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Weight,
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1927..
DAY BY DAY.
HISTORY MAKES US SOME AMENDS FOR THE SHORTNESS OF LIFE. Skelton. ·
"Well Wisher." Your letter has been addressed to the wrong office. We do not publish a Sun
day newspaper.
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of
The total revenue from the Colony's waterworks in 1926 was the previous year. $980,553, as against $1,036,738 in
at
A Chinese who was knocked down by earth truck No. 1166 at the Kowloon City reclamation, was sent to the Kwong Wah Hospital yesterday suffering from serious injuries.
LETTER GOLF.
A TALE WITH A POSSIBLE
MORAL
(Editor's note.-The object of this story is to warn all readers to beware of playing Letter Golf without first ascertaining the bogey or par).
!
The Very Idea!
"I suppose," remarked his wife, "now that aviators are becoming more numerous and long distance fights are getting so common, we may expect to see a weekly paper published in their inter
"Oh!" said he, "there has bee a suitable paper on sale for a long time now,"
"Indeed, what is it?" "Fly paper,"
A wife who gave evidence in a case at West Ham Police Court, said her husband carned only £3, 99. Gd.
The Guardians' representative- He earned £9, 6s. 9d, one week.
The wife-Well, well, well. That must have been when a ship came in with flour.
The clerk-Listen to this
other enquiry into the whole ques- tion of market prices. One can- not get away from the conviction, however, a point which the head of the Bourd has previously om phasised-that this body is not necessarily one competent to deal with the cost of living or the charges exacted by vendors of necessities. Yet,
we have 38
A very sleepy-eyed man moped eats." Tuesday's health return shows
into the editorial office to-day. stated before, the Sanitary Board one Chinese case of typhoid fever.
"Smatter?" enquired our hole is the nearest thing the Colony Yesterday's health return shows
in-one expert. "You look tired possesses to a municipal, commis-one imported Chinese case
Saint Andrew's?" ..
"Tired's right!" sion, and so long as there are men diphtheria and one Chinese occur groaning. I'm sore in my joints, he replied,
stiff, and got writers' cramp:" on it who represent the public, rence of typhoid. the members will be looked to by
"Howdja get it?" "Golf playin" golf all night the various communities to do
game--that
golf. what they can in bringing up the
Hell of a Knocks you cookóo." needs of the day. By its very
"Whatdya mean playin' golf all connection with the markets, the
The Dance Committee of H.M.S. night? That's a bright old day. Board is in a position to investi-Fanged a dance for to-night
Titanin and Submarines has ar.light game."
"Letter golf's what I mean,' gate the question of foodstuffs, Lane, Crawford's Restaurant. growled the bleary-eyed one.
Then he told his story. their import, handling charges, and retail prices; in
a most thorough manner. The men who form the investigation committee may be relied upon to serve with the public Interest always at heart. But in the final result they can only make recommenda tions, and by the very nature of their position will be handicapped in their choles of remedies. What
A boiler maker employed at the this Colony really needs, and Taikoo Dockyard was yesterday needs urgently, is an official com admitted to the Government Civil mission of enquiry into the whole Hospital suffering from injuries to his head. A hammer fell on subject of living costs, particu-him while he was at repair work larly 80
far as rentals and theon a ship lying in dock." prices of necessary commodities
We have received from Messrs. is interesting to note how are concerned. Such.
body Donnelly and Whyte one of Jas: there is an awakening conscions- would have the power to take Buchanan and Co.'s diaries, adver- ness that something should be the evidence of anyone who de-ising their famous Black and done to check the steady rise in sired to be heard, and the
White Whisky. The diary contains the rules of cricket and the laws the cost of living, especially so commendations made, direct to the of cricket, tennis and bridge. far as it affects the prices of Government, would carry weight, necessaries, like Toodstuffs in the and raise the hope that something public markets, The Sanitary substantial would be done to inber Yard in Canton Road, was Board discussion on Tuesday restitute reforms wherever auch | admitted to the Government Civil viewed the old topic of stall might be indicated as necessary tempted to commit suicide by Hospital yesterday. The man at- holders" "rings", and the reaction Yet she discerns in the Sanitary hanging himself in a cubicle. of rentals on the charges for such Bord the germ of the greater
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY, DEC 1. 1927.
THE COST OF LIVING.
re-
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Mr. H. C. Bexan, of 63 Robinson Road, reports that some time during last night some one man aged to gain entry to his bedroom and stole, jewellery valued at $80.
employed at the Wang Hing Tim- A Chinese, sixteen years of age.
The P.W.D. Report for 1926
rew
It seems he thought he knew Letter Golf backwards. He solved cord from the employers of various our example yesterday, and then weeks' payments to your husband proceeded to make up his own.9, 5. 9d., £8, 2s. 10d. 14, He had wonderful luck at first. 17. 11d., £3, 199. 11d., £8, 179, 58. His attempt was from PLANE to
He did not tell you that. CRASH, and he accomplished that
The wife-Not to my knowledge. in a few minutest with a par five. The clerk-Of course not. You
Then, his confidence established, talk to him about it.. he announced to his cronies that he would next take them, golfers of experience, from DRUNK to SOBER.
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Feeling that he had to make good, he spent all evening and most of the night in the effort.
n
The result, so he says, was 15 par which shot far down one side, of a sheet of paper.
But he was game,
Instead of giving us the answer, he has locked it up, and dares anyone to go from DRUNK to SOBER in par 15 or under.
EURASIAN VAGRANT IN TROUBLE.
TWO SERIOUS CHARGES (
BROUGHT.
appeared before Major C. Willson A J. Simon, the Eurasian who
two days ago, on a charge of vagrancy, TVALS again brought
things as meal, vegetables, and so idea, and the public as a whole states that during the year 70 beioro the Magistrate this mor-
ting
lic
#t men
cast
least in the campaign towards ducing excessive
at
charges,
or in
Industrial Peace,
Those who have the future prosperity and well-being of the Old Country at heart will have read with the utmost satisfaction
mortar samples were taken and tests carried out. There were a number of prosecutions, and con- but one, the fines totalling $1,525. victions were recorded in all enses
g, when two additional charges were proferred against him.
The first was a charge of obtain ing goods unlawfully from Messrs. of $101.45. The second was a Lane, Crawford, Ltd., to the value
charge of ombezzlement and theft The November issue of the of $35 from Royal and Companý... Fellow Dragon (Queen's College Sergeant Roweskzy. proscų. magazine) is out, and it contains ting, said the defendant was, um much. of interest concerning loyed by Royal and Co. in August College activities. There is also inst and his duties were to collect most engrossing article on the debts and to fit on shoes, for oven plants of Hongkong by which he received $35 a month. "A:HL.C."
On July 20th, the defendant, using a memo form of Royal and
raincoat. On
The wife-Yes, I will, and I shall have to find out where his stocking is.
"Ifave you ever been drilled" asked Mr. Rooth, magistrate at Lambeth Police Court, when three- young soldiers who appeared be fure him lolled in the dock.
י גן
"Yes," replied one of the men, Mr. Rooth: 1 am your superior officer here., and I expect you to stand at attention.
The men promptly jumped to at tention.
They were Joseph Peter Canfield, aged twenty, Harry John Laing, aged nineteen, and William Hop- worth, aged nineteen, all privates of the Border Regiment, and they were committed for trial on a charge of stealing a motor-cat.
are being treated at the Bronx Zoo Birds and animals which are ill by ultra-violet rays.
A number of "cases, principally of moulting birds, where the treat- ment had proved successful were announced at a recent meeting of the society.
A munkey which was suffering from rickets, was also cured by the same means.
I
world is the Army-Madam Sarah The best beauty-parlour in the Grund.
There is far too much worship of pure ugliness, in these days. Mr. Lloyd fo
I was the first conductor in Eng-' orchestra.-Sir Henry Wood. land to introduce ladies into my
to
There are
He was a double-bass player- Just before one of its concerts he of sorts-in an amateur orchestra, received a polite note from the secretary:--
"I hope you will be able to play at our next concert, otherwise it will cost the Society 10s. 6d. for the hire of a palm to fill your. place."
forth. There is nothing parties will wish the enquiry committce arly new, in the argument put success in its tenacious effort to forward for justification of the gel at the root the causes of plea for action, and on looking the steady rise in the family org nur files we find that this budget. Is is at least a start on aspect of the cost of living has the right ruad. been stressed ever since there was an articulate public opinion, whe- ther voice in the press public utterances. An editorial. in this paper twenty-one years ago, almost to the day, urged that something be done to call a halt the news that a large group of em- the local authorities, under date of chocolates from Lane Crawford's A Notice to Mariners issued by Co., ordered a tin of Cadbury's in the rise in market charges, and ployers has extended to the
Council of the Trade Union an November 29, states that the This order was followed by many The Prince of Wales is probably the increased rents collected by invitation to attend a round-table master of ss, Machaon reported a others and included such things the best salesman of any of us.-- the authorities were held partly conference for the purpose of dis- derelict junk, dangerous to naviga-as toffee, cigarettes, a tie, a pair M H. Gordon Selfridge, jun.
Many of us, and perhaps I ought responsible. It may be as well, cussing the best means of securing tion in Latitude 22.24 N.. Longi- of shoes and a
include myself, are rather however, to review the main pointsGeneral Strike, there has grown (G.MT.) on that day," "
industrial peace. Since the foolish Lode 115.30, E., t. 5.30 a.m. August 25th, defendant ordered
a watch. A number of watches cranky in our ideals.—Sir W, Joyn- in this matter of higher living up amongst workers and en-
were taken to him and he selected son Hicks. costs. There are many predispos.ployers alike a strong feeling that The Royal Observatory reports one, promising to pay at the end
far more important Fecurring warfare between the that the anti-cyclone over China of the month. He also obtained events in Hife than just reaching ing foutures,
and there are two groups only results in injury as weakened slightly. Frash to
a silver cigartte case.
another* milestone-Mr. John Bumerous aspects of the case to be to both," and that much Juturo moderate monsoon niny be expect ecoding on the charge of embezzle-
Sergeant Roweskay was pro- Burns. considered, for example, house friction could be avoided if only ed along the S E. coast of China, ment when his Worship observed rents, the cost of transport, and each could get together and calmly weather forecast up to noon to-Roral and Company was not in responsible representatives of and over the China Sea. The local that since the representative of the prices of clothing and various talk matters over. Some little morrow is: N, E. winds, fresh; fine Court, it would be advisable to necessaries of life. Yet, by ret-time ago, Mr. Baldwin threw out to cloudy.
adjourn the hearing until to-mur n vury pointed bint to that effect, foodstuffs, our pub suggesting that the best possible
row morning. The following ships were expect- aid results would most likely be at-ed to be in wireless communication retained if employers and employ- with tongkong to-day:Hosung, ed agreed to meet, without Govern- Liangchow, Fushimi Maru, Achil and
Intent interventions of any kind, Jes, Japan, Tjisaroe, Macassar deal with the chief concern of the That suggestion met with a ready Maru, Canada Maru, Deli Maru, middle and working class popula-response, naturally in somewhat Yamagata Maru, Santos Maru, tions, the price of their food guarded terms, from representa Moji Maru, fuichow, Tonkin,S.S. Corby Castle (D. and Co.) tive business men and Trade Tjipanas, Haining, Sarpedon, Ka- sailed from Honolulu on the 26th Tuesday's meeting of the Sanitary Union leaders. In the meantime, ying, Kwangtung, Lingnam, New- alt.. and is expected here on the Board, nevertheless, had an enthe soundness of the proposal has chang. Van Reutsz and fermolin. 1st Jan., 1928. tirely new feature, namely, a diserally, and we are glad to see that evidently appealed to people gen.
M.V. Remo (D. and Co.) sailed At the Murine Court this morn from Penang on the 28th ult., and tinct declaration by one of the there is some probability of the ing, before Commdr. G. F. Hole, is expected here on the 8th Inst. members that control of prices; iden being put into practice, the masters of two fishing boats M.V. Vimidale (D. and Co.) sail- indicated were charged with using brighted frem Suez on the 29th ult, and message more than mere regulation of the Yesterday's
that the Trade Unionists only wish lights for the purposes of fishing is due here on the 5th January, system of stall rents or hereditary broad principles of possible coin prohibited area, to wit, † 1028. holding of market rights, would be operation to be considered, but Lyomun Pass. Pleading guilty S.S. Cajulu (D. and Co.) sailed the only remedy. It is notorious that does not greatly matter. The they were each fined $5, with the 'from Rabaul on the 30th ult, and thing is to get both sides together alternative of five days' imprison- is expected here on the 13th inst., that there are no fixed limits to the in friendly conference, when, wement. prices charged for foodstuffs, and the lists published from time to contact once established. Ono reports gave 17 arrivals and 13 mutually beneficial to continue the This morning's Harbour Office time, which are declared to be gets the impression that the work-departures, of which four and "average" computations, rderelyers at Home are really tired of three respectively were British.. serve, as has frequently been strikes, which seldom do good to leaving 64 vessele in harbour, Paris
anybody, and, if that is, then British 21. Tognage showed an New York pointed out to emphafse the there could be no more propitious increase, but freights were gen-Geneva gradual rise in prices, and the moment than the present at which erally low, the highest returns Amsterdam fact that once a peak has
been to initiate a really big movement being made by Japanese vessels, Milan reached it tends to form merely
to attain industrial amity.
with, Chinese and Dutch holding Berlin second place.
Stockholm/. a stage on the upward trend.
Copenhagen The grumbles of twenty-one years
Regarding the coffins missing | Oslo Among the passengers leaving ago, when everything was so much Hongkong on the President Cleve from the coffin shelter of the Vienna cheaper than now, were real land yesterday were Mr. C. A. Tung Wah Hospital, some weeks Prague
Helsingfors enough, and one hesitates to Peel, Mr. William H. Prohme, Mr. ago, the. vernacular press state ele
Madrid that despite vigilant efforts on Lisbon E. A. Mackay, Mr. J. M. da Luz, the part of the Tung Wah Hospita: Athens imagine what the position is like Dr. C. de M. Leitao and the follow- and of the Coffin Shop, they have Bucharest ly to be twenty-one years hence, ing members of the Shanghai In-
The same Rio-..
have no doubt, it would be found
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
EXCHANGE RATES.
Brussels
if nothing be done to place a terport cricket team: Mesars, not been recovered. brake on the upward tendency,
G. Barnes, C. E. Ollerdenach, J. report says that the coffin shop Buenos Aires A. Isanes, J. A, Quayle, H. W. Al-has agreed to pay the owner com- Bombay The public might extract a grain lison, P. Madar, C. J. Smith, T. L. Ponsation amounting to
about Shanghai. Hongkong of comfort from the fact that the Rawsthorne, L. F. Stokes and J.T. $1.000 as it was partly due to its
negligence that the coffins were Silver (spot)
Yokohama Sanitary Board is instituting an. Hegarty.
left unattended,
The Rev. W. H. G..Shapcott (of the Church Army) points out that, although his statement at Leam- ington recently that "I met a young girl who boasted she could drink forty cocktaile a day without turning a hair," was correctly re- ported, it has been regarded by some people us a definite state- ment of a definite fact. Mr. Shap cott says the statement was, as his apcech indicated, an idle boast on the part of a young, modern girl in n certain section of Eociety, among whom he maintained in his speech that cocktail drinking was a growing menace,
ex-
Prince Arthur of Connaught, London, Nov. 30.
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18.20 with some of the paramount chiefs, 18.304e was received in great state, 34.57 and was provided with a stool, on 104 which he was required to sit long .198 enough to find that it was uncom
monly hard. The chief of "the ..2 7/16 paramount chiefs made a speech of 307% welcome which took three-quarters 795 of an hour to deliver. When he .5% had finished a native interpreter .47% came forward to explain the org
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