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The
Thongkong Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1928.
under American rule. We our selves have no doubt that the United States is doing a fine work in the Philippines and that the liberties and rights of the people nro being protected and preserved. But political malcontenta take small heed of these things. Our own experience in India has proved that.
The United States, however, of cupies a rather peculiar position in regard to what are known na. Its territorial 'possessions, which are not regarded as being colonies, though the average Britisher finds it difficult to distinguish the dif- ference. Despite America's high motives, there is a dual of dissatis-
DAY BY DAY,
A GOOD PRINCIPAL GETS MORE HARD
KNOCKS THAN A POOR ONE-Prof. Harris Bickford.
The P. and O. 8.8. Khiva, from Shanghai, is due here at 6a.. on Friday.
Y.M.C.A. MATTERS.
FAREWELL DINNER TO MR.
J. L. MCPHERSON.
Those taking part in to-morrow's musicale at the Helena May In-C. A. on Saturday night. stitute will be Mrs. Sanger, Mrs. Aubrey, Miss Elisabeth Dunbar, Mr. A. M. Bowes Smith and Mr. John Braga.
The ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa. Dock Co., Ltd., will be held at the office of the Company, Queen's Building, on Tuesday March 20, at noon,
The Very Idea!
Drivers of buses are instructed
Among the farewell events in not to enter into conversation with honour of Mr. J. L. McPherson who Passengers, but there are some left for England to-day, via Canada, passengers who never scem do ses. was a dinner given by the Board tho notice to that effect and of Directors of the Chinese Y.. M. chatter away morrily until forced into a "peeved" silence by the lack The Vice-President, Dr. Chau of response from the man at tha of the great service given by Mr. Wal-cheung, expressed appreciation wheel,"
An elderly lady recently elimb- McPherson from his arrival in 1905ed on to a bus, sat down beside Thon the the driver, and commenced an Chinese Y. M. C. A. had no more oration on-accidents, than a hundred members; now it "And have you ever been in- has more than 2,000. Then it had volved in a bus accident?" she de- building and a boys' building, each no property; now it has a men's manded after a five-minute speech. well-equipped, a recreation ground, driver. "And the horrible details "Yes, madame," answered tho
until the present day,
and a lot recently purchased In
',
faction in most of these territories. The annual inspection of the St. Kowloon, for a branch to be erected aro these. I avas driving a bus The Virgin Islands want civil In-John Ambulance Brigade, which next year. Mr. McPherson, he said, nor the edge of a cliff, and over hud helped to secure all these pro-we went, durtling down thousands. stead of naval government, so do was postponed yesterday, will not,perties and had consistently aimed of feet into a rocky chasm. Half
as was hoped, take place this oven- Guam and Samon; the Philippines ing. By reason of the inclement ask for independence; Alaska seeks weather, the function is now post-
poned sino die. Statehood; and Porto Rico wants self-government. Such are of the ambitions of people under American rule. In course of time, they will most likely be realised, but that time is evidently not yet,
some
The offers of II.M.S. Royal Fleet Auxiliaries Belgol, Forto, hosts it a dinner dance at Lane, Fransol, Ruthenia and Khaki were Crawford's on Monday night. $ very enjoyable evening was spent, the affair, the first of its kind,
being à decided success.
;
A Chinese worker of the M. Y.
The Colton Rupture,
Special excursions are being A charge of lack of sincerity run to Macao on Sunday, in con- has been laid against the em- The ss. Sui An leaves here nt nexion with the Macao Races. ployers by the Lancashire cotton 8 a.m., returning from Matao at operatives, and the quibble deny-4 p.m., and the a... Taishan leaves ing the advantage of an indopen here, at 9 am and returns from dent chairnun, and the necessity.
Macao at 5.30 p.m. for the assistance of outside pro- fessional men, will import a bit- Lerness inte the controversy which might easily have been avoided. A complete rupture over the terms of reference of a self-examination rather points to a reluctance on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1928. the part of the employers to have the matter so thoroughly investi- gated as they had led the opera- tivos to suppose was their desire. We are not prepared to argue that one side or the other is justi- fied In its present attitude, but it
AMERICA'S OVERSEAS
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PROBLEMS.
GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO CANTON,
The old lady gasped. "What happened? How did you go over the clif?"
to develop Chinese leadership in the the passengers were killed out- right and the rest were terribly organization.
Responding, Mr. McPherson said Injured, dying before they could... that his periods of absence had been be rescued. Only one man was times of great material progress saved and that man was-me.” In the Hongkong Y.M.C.A. When he had his Arst furlough in 1911, the returned just in time for its open. student building was erected. He ing. During his second absence in 1917, the men's building on Bridges Street was put up. That too was opened on his return, In 1923, while he was on leave the construc- tion of the European Y.M.C.A. in Kowloon was carried on and opened
fourth absence from the Colony ho after his return. Now during his hoped the Kowloon branch would be commenced and be completed next year.
"I was not attending to the wheel, madame, owing to a passen- ger persistently talking to me."
Old Mother Hubband once
ransacked her cupboard, And then uttered words of
dejoction,
For her nieces and daughters
had ralded the quarters And taken her schoolgirl
complexion.
amusing explanation Is
Dama.
The
He had gone on well with the sermon, faithfully followed by the In 10 same period there verger, but as luck would have been among the Chin-it, just as he required the promp- General Secretaries
of der's services the latter, by mis- Ptake, turned over two pages and
'Health Week."
The exclamation was unheard
Previous Secretaries. During this period from 1905 to An San Co. Factory in Wanchat had 1928, Mr. McPherson has been the given of a strange interjection four of his fingers severed by a senior of the honorary secretaries. that crept into a sermon broad- machine following an accident, He was preceded only by Messrs. cast from Natre which occurred at the factory yes-W. J. Southam and C. C. Rutledge. preacher, a popular priest, was in terday. The matter was reported Later came Messrs. F. M. Mohler, the habit of learning his sermons to the No. 2 Police Station and the R. F. Rope, F. S. Cuckow, R. L. by heart; but not trusting entirely man was admitted to the Govern- Moeller, A. E. Dome and J. H. to memory, he arranged with a ment Civil Hospital in a serious Geldart.
verger to follow the discourse condition.
During Mr. McPherson's absence, with his manuscript from a place his place will be taken by Mr. H. A. of concealment behind the pulpit Whilst some heavy machinery Wilbur, from Shanghai, who has and to prompt him if that should was being moved to a junk from been sent by the general organisa- become necessary. is deplorable that the earnestness the 6.5. Savastan, the sling on tion at the request of the local of the employers is not better which the machinery was suspend- Board of Directora. The new Governor: General of the manifested than in an uncompro-ed gave way. A coolic who was Philippines delivered himself of mising refusal to consider the working on the steamer at the time have
A was seriously Injured, receiving ese some weighty and extremely ap-operatives point of view. posite remarks on the occasion of breakdown on what is after all wounds to his head and body. the organization Dr. T.
quite a minor fasue in a serious He was removed to the Govern-. Wo Mr. Ho Lel-son, Mr. Hah gave the wrong cue. The ombar- his inauguration in Manila, as will situation suggests a lack of bona ment Civil Hospital.
Shiu-lau, and the present secretary, rased preacher, exasperated by have been observed by the extracts fides somewhere, and there is room
Mr. Y. H. Tsao, The latter, after the mishap, hissed down to the leaving Queen's College, did Y. M. Juckless vergor, "Billy ass!" from his speech which we reprint for considerable criticism of the employers in this respect. It is
C. A. work in Canton and in Yun- ed yesterday. Ile did not deal with just as much to their interests ag
nanfu. He then continued his the issue of Independence, save for to those of the operatives that the
studies in Yale University and in by the congregation in Notre a few passing references, in one matter should be probed fully;
Oxford, returning last year to the Dame, but, having been uttered Instead, they threatened at one
post which he now occupies.
close to the microphone on the of which he stated that it is the time to come to blows with the ELABORATE ARRANGEMENTS
pulpit desk, was faithfully carried doctrine of trust responsibility operatives on the question of or-
to the eare of the much larger BEING MADE. If Lanca- which underlies American sover-ganised short-time.
During this week, the annual to the discourse at their own fire- congregation who were listening shire's greatest industry is to hope
Elaborate arranger ants are behealth campaign of the Y. M. C. A. sides. eignty in the islands. Making for restoration to its former powering made in Canton to welcome II. is in progress. The Bridges Street mention of the progress of educn- in the world, for the easy supre- the Governor of Hongkong and building is hung with a display of The priest was greatly shocked tion, Mr. Stimson took the oppor-macy which enabled her to make party on their official visit to the unique health charts, depicting the when, the next day, one of his tunity of acknowledging its in-great profits in the past, a vigor- city. Yesterday, at Marshal Li causes of prevalent diseases. There parishioners, who had listened in, ous effort has necessarily to be Chai-sum's headquarters, a special ate nightly lectures in the auditor asked him-Tather, who was the committee of more than twenty lum by physicians of the Colony, scoundrel who called out, 'Silly helping the Filipinos" to achieve a ton of localisation which grew up the necessary preparations in con- daily in the gymnasium and free most beautiful passages of your national consciousness and a com-
undisturbed in the Nineleenth
vaccination in being secured by sermon yesterday?" The pren- mon language, but on the political Century, and a real effort be made noxion with the visit.
In various districts, the British hundreds.
cher's answer is not recorded. towards co-ordination. Lanenshire issues associated with the Indepen-must be audacious; not as in the to be jointly displayed, Instruc-lowed toward the end of this month and Chinese Nationalist fings are This "Health Week" is to be fol dence campaign he said nothing.past in over-capitalisation, but tions to this effect having been by the campaign for membership magistrate, to a husband: "How Mr. W. B. Luke, a Willemlan He did indeed remark that in laying cutting her losses where neces-given, and certain strecis especi- and contributions, an annual event came this decent young woman to hold of instruction, the Filipinos certained only by a thorough in- purposes.
sary. The right lines can be as-ally marked out for decoration that is carried through with en-marry you? What witchery have were taking a long step forward vestigation, and we can see some on what President Roosevelt once of Lancashire'd inherent common- called "the stony and difficult path which lends to self-government," but that would hardly be likely to satisfy those political leaders who were hoping for 'some definite pronouncement on the vital issue. of complete Independence.
The burden of Mr. Stimson's ora- tion was the desirability and neces-
strumentality in the direction ofmade to get out of the conglomera-members was chosen to make all Physical examinations are given ass!' in the middle of one of the
se manifested in the suggestion that outside professional mon might bring new pointers to bear on the situation. At the moment, our sympathies are with the opera- tives.
CANTON ANTI-BANDIT
SCHEME.
MARSHAL LI CALLS NIG MEETING.
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thusiam by an organization of
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twelve teams that make the work you that is not generally apparent?"? of the Y. M. C. A. known through- make money becauso I cannot. North London navvy: I cannot out the Colony.
Mr. McPherson has been assured make the weather.. of a warm welcome on hia return at about the end of the year,
YET MORE RAIN.
EXCHANGE RATES.
Willesden mother: My son has been a great invalid with demonia, Derbyshire witness: Women when shopping lose all sense of the passing of time,
thought it was the Bank of Mon- treal."
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The Cinema and the Press. Almost immediately after his re-
The Royal Observatory weather turn from Hongkong,, Marshal Li
An Irishman and a Scotsman' We are rather surprised to dis- Chai-sum held a big military meet report states that the anti-cyclone is were passing a large Catholle cover a local club debating seri-ing at his Headquarters to discusa central to the west of Vladivostock, cathedral in Montreal. The Irish- sity of the economic development of ously the question of whether the the proposed big, anti-bandit The depression over Tongking to man, being a good Catholic, took the Philippine lelands. He
cinema exerts a greater influence scheme. Those present included unchanged. Moderate monsoon may off his hat when they were passing. who than the Press. It had always Generals Chan Ming-shiu, Wang be expected along the South-east Sandy did the same. stating the truth when he asserted been our impression that the fore- Shno-hung, Tang Yin-wah and Chu coast of China and over the North- After they had passed the that far more attention has been most function of the cinema was Ching-tang, Mr. Feng Cho-man andern portion of the North China sea, Irishman said to Sandy."I did not concentrated upon politics than on the newspaper to inform the pub-
to amuse and the main purpose of | Admiral Chan Chat,
The forecast till noon to-morrow know that you were a Catholic. It was resolved that, as much am-18-East winds, moderate; over I thought you were a Presbyterian.. industrial development, by the Fil- lie on current happenings. A film munition will be needed in the:
cast, rain.
I was glad to see you take off your Ipinos, with the result that pro- is essentially a work of fiction; operations against the bandits, the that 2.81 inches of rain were re-church."
The Observatory report shows hat when you passed the holy gress in the latter field has not and the newspaper, a record of the Canton Arsenal, on the northern corded for the 24 hours onding at "Church?" said Sandy. “Mon, I kept pace with the exceptional ad- events of the day. How the two suburb, should be amalgamated
10 am. to-day. can logically be brought into line with the big Arsonal at Shekchang. vances made in education and public for the purposes of an argumentIt is thought that if these two ar- affairs. And, as the new Governor is a little beyond our comprehen-senals are placed under one General said, serious application to
sion, Tho cinoma, speaking management, the output will be industrial expansion would be of the influence the public; with
generally, makes no attempt greatly increased. greatest benefit to the Philippines, the newspaper, the guidance of
Paris. Brussels... Influence by the Amsterdam with the large measure of American public opinion is only one of ita unnecessary. backing which is available.
roles. Inasmuch as anything and journal concerned. We would not The
Beriln everything heard, seen or done has attempt to deny that we see an Copenhagen islands have certainly not been deve-a mesure of influence on the in- inkling of what the organisers of Vienna loped to nearly the extent that they dividual, we must agree that the the debate were endeavouring to Helsingfors could be in this regard, and we cinema, without claiming or desir, drive at, but we do not seek to Lisbon have no doubt that this fact is in influence, but that influence is Our chief complaint, if this can Buenos Aires
ing to do so, enjoys a sphere of carry out their difcult task. Bucharest
part explained by the mistaken con- purely aesthetic, and varies ac- come within that category, is that Shanghal
Yokohama ception held by so many of the cording to the receptiveness of the resolution was hopelessly Now York people that industrallam means fa- piles to a newspaper, but along any differentiation in the type of Milan
the spectator. Much the same ap- ambiguous in that no indication of Geneva terference with their liberties. Mr. entirely different lines. A politi-influence, good, bad or indifferent, Stockholm Stimson had some pointed observa- cal crisis in Egypt, the growing was made, while the two factors Oslo tions to make on that particular feeling of goodwill by Canton to- concerned meet at points too few Pragno wards Great Britain, are scarcely for the development of a consts- Madrid
· issue. However, we imagine that calculated to cause a luttor in tent discussion. Debates aro to both
Athens the new Governor-General will find petticoat sewing circles, or cause encouraged; we do not doubt the Ro
Bombay It a dificult task to convince the the flapper to indulge in further usefulness of their sphere of in-Hongkong
frivolity. Both items would prove fluence; but we would suggest that Silver (spot) Filipino-political leaders that they of interest to the thinking man, more careful consideration be Silver (forward) could not be better altunted than but the symptoms would not imply given to the selection of topica,
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A man who said he was the fathor of 80. children, of whom 29.- London, Mar. 6.
were girls, appeared at Northamp- .124
ton County Court. Four children .35
were still dependent on him; he 20.41 said. "It takes us back to the 18.21 days of the patriarchs," observed 84.625 Judge Staveley Hill.
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It was a keen frosty morning, .706% 47.21/82 and the stout elderly gentleman on 2/6% his way to catch a train slipped 1/11.1/16 on the footpath on the street and .4.87 20/32 immediately fell and was propelled 25.84 by his weight down the steep in- 02.45
.18.17 cline. .18.82 A young lady who was coming.
164 out of her gate wad overturned by 20.08 the on-rushing body, and sat upon. 808% him and was carried towards the 5.59/64 foot of the hill. As they reached Holiday, the railway station at the end of 20% their rapid journey, the gentleman 25.5/16
2014 panted"You get off, Miss, I stop British Wireless.
here."