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states. We say "minor" "states, and so Lithuania and Poland both are, but the former must not be
WE HEAR MUCH OF THE "FORCE OF under-estimated. It is the conCIRCUMSTANCES.” "......· CIRCUMSTANCE, fusion in the minds of the public IF TRACED TO ITS SOURCE, WILL BE of modern Poland with the crush-FOUND TO BE THE EFFECT OF WILL
Mrs. Egerton Eastwick. ed pre-war appanage of Rusala that is the reason for the undue
minimising of the recent critical position. Poland is as big as most of the Western European Powers
CUT DOWN EXPENSES geographically and she has within her extended post-war frontiers many busy industrial areas, also the town of Vilon, which is, to n great extent, the whole bone of contention as far as the bona fide dispute between Poland and Lithuania is concerned.
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COURTNEY-20th December in in England, Michael Courtney, late Master Indo-China S. N. Co., Ltd., aged 66:
The recent crisis very fortunate ly passed over, and if the promised League Council meeting to deal with the Polish-Lithuanian crisis results in better feeling between Great Britain and Russia It. will Indeed have turned out to be, a blessing in disguise. Russian foreign policy is a mystery at pre- sent. The Communist executive itself has long been torn between the doctrines of isolation from and co-operation with the "capitalist" States, which, of course, means all of them, and with no definite successor of Lenin there is not a dictator whom the Commis- sars will follow, sinking their in- dividual convictions. The Trotsky influence has never been excluded from Soviet counsels, even though Trotsky and his companions might be "expelled." All politicians find
The B.. I, s. s. Santhia, which left Singapore on the 27th instant, is due here on Monday,
LOCAL BROADCASTING.
TEST TRANSMISSION. TO-NIGHT,
The Very Idea!
"I Hear the natives of the Gra
In connexion with the Y.M.C.Anito City are taking strong excep Entertainment Committee scheme tion to the circulation of Aberdeen
on will be made between 6 and for broadcasting a test transmis stories."
"Oh, wounded pride I suppose."
"No; simply because the joke is 780 this evening on a wave-length always at their expense." of 340 motres. This is the result of several months' work on the
The weather forecast up till noon transmitter which was formerly in "Match racing" is the nowcat
to-morrow is "North-east winds,
fresh; generally cloudy..
The Ben Line 9.3. Benarty left Singapore on the 28th instant and is due here on January 3rd.
Yesterday's health return shows one case of diphtheria and one of typhoid fever. Both were Chinese, the latter an imported case.
The Empress of Aala, carrying imails from Vancouver, the U.S. and Europe, registered 740 bags, these being distributed during yester- afteruera. “
possession of the Radio Society,
gambling game and time-wasting
device in the City of London.
local wireless exports having spent considerable time in bringing the Business men, stockbrokers, transmitter up to a high pitch of barristers, and others who earn their living, by arduous work with- eficiency.
We understand that excellent re- in the City boundary may be seen sults are being achieved with the at all times carrying under their transmitter, local listeners refort-arms 'boxes of giant matches. Ing excellent reception from several These matches are the instruments tests conducted during the past few of the now game. days. In connexion with to-night's
The idea in "match racing" is test, which will consist of simply to light a giant match and gramaphone records, reports will to see how long it will burn.": bo welcomed by the chairman of the A pool is started-sixpence, a
shilling half a crown, or ten shil Committee..
The Committee's future, inter-lings a match-according to the tions regarding broadcasting are means or foolishness of the match unknown at the moment. The last racars.. official pronouncement on the sub- Amongst the passengers who arjeet was at a meeting of the rived by the Empress of Asia yes-Y.M.C.A. Entertainment Coramit- terday were Mr. and Mrs. H. Hum- tee, held a fortnight ago when it phreys, Dr. S. A. H. Sophier, Mr. was stated that the transmitter had and Mrs. T. H. R. Shaw, Mr. A. Snow been installed at the Gubbay and Mr. H. K. Hung.
Theatre.
Continuing Mr. R. Sutherland As a result of a street fight said: It will be remembered that amongst coolies in Wanchni yester-a special sum from the General day, one of their number, living at No. 15, Cross Street, received in- juries to his legs which necessitat ed his removal to the Government Civil Hospital.
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excessive opium smoking.
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Les
Fund was earmarked in this con- nexion, only a portion of which has so far been expended, and as soon as our experts are satisfied that the transmitter is all that is required, I shall be glad to meet The British vessel Anking, ar-the Y.M.C.A. Directors with a riving from Singapore and Amoy, view to discussing future arrange reports the death of two deck pas-ments.
We have still many troops in sengers. One of these succumbed to beri-beri, while the other was a the Colony, some of which will be heart attack case, subsequent to widely scattered, and as there are many advantages in having a pro- it hard to climb down and the
perly conducted broadcasting Russians have, by the violence of
The European who, on Wednes-scheme, it is possible that some their words and made it day, was found by the Police in an arrangement might be come
Street into which he had apparent-trolled by those members of the their position. While things getly broken, after smashing a window community who are wireless en- batter every year in Russia, the pane did injuring his hand, has thusiasts and the Y.M.C.A. might FRIDAY, DEC. 30 1927.
people are more and more ready to been identified as a Swiss, employ be of considerable benefit to the dispense with the Communists,ed by a local firm. and especially those Communist EUROPEAN PROBLEM.. principles which presume self- sufliciency and its corrollary of isolation.
The
At the word "Go" all the matches are struck, and the competitor whose match lasts the longest as burning brand wins the whole pool. There are no second prizes. A match-birning record for the City of London has been establish ed by an underwriter at Lloyd's- six minutes and two seconds for the whole of a giant match."
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Sub-inspector: Call James Cook! Constable: Come along here, Captain?
Female defendant, (charged with drunkenness): I had 14 miles to walk to Brisbane, and I thought a couple of beers would make me stronger.
Defendant (when his name was. called): Guilty, your Worship.
Magistrate What of? Dofondant: Oh, anything in. general.
Solicitor: Did your daughter appear dazed?
to Witness: Well," I dunno
Hongkong Telegraph. art worly and metode, made empty floor at No. 314. Reclamation whereby a joint organization con- dazed, but, she looked sorta stupid.
There is a widespread disposi tion to treat the Polish-Lithuanian question lightly. Poland, it is felt,
the
reckoned with.
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An arm protruding from the side of a machine ahead apparently can signify any one of the follow- Colony, The whole matter is ating things-The motorist is (1) present being considered and will knocking ashou off his cigarette require to be discussed at a later (2) going to turn to the left; (3) warning a small boy to shut up; (4) going to turn to the right; (B) polating to the scenery; "(6) going. to back up; (7) feeling for rain; (8) telling the wife he is sure the front door is locked; (9) hailing a Triend in a passing car; (10) going to stop.
After a lapse of nearly three years, The Rock, a Hongkong Ca-date. thalie mouthly magazine, makes its reappearance.. The first number of the new series contains much of in- terest, in the form of articles on religious and other topics, as well as chatty local notes. We wish the venture every success.
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A Chinese woman attempted to jump into the. Harbour yesterday whilst travelling on one of the "Star" Ferry boats from Hongkong
to Kowloon. As she was about to leap into the water, another woman observing her intention, prevented her from so doing. The would-be suicide was later taken to the Water Police Station.
POSSESSION OF ARMS.
TWO ARRESTS ON EMPRESS BOAT.
Two Chinese who arrived in the
Colony by the Empress of Asia were arrested by the police yeater day for unlawful possession of arms.
The first man, L Cheung-sin, was a passenger from Vancouver and he was in possession of four Luger pistols, two revolvers and ten automatic magazines. He also had 1,372 rounds of revolver am-
This morning's Harbour Office reports gave 24 arrivals and 17 de- partures, leaving 79 vessels in har-munition. bour of which 29 were British. Tonnage was heavy, but freights were generally low, although Bri
is registries gave the highest re- turns under both inward and through headings, with freights up to the 6,000 ton mark.
also a passenger from Canada was Another man, Wong Shiu-chiu, also arrested and in his possession was found eighty rounds of rifle ammunition.
Men Charged.
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Italian authorities in the South Tyrol have issued a proclamation declaring it to be a punishable offence for German. inhabitanta.to have tombstones of relatives in- scribed in any language other than Italian. All German inscriptions on existing gravestones have been ordered to be removed.
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Little Dora was sorely, perplexed. For some minutes she seriously contemplated the aged figure of her
question came venerable grandsire, and then the
"Grandpa," she asked, "were you in the Ark???
Grandpa sat up. "Eh What's that, my dear?" he said densely. In the Ark? No, of course not!
Then, persisted Dora in the
werable, "How is it you weren't
The two men were, charged be- Sir Hugh Clifford, Governor of fore Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kow-manner of one asking the unans
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Another. Split. There would appear to be good grounds for believing that a seri- is obscure and Lithuania more so.ous spilt again confronts the The truth is that the dispute is a Kuomintang,
yesterday's messages indicate that already serious one and that the political some of the prominent officials of associations and geographical the Nationalist Government, in- proximities make it one of the cluding Mr. Sun Fo, have re- gravest problems in Europe, since signed, and that others are ex- pected shortly to, do “likewise. the war, and certainly the most This reshuffling of posts comes at important since the final delimita- rather inopportune moment, as the Kuomintang Conference is tion of the frontiers of Turkey.due to assemble in Nanking in the At the time the Polish-Lithuanian next few days. As we write, eriais first flared into prominence there is a probability that the Reuter described the affair as a re- Party will be split in twain as a result of the resignations which percussion of the Italo-Albanian have occurred dr are about to treaty. That was undoubtedly a take place, and one of the worst features of the development is correct estimate in a sense,
that Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang ap- connexion being that whilo Italy pears to be exercising consider has just taken Albania under herable influence in the reconstruc- wing. Poland has been the protege tion of the Cabinet. Feny has long been known for his extre- of France for some long time.mist views, and it would appear More of consequence, however, is that he is still a factor to be the Straits Settlements, accompani the situation of both Poland and fresh crisis in the history of the Bangkok on Feb. 6, and leave on
We deplore this ed by Lady Clifford, is to arrive in loon Magistracy, this morning. drowned ?"
The first case concerned the pas- Lithuania in regard to Russia. Kuomintang, because until a few Feb, 12 for Saigen, travelling over-senger who was found with 80 There were four romantic passen Russia is too disorganised to be days ago there were hopes that land. An elaborate programme rounds of ammunition in his pos-gers aboard a liner bound for New capable of serious military aggres- the moderates would manage to has been arranged, including a trip session. Mr. L. R. Andrews ap Zealand in the shape of two pairs of dominate the Party's activities in to Ayuthis, the ancient capital of peared for the defendant and enter-English nightingales which were sion but the unconventionality, the future, and, moreover, there Siam. On the way up to Bangkok | ed a plea of guilty.
to be released in the government to use the mildest possibly term, of was a big opportunity presented a night will be spent at Hua lin.
The defendant explained that he bird sanctuary in Auckland Russian foreign policy makes her for the Nationalists to gather On Feb, 7 the Governor will be re- had been sick during the voyage Harbour. They will be the ill any sufficient power and influence [ceived by the King,
and had not seen the notices re-first nightingales, the key-country of the European unto themselves to play a pro-
quiring persons. In possession of other English..migratory birds, strategical situation. She bas ap-minent part in the eventual re- We have received from the Parms to declare same to the captain. to enter the southern hemi- peared at Geneva as a champion of unification of the country. But and O. Company a very attractive The defendant further stated that sphere. Nightingales, however, are
personal
animosities seems to wall calendar for 1928, the sub- he was ignorant of the laws of called the most homesick birds in disarmament and now her closest have arisen once again, with the ject for the picture being Hong Hongkong.
the world, and the possibility, is neighbour and enemy has a quarrel upshot that the Party is in the song harbour.
throes of a fresh crisis. Hap-scan the P. and O. s.8. Ranpura A fine of $250 was imposed.foreseen that they will fly back the before the League in which her op- personal
14,000 miles to their beloved Surrey The second passenger who was
woods. ponent is another neighbour, confirm the widespread impressiin Company's diary and almanack for arrested in possession of four Lithuania.
and that, in Chinese politics, person- next year has also been received Luger pistols, two revolvers alitics play a far bigger part than and contains not only details of 1,350 rounds of ammunition, was Foland is not a country of all the ideals or service for the common the services of the Company but remanded till next Wednesday when virtues, and it may be that she and weal. So long as that continues also much other useful informa-the
will be tried by two Magistrates. Lithuania are six of one and half in a state of chaos and misrule."
to be the cake, China will remain tion
a dozen of the other as regards their allegations and counter-al- legations, accompanied, as оле partisan statesman has put it, by "arguments made in a mad-house." Paris
New York But Poland has been rightly re-
Brussels garded by Europe, particularly by Genera France, as
Amsterdam bulwark against a
Milan Bolshevism, both militarily, and in Berlin regard to "peaceful penetration." Stockholm
Copenhagen Russia has in the past made efforts Osto to Bolshevise every country on her Vienna frontiers, and though she had, a Helsingfors.
Pragua bitter lesson from Poland at the Madrid Liabon time the fatuous Allied interven-Athens tion on the latter's behalf (when Bucharest
Rio Poland declined the Allies' advice
Buenos Aires to capitulate, beat Russia off her Bombay own bat and thanked her pre- Shanghai
Hongkong servers for nothing) Russia would Yokohama certainly make use of a state of Silver (spot)
Silver (forward) chaos to "mop up" any minor
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animositles Jeem to and the B.I. B.S. Talamba. The
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Besides "Resurrection” · Count Leo Tolstoi's classic, with Dolores Del Rio, at the Queen's Theatre, to-day's cinema attractions Include "Aloma of the South Sean" featur- ing Gilda Gray, the famous stage dancer, at the World Theatro; and. Rex Beach's "Padlocked," a dráma- tle story of a beautiful girl's 12.06% struggle with the conventions of to-day, at the Star Theatre. Lois 92 7/16
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TO-MORROW'S PICTURES.
AN ATTRACTIVE LIST.
The Telegraph's special page of local pletures will include group photograph taken at the fancy. dress dance of the pupils of the Central British School; group and range pictures taken at Taikoo on the occasion of the staff shoot: and several pictures of the local
played over the holiday in con- nexion with the Sunday Herald charity cup
The person who stole a copy of Harold Bell Wright's "God and the Groceryman" from our store Mon- -day-la-not known. We don't know who you are and cara Ices. We only ask that you read the book: with the hope that it may reform you. If it does not, we suggest that the next time you are in our store you steal a BibleAdvertisement in a Call- fornian paper,"
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Torumy was observed by his mother washing the forefinger of his right hand
"What's the idea of washing only one finger?" she Inquired.
"The boy next door has asked me to feel his baby sister's new tooth;" explained. Tommy.
A teacher asked her class the
103% outside the Fire Station at Queen's International football matches, 20.141 Road Central, when a Chinese 27/64 travelling as a passenger in the
meaning of the word "furlough... 366% third class compartment, endeavour
Willie was called, and said. "It. means a mule; it says so in a. ed to alight from a moving tram
In addition to the above there book." and sustained a fall as the result will be published group photo- Ho fell on his back, and his skull graphs taken at the weddings in and it was brought forward.
The teacher asked for the. Book, 1/0
2/7 was
fractured on striking the Hongkong of Mr. G. O. Broetje (of At last, Willie came to a picture 2/0% ground. Within a minute, the man Melchers and Co., Hongkong) and of a soldier sitting on a mule. At 1/10 16/16 was rushed in the motor ambulance Miss C. M. C. Wilken, of Bremen; the bottom of the picture was 20 9/16 from the Fire Station to Hospital, and Mr. Rolf Heyn, of Tientsin, printed, "Going home on his fur-
20% his condition being extremely pre- and Miss I Gobert, of Hamburg.
lough" carious,
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