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quité bona fide from the fact that all subsequent Directors word appointed by the National Govern- ment. The proceduro accorded SUCCESS THAT HAS BEEN IN THEIR
WOMEN ARE WORSHIPPERS OF SOME, EXTRACTS FROM THE
"TELEGRAPH” FILES, with foreign views; it being held NATURES SINCE THEY WERE THE
The other day a friend, an that all matters affecting foreign PRIZES OF CONQUEST-Guy Flem- The following Items. are from Inspector of Schools, related an
ming. nationals should be in the care
the Hongkong Telegraph for the amusing personal experionco. He week ended Feb. 22nd, 1908. paid what is known as of the National Government. To · Marshal Li Chal-sum left Sam-
a "pop visit to a certain denominational use the words of the Chairman at shui at 0.30 p.m. last night by
The rate of the dollar on de-school in his area. This was one the meeting of protest, it is special train and arrived in Can-mand was 1st. 11.1/16d.
of those schools conducted by devoted ladies of a religious teach- totally wrong that a Provincial ton at 10 pm. Government should arrogate to H.M.S. Cornflower has arrived ed a Director of the Hongkong
Mr. O. 8. Gubbay was appointing order, itself to undo agréements entered at Shanghal from Hongkong, while and Shanghai, Banking Corpora into by the National Government, H.M.S., Sepoy has left the North- tion.
ern port for Nanking, ".. and there is no limit to the con-
The death occurred, at the ago sequences that may be expected to The Canton Gazette states that of 68 years, of Captain W. Pallotted. to religious teaching. The Mr. Chen Min-luan, a native of Johnstone, well-known in the East Faklen, is reported to have left Hamburg on a flight to, China,
follow upon such a precedent. If
once tolerated."
The chief ground for objection to the change is that there ja no guarantee that due attention will be given to the intorcats and further development of these two special Districts or that tho monay levied from them will not be spent for the benefit of the Wuhan area generally. In the past, the main safeguard has been that, under the old regulations, the Districts have only been taxed for the purposo of the respective areas, but, says the spokesman for the complaining interests, "wo how find ourselves deprived of this anfeguard, and there is nothing at all to safeguard us against the risks of unlimited taxation, not for our own benefit, but for the benefit of others. We stand the risk," he adds, "not only of ex- cessive taxation, but of seeing these two arons, which have been developed with our money, neglected and gradually de-
Thongkong Telegraph. benefit of others. We stand the
FRIDAY FEB. 22, 1929
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Six further Chinese cases of sntall-pox were notified yesterday--: three each from Kowloon and Vic- torin. Two Chinese CABCs typhoid were also recorded.
of
We are asked to state that the motor cycle rafle organised by St. Peter's Young Men's Club will be drawn on Tuesday next, February 26th at 0 p.m. in the Club House.
will be closed at noon on race The Hongkong Stock Exchange days on Monday, February 25, Tuesday, February 26, Wednesday, February 27 and Saturday, March 2,
The forthcoming wedding is on-
nounced of Mr. W. Bruce Patey. master mariner, of the B.E. 'Hai Ning, to Miss F. E. George, school mistress, of the Naval Yard, Kow loon.
Shareholders of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- tion are reminded that the Bank's annual meeting takes place io- morrow, Saturday, at noon, at the City Hall.
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THE "TELEGRAPH'' ART SUPPLEMENT.
Numerous Pictures of
Topical Interest.
To-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Art Supplement will contain numerous ple- tures of topical interest.
Sporting events will be covered by photographs deal- ing with the Interport Paper Hunt at Canton, the Fanling Hunt steeplechase meeting, the Shanghai v. United Ser- vicos football match, and the Army and Navy cricket match, whilst there will be groups of the Hongkong Hockey Club team and, the football team of submarine L.3.
A picture of considerable interest' will be HM.S. Moth nground below Wuchow. whilst H.B. Vice-Admiral Whistell's official visit to Can- ton will be illustrated.
Other pictures will include one taken on the occasion of the visit of II.E. the Governor and members of the Councils to the Shing Mun Valley; the construelion of a water tank in Western Street; the A.D.C. production of "On Approval;"" the wedding of Mr. A. E. Contes and Mins G. II. M. de Souza; the tablet unvolled by Mr. Ho Kom-tong at the He- • lena May Institute;' 'and a group of the Flying Squad of the Police Reserve.
Amongst the passengers who are THE HANKOW ISSUES. teriorating to the condition of the rived by the Empress of Russia were Lady Ho Kai, Mra. R. J. areas around them." Moreover,
Paterson, Mr. V. Haimovitch, Mr. whilst these Districts are to be. III, Mr. Eric Moller, Mr. C. A. The action of the Hupeh Provin- taxed as part of Wulian, there is Peel and Mr, L. P. Crition. cial Government in taking over the not the slightest suggestion that| former German and Russian Con- foreigners should be granted the ping, aged fourteen, was removed A Chinese youth, named Fu Po- cussions in Hankow, and incor-right to reside or own property to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday porating them into the Wuhan in other parts of Wuhan-a cir- with a deep cut on his left check, Municipal Council, las caused a cumstance which is cited as a most with another boy in Shanghai received in the course of a fight deal of heart-burning amongst flagrant example of unequal treat- Street. foreigners there. Hitherto, these ment. Suffielent has been said to Special Administrative Districts illustrate the sense of grievance ordinary annual meeting of share Merchants Steam Navigation Co.
It is advertised that the fortieth for his association with the China have been separate units, adminis-under which foreign interests holders of the Green Island Cement tered as such, with due regard to labour, and it is to be hoped, an Co., Ltd., will be held at the offices The Hongkong A.D.C. gavo a
international interests
of the 111 Sir Austen Chamberlain put it, Building, on
company, St. George's auccessful performance of "The
Wednesday, March Liars." ench. By the act of a purely local that a friendly and satisfactory 13, at noun. Government, however, their Con-settlement of tliéso issues will
The Hongkong Milling Co., Ltd., stitutions have been cancelled-anon be reached.
Removed to the Kwong Wah reported a profit for the year of Hospital from No. 177, Shanghai $101,202. Street, a Chinese woman, suffer-
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When the Inspector got to the school about 11 o'clock in the morn- ing he was surprised to aco all tho children on their knees in prayer. This was long after the time
teacher turned round and saw the Inspector, but she acted promptly, Knocking her desk, she said: “Chlidnin, you may rlee. Your prayor is answered. The Inspector iras arrived.""
Clark at Stratford, What Is your husband? Woman: By profession he gets his living from the dogs and the horses-by racing..
Faultless was the name defendant at Tottenham.
of a
Man at Highate: My landlady has told me to quit as I am not in bed punctually by 10 o'clock avery, night,
Policoman at Pengo: I'saw the defendant, whose bicycle Was Įbroken, riding the machino on the footpath. When I told him he would be summoned he_anid:
Troubles never come alone."
Speaking in the Parish Council Hall, Colinton, in support of a motion to form a branch of the British Legión, Mr. A, Stowart told the following Army story:
The colonel of the regiment was epealing to a Tommy about to be demobilised at the end of the war, and it so happened that this Tom- my had a peculiar hatred of his sergeant-major.
"Wall," said the Colonel, “and what's, the first thing you'll do when you get demobbed?"
"I'll go right up and punch the sergeant-major's nose, sir,” replied the man.
"Oh, no, you won't, my lad,” said the Colonel.
"I beg your pardon, sir, I will.” "No, you won't," reiterated the [Colonel, “You will just line up in the queue and take your turn along with the rest."
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To-day's 'Dog Story,-"Some years ago," writes a correspon- dont, "an Irish friend told mo— apropos of that strange senso some dogs seem to possess of a spaniel ho had which was ac customed to follow him everywhere with his gun. When Mr. S. left. home to go to college he gave the old dog to his married brother, who had a place some two miles away.
"The first time. Mr. S: returned home there was a scratching and whining outside the gunroom door, and there was the spaniel waiting as much as to say, Hero' am I, London, Feb. 21.
....124.25 master, where is your gun? Each 4.85 11/22 subsequent, visit the same thing „34.94% | happened, whether he was expected .26.23 | or not. Within a few moments of .12.11% his arrival old Nell would present ..02.60 herself at the door of the gunroom 20.44% and remain during his visit, though 16.10 she was perfectly content in her new quarters while he was away, 34.531How could she, know he
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Short and snappy articles about religion tend to destroy the religión
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It is caster cheass that we want
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Rescurch is rather like the wild 1/11% flower, which grows in unexpected .1/10.11/32 places, and does not always take
25.13/10 kindly to planting in the garden.- -British Wirelesu,
Sir William Brepo.
lain has just described in tho House of Commons A being rotrograde in character. The whole matter is now being taken Ministry of Transport a8
The general reputation of the one up by Sir Miles Lampson with the of the fastest-moving of National Government, in the hope it in taking more than three Government institutions suggests that some arrangement may be months over The inquiry into the reached so na to preserve some Charfield railway disaster, the olli- form of foreign representation incial tribunal has gone very deeply is "The World's Cow," symbolin New York
into the whole question of safety Ing Nestle's. It is a Holstein, Brussels measures on the railways. The true to life, which moves its Geneva Quito recently, a meeting of recommendations in the report is-mouth, eye-lid, ears and tail in a Amsterdam those interested in the affairs of result of a very close examination ene notices that the cow's mark-Stockholm
sued yesterday may be taken as the most natural fashion. Not every-Berlin the two Districts was held at of the present conditions, and of ings are a map of the world. Hankow,
will throw means to their betterment. The Charfield wreck will be remembered light on the matter if we give some as the worst of a most remarkable doners for cutting vegetables Prague A knife seemingly used by gar- Vienna idea of the complaints voleed at and almost unprecedented series of formed the subject of a charge of Helsingfors
mishaps on British railways, which that gathering. It would appear gave pride in their comparative im- unlawful possession against a Madrid that in December, last, rumours auaily beforehand a severe shock. Chinese before Mr. T. S. Whyte Lisbon began to circulate of the possi-hanced by the bursting into flames this morning. According to the
The horrors of the smash were en-Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy Best bility of the status of the Con-of several of the conchies of the evidence the defendant, who was Buenos Aires cessions being changed, but that mail express, a number of impri- stopped at 3.45 a.m. on the Clicunx Bombay when Sir Milen Lampgen took the oath. The Ministry of Transport ecen to throw the weapon away. Hongkong
soned passengers being burned to Sha Wan Road yesterday, was Shanghal matter up with Dr. C. T. Wang, attributes the fire directly to the His Worship remanded the defen- Yokohama the latter assured him that there use of gas-lighting in the passenger dant till to-morrow to consider the Silver (spot and forward) was no intention of altering exist-sirability of using electricity in
coaches, and strongly urges the de- case. ing conditions. Later, the Senior stead. It is pointed out that of Consul, Mr. Timann, interviewed twenty-two fires after train mla- the Chinese Commissioner for no fewer than fourteen were the haps in the course of thirty years,.. Foreign Affairs on the subject, and result of escaping, gas. The re- this official stated that, although commendation now made will be dif- the matter was under considera- we are of the opinion that the
ficult to
In ignoro
fact,
tion, no definite decision had been introduction of electricity has only reached. According, however, to been delayed by the jump In re- the Chairman of the meeting cost of conversion being no doubt venue common to all systems, the referred to, on the very date on fairly considerable. This recom- which this nasertion was made the with avoiding, new dangers in the mendation is, however, concerned Provincial Government issued the event of an accident. The Minie order abolishing the then existing try has further suggested a 'meané Administrations. A charge
by which the immediate broken faith is brought under this ed. It is no less than that effect of a crash may be lessen. hending, and this is further backed all-stoel vans should be placed at up by a reminder that, at a
the front and rear of áll passenger meeting of S.A.D. No. 2 held in absorbing buffers, or collielon coaches, in addition to whock- April, 1927, an Intimation was fenders for the coaélies. The received from the Iupoh Provin-practical nature of the suggestion cial Political Committee to the experts, or Einstein theorists, than Is a matter more for engineering effect that the Central Executive for the layman, but on the. face Committco had decided that the of its the prospect of the steel. three. Special Districts in Hankow van taking the worst of the shock
seems reasonable. The companies,
The Bidding South obtains the were to be put jointly under the owe it to their patrons, and to contract for ono spade. direction of the Foreign Ministry their own reputation,
Deciding the Play: West leads to give King of hearts. Declarer takes it of the National Government, serious consideration That statement was regarded as
Ministry's recommendations,
of
to
West
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While we ought to help lame dogs over stiles, we should not be expect ed to carry them on our back to the next stile. Prebendary Gouga.
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A certain politician' had a great idea of his own importance. One day, while staying at a country house, ha came down to breakfast Belp in find only one other guest at table. As he entered this person instantly rose.
The Error: After drawing
"Sit down Sit down!" exclaim- trumps Declarer leads a small clubed the politician, waving his hand and finesses Queen of clubs,
with a kindly, patronising air. The Correct Method: After tak
The other stared ing the first trick with the Ace.of "What's the matter with you?" he at him. hearts, Declarer drawe trumps asked, with upraised eyebrows, Then the 6 of clubs is led and 10 "Can't I reach for the marmalade of clubs la finessed. Declarer now if 1 like?"
returns to closed hand by lending
to Ace of diamonds and then plays
fonco.
An armed robbery occurred in.
B of clubs, finessing the Queen of club. On the next round Ace of clubs is played and 10 of hearts is the early hours of this morning, discarded. Game is made as a re-when a Chinese woman of, No. 72, mult. Of course one of the finesses Canton Road, was surprised by the. might fall but this is the only way outry of three men into her house. to make game against perfect de- From a brief police report it 18
When the Queen of clubs learned that the men stole, $14. is finessed on the first round, the in silver and took away five gold. Ace will be forced by opponents rings. One of the men was arm on the second round with the re-ed with a dagger. Full detalls sult that the discard is impossible. are at present not available, but. The Principle: Take the double it is known that the robbers on the with Ace of heart. How should finesse when you hold Acc-Queen leaving the premises ran away in
Doclarer play to make game?
the direction of Yaumati.
10 if you must discard a loser.