ahilling in mauve,
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Amongst the passengers who ar- 34.83rived by the Empress of Asia were 12.18 Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bridger, Capt. 20.40 and Mrs. W. Davison, Mr. and Mrs. 34.40%1⁄2 L S. Greenhill, Mr. and Mrs. C, Atkinson, Major General and Mrs. 182 2.17/32 Luard, Mrs. E. Stone, Mr. W. R. 45.13/10 Buckberrough, Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. H. Beavis, Mr. Mrs." A. 2/05/18 La Capt. J. 5. Masson, Mr. A. Thames Court-Only a gentleman don, blembers of one firm, in 4.84. 15/10 Nissim and Mr. D. M. Rose,
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A recent issue of New Zealand stamps, which are said to bear an Nottingham Woman-He broke extremely bad likeness of King a pane of glass made of paper. George, has stirred up" criticism Cairns, Magistrate at the the stamp dealers in Lon-
can insult you; a cad cannot. Ipswich declared the representa- West Ham Woman-She is my tion' of the King the worst that stepdaughter, once removed-my ever has appeared on a stamp. first husband's daughter before I "We should not be surprised if married him.
they are withdrawn from circuli.
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.18.18 At the Central Magistracy yes 19.18% terday afternoon, Major C. Willson 82.00% held an enquiry, with the aid of .6.1/32 a jury, into the circumstances at-
Judge Parry, at Lambeth County tion Immediately," they anida 1/6. 18/18 tending the death of a little Chin-Court Are you a married man? "From a collector's point of view 1/11 ese girl, who was, some time ago,The man-No, sir. Judge Parry these stamps are likely to become 24.11/10 killed through being run over by-Well, that is one point in your very valuable soon, as they will
.24% Mr. Yates car, in Queen's Road favour. British Wireless. Enat. After evidence had been
become scarce If the issue is with- Landlord complaining of tho drown."