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·FRESH STOCK OF
H. D. FOSS & Co's.
AMERICAN CHOCOLATES
IN
great variety-elegantly, packed.
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Phone C. 18.
RECEIVED
New Shipment of Popular H. M. V. Records.
Including selections by.
John Henry & " Blossom
Mister E. Lough
•
Derek Oldham
Gracie Fields
Manuel Hemingway
Temple Church Choir, Reginald Foort
Wish Wynne
Arthur Meale
Peter Dawson
Paul Robeson
Coldstream Guards Band, etc., etc.
Let us send you a complete list.
S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.
(Chater Road.)
NO WORRY-NO BOTHER.
In our endeavour to give you the benefit of our organisation, we have opened a new Kiosk at Repulse Bay.
Teas
Ices
Refreshments etc.
may be obtained at our usual prices.
Cold Tiffins to Order.
Open daily from 11.30 a.m.
Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
RING C. 4567 -
Bestaurant.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THE LARGE
NUMBER OF
WAYGOOD-OTIS LIFTS
INSTALLED
IN LOCAL BUILDINGS IS PROOF OF THEIR SUPERLATIVE MERIT.
THE MAJORITY OF
LIFTS YOU USE
ARE
WAYGOOD-OTIS
ERECTED 8 MAINTAINED
BY:
TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1929.
DAY BY DAY.
THE POLICE RESERVE.
.WEEK.
THE WORLD MOVES ALONG, NOT ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT ONLY BY THE GIGANTIC SHOVES OF ITS HERO-WORKERS, BUT BY THE AG GREGATE TINY. TUSHES OF EVELY HONEST WORKER-J. R. Green
27.
10th instant
Mr. Roy C. Bennett, managing editor of the Manila Bulletin, la passing through the Colony, after brief trip to Shanghai.
H.M.
a
Orders by Hon. Mr. T. H. King, Acting Captain Superintendent of Police, state:
:
The Very Idea!
The German Post Offico has hu troduced "brighter" telegrams. On payment of a small additional charge, the sender can have a mos- sago delivered to the address03 written or typed on a form that is decorated with #coloured design suitable to the occasion on which the telegram is sent.
bridge, (2) housing, (3) tele- phones, (4) electric.development, (6) land drainage, and (6) Lon- don tubes. Under these heade alono (which by no means ex- haust the policy of national de velopment) it is claimed that the work contemplated would absorb The Empress of Asia, which left
Chinese Company. nearly 600,000 workpeople by the Hongkong on March 20th, arrived
"First Aid to the Injured." end of the first year. Roads and at Vancouver on the 6th instant. bridges account for the greater H.M.S. Kent and H.M.S. Peters-Class for instruction in First Ald
Thus, says Router's Cologne ол Headquarters part of this total. Under this field will probably leave liongkong will be held at the Company's
Wednesday: correspondent, a newly married heading, an additional expendi- for Shanghal on Saturday, April April 10th, at 5.30 p.m. sharp. couple, instead of receiving tole ture over the next two years of
Signalling. The Signalling graphed good wishes from their no less than £145,000,000 is pro The Ben Lino 6.5. Benclouch, Squad will attend at the Com- friends on a dirty white sheet of posed, and it is estimated that tho from Home, Straits and Philip-pany's Headquarters for practice paper, will be handed a special form Crown Sergeant R16 Ow Young wedding-car, A pair of doves de- additional employment, direct and pines ports, is due here on the in Morse and Semaphere under emblazoned with a woodcut of a Indirect, would be 350,000 men in
Hin Heng on Wednesday, April signed in three colours will convey good luck and happiness to engaged the first year and 375,000 in the
10th at 6.30 p.m. sharp.
Annual Examination in Part 2. couples, and so forth. To those in second. These are Inrgo figures, but it is stated that care has been
The examination in Part 2 of doubt expert officials will tender Training Course will continue at advice as to the most suitable de the Company's Headquarters on sign to select, but they will not taken to exelude from the cal
and Thursday, April 11th at 6.30 p.m. undertake to guarantee that the culations schemes which, however
Ships Sandwich
The possibilities of the idea are desirable, could not be speedily Bridgewater left Portsmouth and sharp under Chief Inspector H. J. recipient will be pleased.
unlimited. So far the decorated Plymouth respectively yesterday Paterson, Principal of the Polleo
Training School. put in hand, On this ground, for for China. These new vessels
The following in the result of forms are being confined to "good example, all London bridges aro replacing the Bluebell and
available later. Some of these schemes, among them the project Foxglove which are now on their far of the Annual Examination:wishes," but further series will be
Passed with Great Credit: latter should prove interesting. way to England. for a new bridge at Charing Cross,
Crown Sergeant R25 Taul Kwing are excluded from the two years'
We have received from the Kong, L/Sergt. R35 Yuen Kwok
There are some examples of Post programine.
Colonial Secretary a copy of the Yan, Sub-Inspector E. Mow Fung,
Office cleverness, recorded by a There is, of course, nothing of Tropical Agriculture for 1929-1
Prospectus of the Imperial College and L/Sergt. R13 David Lole....
Passed with credit:-L/Sergt. correspondent of the London Morn- new in the general idea which the 30, together with the Principal's R.24 Kwok Chan, Cr. Sergt. R.16 ing Post. 1927-28, and
A Reading resident has an en- the Ow Yeung Kin Heng, Sub-Inspec- Liberals now put forward, but Report for
tor Chow U Ting, Const. R.42 Pounvelope addressed by a former nurse credit must he given the Party Register of the College.
Ping Kong, L/Sergl. R.46 Thomas on which, after the strangely mis- lendern for working It out in such
Alleged to have been concerned Yip, Const, R.67 Chow Ching Chin, spelt name of a "squar" appears detail: This is very evident in in a piracy on a junk at Tai Nam L/Sergt. R.58 William K. S. Mok, the name of the post town, "Sennt- regard to the rond-building pro- Chung an March 21, 1928, Chi-L/Sergt. R.56 Cheng Shult Kit, and ly Nurse." This was correctly trans-
Leonards. gramme.. Mapa are given show-nese who appeared on remand be Cr. Sergt. It,18 Hwang Hong Yeh,lated by the Post Office aus St.
fore Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at the
Passed: Coast. R.26 Tsui Keng
Another letter that got home, but ing the precise trunk ponds which Kowloon Magistracy this morning The engagement is announced of it is proposed to construct, and was remanded till Thursday after Chau, Coust. R.23 Hu Shit Yu,
Canst R.73 Ho Shiuque, Const. only after long travels, bore the Patricia, elder daughter of their cost, like that of the other noon for hearing.
R.40 Ng Chi Lau, Const. R.48 Yu name of the recipient and the word Capt. C, T. Wallinglun, Q.B.E., Royal Army Ordinance Corps items, is separately computed.
A Chinese youth in the appren-Man Cho, L/Sergt. R.43 To'o Chi Perain, It went to Ispahan, and writing and the words "Try Wallington to Indeed, the whole road programmu ticeship stage of motor-car driving On, L/Sergt. R.8 Ta'e Tsun On, was sent back bearing Peralan Richard Yarworth Frost, Asia- is set out in such detail that it was charged before. Mr. E. Constables R.57 Wong Man Ying Pershore, Worcestershire," which tic Petroleum Co., second sons obviously based on
Hamilton, at the Police Court this R.60 Ts'o Kon Ohni, R.12 Diam technical morning, with driving a car at S. K, Chan, R.79 La Tak Hoj, R14 was a correct guess. of Mrs. B. L. Frost formerly of the Eatery, Extention Tele-ndvice. What impression these West Point, his "learner's" licence Harry Loo, 1.50 LI Man Tsung, graphy Co., Hongkong and the proposals will make on the cle- entitling him only to drive a car 1.66 Lawrence S. Y. Wong, R.35 late Mrs. Frost,
torate remains to be seen, but in Happy Valley district. Plend-C. R. C. Ham, R.30 Ngan Chi Onday. A friend at Kandy wrote to
ing guilty, he was fined $25, or and 1.75 Ip Ping Chi. this much, ean at any rate be one month. The fine was paid. said that the Libernis do not in-
At the Kowloon Magistracy, Parade. All ranks of the In-Japan, and Canada, and the letter tend to go to the country on any this morning. Mr. T. S. Whyte dian Company will parade at found me at an hotel in New York, nebulous election-cry so far
Smith fixed Friday afternoon for Police Headquarters on Tuesday, 1 have never solved the mystery of unemployment la concerned. They the hearing of the case in which April 16th for drill under Sergeant how it traced me."
at 6.30 p.m. may possibly reap some advantage four men are charged with receiv-Condon. Fall in
ing property stolen from Ell Cot-sharp. Dress Blue Uniform, from their enterprise,
tage, Old Kowloon Tong, follow-helt and cap without cover. No ing the recent murder of a gar-member may be absent from thin dener. The defendants were parade without leave from the originally charged with murder Company Commander, but were acquilted on the police in-offering no evidence on that count.
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
HONGKONG & SOUTH CHINA
ANNOUNCEMENT.
and Mrs.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY APRIL 9, 1929.
THE LIBERAL PLEDGE.
If the Liberals do not do well in
Secretariat for
Chinese
Indian Company.
Flying Squad,
:
The weekly instructional patrol of the Kowloon Section will take
The Water Problem. The water shortage on the land is rapidly approaching the After perusing a minute from stage when no resident can afford the the coming General Election, it to ignore the seriousness of the Affairs, Mr. TS. Whyte Smith, at place on Tuesday, April 9th. Fall will not be for want of energy problem. Officinl. figures reveal the Kowloon Magistracy this murin at the Taim-tsa-tauf Fire Bri A Reuter cable received over the that the reservoirs contain sumning, fined a 13-year-old Chinese gade Station at 6:30 p.sn. sharp.
girl $75 for being in possession of Dress-Winter Uniform,
The weekly instructional patrol week-end slates that they are firat cient water to maintain present 2.5 tales of raw aplum. His Wor In the field in the campaign, with supplies for approximately two ship directed that if the fine is not of the Hongkong Section will take 4 gigantie' drive participated in months, an acutely narrow margin paid the defendant was to be taken place on Thursday, April 11th. by several thousand speakers, of safety, and we are safe in as before the Secretary for Chinese Fail in at the Central Police Affairs again. The girl was re-Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress supported by the Party's lenders, suming that the warning of fur-manded from yesterday while the Winter Uniform.. who have made a whirlwind tour ther restrictions to, come is not an S.C.A. was communicated with on
ille one.
It is, indeed, highly pro. the matter of imposing a suitable! from Land's, End to Johu Q'
bable that unless rain of substan-penalty. Groat's. This smacks vefy much of the dynamic activity of Mr.
of the month, a new
Sharpshooters' Company.
18 The Adjutant
pleased nolo that twe members with Lied 1.bie of
Company
More remarkable still is the story world, touched at Colombo for a of a reader who, on a trip round the
her at the wrong hotel, "Unaware that she had written," she says, "I proceeded on a trip to China,
•
•
The landlord of a Hambledon
inn has started a leading library of "thrillers."),.
Give me the welcome of the
friendly inn,
Where nut-brown ale is served.
in glowing pawter, Far from the seething city's
hectic din,
Yet entertained by super-
sleuths, neuter Than any I could ever hope to
meet
Throughout a humdrum, every-
day existence
Superbly cool, eficient and dis-
creet,
Models of grit deduction and
persistence.
These and the crooks who vainly
scheme and plot,
Delighted and enthralled for hours shall hold me;
The world forgetting. by the
world forgot While safe and sound "The
Thriller's Arms" enfold me, '.
tial quantity falls before the und When the R.S. Chenonceux sailsto
system of from Hongkong on the 23rd in- Lloyd George, who is making a rationing will have to be applied stant, she will have on board both"Possibles," with another com- | big effort to return to the very to the whole of the island, and the French Consul in Canton, Mon-petitor for first place in the Open Revolver Championship on Man- forefront of political life. He and there will be much bewailing. We sieur A. Danjou, and the Freach day, April 1st. At the Tie shoot
Consul in gigkong, Monsieur tre venture to suggest that this posi-Corre de la Prade Both these Constable R435 P. Fletcher gained staking auch on their scheme for. tion is, in part, the result of Consuls are proceeding on Home isecond place and Constable R406 cently of details of the remarkable
the Party which he leads
to
Y. K. third.
-51-
COMMON ERROP /
IN BRIDGE
AND HOW TO CORRECT THEM
Summer Uniform. problem. The Liberal leader has to co-operate with the Govern-Monsieur Eynard will be arriving claimed that, given a sufficiently ment in the plea for strict in Canton to-day by the French
Members of the Chinese, Indian, gunboat Argus to replace Mon- methods energette and determined Covarr economy. The various
sieur Danjou, whilal, Monsieur and Flying Squad Companies are ment, it will be possible to re-urged and the special measures Duval is arriving here to day to warned to get their Summer Uni- dice unemployment to normal officially taken have failed to replace Monsieur Dufaure de la form, ready; those who are not in effect any appreciable saving in Prade. Monsieur Duval is arriv. possession of same will apply to dimensions within the space of a
Adjutant, consequence, directly or indirect-ing from Peking where he has their respective Equipment Omeer. single year, without increasing
ly, of this lack of vision, and the icen Secretary of Archives at the
(Sgd.) W. KENT, A.S.P., rates and taxes above their pre- unfortunate part about it is
Legution for some time,
sent level. He even goes as far
that, if the worst comes as to stake his own reputation, the worst, the lot of the and that of the Liberal Party, on wasters will be no harder the successful performance of than that of anyone else. Nor- that task. This declaration has mally, sufficient rain should fall been jeered at by Conservative in the month of April to ensure and Labour spokesmen, but the unfety, but 1923 has already hech Observer says they are "Inwardly abnormal in countless ways, and more impressed than they admit."therefore, nothing can be left to chance. Only on consolation is As this unemployment question is likely to figure more prominent derivable from this state of affairs. The almost unprecedented drought ly than any other in the coming has forced the Government to go election, it is interesting to look ahend with necessary water works a little closely into the Liboral with a despatch nothing alterna- plan. This we are able to do by tive could have produced. It in noting some of the contents of satisfactory to learn that the the pamphlet setting out in de-Kowloon. Bye-Wash will be ready- suon n the harbour tall the programme of capital almost as expenditure which forms the basta pipe-line, namely, at the end of
This the present year. of Mr. Lloyd George's pledge. It is entitled: "We Can Conquer Un-thoroughness which should miti- gate against the Colony ever again employment," and It gives detailed anding itself in a parlous plight Bgurea, for each of alx principal similar to that of to-day.
| categories of proposed public ex-
penditure, of the amount of money
that can usefully be spent, and Mr. G. W. Reove, B.A.,
is
to
45.
by ww.wentworth
SELECTING WRONG AUFT TO BE ESTABLISHED
North (Dummy)-—. 47648
0612 410 8
$*ent--- Leads ▲ 2
South (Declaror)}-- AAQ ♡ QJ 10 6 OAKQP AKS
The Error:-Declarer plays dia- mond suit and the game is sacri- ficod.
Following the publication re- resemblance of adult male twins, of whom it was said that even their finger printa were identical, Scot- and Yard received inquiries from almost all over the world, asking
land Yard obtained reproductions whether this indicated a weakness the finger print system. Boot- of the finger prints, and the ex-
ficial
other resemblances, but amination revealed certain super- characteristics were absolutely dis similar.
Because she failed to take down: the flag in the school yard, 'Evelyn Jackson, 12, a pupil in an American school, was made to wear a sign around her neck which read "I am not a good citizen." Miss Jackson, In bringing sult through her father against her teacher, Kenneth Sooon, charged that snow and ice made it difficult to take down the fag and that the flag. had been left up on numerous oc- casions. The suit called for dem- ages of $20,000.
"Yas, suh, I always goes to church when you preaches."
"I am glad to hear that; but why when I preach-why not every Sunday?"
"I'm sure of gettin' a good sept; when you preaches, suh,"
The Correct Method:-Declarer should first play the heart quit 10 force Ace of hearts and King of hearts. Opponenta will be forced to discard, on the next heart trick Eeand they may discard a diamond thereon, with the reault that when the diamond sult is thereafter played, four tricks will be made in diamonds, Played in this man-
Further details of the meter: ner, game muat ba made. By playing the diamond sult first, mishap in which Mr. and Mrs. J. E Declarer will in all probability Hancock were involved show that make not more than eight tricks. there was no actual spill. What ac
The Principle:When holding tually happened was that the front Ace-King-Queen-X in closed hand connexion of the eldocar came
The Bidding:-South bido no trump and all pass.
Deciding the Play-West leads
lecture on "The Moral Aim of a 2 of spades, which is won by Deand X X X in Dammy or vicefadrift, and, to avoid going off the the amount of additional employ-School" in the Hongkong Univer- clarer with Queen of spades. versa postpone playing this suit road into the sea, Mr. Hancock ment that may be expected. These sity Union room on Thursday at 6 What suit should Declarer now until you have obtained a discard pulled the machine to the right and
categories are (1) roads and Ip.m.
play?
in that suit.
had his foot crushed against the stone embankment, breaking a bone