THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SATURDAY, JUNE
11, 1927.
PRETTY HONGKONG WEDDING.
The Very Idea!
An elderly examiner was put-. ting a young medical student through his paces.
"Supposing," he began; "there was a gun-powder explosion and a man was blown into the air. You, as the nearest doctor, being called In, what would you do?"
"Wait for him to come down agnin." was the prompt reply,
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Ma mashie an' ma dearic, 0. An' warl'ly cares, an' warl'ly
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May a gang tapsalteerie, 0. Husband, of his wife, in Wales: Her tongue! I have to go to foot- ball matches every Saturday to get a quiet afternoon.
Essex magistrate to a motorist accused of having an inefficient silencer: cannot fine you leas than twenty shillings.. Motorist, in a whisper, as he left the court: 'Cannot the liar.
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Kingston landlord: The tenant pours water down the stairs, makes a tremendous noise by chop- ping wood, and owes £7 in rent.
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Kent magistrate lo a young husband: You should try court- ing your wife again. Husband: No have had enough of courts.
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"Howlers are perennial, and here is one, perpetrated by a Man- chester school girl, which, says the Manchester Guardian, happens to be true. The class was told to write down what it knew about horse-racing. So this, girl wrote: "Horse-rating is a very cruel At the end of the race the sport. horse drops dead from fatigue and the rider
pitched is
maternity."
SIR FRANCIS AGLEN,
WELCOMED HOME BY SCHOOL FRIENDS.
Sir Francis Aglen, late Inspector-General of the Chinesc Maritime Customs, was accorded
striking mark of popularity among old school friends when he was entertained to dinner In tho Prince's Room, Connaught Rooms, London, on Wednesday, May 4, by the members of the Marlburian Club Sir Francis was at Mari- borough College in the years 1883-88. Mr. S. O. A. P. Kitcut, president of the club, presided at the dinner, and the company included the Master of Marl- borough College, General Sir E. G. G.C.S.I., Sir Barrow, G.C.B., Charles G. Spencer (who sat at the same forme in the College as Sir Francis), Major-Gen. Sir W, G. L. Beynon, K.C.LE, C.B.. D.S.O., Mr. A. J. Spencer, Dr. C. A. Allington, Major-Gen. Sir C. L. Nicholson, K.C.B.. C.M.G.. Sir Claud Severn, K.B.E., C.M.G., and Sir Newton Stabb.
Group photograph taken at the wedding of Mr. Eduardo I. R. Leitao and Miss Marie de Sousa, which took place on Sunday last at the "Roman Catholic Cathedral.
CHEN'S LATEST..
Hankow, June 1.
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HOW MUCH DO YOU. KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
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Not one of the 377 plans sent in from most countries in the world in the competition for a design for the now League of Nations building is considered worthy of acceptance by the jury of seven architects of in- ternational fame who judged them. The Japanesé Consul-General) The following general know-Sir John Burnet was the British having communicated the Japan-ledge paper has been taken from representative on the jury. The ese Government's declaration re- the Daily Express.
Answers for those who need garding the landing of Japanese troops in Shantung to Mr. Eugene them, will be found on Page 18 Chen, the Hankow Nationalist of this issue. Foreign Minister replied na fol-
The President, proposing the toast of the health of Sir Francis Aglen, said the idea of the gather- ing was to congratulate Sir Francis 'on the honour, conferred on him by the King and to express to him their admiration for his PROTEST AGAINST LANDING. close on forty years' devotion to duty in China and the great assistance he rendered to the British Empire in that part of the world. (Applause), They all knew, he said, that Sir Francis had faced many difficulties of all kinds and descriptions in China throughout his long years there, especially during the last few years, but they were quite sure) that be had successfully
all those difficulties. mounted (Hear, hear).
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lows:-
"The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Nationalist Govern- nient has taken note of the declara-} tions regarding the landing of Shantung, Japanese troops in
which have been communicated to him by the representative of the "Japanese Government, al Wuhan.
Sir Francis on “The Sack," into
Sir Francis Agten, on Bising to The Boston, Lines., Magistrates pond, received an ovation.
assure you," he said, "that granted the application of the nething in the whole of my career, Chang Tang-chang, or Chiang "Even though Chang Tso-lin. Board of Guardians for an eject-whether in Marlborough or in Kai-shek collectively or separately! ment order against Henry Cha-China, made me feel prouder than ay have assented to this military berlain in respect of rooms allot this gathering to-night. There Led to him in the Poor Law have been certain red-letter days lize it as a grave act of provoca operation, it is necessary to signa Institution.
Chamberlain and his wife were my life, both in connexion with Lion as well as a menace not only Marlborough and the Far East, to Nationalist Ching but to every received into the workhouse some but the memory of none of them Chinese who is not prepared to at months ago as they were inable will ever effage the memory of this cept Japanese intervention and to final actommodation elsewhere, and were allotted rooms for which casion or compare with the feelictation in the internal affairs of ing" | have aver This honour. The they were to pay rent.
his country. The rent was not forthcoming,ly time I have had anything although Chamberlain admitted #pproaching my feeling at this that he sometimes carned £3 a moment was when 1 got my 15 a week, and he refused to quit.
The Clerk to the Guardians, Mr. W. H. Lunn, who appeared in sup-friends. port of the application, said this was a unique case, being the first of its kind to be brought in the
eap." (Applause). It gave him extraordinary pleasure, he said, to meet so many of his old school
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A Shadow of Legality, "There is nothing in the Laws of Nations that can justify it and unless the Japanese Government mean to invoke the precedent setj by themselves in the years when Passing from school remini- the subjection of China as defined scences, Sir Francis said he went and worked out in the Twenty-One to China, straight from Mari- Demands was the declared policy borough, and he told the story of of Japan, there is hardly a parallel "Father," said little Sammy, how it was due to the remarkable to the military expedition in ques- "Mr. Smith told me to-day that I memory, of the late Sir Robert tion. This assertion is made de- was a second edition of you."
Hart that he received his appoint-liberately and with the British ex- "That was nice of him," saidment to the Chinese Customs. Sir peditionary force in Shanghai in father. "How did he come to say Robert Hart had remembered his mind. Unnecessary and criminal father, and, as a result of any provocative though the latter
country.
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Teaching and truth must go hand in hand; politics and truth rarely do.--Mr. I. Booker.
I asked him for sixpence"article which the latter, a clergy-may be, it at leasts pretends to answered Summy.
man, wrote in a magazine, Sir chitch at some shadow of legality Robert wrote to him offering a by packing most of its gunmen position in the Customs to his son within territory under so-called in-{ (Sir Francis). Sir Francis said ternational control. In the case that at that time he had never of the Japanese expedition there is I hope community singing will heard of Sir Robert Hart, to whose and can be no such pretence be- relieve the land, from the savagery work, for China he paid a glow-cause neither at Taingtao por at and unimalism of Jazz.-Mr. Lloyd ing taunte. It was a great mis- Tsinan is there any international George.
take, which was very often repeat- settlement or Japanese concession,] The Trade Unions Bill is the mosted in this country, to say that the
"Besides lacking juridical sanc- sericus altack on Trade Unionism Customa system in China was since the Combination Law of Pitt. started at foreign instigation in not even and support in the reai tion, the Japanese expedition can- -M.. Sidney Webb, M.P.
order to secure loans and obliga
facts of the general situation en- tions. Those Customs ba'd Eight trombones served as a nothing to do with the foreign visaged in the declarations issued novel "areh of triumph" after the Powers, and were in no way under respectively by the Foreign Office wedding at St. Luke's, Bath, of Mr. their direction. The Customs and the War Office at Tokyo. It is anotorious fact that not a single John Jones, trombonist in the Pump were started by the Chinese at a Room Orchestra, Bath, and Miss time when things were very much Japanese civilian life has been lost Mabel Copestake, daughter of Mr. in the same condition as they were anywhere on territory under direct Leonard Copestake, the tympanist to-day. The trade of the East had control of the Nationalist Govern- in the same orchestra, who gave his become entirely disorganised as a 'daughter away'. The bass player, result of the rebellion in 1854, and This has been true of the Nation Mr. Frank Martin, was best man, ships went away without payingalist Government when its sent! The Chinese was at Canton; and it shall con-
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and the árch of trombones was pre- any duty at all.' vided by ais members of the Pump then formed the Customs, and inue to be true when the forces Room Orchestra and two from the asked for the assistance of a of the Revolution, carry the Na- Talace Theatre, Bath. Much inter- foreign committee in the matter tionalist Government to Peking. est was taken in the wedding, which was attended by a number of other musicians.
Walter."
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Then, turning to his wife, he says, "That was Walter, my dear,
of organisation. He spoke of the A Lesson in Geography. wonderful
projcreas
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Customs, and said that up to "The suggestion of the Japanese A husband is rung up on the March 10 this year every penny Government that their troops must which had been reecived as re-be landed and held in readiness at telephone. His wife is in the room, venue had been paid into the Tsingtao in order to cope in time and looks up suspiciously. The Chinese bank by him. There had with any emergency that may arise man's part of the telephone con- been some looting, but that never in the Tainan district, can be ex- versation is as follows:-
"Hull-yes-oh, how are you, affected the Customs, which had ploded by directing attention to Walter-aice to hear your voice, never lost any revenue at all. The the geographical fact that Tsinan Walter-lunch to-morrow, Walter? Customs was by no means a sink-is as near, if not nearer, to Tien- not sink. tain as it is to Tsingtao and that! -rather, Walleyes, Waiter-ofing ship it would course, Waiter, a business talk, Referring humorously to what he at Tientsin there is a Japanese described as his own "debacle," concession where Japanese troops And Walter-certainly, Walter-right,
are or may be barracked. Walter-goodbye, Walter-so long, Sir Francis said it was rather un-
fortunate for a Marlburian to were the Japanese expedition, war come home and say he had been ranted-which in any view of the "sacked." Such happenings, how-case in categorically denied-such ever, had not the same relative troops could be more expeditiously value in the two countries. moved to the scene of any incident (Laughter), Chinese were sacked in the Tainan district..
"The Minister for "Foreign every day. During the short time he had been in Peking last autumn Affairs, therefore, has to protest Cabinet Ministers seemed to come against the Japanese expedition to and go. There was a ringing of Shantung and solemnly to warn the changes, "I would like you to the Japanese Government that they understand that it is no disgrace are embarking on a course of ac- at all to be dismissed there," said tlou which, objectively based as it He is on the policy of the Twenty-One Sir Francis amid laughter. added: "Although I have been Demands, must arouse the indig- dismissed no particular stigma nation of the Chinese people and attaches to me." (Applause), provoke them to economie action The toast of "The President," which it may be difficult, if not im possible, for the Government to proposed by Rov. Dr. Alington,
prevent-Reuter. was onthusiastically honoured.
POET'S CORNER.
BLIND LOVE.
Blindly she loves, and blindly I
respond,
Seeing no other face, nor form,
but hers.
Was ever couple so entranced,
Bo fond?
Well, biladress lasts. Qur love
should last for years!
V. Hughes.
jury has decided to divide the first prize (£6,400) among the architects who have submitted the 27 best designe. It also recommends that 1. How did the custom of rising a new competition should be bald. daring the singing of the The winner of the competition was "Hallelujah Chorus" originate? to get five per cent, on the cost of 2.-Which is the tallest British the building and on all furniture
bird?
3.-Which is the most recently designed by him, which would have brought the first prize' up to opened of London parks? 4.Which English cathedral has £30,000. The influx of crates con- stained glass windows of half taining plans was so great that the in uere in extent?
League officials were seriously trou-
B-Where is India's new, Parliable to find storage room for
ment House?
them and a place where the judges
6. Which swimming contest is could compare them.
Iknown 115 "The Marine) Marathon"?
7.
What bird proves most difficult
for sportsmen to shoot. 8. Which town is called "the room of Liverpool"?
has entered a small farm he owns What are Vitamins? 10.Which familiar wild-fruit is near Fork in a corn raising com- eneroaching on dairy-farm petition promoted by the Ministry tand in New Zealand?
of National Economy in which
Among his many duties Signor Mussolini has found time to seck bed-henours as an agriculturist. He
11. Where is the bridge of a money prizes will be awarded to
thousand ages"?
farmers whose, average crop per 12-Who is "the modern Gari- nere shows the highest percentage
baldi"?
increase over the average of the 13. How many lights has the surrounding district. "The corn on
Aquitania?
Signor Mussolini's farm 14.-Which flower seeds are being planted by the Premier himself used nowadays for cattle during a visit there when he
food?"
Was
15-Which is the longest railway ploughed his farm behind two big
snow-white oxen. run in the world?
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