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TUESDAY,
MAY 1, 1928.
DAY BY DAY.
DRUDGERY IS AS NECESSARY TO CALL OUT THE TREASURES OF THE MIND AS HARROWING AND PLANTING THOSE OF THE EARTHL-Margaret Fuller,
The B. L .. Talamba, from Amoy, is duo here to-day-merrow.
taken by the Diplomatie: Body in Peking is that it can countenanco no interference with the Customs which will jeopardise the security against foreign loans, but that, once the duo obligations have beca met, the disposal of the sur- plus is a purely domestic matter which concerns only the Chinese authorities. That is a sound and perfectly reasonable attitude, and ao long as the existing Treatles dealing with the subject remain unmodified, it must continue to be held by the Treaty Powers.
When we come to the matter of the surplus, we can quite under- stand and appreciate the Canton viewpoint, which is based on the right of regional authorities to re-ly prohibited.
WINE SHOPS IN TROUBLE.
THREE FIRMS CHARGED
IN COURT.
The Very Idea!
A Scotsman staying in a London hotel recently requested that a The Superintendent of Imports his bedroom for his use when he glass of whisky, might be loft in and Exports summoned the pro-raturned from the theatre. Noxt prietors of three different wine morning the waiter tapped on the shopa before Mr. R. E. Lindsell,
The Caton Government has given at the Central Magistracy thie door and asked if he had found orders for the cancellation of the morning, for various breaches of his drink all right on the previous
evening. the Wines and Spirits Ordinance. tax on firewood at Wuchow.
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"Siphon, sir! I didn't leave 'ono.' You must have used the fire ox tinguisher!"
The proprietor of the Tai Lee"Oh, ay" answered the Scots- The Canton Municipality is con- wine and spirit shop, of 117,man, "It was there all right; but, sidering the installation of a sys-Queen's Road East, was summoned mon, that was a terrible siphon yo tem of electric alarms for use in for possession of dutiable Chinese left me. When I used it the rush case of fire or robbery.
wines; for allowing several jars of of water was sne terrible that it these to leave the premises with washed the whisky oot of the glass, Canton Labour organisations are out a green duty-paid label intact and nearly ruined, everything in warned that May Day celebrations or a red duty-paid label unbroken, the room." must be confined to Union premises. this being in respect of a consign Parades and processions are strictment sont to the Hin Nin Kee wine shop; for failing to keep a tula for their own purposes such Mr. Paul Lauder has resumed record of the red labels issued to
After being placed in an orphan- sume raised in their territories as charge of the Union Insurance him by the Superintendent of are released after foreign obliga-Society of Carton, Ltd., the British Imports and Exports; and for
Traders' Insurance Co. Ltd., and being in possession of dutiable age as an infant, adopted at the tions have been met. There is the China Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. Chinese spirits amounting to 3834ge of 6 years, and experiencing the hardships of working on 0 gallons.
Canadian farm as a boy, Charles logic in that demand, for, quos-
The proprietor of the Tai Tung Leonard (aged 21 years), now tions of "legality" aside, It is not
wine and spirit shop, of Whitfield, employed on a farm near just that Peking should lay hands
was summoned in the same caso, broke, has become joint heir with on these big sums which are. se
for failing to keep a proper record his sister to 97,000 dollara (about of red labels, while the Hin Nin £19,400) and the estate of an unclo cured from territory over which
Kee firm was summoned for in Belfast, Ireland, it has not the least shadow of
having in its possession dutlable storage vats. Chinese spirita transferred to
A Notice to Mariners, dated to- day, is to the effect that the as. Szechuen sighted a cupsized junk, dangerous to navigation, in an ap proximate position Latitude 23.00 N., and Longitude 119.00 E.
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Stephen's College acknowledges The Building Committee of St. with grateful thanks a donation of five guineas from Mr. C. "Howard Tripp a visitor passing through the Colony who was present at the stone-laying ceremony on Friday lost.
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Considerable amusement has
Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the, been caused in New York by a Tal Lee and Tat Tung shops, while communication received by the Mr. G. L. Hall Brutton represented Australian Commissioner's Ofica the Hin Nin Keo.
from the traße manager of tho Twinconch Corporation (of Kent,
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control. We notice, with Interest, that the matter has been referred to the Canton Bureau of Foreign Affairs for negotiation "with the proper authorities. We take this
In evidence, Revenue Omcer Ohio), stating "We would bo to mican that Canton will prosecute
Grimmitt said that while driving pleased to receive any information .... its claim through the right chan-
A report has been made to the through Queen's Road East on his regarding Australia which would nels. It would be wholly impolice by a foki of the Kung Lee motorcycle on-the-13th-instant-ho be of interest to us, whether it is proper, of course. to require the bicycle shop, of 163, Bakilly Street, capied two jars of wine which were The engagement is announced Custome Commissioners to ignore Hungham, to the effect that at 2.16 being carried along by a coolie Printed in English or in the langu
m. yesterday, a man who gave The scaling material and green "ge of your own country"
wet, as if between Veronica Marjorie, only the Inspectorate-General and hand his name as Chan Ping and stated labels these were
been newly daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
ap- East Ham woman: She thinks Jelford, (Royal Naval Yard, Hong-over the funds direct to Canton. he was from the e.. Kai Sang, they had
He stopped the coolie herself an aristocrat because' sho hired two bicycles valued $35 each plied.
and was taken by the latter to the lives in a flat above me. kong) and Braest Ewart (Mercan-There is a right and a wrong way and did not return, tile Bank of India Ltd., Hongkong) of doing these things, and the Can-
Tai Lee shop. Here ho found three second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mim-ton Government will stand a far bet
The Commander of H.M.S. Her other jare in the same condition, | mack of Becding, Sunsex.
ter chance of getting is wishes mes acknowledges with thanks an and questioned the master, who said
anonymous donation of $5 towards that he had no more red labels. met by following the correct pro- the Photo Fund in aid of the
Later, witness went to the shop cedure. The present Commission-widow of the late Telegraphist to which these jara were consigned, Jackson. The Hon. Secretary of and there, in the premises of Hin er for Foreign Affairs in Canton the Fund also desires to acknow- Nin Kee, he found eight, identical is so well versed in diplomatic ledge a similar donation from Mr. jars, with the same dripping wet How soon can you pay? Woman:
green labels, in stock. Five of the usage that he should know how to Coles, of The Peak.
jars had already been emptied into in ten years time, If you can't proceed without raising unneces-
let me have longer. Deaths at sea reported by ves the storage vata. sary obstacles which would resols arriving this morning are Questioned, witness said a red Solicitor, at Bow County Court: tard rather than 'assist the move two on board the sa. Van Houtzpass was issued by the Depart-Is, your husband here? Woman: ment on which his Government from the Straits with 1,361 deck ment to cover consignments of No; I can say all that is neces
passengers, cause not stated, the wines moved from one retailer's anry. has now embarked.
bodies being buried at sed; and shop to another, but in addition to one on board the s.s. Menado Maruthis, each jar must bear a red from Iloihow, lost overboard on label, the day of leaving that port, April 29th.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1928.
THE CUSTOMS SURPLUS.
The case was adjourned.
POLICE RESERVE.
This morning's Harbour Office re- ports gave 20 arrivals and 18 do- partures, with Chinese recording the highest number of arrivals and British the best of the departures,
ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT leaving 57 vessels in harbour, of
WEEK. which 15 were British. Tonnage was good, being over the 40,000 ton
Hongkong Police mark, while freights were only fair, Orders by the Hon. E. D. C. Wolfe, there being but never registries C.M.G., Captain Superintendent of through, with one British vessel Police, state: entering in ballast from Canton..
Reserve.-
Chinese Company,
Barrister, at Bow County Court: I have been in many a taxicab that could not pull the, skin off a rice pudding.
Mr. Bingley, Marylebone magis- trator I really cannot stop tenanta listening at the keyhole.
Magistrate's clerk, at Mansfield:
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We are not properly civilised yet. We are just beginning to scratch the ground and trying to advance-Sir Oliver Lodge..
I am a gambler myself, but I did not have anything on the Grand National, because I forgot all about it.-Mr. Jack Jones,
When we reach the Budget in a week or two there will be most. elaborate pretence about far- reaching economy.-Mr. J. R. Clynes.
We do not want Bolton known merely as the place the Bolton Wanderers come from, but as the centre of the fine spinning indus-
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Egyptian Deflance, The extremists who away tha Once again, the question of the Wafd Party in Egypt thought it allocation of surplus Customs to express their contempt for revenues is being raised in Canton, Great Britain by the introduction
of legislation interpreted as a proposal being under connidern-direct challenge to the British De tion by the Government that the claration of 1922, with the result Commissioners at Canton, Kong-that a strong Note was handed to the Egyptian Government, while moon and Samshui should surren-British warships are on their way der the funds to the Canton to indicate our determination to Treasury instead of remitting. enforce our demands. Reuter may as them to Peking. The argument well describe the situation
eléctrical, and if the developments put forward is one with which we bring matters to a head, a lot of We regret to record (says the
Forly men of the Chinese Com-try-Mr. A. S. Holmes. are very familiar-namely, that trouble may be saved. It had to Straits Times) that the K.P.M. has inasmuch as the funds are derived come sooner or later, and we tlunk received news of the death in Hol-pany to be detailed by the OC.
A school teacher asked her class it will be agreed that the sooner land of Mr. de Bruyer Kops, who will parade at Central Police from territory outside Its control, the outstanding issues are
con-was manager in Singapore for Station on Sunday, May 6th., at 8 of boys to make up a sentence the the Peking Government has no tested the better. The relations about a year until he went home in a.m. aharp for duty at the Unveil- laat word of which was to be
account of illing Ceremony In the Publie Gar-fascinato.” right, whatever thereto. It is between Britain and Egypt have October last on
Previous to coming todons, Dress:-White, Uniform, The class thought in silence for been severely. strained since the health, further stated that the remission brusque refusal of the treaty which Singapore Mr. Kops was secretary Helmet, Belt (no frog), Truncheon. a few moments, then Tommy sald.
or Side-arms will not be "I've got one, teacherf" of the monies to Peking by the we offered in substitution for the at the head office in Batavia. His Rifle
"Well, what is it, Tommy ?" Commissioners is "illegal," and Declaration of 1922. This was death at the early age of 37 has carried.
Squad DrillAll recruits of "I've got nine buttons on my that the matter has been referred later followed by Sir Austen Cham-come as a deep shock to his many
the Chinese Company will parade waistcoat, and I can only fasten berlain's clear statement that the friends in the East. to the Bureau of Foreign Affairs' status quo ante would be preserved,
at Central Polico Station on eight." Mr. Aw Boon Haw, the manu- Wednesday, May 2nd at 5.30 p.m. for negotiation with the proper and that the Declaration was facturer of "Tiger Balm" authorities.
The abbreviated skirt, ellk stock- Egypt's only charter of indepen Singapore, who is well-known for sharp for Squad Drill under Ser- dence, Nahas Pasha, of course,
geant Condon. his philanthropic work, recently
ings, high heels, and diaphanous This is a very old question which thinks otherwise, and it is because
Indian Company, sent 8 contribution of $10,000 to
underwear worn by the modern Is once again being revived. The of his persistent evasion
woman has been approved by the Strength. Constable K.220 Inn Paris Faculty of Medicine, which relief of wounded soldiers. He has last occasion on which it came to facts, that the present situa- Marshal Chiang Kai-shek for the
Equally, he may received the following acknowledg-yat Ullah has been taken on the represents the entire medical pro the fore was in January last, in he iaure that the policy connexion with the fruitless nego-directed by his Cabinet during ment from the Marshal: "Your strength of the Indian Company fession of France.
"Knee-length skirts, silk stock- tiations on Customs matters be-recent weeks has morely resulted telegram and kind remittance of ae from April 25th.
$10,000 both received with thanks. Squad Drill-All recruits of the Ings, and light, alry underwear are in putting up the backs of friends Deeply appreciate your sympathy Indian Company will parade at excellent for women," runs their tween Mr. Edwardes the acting in England, who formerly were for our wounded. Your benevolent Central Police Station on Wednes-report, because they allow the Inspector-General) and the Nan-prepared to go to further limits in act will not only inspire more day, May 2nd, at 6.30 p.m. sharp health-giving violet rays of the king authorities. At that time, making concessions to Egyptian patriotiem, but also instil more for Squad Drill under Sergeant sun to penetrate to the body."
Nationalist aspirations, There Mr. Quo Tal-chi, the then acting was, on the other hand, opinion not courage into them"
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of
Minister of Foreign Affairs, con-at all distressed to find that Egypt tended that it was unjust that had refused the Treaty, arguing surplus Customs revenues raised that therein we had renounced too much, and the hand of these anta-!
EXCHANGE RATES.
Lisbon. Bucharest
in Nationalist territory should gonileta has bean considerably. conimue to be largely used by strengthened by the course events
have taken. Egypt may take it to Parts Peking to finance campaigns
heart that nothing is to be gained Brussels against the Nationalists. The by defiance. Britain has essential Amsterdam same argument had been used of interests in Egypt, owes a serious Berlin numerous occasione prior to that, responsibility to foreigners Ilving Copenhagen
within its borders, and if neces-
Vienna and in this connexion it will be sary, we trust, will resume her Helsingfors recalled that for a time, some former powers to ensure their safe seven or eight years ago, an protection. The Public Assemblies Buenos Aires
BIL which formed the subject of Shanghal arrangement was come to between the British Note is yet another at Yokohama the Canton and Peking' Govern-tempt to whittle down the regula- Now York ments whereby the latter agreed tions regarded as necessary by Geneva to the Southern Administration re-and outrage, and we are glad that, Stockholm
Britain to prevent anti-foreign riot Milan taining a percentage of the re-with a littlo persuasion, Nahas Osto venues raised in the territory un- Pasha has thought better of it. Pra der its control. That arrange- and has postponed discussion of Athens
the Bill. If the British Note has al-Rio mont, however, did not continuoso convinced him that we shall not Bombay for any great length of time, and be excessively tolerant, the pros-Hongkong the ravenues now continue to be posts of a better understanding Silver (spot) remitted to Peking. The line before November comes round are Silver (forward)
distinctly brighter,
in
Condon.
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The doctors suggested that in the interest of their health women should wear, still, less clothing, well provided their chests were covered to protect them from cold,
High-heeled shoes were approv- ed because they force the wearer to walk on the tips of her toes, a
also curae varicose veins. practice that benefits the abdo- minal muscles and the lungs, and
Eleven of the twenty, children were boys. Fourteen are living, and seven married-San Fran- ciaco Paper.
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28.8/18 -British Wireless,
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Adjutant.