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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25 1927.
BRITAIN'S WARNING.
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 25, 1927.
DAY BY DAY.
THE MAN WHO CAN MAKE UP 1113 MIND QUICK MAKES UP OTHER FEOPLE'S MINDS. FOR THEM.-G. H, Lorimer,
loaders to be found at the back of the phrase contained in the Noto that the "delusion of M. Chicherin. and many of his colleagues that Britain is continually occupied in plotting against the Soviet can only be based on a rooted, and
The steam launch Lee Hing ran even perhaps temperamental, bos-into a junk in the harbour yester tility In the ulnds of the Soviet day, causing damage to the boat to the extent of $200. No-one was officials themselves." In face, oi
injured. official British denials and what are most obvious facts, a certain
Shareholders in the Hongkong
21 YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM "TELEGRAPH" FILES, The following Items are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended, March 2nd, 1906:
The rate of the dollar on demand was 29. 1d.
At the P. W. D. offices, Kowloon
The Very Idea!
A certain firm advertised for a girl clurk, and the next morning hundreds of applicants arrived. So numerous were they that tho chief told the office boy not to admit another оде.
Shortly after this an aggressive woman arrived, and, pushing hor way through the others, asked to sce the chief. By this time the office boy had grown deaf to all pro-
opinion persists in Russia tant and Shanghai Banking Corpora- Irland Lot 1172, situate at Austinfestations, and had but one answer.
flon are reminded that the annua: meeting takes place at noon to morrow in the City Hall.
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In 1885, 42 years ago, the late Sir C. P. Chater, was installed as provincial Grand Prior of the Wednesday night Mr. E. Ralphs Masonic Lodge, in this area. On
was installed in his place.
Britain is hostile to her and her Interests, and we think it perfectly true to state that that opinion and its hostile results are purely tem- peramental. The Russian mind a passing through a time of great change. From days of Tsarist rule-harsh perhaps but wonder- fully effective there has been a sudden change to the rule of a Committee of Soviet, and events are sufficiently recent for us all to remember the days of bloodshed For having concealed on board and disorder from out of which is junk one rifle and 138 rounds the Soviet came as the only effec-munition, the steersman of the boat was fined $200, with the Live force. It was a force-a body alternative of three months' hard of determined, men fired by Kowloon Magistracy this morning: labour, by Mr. W. Schofield, at the
tremist ideas of government-in- evitably suspicious and critical of
Avenue and having an area cl 19,082 square feet, was sold to Mr. P. Blunck for $7,633.
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Mr. Richard Hancock was Authorised to sign por pro for
LAO, Messrs. Shewan, Tomes and Co.;
The health return for Thursday
A largely attended at home was shows that there were two cases hold at the German Consulate in of diphtheria, two cases of typhoid Hongkong on the occasion of the fever and one case of small-pox.silver wedding of the Kaiser. All the sufferers were Chinese,
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Chineno mobs at Nanchang foully murdered the Rev. Father Laeruche, the Rev. H. C. and Mrs. Ringhan, as well as many Chince converts.
profits for the half-year were The Hongkong Hote! Company
358,209. A dividend of 8 per cent, was recommended.
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"Not to-day, madam," he said. "But I'm his wife," she said ma- jestically.
"Not to-day, madam," was the inexorable reply.
To know they had a baby, all
You hud, to do was call.
'Cause every time you did you'd
វ៉ង់ង Handwriting on the wall.
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Sir Kingsley Wood's story of the peer who never had a bathroom tempts unprofitable speculation. Much depends on the age of the peer, for it is not so long since the bathroom. must have been thought a newfangled and even luxurious eccentricity. In the year
indeed a thing we have forgotton private house in London, We hud. 1800 there was not one in any
- national tradition of unclean- HUYH. Dr. Johnson, who had no love for clean linen, Lady Mary Worthly Montagu, even King James
Not that we were
The monsuon has been interrupt all outside itself; ready to see theed and it is going to be warmer, ac-. hand of opposition where therecording to to-day's report of the
up till noon to-morrow is: "South-stated that during four years over the legend.
At the annual meeting of sub
was only a difference, and ready Royal Observatory. The foreerst seribers of the City Hall, it was aro among the grimy figures of
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cant or variable winds; generally $20,000 had been spent in improvmuch worse than other places; for everenst, for, warmer"
nents. Mr. F. B. 1. Bowley reif I remember right, among the signed the post of Secretary, multitudinous details which Saint Simon hunds down of the toilet of The Wharf and Godown Com-Louis XIV, there is no mention of pany's profits for the year. totalled washing, $300,755. A dividend of 7 per cent. was proposed.
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...We are naked to state that, in the event of wet weather, the Girl Guides Rally, to be held at 3 p.m. to-morrow, will be trans- ferred to the Volunteer Drill Hall, by kind permission of "Lient.-Col. L. G. Bird, from the grounds of. Headquarter House.
to deny nid, repudiate any of the obligations left over from Tsarist days: The Soviet is a force born
An order for the confiscation of of revolution and it is implacably
une automatic pistol and "anti" to governmental forms rounds, which were found unclaim- Behring semblance to the powered by a Chinese revenue officer on whose place it took. "Britain and board the Empress of Asia yester
day, was made by Mr. W. Schofield the British Empire represent to the Kowloon Magistrney this the Scrlet Communist the most morning. powerful embodiment of all that, politically, he hates and wants to tear down, is plotting is based on a rooted hostility-senseless but none the less deep. Perhaps It is foolish, while, this state of affairs exists, to hope for an entire absence of anti-British propagande or to have diplomatie relations. The United States of America stil considers the Soviet as an outcast among Governments. But Britain on played the game of toleration, and part of the Soviet leaders.site even entered into a Trade There is evidence, galore, set out Agreement. As Sir Austen Cham- In Appendices to the Note, to prove berlain has stated, there is a limit, that the Soviet has failed to live however, and Russin has now to up to its bond of June, 1923, not to chose whether she is going to lose support any persons or institutions the very tangible advantages of aiming at, spreading discontent or the existing relations. fomenting rebellion in any part of the British Empire, and it has obviously become
necessary, especially in the light of receal happenings, to warn Russin that a continuance of this breach will
The emphatic terms in which Britain's Nate to Russia is vouched the subject of anti-British | propaganda ought, and will' we
moderation 101. edunsel
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the
were not so serious as those which
bearance of the British forces in
Walthamstow woman: There was Showing net profits totalling not a soul to be seen in the street-
the rent collector $90/813, the Hongkong Rope
was expected Manufacturing Co., Ltd., reconis,
every minute. mended a dividend of 18 per cent.
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Leyton woman of her neighbour: She is a woman with a grievance, have the husband she should have bad,
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Nottinghamshire woman, produc- ing a damaged hat: Just look at this dint! Magi: trate: Ohi that is fashionable now,
A coolic received" serious in- An interesting vistior arrived in. rday, fran the first floor of No.press of Asia, en route to Ceylon,; juries as the result of a fall, yes-the Colony yesterday by the Em-
Clerk at Willesden: In No. 12 117, The Peak, where he was in the person of Mr. St. Nihal case the defendant hus puid. Magis- engaged in repair work with Singh, well-known as an author, trute, to apparent complainant : number of other coolies. aid was rendered by Dr. Balean. He is accompanied by his wife, to me, Sir; I am No. 13."
Firat journalist, lecturer and traveller. Congratulations. Complainant: Not the injured man being then re- formerly Miss Cathleye Brookes, moved to the Government Civil of Chicago. Hospital.
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Maa at Clerkenwell County Mr. Singh, who resided in Hong- Court: Mine is a bad business; kong some twenty years ago, was I might take le. 4d. and have to Among those who arrived by the educated at Punjab University, put a shilling of it in the gas. Empire of Asia yesterday were and he left College without taking Mrs. R. M. Austin, Mr. G. Bowker, a degree to become a journalist Lieut. Commdr. R. D. King Har- He is connected with many pub- greaves, Mr. G. Hogg, Dr. P. Ker-tications in Britain, the United vrann, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Pearce, States, India And other countries, Mr. A. A. Remedios, Mr. D. E and has done special work for Sassoon, Mr. J. Gubbay, Mra, P. M. and Master V. A. Yvanovitch, Mr. B. and Mrs. C. Cock, Mr. K. M. Fetterley, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Henderson, Mr. F. C. Jenkin and the Honorable Woo Dain-hsin.
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The report of the Hongkong
Sir Walter Scott wrote "Quentin Durward," "Ivanhoe," and "Emul- sion."
Michael Angelo painted the sell- Prince of Wales tour in India in many journals, covering the
Ing of the cistern chapel.
A prospectus is a man who finds 1921-22 for the London Observer and other British papers.
He was
gold. commissioned by several news- The Old Gentleman méins Glud- papers to make a special study of stone. Irish conditions in 1923-24. He A pollygon is a dead parrot, Was travelled widely and lectured before influential bodies in many of the countries ho has visited on political, sociological and religi- ous questions, being especially in- terested in movements of an inter- national character and for the pro- motion of peace.
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In a preliminary announcement of a lecture to be given we are told that
Too Generous.
The more one reads of the exact nature of the Hankow Agreement, the more apparent does it become that Britain has treated the Na- possibly lead to the abrogation oftionalisis in a spirit of the utmost the Trade Agreement and, further, generosity. Whilst it is true that even to a severance of diplomatic the actual occurrences at Hankow relations. By that Trade Agree-happened at Kiukiang, the fact re- ment, the Soviet Government was mains that this was only due to
Mr-will prove that the now, given much of immense benefit to the unexampled patience and for-
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questions, morality, business, State fishing rights. She was given stances. Had any resistance been ed 31st December, 1926, states:
A member of the Executive Government, etc. Onancial facilities of great value, put up, there can be no doubt The balance at credit of Profit war, Mr. Singh is the author of in newspaper oflices, where gen Council of the League to Abelish The news is received with reserve though it is quite true that she that much loss of life and damage and Loss Account available for ap many books on Indian and Oriental tlemen who can solve all these to property would have resulted. propriation, after allowing for de-questions, as well as on American problems, including the "ete.," call asked for a loun (and very nearly All the same, conditions were 80 preciation is $1,283,204.57 and your and frish problems. got it only to be turned down at serious that British women and Directors recommend that this be the last moment. British publieriedly, and the consequences were
enilaren had to be evacuated hur disposed of as follows:- opinion was too strong to sanction extremely serious for those affect-
"We give our consent to the mar- riage and wish the bridal pair much that, against such obvious un-jed. Apart from the discomfort,
happiness," said the chairman of friendliness as was then being
much expense, was involved by
the Croydon County Bench, when people who had to flee to Shanghai displayed, but the Trade Agrend find, accommodation there,
Mr. Albert Austen, an officer of the Tower of London, was summoned ment, out of which there were Replying to a question on
London, Feb. 24. by his daughter under the Gunr- reciprocal benefits and which was point, Sir Austen Chamberlain,
Speaking at a luricheon, in con- dianship of Infants Act to whilst admitting that the re- much less sentimental affair, fugees were put to "great expense
connection with the British In her marriage to Mr. Albert Edward
was sanctioned. But there was a
and hardship," states that the to record the death of Sir Paul win, described the Fair as an un-court, but there was no response.
dustries Fair at Birmingham, the Simmons. Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Bald- Mr. Austen's name was called in preamble laying it down
matter is not one on which com- Chater, KT., C.M.G., LL.D.
qualised success. clearly that there
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was to be no These refugees did not leave Hak- sceiation Hon. Mr. A. O, Lang and amount of foresight. There was n pair, said that the father liked the propaganda or support of those kow because they desired to do so. Hon, Mr. D. G. M. Bernard retire, new spirit displayed in the way in young man and seemed to have no
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which manufacturers
real objection to the marriage, ex--
showed that they were depart two weddings to take place together ganising co-operative exhibitions. cept that as he had a son also con templating marriage he wished the ing from the old British habit of
performing it on either side, and,They were ordered to go because and being eligible, offer them
of the dangerous conditions pre-selves for re-election. by a later Article, it was providevailing. And who were respon that if the terms of that preamble sible for the grave situation which Linstead & Davis retire, and being Auditors. The Auditors, Messrs.
were violated by either party, then arose? Obviously not the British. eligible, offer themselves for re- thought which was too reserved at the Tower of London next Au-
the other party could declare the out of hand that matters became
It was due to Chinese mobs getting clection. Agreement null and void. It is so serious as to make evacuation clearly in Britain's own hands to necessary. Then why should not
ARRIVES AT PERNAMBUCO.
end that Agreement just as it is the Chinese authorities who failed DE PINEDO'S FLIGHT. to keep the situation in hand bo clearly In Russia's hands to put a required to pay compensation for stop to the outrageous procedure actual losses incurred? The posi- which has given rise to the threat. tion, as Str Austen Chamberlain atates it, can only be described as We think there is much explans-most surprising and
unsatisfac- tion for the hostility of the Soviet 'tory.
and did not realise the united strength of industry as a whole.
gust.
Good Business.
A man in a tramcar wanted to The British Industries Faire both get out, so he stood up and gave the in London and in Birmingham report boll-cord a tremendous jork. very good business. The number of "Not quite so hard, please," said buyers from the Continent ahows the indignant conductor. great increase over that at previous
"You're
fairs More than 100 of these Con-ringing the bell at both ends of the Pernambuco, Feb. 24.
tinental beyore had passed the turn. car." The Italian aviator, Marquis De stiles at the London Fair in the first "Well, I want both onds of tho Pinedo, has arrived here.-Router, "hour to-day--British Wireless. car to, stop," replied the passengor.