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THE MOST
MOTOR CAR FIRE EXTINGUISHER
WEDNESDAYMONDE
confessed
ovor the rains to Socialists. The cry of "Red Rule" would be quito satelont to damn Labour's chances.
OCTOBER 3, 1928.
DAY BY DAY,
.... WHY HAS NO RELIGION THIS COM- MAND ABOVE" ALL OTHERS, THOU On the Bolshevik danger, Mr SHALT WORK?-Auerbach, Lanabury fa equally unsatisfactory. Ho ontirely dissents from the aptor ten cloth and papkins has been Mrs. H. A. Taylor's M.C.L, rafflo plication of Bolshevik methods of won by Ticket No. 119 (Mrs. Cop- organisation to Britain, but says nin). that when Labour comes into power
Yesterday's return of notifiable It will hold out, the hand of friend diseases shows two cases of small- ship to Russia. Exactly what that pox and two of typhoid. All were implies, it is. not easy to say, but if Chinese. it means that Labour will be quite)
The rainfall registered at the willing to permit the Soviet to re-Botanic Gardens during September Rain was sume relations with Britain and totalled 6.34 Inches. abuse her hospitality as in the past, recorded on eleven days. then most assuredly the Socialists It is notified that the offices and Customs for Kowloon and District will bo closed to public business on Wednesday, October 10.
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DEATH OF MR. L. F.
TOWNEND="
CANTON MANAGER OF THE
UNION INSURANCE.
The Very Idea!
girl of 8,
"A Httle-bare-footed after mysteriously gaining admin- sion to the Liverpool landing It is with regret that we have stage, was only prevented from to record the death of Mr. Law stowing away on the White Star renco F. Townend, Canton Branch liner: Laurentie by a company's Manager of the Union Insurance oficial, who was surprised to 800 Society of Canton, Lt, which oca child embarking alone, He curred at his residence, Tungahon, stopped her, and when questioned Canton, this morning. His death she tearfully said that she was go- followed an attack of pneumonia ing to see her auntle in Ainorien.. with which he was taken seriously She had walked from her home at ill at the end of August,
Howe-street, Litherland, a dis- tance of four miles."
The late Mr. Townend, who was 41. years of age, first camp out to
Disappoined and crying bitterly the Far East in July, 1910, and she was placed on a tram-car, and spent his first three years at the the conductor saw to. har safe re- Head Office of the Society in Hong-turn home. The White Star line:
Kong, when he was transferred to have sent her a jig-saw puzzle and Manila, and afterwards to Shang-some pictures of their ships to has and Tientsin, remaining at the assuage her grief.. latter port until March, 1919.
On his return from Home leave There is a tale of an American in May, 1920, he was attached to girl invited to her first shooting party, who on the evening of ar
PRACTICAL & EFFECTIVE may look for small support dem the people. An eventual under alanding with Russia is obviously to be desired, but there must be no misapprehensions as to the con- Amongst the passengers who left ditions on which that understand-by the Blue Funnel liner Sarpedon
to-day wore Sir: Eric and Lady LARREMANATtrival, so charmed every male that ing is reached. If the Soviet is un-Stuart Taylor and family, Mrs. A. der any impression that Britain G. Coppin, Miss Doris Woods and
Mrs. North. will stand for Bolshevik pro-
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paganda, then the idea is an utterly mistaken one. And if Labour's friendship with Russia is likely to encourage an opposite belief, the electorate will soon set Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and his colleagues about! KELLER, KERN & Co., Ltd. their business and refuse to en- trust them with power. Only on the basis of complete dissociation from Communiate, Sociallats and other extremists will the Labour Party be able to make any of
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WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1928
THE BRITISH LABOUR PARTY.
Although on two important solutions which came before
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H.M.S. Cumberland arrived in Hongkong to-day from the North. It is understood that there will be no general return of warships. to. Hongkong for the winter season for some time yet...
The s.s, Halning, arriving from Foochow and Swatow, reports sighting a wrecked fishing junk on September 26 In Latitude 22.50. N., Longitude 116,33 E. The sur- vivors, numbering five, were ra- scued and landed at Swatow on the same day.
Dr. R.A. de Castro Basto, M.B., B.S., D.O.M.S., will address the Hongkong University Medical Society, this evening of the subject of "Acuto inflammations of the an-
torior segment of the cyolii." Professor KR Digby, F.R.C.S., will take the chair.
A charge of being in possession of a knife, two wooden, gags and two small coils of wire, which were described as instruments fit for on unlawful purpose, was brought against a truck coolle before Mr.
fondant was remanded for one
h
The U.S. Election. America in the throes of a prest dential election campaign "fa. the Hource of unconscious humour in plenty, partly because the G.O.P. and the Democrats are taking the matter so deadly seriously. The fact is, wire the contest has reach ed the stage when it might almost be re-sald that America le ready to go to it-the pall, no bone of contention like
ly to produce a clean party cleavage W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magi- one on the exclusion of Communists in developed, and the candidates and the other on the Simon Com- appear to be spending their time tracy this morning. On the appli- mission to India-the extremists trying to be all things to all mention of Inspector Fallon, the de-
Definite issues may yet crystallise week. in the Labour Party have suffered but at the moment there are not a rebuff, there would still appear only wet spots in dry areas in both
A coal-coolie was charged before parties, but both advocate farm re- to be grounds for viewing this lief, point scandalised fingers at the Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon political combination with a mea, records of their opponents, and con- Magistracy, this morning, with Bure of suspicion. For some time demn the introduction of the rel- larceny of 122 feet of Manila rope rious issue, while making the most from on board the s.3. Talmn. The past, there has been a rift in the of their opportunities in this direc alternative charge of receiving the ranks of the Party, due to a feel-tion. It is really an election with rope knowing it to have been ing prevalent amongst the out-out issue whatever, though the stolen or unlawfully obtained was voters may find something in the also preferred against the defen- bewildering and contradictory dant. Mr. J. H. Hoare, of the B. 1. forgotten its role as the enemy of speeches to entisfy their views. It Company, prosecuted. The case the capitalist system. Tho reis said of Mr. Robinson, the Demo-was fixed for hearing next Wednes- elcitrants are still a factor to be that during his acceptance speech,
cratic vice-presidential nominee, day.
reckoned with, although in a de- he attacked Mr. Hoover, the Dry as cided mujority, and thus it comes a Wet, and defended Mr. Smith, the about that the Party leaders have sume it was intended for consump Wet n & Dry. One can only pre been at great pains to evolve some tion by a specific section of the com- scheme whereby loyalty might be munity, but "inside" knowledge ensured. The method adopted has situation. The Democrats are now cannot destroy the humour of the
been to attempt to squeeze out the endeavouring to make official cof- "Reds." Superficially, this policy ruption an issue, making the most of the Teapot Dome acandal and the has succeeded, but it is obvious that Alien Property frauds. The other in some districts confessed Com side will cito instances to show that munists still excrciso considerable the Democrats, also, are no better
than they should be, and the an influence in Labour circles.
swer, therefore, appears, to be in But whilst this campaign against the plural. Even on foreign policy, S.C.P. PROSECUTES' the Communists has been vigorously cavil against, The Nicaraguan the Democrats have found Hittle to conducted by the Party chiefs, it question has long since passed be-
and-out Socialists that Labour has
About Hong Kong.
Do you know that-
A former Attorney-General' * of Hongkong negotiated the Arbitration Treaty between Britain and the United States?
This was Sir Julian (Lator Baron) Paouncofote, who came to Hongkong as a barrister and was appointed Attorney- General in 1865. In 1878, ho became Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands and later was Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
Many years later, he was ap- pointed Ambassador to tho United
ho States, when negotiated the Treaty named and his diplomatic ability did much to further cordial ro- lations between the two coun- tries. Ho was raised to the Peerago in 1899 and died in 1002.
the Head Office staff until the end of 1922, when he was again traps: ferred to Manila, remaining there until April, 1924. He had been in charge of the Society'a interests at Canton since March, 1945.
thero was keen rivalry for her promise of company on next day's shoot.
Descending gaily to the brook- fast-room the following morning, and bubbling with enthusiasm, she was „Isconcerted at the extra“ ordinary unselfishness of her fellows-guests (says a writer In the Birmingham Poat),
The rivals of the previous even- ing all acomod painfully anxious to give way to each other in the matter of her favours, and finally a kindly hostess came to the res- |cue and kept the girl until she could offer a little advice in piri- vate,
She had chosen as her costume for the moora a suit of brillant scarleti
It makes me despair of the com- mon sense of my follow-mon when I hear people discussing the pro- babilities of another war with as much indifference as if they were talking about a football match. Sir Esme Howard.
What "commonsense"; tells us about the physical universe Is flatly contradicted by what science tells us.-Lord Balfour.
.... that 6d, which I took off the income-tax and which nobody has ever mentioned to me since,Mr.
Churchill.
In the autumn of 1922, Mr. Justice is open to everybody in Townend was married at St. the same way as the Ritz Hotel. John's Cathedral to Miss Jean McJudge Sturgess. Bean, of Inverness, who was for The excuse of the severo ten-. some few years a Sister in the alon of modern life is pleaded by those who suffer from it lenst in Royal Naval Hospital, Wanchai.
Mrs. Townend as nursed her order to Beck relief from it the husband during his illness and most-Dr. T. W. Lightley. much sympathy will be felt withi The motor-car may be a bless- her in the great loss she has susing to civilisation, but nothing tained,
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since the Flood has caused Mr. Townend was well known much commotion.-Prof. 8. D. and popular amongst Hongkong Adshead. residents, being a member of the Character Is.trained in the Eng- Hongkong Club and the Royal Hongkong Golf Club.
FOR POSSESSION OF A REVOLVER.
This morning's Harbour Ofce reports gave 11 arrivals and 23 place with seven and 12 respec- departures, British holding top FRENCHMAN FINED.
tively, leaving 64 vessels in port, loi, Tonnage was British 21 turns through, with a total of British registering the high re-
more than 10,000 tons under both headings and the highest cargo of the day. All through cargoes were British, with a total of four
registries,
HAWKER.
AREA.
Is evident that some of the leaders yond recall, while they dare not at CRYING FISH IN PROHIBITED wish to placate the extremists, tack the Kellogg Part: A discreet quiet on naval development is being Amongst these, apparently, in Mr. maintained by both parties, and
The Captain Superintendent of George Lansbury, this year's chair-there appears to be nothing else to Police, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C, Wolfe, man of the Conference, who has quarrel about. It may be left to Prohibition to decide the election. stressed in his presidential address in this event, it will not be unt the traditional complexton of the after the verdict has been declared Labour Party. "Socialism," he de- that the national feeling on this
Issue can be correctly guaged. clared, "s Inscribed on our
| banners," adding that Britain and
all its resources must be owned and used in the service of the people.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Even Messrs. Cook and Maxton THE GRAND TATTOO, ought to be pleased with that attor ance, for it squares with their de mand that incessant warfare should bo waged against Capitalism and all that it implies. But Mr. Lanabury
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
Sir-May I take this opportuni-
C.M.G., appeared at the Police Court this morning as complainant in a case in which a Chiness was charged with uttering eries Wellington Street,
In
In course of the usual round of hawkers' cases, the defendant was called, and he entered a plea of "not guilty," explaining that his foki, and not he himself, was uttering the shouts.
The C.S.P. appearing in Court later informed Major C. Willson that it was a fact that the defen- dant was not uttering the cries, but that it was a' foki who made the noise.
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The two men, said the CS.P.,
Grizani Pascal, a French sub- ject, was fined $100 or, in default, alx weeks' hard labour, by Major C. Willson at the Central Magin tracy, this morning on pleading. guilty to a charge of possession of a revolver and six rounds of am munillon.
Sub-Inspector Elaton, prosecut- ing, said it was an ordinary_case and the police were asking for a Concealed in any way. Defendant fine. The weapon had not been
was passing through the Colony and had already indicated to tho police that he would be willing to leave Hongkong.
In answer to his Worship, Sub- Inspector Elston stated that the defendant arrived in Hongkong from Marseilles a few days ago. He was passing through Hongkong": and then on to Shanghai, Manila, then back to Haiphong.
Asked if the defendant was in a position to pay a fine, Sub-Inspec- tor Elston stated that the defen- dant was in possession of $200 when searched,
EXCHANGE RATES.
is not the whole Party, and alty of urgently requesting all who were walking down Wellington Paris though we can quite conceive of are attending the Grand Tattoo to Street, one of them shouting in a New York Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. J. H. note that the performance, each loud voice. They had two baskets Brussels Thomas and Mr. Philip Snowden evening, will commenco at 8.30 of fish for sale. Mr. Wolfe tapped Genera
sharp?
the man who was shouting and Amsterdam all approving of a limited extension Much Inconvenience will be told him he had no right to shout Milan Berlin of nationalisation, we somehow caused if scatholders arrivo after like that. Apparently the man cannot regard them as such ardent the opening time. Every item of resented that and
when he had Stockholm the performance will be worth gone ton yards down the road he Copenhagen apostles of Socialism as Mr. Lans-soeing and should not be missed. shouted again and disappeared Vienns bury professes to be. However, The ground, exconting the Arena, into a alde lane.
Prague... If the Labour Party, at the next will at times be in darkness so It was quite true, said. Mr. Holsingfors
that it will be difficult for the Wolfe, that the defendant did not Madrid election, goes before the country Stewards to conduct the sent actually shou" and therefore he Lisban as deep-dyed Socialists, rather than holders to their places, should they should be discharged, but, added Athons in the role of moderate pro-
Jatriyo lato.
the C.S.P., in that event, the do- Bucharest We confidently expect the co-fondant would be made to find Rio gressives which they have latterly operation of all, spectators and his fold. Of course, if the defen- Buonos Airca adopted, they will make a very poor performera alike, in making this dint was going to undertake res- Shanglial
Bombay showing when the polling is over. Tattoo an event worthy of the ponsibility for his foll, it would Hongkong The electorate may dealre a change Colony-Yours, etc.,
save all the trouble.
Yokohama J. H. HUNT, On the defondant undertaking Silver, (spot). Hon. General Secretary to do that, a fine of $8 was im-Silver (forward) Hongkong, Oct. 2, 1928;
posed.
of government, but it is certain that' the country would declins to hand
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[For the second year in succes- sión no candidate has been found worthy of the bardic chair át the Welsh Eisteddfod.]
O! can it be that gallant little
Wales
Can find no pukka bards among;
her mountains,
That the supply of genius wholly
tails,
And champion spouters, func
tioning like fountains, No more can cause the umpires to
declara
Ono candidate at least in fit to
fill the chair?
Surdy If David only realised The debt that ho to Cambria's
Buffering state ower,
And left his champion mangolds..
highly prized,
His marrows, onions, parsnips, and
potatoes,
And strove his hardest for, the
vacant place,
His Caitle fire would not the hot-
test sort of pace,
He has, Indoed, made several noted
bita,
Even in our dull specch. We've
heard him render. The most delightfully poetle bits, That one about the dawn that
breaks in splendour Behind the high and everlasting
hills,
Is one that seldom tires and some--
timos oven thrills,
Well, if he won't, he won't. But
let me way
That no amount of coazing or
patsuasion
Will over tempt myself to tune my
Jay.
In fluent Welsh to suit the high.
occasion.
No ordinary task I over shun, But sing in Welsh? No, no!"
simply can't be dono.
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