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MONDAY, AUGUST 22,
DAY BY DAY.
1927.
WHEN A PAINFUL DUTY COMES BEFORE US, WE MUST NOT THINK WHAT THE THE WORLD WOULD SAY, BUT MUSU THROUGH WITH IT. FLINT, AND GO THROUGH WITH IT. Bishop Forbes..
TYPHOON FEARS.
[By Y. Curtis.]
The Very Idea!
It is recalled that a great
It needs a film camera to re-punster was once asked to make cord the impressions graven on an extempore pun. the mind of a tyro by one of Hong- kong'a typhoons.
"On what subject?" he asked. "On the King," was the reply. "Oh," said the punster, "the King la not a subject."
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But, since that time, there have been re-trials, Labour agitations, an alleged "confession" by: & mar who was due to die for another crime, allegations on both sides of unfairness, intrigue, and disho- nesty of witnesses whole orgy of lawyer-made and politician- mado contradictions. So much sol has this procesa overclouded the facts of the original crime, that it is well-nigh impossible at this late stage to judge of those facts in the impartial and unhampered manner that is essential if a just decision is to be arrived at. Pos- sibly, Sacco and Vanzetti did com- mit the murder, but there is now just the possibility that they did not, and it is the fear of that pos-Hospital on Friday night, when aing and shrieking of the wind it can be well remembered that
sibility which leads many reapon: sible men and womon throughout the world to hope that they will
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The Criminal Sessions opened at the Courts of Justice this morning. The Arat case taken concerned a
robbery at Shamshulpo. The man Chinese charged with committing pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years' hard labour.
ая а саве
What is known in medical science of thoracotharons-the birth of twins joined together as were the famous Siamese twins-- occured in the Government Civil Chinese woman gave birth to twins joined in such a manner
A Chinese was fined $2,000, or in default, eight months' hard labour, by Mr. R. E. Lindsell this
The earlier signals alone gave thrills of dismay, and when the No. signal showed from Observatory. Hill and the guns went off we
To those of us who lived trembled indeed.
through the scare of Zepps and night-bombing with aeroplanes, this watching and listening for signal No. 7 was one and the same thing...
Did you know that London has tho most fatellectual working men in the world? That is so, according to some hints publish- ed in an American morning paper concerning the British metropolis. "American visitors to London," the paper remarks, "cannot bot The swaying and bending of the over-cautious about referring to palm trees at the height of the someone in the same rallway gale, was just as the imagination carriage or in the street in some always pictured it, and the sough-language other than English, for brought back the creepy feelings even many of the labourers in of youth, when youth trembled at this
ous typhoon zone!
The trembling fingers of the pianist, the forced voice of the singer assaying опе of Jack Buchannan's cheery songs, the fearful eyes of the audience, and the nervy little woman who is al
ways with us on these occasions.
Does it ever strike the strong, silent ones of the earth, what a blessing in disguises these nervy little women. are? When all is said, they only express what nous autres repress.
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Solicitor at Bow County Court: Have you lost control over your wife? Man: I never had any.
Mr. Cairns, Thames magistrate: Husbands and wives see too much of each other, during the wek-
end.
pay any fine bcause I have paid all my money to the lawyer.
Nottingham woman: I cannot
Willesden magistrate: Often one another, but, believe me, women say indiscreet, things to they rarely mean them.
country spbak several a description of ghosts in chim-languages beside their own. If Among the business at to neys, and bats wings" flapping in something offensive wore said errand as they would understand it. The be liberated. We have no sym-morrow's meeting of the Sanitary glee, on their grim
Board is the granting of long vacu- Death's Messenger.
English labourer is the "best- pathy or support for the madtion leave to Senior Inspector R. C. What horrors occur to the mind, educated, in the world.". radicals who have carried out the Witchell, Acting Senior Inspector of ship's companies striving to series of bombings and other dis- Brower and Inspectors W. Elliott, keep some semblance of heroics, L. J. Morley, F. W. Bradley, P. Ewhen passing through a' danger- orders in various parts of the Knight, B. Murray, H. E. Strange, world, but we are mindful of C. Strange and E. C. Kerrison. the fact that they are the.. direct outcome of a delay of justice and temporising with "the decrees of it. There is something wrong with a judicial system which permits six years of dilly-dallying with the sentence of men convicted of murder, and, when these men have been through STEWART-At Janefield, Paisley, the anguish and anxiety of so long a period of doubt, of hope one day and of despair and incarceration in the "death cells" the next, there is much that is akin to cruelty in can permit it. the system that The humanitarian spirit that is within us all cries out against such a procedure "and makes us MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1927, readily echo the insistent calls that are being made for these two un- fortunate Italians to be liberated. SACCO AND VANZETTI.
RIRTH.
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on the 18th inst., to Mr. and Mrs: G. H. Stewart, a son. Both well.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
When It Rains.
morning, for the possession of 19 taels of illicit opium. A Revenue man stated that defendant made several attempts to get through the eardon of searchers at a wharf, dodging from one boat to another. He was finally arrested on the 5.9. Sunning, and found to be carrying opium which was tied to his legs.
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Somebody said jokingly to a coloured man-"I hear there's a schism in your church, Joe."
It was stated at the Thames woman accused of Next time a typhoon comes this Court that a way, at least one of Hongkong's locked up with her sister, who had drunkenness insisted on being enforced dwellers will be better been arrested. Mr. Cairns, magia- prepared. This time, at elbow's office of the district engineer at tle of the dryest of dry cham: their folly were not divided.
Victoriano Reyes, clerk in the reach there will be a magnum bot-trate: They were lovely and Baguio, Mountain Province, was pagne, there will be two packs of stabbed over one of his eyes last cards, and three cheery friends week in a row with Irineo M. San-will have been bidden to share toa, assistant district engineer, ac-
the magnum. cording to a telegraphic report re- ceived yesterday by the bureau of Given these one hopes to escape public works from the district the jumpy fears occasioned by a Mr. Reyes was rushed first experience of a Hongkong englacer. to the Baguio General Hospital. typhoon. According to the message, the wound was not serious. The mes- sage adds that court action has been taken against the assistant district engineer. It is understood he been temporarily suspended from office. The cause of the affray is not known.
You
WALKING ROUND THE WORLD.
ON RELIGION.
"Kain't be," was the answer, "unless somebody done made us a present of it, 'cause we spent all our money foh a new organ."
I am inclined to regard games as an insurance of middle life.- The Duchess of Atholl.
Socialism is a very real monaco, which all constitutionalists should combat. Mr. R. G. Clarry, M.P.
Running is about the healthiest form of exercise a woman- have-Miss Violet Piercey (Olym piad Marathon runner.)
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can
"Vy don't you shoot now?”. "Vat, and break a pane of
glass!"
Hirokichi Oku, a farmer of
in, Oku dragged his wife out of the water. She was no longer insane but she had been thorough- ly drowned. Úku ia now in custody, with the police wavering whether to charge him with murder or place him in an asylum.
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It was inevitable that the failure
The very heavy rain of Saturday, of the last hour efforts to gain a owing to the typhoon, again de-
A VISITOR TO HONGKONG. new trial for Sacco and Vanzetti monstrated the difficulties that the
drainage problem in Hongkong pre- "You like being beaten,
We had a visit this morning and the confirmation of the de-sents. There was inevitable dam-were given eight, ten, and twelve from Mr. William Wolf, a disabled cision that they be executed on age, caused by the rush of water strokes this year. You were given American soldier who is on a walk August 23 (to-morrow) should and the entire inadequacy of the twelve strokes only a week ago, round the world for a wager of give rise to renewed agitation all/gutters and even the nullahs to and yet you persisted in stealing," £500. The conditions are that he
drain off the volume of rain that said Mr. R. E. Lindsell to 3 17 miles on foot within seven years, A burglar is trying to get in."
shall cover altogether 100,000 Mrs Isaac Vake up Isaac) This is an annual over the world for their release. accumulated.
year-old boy charged with stealing experience, and even such improve-a Palm-Beach suit belonging to and he has already covered 37,000
Isaac "Vell, valt till he opens The week-end telegranis have toldments as have been effected do not Mr. M. R. Dickson at Kennedy since he set out two years ago the windows, and I shoot." of urgent appeals to Governor suffice to meet the requirements of Road. Defendant was sentenced from Los Angeles. A. T. Fuller, of Massachusetts, experiences such as we had over
Mr. Wolf arrived here from the week-end. The big downpour while an associate
to three months' hard labour,
who was Manila to-day on the President who, as the head of the State in of July last year caused the Colony charged with receiving, was given Taft, after covering, much of which the men
have been con-an immense sum in repairs, to dam-six weeks. A third man was dis-America, Australasia,. New
aged roadways and water-courses, demned to death. Is the person in and there was also the labour in charged, being given the benefit of Guinea and the Philippines, and whose hands rests the power of volved in the removal of debris and the doubt by the Magistrate. The from here goes on to Japan, then Kofu, aged 55, attempted a novel. exercising clemency. Whether or silt. Increased capacity for the re-same boy was later charged with Shanghai, and will return to Hong- cure for his wife, who had sudden- ly gone insane. First binding his the Straits E. Hollands' residence. not Governor Fuller exercises his muval of food water has been stealing a raincoat from Mr. W. kong on his way
Mrs. Settlements, India, and other parts pouse with a rope, Okuo put her effected here and there, notably at rights, there will be very wide- Happy Valley, where there has been Hollands Identified the cloth of Asia, and then Europe. He is in a barrel, then poured pallful spread agreement with the plea great improvement in the nullahing, stating that it was left in maintaining himself by singing after pailful of cold water over her at Wongnelchong. Yet the Valley the hall when she last saw it. and giving lectures, and we shall head until she was submerged. of the leaders of the British La-was again inundated on Saturday. On this charge, the boy was ordered probably hear more of his adven-Giving the cure two hours to work
A cobtures when he returns here. bour organisations when they say and various streets, in the heart of to receive twelve strokes,
the city were several inches under bler who was sold the overcout, that the position of the condemned water at the height of the down-stated in reply to a charge of re- mien excites compassionate feel-pour. There is a quick dispersal ceiving that he paid $1.30 for it. WORLD CONFERENCE ings, not because people wish to of rainwater so Boon as the fall He now admitted that he had been ceases, but in the meantime the a fool to have mixed himself in condone murder or outrage but damage has been done. The falls the business. Sentence of six because there yet remains much of earth here and there add to the weeks' was passed on the cobiler,
mischief by blocking up ditches and doubt with regard to the justice diverting the flow of water over of the conviction upon which these roads and retaining walls. The two men are due to go to the elec- whole question is one of prepara- tion for excessive calls being made tric chair. Surely, the case of upon the drainage facilities of the Nicolo Sacco and Bartolomeo Van-island, and years of observation lead to the conclusion that hardly any zetti must be a record for harm thing can be done to improve mat- ful bungling-a grim and disasters. It really resolves itself into a problem of configuration and gen- trous object lesson in the dangers eral topography. Hongkong con- attendant upon delay in the exec- sista essentially of a steep promin- tion of justice. The crime, forence, with a small flat area, much of it reclamation, lying at the foot which they were originally con- of the hillside, and forming the city
"Hop" to Rome. victed, has faded into the back-district. Sudden downpours, of New York, Aug. 17.-The start of the flight of the airplane "Oid ground on account of the yours of any heaviness, result in a vast area
of slope sending volumes Glory to Rome was called off this legal and political jobbery which of water down to the scalevel, across afternoon when the bearings of have passed since, and so over-the comparatively smiall portion of the wheels, became heated as the shadowed has the alleged crime of drainage engineers has been to col-
flat land. The problem for our giant plane was running down the
course on a test flight..... murder become with hatreds and lect as much of this water as pos-
Pilots Lloyd Bertaud and James along, de- p. Hill said that if the weather bitterness born of political en-sible for disposal
fined channels. The volume is conditions were favourable, the mity that there is, one fears, a
great, however, in the
fight would commence at 5 o'clock somewhat unconvincing answer to case of heavy rains, that
to-morrow afternoon. make to those who allege that meet the need in its entirety. So, it is well-nigh impossible to Saeco and Vanzetti are now being this region being climatically sub- ancrificed to political ends. Weject to excessive wet weather every summer, the damage that occura have not the slightest doubt but each year is more or less to bo ̈ex- that the two men were originally pected. It actually becomes a mat- given a fair and honest trial, forter of looking ahead, and the GOES TO THEATRE ROYAL making of an annual budget
SEEKS UNITY OF COMMUNION.
troosers!"
$
Teacher "Willie Brown, does. your mother know that the buttons are missing from your jacket?" MORE FLIGHTS.
Willie Yes, mum, and she
· London, Aug. 21. kens where they are tae!" AMERICAN AIR DERBY.
The World Ecclesiastical. Con-
Teacher "Well, then, where are ference on Faith and Order has they?" National Air Derby
Spokane, Wash. Aug. 15-Tae closed. It unanimously adopted a
Willie "Please, mum, she association statement that the orthodox sewed them on ma faither's announced to-day prizes amount churches and others hold that ing $15,000 for the winners of athere are seven sacraments, and non-stop airplane race from New for valid administration these
A human cannon ball fired from York to Spokane on September 19. must be in proper form, proper
Machines of all types will be ad- matter, and proper ministry.
a mortar reached a net 100 yards mitted.
The statement prays that the distant before 300 spectators in differences at present preventing Turin. full communion may be removed. Ugo Zacchini, one of the in- A report on unity in Christendomventors, was the cannon ball. He has been referred to a continuation dressed in a leather suit and stood committee, which is to organise a in a metal cylinder which reached campaign of education to prepare above his knees, for another world conference.--
“OUR CABARET.”
Reuter. ',
ANOTHER TYPHOON.
NOW NORTH OF YAR
When he was placed in the mor- tar a powerful spring was re- leased by electricity, which sent him flying through the air in a trajectory 130 feet high. He fell heavily in the middle of the net, rebounded again and again, and a few minutes later stood bowing his acknowledgments of tumul- tuous applause.
SACCO-VANZETTI AFFAIR.
The Royal Observatory report to-day states that the typhoon, which was previously reported to be near Guam, is now apparently about 150 miles north of Yap, if the subsequent procedure has provision for serious rain damage. Ing its very successful season at
The new "Our Cabaret," follow-moving westward.
A feeble anti-cyclone has formed been doubtful in its morality there
the Star Theatre in Kowloon, is over north-east China, which will AMERICAN JUDGE'S REFUSAL must have been an absence of that
The Hospital Comforts Commit going to the Theatre Royal, where produce a monsoon temporarily the acknowledges receipt of par. it opens on Thursday, for a three along the north-cast const.
The local weather forecast, up night.run. cels.of literature from Mrs. Handy-
Thore will be three complete till noon to-morrow is: "South- alde and Mrs. A. Morris; also changes of programme, on Thurs-east winds, moderate; fair." packs of playing-cards from Mrs. day, Friday and Saturday, and an
The total rainfall this year has, Bridger, Mr. Ho Kom-long, O.B.Eenjoyable evening on each occu- so far, been 88.55 inches, against and Messrs, Gando, Price & Co. sion la assured.
an average of 62.87 inches.
doubt when the accused first stood in the dock to answer the facts of a murder charge. They were
found guilty and should have been
punished.
Boston, Aug. 21. In the United States Supreme- Court, Mr. Justice Brandela: re- fused to act in any matter con- nected with Sacco and Vanzetti.
Reuter's American Service.