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In The Mall. works of expansion to meet the denote eloquence in speech. To

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FRIDAY MARCH 21/1924

CORRESPONDENCE.

"WHERE DOES THE

CHURCH FAIL?""

SU

DECEIVING THE PUBLIC.”

CHEFALO AND PALERMO PAST MASTERS.

Where does the Charch fail? of distracting the attention of the Apply it to Hongkong and bars are audience while he runs his nimble fingers through the gentleman's

my answens I---

[To the Editor of the China Mail.]] Besides mystifying, or "deceiv

ing the pooblie" as he euphemisti- Sir-I have spent some time cally puts it. Chefalo, the illu at Home, at the moment, suggests March 21-Star Theatre; reading and considering the report sionist, entertains in a way which an apprenticeship in law procedure Farewell return visit of. Chorale of the meeting at which this subject earns him the reputation of being was discussed and hope you' will al-a bit of a humorist. His method that should stand Mr. Nihilin and Palermo. good stead, These facts in mind,

March 21.--World Theatre;low me to state my views. a silent testimony to what we hope the policy of shifting Priscilla Dean in "Driftias."

March 23,-Star Theatre; Kani's can be done in Hongkong. Wo Cadets about will not apply to

Mr. Nihill. The Colony needs Royal Hawaiian Trombadors. should be a little mure proud of strengthening in its legal depart March 29.-Theatre Royal. "our Dock" than we seem to be, ment as we have already suggest- | Grand Concert, 9.15 p.m.

SOCIAL and to pay a tribute to the visioned. How many of our Cadets we One of and enterprise of those who first wonder are barristers.

them who once appeared in Court started it and to those who new

was assured by a solicitor that he direct and control it. The sound possessed but an elementary idea cross-examination. Another of the rivetting that is to be heard of

illustration of the cruel to be kind as one passes the Dock is sheer

'dictum. music. If shipping is the life

Reference to Mr. Nihill's blood of the Colony, surely the.

K., C.

reading in the Chambers Dock must be the means able at

of Sir William Marshall all times to keep the life blood in Hall K. C., reminds us of that distinguished K. C, whose force- healthy circulation. May increasful eloquence has brought freedom 'ed dividends be its reward!

The Ferry Road.

The Hongkong Automobile Association has already paid tribute to the services of the Wharf Company in providing facilities whereby motors can be taken to Kowloon and back. This tribute needs to be emphasised, more especially as the service is not a paying one. It disproves the oft-repeated contention that limited companies have no soul.

to not a few arraigned at the bar of justice. Marshall Hall was once a member of Parliament for Lancashire constituency. As such bis eloquence was noted, whilst his "Marshall" presence marked him out above his fellows. He is a champion pistol shot and has been known to do the William Tell trick. His political labours did not earn him promotion, and he early left politics for the more romantic life at the Bar.

March 31.-Reception it Club mutano, 8.80 p.m.

April 2-St. Andrew's Fete. 'in the Church Hall and grounds, Kowloon, 2.30 p.m.

SPORT.

March 21.-St. Stephen's Col- lege annual sports at Happy Valley.. 5.30 p.m.

March 27-H.K. Jockey Club extra race meeting.

April 2-Annual Athletic Sports of the University of Hongkong.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS. March 81.-Lammert Bros. at Sales Room, Duddell St., a valuable collection of postage stamps, 5.15 p.m.

Marsh 24.-Tammert Bros, at Sales Rooms, Duddell St., Miscel laneous Goods, 10.80 a.m.

March 25,Lammert Bros, No. 8 Gascoigne Road. Kowloon. valuable household furniture, in oinding one Croquet Set, 2.30 p.m

March 25-At No. 6 Catchick Street, Kennedy Town, a large as John Henry Barclay Nihill'sortment of hardware, 10.80 s.m. MR. 'distinguished career having

COMPANY MEETINGS, been referred to in Court

1. In appointing to places of pockets in the front row and authority at the Cathedral and extracts a pack of cards or a bird elsewhere men who have had no is certainly ingenious. You might, provious experience in the East say it is part of the business of at an age when their work is like the conjurer, Illusionist or magi- ly to suffer more from the clinacian to do this thing, but Chefalo tic effects than in vonng men-showed us. at the Star Theatre man whose experience in Eng-last night that he has worked up 'land has been small,

the art to a fine pitch. Chefalo

2. In a feeble constitution has been with us before with his e. the Church Body is a. Mid-inseparable partner Palermo and Victorian creation, with no young

people (men and women) in it. though perhaps he can hardly be Why don't wo have a Church called a magician he is a master Commeil ?

of legerdemain which, undoubted-

9. In the obvious Non-Cathe-ly is his strong point. The dral attitude of zuco distinction: appearance of cards, eggs, ducks, this is a difficult question but no rabbits chickens, cockerels and attempt is made to meet it. ever his pretty attendant, leaves 4. In a "stuffy" Diocesan the audience guessing. Chefalo Conference with na young people explained two of the tricks to the aa representatives.

enthusiastic auditors yet they 5. In assumptions often made only marvelled more at his re- in Church Notes and Sermonsmarkable dexterity. And all the that hectuse people don't go to time he is taking birds and carde Afurch and ree to pre-Reform-

lion tenching and antiquated, out of mysterious little corners somi-superstitions. unhistorical where they are least expected, the doctrines, therefore they are too entertainer keeps up a running- modern and irreligious.

fire of wit in his.broken English The "mme old gang, with every which tickles the audience and good intention. seems to run Hong- adds to the success of the show. kon, and very little encouragement Yet Chefalo cleverly arranges that is given to young men and women the audience provides half of the Without the aid afforded by the on his being admitted as a barris March 22.-Yearly Meeting of to Inke an active part in nublic amusement. The eager members If you have one or two he calls on the stage to super-. ter in the Colony, we give our Hongkong and Shanghal Hotels nffairs.

neoble tirving to run everythine- selves the pleasure of hoping that Ltd, 11.30 am. the

the equivalent of the Latin Nihil March 27-Fifty-fifth meeting of leagues of this, reforms of that intend his various illusions are tetigit quod non ornavit may be shareholders of the H.K. Fire In-conferences of the other ther have shocked more than once by the said of his work in future.

surarico Co., Ltd. at Mere. to spend so much time weighine un simple touch of the conjurer's Jardine Matheson's offices, con. one thing with another and talking hand, for with a cunningly con ricsha was an idea

March 29. Further extraordin- with so many different people and cealed battery he sends through a of ours some years ary general meeting of the Hongat so many meetings, that the end current which livens things up n ja practically stagnation. and bit and sends the house into an ago; the neat and kong Land Reclamation Co., Ltd.,

have at Messrs. Jardine Matheson's the one in the Colony got fed uproar and the victims in the air. natty taxis

un" instead of symporting move Every one of his tricks, down to. service running for heavy and scotched that once and for all and a 28-Ordinary Meeting of ments. They want to know what the dimplest card manipulation,

March vehicular traffic. It is a sign of we accept them as a proper in Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd., at is all about, and especially go towards Chefalo's effort to the times, and the service to be novation.

Wharf and Godown Co., it is difficult to imagine how beauties of the New Territories would have been made avail- able to those motorists on the Hongkong side who are unable to keep another car on the Kow- loon side. In three years the Governruent hopes to have a ferry

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instituted should be a paying one has appeared in Shanghai Company's offices 20, Des Voeux when they see si little nccomplish-deceive the pooblic." And need-

for by that time the number of are motor cars and lorries will have appreciably increased. A feature of the Thames and Mersey are the big and powerful boats which

to believe the North Road. 11 a.m.

March 31-Forty-sixth annual China Daily News which gives

report (lacking' confirma meeting of Eareholders of the China Sugar Refining Co.. at tion) of the formation of a Chinese Company to put elec- Messrs. Jardine Matheeon's Offices,

si 11 ■.m. trically ELENCHONEÓOODINGING throughout the day carry their the streets. These ricshas are to

$12.50 to $35.00.

B. B. B. PIPES IN GREAT VARIETY AT LOW PRICES.

CALL AND INSPECT :-

driven Hcshas on

heavy burdens and make suburban be safe and easy to drive and to life and conditions, less remote drive "four times faster than The Northern than they otherwise would be. ordinary ricshas." Evidently the Government feels reporter considers this to be more that, the risk of no returns is too dangerous than useful, for great to tempt private enterprise good private ricsha puller will

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OTHER MEETINGS, March 34. Annual meeting of Members of the H.K. General Chamber of Commerce in the Old

Hall, 4 p.m.

Chamber of Commerce Room. City March 25.-Thirty-eighth yearly

ed.

Young man and women-Arise, show the strength,

Old men and immen-Reverse. Yours, ct..

less to say, he does it thoroughly. Madame Palermo in her "Gar- den of Mystery" combines a series of illusions with a gorgeous dis Varsa Tre WELL-MEANING.play of costumes and an ability to Hongkong, March 19.

KOWLOON TRAFFIC.

change into them with the speed of a lightning-change artist. It was a little disappointing that she omitted the wonderful Argentine

the Editor of the "China Mitte wight, and left the terpsichorean honours to Mies Six-Tu, view of the neant in Dot Faye, who besides giving a kong Club, in the Club Houte, 5.80 Peninsula braucht het hy the ab

and is tackling the matter entirely travel at the rate of between eight meeting of Members of the Hondorensa in firiffic on the Kowloon i medley of dances proved a fas- We hope, and and 10 miles an hour without p.m. to "bo. followed by an extra normal increase in the norulationcinating ball-room, partner in her

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It would be JURY SERVICE well if those members of the

Paris, March 21-The Cham-

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the last few years hack, it has number with Chefalo. Here again

red to me that sooner or later in the concluding part of the pro- showed his 'the nedestrians will doubtless under gramme. Chefalo serious injuries dry to the careless versatility as an entertainer who war in which comelof the home or is worth seeing. handled 'hy their drivers. I have writiceð „in, powernt cases where the driver is inclined in exert his feal

the licensed, sneeu.

TIBETAN RITES.

Fair play is such a jewel that any violation of it, any dimming" of its lustre must be regarded community who think they are ber of Deputtes has voted for their hy endeavouring to increase with dismay and disapproval. entitled to exemption from jury Army Bill. Several Far Eastern papers have service, would take steps to find ********

Through Reuter's service lately taken up the cudgels in jout what the "qualification" is. defence of Mr. E. S. Little, who, Much time would be saved to all comes a cable to-day from Seattle appointed Australian Trade Com- concerned, and the work of the announcing that on March 20, the missioner in China, was deprived Courts expedited instead of re-three American Army world fillers imminent to those who return to returned after a year's solo in

have arrived there safely.

tarded.

While on this subiect I should like fry far for a reticular mot in THE DALAI LAMA'S UNIQUE

CONTEST. the Perinn e, the inetion be- ween Pelin Road and Nathan Road where considerikle dangés in Sir Charles Bell, who was just

their homes after their daily toil Tibet, reports that while at Sand-

of his position in a most cruel and heartless fashion, to the detriment of his position and name, after an enquiry held by an official sent annual statement and accounts out by the Australian Govern- published by each Limited Comment who went thoroughly into pany operating within the confines all the charges made against Mr. it.

We have had an opportunity of job and begin to look forward to a the adjacent passages. perusing the very full and exhauspension! Here then is Sir Edwin tive statement prepared by Mr mortal coil and leaving a mere reported yesterday as having been Harris Dunning shaffting off this The Chinese mason who was Rainer, on the 15th inst., at meeting held recently has dis- Little and have no hesitation in £77.197. We do not know if there injured by a rock from blasting fractioůlny wart of the city.

joining our contemporaries in is any connection between the closed an era of prosperity which stigmatising Mr. Little's persecu name and the amount but it seems/operations at the Peak, is now in a

as about

of the limited area of the British Little, and found them not proved. | course, when we get a Government | British gunboats are patrolling safety of the community of Kow- sire mien and an air of mziet dign-

BIRTHS.

possessions in this part of the world. So far as we know each

RAINER.To Mr. and Mrs. G. H.

Macao, a són. Both well.

BICKERTON. On March 18, 1924, at Hale, Cheshire; to Mr. and Mrs. H. Bickerton, a

son.

BEDONI-On March 16, 1924, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. C. Bedoni, a daughter.

DEATHS.

If we drag in the A sister-launch, the "Man in that they are compelled to mang, one of the few important towns LEAVING. matter of Wills Hing has been despatched to Nathan Boad after Jerving in in that country, be bad tea, with a

again "it is simply Sha Mee Tsui to tow the "Kwong Band and are often it is handly goddess. because the question of money Shan" of. The latter is lying insible for one to grow without. She rules over a monstery of water too shallow for the gunboaterning the risk of being run over fifty-nine monks, The Tibetan ex- interests us we have so little of

Someday we may have ofton approach. Portuguese

In view of the above I na it only he more conducive to the prer describes ber

twenty-four years old, with a ven Toon, if the matter were hurt beity. In accordance with Tibetan fag the denestment responsible for custom. the hostess and guest ex-

te to contil the traffic in this the traffic, with in view to sting changed presents...

Thanking von for inserting this graph in your valued paper S

To-day's Poem.,

serious condition. The contractor

possession of dynamite without, a permit..

Tous, ete

INTERESTED Kowloon, March 19,

POTASH,

To the Editor of the Ching Mall.

Sir-May one be allowed the

Sir Charles gave her the first. which she had ever seen and taught her how to tell the time. Until then sho. like all the natives, had lost track of the hours, knowing nale that amrise was Nature's sign- al to arise and sunset indicated beds time.

The Inst ten days of the second Tibetan month, corresponding with

they mut of April, are taken up

Mr. E. W. Hamilton, assisted by a jury; conducted an enquiry

by a festival known ne the Tromeho yesterday into the death of a

"The Offerings of the Assem Chinese boy, seven years of age, who was knocked over by a Moon of your Columne to congmtulate his One of the rhes of this fes Garage motor-car driven by Arthur the Coronot Theatre Management is a manshopting contest bo Kong at the function of Smithfield on disolaving the Potash and Perl-ween the Dalai Lama and the de- and Catchick Street on March 10. utter film? It is a long time vil. If the devil wins, evil will After certain evidence had been no one has had the opportunity triumph during the next year, and offered, the jury stopped the of enjoying a story that is so fall of the people of Tibet will suffer. ease and returned a verdict of copine it and humour and fine he, leses, there will be bounty and

sentiment, as this story in.

must be the envy of concerns in tion as thoroughly unjust and ominous. Never mind that, Sir] other parts of the world who still expressing the hope that justice Eddie left on each, and the in charge is to appear at the police suffer from depression in trade, will be done and that speedily, contents of their bedrooms to his court to-day on charges of not The Trade Commissioner has been cook and parlour-maid. We taking proper precautions and In several cases there has been relieved of his office and evidently wonder what they said! proved a need for expansion to nothing more is to be done. Mr. meet increasing business de- Little's protest against his dis mands, and the money raised in missal has been mentioned in the Australian Federal Parliament. this respect is also a striking Mr. Chapman, Minister for Trade

(Swallows.) demonstration of the wealth and and Customs, said that he had not Darting from the grey old wall, prosperity of the Colony. The been influenced by anything but Flew a silver swallow, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock results, "We are not getting satis How I wonder what may lie Co., Ltd., does not seem to be a to cut out expenditure on the Soft as thistledown, a nest?

factory results, and I determined In that moss-grown hollow: whit behond other Companies in Office," said Mr. Chapman, "We Yes and four, small eggs that announcing a year of successful were spending a lot of money and reat, endeavour. The success seems getting little or nothing for it." Warm and tenderly caressed, exceptional in view of the well This is hardly a fair excuse for By that happy swallow.

Robert E. Key. known decline in shipping activi- what Mr. Little has described as a ties and the consequent lessening the dismissal was carried out In breach of contract, especially as

of ship building. There are a way reflecting seriously on his TOEG On March 17, 1924, at

Shanghai, the infant daugh- probably good reasons to account good name. However, if there ter of Mr. and M. S. E. for our Dock Co. being able to Little should be able to win com was so clear an illegality, Mr.

Toeg.

announce the wholly comforting pensation in the courts. If and satisfying dividend of 18 per Australia has a desire to foster 1798. cent. on the par value of the trade, this is surely no way of Company's capital. For one thing going about it.

GUMLEY-On March 16, 1924, at Shanghai, Harry Harold Gumley, of C. M. Customs, Wuhu, aged 85 years.

WEATHER CALENDAR.

MARCH 21.

A quiet shower of show WAS in the air

The horned moon was set, Dorothy Wordsworth.

accidental death.".

Tour, etc.

Hongkong, March 20.

FILIST.

STEAMER OVERTURNS.

ACCIDENT TO TRANSPORT "WARREN.

hanpiness.

The Dalai Lama's opponent in Mr. Young Sal-ngam, formerly

the match is the Serpent King, who a Hongkong property owner and

wears a long cont of white gostalcin and-a-long menied bặt, and carrier shipping merchant who entered

Lin his right hnd the black tail of a politics at Canton a few years ago

yak in face, white on one side on Dr. Sun Yat-sen's side has been

and black on the other abow's that: diamissed from the post of Tupan of the Opfam Suppression Bureau,

he is a double-faced rogue,

Whether be wina or knon, the says the vernacular papers. It is

fergeant-King after the dice difficult to appreciate what the

Shanghai, March 21. throwing, which takes place at the bureau really stood for as it was

The ex-American transport entrance of the temp in Chan bublicly alleged to have licensed opium lamps and even to have sold "Warren," which arrived at oupling, thirty miles from Ihnen the innocuous drug. Atany rate, he Shanghai last month on fire, and the capital, becomea scapegent of le now said to have given dissatis has since been in dock, suddenly the city and hears the evil with the country. He is driven from faction and dismissed. Mr. Young overturned at one o'clock this him has a house in Condult Road where

morning m Dr. Sun, stayed on his return from TRUE

Shanghai about a year ago. When Twenty members of the crew Dr. Sun was clisted from the Sous with a group of workmen who Aberdeen County Council has de Youth, which is forgiven every- the Presidency in July 1922, Mr. were sleeping on board had very cided to slaughter, the herd of 09 thing, forgives itself, nothing: Young is said to have come down narrow escapes from drowning, pedirme Shorthern at Towle Bar The exceptional progress which the Colony has witnessed during able to meet. The prosperity of airchgthened by the addition to age, which forgives itself every to Hongkong and that he was The vessel is now floating on its dested was fookand-month requested by the Police to leave side and is still moored at the disease, and pay Mr. Molatyn, the the past year, seems to us to be the Dock seems to us to be in the its limited forces of Mr. T H thing, is forgiven nothing."

GB Shaw. the Colony

dock. Courtesy Daily Bulletin. owner, £4,000 odmgopalbion. clearly demonstrated in the future, The Chairman did well Nibill who was admitted" a

The China Mail.

EKORD FRIDAY, MAR. 21, 1984.

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