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ENGAGEMENT.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1927.
Shanghai. It is in regard to the latter that the question of an agreed "compromise" arises, and 'some sharing arrangement would possibly be entered into as the price of a cessation of the fighting which has gone on: with Buctual- ing intensity and fortunes or these many months past.
One cannot imagine the Nation- alists of Nanking surrendering any of the "principles" they se ostentatiously parade, and neither can one imagine (for the present. at any rate) Marshal Chang Tao- lin and his associates, subscribing to those principles, so that the Prospect of a unified China is ac- tually no nearer to-day than it was before General Yen was reduced to a state of impotence. The only prospect that offers is an interreg num of peace, and for merely that there will doubtless be devout thanks. If the split between the Wahan and Nanking factions of healed, in
the Nationalists be spite of the somewhat "extreme" nature of the first-named regime, there will then be two main par- ties, each strong enough to avoid total defeat by the other. And in connexion with this aspect of
China's present situation one is reminded of the plea, often ad- vanced by keen students of the country, that partition as between North and South is the only prae- ticable solution of the everlast
The engagement is announced of Frederic Hazel. eidest aurviving an of the Revd. F. J. Pentyeressing friction between the two: It R.A., and Mrs. Pentycross of Goring Heath, Reading, and Um Melean, eldest daughter of J. 11.
is contended that their ideas and qutlock are so fundamentally dif-
DAY BY DAY.
A FLEMISH MAY BE REMOVED FROM A DIAMOND BY CAREFUL POLISHING, UT EVIL WORDS ONCE SPOKEN CAN- NOT BE EFFACED,-Confucius.
Strong monsoon may be expected along the coast of China and over the N. China Sea. Forecast: "N. E. winds, strong, cloudy.
BROKERS' RICKSHAS.
A SUMMONS FOR OBSTRUC-
TION.
The Very Idea!
A young couple contemplating matrimony waited upon the parish Appearing at the Central Police minister, "We're come tae tell ye Court this morning in connexion we're gaun tae get married, minis- with a summons for obstruction, ter," and the young fellow. "Good, brought in respect of one of his John. I'm delighted to hear it. firm's rickshas, Mr. C. A. Fulcher, And what about the banns ?" "Ach,. of Messrs. Moxon and Taylor, said we'll no bother wi' a band," said h understood that the offence was the swain, bashfully. "A dozen that of parking the vehicle unat bottles o' whusky and a melodeon tended in the lane between Ex-is good enough for the likes of us." change Building and Powell's Building.
Finding a breakfast egg. addled, He understood that Lane Crawford's objected to this, Dorset, threw it away. It struck a holiday camper at Lyme Regis, Forthcoming weddings an- and he (witness) had soon Mr. nounced include that of Mr. J.D.D. M. Goodall, who then said that Wakeman, merchant, 106 Route this case came up through their Ferguson, Shanghai, to Miss D. Lorry having run into and broken Makin, bound for Hongkong a ricksha about a month ago, when board the, s.s. Antenor.
the ricksha was left unattended in the lane,
A foki of a shop at No. 90, Ship Street is reported to have abscond- ed with $283, which he collected on behalf of his master from various customers a few days ago.
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face, and nearly knocked him off his passing motor-cyclist full in the machine, as he was descending a steep main road. The egg-thrower was fined £1 by the local magis- trates...
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Nottingham wife: My husband will be teetotal when beer is unget- at-able!
A Sunbeam motor cycle, sports It would seem that Lane Crai Willesden wife: My husband model, No. 599 belonging to Mr. E.ford's had no objection to rickshas has taken away my name, so I have Ponsford is reported missing since being parked there during week-left him. yesterday afternoon. The machine days, so long as the coolies were was left by the owner outside the in attendance. But during the week-ends, these rickslins were an European Y. M. C. A., Kowloon,
obstruction to their lorry when left unattended and lorry had to use this lane.
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Harbour Office reports for the 24 hours ending at nine o'clock this morning gave eight arrivals and ten departures, British figures being two and two respectively. British ships took a small percen tage of cargo which was fairly heavy.
when the
Mr. Fulcher said that as matters stood at present, there was no proper parking space for broker's rickshas except in the lane in question.
Major C. Willson granted an ad- A curious motor accident was re-journment of the summons, on ported to the police yesterday, the Mr. Fulcher stating that he would driver of fire engine No. 8 stating endeavour to come to some ar- that his engine was damaged by a rangement for the accommodation motor car running into it. From of his firm's rickshas... the police report, it would appear that the motor car escaped un- damaged.
Two months' hard labour was the sentence imposed on a Chinese con- victed of the larceny of a fountain pen from the person of a stranger in the Colony who was proceeding
LOCAL WEDDING.
MCMAHON BLUNSDON.
The marriage was solemnized at
Woman at Old-street Police Court: My neighbour is always doing something or other to annoy me. Only a few days ago she cut her husband's houd open with a chopper.
Woman giving evidence at Strat- ford: I wondered where the devil my husband was, Magistrato: Why bring in his Satanic Majesty? Woman: I did not, I was looking for my husband.
Woman at West Ham: To keep her quiet I had to go out and fight
her.
Overhead in a tramcar:-
First Woman"My husband goes out every night for a little consti- tutional. Does yours?"
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'Second Woman-"No, my hus- band always keeps it in the house."
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National art tends to-day to.be too grey,Sir Evelyn Cecil.
The great thing for a woman is
Gubbins. C.M.G.. Inte First, Secre- ferent as to preclude the possibl- to a boarding house, after having St. John's Cathedral this morning to have enthusiasm.-Mrs. L. A British Embassy in Japan, and the lity of amicable relationships-at landed from the s.3. San Lai from between Miss Muriel Jane Blung- Willson,
tary and Japanese Secretary of the
late Mrs. Gubbins.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER. 14. 1927.
PEACE PROSPECTS.
The possibility that the victory war. The possibilities of the mo- of the Mukden (or Fengtien) ment are many, and one can only forces over those of General Yen hope that they are heing thorough- Hsi-sban might lead to a cessa-15 explored from every angle by tion of warfare between the North those of all parties in whose hands
now rest the reins of power.
Immigration Questions,
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Singapore.
were by the 5.5. Takliwa from Yokohama and Amoy, with three cases of match powder,, two boxes match medicate, and 300 cases and 2,116 tin boxes of "safety matches for Hongkong; also 2,004 cases of safety matches for Singapore and Penang.
Hosang, Limchow, Kalgan, Agra, Coblenz, Anking, Halhong and Pres. Taft.
fabour was
In
don, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Blunsdon, of Hongkong, and Mr. T. McMahon, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. McMahon, the Rev. II. Copley Moyle officiating,
CORRESPONDENCE.
THAT DOG CAGE,
[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.]
antidote
Allotment-holding provides an Francis Dyke-Acland.
to Bolshevism. Sir
The application of optical science in industry would save an enormous wastage in efficiency-Mr. R. 0. Raphael.
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Olsen: "Why are you looking so miserable?”
Johnson: "I've just got a letter saying. "If you don't keep away from my wife I'll kill you!”
Olsen: "Well, what's in that to make you so wretched?"
Johnson: "He didn't sign his name!"
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Dogs are now part of the up-to- date Mayfair bride's equipment for the altar Mrs. Quintin Dick and Lord Howe dispensed with most of the "fixtures and trappings" of the society wedding when they were married at St. Mark's, and also dis- pensed with the usual honeymoon trip. There was no reception. The bride, however, followed the recent fashion of bringing her dog along, in this instance, a Labrador.
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A member of a congregation, be- coming angry at a sermon the single word "Fool" on a sheet of minister was preaching, wrote the paper, called a aidesman to him, and
least for long-and that a 'divi- sion of the country would solve Dangerous goods manifested in what has been an age-long pro-to-day's Harbour Office returns blem. For ourselves we are not enamoured of the idea, but as a
The bride, who was given away temporary expedient during the
by her father, wore a charming dress of white aatin and white period in which China is going to
georgette, trimmed with silver lace, develop a better national con-
and carried a bouquet of white roses and white Honolulu 'creeper. sciousness than now, it might help
Miss Patsy Kerr, the bridesmaid, in the great task of ridding the
The following ships were expect-was attired in a dress of blue crepé country of wristeful; internecineed to be in wireless communication de chine With biscuit-coloured
with Hongkong to-day:-Delta. trimming, and
Jace overlay Macedonia, Soochow, Fooksang, dress, and hat to match, and carri- Tean, Solviken, Tjibodas, Van Heu-
ed a bouquet of roses and pink Miss Helen tsz, Tonkin, Anking, War Afridi, Honolulu creeper Romolo, Sachsen, Shinsei Maru, Lindsell was the flower girl
An African funeral dirge in the Wakasa Maru, Fushimi Maru,
Mr. Alfred Price acted as "best M. Lapido Solanke, was sung at St. Yoruba tongue, specially written by Bandoeng Maru, Chinese Prince, man
Martin-in-the-Fields recently at the and the South, on account of the
A reception was later held at
end of a memorial service to Dr. Messrs. Lane, Crawford, Ltd., the Principal of the Prince of Wales James E. Kwegyir "Aggery, Vice- fact that Marshal Chang Tso-lin's
happy couple afterwards leaving College, Achimota, Gold Coast, whe hold on Peking has been streng
A sentence of one month's hard for Macao, where the honeymoon died suddenly in New York on July thened beyond the likelihood of
passed by Major C.is being spent. The Conservative convention in Willson this morning on a Chinese
20. The service was arranged by' loosening by the present forces of Canada has passed a resolutiongirl who was found guilty of the The bride's going away dress the West African Students' Union. the South, is a most intriguing designed to create a better scheme theft of a pair of gold bangles and
was of a green Arabian silk with one, typical of the speculations in of immigration (in the eyes of the $10 in cash from No. 15 second hat to match.
convention) than is at present in, Street. When arrested, the police which the foreign correspondents force. In this the party com- found the sum of $32 in her posses- of Peking love to indulge. Now prising the conference have eion, together with a gold ring. that China's champion fence-rider, naturally been biased against the answer to questions she stated that prevailing regime, on a matter of the bangles were pawned and with General Yen, is off his perch, the politics, yet their suggestions part of the proceeds she purchased a gold ring. His Worship ordered Frankly opposing parties know just deserve consideration insofar where they stand a thing they they advocate a better co-operation the money and the ring to be hand- with Britain, thereby increasing ed over to the victim of the larceny did not know before. There has the proportion of British immi-n old Chinese woman. been a stalemate for some months grants, and the repatriation of
When the s.s. Wing Hung ar Canadians: It is a remarkable past because neither the South nor feature of the North Americanrived in the Colony yesterday from Sir,Yesterday, along with an- the North were quite certain on emigration question, that United Wuchow, it was learned, says the other lady friend. I was wallding which side General Yen would fall. States citizens leave their own ment of the vessel had signed an about tiffin time, when the Police vernacular press, that the manage-along Salisbury Road, Kowloon, and he was then counted a factor country to settle in Canada, just agreement with the Chinese au- dog catcher complete with cage,
as many Canadians return thorities at Dosing, consenting to passed us. sufficiently powerful to make the the compliment. A number of be subjected to search others wary. But he has now been Colonials, again, go far afield in Chinese customs there, this being dogs must be killed on our streets and read what was written.
It was a disgusting sight. If the search, maybe, for what they the only demand on the part of and they must be carried about he said: ousted (and decisively sc) by Mar consider better living conditions the Dosing authorities, who after afterwards, surely they might, at happened. A member of the con- shal Chang Tso-lin and the allied Australians emigrate to America signing the agreement sent letters least be covered up and not open gregation has signed his name with- Ankuochun troops, which have an in fair proportion, or to
other to the Shiuhing authorities to the public gaze Yours, etc., parts of the Empire, for instance.questing the latter to cease boy. tomatically gained an accession
It goes to show the independencecotting the Wuchow steamers fly-
DISTRACTED. of strength not only in morale but of human nature, but comes asing the British flag.. It is said in actual fighting prowess. Well something of a surprise to those that the union of cargo loading who look upon the "new countries" coolies at Shiubing demands that might it be suggested that the
as places where there is ample the Wuchow steamers pay them a South, not yet, united, within it- room for all, and, indeed, an monthly allowance of $100, before self and most certainly in need of urgent need for them. Taking the they will agree to start loading the and unloading for the vessels, and financial and other replenishment, British colonies as a whole, the it is believed this may cause more Paris
immigration problems of
will not dare to prosecute a winter main point for solution is the un-trouble. campaign. The rigours of the doubted absence of attraction for.
certain individuals to settle in the The vernacular press states that Oslo North would be better withstood Empire territories, owing to the the Swatow boycott against Jap: Prague by the northern forces, and the dissemination of tales of undue anese goods was relaxed recently. Bucharest southern troops are far too un- hardships to the newcomer with when the city was occupied by the Buenos Aires
out capital. How far these may,
"Red" troops, and when every-Hongkong.
..1/11% The motor taxi cabs have certair in their allegiance to the in certain instances, be justified, thing was in a very disorderly New York
4.87 5/32 caught on in Bangkok, and are various parties into which the Na- it is hard to tell, but seemingly condition. Yesterday a telegram Amsterdam
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cheaper and faster than rickshas. tionalists seem to have split. there is occasional, overlapping of shipping company to the effect that Vienna
was received by a local Japanese Stockholm
..18.08 For threepence halfpenny a mile. 34.52% There is the elusive Feng Yu-authority, which sends many n policies, or apathy" on the part of
cargo for Swatow may not be able Madrid..
28.17 one can travel, any distance, and Athens
367 (the owner drivers are always hsiang lying in wait in the north-man home disappointed after a This probably is due to the fact
Bombay west, but it would not be surpris-few months in some selected that the city has now been taken Brussels
1/6.15/16 willing to bargain with a fare A Yokohama
1/11 driver who asks for a tical fare ing to see the Ankuochun having of the most promising territories that the pickets are active again Copenhagen
colony. Canada is admittedly one over by troops from Canton, and Milan
..34.97 will do the journey for eighty 89.8/18 conts. Fares at night are slightly a"determined smack at him now for starting now careers, and in searching for Japanese cargo. Helsingfors.
18.17 higher, and one can take ono's that the Shansi buffer has been re-anything which can be done to On her last trip to Swatow the s.s.Lisbon
1934 choice from a baby Austin to make its attractions more evident Chaochow, which took some cases Rio
.2.7/16 moved.. The line of the Yangtsze to the right type of immigrant is of piece-goods and marine pro- Shanghai
large six seaters. The owner 5,20/32
2/6 drivers are making a living they might very well be agreed upon to be encouraged,
25% say, but the number of hire cars. ducts, could only get part moved Silver (spot and forward) (tácitly if not openly) between the
ashore, 33 cases being reported to
British Wirolcon. on the street is increasing, dally North and the South a demur-
and as in the search for fares they wander up and down the streele cating their respective apheres of influence, although one doubts Peking's willingness to allow the South to retain the rich prize of
TO-DAY.
Dollar on demand 1/11 11/16 Lighting-op
8.00p.m.
by the
to reach the shore at present.
Kowloon, October 14.
EXCHANGE RATES.
Genova Berlia
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London, Oct. 13.
had it delivered to the minister in the middle of his sermon.
The minister opened the paper Then "An unusual thing has
out writing the letter."
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"You have made your hero too inflammable, I'm afraid," said the To critic to the younger author. begin with, he has a lantern jaw. In Chapter II. his whole face is lit up; in Chapter III. his cheeks flamed.
"He gave a burning glance in 124 Chapter X.; and after blazing with 25.25 wrath and boiling with rage be ad
ministered a scorching rebuke in .18.48/2 the lust five pages."
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1844
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47.59/64
have been brought back by the vessel. Local Chinese merchants The Wah. Yan Old Boys Union the congestion of Bangkok's pare are now adopting a waiting at will hold a |titude, na regards the advisability
concert to-morrow row thoroughfares threatens to
of sending more goods to Swatow, night, at the St. John's Cathedral become worse rather than better. states the vernacular report.
Hall,
A Correspondent.