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but endless!
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FOR CHRISTMAS
:
What shall I give HER or HIM?
GO TO WATSON'S
there in all departments you will find articles and goods in great variety that will make
USEFUL, ELEGANT and DESIRABLE
GIFTS
that will please the giver and delight the recipient.
JUST ARRIVED
IN. TIME FOR
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AT SPECIALLY LOW PRICES
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Children's Handkerchiefs of A Week
Seven Embroidered HKfs. in a box.
one, for each day $1.00 box
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IN
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FROM
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CASKETS OF CHOCOLATES
GOLF CLUB OR CADDY BAGS
SILK HOSE HANDBAGS — UNDIES
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1927.
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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
MONDAY, DEC. 19. 1927.
REPARATIONS PROBLEM.
also to be living beyond their BUT THE MAJORITY OF MEN ARE
means.
OPEN TO PERSUASION.-Goethe:
Altogether there is a lack of "proper restraint" - in' expandi-
There was one Chinese case of ture which is "endangering the diphtheria reported over the week- stability of the Budget, the estab-end. lishment and maintenance of which.
The Empress of Canada left were the corner-atone of the ex-
Yokohama on the 16th December perts' plan for the reconstruction of | at 3 p.m. and is due at Vancouver Germany."
an the 25th December.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Hospital, Complaini.
ROBBED HIS MOTHER AND WIFE.
HOUSE COOLIE SENTENCED,
[To the Editor, Hongkong
Thefts of several articles of Telegraph.na jewellery and clothing were men- tioned before Mr. W. Schofield at Sir,-A Joke remains u jake until the Kowaleen Magistracy this morn it is carried too far and then it ing, when a house çoolja of No. 3, may become a serious matter. The Pratt Buildings was charged by his distinctive pop-pop heralding the mother, an amah of the approach of a Trojan car is also address, with larcency of a leather, a joke, until it is careled night and suitcase containing besides 18 day into the vicinity of a hospital, articles of silk garments a five- and then it may easily become a diamond gold ring and other very serious matter.
articles.
same
I write as a recent Inmate of St. There were two other counts Paul's Hospital. Causeway Bay, the preferred against the defendant, French Hospital, an institution charging him with pawning dif- which has done and is doing a ferent articles. He was alleged to wonderful work in the cause have pawned without authority of humanity, which has been a a metal watch and a gold ring on haven of rest for numberless per- June 22, last and also
health has broken pawned the diamond ring men- sons whose down, and which deserves the tioned in the first charge. fullest consideration of every re- The defendant admitted all three
counts, aident in this Colony.
to 'havo
should indirectly impede the pro-included Mr. J. K. Bousefield, Mr. H. months past the value of the work that the defendant was addicted to
eess of "transfer which has al- ways been the ront difficulty of the Reparations problem. Up till now
The Agent-General in the memor- The President Jackson, from undum does not suggest that there Manila, is due here this afternoon is any serious danger of Germany at 430, and the President Taft, failing to pay the stipulated Re. from U.S. and Shanghai, at 3-p.m.
On the con paration annuities.
The paper mail from London, trary, he professes himself satisfied dated November 17, consigned by that "the payment of these sums is s.. Takliwa and consisting of 354 amply secured by the assigned re-bugs, was distributed during the
forenoon. vorues and other specific securi- ties." Hin concern is lest the
Passengers leaving Hongkong by over spending and over-borrowing the s.a Hakodaki Maru on Saturday R. Hough, Mr. G.E. Wilkinson, and Mrs. D. Urquhart.
While riding a push-bicycle, a Germany, as a people, has been Chinese collided with a tram ar Electric Company's fleet of Trojan mentioned in the first charge.
at the Praya East, yesterday, and borrowing from abroad, and notably was removed to Heapital with seri- from America, as much as and more ous injuries to his head. than the Reparation payments, and,
Mrs. Reynolds, residing at the old sotong na she does this, transfer leghor factory, Kowloon City Rowl, can continue without any export who on Thursday reported the loss surplus. But how long can it con-ofa dhunond ring, has since informed tinue? It is inossible, as Sir Josiah Stamp observed recently" at Manchester "to go on for ever with purely financial settlements, get ting rid of a big 1.0.0, for a parti- cular year by means of a series of 1.0..s for succeeding years, and then discharging each of these in turn by a brood of future 1.0.Us, and so en ud infinitum;" The time may soon come, as he hinted, when it will be necessary to co-ordinate the attitudes of the taxpayer, the industrialist, and the favestor,
Wang Ching-wei.
after he left for Shanghaj in com-
the Police that it has been recover.
ed.
Bitlle
At the moment and. for some
Sergeant Barnicle told the Court unceasingly and unselfishly car pluns smoking and that on Novem ried out by the Sisters is, in serber 30, while his mother and wife lous cases, subject to the vagaries had gone to the market, he "took of the driver of the Hongkong the suitcase containing the articles
On a report being made to the cars. At all hours of the day and
ften right, upto past midnignt Police, enquiries were conducted they come and go, stopping just outside the hospital at the foot ay detectlyes and the defendant the path leading to the H. E. C. was traced to No. 26, Woosung
Sometimes quarters.
Street, where he was arrested. variety is provided by a motor- Sergeant Barntele mentioned cyclist, who opens his throttle to that the wrist watch, which was the full about thirty yards down the subject of the second charge, the road in order that he can make was given to the defendant to wear his way up the slope on top gear.but not lu pawn. The ring, how- If the French Hospital was a ever, had been stolen, When convalescent home it would be arrested, the defendant had ir his serious enough, but in the rature possession a akeleton key for open- of things, when an hour or twoing the suitense. of sleep may save a patient's life,
Before passing sentence has it is highly important that some-Worship asked the complainant if thing should be done to prevent she wished to say anything with continuance of a state of affairs regard to the penalty. !
which ordinary consideration in The complainant replied, "I the first place would have obviated, want him punished by sending him If you would publish this letter to prison for three months." drawing attention to the matter, After a while she interposed and, I have no doubt the drivers afore-addressing his Worship, said: no further "You had better make it one year." mentioned will need
Later she intimated that even five appeal,-Yours etc.
years would'not be too severe.
During the early hours of yester day morning some person or per sons entered No.142, Queen's toad Central and stole money and clothing to the value of $11. How the intruder gained admittance is not known.
Mr. M. Mak, of the Dairy Farm Co, who is at present in Australia, recent underwent a slight opera- tion, but news has been received that he is making good progress. hopes to return to Hongkong
next month.
Father Plaret, of St. Margaret's Church has reported to the Police that a carpet valued at $200 was
Hongkong, Dec. 19th, 1927.
K.
On the first charge the defen- dant was sentenced to two months' hard labour, with an additional fine of $25 or three weeks' on each
stolen from the church on Friday PIG DEALER ROBBED. of the other two charges.
afternoon. The carpet was sub
it no arrests have yet been made.
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SNATCHER SENTENCED AT
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
EXTRACTING A "BRIBE."
MOTOR DRIVER VICTIMISED.
The case in which a Chinese pig dealer from Kwong Chow Wan was robbed of $375, being money he re- caired as the result of a deal in Hongkong, had a sequel at the
For posing as the agent of a before Mr. Justice Wood.. The Chinese plain clothes constable Criminal Sessions this morning prisoner, Lo Pui, was charged on and collecting $1 from a motor two counts, larceny with threats driver. a Chinese was sentenced of violence and simple larceny. Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith prosecuted for the Crown.
was
It is scarcely surprising to read There can be nothing but satis-that in Kuomintang circles Mr.uently recovered in a pawn shop faction to express regarding the Wang Ching-wei is at present the subject of considerable suspicion
Interesting events depicted in statement of Mr. Parker Gilbert, and that his future moyements are the Agent-General for Reparation regarded as being doubtful. This the Topical Gazette showing at the stormy petrel of Chinese politics Queen's Theatre to-day include the Payments, that he is optimistic has had a very varied career and he visit of the Prince of Wales to the about the present and future, pay-has gained a deal of unenviable Quorn Hunt and also the marriage merts which Germany has to make notoriety because of his undoubted of Princess Anne of France to extremist leanings. When he re-Prince Amedeo, Duke of Apulia, a under the Dawes annuity plan. The turned to Canton some month or so wedding attended by forty Princes tenair of his report on the third ago. there were many who were and Princesses.
convinced that his visit to the South year's working of that scheme is. was likely to produce evil rather
ing. to six weeks' hard labour, "- On the arrival of the 8.8. Fook
Mr. R. E. Lindsell, this morn-
When charged, the man inform-.. to judge from the short Reuter cable than good results, and the fact that Sang from Calcutta early on Fri
The prisoner admitted the received on Saturday, much better the "Ironside" coup occurred just day morning police officers, carried
out a search and, under the floor second count and it was decided the Magistrate that he
actually the agent of Chinese con- than was the tone of the Memoran-pany, with General Li Chai-sum boards of the engine room, found not lo proceed with the first. dum which he presented to the Ger-caused considerable speculation as 970 taels of raw opium. At the
In reply to his Lordship Mr. stable 693.
The motor car driver who paid man Government between two and to how far he was implicated in Kowloon Magistracy, this morning Whyte Smith said that, $40 of the the bribe, said that the defendant
that plot.
Since then, suspicions Mr. W. Schofield made an order for amount stolen had not been re- three-montha` ugn-ja memorandum have tended to increase rather than the confiscation of the drug.
covered. When the prisoner was represented himself as from the chased, after snatching the money police and demanded sixty cents, in which he severely criticised, the otherwise, especially as it is widely helieved that Wang had fore- trend of German financial policy. knowledge of the Soviet scheme states that the anticyclone
To-day's Observatory, report from the pig, dealer, he dropped in consideration, of which, the over some of the notes, and it seemed police, would allow him to tout for He has now said that "it is en- which was put into effect with such China. has strengthened consider-likely that some of the money had customers unmolested. On Satur- -
day, this witness handed defen- disastrous consequences last week-abis Fresh to strong monsoon been picked up by other people.
The prisoner was sentenced to dant $1 and as witness stopped out of his house in Queen's Road Shanghai is particularly indignant may be expected along the coast
West, the Chinese detective arrest- ed him. against Wang, and is urging his of China and over the northern two years with hard labour. arrest on the ground that he is portion of the North China, Sea.
In the witness box, the detre-. of his recent strictures this is en- tuning dog of the Soviet." Several The forecast up to noon fo-morrow couraging indeed. Underlying this of the Nanking leaders are, also an-
tive said that he was asked by a Is-Northerly winds, freah; fair.
small boy whether, in view of the problem of Germany's ability to xious that he should be eliminated,
bribe he had received, he would considerable surprise being express- It is announced that Messrs.
make any further arresta of pay the soms 'required by the Dawes ́ed that he still holds high position Kedaka's exhibition of pearls and
moter car touts. This question scheme is the peace and welfare of in the Kuomintang ranks. It will platinum and pearl jewellery, now
Several thefts from European gave him the clue that someone Earope, and the subject is, there-be most interesting to see what being held at the Salon of Messrs.
take place from these. Komor and Komor, will terminate residences were reported during was collecting money in his name and. hé kept a look-out on all the fore, one of tremendous interest and movements, mere especially since on December 24th. Some beauti-the week-end.
He recognised the de- importance. The text of Mr. Gil the Nanking Government appears fal examples of pearls are to be
Mr. Padgett, living at No. 4 garages. bert's earlier Memorandum to the anti-Red activity.
to hive set its mind on vigorous seen, and those who appreciate the Peak Road, has reported that some fendant as a man he had arrested Wang Ching-very best, should avail themselves time between midnight and 10 am. before and when he seized him, German Government has just been wat has, without question, played a
yesterday, a burglar entered his the motor car driver who had of the opportunity now offering.
articles of been victimised, came forward big part in extréme revolutionary
bedroom and stole pblished in the Home papers
at with the story. movements in China in the past, lately to hand) and it opened with and in view of his record, it is not
Pictures showing in the local jewellery valued altogether
The defendant made a statement' $160. to be wondered at that there should
cinemas for the last time to-day
Mr. Bristow, living at No. 20, to the effect that he was in fact # detailed analysis of what Mr.
be those who doubt the sincerity of
are Pola Negri's entertaining light curnedy "Good and Naughty at The Penk, has also stated that an agent of the constable and that
couraging to find that the German Government has already financially reformed somewhat," and, in view
end. The Cantonese community in
reactions
..
LOCAL BURGLARIES.
EUROPEAN RESIDENCES
ENTERED.
Gillart calls "the accumulating his recent anti-"Red" declarations. the Queen's; Charlie Chaplin's bie (during the same night he received he was collecting on behalf "of evidences of over-spending and At the moment, he is suspect war comedy. "Shoulder Arms," and visit from another burglar who the constable. He had no idea the over-borrowing on the part of the the Kuomintang, who evidently be. the daredevil aviator, Al Smith' took clothing valued at $47.
amongst the moderate members of
| German public authorities." Helieve that he has latterly been en- preceded to point out that the ex-gaged in subversive activities lead ing up to recent Canton happenings.
EXCHANGE RATES.
penditure of the Reich, has risen rapidly during the past two years, resulting in substantial deficits which have been met by borrowing and the appropriation of reserve funds. Yet the Government con-, Paris tinues to sanction measures which Rio will increase expenditure still fur. Geneva
Berlin ther; notably, the raising of the
Oslo salaries of officials, active and re- Helsingfors
Athens tired; the compensation of German Yokohama nationals for loss of property New York
Buenos Aires abroad; and a new school law:
Amsterdam Meanwhile, nothing has been done Stockholm
Vienna to overhaul the financial arrange-
Madrid ments between the Reich and the Shanghai various States under which the Brussols Bombay latter are at present entitled to Milan. draw large defined percentages of Copenhagen some of the most productive taxes Lisbon
Praguo
(75 per cent., for example, of the Hongkong income tax and corporation tax), Silver (forward).
Silver (spot)
Indeed, a settlement of this ques-
London, Dee, 18,
exciting drama, "Three Miles Up."
at the World; and Monte Blue's Colorado railway drama, ""The
Limited Mail," at the Star,
The total of week-end shipping arrivals was 37 for each day, with British registering 12 und 16. This morning's returns' gave 12 ar- rivals and 10 departures, of which 124 two and four, respectively were 5.59/64 British, leaving 72 vessels in har- .25.28%
bour, British 28. Tonnage 20.43
fair, with British entering the .18.33
193.00 highest inward cargo, and Japan- 368 ene registering all other heavy .1/10% freights.
Was
From Kowloon a report has been victimised in a similar way, it received that Mrs. L. D. Landy was being stated that a trunk kept in Mrs. Landy's bedroom at No. 3, Cameron Road was broken open and money stolen to the extent of over $100.
CHRISTIE AGAIN CHARGED.
A FORMAL REMAND.
James Christie was formally
eonstable was springing à trap on him.
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THEFT AT AERODROME.
TEMPTATION TO COOLIES.
A scaveninging coolie employed in the removal of rubbish from the Kai Tack Aerodrome, Was this morning charged before Mr. W.. Schofield at the Kowloon Magi- straey with larceny of a quantity of copper wire and electrical fit- tings.
The defendant, admitted taking the things but said that he merely brought up before Major C. W picked them up.
Yeung).
son this morning on the new Sergeant McDonald informed 4.88%
charge of criminal conspiracy his Worship that there had been 4776
As the Yaumati Ferry launch with Blahm to aktort money from a fire at the Aerodrome about a 12.07 18.0814 Man Yee was proceeding, to Yau- the Police Reservist witness (Au month ago and the wire and 84.59% mati yesterday, a Chinese woman
electric fittings were among the .29.28 passenger jumped from the lower
Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask appear-ruins. Yesterday the defendant 2/7% deck, apparently with the inten-ed for the defence, and accused was soon by the military police 34.30 tion of taking her life. She was was formally remanded until to- to pick out the copper wire and 1/6.7/54 rescued by a zampan and was sub-morrow morning, when he will fittings and on seeing: A. O. Sulah
89.95 sequently removed to Hospital again appear with Bluhm, who has he ran away: .18,19% after the application of first-ald. to answer the further charge of
.2.7/16
2/0
After hearing the evidence, his 164 Another woman, who attempted to not having a proper passport...
Worship remarked that it was put- commit suicide in a similar way,
A full report of Saturday's pro- ting temptation in the way of the 20.3/16 by jumping from the ferry Man ceedings in connexion, with this coolies by leaving the stuff lying 26.11/16 Tat, was also rescued and taken to case, appears alsewhere in this about A fine of $26 was im
Hospital.
posed.
British Wireless.
issue,