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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
AN UNPARALLELED TRIUMPH
FRIDAY MÁY 27. 1927.
DAY BY DAY.
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Vessels arriving from the West River state that within the last
there ha five days, the water risen over 25 feet.
a parmit must be obtained. It should be noted that the definition of cargo does not include, among other
THE WORLD DOES NOT REQUIRE SO things, personal luggage, and this was said to be the character of the MUCH TO BE INFORMED AS TO BE RE-
MINDED.-Hunnah More. "cargo" being carried aboard Cap Lain Mutton's ship. But the author- There were four Chinese cases itics disagreed with that con-of enteric fever notified yesterday, three in the city district and one tention. The scale of fees for per-in Kowloon. mits is not a low one, and this cx- plains the substantial nature of The the fine inflicted yesterday, point to be remembered about this law, we think, is that it was design= ed to protect European seamen from working when in port on Sundays, hat times have changed vastly since 1891 Practically all carge work in this Colony is done
The Harbour Office reports this by Chinese stevedores among
morning gave 17 arrivals and 13 whom there is not the same departures, of which 10 and six concern regarding the break-respectively were. British, leaving
58 vessels in harbour, 21 British. constructioning of the fourth Commandment as We invite comparison.on overy count whether baso and spood of operation or quality of work.
This is the universal vordiot poncerning the. New Rom- ington Standard 12-a ver dist which is reflected, in t: o choice of business offices And business schools överÿ.
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there might be among British sea- men. Not that we do not think that one day's rest in seven is good for every man, boho British, Chinese or Zulu, but it is obvious that the average Chinese does not at present regard Sunday working as a hardship, and most certainly has no religious scruples or the matter. We ought to keep in view the intention of the legislature in passing this law-the protection of Christian seamen from forced working of cargo on Sundays. The
21 YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM
"TELEGRAPH" FILES.
The Very Idea!
The motorist was down on his knees in the road by his loft front
The following items are from wheel. when along came thd the Hongkong Telograph for the ubiquitous Idiot. week ended, May 26th, 1906
The rate of the dollar on derm.collecting nuts for a cake.”
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mand was 2a. 1.9/16d
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A new wharf was completed opposite the old Hilebour Office for the Yuet On Steamship Coy, of which Mr. Chau Siu-ki was the The Mengtsz Customs Commis-general manager. aloner, Mr. Walsham, and his
The Kowloon British School family, arrived. Hongkong by the a.s. Tonkin yesterday, and are held a May Festival in the school-
house. staying at the Hotel Metropole.
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The Hospital Comforts Commit- tee begs to acknowledge with thanks receipt of parcels of magazines from Mrs. A. R. Sutherland. Mrs. R. Dunlop, Mrs. H. Richardson, Mrs. F. S. Duckworth and Mrs: A. Morris.
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Mr. H. E. R. Hunter, manager of the Hongkong and Shanghat Bank, Shanghal, relieved Mr. J. R. M. Smith, chief manager of the Bank in Hongkong, who proceeded home on leave.
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The Green Island Cement Coy, were successful bidders for the furnishing of 20,000 barrels of cement to Manila.
Mr. A. G. Jackson, solicitor, was
Gen. Pei Chung-hsi, the Shang-admitted to practice in the Courts hai martial law commissioner, has of the Colony. He was a nephew circulated an order to all Nation of Sir Thomas Jackson and had
Stokes and Master. alist bureaux in Shanghai and joined the firm of Mesars, Johnson, Woosung, instructing them not to cash notes issued by the Central Bank in Hankow.
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Hongkong Telegraph Hongkong Government still retains off the 5.5. Moren from Japan and
FRIDAY, MAY 27. 1927.
SUNDAY CARGOES.
in most of its contracts for public works a stipulation that there shall be no work performed on Sundays, | but, from our own observation, wre can say that that stipulation is more honoured in the breach than in the observance. Regarding the Sunday working of cargoes, we do suggest that Some regard should be had to the circumstances of every Most certainly as regards case. Chinese-owned river steamers, fly- ing the British flag and on which there are no British seamen and only two or three British officers it does seem ridiculous to fine, a Master because some "cargo" is We suggest that taken on board. the matter might very profitably re-engage the attention of our law framers,
Colonial Improvements.
The Colonial Office Conference.
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The current price of Australian butter was announced at 65 cents
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Among the passengers discm-per ib. barking in Hongkong this morning
The Hongkong vessel, Lucia Shanghai were Mr. and Mrs. K. Vittoria, the owners of which were Messrs. V. D. Musso and Coy, reported stranded Reynolds, Mr. F. Jerfersch, Mr. T. Storey, Mr. P. A. Morton, Mrs. was Ferrier and Mrs. R. R. Roxburgh. Vladivostok.
"Hullo," he said, “Got 'a punt- ture?"
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"No," said the motorist darkly;
He fought with someone twice
his size,
A foolish thing to do.
There was a time his eyes,
wbró browil,
But now they're black and
blue..
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How a now office boy at the B.B.C. headquarters, Savoy Hill. recently received a shock which impelled him to run for his te is related by Mr. H. Lea Chilman in the Wireless World.
The cause of the youth's fright was the eudden appearance; through a door partly opened, of a hand grasping a huge revolver, which immediately went off!" This extraordinary episode had its origin in the fact that revolver shots are extremely difficult to "get over" the microphone unless at
a distance. The performer;
who was taking part in a radio drama at the time, had realised this fact, and was taking the into the corridor outside the rather obvious course of "ring" studio.
Willesden woman: My hus- band's work has defeated him, so he has given it up.
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Magistrate at Willesden: What has this man done to you? Man: near Nothing. Magistrate: Then what are you afraid of? Man: What I might do to him.
Mrs. E. Tutcher was appointed
of the Belilios. Gen. Huang Fu is said to have declined the Nationalist appoint-Headmistress ment as chairman of the Chinese Public School, vice Mrs. E. A. Municipal Council for Shanghai Bateman, resigned, and Woosung. The Nationalst un-
of the British thorities have sent a representa- tive to urge him to assume, dubyateamer Taiming reported having to abandon the hulk Marinduque as early as possible.
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The master
Hongkong.
A Chinese employee of the whilst towing her from Manila to has been sent to the Kwong Wah Hongkong Telephone Company
Mr. F. Kiene announces the Hospital, Kowloon, suffering from injuries received from a fall from opening of an auction salesroom the first floor of No. 2, Lyeomunat 12 Robinson Road, Kowloon. wire brackets from the house, Villas, whilst removing telephone
The recently postponed concert organised by the Kowloon Cricket Club will now take place to- mo... v'night at 9.15 p.m. A most attractive programme has been arranged by the Band and Pipers of the K.0.S.B's. It is expected that there will be a large attend-
ance.
CORRESPONDENCE.
WANCHAI GAS SUPPLY.
[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]
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Nottinghamshire landlordï
a nuisance when he strikes you on Should you regard your tenant as the head with a poker, and then rafuses to pay the rent?
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Muni at Bow County Court: You could call me a maid-of-all-work I do the housework for my wife,
as I can't get anything else to do it.
A thief who recently entered Newton; Kan., carried off as loot twn Bibles, and a reading glass. the Church of the Nazarene at
The intruder also ransacked the study of the pastor, the Rev. Wil Ham Lamberts, birt obtained nothing. "I hope the thief will read both Bibles," was the com ment of the pastor.
Some howlers:
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Ethelred paid the Danes money to keep them quiet. This was. called the dole.
Quadruped has no singular; you All brutes are imperfect cannot have a horse with one leg. animals; man alone is a perfect
"We think there will be general public sympathy for Captain Mat ton, of the s.. Wing On, who was yesterday fined $250 for permitting the working of cargo on board his ship on Sunday, without having ob- tained the necessary permit to do so; because it would appear from the evidence that the cargo in ques- tion was the "luggage" of cargo runners and that taking on beard of packages by them has been going on for years Possibly, there is a great deal of what ought to be con- sidered "cargo" taken on board the river steamers on Sundays in this
which has been sitting for Home
Sir-May I be allowed to use way, but it seems to us a little hard time in, London, has discussed a when a Master, who says he has number of questions of general in- seen this sort of thing going. on for terest to the Crown Colonies, De- Fearing that Communists will your columns to disabuse the mind pendencies, and Protectorates, rang-spread rumours detrimental to the of your correspondent "Wantani
Gas Comparly wilfully inconveni-beast. ten years, is suddenly taken to ing widely over practically every Nationalist cause through the Resident of the thought that the
Almendraljeo, Spain. This city Court and inade to pay a fine of aspect of administrative problems post, General Chiang Kai-shek has
off their supply, without notice.
The mayor $250, The evidence of tallymen in the smaller parts of the Empire. instructed the Shanghai military once their consumers by cutting The whole session has envoured of agents to conduct a Strict censor-
Not being aware of the identity has found an easy means of filling and watchmen all went to corrobora brond-minded view of the changed ship of all telegrams and letters
give definite reasons for the conceived the idea of taxing all ate the statement that what the times, with a gratifying endeavour despatched from Shanghai to of your correspondent I cannot its depleted coffers.
to visualisé progressive schemes, in Hankow or vice versa.
failure of his supply but surimise women under his jurisdiction cargo rumers took on aard was
line with the greater measure of
that he was one of the few people according to the length of their skirts. A damsel showing only At the Marine Court this morn- not considered as cargo by anyone. self-expression that has been grant- Of course, it might be that an of-ed to the bigger Colonies. If alling, two masters and one mis- who were for a short period in- fence was clearly committed, but the projects brought up at this treas of fishing boots pleaded convenienced owing to a main her ankle pays the minimum rate,
conference materialise.
guilty to using bright lights in a breaking and getting flooded dur-while those wishing to display
portionate aniourts. On fashionable the lady, the higher. the evidence, revealed that there is have an Empire with a greatly in-prohibited azzil, to wit, Channel ing the heavy rains of last Satur- caves or knees must give up pro- a great deal that is unsatisfactory creased voice in matters of adminia-Rocks, and were severally fined regarding the manner in which this ration, and a better status for the $5 in the case of the masters and receipt of complaints repairs were the tax. No
London-directed areas. The Crown
his name and address, I can assure Sunday Carro Working Ordinance Colonies are necessarily subordin- $10 in the case of the mistress, she immediately put in hand and if length of skirts has been noted."
The laird's daughter was rend- him of prompt attention. Yours,ing a letter to a crofter's wife, operates, so far as river steamerste teriitories, but the ery has been having a previous conviction for your correspondent will send me
that some of them are far too sub-a similar offence. are concerned. When
who had received it from her son goes ordinate.
Even locally, there are
A Chinese, stated to be a cook etc.,
overseas. "He says he is going back to the origin of the Ordinance, cases where the public have felt
on the s.s. Sui An, was fined $350,
to send you a striped kimono.. one finds that it was passed in 1891 that reference to the Home Govern-
What will you do with it?" ment in each and every particular or in default three months' hard -36 years ago-mainly on the of administration is irksome. The inbour, for being in possession of petition of the Missions to Seamen conference is likely to bring about three taels of prepared opium. in London, which body tried to get reforms in the way of increased co- The Magistrate, Mr. R. E. Lind- ordination in research, health, edu-Bell, asked the man whether he the working of cargo restricted inention, and so forth, all very desir-used his position to smuggle all British Colonies and possessionsable improvements so far as they opium, but the man, having plead- for the benefit of scamen. We find go. But of principal interest ised guilty, made no reply.
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that after the passing of the Ilong- kong law, appreciative letters were written to the then Lord Knutsford, who was Secretary of State for the
age of the Bill, which was "a great boon to seamen as it prevented un- necessary and avoidable Sunday labour in ships."
the definite declaration by the Secretary of State for the Colonies
my
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"Ah suppose Ah'i hac tao pit him in the pigsty," said the old erafter lady, but, goodness knows, whit Ahl be gaen tae feed him on."
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Absent-Minded Business man (after kissing his wife)-"Now, dear, I will dictate a couple of lettors."
STOWAWAY CASE.
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A Chinese, riding a push bi- that the Government Services will cycle, collided with a motor car on Ce early changes for the better. the Kowloon City Road yesterday
On the authority of musters of resumably, he had in mind the and was taken to the Kowloon proposed interchange of officers, as Hospital. The man's condition is Colonies, thanking him for the puss-outlined at a previous sitting. This not serious. Another man was vessels going through the Capsul- is a matter that has been advocated sent to the same hospital suffer mun Pass, it is announced that the for a good many years, and doubt, can bring about much iming from injuries to his head, wreck of the Leung Kwong, previ
and masts, has entirely disappeared; BRITISH FIREMAN CHARGED. a moving bus In Kowloon City. provement in certain directions, sustained through alighting from ously showing part of the funnel together with the red light which such as commercial relations and
Patrick Murphy (87) fireman, of do-operative health campaigns.
Capt. Lindbergh, the hero of the was marking the scene of the casu-
alty..
the Transport Herminius, native of But there was no such approval The question of enlarged legisla
An unconfirmed report atates that Galway, Ireland, appeared before of the law by the Hongkong Chan-turce, however, has no doubt nots New York to Paris flight has au-
"In my à diver from one of H. M. ships who Mr. W. Scholfield at the Kowloon.. was sent down to ascertain whether Magistracy this morning on a ber of Commerce, for we find that been lost sight of. There is speci-thorized the publication of the
fie mention of the enlarged Legisla- following statement:
away from the Hon. Mr. P. Byric and the Hon.tive Council of Ceylon, though ap-flight New York to Paris
While admitting the offence, the Mr. T. H. Whitehead, as represent-parently that body is still in process engine was lubricated with Gar- or not the grilles were locked at the charge of stowing
a statement in ing the Chamber, (and who were of finding its feet. It is some time goyle Mobilell and I am happy to time of the sinking, was unable to Shanghal on board the s.s. Mores. since the Malayan body was reform-say that it gave me every satisfac Jocate the ship, and was compelled
and my engine functioned to return to the surface without any defendant made
which he said that he was suffering hoth away from the Colony at the ed in response to a public demandtion
A vernacular paper announces from a certain disease and was com time the Bill was passed through that the official majority be abolish perfectly-Charles A. Lindberg information of freportance.
Lieutenant P. E. Healey has re-that the body of the Chief En- ing to. Hongkong for treatment. the Legislative Council) appealed ed, with the result that the un to His Excellency the Governor to new members elected by certain sceported to the Police that, whilst gineer, Mr. Donaldson, has been re- He was accused by the Polico of: com- of the crew of a transport in Shang. have the Bill discussed over again. tions of the community, and the riding a pony near the Kowloon covered, but enquiries at the Water being a deserter. He was a member
officials no longer have an over Hospital yesterday at about 5.30 Police and agents resulted in It was resented as being an inter-whelming, vote. Hongkong, inevit- p.m. the pony got out of control picto denial of this, so far as they hai but was coming to the Colony forerice with the trading of ship-ably, must observe these things and ran away with him. It carri- were concerned.
It is further alleged in the verna- pors. Nothing came of that ap-with marked self-interest. The ed him through Waterloo Road and peal, howover, and the law has stood arge for better conditions has long Nathan Road. At one spot where cular papers that the "pirates" in existed. Porhaps the Colonial a number of people were, waiting the vicinity of Capsulraun have in and have Office Conference will result in for a bus, the people scattered as many cases picked up bodies of something more concrete than mere the pony rushed towards them, but drowned passengers, promisck, which hitherto inve been not quickly enough. One man was taken from the bodies everything of the only portion of the would-be injured. and later taken to the value before reporting the find to
the Police Kwong Wah Hospital.. reformers here
ever since, that if the cargo of any steamship or sailing ship of Euro- pean design (excepting men-of war) is worked on a Sunday then
official representatives now include
for treatment because he had been, in the local hospital before.
The defendant was found in the. seamen's quarters the day after the
ern port.. Moren's departure from the North His Worship remanded the de- for medical examination. fendant until to-morrow morning