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Larichow, 1838 cluding Nanning and The rebels apparently have no in-
tention of giving up Nanning, and
they are said to regard Wang Shno. hung as a traitor to their cause.
DAY BY DAY
GOOD INTENTIONS ARE, AT LEAST, TJIE BEED OF ACTIONS.Sir William Chal-Temple.**
The P. awl O. 8.8. Rawalpindi from) Shanghat is due here at 6 am, on) Friday.
*
The P. & O. 5.8. Kashgar, from Hongkong, arrived at London on the 22nd March at 4 pan.
IL is true that quite a big area of Kwangs is held by Chan tong's forces on behalf of the Cen- tral Government, but it is equally the case
that the rebels control another large section of the pro-
The P. and O. s.n. Kidderpore, fron vince. At the moment, the Cen-Singapore, is due here at 8 am, on tral Government is nonplussed over the 30th instant. the aituation in the face of the stubborn attitude of the Nanning rebels. How the position will be eventually adjusted remains to be is that a seen. One possibility sufficient financial inducement may persuade the rebel Generals to "go abroad," although some consider- able time would necessarily elapse before negotiations with this end in view could be brought to a suc cessful conclusion. Nanking would doubtless want some very definite assurance that the rebel leaders would abide by their undertakings in such an event.
The first annual athletic sports of the Caroline Il football groutil en Friday, starting at 1.00 pm.
A BRITON LEARNS
BASEBALL.
By an American.
WM
700 really think I am learn-It is true I have attended many
I itad, express myself naturally, not friend asked. I knew was only a question for the sake in your silly vernacular. All of I sup of conversation, as there was no which goes to show that I do not would say ho doubt he was thoroughly convinced altogether understand it, that his latest sortle upon the inpose your reporter tricacies of the national sport had snatched"
He was "Hardly," I laughed, my good proved a huge success.
describe it. He will find some way making his usual summer visit at humour returning "That doesn't
"Ying baseball?" my overseas wames, but when I get really uxcil-
home.
the
King's College are to take place at my think you could brush up into any it, and I guarantee it won't
1
Tot Kwangst Province. The natural the roadway had been taken up by a friend it meant something-I could say paper. What does that
A second n-
spota,
replied, "but practice will be snatched or received."
Sure enough my friend brought the dally paper to breakfast the bo talking like a veteran." Under the auspices of the Hongkong do that. A few more games and
you'll
"I'm innatering Hawell. What next morning, with an expression University Untun, the Rev. Fr. Byrne, yo S. J.. gave a most interesting address
he anid. But this queer talk it times since he started to "discover on "Progress Conditioned by Law and would you call them?-subtleties," on his face that I had seen Commerce."
will take more time to get that." baseball.
another
"What is a spear, I ask you?" "A spear to a sharp instrument Messra. Moutrlo have received a 50 we decided to go to
The home club was at bat. It hurled through the air at some cable from Mr. A. Strok announcing game. that the Sokholoft performance, ad- vertised to take place on Friday, the was the last of the ninth. The air object to pin it to the ground. Why "Because your cute reporter used. 27th Inst. has been unavoidably post was heavy, centreing over the dia- do you ask?" poned. The date determined upon mond with a stillness that only a will be announced later.
ball park knows. To me it fore-it to describe how the outfielder fold either a tremendous burst of caught the ball. He said he spear- Taking the eltuation as it is, the
a sad, soundlessed. It."
"Speared it!" I laughed. "That's A of 850 was imposed by Mr. exultation or fact remains that the Central GovSchofield at the Central Police Court sarewell of home fans-depending ernment cannot claim that its writ this morning on a building contractor
To my another
"Pardon me," In Barker Rond, where one-third of team's last turn at bat. runs over a very considerable part responsible for a serious obstruction upon the outcome of the hu me good one. But I notice you have he answered, "1 see that; but what well, I would
have two mure papers. One of them Inege quantity of granite.
wait.
twaddles along like this: "Todd solution would be to make war
The hurled himself through the other singled. man
Увая The Ars!
the sphoerl afresh on the rebels in the hope of
Leung Shing made
The third struck and snagged winning back the province by force. nearance before Mr. Hamilton, nt the
Whack! means a concealed difficulty, ac- But But China has already had more Kowloon Magistracy this morning, on next fouled out.
A charge of theft of a watch and F,jout. Many ruse, to go. than enough of civil war, and fur-from aboard the French cruiser. A single and those not yet through cording to the dictionary. He con-
A is the ball a dimeully?"
"Don't take it too Mterally....... IA. Henri Bergot. The defendant back to a good visual point. Wakleek Roussean, the property of the exits paused, some hurrying cealed the bail-that is clear. admitted the charge and way sentenc base on balls and the cushious were
loaded. Again that creeping still-please!"
"Ah, but snagged means to run ed to three months' hard labour.
nass broken suddenly by the wild Ng Ki, aged four, the daughter of shouts as the next batter atrode upon with a anng. Undoubtedly the four business of buying off rebellious a hawker living at 367, Latchkok to the plate-a home-run hitter! glove is the anag referred to, but Rond, ed yesterday afternoon, and "Bump it!" my friend exclaimed. it was the ground he ran pua and
"Slam Is the word!" I cautioned, not the ball."
Try the other paper,” I put in factions cannot add to the prestige the police have received a complaint
by way of changing the subject. of any Government which claims to from the mother that the child had looking about to see if he had been
been injured in a fight with a neigh- heard.
"Todd sped to the far corners, have unified the nation. However, hour's child, a boy named Lee Chong.
"Bump ar slam-it's all the seven years of age. An examination,
out an ungloved paw to envelop the in due course we may expert to see
however, showed no signs of external same," he blurted, as long as he half fell, half sprawled, reached
boosts it the issue solved in the peculiar injuries.
"Boosts it?" I yelled, "what are apple, and so dashed the hopes of the home team into seventeen he read. "He wrapped Chinese way. Meantime, it is
The case in which five members of you giving us?"
Sounds My friend paid no attention. Fieces, something that communication with
the crew of the na. Sui Tal were
an animal jumping on Nanning has once again been open-charge with trafficking in opium The situation had gripped him to his paw around the apple.
an the batter looked a defenscisse piece of fruit. Why ed up, even if the outlook for the concluded before Mr. Schofield at the the point of absorption. His face to me like
Central Magistracy yesterday after lighted
the pitch, hunched did he say paw? Because he wa immediate future is not so brightnoon. The charge against the boat-over
swain was withdrawn, whilst three his shoulders and brought the bat a member of the Chicago Cubs, and reassuring as traders and mer
others of the defendants were diaround with a force that sent the suppose. And who cares whether chants would wish.
charged. The fifth. was found guilty bail scaring to deep centre. The it was ten or seventeen pieces in and fined $20,000, or a year's hard crowd yelled--the outfielder raced which the home team was broken?" the ball sped. He's got it--no, he The bail tipped his hasn't
Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kwong have pleasure in.announcing that the marriage of their eldest daughter Mary to Mr. Sal-Wather military operations, with in- to the civilian Liang, B. A. Oxon.. will take evitable suffering place on Monday, 30th March,population, would be altogether re- when
Reception will be held rettable. On the other hand, this at the Roof Garden Hongkong Hote o'clock the same afternoon. All friends are cordially In- vited to the Reception. No cards will be issued.
The
of the
Hongkong Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1931.
THE DEADLOCK IN KWANGSI.
By
Charlie Chaplin:
Foreign
Inbour.
for hearing.
man (hockey), Willie Smith, Joyce What else? He! Ho!"
(billiarda), Gallacher,
"
warned.
in
to
"Bravo!" I exclaimed. "But What's the significance of the open- handed?"
"What did you expect him to. Found in the act of engaging two coolies to carry a barrel which was glove, rolled off, but, with a last say?" I asked, "Todd sped back The news which we published
Distressingly casual when com-
subsequently discovered to contain no desperate lunge, he caught it in his to make a remarkable catch? That's yesterday regarding the situation
the game is the aim of the reporter. to bring the red with Hollywood's notions of less than 390 tuels of raw opium, aungloved hand before it landed. all right anywhere else but in Nanning serves
a real ballyhoo, the rapturous wet-Chinese arrested in Connaught Road The game was over-the home club America. To take the reader to
West yesterday appeared before Mr. had lost.
The fans' shouts stopped abrupt-So he has created a baseball atmos- Kwangsi problem to the fore once
comes to Charlie Chaplin in London Schofield at the Central Police Court again. Only in China could such a
and Paris have nevertheless offered this morning, and on the application ly. Then with a mighty-roar they phere. He wants the reader Home excuse for that rest on the of Mr. F. C. Rendall, who defended, come back to applaud the fine per-experience the same sensations he situation exist as that which now-
was resanded till Monday afternoon formance of the rival outfielder. would if he were at the park."
"I know my friend, put in, "and prevails. The reyolt of the Kwang-Riviera which the famous and be-
"That's inseball!" I exclaimed. to do that he has developed this si military group against the Cen- loved comedian contemplates. There
An extremely useful novelty to
"And to make this atmosphere he tral Government resulted last year have been no batteries of search-
moving pictures, has been received by the fans in the moment that victory learned that much," in extensive operations being cur- lights, no rows of microphones, and sportsmen, showing famous players in "Lost by the dip of a hand. And extroardinary baseball lingo. I've no professional jokers to keep the Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Colides from their graep turn to
"Most extraordinary!" my friend tures into his metaphors and fills ried out from Canton, under the ball rolling, but no higher tributes Ltd. It is known as the "Plicker" acclaim the great work of a rival." exaggerates his similes, puts pic- it. his phrases with the enthusiasm of direction of the Nanking Govern-
to his genius could possibly have and is not only instructive but also
most entertaining. The action of responded, "but he deserved
n baseball crowd. There you have mont, with a view to subduing the been paid than London's open arme such famous people as Don Bradman, Did you see him receive it?"
"Receive what?" I turned to him it!""
"Yes," he replied, shaking his (tennis), Nuthall
Bobby Jones, astonished. rebels and, in particular, to wrest and Paris's greetings. Children in C. V. Grimmett (cricket), Miss Betty
course. head, "there you have it, but not 1. the insurgents. the London streets were dressed C. J. H. Toiley (golf), Miss K, Dor-
"Whyer-the ball, of
Snagged, speared, apple, envelop Nanning from
Ho Tremendous damage and heavy loss for a Chaplin masquerade before
Plymouth, and Gardiner
"Look here," I said, "this is yourjed, paw. seventeen pieces." of life was caused in the elty by his ship reached
reen and studied in characteristle
"Where are you going?" reason of the numerous aerial raids, Charlie, one feels sure, appreciated Cheyne, (football) and others may be second season in baseball. Yet you paused as though thinking deoply. This tribute of urchin-honour as movement, either in slow motion or at talk as though thut outfelder stood Then he started toward the door,
train-shouted after him. but the defenders have never been much, if not more, than his sub-natural speed. "Flickers" have be-and waited for the ball te roll into
"I am about to convey myself into and it may be mentioned that the ing?" dislodged and they still remain insequent presentations to Prime come immensely popular at Home, his hand. Whore le your
Secretaries, price is extremely moderate, being but "Now, now, my friend," he cau-the outer extremities to enuff control. Last year's expeditions Ministers,
ioned with a twinkle in his eye. fathom or so of open-handed atmoR-
phere!" proved extremely costly and were. Lady Astor, and the blue-bloods of ninety cents. ns we have shown, without result. England and France. The climax Consequently, the Central Govern- to a month of lionising is contained ment some time ago decided to in the announcement that the
Government proposes French
world-famous Buspend military operations and at- bestow ол the tempt to settle the issue by peace-comedian the Cross of the Legion ful methods. For this purpose, of Honour. It is a distinction that General Wang Shao-hung, for some. ia richly deserved and that might considerable time associated with have been forestalled by a British the rebel cienient, was called to decoration. Charlie Chaplin Nanking. together with General Wu mains to-day, what he became many Ting-yan, a former Commissioner years ago, the best known figure in of Reconstruction in Kwangsi, who the world, not only in his own day and generation, but batter known had gone into retirement in Shang-than any man before him ever has; hai. The Government hoped. by boen. He chose to go the clown's but his mask had that concluding some arrangement with way, these two men, to bring peace to equivocation which la the very unbear- Kwangal. In due course, it was Houl of comedy, now announced that they had been apably anguished and now sweetly shy. The cinema performed Puck's pointed joint heads of the Kwong-earth-girdling office for this urban 81 Military Administration. Ex. Pack who skipped and shuffled in pectations were that they would the strange wreckage of his boots. proceed to take up their office, and, in consequence, the names of great if possible, to induce Genorals L statesmen. and generals, household Chung-yen and Fel Chung-hai to words perhaps in more continents gether with the Ironside leader, than one, leave a faint image upon General Chang Fab-kwal, to hand the mind in comparison with the vivid figure which Charlie Chaplin over Nanning and go abroad.
has created and sustained.
The situation, however, has not developed on these lines. Wong
to
re-
Buffering from a fracture in the
Shao-hung has not returned to i bass of the skull, resulting from Kwangs, Wu Ting-yad is once more, fall down the staircase of 55, Des Voeux Road West, a sosman, named
on a visit to Nanking, and the Lee Leung-kung, la now in serious other three Generals still hold a condition at the Government
Hospital. considerable part of Kwangsi," ingli
Civil
Bogor, that they're deliberate "dings-to', svoll this for
Weil, as your reporter would say, open-handed. means free, the ppposite of close. Being a baseball an Tum learning to use strange words in unusual places. Snuff, of course, means to take in. I'm not 10 sure about the correct amount, bat fathom will do as well as uny thing. Being a baseball fan" He stopped short as he saw me reach for a real apple and realized he might have to wrap kia paw around. it. C. H.
Intercepted Letter from a
MONEY BARON.
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diagorge:
But a banker, you know, must not draw the long bow
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Nor can he, like you, embroide
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whereas they are blue; For that you must wait till we're
part of the State,
In the meantime, the facts I'm
compelled, to related var
If I might resort to those
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