THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
The Very Idea!
TO STABILISE WORLD FINANCE.
"Bill" the poet' gasped to hisBANKERS CONFERRING AT
friend, "I wrote a poem about my little boy and began the fret voreo with these words-My son. my pigmy counterpart."'
"Yes, yes?"
newspaper
The poet draw a from his pocket, Road!" he blaz- od, "See what that compositor did to my opening line."
The friend read aloud-My son, my pig, my counterpart."
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Five children were killed in Nicholsburg (Czecho-Slovakia) by the explosion of a hand grenade, which they were using as a ball,
NEW YORK.
MAY SAVE THE FRANC.
New York, July 8.
(United
SANITARY BOARD MEETING.
NUISANCES AND WATER SUPPLY.
The agenda for next Tuesday's meeting of the Sanitary Board as follows:
Mr. J. P. Braga, pursuant notice, will ask:
an
in
to
SATURDAY,
JULY
9: 1927
"REDS" IN KIANGSI.
BRITAIN AND THE ARGENTINE.
CLOSER FRIENDLY TIES.
London, July 8. Replying to a message sent by Sir Austen Chamberlain on the ce
HANKOW WANTS LEISURELY DEPORTATION.
of
RELAXED ACTIVITIES.
casion of the formal elevation of the
Klukiang, June 23. British Lugation. In Buenos Aires
Before anything, definite, could to the rank of an Embassy, Senor "Will the President be good Gallardo, the Argentine Foreign be seen on the way of improve The huge stocks of gold held in
tivities the maneuvre of com enough to cause Inquiries to be Minister, has telegraphed a cordialment of political and military ac America are the subjects of dis made into the existence of an message, stating that this action by cussion at a conference at Wash-alleged nuisance complained of in the British Government, "has been manizing Kiangsi masquerading
letter anonymous
signed highly appreciated, in all its im the disguise of the Klangsi "Nationalist" Government-after ington among leading European Lavender appearing the portance and significance, by the and American bankers.
·South China Morning Post of the Government and people of the Ar Gen. Chu Pei-teh, chairman
the Klangal Government, had Mr. Montagu Norman (Bank of 8th July? Will steps be taken to gentino Republic, and constitutes pledged his nihilation to Gen. remove or, at any rate, abate such an augury for the maintenance and Chiang Kai-shek and the Nanking England), Herr Schacht (Gernuisance?"
strengthening of the excellent rela- tions which have happily united us Government, there came all of a The Board will consider:
sudden kaleidoscopic vicissitudes They picked up the grenade in
many), Mr. Strong ield, and were throwing it from
A letter from the Dairy Farm with Great Britain, since the com one to the other when it explod-States), and M. Rist (France), are
Company
relative to the water mencement of our independent life, in the political affairs of the pro- the delegates.
Altration in the Dairy Farm at your country having contributed vince. Rumours were rifo, quick- cd.
very largely to our material develop ly spreading the news that the It is understood that the agenda Pokfulam.
The lofty examples of Bri- military leader of Klangst had of $3,000,000 Willesden woman: This person
A report from the Government ment. flow upstairs and then she flew includes the depositing of a por-Bacteriologist on the Peak, East-tish institutions has afforded an received the sum down again..
Lion of the Federal Reserve Bank'sern, Albany, Bowon Road, Elliott, inspiration to our political orgarlea- from the Hankow Government on In deporting the "Magistrate at Highgate to a
tion to have evidence that your act leisurely man after the police gave evid-gold stocks with the Bank of Eng-West Point, Aberdeen, Shaukiwan, tinn, and it fills us with satisfac-the condition that Kiangai would Chai Wan and Kowloon water powerful empire accords us its cor-Communists and let gradually the ence against him: Now What have land, the Banque de France, and supplies for the month of June, dial friendship, of which she has Communistle movement be re you to say? Man: It is a bit other European issuing banks. 1927.
The New York Times prediets Awkward.
A report from the Government just given fresh and eloquent stored to its former condition. Walthamstow woman: She set that the outcome of the conference Analyst on the Eastern, Shauki./proof."-British Wireless.
will be the restoration of the gold Wan, Chai Wan and Kowloon standard in France, and the con-water supplies for the Month of sequent stabilisation of the frame. June, 1927. -Router'a American Service.
.
about an old man in the house with a broom, so I jumped on her. Solicitor at Bow County Court: This lodger 'swears a lot? Land- lady: I. counted, and he used in four Beventecu swear worde minutes.
None of us wants to be ubiquit sus, but we all want to be immor- tal-Dean Inge.
Parliament seldom attende ta anything which is really useful to the poor-fudgo Parry.
It makes my blood boil to hear' the atrocious things which are said about brewers and publicans. -Colonel Archibald Younger.
*
At Fraserburgh Sheriff Court, Sheriff Dallas asked a boy wit-
ness of 12 how old he was.
The boy: I don't know.
was your birthday When
don't know...
Do you go to church-No. Do you go to Sunday-school? No.
Have you ever heard of Al- mighty God?—No.
The Sheriff: This is rather a revelation.
All About Gold.
New York, Inter. An official statement with Te
Results of the examination made! under "The Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinance, 1896" for the quarter ending 30th June, 1927.
Health Bulletin of Eastern gard to the conference of bankers Ports from the Principal Civil by the Federal Reserve Bank de- Medical Officer for the week end- clares there has been no discus-ing 18th June, 1927. sion of any reparation question, Health Return from the League nor of stabilisation of the French of Nations, Eastern Bureau for 4th and 11th the wecke ending The time of the conference June, 1927. hitherto has been devoted mainly A record of Infectious Diseases to an exchange of views with re-from the Ministry of Health for the gard to financial and economic weeks ending 4th, 11th and 18th matters. the policies of issuing May, 1927. banks, and similar subjects;; Mortality Return for Hongkong
franc."
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Accordingly, the Communists- became again active on or about June 12, with the rehabilitation
RAILWAYS & PLANES. of the Municipal Bureau, Labour
AMERICAN IDEA FOR CO-OPERATION.
Union, and what not. At the same time, reports from Nan- chang stated that Gen.. Chu ntrongly rejected the coming back of Gen. Li Lich-chun, who is now at Nanking. Gen. Chiang Kai- Cedar Point, Ohio, July 8.shek's men are still below Hukow, The Assistant Secretary for which place they have not oc- On or about June 18 Aeronautics, Mr. MacCracker, an-cupied yet, nounces that Ave of the larger the Communists showed inactivity, are contem: the reason being unknown. "Some railroad companies plating supplementing the rail said that Gen. Ui Lich-chun had a some 20,000 strong in way passenger service by air pas-force Lake. songer services. Reuter's Americastern Kiangul, near the Paoyang Just at present nothing can Service.
can be said beforehand regarding the situation, but in a word the Communistic activities are much
naturally including the operation for the week ending 12th June, OUR WATER RESERVE. relaxed compared with what they of the so-called gold exchange 1527. standard, expensive shipments of
The rat return for the weeks
gold, purchasing power of gold, ending 18th and 25th June, 1927. and various proposals to promote closer co-operation-Renter's American. Service.
SALE OF OLD MASTERS.
PRINCE OF WALES IN PARIS.
formerly were.
Should Chiang Kai-shek Invade.
In order to show his allegiance to the Iankow Government, Gen. Chu Pei-teh sent a telegram to the Hankow lenders on June 12, stating that he would support the Hankow. Government and that if Chiang Kai-shek tries to Invade Kiangsi. he will deal with him with his entire force. Gen. Chu
BIG STOCKS IN RESERVOIRS. "The Toen water return up to the end of last month shows a. total of 2.061 million gallons in storage in Hongkong, compared with 1,172 million at the same date last year; HAVING A BUSY ROUND
and 442 million in Kowloon com- pared with 336 million. London, July 8.
The daily consumption per head Ivan Fedorof, a mechanic from
The Prince of Wales had an in June was 24.4 gallons in is now at Kiukiang. Kiel, who belongs to the freak
in London, July 8. enthusiatie reception on his Hongkong and 20,3 gallons "All-Inventors' Vegetarian Club
In less than an hour, twenty-arrival to-day at Paris, where this Kowloon. of Interplanetary Cosmopolitans,"
were. sold for afternoon he laid the foundation with several thousand members, nine pictures
In 1922 the Vienna municipality Central Bank of China were burnt who use a new language based on £136,000 at Christie's this after-stone of a hostel for British
students in the new university resolved to open the first crema-at Nanchang by order of the Cem- five vowels and five mathematical noon,
Rembrandt portrait of signs, declares confidently that he will fly to the moon in Sep-Admiral Tromp fetched £31,000. being erected on the southerntorium in the Austrian capital missioner of Finance, and as a re
tember in
Jules Vernesque rocket apparatus, which will be half airplane and half giant pro-
jectile.
£136,000 FOR 29 PICTURES,
A
One of the small Turner pictures fetched £30,450.
W
A Reynolds portrait sold for $19,425, and a Romney portrait for £17,850, He will be accompanied, ho
The pictures consisted of the states, by the German "mioon en-James Roas collection, brought thusiast," Max Vallier, and the from Canada for sale in Londen. three who prove most fit of Brittel Wireless. soventy-five Moscow volunteers.
The inventor expects that land- ing on the moon, which he thinks should be reached after fifteen hours, will be difficult, but he be- llevas it feasible if the gas ex- plosions are used as brakes.
The Provost of the little pro- vincial town was noted for his un- happy choice of phrases, but he excelled himself on the occasion when a presentation of a clock. and purse was made to an of- cial who was retiring.
"The contents of the purse.", said the Provost, "will in time inevitably disappear, but," laying his hands on the clock, "here is samething which will never go!"
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·POET'S CORNER. ·
A FRAGMENT.
are
Then, would I know ther best,
beloved one,
Within the evening flood of soft
sunlight,
After the orange beams their
raco have run;
And scudded westward from
advancing night;
Or when, in darking hour, we're
alone,
eprech ia hushed and stilled,-
Our lips touch, and our aprec
So heart goes out to heart, and
claims its own,
And blins enshrouds us, as the
gods have willed?
V. HUGHES.
edge of Paris.
On June 9, $30,000 worth of provisional banknotes
of
the
The Prince afterwards lunched This provoked the vehement opault of the military and civil con- position of the Christian Social ference, $8,000,000 worth of bank- at the Elyses with President minority and of all the clericals, notes, of denominations of $1, $5 guished guests.
went to the Con- the Kiangaj Bank to flood the. Domergue and numerous distin-who objected for religious rea- and $10 will soon be issued by
sons and even The Prince is fulfilling several stitutional Court, but without suc market. Banknotes of the Central has Bank are, worth only 30 cents to The cerematorium other engagements, and is being cess.
the commercial field in Kluklang extensively feted during his short been 1sed to such an extent that a the dollar. Critical conditions in stay-British Wireless.
second is to be constructed.
will soon bring business to a com- plote standstill. (if there is no immediate measure to remedy, it), this being the result of two factors: viz., the financial col- lapae caused by the sudden tre- mondous slump in the face value of the banknotos of the Central Bank of China, and the exporta- tion of rice in large quantities which was sent up to Hankow to help to relieve the forthcoming, famine conditions in Wuhan cities.
AFTER THE RAINS.
VIA SAYER
A SUGGESTED ALTERNATIVE TO THE PEAK TRẠM,
Prince Henry has expressed the wish that when he visits Folke stone on July 13 to open the new Leas Cliff Hall, costing £100,000 there shall be no speeches at the loucheon. During his hour's visit he will take part in six ceremonies,
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express.
Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 16
of this lague.
1.-Whet Emperor made his hornb Consul to show his contempt for the Senate?
2.-Where and in what year did
Alexander the Great dio?
3. What were the Casaitorides? 4-What is the Koran? 6-What is the speed of (a) light?)
()b sound?
6. What building did William the to com- Conqueror erect
over
memorate his victory Harold?
7-Whose code of laws were sald
to be written in blood?'
8. After whom is America named? 9. Where is Botany Bay, who dis- covered it, and why was it so named?
10-What shape is the constella-
tion of Cassiopeia?
11-Who said and when: "Would you yoke me, a weak clà sheep, to A flerce young bull?
12-Who was the first Englishman to sall round the world, how long did he take, and in what ship-uld he do it?
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