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tude strikes us as betraying a regrettable lack of co-operation between the Mother Country and the Colonies, besides which there is, as ond Conservative put it, the question, as to whether or not the contributions from various parts of the Empire have not been spent under false pretences. Another very important point also is that any holding up of the work is likely to involve considerable sums in the way of compensation to contractors.
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AT TWENTY YEARS OF AGE THE WILL REIGNS, AT THIRTY, THE WIT; AND AT FORTY, THE JUDGMENT.- Grattan
The health return for yester- day shows three Chinese cases of small-pax, one American and one Chinese case of typhold, and one Chinese case of puerperal fever,
Summoned for leaving his car unattended in Caine Road, Woo Heung-ying, an owner-driver, was fined $6 by Mr. A. W. G. H. Grant
this morning.
STOLEN OIL AND WASTE.
TWO. ALLEGED RECEIVERS GET BENEFIT OF DOUBT.
The Very Idea!
Novelists are often accused of an undue lengthening of the long arm of coincidence. But none of That they had had a close shave, them would have the temerity to it being touch-and-go whether they invent one so amazing as a real- were convicted or discharged, was life experience in which Sir Aure! 2 central intimated by Mr. T. S. Wayte Stein, K.C.I.E., was
figure. Sir Aurel Stein is an Sraith at the Kowloon Magistracy eminent archaeologist, having this morning when his Worship acquitted two engineers of charges of receiving two tias of oil and a sack of waste which had been
The Labour Party has never taken very kindly to the Singapore ham at the Central Police Court stolen from the Sanitary Depart-Tibet he found a European coln
Base project, a fact which is understandable in view of the in- sularity of outlook of the bulk of its supporters. The latest decision has possibly been made 指診 a concession to the rank and file of the Party, which is not given to looking far afield, and also, maybe, as a gesture to the Powers taking part in the coming Naval. Conference. But whatever
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SINGAPORE BASE POLICY.
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breadth of outlook on the part of the Government. In this parti cular matter, the old traditions of the Party appear to have been given rather free rein.
The Mining Industry, Speedy results have attended the Prime Minister's intervention in the coal discussions and the "out- look is distinctly more promising. The Executive Committee of the Miners' Federation have agreed to accept and support the Govern meht's proposals, and there can be little doubt that the district coun- cils will frank the decision of their representatives. At the same time, powerful coal-owning interests in Yorkshire have repudiated the at- titude of the general body of mine-
A new Class for Beginners In the study of Cantonese colloquial is to be commenced shortly in the Lan guage School conducted under the auspices of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce. Particu- lars may be obtained from the Secretary.
PARTS) AVÁne
THE "TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT..
Big Variety of Pictures
for To-Morrow..
Variety and topicality will be the chief characteristica, of pictures appearing in morrow's issue of the Tele- graph Art Supplement.
to-
Pride of place will be given to some splendid pictures of the Armistice Day observance in Hongkong, these including the Cenotaph ceremony, the arrival of H. E. the Governor at "the Cathedral service, and some snapshots of poppy- sellers.
Local weddings, illustrated will be those of Mr. V. M. Hast and Miss L. M. Collison, Mr. Kwok Tsan and Miss Gertrude Suk Woon, Chan, Mr. Wong' Sik-chung and Miss Minnie Lee, and Mr. Thomas Ngar-tae Tam and Miss Jessie Pai Chun
· To.
There will be a good selection of sporting pictures, the events ustrated being the L.R.C. tennis finals, the Club de Recreio sports, and the Rugby. match between "the Somersets and the Club 2nd XV., whilst a group of the Hongkong and Shanghai interport cricketers will also appear.
ment Launch No. 1.
carried out antiquarian researches and explorations for the Indian Government in Chian Turkestan.
part of the forbidden land of While trekking through a desolate
on the ground. He mentioned this The charges were brought up later at a meeting of archaeolo- following the arrest of the chief gists, and Dr. Mansen, who was engineer and a stoker of the present, rose and explained that he launch on charges of larceny of had dropped a cold in Tibet five the oil. These two men were yes-years before. He gave the precise terday taken before the Magistrate spot and the denomination of the
coin, and both tallied exactly. and fined for stealing.
Mr. J. M. Remedios appeared for one of the two men charged with receiving and after reading the de positions in yesterday's case in- timated that there was no evidence on which his client could be con- victed.
"When I grow up." said the ambitious boy, "I want to do some- thing big."
Well, if I were you," said the old man, "I should join a circus, where you could wash down the elephant."
Mr. V. Chittenden, who appeared on behalf of the Government, ad- mitted that the defendants had paid a reasonable price for the oil,
The Eskimo had the finest teeth After considering the evidence, of any race (says & Sunday paper)," his Worship remarked that he but now that he has abandoned his would discharge the defendants savage diet of raw flesh for food- with a caution and informed the stuffs which are rich in sugar and two men that they had had a close starch-his teeth decay with alarm- shave. It was touch-and-go whe- ing rapidity. ther they were convicted or not. EIe thought it was highly probable that they knew the oll was stolen, but there was just a slight element of doubt.
dis-
The two defendunts were charged, but the oil was ordered to be returned to the Government, his Worship making the order on the original, proceedings.
EUROPEAN MOTORIST
FINED.
POLICE SAY, HE WAS NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD,
"We have no objection to his driving in Kowloon,, but we want him to be atraightforward about it," said Inspector Alexander when he summoned Mr. F. H. Blunsdon, of No.132. Kennedy Road, for driv- ing private car No.1149 without a licence. The date of the offence' was November 5.
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The Eskimo, once happy,
Courageous and alert, Thought raw seal meat was
snappy, 1
With blubber for dessert." But White Man brought
molasses
To grace the simple meal; Now Eskimo, alas, is
Contemptuous of seal,
His treacle-eating ventures,
L greatly grieve to say, Have undermined the dentures
That never knew decay. So all the White Man's polar
Meanderings have dono
Is to teach the Eskimolar
To ache and ache like fun.
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Is your husband fond of gardening, Mrs. Jenkins?"
"Fond of gardenin', Mrs. Jones? Why, he's that fond of his garden, he ought to have been a wormal"
It was in the gun room after a day's sport, and several of the stories that were being told were decidedly "tall."
Eyebrows were generally raised.
The attitude of the" Labour Government towards the Singapore
owners and have Indicated their Base is far from satisfactory. It willingness to accept the proposals, strikes us as being neither one expressing the view that the Gov thing nor another. Had the First ernment should not, in the gen eral interests of the industry," be Lord of the Admirally, in his state-left without the assistance of the ment on Wednesday, announced the coal-owners in framing legisla- The reaplutions tive proposals. that the Government adhered to its passed by the Yorkshire owners policy of five years ago, namely, strike at the root of the whole mat- abandonment of the project, we national interests are at stake. If ter. It is not wholly realised that
'Asked how he was pleading, could have given it credit for con- the methods of treatment proposed
Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd., defendant said he had a licence sistency, even though deploring are tinged by Labour principles to
"About the best shot I ever got the decision. Instead, a resolve some extent it does not follow that are now making a special display for the car.
Inspector Alexander said that in," remarked one of the party, they are anti-employers: Other of the new styles and colourings has been reached to, slow down politicians have tried without sac-in curtain materials, on their first Mr. Blundson went up to the Cen- "was when I brought down a as much as posible work already cess for many years to find a solu-floor showrooms. The range is an tral Police Station on August 27 grouse, a salmon, and a pair of contracted for, to suspend all tion of the problems involved, and exceptionally wide one, and in- last to be examined for a driver's rabbits with one barrel."
if the Labour Government succeeds cludes many different grades of licence, but failed. On October 16, other work that can be held up, in unravelling, the knot, they will fabrics calculated to brighten the he went to Kowloon and got
licence to drive. a car in Kowloon and not to embark on any new earn the commendation of al sides home.
only.He was seen driving in Hong- of the House of Commons. An im- work pending the decisions of the portant concession has been made to
Amongst the passengers who kong on the 5th instant, and was
summoned. Five-Power Naval Conference. the coal-owners. The miners have arrived by the Blue Funnel liner The situation could hardly be left dropped their demand for a Na Patroclus were Mr. and Mrs. J..this side to take the car to Kowloon. Defendunt:-I was ordered on tional Wages Agreement in favour C. Bonnar and Miss Bonnar, Mr. in a more confused state, and we of the Government's scheme for the and Mrs.. W. B. Cornaby, Mr. and
came an inquiry. Inspector Alexander then said Mr. setting up of a National Board, Mrs. L. G. S. Dodwell, Mr. and the police on this side would have watching my shot, and died from not surprised" that Alexander was extremely uncom-similar in outline to that working Mrs. F. A. Mackintosh, Mr. and no objection to the defendant's the shock!
satisfactorily in the railway Indus- fortable under the cross-fire of try, to which district conciliation Mrs. W. Schofield, Mrs. E. L. Bond, driving a car in Kowloon, but they wanted him to be straightforward questions to which he was subject-organisations can
when and Mr. Eric Grimble.
about it.
Mr. A. W. G, H. Grantham ob- Under the name of the "Queen's Hostery Store," a new shop has served that it was a bad case. WHO WAS....... recently opened in
Defendant would be fined $20 In- Des Voeux Road, just beyond the Queen's stead of $10. Theatre, which, as its name implies, specialises in hosiery, The premises have been tastefully decorated and equipped with modern show cases which prove
The window dis-SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE most effective. plays are also most attractive.
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ed when he made known these necessary" on points, relating to decisions,
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There is no obvious reason why this should not satisfy the coal owners. It will cost them very little to concede the reduction of hours without reducing wages for say, a period of a month, at the end of which time, if their argu ments" are supported by experience, they will be at, liberty to, lodge a claim with the National Board. "In any event, a recalcitrant attitude at this stage will serve no useful pro pose. The Government has already William Baugh, a 20-year-old
The following extracts are obtained sufficient encouragement to European, pleaded guilty before from the Hongkong Telegraph for tion and it will be framed on the G. C. Dodd) on November 4th to embark upon long-overdue legisla-the Malacca District Judge (Mr. week ended November 14th, 1908: lines which have received the ap criminal breach of trust in respect proval of the miners. The first of $758. He waa" also found Bill to be introduced shortly reduces guilty, on Oct. 30, of using as hours of labour by eight to seven genuine a forged check roll, and of and a half as from April, will re- | criminal breach of trust in respect quire development of a national of $111, the wages of one driver- marketing scheme, and will include and two greasers. Accused was
In the King's Birthday Honours, provision for the National Board, bound over for six months in Governor of Hongkong, was given Sir Matthew Nathan, a former and it should command a wide mca- bond for $200. sure of support.
For the rat time,. It emerges that the Five-Power Conference is likely to deal with issues which may affect the question of the use to which the Singapore Base is to be pặt, That is a rather sur- prising development, and one which must give rise to some con cern regarding the outcome of the discussions. All the way through the Anglo-American conversations [ has been' conceded that Britain occupies a peculiar position in regard to naval strength and types of cruisers by reason of the neces- sities of Imperial deferice, and obviously, provision must be made for bases from which ships can operate. The Singapore Base has been regarded, not only by previous Governments at Home, but by the Dominions as well, as a necessity in connexion with the guarding of our trade routes. Paris That being the case, we cannot Amsterdam see that either its existence or the Berlin
Copenhagen use to which it is to be put is any
Vienna real concern of the Conference. Helsingfors which is to deal with the general Bucharest
Lisbon
question of naval disarmament. Buenos Aires We write before any news is to Shanghai
Yokohama hand regarding the reaction of the New York Dominions to the Government's lan decision, but we have no doubt
Stockholm that the step now taken will ba Oslo. the subject ..of consideráble
Madrin
Rio
criticism overseas. Asked whether
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A show within a show is one of the innovations in "Aibi," the EXCHANGE RATES. United Artists, all talking and singing picture hit now playing at London, Nov. 14. the Queen's Theatre. Adding a 123.84 spectacular touch to the under 34.86 world thriller which he produced .12.07% and directed, Roland West, one of 20.395 the filmdom's outstanding figures, 18.206 engaged the services of an entire .34.68 musical revue company to appear 1041% in theatre scenes that you will see
and hear in this film.
Brussela
Athena
the Dominions approved of the Bombay Government policy; nil Mr: Hong Kong
Silver (apot)
Alexander could any was that they silver. (forward) had been "notified." That atti
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In connexion with charges of: 4.87 11/16 kidnapping and harbouring of seven-year-old Chinese, for 25.10 a .93.17 which offence two men stand the Kowloon 18.15 charged before 18.205 Magistrate, a widow residing at
The rate of the dollar on de- mand was 18. 91⁄2d.
the G.C.M.G. decoration, whilst Mr. James Stewart Lockhart was made
K.C.M.G.
Progress was continued with the construction of the British section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. The Government called for tenders for the building of stations at Shatin and Talpo,
The M.C.L. Bazaar yielded a net sum of $1,000, which was allocated to local charities.
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OCCASIONAL RAIN.
The Royal Observatory reports
No. 427, Roclamation Street has that a moderate anticyclone is 34.98 implicated situated north lower
375 in the affair. On being brought Yangtaze Valley, Fresh monsoon 5 13/16
before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at will prevall along the China coast 5 27/32
1/8 the Kowloon Magistracy this and over the Northern China Sea. 220/18 morning she was remanded fill to The, forecast till noon to-morrow. is-N.E. winds, fresh: cloudy: -British Wirelcen.
occasional rain.
22 18/10 morrow when the two men will
appear on, remand.
"Oh, it was quite easy," went on the speaker. Just as I fired at the bird a salmon suddenly leaped, from a weir, and some of the scattered shot got that as well."
"But how about the rabbits ?”
were "Well, they
evidently
SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY?:
The little vanities and eccen- tricities of Sir Roger de Coverley only endeared him the more to his friends and relatives, for at heart he was the kindest, most courteous, most considerate of men, the best type of squire of the eighteenth century, and the very opposite of such na Squire Western.
Sir Roger's occasional pom- pousness of manner was en- tirely redeemed by a touching simplicity and generosity of mind, and everyone who came. into contract with him was charmed by his graciousness and the sterling worth of his character:
To John Williams, who talk- ed in church during the sermon he was stify re- proachful (blissfully unaware that he himself was wont to slumber through other parta of the service), but to the poor outcast of a woman whom he met in Temple Garden, he was supremely courteous. He disliked witches, but his innate faltness made him protect them from sen- seless cruelty. Although the lady he loved treated him un- kindly he would never permit her name to be mentioned ex- cept with respect.
-Two famous essayists, Addi- Bon and Steele, collaborated in the "Coverley... Papers," which purported to be docu- ments concerning a club, áf which Sir Roger was *a* inémber.