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DRY. FIRE EXTINGUISHER CONTENTS NEVER DETERIORATE
FRIDAY, MAY
time of writing, that point is not
at all clear. There has, however,
11, 1928.
DAY BY DAY.
boon a hint from Chinese sources. THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL 19 OUR DE- in Shanghai that Chiang KalLIES THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE NOT shek and Fene Yu-balang are pro- 48 CLEVER AS OURSELVES.-Florence pared to sink their differences with the North in the hope of ob-
Farr.
A Chinese enge of typhold was notified yesterday.
DEFENCE CORPS SMOKING CONCERT.
PRIZES TO BE PRESENTED
TO-NIGHT,
The Very Idea!
Evon the perplexities of helping peoplo. And lost property, havd a humorous aide. A gentleman The Hongkong Volunteer De- and his wife started from town or taining unified opposition to the
fence Corps is to hold its annual a visit to the Empire Exhibition in
concert to-night, at 1925. He had smoking
a walking-stick, Japanese. Such a decision is said
Amongst the passengers who which the year's prizes will be dia- she a camera. On reaching Weme to have been reached at a confer arrived here from Japan by the tributed by H.D. Major General bloy, the camera was loft in the ence between the two on Tuesday - and O. liner Kashgar were Mrs. C. C. Luard, C.B., C.M.G. Those bus, and in reporting the loss the that is, before Chang Tao-lin's. Comyn, Misses R. F. and H. C. who have contributed to the Prize gentleman left his walking-stick
Potter, and Miss H. Mahoney. Fund aro Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Ber-in the inquiry office. order for a truce. Whether they
nard, Lieut-Colonel L. G. Bird, Later in the day, the gentleman will still be in the same frame of Information has been received | D.S.Ó., Mr. R. M. Dyer, Mr. K. E. again called at the Inquiry office! H.B.M. Consul-General, Greig, Mr. Henry Humphreys, By this time he was alone--he had mind now that the Peking Dicta-from tor has intimated that his troops Batavia, that the Government of Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes, Hen. Mr. lost his wife in the Exhibition!
Netherlands East Indies has de-C Gordon Mackie, Hon. Mr. are no longer to felt the Nation-clared Hongkong infected with W. E. L. Shenton, Mr. W. R. Smith alista, remains to be seen.
plague.
and Mr. J. H. Taggart.
There will be a most interest-·| This morning's Harbour Office ing programme, to which Messrs. reports gave 17 arrivals and 13 de 7. w. Blackley, A. E. Stone. Ro- partures, with British holding top bert Sutherland, D. M. Richards, place. Toungge was lower aud cargoes were generally poor. Four vessels entered in ballast. There were 65 vessels in harbour, of which 20 were British.
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Chang Tao-lin's decision to call off the civil war will be interpre ted in many ways, according to the particular viewpoint of the commentator. Some of the more rabid Nationalists will no doubt
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GETTING SERIOUS.
of a spectacular victory when it appeared almost within their grasp. They may even go so far as to urge that no notice be taken of the calling off of the civil war, and plead for a march right
.
A cable has been received in Shanghal giving the sad news of the death of Mr. E. F. Goodale, Treasurer and Comptroller of the Finance Department, Shanghai Municipal Council. Mr. Goodale was travelling to England on sick leave on board the P. and O. S..
M. D. Scott, W. Johnston and H. Glover will contributo, the accom panists being Messrs. E. J. Ed- ward and H. V. Parker.
The prizes to be presented are as follown:
Nathan Cup for Emelency- Won by the Battery.
Now think of the shipwrecked
mariner
Adrift on the open sea; With water, water everywhere,
Till sick of the sight is ho. When the sun goes down upon
the left
And rises on the right, He thinks of the wife who is
after his fa
For stopping out all night,
Clad in pyjamas, an inmate of Commandant's Cup for Muske- a state insane asylum at Norwich try.--Won by the infantry Comran off with the hospital's fire truck and roared through the con- dozen uniformed men pursued the trál streets of this town. A half
ny
Lugard Cup for Machine Gun Company.
through to Peking. The point is Mongella and death took place on Firing.-Won by the Infantry machine on motor cycles and as
whether Chlang Kai-shek will follow the same line of action, by placing his personal ambitions and the name of the Kuomin- tang above national considera-
May 3 in the Red Sea. Burial was maite at sea.
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P.W.D. COAL LOSSES.
the engine slowed down in heavy Machine Gun Competition-traffic one of the men jumped to
Won by Machine Gun Section.
the engine and put the would-be Commandant's Cup for Kirk-fire truck driver in handcuffs.
patrick Scheme --Won by the Engineer Company.
Blake Shield.-Won by No. 6
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A woman's name was called
tlons. Should he adopt such a ROAD COOLIE MAKES SERIOUS Platoon: Pte. A. H. Maxwell, Pte.twice in the corridor of Willesden course, the Nationaliste will, after-
Africa.
Policeman at East Ham ", of a man accused of drunkenness: He said to me, "I am the heavy-weight champion of Manor Park. I have eaten six-men like you."
K. C. McLennan, Pte. K. S. Boul-Police Court, but there was no SUGGESTIONS”
tan, Piper G. Niabet. Special answer. The clerk Sho-will-cer-- all their talk of safeguarding the
Serious allegations against à Prize for Blako Shield Competi.ainly not hear, for she is in South integrity of China, stand to lose clerk in the Public Works Depart-tion, L/Sgt. F. C. Goodman.
Francis Cup.-Won by No 6 face in the eyes of the outside ment were made by a road coolic world. On the other hand, exten-before Mr. W. Schofjeld at the Platoon:-L/Sgt. F. C. Goodman, sive war operations by North and Kowloon Magistracy this morning Sgt. G. H, Cuthill, Pte. G. Duncan,
when three men engaged in repair Pte. R. Goodman.
Tile Competition-Won by South against Japan would being the Tai Po Road were charged
Signals Section:-L/Cpl S. D. most disastrous. A great deal with larceny of two cwts. of coal.
In answer to the charge the de-lgglesden, L/Cpl. G. E. Bell, Sig. will probably depend on the
fendants said that they had beenJ. B. Pomeroy, Sig S. B. Bux.
Jar Competition-Won by No. 7 actual meaning of Chang Tso-given an order to take delivery of
Platoon:-C.S.M. D. J. Purves, So far from becoming composed,lin's telegram, which, strange- the coal, by a clerk, Ah Kay the situation in Shantung, judg- | ly enough, does not appear to have
Sirb-Inspector Dick said that the Sgt. A. W. Brown, Cpl. D. Lyon, men were issued with 600 pounds Pte: R J. Grieve.
Musketry Competition.-Won by ing by developments reported yes-made, any mention whatsoever of of coal daily in connexion with the Plc. G. A. Ribeiro (No. 9 Platoon): terlay, is getting worse. In the Japanese operations in Shan-repair of the Tai Po Road. They 2nd, L/Sgt. F. C. Goodman (No. 6 Tatuan itself, the Japanese are tung.
Platoon): 3rd, Sgt. G. H. Cuthill (No. 6-Pintoon), now in complete control, follow-
ing
the disarming of the Southern forces. Incidentally, the rather hurried depar
Lure
Transatlantic Flying.
were able to save a certain quan tity each day and this amount they could easily convert to their
own uso.
In his statement to the Police, We confess to a little puzzlement continued Sub-Inspector Dick, the of Marshal Chinng from regarding a project mentioned in first defendant had said that the cierk often sold kerosene and mo-
the House of Commons yesterday,
Corps Championship.-Won by L/Sgt. F. C. Goodman (No. G Platoon); 2nd, Pie. F. G. Ribeiro (No. 9 Platoon): 3rd, 2/Lt, N. L Kallion (The Battery).
The Highgate magistrate dealt with ninety-one cases in an hour. Most of them were against mo- forists, and the fines totalled £100.
Mr. Registrar Friend, at Clerkenwell County Court: "How do you sell sand-by the yard? Witness: Twenty-seven cubic feet one cubic yard. The Registrar: I will work that out during the vacallion.
Unconscious humour from the
ler" was written by Euelld because he knew all about angles.
classroom:-The "Complete Ang-
Tyre Competition.-Won by Ptc.
An abstract noun is something H. A. Gregory (No. 2 Platoon).
Revolver (open)Won by C. P.you can't see when you are looking O. Cann (H. M. S. Marazion); 2nd, at it.
A deacon is the lowest kind of C. P. O. Gully (Range Staff),
Revolver (corps).-Won by Maj. Christian.
the scene of the trouble, at this According to an honourable Mentor oil. He made no mention as critical juncture, is being much her a movement is on foot in Ire-to where the alis came from, nor
who owned it." criticised by Chinese commenta-land and Canada to follow up Com-
Ilis Worship intimated that in mondant Fitzmaurice's transview of the defendants' plens he airports in Ireland on the orie hand, and at the entrance of the put the case over till Inter in the
morning. River St. Lawrence on the other, for the collection and distribution of trans-Atlantic sea-borne mails, If this means what it really says, we fail at the moment to see the connexion between the scheme and the flight of the "Bremen." The
tors. The most serious news to Atlantic flight by establishing would have to hear evidence, and R. A. Wolfe-Murray, D.S.O., M.C.
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Lewis Gun.-Pte. E. U. Alves, Pte. C. G. Silva, Pte. V. A. Neves. H. K. V. Reserves Challenge Cup, -Won by Pte. C. E. Frith.
Later Sub-Inspector Dick re turned to Court and asked for a short remand as Mr. J. S. Beuch, overseer of the P.W.. who pro- accuted, intended to go fully into THE WEEK'S PICTURES. the case and scrutinise the booke
The defendants were according-VARIED SELECTION APPEARS
TO-MORROW.
There will be much of Interest
CYCLIST INVOLVED IN in the Telegraph's weekly feature of topical picturea dealing with Inçal events, appearing in to- morrow's issue.
ACCIDENT.
FINED $10, OR TEN DAYS IN PRISON.
Vapour le dried water.
Filigree means a list of your descendants.
Arabla has many syphoons and very bad ones. It gets into your hair even with your mouth shut..
Geometry teaches us how to
bisex angels.
an engineer.
come through yesterday was that relating to the clash between Japanese and Chinese forces in the open country cast of Tainun. This is a development which had been feared for some days. past, and it can only be regarded as one of much gravity. Sporadic idea of an aeroplane catching up of the store keeper.
Mr. J. J. N. Mackman, the Hull baker who was presented to the fighting between Sino-Japanese with a steamer several hours out
of port and dropping mails abourdly romanded t! Monday.
Duchess of York ut ho recent |troojis quartered near each other has already been exploited fully,
Cookery Exhibition in England, has won more than 4,000 awards, in a Chinese city is one thing; while no difficulty should be pre- actual warfare out in the open, sented by the reverse procedure.
and earned for himself the title of If this is the design, pure and
the world." Although he is now with big forces engaged on either simple, there is nothing particular-
a director of a big Hull Arm, he site, is "quite another. Indeed, ly original about it, while it might
works from ten to twelve hours short of an actual declaration, a easily be questioned whether
Amongst the events in which day, and much of his time is still Ireland is the most suitable place
His Excellency the Governor figur-spent in the bakehouse. Mr. state of war may now be said to for the Home base. The mention
ed will be three photographs taken Mackman left school when ten have been reached. That has of the trans-Atlantic fight of the
A Chinese student was fined $10 at the unveiling of the War years of age and started work on been the danger from the start, "Bremen," however, gives us to and, as we see the situation, it wonder whether the Free State with the alternative of ten days Memorial to Chinese who served a farm, though he wanted to bo authorities are seriously thinking hard labour by Mr. W. Schofield with the British Government; a will need the most cureful hand- that a regular trans-Atlantic flying at the Kowloon Magistracy this fine panoramic picture of the pre-
In some interesting reminis ling of affairs to prevent another service is feasible. The journey morning for riding a bicycle in asentation of Colours to the Volun
leer Defence Corps; a group of Sino-Chinese War. Such an out-as been accomplished in both di-negligent manner in Nathan Road those present at the Tung Wan cences of London law life. Judge
rections, and that is as much as yesterday afternoon. come would be disastrous, for it can be said at the moment. Cer- According to the evidence of Eastern Hospital atonelaying cere-Woodcock refers to an occasion would inevitably lead to extremely tain it is that the margin of safety Kenneth Whelan, the 12-year old mony; and a snapshot of H.E. when in the Chancery Court a in infinitesimal, and that much re-son of Mr. J. Whelan of No. 231, inspecting the guard of honour on barrister said to the Judge:"My serious repercussions.
search and development will be Nathan Road, the defendant was his departure for Home. Thore lord I now propose to address my- Besides the news of hostilities necessary before the trip can be riding along Nathan Road and will also be an excellent new por-self to furniture."
"You have been doing that for undertaken with any degree of con- overtook a bus on its left. Ken-trait of His Excellency in Civil
Service uniform.
the last hour and a half," was received yesterday there was Anfidence. The "Bremen" crew are neth Whelan was walking, crowsing
Activities In the realm of aports hia Lordship's comment, important item relating to Marshal fortunate to be alive; in spite of from the east side of the road to
"I protest," came the retort, Chang Tso-lin's decision to call a their magnificent achievement. his residence in Leye Building, will be covered by two snapshots halt in the civil war. In a circu- The fact that they landed on re- Ile. had almost reached the pave-of the tennis. final in which Han- "none of my friends at the Bar, mote Greenly Island shows they ment when the defendant collided cock and Tottenham met the Rum nor I have ever regarded your
jahns, as well as a photograph of lordship in that light." lar felegram sont broadcast over were many hundreds of miles out with him. China, the Peking Chief Executive of their course, and that had they In reply to his Worship the wit- the four players; three pictures
We are at the beginning of time. declared that he had ordered his pursued the correct one, many ness said that the defendant, when taken at the Race Meeting last hours before land was reached the accident occurred, was about Saturday; a group of participants
-Sir Olivor Lodge, troops to cease hostilitles "in or they would have been forced into two yanda in front of the bus in the American Challenge Cup der to save the country." One in- the sea for lack of petrol. It while witness himself was about a tennis competition at Canton, with No one le happy in this world ference from this is that he wants would be foolhardy to suppose that yard and a half from the trees at the Mayor of Canton, who present with nothing to do.-Sir B. Towse,
the feat brings a regular service the side of the road. Just before ed the prizes; the final of the VC
I am a great ballever in the a united China to resist the Japan- within sight,
the accident the defendant had Hongkong Basketball League, be- eso, although he does not actually
slowed down but he did not ring tween St. Paul's and Ying Wah; League of Nations. Sir Austin his bell.
and a photograph of Mr. A. D. Chamberlain, '. say, so. Neither docs ho indicate
There is nothing so hard and A verdict of "Accidental Death" In replying to the defendant wit-Spoors, Hongkong's strong`man, whether he himself intends to re-
was returned at an inquest on An-ness denied that he had run across with Miss T. Tinmouth, the cham-cruel as the vanity of fashion.-- main in Peking, or whether his nie June Hollowell, aged 46, wife the road.
pion lady weight-lifter of Durham, Lord Buckmaster.
Most of the people of this coun- Mr. T, Magill, who was a passen- taken at Home. plan is to withdraw to Manchuria. of a furniture salesman, of Hall-
try are better dressed and better Before the announcement of. the lane, Liverpool. At a dance of the ger on the bus, said that the defen
nourished, to-day than they have Royal Engineera (Territorials) at dant appeared to have lost control truce was made, the general im- St. George's Hall Mrs. Hollowell or the cycle and did not seem to Mrs. Ellen Boulding, of Bitting-ever been-Mr. H. G. Williams, pression in foreign circles in Pok- told a commissionaire to watch her have any brakes.
bourne (Kent), has attained her M.P.
She was slide down the bannisters. He ad- The defendant stated that the hundredth birthday. ing was that he would retire from vised her not to be so silly," but, boy had suddenly darted across in under the impression that she was. the cupital and leave, the Nation-disregarding his warning, she front of the bue and then slowed only, ninety-nine, but members of
M. Nadoxy, the former Hungari alista to make what settlement climbed on the banisters, over down. He was riding between the the family asked the vicar of the fan chief of police, who lind serv
balanced and fell a distance of 23 bus and the trees and when he saw adjoining, parish of Milton, whereed two-thirds of his sentence of they could with the Japanese. feet into the basement. She sus
she was born, to examine the His future intentions will now no tained a fractured skull and leg and the boy he rang his bell.
His Worship accepted the evi- church records, and this establish-834 years' imprisonment for com doubt largely hinge on the extent died in hospital. The Coroner said denes of the prosecution and founded the fact that she was born on plicity in the notorious forged that it was a simple case of high that the defendant did not exorcise April 9, 1928. Mrs. Boulding, who banknotes case, has been pardon- to which the Nationalists react to spirits on the part of the woman, gafflatent caution. As stated a fine is in good health, received many ed, with others, under the amnesty
declared by the Regent." his "cease fire" order. Alt the and nothing more.
of $10 was imposed.
congratulations.