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COMMUNISM.
DAY BY DAY.
A BRIER 15 A BRIER THOUGH IT BE
Soviet is the outstanding exponent, IN A PARADISE; AND A LILY IS A LILY If we seek for a reason for Uç80|| THOUGH IT GROW IN A WILDERNESS, plotiings and intrigues, we shall --Reynolds,
not easily find it, because event
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Several local artistes are to ap- peer at a concert to be given at St. Patrick's Hall on the 7th instant, at 9 p.m., In aid of the funds of the 16th Hongkong Group Catholic
Cathedral, Seonts..
the "Reds" themselves could not There was a clean bill of health
In the Coloney yesterday,, give a coherent explanation of their subversivo campaigns.
The E. and A. Company's s.8. Were it possible to question the Tanda, with the Australian mail, demonstrators as to why they is due here on Sunday morning. should seek to stir up trouble and create needless bloodshisi,! The Hongkong Post Office noti- they most probably would bees that from to-day until further matier the afternoon mail for Mueno unable to supply an answer will be closed at 1.15 p.m. as usual. certainly not one that is based on The fact is that they have been made the tools of the unserupulous, without giving much, if any, thought to the motives behind thase directing the movement. If there be any speci- fice design at all, it could probably be summed up by describing it as 1be Communist desire to upset existing social order, no matter
It was stated that the defendant what the consequences be. In was riding a bicycle around in, a word, the Soviet al is destruc- circles to the annoyance of sonte Chinese ladies and when the conj- tion, not construction; anarchy.plainant spoke to him he was as- not order. It is the old battle saulled.
the between the "Haves and "Have-nots," But that' these efforts can produce anything but chaos and confusion is too obvious to need atresaing.
The Vestris Findings.
THE LATE MR. THOMAS POLLARD.
The Very Idea!
A burly musk ox at the Zoo,, running umok recently caused much excitement and, incidentally. provided plenty of work for the re
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
THE FUNERAL There was a large attendance at the funeral of the late Mr. | pairing staff, Thomas Pollard, which fook pince Excited by the erles of a penguin, last evening at the Protestant which had broken into the next Cemetery, Happy Valley, the Rey, enclosure, occupied by another musk G. T. Waldegrave officiating. The ox, and was being chased in con- late Mr Pollard had been in the sequence, Peter battered down a Colony for about two months, restent door reinforced by iron rails presenting the North East Marine two inches thick, cracked a concreta Engineering Company, of -Wall- parapet, and entered the sleeping end, in connexion with work on the den at the rear, where a keeper hap 9.5. Raby Castle at Kowloon Dock.pend to be at work, He succumbed to typhold n The ox, which, despite its bulk, Kowloon Hospital on Wednesday. can move with amazing speed,. promptly charged the attendant, but the man vaulted the fence and gained safety in an adjacent pad-
Amongst those present at the Messra. R. M. Dyer funeral were: (manager, Kowloon Decka), E. Cuck, M.B.E. (assistant manager), D. Keith, W. Greig, J. S. Mcintosh, H. S. Scott, G. Cooper, S. Gray, J. Puncheon, J. Lindany, J. Mc. A Chinese was fined $5 by Mr. Laggan, J. C. Brown, J. Fraser, J. T. S. Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Crookdake, C. Atkinson, David Gow, J. Provan, Fletcher, Capt. Magistracy, this morning, on Edward, Messrs. H. W. Harper, R. charge of assaulting AM. West, G. Taylor, J. F. Skilllcorn, driver in Sal Yeung. Chai Street. M. Cowper, R. C. Wilson, S. G.
Instead of arriving at long- kong on Monday according to schedule, the N.Y.K. liner Kitano Maru will be here on Sunday mor ning. She will leave at noon for Japan the. following 'day. Among the passengers on board are Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Hill for Hongkong; Mr. R. L. H. Ryde for Shanghai; Mr. C. H. Brett for Kobe; and Mr. Windmann Yokohama...
21 YEARS AGO.
for
The publication of the findings the Board of Trade Enquiry of into the loss of the s.s. Vestris, closes, to all intents, an unsatis- factory "chapter in the annals of the sea. In the maze of dif ferent points upon which the SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE Couri expressed an opinion, however, it is exceedingly gratify- ing to discover that no loss of prestige has been suffered by
TELEGRAPH" FILES.
The following items are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended August 1st, 1908:
If August 1st. has passed off without any really grave happen- ing, we have to thank the forgos
law and order, and not the the British mercantile marine, in
HOME The rate of the dollar on de- Communists, for that happy cir spite „ of strong' efforts in cumstance. Luckily, there was quarters to fuist the responsibility mand was 19, 10d,
vigilance Was maintained
tary
for, the dhamster on the officers i
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THE "TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT.
Many Bathing Pictures To-Morrow.
A feature of to-morrow's Issue of the Telegraph Art Supplement will be a whole page of photographs sent In by competitora in our Bathing Peture Contest. Since these were received, others have come to hand, and will appear in our Supplement on the 10th in- stant, when we hope to 'un- Runce the result of the con- test,'
Other pictures appearing to- morrow will include the new motor ferry "Sun Chur" arriv ing at Cheung Chow, on her.. first trip from Hongkong, a striking aerial picture of the country adjacent to the Fanling Golf Club, group taken at the Dragon-Chenalloy wedding, and a group of the 10th Platoon "C" Company, 2nd.. K.0.S.B., win- ners of the 1st Army Cap Kahrond.
dock,
Peter was just in the net of dis- munting an iron gate leading to the enclosure, wherein the penguin was shrieking its alarm, when another keeper arrived with an armful of Kreenstuff. This pacified Peter at once, and the animal was aubro- quently removed to stronger quar-
ters.
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Prospective Boarder-"What is the rent of this room, including the ase of the piano?" Landlady-Per- haps you would he so good as to let me hear you play something frat,"
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Women are going to save this country. The men have made a huge muddle of things-Lady Heath,
Bishops have provided one thing at least which is absolutely certain --whatever they do, they must be in, the wrong.The Archbishop of Canterbury.
I should never advise any young novelist to write sex alu-Mr. Eveleigh Nush,
People now flocking from the. cities into country villages have about as much religion in them as the chairs they sit on.-The Rev. E.. W. Grevati. -
Style Isolated as a unique entity is the devil-Mr. Sturge Moore,
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Man at Highgate: I have never had a real chance. I was brought up in a respectable home.
Motor accidents are over 80 quickly that you cannot remember what happens-you are waiting for the next one.-A witnesa at Shore- ditch Coanly Court.
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It is the first time I have ever heard a woman give her age with- ens, the Common Serjeant, to an out hesitation. Sir Henry Die; Old Bailey witness who said she wing th.
Sir Henry Dickens, K.C., the Common Serjeant, at the Old Bailey never answer the tele- Two wreaths were inscribed "In phone. I always get someone to do loving memory from Wife and it for me. family and "In loving memory
ample warning of the intention of
and crew. The investigation was A disastrons typhoon was ex- the "Reds" to stir up serious
long and searching and the Com-perienced In Hongkong on July 3215:181920212 212-90206323506618ARCHIFFRENT
damage, trouble in all parts of the world. missioners were fully satisfied heavy loss of life and many ahip Smart, F. Turpie, N. W. Domones
27th,, causing much with the result that the utmost that the Vestris was efficiently ping casualties. The river atanm R. Jones, C. Kemp, and W. by officered and eficiently manned.er Ying King foundered, the Rateliffe, Mr. Chisholm, Chief En- troops and police in all centres | The only críticlem is that Captain master, Capt. E. J. Page, being gineer of the Raby Castle, was where utbreaks seened possible. Carey, who went down with his among the large number to lose prevented from attending owing to It is, however, a striking commen-ship, was unduly optimistic before their lives, whilst H.M.S. Whiting illness,
went ashore off Lycemun. Near- the fountering and, should have ly 200 deaths by drowning were whee Communism." leaders prato un gibly of world sent out his 8,0.5. at least six reported altogether.
hours before. Even on titis pénce jilvals, that În every part of
point, it might be argued that The Hongkong and Whampoa the globe it should be necessary those who sat in judgment had Dack Co., Ltd. announced to take kuch extraordinary pre the advantage of after-knowledge, dividend of 8 per cent, with a
enrry-forward of $383,000, reantions against the artivities of while Captain Carey was merely
**Red" mischief-makers. Which furting to save his ship with no H.M. the King approved af only poes to show that the Com- time to make intricate calcula the appointment of Mr. K. Bitter
are the real menace to tons on paper after the manner von Wieser na Conal for Austria
the expert witnesse In Hungary in Hongkong. cidentally, the instructions of In looking for the specific rea-
The Steambout Company de owners to masters of their ships clared a dividend of $1.25, carry- for yesterday's intended
are not, it was pointed out during ing forward $17,755. apheavals, we will confess 19 the enquiry, always proper in- being somewhat puzzled. The tractions, hat hold ont IM in- first we heard of the movement durement to the master to rely was a little more than a week ago, upon his own efforts to the last when the Moscow Government fossible minute. In other milters: | issued a call for a general strike the officers and crew are fully vin-
throughout the world, in protest; dirated. The same cannot, un-, against the Imperialist presaare fortunately, be said of the shore officials, and there can be litde
manists universal peace auri concord,
Sotts
over-
BRIDGE MADE EASY Joy W.W.Wentworth
A-ace; K-
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from Mother." Ineluged among This is the story of an English- the senders of other floral tributes man who has just returned from were the following:—Mr. and Mrs, | taking a holiday in France. Call- David Gow, Mr. and Mrs. S. Gray, ing at a Credit Lyonnais and ten- Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Provan, Mr., dering his card to a commissionaire, and Mrs. Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. F. he was told to wait with severní Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fraser, others in an ante-room until his Mr. and Mrs. W. Greig, Mr. and name should be called. Half an hour Mrs. Barrow, Mr. and Mrs, clapsed, other callers came, trans- Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. G. Duncan, acted their business, and left. Mr. and Mrs. W, P. Hedley, Mr. The Englishman began to get Im- and Mrs, C. Atkinson, Mr. and Mrs. | patient, took his card again to the Blies. Eileen and Sonny, Mr, P. Tammissaire, and asked if he wan und Miss Farrell, Mr. and Miss receiving attention. "Mais oui," Puncheon, the Rev. G. T. Walde- nodded the commissionaire with n grave, Messrs. B. M. Dyer, Kenneth slight frown. "I thought Monsieur E. Greig, A. M. Simpson, E. Cock, had left. I have called out 'Mon- J. P. Warren, J. M. Melntosh, H. sieur Snoff' several times without
G. Cooper, J. McKelvie, J. Crook response." The Englishma's name
dake, J. Melaggan, S. L. Vellenga was Snow,
(Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co.), C.
Mosi, T. S. Morrison (Lloyd's
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Surveyor), Dr. R. K. Valentine, the gardens a lot of good.
First Man: This ruin will do
Capt. Edward, Messrs. J. R. Elliott,
F. Turple, N. W. Domoney, R. M.
Second Man: Yes, but I'm
West, Mitchell, R. C. Wilson, J. afraid it won't do my garden any
E. Skillicorn, G. Taylor, H. W.
good.
Harper, W. Cooper, all of the m.v. First: Why?
Ruby Castle, North East Marine
Second: Bermuse the cut knock-
Engineering Co., Wallsend, Messrs, ed it off the window-sill last night! James Chambers & Co, Liverpool, Austral-China Navigation Ca.,
While watching the Test match at Sydney Messrs. Dodwell & Co.,Lord's Lieut-General Sir George Lid., Union Waterboat Co., Kow-Reliardson, K.C.B., was struck on Jean Dock Staff, Storekeepers and the head by a ball. Greasers, m.v. Raby Castle, the
on Russia, namely, the seizure of doubt that the censure of the the Chinese Eastern Railway" Court was deserved. The Vestris This strike was to take the form was sent out in an unsafe state of a great revolutionary battle in three ruspects, she was review" and the Communists of all luten, lacked stability and had a Abbreviations: countries were urged to arm the number of hatches unclosed king; "Q-queen; J-juck; X masses for the great "Red Day," which could not be dealt with any card lower than 10.) Official logans issued included after the vessel salled. None of Six Alibi Conventions-5
Down With Pacifism!" and "Hail these acts or omissions were re-
Sometimes the "third the Armed Revolt!" To put it sponsible for the loan of the ship, high" rule is also quoted than: hand but they were contributory. The "Never finesse against your part mildly, there is very little evidence sinking was due to an accumula-er." Literally followed, it would [ or' universal brotherhood in this 'tion of small causer, if the expert mean that every time your part Co.
programme. In Europe, the de-evidence is to be accepted, the er led a card, yor, as third hand, velopments appear to have taken big cause heing the high wind. that suit in your hand,
should play the highest card of
on the character of an "anti-war" But the violent winds would not protest, the day starting off with have had such a serious effect on
65; cant holds
The ball was hit for a six by Half Deck, m.v. Raby Castle, In- builders of Hongkong. Members stitution of Engineers and Ship Owen Smith off White.
Sir George, who was accompanied
of Kowloon Bawling Green Club, by Lady, Richardson, had his head Gul Hai Mar & Co., Wang Kee & dressed in the pavilion:
a
dummy. Otherwise, east should play the Jack of diamonds.
Weat fends clubs 3; dummy holds clubs K 6; cast. holds clubs Ad 6 2,
If dummy, covers with the King
Eighty-one years of age, Sir George has had a distinguished mil- itary career. Ife served in the Af- than War, 1879-68, the Waziri Expedition and commanded a flying the Tiruk Expedition. column in the Kurram Valley during
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The futility of carrying out such instructions becomes quite appar a little peneefal diversion in the the ship if she had not been sent in the following illustrations: form of setting fire fo the railway} deeply immersed. Her heavy lond, West Jends spades 3; dummy workshops at Sarajevo, the "Cradle caused the deck edge to be under holds spades
of clubs, cast should in turn cover famous cottage): "Three 'undred of the World War." The placing of water carlier than would have pales K Q J.
been the ease If the ship had been į Eust should play the Jack of with the Ace of clubs. If the 3 of years old this be, air; vory 'Istorical, bombs in a Paris hotel was sent out properly. The combina-spades would deny the Queen and east should play the Jack of clubs,
spades. Playing the King of clubs is played from the dummy, and never a etiek nor a stone altered
In all them years." other means of impressing the tion of other circumstances niust Jack of spades.
Weat may be leading away from Stranger: "Must be the same world with the Communista' peace not, however, be forgotten, and
West lends hearts 3; dummy the Queen of clubs and there is landlord I've got." ful intentions. A similar type of they all played such a part that it holds hearts 6 5; oust holds nothing to be lost by fincssing the setivity was obviously intended in may almost be said that a similar | hearts A Q..
Jack of clubs.
Mr. E. W. Crive, KC,C., in the Shanghai, where the plans drawn disaster could not occur again in East should play the Aco of
West leads spades J: dummy King's Bench Division: Whoever hearts. up, but happily nipped in the a hundred years.
Playing the Queen of holda spades K 84; cast holds heard of a business man who could hearts would be finessing against spades A 93.
use grammar in an agreement or bud, included the formation of an
partner.
Obviously, the declarer holds the put his thought intelligently on pa Assassination Corps, with the
Queen of spades, Partner, muat per specific object of taking the Hives
be leading from a suft hended by Mr. Justice Avory: That also. the Jack-10. East should not applies to people who draw up Acta cover with the Ace of spades the of Parliament. one trick in upados. Otherwise the cause they are retired men of bust- first time, tho declarer malding only Mr. Cave: That is probably be..
declarer will make two tricka,
Iness.
Mr. A. E. Charman, Mr. and Mrs. IL Wells, Lt. J. W. Colquhoun, Capt.
of prominent Chinese leaders, the A N. Dowding and Mr. L. K. Jamca were among the passengers arriving stirring up of riots in the face on the as. Kashmir from London tories, and the blowing up of yesterday.
West leads diamond 3; dumny holde diamonds K 7 G; chat holda diamonds A Q J.
Ace of diamonds only if the King Obviously, east should play the
of diamonds is played from the