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FRIDAY, SEPT.
7.
1928.
ELECTION PORTENTS.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
DAY BY DAY.
1928.
abla capital out of the divergen- cies which are known to exist in Cabinet ranks over the Protection question. Mr. Baldwin's assurNEVER TAKE AWAY OUR RESPONSIBILITM THIS PLEA OF IGNORANCE WILL
ances notwithstanding, the elec- TIES-Ruskin, torate will need to be much more convinced of the" sincerity of thứ nati-Protection declarations than they now are before they are liko-
Yesterday's return of notidable diseases ahows one Chinese case of small-pox.
ly to plump for the Conservatives. The as. Michael Jebsen docked The fortunes of this particular at Kowloon at noon to-day for party will, wo imagine, largely overhaul and reft, depend on its final decisions on this issue. Wo may gain some
Judgment was yesterday reserv. helter indication of what that willed in the case in which the Sin- cere Company is suing T. Nakao be when the Party Congress meets for goods supplied during the visit shortly.
of the Japanese Fleet.
When Mr. Henderson claims
that Labour has now become a
Miss Galina, F. Foigt, of Shang- hai, became the bride of Mr. E. National Party, we cannot help Rumjaan, of Hongkong, when the thinking that the wish is largely civil ceremony was performed at. father to the thought. Ha ap-the British Consulate at Shanghui
last week peal for a harmonisation of the political and industrial sections
The Directors of the Chartered of the party is no doubt based on Bank of India, Australia and his desire that Labour should China have declared an interim Dividend for the past half year at the rate of 14% per annum free of Income Tax.
gain a national status. But at present. the domestic politics of the Labour Party are obviously thonn of the Trade Unions. In other words, Labour is still fac- tional; to become really national it must make its appeal to those. classes which are optelde Trade Unionism. So far, it has failed to do that. We read Mr. Hender- son's appeal as an endeavour to lessen the Influence of the Trade Union element and thus to securo a broader outlook for his party. How far he will succeed, time will tell. But until Labour loses its inau-
For boarding the Shamshulpo Ferry boat Man Kuen without hav- Ing paid their fares, two Chincee flahermen were each fined $5 by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy this morning,
:
The body of a Chinese, about 40 years old, was found by the police, yesterday morning, in the harbour at North Paint It was subsequently / taken to the Kowloon Mortuary for identifica-
on.
I
larity of viewpoint, it is unlikely jured in a stabbing affray in Pitt Ten people were seriously in- to win widespread support. The Street, Penang, last week, when a success of the "grent adventure," Chinese who was engaged in an to which Mr. Henderson refers, altercation suddenly whipped out a big knife and stabbed indiscri- will largely depend on the nature minately, He was arrested and of the programme w ich Labour | sent for observation, as he is bo- puts forward at the coming elec-Ileved to be of unsound mind.
With a General Election ocrtain to take place next year, It is per- hapa natural that political leaderation. at Home should at present be found engaged in an active campaign, the aim of which is to lift their particular Party into
a position
LA Chai-sum's Future. For the moment, as the result of undoubtedly astute labours by the of esteem with the electorate. Moderate wing of the Kuomintang Mr. Baldwin has recently benn Party, China politics have taken on a new complexity, if Chinese
At a departmental enquiry this morning, at the Harbour Office, to Investigate the circumstances of a collision between a police launch and a naval torpedo launch, the pallee craft was exonerated. The coxswain of the torpedo launch pleaded guilty to an error of navi
Remanded yesterday
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THE WEEK'S PICTURES.
FEATURES OF TO-MORNOWS “TELEGRAPH."
The Very Idea!
What is life all about? What is at the centre of it?
There will be some extremely interesting pictures in to-morrow's Professor, H. A. Overstreet says" issue of the Telegraph..
it is the process of getting our These will include portrait selves believed and accepted." : studies of Miss M. A. Tamagnini. He continues-That is what Barbosa, daughter of the Governor trading is. The man who сад of Macao, and Miss M. L. Corvelra persuade no one to bolleve in his de Albuquerque, daughter of the goods is a business failure. That Consul General for Portugal ins what proaching is. The pre- Hongkong. The former is to ap-cher who is a joke to his pow- pour as Britannia and the latter holders is elther a. coxcomb or a as Portugual in the tableau at the fool. forthcoming Grand Tattoo which "To get people to think with us! will depict the world's eldest al-It is an art the supremo art.. Hance, that between Britain and The blunderer in life is.he who, Portugal.
wishful to capture the intersta Amongst other pictures will be and enthusiasms of people, to get a group taken at Home of the wed-them to think and work along with him, is able only to capture their Indifference and antagonism. The blundering parent, the 'blun dering teacher, the blundering, business man, the binndering ro former-herein lies their asson- tal weakness,”
About Hong Kong.
Do you know that
The idea of building a City Hall originated in 1861, wher the proposed creation of a Thentro and Assembly Hall was publicly discussed and a provisional committee formed to make preliminary arrange. ment7
Plans of the proposed build- ing wore exhibited at the Hongkong Club in October, 1862, calculated on an ex- penditure of $34,000.
It was decided that the build. ing bo named the City Hall and that it compromise tho combination in one building of a theatre, library and suite of assembly rooms.
The Government made a grant of, a free elte in 1864 and the foundation stone was laid on February 23rd, 1867; by Sir Richard Macdonell, the then Governor.
The building was opened on November 2nd, 1869, by H.R.H. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edin- burgh. The first performance was given in the Theatre Royal on the following night by the Amateur Dramatle Corps and members of the German Club Concordia.
BEBURTONNESTARSKE LAL ANTONIOPSCINGATANANCE BEASTNEmmestad
Here, remarked the guide, who was showing a party over an old manalon, we have the bed Queen Elizabeth slept in.
Pardon me, said a volen, I fancy you've made a mistake. That bed is Jacobean, and a reproduction st that.
But, protested the guide, you'll allow me to contradict you, sir. I've been here for some time now, and I know. Besides, the Queen I didn't care what make of bed she
slept in.
Registrar. at Shoreditch: I do. not allow women to talk ono against the other here. I like to think my court will finish,
A woman defendant addressed - the Willesden magistrato as "My Lord." The next prisoner Im proved on this by acclaiming him as "My Lord Chief."
..It was stated at Tottenham that a boy spent 258. 7d. in one day on "the picturos," sweets, and cakes.
Magistrate at Southend: How long did the quarrel leat?-Man: Right from the time it started to the time it finished.
Mansfield woman complainant: | How can I contradict him, when
he is telling true untruthe? ding of Mr. W. Orr, who figured in
Solicitor at Highgate (apolo- the Sunning piracy, and Miss J.gising for the absence of another
aolicitor): Unfortunately he is Other photographs will show a his honeymoon
Vernon.
"North Metropolitan Electric Supply Company," was the reply.
ton, with the amusing sign "Mero ness was asked at Highgate.- Females Hair Dressing Parlor," a picture of one of the new Mor into service in Hongkong, and Aris saloon taxis shortly to be' put
photos of two new naval boxers on the China Station-Leading Stoker Munn and Jock Crighton.
[Caterers for holiday folk in ss0- side towns are complaining that people do not spend their vacations there, but merely pass through in their motor-cara.]
telling the country of the fine re-roports are. to be accepted. Thegation and was fined one day's modern-style barber'a shop.at Can- || What is your name?" a wit- cord which he claims for the recent anxious conferences in pay. Conservatives, whilst Mr. Lloyd Shanghai in which Marshal Chiang Kal-aliek, Marshal Ld Chai-sum and George has been to the fore in Mr. Wa Han-min have been charge of breaking and entering giving reasons why the people chiefly concerned have developed No. 83, Austin Road, the residence should again repose their trust in along unexpected lines, and the of All Asghar, a Chinese was sen- Liberalism, The Labourites, who Rightlats bid for power has ap-tenced to five months' hard labour parently succeeded. He would be a by Mr. W. Schofield at the Kow- now form the oMeinl Opposition rashi prophet who would attempt to loon Magistracy this morning. in the House of Commons, are forecast the effect; indead, any The, defendant was stated to have not behind the times, either, wit-confident opinion at this time been in prison on two previous
cannot be worth a handful of occasions, ness the declarations just made
straw. There are too many un- before the Trades Union Congress (certain factors. It is almost im- by Mr. Arthur Henderson. Much possible to say what the reported that, in an interview, one of the Government appointments of Moderates to the leading positions
A Canton correspondent states
members of the Chinese mission in London paid a tribute to the who was with Mr. Wu Hàn-min-
FISHING JUNK PIRATED.
CREW IMPRISONED IN VESSEL'S HOLD,
in
as certain elements in the Liberal and Labour Parties might desire in the new Councils really men
A report was made to the police the situation to be otherwise, Is Nanking offering a son to the good offices of the Hon. Mr. W. E. yesterday by Chima On Lee, master there is no room
Kwangai..Clique, or is China for believing really nearer to a decisive effort to L. Shenton, who did a great deal of a licensed fishing junk, to the that the next election will be run reach a national understanding? in arranging the various Inter-effect that his junk was pirated on on any other basis than the three-The key to the problem is difficult views which the mission had with Tuesday last whilst he was
financial Chinese waters off Fan Lau Point,
Lantao Island. leaders, party system. In particular, La. to detect. Not the least surprising British political and
news. to hand is the report that bour is most decidedly against Marshal Li Chal-sum may not
At the time of the attack by pirates, the fishing junk had any understanding with the return to Canton, as head of the This morning's Harbour Office
threo persons ОБ board, the Liberals, and evidently has suffl-provincial administration, but may reports gave 15 arrivals and the master and two folis. The pirates remain in Nanking to associate same number of departures, with cient self-assurance to feel that it himself actively with the work of French holding top place in arrivale came in a large fishing boat and can come into power by Its own the Central Government. The and British the best of departures, no fever than eighteen, men, all report must be accepted with a leaving 68 vessels in port, of which armed with long or short firearms, certain amount of roserve, coming 21 were British. Tonnage was wero seen on board. There were When Mr. Henderson says that as it does from Chinese sources. fair, with British vessels recording also two women on the pirate's Labour is the only serious alter- The announcement is said to have a total of 5,500 tons of freight,boat,
Five of the pirates boarded the native to the present Government, been made by Marshal Li himself. The highest inwards were French,
master and his fokie into the vessel's hatch, they nailed it down any very substantial support ating has been reached between The case in which Messra. Alex, and sailed for many hours. When the next election, although we Moderates. There is however cer- Prince's Building, are suing the of dried fish valued at over $800, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek and the Ross and Co., (China) Limited, Lin Ting, the pirates removed from their victim's junk a cargo may reasonably look to it to retain prima facie evidence lending Kowloon Hotel for the return of in addition to which, they took
unaided efforts.
he is probably right. Liberalism, in the course of an interview with with Dutch and British recording smaller boat and after driving the
Chinese fournalists, in which he the best of the through freights, wa fear, will be unable to secure also indicated that an understand-
Canton has obviously been pur-
4
for its detention. The case was
at 10 am.
EXCHANGE RATES.
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In those remote but golden
days
Of crinoline and bustle, Era wo were bitten by the
craze
For pep and vim and hustio, - Our holidays we always made A rest, as nature teaches, And lounged on the Marine
Parado
Bandy
Or bathed on
beaches.
But lator on we were supplied With overy now "attrac-
tion,"
And each resort with others
vied
To give us satisfaction.
To speed yet more the mad-
dened race.
For pleasure since We
willed it
That was the aim of every
place,
And nobly each fulfilled it.
And now desire for paaco and
rest
Is quite an outworn notion The motorist, with horrid zest, Esanys perpetual motion And those who helped his love.
of change
To foster and to fatter, Declare that it is very strange And wonder what's the
matter,
A motor car speed, case WAR called and decided at the Croy- don County Police-court recently In very few words and about six 124.25 seconds:
04.00 The Chairman; Septimus Sheer .12.10 Ing.
London, Sept. 6.
Pollos-aergeant:
20.80
18.19
.84.425 miles,
102%
2.7/38
capture some of its lost ground. colour to the report. Marshal an Austin seven enr, formerly away personal property and Junk But it is one thing to say that Ur's long hesitation in returning to owned by Mr. L. E. Haynes, was tackle to the value of $57. Labour rule is the only serious poseful. It is fairly certain, too, Justice Jacks in the Summary again mentioned bofore Mr. alternative to Government by the that Marshal Chiang has allied Court this morning. The plain- Conservatives, and quite another fimself with the Moderates, and tiffs claim either the return of the is ready to work in harmony with to claim that it is on the thresh them at Nanking. It will not be car or its value, $986.53 and $50 hold of power and responsibility. surprising, therefore, if it is con- Axed for hearing on September 20, At this juncture, with the issues firmed that Marshal Li Chal-sum la now looking upon Nanking as Hikely to dominate the situation offering greater scope than would not nearly so clear as they will be the administration of Kwangtung, In some months' time, he would which according to the edict of the OPIUM HAUL ON JUNK. be a bold prophet who would at-ifth Plenary Session is to lose Its semi-autonomous status at the tempt to forecast the, respective end of the year. It will be a good strength of the three parties when thing dor the country as a whole the General Election is over. Very opposition to the abolition of the Branch Political Counelle le
A large haul of opium, consist-Yokohama much must obviously depend on withdrawn, and the provincial the nature of the "election ciles." leaders are prepared to throwing of 566 taels and valued at New York But it would seem reasonable to themselves into the task of $4,500, was seized by Revenue Genuva
central strengthening the
Officers this morning from a junk. Milan think that none of the three par-thority. But Marshal Feng's hure which was boarded when near the Stockholm ties will secure such a majority ried return to Shenst does not Kwong Wing Wharf, opposite Sin Prague Madrid as to make it completely indepon-mean he has ceased to exist as an cere & Co.
The opium was in tins of one Athons dent of the other two combined. have yet to disclose their hand.toel each and was concealed in two to Unhappily, from the Conserva- The Moderates must for the tire sacks at the bottom of the junk, Bombay tive standpoint, the other two pir-being bo content in the knowledge Chief Preventive Officer Clarko Hongkong,
Silver (spot) that they have got their blow in headed the raid, which resulted in
[Silver (forward) ties are likely to make cousider- arst,
three persons boing arrested.
au-
important factor, while the Leftists
CONCEALED IN SACKS ON BOARD.
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The Chairman: 405.
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The teacher was giving the chil- 0270 dren a Bible lesson on the subject 18.18 of baptism,
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unexpected reply.