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Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 30, 1928
THE US. ELECTION.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1928.
but that thosa motives some based on deep-scated convictiona
DAY BY DAY.
PLAGIARISTO. ARD ALWAYS
BUB-
FiCIOUS OF DEING STOLEN FROM.- Coloridoo.
J
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1:
TRE POLICE RESERVE.
ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.
The Very Silaa!
Hongkong Fodice Reserve orders by the Hou, E. D. C. Wolfo, C.M.G., Captain Superintendent of members of Police, atate;
Polleo Reserve Hadge.
have worked at cross purposes in the minds of millions of people. It is said that motivos and emo-
Mr. Wright Hunt, a director of tions have become so mixed that
the Canterbury Gas and Water many citizens are still in doubt) The E. and A. Company's s..
Company, has announced to the the Cantorbury as to whether to vote for Governor Arafura, from Moji, is due here on
Friday.
Archeological Society that the Smith or Mr. Hoover. Many, it
famous castle koop In the city will in the near future be offered for ils averrod, will not vote at all.
The P. and 0. sa. Keskmiş, fram Some of the life-long Democrats Singapore, is duo here on Friday issued only
1. The official badge will be Bale te some responsible authority.
to those Polico
It is anticipated that the Canter in the South, for instance, will at 6 pm.
Rosorvists who possess the quail-bury Operation i bebody the nover vote for a Repúblican, but
flaations and have complied with customise of the property and The Ben Line 8.8. Benvorlick, the conditions nained hereunder it into a show place for the thou
that one white, talign to gonvert. neither will they give their sup-
(a) He shall have served for a ¡¡port to a "wet" Catholic. At from Home, Straits and Philippines period of at least six months in sands of people who visit the city
ports, is due hero on November his Company; (b) he shall be a jannually."
any rate, it soams probabile that Bth. this strange situation will break into party lines do a considonable .degree.
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trained man i.e. offcient du Panta The keep, the third largest of 3, and 3 of Training Course; te kind in the country, has been The as. Kwanglung, sailing for (c) he shall have performed during in possession of the company Singapore, took on board 14 mili. the course of his training a reason since 1826, bad though it has. tary ranks and ratings for returnable number of actual Police Leon used first as a water-pump to that post, understood to be act dutler; (8) he shall possess a cleaning station and latterly as a coal
record,
jatore, the fabric has been care- " ing be guarda.
2. Any member who has been fully preserved. Issued with the badge may be do- A castle at Canterbury wasɛ
About Hong Kong.
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On the Prohibition issue, there de many a "dry" who regards this Jaubject as of paramount import- ance and yet believes that tem-
it is announced that the follow-prived of some for so long as the burned and razed by the Danos,. perance could best be secured by ing Damindong, Colonies and Gov-OSP. may decide, should the room-but after the Conquest. William voting for Governor Smith. On aramonts have already recognised mit any of the following defaults: built on the Bro-acre site, naming the ither aldo, we have the "wet" the new Hongkong Passenger Cer(n) gullts of any serious breach the edifice "New Castle." It wa ficate:-Aurtalia, India, Now of discipline; (b) failing to attend later known as "Lodan's Castle. who wants to vote as he parson-Zealand Newfoundland, Union of at least one parade a month for its garrison of 700 men were ally lehes, but yat wanders whe- South Africa, Spain, Norway, Grill, or other training; (c) fall-chiefly occupied in keeping under ther al Pratibition is not better Germany, Belgium, United States ing to attend at least one Inspec- the men of Kent. The massive
of America and Denmark.
tion parade every two months; (d)walls of the keep have defied for the mass, of the people. So
spoliation and the ravages of time, standing to-day as a testi n regard to the farm rellef and
This morning's Harbour Office
mony to the Norman builders. · religious issues we could go 03 citing hypothetical, capes in which number of arrivals, with a con- reperis gave an extremely high convictions and motives run at sequent increase of tonnage, con- eross purposes one to the other.tituting something of a record for To the outsider who views "the the past two years. With 29 ar- rivnis, the toungge was only 400; Lelection quite disinterestedly it, is short of the 80,000 mark. HoRvY difficult to weigh up the probabili- cargoes were registered both In- Ales, but it would seem that the ward and through, the British total being approximately 19,000. minds of the American voters There were 18 departures, with cannot be analysed in the muss, aight nationalities in the complete, and that it is more than likely that return, British figures being 12 many of those who do vote will and eight, leaving 59. vessels in have to compromise with some of Port, British 24. their pet theories and beliefä‚'
the
The next meeting of the New
Agricultural 'Show, Territories Committee will be held on Decem- ber 1. The following donations were inadvertently omitted from" yesterday's report.-Mr. A. E. Wood (Director of Education) $10
EXCHANGE RATES.
Do you knowthat——
nora-
The first English paper published in Ching WALN The Canton Register, which appeared as long ago aÉ 1827?
It was published by the brothers A. and J. Mütheson (Inter of the firm of Meaars, Jardino, Matheson and Co., Lid:) and they announced that its object "was to disseminate the principles of free trado and to oppose the prolonga- tion of the East India Com- pany's monopoly."
It was published weekly for some laye, but was later dia- continued..
Police Training School.
The weekly classes for Palica Re-Y
November 6th at 6.00 pm. sharp
Squad Drill.
All recruits of the Chinese and Indian Companies, and of the Fly- Ing Squad will parade at Central Police Station on Thursday, Nov- ember 1st. at 6.30 p.m. sharp for Squad Drill under Sergeant Con- don. Dress-Mufti.
The taxi Blowed, pulled in to- wards the kerb, and enme to a halt,
"Era you ara, air" remarked the driver, opening the door.
His fare descended a trifle un- certainly, and proceded to search his pockets slowly and carefully.. while the taximan looked on sus- piciously.
"Sorry, old thing," said the fare finally, "but I haven't got a bean" Then, seeing that the other was not taking the informa- ition too well, the proceeded?—— "That's the position, old man; and. you know you can't get tЛlood out of a stone !"
"No," agreed the taxi-driver darkly, rolling up his sleeves. "No, anister but what makes you think you are a tone?"
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Witness, in the Police Court: I was wearing a mastic coloured
Police Prosecutor: What col-
Counsel for defence: Mascot ! 1 Witness, coldly and emphatic- ally: Mastic,
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JMr. D. Kirkwood, M.P., is re- presented as being indignext at al- was being given a double-bedded a delegate to the Empire Parlia- room in hotels where he stayed as mentary Conference.]
When Mr. Kirkwood went to bed He stood and rubbed his eyes, For there within his room he
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Two beds of equal sizo. Ifla simple tastes demanded one;
Yet he was given two. He could not sleep in both at
once,
Malaria at Kowloon Tong. Fourteen million more voters: than the number registering in the"
We have nothing to guide us in 1024 election are, we pee, to have anticipating the reply of the a voles in choosing the United Medical Officer of Health to Mr. Mr. G. P. de Martin $10, Major falling to pass an oxamination in States President when the issue J. P. Braga's questions at the H. B. L. Dowbiggin $20, Chung knowledge of Police duties and ro- frock with a brown allk epat.
Wei-lam $6, Ma Kwai-leung 5gulations comes on for decision in the first Sanitary Board this afternoon on Lnu Siu-kee $5, Bfa To-lung $5, months; (e) failing to pass the test once every twelve
week of November. What is
the prevalence of malarin on the Ng Yau-kec $5, Ma la-ting $10; in revolver shooting once every cur? Mascot?. of
Kowloon Tong Estate, but we do Wong Chee-nam $5, Lam Wong- aix months. particular interest, moreover, is
not onvy his task. The position la chi $10, Pang Lok-nam $10, Tang that women will hold the balance of power. How those feminine to make a fow enquiries. Tlie 820, Wei Tin-cheung $5, inu Ting- plain enough to anyone choosing Pak-kau $10, Tang Fan-ann $10, Tang Wai-tong $10, Chof Po-Un voters will in the main poll, re-upper area of the Estate, beyond hang $5, Leung Tak-ini 35, Chung servists at the Police Training matas to he Agen. The Re- the railway reserve, in malaria-Lam-hop $5, Cheung Yu-yan $10, School, Kowloon, will be held as publicans evidently have strong ridden and has been for months, Wong Yu-son 35, Yeung Chuck- usual on Tuesday, October 10th, and hopes of getting the bulk of these and in spite of the insistent de lam S5, Ne Sing-chi $5, La Chuck- nam $6, Kang Yi-chuck $26, Chan votea, partly, perhaps, because manda for combative measures, Kam-po 85, Wa King-tong $10, they believe that women are ittle or nothing had been done. Ng. Teze-mei $5, Pong Chol-ching usually conservative in their poll- The two months mentioned by Mr. $5. tical outlook, and also because Braga, September and October,, they think a dry" platform de represent those in which likely to make more appeal to spread of infection has become really alarming, but cases were all them than a "wet" policy, even too frequent long before. We are though the Democrats have made afraid the peculiarities of the Faris it quite clear that they will not Colony, its configuration and so on, New York. counténance any return of the which admittedly present many Geneva
Brusnols saloon. Still, there is some con- problems, sometimes, heart-break-Amsterdam alderable uncertainty on the wo-ing to these who eerious-Milan man vate, and one writer recently study means of stamp Stockholm ly expressed current views on this ing out the mosquito, has Copenhagen point by saying that "anyone who given the Government a heritage Onto
of fatalism regarding malaria, Vienna can figure how the women
are which we must deplore.
In the Prague likely to vote is welcome to the Kowloon Tong area particularly, Madrid
Helsingfors job."
the Government has a very definite Lisbon If "airaw votes" and the case to answer. Anything that Athens
has been done to mitigate the Bucharest opinions of political prophets trouble has been done piecemeal Rio count for anything, Mr. Hoover and, as far as we can see, the real Buenos Aires should have an easy victory. But causes have not been touched Bombay,
Shanghai It is to be doubted whether the upon. The number of cases of
malignant malaria is fortunately Hongkong question is so easily disposed of not very high, but it is doubtfulSilver (spot) as all that. Many of the com- if a single house does not contain Silver (forward) ments from usually well-informed one
suffering from the less aggravated forms. which wo quarters
have 66-The striking feature of the trouble countered suggest that there may in Kowloon Tong la to be found in
or more persons
Berlin
Yokohama
London, Oct. 29.
..124.10 4.84 10/16 .34.80
Chinese Company. Sirength-Constable n70 Francis M. C. Wong is permitted, 26.20 to resign' upon completing cno full .12.00% your's service with effect from Octo-"
.02.00 ber 24th,
13
.20.65 Parade--All advanced n'en of the .18,14 Chinese Company will parade at the .18.18 Central Police Station on Thursday, 18.19 November 1st, at 5.30 p.m. sharp .84.475 for Rifle Exercisca, Extended 100% Order und Baton Drill under Soz- .1924 gonnt R. J. Hùŋt. Dress-Mufti; .30.105 Rifle, Belt, Side-arms, and Trun- .107% cheon to be carried. ...976
Signalling Squad.-Class for in- R024 struction in signalling under Mr. .6.29/82 R. C. Wilson will be held at the 47.18/32 Company's Headquarters on Thurs 1/6.1/16
day, November 1st, at 6.45 p.m. .2/74/
and Tovedny, November 6th. at G.00 .2/0% 1/11.7/16 p.m .20.11/10
-20%
British Wirelças.
be surprises when the votes the fact that the lower ares of the THE "OKTOBERFEST.” come to be totalled up. In aup separated from the upper area, is Estate, although very narrowly port of that point of view, it is comparatively healthy. Mosqui emphasised that all the major toes there are to be sure, and we Issues cut each other in half. So have the authority of a resident to
far as the two extremes amongst
GERMAN CELEBRATION IN CANTON.
Training. The following mem- bere have passed their examination in Part 2 (knowledge of Iolice duties and regulations):-Con- stable R90 Chan Hon Wing, passed with credit: Constable R87 Wong Chung, passed.
Indian Company.
So what was he to do? Less righteous men, yea, even
Scots,
Such sights perhaps may see When auffering from an over-
dose
Of hospitality;
But Mr. Kirkwood does not thus
His native wit impair, And he was puzzled, for he
knew
Both beds were really there.
No coward he. He felt, indeed,
The problem must be faced. Although you might have heard
him sigh,
"Man! It's an awfu' waste."
It never struck him, modest
Boul,
That when the trip began The thoughtful organisers said, "The scarcely possible one
bed
Should hold so great a man,”
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A policeman in Whitefriars- street, London, recently found e large sack in the road, and on opening it he discovered a large Parade. All ranks of the Indian snake inside. Uncertain whether Company will parade at Police | it was dead or only asleep he took: Headquarters on Tuesday, Novem- It cautiously to Snow-hill Police-
say they are equally voracious; The "Oktoberfest", the German ber 6th. for drill under Bergeant station. The incidence of malaria, however, Autumn Festival celebrated prin- Condon. Fall in at 5.80 nm, sharp, An expert from the Zoo, was the voters are concerned, there is is practically negligible, which is cipally at Munich in Bavaria, was Dress White Uniform, belt and summoned, but by the time he hat little doubt which way the votes sufficient to show that the pest observed on Saturday at the Tung- cap with white cover. No member arrived the reptile was dead. It is rarely a disease carrier. These shan Garden Club (the German may be absent from this parade was found to be an Indian cobra, will go, but it is said that the facts narrow down the Investiga Celebrations began at 3 o'clock in Commander.
stungshan, Canton without pave from the Company poisonous and very strong, mea bulk of the population is in the tion considerably. It is only the afternoon and lasted to well
suring ft. in length. The expert position of a man tern two ways necessary de ascertalu what set of after sunriso gext morning. The
Flying Squad,
puts as the cause of death ex- by half a dozen loyalties, emo- circumstances prevall in the upper afternoon was devoted to sports and
posure to the cold. How It camó area which are absent from the games for the children and there
The weekly instructional patrol to Whitefriars-street is a mystery, tions and beliefs. And it is that lower. It is easy: the workmen were a number of side shows, shoot of the Kowloon Section will take circumstance, which is said to and the hills. Mr. Braga mening gallery, etc.
place on Tuesday, October 30th. "I hope you will be lenient ar make the present campaign so tions the nuisance caused by the In the evening, the building and Drigade Station at 530 p.m. aharp Kingston-on-Thames fined for not Fall in at the Taim-tea-tsui Fire I have a large family."-A man af puzzling. It might be said, of workmen, and he might have atod. Cold supper was served to
use of uncovered Intrines by the grounds were beautifully lumin- Dress-Khaki Uniform
having lights on his cycle, course, that every Presidential added that, almost without excep about three hundred people at 8 of the Hongkong Section will take
The weekly instructional patrol Prisoner at Highgate, N., I saw campaign seems, whilst in pro- tion, these workmen are malarla gréss, to be different from all subjects. The hills are wonderful the whole of une matshed covering place on Thursday, November 1st. of one tennis court, All Fall in at the Central Police others, and that yet, when it le breeding grounds, and in the the German community from Tung- Station at 6.16 p.m. sharp. Dress
absence of sufficient trained nulshan and Pak Hak Tung were pre--Khaki Uniform.·
Man at Tottenham: I have loet all' over, it bears close resem-lahs, this is not surprising. It is sent, also a large number of Ger-
a lot of time through coming to the court. blances to its predecessore. But to be hoped that the Government man Hongkong residents and Sharpshooters Company, Mr. Green, the magistrate; And there would appear to be some reply to-day will be centred more foreign residents from Shameen.
round its proposals to combat the
Strength-Constables R416 L. you will lose a lot of money, too ground on this occasion for think-outbreak than round the causes place on the tennis courts, the muste have been taken on the strength of tea, but I didn't have anything
After specches, dancing took | R. Dixon and R417 W. G. F. Barnes
Prisoner at Penge: I had a cup ing that not only are votes likely It requires neither the skill of a being provided by a band from of the Sharpshooters' Company as
to drink. to ho cast from a larger assortmedico, nor the imagination of a Hongkono, and continued until from October 26th. ment of motives than ever before, Sanitary Inspector, to discover after daylight. Our Own Corres-
those.
pondent,
the policeman playing with black cat just before he arrested
me,
The Woman: ånd so have 1; but no one shall stop me from.
(8yd.) W. KENT, A.S.P.
Adjutant. speaking..
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