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THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1929.
DAY BY DAY.
18 MORE SUBLIME THAN TO BE FAULT- LESS ONESELF-George Sand.
TO FORGIVE A FAULT IN ANOTHER
Smith arrived in the Colony to day Mrs. Q. A. Smith and Miss A. M. by the 8.3. Mishima Maru from Australia.
!
An interesting cargo registered. treasure by the German s.s. Dorry this morning was $100,000 worth of
from Iloihow.
been given. It is stated that but for the boatswain having launch- ed, entirely pa his own initiative, one of the lifeboats, and members of the crew another, no steps were taken for the safeguarding of the lives of those on board. Another allegation is that women and child ren had no chance whatever in the mad scramblo which ensued. If these things aro true there would appear to have been a grave lack of discipline after the ship struck the rocks. The further fact that, of the twenty-two occupants of one life- bont, no fewer than sixlcon were members of the crew, also suggests another line of inquiry. Unfor- tunately, as the Hain Wah was not British ship, there can be in Hongkong no official investigation into the dienster, neither is there likely to be any in Shanghai.
The as. Chirklang reports that That such a disaster could occur the South Fairway Buoy was out and no inquity be held into it,terday, Replacement has been of position on her arrival lata yes- despite the fact that evidence from effected by the Harbour Office. the survivors, and from Waglan
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We have received an attractive wall calendar from the Kenink, lijke Paketvaart - Maatschappij (Royal Packet Navigation Com- pany).
Amongst the passengers who arrived from Australia by the Mishima Maru were Captain and Mra. Harris Walker and family, and Mr. A. O. Brawn.
Fourteen further Chinese cases
DODWELL & Co., Ltd. Lilithouse would be available, is of small-pox were notified yester-
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
Inspector and Mrs. Phillips and family wish to thank all friends who attended funeral of their son Henry and those who sent floral ex- pressions of sympathy; etc.
The
the
Hongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY, JAN. 17. 1929.
THE "HSIN WAH" DISASTER.
n distinct reflection on China's maritime laws, Public opinion is certainly strong in favour of the whole affair being probed to the bottom.
day, cloven of which were from Kowloon. There was also Chinese case of typhoid reported.
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The transport City of Marsell- les, which brought the Somersets to Hongkong last week, arrived at Shanghai on Tuesday. She is now embarking the 2nd Battalion Seats Guards, who are returning to England.
The circumstances associated with the loss of the vessel and so many lives leave an unpleasant
with Chinese shipping enterprises. impression that all is not well
A. Concert of French Modern The absence of wireless equipment Music organised by Mro. Har was without doubt a contributory ffelena May on Thursday 24th greaves-Browne will be given at the factor to the heavy death-roll, January at 5.30 p.m. Tables for whilst the apparent lack of dis- tea must be booked by Wednesday
23rd Jan-Advt. cipline aboard the ship when the worst fears came to be realised
The .s. Hydrangea, with re ference to which rumours had been circulated when the news of the sinking of the Hein. Wah was re- ceived, arrived at daylight this morning from Swatow and reports extremely heavy weather with a
recalls many similar happenings where Chinese boats have met with disaster. Wo have heard a great deal of late regarding the desirability of reform in the Chin-strong N. E. galc. ese merchant marine; that there
past.
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sent out motor cars each contain- ing from three to four policemen fully armed to patrol the elty up to midnight.
were
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CHINESE AVIATION:
"PEARL RIVER" MAKES FLIGHTS.
The Very Idea!
noar
Of a doctor in practice Generál Chang Wel-taeung, | London who has just died it is Bureau, flew Director of the Canton Aviation chronicled that he always wore a 13th inst.
to Wuchow on the aile hat and drove out in a two- wheeled trap on his rounds. Sure- On his arrival at Wuchow, Gen-bats among the survivors of the ly there must still be other top- eral Chang was greeted by General old brigado. It does not seem so Wang Shao-hung, President of very long ago since a doctor in the Kwangs Branch Political anything but a "topper" was look- Council, and a number of highed upon as a dangerously eccentric officials of Kwangsl
person.
General Chang flow to Nanning
In that badge of learning and re- from Wuchow the same afternoon spectability the physician carried by the scaplane "Pearl River" and his stethoscope in the days whon arrived there at about 4 p.m. He it was a simple wooden affair with was again 'greeted by the officials n flat end which was placed and the public there.
against the Cor. In the view of General Chang stayed in Nan-a somewhat conservative public no ning for some time and flow back hat that was not of the silk varioty to Wuchow, where he arrived at was considered to have any brains noon on the 14th. At about 3 under it. It was the Harley-street o'clock that afternoon, General man, who were too eminent to care Chang flow from Wuchow to what people thought of them, who Canton and arrived at the latter first cast that uncomfortable head- place at about 5 p.m.
gear neide.
greeted by the Canton officials, and it is understood that Admiral Chun Chak, was with him on his way back to Cantoy.
On his arrival at Canton he was
A man, running after a tramcar, panted to the conductor, "How much to the station from hero?"
"Twopence," replied the con-..
ductor. was at
When Generul' Chang Wuchow he was presented with a beautiful cup by General Wang |Shao hang-Nam Chung Phon
CORRESPONDENCE.
MALARIA AND QUININE.
To The Editor of Hongkong
'Telegraph.1
inst. you have a short paragraph Sir,-In your issue of the 16th hended: "Tho Prevention of Malarin: Quinine not a Sure Cure"
Following the introduction, you quote Sir Malcolm Watson as Bar- ing that quinine was "not a neces- sary preventive,"
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..ANOFIELES.
Hongkong, Jan. 16th, 1928.
BRADGE POZILE
BY FABYAN MATHEY
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The man continued to run, and, having covered another stretch, inquired breathlessly of the con- duetor, "How much now?".
"Threepence," was the retort. Yo're runnin' the wrong way."
Counsel to cilent at Bow County Court-Will you explain this? Witness-I thought you did not understand when I told you out- side.
"He's all right, his money is all
seribing her lodger at the Bow wife is all wrong."-A woman de right, his job is all right, but his
County Court..
South Shields. Magistrate-Are you going to be kinder to your wife? Husband kill her with kindness.
"A husband likes his wife to be grateful when he pays the house- keeping money. Mr. H. B. Luke at Willesden.
Solicitor at Willesden-I admit
that my client was fined £10 last
fend him; .
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If Tommy takes his master's
cash,
Which he proceeds at once to
opend,
Being Intent to cut a dasli
At Brighton or Southend, What happans to the youngster
when
They drag him from his field
of clover?
He is admonished first, and then
Bound over.
Now mercy is a blessed thing,
Beloved, like sleep, from polo
to pole.
Its exercise much joy will bring
To any decent soul. Not less of mercy I desire,
I do not plead for lash or
fettor
Considering the prevalence of malaria In Hongkong, the fact that quinine is a real specific for malaria And the influence which pertains to the printed word, could you And la room, for a great deal of improaching and as atealing and your headline conclusion to suit the time, but I submit to your worship
Chinese New Year is ap-epace to publish an adjustment of Hongkong has seldom, if ever, cumstances connected
provement is indicated by the cir-robberies are committed. more than premiss as quoted from Sir Ma that on that occasion I did not de-
with so usual at this time of the year, the colm Stewart-Your, etc., had at its very door, a shipping many tragic happenings in the Police Department at Canton has disaster so appalling in character an that of the foundering of the China Merchants' steamer Hain Wah, with the loss of some four . U. S. Ratifies the Pact, hundred lives, just outside the The ratification of the Kellogg ten strokes of the cane by Mr. E. A Chinese boy was sentenced to eastern entrance to the harbour in Pence Pact by the United States W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon the early hours of yesterday morn-Senate follows the line of Ameri-Maglatracy this morning, for steal- ing. Typhoons, of course, have in can public opinion and is an essen- ing a chicken from Whitfield bar- times past resulted in heavy tially logical commitment, though racks. The defendant pleaded
the satirist death-rolls amongst Hongkong's
may great the that he was standing in the rond- way when the chicken flow into hla floating population and in the loss of gratification. The power of the announcement with an expression
arms and got stuck there! of many ships, but for an ocean-group that sought an interpreta--| guing steamer to go down in the tion or clarification of the Treaty by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Further summonses were heard waters of the Colony with, prac-apparently faded to nothingness Kowloon Magistracy this morning, tically all aboard is, happily, a towards the close of the debate, against shopkeepers who very rare occurrence. The pathos and when the vote was cast, alleged to have stored crackers of the disaster is that these hun-Senator Blaine of Wisconsin stood glass case. The defendant in each
11 a place other than under dreds of Chinese were within a in splendid isolation as the only instance was fined $10 and warned few hours of their expected land-
lissenter. His attitude is a of the danger of the practice. matter of considerable interest, ing at the port of destination when, since he has always been regarded
There was again a crowded au- in a rough sea in the darkness of as one who takes an active interestdience at the Theatre Royal Jast the early morning, they were con- in the foreign relations of the night, when the Macdona Players signed to a watery grave. Little United States. When all who entertaining play was admirably staged "Getting Married." This did the Colony, in its sleeping signed the petition seeking an interpreted, the work of Terence Spades are trumps and South hours, know that only just out-interpretative clause explaining O'Brien and Stanley Drewitt being hus the lead. North and South said the harbour so many ill-fated that the Treaty does not impair the especially good. The Company's must win three of five tricks.
Monroe Doctrine had deserted him, season is drawing to a close, and souls were being claimed by the Senator Blaine proposed a resolu- those wishing to see the remain- Lay out the cards on a table, as angry seas after a fruitless life-tion in favour of recording that the point of booking their seats. To the situation. See if; you can find When I told him that he would
ing productions should make a shown in the diagram, and study and-death struggle with the ele-freedom of action reserved by night there will be a repeat per-n method of play that will give Great Britain does not constitute formance of "The Doctor's Dilen- North and South three of the five So far as the facts have been reservation of the Treaty. At this ma,"
tricks. revented, 'the only ray of bright distance. It is difficult to estimate ness which offsets the gloom creat-whether the resolution was pro- ed by the tragedy is the heroic British, or whether it concealed an behaviour of the gallant little In any event, it seems that, the attack on the Monroe Doctrine. band of fisherfolk aboard the junk Senator desired to have the whole which managed to rescue the occu-question placed on the square I pants of one of the two lifeboats footing that Britain's attitude does which got away from the doomed not constitute a reservation of the steamer before she sank. The crew Treaty any `more than
ments.
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Police-constable at Enfield--
a summoned he was most polite. He raised his hat, shook me by the hand, and said, "Thank you very much, inspector."
The Solution.
Cabman, at Willesden-When I Two or three days ago we spoke the dial he wanted to fight me for told my fare there was 5s. Id. on of the old maxim-"Cover a double or quits. I told him that honour with an honour." We said
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that it was frequently heard but was no part of my duty na a should not always be practiced, cabman, and then he refused to To-day we have a puzzle which Pay NOTIFY.
brings up another old rule- "Third hand high." And again an To-day's Dog Story-"Some Pleading guilty to charges of exception occurs. docs
keeping a dog without
years ago, "writes a military offi- of this Httle craft appears to have America's claim to self-defence and of allowing it to be abroad plays low, East winning the trick. Gibraltar, accompanied by one of South leads a heart, and North cor, "I was snipe shooting near worked with might and main in an and to adherence to the Monroe without a muzzle. Mr. K. 8. Kwan, Bast is now in a rather bad post- those most intelligent of duge, A *effort, happily successful, to
Doctrine, Britain, it will be re- of No. 162, Kowloon Tong, was tion. If a heart is led, North is water spaniel. The grass was full save the distressed survivors, and lated that it could exercise. no Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow-the Lake two tricks in trumps: cont and much annoyed him, so
called, in accepting the Pact, stipu- fined $5 on the second charge by bound to make the king good and of burra, which stuck in my dog's It is to be hoped that steps will restraint on our freedom of action loon Magistracy this morning and be taken which will lead to official in the protection of certain areas cautioned on the first. The de. If East lands a diamond, South picked them out whenever I had DISCOUNT recognition of the fine courage dis-in which we have special interests. fendant stated that he had an old winning the last two tricks with
trumps and North discards a heart, a chance.
"One day I rested for lunch, played in face of imminent risk The phrase "the British Monroe eence which had not been renew his trumpa.
Drake, sitting near, and I noticed and peril. Into the foundering of Doctrine" was freely used in, re-
Mr. P. T. Farrel was summoned
that he was watching, mo intently. If North and played his king on Presently he got up, walked over the steamer and the circumstances gard to this stipulation and it fully before his Worship on a charge the first trick, defeat would have to where. I sat, and deliberately preceding and following it, there Senate declined to consent to streets without a muzzle.
expresses the situation. That the of allowing his dog to be on the then been apparent. Generally began picking out the innumer speaking, however, "third hand ablo burrs which were entangled is ♫ great deal that
needs Senator Blaine's proposition is Defendant informed his. Wor-high" is a good rule to follow. in my knickerbocker stockings, clearing up.
To tho Lay understandable, if inconsistent ship that he know nothing of the But many players make the mis- looking up to me as if to say, mind, the grounding of the vessel with its determination for an incident until he received the sum tako of believing that this should Master always picks those nasty. close to the lighthouse would ap-assurance that no, curtailment of mens on January 11.
always be done, when frequently things out for me. Now I will do pear to call for some explanation, as America's right to self-defence is that he did not inform anybody in
On an Indian" constable stating it should not.
the same for him!" also would the fact that, although entailed. As the matter stands, the defendant's house of the however, the lagle of the Senate offence, his Worship dismissed the the steamer sent out distress debate is much less important than summons, remarking that by not nuni Fair will be held at Bandoeng. of "The Birth of a Flower and Mr. Clarke Irvine, the producer signals for the best part of an the fact that the Treaty has been notifying somebody in the house Java, from the 22nd of June till "Romance of Travel" will give a hour, no general order for the ratified and a possible calamity. tlie defendant could not be expect the 7th of July. One of the more lecture on "Health" at the Tacoso lowering of boats seems to have averted,
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