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Volved the taxation of food. He uds boon able to retain a consider able measure of supportion this GOODNERS, LIKE THE RIVER NILE, point, but it is obvious that the OVERFLOWS ITS BANKS TO ENRICHI Empire Free Trade movement, THE SOUL AND TO THROW PLENTY
KREFEL INTO THE COUNTRY.-Collier.""""" which is an alternative name for undiluted Protection, must involva Tho exchange value of the Hong- the taxation of imported food-kong dollar fell to 18. 6d. 1/168, on demand to-day. This is the lowest staffs. This is the explanation of
on record.. the statement that the Beaver-
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The rate of the dollar on mand was 16. 8d.
The Very Idea!
Astounding scenen ware withods
The following extracts are frumed outside à Staffordshire, thestre the Hongkong Telegraph for week recently when a touring hypnotist, onded February 20th, 1009.
an the outcome of a £200 challenge," prepared to bury hypnotised gizi eight feet deep and allow her to romain-burled for half an hour.
"A crowd of over 2,000: parsons Burged around a piece of waste steal coffin was about to be lowered when a large body of police inter vened and prevented the interment. The crown howled deflance at the police when it saw the likelihood of losing a free show but order was, eventually restored.
appointed to consider establishing Univeralty, in Hongkong, H.B. Sir Frederick Lugard, the Governor, said he looked to the Chinese to provide the bulk of the funds.
The half-yearly report of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., showed a net profit of $261.- 981. A dividend of 8 per cent, was rocommended.
The hypnotist agreed to cancel· the experiment saying that if he were arrested he would have to prove that the girl was in dan ger and that would take a lot of doing,"
Malle. Odette Darthys has brook scheme is not practicindly consented to sing to the At a meeting of the committee, ground to witness the spectaclo. The politics in the opinion of the Con- sailors and soldiers at the Naval servative moderates, however and Military YMCA, City Hall, much they may describe it as their on Saturday night at 7.80 p.m. ideal. We can, of course, well
Shareholders in the Hongkong understand and appreciate the and Shanghai Banking Corporation impatience of the Protectionist are reminded that the Bank's
annual meeting takes place to-mor "Dio-Hard" "With the official at-row. (Saturday) at 11.30 a.m., at titude, for if, as is stated, Froo the City Hall, Trade is the common foe, there is no reason, infeksit bo one of political expediency, why the Párty should upt come but de- finitely for Protection. We fail,,, indeed, to see how the majority or g“ bay Conservatiyes can refrain from joining in the new movement:if they are serious in their convic tions. The trouble is that the Party has temporised on the question, and it is this very fact
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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
· FRIDAY FEB. 21, 19:0.
THE CONSERVATIVE SPLIT.
Lord Beaverbrook
Whilst the Parly leaders are at | the moment silent on the lasue, It is only in accord with expectations that the Liberals and Laborurites are hostile to the new movement, and disdainful of its effects. They could wish for nothing better than the split in the Conservative ranks which the latest development im- plies. Especially is this no of Labour, which is now in the posi tion of seeing the strength of its real opponents weakened by in- ternal dissension. Further develop ments in the situation will be watched with deep interest in all parts of the Empire.
Nationalist Movement in Indo-China.
"It is unfortunate that the grow- ing consciousness of Nationalism In Fronch Indo-China and the demand of the native leaders for
THE TELEGRAPH" ART ww SUPPLEMENT.
Several Official Pictures
To-morrow.
To-morrow's issue of the Telegraph Art Supplement will bo more than usually interest- ing from the fact that it will include a number of official photographs showing H.E. Bir Cecil Clementi arriving at Singapore, as well as with Lady Clementi and others at Government House there. An- other picture of. Interest will be a new portrait of H.E. Sir William Feely Governor- › Designate of Hongkong."
There will also be a series of photographs taken at the Interport Bido in Canton, showing not only groups of the participants, but also some of the events in progress.
Other illustrations will deal with the Hongkong Marathon, the China Light und Power Co. sports, and the Rugby match between the Club and the Navy.
Tickets are $1 and 82, children half-price, and may be obtained
st the door.
The girl was annoyed and said- that she would not have minded bei ing buried for two hours.”
At the annual Race Meeting, Mr. Buxey's Little Gem Rose won both the Dorby and the Champions, the formor in the record time of 3 min. 10 seca. Mr. Burkill was the jockey.net 21 days."
The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd., notified its intention of increasing the capital of the Company to one million dollars by the creation of 8,000 additional shares of $50 each, to be offered to shareholders in the proportion of two to three.
ENJOYABLE CONCERT.
HELENA MAY INSTITUTE :
MUSICALE.
Mrs. Sanger, one of Hongkongʻa. beat-known and most talented vocalista, was responsible for the arrangement of the programme at last evening's Musicale at the Helena May Institute. The fare provided was all that could bo' wished, there being a happy mixé ture of vocal and Instrumental {toms:
WOMAN HAWKER'S
STORY.
"Now, don't forget, Bill-your father's gorn away for three weeks,
Some more examination howlers: Q-Write a sentence containing the expression "cool and collected.":,:: A-The man was cool before the explosion but unfortunately he was collected afterwards, stran
Q-Doscribe the hardships of the Crusaders on their way to the Holy Land. A-Many of them, died of salvation.
Q-Explain 'sarcasm.” A--When I say "God bless teacher."
Q-For what are the following dates important:,55 10, 1006 AD, 1485 A.D -
A55 BC.-Julius Cimarr› WAS
born, 1000 A.D-Julius Cæsar
... landed in Eng-..
land.
1485 A.D, Julius died."
Cæsar
Sergeant: "What is the first thing you have to do when cleaning your rifle 7"
"Look at the number" "What has that to do with it?”- "It's to make sure I'm not clean-
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A shopkeeper who had difficulty in getting his accounts displayed the following notice in his window: "Man is dust. Dust Bottles. Be a mant"
Ex-
The event was noteworthy for the appearance of a newcomer in Two youths were recently arrest Mrs. Reinshagen, who possesses a ed for playing football in Reclama charming voice, though somewhat ing someone else's." tion Street, thereby causing an lacking in volume. However, It obstruction, and on their ap-suited the songs which she ren-"You know that one of these" pearance before Mr. Whyte Smithdered, five in number, all of which children' is a young woman of at the Kowloon Magistracy this were sung with much artistry, 247" a man was asked at Kingston morning were cautioned.
Mrs. Sanger herself contributed County Court recently. "Well, some delightfal numbers, one of the is such a sweet young thing, Whatever views one may hold on
Having been banished in 1928 which was by Mr. George Grimble, and wears such a short dress!" he for ten years, a Chilncec, who ap- who accompanied her with his ac-replied.
A Southend husband-My wife to the practicability or otherwise of
peared before Mr. Whyte Sraith at customed skill, as he did also for the so-called Empire Free Trade
the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- Mr. Li Chot-chi, who was in fine toare my trousers to stop me going thousand "I can't see your face; it la idea de movement, it is becoming a greater share in the dumblatra was sentenced to twelve volce and gave much pleasure without at night is a patto bad tastasish
months hard labour. The man his French and Halian songs,? | den by your elegant hat, said and creasingly evident that Lord tive affairs of their country should had previously disobeyed the Mr. John Braga was brilliant in solleitor at Kingston County Court Beaverbrook and his supporters have been manifested in the form banishment order.
his violin solos, whilst the trio fór to a handsome girl witness. are causing a deal of fluttering in of active hostility. Such lawicas
A man who was granted legal A special children's musical plano, violin and viola,- by Mr. the political dovecotes. The fact outbreaks as occurred last week matinee is to be given at the St. Braga, Miss Carrie Braga and Mies aid at the Old Balley, and he had
at Yen Bai, Hung Hop and Hanof| Andrew's Church Hall to-morTOW
Jean Braga was greatly enjoyed. not enough money to pay for a "dock that a Fighting Fund of £100,000 achieve nothing. On the contrary, afterhoon at 8 pm. by Madame
The whole concert was a great brief." He added, "I have only
utmost 20. to keep me in board and lodg is being raised, and that bye- they serve only to defeat their Anna Caroin, soprano, Miss Helen success, reflecting the and elections and half
pering when I get off.”·· K. Dinnen, L.A.M., pianist, and credit on organiser the seats at object. It is possible that there Mr. G. E. Longyear. A most in-formers alike, "the next General Election are to may be justification for grievance feresting and Instructive pro- be fought, suflees to show that against French rule. Even the gramme has been arranged. the leaders of the movement in- French would not claim that their tend to leave no stone unturned to colonial system is flawless. But accomplish their aims. It is in-reform must come naturally, by
Admitting a charge of larceny |- teresting to note that two well-progressive steps. It is apt to be
hurried by demonstrations, and of a hat and a jacket from n · SOLD DAUGHTER TO GET known men have been selected as certainly not be anarchy. The baker on the Empress of Asia at LICENCE MONEY! Trustees of the Fighting Fund, in feeling of discontent, of course, has the Kowloon Docks, a Chinese was sentenced to six weeks' hard which connexion it is stated that greatly facilitated the inculcation labour by Mr. Whyte Smith at Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy Wednesday, February 24, 25 and 26
Appearing before Mr. Whyte everything done will be in "full of Communist doctrines and there the Kowloon Magistracy this this morning, following the arrest and will close at 12 noon. daylight." This may be taken, is strong reason to suppose that morning. Following the discovery of her small daughter on a charge we imagine, as a knock to the the Third International has more of his loss the baker was walking of hawking without a licence, a Liberals, with special reference to than a little to do with the dis- in the docks when he saw the Chinese woman told his Worship defendant wearing the hat, the la ́story of having been victimised turbances. Fortunately, the jacket being later found at a of "several tens of dollars" by a the Lloyd George Personal Fund. French shave perfected a secret pawn shop.
man who had volunteered to get It is becoming increasingly service system which keeps well in
her a licence. clear as the campaign develops control any tendency towards gan of the Boy Scouts and Girl children and when the man had
The Silver Wolf, the offelal or-
The woman said she had two that the movement is, in the main, united internal reaction to Russian Guides Associations, has come to approached her with the offer that directed against the Conservative influence. In the last two years, hand. The Commissioner writes & he would get her a licence she had Party, from which it is admitted four different organisations claim very chatty letter to brother sold one of her daughters, on the that the Crusaders anticipate the ing to stand for hative Inde Scouts, C.IB, continues his im- man's advice, to obtain the neces
have been exposed, pressions of the World Jamboree, sary money. After the man was largest secession. Indeed, it has pendence
Sea Scout describes the 1929 handed the money, he disappeared if not wholly Chepked, Chlef
Cruise Camp, and there are some without getting the licence. long been evident that Lard among them is the Annamite | very interealing troop notes, in Beaverbrook and those who see Nationalist Society, organised on addition to reports of the coming had nothing to do with the case. His Worship intimated that that eye to eye with him in fiscal lines Adentical to those of the of age conceft, the annual meet-She had no right to mend her matters have resented both the Kuomintang. The other three haveings and results of swimming daughter out to howk, but he re- manded the case for further en- leadership of Mr. Baldwin and definite Communistic lessings and parts and banner competition.
quiries, the general policy of the Con- are regarded by the French
Bentence of three months' hard servative Party on this issue. In authorities as offering a far labour was imposed by Mr. Whyte greater menace to the peace and Whyte Smith at the Kowloon reality, therefore, as we pointed good order of Indo-China. Our Magistracy this morning on a out a couple of days ago, tho
former, føkt of a junk, on a charge information shows that for weeks of larcony of a rifle and an development is not the creation of before the disorders at Yen Bai, anchor. The defendant
Press comment is
EXCHANGE RATES.
a new political unit so much as the Surete supervision had inton stated to live, gone to sleep on Paris a breaking away of the Protect sifled, no day passing without ar- the junk, having previously worked New York ist "Dle-liards" from the Party.rests being made in the course of there, and, the following day the Brussels One point of interest which their counter-activities. Not rifle and anchor were missed. He Geneva
was seen recently and arrested. Amsterdam emerges from the Conservative withstanding these measures, the Both articles had been sold in the Milan Berlin revolutionary attempt on the night country.
Stockholm the statement
of February 10-11 appears to have
Copenhagen that Free Trade within the Empire attained the nature of a surprise from a Chinese detective of a Vienus
Convicted of a charge of larceny alo has long been the Conservative It is notable that in Hanol, the fountain pen, a Chinese was sen- Prague ideal, but that it has been ruled attacks were almost exclusively tenced to twelve months' hard Helsingfors out of practical polities. It is directed against known agents of labour by Mr. Whyte Smith at the Madrid here that we encounter the food the Surete. The nature of the Kowloon Magistracy this morning. Lisbon
Athens The defendant, who was described tax problem. Mr. Baldwin has campaign. will convey a warning as a Hongkong boy, had eight pre- again and again been attacked by draw the attention of Paris lenders offences. The defendant intimated Bambay
to the French authorities, forcibly vious convictions for similar
Buenos Aires the Protectionists in his own to the strength of the Nationalist that he would not have chosen the Shanghal- Party because he once gave a movement, and possibly lead to detective as his victim as he knew Hour kong pledge that he would not, whilst constitutional changes when the hig, causing his Worship to no Yokohama In office, effect any change in the factions overstepping the bounds knew the detective, judging by his Bilver (fo mark that he had no doubt the Silver (ap country's fiscal policy which in-have been taught their lesson.
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Not every book written by, Anatole France would find' a place on the family bookshelf, but "The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard" is one which may anfely be placed there.
lightful stories, telling how- It is one of the great satirist's most tender and de-""- an elderly scientist, kind hearted and utterly respect able nearly found himself imprisoned on a charge of abducting his little orphan friend, Jeanne
"A bachelory; a misogynist, _and_dreamy, ́ ́ absent-minded:
soul,, M. Bonnard was never........ theless deeply attached to the daughter of a dead friend, and when he found that she was unhappy at her school the simple old creature thought it the only natural and proper thing to take her by the hand” and walk out with her through/ the front door" for which action he was promptly called to account by the law,
Fortunately for the pair Jeanne's guardian, whose one virtue. appears to have been that he timed his misdbeds. very opportunely, chose that samo time to decamp with his ward's entire fortune, an act which made Sylvestro her legal protector, so that every thing arranged itself for the best possible, as the French, would say,