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Kowloon Bay. This is the first occasion on which the holding up of the Prison schemo bas boon attributed to that circumstances, and we think the public should have further information on thle particular point, so that it may be seen whether the site is absolutely essential to the airport proposal. If not, then we still favour the new Prison being built at Ngau Shi Wan, because otherwise the huge sum already spent there will be utterly wasted. To build à Prison on some new site' will involve tre- mendous expenditure, including, maybe, a big sum for foundations, under which heading, as we have shown, over two lakhs of public money have already been laid out. It was shown in yesterday's statement that the decision to aus-
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THE PROSPERITY OF ENGLAND' MAINLY DEFENDE ON ITS RELATIONS WITH AMERICA, AND IN PROPORTION THAT THE ENERGIES OF AMERICA ARE DEVELOPED AND HER" RESOURCES STRENGTHENED WILL THE POWER AND PROSPERITY OF ENGLAND DE CONFIRMED AND INCREASED Dis-
Sir Robert Ho Tung and party proceeded to Canton this morning by the s.s. Luangshan.
Yesterday's health return shows two cases of typhoid and one of small-pox. All were Chinesė.
The Empress of Russia left Yokohama on Thursday and is due it Hongkong on the 26th instant.
The inte Cupatin W. M. Isdale, uperintendent and nautical adviser of the B. 1. Steam Navigation Co., left £11,011.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF HONGKONG.
The Very Idea!
The Canadian. Pacific Railway,
By a Chinese Returned Student,]
After a seven years' sojourn in which makes a practice of opening the Weat, my return to the Orient new highways, breke a road bed is mingled with a feeling of hope through a new farming district and fear: hope of improved sbeinl and began to develop passenger conditions in spite of the turmoil traffic. Among the Bottlers was of civil strife, and fear of finding an Aberdonian: After a night's journoy in the train came the ab- chaos and unrest. Although tried my best to follow the events lutions of the morning. Somehow, in China while I was in England, or other he got the water taps.. from a long distance ono gains in working, but when it came to the aoap be looked around with an afr perspective but loses in detail.
of bewilderment.
"What is a man to do for a bit of suds ?" he inquired.
Yesterday morning, when we steamed up the harbour and,
Push that plunger down on the finally tied up alongside the wharf, the Chief Officer came off duty left-hand faucet," volunteered a from the forecastle head and we stranger, "and you can get all the engaged in a conversation, or liquid soap you need."
"Is it free, or do you pay?" rather, he talked and moralised while I listened.
"I don't cost a cont; help.your- self."
"A weel, mon, this is a fair sur- prise, to me, and I shall tak' ad- vantage e' it immediately."
With that he drew a flask from
"The British people," he said, "have built up thifa place from an The death coourred at her re-island of barren rocks and made not abandon, be it noted-was silence, Netley. Abbey, Hants, on it one of the biggest and most renched after members of the March 14th, of Mrs. Edo, widow of important ports of the world. Executive and Legislative Coun- the late Mr. N. J. Ede, formerly of Had this been left to the Chinese, his pocket. filled it with a pint it would never have been accom- of liquid soap, and returned to his plished. The British people are sent in the Pullman car uttering progressive. Wherever they go, high praise for modern railway they build and develop, thus bring-facilities. ing happiness to the people."
cils had visited the site in the company of H. E the Governor. Nothing is said as to the reasons why that decision was Trenched, and we are left wondering whether
the Council members were con.
sulted before the further resolve was made not to proceed. further with the scheme, or whether the Government decided this off its own bat. In these times when ex- penditure still has to be closely watched, it does seem to us that very gråve reasons should be brought forward before à project
Hongkong.
The s.5. Kong Ning, of the Tung Yick S.S. Company, is now being fitted with wireless, a cabin on the bridge deck being converted, for the purpose.
The postponed annual general meeting of members of the Victorin Recreation Club will take place this afternoon, at 6 pm, at the Club house.
The 8.3. Anking, arriving from Singapore and Amoy, reports, the death of two male Chinese passen. Kers en rade. The cause in one ense is stated to be consumption, and in the other, heart failure.
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Here he paused for me to talk The late Bishop Chavnsso paid or to remark on 'what he had said. one of the most charming com- kept my silence (either because pliments ever offered. It was to had nothing to say or knew not his V.C. son on gaining the bronze what to say best,) so he continued; cross.
"Up to now," said Dr. Chavasse, "If the Chinese were capable,"you have been known as the son they would copy what the British of the Bishop of Liverpool. In have done in Hongkong and apply fature I shall be known as the it to places inland.”.
| father of Captain Chavasse."
By this time, the breakfast gong. had gone, so we concluded our con- versation. I regret not to have given the chief officer my point
of
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Schoolboy Howlers:
Ovid wrote a poon called - tho Meden, which was lost fortunate-
view, which does not much 15.
The Ballot Act said that all vot- ing must be done by voting.
Maraupials are poached animals.
Mrs. R. Blyth and family wish to on which so much public money A "Contra Danca" dispiny by differ from his.. I like his pride The first Roman sent to Britain thank the many friends for has been paid out should be de-the Juvenile Society will be held in all British undertakings (and was very créas with the English their kind expressions of symptly in sending wreaths Bnitely thrown over in favour of at the Club de Recreio, King's this really, when 1 come to think people for not being Christians.
Park, on Sunday, the proceeds of of it, was what kept me out of the The Synod of Whitby was about and also those who attended one. necessitating a fresh start which are to be devoted to the conversation and made it a sort what shape the tonsil on the the funeral in her and bereave with all the initial outlay which funds of the Society St. Vincentjof a monologue, as I liked to hear priest's head should be cut,
him talk). this would involve. The matter is de Paul,
Being a Chinese, my pride is in of sufficient importance to warrant
A motor car belonging to the the "White Sun in the Blue Sky." further questions being put to the Hongkong Electric Company signifying purity of purpose and Government on the subject.
while proceeding along the Queen's benevolence,, and the "Rainbow, of Road Central yesterday afternoon, Five Colours," signifying the knocked down a Chinese, who was constituent peoples of the nation taken to the Government Civil My pride in mine helps me to
"No, my dear; I just want to let Hospital:
understand a Britisher's pride in the neighbours. see that I'm not his national dag and all that it beating you." signifies.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY. APRIL, 20, 1928.
GAOL MATTERS.
The Flapper Vote. While there may be a variety of In view of the Entertainment to reasons to account for the unan-be given to the Hongkong Garrison mity on all sides of the House of by the Society of St. George, on
Upon me the Union Jack, during
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"Why do you always go to the front door when I sing, Horace? Does it annoy you?"
In a village near Frankfort-on-
Commons in support of the new Monday, April 23 (St. George's my residence in the British Lales, the Oder.n tocal farmer shows an
Just Received include These admissions reflect a position out for Sir Alexander Sprot's
Indian Clubs.
Sandow's Developers:
"Bike" Supporters.
Medicine Balls.
"Webbro" Water Polo Balls.
"Double End" Punch Balls. "Spalding" Cricket Bats. Skipping Ropes (Ball Bearing.)
Running Shoes.
"Eddie Farrell" Fielders Gloves.
"Fore' Putting Dises.
This morning's, Harbour Offee came
reports gave 15 arrivals and 27 they are prohibited there. If they
tion: "Motorlats drive slowly. enormous sign bearing the inserin
very goose run over will east you fifty marks (£2, 10s.)"
The sign is stated to bayo achieved the desired result of slowing down motor traffic.
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Stratford man: I cannot be such bad fellow. I have lived under
for five years. the same roof as my mother-in-
Day), Tic Cheer'o (Y.M.CA.) impressed much admiration. To Franchise Bill, giving the vote to Dance at the Helena May instituts me it represents good business principles and sound logic which women at the age of 21, we are not is unavoidably postponed.
our American friends cutely call These two thinge really surprised that the opposi-
A notice to mariners issued by "Horse Sense," The necessity for a new Gaol tion has been left in the hands of the Commissioner of Customs at will go a long way; they have for the Colony, to which we have few "Die-Hard" Conservatives: Shanghai, under date April 9th, carried the British people all over repeatedly alluded, was admitted Two or three years ago "Votes for states, that the Poolung Point the world. I expect to find them River Poilee Station has now been in Hongkong as in all places where
Willesden wife: My husband has yesterday when replies were made Flappers" might have proved re-moored in its former position British influence dominates, and In the Legistative Council to a
hope our Chinese people will copy, put himself out of work in order very controversial subject, but the off Poutang Point.
cultivate and develop. The busi- to starve me and the children into number of questions put by the
[shadow of a General Election Hon. Mr. Owen Hughes. It was
At the Marine Court this morn-ness section of Victoria, the ships aubmission.
harbour, and the An absent offender wrote to the loans prominently in the nearing, before Commer. J. B. Newill, crowding the conceded that Victoria Gaol is
future, and neither Mr. Ram-1.5.0., IN, the mistress of a promising appearance of Kowloon, Willesden court: Please forward the amount of the fine and I will | avorrrowded, that increased ac-
say MacDonald nor Mr. Lloyd passenger boat was charged with all confirm my expectations. commodation cannot be obtained
George is quite su simple as to carrying goods other than passen However, the Colony evidently give the matter my attention. there, and that whilst the Lai Chi
gers luggage, namely, coal baskets. has ils evils. As I passed through Magistrate: On the contrary, we allow the Conservatives a popular Pleading guilty, the accused was Kowloon i noticed, on several want the amount of the fine from.
him. Kok establishment is not over- crowded, it is
cry when the country is asked to fined $5, with the usual alterna-streets, houses of ill-fame carrying! ao unsatisfactory
tive.
on business openly. A friend in- xo to the polls. A very streng
formed me that many of the girls from many standpoints. that "it.
from Singapore, because ean hardly be called a Prison" argument could, however, be made
best can be prohibited in Singapore, amendment, seeking to fix the age departures, with British (which calls for serious considera-
During the course of external under arrivals, and Chinese re- why not Hongkong? The League tion, and it is clear that the Gov-for both men and women at 2 turning the highest number of de-of Nations is doing its best to put renovations being carried out at except in the case of voterspartures, leaving 67 vessels in an end to the traffic in women, the Brisbane General Post Office, feriment. realises 'this point for
already on the register. It is all harbour, of which 24 were British and England is one of the notice board situated in the Cargons were generally poor, with strongest supporters of the League colonade leading to the posting we are informed that Investiga-very well for Miss Margaret Bond-only two inward entries of four on this point. Lord Parmour's boxes was removed, and behind tions are now being made for the field to ridicule the idea on the figures, while only eight vessels strong action against the traffic it were discovered 5 letters, which, purpose of discovering a suitable ground that working class people registered through cargo, five of in England endorses that fact. it has since been ascertained, were on which to build a new gain all the experience they need these being of four figures, Ton-Yet, here in Hongkong, under the written in 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921,
between the ages of 14 and 21.
British flag and jurisdiction, we and 1923 respectively The notice find this business carried on with- board had been affixed at the top out a check. It surprised me, as and bottom to % in, battens, This Whilst we are quite at one with
are the side of the board, and it was China, where such houses the Government in its intention to erect a new Gaol, we must express
registered with the police in the through this long open, space that big cities and heavily taxed. How the articles were placed instead regret that It is not deemed pos-
much more offensive it must be of the proper clearly indicated alble to proceed with the Ngau Shibetterment of the world" are regis-
to an Englishman coming out to posting receptacles. No doubt Wan scheme. As we have often tered during youthful enthusiasm,
Hongkong for the first time.
the post office has been wrongly which are scon readjusted when
There will again be a big variety
blamed for the non-delivery of Another thing which came pointed put, a huge sum of money maturer years enable the indivi- of topical pictures in to-morrow's
these articles, but it cannot be ex- under my notice was a house, has already been spent on that dual to assess things unemotional-issue of the Telegraph.
was posted the pected that letters posted in such site. The area set aside at Ngau ly. The power of those now
Of the police inspection, there outside which
ʼn strange "posting box" will ac- Oplum Shop." exercising the vote will undoubted-will be photographs showing the notice: "Public Shi Wan was sufficient for a mo-ly be diminished by the influx of whole parude; of the Hon. C. S. P. My friend told me that the place is feure the benefit of the usual
[prompt departmental delivery. dern Prison as well as a Police women voters, whose favour willMr. W. Kent, A.S.P., and Inspector authorised for the sale of the drug. Training School. Not only were sway the election one way or the Andrews being decorated, and of dare not quote the prohibition
Mr. R. S. B. Maxwell tells of a the plans prepared, but the con- other. It remains to be seen 11. E. the Governor inspecting police of it by Treaty agreement against
the authorisation of such sale, as woman who went into a London whether the country will benefit by and fire brigade units. tract for piling the site was let placing political control of the Weddings of which pletures will much of it is done in China under shop for a collar for a man.
probably the Said the shop assistant-"Yes, out, with the result that about a country in the hands of 5,000,000 appear include those of Mr. H. E. cover. She is
between the ages of 21 and 30. Gardiner and Miss Margaret greatest offender, but I appeal to ma'am. Hero's the very thing. quarter of a million dollars of We admit the dificulties attaching Follett, of Mr. II, de Gracia and the authorities from the humani Sixpence each two for tenpence public money was spent on this to the increase of the age-limit in Miss Lina da Rocha, of Mr. H. L. tarian point of view to support the ha'penny work. From time to time, there the case of male voters, but do not Fox and Mias C. B. Hamson, and of League of Nations in the supres
accept it as a fact that these are Mr. H. H. dos Remedios and Mission of narcotic drugs. have boon various reports as to the Insuperable. However, all parties. M. de Jesus.
I hope to learn more about the Other pictures will comprise a Police Force, the systems of public futentions of the Government ro- appear willing to gamble on the
I think I stand very well with road-building, garding the scheme. First of all, outcome of the new Bill, and we group of the Hongkong, Shanghai schools,
house the Income-tix people.--Mr. Jack trust the political clock will not and Macao Portuguese football construction, public sanitation, Hylton. It was stated that the project was bo put farther back than Sir Wil-teams; of the Kowloon FC. team etc., and feel confident I shall find
afte
Prison.
We are not at all sure that the page showed a reduction. experience of which she speaks is
the experience best calculated to
cultivate in the younger genera- THE WEEK'S PICTURES. one who was born and bred in left an opening of that width down
tion sound political opinions. Be that as it may, our own experience. is that strong convletions "for the
MANY IN TO-MORROW'S TELEGRAPH."
Woman, Indignantly "What do
you think I'm-a bigamist!"
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"Suzanne Longlen" Racket Frames. merely being postponed for finan-liam Joynson-Hicks thinks. with officials and shield; and all these very efficient and up-to-against shingled heads-Tho
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cfal reasons; then there were rumours that the whole plan would
ericket, tennis and football teams date. of the Diocesan' Boys' School
I have a curious prejudleo
Archbishop of Canterbury,,
It is the seamen who are keep- The impression of the first day be abandoned because the site was merly assistant chaplain of Hong- The Rev. H. G. H. Grimth, for-
has been most favourable, with ing the Bolshies" in their place. the exception of the two points-Mr. Havelock Wilson, on leased, territory. Now it is kong Cathedral, and latterly curate
The Earl of Onslow, Chairman mentioned above, which might I'ongage cabs as seldom as I can, definitely stated that the site will of Llangattock, has been appoint of the Royal Commission on Local have escaped the notice of the because they are horribly expen not be utilised for the construc-ed by the Provincial Patronage Government, recently announced authorities among the other hun- sivc-Mr. I. C. A. Bingley.
Beard of the Diocese of Swansea he resignation of Mr. Honoratus dred, and one more important The good salcaman must have tlon of a Prison, as it will be re- and Brecon, to the vicarage of Lloyd, K.C., from that body. Lord toms. However, I sincerely hope the conviction of a crusader, the had been ordered by his doctor to that they will be looked into and tact of a diplomat, and the tenacity
preventive measures taken.
bulldog Sir William Larke. tako a completo change.
quired in connexion with the de- Trallwng-with-Beltws Penport, velopment of the airport site at Breconshire.
Onalow explained that Mr. Lloyd
Lof