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that having consulted the Kowloon Residents Association originally, it could not refuse to reconsider the matter on such, strong repre- sentation us was made, because it was obviously necessary to avoid any action which might affect the popularity and usefulness of the hospital. The Government had several times before shown that it valued the advice of the Kow loom Residents' Association, but never in such a striking manner as this. Opinions may vary regarding the merits of the Government's decision, taken by itself, but they must all agree that it was very welcome as an index to the official attitude towards public opinion as represented by the Kowloon Residents' Association. -

The King's Trainer.

It has been an open secret for some months that Richard Marsh, the King's trainer, intended to Hongkong, Wednesday, Dec. 34, 1924. retire at the end of the flat-racing

PUBLIC OPINION..

Apart from the light it sheds upon "the Government's part in the recent controversy, the Colonial Secretary's statement in

EDNESDAY, DECEMBER 181, 1921

KONGMOON RUMOURS

MACAO NEWS,

POPULAR APPEAL FOR LIFE LATEST GOSSIP REGARDING

V

BOATS.

HEARTY RESPONSE..

PIRACY.

H.M.S. "MOOHEN" PRESENT. (From Qur Own Correspondent.)", Pakkai, Kongmoon, Dec. 30. This week has seen another crop of startling rumours As úsual, outlawry takes precedence over politics.

ments of war created for the destruction of mankind; but the avt brought forth good in that it was the direct cause of fresh chievements in surgery and medi- cine. At the present rate at which miraclek are being perform- ed by the scientists, world condi- tions are continually changing; and, at the close of this year, it is

Macao, December 30. timely to let one's mind dwell on Lieut. Comdr. F. P. da Rocha, what 1925 may bring forth. It is "Assistant Harbour Master, is the quite possible that, before another motive force behind a projected year has ended, speedy air liners Lifeboat Institution here. Mr. will have taken the place of Conatanelo da Silva, free thinking passenger steamers on many lawyer and journalist, held a

People are still talking about. routes; colour photography will highly successful concert the alleged open boast of pirates have reached maturity and the Saturday last on behalf of this in this part of the river delta to talking' cinematograph will have|Institution.

bring off a coup on the guard- become commonplace. Such is

The programme consisted of a ships of the merchant steamer progress,

number from the Merry Widow,

convoys, to get their armoury. by the orchestra, followed by a Now the Macao-Kongmoon and farce "Os Mentirosos" (The Liars)

Kongmoon-Shekki tow-boats have in which an elderly gentleman

MR. HAROLD WALDEN.

아

"COUSIN OF THE GREAT FANNY,

To satisfy "soccer enthusi asts who are anxious to know if | Mr. Harold Walden of the Wish

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exasperated with his friends and also come in for attention and it housekeeper for constantly deceiv-is thought that these are more nig him, hires a man to tell him likely to become the outlaws ob- jectives than the steamers. They the truth on all occasions. The are cumbersome, but posseKB series of awkward situations arising from his new servant's too much useful fighting equipment. zealous performance of his duties The Kongmoon-Shekki tow-boat

was victimised not long ago. must be seen to be enjoyed.

Mr. Luis Gois as the truthful servant was priceless, and kept the audience in roars of laughter from beginning to end.

A selection from the "Belle of New York," including the famous duet "When we are married" and Teach me how to love" charm ingly rendered by Miss Beatrice Ramalho, met with equally

However, H.M.S.. "Moorhen" is in port and the non-native com munity is more at 'ense.

BRIDGE, BROKEN DOWN.

No mid-day down-train arrived: here yesterday from up-country and a rumour got round that the first up-train carrying passengers from the Hongkong stemmers had been robbed and possibly derailed

Wynne Co. is the Fanny Walden of the 'Spurs, the "China Mail" la able to give the following:-

Harold and Fanny are cousins. The gentleman who bet that Harold is Fanny and has played for Tottenham, therefore, losea. Yesterday, the principal incidents in Fanny's career were published. Below will be found the sallent unstinted applause, and another near Tai Chak station, about features in Harold's career as a laugh or cry?), depicting the

comedy "Choro op Rio" (Shall I three miles from Sunwui city.

Later it was ascertained that footballer of the highest class;

programme,

This

As centre-forward played for marital troubles of a Portuguese the bridge at Ngau Wan had Cliftonville and Linfield (Irish couple and their final solution. broken down and that no train

completed the first part of the robbery had taken place, Represented Irish League.)

morning the train service was Glasgow in 1911. Joined. Brad-interpreted by the orchestra, and League v. Scottish League at

"The Desert Caravan" was next resumed. *

Provalence of robberies, appar- ford City (ther in the First the last sounds of the trappings ently a necessary adjunct of end- Division, English League,

in of the departing camels had cf-the-year financial stringency. October 1911. Picked for Great scarcely died away when the has resulted in permission being Stockholm, 1912. In this tourna-resistance," Britain in the Olympic Games at

"pièce de granted to the Merchants' Volun de Amor" streets as prior to the rupture

with the Canton Government.

ARTIST IN TROUBLE.

SERBIAN CHARGED WITH DISTURBANCE.

curtain rose on the

ment Harold scored 11 goals out entitled "Loucuras

↑ musical comedy toers at Shekki to patrol the

Turned out

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of 15 and performed the "hat (Follies of Love). trick" in the final

Renard, travelling to meet his for Manchester. City (First Divi- betrothed for the first time, seds. sion, English League) in War- a beautiful girl from the window time football. Transferred to of his inn, and falls in love with Woolwich Arsenal in 1919 at a her. Learning that the building fee of £3,000,

is a lunatic asylum, he pretends" "Soccer" enthusiasts will still to be insane, and is admitted as

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at have an opportunity of seeing Mr. a patient.

the Kowloon Magistracy this Walden who has now forsaken His passionate lovemaking is morning, Nicholas Simcheano, "stardom" in the football world interrupted by the approach of the Serbian, was charged with dis- He gives humorous songs to his apothecary, and he is compelled to orderly conduct at Woosung Street own accompaniment in the Wish simulate madness. It is decided last night, and also with damaging Wynne Co. which will be perto bleed him, and he is accordingly property. forming in Hongkong till Satur- locked in a cell. The Marchioness

Divisional, Inspector Blackman day.

* FRENCH FINANCE.

SENATE APPROVES AGREE MENT WITH BANQUE.

FEAR OF INFLATION.

(Reuter's "Service.)

however releases him and he stated that yesterday was Indepen uproots a pear tree, sets all the dence Day with the Filipino com- lunatics free, and chased by all the munity. The defendant, who was attendants throws the apothecary one of the Serbian dancers tour- into a well and, at bay, is about 1ng Hongkong, was a guest at the to turn on them when the appear few drinks. After leaving the Filipino Club, where he had a

The advent of his father and the Street and created a disturbance. ance of Suzanna calms his fury Club, he went to Woosung necessary explanations bring to On being placed in a cell at the light the fact that the girl is his Police Station, the defendant con- betrothed and the curtain falls on tinued to disturb the people from the paternal blessing.

4 o'clock sleeping until Miss Beatrice Ramalho and morning by making a noise: Messrs. Gois, Marques, Nery and The defendant said that be. Rosa Fyne played the leading could not remember what he did parts in this piece, Miss Gracias he was under the leficence of also captivating the public as the liquor. mad MarchioneкA.

this

season, and the names of many were bruited abroad as probable successors. The matter has now definitely been settled by the appointment of William Jarvis, whose name appeared in the "Gazette" in mail week. It is a

PARIS, December 30. great honour which has been paid

The Senate has approved the to such a young man as Jarvis, but it is no sinecure to which he has the Banque de France, adopted (n agreement between the State and

A fine of $5 was imposed Miss Emilia da Silva carried the lon cach charge. On the succeeded. Moreover, he is follow-the Chamber of Deputies yesterday, house by storm as the parlour-defendant claiming to have no the Legislative Council lasting in the footsteps of a man who providing for Government repay maid in "Os Mentoroses" and as money to pay the fines, a caution Monday regarding the staffing.of has trained no less than three- ment of advances of Frs. the neglectful wife in "Choro on was registered on the second the Kowloon Hospital is interest. Royal Derby winners. Needless 23,200,000,000, of which Frs. Rio," showing the range of her charge, and he was given the ing as revealing the Government's to say, therefore, Egerton House 1,200,000,000

will be paid on talent by coming off well in two alternative of seven days' im during the next two years will be January 1, and partially met by the widely differing characters. The prisonment in lieu of the fine on attitude towards public opinion, carefully watched by those proceeds of the $100,000,000 loan orchestra included Professor the first charge. When the idea of employing the anxious that the Royal Family recently issued in America, and Harry Ore's accomplished pupil, sisters of the Maryknoll Mission should continue to own horses farther payments of two milliards Mias Lilia Rosario, and was con-

befitted to carry the royal colours, of francs to be made annually, ducted by Mr. da Silva." was first suggested, the Govern- The Royal Stud, it is announced, is Finance Minister's Warning.

invited the Kowloon to be thoroughly overhauled. It

In the course of the debate, M. Residents' Association to submit is to be sincerely hoped that the Clementel, (Minister of Finance) an opinion. That the opinion result will be satisfactory, for it is said the Government had absolute

of the utmost importance to the ly decided against Inflation of the submitted 'may have been wrong 'Turf that the royal colours should franc, which had reached the limit. has little importance now that the achieve a fair measure of success. The decline in the value of the matter has been finally settled. In the past the royal patronage franc and further depreciation

has been one of the chief bulwarks must be avoided at all costs, The fact remains, as we have against the encroachments of Government had not contem- pointed out before, that the faddists, and it is to be hoped Itplated the issue of a new franc. Government specially sought the may long continue to be so. While Government must do its utmost to opinion of the Kowloon: Residents' Jarvis is to be congratulated on develop the franc's productive his appointment, few trainers will capacity, while diminishing pur envy him his task.

chases abroad.

ment

Association, and acted in accord. ance with that public opinion. This might perhaps have been dismissed as mere coincidence. Progress,

says:-

SUN TO TUAN.

(Reuters Service:)

PEKING, December 30.

By special request matinee performance will be given on Sunday afternoon, many would-be spectators having been turned away on Saturday.

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GENERAL HSU.

PREPARATIONS TO WEL

COME HIM.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Pakkai, Kongmoon, Dee. 30." Preparations are, in hand to welcome General Hsu Shung-chì when he arrives here on January 5 to carry out a tour of military inspection.

gutted.

General Hsu is Dr. Sun Yat- Hongkong book-lovers may be sen's right-hand, military adviser surprised to learn that an illiter-at Canton and is nominally com- ate Chinese whose wizened face mander-in-chief of all Canton

under Dr. Sun's bears traces of love of opium, is ese troops catering to their wants.

banner. General Leung Hung- But there could be no coincidence Ever since the commencement

Although he admits franklykai, autocrat of the Sze Yap dis- about the sequel. Following the of history the brains and hands

that he is unable to read any of tricts, is an army commander outery raised by a section of the of man have achieved wonders.

the musty volumes he carries under General Hsu. around the water-front with him, Cheung Cho-wing is the new community, the Government again Singularly enough, however, it

he tells one and all that all the Police Commissioner at Kong was not until the past century sought the opinion of the Kowloon that his discoveries led to the Marshal Tuan Chi-jul yesterday good."

Sun Yat-sen, telegraphing to books "b'long number one vellymoon. Lo Ka-kui is the new Residents Association on the formation of a now era in human

Heungshan magistrate; his pre same subject. This time, for life, which was to make a decided Your Excellency probably re-

Books are not bis only line as decessor, Lam, King-wan, cons reasons we need not enter into, advance in civilisation. The most ceived my last telegram. Since he usually produces a second mands the troope at Shekki.

obvious first-fruit of these inven- then my health has slightly im- bundle of illustrated home maga- Another disastrous fire broke since they are entirely irrelevant tions was the steam-engine, which proved and, after consultation with zines. Evidently he is well up in out at Kongmoon yesterday when now that the point at issue has was primarily used for pumping my medical adviser, I decided to the profession as he salutes every more than twenty houses were been settled, this time the Kow. water out of the newly opened proceed to Peking on December body as taipan."

From among his pile of third loon Residents' Association Coal-mines. The subsequent phase 31.

in this rapid advancement of 'My health is still impaired, and fourth hand publications, the entirely reversed its former, human thought and discoveries is however, and I shall not be able to "China Mail" reporter noticed advice, and the Government in to be found in the first type of attend social functions for some the following, "marked" at forty MR. F: X. SOUZA.. turn promptly reversed its former machine that could traverse the time.

cents and sixty cents but with a air-the invention of Professor "Knowing your anxiety regard- hint thrown in that a bargain decision. The inferences, to be Langley of the Smithsonian ing my condition, I deem, it my could be struck if business was Hotel was flying at half mast to The flag above the. Hongkong drawn from these facts were plain Institute of Washington. This duty to keep you thus thoroughly forthcoming down th a day as a mark of respect to Mr. enough, but any doubts that may machine was not large enough to Informed, we al

"Memoirs of a Buccaneer EX Souza-an employee who have still lingered in the public take up a human body, but by

(Signed) SUN WEN."" Robert Williams; "Billy McCoy died last night at the French 1909 the aeroplane was available | wen mind must now be finally dispelled for human locomotion. The pro

Christopher Calley; "The Altar Hospital Stairs GB Lancaster Mr. Sousa's work was connected- by the Colonial Secretary's state-gress of selence and Invention, - Coughs and cols always sound to grow Michael Strogoff" Jules Verne with Mac's Cafeteria with whom ment that in arriving at its thus far had advanced on a scales at nightfall, crop com The Castle By The Sea"H.-D. he had been since the opening be decision the Government was in unparalleled in any previous age; without warning at midnight, Arold en Marriott Watsons The Spollers" September. He leaves a wife and but, with the coming of the Great toasty) Irvwish, sleepiace night by kong Edwin Pugh': The Young two children. Death was due to no way Influenced, by any con War, a new. Impetus, was given: fag in the heroe bottle of Chamberlaina † Confis Ravondya Ii frumthing bestia

(Diana Val Me Corelli;MA typhoid. siderations of the religious aspect. It is true that the inventiond ware, and contains no kolo Lieutenant of the KingMorice The funeral takes place to-d of the Maryknoll Mission but felt for the most part, deadly litrury where

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