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is now showing
a Good Selection of
COLLARS, CUFFS, TIES and BOWS
DIAMENTE TRIMMINGS
BELTS AND BUCKLES
ETC.
'GROUND FLOOR FOR
HABERDASHERY
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
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THERE ARE DOMESTIC MODELS OF FROM FOUR TO EIGHTEEN CURIC FEET STORAGE CAPACITY.
OVER
1,000,000
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THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1929.
through customary methods, whilst the raiding of the Soviet Consulate without the ugual
DAY BY DAY.
WE LAUGH NO MERRIER ON VELVET CUSHIONS THAN WE DID ON WOODEN CHAINS.-J. K. Jérome,
diplomatic endorsement alst serves to "illustrate China'a recent tendency to over-ride the,
No enses of notifiable discose requirements of accepted pro-were reported in the Colony yes cedure when dealing with other terday. countries. This, s will have been observed from foreign Preas comment, has already reacted against the Chinese in various parts of the world.
If it be true, as the Soviet al- leges, that so far, back as Feb runay 2nd, Russin sent a Note to Mukden proposing a discussion on all outstanding issues and that no nobler was taken thereof, then the
CORRESPONDENCE.
A Wanchai Plea
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telograph.]
Sir-For perhaps very good The new Bank which is being reasons the Water Authority has erected in Queen's Road Central, not seen Bt to relax the present] on the site of the old Telephome water" restrictions even though Company's building, to which we there has been very good rainfall. such consons are sound, then, to made reference yesterday, is a branch of the National City Bank be fair, the next thing to do in of New York, and not the "Inter-something further towards ensing national City Bank of New York," the hardships of the water carriers. as it was described,
As I gaze up at the winding queue of receptacles on the many hundreds of zig-zag granite steps which connect upper Ship Street with Kennedy Road, I am moved to plead whether the Water Authori-
lation could not have the eight
The Very Idea!
Five thousand volumes of "Chin Ting Ku Chin Ta Chu Chi Chong" a Chinese encyclopedin, has been delivered to the Gest Chinese Library at McGill University, Tho volumes were compiled and print- ed between 1686 and 1725," and weigh close to two tons
• .
This vogue of bare legs on the
courts
las seized some female tennis.
sports.
I wonder who commenced it? Although I have no pridish
mind
(In fact to broad views I'm
inclined),
Frankly I'm all against it.
Reducing further what they
wear, Without a single blush or car........
This is the latest caper.
The July number of the Yellow Dragon, the school organ of Queen's College has just been issued, Besides a generous quantity of reading maiter and another instal- Impression that China has been ment of "The Flowering Plants of orthone, in charge of tap instal spoiling for à first is heightened. Hongkong," by "AIL.C." this num-taps, now near the bottom of Ship Moreover, the Russian Note on theber contains an article entitled Street, placed in some other, shot
"Krakatan," also by "AH.C."
in "Wanchai where there is more Harbin incidents expressed a wil-
level ground and shelter upan The many friends of the late Mr. which the water carriers could lingness to enter into negotia and Mrs. E. W. Dawson will be tions on all issues, provided the pleased to know that their son Ausland to await their turns. It is
When Alfred Green, aged 28, n. arrested Russiana' were released brey has recently been awarded areally pitiful, to watch these carri
decorator, of no fixed nbode,. Holroyd Muslent Scholarship at ers of both sexes, ranging in age
from ten to fifty years and over pleaded guilty at. Hendon Police. and China's "illegal" orders can Keble College, Oxford. Aubrey celled. We agree, of course, that Dawson was educated at the Dioce a lurging their tins in an endur-court to stealing a woman's hand- hard granite flags in order to get to prison. Can you give me 1 to the end of the queue which on Bogging or something like that
It really is above a joke; At this rate I shall soon be broke.
(P.S.-I am a draper).
+
the Soviet aggravated the posi-san Boys' School, Hongkong, and atce race up flight after flight of hag, he said, "I don't want to go
tion by tacking a
three-days'
DODWELL & Co., Ltd. ultimatum on to the Note-a pro-
Sale Distributors HONG KONG & S. CHINA
BIRTH.
at the Grammar School, Wakefield.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
several occasions actually extend- ed up into Keny Road.
1
com-
He said that he joined the Army when he was 13 and thought, he Apart from being without must have got among bad' shelter of any kind during the day | pantous, many of the women and children The handbag belonged to Mrs. ex-L. Daniel, of Ridge-hill, Golders enrriers become practically hausted when they finally arrive Green, who said that Green snatch- at their positions and in this ed it from her at Armitage-rond, condition they sit or le down to Golders Green, rest and should the queue move The American Mail Liner Presi- forward the hardier members, gen- | dent McKinley will sail from Manila erally brawny coolies, gladly take on Saturday, July, 20 at 8 p.m. and instant advantage of their partin will arrive at this port on Monday, helplessness to "jump" tins, filling July 22 al am. This stearr will the blank spaces between accom sail at 10 aju, on Tuesday, July 23panied by shouts and derisive and
cedure which was by no means called for, and one which showed the Soviet to be in a rather, bel-
The American Mail Liner "Pre- sident Jefferson was scheduled to licose frame of mind. We have the sail from Shanghai yesterday and utmost sympathy with China in will arrive at this port on Friday, her desire and determination nolowing day at 6 pan. for Manila.
July 19. She will sail on the fol BARCLAY—At the Victoria Hoskinger to put up with Soviet pro-
pital on 17th July, 1929, to Esther, wife of T. C. Barelay, f-paganda in her territories, for we know how much evil has sprung therefrom in the past. All peace
a yoz
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY JULY 18, 1929.
loving nations, are at one, with
justed along peaceful lines.
4.11.
President
The Dollar Liner Lincoln, from Seattle July 13, is due at Hongkong on August 2nd.
Creen was sentenced to three months' hard labour,
Policeman at Willesden-s language was very bad, and ho kept telling his wife what he would like to do to policemen in general,
"
Kingston Wife-I am not strong enough to go to work. Husband You are strong enough to read a novel while I mend my overcoat, Mr. Justice Avory, in the King's
for Victoria and Seattle via Shang-ter. This goes on from dawn China on that issue, but, as we hai mid Japan.
only until late at night, sametimes have remarked, there are right The Dollar Round-the-World up to 12 o'clock and after does the and wrong ways of coping with Liner President Monroe is due to long procession shorten.
arrive in Kobe to-day and will sall Surely there must be some better mirchief-makers. Strained as the on July 19 for Shanghai, arriving | place in Wanchai to accommodate situation is at moment, we still at that port on July 22 and sailing the long human stream without Hench Division. There are many on July 24. This steamer is due at their having to, labour several hun- pray that same counsels, will pre; this port at 7 am, on Saturday, dreds of feet up away from the lays works of art nowadays which EASTERN WAR CLOUDS. | vail and that the differences be July 27 am will continue her with their tims then come down involve no appearance of beauty
tween the two nations may be ad- journey on Sunday, July 28 at 8 again step by step with the broil-at all.
ing an above their heads and
When Hobbs was only twenty- sizzling fings beneath their feet.
iwo. As regards the brick tank out in
And Craig went round The B.1. s.. Takliwa. from Singn-the Reclamation grounds, 1 hear ye-
reciting, pore, is due here on Saturday morn-peated complaints anent the quality of the water contained in it. Con- ing.
sumers agree that there is a salty- soury Lasto about it, due, no doubt, to contamination by son water. I This tank has therefore, become somewhat "unpopular" with draw- ers of water and I should suggest that the Water Authority look into that matter also, 1 run, however, glad to observe that the police are performing their duties effclently at the taps and giving everyone a fair chance.Yours, etc.,
In a dispute rurh as that which, has arisen between China and Russia, anything is liable to hap
מיאן
Government Patchwork, While past experience, we are sorry to any, gives us no reason mittee of the Legislative Council Lo suppose that the Finance Cena-
will consider at all deeply the
IL is this circumstance which makes it difficult to write on a situation which is liable at any moment to undergo a sud- den change. As we pen these supplementary vules requested by
words, the cutlook does not look
tina.
HC12,
is
BRIDGE MADE EASY
by WW.Wentworth
One of the essentials of skillful play is the ability to mirror cor- rectly the lender's suit. As a gen-
The opening lead of the King signifies that the fender also holds the Ace or Queen or both of that
Huit,
HUMANE. Hongkong, July 18, 1929,
TO-DAY'S COUNCIL
MEETING.
MANY MATTERS ON THE AGENDA.
There is a full agenda for the meeting of the Legistative Council which is taking pince this after. noon.
Questions are to be asked by the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga on Kowloon Tong matters; and by the Uon. Mr. Shenton on the vehicular ferry. wireless and malaria.
The
Ordinance to
legalise charges for metered water is also to be introduced, whilst the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock will move a re- solution on the general water question.
And bowlers
wickets flew,
bowled. and
And fools like this weren't
• writing;
When hours of play were not cut
short.
And weather seemed los
wayward,
And no one talked of Golf na '
"sport,"
Our hero was Tom Hayward. Brond-framed and thick moust-
ached was he,
Of massive arm and shoulder; And century by century
He made, while Hobbs grow
older.
Brave plaudits hailed his stal-
warl bulld,
Ap Boon na ono described
him,
We scurce remarked, the while
we thrilled,
The lighter form beside
him.
And now these lads upon the
Kross 11 namo Can scarce
niember ... Will Hobbs himself as lightly
puss
ΤΟΥ
Somo evening in September?
diplomatic.
Byen the modern child can be
Here is a case in point, a fact:— Grandpa, going away on a long holiday, kissed Bittle Bobby, his grandchild,
the Government this.. afternoon, of additional expendis at all peaceful, for, in reply to the item Soviet Nate, China has not only tire is included which calls, we consider, for special comme, 1. ignored the demands made by
It oncerns what, in itself, Russia, but has put forward what is a very minor matter, the are without question counter-de-cookhouse at Victorin Gaol. The # vote of mands, be they described as they Government asks for
(Abbreviations: A-nce; K may. The situation is further ag: [$1,500'to enable the present cook-
king; Q-queen; J-jack; house to be demolished and a new
X-any card lower gravated by the continued anti-
one constructed. The balance of
than 10:) Soviet activity on the part of the the cost is represented by the
Reading Cards-2. Mancharian authorities, If we provision of $2,500 In this year's
The fact that a certain card isi add to these developments the Estimates, and it is explained that
the original, proposal to add are led may have a definite message fact that triop movement is Fe- ported on both sides, it will be storey to the existing building for you as to the remaining cards of that suit held by the lender. recognised that the situation cannot be satisfactorily accomplish-When your opponents win the con- ed, as the present cookhouse is tract you must be on the alert to pregnant with serious possibili- very old, dilapidated,'too small, correctly interpret your partner's ill-ventilated, and has urinals on opening play. When you are the Precisely why Chang such-each side. It cannol satisfactorily declarer you must be ready to mir- lang has chosen this moment to be re-modelled." It has taken the For the leader's hand so that you take the action he has action Government or the P.W.D. appro- may be able to find the quickest. sifest route to your goal-the game. which he and the Nanking Goy-ximately nine months to discover this, and apparently none of the ernment must have known would work authorised in October last have involved complications with has been done. And, of course, no
major Power-is not easy to explanation is forthcoming teral guide remember that:
There is probably more be- show why the real needs were nat
The Finance Committee will hind the imppenings than has yet accurately set forth originally
later consider the following votes: kisses, cold, and unpleasant. So'
Poor grandpa's kiosca were wel
The Government Beems conten! come to light. There can, how-
-$1,500 for the erection of a cook-after the operation Bobby, rubbed The opening lead of the Queen house at Victoria Gaol, $12,000, for his hand across his mouth. ever, be no question that China to fiddle about whenever the
opportunity offers, which we con- gnifies, that the leader also holds personal emolument to the As- "See," said grandpa, displeased, has committed a bad blunder.
sistant of the Attorney General, to grandma, "He le rubbing It tend, not for the first time, in the Jack or Jack-10. She may have had a just grievance throwing good money after bad. followed by the King signifies that Wireless Telegraph Office, and
The opening lead of the Ace $1,500 for six typewriters for the qul." against the Soviet, whose plot- The patchwork of old buildings the leader holds no more of that $5,400 for the equipment of King's "I am rubbing it in.
"Oh, no, grandpa," wald Bobby, tings in Manchuria, Mongolia and which have served their day and suit and wants his partner to re- College. China Proper are well known. generation goes on merrily. The turn it at the earliest opportunity But there is a right and a wrong Government chooses rich phraseo. way of dealing with such nutters.gy to condemn the conk-house #1 Unfortunately, China has taken the Gaal (very old, dilapidated, too amul, ill-véptilated and cannot be wrong course. Had she
satisfactorily remodelled) but, this adhered to diplomatic uange, her might very well be applied to the case, in the eyes of the world, entire Gaol without over-stating the would have been infinitely strong cuse. er than it is to-day. · Shẹ com- plains that Russin has not "car- ried out the terms of the 1024 Agreement regarding the control
Vienna of the Chinese Eastern Railway,
The opening lead of the Ace fol- Prague and proceeds to argue from that
lowed by any card other than the Helsingfors
Madrid basis that her action cannot be The following table, compiled King on the second round signifies Madr
by the Board of Conservancy that the leader does not hold the Lisbon considered a violation of that un-Works of Kwangtung, shows the King of that suit.
Bucharest derstanding. Sperfous pleas of water levels In English feet on The opening lead of an Aca fol-Rio... that type are not very convincing. the West, North and East Rivers lowed by a switch to the suit bid Buenos Airca
on the dates named:
by partner signifies that the Ace Bonhei In any event, two wrongs do not
July 16 July 17 is a singleton. make a right. Unfortunately, Shluhing China did not proceed to secure Ian adjustment of the position
the
WATER LEVELS."
FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS.
so that he may trump it.
The opening lend of the Taek signifies that it is in all probabi- ifty being played from King-Jack- 10 or Jack-10-8.
1
EXCHANGE RATES,
The opening lead of the King followed by a switch. in another Parts
New York suit on the second round signifles Brusscis that the leader probably holds the Geneva Aço-King-Jack and avante his part- | Amsterdam ner to lead up to him in order that Milan ko may finesse the Jack.
The opening lead of the 2 at no trump algnifics that the suit con- Oslo tains only four cards,
Athens
21.7
Taingyuen
8.3
20.8 7.3
Samshul Sheklung
18.3
12.6
0.2
5.4
The lead of any honour at no Hongkong Yokohama trump signifies that the suit con- Silver (spot) tains at least three honours or two Silver (forward) honours and the 9.
4 * *
The impending sale of the late Ear! Kitchenor's estate, Broome Park, near Canterbury, recalls a good story told by Bishop Oxen- den, Metropolitan of Canada, who W36. born London, July 17,
the at "Broome,' .875 ancient home of the Oxendens, 4.85 3/32 | His father's custom was to pay his
.34.91 blacksmith's bill
half-yearly, 20.22 accepting the man's total without. 12.08% question.
25.22
02.720
20.30
.....Once, however, 4 dispute 18.085 urone 18 40 Home item, and the smith Wig told 18.205 to bring an account. After .34,40some, delay the footman, smiling 103% broadly announced to Sir Henry
.100
19 that the man had brought it, 33.42 .108%
Further delay occurred and a 376 great lumbering on the stairs. 918 Then, Into the study came the .5% "bit" borne by the blacksmith
5.25/82 and his man.
All the tome had, as usual, 2/414 1/11been chalked on the hugo forge-
'door in mysterious characters · .1/10.50/04
.24% explicable only by the smith .24% himself. The account was settled -British Wireless. without further question,