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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25,
DAY BY DAY.
THE MORE NUMEROUS PUBLIC IN- STRUMENTALITIES BECOME, THE MORE IS THERE GENERATED IN CITI- ZENS THE NOTION THAT EVERYTHING THEM. AND SHOULD BE DONE FOR NOTHING BY THEM-Herbert Spen-
1927.
CORRESPONDENCE.
PRAYA EAST RECLAMATION.
The Very Idea!
Coming across a coin of uncertain. location (writes correspondent), I asked the opinion of a reputed. authority regarding, It.
"Go round and let Wattie see It," he advised.
"That's the beadle of the nuld
fested. Unhappily, many of the Labour members appear to ignore that fact, with the result that un- due license is assumed when con- troversial points are atlasue. The dictum was once enunciated by
[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.] a famous statesman that it is the duty of the Opposition to opcer.
Sir-Possibly like many others, pose." That is so within certain
There was a clean bill of health the description appearing in a con- kirk, I did not know he was an
I have been intensely interested in! limits: The process can,, however,
in the Colony yesterday. be much abused and the dignity of
temporary of Thursday's date_of expert?" how a sen wall is constructed. The
"Not quite an expert, perhaps. the House suffer in consequence. Mails from Englandt by the 3.8. description, however, appears to be But he was telling me the other That has, we fear, been too often Kashgar, dated London, October lacking in many details and may be day that he thinks he must now the ease of late. All the same, 127, and parcels dated October 20, misleading to those unacquainted | have a speelmen of every foreign
wore distributed this morning, with modern engineering methods. coin that's minted. He there is such a thing as the vital There were 548 bags of mall and The method of testing the dredged them in the plate" boon
function of criticism, which always 133 bags of parcels. was and always will be necessary in the House of Commons. Due and adequate provision is made far it in the British Constitution, and it would be a sorry day for the nation were that function either to
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FRASER-At Victoria Hospital, im November 23; 1927, to Mr.
and Mrs. J. Fraser, a son..
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
The relatives of the late Mr. Thomas Matthews desire to thank all for their sympathies, for oral tributes and for at. tendance at the funerak
The relatives of the late Mrs.. Letitin Julin Murray desire to thank their Numerous friends for their kind expres sions of sympathy in their re- cent sad bereavement and also for, their floral "offerings and attendance at the funeral.
The
Hongkong Telegraph..
FRIDAY, Nov. "25 1927.
PARLIAMENTARY "SCENES."
bottom, by the diver, to see if it is satisfactory for the foundation of A Chinese woman residing at the wall, is not described, and for No. 132 Canton Road, ground floor, the information of the public should was admitted to the Government have been included in the article. Civil Hospital yesterday sulfering However, it is not even now too from the effects of some form of late to describe the process.. poison. It is believed that the woman attempted to commit sulbottom of the trench and feels with The diver is first lowered to the his hand to ascertain that the bed is hard. As 23 further test, and to make certain, he takes
fall into disuse or become over-cide. ridden. In a smaller but equally important manner, the Press here in Hongkong seeks to fulfil the same function, as it represents the
A belated report was made to the police yesterday by a woma residing at No. 241, Temple Street, to the effect that a robbery took
has got
Astounding disclosures of secret. warfare between Macedonian
two rival murder clubs were made at the three days' trial of Boris
Proscheff, a Macedonian Autonomist. He was sentenced
Ivanoff and Athaanow, members servitude for attempting to murder to three and a half years' penal
of a rival Federalist organisation.
tion proved that Proscheff in An official of the Jugoslav Lega- A handful of the granite, December 1925 offered his services. places it in his mouth and crushes as political murderer to the Bel- same with his teeth. Divers are grade police, guaranteeing to des- chief medium through which pubg place at her house on November sure that this is the best method of match any Bulgarian the Jugo- opinion can be fostered and e. 12th and that money anil jewellery testing the hardness of granite. In slavs might desire. He was im- to the value of $551 were stolen the Praya East reclamation wall. says your contemporary, the divers were satisfied with the hardness of It is interesting to
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pressed.
As we remarked a few days ago,, party feeling is running high at liome at the moment, and, this no doubt accounts for, even if it does not justify, the somewhat rowdy incidents which are marred Parliamentary proceedings of late. Whatever may be political lean. ings, we cannot, as Britishers, but perceive the value of spirited cris ticism of important Bills as they come up for discussion. Admit- tedly there is a right and a wrong way of expressing that dissent, and bur chief regret is that some of the Labour MP's apparently have yet to realise that point.
Our Air Force,
from a box in her room.
prisoned by the Jugoslavs.
Ivanoff declared that the rival organisations carried out in all twenty-six political murders, He
conflict between
thirty years
A Chinese apprentice at the Tai-the granite. koo Dockyard was sent to the Gov. know that even divers find granite gave the total of deaths caused in ernment Civil Hospital yesterday hard! However, in this ease the suffering from serious injuries to diver could not have applled "the his head, caused by a slot machine, mouth test," with the distressing The injuries were so serious that result that the wall has failed on with a letter from his organisation half an hour after admission to account of the bottom being decom-instructing him to buy one cons th. Hospital, the apprentice died. posed.
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It is distressing to read that the Good houses continue to patron-weight of the wall "crushed down ine the production of "Bulldog the new granite blocks until the de- Drummond" by the Hongkong composed granite underneath was A.D.C.. list night's performance, reached," but it is fortunate that the fifth, attracting a large and the decomposed granite waited for appreciative
Majar the new granite blocks, otherwise Macready gave another fine inter- the damage might have been much pretation of the title role, and Mr. Worse,-Youre, etc., M. M. Mas male a very real-in- dividual of Cari Peterson.
"audience.
PERTURDED.
Hongkong, Nov. 24, 1927.
This morning's Harbour Oflee Reports gave 15 arrivals and 17
OVERSEAS CLUB. depmrores, leating 68 vessels ju harbour of which 20 were British.. Sir-May I crave the courtesy Freights were few in number, but of your columns to address the there were some heavy through very many members here of the registries, the host of which was Overseas League and ask their British. The total of tonnage er-kindly support to the appeal being
Macedonian organisations as 80,000. Proscheff, who came to Vienna
of first-class wares or two cases
of second-class-meaning that ho was to assassinate the rival chief or two members of his organisa- tion-entered his victims' house last December and fired nine shots, which,
however, only caused wounds:
Bookmaker at Lamboth; If · anybody is going to the dogs, I am. Solicitor at Willesden: Married women do not go to dances by themselves without their wedding- rings. Mr. Lee, magistrate: That is a rash statement nowadays.
Worcestershire man in a licens ing prosecution: No man with proper eyesight could miss seeing beer engine. Barrister: You have spoken feelingly for all of us.
Judge Higgins, ut
Newton
There has been much comment, from time to time, on the disparity of "guras in the totals, both as to machines and persommel, of the tered was 25,691, with nine nation-made by our Chairman, Sir Ernest Abbot: Although a doctor may Royal Air Force and the aerial alities figuring in the complete re- Birch, for a fund with which to certify that a man is not fit to go ter has been under discussion for a forces of other nations. The mat-turn.
purchase a new motor car for Mr. into the witnessbox, it would not considerable period, but it is within
The famous film. "What Price Evelyn Wrench, the Founder and hurt a man if he is going there to the past few months that publie Glery." continues to draw crowded indefatigable Secretary of the tell the truth, opinion has strengthened in urging houses at the Queen's Theatre, ami League? the Government to bring the Br whatever opinions there may be
continental
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and
found. At the suggestion of Ser- tant Kirby, the man's fine of $2 was given to the Poor Box,
Passengers arriving by the P. and O. linor Kashgar from Home Mr. R. G. Banks, Mr. W. G. Cooper, to-tiny included:Miss Baldwin,
GEO. R. EDWARDS,
Hon. Corr, Secy. Hongkong, November 25, 1297.
OBITUARY.
SHANGHAI FRENCH
OFFICIAL.
Shanghai, Nov. 24. The death has occurred of M. has been the Legendre, who Secretary of the French Munici pal Council since 1919.--Router.
Former Austrian Premier.
Vienna,, Nov. 24.
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Rear Admiral Bullard.
Washington, Nov. 24
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"We have had a good time play hopeful of the family. We gave ing postman!" exclaimed the small
a letter to every lady in the stair.":
"Oh! Where did you get the letters, dearie?" said the mother. "In your trunk in the clothes closet all tied with blue ribbon.".
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The American is a profound dis» believer in democracy-Sir Sidney Low.
Modern science is almost as ex- pensive as modern warfare.-Sir John Russell,
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The world is swarming with mad hatters in every form and variety. -Rev. Walter Wynn,
The hearts of many boys are broken in the first three months after they leave school.-Mr. J. J. Mallon:
It is time the politician and the business man spoke respectfully of each other.-Mr. Ramsay Mac-
Donald.
The bobbed-haired, scantily-clad ́ flopper was making her applfèntion · at the pearly gates, and St. Peter was putting her through her cate- chism:
"What was your occupation on "Men called me a gold-digger,"
earth?" he inquired."
she said.
"I am sorry, but on account of the paving we can't have you in here."
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tish air strength up to a point contabout minor details, the film is un-which I suggest be limited to $5, Subscriptions of any amount, mensurate with the country's defen-animously voted one of the biggest will be gratefully received by me ce needs and its importantce other that has ever been shown in the and forwarded to Headquarters, wise as a world Power..
A news Colony.
Cinema-goers who have Yours, etc. ', message yesterday gave the reply still to see "What Price Glory" are in Parliament to a request for a reminded that owing to the unusual comparision between Britain's air length of the film, performances forces and those of the strengest start promptly at the special times
nation aerially2.30, .00, 7.15, and 9.30. France. The numbers of French machines are shown to be not very
After having convicted far short of double our own, and fined a Chinese hawker $2 for their manpower in connection there-selling salt fish within the limits. with may be taken as proportion of the Shamshuipo Markel, Mr. W. Yesterday's cables spoke of vetitely greater. It is a statement like Schofield subsequently discovered that which serves to emphasise the that it was no offence to hawk another scene in the House of difference, and the advocates of salt fish within market limits and 444|Commons, resulting eventually in big increase in the British force ordered the case to be re-opened. the suspension of four Labour will have something to point to in at the Kowloon Magistracy this support of their arguments. No morning, however, it was stated members: Incidents of this charac-doubt the inferiority of Britain's that the defendant could not be ter have been increasingly fre- air arm in the way of numbers is startling, in view of the importance quent of late, and whilst they are
of this means of defence in modern to be regretted, a point worth warfare, and the vulnerability of remembering is that they have our shores-and now even the in- land places to attack from above. generally occurred over the que The many long-distance flights of tion of the application of the recent months have proved how
The death has occurred "of closure. There must, of course, easy it will be, in any coming Mrs. M. Edo, Mr. J. C. Fletcher, Prince Alfred of Windisch-Graetz,
war. to carry out raids over be some limit set to the time devot-wide areas. The fear of Zeppe W. H. Gol, Mrs. R. Hall, Mrs., C. ter, and president of the Austrian Mr. Gillespie, Mrs. Gillesple, Mr. the former Austrian. Prime Minis-i "ed to the various Bills which come ins over Britain in the late wa Kinloch, Mr. and Mrs. Petherick, Upper House for 21 years.- before the House if pace is to be will be as nothing to the appre Misa Delaney, Mr. A. Laughton, Reuter.
bension, and netuality, of attack kept with the growing bulk of by fast aeroplanes in fature host-M. V. W. MacAndrews, Mrs. Mac Parliamentary business. The re-lities which may involve us. While Andrews, Mr. G. Nightingale, Mrs. Nightingale, Mr. W. Niblock, presentatives of Labour, however, we may strive against unfriendli Mr. W. it. Scott, Mr. W. C. Taylor, ness with any of our continental are jealous of the rights of free
Mr. J. Watson and Mrs. Watson. The death has occurred of Rear Murphy, one of the most popular, neighbours we,r nevertheless, speech, and they have the habit must be prepared jor
Admiral William Bullard, the animals in the London Zoo, is dead, even- The marriage of Mr. R. P. of showing what they feel when.tualities.
chairman of the Federal Radio and thousands who have seen his The matter of serial Walker, Deputy Accountant, F.M.S. Commission-Reuter's American grotesque antles will mourn him preparedness, we note, hus
The recent cold summer was, for the expediting of business, the also received much attention in the Railways, to Miss Gladys Rabane. Service.
however, too much for the orang- closure is applied. This is especiUnited States of America, where, of the Europear. Hospital, took
place at St. Andrew's Church, The late Rear Admiral William outang, and one night, alone in his ally the case when the measure as it happens, there is much less Kuala Lumpur. last week, the Re Hannum Grubb Bullard, U.S.N., splendid cage, he died from con-
chance of invasion from the air; affected, as in yesterday's incident, owing to the long distances to be R. D. Whitehorn olticiating. The was born in 1880 and graduated at gestion of the lungs.
Two years ago Murphy was just is one which concerns the workers. traversed by a potential foeman bride was given away by Mr. G. P. the U. S. Naval Academy when 20 Tempers, in, such
In Britain, much has been done, by Bradney, and her bridesmaid was years of age. "He gained rapid an ordinary, unknown animal some- the fostering of civilian flying Miss V. Hunt. The reception was promotion and became Rear Ad-where in the Malay Islands. He are apt to get out of hand, and clubs, to increase the number of held at The Manse, the health of miral in 1919. He served in the was never really happy in London,
од Spanish-American War, this is evidently what occurred in skilled pilots, as well as the number the newly married pair being pro-Columbia," and from 1907 to 1911 His skilful boxing always delight-
the although he made many friends.,.
the House on Wednesday.
of machines which may form a re- posed by Sir Malcolm Watson. serve in case of national need. S. The honeymoon will be spent at he was at the Naval Academy, ed the crowd, and whenever he saw Whilst we do not wish in way far as the quality of machines and Brastagi.
where he organised the Depart a chance he would whip the keeper's way to minimise the regrettable of the men piloting them goes, we
ment of Electric Engineering. He hat off and put it on his own head. are equal to any, and in some res- Cinema-goers who have seen was Superintendent of the Naval Then up and down his cage he charneter of these
unseemly "scenes" in the House, the point numbers are a primary considera-Theatre have the choice of two ex- In the Great War, he served in the himself.
pects are undoubtedly ahead, but "What Price Glory" at the Queen's Radio Service from 1912 to 1916. would strut, very pleased with Perhaps, Murphy's greatest de- must not be overlooked that they tion. In this move towards a bet-cellent pictures in the Colony's other Atlantic Fleet And in the Ameri
also observe the tacit agreement these pictures is Syd Chaplin's British Grand Fleet, ter-equipped air defence, we may principal cinemas. The first of can Division of Battleships in the light was to take the wheel of the Reat Ad- Zoo's motor van, and, wearing a that disarmament is yet an ideal famous domedy, "The Man on the miral Bullard was also a member keepers hat, drive it about the not capable of carly or complete Bux," at the World Theatre.
The of the Inter-Allied commission to Gardens. But, as his ideas of fulfilment, Restriction of land and orchestra plays at the 5.15 and 0.20 put into effect the naval terms of what a motor could do were some, sea forces must inevitably proceed performances, and an interpreter the Armistice with Austria-Hung what original, he was not often lest possible discussion of im- alongside sirailar paring policies in attends at the 2.30 and 7.15 per-ury and received the surrender of given this honour, though he would Rometimes have a ride seated. be- portant measures when they come the air forces of the nations. The formances. The second picturo is the Austro-Hungarian Fleet. Heide the driver.
question is mainly one of adequate light domestic comedy, called was Director of Naval Communi- before the people's forum. For numbers for defence; but Britain "Wages For Wives," which is being cations from 1919 to 1921.
If given a newspaper he would In alt, looking, at it all day, turning the due and proper conduct of the can never afford to lose sight of the screened at the Star Theatre, where 1922, he was Commander of the over the pages as if he understood need, in case of any nation that the programme lasts from 5.15 to Yangtaze Patrol Force, U. Sovery word. And he would, sleep business of the House, it is essen- does not adhere fully to restriction to 8.15 continuous, with a final per- Asiatic Fleet, and in September of with it over his head in the ap tial, of course, that there should or that is obviously building beformance at 9.20. The leading that year he retired. He held proved "after dinner manner. be limitations set to the manner yond ordinary requirements, becom- players in "Wages For Wives" are several foreign decorations, in- Murphy was only seven years.
circumstances,
frequently betoken a really ein cere desire, on the part of those who have allowed their feelings to get out of hand, to secure the ful-
r
in which opposition to any parting a menace, to be able to meet Jacqueline Logan, Margaret Livingcluding that of Commander of the old. An orangoutang may live as
an emergency, with an adequate ton. Zasu Pitts," Creighton Hale Legion of Honour.]
and Claude Gillingwater.
cular proposal should be mani-force in all respects.
long as 19 years.