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MONDAY, AUGUST 20, : 1928)
spring or the summer,
And tho swing of the pondujum" has al ways played a big part in politics at Home. After some years of rulo by a particular Party, there is generally a tendency to give some other combination an oppor- tunity of showing what it can do. The other factor is that the Con- servatives are at present hopeless- ly divided on the tariff question, for whilst Mr. Baldwin has" refused definitely to commit himself to Protection, it is known that the Party leaders intend to bring this issue to a head at the Conserva- Live Conference which is to take place in the autumn. The power- [ful and growing section of Pro-
DAY BY DAY.
CORRESPONDENCE.
MEN ARE FOUND TO BE VAINER ON THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. ACCOUNT OF THOSE QUALITIES WHICH THEY FONDLY BELIEVE THEY HAVE THAN OF THOSE WHICH THEY REALLY HAVE-Voituro."
The e.s. Sni On of the Tung On S.S. Company has been laid off for boiler cleaning,
The Very Idea!
Tho. Vienna Government is b
[To The Editor of Hongkong
ing urged to take strong mea-- Telegraph
sures agafnat 2,100 Vienna doc- Sir,--Permit rau to draw your tors and dentists who proclaimed attention, to a mis-statement in a strike against their panol pati Saturday's edition of tho Tele-ents. graph, under the heading "About No fewer than 227,000 Vienna Kongkong."
families are in consequanca de The present Hongkong Philhar-prived of medical attendance. The- The return of natiflable disonacs monic Society is the resuscitation atriking doctors have also fns- for the week-end shows four Chi-of the Hongkong Choral Society, tructed their hospital colleagues. refuse treatment to panel. nese cases of small-pox....
which was formed in the year to
1881, its first, meeting being: hold patients in the hospitals. The The P. and O. s.s. Rawalpindi, in St. Andrew's School, on Octo- Ministry of Health declares that.. from Hongkong, arrived at Marber let, of that year. Its first they are powerless to intervene, seilles on the 18th August at 1.80 public concert was given during but that they are sure no doctor 1863, and the gross receipts, would refuse his aid in cases of amounting to $681, were handed life and death, to the Hon. Charles Murray, in aid of the fund for erocting a City Hall.
p.m.
Mrs. Carnegie, who created such
an excellent Impression as the vocalist at Friday's promenade concert, was inadvertently refers ed to in our report of the function as a soprano, She is, of course, a contralto.
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The cause of the strike is the decision of the Panel Patients' Association to set up their own laboratory; which tha X-ray
This Society continued to prosper until 1894, when a period of inac-doctors maintain will rob radio-
logists of their livelihood.
About Hong Kong.
Do you know that--
HAS NO EQUALectionists in the Government ranks are trying their best to coerce Mr. Baldwin into another election on this question, their calculation being that anxiety over the state of the big industries may
The Court Martial of Lieut. cause the electorate to turn to
C. C. E. Grant, of H.M.S. Berwick,
The Hongkong Club was a desperate, remedy on three chargos arising out of Recent hye-elections, however, do drunkenness, concluded on Satur-established to prometa the in- terchange of good feeling not suggest that there is any de. day afternoon. Accused was
among representatives of the found guilty of two of the charges
Civil Service, Army and sire on the part of the people to and was reprimanded and dismiss-
Navy, and to receive stran ro back on its decisive nititudo oned his ship.
gera visiting Hongkong? RELIABLE, EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE. this question which was reflected
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POLITICAL POINTERS.
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In the 1923 Election.
Among arrivals by 8.8. President Pierce this morning from Manila were Mr. R. Hannings and Mr. P. former agent for the Dollar B. Wilson. Mr. T. B. Wilson,
American and
Mail Lincs
in Hongkong, is returning to the United States by the same vessel.
The Club was opened on May 26th, 1846, being situato in the building in Queen's Road now occupied by the Yee Sane Fat Company. The old Coronet Theatre, in Wynd- ham Street, was its bowling Alley.
The cost of the building was £15,000, and the funds. share- wero provided by holders, who appointed a Board of Trustees as the Standing Committee of the Club. Resident members were admitted by ballot and re- quired to pay an entrance fee of $30 and a monthly sub, scription of $4.
So far as can be judged at the moment, the Conservatives will be fortunate If at the next General Election they are able to retain a majority sufficiently large to make them independent of the combined
Miss Gladys Hight, who is at strength of the other two Parties resent staying at the Hongkong in the Ilouse of Commons, Wo Hotel, Is bringing out a ballet Com- expect to see'n substantial addi-pany from the United States to Honolulu and Japan in the coming tion to the Labour representation, winter. She is also considering a and it may be that there will be scheme to bring the Company to sufficient Liberals to hold the bal-Hongkong and other China Coast
ports. anco between this Party and the Conservatives. If a Liberal-La-
At the Marine Court this mor- tivity set in. A revival took place bour coalition could be, devised, ning before Commdr. J. B. Newill, at a meeting held in 1903, whon
name of the Society D.S.O.,. R.N., Wan Loi, master of the with an understanding not to run team launch Hop Lo, was changed to its present one, viz,
charged with a breach of the rufe the H.K. Philharmonic Society, of the rond by proceeding up the wrong side of the Southern Fair way and pleading guilty, was fined $10 with the usual alternative.
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That ono? Oh, that's only Dad; Hero's one of Auntie Clara, Yes, that's me, but the light was
bad-
No, with that follow there. Here's a better one of him-~~
You know the chap I sald- The boy that showed me how to
swit
Wo mot him down there-Tod That's one Teddy took to show The weather at its worst. The camera moved or something
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You had it right at first. That's the boat-the Océan Pride
That Tod took-ol, 'It's tornl That's our charabane outaldo
Where what's-is-name was
born.
Ted again in this one-seo, With his Alsatian-Elf.
But Tod likes this one best of
me-
It's one he took himself. This was takon on the pler; We're eating gingerbreads. You see these foot just showing
hero?
You're right-good
they're Ted's.
Conductor-How
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old is the
Passenger (In fare disputo)...
Four.
Conductor-Looks about eight. Passenger-It's not my fault if he worries.
Willesden magistrate: Is he a man? Woman witness:
It is interesting to note that Mr. G. P. Lammert attended the kong Choral Society, July 9th., Oh, no; quite a married man. last recorded meeting of the Hong-young
Man fined for bad language at 1894, and was present at the meet Passengers leaving on the home-ing held on August 15th, 1903, for Willeeden: Thank you, sir; it has ward bound P. and O. a.s. those interested in the revival of been well worth 50s, to tell him Rajputana on Saturday included the Society. At this meeting Mr. what I thought of him, Lt-Comdr. C. Y. C. Keays, Mr. Geo. Grimble was elected Hen, and Mrs. S. J. C. Stanesby, Capt. Musical Director. H. G. H, Fogg, O. B. E., M. C., Dr. W. Brigge, Mr. G. H. Bell, Mr. H. J. Woolley, Mr. and Mrs. W. Welch, Mr. E. Matthews, Mr. O. G. Jones and Mr. J. Hurley,
The Hongkong Philharmonie So- eiety is registered in London as founded in 1801.-Yours, etc.,
T. V. HARMON,
Hon. Secretary.
Hongkong, Aug. 19th, 1928.
Woman at Willesdon: The wo- man upstairs has never liked my marrying. my husband because he was a widower, and now she is for ever fighting about it.
Edmonton husband: I saw her Assault my wife. Magistrate: "And did not you go to her assist- anco? Husband: Well, they were two women, and I did not like
to,
The Labour Party has had no rival candidates, we have no doubt dimeulty in retaining North Aber that the Conservatives would be deen in the bye-election which has beaten at the polls, but Party just taken place. It is true tint,fenlousy is likely to prevent such when compared with the General development In view, however, Election, when there
of the growing similarity in the straight fight between Conserva-policies of these two Progressive tive Labour candidates, the La-Parties, an eventual move in this bour vote has declined by 2,003 direction would appear inevitable, votes, but, even so, it is comfort- ably, ahead of the aggregate, east for the other three candidates. The striking feature of the bye-
The occasion seldom arises, wo election is the serious decline, in are happy to say, when It is neces- The week-ond Harbour reports the Conservative poll, which has sary to lodge a complaint against gave a total of 31 arrivals and 40 shrunk by 3,849 votes, despite the lack of courtesy and ordinary con- departures, of which 10 and 13 sideration towards Press represen-respectively were British, leaving fact that the nominee of the Govtatives engaged in their daily task 28 vessels in harbour, British 28. This morning figures gave 15 ar- ernment Party was the same as at of news-gathering. Our attentión rivals and 16 departures, with the General Election and may has, however, been called to a rather high tonnage, but generally low, therefore be regarded as having unfortunate case, connected with the freights. The total of British A ferocious dagger attack, re sulting in two deaths, carried out
Barrister to a street trader at. "nurac" the constituency during Court-Martial held on board H.M.S. cargoes was short of 10,000, tons.
while the victims were asleep, is Bow County Court: You thought the past three or four years. An- Berwick on Saturday. After some
discussion 10 decide whether At a meeting held on Friday recorded in.reports of week-end his conduet inexplicable and de- reasonable explanation? other circumstance which calls for notice is that of the four candi-sion, the rules and regulations were bute $3,000 towards the Shantung jeep outside their shop at No. 111.
journalists had a right of admis-night the management of the Tung crime issued by Police Headquar sired &
ters this morning.
Trador: Go casy', where are 'wo? ¦. Wah Hospital decided to contri-
As two shopmen were lying as-
Nottingham prisoner: Do you dates in the field the Liberal was correctly interpreted and our reRelief Fund, in response to the Woosung, Street, Yaumati, being tive: Yes. Prisoner: Then you know me as a criminal? Deter- at, the bottom of the poll, even be-presentative, with others, Was request for assistance of the forced by. The heat to seek tho Jow the Communist. Incidentally, allowed to enter. He was also al-Shantung delegates who recently cooler air of the street, they were have the advantage of mo; 1 do
not know you. lowed to stand up during the arrived from North China. It is attacked by unknown men who rain- it is no compliment to the con-proceedings, lasting several hours.stated that the delegates intend to ed on them a number of dagger stituency that there should be ever it is perhaps necessary to explain stay in Hongkong for some time thrusts, which, besides fatally In- Although one and a half wairs 2,000 volers willing to give their at the outset that if a reporter to collect more funds, if possible..
support to an avowed' "Red:"
It might have been expected
that, with candidates representing every shade of political feeling, a
attends a Court-martial he is act
ing under the instructions of his
DOUBLE MURDER AT YAUMATI
·
TWO MEN STABBED WHILST ASLEEP.
Woman at Old-street Police Court: I want a summons against my husband for being an habitual drunkard. Mr. Dummett: How often is he drunk? Woman Forty.. times a week. Mr. Dummett: Tako your summons.
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jurine them in the abdomen, also of twins are, statistics show, born wounded them in, several other in the borough of Islington each places. In a state of complete week, not one of Islington's mo- editor, and that big editor A Notice to Mariners issued by collapse, the victims were removed there gave birth to twins between រង well satisfied before the Harbour Offleo under date sending a man to any function, August 18 on information from the to hospital, where they died soon one and two p.. on a
afterwards.
Monday. Consequently the £1,000 meeting or court that the man has Military Authorities, is as follows.
The assaltants, of whom presum-prize offered in connexion with a right to be present. That point, Search light practice will be carriably there were only two, made falinoton's Civic Week has not heavy poll would have been, re- however, is a minor one. We feel ed out as under-Tuesday, 21st good their escape before the police been won corded. In actual fact, however, it necessary, however, to regret August (Stonecutters). Thursday, arrived on the scene in response
that the Naval Court permitted 23rd August (Lyemun), Tuesday to an alarm telephoned through to Noakes) announced that the prize The Mayor (Councillor W, -8. somo fifteen hundred fewer voters journalists to stand throughout the 28th August, (Stonecutters). the local atation. exercised the franchise than was protracted proceedings. We are fully Thursday, 30th August, (Lyemun).
Officers of the Criminal Investi-had not been awarded. He said the case at the General Election, aware that strict law is against Tuesday, 4th September, (Stone gation Department, with the help claimants, but the births had not there had been "one or two" us in this regard. It was recently cutters). Thursday, 6th September, of certain information, later sue taken place within the stipulated despite the Addition of "the established, in a case at Home, that
ceeded in arreating one man at hour. flapper vote." Similar slumps the Press has a statutory right to
Wing Lok Street and a second in a have been recorded in other bye-Courts-Martial, naval and military, the Chinese driver, of public car be present in Police Courts, and
Maternal sympathy will go out An Interesting and was made by shop at West Point,
It fa alleged that the prisoner to Mrs. Cook, of New North-road, elections lately," possibly due to but that there exists no statutory No. 444 when he looked nio tas arrested in the shop at West Point Lelington, who gave birth to twins
the fact that at the moment there right of seating accommodation-body of his vehicle yesterday and was at one time associated in busi- | between eleven and twelve a.m. on
In other words, a journalist is given
gencies?
Monday.
is no burning issue before the the right to be present, but not to discovered four packets which had ness with one of the murdered men, cofintry. All the same this indif-elt down! Civil courts, permanent been left there by some unknown and that later, in consequence of a
An anecdote relating to Pay ference is regrettable. On this vided special accommodation with tained four tins of prepared opium,nership, the prisoner starting out lova's first appearance in Eng- ly established, have naturally pro- person. Each of the packets con- disagreement, the two severed part. occasion, Toryism has suffered the facilities for note-taking. Legally the whole being valued at over which he set up in competition next fame on the Continent is in- on business of his own with a shop | land-after she had achieved neverest blow of all, whilst it op it is an act of courtesy, and as such $200. The car was in Connaught door to the establishment which cluded in "Round the World with
wo acknowledge it. May we not Road Central at the time when the the two formerly shared at Woo Pavlova," by Theodore Stier, pears still evident that Liberalism expect equal courtesy from the discovery was made, and the sung Street. The new shop is sald has not recovered from Coalition-Royal Navy, or must we order driver hastened to turn the opium to have turned out to be a fallure, unon a London agent. The fol- Pavlova, said Mr. Stfer, called. Ism. As a guide to the probabili- camp-stools to meet such contin- over to the police.
and the prisoner then removed lowing dialogue took place:- the business to West Point, tles of the next General Election,
Arent "Well, miss, what can In connexion with the case of a It was at this new establishment at 1 do for you?” the Aberdeen polling has only
houseboy who was shot In the leg West Point that detectives working
Mme. Pavlova I am Madamb served to stress one point, which
was electrocated by the police in- Yaumati, while on the case, took him into custody
Pavlova." early Saturday morning on Hing drawing his revolver with the a few hours after the murder. Is that the Conservatives are find- Lung Street, He was working evident
Agent-"You don't pay? What intention of resist The condition of the victims was
is it you do?" Ing It extremely difficult to retain with a number of other men, and ing Arrest, a report rear too far gone when they Hospital to
Mme. Pavlova (patiently)—I the support of the
electorate ecidentally put his hand on a ved this morning states that the were removed to This may be duo to two reasons. electrified through
water pipe, which had become "boy" was employed by Dr. Mal enable dying depositions to am Anna Pavlova."
Agent That means nothing in Broken lon, who is absent from the Colony, be taken, but it is alleged In the first place, the Government electric wire having fallen on it. The weapon which he had in his that before they relapsed into un-my young life. What do you do? has almost run its course, for
A man, who endeavoured to rescue nossession is an American Bervice conciousness, they had made re Act, sing, dance? there is every likelihood that there the ambulance
him was badly shocked. When Colt, which has yet to be identified. warks to those who first found arrived the man A report of the air is given ose then, implicating the two men who will be a Dissolution either in the was dead.
where in this issue.
are now in custody.
A Chinese
Mme. Paylova""I dance.", Agent "All right, drop. In to- morrow and bring your tights. with you."
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