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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Lord Thonraon returns to the host he held in the first Labour
STREET FOUNTAIN
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MAN WHO HAD TWELVE BUCKETS.
SATURDAY, JUNE 1929.
LANE, CRAWFORD'S PROGRESS.
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the new Labour Government are Administration. A regular army apponded:
fittings, I'must remind you of the Mr. J. H. Thomas was
officer serving in the South African Secre-
"You must play the game with very heavy depreciation made last tary of State for the Colonies in and Great Wars, he was attached this water business," said Mr. year, and also the remarks I have the last Labour Government. He to the Supreme War Council in E. W. Hamilton at the Central already made anent repairs and began work at the age of nine and 1918, retiring with
the honorary Polico Court this morning to a renewals. The depreciation of later became an engine-driver on the rank of Brigadier-General in the Chinese who was charged with garage tools and equipment has G.W.R. He is the Gneral following year. Secretary
obstruction at a water fountain, been provided for in the Working Na Jonal Sir Onwald Mosley recently in that he had brought along Account. Stocks, as valued by Union of Railwaymen, of which he succeeded his father as baronet, twelve tins instead of the regulathe Management, have been de has been President: He opposed le served in the War and was tion number, namely two for each preciated where necessary. the railway strike of 1918 and was formerly in the 16th Lancers. Ha individual.
I think, gonilemen, that the one of the leading figures in the married the late Marquis of Inspector Bloor said the man explanation of the accounts before foregoing should be a satisfactory conferences which settled it. He Curzon's daughter, Lady Cynthia. hny travelled widely and has been He joined the Labour Party in was not giving a fair chance to the you Vice-Chairman of the Parliamen- 1924.
others who were waiting for their] tary Labour Party. He has been
turn, and there
had been Labour Member of Parliament for
number of complainta made Derby since 1910 and was made
the Police Station. Privy Councillor 1917. It is uadrat woman in the Cabinet, was 7 days.
Miss Margaret Bondfield, the Defendant was fined $5, derstood he will now devote him- Parliamentary secretary to the self mainly to the unemployment Ministry of Labour in the last problem with Mr. Lansbury and Labour Government. She began Sir Oswald Mosley as his principal her career na assistant secretary to !ieutenants.
the Shop, Assistants' Union, and
Lady Cabineteer,
MR. T. V. SOONG IN HONGKONG.
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The Very Idea!
"When looking for a husband ignoro a man's wealth," the Rev. P. Addison Devis, of Sunderland, told a gathering women.
of Durham
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Other advice he gave them was:
Choose a man by his manners. There is no reason for un- happiness if you really learn how to eare for your husband's.
of many
The .. wracking of the wife to cook a decent meal. marriages has been the Inability
A few pounds spent on a course of domestic, selenco la more valu- able than the same amount on frills.
New Departments. During the year under review, two new departments have been added to the Company's Store, is to know when to be silent.
The secret of keeping a husband hamely-the Children's Depart- If you want a husband to think- ment and the Dress Material he has got a perfect wife give him Department, and these show the impression you have got a per- promise of satisfactory business. fect husband.
Mr. Philip Snowden,, the new was the first woman delegate to Chancellor of the Exchequer, takes the Trados Union Congress, in in office which he held in the last 1899, of which she became Presi-TO TIFFIN AT GOVERNMENT made, and I have no cost you will is different. Labour Government. He began dent in 1923. his career in the Civil Service, but woman to hold office in a British She was the first turned to politics in 1900. He has Government. on Reveral occasions been Chair- man of the ILR. but is now no
HOUSE.
Mr. T. V. Song, the Minister of
In order to make room for these. departments, several changes inhabit. Sleeping like a log is all If you anore try to conquer the the lay-out of the store ware right, but sleeping like a sawmill agree with your Directors that an improvement in the appearance of man's faults.". Mr. Devia added, "Be as silent as you can about the store has been effected. Sir Charles Trevelyan, Minister Finance in the National Govern also been obtained by an extention you can upon your husband's An increase in floor space has him; try to put the best construc- "but not about your affection for longer associated with it. He is of Education, is the eldest son of ment, arrived in Hongkong last sion of the mezzanine. This ex-behaviour and listen to him when a keen Labourite, whose energy as Sir George Trevelyan, who has evening by the a speaker is somewhat limited by held office in several Liberal Cleveland. Ho in
8.8. President tension does not entail extra rent, he tells you that boring story of
en route a frall physique. He has written Cabinets. He was inself
and the cost--when spread over a lost game of golf.” and lectured extensively on social Liberal for many years. During
Canton and possibly Wuchow.
the period of the Company's lease and financial questions. Privy 1916, he was a strong opponent, of
makes the extra area very cheap Councillor 1924.
Conscription.
indeed."
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Mr. Arthur Henderson,
MORRISS LIBEL SUIT.
to
We understand that Mr. Soong is lunching with H.E: the Governor Mr. Noel. Buxton WOR alsont Government House to-day. Minister of Agriculture in the last! Mr. Arthur Henderson has preformerly a Liberal M.P. and is a Labour Government, IIc Won viously served in Ministerial posi-keen, student of social economics. tions under Mr. Ramsay Mac-He Donald and Mr. Lloyd George. In strength to the Labour Party. In has brought intellectua! the inst Labour Government he 1914, he was wounded during an was Home Secretary, whilst he was important mission to the Balkans. Minister without portfolio in Mr.j Lloyd George's Ministry in 1916-17, and was President of the Board of
Once Way Office Clerk.
PLAINTIFF AWARDED £500.
DAMAGES.
London, May 15.
Mr. Graham was the Financle The hearing was concluded yes-
of which, at the outbreak of the ing and politics.
During the year we have rented from the Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. their kiosk at
Repulse Bay, where our customers are served with cold meals, freshments, and ice creams, and, re Judging by the support we
meeting a long-felt want by those who patronise the Repulse Bay beach.
Reduced Rent,
are
I am very pleased to be able to
k
To a cookery centre altached to an elementary school in an indus- trial area came the inspector.
"Now, girls," she asked, "what
is the most economical way in. which you can cook a rabbit?"
"Please, ma'am," said a pupil, "I should stew it in a camisole." who knew something of the theory,
Willesden
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Magistrate Were you away on holiday? Man-No, I was on a walking tour.
Man accused at Marylebone of
a
Education in 1915-16. He served Secretary to the Treasury in the torday in the King's Bench Divi-1 As an apprentice moulder in New-last Labour Government. He was sion, before Mr. Justice Swift castle when a lad. He has been quee a clerk at the War Office and and a special jury, of the action report that the Realty & Trust Co., Chief Whip of the Labour Party later turned to journalisni, lectur.which Mr. Hayley Morriss, of have very kindly seen their way to representing himself to be war, he was appointed Chairman, on various Royal Commisalons and brought against the London Ex-one year as from 1st September, among a flock of sheep.
He has served Pippingford Park, Nutley, Sussex,oduce our rent for a period of policeman-I am only a lamb. and co-operated on the Parliamen has distinguished himself by his press Newspaper, Limited, claim-1928, with an option to extend Clerk at Acton, to woman up. tary Recruiting Committee. Join- lucid and well-informed speeches ing damages for alleged libelch reduction for a further four plicant for an assault sumuno ing the Coalition Government, he in Parliament on financial matters, published in the Daily Express months. The year under review Where do you say she struck was the first Labour member to received Cabinet rank. He was General in the last Labour Govern.
Sir Houry Sleaser was Solicitor while he was in prison.
has had the benefit of that reduc-you? Woman-On my doorstep. tion for six months, and we are) made Privy Councillor in 1916.
Prosecutor at Tottenham-Ho Mr. Morriss complained that sure of this reduction ment. He Mr. Sidney Webb, the Dominions Trade Union law at the Bar and fere a Taxing Master into a dis- year. Your Directors hope that was a nice, smart young fellow, has specialised in after he attended an inquiry be-months of the present financial have hit me, but I told him he for ten "aquared up" at me, and would Secretary, held Cabinet rank in was made a K.C, in 1924. A con-pute between him and a solicitor, the Realty & Trust Co. will the previous Labour Government, vinced supporter of Labour, he an article was published which, their way to continue this concen
see and he went away. having been President of the joins to his political faith a strong he alleged, imputed that he dis-eion, Board of Trade. He is well-interest in churchmanship. known for his association with
puted the bill for the sole purpose Mr. A. V. Alexander, who goes of getting a day's holiday from Motor business, and have at the We are gradually developing our the Fabian Society and was for to the Admiralty, was Parlia a time Chairman of the London mentary Secretary to the Board of
gaol.
moment the most up to date plant School of Economics. He har Trade in the last Labour Govern been distinguished in economics ment. He has heen Secretary of
and equipment certainly in South China, If not throughout the Far and public adminstration, the Parliamentary Committee of
East. We are now making arrangements to give motor service Tottenham, to two women who
playing football me for Co., Ltd., we shall shortly be too old in the teeth for that..
football? Woman-No, we are taking over the Peak Garage.
We appear for our boys, The Corner Turned,
words were defamatory.
The defendants denied that the
The jury returned a verdict for
Man at Shoreditch County
That is the only person who pays. the guarantor, Judge Cluer- Court-It is not my debts;. I am
You should observe the advice of Solomon.
Mr. Green, the Magistrate at
street.
especially in education and muni- the Co-Operative Congress since Mr. Morriss and awarded him to our clients in Kowloon, and, in/answered summonses issued for. (formerly Miss Beatrice Potter) years a Baptist lay preacher. He entered for Mr. Morriss for this Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage What! You kere playing has produced standard treatises served in the Army and was amount with coste.
conjunction with hla wife education and has been for many
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on labour questions and social gazetted out with the honorary history. He recently notified his rank of Captain, intention of retiring from Parlia- mentary life and will probably Liberal and held two minor minis-been in active political life since a Lord Arnold was formerly ational Labour newspaper, and has be given a Peerage,
Your Directors feel that wo terlal posts in 1914. He joined boy. He established the first Poor have at last successfully tidod the Labour Party in 1922 and was Law Labour Colony and also the over the worst period in the his Under-Secretary for the Colonies frat Labour Colony for Unemploy-tory of the Company, and we now in 1924.
en apart from the Poor Law and can, without being over optimistic, under pubile 'control at Hoslealey look forward to better future. Bay.
Your Directors have been pleas-i Mr. Arthur Greenwood the Mini-ed to appoint Mr. S. J. Jordain as
1
He
Scottish Labour Leader.
From life's book of tears and
laughter,
I have gained this bit of lore: I'd rather have a morning after That never have a night
before.
Labour Peers. Lord Parmoor was Lord President of the Council in the first labour Government. was formerly well-known Unionist M.P. And he won many Secretary for Scotland, is the well Labour
Mr Tom Johnson, now Under sier of Health, is the Secretary of the Company's Manager, and Mright night. Time, 10 o'clock. A To-day's Ghost Story,-“A moon- successes at the Bar as Mr. C. A.known Scottish Labour leader. Information Bureau,
Party Research and Cripps, K.C. He was Attorney He founded the Scottish Forward, Labour Government, he was unity of expressing the thanks road. Putting my right hand on In the last. W. Brown as the Secretary. foot-path through a wood. A stile General to the Prince of Wales
should like to take this
Oppor where the path joined the main In 1895, and is greatly interested weekly, which he still cults. He try of Health. He purved on the and appreciation of your Directors the top bar, I vaulted the stile. in celesiastical law on which he is a strong temperance advocate, Whitley Committee and is Interest-and the Shareholders for the excel-When in the air I realised withi
a vigorous and lively Labour Hamentary Secretary to the Minis-
lent work done by the Manager a shock that I would just miss and his staff.
written learnedly. He has and it was largely due to his in- ed in adult education. represented Britain at Geneva.uence that the Scottish I.L.P.Reuter and British Wirdess. He first entered Parliament as a. Conservative in 1895. He has been adopted a Prohibition policy. Mr.
leader of the Labour Party in the Johnson in 1928 took up the caus
House of Lorda.
of Miss Savidge and by his efforts Lord Sankey has been Lord secured an official inquiry. He is Justlee of appeal since last year considered in Labour circles as the and a Judge of the King's Bench natural successor to Mr. Rumsay Division since 1914, He was for MacDonald as the Leader of the a Lime Chancellor of the Diocese Party.
of Llandaff. He has won a fine Mr. F. O. Roberts, is again reputation in appeal cases, and Minister of Pensions, a post ho It will be recalled that he presided held in the last Labour Govern over the Conl Mlues Commission meat. In 1926-27 he was Chair- in March, 1930.
man of the Labour Party National
Mr. J.T. Clynes was Lord Privy| Executive. Seal and Deputy Leader of the
war
The new Postmaster General, Mr. Commons in the first Labour Gov. H. B. Lees-Smith, is nu M. A, and ernment. He first antoned Parlia-D. Se. of London University. He ment in 1996, During the
was born in India and ayas educat- he was first Par imentary Secreed for the Army, obtaining tary for the Ministry of Food and letship at the Royal Military afterwards became Food Control Academy, Woolwich. He ler. He was made a Privy Coun-wards went to Oxford and was cillor in 1918.
Pssociated with the Ruskin Col-
Unexpected Appointment,
Col, Wedgwood Bonn had a bril-
an airman during
linnt career as
the war, receiving the Distinguish-
after-
lege from its foundation in 1899. Has written books on Indian econ- amics,
The New Attorney General
ed Service Order and the Distin-1 Mr. W. Jowitt, K.C., the new guished Flying Cross, as well as Attorney General, was returned the Italian War. Cross and other at the recent General Elections decorations for gallantry in
the Liberal, but has now joined the
on
Near East and the Mediterranean, Labour Party. He was a member He entered Commons as a Liberal of the Royal Commission in 1900, and Held several posts, unacy in 1924.
including Junior Lord of the
The new Minister of Transport,
Treasury in the prewar Liberal Mr. Herbert Morrison, is leader. the of the Labour Party in the London County Council and, Secretary of
Administration. He joined
· Labour Party in 1927.
Mr. Tom Shaw, who was the La- the London Labour Party. He bour Minister in the Arat. Labour was Mayor of Hackney in 1920-21. Government, has been a member of Has been an errand boy, ahop the Commona since 1918 and assistant, telephone operator, and Privy Councillor since 1921. Te newspaper circulation manager.
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was at one time Joint-Secretary of Mr. George Lansbury, First Com- the Labour and Socialist Inter-missioner of Works, was formerly national.
editor of the Daily Herald, the no-
ECARYS
REQUIPAT, OPT.
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Be nnelt, the lady next door tells me you should be interested in a partable sewing machine.”
someone walking past. Landing on my feet I swayed out of the way and was starting to apologise when I noticed there was absolute silence and no involuntary move- ment or check in the onward pro- gress. The figure had cloak drawn over the head and falling to the feet, and there was no face to be seen.
black
"One night three months later my brother and I were leaning over the same stile chatting when I saw ten feet off the same figure advancing towards ua and go past the stile. It paused witlijn three feet and faded out ́under tho dark of the roadside trees:
"I anid to my brothor, 'Did you 800 it? 'Yen,' ho' replied. These things occurred on a road where
in ancient days pilgrims journeyed to a hrine In a great English Cathedral."
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Sir Dan Godfrey, at the dinner at which he was entertained by the British Music Society the other night, made a welcome addition to the formidable list of musical howlers (says, the Daily Telegraph,}
He was recalling the early days of the Bournemouth symphony |concerts, and said that a "lady? who had promised her support, was asked by a loent enthusinst whether she liked Brahams. "I [don't_know,” she replied. "What
are they?"
This was almost botter than the famous remark of one of the characters in Oulda's "Moths;" "I never let a muld make a dress.
You might as well expect Rubenstein to make the violin bo plays, on,"
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