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Hongkong, Thursday, March 18, 1920

POLICE CONFERENCE.

(Continued from Page 1.)

THURSDAY, MARCH 1926

SHREDS AND PATCHES.

The question of extradition of criminals was not specifically dealt. Hard Wear, with at the recent. Conference as it lu very much a political question outside the scope of the Con-

ference.

Here lies poor old

Bunker Gadd

They vary best lie he aver had!

Q. Why is it sup posed to be unlucky to moot a whistling

A. Because, when, the nails of Our Lord's Cross were being forged, a woman stood by, and whistled.

We can trust the citizens of the United Epitaph On States to be severaly Bad Golfer. practical. The United States Bureau of Standards has now ans- wered the burning question: How ... Prison Matters:

many times can a man sit down Superstitions. 2-Conditions in Sing Sing without wearing out the seat of his prison are somewhat different from trousers ? The test was under-woman?

hoso existing in the general run taken in connection with the dura of British prisons. As a result of bility of cloth, used in making Army the formation of a. Frisoners uniforms, and a novel machine was Friendly Society with very ampla invented for the purpose.

The powers, privileges are granted to world is now informed that, went prisoners who are members of this ing the cloth selected for the trou Society far greater than anything sors of the United States army, which would be permitted in either man may with impunity sit downred. A really bhick cat was, there- a British or continental prison.$7,000 times before the cloth shows Prisoners under certain conditions the least sign of wearing through, are permitted to engage in work for themselves outside, the pre- Feincts of the prison during certain Shorts From drate to & Cross- ders were used to hang people upon. hours daily. Much is also done Courts, examining solicitor and any one who walked under for the recreation of prisoners, eig.

make your them was liable, to be held for in concerts and amusements.. Pri- questions as brief as possible. We terfering with the execution and soners may also be permitted in cer- want to get on Scholten: Yes, hangod too.

Wealdstone: magis-

fain cases to possess facilities for and I want my client to get off their own recreation such as the

Traffic Problems.

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Kingston man: My real name is George, but they call me Joe as a nick-name:

Q. Why is a black end lucky?, A. Because nearly all Egyptian cats were sandy and tabby or bar-

fore, a great rarity...

Q. Why la unlucky to pass under a ladder

A. Because in the old says lad-

Seventeenth century

quaint, queer and curious as many of them were, ard now-more's the pity--no longer I fashion. Here is the title-pare of a puaquinade against: Cromwell: "Margery Good Cow, that gave a gallon of Milk and kick'd down the pail and bewrald the milkmaid: what did she merit? speak, gentle- men: or a short discourse, showing, Acebtor stated at Shoreditch that there is not a farthing due County Court that he lived on the from this nation to old Oliver for dole Solicitor: You seem care-all his pretended services; and if free at other people's expense, any thing be given his qon, it must Debtor, languidly: It is the vogue be in respect of his own personal

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now.

virtues,' and modest behaviours, during his being: Protector, and not, out of any respect to his ill-descrve

Woman at Shoreditch Opuntying father, 1650,'". Court: We ain't saints and wel ain't sinners--we are just Hoxton.

There are many people who cannot sleep well unless their heads are the

The cecupation that is Sallors. most prolific of supersti

are a few:

tions is the sailor's. Here

Sailors dread a whistling woman, because whistling was supposed to draw a breeze and therefore dan- ger

If you beat your wife you will be lucky in fishing

It is unlucky to ask a fisherman

he has had a good catch.. All, naval salutes are given in odd numbers for luck. The minute gun is

the only even-

"NOT ADVISABLE”

What is Canton's loss seems to Be Macao's gain, We refer to the visits" of tourists who are "do. POSSOBsion and use of wireless re- Man accused at North London Sub-Titles. subtitles of Bocks, so ceiving sets. Reduction's of 'sen-court of deserting his wifes am ing the Orient. They want to fence can of course also be earned quite willing to make a separation go to Canton but such visits areas in British prisons, such as order now, Bit. The magistrate

not considered advisable under Victoria Gael Hongkong. In not- You are extremely obliging

ing the privileges afforded it must present conditions. Macao thus be borne in mind that generally gets its proper share of atten- greater party can be allowed to prisoners where facilities for tion, whilst the Colony mono-

escape are more difficult. In the polises more time than would United States of America or any otherwise be devoted to it. There large country a considerable time is more than a suspicion that must elapse in most cases before a criminal who abuses the trust these world tours are regarded placed in him can hope to get away by numbers of us from a mater successfully. In territories which ballistic angle only. If there is are small such as Hongkong con- money to be spent, we naturally aiderable restrictions must neces- desire that it should be spent in sarthy apply which would not be required were the territory even as found lenne mustöresu But there

large as say Ceylon or the Philip should be a thought for the en-pine Islands during things of the Colony, ever. though they may not appear on 3-Hongkong traffic arrange- Sleep. the immediate is urface.... Cantonments approximate ол # very undoubtedly suffers as the result. modest scale rather more to those North.

Int of the conditions which makes it of New York than London. LOCAL TREASURY BILLS.

inadvisable for perfectly friendly assist trafe control are few andi England mechanical appliances to

At this afternoon's meeting of und wealthy people, so visit the British traffic laws do not allow the Legislative Councit the first the place. After all, the business Hight signals or in fact any readings of two new Bills are on factor in life cannot be ignored mechanical signal beyond the fixed the agenda,, both of them dealing and is not to be despised. That red light. In New York and

American' eities generally mechani side coils with Hongkong Treasury bills.

for regret; but, the cal signals are used wherever pos- From the objects and reasons. more lusting regret is that peoplesible and such signals are very accompanying the text of these who, if they have..not read much much safer. Hand signals may be Bills it may be concluded that the about the Chinese-except in misunderstood, therefore mechani have heard suf.cal signals are preferable particu Crown Agents have made out a newspapers --

larly solin countries where the good case for the issue of Hong- ficient about them to want to see truffels handled largely by native kong Treasury bills in London. them in their own cities and to Pollee. Generally speaking trafe The local public are not usually appraises them at first hand are problems, to the question of trafic, The signals in particular, are easier enumoured of everything that prevented from so doing. the Crown Agents do for do not impressions now, are vague and handled in the United States of America and Canada where the .Indeed.

their-defined, "and not all in keeping streets cross each other at right dbo.

many of actions in the past have raised a with the centuries-old conception angles but older cities such as. criticism in other of Chinese countliness, and pass-Boston have the same difficulties to Colonies, feading periodically to aed on in the places from which contend with as are met in English: towns and also in Hongkong. The plea for their abolition..

are not likely to increase in motor traffle, the diffi

Mistress Quickly, it may be In the present instance, the idea lead to a true understanding of culty of providing, parking places: is gained that it is the Crown as ancient people, and their and the actual congestion in the recalled, on a certain occasion, Agents who must have originally modern tendencies. Conditions streets are problems of increasing when asking John Rugby to "go to Canton or elsewhere in gravity in all large cities of the the casement, and see if you can inspired the idea of the two new Bills. "The Crown Agents have China are not likely to inter-dealing with them successfully has Caius, coming," gave it as her world and no uniform scheme for see my master," Master Doctor represented that it is desirable fere with world tours of foreign as yet been formulated. for several reasons that Colonial people. They will continue, and 4-It is not proposed to take any opinion that "If he'd faith, and Governments generally should the ples arid people who are immediate action to radically alter find any body in the house, here have power to issue, such bills."ended and hearted, will re-procedure in the Hongkong Police will be an old abusing of the evidence of moral turpitude. After It is the Crown Agents who cive the serial benefit which force in dealing with criminals nor King's English. And the New Yurk all, it is the spirit which counts, in dealing with traffic problems but point out, in connection with follow as a result of these visits the experience gained by insight Times" "recently published an and the letter is literally to be dis- Boans for construction works, Not only that, but their good name into the procedurs of other coun-

editorial on "The Dialect of Lon-counted when it comes to its pro- that it is far mare, economical will be bruited abroad. The re-tries will be made use of and gendon," in which the writer so akiunciation or its accent. A Jittle more charity in place of criticism, to borrow the money in medy is in Canton's own hands. erally adopted when and where fully instanced! a number of and a willingness to see the other instalments......either by obShe was made the conditions; she possible.

examples of such an abuse that it fellow's side of the case would do became obvious that the individual much to put a stop. to any real abusing of the King's, or the needs no great Incentive to culiį- Queen's,

the President's vate the habit, "It was an Ameri-English,

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should alter them:

taining advances through the Crown Agents from other Calonies or. .by the lasue of

THEY SAY THAT- bills."

History, unlike, historians, never Therefore, although the "obrepeats itself. Mr. Philip Guedalla. |jects and reasons" definitely say that both the Bills are, introduced on the suggestion of the Secretary of State, it is admitted that they have been adapted from a draft prepared by the Crown. Agente in consultation with the

The contral of prices by law does not mean cheaper food-Lord Bradbury.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TENNIS HANDICAPS. (To the Editor of the China Mail.)

An old doggerel tells us that you should sleep with your head to the North for short days (ie. life); to the South for longevity to the Bast for riches; and to the West for travel. Apparently, one cannot sleep oneself poor, which is a great consolation.

"Many modern doctors, however. hold that the head should ger-numbered salute. tainly be to the North for aound Naver point with your finger at " sleep this appears to be a con- a ship at een, use the whole handi tradiction, but it is suggested that otherwise it means. -luck for the old doggerel has been misun-those on board. derstood, The original wording is White stones are rejected "as "cause, one's daya to be shorten-ballast by anilors presumably, de- ed. This might easily mean by cause white is a sacred colour. sound and long sleep the taunt being against laziness, and not affecting life at all

We may laugh at these things, but most of us, as did Dr. Johnson, still touch woodi

ABUSING THE KING'S ENGLISH.

can who frst cried out against 'the dialect of London, but the palm for Invective has passed to an Irish dramatist, St. John Ervine of Jane Clegg and John Ferguson, the article in question commences. And it goes on to assure its readers. WPC article in the "Ching that "of "educated Americans' Mr. legal advisers of the Secretary of years of last century-Mr. C. R. obliged if you will kindly puble Ervine says that they do 'speak.]

Puritanism seems to be quite un teachable br.

experience. The Bishop of Durham.

Popular songs are no silller to day than they were in the solemn

Newton,TE

There is more morality in 810 in the savings bank than in the Ten Commandments. Canon Feter

Sir.-In order to prevent con- fusión, I am desired to write and correct certain inaccuracies in

May of 17th inst. and shall be

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more distinctly: than, educated Eng- lish people."

State. Thus, it is a case of the

this in your next issue. Crown Agents first, Last, and all

When two players, both receiv the time. The Hongkong Gov-

points mea, the one with the Be that as it may, and much ernment, under one of the Bill

wet handicap starts from more could be interestingly quoted Green

scratch,ther other's handicap from the article in the "Times," when I finally gets on the

being correspondingly reduced there is but little doubt that this Statute-book as an Ordinance, It is better that there should be (eg A+2/6, B16. The match question of using or abusing the will be enabled to borrow money pleasure open and healthy than player with A scratch King English Je one which will in London by the issue of Trea- secret and sordid-The Bishop of 8-4/6)

arouse argument for many years eury bills through the precious Birmingham,

When both players owe points to some (observes, the "Christian and valuable and indispen-England is a country where the the from marker starts at Science Monitor"). And it all sable Crown Agents of course.

taste for good music comes and scratch, the back-marker's handi hinges around personal likes and x It may be in practice that the goes, but where the love of bad cap being correspondingly re-dislikes, around individual idiosyn experiment will work as success- music goes on for ever. Sir duced (eg. A-15.8 B-4/6 is crasies around what la generally fully for Hongkong as we are bold Thomas Beecham.

did in the case of another The view that music is a kind of

played at A-6/B scratch) accepted in a locality or at a par

When one player is behind ticular period of time. After all, Colonial Government (not speci-sublimated peolate cream will scratch, and the other in front, when everything, is said and done, fed by the way. It may prepiralet, in spite of everything we they play at their handicap poluta, it surely does not made a great deal to be sound finance. But this Puritans gay to the contrary (ag A-4/6/ B+8/6 play their of fundamental difference whether much is certain it is going to E. E. Wortham

match at those points) • a word be pronounced with a long, add, to the "responsibilities" of"

“Differential odds" only occur "a" or a short one, whether extra-

the Crown Agents and therefore, Tt la said that the law is a terror arbonaticality augment their to evil-doers.", I think nowadays "plekings" from the poor Colonial we try a more revised version of Cinderellas What these pick at text, and say that the law is ings" will amount to in the case a terror to evil,dir Ernest Wild of the fame of Hongkong Treas When 7 see mascots carried and airy bills cannot even roughly be charms works in all earnestness, calculated, as both oposed then, I am far from basy, and Ordinances pres a discreet cease to be surprised at barbarous Fedience on this point

doings The Dean of Manchester.

when a player either owes or ordinary is pronounced extrawd gives 15.4 or more to his opponny, or whether some one has been ent Tables of these odds are guilty of asking the question "Did given in the Lawn Tennis Asso you ever see a squr rel eat a ver-ry slatione Armirala

prret-ty cherry?".

I S. GREENHILL 1 From Secretary, Cricket Club, March 18/1926

And yet it is just such trifles that Foften serve as provocative causés, for all sorts of discords. The dialect of one locality stira the denizens of another to scorn, and

sarcasm, while the manner of speech of these latter gives rise to laughter and hints of lack of education, etc., from those who are their neighbours. Even the so- with its manifold his where they called "cockney? tongue of London, should not be, and the starling lack of his where they should be, does not involve in the least degree an

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