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TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1928.
DAY BY DAY.
SECOND PROMENADE CONCERT.
pedite the relief promised in the Budget, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer has not seen his way to comply with the proposals of FORHIDDEN FRUIT WHICH STILL EXCELLENT PROGRAMME FOR
CURIOSITY IS A KERNEL OF THE
the owners. However, the Min-STICKETH IN THE THROAT OF A NA¶
TURAL MAN, SOMETIMES TO THE DANGER OF 118 CHOKING,-Fuller.
FRIDAY.
Tho accond of the series of
The Very Idea!
An amusing Incident marked the presentation at the Royal In. stitute of British Architects of the Royal gold medal for the promo- Dawber, A.RA.
Mr. M. L. Jenkins has been appromenade concerts, arranged tion of architecture to Mr. E. Guy pointed Chief Officer of the s. the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Kwong Ying, from the s.s. Chung Corps, takes place at Volunteer Icadquartera on Friday next On.
when the band of the 2nd. Batt King's Own Scottish Borderers will, by kind permission of Lieuf Col. L. J. Comyn, C.M.G. D.S.O. and Officers, austain the main part of the programme. The soloist on this occasion will be Mrs. V. Carnogle (contralto).
ing Association of Great Britain, which is intervening on behalf of the industry as a whole, is hoping that it may succeed where the varlous affected districts have failed. In the meantime, as Mr.
A feature of todays shipping re- Baldwin récently announced, the turng was that only one Japanese Government has decided to ac-arrival and one Japanene, depar celerate the execution of a portion turo were registered of its scheme for relieving rail- ways of local taxation, and as this reduction in Is in return for a freights on specified traffic, It is thought that it may to some ex-
tent assist the coal Industry, This. railway freight reduction scheme is to come Inle operation from December 1st next, instead of from October, 1929, and it will mean a considerable drop in the case of con!.
A heavy fuel oll cargo was re- turned to-day by the sa. Borelis from Tarakan carrying 6,250 tons, consigned to the A.P.C., and dis charging at North Point..
The rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 10 am, to-day totalled
1.40
A meeting of the Band Concert Committee was held last evening when the final arrangements were made, and it now only needs finé weather for the concert to be as big a success as was the first von-
►
Inches. There have beenture this season. 8.56 inches registered since the beginning of the month. The uncom total since January 1st is 61.23 inches, against an average of About Hong Kong. 58.75 inches,
One case of smallpox (Chinese) Another scheme which it is hoped will benefit the coal indus-was reported to the M. O. H. yester- day. During the week ended try, is the movement for the August 11th, the bill of health stabilisation of prices in the South showed three cases of small-pox Wales areas. It was intended two of diphtheria, two of puerperal fever, two of typhoid, and one of that this scheme should operato paratyphoid, all Chinese. as from the first day of last
A summons for assault and a KELLER, KERN & Co., Ltd. month, 'but it would appear that
cross-summona, involving three dificulties inseparable from any Chinese, were dismissed by Mr. W.- arbitrary system of classification Schofield at the Kowloon Magis and price-fixing have prevented tracy this morning, when it was stated by Mr. F. X. d'Almadi, for the proposal from obtaining supone of the parties, that a settle- port from the necessary percentment had been reached. Mr. H. age of output. A committee has S. Loseby, for the other side, since been investigating the point agreed and the cases were accord-
ingly dismissed. as to how far it is possible to
The American Express Oriental meet the reservations, of owners
Travelogne, for the summer quar- by amending the seleme, and inter, has just heen-issued. It is or the meantime only isolated cuses attractive publication and besides have occurred where culliery con various illustrated articles it con- tais much information regarding panies have made concessions on shipping and railway services, with the minimum price schedule, in fares. Of special interest are the facts given toncerning the frans-
route. Copies order to prevent the stoppage of Siberian Kallway work. The whole situation is still can be obtained from the lount oflice in a very nasalisfactory posi-f the American Express Compcry. tion, however, and it would scem that measures which go deeper to the root of the problem will have to be devised if there is to be any marked improvement in
8. 2. RAJPUTANA, VINGAPORE,
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUENDAY AUGUST 14
THE COAL CRISIS.
1928
*
***
This morning's Harbour Oilico reports gave 12 arrivals and 19 de partures, British holding top place with six and eight respectively. Tonnage was good, but the general Some slight Indication of the
run of freights was not high except extent of unemployment amongst the near future.
ander the British flag, this nation- British miners may be gathered
ality carrying a total of more than 24,000 tons and three of the day's from the fact that there have
highest returns. There were only been abon! 25.000 applications re-
five through registries, of which reived for the quota of 10,000
four were of four figures, with While we are confident, there is three of these British. At 9 am. men to be sent out to Canada tono foundation for the suspicion in there were 70 vessels in harbour, assist in the harvesting, and that German minds of a secret Anglo- | British 30. the majority of these Ara from French alliance, there is some-
Secret Diplomacy?
thing to be said for the attitude
1
.......
taken up by the German news-TOWED BACK TO PORT. papers, which, in the absence of precise detail regarding the naval compromise, have" drawn their own conclusions and view the whole proceedings with gravo dis approval. It is a little unfor- tunale, perhaps, from their own
"KWONG YING'S" DAMAGED TAIL SHAFT.
the distressed mining areas. The men going out for this work are not to he guaranteed permanent employment, but after the harvest the Canadian Government is to do all it enn to find suitable oc-
It is learned that the .8. Kwong cupations for those who desire to
int of view, that they should Ying, employed on the West River remain. Within its limits, the hoose a trivial circumstanée such run, which left here on Saturday, scheme is an excellent one, alas the participation of the Irish has been towed back to harbour the in French Hussars
peace by the 8.8. Kwong Hung of though, of course, even at its best
manoeuvres, in order to make janme line, having suffered dam- It only touches the fringe of Bri-pointed reference to allegations are to the tail shaft.
The Kwong Ying will not be tain's big unemployment problem, that there is something more than In a recent debate in the House an agreement on naval matters in able to leave untli Thursday on the Anglo-French understanding, the completion of repatrs mean- of Commons, Mr. Ramsay Mac-It requires a remarkably expan while opportunity has been taken Donald asserted that there were sive mind to see Indication of to carry out boiler cleaning and no fewer than 200,000 miners per- milltary co-operation for instance general overhaul.
The as. Tung On has been Initi in the presence with the French munently and hopelessly out of of one battalion of British troops. up for one trip for boiler cleaning work, most of whom would have There is, however, a hint of and arriving on Sunday night, for the rest of their lives to de-secrecy about the naval compro-will all again to-morrow.
breeds which naturally
mise
cumnavigate
EXCHANGE RATES.
London, Aug. 13.
Do you know that--
Kennedy Road fa ́ named after a former Governor of the Colony?
This was Sir Arthur E. Kennedy, who was Governor from 1872 to 1877. "It is in- teresting to note that when he was sworn in, au error was made in the oath tendered by the then acting Chief Justico (Mr. L. J. Ball), and consC- quently is Excellency had to be sworn in again at a later date..
14
Sir Arthur left Hongkong to become Governor of Queena- land, and he later died on a mail steamer in the Red Sen in
At June, 1883.
public meeting held In the fol- lowing month, it was decided to erect a statue to him, which now in the Publie Gardens.
Mr. Walter Tappor, the prest- dent, and the two secretaries of the Institute, made repented efforts to fasten the blue silk ribbon in position round the neck of the gold medalist, and finally Mira, Dawber, who was sitting in the front row of the audience, impulsively stepped on to the dala and scived the difficulty with a swift and expert movement of her fingers, much to the delight of her friends and the relief of Mr. Tapper. *SMS
Mr. Dawler, in reply, said that much of his work had been done in the quiet out-of-the-way places of England, where the general w: public had no opportunity of sec.
ing it. For that reason he appre cinted very greatly the honour conferred upon him. It wng in the beautiful country of the Cotg walds that he learned the value of simple bufiding-bulldings cons structed of honest material and good proportions. “The average citizon to-day," he added, "la con- tent to live.in. ready-made houses, although he would not walk about. in a much-me-down... auit of clothes." Fortunately there were- signs of improvement.
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A young Civil Servant in India.. who had not quite got accustom-- ed to the ways of the Indian ser- vants, invited his fiancee and her mather to ten, and, the occasion being a special one, he directed his cook to bake a special cake for the festival meri.
The cake duly arrived at the table beautifully decorated, with a pretty coloured floral pattern. Rat as the host was about to hwert the life, he policed that the in- seription on the cake wad "Prepare to meet thy God."
The cook had copied 'decoration and words from a text that hung in the cookhouse!
J
MALIBRACJA: RE: JANNA DURBANCE
The programme will be follows:
No Government thinks it in keeping with its position and re- 1Marche Heroique "Szakadi"
putation to say a simplo "Yes" or Massenet. "No" to anything.-Lord Cecil. 2-Rhapsodiu "Slavonic"
Friedemann. 3.-Song "Softly. Awakes My Heart
(Mrs. Carnegie)
Saint-Sacas.
4A Dervish Chorus in the Soudun
Sebek.
We engineers have given Ulie child a sharp-edged tool before he has the sense to handle it wine- ly-Sir Alfred Ewing.
In common, I think, with evory: other speaker who has addressed the House, the impression that is most vivid upon my mind is that, nobody except myself understands economics-Lord Hugh Cdell.
6. Selection "Iolunthe Sullivan, 0.-Aloha Septette.
(Interval) 7.Selection "The Desert Sung". All undergraduates are rebels. Bombers. but all graduates are Torles.-Mr. "The Angelus" Massenet Maxton, M.P. (b) BeH Gavotto "Les Cloches des
St: Malo"
B.--(n)
Rimmer "The Hindoo Pletares Lolier. 10.-Reell, and Air "Ombra Mai Fu”
(Mrs. Carnegie)
Handel.
Many moderns suffer from. what may be called the disease of the suppressed pun.--M», G, K. Chesterton.
Walthamstow man: Con a son be responsible for the sins of his 11-A Dream Picture "The Phantom father? Barrister: An he is your
Brigade" manager, yes,
Myddleton.
:
Magistrate, to a Willesden pain-- 12-Fantasio "A Sabbath Morning ontor's wife: What is your husband?
Parade" Hume. Wife: A painter, sir, and he will. Blue Bonnet O'er the Border." I walk mites for a drink.
*God Save the King." Conductor: Mr. W. H. Fitz-Earle, A.R.C.31.
QUEZON PARTY WELCOMED.
FILIPINOS GIVE À TEA PARTY.
Building expert, at Bow County Court: On examination I found that the trouble was dampness due to wet.
Willesden man, cross-examin- ing: Did you see a 14-stone man with a broad voice?
Man at Southend, accused of being drunk: I was not very. drunk. I slipped on a banana skin, which made matters worse.
Mr. Registrar Friend, at, Clerkenwell County Court, "of u woman: What do you think she The local Filipino eommunity keeps a husband for except to pay Kave a warm welcome to Mr. and her debts? Mrs. Manuel Quezon on their
arrival bere yesterday. Amongst Mother "What is baby crying those who went aboard the Presi- for?". dent Plorce. to convey. greetings Nuran (in next room with baby) were Mr. H. Castro, Mr. E. A.-"lie wants
Mother (Impatiently)—"Woll, Valeroso and Mr. L. R. Ildefonso, 124.25 President, Treasurer and Scere- give him what he wants."
34.00 tary respectively of the Hongkong Just then the baby yelled more .12.10% Filipino Club, whilst Mr. M. Lon- loudly than ever.
20.30 tok, a delegate of the Manila
18.19
2
Mother"Why don't you give Filipino Labour Congress, and Mr.him what he wants?"
S. Baluyot, Governor of the Pró- Nurse-He took it. It was u vince of Pampanga, who came
7971 over specially from Manila, also 47.7/18 gave the visitors a welcome... ..2/7
26.22
pend on charity or "the dole." suspicion. It is over a fortnight That may be rather an over-state-Lago since the first announcement ment of the situation, as it is im-was made, and we still find Mr. W. C. Bridgeman remarking that possible to say to what extent the proposals are not yet public, these workless miners will be and that he is not free to say Paris
We Brussels oventually absorbed in other in- exactly what they are. dustries, but of the gravity of the thought the days of secret diplo- Amsterdam
macy ended with the inauguration Berlin position there can be no doubt.
We Copenhagen of the League of Nations. It is, of course, in the South think any suggestion that Britain Vienna Lisbon Wales area that the unemploy-and France have attempted to cir- Helsingfors
the League pro-Bucharest ment is most severe. The coal visions to he absurd, but if there Buenos Aires industry there continues
Shanghai to be is nothing to hide, wity, is the veil
All the Powers in- Yokohama not lifted? worked at a very heavy loss. The forested should have been conver New York latest audit to come to our no-sant with the nature of the pro-Geneva tice, for the three months ended posals long since, and it, there Milan
fore, seems totally unnecessary Stockholm April, shows a loss of no less than that the only information reaching Oslo £693,438, bringing the total for the public should be acquired Prague Madrid Inspired the past fifteen months to the through allegedly
Athens Rio. staggering sum of £2,902,293. It leakages in the French news- papers. The hints in the Paris
Bombay Is to be noted that the costs of press. are largely responsible for Hongkong.. production have been reduced the suggestion that the conversa- Silver (spot and forward) from 158, 7.86d to 14s. 1.01d., tions in Paris have carried our diplomats much farther than but,
The period, purely naval matters. the pit-head proceeds; per British Government must be fully Ministers themselves would find it J. Rull, Dr, and Mrs. V N. ton have fallen from 168, 3.45d. aware of the storles in circulation, difficult to justify their reserve. Atienza, Mr. and Miss It. Basn, but takes no step to give them the We have another instance in the Mr. and Mrs. A. Gascon, Mr. L. R. to: 128. 0.92d., and the quarterlyle, and still finds that "circum-Nanking Incident agreement. Ildefonso, Mr. V. U. Zafra, Mr. output "from 11,788,22 tons to stances do not permit" publication. The documents were signed, seal-F. Cruz and Mr. A. G. de Jeans,
compromise formula. ed and delivered: in Nanking last 10,410,183 tons. In the face of of the
Eventually, we may be given weak, but were only issued for such circumstances, it is only na some explanation for the delay in publication Jast night. There is
***About 800,000 tons of grain are tural that the colliery owders the meantime, the Government are nothing in the documents which
impression that precluded publicity at once, but held up at Rosario by a stevedores should persist in their representa cultivating an
there is moro in the air than the public has been required to strike, which holds up all port
movements. tions to the Government to ex-meets the eye. Invariably, the wait. Why?
in the
sume
Mr. Quezon, owing to his recent .1/10.0/32 Inese, was unable to accept an 4.85-13/32 invitation to attend, a function.) 9286 arranged by the Filipino com- 18.13munity, but Mrs. Quezon attended .18.10 a tea party held at the Filipino 103% Club at King's Park, This was, „29.085 a 'most enjoyable function, and 375 Mrs.. Quezon was delighted with 6.29/32 the hospitality shown her, Mr. .1/5.5/10 H.Castro presided and those ..2/0. present included Senator Ramon 27 J. Fernandez, Mr. S. Baluyot, Ex-Representative C. Hilario, Mr. M. Lontok, Mr. L. Nedruda, Mr. M. Champocine, Mr. and Mrs. M.
-British Wireless."'
wasp.”.
He wears no hat, but not
Bocause he scorns conven-·
tion.
To show his hair, I wot, Ia rather his intention; Those rippling maréel waves, With unguent neally pasted, Give just the touch he cravos,
And this must not be..
wasted,
He will produce a comb
In tram or railway station, And make himself at home
Intent on titivation, Nor may the fair protest,
In spite of their emotion.. Ter it can well be guessed
From whom he got the
motion,
And though my lip may curl.
My feelings I'must amother, Maybe the boy's a girl→→
Perchance a wife and me
ther
It's trousered, you may state; But at my mind it vexes To differentläten valah
Between our equal sexes.