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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1928.
tion develops and what prospecia
there are of the present Administra. tion retaining Its power. Certain-
DAY BY DAY.
ly none of the Powers wants to FEASTE OF VEAL TO-DAY; THE COLD PRODIGAL BONS ARE NOT MET WITH
conclude Treaty agreements with a SHOULDER 18 THEIR STATLE FOOD. Government whose signature may B. E. Houghton lator on be repudlated. And that
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PRETTY CHINESE
WEDDING.
The Very Idea!
THIS AFTERNOON'S
"One of the things I dislike CEREMONY AT ST. PAUL'S,” most is being told that I am not'
An English, sald Viscountess Astor, A pretty Chinese wedding is MP at the unveiling of a The P. vind O. s.s. Kliderpore, Is one of the dangers of the pre-from Shanghai, is dus here at 6 taking place at St. Paul's Church memorial tablet to the ploncor scht situation. It may therefore a.m. on Saturday,
this afternoon, the contracting settlers of the State of Virginia, at be found that wisdom-on the part
parties boing Mr. Lam Chik-shang Brunswick Wharf, E. of foreign nations lies at the The Ben Lino s.s. Benlodi, from and Miss Violet Tock. The bride-
"I had the painful duty," sho moment in hastening slowly when Home, Straits and Philippines groom is the eldest son of Mr. and added, "of telling an English peer of the realm, who had informed me it comes to negotiations for the 're. I ports," is due here on the 14th in- Mrs. Lam Woo, his father being that I could not understand a cor- one of the best-known contractors tain situation as I was not English, In the Colony; whilst the bride, that I was for more English who
was born and educated in than he, since my family had a Australia, is the second daughter grant from England 200 years be of Mr. and Mrs. Loung Tock, of hurts me deep down in my heart fore he came from Germany. It Melbourne. The Rev. S. F. Tso is when I hear English people Irunning down" Americana, and
vision of the treaties.
stout.
A Shanghai commentator, we It is advertised that after Thurs- notice, foresees the possibility of a day, August 9, a constant supply fresh revolutionary outbreak un-of water will be turned on in all
rider main districts. less tho Kuomintang differences are soon composed. This may be DRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER
Yesterday's health return dis-officiating at the wedding.. an over-statement of the pro-closes one case each of diphtheria, The bride, who la to bo given | Americans running down the HAS NO EQUAL babilities, but it can certainly be parathyphald, fover and puerperal away by her brother, Mr. George English, but I am perfectly willing
said that the present situation may fever.. All were Chinese.
N. Tock, la to be attired in a to take either of them on, olther... Chinese dress of sliver lace over here or in Amorica, and convince easily develop along "extremely
The as: King Yuan arriving from white satin, with an embroidered them that they are wrong, for I serious lines, with results which
come of a good old fighting stock. Singapore 'and Amoy, reports the would postpone the complete unifien-death of a Chinese deck passengerous It is lucky. I do because I have tọ tion of the country, if they did not from consumption on July 20,
fight pretty often, for mine is not an easy road--but no woman's is. lead to actual hostilities. All the uf which the
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CRITICAL DAYS,
Nationalists are capable will be needed to prevent disaster, and
ean
So far as can be ascertained, no further steps, have yet been taken with regard to the establishment of wea Commission to enquire into con
ofditions prevailing in West River
aleamers.
only hope that counsels moderation will eventually prevail, thus removing any fears of a fresh upheaval in this unhappy country
Anticipating Posterity,
.Marshal Chiang Kai-shek evidently desires to follow the fashion among youthful Nanking, leaders of thinking grandiosely, if at all, or, as we would put it, anticipating posterity. The chief merit of his Intest proposal advanced as a contribution to China's welfare is that it shows aigus of originality inasmuch as the National Treasury is not involved to the extent of umpteen million dollars, as are the fond
A villager from the Sai Kung district was fined $48 by Mr. W. Schofield, 指定 the Kowloon Magistracy ikla morning, for being in possession of six mace of pre- pared' opium.
A Chinese woman. grass-cutter was sent to the G. C. H. yesterday suitoring from the effect of sunké- bite on her right leg. The woma was cutting grass on the Peak when
she was bitten.
During the relaying of the tram- way track, West bound vehicular traffic will be diverted from Den Voeux Road Central at the junction Road Central and Wardley Street, of Jackson Rond, by way of Queen's
a stoker on board the s.s. Winamac.
About Hong Kong.
Do you know that--
Hongkong formerly had a High Court for the Suppres- sion of Piracy?
2
It was instituted in." 1806, for the trying of piracy caBOR with a jury, but the Ordinance under which it was established. was repealed two yours later. Piracy cases now come before the Criminal Sessions.
Some years prior to the crea- tion of this Court, Sir George Bonham, the Governor, declar- ed that it would be impossible, to suppress piracy without the co-operation of the Chinese Government. He added: "Thie co-operation 1 have repeatedly requested without avail, and in the present disorganised statė of the seaboard part of the Chinese Empire, it is now use- less to expect it"
02:44:1293) 1932 (num
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schemes of many of his colleagues. A Chinese was arrested yesterday tulle vell held in place with a On the other hand, Marshal at the Monkok Ferry Wharf, when coronet of orange blossoms and Chiang Kai-shek merely asks for it was found by searchers that the pearls, and will carry a shower good faith among the militarists man was in possession of one 38 bouquet of white blossoms and The difficulties which are being and rectitude among the polt-ong revolver. The arrested man is pale pink roses. experienced in the convening of the ticians. His · bright scheme, Kuomintang Congress at Nanking | obtained in an interyfew by our are sufficient, to show the very real} Shanghai correspondent, Bots nature of the split in the Party forth the remarkable proposition ranks. In this connexion, the that some sort of provincial and thought which most naturally a military pact for the outlawry of curs to the observer is that if there war in China should be drawn up, is all this trouble in getting pro- Kellogg'a
folowing the general lines of Mr. multilateral Treaty.
This morning's Harbour Office reports gave 17 arrivals and 12 de partures, British seven and eight respectively, leaving 57 vessels in harbour, British 23. British in- ward cargoes totalled nearly 20,0
tons,
It is announced that fares by P.
At the Marine Court this morn
"England, above everything else, is just. I believe that it is this quality of justice which sometimes makes her a little unpopular. I have a husband who is terribly juat, so I know how irritating it fean be."
A certain dignified business man amazed his companions by turning up at the club for lunch with his how typist-a girl of 18 or 19.
Ils companions made a point of battering him with banter next [day until he volunteered the ex-
planation.
"The truth of the matter is thus," he said. "Yesterday, nt one o'clock, I noticed that the girl had not gone off for lunch. Think- Ing she did not know when her lunch hour wns, I anld to her, 'Have you not had lunch, Miss Blank?"
"Whereupon the girl blushed and murmured, "Why, no. Thank you very much-I'll be ready in a minute.
"And she was."
:
In politics there should be no loyalty except to the public good. -Mr. Bernard Shaw. The chlaf bridesmaid will be All our schools are finishing Miss Suo A. L. Gooey, who will schools: they finish what has never Wear a dress of apricot and silver begun. Mr. G. K. Chesterton, lace, whilst Miss Grace Buen will A garden is a middle world be.. also attend the bride and will between the house and the wild.— nttired in a dress of pale green Sir Lawrence Weaver.
Enjoyment of country conditions georgette and silver Ince. Both bridesmaids will wear head-dresses throughout the year necessitates a of diamente and they will carry special upbringing which is given contrasting shower bouquets. only_to a few. Sir George Duck-*
Also attending the bride will be worth...
There is more than one thing flower-girls. They will wear pink for which we are grateful to the and blue georgette dresses Tes- B.B.C.--you can not only switch it pectively, with silver lace yokes, on, but you can switch it off. Sir the skirts being finished off with Arthur Stanley. tiny georgette frills, and they will carry silver baskets of pink blossoms.
minent members even to meet one Not content with this, he care and O. steamers have now been Misses Joyce Lim and May Law as: another, there is small hope of the fully enumerates the vast in increased, the difference in the case Party agreeing on most of the provements which would obtain in of first class "A" returns on Lon- major issues with which it is called China in the event of the conclu.don being £4, previously being upon to deal as a consequence of sion of such a pact. All this from £175, and second class "A" returns, the Nationalists rise to power. China's leading militarist, quile the same increase, previously £122. Mutual jealousy and distrust are at recently a disappointed man who the bottom of the matter, plus the took a holiday at Silver Island to ambitions of certain cliqueA {
demonstrate his feeling of disgust with his opportunistle underlings, Marstal Chiang Kai-shek, in spite of his troubles with the divergent It has been lone apparent that Wings of the Kuomintang Party, the "Leftists," most of whom are scema so naively self-complacent well known for their past activities it would be a pity to disturb him, A report has been made to the In the South, are making a dead but the sympathy which respects police by Mr. Wong Man-keung, set against the present Moderate his newly-discovered ideals cannot Sherly & Co., of No. 4 Queen's Road assistant manager of Messrs. W. 3.
gather the main power into their
own hands.,
ing before Commdr. J. B. Newill, Mr. Lam Chik-ho (brother of D.S., R.N., five mistresses of the bridegroom) will be the "best cargo bonts were charged with man," whilst Mr. Wong Ying-bang mooring their craft inshore during will attend as groomsman. dark hours and pleading gality, wore severally fined $10 with the usual alternative,
RAINCOAT regime in Canton. Their scheme e expected to follow him all the Central, to the effect that during
FOR
PRESENT
WEAR.
for the dissolution of the branch way. The essentials to the con- last week-end, some person stole Political Councils is obviously declusion of a no-war pact in China, $266.15 from a combination lock briefly stated, would be mutual safe in the office. An assistant signed for the express purpose of
who has absconded, is suspected. trust, the denial of personal taking away power from Marshal ambitions, and good faith. Party L Chai-sum
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"SADIE THOMPSON.”
A REMARKABLE FILM AT ·
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As one who is Yankee or
Finalsh!),
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WAX08),
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and his colleagues, friction would have to go, and all without permission a water closet/son's latest United Artisis picture, of womanhood, and there may yet For erecting and maintaining "Sadle Thompson," Gloria Swan- your own declared high standard. but at the moment. they do not militarists and poliilejana alike. at No. 24% Laichikok Road since which will be screened at the (be peace in your street. possess the power to carry their would be required to settle down June 23, 1927, the principal tenant Queen's Theatre from to-day till Absent-minded solicitor at Wil- It is sincerely to to work for the common weal. If was fined $10 by Mr. W. Schofield, Saturday, has been adapted from lesden: Is your husband an older
Marshal Chiang were, not be hoped that they never will, for obviously sincere, it would be morning. It was stated that the stories of modern literature, "Miss Over ten years, sir, ・・
at the Kowloon Magistracy this one of the most widely discussed woman than you are? Wife: Canton under its present Ad-laughable. But it is a mistake fur structure was illegal in many ways,
Thompson," by W. Somerset Lambeth woman in a letter to ministration has been enjoying him to choose Western ideas if a An order was made for its removal Maugham, produced as a stage play the magistrate: Your worship, auch a period of peace and quietude typically Chinese attitude is to be within a week..
under the title of "Rain."
would you graciously withdraw the an it has not experienced for many Marshal Chiang has begun at the brought to bear, and, as we see it,
This daring story of "Sadle summone? Thompson's" domination by a | Nottinghamshire solicitor: This a long year. Any move which wrong end. The spirit of peace is
The chief stoker of the Stan- tyrannical reformer on a storm-woman prepared for the tray; she tends to re-introduce chaos and un-essentially trustful; which is a Winamac, was charged before Mr. her to confess that she is an exile, glasses, and then she took out her Company's tanke, swept South Sea Island who farcas took off her cont, hat, gloves, and certainty Into South China, at a
different thing from trusting to cultivate a peaceful spirit,
W. Schofield at the Kowloon from the underworld of San Fran-teeth, moment when serious efforts at
Magistracy this morning with be cisco and then determines to break Magistrate at Tottenham to a reconstruction nre, being made,
ing in possession of a revolver her deflant spirit and gain her re-husband: You know when you without permit. The defendantpentance, is told with the utmost married your wife you made a must be regretted. But there is
was formally remanded till to-realism. "Sadie Thompson" is the promise to live with her. Man an even larger and more important
morrow, the police applying for port of screen narrative that is of Yes, and now I have promised not. trial by two Magistrates. titis split in the
interest to men and women every-to live with her again. Kuomintang ranks. We refer to its Paris
where because its characters are
·H.MS. Hawkins, flagship of the everyday people, and their person- possible reactions, on the general | Gonova
An example of how the use of Berlin
British China Squadron, catered alities are bellevable. The situa situation in China so far as it con- Oslo
20.30 Dairen on July 26 and was obliged tions which develop from the re-colloquial expressions can make a .18.10 cerns the Treaty Powers. With Helsingfors
to hurry back to Weihaiwei the same former's struggle to choose between statement vory hazy, almost con- -192% circumstances as they are, the New York
4,85 16/32 evening on account of an officer his devotion to duty and the call tradictory, was furnished by a Amsterdam
12.00% having been soverely injured just of woridly deatres forms a climax constable in the Police Court ra Nationalist claim. to recognition. Stockholm
13.14 when the flagship was about to be of great dramatic power.
cently. He was giving evidence as loses some of its power. As long
Vienna Madrid ne these vital diferences exist in BrussGIS the Kuomintang, the Nationalists Milan will find it increasingly difficult to
Copenhagen Prague convince the outside world that they, Lisbon are in a position to enforce their Bucharest rule and authority throughout the Rio. country. Moreover, the Powers Buenos Afros
| Romans"; can hardly be blamed If they Shanghai hesitate to enter into negotiations Hongkong Yokohama
Athens
London, Aug. 7.
124.20
25.22
.02.80 { treatment. :
.84,405 moored, says the Manchuria Daily Gloria Swanson plays the colour-to the condition of a man charged 20.145 News. The injured officer had to be fut role of "Sadle" and is supported with drunkenness. Aaked by the .84.90 takon back to Weihaiwel for surgical by Lionel Barrymore who appears Police Prosecutor for the further in the picture as the reformer, enlightenment of his statement, "I Raoul Walsh, who made "What stood him on his feet," the witness The health return for the rast Price Glory" directed the picture delivered himself of the following -974% week shows six cases of smallpox and also plays the part of a marine apparent conflict of directions of 7091 (five fatal), alx of typhoid (two whose love and simple faith eventu- applied forco: "I had to hang on. 5.20/82 fatal), three of diphtheria, one of ally brings about the salvation of to him to hold him up.”
the outcast. Blanche Fredericl, Wil- 47.7/10 paratyphoid fever and one of puerfiam Stanton and many others are
•1/04 peral fever (fatál),"'", British auf- 1/5%%%
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2.7/32
Church notice in lows papers 2/7 ferers were one of diphtheria and also included in the large cast, "We are studying sin now in every 2/0
Owing to the length of the pic way, and it is very enjoyable and one of "paratyphoid.. All the 'rost /10.13/82
27% were Chinese, excepting one Indian ture, performances, atart promptly interesting. You will get -British Wireless.
në the special times of 2.80, 5.00, different view of ein than you ́ever, 'cuse of typhoid,
7.15 and 9.30,
had before, "Comel”!
with the Nanking Government un-silver (spot and forward) Itil they seo precisely how the situa