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Then, too, we hear that placards' denouncing Communism are freely displayed in the city, these days. Much may, of course, depend on what is precisely meant by "Com- munism," but, be that as it may, the new regime has so far given little evidence of being unduly "Red.".
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Whatever the future may have in store, it would appear that there is at present no outward sign of serious anti-foreign feeling in and around Canton. The recent attempt to resuscitate the anti- British boycott soon collapsed and there seems little inclination at the moment to revive any such movement. That, at any rate, is
not
DAY BY DAY.
"WE'RE A JOCK TAMSON'S BAIRNS:
Scots Saying..
Hortentural Society has fixed February 23rd, 1928, as the date for the next annual Show of flowers and vegetables.
The Committee of the Hongkong.
Malay fishermen sighted two sharks on north bench at Penang Inst week. They were chased and hocefore but they made off in the direction of Tanjong Tokong.
|MARINE COURT CASES.
HEAVY SENTENCES INFLICTED.
ing, before Commdr. G..F. Hole, At the Marine Court this mora-
The Very Idea!
A honeymoon couple got into Setiand. railway chrriage on their way to
number of interesting cases was
The porter noticed that there heard, somewhat out of the usual was rice in the bride's hair. He routine of the court. Heavy fines pulled a folded paper from his were inflicted, the defendants pocket. in all cases pleading guilty.
"A present from the company,” Mak Cho-kam, master of a ho enid, handing it to the man. trading junk, was charged with "A railway map. The blue marks (a), falling to holst the red flag show all the tunnels and the whilst having on board dangerous lengths of them." goods, to wit, 1,006 tins of korosine in the harbour. of Cheung Chau, and (b), failing to report his arrival at Cheung Chau on Novem-
Mrs. J. R. Wood is to open a sale of work done by the inmates of the Blind Home, Kowloon, at the Helena May Institute on Tuesday next.ber 29, The sale opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 6 pm.
Amongst the passengers who are rived by the Kitano Maru yester day were Mr. and Mrs. C. H. G. Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Perry. Mrs. E. M. Bevan and children, and Mr. T. P. Hall.
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A prisoner named Antoine van Ingelen has made a remarkable escape from a "wagon cellulaire,
or special kind of "Black Maria A fine of $20, with the alterna-adapted for use on the railway. tive of three weeks' imprisonment This ingenious person managed to with the same alternative on the climbed, then dropped on the per- on the Arst charge, and $25 make an opening in the roof of the truck through which he second chargo, was inflicted, the terms to be consecutive.
Lo Sun, master of the motor. boat Ah Loo I, was charged with (a), carrying passengers outside the harbour limite, contrary to the terms of his license, and (b), leav-
manont way between Ath and Ferest, and disappeared. He has not yet been recaptured.
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so much to the good. So far as Hongkong 's concerned, it can be said that this Colony does concern itself with, the internal polities of Canton. Its one desire is to live on terms of amity and friendship with its neighbours, provided there is evidence of a re-day saved a woman, aged 51, froming the harbour of Victoria with-trate: Only two. You can say
out a proper clearance. drowning after she had jumped 'Accused was fined $60, with the off a ferry. The would-be suicide alternative of six weeks, imprison was removed to the Governmentment, on the first charge, and $20 Civil Hospital.
with the alternative of three. weeks' imprisonment on the second charge, terms to be consecutive.
ciprocal spirit on the part of the Canton authorities. Such a re- lationship must be to the mutual benefit of both places, and it is one which the two Governments would do well to cultivate and
encourage.
Boatrien in the vicinity of the Monkoktaui. Ferry Wharf yester
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A small outbreak of fire which occurred in the workshop of the
Wong You, master of water-boat Kowloon-Canton Railway at Row: Sze. We II, and Kwok Kam, and Sun loon at 3 p.m. yesterday, was put Kam So, master of lighters, were out without much trouble, the ser-charged with leaving the harbour vices of the Fire Brigade being not required when they arrived.
The Dutch steamer Van Heutsz, arriving from the Straits with 1,779 Asiatic dock passengers re- ports the death of one en route. No case of death was stated in the Harbour Office report, but it is an nounced that the body was buried
Mineral Supplies. The question of the world's minerals has come up for a great dent of discussion lately, in view of the increasing demands made by industry and by new inventions, and the fears of an eventual short- age. A somewhat striking in Nov. 30. 1927. stance has been provided by coal,
which was the first mineral teat sca come very much into industrial
An unknown Chinese passengor of the use after the discovery utilisation of steam. In the time travelling on a ferry between of out grandparents, this matterHongkong "and Yaumati shortly o'clock last night. of the probable exhaustion of after eight
IN CANTON NOW.
"So far, there have not been any supplies of coal came prominently jumped overboard and was down- A search for the man was. serious reactions as
conse-
before the public, and estimatesed.
there is
ex
limite without a proper clearance, and were fined $25 each, with the alternative of three weeks' im- prisonment.
Four masters of trading Junks were each fined $5, with the alter native of five daya' imprisonment, for mooring their craft inside low- water mark during dark hours.
INTIMIDATOR GETS HARD LABOUR.
ADVOCATES CLAIMS OF ILLEGAL, SOCIETY. Two Chinese were charged before Major C. Willson, this morning, with demanding money by threats, and also with intimi dating a foki of a piecegoods shop in Jervois Street, with a view to getting the latter to join in illegal
society.
Man fined at Willesden: Can I say a few words more? Magia-
"Thank you."
Nottinghamshire witness: With your permission, gentlemen, this man has a very bad character.
Solicitor, at Bow County: So-
your husband has sold the home? Woman: Yes, and he would sell me if he could.
Walthamstow woman': My motto has always been, "If you get 'n good hyaband, stick to him."
Barrister, BL Westminster County Court: He told my client. to go to the infernal regions. Judge Sir Alfred Tobin: Ho told him to go to hell, I suppose? Judge Tobin: Barrister: Yes. Well, why not say so? You seem to think I am a fool. It is trifling
with the judge.
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Scene-Princes Strect-ica-room: Lady visitor after asking more scones from waitress who departa without saying a word-"Yes, she's like all other Scottish waitresses. If they hear you they say nothing; if they don't they say "Eh?"
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The barometer for Ulster is now set fair.-Viscount Craigavon.
The funeral style of singing madrigals is as dead as Queen. Anna-Sir Richard Terry.
There is always someone ready to produce a stick to belabour the
poor banker-Mr. J. Beaumont Penge.
There is no such thing as
were made by scientists as to what ur beeessful, in s. to of the age of quence of the recent coup in stocks the world held, and just a searchlight from a police lunch, Canton, when the forces of Gen- how long it would be before all
A charge of being in possession eral Chang Fat-kwai seized' con- available supplies had been mined,
There are still fears that the time of 120 pounds of sugar, reasonably trol of the city and ousted the is coming when coal will be scarce suspected of having been stolen obtained, was troops owing allegiance to Gen-and vastly more expensive than it or unlawfully eral Li Chai-sum. There would is to-day, and yet at the same time brought against the mistress of a still appear to be a good deal to demand owing to
a very much smaller funk, before Mr. W. Schofied at the Kowloon Magistracy this the increased
morning. It was intimated that be explained regarding the real use of fuel oil and petroleum. a solicitor had been instructed to motives underlying the coup, and, Thus we are switched on to defend and the case was adjourned
another aspect of economic con till Friday. that being the case, it is by noservation, for the world is waking means easy to estimate the future up to the possibility of oil supplies course of events. When the up- also hecoming so short of the heaval occurred, there were all demand a generation hence, as to be almost unprocurable at renson manners of fears, expressed as to able rates for Industrial or gen the probable outcome, but, as is eral use when the needs of war: ships and aeroplanes, as well as often the case in Chinese army mechanised units, have been political developments, most of met. At the same time one reads the predictions of the prophets of the discovery of new wells, and
fendant. have failed to materialise. Thereof of running to waste because
Landlord "Hoots,, mon; The next day, the second defen- there is no means of getting t is at least this satisfaction to be into storage. Perhaps we of this The Royal Observatory reports: dant appeared at the complainant's nae trouble. We always keep a blained on glancing at the pre- generation" are inclined to be The Manchurian anti-cyclone has shop with a letter from the first drop on the premises in case of sent situation-that the position valuable mineral oil, and are lay-over China. The typhoon is now the money could be handed to the
prodigal in our use of such a very weakened. Another has formed defendant. The letter stated that fire.".
the first defendant was sick and in Canton at the moment is no ing by trouble for those who are shown to the east of the Bonins. second defendant. This was done worse than it has been for some to come after us. Be that as it Strong monsoon may be expected and the police were notified at the may", the fact remains. that along the coast, of China, and considerable time past and that supplies appear to be ample at fresh monsoon
same time. The two men were over the China eventually arrested. there are some aspects which give present, and the governments of Sen. The local weather forecast
Sentence of three months' hard cause for hopes of better things the world are more concerned up to noon to-morrow is: N. Elabour was passed on the first de-greens was the modest meal con-
about obtaining sources of oil than winds, fresh; fine.
fendant. about conserving it. The pro-
that the first defendant visited the Evidence was given to the affect complainant in the latter's shop on ptomaine poisoning: it is a "Mrs. Sunday, and after inducing the Harris" of medicine.--Dr. W. G. compla sant to go to a teahouse Savage (M.O.H. for Somerset.) with him, threatened him with The next great world war will The following ships were pected to be in wireless communi- would not become a member of the continue until September 16, 1936. bodily harm if the complainant start on May 28, 1028, and will cation with Honghong to-day: wowo Society within the Mr. Easil Stewart, at a meet- Tanda, Sanjin Maru, Tonjer, Colorado, Kitano Maru, Fushimi next few days. The fee for joining of British Israelites.. Maru, Santos Maru, Korcia Mare, ing the Society was $12.
Traveller (who has ordered a Moji Maru, Liangchow, Hogang, The complainant made a report Pros. Adams, Pres. Cleveland, to $5 sote and instructions "Sorry to put you to the trouble to the police, who furnished him whisky in a Highland Inn)- Sarpedon, Hangsang, Van Heutaz, Ermland, Hiram, Machaon and to band same over to the first de of fetching water specially for Mongolia.
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to' come.
recent
The second defendant was dis- charged. there being insufficient
evidence against him.
In conversation with a foreignerduction of artificial fuel is inThis morning's Harbour Office who has long resided in Canton.creasingly important from the reports gave 11 arrivals and. Le we gathered that the people gen mankind, and this accounts for the respectively were British... Ton- viewpoint of the future needs of departures, of which four and six erally are not apprehensive of any interest which
German nage was comparatively low, with real trouble in the fremediate claims towards this achievement poor inward freights, but heavier have aroused. Now we learn of through registries. The "bost Ye- future, but. this fact notwith-
a fear tht the supplies of tin' are tarns of the day were made by standing, there is current a mark-likely to peter out" in the not Japanese, British, Swedish and Paris
TAINTED PORK.
EXCHANGE RATES.
Geneva
Ámsterdam
Milan Berjin Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo Vienna Prague Helsingfors
London, Nov 20.
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Twenty workmen's dinners of steak pic and vegetables, amount- ing in all to six pounds of meat, three pounds of fat, three pounds of pie crust, eighteen pounds of vegetables and eight pounds of
sumed for a wager by Henry Bul- lion, a Deptford stevedore. The / twelfth dinner took the edge off his appetite, but after drinking a.... few pints of beer after the fourteenth he was able to chew.. his way manfully to the end.
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A Bloomsbury watchmaker, who is still alive and, making 124 watches, once won a bet at.the 4.87 Cheshire Cheese, London, by 34.89 racing another min at putting 26.20 away a specially-made pudding. 12.07 There were four pounds of beef-
.80.75
steak and kidney for each, a dozen oysters, mushrooms, and a brace 18.20 of partridges with a thick crust"
on the top of the ple. The watch- maker had already eaten' his. 104% midday meal before entering the 103% race. 29.32
20.43 .18.09
18.34 .84.57
.2 7/16
A man desirous of booking seats. .370% for a certain play rang up the
400 theatre. He got the wrong num 47ber, and without asking, to whom. he was talking, he said. "Can I
2/ get a box for two to-night?"
"We don't have boxes for two," 2/01/2 1/10 9/10 answered a startled voice at the
1.26% other end. .20'9/16 -British Wireless.
ed feeling of uncertainty concern- very distant future. At the rate American. There remained 61 New York ing likely happenings in political at which all metals and other pro-vessels in harbour at 9 a.m., of Brussels
ducts of the world's substratum which 20 were British. circles. The bulk of the people are being mined, the day is bound are heartily sick of these recurring to come when even the common minerals of our times. will be changes, and they really do not precious. Yet it is always a com- care who rules them so long as fort to fall back on a belief in They are left in relative, peace to man's ingenuity, and capacity for
himself earry on their ordinary
to circum.
SHARP REPROOF BY avaan-adapting
stances, however adverse. No tions. Even the "Canton for the doubt before the time comes that
MAGISTRATE.
Madrid Cantonese" slogan makes no parti-coal, crude oil, or tin have be
Lisbon Charged before Mr. R. E. Lind Lisbo cular appeal to them, the fact come really scarce, the world will sell this morning with having in Athens
Bucharest have found eficient substitutes, his possession, with the view to a Rio, being that they have a far more and the "scaro" of this ern besale, pork which was unfit for Buenos Aires vital interest in their own daily a matter for amused comment to human consumption, a' Chinese Bombay concerns, than in politics. So the good folk of the twenty-first said it was his intention to con- Shanghai much, we presume, can be said of or any subsequent century. the people of most other Chinese cities and provinces-they are prepared to leave politics to the politicians, with the hope
A CHINESE CHARGED uttermost that the struggle for
IN COURT: power shall affect the ordinary
Tang Pat-piu appeared before citizen 13 little as possible. Major C. Willson, at the Central There is one aspect of the Canton Police Court this morning, on a charge of attempting to steal situation which is worth no spare parts from car No. 2220.
His Worship expressed his our prise at the statement, and defen-Lane, Crawford's store was charg was caught by a local trawler. ting, and that is that the: ex-
The arrest took place in conse- dant gave yet another explanationed before Major C. Willson, this outside Boston Harbour-is en pectations of out-and-out "Red" quence of special police surveil that fat would be used in the mak morning, with stealing three bote exhibit rule, which were held in some number of thefts of motor car ever contemplated any other use polish.
lance at Statue Square, where a ing of tallow. He denied that he ties of Adams' furniture and floor Naturalists have declared that Fa three-eyed haddock is un- quartera, have not been realized. tools and spare parts have occurr. for the tainted meat
precedented, and numbers of them Indeed, the new Government hased lately.
A Sanitary Inspector informed
have made special visits to see the.. been quite firm in dispersing the On the application of Detective the Court that another summons
fish, which is to be presented to a Sergeant Baker defendant was would also be taken out against the
local museum. 1926 strikers and ousting them remanded for forty-eight hours in defendant. from their rent-free premises, police custody.
A remand was ordered.
ever
MOTOR-CAR THEFTS.
vert the fatty parts into lard. Hongkong His Worship-You can frankly | Yokohama admit that you attempted to make Silver. (port) lard out of tainted entrails?
Silver (forward) Defendant:-It was to have been mixed with oxfat,
Itis Worship: You dare to. make rotten afinking fat as lard for food? What else is lard for except for food?
DefendantIt would be used in
painting ships and boats.
STOLEN POLISH.
COOLIE SENT TO PRISON. A coolle employed at Messra,
Mr. B. S. Rogers stated that the coolio had been 16 months in the employ of the Company,
Pleading guilty, the defendant was sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour AR
"Isn't this the Theatre ?" he asked angrily.
"Why no," come the reply, "this is an undertaker's."
Any one who scoffs at fisher- men's stories should go at once to the fish pier at Boston, where the greatest fish story of history. a haddock with three eyes which
The third eye is midway be tween the normal ones.