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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
MONDAY, JULY 25, 1927..
MORE CHANGES.
MONDAY, JULI
there is a greater reason for pen simism these days. The recent not against obligations to foreign countries-the culminating point of a long campaign of treaty breaches and open defiance of solemn undertakings respecting the rights; both as to person and property, of others show that these various changes that are ing on cannot affect the Powers much beyond the instances in which they are likely to be drawn into the dispute. Otherwise, the
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1927..
DAY BY DAY.
HOW EASY IT IS FOR ONE BENE VOLENT BEING TO DIFFUSE PLEASURE AROUND HIM; AND HOW TRULY IS A KIND HEART A FOUNDATION OF GLAD- NESS, MAKING EVERYTHING IN ITB viČINITE TO PRESTEN INTO SMILER!
Washington Irving.
Mantua Mar-
The P. and O. B.5. from Hongkong, arrived at sailles on Saturday.
The s.8. Empress of Russia left Vancouver on the 21st, and is due here on August 8th.
The E and A, 8.5. Arafura eft Moil on Friday and da due hero on Wednesday at daylight.
position remains the same, who- over wins. There is n defnite anti-foreignist and determination to over-ride treaty obligations. It is a mad policy, but apparently
Owing to the typhoon signal be- nothing can be done about it. Yeting hoisted yesterday morning to those who desire to see some there was no steamer trip to Ma- order emerge from out of the chaos in China, it is a dishearten- ing spectacle indeed,
Future of India.
cat.
The local weather forecast up to noon-to-morrow, issued by the Royal Observatory, is: B. winds, moderate; overcast, rain.
cases of enteric fever (both Chin- The health return gives two esc) during the week-end; also one case of cerebro-spinal Chinese fever.
One of the most important assem- blies in connexion either with India or the Empire within recent years is shortly due to be gathered to gether, namely, the Statutory Com- mission which is to enquire and re- A Chinese mendicant, who was port on the revision of the Indian taken into police custody, attempt Constitution. The Act of 1919ed to commit suicide by hanging mukes obligatory the appointment himself with his girdle, while he of the Commission within ten
years, but it is known that the In was in a cell at the Central Police dia Office has decided in favour Station. He was rescued in time, of starting the inquiry well in ad- however, and sent to the Govern vance of 1928. Opinion in Indiament Civil Hospital... is stirred over the two, main ques-
and General Smuts have been men
country.
more than 10 years.
'MARINE COURT.
CARRYING PASSENGERS IN
EXCESS
At the Marine Court, this morning, before Lieut. Commdr. G. F. Holo, Fah Thm the master of a coolie boat was charged with carrying 22 passengers in excess of the number allowed by leersa, it was stated in court that the license allowed 42 and accused was found to be carrying 84.
Observing that this was 50 per cent. in excess, and that accused had pleaded guilty, His Warship inflicted a fine of $15, with the alternative of two weeks' hard Inbour.
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The Very Idea!
The inspector was trying to de-. monstrate a simple experiment to the generation of steam
"Can anyone tell me how with this can it is possible to generate 4 qurpriate amount of speed and yowo aimcat buydid control?” Ra naked.
Ono boy raised his hand and adawerad-Tie it to a dog's tail}
Give me the ross that bit you,
Give me the thorn that stung, Give ma the brick that hit you,
Give me the burr that clung, Giva md your hard employer,
Give me your hateful aunt; Naughty vld things to annoy yer:
There now-they shant!
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Mrs. Mary Simpson of 2 St. The mister of the motor boat Leung 1 was charged with being Thomas Terrace, Westoc, attempted under way without either a certo ride a donitey on the sands at tifled coxswain or certified en- Redcar. She wng unseated and foll gineer on board at 930 a.m. on heavily. On admission to North Ormesby Hospital she was detained July 20.
suffering with a dislocated hip.
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Defendant pleaded not guilty and stated that he had left the boat to
A postcard which was placed in go to Hongkong for medicine and had instructed his crew not to the letter box in 1912 has just been the receiver had to pay one penny absence. He denied all knowledge excess postage before he could re- take the boat out during his delivered in the Old Kent-road, but ceive the belated missive. The card of the offence.
was posted in the Isle of Wight.
His Worship pointed out to the prosecution that in auch cases as this, it was impossible to charge a man who was not there. Under similar circumstances, the man who committed the offence should be charged, otherwise there was
no case,
He therefore ordered a dismissal of the case, accused being found not guilty.
COUNTERFEIT TEN CENT PIECES.
ATTEMPTS TO TRICK A STALL-HOLDER
An unemployed Chinese, who attempted to foist a counterfeit ten cent piece on an almost blind the woman stall-holder in payinent for taking up some cigarettes, was found to have 24 other such pieces in his possession when searched,
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Policeman at Willesden: When I' arrested this woman for assaulting me she said, "I'm sorry." Woman: Oh, what a story! I am not a bit-
sorry.
Acton magistrate: Where do you live? Woman: I don't live any- where,
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Midland man: It is the best dog I ever had; I gave one shilling for it.
Willesden roan: I did not actually It was challenge him to fight. merely a figure of speech.
London solicitor: You found the goods missing? Man: I did not find them, but they were missing right enough.
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Jurora are expected to suffer in- convenience and hardships.-Judge Atherley Jones.
The music in cinemas is so bad it could not possibly be worse.- Sir Landon Ronald.
The man desiring to lengthen his thys should cat less, and not have
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Mrs. Rhoda Cinir, of Wellstead- road, East Ham, was fined twenty shillings at East Ham Police Court
for cruelty to a fowl.
This morning, at the Centralniere than three meals a day.Dr. before Major C. Willson with un-- Magistracy the man was charged W. Hill.. lawfully tendering the counter- feit silver, and with having the others in his possession. Sergt. It appears that the defendant. A. E. Carey prosecuted. tendered the money about 3 clock on Saturday afternoon, and the money to her daughter, who the old woman at the stall handed discovered it was bad. The atnil-
holder accosted the defendant and while they were having an alter-
It was stated that the fowl, which
She threw belonged to a neighbour, flew into became wedged in the fence. Mrs. Mrs. Clair's garden.
Clair ran to the fence-with a poker tin at it and the bird in fluttering.
some of its ribs were broken.
and struck the fowl with it and
ration "a Chinese detective, who A young girl in Oreste (North arrived, searched the man and Italy) committed suicide by masti-
other had picecs. found four
twenty cigarettes. When he was searched at the cating and swallowing one by one Police Station another 20 wore 42 cents in good money. found in his wallet. He also had fering great pain and died twenty-
She was taken to hospital suf-
four hours later.
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tions: the character of the commis- In connexion with the formá- sion; whether parliamentary ortion of an International Company otherwise, and the personality of of the Police Reserve, it is learn- its leading members, The Pioneered that so for the response has Intend- of Allahabad, a journal which selbeen very satisfactory. dom speaks without knowledge of ing applicants can be received at official intentions, has come out in any time during office hours at the favour of a non-parliamentary com-Chief Inspector's Office. mission, consisting of members free from all previous association with
"A resident of some years stand- Indian affairs or administration: a "It is hardly a week since there commission, moreover, without Ining has departed from Weihaiwei were definite signs that an armis-dian members, on the ground that in the person of Mr. W. R. Haller, tice had been concluded between their "presence would involve the the Financial Secretary to
certainty of a series of notes of Government. Before the North and the South in China, dissent. The names of the Marquis another position Mr. Haller in and it appeared as if Marshal of Reading, the late Viceroy, Lord tends visiting some eastern ports Chiang Kai-shek was prepared to Ronaldshay, ex-Governor of Bengal, en route for England from which forego the greatest point of his tioned by others in connexion country he has been absent for
The Under- ambitious programme, bowing to the chairmanship,
Secretary for India (Earl Winter- necessity and turning southwards ton) is due shortly to make his
Hankow Chinese papers state and westwards to subdue his erat-annual statement to the House of that General Chang Tsung-chang while. friends. What was to fol- Commons, and it is thought that he has formed a new unit of Russian will then disclose the mind of the numbering about one thou low could only be conjectured. it Government upon this very importe troops, num women to commandos. certainly was doubtful whether ant matter. It is encouraging to These Russians are said to have any true with the North could know that the Government has a beer recruited from the north of very keen understanding of the Manchuria. A band of three be really hating. Presuming that crucial importance of securing a thousand men, called "the dare the Haskow party were eliminat- thuroughly independent and author- devils," also has been recruited to
itative body, because it will be combine with the Russian unit. ed, that Feng Yu-hsiang, whether upon the personal constitution of for Communism or otherwise, were the Commission that India will pre temporarily, at any rate, driven Judge its ability and goodwill to undertake what is undoubtedly one back to his. Mongolian refuges, of the most important tasks over there would remain the problem set in connexion with that vast, of dividing up China between twa main reups, headed respectively by Chang and Marshal Chang Tso-lin. Obviously this would present many difficulties, for what western countries would and a problem of the first magnitude,
Under the pretext that he had authority to instul electric meters, could hardly be expected to find
an electrician of the China Light The troops entertainments" ar- ready solution in China, of all
a Yaumati household the sum of places. The many conflicting in ranged for this week by the End Power Co., Ltd., obtained from tertainment Sub-Committee of the $13 as deposit, whereas in reality terests, the jealousies, the warlike.M.C.A. form an attractive list ambitions of leaders who reck
the man was not vested with such Authority. On pleading guilty to nothing of their country or its
a charge of fraud before Mr. W, people in fact, the entire absence
Schofield at the Kowloon Magis. tracy this morning sentence of one of a real patriotism in the land
month's hard labour was passed. An informal dance will be held would preclude anything of a set-
at the Cheer O on Thursday even-
The annual gathering of the Vic tlement. However, it seems that ing, commencing at 7, a sing-song toria, Hongkong and South China
For stealing a gold watch at this speculation is not to be test-will be arranged at 7 at the Better Diocesan Association took place on ped here on the Van Heuts, from the bathing beach at Kennedy. ed, for the latest reports are of a Ole, and at 7.15 there will be a June 20. At 12.30 Rev. G. R.
Amoy, was seized by Revenue Town, a Chinese youth was sen- concert by the popular J-Pans, Lindsay (formerly of St. Andrew's Officers before it could be smugtenced to receive twelve stroken by renewal of the North-South hos directed by Miss V. Capell, at the Kowloon) gave an address at St.iled ashore from a small trading Mr. R. E. Lindsell. tilities. This probably merely Rope Factory, Kowloon.
Martins-in-the-Fields. This was unk lying moored to the seawall, The defendant pleaded that he' brings to a hend what would have been inevitable later. It also, on the other hand, raises new issues and pinta afresh to the impos- |sibility of early agreement, or ces- sation of the wasteful civil war that is disrupting China, both in- ternally and in her relations with foroim countries.
CONCERTS TO THE TROOPS.
A GOOD PROGRAMME FOR THIS WEEK.
There is to be a concert at the Cheer O (Hongkong) at 7.30 to- morrow night, while at the Better 'Ole (Kowloon) there will be a whiat drive starting at 7 o'clock.
Two concerts are arranged for Friday, each commending at 7 p.m., one at the Chear O and the other at the Better Olo, whilst on
That he did countenance the demanding of $500, by a Chinese from an employee of the Man Kee charge brought against a Chinese Gedown,Jordan Road, was the detective of the Yaumuti Police Station, before Mr. W. Schofield at the "Kowloon Magistracy this "morning. It was stated that Mr. Leo d'Almada was instructed to defend and the case was adjourn ed till Wednesday.
followed by lunch,
in
then
The defendant said he bought some towels, and went on board a ship where he sold them for $3. He explained that the $3 which he received for the towels must have included the bad money.
Major Willson sentenced him to three months with hard labour, and ordered the had money to be confiscated. He made an order that the good coins should he placed in the poor-box.
$10,000 WORTH OF OPIUM.
SEIZED ON SMALL JUNK.
Over $10,000 worth of prepared opium, believed to have been ship-
Saturday the great feature will be London, who was in Hongkong last a concert at the City Hall ar- Christmas, and the Rt. Rev. C. R. ranged, as have been so many Duppuy, Bishop of Victoria, was others, by Mrs. Costen.
front, and was taken by the Bishop of
the speaker.
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"Any part of the city for fifty cents!" yelled the taxi driver.
"You can't sting me again," re- "I bought the city. torted Silas hall last year, and they wouldn't give it to me."
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Ford car dives into water. Turns turtle.
About the most sensible thing it could do in the circumstances,
BATHING BEACH THEFT.
WELL-DESERVED PUNISHMENT,
the afternoon the Reunion near the Sailsong Wharf, late on had been misled by a friend who Friday night At the same time, promised to give him something held in Was
Victory House,
Lee On, who described himself as out of the proceeds of the theft. elair Leicester Square. The
The complainant said that while an unemployed seaman, was ar-
house on the water- he was bathing he noticed a youth front, and charged with being in enter his cubicle. Fifteen minutes later the youth emerged from the possession of this contraband.
The case came up before Mr. cubicle without having changed R. E. Lindsell, at the Central into bathing attire. The com- The making of Sir Alan Cob- Police Court this morning, when plainant's suspicions were aroused. ham's film, The Flight Comman-C. P. O. Clark described how he and he quickly made a search der," has begun at Hendon. carried out the search and found amongst his belongings with the Since it was impossible to take the opium. drug concealed under result that the watch was missed. his company to the Far East, he some cordage in the hold of the He gave chase to the defendant and caught him' en Jubilee Road, has taken China there, and an junk.
The defendant then apologised and Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios,
the watch, but a army of carpenters, plasterer, scenic artlats, etc., bave been defending, pleaded that the defen-returned A Police Reservist, of the Indian employed building a Chinese vill-dant was only a carrier, acting European constable, who came on Division, named Fazal Mahomedge on a 80-acre feld adjoining under the instructions of another the scene, took the defendant inta
the Hendon aerodrome The re- men who was well-known to the custody. groups is to sweep the whole coun- rescued a Chinese from the 'Hart. Issat," 868 ft. in length, preventive officers. The defele try. To the average outsider bour on Saturday night..
HARBOUR RESCUE.
The report that Shansi, the one. ・・ province which has hitherto en- joyed a measure of peace, has INDIAN POLICE RESERVIST'S been at length drawn into the mackstrom, suggests that the in- sensate strife among the Chinese
those changes, groupings, and re- groupings, suggest perhaps little more than pantomine of the anomaly that exists in China to
ACT.
the
The Chinese was a visitor at a series of workshops, dressing dant was more of a fool than a the Tai Loy Boarding House In rooms and a canteen. The Hen-rogue," added Mr. Remedios.
His Worship: Even if Connaught Road Central and the don China will be an improve. police believe that the man at- ment on the real thing in one oplum does not belong to your tempted to commit suicide: respect. Main Street in Heudon client, here it is shown that he
After the man was safely China, will be 70 ft wide, which day. Most of us have grown tired brought on shore, Mr. Fazal Malabsurd, only aeroplanes have to is helping to smuggle it into the 17, who was educated at Dousk
of speculating what party is like homed did what he could for the land in this main street, and Sir man and later the Governinent Alan Cobham pointed out that if
Colony...
Mr. Leo d'Almada le. in recolpt of a telegram from London in- forming him that his second son,. Christovao Paulo, (Bippo) aged, Abbey School, Woolhampton, near Reading, (one of the few well- England) has passed the Prelimin ciety in London. ary Examination of the Law So
A fine of $60,000, or twelve ly to triumph, what principles it is ambulance took the would-be sui- Main Street was to be 7 ft. wide, months' hard labour, was inflicted krigwn Catholic public Schools" in fighting for, and how long its as-cide to the Government Civil Hos-all the flying and landing would an order was also made for the
have to be done by somebody elas. confiscation of the oplum.
cendancy is likely to last.
But 'pital.