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CHINA MAIL.

TURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1928.

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in bringing its statute-book seriously be 10. Entrance examination on in Hongkong. | hith and goodwill to recover pros up-to-date. Instances have occurred Saturday September 8. | perity" | The Cynic who points out where the Council has been exiled

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BIRTH,

ADAMSON.-On August 18, 1923,

at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J Adamson, a son.

The Chinx Mail.

HOXOXONG, THESDAY, AUG. 28, 1923.

1870-1023.

the

If the holder of the Theatre pro- Should it not be Rhur and Rip a | gramaie mentioned below will for= ward it to the China Mail Office, Nation?

a coupon value $5, will be issued ailing the holder to obtain goods of an equivalent value from any of the Advertisers in the China Mail. Star Theatre programme No. 53 issued Sunday August 26 to Mon- day August 17.

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that the one consideration seems to these crimes seem tą afford ample states that Mr. D'Arcy Weatherbe, London is a glorious City hut it is

justification for

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Patrons of the three Theatres

CORRESPONDENCE,

MOTOR TRIALS.

To the Editor of the " China Mail."T Orangemen are said to be affail of a wholly Roman Empire."

Sir,With reference to the Publicans are noted for their letter signed W.X.Y.Z., which geniality. They generally have the appeared in your paper of pull over others.

A message to the Daily Bulletin

The Bishop of Zanzibar anys that programmes. be the permanent crippling of patties proposed."

the increased who has escaped from his bandit |

"Meem to captors, another whereby work, good faith afford" is a more than gentle way kong on September 20.

is due to arrive in Hong- terribly in the hands of stan. The

devil it is." and goodwill, lending to prosperity, of putting it. The only thing worth!

A Peking telegram to the Daily

I do not think betting a sin says become an absolute impossibility, nating is that besides increasing the

punishment to ten years and giving | Bulletin announces that the Centrai | Bishop Welldon. He mitre sid’it The final answer now seems to rest powers to nuld flogging; the mugi Government has again urged Dr. Roer with Great Brincio, The ** old

trafe on request of the Police, is W. W. Yen to assume his duties as | gang" which still rests Bem in the cupowered to deal with cases Chairman of the Financial Read- belief that you eni twist once too sumasarily. When no possible | justment Committee, often the lion's tail, will press for shadow of doubt" exists, it seems

to be preferible to have arnis enses It is interesting to note that speedy netion; others whose toler dealt with summarily, if only to car No. 16 entered and driven to ance admits of admitting that the envince arms-traflickers that victory by Mr. C. D. Lambert in other side, las opinions and feelings busturss of the implacable order is the acceleration tests on Saturday, will hope that the dor has not been

A saving of the time of is a 19.6 H.P. Crossley, a well- ¦¦hurrassed official" is also a desire known British make. The car is Fjelosed on peace by means of adtinn, Cartridge clips are to be the property of His Excellency the diplommey: will hope and pray that ensidered as aminition. Cluse Governor and it was lent to Mr. the consity, of nations will not cease 3 proposes to repeal a svetion of the Lambert for the occasion. und text peace on earth guntwill 1800 Ordinance which provides for

When the steamer "Hosang," to men will not be confined to pulpit / additional fine of $10 for every was two days out of

arta which is in excess of or below utterances at Christmas time and the matity specified in returns kong, a Sikh watchman, who was tinselled quotations on the prosaic made to the C.S.P. by any importer that he had lost two cheques for going home to India-discovered card of greeting which flood Burape or dealer in arms. This is deemed $800 and $250 issued by the Char- ar set periods. We are enjoying a necessary as it is a very rare tered Bank of Fuchow on the

offence."

The reason does not Chartered Bank of Amritsar. The Naval Holiday." thanks to the

appear to us to be adequate. The Singapore police have the matter efforts of a pacific peace-loving tightening of the law is only going in hand.

Beaut

| President of America. A “Reparto make traflickers mare daring and

Hong.

The British Empire, save Mr. Pringle, has always been spiritually united. Due to no prohibition,

Famous last words: "I'll pass him at the next corner.

Definitions:

Golf: An institution which need.

lessly prolongs the lives of use less men.

yesterday's issue under the above heading, may I. enquire why you, Sir, did not exercise your Ectitorial Prerogative of excluding from. your columns altogether, such a letter written in such hopelessly ungrammatical, cryptic and bom- bastic English! At least, Sir, you might have used your Blue Pencil more freely so as to make the letter

more understandable to the ordin-

Popularity: The capacity for ary intelligent reader even of Board listening sympathetically when deciphering of that letter must School Education! As it was, the en host of their wives and have given many of your readers women complain of their hus, hours of mental exercise. hands.

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tion Holiday would be equally to size on any weak spot that is This morning before the

going to aid them in their work: murder trial which is being heard A single femela black fly is said | enjoyable. President Coolidge might very rare offence may easily before Mr. Justice Gompertz was to produce over 100,000 offspring in well emlate his late lamented | heconegut very conation one. The resumed, the foreman of the jury 14 days. Maris should certainly put colleague in urging another world power of search is increased and (Mr W. J. Edwards), on behalf of his a. Stope to this. Conference to consider the sick people amy on the passing of these colleagues, thanked His Honour wants not only of Europe, bus of amendments, be stopped in the for his consideration in arranging streets without waming. This is as yesterday to adjourn the case if wise as it necessary. It seems to the No. 6 typhoon signal went up -suggest a special syind of searchers, so as to let the jurors get to their

foreign as well as native, not wear-! homes.

the world.

Woning War.

ing uniform and that look, which

As I understand the letter, the

first part of it is a mere interroga- tion:-Upon what authority was the road-on which the Trials took place-closed to the general pubite?

"The Captain Superintendent of' Police may in his discretion cause traffic to be stopped or diverted at any time and may close any road, either temporarily or permanently, to any particular kind or kinds of traffic."

I would refer W.X.Y.Z to Ordin- Sir Chas, Higham's opinion isance No. 40 of 1912 Section 3 and that no-one ever failed who did not to the Regulations made there- deserve in. This is the opinion of under (Goverment Notification our friend, Isage Rubenstein. No, 209) Regulation No. 118:-

Americans are said to be divide? genemlly hangs about our police- His Excellency the Governor into two classes. Those who love As revealed by the shup con-men when in mufth and stamps has announced his intention of be- still a little, and others who have a

Memorial little still. Troversy which took place on the them with their profession. This present at the

best wishes of the community will Service which is to be held on subjut a couple of years ago one

Friday next at St. John's Cathedral be with the Government in its

Despite his name. We are of reason why local ex-cutive service-arten.pt to put a stop to a nefarious who lost their lives in the recent right man to straighten things out. at 5.30 p.m., in quemory of those opinion that our new D.P.W., is the men were frankly diffident alan business. Ljoining the British Legion was time {_

"I have a good many people in there was too much of an official

the this world who do not like inc" fare 10

The sentiments involved in the stampabout the organisation. Hlav-|

Mr. Lloyd George. That is cer- second paragraph of the letter tainly putting it very mildly. under reply have been given ex- Another terror, says the Singa

pression to in the Press-I would Says Mesach The trouble is that add, in more intelligible language. Pere Free Press is suggested to be added to the Cinema. It is pro-when a wonian pays $15 for beanti-

Yours etc., posed to throw on the screen the | ful silk stockings she can only show || -

C.H.M.K.K pictures of men who are wanted about $14 worth of them. by the police. Many a poor coolie |

To-day's Poem.

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Where is Heaven?) ing just won a happy release from Where is Heaven? Is it hot one mental prison they wanted to Just a friendly garden plot keep their individualities free and Walled with stone and infettered and, by way of a change.

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-BLISS CARMEN.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised

In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS,

Douglas Fairbanks in "The Mark August 28-Coronet Theatre;

Of Zorro."

28. Star Theatre:

August E. K. Lincoln in "Virtuous Men.'

August 28.-World Theatre; Wanda Hawley in Her Face

typhoon. The choir will sing the anthem by A. R. Gaul“No Shadows yonder." Seats will be reserved for those belonging Mercantile, Marine.

Captain Superintendent of Police, was present, on behalf of the I understand the Traffic Inspector

and acted under the authority quoted above.

Hongkong, August 28.

would not hesitate if he knew that The Office Economist says that if the police wanted a man, and that every third plate of ham and egge he could earn the reward without could be produced in England we giving himself away. Would it be could pay off the American debt THE LATE MR. HOOPER. libel or slander to show broadcast without anybody noticing it.

We the pictures of men simply refuse to be egged on in this man- FUNERAL SERVICES HELD-

wanted" by the police, who ner.

| might be quite innocent?

New Zealand is to have penny tion of the right stamp. postage. Which of course is legisla-

Dr. John Anderson, M.D, M.A., B.SC., D.T.M., the newly appointed Rockefeller Professor of Medicine in the Hongkong

A learned professor has it that University, comes to his Chair with a distinguished academic and because monkeys like to rub onions professional career. During the over their bodies he finds the origin war he rendered valuable service of cosmetic perfumes. Is he not on in charge of a Military Bacteriolo-the wrong scent? gical Laboratory in Palestine, and

YESTERDAY.

The funeral of the late Mr. H. J. Hooper, who died at the Govern- ment Civil Hospital yesterday as a result of an accident during the hill-climbing contests on Saturday Happy afternoon, took place

Valley Cemetery last evening. Despite the steady downpour of rain, there was a large attendance. European and Indian officers from the Gaol, on the staff of which Mr. Hooper had served 3 years, follow- ed the hearse from the Government Civil Hospital to the Cemetery. as The Band of the King's Regiment lie Barracks and led the procession to joined the cortège at Murray

Happy Valley. The cortège was further increased on reaching the Monument,a number of civilian and

recently he spent some time in re- A number of milliomires have search at the London Schoot of recently died. They do not seem to Tropical Medicine. He was sent be alive to the fact. by the Colonial Office on a special mission to British Gujana, where he was engaged in investigations for six months.

Charlie wishes to be known Charles Chaplin in future. An attempt to do away with the direct.

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A cinema film showing toothache

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

is being shown in London. Obvious-Revenue Officers joining. Drap- actor, Louis Bouwmeester, was run

Reuter cables that the famously a picture with a throb in it. Cover in Amsterdam and seriously

injured by a motor car.

to do their own thinking. The When the days pass one by one, distinctly militaristic devour which Not too fast and not too slow, Looking backward as they go who have been her friends and clung to the Legion akoust from its At the beauties left behind allies, and of the one who, to cuir inception in Hongkong was not To transport the pensive mind? a word, has been her Alliant and lessened when, countering some desires to remain so, These pious quite sensible criticism of the When the eager heart can sey,

Does Hot Heaven begin that day declarations of friendship uttered by Legion's constitution, the

then Surely dad is in this place. leaders on both sides of the Channel President, Brigadier-General Mag-I have seen Him face to face my be, probably are, the sincere naughton, fattionsly suggested that In the loveliness of flowers, heartfelt thoughts and longings of what was good enough for Earl In the service of the showers, those who are behind the scenes, Haig must surely be good enough And His voies has talked to me who feel that the peace of Europe for anyone else. The bulk of the In the smulit apple tree?

men in the Colony who had seen possibly the world, depends upon active service and knew what it continuanes of the Entente. But neart thought otherwise and went friendship can be tested too much;jahead with the perfecting of an its ettdumner and elasticity stretched organisation of their own, steadily resisting any attempt to invest it to breaking point until the

poor with a political or wilitary signi God helps those who help them-outraged thing becomes # tornicance. Time has justified the selves or as Monsieur le President rugged thing beyond all hope of cleavage and shown that, as they Das it "The best way to be helping repair and patching. It is this feared, it really was a wolf in an ass's skin they wisely steered clear in by helping oneself." It is this sentimental attitude which is proof. In his presidential address at conviction that has taken France ably giving the brads of the British the opening meeting in London just into the Ruhr and the happenings Government must concern, the month of the first biennial confer before the occupation and afterthought that had though things are ence of the British Empire Service Leugne (to which the Legion wards are confirmed her in the af moment, the economic belongs) Earl Huig got on to the old idea that she is right. The worst conditions in Europe being reflected old fallacy that the way to keep off of these homely acquisitive sounding is the vast sumount of unemployment War is to pile up big preparatione Bonfiments is that they can be at prevent prevailing in Englund, j for war.

He went as far as to Value." variously applied. There can be they might conceivably be wore creat War should join in trying to suggest that all ex-soldiers of the

SPORTI, .' August 31 to September 1 reasonable helpings, good helpings, with and dog let loose to ravage get the British Cabinet to take this LKC. Annual Aquatlo Sports and gluttonous ones the latter with its pens up passionate madness. View and act on it. Ex-soldiers will V.R.C. without thought of those at the The old secret diplomacy hus given where what is good enough for Earl Kurely feel that this is an insturkce

SOCIALN family table who have wants that place to the new, and we see, Hot Haig is emphatically not good cert at Hongkong Volunteer Parade September 1.-Promenade Con- cannot be denied and hungers that as in a glass darkly, but more than enough for them. They will surely Ground, 9.15 p.m. must be appeared-those who, to face to face, how "the game" is not forget that the war came, and

September 1-Dinner Dansant push the homily a little further are carried on. It is difficult not to that its scale was what it was beat Repulse Bay Hotel.

AUCTIONS. jenuse every power in Europe had prepared as hungry men are wont arrive at at least one conclusion, done just want Lord Haig now Not Godown, H. K. Kowloon been granted one month's leave

August 29-Lammert Bros., at to do, to tighten the belt, and not that realising Europe and the world wants us to do. Each power had j inbroly hope, but work for, the best, is sick of war, that she cannot stand said, as the Manchester Guardian Wharf Godown Company Ltd., of absence from October 1, with

permission to proceed to Java. It looks as if France has now the the strain of another conflict, that sagely points out, that its own arm- 128 bales Indian tobacco leaf 10.45 August 29.-Lammert Bros., at

A message from Tokyo to the unenviable reputation of being the our French neighbours--friends ed strength was the one sure pledge bad boy of the European Family rather-led by an 'impetuous and pledges of peace until all Europe Wharf Godown Co. Ltd, Kow- Naotake Sato, at present Coun

of peace, and so they piled up these No. 18 Gedown, H. K. Kowloon Daily Bulletin announces that Mr. unwilling to listen toreason and to seemingly wantonly blind pessimist, was so inflammably pledged to peace loon, a quantity of miscellaneous sellor at the Japanese Legation in consider hard unemotional economic is counting on this fact in her during that politicians began to feel that goods at 11 am.

Paris, has been appointed Minister facts, Hate like war is not a paying and blatantly bellicose attitude. the pledges would have to go off, their Sales Rooms, Duddel! Street,

Lonly one thing was possible now- August 31-Lammert Bros., at to Poland in place of Mr. Kawa-

kami. proposition. It can be carried to a Her companion in her "try on all together, in one terrifle explo a quantity of valuable household point; carried beyond that point the Belgium is said to be heartily sick sion, as indeed they dil. Wo don't furniture, I am. descent into the abyss of self of the venture which may be sum-want that to happen again and it is August 31-Lammert Bros., at destruction in swift. In the present med up in the phrase Hip-n-Nation; sincerely to be hoped therefore that their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street, Earl Haig's view, though he no a valuable collection of Postage attitude which the French Nation, Italy is on the side of Great Britain, doubt holds it sincerely enough and Stamps, 5.15 p.m. or the Frencli President-there whilst those who do not come into deems it his plain duty as a pro-

MEETINGS, --seems-to-be a subtle distinction the affuir-by-reason of their rear festdual soldier to express it will

August 31.—Hongkong Cricket not be accepted by the ex-service-League annual meeling at the adopting, she is slowly but surely noutrality are pining for peace and men upon when he seeks to Favillon of the Hongkong Cricket alienating the sympathies of those quietness, France has unquestion-impress it.

Club, 5.15 p.m.

A Renter cable from London an- nounces the death of Letty Lind, the famous actress.

Miss. N. Mortimer and Miss G. M. Mr. A. A. Claxton, Mr. B. C. Hall,

Razavet returned to the Colony by the "Empress of Asia."

Captain K. R. Batra, LM.S., has

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led with the Union Jack and sur- mounted by the accoutrements of New motto:-Put a little bit the deceased officer, the coffin was [away for a racing day,

taken from the hearse outside the cemetery gate and borne to the grave by Acting Principal Warder Hale, and Warders Fitzgerald, Plumb and O'Donovan,

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Today's Pulsating thought :-It requires a brain to have it fumed.

ROMANCE.

the truth,

To think a lie more pleasing And lessen what the other

endures;

than

The Rev. V. HL Copley Moyle,. | Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral, conducted the burial service, after which the Last Post" was sound-

by seven buglers of the King's Regiment.

man, W. Franks (Superintendent of Victoria Gaol), Dr.. A. R Esler

Among those present were Mr.

Or think 'Ye Olden Times' more (Medical Officer of the Gool), and

interesting.

And other wives more beautiful than

youre.

1923.

---JOHN KYOTO.

Teething Children.

Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Chief Warder J. C. West, Mr. R. Batson (repre scating the Ex-Active Service · Men's Association), Mr. F. P. Fran klin and Mr. H. J. Pearce (repre- senting the Motor Trials Com-- mittee) and Mr. D. O'Shea. Wreaths were sent by Mr. J. W. Franks,. Indian Staff of Victoria Gaol, Ara Yon Gelog on a Journey?

Clerical Staff of Victoria Gaol, Dr. Teething children bave more or loss Esler, European Officers, Laichikok. Chamberlain's Calle and Diarrhoea diarrhoes, which can be onntrailed by Prison; Chief Warder West, Eur-- Remedy should be packed in your hand giving Chamberlain's. Colio and laggage when going on a louiner. Dierhots Remedy. All that I open Officers, Victoria Gaol;... hangs of water, diei and temperature necesary is to give the prescribed dose Easma, 1914-1918; Committee of all tead to poduce bowal imible, and | after each operation of the bowels more the Motor Trials, the Hongkong. this medicine cannot be secured on rhan natmal and then ostor oil to Automobile Association, the Hong- board the train or stormship It may iso-thu-syster It is safe and sumbong Telegraph, members of the sive much suffering and Inconvenience 2-en, the most savers and dangerou if you have it handy. For sale by all are quickly cured by it. For sale Royal Naval Yard Police, European. Chemist and Storekespers

by all Chamlats" and Htorekeeperi. Revenue Officers and others.