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GOMES.-On Feburay 18, 1927, at No. 6, Austin Avenue, Kow- loon Telinda Remedios Gomes, the dearly beloved wife of Francisco T. Gomes, aged 66 years. Deeply -regretted. Funeral will pass the Monu- ment at 5 p.m. to-morrow. (February 19). Macdo and Shanghai papers please copy.
Thonghong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1927.
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the Far East. That position has not been created excepting by steady perseverance,
detor kud a mination to wige daily war with, I KEEPS ITS HANDS BEFORE ITS FÁCÈ dirt and disease. Very little AND RUNS DOWN ITS OWN WORKS thought is, we feur, given to the Mollere.
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splendid work which is done, year Kowloon Cricket Club are hold- in and year out; in a quiet and un-ing a dance at the Savoy Hotel obtrusive manner, by our sanitary to-night.
Drainage and health services,
The Empress of Asia, which loft works, regular campaigns of house-Yokohama yesterday at 5.m., is cleansing, food Inspection and h due at Hongkong on the 24th inst. thousand and one other aspects of health activity are always being undertaken, with the result that the great mass of the population lives under conditions which, undesirable" as they may be to some, are a mil- lionfold better than the Chinese in similar walks of life would have to contend with in their own coun- try.
A Reuter message announces that H. M. S. Renown with the Duke and Duchess of York has arrived at Suva, Fiji Islands.
A Chinese dentist has reported that someone broke into his room at 145, Queen's Road Central, and stole money and jewellery to the
value of $655.
Amongst the passengers who ar It is true that, gratifying, asrived from Shanghai by the P. there is and O. Hner Kaylan were Mr. A. these comparisons are.
Stevenson, Mr. B. Bradbury and still room for improvement in the Mr. F. Marshall. standard of publié health in Hong- kong. But, as His Excelleney the Governor stated, the authorities are fully alive to the needs of the present and the future. Chinese community can do much to assist the Government in its efforts
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to keep disease down to the lowest limits, whilst the growing interest which Chinese youths are showing in outdoor sport, and the care which is being shown for the health, of the Colony's schoolchildren, are fac- tors which must in the long run yield beneficial results.
Rights of Protection.
Mr. Lam Yat-man has resigned from ofßces Commissioner of Public Works, Canton, and has been replaced by Mr. H. Panhoe, formerly Commissioner of Public Health.
Yesterday's health return shows tree further cases of typhoid (two imported Indian cases and one Japanese), two of small-pox (both Chincee) and one of diphtheria (British).
The body of a Chinese, who was the stairway found hanging on between the first and second floor of No. 2, Western Street, has been removed to the Mortuary. It thought to be a case of suicide.
The many friends of Mr. G. P. It is just as well that Sir Austen Curry, formerly Secretary of the Chamberlain has made it clear in Hongkong and China Ges Com- the House of Commons, in reply to pany; will learn with ragret of his liness at his home in serious the newly-elected Socialist Mom Exeter. At the time of writing ber, Mr. Oswald Mosley, that Bri-he doctor in attendance" stated tain's right to defend the lives of that Mr. Curry's condition was her nationals abroad has nothing grave. whatever to do with any Anglo-
KOWLOON WEDDING.
PETHERICKHAST.
The Very Idea!
Bank and Treasury notes are In- A protty wedding took place at clined to become in hard times St. Andrew's Church Kowloon, this memorials of optimism, writes a afternoon, the contracting parties correspondent. Here are some of being Mr. Vivian Petherick, eldast the inscriptions on notes now in son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Petherick, circulation of Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, and Miss Cluste Lallan Mary Hast, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. laat, of 5, Cox's Path, Kowloon, The ceremony was performed by the Rev. G. R. Lindsay, whilst Mr. Rupert Baldwin was at the organ.
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"Gone but not forgotten." "God send you back to me."! "Come back to me and bring pal with you."
"Au revoir, but not goodbye."
He told the shy maid of his
love,...
The colour left her cheeks: But on the shoulder of his
'cont
It showed for several Weeks,
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The bride, who was given away. by her father, wore a gown of white. satin charíneuse, with overdress of white georgette, embroidered and beaded with silver beads, as well as a train of white satin, and bendejl georgette, clusivo veil and coronet
Bogoljubof Has been deprived of orange blossoms. She carried of his title of chess champion of a bouquet of white roses and sweet Rossin. on grounds of political dif- pells.
ference. It is anderstood that he Attending the bride wore Miss demurred to the Moscow scheme Amie Tollan and Miss Patricia for a revision of the game on pro- linos, including the Parker, those dresses were of pale letarian
of pink satin and georgette, trimmed abolition
Kings, Queens, with silver lace. They also wore silver shoes and wreaths of silver leaves, whilst their bouquets were of pale pink sweet peas.
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The bride's mother wore dress of wine shaded georgette, with steal beads over grey satin and bat and shoes to match.
The duties of "best man" were
After the wedding, a reception carried out by Mr. F. G. Samways. was held at the home of the bride's parents, at which Mr. and Mrs. Petherick were the recipients of many congratulations. Later, the happy couple left for Repulse Bay, the bride's going-away dress being pale grey, suadena enseinble, trim med with Princess Mary blue, with hat and shots to match. Mr. and Mrs. Petherick leave for England by the sa, Kaylan to-morrow.
SILVER OUTLOOK.
EFFECT OF CHINA CRISIS.
Knights, and Bishops.
Folice at Lambeth: It was thrac- quarters of an hour by my watch. Defendant: Your watch must go on wheels."
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Elderly woman to a Kent Bench. Her language, my dears, would haye made a sergeant-major swoon.
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Nottinghamshire motorist:. the policeman says the wheel marks were mine they must be.
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A verdict of "Death by misadven- ture" was recorded at a South- wark inquest on John Edward Morris
aged forty-eight !! Neptune street, Rotherhithe, who died in Guy's Hospital, after he swallowed a needle, which became embedded in his vocal chord..
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The use of the knife is only ex- cusable in the more dire emergency for the protection of one's life.- Sir Ernest Wild, K.C.
The more suggestion of an in- Messrs. S. Montagu and Co., increase in Income-tax would do their silver report dated January more to retard the present trade revival than anything else-Mr. Chinese treaty provisions, because Gaining entrance to 611, Shang- 19th, state:
The market is still dominated Gilbert G. Vyle. there seems to be a great deal of hai Street, Kowloon, by breaking à doubt at Home regarding the loga- door open, a robber stole a small by the situation in China, 'Bank- Ety of Britain's action. Obvious-iron safe. The safe was latering facilities in Hankow continue.
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She was one of those women who
ly, every nation has the right to found in the street near the house paralysed, and control by the Chin-wanted to see everything in the OUR HEALTH PROBLEM, send succour to any of its sons or from which it was taken. It was ese authorities of the public at shop, without regard to the trouble
daughters whose lives are placed in not opened and it is believed that jeopardy by mob or military actions the thief found it too heavy to in a country where the Government carry away.. or ruling authorities are unable or unwilling to supply proper protec
It was obviously in no censori-
ous spirit, but merely with a desire
to state the facts, that His Excel-
lency the Governor, in his address
to members of the local branch of the British Medical Association on Wednesday, drew attention to the difficulties with which Hongkong is faced because it is adjacent to
titude toward foreigners is as yet she caused or the time she wasted. Ineffective in the areas of dis-She was looking for socks, and the obliging salesman had turned out turbance. Silver meanwhile Is the contents of every box and speculative counter, and, though Much sympathy will be felt with some reactions have taken place, drawer he had in the shop.
"There, madam," observed the tion. That right is indisputable. Mr. F. T. Gomes, of the Kowloon the tendency has been for it to aleman, regarding the mass of It is even now being exercised by Docks, on the death of his wife.cling precariously to what are gaily-coloured hosiery, "you have the United States of America in the The deceased lady, who was 66 generally considered higher quota-ir entire stoelt." case of Nicaragua where, owing to years of age, was well-known and tions than the statisical position
a civil war and the breakdown of ordinary law and order, American lives and property have been placed in danger. There could be no de fence or excuse for the Innding of
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"Is that all you have?" asked the woman in disappointed tones.
"Yes, madam," he answered, and added, thoughtfully, "except the pair I have on, of course."
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Divorced because they are un-
highly respected. She had only warrants.
two months. When, with A restoration of been ill for about Her brother; the late Mr. R. J. security, the great Eastern banks Remedios, of the Mercantile Bank, are enabled to release funds, a
this country is in a position to passed away a few weeks ago.
negotiate in that friendly, spirit toward the Chinese nation as a
QUS Moscow couples find them- the case of China, there is no ac-11unghom, when they asked to see the British people, silver prices to visualise the position very clearly zeptable guarantee either of the the master. When they had enter will again find their natural level selves unable to live apart on willingness or the ability of the ed, they seized the inmates, but one The substantial absorption of account of the acute shortage of when he pointed out that this Pro-authorities to prevent anti-foreign shouted "Robbers" and the other silver by India during the last year rooma in the city. There are many
a huge Province in which the scant-tioops if the lives and rightful in- terests of foreigners were ad-
Yesterday six men were admitted
iest heed is paid to sanitary laws.equately protected, but where, as in to a house at No. 12, Au Pul Long, whole, which has always animated able to get along together, numer-
His Excellency enabled his hearers
vince, which has a population larger outrages by incited mobs, there is than that of the whole of Italy, is a clear and fundamental right for only a few miles distant from the affected countries to supply their own protection. We should Hongkong, between which and it have thought that that much would there is a daily ebb and flow of have been beyond the realm of thousands of Chinese. It was no doubt or argument, but Mr. Mos- ley has seen fit to ask a question exaggeration of the actualities on the matter, and we sincerely when it was stated that even in hope that the answer will serve to Canton the problems of sanitation disabuse his mind and the minds of all others of his 'party of any and public health receive only the idea that Britain is committing a most perfunctory attention, whilat wrongful act in protecting her own. in Kwangtung Province generally The wrongful act would be if the British authorities failed to afford theso matters are utterly neglected. that protection. Fortunately, the It is this circumstance, as His Ex-duties of the Government have been cellency indicated, which creates a fully realised and the Shanghai De- problem of the utmost magnitude fence Force is the result a result and difficulty for Hongkong.
It is this all-important factor which should be kept well in mind by those who find eduse to criticise health conditions in this Colony. There are, of course, special pro- blems of our own which need con- stant vigilance, regarding which, Parts
which has had a valuable inspiring effect on British residents through out the whole length and breadth of China.
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Silver (apot) healthicst places in the whole of Blivor (forward)
blew a police whistle.
The men or ao can well be understood in cases in which married couples ran away but one was arrested in view of the remarkable statistica squabbled and fought until in des- the street by an Indian constable. detailed in our annual letter for peration they procured a divorce, Five other men have since been dc. 1926 which tained at Yaumati Police Station.
AFTER 44 YEARS.
OLD RESIDENT LEAVES FOR HOME.
In
indicate the great only to discover that it was Impos- advance in the prosperity of that sible for them to separate. Empire. Whether such a demand spite of their divorce, these find it for silver will be maintained when necessary to continue living to- a gold bullion standard becomes gether in a single room. Not in- effective, and hoarding in precious frequently, the result is an ulti- metal is discouraged and invest-mato reconciliation and remarri- ment in interest bearing securities ago. The housing crisis te at encouraged instead by the Govern- times one of Cupid's best assis-
tants. ment, has yet to be seen.
BRIGHT PICTURE AT THE
QUEEN'S.
From an essay on St. Stephen, written by a schoolboy in a Surrey village school.
"We have heard that St. Stevin was the first to make the steam engines. Hé frat mudo one Puffin Billy and many others. He kept on making them, and he made some better than all the others, and they are the ones which you see on the stations,
"Lay hot this thing to their charge, he said when he was a dying of being stoned."
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The very best wishes of a large circle of friends will go out to Mr. “BROWN OF HARVARD.” D. McNeill, who is leaving for! Home by the P. and O. s.s. Kalyan. Mr. McNeill is que of Hong- kong's oldest foreign residents, first coming here in 1888, when he was an engineer in the P. and 0.
"Brown of Harvard," a Metro- Company. Later, he joined Messrs. Goldwyn production, figures as the Butterfeld and Swire and after several years allout he was appoint-main attraction in the Queen's Theatre programme. As ita title ed an engineer at the Taikoo sugar works. This was in 1894. For 27 implies, it is a story.centring of years, Mr. McNeill worked at Tai-University life in America, and for -koo, retiring-in-1921, when he went that reason it is intensely inter-
Special Features of the Little Joah was afixlods to know London, Feb..17. Home after many well-deserved eating.
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Besides an insight into the Bible." 34.425 has lived intermittently ht Shing
"Is suhtle old enough to be in 102 Lai and Hongkong. He is nowghter Rspects of University life, 2.17/32 passing through Hongkong from there is a romance woven into the the Bible?" Joan gasped.
Shanghat on his way Hote "for tale; and, of course, everything good," and will take with him any ends happily in this respoct. The
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