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HÒNGKUNG THURSDAY, MAR 13, 1924.

ECONOMIC PARALYSIS?.

of creeping

westwards

across

THE CHINA MAIL.

The lavish

A bright white star blinks, the

pale moon rounds, but

Still the red, larid wreckage of

the sunset Smoulders in smoky fire, and

'burns on

THURSDAY... MARCH 13 1924

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In coming West River floating of the 9.5. "Ko Chow" steamers bring news of the re-

which went ashore near Samshal and was struck fast some weeks

ago.

Following a quarral with her husband, a Chinese woman jumped Into the harbour from Shamsulpo. ferry wharf yesterday. She was afterwards taken to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital..

SEQUEL TO COLLISION

- DAMAGES CLAIMED BY POLICE SERGEANT,

general damages sustained as the Supporting his claim for $0

result of A collision with his motor cycle and side car and a car owned by the Moon Garage near Repulse Bay on September 14 last year, Sergt. F. T. James of the Hongkong Police stated at the Summary Court before Mr. Justice Gompertz this morning that he would swear that the car Damage estimated at $260 was but he would estimate the speed was travelling at 25 miles an hour,

builder's matshed in Tongchow For the plaintiff, Mr. Corbett caused yesterday by a fire in aat 35 m.ph. Street, Shamsulpo. coolies who threw lighted matches as a result of it Mrs. James, Careless described the accident, stating that

who

riding In the side-car, was injured and The Hongkong Billiard suffered a very great shock. Mr. Association, under the auspices of James was driving his moter-cycle

giving a smoking concert on Stanley to Repulse Bay when the Friday evening, March 21, on, the Moon Garage car approached him occasion of the presentation of the billiard shield.

those which have managed to wea- burgled and where they keep a dog. To-day's Prom. ther the financial storm. France | invariably affirm that the dog has harself, of course, must bear the the proceedings. Generally the Silent are the woods, and the dim not turned a hair or a tail during

(Evening Clouds.) main brunt of the fray. That she dog is a nuisance.. He makes green boughs are is prepared to do this, latest night hideous with his howls; Hushed in the twilight: yonder, cables seem to show. Hitherto frightens perfectly innocent in the path through we have not been told what are use nor ornament.

people, and generally is neither The apple orchard, is a tired the salvage measures that the attention meted out to him might calling the cows home"

plough-boy Government has adopted, but we very well be directed elsewhere, and the soft things which some hope they include a frank avowal women use in addressing their that the Ruhr policy has failed, "dawgs," might very well be for without that it will be im curtailed. If dogs could only speak instead of howl and bark, possible to get the country to what stories might not be told.... accept the proposed twenty pér Obviously this has been written cent. increase in taxation, so by someone who hasn't got a dog but Hives alongside people who glowing have been the promises have.. of a-rich-return-from-this-costly. military adventure. Until France

The "last will has increased her taxation the

APPRECIATION. and testament" as a vehicle of great lending Powers must regard leaving deprecatory or appreciatory her professions of good faith with opinions or messages, is well A land of shadows. considerable doubt, and that known. We are thus Interested vitally needed assistance will not in the will of the late Colonel-From Poems and Plays of John the Victoria Recreation Club is very slowly, on the road from be forthcoming. That bitter who embodied in the general experience is bringing this home wording of his testament the

following:- seems clear from recent cables. Overcast through the outlook may appear, it is not, consequently, entirely without its shining ray of hope.

Rights Of An Audience.

William Frederick Noel. R.E., i

"I desire to state and place upon record that all my children have behaved well to me, and my three sons have served their country with some dis- tinction, and I am thankful to be able to say so.". Unsolicited testimonials are invariably the best" and although the children of the late gallant

One wonders where the rights of an audience at a public enter-Colonel may not like the publicity tainment begin and end. The thus given to their virtues, it must be a satisfaction that a father finds. public, which pays, ha a right to nothing wrong to report of them. call for the tune, it is true. But an audience owes it to itself and the management to behave in such a way that it can hear the tune when it is played. There is a tendency among modern audi- interested in singing-and in good ences for a section which lives in singing at that. In days that are

It will come as cause SINGERS for surprise that any

one engaged in stock exchange transactions should be

a state of bored superiority to past the London Stock Exchange express indifference and contempt had a male voice choir and also an for a performance by talking, orchestra who were wont to give laughing, and generally inter- After an enforced silence the many evenings of musical delight. fering with the pleasure of the Choir is once more in being and of humbler and simpler-minded peo-sufficient calibre to fill a large ple, who would enjoy the enter- London tainment if allowed to listen. The audience. When our local Ex- Hall with voice and management which tries hard to change reaches the magnitude of its cater for the pleasure and com- London opposite we may expect fort of its patrong has the right to see things happen. Men who are. to take steps to suppress acts of able to spin a tale should find no rowdyism, but the conduct re- difficulty is singing a song. ferred to does not come within that category. On the pillars of some stately churches appears an admonition to keep silence. Prob ably a pleasantly-worded request on the programme of a house of amusement that each member of the audience should endeavour to secure a perfect hearing for him- self and his neighbours might effect a reformation.

the usual

The misty hill-tops, Ghostly it grows, and darker, the

burning

Fades into smoke, and now the

gusty oaks are A silent army of phantoms

thronging

Masefield.

WEATHER CALENDAR,

1664.

MARCH 18.

It being foul weather I staid within, and so to my office, and there all the morning reading some Common Law, to which I will allot a little time now and then.-Pepys.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised

about are blamed for the blaze..

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Vernacular papers state that a number of Chinese naval river raft have had signs put up, when alongside the Canton bund, offer Ing to take passengers, at fares, to Po Lo. This is taken to indicate entry into the passenger and ferry

siness.

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was

round a bend, without warning a a speed of 25 miles an hour. His cliont, continued Mr. Corbett, realising the dangerous situation found the only thing he could do was to drive on to a fall of earth. The car, however struck the side. car.

at

that the

said Sergeant James

the scene of accident, there was a fall of earth, an enormous quantity having falian owing to the heavy rains and typhoon. It was sufficiently cleared, however, to allow him to pass. He was going no faster

car

A Chinese who said he was tringer to the Colony and did not know its bws was fined $100 at the Police Court to-day for having than four or five miles an hour. been unlawfully in possession of The

approached Him two rounds of ammunition. The at an extraordinary speed without Magistrate (Mr. B. W. Hamilton) giving a warning. Some part of said he would have to pay for his it strack the nose of the side-tar carelessness.

and the car went on for another twelve or fifteen yards before stopped.

In The Mail,

ENTERTAINMEN" 5.

The Bishop of Victoria and Cross-examined, plaintiff said the members of the Victoria that in a distance of four yards, Diocesan Association are giving one could accelerate Triumph Pola Negri in "Gypsy Blood"

March 13.--Coronet Theatre; an at home in the City Hall to from 4 to 12. m.p.h.

It was Conrad Nagel in "The Fighting F. R. Graves, D.D., Shanghai, and at the point, Mr. F. G. Vaux March 13-Star Theatre; people to meet the Rt. Rev. Bishop garage car to have been pulled u

morrow afternoon,_for_ Hongkong absolutely impossible for-the.

Chance.”.

the Rt. Rev. Bishop F. L. Norris, suggested. March 13-World Ethel Clayton in "Can A Woman Secretary, respectively, of the Theatre; D.D., Peking, Chairman and Love Twice?"

March 13.-Theatre Royal;

Chang Hua Sheng Kung Hui. Grand Orchestral Concert, 9.15

p.m.

1.

Heitor in reply to a question,

Plaintiff asked defending 50* imagine sitting on a moter cyale and seeing a car coming at 35. miles an hour towards him and then try notice what part of she car struck the cycle. He could not but thought it was the rear hub. say what part struck the side-sar,

January tenth has PENNY POST, been allowed to go by unhonour- ed and unsung. Born in 1840 Penny Post has failed to elicit common to many less important many happy returns” birthdays. Before Sir Rowland ERPs reform, to send a letter from Edinburgh to London cost above a shilling; the letter being

evidence, and added that she still Mrs. James, gave corroborative Rimply a piece of paper folded

suffered from a pain in the head. with a blank for direction and Causing A Rumpus.

fastened by a seal. Postmen col-

Mr. Vaux for the defence, cen When a volatile statesman dis-lected postage on delivery, Asscn., 8 p.m.

tended that he had no case ta cusses without reservé matters of which allowed for various

March 17-Hongkong Football Founder's Day was celebrated answer. He quoted the case of grave international consequence A country. clergyman tells a story

crafty dodges to avoid charges. Club dinner in the Hongkong Hotel, by students and old boys of St. master and servant and added it with an enterprising journalist, of paying three or four shillinge

7.30 p.m.

Stephen's College yesterday after was necessary for the prosecution March 17-Grand Carnival (din-noon with a sports gymkhann of not only to prove that the Mon and does not take the precaution for a poor woman, who had told ner dansant), in Hongkong Hotel nine events, Prizes, were

Garage were owners of the car, to put an embargo on the publica- the postman that she could not Grill Rooms, 8 p.m. to midnight.

dis but that the chauffeur was actually tion of the conversation or insist afford to take in her soldier son's

tributed by Miss Lau, niece, of the April 2-St. Andrew's Feto in manager of the Merchants Bank, in their employ at the time of the upon exercising a censorship over letter. The sheet was a blank the Church Fall and grounds, Mr.-Ng-Sze Kwong (chairman proved these things and Mr. Vaxx accident Prosecution had not the journalist's copy, that copy is plece of paper; merely sent, and Kowloon, 2.80 p.m.

thanked Miss Lau for presenting liable to prove highly combustile. not intended to be paid for, as

the prizes. The band of the East submitted he had no case te The alleged interview with Mr. a sign-pre-arranged-that the March 29-H.K. Jockey Club tions. A dinner was held at

Surreys played musical selec-answer Lloyd George, which Mr. Harold soldier was alive and well. Penny extra race meeting.

Mr. Justice Gompertz, said he Spender telegraphed to the New postage has had its advantages but

the Yee Woo Restaurant at night was inclined to agree with Mr. LAND. SALE. York Herald" the other day, there are probably scores of men,

March 17-At P.W.D. Offices

Vaux. Prosecution had to put in and was a most successful comes very near to being of this the victims of breach-of-proraise one lot of Crown Land at Tsing I

function.

some prima facie evidence. All wars, as he says, are now civil pablished conversation between time. They would probably have

character.

Sergt. James was recalled to The subject of the cases who probably wish that its 3 p.m.

benefits had occurred after their i

give evidence on this point. wars. This vital fact applies with the statesman and the journalist thought twice in inditing love No. 12 East Point Terrace, house-

still being examined.

Up to the time of going to press, even quicker effect to finance than was the Peace Conference, and epistics costing so much to post as hold furniture etc., 2.30 p.m.

March 17-Lammert Bros. at

witnesses for the defence were. it does to politics. Accordingly, the seriousness of the report lies "above a shilling."

March 18-Lammert Bros., at

Case proceeding, however little sympathy one may in its crediting Mr. Lloyd George

Sales Rooms, with having said, among other

Daddell Sreet,

DAMAGED POLICE electric furnace, etc., etc., Noon.

COMPANY MEETINGS.

Those attending to-night's March 14-Coronet Theatre; Orchestral Concert are asked Baby Peggy in "The Darling of kindly to note the following: As New York.

soon as H. E. the Governor and March 14. Theatre Royal; fare-Lady Stabbs, and party from well return visit of Kail's Government House, are in their sustained slight wounds on the Dr. Koch said that Mrs. James Hawaiian Troubadors, 9.15 p.m.

seats, the National Anthem will head and bruises on the body. She Fairbanks In "Mollycoddle."

March 16.-Star Theatre, "Doug" be played and almost immediately was also suffering from shock and

the concert will commence. Those concussion. He did not think M. ? March 29.-Theatre Grand Concert, 9.15 p.m.

Royal, who are unable to be in their seats James would always suffer as a

at the commencement of the SOCIAL March 18-Musicale at Helens the conclusion of the item being

programme are asked to wait until result of her injuries. May Institute, 5.80 p.m.

played before occupying their March 15-Fourth annual dinner seats. of Queen's College Old Boys'

Hongkong's Only European Optician.

SPORT.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

being sued by the Bank of East The exchange case in which Mr. J. Mudy, a retired broker, is

Asia for £10,000,, was continued at the Supreme Court this morning before the Chief Justice (Sir in the centre of VERANDAHS the city are not

William Rees Davies K. C.). Mr. noted for their March 14-Extraordinary gea-case for the defence and occupied Campbell Prosser resumed his when darkness has eral meeting of the Hongkong the whole session. 'He contended

BOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

LAUNCH

RULE OF THE ROAD DISREGARDED.

first one

feel with the Continental pro- things: "I have only just dis- gramme that has brought France covered that during my absence into her present perilous financial in London M. Clemenceau and Mr. brightness Were it not that Russia is now pass, however much one might Wilson signed a secret compact," settled over the land. They are in- Land Reclamation Co., Ltd., at that the arrangement arrived at by fast rehabilitating herself-

like to exclaim "Told you so!" which compact, as an earlier part variable nooks and crannies of utter Messrs Jardine Matheson's Offices, the now that the mark's fate in of the interview indicates, had to darkness, Not so those fronting 11.30a.m.

banks whereby payment especially since Britain has con-

Lane, Crawford's store. Here have ceded recognition-those who threatening the franc, one still 15 years' occupation of the Rhine that shine as doth a good deed in Hongkong Hotel, 11 ara.

do with the proposal for France's been installed a number of lights thirty-ninth annual meeting at the definite event had occurred was achieved notoriety at the Marine" March 15.-A. 8 Watson & Co., would not be made until a certain The steam launch "Taï Yik Kei" remember Mr. H. G. Wells's vision remembers that French economic frontier

not bound in law. The Chief Court to-day when As might have been a naughty world brightening economic paralysis slowly chaos resulting from deranged expected, the publication of this everything within their radius. poa Dock Co., Ltd., ardinary yearly submission regarding the dis- presented

March 20-Hongkong & Wham-Justice, in criticising Mr. Potter's coxswain and then another was currency would come as a stagger- interview came near to setting not We are aware

before Lieut. Com- this company meeting at 2, Queen's Building contract and the alleged variation on charges alleging fallure to tinction between ing blow to Europe's slowly re-continents by the ears. The ex-in mind in instituting this lighting

the original mander Conway Hike, R. N. R only England and France but two has, the exhibition of goods noon. Burope might well despair overturning prosperity, with terrible British Premier concerned, how- effect. But it is a method, which Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels tion was so subtle that he must

March 22-Yearly Meeting of

of contract said that such distinc observe the rule of the road. the collapse of the franc. First

Proceeding up the fairway on. it was the rouble, they could have consequences not only for our ever, has repudiated the offending might very well be adopted by Ltd, 11.30 am.

confess that he had great difficulty the wrong side was. selves but for the whole world. of a secret treaty, and credits. blessing him (or them) that give, shareholdes of the ER. Fire In-again adjourned.

interview, has ridiculed the idea others. It seems to be like mercy said, toppling madly down, soon

in following it. The case was offence March 27-Fifty-fifth meeting of

charged against the first man, Chuf Chishing. His to drag with it the mark and the decline in the franc might con-able loyalty. Mr. Spender, on the giving radiance.

Certainly any further drastic President Wilson with unimpeach and they who enjoy its warmth surance Co., Ltd. at Mcare..

explanation was that he kronen. Now it in the frane.

Jardine Matheson's offices, noon.

had to do it. In order, to avoid a What will it be next? Sterling, ceivably compel France to alter other hand, merely says, in effect,

March 29.-Further extraordin

steamer backing out of its wharf still shaky after the war, and her unwise Ruhr policy and cease "authorise" the statement, and that Mr. Lloyd George did not

is the only word to aty general meeting of the Hong-

but the Bench held he was at fault, BEAUTY, apply to the latest kong Land Reclamation Co., Ltd, even the mighty dollar itself? granting huge military loans to that whatever indiscretion

and, he being a young coxswain improvements at the at Messrs. Jardine Matheson's.

with a clean record, administered Although these direful forebod Central European States before attaches to its publication is his, Hongkong Hotel. A quiet stroll Offices, 11 am.

a caution, Inge have the alarmist tinge, they making the slightest effort to and not the ex-Premier's.

round is all that is needed to March 29,-Ordinary Meeting of There was a large gathering of

In the case against the other convince one that someone with Dongle Steamship Co., Ltd., at members at the Chinese Associa coxswain, Ip Yau-chi evidence are not altogether without just meet her heavy obligations to

tline and a fine sense of the Company's ofloes 20, Des Voeux tion, Singapore, for the purpose of was given by Sergt. John grounds. Even though the frane Britain. But the cost would be

artistic hus weaved his or her Road, 11 a.m.

wishing bon voyage to one of its Murphy. He said he had finished has not been allowed to slide too utterly ruinous; and, anyway, the

If observation magic spell, and evolved a scheme March 81--Forty-mixth namas Vice-Presidents, Mr. Lim Seop duty and was steaming back to far, the French Government pro-same ends can be achieved, as our

DOGS AND CATS. is anything to of colour and of comfort, that mere meeting of shareholders of the kiew, who is shortly leaving for Railway Pier when he saw the go by, it has words cannot be found to indicate. China Sugar Refming Co., at the Hongkong, branch of the Ho defendant approaching from mising drastic salvage measures, Labour Government's recent to be assumed that the dog is more This is no canting syruppy attempt Messes. Jardine Matheson's Offices, Hong Bank. Among those present Yaumati. He blew one blast bo all the other European exchanges steps have shown, by frank and and if family budgets could be are needed to state facts. We

of a domestic pet than is the catat praise. No honeyed words. at 11 am.

was the Bishop of Singapore.ow that he was standing on his have felt the cold blast, not amicable means. Consequently it analysed it would be found that a have ere this referred to the spirit

DOG AND CAT SHOW,

course and, the other launch excepting Sterling which had behoves every civilised nation, fair share of Income is expended of improvement which broods over Ground, H.K. Dog and Cat Show, from London that there had been to avoid a collision the police

March 15 In the Parade

Instead of going astern of f Several days ago Reuter cabled him kept on. In an effort begun to regain its old vigour. sentiment entirely apart, to give of food and attendance for some done and we feel that the omega

on the dog or dogs-in the shape our premier Hotel One thing is 2,

a most unusual occurrence in the launch went full speed astern but: with public confidence in the new all assistance possible to save households are capable of sustain has been reached-when lolas

House of Commons when Major failed to clean and was damaged. Government gaining ground every France from the abysa opening ing a dog amah. What the Hong- In the case under notice, fairyland

Astor, who had just returned from on the port bow day. Therefore it must be patent at her feet, lest any sudden dis- this is not apparent. Why dogs and the body is invelgled into the stomach or intestinal palos Cham quently he automatically vacated sub-Inspector Bond, who prosecut-

kong cat has done to deserve all is evolved, and the eye, the heart,

* Cramps in the Stomach Egypt, voted in a division" without The defendant, alleged that the to everyone that Anatole France aster now not only destroy what should come in for such a degres soothing effects which ordinary herlain's Colls and Diarrhoes Remedy his seat and a now writ was issuaded, told the Bench that the pollee. No need of suffering from cramps in having taken the oath. Conse police launch overtook him but nover spoke a truer word than little progress has been made with of attention which is theirs is also mortal had begun to think were never fails to relieve the most severe This morning brought another, Tawachen were not fast enough to when he pointed out that theme of Europe's sadly broken if the attention Justifies itself. often sends to monotony--but not time to send for it after the attack comes that Major Astor has now bren. As it was a first offence, a fine

not quite apparent. We question Impossible in Hongkong: Monoply Get 1 to-day there will be no Reuter cable from London stating do tha world is now an economic whole. currencies but also drag down People whose places have been with regard to our Hotel.

paul Zoe'sale everywhere.

returned unopposed for Dover, of STO was imposed.

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