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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TOTAL
DRY FIRE EXTINGUISHER HAS NO EQUAL
APPROVED BY
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—LABORATOIRE CENTRAL D'ELECTRICITY-PARIS.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1928.
...In
Protectionist countries do.. this connexion, it must be remem- bered that the extent of the duties Imposed in those latter countries is a matter for the Governments in power therein to decide, and as this new tribunal in England will be Government-created, the differ- ence between the two systems, at least in principio, is practically mil.
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DAY BY DAY.
HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY." BUT HE WHO ACTS ON THAT FRIN CIFLE 18 NOT AN HONEST MAN Whateley.
St. George's Ball in to be hold at the City Hall on Friday, Janu- ary 4th.
Five further Chinese cases of
loon yesterday.
THE TANGO MARU AGROUND.
STRIKES CORAL REEF WHEN
LEAVING HARBOUR.
The Very Idea!
[A chatty writer says that "
·: | lover will tell his pist that he could.
eat her."]
News has been received in the Colony to the effect that the N.Y.K. Hiner Tango Maru, on the Hong- kong-Austraila run, recently wont ashore on a coral reef whilst
Island on her way here. She was due in Hongkong yesterday, but it appears that she is still aground, although the mishap occurred as long age as the 3rd instant.
It is true that cases approved by smallpox were notified from Kow leaving harbour at Thursday the tribunal will come before the Ifouse of Commons, but long as the Conservatives are in power they should have no dimeulty in 'securing an endorsement of the recommendations.
The more the. Government pro- posals are analysed, the more evi-
A cargo-coolle accidentally fell into the hold of the 8.a. Chung On yesterday and recolved injuries which led to his admission Into hospital.
into the Kwong Wah Hospital yes- A house-painter was admitted
the Tango Maru was carrying a At the time of the stranding,
general cargo, and many pas- sengers: A preliminary survey of
י
The first time I mot her,
I would I had ate her. She looked so demure and so
sweet;
But alas, on that day - When my heart went astray
'It did not seem needful to eat. But now we are married
I'm huntad and harried, A good meal I too seldom see; Yet if I were starving, And hadn't a farthing,
I would not eat Lizzio-not-
mol
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It doesn't take them long] Two days after Hinkler arrived in Aus-
Street was overheard to say to his little brother, dawdling behind him. "Come on, Ginger, get a hinklo on or wall bo lato for tea."
dent does it become that they are terday as the result of an bectralin a small boy in a Brisbane. designed to placate the Protec-dental fall from some scaffolding tlonists and at the same time to on which he was at work at the
Diocesan Girls' School. convey the impression to the elec- torato that no fundamental change
Using dynamite to catch fish off is designed. But we shall be Lam Lo, a Chinese boatman had surprised if these tactica carry his right hand nearly blown off conviction when the General Elec-through a premature explosion, yesterday. He is now a patient at
NO PERIODIC REFILLING tion takes place. Indeed, we would the Kwong Wah Hospital.
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The
Thongkong Telegraph.
FRIDAY, Nov. 16. 1928
STILL TEMPORISING.
A trading junk, registered at the Harbour Office as T4705H, sank in Tal-O harbour at about 4 o'clock yesterday morning, as a re- was heavily laden with a cargo of suit of a sudden squall. The craft
bricks.
go so far as to say that the Con- servativos would make a far greater impression on the voters if they definitely and whole- heartedly came out for Protection as a cure for unemployment. All the arguments are not on the side of Free Trade, and although the | opponents of the present system A report has been made to the might fear the results of an electsum, an accountant of the Ho Wo police alleging that Tang Pak- tion fought on the straight issue, Loong potato shop, 4, Tit Hong their stand would make a strong Lane, has absconded taking with him a sum of $1,024, collected appeal to those who admire a
from customers. Parly possessing the courage of its convictions. Little, if any.
The local brunch of the Charter- thing, is to be gained by temporised Bank has received the following
[ ing will the question as the Bald- | telegram from the Head Office in win Government is at present London:---Shell Transport and doing.
Trading Co., Ltd. declared divi- dend at the rate of 25. per share free of Income Tax, payable 5th January. Bearer Coupon to g presented No. '52..
When a hatch-cover was acei- dentally shifted and dropped into the No. 2 hold of the s.s. Limchow yesterday, a coolfe who was work-
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THE "TELEGRAPH” ART SUPPLEMENT.
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Features of To-morrow's Issue.
Variety will be the keynote of the pictures of topical in- terest appearing in to-morow's lesue of the Telegraph Art Supplement, which will in- clude two pages of illustra- tions of local happenings.
The Armistico Day obser- vances will figure prominent- ly, the picture showing the ceremonies at the Cenotaph and at the Chinese War Memorial, as well as the street sale of poppies.
Sporting events will be co- vored by pletures of the Club do Recrelo sports, the Race China Meeting, the South Athletic Association and the Club de Recreio "At Homes," the Japanese aports at Soo- kumpoo, the Ewo rowing four which won the Hornell Cup, and the Chinese Ewo football team..
The stone-laying ceremony at Ricci Hall and the unveil- Ing of the mentorial to the late Plc. F.M. Soares at the Club de Recreio will be illustrated, as also will be the launching of two gunboats at Bailey's yard for the Canton Govern- ment and the speed trials of the new tugboat Bertha built for the Macao Government by the same concern.
Other pictures will include the start of the Canton-Peking flight, the Guards Association dinner, and # group of students of the St. Stephen's Girls' College who have enter- ed the University.
The Vestris Disaster.
Tragic indeed is the story un- Although the Conservatives had | folded by the survivors of the Ves- no difficulty in rejecting the La- trie disaster. More than a third our amendment on the subject, of of those who sailed with the liner Safeguarding, in the House of on her last fateful voyage perishing coal below was knocked un- Commons on Wednesday, we can-ed in the wayen, and yet, in the conscious through having his skull fractured. He was taken ashore not say that the case made out for terrible circumstances so vividly and removed to the Government the Government Impressed as us
outlined yesterday, there seems to Civil Hospital where he died, two be ground for rejoicing that the hours after admission. in any way convincing. The plain loss of life was not even greater. fact would appear to be that the Probably, the exact cause of the majority of Mr. Baldwin's col- tragedy will never be traced to its woman was attacked and robbed by Yesterday, about noon, n Chinese leagues and supporters are Pro-original source. The vessel, as a Chinese desperado in broad day- tectionists at heart, but they fear big as a round-the-world President light at the Junction of Pottinger Street and, Queen's Road Central, openly to dechre for a reversal | bont, came out of dry-dock with a The thief suddenly approached of the country's traditional fiscal certificate of seaworthiness just the Indy and enatched her gold the ship after she went aground policy lest the experience of 1923, before sailing, and her doom was car-rings, worth about $12, accord-showed that she was not very seri- is repeated when the General decided by little more than what ajing to her report made later to the ously damaged, and, provided she police. The man, wearin- a dark-could be refloated. she would be Election takes place. The Con-cuman would call a capful of coloured short jacket, was about able to proceed to Manila under servatives may hoodwink them-wind. The official investigation 25 years of age, she states. selves into the belief that they feature, but the shifting of the may reveal some entirely new
have done all that is expected of
cargo would suggest some trifting them by still protesting that they error in stowing overlooked, and intend to make no radical depart-
a freak of chance which found the ture from the existing policy, but error at a particular moment with we cannot help thinking that a terrible
Consequences, lt nua more clear-cut line of action would seems likely that had the weather be far more straightforward and diminished, the peril would have Definite announcement that the much better appreciated by the been overcome, but the elements Dollar Steamship Ling plan to electorate than the present shilly-grew more savage as the day ware build a group of four speedy ocean on, and Captain Carey's anxieties liners has been made by A. Stanley shallying.
were soon transferred from the Dollar, its general manager.
DOLLAR LINË PLANS
NEW SHIPS.
FOUR TO BE BUILT IN NEXT FEW YEARS.
It is to be noted that, so far as safety of his ship to that of the This is declared to be the first
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her own steam. Latest reports stated that she was being lighten ed by the removal of some of her cargo.
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Stands Scotland where she did? The name turns up in a police report of the week of "Isaac Frid- berg, a private in the 2nd Gordon Highlanders."
A defendant at Tottenham, bo- fore his case was heard, asked for time in which to pay the fine."
"Most of the trouble in the. house has been over the conduct of a buy," said a man at Bow. "He's only eight years old, but a Lerror."
Plaintiff, at Bow (apeaking of a debtor): Let me see, he runs something over at Leyton ?--Deb- tor's wife: Yes, ho runs a knife- grinding machine,
"He has joined the Navy bo- cause he said he disliked the Iden of work," said a plaintiff when the name of a defendant was call- ed at Bow.
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The announcement of a now opera entitled "Falstafl," by Dr. R. Vaughan Williams, bears wit ness to the popularity of Shakos. peare with the composers, who have not always, however, die- played such gratitude as might seem the poet's due. Years ago a famous foreign composer wns taken to Stratford and shown the memorials. He regarded them without emotion.
"Shakespeare?" he querled; "I seem to have heard the name."
"Why, yes," said a companion; "you set his 'Romeo and Juliet' na an opera."
"Ah, now a remember," said the Shakespeare-the composer; librettist,"Glasgow Herald,
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Policeman at Tottenham (of a man charged with drunkenness); He was shouting out, "I have been convicted 100 times." Magistrate: This makes 101. Pay 109.
Tottenham magistrate: You were drunk? Defendant: Yes, it'a an old Army complaint.
Witness at Bow: I'm paid to tell the truth and I will tell it."
Meanwhile, the passengers have been taken off and are at Thursday Island. whence they will resume their Journey by the E..and A. Lancashire giri at Marylebone: Company's 8.5, St. Albans, which I uso my mother's maiden name is due here on December 3rd.
(Milla), because people in Lon- office of the N.Y.K. this morning which is Shirt,
It was learned from the local i den make fun of my father's name, that there is no further news of the Tango Maru, but lightening is pro ceeding and there seems no doubt that the vessel will be refloated without serious damage.
BRITISH NAVAL MOVEMENTS,
ILMS. CONCORD BRINGING OUT RELIEFS.
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dent of the Chapel Royal (St. The Bishop of London, prest- James's) Old Boye" Association, presiding at the annual dinner in London said that since the Inst time he attended their dinner he had dined his way round the world. "In America" ho said, "they had eventually to telegraph: The Bishop is tired of ice- cream Get something else for him.""
EXCHANGE RATES.
London, Nov. 15.
the cabled summary reveals, Mr. lives of the men, women and chil-half of a stupendous construction Snowden, in moving the amend | dren entrusted to his care. There programme which will call for the
can be
no doubt that in this ultimate expenditure of approxi- ment, made no attempt to den}
supremie test, Captain Carey mately $50,000,000.. with the merits of Protection or worthily.upheld the traditions of
The first four ships, plans for Free Trade. All that he was con- the British mercantile marine. It which have been nearly completed, corned with was to ascertain de- is the rule of the sea that in such will cost about $7,000,000, Mr. a crisis, none can share the res-Dollar said. It has been practical- finitely where the Government ponsibility. Faced will two fearly decided that the turbo-electric stood on the matter. The reply ful risks; on the one hand, that drive will be adopted in order to
It would be a great help toward which he received throw prac-which threatened to batter them will exceed 20 knots on regular kong with reliefs for the China example of those who clip
of launching lifeboats in a sea obtain the speed desired, which Portsmouth to-morrow for Hong-order if others would follow the H.M.S. Concord is due to leave keeping the churchyard in good tleally no new light on this point. to pieces before a cast-off could be schedule, What is to happen now is that the effected, and on the other, of the
Station. The warship la due here grass on their own graves.—From Electric propulsion for the pro- on January 2.. Government will set up a special ship sinking beneath his feet, he
a "parish magazino, . Movements to-day include the de clected to await the last possible posed new ships ja said to have tribunal to consider all applica-minute before giving the order to been "sold" to the Dollar Line parture of the transport Somerset tlons for Safeguarding, and this abandon ship. This would be the following a recent trip made by shiro, which sailed for Singapore at body will have a permanent status, worst possible occasion to pay re-Capt. Robert Dollar on board the 6am. H.M.S. Berwick left Karateu
Pacific electric liner to-day for Miyajima. unlike the Commifitee which has take was thus nude; indeed, it California. During the trip, the
gard to the auggestion that a mis-Panama
ILM.S. Serapia, which did ex hitherto dealt with specific cases seems to us there was reason to dean of American ahirping spent cellent work at the Hsin Chf wreck, Parts brought forward. The terms of hope that the S.0.9. messages re-most of the time in the engine room arrived at Foochow on Thursday, York' reference which were outlined by pentedly sent out over a period of
the Cornflower leaving Nimrod Brussels bours would at that time be bring-
In making the general announce Sound on the same day for Hong-Geneva the Government spokesman cover ing some vessel or other speeding ment of plans for the building of kong.
Amsterdam all aspects of cases which will to the rescue. The Vestria hecled the four new vessels Mr. Dollar
II.M.S. Hermes and H.M.S. Milan come before the tribunal, including over gently and sank while dozens said that contracts for the con- Seraph returned to harbour yester-Berlin the questions of possible unfair of people were still close at hand struction of the first ship of the day from exercises.
awimming, and it la probably then first group of four will be awarded
The new County crufier, H.M.S.Oslo.. competition from abroad and the that the great majority died. before the first of the year and it
Suffolk, loft Nagasaki on Thursday Vianna likely effects of duties on employ- Those In the boats picked up as will be ready for service in about for Beppu, while H.M.S. Kent, fly- Prague ment and on the prices of com- many as possible, and the mem-two years, the other three to following the flag of the Commander-in-Helsingfors modities affected. As no industryers of the crew, notably Mr. Al-at intervals of a year each. Chief, China Station, arrived at Modeld fred Duncan, effected many gal Mr. Dollar, who has just return-Kagoshima from Shanghai on the Lisbon lant rescues. Likewise, the difted from New York, sald that the same day. gence of the many vessels which government had shown a splendid made all spoed to the scene of spirit toward the up-building of the foundering carns nothing but the American merchant marine by Members admiration. All that was human- the enactment of the Jones-White ly possible appears to have been bill and that the Dollar Line will done from the first phase of the manifest ila good will by building sad dianster to the last. The ships to augment its already large deepest sympathy will be felt for feet in the round-the-world and the victims and their dependents. Trans-Pacific servle
will be barred from presenting its case, it is possible that the final result may be an extremely wide: spread extension of Safeguarding. Should that be the case, the effects will be practically the same as if the Government adopted the polley of a general tariff, as confessedly
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