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MESSRS. LANE CRAWFORD LIMITED beg to inform the public that in advertising "goods for sale in their Men's Outfitting Department by notices in the local press and by circulars to customers they have made use of designs and letterpress which are the copyright of Messrs. Austin Reed's of Regent Street London particularly "in advertisements headed "THE NEW TAILOR- ING YOU CHOOSE YOUR CLOTHES NOT CLOTH" which both in design and letterpress, is an infringement of Messrs. Austin "Reed's copyright advertisement "THE NEW TAILOR- ING YOU CHOOSE CLOTHES INSTEAD OF CLOTH" and "LANEFORD DRESS COLLARS,” the design and letterpress of which is an infringement of Messrs. Austin. Reed's copyright advertisement in respect of their Summit collars.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TOTAL
DRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1928.
acquence of the big influx of Chinese fate the Colony last year. The Criminal Investigation De- partment, which, under Mr. King, has done such excellent work, was especially, singled out for mention in this connexion. It is true, na His Excellency took occasion to point out, that the ready manner in which Chiricae from adjacent ter ritory flock into this Colony, in time of trouble, is a compliment to eur police, for it betokens a recogni-
DAY BY DAY.
WE ARE SENT INTO THIS WORLD TO
MAKE IT BETTER AND HAPPIER, AND IN PROPORTION AS WE DO WE MAKE OURSELVES BOTH-Dr. Geikio.
The B. I. a.. Hatipara, from Singapore, is duo here on the 22nd
instant.
The Empress of Asia, which loft Hongkong on the 28th March, arrived at Vancouver on the 16th instant.
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MANY BOUND FOR HOME.
TO-DAY'S BIG EXODUS FROM COLONY.
The Very Idea!
And what did you learn this morning?" asked a fond parent of A little girl who had attended There was a large exodus of Sunday school for the first time.
That I am a child. of Satar," Hongkong people for Home by the Empress of Canada and the Blue came the cheerful reply. Funnel liner Sarpedon, which enll- ed to-day.
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A buxom young woinan who The Empress bont was packed ansivered a judgment summons at with passengers, these including Clerkenwell County Court recent Lady Chater, Sir Elly Kadoorie ly said her means were 258. tion of the point that they can horo
Bishop and Mrs. Duppuy, the Hon. week. She lived at a public house. feel sure of due and adequate pro- Yesterday's health report shows Harston, the Rev. C. I. Blanchett, one room.
Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Mr. J. Scott where she paid 12s. 6d. a week for tection. That is a fact which the one case each of small-pox, diph-Liout Col. L. Cook, Lieat. Col. R. The judge: Who pays for your. critics of so-called "Imperialism" therfa and typhoid. The latter G. Clarke, Col. and Mrs. E. A. Hick-monla ?My employer gives me conveniently ignore. It is a point- Chinese.
was Portuguese and the others man, Col. Mra. T. A. Robinson,my lunch,
Mr. and Mra, T. Goare, Mr. and ed illustration of the truth that a
Who pays for your breakfast? Mrs. S. J. King Baker, Mrs. K. M.I don't eat breakfast far greater measure of safety is Forthcoming weddings announc-Fetterly, Mrs. H. K. Holmes, Mr. Who pays for your dinner?- assured to Chinese under foreigned Include that of Mr. J. H. Bottom-and Mrs. J. Hyde, Mr. W. Hyde, don't eat dinner.
ley, architect, The Blarney Stone, Miss M. Hyde, Mr. and Mrs. D. jurlediction than can as yet be Hongkong, to Miss M. V. Rhodes, Templeton, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. May, woman in good health living on You are a mystery. A young guaranteed anywhere in their own Wrose View, Baildon, Yorkshire, Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Parker, Mr. Jono meal at day. Perhaps you
England.
E. Joseph, Mr. W. J. Hawker, Mr-drink a great deal of milk?--I do. We should like to add our own
H. W. Ray, Mr. H. J. Brett, Mr. E. How much is your milk bill 7- This morning's Harbour Ofee, Bush, Mr. W. G. Bell and Mr.I have half a pint of milk when
Whitey Smith,
I think I will.
The judge: I make no observa- tion.
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departures, leaving 74 vessels in harbour of which 37 were British. Tonnage showed a slump, while through cargoes were particularly
poor,
tribute to that of H. E. the Gover-reporta gave 14 arrivals and 23 nor regarding the "conspicuously successful” administrative work of the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe as Captain Superintendent of Police, Mr. Wolfe has been head of the Police Force for more than eight yours now-h period which has, by reason of recurrent unrest, been marked by ever-growing respon- sibilities. With more than two thousand offecra and men under his command, he has a task which few
for Mesara.
Hongkong is shortly to have a real musical treat, Jacques Thibaud, the Moutrie and Co. inform us that French violinist, is to give a con-
famous
cort here on June 16th. Further details will be announced later.
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Among the passengers who loft by the 8.8. Sarpedon were Capt. and Mrs. E. Knudsen, Mrs. W. B.
Policeman at Tottenham, in a Cornaby and two children, Mrs. Eric Grimble and two children case of drunkenness" He was Mrs. A. W. Hayward and two chll- running along the road, then he dren, Mrs. L. G. S. Dodwell and stopped, walked a little way, and, three children, Mrs. Grossman, foll down. Man: Yes, sir, I Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stephens, should have been all right if I had Miss N. W. Bascombe, Misa D. kept on running.
H. Penn, Mr. D. Fitzgerald, Mr, band hit me, but that does not Dunnett, Mr. L. M. S. Lloyd, Mr. Wife at Tottenham: My hus- L. Jack, Mr. W. G. Clark, Mr. G. 11. matter. What I am complaining Wilson, Mr. D. S. Wylie, Mr. about is that he won't giva me any Somers Ellis, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. money, Robinson and two children. Mr.
son, and Mr. D. Abbey.
would envy. Under his capable of a coal coolie at the Kowloon A, E, Atkins, Mr. R.-W. William Shoreditch: What, you a women's
With reference to the conviction and tactful control, the Force has Magistracy on Monday for larceny A wedding has been arranged and will take place on Saturday, grown in power and efficiency, and of twenty fathoms of Manila rope 21st Apri), 1928, at Unton Church, it is fitting that the tremendous from the Hakusan Maru, we are liongkong, at 2.30 p.m.. between amount of work which he has put informed that the man was not BIG BLAZE IN COLOMBO.
employed by the Wharf and Capt. W. Lumsden, of Messrs. But-into its organisation aliould be Godown Company or on terfield & Swire, and Netts, only acknowledged. He has proved him-pany's premises. daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
John McKelvie of Broughty Ferry, self the right man in the right. Scotland. No invitations have place. been issued, but friends are invit ed to a reception, which will take place at the Hongkong Hotel after the ceremony,
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
the Com-
Colombo.
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Judge Cluer to a debtor at
tallor, and at your prices cannot afford to pay £201 Astonishing!
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An Amerlean musical Journal once published the following ad- vice to conductors, which is amus- MUCH DAMAGE WHEN STORE ing enough to bear reprinting. "Take lessons in swimming and BURNS. The annual meeting of sub-
carpet-beating. Confine your at- scribers to the Bibliotheque Fran-
tention to your toilet-to cuffs, caine (French Library) in Hong-rupees was caused in a fire which always bear this in mind, your Damage estimated at 85,000 collars, gloves, and back hair; and Piracy and its Prevention.
kong, was held at the French Con-broke out recently pt a fibre store, cuffs and shirt-front cannot be too sulate last evening. The Hon. belonging to Messrs. C. S. Mitchell much displayed. Tap vigorously Definite proof was forthcoming President, M. Dufaure de la Prado, and Co., in Layard's Broadway, on the desk and give a prolonged yesterday that however severe took the chair and in commenting blow the Bias Bay pirates suffered on the steady expansion of the
Hush in all aoft passages. It The fire was noticed by neigh draws the attention of the au- in the Irene affair, the lesson library, dwelt on the fact that
bours, who raised the alarm. The dience:from the music to the con- taught them has not had the effect within two years, the number of of making them abandon their books had increased from 500 to
fire brigade received a call at ductor. At the conclusion of each activities on the high acas. While 1,250. They included works from 3.18 a.m. and Immediately proceed-piece wipe your forehend, whe the Hsin Wah was not actually past and contemporary French ed to the scene.. taken into Blaa Bay, the point authors. The financial position WEDNESDAY. APRIL 18, 1928.where the pirates landed is auf was submitted, and reported ne ficiently close id associato them being satisfactory. The now com- with the gang which has made a mittee was appointed, the Consul practice of piratical attacks for being re-elected Hon. President, several years. It may be assumed that Bina Bay was not chosen as the place of departure from the pirated vessel owing to the risk of detection in that vicinity. The feature in that a Chinese gunboat Hain Wah piracy affords a pleasing landed a party of sailors and made
·OUR POLICE FORCE.
This is an earnest
MARSHAL LI REACHES CANTON.
ATTENDS BRIEF MILITANY CONFERENCE.
1.
conference was held.
After the conference, Marshal
went to his private residence the Man Tak Road.
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the outer office of the store awoke casionally on the man with the A watcher, who was sleeping in ther it needs it or not. Scowl oc- double-baas, and, directly the only when he heard shouts and drummer comes in with his part, made hla escape through a win- dow.
wave your left hand violently in When the Brigade, comprising his direction; it keeps down their two engines, manned by 20 men, vanity. If you wear long hair, arrived on the scene within two throw it back by a graceful swing minutes of receiving the call, the of the head at the end of ali dif- flames had spread rapidly and the cult passages, for it will remind whole building was already ablaze. the audience that all the merit
In their efforts to check the is yours." outbreak, several officers and men,. including Superintendent Lana- Small student of natural history They (to elder slater)—“I say, Mabel, way, sustained injuries. had to climb the roof of the bulld- | do hedgehoga lay eggs, or do they ing to start operations, and, in have kittens, like rabbits?" doing so, some of them fell, re- ceiving bruises and cuts.
It was Jacob's birthday, and The Brigade succeeded in pre-his proud father decided to let his venting its spreading to the adjoining buildings, but 200 balcaboy celebrate it in a novel way..
"For to-day, Jacob," he said, of fibre, machinery and practically my beautiful garden is free to the whole of the store were de you and all your little friends. molished. Most of the building Bring them all in, and tell them
grapes
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Faithful and efficient service rendered under very trying con- ditions. These were the words employed by H. E. the Governor inst evening in congratulating then, determined effort to locate the Hongkong Police Force on its re-unsuccessful, but there can be no pirates. Admittedly, they were pord for the past year. The doubt that a genuine attempt was An overnight telegram from tribute thus expressed is one which made to catch the pirates with their Canton states that Marshal Li Chai- we are sure the whole Colony will that the Chinese authorities on the Admiral Chan Chat, Mr. Chu Chao- loot. At the same time comes news sum, General Chang Ming-shiu, re-echo. Even in normal times, West River have taken actionhsin, General Hu King-tong, Mr. the police here have an arduous and against pirates in the vicinity of La Man-yam and others arrived Taipingsha, the measures adopted there by the Canion-Kowloon Rail- trying life, attended with
con- being similar to those when the way express at seven o'clock last siderable risk, but during the past British Naval authorities destroyed evening. few years their lot has been an villages in the Bias Bay district. Immediately on his arrival, the collapsed. even less enviable one, for, despite Chinese authorities' desire to com- proceeded
of the Marshal entered a motor car and
At the time of the outbreak the they can help themselves to any thing except the grapes. In the to Military
Head-store was unoccupied with the ex-hot-house. Don't forget, my. boy! all that has been done to keep bat the piracy menace, and it is quarters, where a brief military ception of the watcher. criminals and dangerous characters not too much to ask that in addition
The origin of the fire has not Anything they like, except the to action on the West River they
been traced. out of the Colony, many, des- should also devote their attention
Within a short time the garden. Mr. J. D. Aitken, Superintendent beradoes have found their way in. to the Bias Bay area. The British
of Pollec, accompanied by Mr. G. was in the possession of a swarm This circumstance has called for authorities. here have on numerous on
de Saram, A.S.P., a sub-Inspector of youngsters, and the father of occasions expressed their willing- special vigilance, and, what is more,ness to co-operate with the Chinese
and 60 constables arrived on the Jacob beamed at them from the scene shortly after the Fire Bri-windows of his house. Then one forbidden hot- It has immensely, increased the in anti-piracy work and we presume
gade, and assisted materially by boy invaded the dangers to which the profectors of that the offer still holds good at
controlling the huge crowd attract-house, and the father followed the present time. It is not, there- law and order have been exposed.fore, too much to hope that in the
ed by the conflagration, which was him and caught him eating the
treasured grapes. one of the biggeet. in Colombo for "My boy!" cried Jacob's father, It is well, therefore, that there near future the two Governments
sternly. You must not touch should be some public recogni-will co-operate in a most deter- mined attempt to rid the China
those grapes!" tion of the part our police Const of pirates who have flourish play, and such 311 occasioned far too long. The Isin Wah
Incident proves striking confirma- Chan Fung-kai, a pig-dealer, was presented yesterday, when tion of the fact that the pirates are was summoned before Mr. R. E. the annual inspection of the not beaten. Joint efforts on the Lindsell to-day for keeping a Force gave the community, an op-right lines will dispose of the risks boarding-house without a license ELINOR GLYN FILM AT THE
The late Mr. Kidd early in his to which not only foreign but at 211-216 Des Voeux Road West,
Court career was engaged in a portunity of seeing what a fine body Chinese steamers are exposed on Stating that, the premises were
prosecution against an owner of of men this Colony is able to rely their voyages along the China used for the accommodation of "Love's Blindness," an Elinor hens who was charged with allow- on in times of stress and trouble. Coast.
employees, Mr. C. A. S. Russ who Glyn story, is being screened ating his fowls to trespass to the Some of the incidents of the past
appeared for the defence, argued the World Theatre at present, and annoyance of a neighbour and de- that the Ordinance order under it is a capital picture. It construction of in garden, year which were mentioned by His
which the summons was brought corns an Earl who married a The Sherif remarked that this was detective in meaning. It would wealthy money-lender's daughter was the first time the hens had added, appear to him that overy Call- in order to secure relief from fin- been in the garden, and London, Apr. 17." fornian merchant's shop was ancial embarrassment, and the in- "Every dog is entitled to its first
.124 brought within the scope of the trigue and mlaunderstandings bite." .4.88 5/16 Ordinance whereas it was not which follow until love comics into Quick came the retort, "Yes, my
.84.95 intended to be,
its own. It is a typical Cliner lud, but there hens have been in Regarding the definition of a Glyn talo, but is noteworthy for a 'scrape before." 12.10 boarding-house in Ordinance No. 1, some fine settings and really ex- .20.4% of 1003, as “a place where employ-cellent acting. The leading roles 18.13 era lodge their employees of either are taken by Pauline Slatke and .18.20 sex and of whatever occupation," Antonio Moreno, who are backed
18.24 Mr. Lindsell agreed that it looked up by a very strong cast 84.72% ns if servants' quartèrs attached to
100% every private house was to be re- good comic make up a good all-it."
An interesting news real and A
EXCHANGE RATES.
| Excellency in his address last night served to remind the publle of tho hazardous, calling of our police. Paris Special referenco was made to the New York
Brussola Wing Lok Street shooting affray,
Geneva
In gratifying feature of which was Amsterdam
the fact that European, Indian and Milan Berlin Chinese members of the Force alike Etockholm distinguished themselves. That Copenhagen
Oslo affair, and others mentioned,
Vienna Blustrates the very real dangers Prague which our police run in the execu- Madrid
Helsingfors tion of their duty, and the Colony Lisbon
Athens
Is proud to think that, however, Bucharest great those riska may be, its police lo may be always relied upon to face Buenos Aires
Dombay them when the call comes. An-
Shanghal other point stressed by Bir Cecil Hongkong...
Yokohama Clementi was the additional work
Bilver (apot and forward) 'thrown on the' Force as a con-
.25,33
.92.60 .92.60
372
INTERESTING LEGAL POINT:
SERVANTS QUARTERS MIGHT BE REGISTERED.
gistered.
'It was stated that the fee ro- quired of boarding-houses under 780% that class was only two dollar a .3.63/84 year, .47.13/10 Mr. Russ opposed an application .1/5.81/82 for adjournment, on the ground 2/0% that thle would entail additional 2/0% legal expense for the defendant. 1.15/82
2034
British
Fircless.
many years.
The boy looked indignant. "And "LOVE'S BLINDNESS" Why can't I have some grapes 7”* he demanded, "I've paid my tap- pence like the rest!"
WORLD.
round programmo well worth see- ing.
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"What was George Washington noted for?" "His memory, sir."
"What makes you think his memory was so great?"
"They erected a monument to
J. F. Page, of Manchester, ob." }tained a"dual win in the British Despite opposition from brew-Ice Skating Championships (in- era, the Norman Cross Licensing ternational style), at Manchester. Bench reissued, after a lapse of He won the men's event, and with 35 years, a full license to the Miss E. Muckolt (Manchester), famous coaching house, The Hay the pairs championships. The A pominal fine of $2 was Im-cock, on the Great North-road at ladies title went to Mias C. Wa- posed.
Wansford, near Peterborough.⠀ Bon-(Toronto).